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New York Representative Michael Grimm said he would "break" a cable news journalist who brought up an investigation into his campaign funds.
Mr Grimm said his behaviour toward NY1's Michael Scotto was "wrong".
"I shouldn't have allowed my emotions to get the better of me and lose my cool," he said.
After cutting Tuesday night's interview short, the congressman told Scotto: "You ever do that to me again I'll throw you off this [expletive] balcony."
When Scotto said he had a valid question, Mr Grimm replied: "No, no, you're not man enough, you're not man enough. I'll break you in half. Like a boy."
NY1 political director Bob Hardt had demanded an apology from the politician.
The Staten Island Republican initially said he was "extremely annoyed" with Scotto and doubted he was the "first member of Congress to tell off a reporter".
Later on Wednesday, Mr Grimm said in a statement that his apology to Scotto had been "graciously accepted".
The FBI earlier this month charged an associate of the congressman with bypassing federal campaign laws to funnel contributions to his political committee. | A congressman who threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address has apologised for his actions. | 25,947,520 | 268 | 35 | false |
The votes, which took place alongside the presidential election, legalise the growth and consumption of cannabis for those over 21 years old.
Arizona rejected legalising recreational use. Florida and North Dakota legalised medicinal use.
The drug will be an option in the management of conditions including cancer, Aids and hepatitis C.
California said the taxes on the sale and farming of cannabis would support youth programmes, environmental protection and law enforcement.
In other ballot initiatives across the US on election night:
Legal marijuana is among the fastest growing industries in America, with some analysts suggesting sales could reach $22bn (£17.6bn) by 2020.
Opponents, however, had said the proposition opened the way for promotion of the drug on shows watched by young people, exhibiting "reckless disregard for child health and safety".
In Massachusetts, the legislation is set to take effect in December, with similar taxation measures to those in California.
California was one of the first states to legalise the drug for medicinal purposes in 1996.
On Tuesday, voters in Florida and North Dakota followed suit, making medicinal use legal in a majority of US states.
Many states used the general election as an opportunity to put a range of questions to the public on matters such as tax, the minimum wage or the death penalty. | Maine has joined California, Nevada and Massachusetts in backing recreational marijuana use in state-wide polls. | 37,917,472 | 272 | 21 | false |
Senegalese Walliou Ndoye gave the hosts a ninth-minute lead and Karim Aouadhi converted two penalties before half-time.
Further goals from Alaa Marzouki and Ndoye served notice that Sfaxien are aiming to emulate the title-winning teams of 2007, 2008 and 2013.
Sfaxien are now guided by Argentina 1986 World Cup winner Nestor Clausen (pictured) - who joined the club last November after spells with clubs in his homeland, Bolivia, Switzerland, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Ecuador.
The Tunisian club's last appearance in this tournament was a massive disappointment as they failed to win any of six 2015 group games and lost four.
Click here for Confederation Cup fixtures and results on the Caf website
Elsewhere in Africa's second tier club competition, JS Kabylie of Algeria, the most decorated of the 32 contenders with six African titles, were grateful to goalkeeper Malek Asselah for a 0-0 away draw at Etoile of Congo Brazzaville.
He saved a second-half penalty and left the "Canaries" in a strong position to reach play-offs next month against the African Champions League last-32 losers.
Vipers of Uganda celebrated opening a new stadium in Kampala by edging Platinum Stars of South Africa 1-0 thanks to a Milton Karisa header just after half-time.
Brazilian Fabricio Simoes bagged a brace as Recreativo Libolo of Angola beat Platinum Ngezi of Zimbabwe 2-1 in Calulo, south of Luanda.
Liberty Chakoroma scored a potentially crucial away goal for African newcomers Platinum, who host the return match next weekend.
Sanga Balende of the Democratic Republic of Congo,Kaloum of Guinea and Onze Createurs of Mali established 1-0 advantages at home in other first legs.
Pedro Kungemena scored for Sanga Balende against Al Hilal Al Obeid of Sudan in Lubumbashi and Aboubacar Sylla was the Kaloum match-winner in Conakry against Ittihad Tanger of Morocco.
On Friday, Smouha of Egypt made a dazzling Confederation Cup debut by trouncing Ulinzi Stars of Kenya 4-0.
Ahmed Raouf scored an early goal in the 85,000-seat Borg El Arab Stadium and Islam Mohareb doubled the lead before half-time.
With the visitors threatening to reduce the deficit, Smouha grabbed a disputed third goal through Mahmoud Abdel Aziz with Ulinzi claiming Saruni was fouled.
Raouf turned creater for the final goal four minutes from time and Mohareb applied the finishing touch via a volley.
Smouha are coached by Moamen Soliman, who guided Cairo club Zamalek to the African Champions League final last season.
Zesco United of Zambia and Mouloudia Alger of Algeria used home advantage to build 2-0 leads in their matches.
Goals from Jackson Mwanza and Kondwani Mtonga brought 2016 Champions League semi-finalists Zesco victory in Ndola over Le Messager Ngozi of Burundi.
Democratic Republic of Congo club Renaissance contained Mouloudia for 57 minutes in Algiers before Sid Ahmed Aouadj scored and Rachid Bouhanna added a second goal.
Several sportswomen have raised the issue, including tennis player Heather Watson who blamed "girl things" on her exit from the 2015 Australian Open.
Dr Richard Burden, senior physiologist at the English Institute of Sport, told the BBC in January that menstrual cycle research in sport was "limited".
The new study has been conducted by two London universities.
The Female Athlete Health Group - a collaborative project between St Mary's University and University College London - worked on two surveys, including one of London Marathon competitors.
Of the 1,862 women surveyed, including 90 who were considered elite level, 41.7% said their menstrual cycle affected their performance.
Nearly 44% met the criteria for heavy menstrual bleeding, but only 22.3% had sought help for period problems.
PhD student Georgie Bruinvels, who is leading the study, told BBC Sport: "We feel like there are many unanswered questions when it comes to periods in sport.
"As a female athlete myself, I can see how much it impacts. So many elite coaches are male and it's hard for them to understand.
"It's this big taboo. I found that awareness is so poor and people don't know anything about it.
"By doing this research, we hope to raise more awareness and to encourage further examination of the subject."
Bruinvels is using crowdfunding to aid the next stage of her research, which will focus on heavy menstrual bleeding and the possible increase of iron deficiency.
During a routine check at the Kiefersfelden border crossing, police found "explosive-like" materials in a Polish-registered car. The discovery triggered a major security operation.
The police detained the Polish driver and his three African passengers, from Ivory Coast and Guinea.
The A93 motorway was later reopened.
Three pipes were found in the car which police suspect were intended for pipe bombs. They also found a large amount of gunpowder in the car, as well as connecting wires and several mobile phones.
The Polish driver's intentions remain a mystery. He is suspected of trafficking the Africans into Germany illegally.
German police have stepped up checks on vehicles entering from Austria since last year's unexpected influx of 1.1 million migrants and refugees.
The security forces raised the alert level after a number of gun, bomb and machete attacks in Germany during the summer, including a mass shooting in Munich.
A coastguard search and rescue helicopter was called out following a report that a man had injured his ankle on the mountain's Tower Ridge at about 14:30 on Wednesday.
Both climbers were eventually winched to safety.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and the Scottish Ambulance Service were also involved in the rescue operation.
The new technology at Welsh Water's plant in Tremorfa will produce electricity for onsite use.
It captures gas from wastewater and will cut the company's reliance on the national grid by 45% and produce 75% of the gas it needs at Tremorfa.
Welsh Water said the anaerobic digestion (AD) unit was one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
It is part of a £75m investment by the company in renewable energy sources at its own facilities to reduce its carbon footprint.
Chairman Robert Ayling said: "We have invested heavily for more than a decade in wastewater treatment to bring widespread environmental benefits, including vastly improved water quality in our rivers and on the coastline of Wales.
"However, the downside is that the water industry is very energy-intensive, which has been reflected in our £30m annual bill."
Welsh Water is investing £30m on a similar AD facility at its Afan Wastewater Works in Port Talbot.
Mr Ayling added: "We will focus on energy efficiency and produce our own sustainable energy where we can, thereby reducing our reliance on power from fossil fuels while also cutting costs and helping to keep down customers' bills.
"The Cardiff Wastewater Works is itself a £220m investment in delivering great benefit by improving coastal waters, and the opening of this AD Facility is a leap forward in our strategy to benefit the environment further."
First Minister Carwyn Jones is at the official opening.
As the world's finest athletes are celebrated in London, few people know their older counterparts are returning from competition in Denmark. But while the two sets are totally opposed in age, they are matched every step of the way in passion, joy and determination. Photographer Alex Rotas, 68, is determined to prove it.
"I'm half in tears and half in awe watching these amazing athletes and what they achieve in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s and just marvelling at their athleticism," said the Bristol-based photographer.
She has just returned from the European Masters Athletics Championships in Aarhus, Denmark - a trip described as "incredibly intense, incredibly wonderful and jaw-dropping".
She took up photography several years ago and has spent much of her time since then looking through the lens at older sportsmen and women.
"Retirement is a word I skirt around and try not to use," she said.
"I started when I was 60, which is when I realised there weren't any images of older sporty people and being an older sporty person I knew they were out there. I did an internet search and once you put the word 'old' in you just get those pictures of older people slumped in chairs. So I thought 'wow, there's a gap worth filling'."
Education has formed much of her career. In Greece she worked with with pre-school deaf children, through to studying a PhD for herself and now she says she is spreading the word, in picture, that the ageing human body is capable of greatness.
"I was watching these people aged in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s just achieve the most incredible athletic feats that I never imagined were possible.
"I found it very moving and it made me recalibrate my own sense of what the ageing body can do.
"It's not only their athleticism that comes through, it's their joy. These people are so full of life that it's inspiration on every single level."
She spent much of her youth playing tennis but the track and field has now captivated her, travelling throughout the UK with her camera and to championships in France, Finland, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Hungary and most recently Denmark.
"There's something really naked about track and field athletics. In tennis you have a racket and you can hide your fitness, or lack of it, if you can do a really good drop shot as you get older.
"But in athletics you've just got your body. You take your body to the starting line, the gun goes bang and you're off. "
"Some have carried on, meaning they have been athletes all their life, and some have come to it very late in life.
"Some were good in school but gave up when they had jobs and family and they take 50 years out and then come back. It's quite remarkable."
"Everyone has a story and everyone's story is different," said Alex, who hopes to inspire others with the pictures she displays and talks she gives around the world.
And although she's nearing 70 herself she's committed to maintaining her love for starting things - "I love being a beginner," she says with delight.
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The 28-year-old posted a photograph of her ring finger with a heart-shaped jewel on it.
The caption with it reads: "He gave me his heart on Valentine's Day, and I said YES!"
She has been going out with the actor and model Taylor Kinney, 33, since 2011, after they met on the set of her video for You and I.
She had used social media on Saturday to say that she was "ready for my Valentine" and it seems he didn't disappoint.
In December, Gaga told the American DJ Howard Stern that she knew "Kinney is the right guy."
It's been a busy time for the singer she recently sang on stage at the Grammys and announced last week that she's been invited to perform at the Oscars.
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An incident involving a woman and three children happened outside Griffin Courtyard on Leg Street, Oswestry, at about 16:00 GMT on Friday.
Two men received minor injuries, but the woman and three children were not believed to be hurt, West Mercia Police said.
Four men from West Bromwich, aged 38, 36, 31 and 27, are due at Telford Magistrates' Court on Monday.
The 38-year-old man and the 27-year-old man have been charged with four counts of kidnap.
The other two men have been charged with four counts of kidnap and one count of assault.
Mirza Malick, 64, and Paul Hayward, 55, from Bradford, died at the scene of the crash on the Shipley Airedale Road in January.
Ismail Miah, 23, of Springfield Place and Muhammed Sikder, 27, of Sylhet Close, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Bradford Crown Court.
They will be sentenced next month.
Protesters gathered on Queen Street at 13:00 BST for the event organised by the Cardiff's People Assembly,
It follows a similar rally two days after the general election, which saw singer Charlotte Church launch an attack on the Conservative party.
Church joined the march for the second week running.
Warning against a "Tory ideology of greed and money", Saturday's protest was also supported on Twitter by Welsh actor Michael Sheen.
Police estimated over 500 people were at the event, whilst organisers put the figure closer to 1,000.
The Conservative Party has been asked to comment on the march.
Organiser Jamie Insole said: "I am thrilled that Michael has chosen to support this event.
"With 74% of new Welsh jobs below the living wage, the weeping sore of the bedroom tax and communities confronting record cuts, we need a grass roots movement to push back."
Fellow organiser Adam Johannes said: "In 1945, Britain was bankrupt, in debt, with a higher deficit than now and yet the government built half-a-million council houses, founded the NHS, launched the welfare state.
"We do not accept a government that less than quarter of people actually voted for can take that away from us."
Parents Bob and Emma Gwinnett-Davies joined the rally after what they called a "devastating general election result".
Speaking to BBC Wales, Mrs Gwinnet-Davies said she was concerned about her son's future concerning the NHS and free healthcare.
She added they were "not happy about the changing face of this country and the cuts that are happening".
Although at the forefront of the previous march, Ms Church chose a less prominent role on Saturday and decided to stay among the crowds.
At the first march the mother of two addressed around 200 campaigners on Queen Street and carried a placard which read she was "mad as hell".
Welsh Conservatives leader Andrew RT Davies hit back at Ms Church's comments, calling them "unfortunate and unbecoming", and describing her as "champagne socialist".
The 22-year-old, who had a spell on loan at St Mirren in 2014, was released this summer after 11 years at City.
"He is a boy with a massive point to prove," Well boss Steve Robinson told the club website.
"There were high hopes for him when he was younger but he has had injury problems, so we hope to give him a platform to get back to where he was."
Plummer can play a number of positions in defence and has also featured as a holding midfielder.
"I'm delighted," he said. "I was desperate for a new challenge and I think this is the perfect place for me.
"I had a taste of Scottish football from my time at St Mirren and I really enjoyed it. It's very competitive but I think that suits me."
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In 2008 and again in 2012 a liberal coalition of minorities, college-educated whites and single women gave Barack Obama more than enough votes to comfortably win the presidency. Can it hold fast after he exits the stage next year?
A two-term presidency can paper over a host of fissures within a political movement. The longer a party stays in power, the more competing interests are liable to grow dissatisfied with their share of the governing pie.
Sometimes the centre holds. In 1988, for instance, George HW Bush rode to power on the strength of the Ronald Reagan governing coalition. By 1992, however, the foundation had given way, as fiscal and social conservatives revolted, ushering in eight years of Democratic rule and pushing the Republican Party farther to the right.
At the Netroots Nation conference of left-wing activists in Phoenix, Arizona, last week, the fault lines within today's Democratic Party were on full display. And while Mrs Clinton was more than a thousand miles away, honouring "prior commitments" in Iowa and Arkansas, the events that transpired in the desert this weekend should give her pause.
There's no question, for instance, that the enthusiasm and support for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders' insurgent presidential campaign is real. He's climbed in polls over the past few weeks, and on Saturday night 11,000 turned out to hear the firebrand socialist give one of his 60-minute stem-winders.
On the menu was a heavy dose of liberal red meat - including condemnation of the "billionaire class" and calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, expanding government-run healthcare programmes, raising the minimum wage and tuition-free college education.
"Bernie Sanders stands up for what's just and right," says conference attendee Jean Devine of Phoenix. "He's for the Democratic ideals of equality for all people and for the rich not being able to buy elections."
While in Arizona, campaign supporters hoisted banners and toasted their man at a local nightclub with cleverly named cocktails like "Weekend at Bernie's" and "Vermont Treehugger" (with maple syrup-infused whiskey).
There was a point in time when Mrs Clinton was the cool Democrat. She had her own internet meme. She was near universally beloved by party faithful. Now, however - at least among the rank and file at Netroots Nation - Mr Sanders is the candidate of the hour.
The Vermont senator has given voice to the frustration and anger that some on the left feel over the current state of US politics. They helped elect Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, but their goal of enacting a full progressive agenda seems to them far from realised.
"Bernie's looking pretty good," says Hanna Roditi of Connecticut. "He's the only one who doesn't cater to corporations. The policies that he supports have more to do with people's needs."
The most common adjectives used to describe Mrs Clinton in Phoenix, on the other hand, were "calculating," "cautious" and "corporate".
"I won't vote for her," Roditi says, adding that if Mr Sanders doesn't win the Democratic nomination she'll write in his name on the general election ballot.
The establishment - whether in the government or the Democratic Party - was a source of anger time and again at the conference. During a Thursday afternoon panel discussion, EJ Juarez, director of Progress Majority Washington - singled out Democratic campaign managers in particular for betraying their party's progressive ideals.
"We ceded a lot of the soul of our values off to contractors who don't often adopt the equity principles we talk about," he said. "They aren't talking the same language."
On Friday morning Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, a champion of the left, used her keynote address to rail against an "insider Washington" that ignores the liberal priorities of the nation at large - on issues like gun control, income inequality and tighter Wall Street controls.
"The American people are progressive, and our day is coming," she said.
After calling out the financial behemoth Citigroup by name, she said the US government - even during the Obama administration - has been dominated by Wall Street insiders. She then offered some advice for candidates seeking the presidency.
"I think that anyone running for that job - anyone who wants the power to make every key economic appointment and every key nomination - should say loud and clear we don't run this country for Wall Street and mega-corporations, we run it for people," she said to cheers.
It was likely a barb aimed at Mrs Clinton - who has been criticised by some on the left for being in the thrall of big-money donors - and set the stage for the Saturday's presidential town hall forum featuring Mr Sanders and fellow candidate Martin O'Malley.
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum, however - evidence of yet another frayed fibre in the Democratic electoral quilt.
Mr O'Malley took the stage first, and about 20 minutes into his question-and-answer session a group of several dozen protesters from the group Black Lives Matter interrupted the proceedings with chants, songs and shouts.
Tia Oso, leader of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, commandeered a microphone and asked the former Baltimore mayor what he would do to "begin to dismantle structural racism in the United States".
Mr O'Malley was met by boos when he said: "Black lives matter. White lives matter. All lives matter." (He would later apologise, saying he did not want to "disrespect" the passion and commitment of the protesters.)
The demonstrations continued for Mr Sanders. At one point the senator snapped: "If you don't want me to be here, that's OK. I don't want to outscream people". He would later cancel previously scheduled afternoon meetings with conference attendees, including one with the Black Lives Matter group.
By evening, however, the Bernie show was back. The Phoenix conference centre was packed with the campaign loyalists in a display of grass-roots support outpacing even the 10,000 who turned out just weeks earlier in Madison, Wisconsin.
Unlike that Mid-west liberal bastion, however, Arizona is decidedly conservative - an indication that the senator is drawing power across the country.
The true-believing left does have a history of rallying behind unvarnished candidates like Mr Sanders, however, and they have met with limited success. Paul Tsongas in 1992, Bill Bradley in 2000 and Howard Dean in 2004 are but a few of the men who failed to translate big crowds and energetic support into primary victories.
Mrs Clinton must hope that the Sanders campaign meets with a similar fate - and when it does, that progressive loyalists like conference attendee Pam Miles of Huntsville, Alabama return to the fold.
"Bernie Sanders says everything that I feel," Miles says. "He's a dynamo, he is a truth-teller, he speaks truth to power. I love Bernie."
She adds, however, that she'll be happy to back Mrs Clinton if she gets the nomination. She says she's keen to avoid the kind of intra-party discord that marred the Clinton-Obama battles of 2008.
"In '08 it was absolutely horrible," she says. "It broke friendships, it hurt feelings. I'm not going to do that this time."
As for the Black Lives Matters activists who became the surprise story of Phoenix, Wesley Lowery of the Washington Post asked Mrs Clinton how she would have responded to the protesters during a Facebook question-and-answer session on Monday.
"Black lives matter. Everyone in this country should stand firmly behind that," she replied. "We need to acknowledge some hard truths about race and justice in this country, and one of those hard truths is that that racial inequality is not merely a symptom of economic inequality. Black people across America still experience racism every day."
She went on to recommend body cameras for US police officers, sentencing reform, voting rights and early childhood education.
Unlike her Democratic competitors, Mrs Clinton had the luxury of time to respond to this latest challenge. Whether it will be enough to weather what could be a coming storm, however, remains to be seen.
Samuel Carson, 91, died after a fire in the garage of neighbour's house at Thorndale Park caused his home to go up in flames on Tuesday.
Police are now treating it as suspected arson as a result of new information.
The 57-year-old woman has been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS).
On Tuesday, firefighters responded to a call of an oil tank on fire at Mr Carson's neighbour's house at about 01:00 BST.
They brought the pensioner out of his home on the nearby Hillsborough Road, but he died at the scene.
Deputy Defence Minister Nikolay Pankov said it was too early to speak of defeating terrorism, after a campaign that has bolstered Syria's government.
Russian forces started leaving Syria on Tuesday after Monday's surprise announcement by President Vladimir Putin. Some have now landed in Russia.
A second day of peace talks is being held aimed at resolving the conflict.
UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, who is mediating in the talks, welcomed the Russian decision.
"The announcement by President Putin on the very day of the beginning of this round of Intra-Syrian Talks in Geneva is a significant development, which we hope will have a positive impact on the progress of the negotiations," he said.
Russian defence ministry video showed the first group of aircraft taking off from Hmeimim air base in Syria on Tuesday morning and in flight.
Hours later, Russian TV showed planes arriving in the southern Russian city of Voronezh, where they were greeted on the tarmac by priests and crowds waving balloons.
Su-24 tactical bombers, Su-25 attack fighters, Su-34 strike fighters and helicopters were returning home, the TV said.
But Mr Pankov said a Russian air group would remain.
"Certain positive results have been achieved... However, it is too early to talk about victory over terrorism. A Russian air group has the task of continuing to strike terrorist facilities," he was quoted by Ria news agency as saying.
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Another senior official, upper house defence committee head Viktor Ozerov, said as many as two battalions - some 800 servicemen - could remain in Syria after the withdrawal to guard Hmeimim and the naval base at Tartous, Interfax news agency reported.
Military advisers training Syrian government troops would also stay, he added.
Meanwhile Kremlin chief-of-staff Sergey Ivanov said Russia would keep its advanced S-400 surface-to-air missile system in place.
"We are leaving completely reliable cover for the remaining contingent... To effectively ensure security, including from the air, we need the most modern air defence systems," Russian media quoted him as saying.
The Russian force reduction was announced during a meeting on Monday between Mr Putin and his defence and foreign ministers.
Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and his office sought to reject speculation there was a rift between the two countries, saying the move was mutually agreed.
It has received a guarded welcome from Western diplomats and the Syrian opposition.
The Russian air campaign started last September, tipping the balance in favour of the Syrian government and allowing it to recapture territory from rebels, but on Tuesday the defence ministry announced the withdrawal.
It is not clear how many military personnel Russia has deployed, but US estimates suggest the number ranges from 3,000 to 6,000, AP reports.
Russia had long insisted its bombing campaign only targeted terrorist groups but Western powers had complained the raids hit political opponents of President Assad.
In a statement, the Syrian government said the plan was agreed between the two countries.
Most participants in the Syria conflict agreed to a cessation of hostilities, which has been largely holding despite reports of some violations on all sides.
Meanwhile, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has presented its report on war crimes committed by all sides in Syria's war to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Its chairman Paulo Pinheiro said the task of pursuing war criminals should not wait for a final peace agreement as there was now "hope of an end in sight".
Russia is one of President Bashar al-Assad's most important international backers and the survival of his government is critical to maintaining Russian interests in Syria. Russia has a key naval facility which it leases at the port of Tartous and has forces at the Hmeimim airbase in Latakia.
In September 2015, with rebel forces advancing on Latakia, Russian forces launched an air campaign which President Vladimir Putin said was aimed at "stabilising" the Syrian government and creating conditions for "a political compromise" that would end the five-year conflict.
In March 2016, Mr Putin ordered the "main part" of Russia's forces to withdraw from Syria, saying their mission had "on the whole" been accomplished.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Russian aircraft had flown more than 9,000 sorties over almost six months, killing more than 2,000 "bandits" and helping Syrian government forces regain control of 10,000 sq km (3,860 sq miles) of territory, including 400 population centres.
The claims have not yet been independently verified, but it is clear the air campaign turned the tide of the war in favour of Mr Assad, allowing Syrian government ground forces to regain territory around Latakia, in the southern province of Deraa and around the divided northern city of Aleppo.
Moscow stressed that its air strikes only targeted "terrorists", but activists said Russian aircraft had mainly bombed Western-backed rebel groups and civilian areas.
In December, Amnesty International said Russian aircraft appeared to have directly attacked civilians by striking residential areas with no evident military target, which it warned might amount to war crimes. Russia's defence ministry dismissed the report as containing "fake information".
However, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported in early March that 1,733 civilians, including 429 children, had been killed in Russian air strikes, along with some 1,492 rebels and members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, and 1,183 Islamic State (IS) militants.
He also signed an action to strip funds from US cities that are sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants.
Mr Trump said in a TV interview with ABC News that Mexico would "absolutely, 100%" reimburse the US for his wall.
But Congress would have to approve funding for the structure, which is estimated to cost billions of dollars.
Building a 2,000-mile barrier along the Mexican border was one of Mr Trump's key pledges in the election campaign.
He spoke of a "crisis" on the southern US border as he signed the directives during a ceremony at the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday.
The orders also called for hiring 10,000 immigration officials to help boost border patrol efforts.
"A nation without borders is not a nation," he said. "Beginning today the United States gets back control of its borders."
Mr Trump said relations with Mexico - whose President Enrique Pena Nieto he is scheduled to meet at the end of the month - would get "better".
The executive orders are among a flurry expected on national and border security this week.
Mr Trump is next expected to announce immigration restrictions from seven African and Middle Eastern countries, including Syria, Yemen, and Iraq.
The term applies to cities in the US that have policies in place to limit the assistance given to federal immigration authorities.
It is not a legal term so the way it is implemented can vary, but the policies can be set in law or just part of local policing practices.
It got traction in the 1980s after Los Angeles told its police force to stop questioning people solely to determine their immigration status in 1979. And in 1989, San Francisco passed an order that prohibited the use of city funds to enforce federal immigration laws.
Now there are hundreds of these areas - they are not always cities - and they include San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Austin and Boston
Trump's order to block federal grants could cost these cities millions of dollars. But the administration may face legal challenges, given that some federal courts have backed cities that say they cannot hold immigrants beyond their jail term at the say-so of federal authorities.
On Wednesday, Mr Trump was joined by parents whose children, he said, had been "horribly killed by individuals living here illegally".
He read out their names and invited the parents to stand.
"For years the media has largely ignored the stories of Americans and lawful residents victimised by open borders," he added.
Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Trump told ABC News he would recoup costs of the wall from Mexico.
"There will be a payment. It will be in a form, perhaps a complicated form," he said.
Mr Trump has previously estimated the wall would cost $8bn (£6.4bn), but critics have said it could be nearly double that sum.
Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Trump also promised a "major investigation into voter fraud".
He tweeted that the inquiry would focus on those registered to vote in two states and dead registered voters.
This week he claimed that between three and five million illegal immigrants had voted for Hillary Clinton, but offered no evidence.
Mexicans might disagree about a lot - especially on the political and economic direction of the country.
But if there is one thing around which almost all of Mexico can coalesce, it is their profound opposition to the US border wall.
From the Mexican side of the border, it is seen as a policy which is intended to break up families and prevent ordinary people from looking for seasonal work in the north - the kinds of jobs, they note, which prop up the US economy.
Others go further, and consider the entire border wall to be a racist and xenophobic policy.
Either way, Mexicans from the president's office to the factory floor agree that the country will not pay for a wall they don't want and didn't call for.
They say they won't finance the project either at the time of building or in the future.
That's not to say some Mexicans aren't in favour of change in terms of bilateral immigration.
Many are aware of the risks that their countrymen take by crossing illegally into the US, especially through dangerous border regions such as the Arizona desert.
Rather than a wall with their neighbour to the north though, they want to see comprehensive immigration reform including guest worker programmes and temporary work visas.
President Trump's Great Wall faces formidable legal, diplomatic and logistical obstacles.
Even some border patrol agents say privately that they are not sure that the project is possible.
They do, however, welcome planned increases in resources and staffing.
But here in San Diego on the southern border of the United States, there is much fear in the shadows.
President Trump's action on immigration is bold, sweeping - and intensely divisive.
The Nobel Committee said it was in honour of the OPCW's "extensive work to eliminate chemical weapons".
The OPCW, based in The Hague, was established to enforce the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention.
OPCW director general Ahmet Uzumcu said the award was a "great honour" and would spur it on in its work.
He said the deployment of chemical weapons in Syria had been a "tragic reminder that there remains much work to be done".
The OPCW recently sent inspectors to oversee the dismantling of Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons.
It is the first time OPCW inspectors have worked in an active war zone.
The watchdog picks up a gold medal and 8m Swedish kronor ($1.25m; £780,000) as winner of the most coveted of the Nobel honours.
By Paul AdamsBBC World Affairs Correspondent
The OPCW has been working to rid the world of chemical weapons for the past 16 years. For the most part, this task has been laborious and unheralded.
A staff of about 500, working from its headquarters at The Hague, is charged with making sure that the 189 signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention are abiding by its terms.
But it is only in recent weeks, following the use of chemical weapons in Syria, that the OPCW has become a household name.
It is facing its biggest challenge ever - to verify and destroy Syria's entire chemical weapons programme by the middle of next year. The Nobel committee clearly feels it needs all the support it can get.
It is not uncommon for organisations to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. It has happened 24 times since 1901. Non-proliferation has been an occasional theme, with campaigners for nuclear disarmament and against land mines among those recognised.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon praised the award, saying the OPCW had "greatly strengthened the rule of law in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation".
Announcing the award in Oslo, Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said it wanted to recognise the OPCW's "extensive work".
"The conventions and the work of the OPCW have defined the use of chemical weapons as a taboo under international law," he said.
"Recent events in Syria, where chemical weapons have again been put to use, have underlined the need to enhance the efforts to do away with such weapons."
The Nobel Committee also criticised Russia and the US for failing to meet an April 2012 deadline to destroy their chemical weapons arsenals.
The OPCW's Ahmet Uzumcu said the organisation had been working "with quiet determination to rid the world of these heinous weapons", away from the spotlight, for the past 16 years.
He said the Syria mission was the first time the OPCW had worked to such a short timeframe and in an ongoing conflict, and that it was "conscious of the enormous trust" placed on it by the international community.
Praising the commitment of his staff and the support of member states, he said the Nobel Peace Prize would "spur us to untiring effort, even stronger commitment and greater dedication" to bring about a world free of chemical weapons".
The head of the OPCW inspection team in Syria, Ake Sellstrom, said: "This is a powerful pat on the back that will strengthen the organisation's work in Syria."
The OPCW is made up of 189 member states and the principal role of its 500-strong staff is to monitor and destroy all existing chemical weapons.
It draws on a network of some of the best laboratories and scientists in the world to help it in its work, the BBC's science correspondent Pallab Ghosh says.
The 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention has contributed to the destruction of nearly 80% of the world's chemical weapons stockpile.
Syria is expected to sign the treaty in the coming days.
French President Francois Hollande said the Nobel prize was a "vindication" of the international efforts in Syria and pledged continued support for the OPCW's work there and elsewhere.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said the "Nobel Committee has rightly recognised [the OPCW's] bravery and resolve".
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso, EU President Herman Van Rompuy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel all congratulated the OPCW.
There were a record 259 nominees for this year's Peace Prize, but the list remains a secret.
Pakistani schoolgirl campaigner Malala Yousafzai and gynaecologist Denis Mukwege of the Democratic Republic of Congo had been tipped as favourites to take the award.
Malala praised the work of the OPCW after the announcement and thanked those who had offered her encouragement.
"I would like to congratulate them on this much-deserved global recognition," she said in a statement.
"I would also like to thank the people and media in Pakistan, and those from all over the world, for their support, kindness and prayers. I will continue to fight for the education for every child, and I hope people will continue to support me in my cause."
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Others who had been listed as contenders were Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley Manning), the US soldier convicted of giving classified documents to Wikileaks and Maggie Gobran, an Egyptian computer scientist who abandoned her academic career to become a Coptic Christian nun and founded the charity Stephen's Children.
But an hour before Friday's announcement, NRK reported the award would go to the OPCW.
The European Union won the prize in 2012 in recognition of its contribution to peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.
Previous Nobel Peace Prize laureates include anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, US President Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama and Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Nobel Committee has in the past publicly regretted never awarding the prize to Mahatma Gandhi, the pacifist leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, even though he was nominated five times.
Sevil Shhaideh would have been Romania's first female and first Muslim prime minister. President Iohannis has given no reasons for his decision.
But Ms Shhaideh has been criticised for lacking political experience, only serving once as a regional minister.
The Social Democrats (PSD) won the vote, and hope to form a coalition.
"I have properly analysed the arguments for and against and I have decided not to accept this proposal," Mr Iohannis said in a televised statement.
"I call on the.... coalition to make another proposal," he said.
The president did not explain the factors he considered in making his decision but there have been allegations that Ms Shhaideh would be PSD leader Liviu Dragnea's "puppet" if she became prime minister.
The PSD nominated her after its resounding election win on 11 December when its pledges to raise pensions and implement tax cuts secured it about 45% of the vote.
Mr Dragnea was forced to withdraw his bid to become prime minister because of his conviction for election fraud, for which he received a two-year suspended jail sentence.
The PSD's election win comes after public outrage over a nightclub fire in November 2015 which killed 64 people and triggered the resignation of Prime Minister Victor Ponta.
Many Romanians saw the fire, at Colectiv club in Bucharest, as the tipping point.
The tragedy prompted a nationwide attempt to clean the country up.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will also require manufacturers to submit products to the agency for review.
Cigars, pipe tobacco and hookah tobacco are also subject to the new rules.
On Wednesday, California introduced new anti-smoking legislation that also regulates e-cigarettes.
E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that turn flavoured nicotine liquid into an inhalable vapour.
They lack the chemicals and tars of tobacco and are widely used by smokers trying to kick the habit. However, the nicotine is addictive.
In a statement, US secretary of health and human services Sylvia Burwell said the announcement was "an important step in the fight for a tobacco-free generation".
"It will help us catch up with changes in the marketplace, put into place rules that protect our kids and give adults information they need to make informed decisions," she said.
The FDA said that a recent survey showed e-cigarette use among high school students had risen from 1.5% in 2011 to 16% in 2015 and that the use of hookah tobacco had also increased significantly.
It said the new rules, which come into effect in 90 days, will require retailers to ask buyers for proof of age and will ban the sale of the products in vending machines. Free samples will also be barred.
Public health advocates welcomed the news.
"Ending the tobacco epidemic is more urgent than ever, and can only happen if the FDA acts aggressively and broadly to protect all Americans from all tobacco products," said Harold Wimmer, president of the American Lung Association.
In California, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown signed a total of five bills to restrict tobacco use in various ways, including regulating e-cigarettes and expanding funds for anti-smoking programmes.
The rules raise the legal age for buying tobacco products in the state from 18 to 21, except for active military personnel.
Electronic cigarettes, like traditional ones, will be banned in public spaces across the state.
The arrest is linked to an incident at Glendara in the city on Tuesday, 3 January.
Part of the Foyle Road between Lone Moor Road and Bishop Street was closed off on Tuesday in connection with the arrest.
Georgina Tranter, 26, from Narberth, was staying with William Harman at the Premier Inn in Haverfordwest after the Pembrokeshire Hunt Ball in January.
Swansea Crown Court heard police took her home after she became abusive but she took her mother's car, returned to the hotel and started the fire.
Tranter admitted arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered.
The judge told her: "It is clear you were not thinking rationally."
The court heard Mr Harman ended the relationship because she was getting too "clingy".
He told her to go home and said they would speak in the morning.
When he returned to the hotel, she was already there and was getting abusive with reception staff and the police were called.
They took her home but she returned in the early hours of the morning to start the fire and 133 hotel guests had to be evacuated.
The court heard she sent a text to a friend which said: "I've poured petrol on the Premier Inn. I'm in deep trouble. I'm on the run."
She was seen by the police at a nearby petrol station where she was arrested.
James Jenkins, defending, said: "An arsonist cannot return to testing petroleum spirit."
Tranter also admitted taking a car without consent.
Judge Peter Heywood told her: "You were clearly unhinged at being jilted."
Filming for Transformers: The Last Knight, which stars Mark Walberg and Anthony Hopkins, will take place in Radcliffe Square until 23:00 on Sunday.
Scenes were also reportedly shot at Blenheim Palace, which has previously provided a backdrop for the BFG and James Bond film Spectre, on Wednesday.
The county council said driving scenes would briefly disrupt city traffic.
Academy Award-winner Sir Anthony Hopkins said it was a pleasure to be back in the city, 23 years after filming Shadowlands, in which he played CS Lewis.
He said: "I'm very excited about it, I'm very, very pleased."
It said Turl Street, High Street and Catte Street would be affected and on Sunday Broad Street, Catte Street, Holywell Street, New College Lane and part of Parks Road will be closed.
It has been suggested the fifth outing of the franchise about giant battling robots has a connection to the legend of King Arthur.
The film is due to be released in cinemas next June. Scenes have already been filmed on the Isle of Skye and also at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.
It is produced by Paramount Pictures and directed by Michael Bay.
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Thomas O'Ware's header and strikes by Denny Johnstone and Ross Forbes ensured Alan Stubbs' side remain eight points behind Championship leaders Rangers.
Jim Duffy's visitors, meanwhile, moved to within a point of the promotion play-off places.
Jason Cummings had Hibs' best chances, including a close-range header in the first half.
Few saw the result coming with Morton having last won a league game at Easter Road in 1982.
Stubbs made seven changes from the side that beat Alloa Athletic on Sunday; but Lewis Stevenson kept his place and was made captain, playing his 300th game for the club under his eighth manager.
Duffy gave a debut to Celtic loanee Paul McMullan, who had been with St Mirren earlier this season.
Before the match, Stubbs said the fixture came under the 'must-win' category, and from the kick-off his players seemed to be underlining his message, taking the game to the Greenock side.
The passing was slick, they were patient in possession and Hibs came close on a number of occasions in the early stages through Kevin Thomson with a sizzling shot, Cummings with a header and two inventive efforts from Stokes.
John McGinn even netted, only to be judged offside, and there was a ridiculous miss from Cummings when he nodded past the post from around two yards out.
But Morton weathered all of that and began to create their own pressure.
Mark Oxley had to produce an alert piece of goalkeeping following an O'Ware header and it became clear that, from the home side's perspective, the evening may not be quite as straightforward as some might have imagined.
Their fears were confirmed when Forbes' whipped corner from the right was met by a courageous header by O'Ware, who attacked a crowded area and forced the ball home.
Easter Road, bar for 100 or so joyous travellers from Greenock, was silenced.
Suddenly it was all change. Morton looked energetic and creative, Hibernian nervous and predictable. They looked like they craved the half-time advice of their manager.
But whatever Stubbs said had no effect. In fact it went from bad to worse when Morton doubled their lead shortly after Stokes claimed unsuccessfully for a penalty following a challenge by Forbes.
Declan McManus delivered a hopeful cross and Oxley made a dreadful hash of dealing with it, spilling to the feet of Johnstone. It was a tap-in job and Hibs were deep in trouble.
Bobby Barr thundered down Morton's left on the counter-attack and delivered a telling pass for Forbes to produce a sweeping finish into Oxley's net.
It rounded off a stunning performance by the visitors and one which left the Hibs fans looking on in disbelief.
Police in Minas Gerais State have asked for Ricardo Vescovi, along with five other Samarco executives and one contractor to be arrested.
Samarco is owned by Brazil's Vale and mining giant BHP Billiton.
On Tuesday police presented the first official report into the incident.
A dam associated with the mine burst in the town of Mariana , flooding with mud villages nearby and causing significant environmental damage to a major river.
The report concluded that the accident was caused by excess water in the dam, lack of proper monitoring, faulty equipment and failure in the drainage system.
It discarded the possibility of any minor earthquakes during the incident.
The police report also said that Samarco's emergency plan to warn nearby villagers was insufficient.
Samarco did not comment on the report.
The incident on 5 November last year was the worst mining accident in Brazil's history.
Yusuf Hassan, from Liverpool, appeared in private on petition before Sheriff George Jamieson.
He made no plea and the case was committed for further examination.
Police recovered drugs from a car on the M74 near Ecclefechan on Tuesday morning.
The Care Quality Commission said East Midlands Ambulance Service's emergency and urgent care services were no longer rated as inadequate for safety.
But it confirmed continuing problems with response times and incident investigation.
Overall, the trust continues to be rated as requires improvement.
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS), which serves about 4.8 million people across six counties, has faced financial problems and had some of the worst response times in England.
After an inspection in November 2015, the trust was served with a warning notice to ensure there were enough staff and vehicles available.
The new report notes some issues had been addressed.
CQC's Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Professor Sir Mike Richards, said: "Our inspectors found significant improvements had been made, and there were a number of areas of outstanding practice, but we still had some concerns.
"Staff were caring, professional, compassionate and patient-focussed in challenging circumstances.
"However, we were concerned that response times for some identified calls fell short of the national target, which meant patients were not receiving care as quickly as they should."
Areas of outstanding work included a "highly effective" recruitment campaign.
Richard Henderson, chief executive of EMAS, said: "Last year we had 20,000 occasions where it took us over one hour to hand patients over to hospitals.
"Clearly, that has a massive impact on the time it takes to get to patients, but by addressing that and wider system challenges we can clearly improve further."
The service, which covers Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland, has about 2,700 members of staff and receives approximately 2,000 calls a day.
She had tweeted: "Life expectancy in Scotland based 07/08 birth is 59.5. Goodness me. That lot will do anything to avoid working until retirement."
Thousands of people signed a petition calling for her to be banned from TV, and protest Facebook pages were set up.
Ms Hopkins apologised and said it had been "bad timing".
In a later tweet, she said her comments had referred to a government article on health.
The Clutha pub had been packed with more than 100 people when a police helicopter crashed into it at 22:25 on Friday, killing nine people.
Dressage rider Chung Yoo-ra is the daughter of Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of former President Park Geun-hye who is on trial in Seoul for abuse of power and attempted fraud.
She is alleged to have used that friendship to benefit her daughter.
Ms Chung was arrested in Denmark in January.
She initially appeared in court charged with overstaying her visa.
Last month the public prosecutor ordered her extradition "for the purpose of prosecution in her home country". She is accused by the South Korean authorities of offences including involvement in economic crimes and exam fraud, which she denies, Danish TV reported.
Ms Chung - who has a son aged almost two years old - has been in custody since her arrest in January. Her son is being looked after by social services, Nyheder TV said.
She can now appeal to Denmark's high court following the Aalborg district court's decision.
South Korean authorities had asked for Interpol's help in tracing Ms Chung, a former member of the national equestrian team, after she failed to return to answer questions about her role in the scandal.
Part of the investigation into her mother's activities relates to a gift horse from South Korean conglomerate Samsung to Ms Choi, allegedly for Ms Chung's training.
The prestigious Ewha Women's University in Seoul is also accused of giving Ms Chung a place - she has since left - because of her mother's connections.
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In March Ms Park became the country's first democratically-elected leader to be forced from office after judges upheld parliament's decision to impeach her.
She and Ms Choi are now both on trial in cases that centre on allegations that Ms Park gave Ms Choi unauthorised access to government decisions and allowed her to exploit their close relationship to solicit money from corporations for foundations from which she benefitted.
On Monday Ms Park was formally charged with bribery, coercion, abuse of power and leaking state secrets. She is currently in custody.
Both women have apologised but deny committing criminal offences.
Instead of predicting 3.2% growth in 2016, the IMF's World Economic Outlook (WEO) now expects only 3.1%.
It says the UK will be the worst affected of all the advanced economies.
Its 2017 UK growth forecast has been slashed from 2.2% to 1.3% and this year's has been cut from 1.9% to 1.7%.
The IMF's global growth forecast for 2017 has also been revised down from 3.5% to 3.4%.
Before the referendum vote on 23 June, the IMF says that the global economy had been showing promising signs of growth.
The IMF does not believe that fears over an economic downturn have passed.
But, now the vote has been taken, now the Bank of England has made it clear it stands ready to loosen monetary policy further to support growth, now the government has signalled it could be willing to borrow more at ultra-low interest rates to invest, the hit to confidence (that essential economic driver) may not be as severe as some believed.
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"The first half of 2016 revealed some promising signs, for example, stronger than expected growth in the euro area and Japan, as well as a partial recovery in commodity prices that helped several emerging and developing economies," Maury Obstfeld, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department said in a statement.
"As of June 22, we were therefore prepared to upgrade our 2016-17 global growth projections slightly.
"But Brexit has thrown a spanner in the works."
The IMF says that while the effects of Brexit are greatest in the UK, there is not enough information available to make a full assessment of its impact.
A UK Treasury spokeswoman said: "The decision to leave the European Union marks a new phase for the British economy, but the message we take to the world is this: our country remains open for business. We are the same outward-looking, globally-minded, big-thinking country we have always been."
The IMF also highlights the stresses that Brexit may cause within the European banking system, particularly in Italy and Portugal.
It says: "The Brexit vote implies a substantial increase in economic, political, and institutional uncertainty, which is projected to have negative macroeconomic consequences, especially in advanced European economies."
However Mr Obstfeld added: "The real effects of Brexit will play out gradually over time, adding elements of economic and political uncertainty that could be resolved only after many months.
"This overlay of extra uncertainty, in turn, may open the door to an amplified response of financial markets to negative shocks."
The IMF has produced two other set of predictions, a "moderately worse" one, and another that is "much worse", depending on how hard the UK finds it to re-establish trading relations with the EU and the rest of the world.
The "much worse" scenario would see global growth slow to 2.8% this year and next.
But Mr Obstfeld said: "The main reason we place less weight on these alternative scenarios, especially the more severe one, is that financial markets have proven resilient in the weeks after the referendum, re-pricing in an orderly fashion to absorb the news."
The six-times-capped international, 28, is in line to make his debut at home to Bath in the Premiership on Saturday.
Dean Ryan's Warriors are in urgent need of stopping their run of 12 straight defeats in all competitions.
A 20-13 loss to fellow strugglers London Irish on Sunday leaves them just a point clear of bottom side Newcastle.
"Dewald's inclusion in the back row will be of huge benefit to the pack," said director of rugby Dean Ryan.
"He has a wealth of experience at the top level from his time in Super Rugby. He has played with and against some of the best in the southern hemisphere."
"We're now a real fight. We can't hide from it," Ryan told BBC Hereford & Worcester following his side's seventh straight Premiership defeat at the Madejski Stadium. "Halfway through the season, we're in a fight with three others (ninth-placed Bath, London Irish and Newcastle).
"Sunday was the opportunity to put some space between us and the other two teams below us and we missed it.
"They now have the momentum. We had ours at the beginning of the season and didn't capitalise on that by getting another win on the back of it to keep some distance.
"It was unacceptable to play in a game of this magnitude and not have the energy and commitment we've had. We haven't fallen off games before and I can't immediately come up the reason why. There's no point throwing comments around."
Warriors were not helped by the loss of fly-half Tom Heathcote, who withdrew after suffering a bask spasm in the pre-match warm-up, or then twice being reduced to 14 men following yellow cards for Bryce Heem and Donncha O'Callaghan.
But Ryan added: "The disruption wasn't enough to account for the evidence of what we saw. We froze a little bit.
"People can point to us having a good final 20 minutes but Irish were in charge for 50 to 60 minutes. There was nothing there to warrant us winning."
Residents in Wem, Shropshire, were alarmed when The Thomas Adams School carried out the explosion on Monday while children were trick or treating.
The 19:30 GMT blast was supervised by police and bomb disposal experts.
Head teacher Liz Dakin apologised for "distress" caused, but said the school had followed police advice.
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Police said they had also supervised two similar controlled explosions at schools in Redditch and Evesham in Worcestershire, also on Monday.
The De Montfort School in Evesham said a controlled explosion had taken place after the end of the school day and there was "no ongoing risk to students or staff".
In Wem, residents complained on the Lowe Hill school's Facebook page about the lack of advance warning.
One said the noise was "immense" and "worrying", especially when families were out celebrating Halloween.
Mrs Dakin said the school was acting in response to advice from Government advisory science service CLEAPSS to check for the chemical 2,4-DNPH - sometimes used in chemistry lessons.
If not stored properly the substance can cause serious harm.
Police were in attendance for its disposal, but Mrs Dakin said: "We also were not aware of how big the bang would actually be.
"We do apologise to the public for any distress caused but, of course, we were following police instructions."
She added police had told her their time is being taken up by doing the same thing at schools across the country.
The school was open as usual on Tuesday.
West Mercia Police said officers assisted an explosive ordinance disposal unit who conducted a controlled explosion on some chemicals.
Safer Neighbourhood Inspector Nigel Morgan said: "The chemicals were safely dealt with by the EOD unit on the school playing field at around 8pm last night and although local residents may have experienced a loud bang, all relevant steps were taken to ensure that the local community were kept safe from harm".
The watchdog investigated two separate allegations, featuring in the Daily Telegraph and Channel 4's Dispatches.
It said the alleged offences were "ultimately a criminal matter" and fell outside its remit.
The Lib Dems said they would "continue to cooperate with any investigation".
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Strasburger of Langridge resigned from the party's group in the Lords ahead of the Dispatches broadcast, and former fundraiser Ibrahim Taguri stepped down as a party candidate after the Telegraph claimed he accepted a "potentially illegal donation".
Both men deny any wrongdoing.
The Electoral Commission said the two alleged offences centred on possible breaches of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
For this reason, it said the matter fell outside its jurisdiction and referred it to the police.
The Met confirmed it had been "liaising with the Electoral Commission regarding possible irregularities in relation to political party donations", saying two matters were being assessed by officers from the "Special Enquiry Team".
A Liberal Democrat spokesman said: "When the party was notified of the allegations, we immediately referred them to the Electoral Commission and have fully complied with their inquiries.
"We will continue to cooperate with any investigation."
The port in northern France was closed on Saturday and services were disrupted overnight after about 50 migrants briefly boarded a UK-bound P&O ferry.
The incident happened during a protest at the port in favour of migrants.
Richard Burnett, chief executive of the Road Haulage Association, called for authorities to back "decisive action".
He said the incident was the latest in a string of recent incursions in Calais, warning it was "only a matter of time before our worst fears become a reality and a UK-bound truck driver is killed".
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"This shocking breach of security clearly shows that the migrant mayhem in and around Calais is not being tackled," he said.
"It is now time for the authorities to acknowledge and meet our demand for the French military to be deployed to secure the port and its approaches."
He added: "The number of migrants in the camp has escalated, the number of attempts - violent attempts against drivers - has been escalating, and we think now, after yesterday's incident, enough is enough, the time for discussion's over - we need action."
Damian Collins, Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe, backed Mr Burnett's call, telling the BBC it was "incumbent on the French authorities to protect the port".
"If that requires deploying the military, then the French should do that," he added.
P&O Ferries tweeted that services on Sunday were "operating to schedule", following delays of up to two hours on Saturday night.
The latest incursion happened as a demonstration, held in support of migrants, was reported to have attracted a crowd of about 2,000 people.
Some of the protesters at the demonstration carried banners saying "refugees welcome here". People from Britain were among the demonstrators.
It comes as thousands of migrants are currently living in camps known as "the Jungle" on the edge of Calais.
The population of the camp has risen steadily in recent weeks to about 2,500, including about 250 children, according to medical volunteer group, Medecins Sans Frontieres‎.
In August last year, the UK and France signed an agreement on new measures to try and alleviate the crisis, including a new command centre to help tackle trafficking gangs.
The situation in Calais comes amid an influx of migrants to Europe - caused largely by people fleeing war and oppression in countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Jeremy Corbyn visited a migrant camp in northern France and spoken of the "dreadful conditions" there.
Having not lost a domestic game so far this campaign, and with a Scottish Cup semi-final coming up against Rangers, Celtic could add even more shine to the season in the next month or two.
A treble? A whole season without losing a domestic match? Such lofty ambitions are now close to becoming a reality for Rodgers' side.
The former Liverpool manager has taken Celtic to a different level since replacing Ronny Deila last summer.
In the wake of Sunday's 5-0 hammering of Hearts that secured the Premiership title, BBC Sport spoke to former players and pundits to gather their views on the impact Rodgers has had and how his team have shown up this season.
Former Celtic captain Tom Boyd: "They put on a title-winning display at Tynecastle and showed the gulf in class to the rest of the teams.
"At this moment in time, they're head and shoulders above the rest of Scottish football.
"You can't single out players as they've all had their say and produced throughout the season. You could go through the whole team and the players have all been at their best.
"You have managers that have that impact on players. Whether it's a confidence that he exudes that goes through the rest of the team.
"He was very unlucky at Liverpool, but certainly the players here have taken it on board and the impact he's had at Celtic is almost faultless.
"His decision-making at times and tactical switches, I've almost never seen the like of it, and he is the main reason as to why Celtic are unbeaten domestically."
Former Celtic midfielder Peter Grant: "It's been wonderful the way they've played. Every player has affected the season and that's very important.
"It's been an outstanding season and Brendan has managed it really well. The job he has done at Celtic has made people sit up again.
"You've got to go out and play in a certain style when you're Celtic manager and he's done that fantastically well.
"Every time I see Celtic, I see different players playing exceptionally well. He's given them that belief.
"I think the treble is likely and they have the players that can do it, but on the day you have to perform and we saw the last time Celtic played Rangers that they didn't play particularly well and Rangers got the late draw, so we know that can happen and we know what cup ties are like.
"It's been a joy to watch Celtic and, for their supporters, it's a fantastic time watching this particular team."
Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton: "Brendan Rodgers has totally transformed the Celtic team and he has to take the most credit of all.
"People south of the border, a lot of them are ill-informed about Scottish football, but this was a Celtic team under the last manager that were struggling and had some really dark days in the Europa League, losing and being played off the park by Molde from Norway - and this was only last season.
"Brendan Rodgers came in and got them into the Champions League, which was massive.
"He's brought players in wisely, Scott Sinclair and Moussa Dembele, and he's got so much more out of the same group who were so poor last season."
Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner: "The team is so different from last year, even though both teams won the championship.
"The way that Brendan has got the best out of players, the way they play on the front foot, the tempo of the passing and the ability to pass from middle to front, and everyone looks very comfortable.
"He's made players much better and that's the 'Brendan effect'. I think everyone respects him and he's created the right environment in training and games."
Former Celtic winger Joe Miller: "It's outstanding the way Brendan Rodgers has conducted himself through the whole campaign.
"He's shown his class, temperament and ability. Any time he talks, he talks sense. He's composed and intelligent - the sign of a class manager.
"I can only imagine the respect the players have for Brendan in the Celtic dressing room.
"I like the fact he's saying this is the start and he wants to take the club forward and leave a legacy.
"I think he's keen to make his mark here and win as much as he can. He is a young manager and has years ahead of him."
Former Celtic striker Scott McDonald: "The key word is relentless. I'm sure they will want to remain unbeaten and win the treble.
"I've been really impressed with Brendan, even before he came to Celtic.
"I like the way he talks about the game and his philosophies on the game. It's really positive for everyone at Celtic."
Partick Thistle manager Alan Archibald: "It's just fantastic. I think the biggest thing, apart from two wonderful signings he's made, is that most of the squad is the same and, as a manager looking in, you see the changes he's made to individual players and made players better.
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The root, hatha jodhi, is believed to bring good luck and happiness as it resembles two hands joined in prayer.
A statement from World Animal Protection said Indian wildlife authorities had conducted raids in several states and seized samples.
The fake "roots" are being sold online.
Customers largely seem to be the Asian diaspora in the UK, other parts of Europe and the US, the statement said.
A recent raid in the eastern Indian state of Orissa saw the seizure of dried hemipenis from Bengal and Yellow Monitor lizards from a house in the city of Bhubaneswar, the statement added.
An Indian member of the investigating team said the illegal trade was of major concern for the continued survival of the lizard species involved, as both Bengal and Yellow Monitor lizards are protected under Indian and international law. | A joint investigative team from the UK and India say they have uncovered an "international fraud" where dried monitor lizard penises are being passed off as tantric plant roots. | 40,323,340 | 188 | 40 | false |
"The People of the British Isles" is a Wellcome Trust funded project.
In the first phase, researchers collected blood samples from more than 4,000 people across the United Kingdom.
Now they want to take 3-D photographs and have made an appeal for more volunteers to come forward and help them.
"Importantly, volunteers were recruited for whom all four grandparents were born in the same rural area, parish or within a 40-mile radius as this meant that the volunteer was then a good representative of the region," one of the organisers said.
"Since then we have moved into the second phase of our project and are appealing to those volunteers who have already supplied a blood sample to come forward to see us and have a 3D facial photograph taken to complete the project.
"Letters have been sent out and a response would be welcome."
The DNA from the samples will be used to create a genetic map of the British Isles.
It could aid research into genetic susceptibility to common diseases such as cancer and diabetes.
It will also enable the scientists to look at the impact of historical invasions, such as those by the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.
The study is anonymous.
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Brian Cogan, from Wishaw, died in Margaret Gardens in Hamilton after a disturbance in a cul-de-sac.
The incident happened at about 19:20 on Friday.
The arrested man is due to appear at Hamilton Sherriff Court.
The two, Cesar Rivera and Jonathan Diaz, were captured by the rebels in the eastern border region of Arauca.
Three others, including a Colombian general, were taken in a separate incident and remain captive.
The Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, suspended peace talks until the captives were freed.
Mr Santos announced an agreement had been struck to free the five last week, but it is still unclear when the general will be released.
Ruben Dario Alzate is the first Colombian general to be abducted in 50 years of civil conflict.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) played a part in the handover of the two freed soldiers.
"An ICRC medic part of the mission checked on the soldiers to make sure they were fit to travel," said the ICRC in a statement.
"They were transported in a helicopter with the ICRC logo to Tame, Arauca, where they were handed over to representatives of the Army."
The Farc had accused the Colombian government of making the releases difficult by conducting military operations in the area.
President Santos said the talks would resume once all the captives had been set free.
But a top Farc commander, Timoleon Jimenez or "Timochenko", said it might not be that easy, since new rules for the talks might be necessary.
The government agreed to conduct negotiations without agreeing to a ceasefire, but the Farc insists a bilateral truce is more necessary than ever.
Peace talks began two years ago, aimed at ending a conflict that began with the Farc's founding in 1964.
More than 200,000 people have died and millions have fled the violence.
Angelika Wujtowicz was dropped off in Singer Street, Clydebank, at 16:00.
CCTV images later showed her boarding a train at Singer station at 21:04 that evening, and getting off at Dalreoch station at around 21:34.
Angelika is described as being 5ft 8in tall, of slim build, with very long fair hair and blue eyes.
She was last seen wearing stain-washed denim skinny jeans, a black top, a grey hoodie and black Adidas trainers.
The teenager was also carrying a black and white 'Hype' backpack.
Sgt Joe Gallacher said everyone was "very concerned about Angelika due to her age and the length of time" that she had been missing.
"Officers are conducting inquiries locally, including examining further CCTV footage and speaking to her friends to try and trace her as soon as possible," he said.
"Angelika is a pupil at Clydebank High School and has lots of friends across the Clydebank area. She also has friends in the Brucehill and Dumbarton area close to where she was last seen getting off the train.
"I would appeal to anyone with information on her whereabouts or who recognises her description to contact officers."
Sgt Gallacher added: "I would also appeal directly to Angelika to get in touch with someone to let us know she is safe, she's not in any trouble, we just want to know that she is OK."
The actor will read My Friend Nigel, by Jo Hodgkinson, in the programme to be broadcast on New Year's Eve.
The book tells of a boy called Billy who rescues a snail - used as an ingredient in his parents' magic spells - to keep as a pet.
Other stars to be reading bedtime stories over the festive period include Lulu, Emilia Fox and Sir Derek Jacobi.
"I think it is so important for children to become familiar with books from an early age," Hasselhoff said.
"As a child I used to love reading 'Twas The Night Before Christmas and I can still recite all the words today."
Bernard Cribbins, Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor and Boardwalk Empire star Stephen Graham will also feature in the coming weeks.
Take That frontman Gary Barlow and former Doctor Who David Tennant have previously read CBeebies Bedtime Stories at Christmas.
Marine life in the area is the most protected in Europe, they say, but legal protections are being ignored.
The campaign has been ongoing for years.
Waste dredged in Devonport Dockyard is deposited in Whitsand Bay near Rame Head in southeast Cornwall.
The practice, approved by the Marine Management Organisation, allows larger ships to access the harbour.
Phil Hutty, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for south east Cornwall, said: "We're very grateful we now have the support of the environmental law foundation and our solicitors, who have asked to take on our case for judicial review."
In a judicial review, High Court judges examine whether public authorities are acting within their legal powers.
They can order authorities to cease unlawful activities and can award damages.
The Marine Management Organisation, which regulates the marine industry, confirmed the campaigners have applied for a judicial review.
A rehearsal in central Moscow has revealed some new hi-tech Russian armour for the first time, lifting a veil of military secrecy.
The most talked-about innovation is the Armata T-14 battle tank, described as a new-generation fighting machine to replace Soviet-era tanks.
The tank is highly automated - the Russian military says it could be the basis for a fully robotic tank in future.
It has a remote-control gun turret with a 125mm smooth-bore cannon that can fire guided missiles as well as shells.
The crew of three is housed in a reinforced capsule at the front, away from the firing systems.
The Armata's chassis is adaptable - it can also serve as the platform for a heavy infantry fighting vehicle, an engineering vehicle, a multiple rocket launcher and some other variants.
Russia plans to bring in about 2,300 Armatas, starting in 2020, to replace Soviet-era tanks. They are built by UralVagonZavod.
Jane's Defence Weekly says the T-14 and Russia's other new armoured systems are "principally clean-slate designs" that "represent the biggest change in Russia's armoured fighting vehicle families since the 1960s and 1970s".
Kurganets-25 armoured personnel carrier
The new Kurganets-25 comes in two main tracked variants - the BTR and BMP. Both are armoured personnel carriers, but the BMP has more powerful guns and firing systems.
The guns are remote-controlled and separated from the crew and infantry.
Jane's reports that the Kurganets-25 can be fitted with a 57mm or 30mm cannon.
The new design will replace the Russian army's Soviet-era BTRs and BMPs.
Boomerang armoured personnel carrier
This is another new infantry fighting vehicle, which also has amphibious capabilities.
The Boomerang chassis can also serve as a platform for other types of vehicle.
Jane's says the design is similar to Western eight-wheel drive military vehicles, known as 8x8. In such designs all eight wheels receive power from the engine simultaneously.
It is among the new vehicles highlighted by the Russian Defence Ministry on its website (in Russian).
RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile
The RS-24 began equipping Russia's strategic rocket forces in 2009. It is an improvement on the Topol M system.
The missile would deliver three nuclear warheads and would be fired either from a mobile launcher or a silo.
The missile has decoy systems to confuse an enemy's air defences.
Koalitsiya-SV self-propelled artillery
Koalitsiya-SV is a new self-propelled artillery system, said to be based on the Armata hull. It has a 152mm cannon and weighs about 55 tonnes.
The Russian Defence Ministry says the system can hit targets from as far as 70km (43 miles).
The weapon is designed to smash an enemy's armour and fortifications.
Buk surface-to-air missile launcher
The Buk air defence system on show in Moscow is among many variants already in service in the Russian military.
It has also been sold to several countries, including Azerbaijan, China and India.
A Buk missile was blamed for downing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. Pro-Russian rebels are suspected of having fired the missile, as they had targeted Ukrainian military jets in the same area previously. All 298 people on board MH17 died. Russian and rebel officials rejected the allegations, arguing that a Ukrainian fighter jet was probably to blame.
Buk missile launchers are accompanied by radar vehicles. The missile can reach a maximum altitude of 25,000m (82,500ft), and can intercept cruise missiles as well as aircraft.
Kornet-D anti-tank rocket system
Russia has improved on the Kornet anti-tank system introduced in 2009.
The rockets can target not only tanks but also aircraft, the Russian Defence Ministry says. They can pierce armour plating 130cm (4ft) thick.
The targeting and guidance systems use high-resolution TV cameras, infra-red and laser technology.
Andrew Balbirnie and Stuart Thompson have been ruled out of the tournament.
Batsman Balbirnie failed a late fitness test having sustained a glute strain, while all-rounder Thompson suffered an ankle injury during training on Friday.
The event technical committee has approved Stuart Poynter and Lorcan Tucker as replacements for the duo.
"It's unfortunate for both players who were keen to re-establish themselves in the squad having missed most of the 2016 season," said a Cricket Ireland spokesperson.
"Stuart Poynter and Lorcan Tucker are both excellent replacements who I'm sure will acquit themselves well given the opportunity."
Tucker, 20, made his debut last season against Hong Kong, while 26 year-old Poynter has played 10 T20 internationals for Ireland.
Ireland have been drawn in Group A of the eight-team tournament, against hosts UAE, Afghanistan and Namibia.
Ireland's opening match with Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium gets under way at 15:00 GMT.
Lewis Harwood, 31, was released from HMP Birmingham after serving a sentence for motoring offences.
But Birmingham Magistrates' Court had remanded him over an unrelated charge three days earlier and alerted the prison by fax late that evening, said G4S, which runs the jail.
Harwood later realised he should not have been released and went to police.
His friend Darren Clifford, whose mother runs the Soho Foundry Tavern in Smethwick, about a 10-minute walk from the jail, said he had known Harwood for years and that he was a regular at the pub.
"He was relaxed, chilling - just happy to be out," he said.
"When he got home and checked, he realised the mistake and handed himself back in at the police station and they took him back to the prison."
Mr Clifford said Harwood, from Rugeley, Staffordshire, "only had a couple of pints and a sandwich".
A G4S spokesman said: "In accordance with proper procedures we performed a 14-day and a two-day check on this prisoner's release date and both of these cleared him for release first thing on Monday [29 June] morning.
"The only notification we received of a change to his status was a fax sent by the court late on Friday [26 June] evening.
"The prisoner is now back in custody and we have proposed to our partners in the court system that the way important decisions about offenders are communicated to the prison is looked at."
But a spokeswoman for HM Courts & Tribunals Service said the fax was sent before 17:00 BST.
"Lewis Harwood's hearing took place on the afternoon of Friday 26 June and he was remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 5 October 2015," she said.
"The result of the hearing was checked and faxed across to HMP Birmingham, in line with standard procedure, at around 16:40 [BST] on the 26th."
Services between North Berwick/Dunbar and Edinburgh are expected to be affected until 19:00.
Replacement buses have been arranged between North Berwick/Drem/Prestonpans and Edinburgh.
Passengers travelling with CrossCountry, East Coast and ScotRail are affected. CrossCountry services to Edinburgh are terminating at Newcastle.
A bus service is operating between Newcastle and Edinburgh, while an amended service is running between Edinburgh and Glasgow Central/Dundee/Aberdeen.
East Coast has a reduced service running from Edinburgh towards Newcastle.
There are also difficulties for Scottish rail travellers due to overhead wire problems between Kilpatrick and Dalmuir.
This has led to disruption to journeys between Helensburgh/Balloch and Glasgow Queen Street.
A spokeswoman for ScotRail said: "Network Rail has experienced infrastructure problems this morning and is working to resolve these as soon as possible.
"We apologise to customers for any inconvenience caused. Replacement buses have been arranged where available."
David Dickson, Network Rail's Scotland route managing director, said: 'I'd like to apologise to all those affected by today's train disruption which was caused by the failure of overhead line equipment.
"The cause of the failure of the overhead line equipment is being investigated and we have not ruled out criminal damage.
The Team6 Campaign set about raising £90,000 to build a 6ft 2in (1.87m) bronze statue in Portmeirion, where the cult 1960s TV show was filmed.
But the group said "logistical matters and funding considerations" meant the project could not be achieved in the short term.
Anyone who has donated money to the project will be refunded.
The programme starred McGoohan as Number Six, who is held captive in a mysterious village where the residents are known only by number.
It began shooting in 1966, with all 17 episodes shot in Portmeirion's Italianate village.
McGoohan died in 2009 after almost 50 years on the stage and screen, in a career which saw him win an Emmy and a Bafta TV award.
A Team6 spokesman said the group was "very grateful for the strong early support" but could not achieve the plan "in the window of time originally envisaged".
Colin Shields, Blair Riley and Chris Higgins were on target in the final instalment of an action-packed match.
The Giants led 3-2 after the first period but the Panthers were level at 4-4 after the second period of play.
Brandon Benedict, Jim Vandermeer, Alex Foster and Riley were the Giants' scorers in the opening two periods.
Jeff Brown grabbed a double for the visitors, with Brian McGrattan and Dan Spang also finding the net for Nottingham.
The Giants started the contest brightly with Benedict scoring after eight minutes, followed by Vandermeer just 31 seconds later.
The 2-0 lead lasted less than three minutes, however, as McGrattan opened the Panthers' account with a close-range finish past Jackson Whistle in the Giants' goal.
The two-goal advantage was re-established on the power play by the home side after McGrattan was called for high sticking.
Foster finished off a neat move in front of the visitors' goal to get the home fans back on their feet, but Nottingham responded once more, Brown exploiting hesitancy in the Giants' defence to make it 3-2.
The Panthers came out strong in the second period and equalised in the third minute after the restart as Brown scored his second of the night.
But the Giants then re-took the lead within a minute when Riley found the net, while Vandermeer nearly extended the one-goal advantage when he rattled the post when put through one-on-one with the keeper.
That appeared a costly miss as the visitors equalised for the second time in the evening, Spang with their fourth goal.
Chris Higgins was then given a chance to put the Giants back in the lead when a penalty shot was awarded to the home side after he had been sent sprawling on the ice. But he couldn't find a way past Wiikman in the Panthers' goal and the sides went into the second intermission level at 4-4.
The Giants took the lead for the third time in the evening as Shields profited from the persistence of Steve Saviano who went full stretch to knock the puck to his team-mate, who could not miss.
Riley then extended the lead to 6-4 with a well-taken unassisted effort before Chris Higgins' 'empty netter' in the closing seconds sealed the win.
For the Giants, it was a third victory in four games against the Panthers in the Elite League this season and Derrick Walser's side remain in the title hunt.
The Giants are away to Coventry Blaze on Sunday, with a 17:15 GMT face-off time.
Liverpool City Council says government funding cuts mean it will not be able to fund adult social care or children's services without raising more money.
The authority can not raise council tax by more than 3.99% without holding a local referendum.
The city's Mayor Joe Anderson said "the only solution" is to "cut services or ask for more money".
Mayor Anderson told a full council meeting on Wednesday night that it was not a question he wanted to ask.
He said: "We can ask for more money from the government, but they are not listening, or I can ask for more money from the people from the city which will help protect those services.
"We'd be saying for instance, would they support an additional 5% - so making it just under 9% council tax increase. Then we'd also be asking them would they go even further - 10%."
Between 2010 and 2017, central government funding will have been cut by £340m and a further £90m saving is required by 2020, meaning the council will have slashed its budget by about 67%, a spokesperson said.
Mayor Anderson added that any referendum would take place in May alongside the Metro Mayor election and would cost around £300,000.
In 2016, council tax in Liverpool rose by 3.99%, half of which was ring-fenced for social services, while the two previous years saw a 1.99% rise.
And this is not the largest increase the council has ever proposed - in 1994 it raised council tax by 19.5%.
A budget consultation will be launched on 17 November asking people if they would accept the proposed increase.
The winning ticket was selected in the Lotto draw on 29 June, said National Lottery operator Camelot.
The firm said it was delighted the winner from Rhondda Cynon Taf had come forward.
"It would have been awful if the ticket holder had missed out on this substantial and life-changing amount of money," said a spokesperson.
"We would like to remind all National Lottery players to check their tickets every time they play."
The company said unless the winner wants publicity no further information will be released.
Earlier this month another winner in Rhondda Cynon Taf came forward to claim a £1m prize in the EuroMillions Millionaire Raffle draw.
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Competitors plummet head-first down a steep track at speeds of 80mph in what is considered the world's first sliding sport, which became a regular fixture at the Winter Olympics following the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.
The aim is to push your sled from a starting point as quickly as possible over a 20-to-30-yard runway, before jumping on the sled and letting nature take its course, using bodyweight to 'steer' as best possible on the way down.
Imagine controlling your body down the chute at speeds you shouldn't reach on a motorway, with only a plastic board for comfort. Now, you can decide whether that's "good for you", but the sport will certainly tone your body and mind.
You will definitely need power and pace at the start - the fine margins in the sport are often decided by who has the quickest, strongest start to their race.
The G-forces on the neck are tremendous in skeleton, so your core and skeleton (indeed) will be strengthened dramatically as you develop in the sport.
The UK does not possess its own skeleton track, but the University of Bath has a small start-track often used by skeleton and bobsleigh athletes for training purposes.
British Skeleton offers a membership package that costs as little as £25 and give members the chance to become eligible to compete at the British Championships. There are also regular Talent ID days if you think you have what it takes.
The North American countries are skeleton's world leaders, though Britain is right up there with Amy Williams the Olympic women's champion at Vancouver 2010 and Shelley Rudman a silver-medallist four years earlier.
Men's skeleton was first introduced as an Olympic sport in 1928 and then again in 1948. It became a permanent fixture in 2002 ahead of the Salt Lake City Games, at which point the women's event also gained Olympic status.
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Specialist staff from charity RSPCA had a "struggle" to get the ewe into one of the bags they use for such operations while on a slippery ledge overlooking Llanberis Pass, Gwynedd, on Friday.
Inspectors Mark Roberts and Mike Pugh abseiled over the edge to reach the sheep which was then lowered to safety.
"The sheep was fine," said Mr Pugh.
A sheep was rescued in a similar operation in March from from a tiny ledge on a sheer cliff in Gwynedd.
Davies had just regained the lead on the penultimate lap in Aragon when he slid off to allow Rea to extend his championship advantage to 47 points.
It is a commanding lead for 30-year-old Rea who is aiming to become the first rider to win three WSB titles in a row.
Italy's Marco Melandri was second in Saturday's race and Tom Sykes third.
Englishman Sykes is Rea's closest rival in the championship standings with Davies now in third.
Thirty-year-old Davies, who had started on pole, was able to walk away after his accident and was clearly frustrated about losing a winning position so late in the race after a thrilling duel with the back-to-back champion.
The second race of the Spanish round takes place on Sunday at 12:00 BST.
"The only way I was going to win was if Chaz made mistakes," said Rea.
"He was really strong in that last sector so someone was looking down on me today. I hope he is OK.
"I had a sore throat yesterday, and was bunged up today, so this win feels like my best ever.
"It was very even today and I'm sure tomorrow is going to be another great fight."
The South Africa international, 32, originally signed on at Sixways in September, following his release by French Top 14 side Montpellier, reportedly on a two-year contract.
He has so far scored one Warriors try in nine Premiership appearances.
Warriors have also promoted 21-year-old Academy utility back Perry Humphreys to a first-team squad contract.
Humphreys, who can play at full-back, wing and centre, was signed from Leicester Tigers in the summer of 2014, making his debut for Warriors in their Championship win at Rotherham in October.
He has since registered two tries in first team appearances, scoring in the semi-final to help the Warriors win last season's British & Irish Cup.
After 11 straight defeats - six in the Premiership, five in the European Challenge Cup - Worcester stand 10th in the Premiership.
They are just four points off the bottom, ahead of this Sunday's league visit to Premiership backmarkers London Irish.
President Morales said it was inspired by the architecture of the Tiahuanaco civilization of pre-Hispanic Bolivia.
It will replace the current colonial building, in use since the 16th Century.
The new building will be decorated to remind Bolivians - a majority indigenous nation - of their heritage.
President Morales, who has just started his third term in office, said the old building, known as "The Burnt Palace" because it was sacked and burnt during a revolt in 1875, was "full of European symbols and felt as small as a mousehole" .
He said the new palace, which would be called "The Great House of the People", had been designed by Bolivian architects and would be decorated with indigenous motifs to pay homage to Bolivian traditional culture.
It will be built behind the current palace, which will be turned into a museum.
President Morales said the new building was "not a luxury". He said the 29-floor building would also house cabinet meeting rooms and rooms for exclusive presidential use.
The plans for the new palace include a heliport, a centre for indigenous ceremonies and a 1,000-seat auditorium.
It is expected to cost about $36m.
A government spokesman, Joan Ramon Quintana, said the current palace was where "former governments despoiled the Bolivian state of its wealth, its heritage and its memory".
He said that within the building, acts of betrayal, corruption, and murder had occurred - as well as heroic acts.
"The most terrible history was written there as well as the most noble," he said.
The new palace is also expected to house a room to celebrate the history and social significance of the coca leaf.
President Morales is a former coca growers' union leader. Coca plays an important role in Andean societies. In addition to its medicinal value - as a stimulant, anaesthetic and appetite suppressant - it has a leading role in social interaction and religious ceremonies.
General manager Kris Radlinski confirmed Burgess' exit at a fan forum.
"We did everything we could but he wants to experience the Sydney lifestyle," said Radlinski.
Burgess, 20, scored a try in Wigan's Grand Final defeat by St Helens and was selected in England's squad for the end-of-season Four Nations tournament.
Meanwhile, 19-year-old prop Ryan Sutton and 22-year-old half-back Sam Powell have agreed four-year contracts with the Warriors, who begin the new campaign with an away fixture at Widnes on 5 February.
They used a phone scam to make her believe she was talking first to a Visa fraud investigator and then detectives.
The 75-year-old from Lancing ended up drawing out the maximum amount of cash she could and handing it over.
Det Con Jennie Hutchinson said people needed to be aware of such scams and to be vigilant.
Such incidents are called courier fraud or telephone scams and Sussex Police have said they are becoming increasingly common, with the elderly and vulnerable often targeted.
Fraudsters call the intended victim claiming to be the police or a bank and tell them their card has been fraudulently used and they must act urgently to protect themselves.
They suggest the victim hangs up and a ring a fictional phone number - which they claim is for the bank or police - to ensure the call is genuine.
But the scammers stay on the line and hand their phone to an accomplice posing as a police officer or bank employee.
They then tell victims to key in or read out their PIN number and then send a courier or taxi to collect the card - giving them full access to the account.
Recent variations - as in the Lancing incident - have seen victims asked to withdraw large sums of money and take it home where it is collected.
Det Con Hutchinson said the woman believed she was handing her cash to a courier on Tuesday.
The first man she spoke to told her he was from the Visa Special Investigation Fraud Team, and he passed her to another person who said she was a police constable, and a third person who said they were a detective.
The man who collected the money was described as Asian in his late teens with a slim build and short hair, wearing a dark body warmer and jeans.
Anyone who has information is urged to contact the force.
Parts of Europe have seen an influx of migrants arriving, with many in Hungary wishing to travel to Germany.
The Bundesliga champions plan to provide food, German lessons and football equipment for children.
"Bayern sees it as its social responsibility to help the refugees," said club CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
The number of migrants entering Europe has reached record levels this year, largely driven by the conflict in Syria. Germany expects to take in 800,000 asylum seekers this year - four times last year's total.
Bayern, who have won the German league title 25 times and are five-time European champions, will also highlight the current refugee crisis in their next home match against Augsburg.
The game on 12 September will see the starting line-up enter the Allianz Arena "holding the hand of a German child and a refugee's child".
Bayern's rivals and current league leaders Borussia Dortmund invited 220 refugees to watch the side play Norwegian side Odd in the Europa League last Thursday. Rivals Mainz gave out 200 free tickets to their home match against Hannover last weekend.
Banners carrying positive messages in support of refugees were evident at last weekend's Bundesliga matches.
Meanwhile, Celtic announced their share of the proceeds from this weekend's Jock Stein 30th anniversary events will be devoted to assisting those people affected by the current refugee crisis.
Football expert Raphael Honigstein talking to BBC World Service: "The Germany refugee crisis situation plays out in city centres across the country. You either hear of them being helped by nice people or faced with demonstrators and right-wing terrorists trying to burn down places they are staying in or beating them up.
"You have to take your hat off to fans' groups who have seen this and decided they need to show whose side they are on. You have clubs all over Germany who organise games with refugees, even before this latest wave of refugees. It's a real grassroots movement."
Journalist Ronald Reng talking to BBC World Service: "It shows you that the ultra fans want to be seen as political groups. There is certainly a change. They don't want to be just football fans, but be something more.
"When football fans have been seen as political groups they have usually been associated with being right wing, particularly in Italy. In Germany they want to distance themselves from the first movement - the hooligan movement."
Samora Roberts, 34, known as "Black Dee", was also convicted of two counts of possession of crack cocaine with intent to supply and possession of heroin.
Roberts, of James Turner Street, was cleared of a separate offence of having a small amount of ammunition.
She will be sentenced on 11 January.
Roberts was granted bail at Birmingham Crown Court ahead of sentencing,
Her co-accused and neighbour, Tina Thomas, 47, who had denied a single offence of possessing .38 calibre bullets, was found not guilty of that offence.
A third man, Marvin Scott, 38, who formerly lived in the street but has since moved, was convicted of having crack cocaine with intent to supply and of possession of cannabis.
The jury of five men and seven women took four and a half hours to reach verdicts on the offences, which all took place around June 2013.
Judge Philip Parker said: "I make it plain you'll face custodial sentences. You've kept your bail and I will bail you for sentence on that particular day.
"Bail is no indication as to the ultimate sentence."
Roberts told Judge Parker as she left the dock: "Thank you, your honour," amid outbursts from her supporters in the public gallery.
Jurors had been selected from those who had never watched the Channel 4 reality TV show Benefits Street in January 2014, which focused on the day-to-day lives of the residents of Birmingham's James Turner Street.
Thai Union, which owns the 'John West' and 'Chicken of the Sea' brands, is looking to increase earnings overseas to offset slowing sales at home.
The purchase comes days after it bought French smoked salmon producer MerAlliance, for an undisclosed amount.
The deal is expected to close later this year pending regulatory approvals.
Thai Union president and chief executive Thiraphong Chansiri called it a "relatively small, but highly strategic acquisition for our group".
"It will give us a unique position and an opportunity to build 'King Oscar' brand in the market worldwide and into our global brand portfolio," he said in a statement.
"In addition to organic growth, mergers and acquisitions will continue to be the company's key strategy for business expansion in both short and long term."
Thai Union said it was aiming to increase sales to $8bn (£4.9bn) by 2020 following the purchase of King Oscar, which is one of the world's largest suppliers of canned fish such as premium-quality sardines.
King Oscar has two factories in Poland and Norway that help churn out 90 million cans per year. The privately-owned company logged sales worth $80m last year.
Geir-Arne Asnes, chief executive of King Oscar said the deal marked an "expansive phase" for the brand globally.
"Now we will be part of one of the strongest seafood companies in the world," he said.
It follows an upsurge in demand at its A&E department, which during December dealt with more that 600 patients than the same time last year.
The unit, which will be open until the end of March, has 18 inpatient beds.
There is also a lounge where 14 people can wait to be discharged or transferred elsewhere.
"Winter ward" manager Kerri Davies said: "We are on call to take patients from the under-pressure areas of the hospital, so the other wards can accommodate incoming appropriate patients.
"This in turn helps patient flow."
There were scuffles involving Labour party supporters and their opponents.
Mr Murphy was in the city centre trying to address party activists.
Protestors played loud music and shouted "Red Tories out". They drowned out the politician as he tried to speak to the crowd alongside Mr Izzard.
Mr Murphy said the protest was evidence that the SNP were trying to disrupt the democratic process.
However, demonstrators interviewed by the BBC denied they were there on behalf of the SNP.
Elsewhere on the Scottish campaign trail, Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie and Secretary of State for Scotland Alistair Carmichael have been visiting Stonehaven.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is focussing on the NHS at Easterbrook Hall in Dumfries and Ruth Davidson of the Scottish Conservatives has been meeting voters in Ayr.
Seven candidates are competing against President Alpha Conde, who is hoping to win a second term.
His main challenger, Cellou Dalein Diallo, has urged his supporters to vote despite the country's top court rejecting his plea for a delay.
The 2010 election saw a transition from military to civilian rule.
Since then Guinea has been badly hit by an Ebola outbreak and seen prices of key export bauxite - the raw material in aluminium - slump.
Opposition parties had wanted the vote postponed due to alleged anomalies in the country's electoral roll, but this has been rejected by the election commission.
At least three people have been killed in pre-election violence.
Mr Conde is favourite to win the election but a second round of voting is likely.
The accident happened on the Killadeas Road between Connolly Park and the Manoo Road.
Diversions are in place and motorists should seek an alternative route for their journey.
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Laing recently admitted he had felt like quitting football after being unable to hold down a regular place.
But the defender struck the only goal of Motherwell's crucial triumph over rivals Hamilton Academical, moving them to seventh place in the Premiership.
"I think in his own head he had lost his way a little bit," said McGhee.
"He looked to me as if every time the ball was in his vicinity he was having an out of body experience, watching everything and making mistakes."
But McGhee feels the former Nottingham Forest player has eradicated those negative thoughts by grasping the chance to get his career back on track.
"We've brought him back to ground," the manager told BBC Scotland. "He's now playing within himself and he'll benefit greatly from this match, being part of a win away from home and scoring the winning goal.
"It'll be a huge boost for him but he's worked hard to get back to here. Louis has come out of his shell. The day I arrived at the club I looked at him as a player who had huge potential as he's got such ability for a big lad.
"I've worked closely with Charlie Mulgrew at Aberdeen and Scotland and I look at Louis and see him having the same strengths with a range of passing."
Hamilton Academical player-manager Martin Canning felt his side's deficiencies in front of goal cost them dearly.
"There wasn't very much in it," said Canning. "I think in the first half we had the two or three best opportunities by a long distance and if you go in 1-0 up it's a different game.
"But we don't take our chances and at this level the other team's going to create something and they did. They have taken their chance and that's what has won them the game."
Accies have now gone 11 home games without a victory and remain only two points above the relegation play-off spot.
"I don't know why we can't win at home," added Canning. "Again today we had enough opportunities to go and win the game. Putting the ball in the back of the net is so important and we're not doing it regularly enough just now.
"We always knew it was going to be a difficult season. Every game becomes more important now and we've got to refocus, regroup and go again against Inverness next Saturday."
The Eden Festival started on Thursday on the Raehills Estate near Beattock and runs until Sunday.
Ch Supt Gary Ritchie said organisers had made it clear there would be a "zero tolerance" approach to drugs.
"The message is quite clear: do not bring drugs to the Eden Festival," he added.
"Over the weekend we will continue to police the event fully in line with the festival's policy and anyone foolish enough to attempt to come onto the site with illegal drugs will be dealt with accordingly," he said.
The international trade secretary's remarks, at a Conservative Way Forward event, were recorded by the Times.
Downing Street said he was clearly expressing private views.
Richard Reed, Innocent Drinks co-founder, said Mr Fox "had never done a day's business in his life".
Mr Fox, who was a prominent voice within the Leave campaign in the EU referendum, is in charge of negotiating trade deals for the UK once it has left the European Union.
During his speech to activists on Thursday evening he said there needed to be a change in British business culture and said people had got to stop thinking about exporting as an opportunity and start thinking about it as a duty.
"This country is not the free-trading nation it once was. We have become too lazy, and too fat on our successes in previous generations," he said.
He added: "Companies who could be contributing to our national prosperity - but choose not to because it might be too difficult or too time-consuming or because they can't play golf on a Friday afternoon - we've got to be saying to them if you want to share in the prosperity of our country you have a duty to contribute to the prosperity of our country."
In Mr Fox's speech he also criticised the "Foreign Office view of the world" for focusing on capital cities and diplomacy rather than business, and claimed his new government department had taken charge of "trading elements".
The comments follow his letter to Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, which was leaked to the press, suggesting British trade would not flourish unless the Foreign Office was reduced to a department focused only on diplomacy and security.
Liam Fox says that UK exporters are too often on the golf course to focus on selling their wares overseas.
No-one knows how much business is done on the front or back nine - or more plausibly in the clubhouse over a glass of something - but it's probably not insignificant.
Business bibles such as Forbes, CNBC and Bloomberg all have special features about golf and its importance to sealing a deal.
People do business with other people and golf is a game which replies on honesty, temperament and sound judgement. Cheating is shunned. Deciding whether to do a deal with someone can require similar attributes.
Setting aside your clubs for a moment though, many business people will have been galled to be told that they are too lazy not to be exporting and that it is their duty to be doing so.
The notion that entrepreneurs couldn't be bothered to increase their sales will irritate - especially when it comes from a politician who has never run a company.
A Downing Street spokesman said Mr Fox had been expressing his own views at the event, and not the views of the government.
Mr Fox's own spokesman said the minister was committed to supporting the full range of businesses in the UK so they could best take advantage of the opportunities that Brexit presented.
But Mr Reed, who was also deputy chair of the official Remain referendum campaign, called Mr Fox's comments "absolutely disgusting".
"He is a representative of us, of this country, and he turns round and slags us off, calling us fat and lazy," he said on BBC Radio 4's Today. "He's never done a day's business in his life."
"He's talking about business people here who were absolutely clear in saying that we want, and do, export, and that's why we do want to remain in the EU... I just think: 'how dare he talk down the country that he damaged, how dare he'.
"He's a terrible, terrible voice for British business."
Mr Reed added that he'd "never played golf in [his] life".
Labour MP Chuka Umunna said Mr Fox's comments were "a complete disgrace, coming from the man supposed to be promoting our businesses globally" and UK businesses deserved an apology.
"UK business must have woken up today, read Liam Fox's comments, and thought with friends like these who needs enemies", he tweeted.
The chief executive of the Engineering Employers Federation, Terry Scuoler, said: "The comments from Liam Fox were extremely unwise and very unhelpful.
"What we're looking for in these uncertain times is support from government - not negativity - particularly through the forthcoming Autumn Statement."
Shadow minister without portfolio Jonathan Ashworth said Mr Fox lacked "humility" and should apologise.
"These are offensive and crass comments," he said.
"Every MP knows of hard working businesses in their constituency who are struggling at the moment. None of them are lazy or more interested in playing golf."
Pat McFadden, Labour MP and supporter of the Open Britain campaign group pushing for a close relationship with the EU, said he was sceptical about how Mr Fox could fulfil his role.
"If the government doesn't confirm it supports membership of the single market it won't serve British business, but that is hardly surprising if ministers can't even speak up for British business," he said.
"It is hard to see why the government's trade minister is attacking British business when he is supposed to be promoting the UK as a great place to do business."
25 May 2015 Last updated at 11:53 BST
They were found near Nuneaton after a tree had fallen down.
They are about three weeks old and should be released within the next four weeks.
Catherine Clements and Geoff Grewcott from the Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary told BBC Midland Today's Laura May McMullen that the chicks need feeding every hour.
The 34-year-old, then Caroline Fisher, won -53kg bronze at the 2012 European Championships and was reserve for Jade Jones at London 2012.
She retired after competing at the 2014 Manchester World Taekwondo Grand Prix.
Former world champion and former team-mate Sarah Stevenson called Facer an "incredible person and inspiration" in a post on her Instagram account.
She leaves a two-year-old daughter, Charlotte, and husband Stuart.
"Caroline was admired loved and respected by everyone in the taekwondo community both here in the UK and overseas," said British Taekwondo in a statement.
A transcript, published by Wikileaks, shows the officials discussing ways of putting pressure on Greece, Germany and the EU to get them to wrap up talks.
One of those quoted suggests a crisis "event" may be needed to force a conclusion.
Further negotiations between Athens and its lenders are due next week.
Last year Greece agreed a multi-billion dollar bailout with the EU and IMF that was needed for the country to avoid bankruptcy and stay in the eurozone.
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The conversation on 19 March purportedly involves Poul Thomsen, head of the IMF's Europe department, and Delia Velculescu, leader of the IMF team in Greece, the senior officials in charge of Greece's debt crisis.
Mr Thomsen is quoted as complaining about the pace of talks on reforms Greece has agreed to carry out in exchange for the bailout.
"What is going to bring it all to a decision point?" he asks.
"In the past there has been only one time when the decision has been made and then that was when they were about to run out of money seriously and to default."
Ms Velculescu later agrees "we need an event, but I don't know what that will be".
Mr Thomsen also appears to suggest the IMF could pull out of the bailout to force German Chancellor Angela Merkel to agree to debt relief.
Such a move could be politically difficult for Mrs Merkel, the key figure in the crisis.
"Look..., Mrs Merkel, you face a question, you have to think about what is more costly: to go ahead without the IMF, would the Bundestag say 'the IMF is not on board?' or to pick the debt relief that we think that Greece needs in order to keep us on board? Right?" Mr Thomsen says.
He adds that, if Greece were to default, talks could be further delayed by Britain's referendum on EU membership.
The IMF would not comment on the purported leaks but said its public position on the matter was clear.
Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis said: "As WikiLeaks revealed today, the IMF is planning to stall until July to bring Greece to its knees [again!] in order to force Angela Merkel's hand.
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Colombia's Farc rebels have released two soldiers taken hostage earlier this month, the first step in a deal to revive peace talks.
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Campaigners fighting the dumping of dredged material from Devonport near a Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) off Cornwall say their case is being taken to a judicial review.
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Russia will stage its biggest ever military parade on 9 May, to mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.
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Ireland have been dealt a double injury blow ahead of their opening Desert T20 Challenge game with Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
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A prisoner released from jail by mistake went to a pub for "a couple of pints" before handing himself in.
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Rail services between East Lothian and Edinburgh have been disrupted after an overhead wire problem at Dunbar.
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Plans to build a life-size statue of The Prisoner star Patrick McGoohan in Gwynedd have been shelved.
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Three goals in the third period saw the Belfast Giants emerge 7-4 victors over Nottingham Panthers in Saturday night's Elite League game at the SSE Arena.
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Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea made it five World Superbikes wins from five by snatching victory in race one in Spain after Welsh rival Chaz Davies crashed.
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Worcester Warriors centre Wynand Olivier has signed an undisclosed-length deal with the Premiership club.
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Bolivian President Evo Morales has signed the contract to start the building of a new presidential palace.
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Wigan Warriors winger Joe Burgess will join Australian National Rugby League side Sydney Roosters at the end of the 2015 Super League season.
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Bayern Munich are to set up a 'training camp' for refugees coming into Germany and will donate 1m euros (£730,000) for refugee projects.
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A woman who appeared on TV show Benefits Street is facing jail after being found guilty of illegally having ammunition.
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The world's biggest producer of canned tuna, Thai Union Frozen Products, is buying Norwegian seafood firm King Oscar, for an undisclosed sum.
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A "winter ward" has opened at Middlesbrough's James Cook Hospital in a bid to alleviate the pressure on beds.
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Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy and comedian Eddie Izzard were heckled by opponents during general election campaigning in Glasgow.
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Mark McGhee paid tribute to unlikely goal hero Louis Laing for clinching Motherwell's victory in the Lanarkshire derby and overcoming his demons.
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The self-employed joiner has been on trial with the Murrayfield Pro12 side since January.
"It's massive to be signed at this stage in my career," said the tight-head, who had spells playing in Australia and New Zealand.
"I never thought it was going to happen, I thought opportunities like this would have passed me by."
Edinburgh-born Beavon has been playing for Melrose since he was 17 and carried on working during his trial period at Murrayfield.
"I was coming up to train two days a week and working the other three, to keep the money coming in," he explained. "The people I've been sub-contracting have been really good; they obviously accept I've been given this opportunity and wish me all the best.
"I got into the club international side two years ago for the first time. I still never thought anything would come of it as I was obviously older.
"However, after speaking to [Edinburgh head coach] Alan [Solomons], he reckons I've got a fair few years playing in me, that I'm reaching my prime as a tight-head.
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Ian Bell's measured 91 was the cornerstone of England's 269-6, while Jonathan Trott made 47 and Ravi Bopara supplied late impetus with 46 not out off 37 balls.
Despite 55 from stand-in skipper George Bailey and James Faulkner's lusty unbeaten 54, Australia laboured to 221-9 on a largely blameless surface.
237: J Anderson (170 matches)
234: D Gough (158 matches)
168: A Flintoff (138 matches)
155: S Broad (98 matches)
145: I Botham (116 matches)
115: P DeFreitas (103 matches)
111: P Collingwood (197 matches)
103: G Swann (78 matches)
92: T Bresnan (73 matches)
80: B Willis (64 matches)
Anderson claimed 3-30 to become England's leading wicket-taker in one-day internationals, Tim Bresnan took 2-45 and James Tredwell, playing in place of the injured Graeme Swann, had tidy figures dented by some late hitting.
Victory not only gave England the early advantage in Group A after the first of their three round-robin games, but served as an early psychological blow against Australia before the Ashes start next month.
However, one suspects Sri Lanka, at The Oval on Thursday, and New Zealand will pose a stiffer test than an Australia team that were bowled out for 65 in their final warm-up game and were missing injured captain and best batsman Michael Clarke here.
There remains room for improvement for England - a middle-order collapse threatened to undermine a promising start with the bat and two catches and a stumping, albeit tough, went begging - but coach Ashley Giles can be pleased with their performance in front of an exuberant crowd basking in the Birmingham sunshine.
13 June: Sri Lanka, Edgbaston
16 June: New Zealand, Cardiff
The skills exhibited by Anderson and company, who found reverse swing that eluded the Australia seamers on a dry yet flat surface, rendered the debate over England's total redundant after they wasted a start that saw them reach 168-1 having won the toss.
Stuart Broad located David Warner's edge early on and Bresnan had Shane Watson taken at gully via inside edge and pad for 24 in one of four maidens bowled in the first 15 overs of Australia's reply.
Phil Hughes had twice been reprieved by the time he was lbw for 30 attempting to pull Joe Root's part-time off-spin, and Bailey's resourceful contribution became increasingly futile as four wickets tumbled for 24 runs in 27 balls.
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The exceptional Anderson was central to that collapse, accounting for Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Wade in an over that saw him surpass Darren Gough, on 234 wickets, as England's most prolific bowler in one-day cricket.
Adam Voges was bowled by Bresnan and Bailey hoisted Tredwell to long-on either side of that; Mitchell Johnson - jeered all day - skied a Bopara full toss to point; and Anderson capped another record-breaking day by cleaning up the third Mitchell in the Australia side. Faulkner's 38-ball half-century was all but irrelevant.
Man-of-the-match Bell and Cook batted with as much fluency as anyone in the game in adding 57 for the first wicket before the skipper was caught chasing Watson.
Steady accumulation was the principal feature of Bell and Trott's 111-run alliance for the second wicket, although the fact they managed a combined five fours in 22 overs suggested scoring was not as easy as many observers initially expected on a pale, dry surface.
Both teams now have 25 wins, with two ties and one no-result
The most notable feature of Trott's innings was a verbal exchange with Wade after he inadvertently impeded the Australia wicketkeeper, but any sense that England's momentum would improve with his departure proved premature as five wickets fell for the addition of 45 runs.
After Trott wafted at a Starc delivery which would have been called wide had he missed it, left-armer Faulkner arced one back to bowl Bell, then Root clipped the impressive Clint McKay tamely to midwicket in the next over.
Eoin Morgan was bowled round his legs as he stepped across his stumps to McKay, and a leaden-footed Jos Buttler played on driving at Faulkner two balls later.
With England's ambitions of reaching 300 long since revised, it was left to Bopara - mixing the occasional drive over the top with sprightly running - and the muscular Bresnan to carry them to a total that proved more than adequate.
Australia were fined for a slow over-rate after it was ruled they were one over short of their target at the end of the match when time allowances were taken into consideration. Skipper Bailey was fined 20% of his match fee while his players received 10% fines.
More than 9,000 species, from single-cell organisms to penguins and whales, are chronicled in the first Antarctic atlas since 1969.
The book will be launched by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research at its Open Science Conference in Auckland, New Zealand.
Across 66 chapters, the atlas contains around 100 colour photos and 800 maps.
It is called the Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean.
"It's been an enormous international effort and will serve as a legacy to the dedicated team of scientists who have contributed to it," said Dr Huw Griffiths, one of the atlas's authors and editors, from the British Antarctic Survey.
Dr Griffiths said he believed the atlas would appeal to "anyone interested in animals living at the end of the Earth".
All together 147 scientists from 91 different institutions around the world contributed to the work, which has taken four years.
They hope the publication will help inform conservation policy, such as the issue of whether marine protected areas should be established in open swathes of the Southern Ocean.
The data include the distribution of different species, insights into their evolution and genetics, their interaction with the physical environment and the impacts of climate change.
Researchers say that compiling the information together can help predict how the habitats and distribution of important species will change in the future.
The book's chief editor, Dr Claude De Broyer from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, said: "This is the first time that all the records of the unique Antarctic marine biodiversity, from the very beginnings of Antarctic exploration in the days of Captain Cook, have been compiled, analysed and mapped by the scientific community."
Dr De Broyer described the atlas as "an accessible database of useful information" for conserving the marine life of the Antarctic.
Khalid Mir, who had been drinking bottles of vodka and Baileys, spat and swore at cabin staff.
The air rage incident happened on board a seven-hour flight from Dubai to Birmingham in November 2016.
Birmingham Crown Court heard Mir, 39, had a mask placed over his face after head-butting a video screen.
Prosecutor Philip Brunt told the court the cabin crew suspected Mir was drunk, as he was last to board the flight and had his own alcohol with him.
Mir, of Havelock Road, Saltley, Birmingham, became abusive 30 minutes into the flight and was given a warning by flight staff, the court heard.
He was then issued with a second warning but responded by swearing and throwing a drink across the cabin.
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The court heard how the married father threatened to rape a female passenger before having his hands and feet bound with plastic cuffs, as some passengers, including children, were reduced to tears.
Mir, who has over 50 previous convictions, pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to being drunk on an aircraft and failing to obey the lawful command of the jet's pilot.
Passing sentence, Judge Avik Mukherjee told Mir: "The mechanisms used to curb your behaviour ran the whole gamut, from being warned, being formally warned, being cuffed, being strapped, to then a mask being placed over your face.
"Being drunk on a plane requires severe punishment - others who wish to behave in this way must be deterred."
President Hassan Rouhani accused one of his rivals of abusing religion to win power and another of wanting to beat up students.
In return he was accused of corruption, economic mismanagement and failing to bring any benefits from a landmark nuclear deal.
Mr Rouhani is seeking a second four-year term in next Friday's election.
Although seen by some as a reforming figure, Mr Rouhani has cast himself more as a moderate pragmatist working within the establishment.
It was, however, clear that the reformist vote remained an important focus, given the three hours of fierce exchanges with hardline opponents.
Cleric Ebrahim Raisi, seen by some as a protégé of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a former Republican Guard commander and police chief, were his main targets.
Mr Rouhani said: "Mr Raisi, you can slander me as much you wish. As a judge of the clerical court, you can even issue an arrest order. But please don't abuse religion for power."
The president attacked Mr Qalibaf's handling of protests when police chief in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
"You wanted to beat up students," Mr Rouhani said.
His opponents focused on his failure to make economic progress despite the lifting of some sanctions following the 2015 agreement with global powers on the curbing of Iran's nuclear programme.
Mr Qalibaf said: "The country is facing an economic crisis, with unemployment, recession and inflation. A tree that has not borne any fruit in four years will not yield anything positive in the future."
Mr Raisi said 250,000 small businesses had closed and he called for an increase in cash payments to the poor.
Mr Rouhani insisted money was becoming available for investment and that he would work to lift the remaining sanctions.
But the fiercest clashes were on corruption.
Mr Raisi alleged Mr Rouhani had blocked an inquiry into corruption charges against relatives and claimed some of his ministers were linked to illegal imports.
The president was also accused of receiving heavily subsidised public properties.
Mr Rouhani in turn alleged public funds had been diverted to Mr Raisi's campaign, adding: "Some security and revolutionary groups are bussing people to your campaign rallies... Who finances them?"
He also said that if he had published a dossier he had obtained in 2005 on Mr Qalibaf "you would not be sat here today".
The other three candidates are Eshaq Jahangiri, Mostafa Hashemitaba and Mostafa Mirsalim.
All the candidates have been screened for their political and Islamic qualifications by the Guardian Council, made up partly of clerics.
If no candidate wins 50% of the vote on 19 May, there will be a run-off between the top two one week later.
Roseann Mallon, 76, was killed by UVF gunmen as she watched television at her sister's house near Dungannon.
A lawyer for her family outlined nine points that, he said, reinforced the family's view that the loyalist paramilitaries did not act alone.
But a lawyer for the PSNI and Ministry of Defence said it was wrong to say there had been collusion.
He accepted that while the police investigation had been extensive, the inquest proceedings had identified some frailties and shortcomings.
However, he added that "it would be totally wrong and manifestly unjust to translate these frailties and shortcomings into evidence of collusion".
The lawyer for the Mallon family said: "In their view there were state forces at work here, in both events leading up to the murder and events that followed."
The judge described police attempts to explain a delay in providing some documents to the inquest as "like reading Alice in Wonderland".
Mr Justice Weir told the court that he hoped the evidence would be formally closed once an outstanding disclosure issue relating to one document had been resolved.
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Owen, 36, who scored 40 goals for England, said the 22-year-old had been unfairly criticised because he likes to play out of defence rather than hack it clear.
"The problem is that because he's so much better than most other players no-one can relate to how he's thinking," Owen says.
So is Owen right to put Stones on such an elite pedestal? Do statistics back up the former England striker's view?
Another ex-England international, defender Sol Campbell, recently stated that Stones makes too many mistakes to be considered for the England starting XI at Euro 2016.
BBC Sport team selector users are also decided - centre-backs Chris Smalling (825,000 selections) and Gary Cahill (789,000 selections) start in the majority of the 1m teams, with Stones the 12th most popular player with 384,000 picks.
Back in March, a slip by the young defender eventually led to a Netherlands penalty in the 2-1 win over England, and in January a risky backpass to keeper Tim Howard resulted in Everton conceding a penalty to Swansea.
In fact, according to Opta's statistics, both Stones and his fellow Toffees centre-back Phil Jagielka made the most errors directly leading to goals in the last Premier League season - three. Only Southampton's Maya Yoshida and West Ham's Aaron Cresswell made as many.
Stones' rivals for the England centre-half spot, Manchester United's Smalling and Chelsea's Cahill, made no such errors.
"He will make the odd mistake but so will everyone - everyone just goes on and on and on about mistakes," Owen says.
So is Stones a liability? Not according to these statistics.
The Barnsley-born player conceded only 11 fouls in the Premier League last season, giving away a free-kick only once every 2.8 games.
That is a better rate than Smalling and Cahill, and many of his other Premier League and European counterparts.
Both Pique, 29, and Javier Mascherano, 31, have been rocks in the Barca backline this season. Only Atletico Madrid conceded fewer goals (18) than the Catalan side's 29 in La Liga last season.
But the graphic below suggests the 22-year-old Everton defender would not be such a bad fit for Luis Enrique's La Liga champions after all.
If you widen the comparison to include the best on the continent, then again he fares well.
Aside from conceding fewest fouls, his pass completion rate in the third best and he has a high rate of success in one-on-one situations.
BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty:
"Stones received heavy criticism during a tough season at Everton - but there is no doubt there is a truly outstanding defender waiting to re-emerge.
"He suffered from playing under Roberto Martinez's management in an Everton side where good defending was almost regarded as optional, allied to a dip in form that often afflicts younger players.
"Stones was also arguably a victim of Martinez's indulgence, where he was almost actively encouraged to stick rigidly to his natural ball-playing style at any cost rather than adopt a more risk-averse approach. This led to nervousness, not just in Stones but Everton's supporters, and consequently mistakes.
"In stronger coaching hands, at least defensively and with greater emphasis on positioning, there is every chance the defender perfectly suited to all aspects of the modern game - one with pace, vision, aerial ability and timing in the tackle - will be back.
"Whether this will eventually all add up to a defender good enough to grace Barcelona is another matter. Stones still has much developing to do before he can keep that elite company, but there is no question the potential is there in a talent that was allowed to fall into disrepair at Goodison Park last season."
Security think tank Quilliam said the fighting group was going to huge lengths to sell itself as a viable and functioning transnational state.
IS media teams produced 900 separate reports, rulings, videos and radio programmes in one month, it found.
It said 469 of these - more than half - focused on civilian life and statehood.
These were spread worldwide through social media search terms and hashtags, to dodge attempts to close down its "official" social media channels.
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IS operates some 40 media operations across the territory it controls, is attempting to seize or claims to have an operational presence. Most of the output is in Arabic, but many reports are translated into English and other target languages.
Over the course of a month, the counter-extremism think tank logged all announcements, broadcasts and publications which it said could be clearly attributed to the group's media teams.
Quilliam recorded almost 900 individual online messages and publications covering one of six core propaganda themes: war, brutality, victimhood, mercy, belonging and civilian life.
Charlie Winter, the study's author, said: "The overall narrative has shifted in favour of victimhood, war and utopianism.
"The brutality, mercy and belonging narratives are still present - but instances of those three are vastly outnumbered by the others."
In the 469 instances which focused on statehood, IS media teams sought to prove that it was capable of administering land under its control - including examples of supposedly functioning public services and economic life.
"Statehood is the group's chief appeal, one that is just as important domestically, as it is abroad," said Mr Winter.
"Through the portrayal of seemingly every facet of life in the 'Caliphate' - from treatise on hijab [headscarves] and martyrdom to melon agriculture, Islamic State's propagandists are able to create and cultivate a comprehensive image of utopia."
The fighting group had originally operated a series of official and branded social media accounts, but as they were increasingly blocked or removed by internet service providers, its media teams began embedding specific hashtags and search terms to ensure its messages could be spread by followers around the world.
Substitute Zak Jules, who had replaced Stephen McManus early on, fouled Moussa Dembele and the Frenchman scored the resulting penalty.
James Forrest's strike doubled Celtic's lead before the break.
Dembele and Scott Sinclair threatened with further efforts for the hosts in the second half as they moved to within five wins of the title.
Brendan Rodgers' side could have their lead cut to 24 again when nearest challengers Aberdeen visit Kilmarnock on Sunday but, with a far superior goal difference, Celtic could effectively win the league and secure a sixth straight title with 15 more points after clinching a 20th straight Premiership win.
Motherwell slip to 10th - three points above the relegation play-off place.
Motherwell's last visit to Celtic Park saw them frustrate the champions for long spells of the first half and so it was again in the east end of Glasgow.
The visitors had to suffer early frustration of their own, though, losing two experienced defenders from their starting XI before the game really got going.
Steven Hammell pulled up with a hamstring problem before kick-off and was replaced by former Celtic youth player Joe Chalmers. And, five minutes into the game, Jules replaced McManus in central defence after the former Celtic captain had pulled up with what looked like a groin problem.
In response to their own adversity, the men in claret and amber packed their defence and Celtic struggled to create meaningful chances.
Manager Mark McGhee, sent to the stand during his side's 7-2 thumping at the hands of Aberdeen on Wednesday, sat passively but pleased as his men held Rodgers' side at bay.
His head was in his hands just after the half-hour, though, when his side gifted Celtic the lead.
Jules needlessly brought down Dembele inside the box and the striker duly sent goalkeeper Craig Samson the wrong way from the spot. The familiar roar from the Celtic Park stands signalled the home side were on their way.
It was only going one way after that and Forrest doubled the lead when his dancing run on the right ended with him firing low inside Samson's right-hand post. Celtic now looked in the mood.
Liam Henderson's replacement Stuart Armstrong provided another boost for the league leaders by playing the whole of the second half after four games out.
Dembele and Sinclair both passed up good chances but the match settled into a bitty affair with Celtic dominating rather than demolishing Motherwell.
The visitors started to sneak forward as the game progressed knowing there was nothing to lose but Louis Moult and Scott McDonald were denied by a home defence keen to make it 12 clean sheets in 14 matches.
Celtic's usual intensity was missing but they never looked like dropping points against a side who were up against it before a ball was even kicked.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "The players were technically very good on a very, very difficult surface.
"Moussa gets the penalty, uses his body really well, draws in the foul. The second one's a great bit of play. I thought [Forrest] was outstanding. He gets a really good second goal.
"We were much better second half, used the sides better. [We] maybe could've scored two or three more goals.
"In the main, very pleased. Another clean sheet. Defensively we were strong. Another good victory."
Motherwell manager Mark McGhee: "Given Celtic's recent form, to come out of here with a decent performance and a 2-0 defeat, in the scheme of things, is not a bad performance and not a bad result.
"Zak Jules has come up on loan from Reading and he made a mistake for the penalty but other than that I think he was excellent.
"James Forrest tore Joe [Chalmers] apart at the goal but James Forrest is unplayable for anyone in the country when he's playing like that, so we can't be too upset about that. He stuck to his task and overall I'm quite pleased with the young players.
"It's not so much put to bed [the midweek 7-2 defeat at Aberdeen] as you never forget a result or performance like that. But what it does do is give you optimism and the belief that what we thought about them is true. For instance, the two Rangers games and the Hearts game that we ended up losing we could just as easily have won.
"The reality is we'd have rather not come here after that result [at Pittodrie] but we had to come here and we stood up to it, which I think is really important in the run-in."
Match ends, Celtic 2, Motherwell 0.
Second Half ends, Celtic 2, Motherwell 0.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Zak Jules.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Keith Lasley.
Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Scott Sinclair (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Scott McDonald (Motherwell).
Substitution, Celtic. Callum McGregor replaces Nir Bitton.
Attempt missed. Stephen Pearson (Motherwell) right footed shot from very close range is too high following a corner.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Dedryck Boyata.
Foul by James Forrest (Celtic).
Craig Clay (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Scott Brown (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Jozo Simunovic.
Attempt missed. James Forrest (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Stephen Pearson.
Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Ben Heneghan (Motherwell) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Scott Brown (Celtic).
Craig Clay (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kieran Tierney (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Ryan Bowman (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ryan Bowman (Motherwell).
Attempt missed. Craig Clay (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Scott Sinclair (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jack McMillan (Motherwell).
Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Nir Bitton (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Craig Clay (Motherwell).
Substitution, Motherwell. Ryan Bowman replaces Chris Cadden.
Foul by Nir Bitton (Celtic).
Scott McDonald (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Craig Samson.
Attempt saved. Nir Bitton (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt blocked. Moussa Dembele (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Second Half begins Celtic 2, Motherwell 0.
Substitution, Celtic. Stuart Armstrong replaces Liam Henderson.
Peacekeepers opened fire when demonstrators tried to force their way into the UN headquarters, says a BBC reporter, who saw bodies being taken away in a police vehicle.
The UN denies using live bullets and says its soldiers only used tear gas.
A group of Central Africans wants the UN mission to withdraw, saying it is failing to protect people.
The peacekeepers were deployed after civil war broke out in 2013 when then-President Francois Bozize was ousted by mainly Muslim Seleka rebels.
But the UN has been hit by several allegations that its troops have been sexually abusing children.
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A coalition of civil society organisations called on residents of the capital, Bangui, to stay at home in protest at the UN mission in CAR, known by its French acronym, Minusca.
The coalition says Minusca is supposed to protect civilians and tackle armed groups in the city.
"But wherever the UN forces go there is violence," protest organiser Gervais Lakosso told AFP news agency.
As well as the four civilians killed, 14 people were injured in the clashes on Monday, with five peacekeepers among those hurt, according to a Minusca statement.
The BBC's Max Allaroum in Bangui says the deadly shooting took place at the main square in Bangui, not far from the UN headquarters.
The UN soldiers tried first to disperse the protesters by shooting in the air. They then shot at the crowd when it became more agitated and advanced on the building.
Minusca spokesman Vladimir Monteiro told our reporter the UN had only fired of tear gas to disperse the demonstration.
Numerous armed group still operate across the country - both Seleka and Christian self-defence forces set up to tackle them, known as anti-Balaka.
Mr Salmond was giving evidence to the Commission on Parliamentary Reform at Holyrood days after the London attack.
Questions have been raised about security at Westminster after the fatal incident on Wednesday.
The MP said security was important to prevent "tragedies", but said "the show has to go on for the people".
Five people were killed, including attacker Khalid Masood, and at least 50 people were injured in the attack near the Houses of Parliament.
Questions have subsequently been asked about security and whether the attack could have been prevented, although several MPs have warned against turning the parliament into a "fortress".
During an evidence session on parliamentary reform at Holyrood, Mr Salmond said it was important to balance security concerns with allowing the public access to politicians and parliament.
He said: "Accessibility is increasingly challenging, as we saw from the tragic events at Westminster.
"The decision to build the [security] annexe in this place was looking specifically at the danger of a knife attack.
"It's the challenge of balancing necessary security and accessibility.
"Direct public accessibility in the modern world is a constant challenge, but it can be done and must be done, because if a parliament is not accessible it can't be a parliament."
He added: "At the end of the day, the show has to go on, and the show has to go on for the people.
"People have to have access to their parliamentarians, and therefore security provision to do our best to prevent tragedies like the one that occurred this week are necessary, but cannot stop public access."
The independent Commission for Parliamentary Reform was set up by Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh to give Holyrood an "MOT", and is being led by former Electoral Commissioner John McCormick.
It has previously heard from Mr Salmond's fellow former first minsters Jack McConnell and Henry McLeish, who called for "radical" changes to the parliament and its electoral system.
Mr Salmond agreed with their call to have elected committee conveners, something he called "perfectly feasible".
And he backed a suggestion by Mr McLeish that the number of MSPs could be increased, arguing that Holyrood was likely to take on extra powers in future, either due to extra devolution as a result of Brexit or via Scottish independence.
The Aberdeenshire MP said a "relatively modest" increase in the number of elected members could help committees scrutinise the work of government, although he suggested changes to the current additional member electoral system, which currently sees 56 members elected from eight regional lists.
He said: "I think the lists should be national, as opposed to geographical. I've never been convinced by the regional aspect of the list, I see absolutely no reason why the list shouldn't be national. And in that national list, the political parties should put forward a list which is balanced across the community."
The commission is expected to report back to the presiding officer in June 2017.
The disgraced drugs cheat will join ex-England footballer Geoff Thomas for the hilly stages on 16 and 17 July.
Cancer survivor Thomas and a team of amateurs are aiming to raise £1m for Cure Leukaemia by cycling each stage a day before the official peloton.
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"We know Lance's involvement has split opinion, so we've tried to be as respectful as possible," said Thomas.
"The stages Lance will be riding come towards the end of week two, when I know all the riders will need some support.
"I know his arrival will give them the encouragement they will need to carry on with this gruelling challenge and in turn raise as much money as possible for blood cancer patients."
Armstrong will ride the 198.5km 13th stage between Muret and Rodez on 16 July and the following day tackle the 198.5km 14th stage from Rodez to Mende.
The American was stripped of his record seven Tour titles and banned from most organised sport for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) in 2012. He later admitted on US television that he had used performance-enhancing drugs during all of his Tour victories, and news of his controversial return to France has shocked many within the sport.
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In March the Texan was warned not to take part in the ride by International Cycling Union (UCI) president Brian Cookson, who said it was "completely disrespectful" to the current riders, cycling authorities and the race.
"Lance would be well advised not to take part in that," he said. "I'm sure Geoff Thomas means well, but frankly I think that's completely inappropriate."
Armstrong, who recovered from life-threatening cancer in 1996, told the BBC in January that his ban made it very hard to do the charity work he did throughout most of his post-cancer career.
Thomas was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2003, a year after he retired from a 20-year football career that saw him captain Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final and win nine England caps.
Inspired by Armstrong's story, he rode the 2005 and 2007 Tour de France routes ahead of the professionals, raising £250,000 to fund research nurses at the Birmingham hospital that treated his cancer.
Now 50, he is trying it again and persuaded Armstrong to join the team in a bid to raise money for the Cure Leukaemia charity.
Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford told The Times Armstrong had "done enough damage" to cycling and the Tour already.
"For the sake of all clean riders in the peloton, who've already suffered enough from that era, leave them alone - enough's enough," Brailsford added.
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Gayle, 26, followed up September's Norwich treble with another against Birmingham as the Magpies climbed above Brighton, who went top by beating Leeds on Friday night.
It took his personal tally to 16 and also ended a three-game winless run.
"It's important to get back to winning ways," Gayle told BBC Newcastle.
"I set myself a target of 20 at the start of the season.
"Scoring is the best thing for me to help the team pick up three points and to go back up to the top of the table is great for us."
Newcastle's attacking threat was exemplified by the running of Gayle and the quality of Jonjo Shelvey and Matt Ritchie, particularly from wide areas.
The quartet of goals took Newcastle's total for the season to 41, the highest in the division and third highest overall behind Scunthorpe and Doncaster throughout the top four leagues.
"Playing with the quality we've got it can come from anywhere," Gayle continued.
"It's fantastic to play up front being supplied by the players behind me."
Manager Rafael Benitez has been rewarded for the decision to pay £10m for Gayle, who arrived in the summer from Crystal Palace.
"Dwight is a clever player, if the team plays well he will have chances and score goals," Benitez added. "I'm very pleased for him and the team."
The New York Times said a "shadow campaign" had been set up by some Republicans on the assumption Donald Trump would not stand again.
Citing multiple sources, the article said Mr Pence had implied that he would plan to run if Mr Trump did not.
Mr Pence said the report was an attempt to divide the administration.
The Times story said the turmoil around the White House, including investigations into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during last year's election, had prompted some Republicans to take steps "unheard-of so soon into a new administration".
Mr Pence, it said, had created an "independent power base" and set up a political fund-raising group.
In a statement, Mr Pence said: "The allegations in this article are categorically false.
"Whatever fake news may come our way, my entire team will continue to focus all our efforts to advance the president's agenda and see him re-elected in 2020. Any suggestion otherwise is both laughable and absurd."
Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway also dismissed the report as "complete fiction".
"It's absolutely true the vice president is getting ready for 2020 - for re-election as vice-president," she told ABC's This Week.
A New York Times spokeswoman stood by the article, saying: "We are confident in the accuracy of our reporting and will let the story speak for itself."
The Pilgrims, second in the table, were beaten by Accrington on Saturday, while Rovers won to extend their advantage.
"We're out of the title race now. Six points behind, Doncaster have a better goal difference - that's out of the question now," Adams told BBC Devon.
"We've still got a job to do, we've still got 18 points to play for."
Plymouth ended Doncaster's unbeaten home league record on 26 March to move within three points of Darren Ferguson's side, but Adams is now focused on simply securing promotion, having lost to AFC Wimbledon in last season's play-off final.
The Devon side need nine more points to be sure of going up to League One.
"The finishing line is there but you've got to do it. It's a wake-up call for everybody at the football club, not just the players," added Adams.
"We've got to try and gain that automatic promotion, but we have to play a lot better."
Barry Lyttle, from Ballycastle, County Antrim, was filmed on CCTV punching his younger brother, Patrick, outside a nightclub in Sydney, A January.
Patrick Lyttle spent a week in a coma but made a good recovery. He asked the court to show leniency to his attacker.
Barry Lyttle broke down as a prosecutor said he should be jailed.
The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported that both brothers arrived together for the hearing at Downing Centre Local Court in Sydney on Thursday.
Patrick Lyttle read an emotional impact statement, saying "everyone can see how much my brother has suffered".
He told the magistrate that the only way he could make a full recovery was for his brother Barry to be allowed to go home to Northern Ireland with the rest of their family.
"When my family is healed I will be healed," he said.
Patrick Lyttle added that if his brother was released without jail, the pair intended to travel around Ireland together, speaking to young people about the consequences of violence.
However, a prosecutor said he believed that a full-time jail term was "the only appropriate sentence" for the attack.
Barry Lyttle is due to return to court to be sentence on 24 April.
His lawyers say he needs urgent spinal treatment unavailable in Pakistan.
Mr Musharraf returned from self-imposed exile in 2013 to fight elections, but soon found himself fighting an array of charges relating to his time in power.
Before he left the former president told reporters that he would return to face all pending cases against him.
"I am a commando and I love my homeland. I will come back in a few weeks or months," he said according to local media.
BBC correspondents say observers are sceptical about his promised return.
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The charges relate to the former general's imposition of a 2007 state of emergency and the assassination of former PM Benazir Bhutto the same year.
Mr Musharraf, 70, denies all the charges and has called them politically motivated.
The way for Mr Musharraf's departure to Dubai was cleared by the Supreme Court earlier this week when it struck down a court order restricting his travel. Legally, the government could have issued fresh orders to continue those restrictions, but chose otherwise.
This is in sharp contrast to its attitude in November 2013 when, shortly after coming into power, it charged the former president with treason, ruffling feathers in Pakistan's powerful army, of which Mr Musharraf is a former chief.
Initially upbeat about a civilian-led process of normalisation with India - traditionally the military's domain - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government was nearly brought to its knees by protests in Islamabad in 2014, which many blamed on the military. Since then, Mr Musharraf's trial has been on the back burner and relations with India have cooled.
Mr Musharraf had ended his exile in March 2013 to contest election and face court cases pending against him. His departure on Friday is seen by many as the end of an era. But some believe he may still return to face his cases, just as he did three years ago.
Mr Musharraf seized power in a coup in 1999, when he was army chief. He remained president until 2008, when a democratically elected government came into power.
He left the country soon afterwards to live in self-imposed exile in Dubai and London.
However, he returned in 2013, hoping to lead his party into elections - but was disqualified from standing.
He faces a murder claim for failing to prevent the assassination of Ms Bhutto. Other charges relate to events in the same year - the state of emergency, his suspension of judges during that period and the death of a cleric during a siege at the Red Mosque in Islamabad in 2007.
In January he was cleared over the 2006 killing of Baloch rebel leader Akbar Bugti, his first acquittal in the cases in which he is charged.
General Musharraf's departure dominates broadcast and print media. "The general is free to walk away" says Pakistan Today newspaper. "Nawaz surrenders to Gen Musharraf," declares The News daily.
The government's decision to give a him a safe exit was a "cruel joke" that "badly exposed the hollowness of the system", Ansar Abbasi writes in The News, warning that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif "has further weakened himself and left the door wide open for future military interventions".
Other papers criticise the leeway shown by courts to the general, with Pakistan Today asking whether there is genuine rule of law in the country. It adds that Gen Musharraf's pledge to return is not worth more "than the constitution which he violated".
Urdu-language daily Pakistan notes that the general cannot now complain about the government "taking revenge", adding that "it is now his duty to fulfil the promise to come back".
Paul Thornley and Noma Dumezweni were photographed in costume in Charlie Gray's portraits.
It was also revealed their daughter, Rose Granger-Weasley, will be played by Cherrelle Skeete - who is pictured in her Hogwarts uniform.
Previews of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begin at London's Palace Theatre on 7 June.
Images of Harry Potter, his wife Ginny and their son Albus were released earlier this week.
Skeete has previously appeared in productions of The Lion King and Wind in the Willows, as well as television series Call the Midwife and Danny and the Human Zoo.
"I can't think about how big it is or I'll just faint," the actress said.
"Putting on my uniform, ready to go to Hogwarts, and seeing everyone else in their uniform was exciting. I've been looking at it every day in the wardrobe department, waiting for the day I can get on the Hogwarts Express."
The Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official story of the franchise to be presented on stage.
The casting of Ron and Hermione was announced in December, but the new portraits mark the first time the actors have been seen in costume.
Dumezweni said: "Every time I'm in the auditorium I turn around to people or say to myself, 'I'm in that show, I'm in that show.' I want to see it so much. I am so proud that I am in it."
JK Rowling said: "I saw Noma workshop the part and when [director] John Tiffany told me he'd cast her, I was overjoyed. She gets Hermione inside out."
Referring to the plot of the play, Thornley explained: "It's 19 years later when the play begins. Ron is married to Hermione Granger and they're now the Granger-Weasleys.
"Our magnificent daughter Rose Granger-Weasley is about to start at Hogwarts, which is obviously a big day for everyone."
Ron is seen in a grey-and-orange striped jumper in the photos.
"We had to make it look as though he doesn't really care what he wears in the morning," Thornley said.
"We wanted to find a jumper, that is definitely his favourite jumper, and that I think gets washed occasionally. He wants to essentially be comfortable at all times, hence comfortable cords, comfortable jumper, comfortable shoes. I don't believe he's a man who spends an awful lot of time shopping."
Rowling said: "Ron in his forties isn't very different from Ron in his teens, except that his feet hurt a bit more. Paul's so funny and brilliant in the role."
When the role of Hermione was cast, fans asked Rowling on social media how she felt about Hermione being played by a black actress.
The role was played by Emma Watson in the film series, but Rowling said that the character's race had never been referenced in the books.
Rowling tweeted: "Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever. White skin was never specified. Rowling loves black Hermione."
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one play but will be presented in two parts. Both parts will run in the theatre simultaneously, split between matinee and evening performances.
The final photos of cast members in costume will be released on Thursday.
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb hailed it as "a significant step forward on the path towards a lasting devolution settlement".
He said flexibility over income tax rates will help make the Welsh government more accountable.
However, devolution of income tax powers will be subject to a referendum.
Power over landfill taxes, stamp duty and the aggregates levy will pass to Cardiff Bay in 2018 as the Wales Bill becomes law, with Royal Assent expected by the end of the year.
Mr Crabb told MPs debating the bill on Wednesday that the so-called "lockstep" proposal ensuring all income tax bands change by the same amount was being dropped.
"The National Assembly for Wales will be able to set separate Welsh rates of income tax for each band," he told MPs.
Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith accused the Conservatives of a "handbrake U-turn" on the lockstep, which he said the UK Treasury had previously defended as being necessary to ensure income tax was used as a tool to redistribute wealth across the whole of the UK.
The Pontypridd Labour MP urged the UK government to explain in more detail how tax devolution would benefit the people of Wales.
"The very least we owe the Welsh people is therefore to consider extremely carefully the likely impact of these radical changes to such a cornerstone of the union - that redistributive union - as taxation because they will have impacts on the potential prosperity and the wellbeing of the Welsh people," he said.
Mr Smith has previously claimed that due to its lower-wage economy Wales could have been up to £1bn worse off over the last four years if tax powers had been devolved.
Lennon was left angry by referee Bobby Madden's decision not to award a penalty when a John McGinn shot appeared to strike Mark Russell's hand.
"We got done by a referee," Lennon told BBC Scotland.
"Russell puts two hands on the ball - it was as clear as day and the only people who didn't see it, or decide not to give a penalty, are the officials."
The incident happened when Championship-leaders Hibs were a Jason Cummings goal to the good against Ton.
And Lennon was furious given the fact Hibs conceded a penalty against Dunfermline in similar circumstances last week.
"I need to know what the handball rule is," he added. "The ref said he felt he couldn't give it because it was hit hard at him.
"I am lost for words. I hate going on about officials but I'm unhappy with Bobby's performance today, I thought he was very much pro-Morton in a lot of decisions and certainly that's a big moment in the game as we could have been going in 2-0."
This is not the first time this season that Hibs have been unhappy with officials' decisions, the Easter Road outfit having had three red cards overturned on appeal.
Lennon added: "It's embarrassing that we have had five red cards, by the way not one bad tackle, and three have been rescinded."
Morton earned a point thanks to a Lawrence Shankland penalty after Jamie McDonagh was brought down by Darren McGregor.
Hibs remain nine points clear of nearest challengers Falkirk and could secure the Championship title next week if results elsewhere go their way, but Lennon insists the matter should already be settled.
"We're not ruthless enough," he said. "We have Jason Cummings, who is a superstar, and the rest aren't ruthless enough in front of goal.
"We've had 13 draws now - 10 of them we should have won - but our inability to put the ball in the net or get across people and head balls in the net is the reason why we're not promoted just yet."
Lennon and Morton counterpart Jim Duffy, who were involved in a pitch-side altercation when the sides last met, were on far friendlier terms ahead of this one.
And Duffy was pleased to earn a point against the league-leaders.
"Hibs were better in the first half, I don't think there's any doubt about that," he said. "They imposed themselves on the game and got to the second balls better, they were more on the ascendancy.
"There wasn't too many goal-mouth opportunities but when you take a point against Hibs you've got to be pleased."
Police are appealing for witnesses after the Northern Ireland striker told them of the incident during the 1-0 defeat by Hearts on Saturday.
"It is in the hands of the police," said Clark. "It is a police matter.
"Josh is in a happy place as a person, as a lad. He has done what he had to do and that is the way it will remain."
Kilmarnock, who sit second bottom of the Scottish Premiership, host Ross County on Tuesday and Clark insisted that Magennis' preparations will not be hampered by the incident.
"He was in yesterday morning and he will train this evening," said the manager. "There's no issues."
Police have issued a description of a man, thought to be sitting in Lower Section E of Hearts' Wheatfield Stand, who is said to have directed racial abuse towards Magennis.
The index closed up 0.3% at 17,720.43 points - its highest closing level since July 2007.
The weakening yen, which is good for Japan's exporters, fell to a new seven-year low against the dollar.
The Nikkei's highs come despite a move by Moody's earlier this week to cut Japan's credit rating.
On Monday, the ratings agency cut its rating on Japan by one notch to A1 from Aa3, underlining concerns about the nation's economy.
Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.8% at 5,321.80, despite official figures on Wednesday showing weaker-than-expected economic growth for the July-to-September quarter.
Analysts said the weak gross domestic product numbers were due largely to a drop off in mining investment.
Australia's economy grew by 0.3% in the third quarter compared with the previous quarter, and was up 2.7% year-on-year, according to official numbers.
Economists had expected quarterly growth of 0.7% for the period and year-on-year growth of 3.1%.
The Australian dollar fell to a new four-year low on the news.
Shares in Greater China reversed earlier gains to close down 1% with the Hang Seng index at 23,428.62.
In Shanghai, stocks headed in the opposite direction with the benchmark composite index finishing up 0.6% at 2,779.53.
In South Korea, the Kospi index was up 0.2% at 1,969.91, boosted by strong US sales numbers for November, while the South Korean won moved closer to a 15-month low.
Shane Bryant, 29, fell ill during an arrest outside the Co-op in Market Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, on Thursday night.
Mr Bryant was taken to hospital where he died on Saturday morning.
A 24-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of GBH has been released pending further inquires.
Leicestershire Police said further tests were being carried out after a post-mortem examination.
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Ryan Thomas posted on Facebook that father-of-two Mr Bryant "would put a smile on anybody's face".
He wrote: "God has taken you too early, absolutely ruined! Fly high Shane Bryant rest in piece (sic) bro! "Won't forget you!"
Mairead Evans, who has known Mr Bryant for more than 13 years, said: "I loved him like a brother. He always had my back."
Serina Larvin said the family was "absolutely heartbroken" after their "much loved friend... got taken away".
She has set up an online fundraising page to raise money "to give to his children and help support the family".
The page has raised more than £1,500, with one person donating £1,000.
Police said two men entered the store threatening staff with a baseball bat and golf club, and demanding cash.
Mr Bryant was stopped by members of the public while the other suspect left in a car, which was waiting outside.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has begun an investigation into the death.
The University of Exeter has announced an "international partnership" with education giant Pearson to develop online masters' degrees.
The university says they are "currently researching the potential to deliver online postgraduate degrees in a variety of subjects".
It adds: "It is intended that courses will start as early as September 2016."
Pearson, best known in the UK as an educational publisher and owner of the Edexcel exam board, already helps run similar courses in the United States at Arizona State University, which offers more than 70 degrees entirely online at both graduate and undergraduate level.
The announcement says the Exeter degrees will allow students, many of whom will be fitting their studies around full-time jobs, to access course material when and where it suits them.
The university says it will focus initially on taught masters' degrees which will be "competitively priced with 'on the ground' courses".
The new courses will include weekly interactive online teaching sessions delivered from university faculties, it adds, while students who take degrees in this way would have to meet the same entry standards as those who study in person.
Exeter University's provost, Prof Janice Kay, said the partnership offered exciting possibilities.
"The University is already well-known for its innovative approach and global ambitions and this initiative will help us realise our goals more quickly and effectively," she explained.
The project would help widen access to higher education for vulnerable and disadvantaged people, Prof Kay added.
Pearson's UK managing director, Mark Anderson, said the project represented "an opportunity to make the UK's highest quality courses far more widely available".
Exeter and Pearson will also collaborate to research issues such as progression to higher education for students with vocational rather than academic qualifications and the development of degree-apprenticeships.
A number of higher education institutions already provide online courses.
The Open University, the UK's largest academic institution, is a world leader in flexible distance learning. It set up the Futurelearn platform, which carries massive open online courses from universities including Warwick, Kings College London and Sheffield which are taken by more than a million students,
Other online innovations from the OU include Open Science Lab, and the OU Anywhere app.
An Exeter University described the OU as "terrific" but said the new courses would explore "some of the really exciting work and discovery that's happening at Exeter" as well as taking it "to as many people as possible around the globe".
The aim would be to explore and test innovative and rigorously academic methods of delivery, said the spokesman.
Court cases for failing to send a child to school rocketed from 60 in 2007 to nearly 500 in 2011.
Merthyr Tydfil council said asking for conditional discharges had been more successful than fining parents.
But Education Minister Leighton Andrews said fines were one aspect of policy to tackle truancy.
BBC Wales' Week In Week Out went behind the scenes with Merthyr council officers, whose education department was put in special measures last month.
Suzanne Lewis has a suspended prison sentence over daughter Shauna's school attendance record.
She said: "They want to see me getting her to the school gates. That's what we've done.
"We've got up in the morning, taken her to the school and then we've had phone calls [to] pick her back up, perhaps an hour after.
"She won't go into class with the other children and she will not do any work. I'll most probably end up in prison because of it."
Shauna said: "Mam shouldn't be going through that really because it's not her fault why all this has happened.
"I do feel guilty sometimes. I was scared in case they put her in prison because I don't know what I'd do without my mam."
The council said asking magistrates to impose conditional discharge sentences - requiring parents to co-operate with the authority or face a return to court and possible jail term - has been much more successful than handing out fines.
The Welsh government has finished a consultation on £120 on-the-spot fines for parents who fail to send their children to school.
Councils in England issued more than 30,000 spot fines last year but attendance rates have not improved.
One parent, Gavin Vanden Berg, told the programme that he did not think fines would work. His 15-year-old son Brandon has a sporadic attendance at school.
"If a parent is really trying their best to get their child to school, other than physically taking them to the school themselves, what else can they do?" he said.
Prof Ken Reid, an adviser to the Welsh government on its truancy and behaviour policy, said fining parents was the wrong approach.
"All the evidence from research in England is that actually they don't work at all. All the legal penalties we've had over the last 50 or 60 years on truancy have never made much difference and have never worked."
Mike Cotton, a former school governor and father of four from Morriston, Swansea, said truancy was a "major problem, even with quite intelligent children", and the 700% increase was "absolutely amazing".
He added that parents have overall responsibility for their children, and "teachers are there to teach, not be social workers".
Education Minister Leighton Andrews told Week In Week Out that penalty notices were just one aspect of a national policy to tackle truancy in Wales, based on recommendations made by Prof Reid.
But four years after writing his report, Prof Reid was disappointed with the progress.
"There is no national strategy at all yet on behaviour and attendance despite the assurances we were given that it would happen four years ago."
Week In Week Out - Parents on Trial is on BBC One Wales, at 22:35 GMT, Tuesday 5 March.
He is the second act announced for the festival, which was under threat of being cancelled.
The 71-year-old singer will be closing the festival, with Arcade Fire playing on the Saturday night. Previous headliners at the festival include Queen and The Who.
The four-day festival at Seaclose Park, Newport will run from 8-11 June 2017.
He made 203 on day two of the second Test against New Zealand to help his side to 356 all out, a lead of 135.
Sangakkara will quit one-day international cricket after the World Cup, which starts in February.
But the 37-year-old said he will "see whether there is a few more months of cricket in me Test-wise".
Sangakkara, who spent the first third of his Test career keeping wicket - claiming 178 catches and 20 stumpings before giving up the gloves - also became the fastest player to reach 12,000 Test runs on day one.
"It just depends on how everything pans out after this World Cup," added the former law student.
"It's really hard to predict what will happen and what my thoughts will be at the end of the World Cup about my future."
Day two in Wellington ended with the Kiwis 22-0 in their second innings.
Sri Lanka need to win the Test to level the two-match series after an eight-wicket loss in Christchurch.
The flats in Lorne Street, owned by The Miss Agnes Hunter Trust, are being sold to Places for People Scotland.
The trust said the costs of the 92 flats were diverting funds from the causes it was set up to support.
Residents, who feared for 18 months they might lose their homes, said it was "absolutely fantastic news".
Places for People Scotland confirmed the sale of the property portfolio would not affect the lease agreement and rights of the tenants.
The Miss Agnes Hunter Trust is a grant-making charitable trust set up by her will in 1954 to provide financial help to charitable organisations which support health and social welfare in Scotland.
Walter Thomson, chairman of the Miss Agnes Hunter Trust, said: "The trustees have considered the offer carefully and are confident that Places for People Scotland and its associated organisation Castle Rock Edinvar have the expertise and resources to take management of the property portfolio forward and that the sale is in the best interests of the tenants.
"We have written to the tenants informing them of the sale and advising that The Miss Agnes Hunter Trust will remain their landlord until the settlement date of 28 November 2016 after which tenancies will transfer to Places for People Scotland.
"The sale will enable the Trustees to carry out the specified wishes of Miss Hunter by maintaining the financial grants to registered charities which support people suffering from arthritis and cancer, physical disability and mental health problems or learning disabilities, or which provide youth education and training for disadvantaged people.
"Currently grants amount to around £350,000 each year."
Melanie Weigang, 48, secretary of Lorne Street Association, told the BBC Scotland news website: "This is absolutely fantastic news and a huge relief.
"This has been dragging on forever and to find out before Christmas that we are not going to be evicted is just brilliant.
"There are a lot of elderly people who have been living in Lorne Street for decades and families use the local school so they did want to move from their homes and the area."
Alister Steele, managing director of Castle Rock Edinvar/Places for People Scotland, has also written to the tenants introducing their new landlord.
He said: "We are pleased to be able to finally announce the purchase of the 92 properties from Agnes Hunter Trust and end a period of uncertainty for the residents.
"We have a proud track record in investing in Edinburgh's housing stock and in managing the purchase of tenanted housing.
"We will now begin a dialogue with the residents to give reassurance on our commitment to the future of the properties and to discuss our services and investment plans.
"We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Scottish government and City of Edinburgh for their help on this matter."
Deidre Brock MP said: "I'm thrilled to bits to hear this news.
"What a fantastic day for the tenants of Lorne Street who have been worried about eviction since June last year."
Cammy Day, of City of Edinburgh Council, said: "I am really pleased that we have reached a positive solution for the residents of Lorne Street.
"The council and our partners have been working closely with tenants since they first approached us over a year ago with concerns that they might be made homeless."
Austrian Wiesberger hit a seven-under-par 65 to move into a four-stroke lead over Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen and South African Dylan Frittelli.
Like Olesen and Frittelli, Scotsman Ramsay had a four-under-par 68.
First-round leader Bubba Watson was tied with Ramsay but had his second round suspended after five holes.
By that time, the American two-time Masters winner had improved by one shot after his opening 66 at Genzon Golf Club in China.
Half the field had yet to complete their second 18 by the time play came to a halt because of lightning and heavy rain.
The second round will resume on Saturday, with the third round now due to follow off two tees.
Scotland's Scott Jamieson and England's Jordan Smith were among those to have finished their round and lie in a tie for seventh after second-successive 69s.
Duncan Stewart and England's James Morrison lie two strokes further back, the Scot having picked up three strokes in the eight holes he managed to complete.
After his bogey-free round, Wiesberger told the European Tour website: "It was a long day. I got up at 04:30 to finish a couple of holes.
"I played a few holes on Tuesday and I said to my caddie it feels like a course that suits me and suits my game."
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The 27-year-old returned to Portugal as part of the deal which sees Marcos Rojo move to Old Trafford.
Sporting wanted the loan agreed before they would sanction Rojo's £16m move.
Meanwhile, United have rejected reports that they were interested in signing Germany's attacking midfielders Thomas Muller and Marco Reus this summer.
"It is not true," said a United spokesman.
Nani joined United in 2007, since when he has won four Premier League titles and the Champions League.
He played in all three Portugal matches at this summer's World Cup.
He was afforded a hero's welcome on his return home on Tuesday.
Sporting play FC Arouca on 23 August and major rivals Benfica on 31 August.
Re-entry was over the Pacific, it said, and only a few fragments were expected to hit the sea.
The unmanned cargo ship was launched from Kazakhstan on 28 April, but control was lost soon afterwards.
The Progress M-27M was carrying more than three tonnes of supplies to the International Space Station.
Russian space agency Roscosmos said: "The Progress M-27M spacecraft ceased to exist at 05:04 Moscow time (02:04 GMT) on 8 May 2015. It entered the atmosphere... over the central part of the Pacific Ocean."
Progress was to deliver food, water, fuel, oxygen and clothing to the crew of six people on the ISS, which orbits about 420km (250 miles) above Earth.
But after a communications failure, it began spiralling out of control.
Since then, it has been slowly descending, and orbiting Earth in a pattern that takes it over the eastern United States, Colombia, Brazil and Indonesia.
The capsules were designed to burn up in the atmosphere after delivering their cargo.
A special commission has been set up in Russia to investigate why Progress was lost.
In 2011, one of its predecessors was destroyed when it crashed soon after take-off in Siberia.
Even after Progress' loss, the astronauts have enough supplies to keep them going until the next expected delivery on 19 June.
A Roscosmos spokesman told Reuters that the loss was valued at 2.59 billion roubles ($50.7m; £32.9m).
The Czech world number one, 25, was not at her fluent best, making 19 unforced errors in a 6-2 6-1 victory.
But ultimately Pliskova - last year's beaten finalist - had too much power for her 72nd-ranked opponent.
She hit eight aces and 29 winners to beat Linette, who has only one US Open win, in one hour and 18 minutes.
"I felt a little bit nervous coming out here, especially after last year. But I think I played pretty solid," Pliskova said.
Pliskova must reach the final to have a chance of retaining her ranking, with six other women all hoping to overtake her by winning at Flushing Meadows.
She has a lot of ranking points to defend after last year's defeat by Angelique Kerber, a fact perhaps contributing to a few nerves ahead of Tuesday's opening match on Arthur Ashe Court.
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Pliskova moved a break up after both players lost serve in three of the opening four games, then fought off three break points in the seventh game before going on to seal the first set.
After a brief delay when rain forced the roof to be closed, Pliskova broke again in Linette's first service game of the second set and her own dominant serve - despite a brief blip when he she fought off six break points for a 4-1 lead - saw her through.
It said the movie was illegally downloaded 47 million times between 1 January and 25 December.
That beats the figure for last year's list-topper, the Wolf of Wall Street, which was downloaded 30 million times.
All of this year's top 10 most pirated films had over 30 million downloads, Excipio said.
"If you compare last year's top 10 to this year the increase is enormous," spokesman Benjamin Hauck told the BBC.
According to the firm, the top 10 most pirated movies of 2015 were:
Separate research from the news site TorrentFreak indicated that Game of Thrones was the most pirated television show for the fourth year in a row.
The fantasy-based drama, produced by HBO, was downloaded an estimated 14.4 million times via BitTorrent - up from eight million times last year
That does not include illegal online streaming or file-hosting services, TorrentFreak said, meaning total piracy numbers would be higher.
"The number of downloads for the top TV shows appears to be increasing," added TorrentFreak's editor Ernesto van der Sar.
"For some shows it is even exceeding the number of traditional viewers in the US."
The news may surprise some, given the rise of subscription video on demand services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.
However, Mark Mulligan of Midia Research said these services were still in their "infancy, and only have a slice of the content available".
"To watch all of those popular TV shows legally, without a cable TV subscription, you'd need to pay $45 (£30) a month in the US across five different streaming services.
"And if you don't happen to live in the US, hard luck, many of those shows are only available online with a pay-TV subscription."
Mr van der Sar said the rise in internet connectivity in developing nations might also be pushing up the numbers.
According to Excipio, Brazil was responsible for the most illegal film downloads this year, followed by Russia, China and India.
The US was positioned fifth, down from third last year, and the UK seventh, down from sixth.
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The Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) Inquiry is examining allegations of abuse at Rubane House, Kircubbin.
On Tuesday, the inquiry was told four boys raised the alarm about abuse at the Catholic home 56 years ago.
They told the De La Salle Order that the brother in charge abused them.
The abuser is now dead.
Following the allegations, a senior member of the order was sent to Rubane to investigate.
Afterwards, new rules were introduced, including an order to brothers to put less emphasis on sex education.
The inquiry heard that in a letter to the brother against whom the allegations were made, the senior cleric referred to one boy's accusations and assured him: "Don't think for a moment that I am accepting his word against yours."
He added: "I advise that no reference is to be made at any time or to anyone regarding the inquiry, it is best forgotten and I have told some brothers that no reference is to be made to it among themselves or the boys.
"The whole affair is best dropped."
The inquiry estimates that 200 of Rubane's 1,050 former residents have made allegations of serious sexual or physical abuse.
A total of 13 Northern Ireland institutions are being investigated.
The Kircubbin home was run by the De La Salle religious order, which has already accepted some children were abused.
A lawyer acting for the inquiry said more than 200 children had claimed they were abused at Rubane House, which was open from 1950 to 1985.
A total of 55 former residents have come forward to the inquiry to allege that they were physically or sexually abused.
Their public testimony will begin next week.
The HIA inquiry was set up in 2013 to investigate child abuse in residential institutions in Northern Ireland over a 73-year period, up to 1995.
The Rubane House allegations form the third module of its public hearings.
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From late May to early October last year 80 properties were flooded in Norwich.
Rain was particularly heavy on 27 May and 20 July, the Norfolk County Council report says.
The report calls for Norwich City Council, the county council and Anglian Water to prioritise repair of drains.
The flooding hit a number of areas of the city including Hellesdon, North Walsham Road, Orchard Close, Allen's Lane, Oak Lane , Furze Road, Plumstead Road, George Pope Road, Mousehold Avenue and Hall Road.
It says the estimated cost to repair the damage to the 51 residential buildings comes to more than £1.5m.
The other 29 properties hit by the flooding were either commercial or public buildings.
The report says it is difficult to estimate the cost to all the businesses of the flooding, but said one business faced costs of more than £540,000 due to loss of trade and damage to its property.
The rain on 20 July was described as a 1 in 121-year event.
The report says one of the reasons for the flooding was "a lack of regular maintenance of drainage systems in the Norwich urban area".
It says the reason for this is "in part related to insufficient resources being allocated to regularly maintain drainage systems".
There are also a number of properties built in "close proximity to historic watercourses" while other areas have lost historic ponds which helped prevent flooding.
The report says additional funding may be needed to increase the amount of maintenance in key areas.
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In a unanimous statement, the council condemned the fighting "in the strongest terms" and expressed "particular shock and outrage" at attacks on UN sites.
It also called for additional peacekeepers to be sent to South Sudan.
More than 200 people are reported to have died in clashes since Friday.
The fighting broke out when troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and first Vice-President Riek Machar began shooting at each other in the streets of the South Sudanese capital, Juba.
Relations between the two men have been fractious since independence in 2011. Despite a peace deal last year ending a civil war, each side accuses the other of bad faith.
The weekend's violence later escalated, with tanks, helicopter gunships and troops using rocket-propelled grenades involved.
Those killed include a Chinese UN peacekeeper. Several other peacekeepers and a number of civilians are reported to have been injured in crossfire.
A UN spokeswoman in Juba, Shantal Persaud, said the latest fighting had caused hundreds of internally displaced people to take refuge in UN premises.
She said both South Sudanese leaders were responsible for implementing last year's peace agreement, which included a permanent ceasefire and the deployment of forces away from Juba.
Information Minister Michael Makuei told the BBC that the situation in the city was now "under full control" and civilians who had fled should return to their homes.
Mr Machar's military spokesman, Col William Gatjiath, accused officials loyal to the president of lying, and said there had been at least 10 hours of clashes on Sunday.
"The situation in South Sudan is uncontrollable because Salva Kiir and his followers are not ready to follow the peace agreement," he said.
In a statement on Sunday, the US state department said it strongly condemned the latest outbreak of fighting in Juba.
Spokesman John Kirby said Washington had ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel from the US embassy in Juba.
Mr Kiir and Mr Machar had met at the presidential palace on Friday and issued a call for calm.
Calm was apparently restored on Saturday but heavy gunfire broke out again on Sunday near a military barracks occupied by troops loyal to Mr Machar.
July 2011 - South Sudan becomes an independent country, after more than 20 years of guerrilla warfare, which claimed the lives of at least 1.5 million people and displaced more than four million.
December 2013 - Civil war breaks out after President Salva Kiir sacks the cabinet and accuses Vice-President Riek Machar of planning a coup. The war is fought broadly between the country's biggest ethnic groups - the Dinka, led by Mr Kiir, and the Nuer, under Mr Machar.
More than 2.2 million people are displaced by the fighting. Famine puts the lives of thousands at risk. Tens of thousands of people are reported killed, and Mr Machar flees the country.
August 2015 - President Kiir signs a peace deal with rebels after a threat of sanctions from the UN.
April 2016 - Mr Machar returns to South Sudan to take up his job as first vice president in a new unity government led by President Kiir.
The move marks "the end of the war and the return of peace and stability to South Sudan", Mr Kiir says.
The authorities understood that few of the people coming in would want to stay, although some expressed regret that people desperately fleeing conflict did not view Serbia as a desirable destination.
But Hungary's fence and its criminalisation of unofficial border crossings has brought a halt to the flow of people across Serbia and left hundreds stranded at the fence.
If an exit into Hungary becomes impossible, the number of refugees here may begin to rise, challenging not only the country's capacity for dealing with asylum seekers but its citizens' hitherto admirable tolerance and empathy.
The government's Commissariat for Refugees has told the BBC that it is expecting more people to stay longer in Serbia. It has been preparing extra spaces at its existing asylum centres and is in the final stages of preparing several additional facilities.
But that might not be enough if Hungary carries out its proposal to send rejected asylum seekers back to Serbia - an idea that has not gone down well with Belgrade. Social Affairs Minister Aleksandar Vulin has said that Serbia would not accept any people that Hungary attempts to return under duress.
The UN's refugee agency (UNHCR) is backing Serbia on this issue. It says Hungary is wrong to classify its neighbour as a "safe country" for asylum seekers - as Serbia does not have the capacity to deal with a large number of refugees.
A spokesperson said: "It can't be expected to solve a problem the whole of Europe has failed to resolve."
In Belgrade, the informal transit camp next to the city's main bus station is quieter than it has been for weeks, with just a scattering of tents in the park.
Volunteers say many people left for the Hungarian border in a last-gasp dash to beat the barricade. But more may come from Macedonia to replace them before long.
Another possibility is that people will simply find another route into the EU's passport-free Schengen area. Serbia has borders with many countries, including EU member states Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia. Unlike Hungary, none of the three are yet in the Schengen zone.
Authorities in the Croatian capital, Zagreb, are preparing for migrants to try their luck. Croatia's Assistant Minister for European Affairs, Maja Bakran Marcich, told the BBC it was "a crazy situation" but that so far its borders with Serbia and Hungary were quiet.
"We are getting ready even though it's calm," said Ms Bakran Marcich.
"Things are moving fast. You cannot hermetically close a border and we are obviously aware that you can make a detour via Croatia and back into Hungary."
Croatia's preparations include bolstering its border police and ordering additional fingerprinting machines for the registration of asylum seekers.
"Croatia would not just allow people to move through," she said. "They would be stopped and returned at the Slovenian and Hungarian borders in any case. We would accommodate people, register them and see if they wanted to stay in Croatia or move on."
"We could absorb the immediate wave, and then we'd have to see. This is just the beginning."
Conservative MP for Monmouth David Davies believes dental tests could be carried out to confirm their age - despite professionals saying they would prove inconclusive.
But how do officials go about verifying the age of child migrants at the moment?
We look at the process of making sure the children who come to the UK are under 18.
"These don't look like 'children' to me. I hope British hospitality is not being abused," wrote Mr Davies on Twitter after seeing photographs in the media of 14 male migrants, mainly from Syria and Afghanistan, who have been allowed into the UK to join their families.
He was backed up by UKIP MEP Jane Collins, who also tweeted to say those arriving from the Jungle camp in Calais - said by the Home Office to be aged between 14 and 17 - "look very mature for their age".
But the Home Office says it works closely with the French authorities to establish whether any children are eligible to come to the UK before they arrive.
Under the EU-wide Dublin regulation, unaccompanied child asylum seekers can ask for their claims to be heard in the UK if they have close relatives in the country.
Mr Davies, MP for Monmouth, has said a dental test could be one way of making sure anyone looking to come to the UK as a child refugee has a more accurate age estimation.
But dental evidence is said not to be totally reliable, with experts pointing out it is possible to wrongly estimate someone's age by up to three years when making an estimate based on such criteria.
Professor of medical statistics at the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, Tim Cole, said these tests were "very inaccurate."
He said: "If you test children around the age of 18, or three years either side, in this way, the results get one third of the ages wrong."
"When people are much older, say 30 or 40, it can be a lot more accurate. But if you think of puberty and what different rates children develop at, you can see how wrong the tests can be."
The Royal College of Paediatricians said the margin of error can sometimes be as much as five years either side with medical tests.
However, it also cautions against accepting medical evidence in support of a claim by child asylum seekers themselves.
"All available sources of relevant information and evidence should be considered, since no single assessment technique, or combination of techniques, is likely to determine the applicant's age with precision," states government guidance.
"On age we use a number of determining factors," explains a Home Office spokesman.
These include whether the asylum seekers have provided credible and clear documentary evidence proving their claimed age and that they have a "physical appearance or demeanour which does not strongly suggest they are significantly over 18 years of age".
He added: "We also ensure that we meet our safeguarding obligations as first responders who identify potential child trafficking and child slavery victims in the UK.
"We are trying to assess they are definitely not an adult."
Advice from the Home Office says anyone considered to be "borderline" should be subject to the Merton test.
This is used by local authorities to assess the age of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children before providing accommodation or support, and needs to be signed off by two trained social workers.
"In general, the decision maker must seek to elicit the general background of the applicant, including the applicant's family circumstances and history, educational background, and the applicant's activities during the previous few years," it says.
"Ethnic and cultural information may also be important. If there is reason to doubt the applicant's statement as to their age, the decision maker will have to make an assessment of the applicant's credibility, and he will have to ask questions designed to test the applicant's credibility."
On Wednesday, the Home Office also tried to allay fears by promising additional age checks, such as undergoing further interviews about their background and taking their finger prints to cross check with other records which may contain their age details. Their relatives in the UK may also be interviewed to assess their age.
But sources told the BBC that it is extremely unlikely any would then be returned to Calais as they would be able to claim asylum in the UK regardless of the age.
The Refugee Council has said it is concerned by media coverage questioning the appearance of those admitted to the UK on Monday.
Judith Dennis, policy manager at the charity, said: "It is not possible to judge how old someone is by looking at them, and most people understand that teenagers' appearances vary widely.
"The agencies involved in this exercise will have the safety of all children in mind and we would ask that the privacy of these vulnerable young people is respected."
But speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Davies stood by his opinion and said the public had been given the wrong impression that we would be welcoming "very young children."
He added: "What we seem to have here is young men who may be under 18 or may be over 18, it's very hard to say.
"That's why I've suggested that perhaps we should use age checks, dental checks, to just verify that. At the end of the day, we do need to make sure the public have confidence in the system."
The Blitzboks scored four tries in a 26-14 victory over the defending World Series champions to claim their fifth Dubai title.
England finished third after beating Wales 38-10 in the bronze final.
Meanwhile, Scotland finished sixth after losing 19-12 to Australia in their play-off.
The 79-year-old said he was standing down as the head of world football's governing body less than two weeks ago, just four days into his fifth term.
A new president was expected to be elected, probably in mid-December.
But a source close to Blatter has told the BBC the Swiss could make an audacious bid to stay on if no suitable alternative candidate emerges.
"Everything is open," said the source.
Blatter will hold meetings over the coming days when he will gauge whether he still retains enough support to seek an astonishing sixth term as president.
Fifa has officially referred inquiries over Blatter's intentions to his resignation speech on 2 July, in which he promised to start work on new reforms and said "I shall not be a candidate" in the next election.
However, in 2011 Blatter also claimed his fourth term would be his last, only to renege on the pledge. It is now possible he could attempt a similar, but even more controversial U-turn.
Any attempt by Blatter to cling to power will be met with fierce opposition in the wake of the FBI-led corruption investigation that has plunged Fifa into turmoil and seen the arrest of several senior football officials.
Many critics have demanded that Blatter steps down immediately, rather than wait until an extraordinary meeting of the Fifa Congress in the winter.
Many feared he would use his remaining months in charge to try to ensure the election of a favoured successor. Now it appears he may choose to sensationally stand himself.
Tellingly, the man entrusted to lead Fifa out of its latest crisis has appeared to warn Blatter not to rethink his resignation.
Domenico Scala, chairman of Fifa's audit and compliance committee, said it was "indispensable to follow with the initiated process of the president's change as has been announced".
The statement was in response to a report in Swiss newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag that Blatter had not ruled out remaining in office after receiving support from football officials in Africa and Asia.
But Scala, who has been given the task of overseeing the election of Blatter's successor, said: "For me, the reforms are the central topic."
His statement is the first sign of potential tension between the pair.
One of the reforms Scala has recommended, as well as greater financial transparency and a new governance structure, is three terms of a maximum 12 years in total for both the president and Fifa executive committee members.
Blatter has already served 17 years as the sport's most powerful figure.
Campaign group New Fifa Now has insisted an independent reform commission is the only means of ensuring meaningful changes to the way football is run.
Ever since he announced his resignation, those vying to replace Blatter have been considering when to make their move.
If he does stand again, he may look to present himself as the best means of avoiding one confederation - such as Uefa - gaining excessive power.
Twenty years after he was knighted by the Queen, Sir Paul has been bumped up the honours list for services to music.
Former Liverpool boxer John Conteh, 66, is also being honoured with an MBE for services to boxing.
The former world light-heavyweight champion who held the title between 1974 and 1978 expressed surprise and said "it's an absolute privilege".
"I never even thought about the possibility of getting an honour - where I grew up the only letters you got were from the DHSS," he said.
He remains a respected figure in the sport for his charity work and his involvement with the London ex-Boxers' Association.
Conteh, who began boxing at the age of 10, added: "Here I am today, still involved in the sport and with all these letters after my name. I've got the WBC and now I've got the MBE - how much more could I possibly want?"
Sir Paul, who was knighted in the Queen's 1997 New Year Honours, will now be able to wear the initials CH after his name.
Founded in 1917, the Order of the Companions Honour is awarded for service of conspicuous national importance and is limited to 65 people.
The man who, with John Lennon, wrote some of the most popular songs in history has had the most successful solo musical career of The Beatles and is now treated as rock royalty.
Other Merseyside appointments include Angela Paget, formerly head teacher at St Bede's Catholic Junior School in Widnes who is appointed OBE.
Prof Anthony Colin Fisher, from Royal Liverpool University Hospital, becomes an MBE for services to medical physics while Richard Michael Twemlow becomes an MBE for services to scouting in Wirral.
Police detective Tracy O'Hara, a leading figure in Merseyside police's gay and lesbian support network, has received the Queen's Police Medal.
A further 20 have been rated as requiring further improvement.
Adrian Hughes, CQC deputy chief inspector, said from 1 April those services rated inadequate would be placed into special measures with a requirement to take action to improve, or face further enforcement.
In a statement, Kent County Council (KCC) said most care homes were privately owned but when concerns were raised about the standards of care provided they would be subject to KCC sanctions.
Substitute Harry Beautyman knocked Matt Taylor's corner back across goal and Richards stuck out a foot to flick the ball home at the far post.
That brought an end to Oxford's eight-game unbeaten run, but the U's only had themselves to blame with some wayward shooting and poor decision-making in the final third, as they failed to find the net at home for the first time this season.
Northampton created the better of what few chances there were in the opening hour.
Taylor's stinging shot from 20 yards was too hot to handle for U's goalkeeper Simon Eastwood but his defenders were on hand to clear.
Cobblers centre-half Lewis Nyatanga unbelievably headed a Taylor corner over the bar from just five yards.
At the other end Chris Maguire threatened from free-kicks and the Scot also forced Adam Smith into a smart save down at his right post, but Oxford struggled to get beyond the visitors' well-marshalled defence.
In the second half it was again Northampton who almost broke the deadlock, Paul Anderson somehow failing to turn in a Richards header back across the face of the goal.
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Match ends, Oxford United 0, Northampton Town 1.
Second Half ends, Oxford United 0, Northampton Town 1.
Chris Maguire (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harry Beautyman (Northampton Town).
Delay in match (Oxford United).
Goal! Oxford United 0, Northampton Town 1. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Beautyman following a corner.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
Attempt saved. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Marvin Johnson (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harry Beautyman (Northampton Town).
Hand ball by Marc Richards (Northampton Town).
Attempt missed. Harry Beautyman (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high.
Foul by Tyler Roberts (Oxford United).
Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chris Maguire (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Paul Anderson (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Paul Anderson (Northampton Town).
Substitution, Northampton Town. Harry Beautyman replaces Alfie Potter.
Attempt missed. Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Tyler Roberts (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town).
Foul by Tyler Roberts (Oxford United).
Aaron Phillips (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Oxford United. Tyler Roberts replaces Robert Hall.
Attempt missed. Alexander MacDonald (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt missed. Robert Hall (Oxford United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Ryan Ledson (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Aaron Phillips (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for dangerous play.
Foul by Aaron Phillips (Northampton Town).
Foul by Robert Hall (Oxford United).
Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Robert Hall (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
Ryan Taylor (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town).
Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Revell (Northampton Town).
Foul by Curtis Nelson (Oxford United).
Attempt missed. Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
Alex Revell (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
It is reported that the man fell overboard from a Spanish trawler.
RTÉ says the incident happened on Wednesday evening about 40 nautical miles west of Valentia.
The Valentia Lifeboat is at the scene, but the Shannon-based rescue helicopter was forced to leave the area due to poor visibility.
The Irish naval vessel LÉ Aisling is expected to join the search early on Thursday morning with the rescue helicopter crew also due to return.
However, I am told that the wording is still very much a work in progress.
Diplomats from the three allies are said to be discussing the questions of "what, where, when, who and how" - in other words what weapons should be removed from Syria, where should they be taken to, according to what timetable and who should supervise their removal and destruction.
There is also a discussion about what type of UN resolution should be tabled.
A so-called chapter 7 resolution is binding and is seen as authorising military action if other measures do not succeed.
The Russians have proved resistant to any such proposal. In the Kremlin they believe that the UN resolution which created a no-fly zone above Libya was exploited by Britain, France and America to allow the toppling of Colonel Gadaffi's regime.
They might prefer a resolution under the UN's Chapter 6 - entitled "Pacific Settlement of Disputes" - which stipulates that peaceful methods should be used to resolve disputes.
When David Cameron spoke to MPs he made clear his scepticism about Russia's intentions and revealed that President Putin had not raised the idea with him at the G20 summit last week.
He told MPs: "If we can achieve the removal and the destruction of the biggest chemical weapons arsenal in the world, that would be a significant step forward.
"So it is definitely worth exploring but we must be sceptical, we must be careful, we must enter this with a very hard head and some pretty cool calculations, because we do not want this to be some delaying tactic, some ruse to just buy time for a regime that must act on chemical weapons."
The Western allies have always wanted a UN process which either fails - allowing them to say that there is no choice but to take military action - or one that succeeds and specifically authorises it.
Action Fraud said 3,543 people reported falling victim to dating scams in 2014-15. It said dating sites "very rarely" vet members to prevent fraud.
Commander Chris Greany, national police lead for economic crime, said the crime was "reprehensible" and that some victims had lost "everything".
Scams included asking for travel costs or to pay medical bills, police said.
They said victims were often contacted through dating websites and befriended by fraudsters before requests for money were made.
The warning comes as part of a campaign to identify "common fraud myths".
The 13-day campaign - which is being organised by Action Fraud and the City of London Police - warns that dating fraudsters are often "particularly convincing", especially if victims already think they have been vetted by dating websites.
Cdr Greany, who will be overseeing the campaign, said sums stolen in dating fraud ranged from small to "huge" amounts.
Cdr Greany said: "It is a reprehensible criminal act which preys on one of the oldest human emotions, which is love.
"Fraud does seem to be on the increase and with dating fraud we can definitely say it has gone up in the last year."
He added: "Dating websites are all good and sometimes they help people find partners but people need to be circumspect about what they find.
"There are some very tragic examples where people have sent everything they have and now they have got nothing."
Organisers of the campaign say the absence of checks by some dating websites can make it "even easier for the fraudster to manipulate their victim".
A City of London Police spokeswoman said: "The reality is that most dating websites allow people to sign-up to the website without vetting checks, which means that fraudsters are able to use the website to target people online and defraud them."
The Online Dating Association said sites took a range of steps to vet people.
"Every ODA member is committed to a code of practice that includes a responsibility to examine the profiles of those joining services in order to disrupt possible scammers. Members use skilled staff and dedicated software tools to do this work."
Update 9 November 2015: This story has been updated to include a comment from the online dating sector.
In the video, Abubakar Shekau says his fighters shot down an air force jet that went missing three weeks ago.
Last week, the military claimed a man posing as the Boko Haram leader in videos had been killed and in August 2013 said that Shekau may be dead.
Security analysts have questioned the credibility of the military's claims.
Nigeria journalist Ahmad Salkida, who has good contacts within Boko Haram, said on his Twitter account last week that he had it "on authority that Shekau is well and alive".
Is it is not clear when or where the video, obtained by the AFP news agency, was made.
But the BBC's Hausa Service editor, Mansur Liman, says the man speaking appears to be the same Abubakar Shekau in other Boko Haram videos.
Analysis: Will Ross, BBC News, Nigeria
In the video a heavily bearded man stands on the back of a pick-up truck firing an anti-aircraft gun into the air.
He mocked the Nigerian military for reporting that he had been killed and was surrounded by heavily armed masked gunmen.
The Nigerian military has recorded some recent success against Boko Haram after preventing the town of Konduga, near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, from falling into the jihadists' hands.
But towns and villages are still under the militants' control and reports that Abubakar Shekau is still alive will once again make it hard for people to believe the information coming from the Nigerian military.
Previous assertions about Shekau's demise have been followed a few weeks later by such video message denials.
Thousands of people have died during Boko Haram's five-year insurgency - and three states in the north-east have been under a state of emergency for more than a year.
The militant group has changed tactics in recent months, holding on to towns in the north-east, where most people are Muslims, rather than carrying out hit-and-run attacks.
In August, Boko Haram declared an Islamic state in areas it controls - which Shekau refers to in the 36-minute video.
"Here I am, alive. I will only die the day Allah takes my breath," he says, mocking the military's "propaganda".
"We are running our caliphate, our Islamic caliphate. We follow the Koran... We now practise the injunctions of the Koran in the land of Allah," he says, referring to Sharia punishments.
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The video contains images of extreme violence, including graphic scenes of an amputation, a stoning to death and a beheading.
It also shows the wreckage of a jet that went missing in the north-east on 12 September.
Meanwhile, a court martial has begun of Nigerian of 97 soldiers, including 16 officers, who are alleged to have refused orders to fight against the insurgents.
It comes two weeks after 12 soldiers were sentenced to death for mutiny, after shots were fired at their commanding officer in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri in May.
"Boko Haram" means "Western education is forbidden" in Arabic, and the group frequently attacks schools and colleges, which it sees as a symbol of Western culture.
Their abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from a boarding school in April sparked global outrage.
Two women in their 20s reported being followed in Maida Vale by a teen who tried to engage them in conversation before inappropriately touching them.
The first assault happened on 1 June on Kilburn Park Road while the second was on 17 June on nearby Saltram Crescent. Both occurred at about 22:00 BST.
Police believe the assaults are linked and arrested the boy in Kilburn.
A large explosion has been heard and frightened students barricaded inside rooms in the building say they can hear gunfire close by.
At least one person has died and at least 12 are injured, officials say.
Police have described the attack, which began at about 19:00 local time (14:30 GMT), as "complex" and have deployed special forces.
The university president, Mark English, told AP news agency that a militant attack was underway and "we are trying to assess the situation".
An interior ministry official said he thought several gunmen, some with suicide vests, were involved.
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Student Ahmad Mukhtar told the BBC that he was 100m (320ft) away from the university's main entrance when he heard "six or 10" shots and a "huge" blast.
The explosion created so much light that it momentarily lit up the surrounding area, he said.
Then there were was more firing inside the campus. He added that he had also heard students shouting.
"I climbed a six-metre wall to escape," Ahmad said.
Another student told AFP news agency he was stuck inside his class with other students.
"I heard explosions, and gunfire is going on close by," he said by telephone. Other trapped students were tweeting or posting on Facebook desperate pleas for help.
Among them was Massoud Hossaini, a Pulitzer prizewinning photojournalist - though he was later reported to have escaped.
The attack comes two weeks after two university staff - one American, one Australian - were kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Their whereabouts remain unknown.
The university, which first opened its doors to students in 2005, is a non-profit private university chartered in the US.
It offers English courses, adult professional qualifications and bachelor degree programmes, among others.
About 1,700 students are enrolled; many are adults who study part-time and also have jobs.
Lloyd Williams is on the bench, meaning Mike Phillips is not in the match 23.
Tomas Francis starts at tight-head prop, Scott Baldwin at hooker with Gethin Jenkins at loose-head, while Samson Lee is named on the bench.
Full-back Liam Williams has recovered from his thigh knock, with George North and Hallam Amos - preferred to Alex Cuthbert - on the wings.
Captain Sam Warburton packs down at open-side flanker in a tried and tested breakaway trio of Dan Lydiate and Taulupe Faletau, so Justin Tipuric provides back-row cover on the bench.
Alun Wyn Jones and Bradley Davies are the lock pairing, while Jamie Roberts and Scott Williams line up in the centre to take on England rivals Sam Burgess and Brad Barritt.
Scarlets tight-head Lee was an injury doubt but is fit enough to be named among the replacements, although there is no Paul James, who is suffering from a calf strain.
Instead, Aaron Jarvis and hooker Ken Owens are the other front-row reserves, while lock Luke Charteris, fly-half Rhys Priestland and Cuthbert are the other bench members.
British and Irish Lion Phillips was called into Wales' World Cup squad just over a fortnight ago when Rhys Webb suffered a tournament-ending foot injury, but will have to wait to win his 100th Test cap.
Instead Scarlets number nine Davies - the Pro12's top try scorer in the 2013/14 season - will make only his second start for Wales.
News of Newport Gwent Dragon Amos' selection came on his 21st birthday.
The winners of the Group A game will take a massive stride towards qualifying for the quarter-finals, with the losers realistically needing to beat Australia to avoid an early exit from the tournament.
"Saturday is a huge occasion for both teams and for the tournament and we are really looking forward to it," said Wales head coach Warren Gatland.
"Both sides kicked their tournament off with a bonus-point win but we know we will need to step up at Twickenham on Saturday."
Wales began their campaign on Sunday in Cardiff with a 54-9 win over Uruguay, while hosts England started two days earlier with a 35-11 victory over Fiji at Twickenham.
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Liam Williams; George North, Scott Williams, Jamie Roberts, Hallam Amos; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Gethin Jenkins, Scott Baldwin, Tomas Francis, Bradley Davies, Alun Wyn Jones, Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton (capt), Taulupe Faletau.
Replacements: Ken Owens, Aaron Jarvis, Samson Lee, Luke Charteris, Justin Tipuric, Lloyd Williams, Rhys Priestland, Alex Cuthbert.
On Thursday, the government announced it would relax the rules to allow all couples to have two children.
It said the decision was made because of China's rapidly ageing population and to help support the economy.
However, officials have stressed that the one-child policy will continue to be enforced until the law is changed.
China's controversial one-child policy was introduced nationally in 1979 to slow the population growth rate, and is estimated to have prevented about 400 million births.
Though there were exceptions to the policy, most couples who violated it faced punishment, from fines and the loss of employment to forced abortions.
On Friday, a local official was quoted as saying that women pregnant with a second child would no longer be punished, suggesting that the new policy was already effective.
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However, on Sunday, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said that local officials should continue to implement existing family planning laws until the two-child policy was ratified by lawmakers in March.
"The two-child policy must be implemented in accordance with the law," an official with the commission said in a statement (in Chinese).
Until the new law was adopted, local officials "must seriously enforce existing policies" and "must not act of their own accord", the statement added.
The government estimates that 90 million couples will be eligible for the new two-child policy.
Correspondents say that despite the relaxation of the rules, many couples may opt to have only one child, as one-child families have become the social norm.
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About 500 police officers, backed by dog units, a helicopter and coastal patrol boats are involved.
A police operation was also launched in the southern Calabria region, a hotbed of 'Ndrangheta Mafia crime.
The Rome crackdown, focused on the coastal suburb of Ostia, is said to be the largest yet in or near the capital. Three crime clans are being targeted.
Italy's Corriere della Sera says a "mortal blow" has been delivered to the Fasciani, Triassi and D'Agati clans, who have dominated organised crime for years in that region.
The Triassi clan is reported to have close ties to the Sicilian Cosa Nostra crime network.
Police had been able to monitor the mafiosi not only as they met to settle disputes and divide up territory, but also as they planned murders, Italian media report.
The operation in the south led to 65 arrests, including doctors, lawyers and entrepreneurs, in the town of Lamezia Terme, Italy's Ansa news agency reports.
As part of that operation Senator Piero Aiello, a member of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right People of Freedom (PdL) party, is under investigation, Ansa reports.
Police seized 200m euros' (£173m; $266m) worth of assets from five businessmen, suspected of involvement with the Giampa clan of the Calabria-based 'Ndrangheta crime network.
The suspects include Gianpaolo Bevilacqua, vice president of the company that runs Lamezia Terme airport and a former provincial councillor for the PdL.
The Giampa clan is suspected of an insurance fraud, used to fund arms and drugs and to pay mafiosi.
Police are also investigating murders committed in a clan war that raged in 2005-2011.
The 'Ndrangheta is now reckoned to be Italy's most powerful mafia, having overtaken Sicily's Cosa Nostra. The 'Ndrangheta operates across Europe and has connections with Colombian drug cartels.
"Not a chance", according to China's vocal netizens - who have expressed scorn and scepticism about the Economist Intelligence Unit's improved rankings for Chinese cities in 2015.
According to the annual report, Beijing and other Chinese cities have climbed up the table "largely due to a lower threat from civil unrest".
"Let me tell you all a joke: Chinese cities are among the most liveable in the world," commented Weibo user Xiang Xueyee.
"Don't take this list seriously. The men who made it probably never lived in China," said another.
Here's what else Chinese netizens had to say.
The Chinese capital rose five places this year, to become the world's 69th most liveable city.
"Beijing is our most liveable city? They must be joking. Maybe for someone functioning without lungs," remarked Guangdong Weibo user Liew Jia Kit.
"Pollution everyday? This must be black humour," said another.
Other Weibo users like Jeff Chang felt there were Chinese cities "more deserving" of making the list.
"Why not Hainan island? It's beautiful. And definitely free from smog," he said.
China's north-eastern port city of Tianjin, which was hit by deadly chemical explosions last week, also made an appearance on the 2015 list.
But its surprise entry took many Chinese netizens by surprise.
"How did Tianjin even make the list? Where were the surveyors last week? Mars?" asked one Weibo user.
Other users felt that even with the ongoing recovery efforts, Tianjin city was still an unexpected choice.
"Devastation aside, transportation in Tianjin is terrible! What a strange choice," remarked another user.
Other Chinese cities ranked in the report include the coastal cities of Qingdao, Dalian, Shenzhen and Shanghai, and the inland cities of Suzhou and Guangzhou.
Reporting by Heather Chen
The body will deal with "cybersecurity incidents" of national significance.
It will also provide advice and alerts on cyber-threats to government, industry and academia.
Speaking at the launch, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude said that 93% of large corporations had had "a breach" over the past financial year.
The attacks cost on average between £450,000 and £850,000, he added.
The minister also repeated the claim that one London-based company had suffered a security breach which cost it "£800m worth of revenue".
But, he said, cybersecurity also presented an opportunity. It was "an essential feature of - and a massive opportunity for - the UK's economic recovery".
Many countries around the world now have their own CERT, a crucial component in the sharing of information to prevent cyber-attacks.
The government says it has allocated £860m to the UK's cybersecurity efforts.
However, figures were not available for the current budget specifically for CERT-UK, which will be based in London and will consist of a team of 55 people.
According to its website, cert.gov.uk, CERT-UK would issue an alert and appropriate guidance in the exceptional event of a critical national cybersecurity incident.
Providing advisory notices of "cybersecurity issues being detected across government, industry or academia" would be another function.
However the organisation has no law enforcement role or powers - its primary role is co-ordination and information-sharing.
Although CERT-UK had its official launch today, director Chris Gibson, formerly the director of e-crime at global bank Citigroup, was appointed in November and work has been in progress for some months.
A particular focus of the organisation will be the protection of companies seen to be part of the critical national infrastructure, such as banks, and power generation and distribution firms.
National Grid spokesman Steve Collins described the launch of CERT-UK as a "milestone".
It will also provide a single point of contact for co-ordinating international responses to computer security incidents - a move welcomed by other countries' cybersecurity teams.
Ozzy's problems came to light when handler PC Paul Huggett noticed a "blue tinge" in his eyes.
Cataracts were diagnosed by a vet but police decided to "give him a chance" and sanctioned the expensive treatment.
PC Huggett said without the operation, Ozzy would have had to retire from his job tracking down contraband drugs, weapons and cash.
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The dog has now returned to work and on his first assignment found "50 rocks of crack cocaine in Peterborough".
Ozzy, who is eight, is part of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire dog unit and is based in Alconbury, Cambridgeshire.
Cataracts are cloudy patches that develop in the lens of the eye and can cause blurred or misty vision. If untreated the condition is likely to deteriorate.
PC Huggett, who has had Ozzy since the dog was six months old, said: "[Police dogs] use their nose to search, but Ozzy still needs to see where he's going.
"We had a meeting with the bosses and it was decided we would give him a chance.
"He's a very good dog, he's a natural searcher."
The cost of the procedure was in excess of £3,000.
Specialist Newmarket-based vets Dick White Referrals carried out the operation and nursed Ozzy back to health.
"We did a lot of research about where he should go to get the best care and aftercare," PC Huggett said.
The commuter was badly injured after he was struck at Kentish Town station in north London on Wednesday.
British Transport Police (BTP) said a 29-year-old from Colindale, north-west London, was detained after he voluntarily attended a police station.
He is currently in custody and being questioned by officers.
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The passenger was treated at the scene by London Ambulance staff before he was taken "as a priority" to a hospital in central London. His condition is not known.
After the incident, witness Verity Slattery tweeted: "I feel physically sick... in utter shock and disbelief. I just hope the guy will be OK. Thoughts and prayers are with him and his family."
Commuters at the station told the BBC earlier the incident was probably a "one-off" but they would exercise more caution when using the underground.
Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan, said: "It will probably make me change the way I behave on the platform. I think [gates] on the Jubilee Line would be a good idea. It makes it a lot safer."
"When it happened we were quite shocked and appalled," said Claire Turmel, 29, who works on a nearby coffee stall. "Maybe I will stand a bit further back on the platform than usual. I think it's a one in a million."
However, others said little could be done to prevent a similar situation happening.
Sales consultant Chris Wyburd, 52, said: "It's like everything - standing in front of a zebra crossing someone might push you. Are you going to put barriers everywhere?"
Mark Young, 55, vicar at St Andrew Holborn, who has lived in the area for eight years, said: "These things happen living in a city mixed up with all sorts of people. There are bound to be people who are maybe unwell.
"They are in the midst."
Sally Keable has worked on a nearby fruit and vegetable stall for 10 years. Asked if she would change her travel habits, she said: "You are more likely to get pushed on the tracks at Oxford Circus during the Christmas rush."
BTP confirmed a 29-year-old man from Colindale, London, is being questioned over the incident.
The 832 Moroccans, who were hired as private contractors in the 1970s, were denied "railway worker" status and the accordant benefits, a court found.
Nearly all of them were awarded damages by the court, with the settlements ranging between €150,000 and €230,000.
Many of them waited more than a decade for the outcome of the case.
The industrial court, which specialises in workplace conflicts, said that SNCF was guilty of "discrimination in the execution of work contracts" and "in the rights to retirement".
The plaintiffs argued that their careers had been stunted and they had received lower pensions than their French counterparts.
Even those who later received French nationality and were awarded permanent contracts complained their careers had been deliberately curtailed.
There were shouts of joy in the courtroom when the verdict was read out. Ahmed Katim, who was hired as a contractor in 1972, burst into tears, describing the ruling as "restoring dignity to Moroccans".
Abdelhadi Fedfane, 66, who was hired as a contractor in 1974, retired in 2010 "broken from head to toe" after decades working outside, on the tracks, repairing wagons.
"We trained the youngsters, but we remained mere assistants. It broke our morale," he said.
Lawyers for SNCF made no immediate comment on the result.
Each plaintiff will be individually informed of their result and the rail company will have a month to appeal.
During the trial SNCF's lawyer said the plaintiffs' submission was "imprecise" and argued it was perfectly legal to distinguish between permanent hires and contract workers.
Terry Spence, chairman of the Police Federation, said tougher action should have been taken during disturbances, including early use of plastic bullets.
Loyalist protests followed Belfast City Council's vote to limit the flying of the union flag from city hall.
Scores of police officers were injured and many roads were closed.
Two hundred and forty six people have been arrested, 188 of whom have been charged.
"There has been a tactical operational failure in how we first handled these public order confrontations," Mr Spence said.
"To put it bluntly, we were policing public order in Northern Ireland according to guidelines more appropriate for the rest of the UK," Mr Spence said.
"The sight of AEPs (plastic bullets) tends to concentrate the minds of potential rioters.
"Too often, it is fear of adverse comment from our politicians that inhibits senior officers from fulfilling their duty of care to the men and women on the ground."
Mr Spence said that since July of last year, 448 PSNI officers had been injured as a result of public disorder. According to the PSNI, 147 of those have been injured in violence linked to flag protests.
"As a force the PSNI seem to have taken comfort in the mistaken belief that no officers have been seriously injured at these regular scenes of public disorder," he said.
"We are not cannon fodder."
Chief Constable Matt Baggott previously defended the PSNI decision to allow flag protesters to block roads and take part in illegal parades.
He said robust action to clear roads could have resulted in serious public disorder.
The chief constable's approach was strongly criticised at the annual conference of the Police Federation in County Down on Wednesday.
Mr Spence also condemned the fact that UVF flags have not been removed from several parts of east Belfast.
"It is unacceptable to us as police officers, or indeed to the community, that we appear reluctant to enforce the law because of the fear of provoking uncontainable confrontation with the (loyalist paramilitary) UVF bully boys," Mr Spence said.
"Our politicians and our police service need to address the perception in the wider community by clearly demonstrating that we are standing up to the UVF as well as the dissident republicans."
Mr Spence also criticised some Northern Ireland politicians for their stance on contentious parades.
"The police service will do its job, but we would be greatly assisted if elected representatives, especially, understood that they cannot choose which laws they will obey and that the decisions of the Parades Commission are the law," he said.
The conference heard Mr Spence describe republican dissidents as a "sad group of misfits who cannot accept that violence in pursuit of any political objective, has no place in any democracy".
He said it was only due to good luck and excellent police work that officers had not been injured or killed in recent dissident attacks.
Deputy Chief Constable Judith Gillespie said police at the time were put in an impossible situation during the flag protests.
"There are things that, perhaps with the benefit of hindsight, if we'd known this was going to go on for so long, if we'd known that certain things were going to happen in between, of course there are things we might have done differently," she said.
"But at a strategic level I'm confident we were doing the right things.
"I stand by the actions of my officers, both those who were in charge of the operation and those who were on the ground."
Justice Minister David Ford, who addressed the conference after Mr Spence, commended the PSNI's policing of flag protests.
"It is the good work of police in demonstrating that breaking the law has consequences that has sobered up protesters," he said.
He said he wanted to help build a shared future for all the people of Northern Ireland "in which everyone is free to live and learn, work and play, in safety".
"The PSNI is central to delivering this vision of a truly united and integrated community and I thank you and all your colleagues for the contribution that they make," he said.
"I will continue to work to ensure that politicians live up to their responsibilities and do not demand that police officers have to step in because of failure of leadership elsewhere."
The former Nova Centre in Prestatyn shut in February after the trust running it had its funding pulled by Denbighshire council.
It has confirmed the revamp will take place from 5 January after agreeing £4.2m in funding in October.
Three promenade-side retail units will also be built as part of the plans.
"The redevelopment of the Nova Centre is an important piece of the jigsaw in our vision to develop the leisure offer on the coast," said councillor Huw Jones, cabinet lead member for leisure.
The work is expected to be complete by July.
The Bafta-nominated star plans to focus more on political activism in his home town of Port Talbot.
But he clarified reports by the Times Magazine that he was leaving acting behind and going into politics.
The 47-year-old said he may eventually put his career on hold, but had not yet decided.
In a blog statement Sheen, who has lived in Los Angeles for 14 years, said his decision to focus more on issues in Port Talbot could mean he would have to scale back on his acting work.
He said he might even stop acting for a while at some point.
Sheen has taken an increasingly vocal role in activism over the past few years, which was sparked by his involvement in staging the National Theatre Wales's production of The Passion in Port Talbot in 2011 over the Easter weekend, involving street performances with more than 1,000 volunteers.
Sheen told the newspaper the research and the immersion in the community led to more political engagement "as an absolutely natural progression".
On Saturday, in an interview with the Times, he said: "In the same way as the Nazis had to be stopped in Germany in the thirties, this thing that is on the rise has to be stopped.
"What I think must be resisted is the re-emerging spectre of fascism in the West. Our democracy must be defended and each of us needs to decide how we can contribute to that effort."
The actor has been a contributor to political debate on topics including the NHS, of which he is a passionate supporter, fracking, homelessness, freedom of information and is an ambassador for the United Nation's children's organisation Unicef.
He said the recent US election result coming on top of the UK's Brexit vote - which was supported in Port Talbot - heightened thoughts he already had about a return to Wales.
"It's not going to look like this in 10 years' time," he said.
"Everything has shifted… The dice are being rolled again."
Following the article, Sheen later tweeted: "Before this gets ridiculous I said I'm thinking I might start acting less and maybe even stop for a while at some point but don't know yet."
He also tweeted that it was not about the decision by the UK to leave the EU but the "general world rise of anti-democratic forces" which he said "must be stopped".
He told BBC Wales last year people should be given the power to run communities instead of "career politicians".
Sheen moved to Hollywood to be near his then three-year-old daughter Lily with his former partner, British actress Kate Beckinsale.
He has previously said once his daughter went to college and he did not "necessarily have to be there then things will change".
For the past few years he has been in a relationship with US comedian Sarah Silverman and he admitted he did not know whether the relationship would work across the Atlantic.
Joseph Eke, 22, is accused of attacking Harry House at the family home in Broadmayne, Dorset, on 26 May 2016.
He is also accused of causing a wound that scarred the little boy's face two months earlier and fracturing his ribs two weeks before his death.
Mr Eke denies murder, wounding, actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm.
Winchester Crown Court heard Harry's mother, Lauren O'Neill, had nipped to a shop at 09:27 BST to get washing powder from a store about 100m from her home.
Prosecutor Adam Feest QC said, when she came back, she asked Mr Eke to check whether Harry had tidied his room.
When Mr Eke returned, he told Ms O'Neill that Harry looked like he was going to be sick, before turning "very white", his lips started turning blue and he became "very droopy", the court heard.
Mr Feest said paramedics tried to save Harry but he died in hospital in Dorchester at 11:00 BST.
A post-mortem examination showed he had a "potentially fatal" fractured skull.
Jurors heard Harry died as a result of a blunt-force impact to the abdomen that split his pancreas in two.
The court was told, Mr Eke, of St Lawrence Road, Upwey, Weymouth, had helped with Harry's childcare but feared his ability to cope because he had been beaten as a child.
He allegedly told Ms O'Neill Harry cut his face falling on a plate while she was in the store on another occasion on Easter Sunday.
The court heard the toddler told his great-grandmother that Mr Eke had pushed him that day creating a slit from his lips to his ear.
The trial continues.
Claim: The European Union is so corrupt that the European Court of Auditors has not signed off its accounts for 20 years.
Reality Check verdict: The Court of Auditors has signed the EU accounts every year since 2007, while pointing out that EU countries, once they receive the EU funds, misuse about 4.4% of the total budget.
The EU's accounts are scrutinised by the Court of Auditors, which checks whether they correctly reflect the spending of the EU budget.
The latest report, published in 2015 for accounts in 2014, explicitly said that the auditors were "signing off the accounts" as they have done every year since 2007.
The Court did point out that some of the funds - 4.4% of the total in 2014 - were not used in accordance with the EU rules. But it stressed that this "is not a measure of fraud, inefficiency or waste", but money that: "should not have been paid out because it was not used in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations".
The auditors said typical cases involved roads or airports that attracted insufficient traffic.
It is important to stress that around 80% of the EU budget is managed by member states themselves, and not by EU institutions. The EU transfers funds to the national treasuries and then the countries themselves decide which projects to spend the money on. The auditors have called on EU countries to take more care in their spending.
In 2014, the court found that €666m (£524m) from the EU fund that is given to countries to finance projects in underdeveloped areas, was "poor value for money". Poland, for example, built three airports, in Lodz, Rzeszow and Lublin, which have received more than €100m of EU funding, but which have not attracted enough customers to keep them in business.
In 2012, a mountain lift was constructed in the Sicilian village of Sutera, to improve access to a mountain monastery to attract tourism. The project reportedly received around €2m of EU regional development money. However, due to high operating costs, the lift has never been in use.
There are UK-based examples too. In 2008, the Canolfan Cywain rural heritage centre opened in Gwynedd, Wales, after it received £900,000 from the EU structural development fund. It ran into financial difficulties in September 2011 and closed a year later.
On 28 April 2016, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee called on the UK government to improve how it spends EU funds.
The committee found that UK departments contribute "additional complexity" to the implementation of EU programmes, especially agricultural and rural development ones, which also drives up errors. The errors have cost the UK government "at least £650m" in penalties, to the European Commission, over the past decade.
If the auditors do suspect corruption, they pass the cases to OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office. According to the latest figures provided by the Commission, fraud affects 0.2% of the EU's annual spending. The estimated cost of fraudulent irregularities was €248m in 2013.
For comparison, the UK National Audit Office says fraud across UK government was equivalent to only 0.02% of total expenditure: it ranged from £27.5m to £72.9m, depending on the source, from a total expenditure of £306bn.
OLAF says it completed 3,500 investigations, which led to the recovery of more than €1.1bn for the EU budget and a total of 900 years of prison sentences since 1999.
A separate NAO report estimated that the Department for Work and Pensions' fraud and error rate was 1.9% and HMRC's was 4.4% on its spending on benefits and tax credits in 2013-14. The report does not say how much was due to fraud and how much was due to error.
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The city featured in the data published by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The health body warned poor air quality caused more than three million deaths around the world every year.
A spokeswoman for Glasgow City Council said it took its responsibility to monitor air quality "very seriously" and its data showed it met air pollution targets in 2015.
As air quality declines, the risk of stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma, increases among residents, WHO said.
One way the global health body assesses air quality is by examining the levels of a type of pollution known as particulate matter (PMs).
Glasgow was one of a number of places which breached the safe limit set for PM10.
Port Talbot, Stanford-Le-Hope, London, Scunthorpe, Leeds, Eastbourne, Nottingham, Southampton and Oxford, as well the town of Longford in Ireland, also exceeded the safe level.
More than 40 towns and cities across Britain and Ireland breached the safe levels for another measure known as PM2.5.
Glasgow and Prestonpans in East Lothian featured on that list.
WHO said that across the world 80% of cities that measure outdoor air pollution are failing to meet its guidance for safe levels of air quality.
Dr Flavia Bustreo, WHO's assistant director general for family, women and children's health, said: "When dirty air blankets our cities, the most vulnerable urban populations - the youngest, oldest and poorest - are the most impacted."
Jenny Bates, Friends of the Earth air pollution campaigner, said air pollution caused 40,000 early deaths a year in the UK.
He added: "This is a public health crisis. It's time it was treated that way.
"We need fewer and cleaner vehicles with a Clean Air Zone in every city and large town - and politicians must urgently introduce a diesel scrappage scheme to get the worst polluting vehicles off our roads, as well as more investment in alternatives to driving."
Dr Penny Woods, chief executive of the British Lung Foundation, said the report was "deeply concerning".
"It is clear from this report that the UK is facing an air pollution crisis," she said.
"Unfortunately, the government's response so far has been inadequate. Swift action must be taken to reduce pollution levels in the UK and protect our lung health."
A spokeswoman for Glasgow City Council said: "Glasgow has set a target of being one of the most sustainable cities in Europe and we take our responsibility to monitor air quality very seriously.
"In fact the latest data for air quality in the city shows that both the Scottish Air Quality Objective and WHO target level for the pollutants PM10 and PM2.5 were met across the city in 2015.
"While we have made good progress, we recognise there is more to be done. The council is a key partner in the Scottish government's Clean Air for Scotland Strategy which is intended to define the path to achieving full compliance with the relevant air quality standards over the next few years."
A total of 40 towns and cities in the UK and Ireland breached safe levels for fine particles in the air, known as PM2.5, according to WHO.
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The decision follows a three-month review into the governing body's relationship with gambling firms.
The FA says it will continue to share important information with companies to identify suspect betting patterns.
Chief executive Martin Glenn thanked Ladbrokes for its "professionalism and understanding" on the change of policy.
The betting company's chief executive, Jim Mullen, added: "We understand the FA's decision regarding their commercial partnerships on gambling."
Mullen said Ladbrokes would continue to work with the FA "to ensure the integrity and trust of the sport is maintained".
Football's relationship with gambling has come under recent scrutiny, with midfielder Joey Barton criticising the FA's "dependence on betting companies".
Barton, who said he is addicted to gambling, was banned from football for 18 months after admitting an FA charge in relation to betting.
Reacting to Barton's ban in April, former Stoke winger Matthew Etherington, who lost £1.5m at the height of his gambling addiction, told BBC Radio 5 live the industry should be better "regulated".
"It's very hard and complex, but everyone needs to take a little bit more responsibility - the PFA [Professional Footballers' Association], the players, the FA and the gambling organisations themselves," the 35-year-old said.
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Palace's 1-0 win - their third home victory this season - saw them move out of the Premier League relegation zone.
It was Allardyce's second win in nine top-flight games since taking over as manager in December.
"The three points are important as it puts us in among the pack and out of the bottom three," Allardyce, said.
"It's a great victory. I think the two-week break helped us refocus and that showed - they made a lot of very good decisions.
"I see the bottom seven as the Premier League table we need to try and win. There's never been a bigger win than this all season."
The win was Allardyce's first home victory in the Premier League since he joined the club and saw his side move up to 17th in the league.
The 62-year-old, who has never been relegated from the top flight, praised the support from the home crowd.
"Selhurst Park was rocking today. It felt like they really enjoyed the commitment from the players and really got behind us," he said.
"If we can achieve more then that would be great but we need to make next week's game against West Brom a game to win."
Former striker Jason Roberts, who played under Sam Allardyce at Blackburn, on Final Score
"It wasn't a typical Sam Allardyce performance in that they closed down from the front and it required a lot of work rate. They struggled to keep it up in the second half.
"But you saw that Sam Allardyce resilience in the side and that defensive solidity - they didn't give away too many chances. In the end it looked like a regulation win but it meant so much. You could see Sam on the sideline getting emotional and getting the crowd with him."
In a statement, the bank said by the end of 2020 it would have "sustainably increased its profitability".
However, the bank also said it aimed to create 2,300 new posts in areas where its business was growing.
Commerzbank's strategy for achieving this will be debated by the bank's board on Friday.
Last year, it had about 51,300 employees.
The announcement comes amid denials that the German government is working on a rescue plan for Deutsche Bank.
Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, is facing a $14bn (£10.8bn; €12.5bn) fine in the US for mis-selling mortgage-backed bonds before the financial crisis of 2008.
Commerzbank's strategy will see it concentrating on its "core" businesses of "private and small business customers" and "corporate clients" and digitising some processes.
As part of the €1.1bn (£948m) restructure, it plans to merge its "Mittelstandsbank", which deals with medium-sized German firms, with its corporates and markets division. Commerzbank may therefore have to write off about €700m in the third quarter of this year.
It also intends to "scale back" its investment banking activities, which could
The bank said that would "reduce earnings volatility and regulatory risk and will free up capital to be invest in core client businesses".
Commerzbank is the second-largest bank in Germany. Yesterday the largest bank, Deutsche, had to deny it had asked the German government for a bailout. Now Commerzbank says its is planning a massive restructuring, involving almost 10,000 job losses and no dividends for shareholders.
The restructuring is expected to save billions of euros a year and allow Commerzbank to invest in new sectors of business, creating new jobs in "growth areas".
Commerzbank is 15% owned by the German government, which took the stake to help the bank in the middle of the financial crisis in 2008. However, critics say that Germany's banks have been far too slow to deal with the consequences of the credit crunch.
Those banks face many similar problems: new competition, the higher cost of new regulations and all at the same time as ultra-low interest rates are hitting profits.
Despite the write-offs and higher loan loss provisions because of the weakness in the shipping markets, Commerzbank said it still expected to make a small net profit for 2016 as a whole.
It said it would begin talks shortly with employee representatives about the job cuts, which are expected to amount to a loss of 7,300 full-time positions, once the creation of 2,300 new jobs is taken into account.
Commerzbank's shares fell by 3% in Franfkurt on Thursday.
Meanwhile, shares in Deutsche Bank, which hit their lowest level in 30 years earlier this week, gained 1% on the German stock exchange, following a 2% rise on Wednesday.
Despite the gains, however, more of the bank's shares were being "shorted".
Investors have been selling stock in Deutsche in the expectation that the bank will need to issue more shares, pushing down the value of existing holdings. They could then buy them back at that lower price and make a profit. | The UN Security Council has called on warring factions in South Sudan to immediately end the recent fighting and prevent the spread of violence.
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A man on trial for the murder of his partner's two-year-old boy kicked and punched the toddler while his mother was at the shops, a court has heard.
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Poole Town boss Tom Killick used the window of groundsman Chris Kelly's home overlooking the club's Tatnam ground.
Killick saw his side beat Cambridge City 3-2 on Saturday to stay top of the Southern League Premier Division.
"In some ways it's a better view because I'm looking at things from above," Killick told BBC Radio Solent.
"Sometimes it's better to see the match from that perspective, but the big thing is the lack of communication with the players. That is what I'm finding difficult."
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Well it's not beyond the realms of possibility because apparently the boy Romeo has talent.
According to his coach, the middle of the Beckham boys has all the necessary tools to go a long way in tennis.
The 12-year-old's skills have been described as "extraordinary" for someone of his age.
Romeo's footballing skills have previously been noted; he's enrolled in the Arsenal academy just as elder brother Brooklyn was.
Unfortunately for David's first born, Arsenal didn't see a future for him at the club and decided to release him.
Seeing the media furore around that decision, and the inevitable football comparisons between Brooklyn and David, Romeo may just be prompted to go down the tennis route instead.
Tennis coach John Johnson had a chance to take a close look at Romeo's skills during a 10-day tennis camp in London recently.
"I'm not sure his parents realise how good he is," says Johnson. "Romeo really loves tennis. He is really into it and very talented.
"He has a lot of talent and very good hand-eye coordination. I'm going to have a meeting with his mother about it to reinforce that.
"Romeo has a natural swing and is very enthusiastic, he just loves it. He kept telling me and I could see how focused he was."
Now it's not unusual for a tennis player to have decent footballing skills too.
Rafael Nadal's uncle had the nickname "the Beast of Barcelona" when he played professional football for the Catalan giants.
Rafa himself had to choose between football and tennis when he was a kid. He clearly chose wisely.
So could Romeo be about to tread a similar path?
He wouldn't have to worry about funding himself during those early days on tour, meaning he could afford a coach and support team unlike so many up and coming players.
He would also be able to pick his dad's brains on enjoying a long and successful top-flight sporting career.
Basically all the cards are stacked in Romeo's favour, and there's no doubt he would be a huge hit with the Wimbledon crowds.
Henman Hill or Murray Mount could easily be renamed Romeo Ridge for example.
So clearly Becks junior has a big decision on his hands.
As well as being a dab hand at tennis and football, he's also in high demand as a model.
Romeo successfully fronted a Burberry ad campaign, was credited with boosting their Christmas sales and commended for taking to it like a duck to water.
But seeing as the talent production line in British tennis isn't exactly purring outside of Andy Murray's home town of Dunblane, frankly you have to hope he decides his future lies with a racquet in his hand and not on the catwalk.
In the words of the excitable centre court crowd: "Come on Romeo!"
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They were all out for 557 when last man Matt Dunn was caught behind, denying Pietersen the chance to beat Bobby Abel's unbeaten 357 in 1899.
His score was the highest in a Championship innings since Brian Lara's world record 501 not out in 1994.
Ned Eckersley hit 118 as Leicestershire reached 310-5 at stumps on day three.
The visitors will take a 45-run lead into the final day of a match dominated by Pietersen's maiden triple century.
The 34-year-old walked out to the middle at virtually the same time as new national director of cricket Andrew Strauss was telling a news conference that he would not be considered for an England Test recall this summer.
He picked up five runs from the opening over of the day bowled by Ben Raine and, having been dropped four times on the second day, then had a moment of good fortune when inside-edged by a wide ball from Rob Taylor to the boundary.
The South Africa-born batsman reached the highest Championship score of the 21st century when he went past Murray Goodwin's 344 not out for Glamorgan in 2009.
He added a rare five to his score when he went for a quick single and Taylor's throw at the stumps ricocheted away to the rope and then in the next over deposited Raine over long off for six.
It put him only one short of the record for sixes in a Championship innings, jointly held by Andrew Symonds and Graham Napier, but was to be the last of his innings.
Pietersen hit Taylor for four to bring up his 350 off 389 balls, but Dunn fell to Raine (4-124) in the next over, ending their 10th-wicket stand of 139 - but with Surrey 265 runs ahead.
Coming in at three for Leicestershire, who lost first-innings centurion Lewis Hill without scoring, Eckersley reached his century off 132 balls and was ably supported by Angus Robson (55), with whom he put on 161 for the second wicket.
The ceremony was attended by the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas.
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Mr Abbas said it was unconscionable that the question of Palestinian statehood remained unresolved.
He also warned that the PA no longer felt bound by agreements with Israel he claimed were "continually violated".
"As long as Israel refuses to cease settlement activities and to release of the fourth group of Palestinian prisoners in accordance with our agreements, they leave us no choice but to insist that we will not remain the only ones committed to the implementation of these agreements," Mr Abbas said.
"We therefore declare that we cannot continue to be bound by these agreements and that Israel must assume all of its responsibilities as an occupying power."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Mr Abbas's speech was "deceitful and encourages incitement and lawlessness in the Middle East".
"We expect and call on the Authority and its leader to act responsibly and accede to the proposal of... Israel and enter into direct negotiations with Israel without preconditions."
Mr Abbas has in the past threatened to dissolve the PA and hand sole responsibility for the West Bank to Israel if there is no chance of a peace deal.
The PA was set up as an interim administration for the major Palestinian cities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip after the 1993 Oslo Accord. It was envisaged that a comprehensive treaty would be concluded within five years.
However, more than two decades of talks with Israel have failed to achieve a final peace settlement and an independent Palestinian state. The last round of negotiations collapsed in April 2014.
Writing in the Huffington Post on Tuesday, Mr Abbas had said the raising of the Palestinian flag at the UN would be "a most emotional and proud day".
The UN General Assembly passed a motion earlier this month to raise the Palestinian and Vatican flags. Israel voted against the motion, along with the United States and six other countries. Forty-five countries also abstained.
Israel's permanent representative to the UN, Ron Prosor, said at the time that the move was a "blatant attempt to hijack the UN". He insisted that the only way Palestinians could achieve statehood was through direct negotiations.
In 2012, the UN General Assembly voted to upgrade the status of the Palestinians to that of a "non-member observer state" - the same position that the Vatican holds.
It followed a failed bid by the Palestinians to join the international body as a full member state in 2011 because of a lack of support in the UN Security Council.
The BBC's Kevin Connolly in Jerusalem says Palestinians faced with falling living standards and life under Israeli occupation on the West Bank are growing impatient for some sign of progress in their quest for a Palestinian state.
Raising the flag at the UN may not be as effective as raising that issue further up the world's diplomatic agenda but it is a tangible achievement and it was within Mr Abbas's power to deliver immediately, our correspondent adds.
The poll was hailed as the beginning of a Liberal revival, and the end of the two party domination of British politics.
In the event it turned out to be no more than a freak result and Liberal hopes were, as would happen so often in the future, doomed to disappointment.
After losing his seat Lubbock continued his political career in the Lords becoming a doughty campaigner for human rights.
Eric Reginald Lubbock was born on 29 September 1928 a grandson of the first Baron Avebury,
He was educated at Harrow and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he took an engineering degree and won a Blue for boxing.
Lubbock did his National Service in the Welsh Guards, first as a Guardsman and later as a junior officer before joining Rolls Royce where he worked as an engineer.
He became a Liberal councillor in 1960 and was selected to fight the by-election in what was seen as the safe Conservative seat of Orpington following the appointment of the sitting Conservative MP, Donald Sumner, as a High Court judge.
Lubbock had a mountain to climb. The Conservatives were sitting on a majority of nearly 15,000 and, in the 1959 general election, the Liberals had trailed in third.
But he fought a tenacious campaign highlighting the perceived shortcomings of Harold Macmillan's government. "We must not stop in our efforts to overthrow Tory blunder," he told his enthusiastic supporters.
Cracks began to appear in the Conservative campaign when their candidate Peter Goldman, who came from outside the seat, announced he had no intention of moving to live there if he became the MP.
At the same time the government announced a public-sector pay freeze that badly hit commuter areas like Orpington and impacted most severely on nurses, a move that was deemed highly unpopular.
Despite this, few political analysts predicted anything other than a Conservative win and there was general astonishment when Lubbock overturned the 1959 result - leaving the Conservatives with a deficit of nearly 7,000.
The result helped hasten the end of the Macmillan government and raised hopes within the Liberal Party that were never in fact realised.
During the next eight years, Lubbock earned a reputation in the House of Commons, not only for a conscientious devotion to the interests of his suburban constituents, but also by his tenacity in cases involving civil liberties and his grasp of technological affairs.
For good measure, he also served during most of this period as Liberal Chief Whip.
Lubbock held Orpington against fierce Conservative opposition at both the 1964 and 1966 general elections, but was defeated by the Conservative candidate in 1970.
"In 1962 the wise, far-seeing people of Orpington elected me as their Member," he said. "In 1970 the fools threw me out."
A year later he succeeded to the Avebury peerage on the death of his cousin, the third Baron; it seemed likely at first that he would renounce the title so as to contest Orpington again, but after consultation with the Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe he decided to accept his inheritance.
Before taking his seat in the House of Lords he visited Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, on behalf of Amnesty International to report on political detentions in the island. The government of Ceylon did not encourage his inquiries and eventually expelled him.
In the Lords he continued to fight for civil liberties, often taking up immigrant cases and speaking out against racism. And, as chairman of the Parliamentary Human Rights Committee, he campaigned for better treatment for prisoners in the UK and abroad.
He became part of the Liberal Democrats Foreign Affairs team in the Lords, cycling to sittings from his home in Camberwell.
Avebury was an enthusiastic supporter of the British Humanist Association and, in 2009, won a National Secular Society award for his part in the abolition of the law on Blasphemous Libel.
He also caused controversy in 2011 when he came out strongly in support of traveller families facing eviction from the Dale Farm site in Essex
In his later years he was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer and became an advocate for assisted dying.
"It is unthinkable that we should not take measures to enable people to alleviate their own suffering," he said.
A convert to Buddhism, he was passionate about recycling and once declared that he intended to leave his body to Battersea Dogs' Home. The offer was gracefully declined.
Cox featured in six games for Boro earlier this season after joining the club on a one-month loan in November.
The 25-year-old, who is out of contract in the summer, has made 42 appearances for Argyle since joining the club from Swindon Town in May 2014.
Stevenage currently sit 19th in the League Two table, ten points above the relegation zone.
Per-Erik Muskos, a councillor in Övertorneå, had suggested a one-hour break each week for staff to go home and get intimate with their partners.
He told the BBC the goal was to improve people's relationships.
"It's just three little letters," Mr Muskos said in February, brushing off a suggestion that he is interfering in people's private lives.
But the council's more conservative elements disagreed.
Mayor of Övertorneå Tomas Vedestig concluded that employees' private lives should be just that.
"It's not for the council to interfere in," he told SVT.
Mr Muskos had hoped the headline-grabbing plan would boost his town's dwindling population.
Övertorneå is currently home to about 4,500 people, but their average age is rising steadily.
"Many young people leave the town on the same day they leave school," the councillor rued.
He also felt setting aside an hour a week would benefit couples who struggle to make time for each other.
"People have so many other things to do," he said. "When you are at home you have social media, you have to take your children to football and ice hockey, you don't have time to take care of each other and have time together without children."
If the council's 550 workers are disappointed, at least they'll have an outlet for their woes: They already get an hour a week for sports activities.
Hameed, 20, impressed by scoring 82 on his England debut against India in November 2016.
After struggling this season, Hameed was not selected for the recent Test series against South Africa.
"The last few months haven't gone the way I would have liked but that happens," he told BBC Radio Manchester.
"It's about learning from these experiences, not just completely forget about them, and making sure I keep developing. Sometimes you actually learn more from instances like this.
"Hopefully I can say in coming years that this three-month period I've had, where it hasn't gone the way I wanted to, helped me become a better player and person."
Hameed was denied the chance to complete a century as rain washed out their game against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.
His unbeaten 77 was his first fifty in first-class cricket this summer.
England begin a three-Test series against West Indies on 17 August with a day-night Test at Edgbaston.
"England is the aim and to try to take each game as it comes - whoever is that is for, which is Lancashire right now," Hameed said.
"I will try and perform to the best of my ability for Lancashire and if I can do that then, hopefully, further honours can come again.
"If you have a difficult period, there's lots of different things that people think is the reason why.
"It could be a number of reasons but I'm just looking at putting that to one side now and hopefully approach the second half of the season for myself."
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The EIS union said its members had reached an agreement in principle with the college which was "to the satisfaction of all parties".
Members of the union had claimed a colleague had been "sacked unfairly via a flawed disciplinary process".
They had been due to walk out on Thursday.
Edinburgh College principal Annette Bruton said: "I welcome the positive outcome from the very helpful discussions we have had today and look forward to the benefits that an agreement to improve industrial relations and partnership working will bring for the students and staff of Edinburgh College."
EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan said: "We have had a constructive round of discussions that have resolved the issues regarding our member.
"We have also agreed a plan for future partnership working to the benefit of staff and students."
Alzheimer's Disease International says 44 million people live with the disease, but that figure will increase to 135 million by 2050.
The figures were released ahead of the G8 dementia summit in London next week.
In the UK, dementia research receives one eighth of the amount of funding that is spent on cancer, which charities say is insufficient.
Alzheimer's Disease International expects increasing life expectancies to drive a surge in cases in poor and middle-income countries, particularly in South East Asia and Africa.
Currently 38% of cases are in rich countries. But that balance is predicted shift significantly by 2050, with 71% of patients being in poor and middle-income countries.
The report says most governments are "woefully unprepared for the dementia epidemic".
Marc Wortmann, the executive director at Alzheimer Disease International, said: "It's a global epidemic and it is only getting worse - if we look into the future the numbers of elderly people will rise dramatically."
Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the UK's Alzheimer's Society, said: "Dementia is fast becoming the biggest health and social care challenge of this generation.
"We must tackle dementia now, for those currently living with the condition across the world and for those millions who will develop dementia in the future.
"The G8 is our once-in-a-generation chance to conquer this condition and we must see meaningful action after the talking is over."
Rebecca Wood, the chief executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, said: "Increasing numbers of people affected by dementia worldwide is cause for alarm, but research can stem the tide.
"An intervention to delay the onset of Alzheimer's by five years could halve the number of people who die with the disease, having a transformative impact on millions of people's lives.
"This progress can only come through research and these figures are a timely reminder of the scale of the challenge ahead of the G8 dementia research summit."
The Sweden international, 22, travelled to Manchester on Wednesday to discuss terms and have a medical.
Lindelof, who has won 12 caps for Sweden, becomes United's most expensive defender, overtaking the £29.1m paid for Rio Ferdinand in 2002.
"I'm thrilled," said Lindelof, who joins on a four-year contract with an option for a fifth year.
The centre-back made 47 appearances as Benfica won a Portuguese domestic double last season.
"I have enjoyed my time at Benfica enormously and I have learned a lot there," he said. "But I'm looking forward to playing in the Premier League at Old Trafford and for Jose Mourinho.
"I'm keen to get started and make my contribution to the team's efforts to win more trophies."
Mourinho said: "Victor is a very talented young player, who has a great future ahead of him at United.
"Our season last year showed us that we need options and quality to add depth to the squad and Victor is the first to join us this summer."
BBC Sport's Simon Stone
United have struggled for consistency in central defence since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
For a couple of months last season, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo did so well that Mourinho put off a proposed January move for Lindelof.
Both picked up injuries, though, as did Chris Smalling. Daley Blind was excellent in last month's Europa League final but he does not have the stature Mourinho demands from his central defenders.
At 6ft 2in, Lindelof does. And, at 22, he is only a year younger than Rio Ferdinand was when he made the switch to Old Trafford from Leeds.
If Lindelof can get close to showing the poise that Ferdinand brought to Ferguson's team, Mourinho will have got himself an outstanding foil for one of last season's new arrivals, Eric Bailly.
The word is Mourinho is still looking at another central-defensive option, which won't be Michael Keane, who wants regular football if he leaves Burnley.
The Seagulls looked set to open a four-point lead over the Magpies at the top thanks to a penalty from Glenn Murray.
But Diame equalised when Christian Atsu's shot looped up off his boot.
And then Atsu crossed from the left for substitute Perez, who had only come on seven minutes earlier, to fire home.
The victory moves Newcastle two points above Brighton as they attempt to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking.
The Seagulls were fired up for this top-of-the table contest and made a terrific start, camping in the Newcastle half and forcing Karl Darlow into two saves before he was beaten by the spot-kick from Murray.
But the penalty was controversial, with Murray and Ciaran Clark appearing to wrestle each other, but Bobby Madley pointed to the spot.
Soon after, left-back Sebastien Pocognoli was forced off with an injury to be replaced by Chelsea loanee Fikayo Tomori and Newcastle took advantage of the disruption.
They started to dominate possession with Atsu looking dangerous on the right, but failed to really trouble David Stockdale until first-half stoppage time when the Brighton goalkeeper had to deny Matt Ritchie and Atsu.
Although Paul Dummett brilliantly cleared off the line from Lewis Dunk at the start of the second half, Brighton became careless with Yoan Gouffran failing to capitalise on mistakes by Steve Sidwell and Stockwell.
Brighton had their moments but Newcastle looked the more dangerous side, even though they were let down by poor finishing, before they finally broke through.
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez, involved in some dramatic comebacks during his career, masterminded another one with his two late substitutions.
The first replacement, Daryl Murphy, had already become the latest player to be denied by Stockdale when the Magpies finally equalised with one of the most bizarre goals of the season.
Atsu, who had been a constant menace to Brighton all night, tried his luck from the edge of the area and the ball ricocheted off not one, but two colleagues, Diame being the second, before finding its way into the roof of the net.
A minute later, Benitez threw on Spanish striker Perez for the wasteful Gouffran, and within seven minutes he had hit the winner.
Atsu led the defence on a merry dance once again, after a superb sweeping 60-yard pass from Matt Ritchie, before crossing firmly from the left for Perez to slam home from close range.
Given their next few fixtures, it could be a vital victory for Newcastle as they face every other team in the current top seven in the next few weeks.
They travel to third-placed Huddersfield, who now trail them by eight points, on Saturday and then go to Reading next Tuesday. By the middle of April they also have to face Fulham, Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds.
By contrast, Leeds, Derby and Norwich are the only other sides in the top half of the table who Brighton will face in their remaining 12 games.
The Seagulls are trying to win their first promotion to the top flight since 1982-83 after missing out so cruelly last season. Having been pipped on goal difference by Middlesbrough to finish third, they then lost to Sheffield Wednesday in the play-off semi-finals.
Brighton manager Chris Hughton: "Was it [the equaliser] a sickener? Yes, and I don't think it was a result we deserved.
"I've seen the penalty and there is no doubt Clark has his hands all over him. The referee was in a good position to see it. I think it was a penalty.
"But then it's one of those really unfortunate goals. I wondered at the time how it had gone in.
"But that gives Newcastle momentum going into that last period. I didn't think we were at our best today but I still thought we would go on to win."
Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez: "It was difficult when you play against a good team and with the advantage of goal from penalty that wasn't, it was more difficult.
"Watching the replay of the penalty he was pushing our player. But the reaction of the team was good.
"We were creating chances and you have to be pleased with the performance of everyone, on the pitch and off the bench.
"We created a lot of good situations before we got a little bit lucky. And Ayoze was calm and composed for the winner."
Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 2.
Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 2.
Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt missed. Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Dummett.
Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matt Ritchie (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 2. Ayoze Pérez (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Atsu.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Anthony Knockaert.
Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ayoze Pérez.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Ayoze Pérez replaces Yoan Gouffran.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Beram Kayal replaces Sam Baldock.
Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Newcastle United 1. Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Daryl Murphy following a corner.
Attempt missed. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by David Stockdale.
Attempt missed. Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt saved. Daryl Murphy (Newcastle United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bruno.
Substitution, Newcastle United. Daryl Murphy replaces Jack Colback.
Foul by Mohamed Diamé (Newcastle United).
Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Offside, Newcastle United. Ciaran Clark tries a through ball, but Yoan Gouffran is caught offside.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by DeAndre Yedlin.
Attempt saved. Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Paul Dummett (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Attempt saved. Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Christian Atsu (Newcastle United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Dummett with a cross.
Attempt saved. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
Foul by Jack Colback (Newcastle United).
Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The show, which is voiced by David Tennant, tells the story of a girl called Lost Princess, who gets into danger after meeting someone in a chatroom.
It also has lots of tips on how to be safe, and case studies of children with real-life experiences of how things can go wrong.
The Nigeria international, 20, has scored seven goals this season but has found first-team chances harder to come by than during his debut campaign.
Despite only five Premier League starts this season, Iheanacho welcomes the extra competition and insists he is improving by playing alongside great players.
All I need to do is to keep working, keep doing well and keep improving every day
"I cannot pretend that I don't hear what people back home [in Nigeria] say about my lack of regular football but I will continue to fight," Iheanacho told BBC Sport.
"I don't worry about those comments. All I need to do is to keep working, keep doing well and keep improving every day.
"Sergio Aguero and Gabriel [Jesus] are really really great players that we need in our team.
"As a young player, I'm happy playing alongside these fantastic players because I learn and get better every day.
"It's a big thing for my career to compete with these players. I'm okay with the way things are going and I wish Gabriel a quick recovery to return and help the team."
Iheanacho scored 14 times and produced seven assists last season even though 25 of his 36 appearances were as a substitute.
That feat saw him finish as City's third-highest scorer in all competitions, behind Sergio Aguero and Kevin de Bruyne.
At international level, Iheanacho has scored five goals in eight appearances for Nigeria since making his senior debut against Swaziland in November 2015.
He starred as Nigeria won the 2013 Fifa U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates for a record fourth-time.
He emerged as the tournament's outstanding player, being voted the Most Valuable Player.
Iheanacho scored six goals to secure the Silver Boot as the competition's second-highest goal-scorer.
The vote failed after only eight members of the Legislative Council voted for the motion, with 28 against it. Most of the other lawmakers in the 70-member council staged a dramatic walkout.
It capped nearly two years of debate, public consultations and months of street protests. So, what's next for political reform in Hong Kong?
It is the responsibility of the chief executive, currently CY Leung, to initiate the process that would change how his position is selected.
But after a landslide vote against the government's proposal this week, Mr Leung has said he plans to focus on improving people's livelihoods, instead of political reform, for the rest of his term as Hong Kong's top leader.
His deputies have consistently stated the process would not begin anew before 2017, when the next chief executive election is due.
That means the next chief executive will be elected in the same way that Mr Leung was chosen.
He was selected by a 1,200-member committee, composed of members largely loyal to the Chinese government.
China throws weight behind HK leader
There is a five-step process for amending how the chief executive and members of the Legislative Council are elected.
First, the current chief executive must make a report to the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) asking for change.
Then, that body would decide whether changes are necessary. It may also issue a framework for future proposals to follow.
Thirdly, the Hong Kong government must create a proposal for voting at the Legislative Council. If it passes, the chief executive will then ratify the vote.
And finally, the Standing Committee must also approve it.
Last year, during the second step of the amendment process, the Standing Committee announced a highly restrictive framework on how candidates for the position of chief executive must be shortlisted.
It was this decision that prompted a city-wide boycott of classes by university students, leading directly to the Umbrella movement, during which tens of thousands of people took to the streets.
So, the latest announcement is a sign that the Chinese government will not change its position, even when future reforms are sought.
A statement from the NPC said: "The decision shall continue to serve as the constitutional ground for Hong Kong in the future as it enforces universal suffrage in the chief executive election, and its legal force is unquestionable."
The leaders of the Umbrella movement have made no plans to re-occupy streets in Hong Kong.
There is much debate among pro-democracy activists about the best way to achieve their goals of civic nomination, allowing voters to have a say in how candidates are nominated.
According to the Basic Law, candidates must be selected by members of a 'broadly representative' nominating committee.
Hong Kong is part of China.
But there is a border between the former British colony and the Chinese mainland.
The city was promised it could keep its laws, its freedoms and its capitalist way of life until 2047, exactly 50 years after returning to China.
In 2047, in theory, the division between Hong Kong and the rest of China would disappear.
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Blackpool, Bradford, Newcastle-Gateshead and Sheffield will vie to host the two-month exhibition in 2018.
A DCMS spokeswoman said the event, which will receive £20m in funding, would showcase the "creative, cultural and design sectors of the North".
The winning bid will be announced in the autumn.
Five further towns - Halifax, Harrogate, Scunthorpe, St. Helens and Whitehaven - submitted "strong" bids to the DCMS but were unsuccessful, the spokeswoman said.
She added that the department would work with those locations to "ensure as many people enjoy and benefit from the exhibition as possible".
The winning bidder will receive £5m from central government, with a further £15m being contributed to a legacy fund to attract further cultural investment in the North.
Digital and Culture Minister Matt Hancock said the event would be "a unique opportunity to celebrate the creativity of northern England" and that he was "thrilled" to have received "so many innovative bids".
"Whichever is successful, this exhibition will leave an important legacy to benefit the whole country," he added.
The Great Exhibition of the North board will now examine the shortlist before a final selection is made by ministers later in the year.
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Radcliffe, 42, has been a powerful voice in the fight against doping. Her appointment comes six weeks after a World Anti Doping Agency report said the IAAF "could not have been unaware" of the extent of doping in athletics.
Slovenian high jumper Rozle Prezelj succeeds Frank Fredericks as chairman.
IAAF president Lord Coe said: "They lead the commission at a crucial time for athletics' future."
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Dr Mohammad Haq, 74, of Parkstone Avenue, Hornchurch, east London, was found guilty at St Albans Crown Court last month of five offences of indecent assault on four women.
The offences took place at surgeries in Hatfield in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Judge Andrew Bright said he had abused the "total trust" of his victims.
The retired doctor was found guilty of fondling the breasts of a teenage girl and three women patients while he worked as a GP at the Burvil House Surgery and Hilltop Surgery.
During his trial, the court heard the youngest victim was 15 when she went to see the doctor because she had swollen neck glands.
When another woman went to Haq to find out if she was pregnant, he told her to strip and squeezed her breasts.
Haq told police he could not remember any of the women involved and would not have done anything inappropriate.
In an impact statement to the court, a woman who was pregnant at the time described how she was never able to have a "relationship" with a man after being indecently assaulted by Haq.
Passing sentence, Judge Bright told Haq his victims had placed total trust in him as their GP.
"It was complete and total trust and you abused that trust with all your victims including a 15-year-old who was in no position to speak up for herself," he said.
Hogan, linked with a move to Premier League side West Ham, has scored 21 goals in 34 games for the Bees after joining from Rochdale in July 2014.
The League One side are due 30% of any fee received for the 24-year-old.
Aston Villa were beaten 3-0 by Brentford at Griffin Park on Tuesday, two hours before Hogan's move was confirmed.
"I'm delighted to be at a club like Aston Villa," Hogan told the club website. "With its history and tradition I can't wait to start working hard and helping the team.
"It all happened quite quickly. I'm looking forward to meeting my new team-mates and beginning a new chapter in my career."
Villa have been busy during the transfer window, with Nottingham Forest captain Henri Lansbury, Barnsley skipper Conor Hourihane and Iceland international Birkir Bjarnason among their other January signings.
They have spent about £40m on strikers since being relegated from the Premier League last season, much of it by previous Villa boss Roberto di Matteo last summer.
Ross McCormack joined from Fulham for £12m before the start of the campaign, closely followed by Jonathan Kodjia, who arrived from Bristol City for a fee which could rise to £15m.
Steve Bruce's side are 14th in the Championship table, 10 points below the play-off places.
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Scott Hogan has made a remarkable recovery from two serious knee injuries to become one of the deadliest strikers in the Championship.
He joined Brentford in the summer of 2014 for £750,000 from Rochdale, but in his second appearance as a substitute suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee in a match at Rotherham.
He broke down again during his recovery period and, after 18 months out, was eased back into the side with two full and five substitute appearances at the end of last season, in which he scored seven goals.
Hogan continued his prolific form this season and, proving his fitness, played every minute of Brentford's first 25 Championship games of the season, barring injury time at Birmingham on 2 January, scoring 14 goals in the process and attracting growing attention from other clubs.
With reported bids from West Ham and minor injuries in January, his only other appearance this month was as a substitute at Chelsea in the FA Cup on Saturday.
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The 35-year-old had admitted illegally obtaining £1.2m for two mortgages and laundering £150,000.
Appeal court judges decided to set aside his jail sentence after hearing nobody lost any money as a consequence of his actions.
Hughes, from Kilmacolm, launched an appeal after being sentenced in March.
He had been allowed to leave jail temporarily after judges granted him interim liberation following the hearing earlier this year.
The businessman had admitted lying on mortgage applications about his wife's income in January 2004 for one property in Bridge of Weir and in November 2006 for a second house in Kilmacolm.
Hughes also admitted two laundering charges - for receiving £128,885 after selling a property and spending spending £30,000 towards a Rolex Watch.
At the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh, judges Lord Carloway, Lord Brodie and Lord Philip heard defence QC Gordon Jackson argue a jail sentence was not proportionate.
Mr Jackson told the court the exact nature of the offence was defined as when somebody suffered a loss as a consequence of a deliberate, wrongful action.
The QC said that none of the parties involved had suffered a monetary loss and that the financial institutions had actually made hundreds of thousands of pounds in interest payments.
He argued that experts believed almost one third of mortgages approved in the early 2000s were granted on the basis of people providing fraudulent information.
Mr Jackson added: "There was never any intention or motive to cause anybody to suffer. The only intention here was for the Hughes to create a family home."
Speaking from the bench, Lord Carloway said: "The court is of the opinion that a custodial sentence wasn't appropriate. The appropriate penalty in this case is the imposition of a fine."
The Mackenzie family found the lizard - nicknamed Flo Rida - at their Ferryhill home while unpacking.
Siouxsie Mackenzie said: "The lizard must have jumped in one of our suitcases as we were packing."
It is now being cared for at the Scottish SPCA's centre in Drumoak and has been offered a home by an exotic animal rescue charity in Inverness.
It stipulates that they must all have a university degree in journalism - and also pass a government test when they register with the media commission, which will soon be set up.
Some feel this is far too harsh a regulation given that during the anarchy of the long civil war, no universities offered journalism qualifications.
A university specialising in media has been established as the country emerges from years of conflict, but its students will not graduate until at least 2018.
And one-year journalism master courses are not yet available.
"We could all be put in jail for being illegal journalists in Somalia," one colleague in the capital, Mogadishu, said.
The new regulations fail to take into account the years of experience a journalist may have on reporting on Somalia's complicated clan-based and religious violence.
However, others believe that given the danger of reporting in Somalia, journalists should be well qualified.
According to the global media watchdog the Committee to Protect Journalists, 59 journalists have been killed in Somalia since 1992 - three last year.
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The law was drawn up in consultation with those involved in the media at home and in the diaspora, and is an attempt to tame web and social media content - some of which has been libellous or based on unverified information.
Anyone can set up a website and claim to be a journalist.
In some cases, stories have been published in order to blackmail public figures and businessmen and other members of the public.
There will now a fine of between $1,000 (£700) and $3,000 for anyone found guilty of libel.
Though some question whether this will work as a deterrent given the large sums some are believed to extort.
There are more than 1,000 websites operated by Somalis in the diaspora - and the new media law will affect them too.
Some of them have representatives in the capital - and the authorities will have the authority to block sites that fall foul of the law.
Other aspects of the media act, which came into effect this week, have been welcomed, including the section on freedom of speech.
It says the media, including government-owned radio, television and websites, cannot be censored.
But it warns against spreading lies and encouraging ethnic and clan rivalry.
The media commission will include three members from the government media stations, three from the private media and three from human rights organisations as well as representatives from women's groups and the Lawyers' Council.
The most contentious part of the law may end up being the regulation that all households with a television will have to pay for a TV licence.
The ministry of finance will set the price, yet to be announced - and everyone with a TV will have to register with the information ministry and media commission.
It is not clear how this will be enforced, and it may not be a huge revenue earner for the UN-backed government in the short term.
Televisions are mainly found in hotels and in a few thousand households, some of which are in areas the government does not control.
Investigators found a Stanley knife near where James Paul, 26, from Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, was working at Cwmcarn High School in July 2013.
A previous hearing at Newport Coroner's Court heard Mr Paul could have been electrocuted.
Gwent coroner David Bowen will hold a week-long jury inquest on 27 June.
The renowned Iraqi-born, London-based architect designed the Aquatics Centre for the 2012 London Olympics.
She has designed buildings in cities from Guangzhou in China to Glasgow.
The medal is given in recognition of a lifetime's work by the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) and is personally approved by the Queen.
Riba president Jane Duncan, called her "a formidable and globally-influential force in architecture".
She said: "Highly experimental, rigorous and exacting, her work from buildings to furniture, footwear and cars, is quite rightly revered and desired by brands and people all around the world."
The architect was made a dame in 2012 and has won numerous awards during her career.
Dame Zaha has twice won the Riba Stirling Prize, the UK's most prestigious architecture award. In 2010, she won for the Maxxi Museum in Rome and in 2011 for the Evelyn Grace Academy in Brixton.
In 2004, she became the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Last year the Heydar Aliyev Centre, which she designed in Baku, Azerbaijan, won the Design Museum Design of the Year Award. She was also the first woman to win the top prize in that competition.
Dame Zaha grew up in Iraq before leaving to study in the UK at the age of 17. She set up her own practice in London in 1979.
She gained a reputation across the world for her trail-blazing theoretical works including The Peak in Hong Kong, the Kurfurstendamm in Berlin and the Cardiff Bay Opera House in Wales.
Her other creations include the Bridge in Zaragoza, Spain, the Riverside Museum at Glasgow's Museum of Transport and Guangzhou Opera House.
This summer, however, the Japanese government scrapped plans to build an Olympic stadium based on one of her designs.
The $2bn (£1.3bn) stadium was to be the showpiece for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, but came under criticism as estimated building costs almost doubled.
A statement from Zaha Hadid Architects said that the stadium designed by the firm could be built cost-effectively.
Speaking about the award, she told the BBC's Arts Editor Will Gompertz: "It's great, it's been a tough summer so it's very refreshing."
The DJ's latest single Feels, which features Katy Perry, Pharrell and Big Sean, knocked Despacito off the top spot on this week's singles chart.
It means he's now level with The Rolling Stones, Oasis and Eminem - who also have eight number ones each.
Cliff Richard is now the only British male solo artists ahead of Calvin - with 14 chart toppers to his name.
The rest of this week's top five is taken up by French Montana, DJ Khaled, Luis Fonsi and Dua Lipa, whose single New Rules has climbed to number five - her highest chart placing to date.
Over on the album chart - Ed Sheeran returned to number one with his third album Divide.
Glen Campbell's album Adios re-entered the chart at number two after his death earlier this week.
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The fast food restaurant says an all-day breakfast is customers' "number one" request and that it is continuing to "test" the possibility in the US.
The chain is reported to have sent a memo to franchisees suggesting offering breakfast across the US from October.
McDonald's first started testing the idea in March, but said it had not yet made a definite decision.
"We know your mouth is watering, but there's no news on this yet," a spokesperson for the company told the BBC.
In a New York McDonald's on 8th Avenue near Penn Station, customers' reaction to the idea was mixed.
Sunny, a student in her twenties, said she didn't see breakfast as unique enough to be offered all day.
"I consider it just a snack and just grab anything that is available. I just don't think there's a lot of difference between breakfast and lunch," she told the BBC.
And Angela, a mother eating a hamburger, said it wouldn't affect her because she would never come in for breakfast.
"My kids would like it. But I'm not a big breakfast eater," she said.
It was a sentiment echoed by Cesar Becerra, a tourist from Columbia with his wife, who said they didn't like eating breakfast outside.
"We prefer homemade food so wouldn't come here for breakfast," he said.
But for McDonald's, offering an all-day breakfast would be one way to help it compete better with fast-growing rivals such as Mexican chain Chipotle, which allows diners to customise their dishes.
McDonald's which earlier reported that global sales, in restaurants open at least 13 months had fallen by a worse-than expected 0.7% in the second quarter, is in the middle of trying to transform its business.
New chief executive Steve Easterbrook, who took the helm in March, has already cut jobs and detailed plans to close underperforming restaurants in a bid to turn the chain into "a modern, progressive burger company."
On Thursday, Mr Easterbrook said the firm had "made meaningful progress" and that he expected global sales to rise in the third quarter.
Up until now the chain has blamed the "sheer size of kitchen grills" for its inability to offer both breakfast items and hamburgers at the same time.
"They simply don't have the room for all of our menu options at one time - especially considering we use our grill to prepare many items on our breakfast menu," it says on its website.
But it seems falling sales have prompted McDonald's to look again at the issue.
Vladimir Bukovsky, 72, is to be prosecuted following an investigation by Cambridgeshire Police.
He faces five counts of making indecent images of children, a further five of possession of indecent images and one charge of possession of a prohibited image.
He will appear before Cambridge Magistrates' Court on 5 May.
Jenny Hopkins, chief crown prosecutor in the East of England, said: "We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to prosecute Vladimir Bukovsky in relation to the alleged making and possessing of indecent images of children."
Mr Bukovsky has told the BBC Russian Service that it was the first time he had heard of the accusations and charges.
Just under 10,000 proxy votes were cast in the last Assembly election in March.
That figure was almost double the figure for the Westminster poll in 2015. The biggest increases came in mainly nationalist constituencies.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone topped the list with more than 1,500 proxy votes recorded and it was followed by Newry and Armagh with just over 1200.
Lagan Valley had the lowest number of proxy votes at 136. By comparison in the last Assembly election in Wales, there were just 3,000 proxy votes.
Professor of politics Rick Wilford said the increase in proxy voting was significant.
"We don't know which parties were the beneficiaries of the proxy votes but as a means of getting the vote out, I think all the parties are recognising their significance, some parties more than others," he said.
"I think it is going to matter a lot in some of the constituencies like South Belfast, Fermanagh South Tyrone and South Antrim where the parties are going to pay particular attention to this aspect of the electoral process."
Prof Wilford believes proxy votes could mean the difference in winning and losing a seat at Westminster.
"The most marginal seat of all is Fermanagh and South Tyrone where the winning margin last time for Tom Elliott was just over 500 votes," he said.
"I think all the parties are going to throw everything including the kitchen sink at getting all their votes out. I think the effort that is going into mobilising and galvanising supporters will include voting by proxy."
To vote by proxy you must complete an application form setting out the reason why you cannot vote in person at a polling station.
The Electoral Office of Northern Ireland said all applications are checked to ensure the applications are genuine.
A spokeswoman said: "Electorate may choose to vote by post or by appointing a proxy to make their vote for them.
"Both processes require an application to the Electoral Office where various checks are carried out on the authenticity and appropriateness of the request.
"For example, in an application due to illness, the signature of a doctor may be required.
"Outside of family members, a person may only act as proxy for two other people and the Electoral Office runs checks against this electronically to ensure these legal obligations are met."
The closing date for applications is Thursday 18 May.
Choi Soon-sil is suspected of using her friendship with the president to interfere in state affairs and to solicit business donations for a non-profit fund she controlled.
The allegations have prompted growing calls for President Park to resign.
Her office has announced she will make a public statement on the situation on Friday.
Ms Choi has been in custody since Monday, being questioned by prosecutors over a string of allegations.
On Thursday, a spokesman for Seoul Central District Court said it had accepted a request from prosecutors to issue an arrest warrant for Ms Choi.
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Justice Minister Kim Hyun-Woong told parliament on Thursday that Ms Park could be questioned by prosecutors if the investigation required it.
A former presidential aide, Ahn Jong-beom, has also been detained by police in the widening probe into Ms Choi's activities.
Prosecutors say they are looking into allegations that Mr Ahn and Ms Choi collaborated to force companies to donate to non-profit foundations.
Last week, Ms Park publicly apologised, admitting "certain documents" had been shared with Ms Choi and she had been allowed to edit political speeches.
"Choi advised me on expressions in my speeches and public relations during the last presidential campaign and she continued to help me for a certain period of time after I took office," Ms Park said.
"I deeply apologise to the people", she said, before bowing to the camera.
However, public anger has grown and a recent opinion poll showed her approval rating at about 9%.
Scott Cain and Ashley Clarke died in February 2013 after entering a container that had dangerously low oxygen levels.
The men were trying retrieve apples for an agricultural competition.
Their boss at the time, Andrew Stocker, denies manslaughter.
Appearing before Winchester Crown Court, Mr Stocker said he knew the units were potentially life-threatening but he never fully appreciated the risk.
When asked whether he accepted that allowing the men to enter the units amounted to gross negligence, Mr Stocker replied: "Yes, I was negligent."
Previously the court heard how Mr Stocker, 57, "encouraged" a practice nicknamed "scuba diving" on Blackmoor Estate to find the best specimens in storage.
Employees held their breath while in the container with 1% oxygen.
Mark Dennis QC, prosecuting, said anyone entering the container would "die immediately" if they ran out of breath while in the facility.
The court heard that days before the deaths the former manager of Tory peer Lord Selborne's estate had instructed Mr Cain to collect fruit samples for the Marden Fruit Show in Kent.
Mr Cain, 23, and Mr Clarke, 24, died while Mr Stocker was on holiday in the Maldives.
Mr Stocker, of Bordon, denies two counts of manslaughter and the trial continues.
Close family and friends of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, who died on Friday aged 89, gathered for a church service in Monroeville.
To Kill a Mockingbird, about racial intolerance in the Deep South, sold more than 40m copies worldwide.
Lee released the sequel, Go Set a Watchman, in 2015 - 55 years later.
A statement from her family confirmed the acclaimed author had died in her sleep on Friday morning.
The funeral service was held at First United Methodist Church in Monroeville on Saturday, with history professor Wayne Flynt, a long-time friend, delivering the eulogy.
She was then laid to rest at her family burial plot, alongside her father and sister, Alice Lee.
The author used Monroeville as a model for the imaginary town of Maycomb, the setting of To Kill a Mockingbird.
The book remains a towering presence in American literature, telling the tale of a white lawyer defending a black man accused of rape.
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In the small fictional town of Maycomb in the depression-ravaged American South, a black man named Tom Robinson is falsely accused of raping a white woman.
A lawyer named Atticus Finch defends Robinson in court. The frenzy stirred up by the case and her father's quest for justice are seen through the eyes of Finch's six-year-old daughter Scout.
The book explores issues of race, class and the loss of innocence.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view… until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." - Atticus Finch to Scout.
"It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived." - Scout Finch.
In 1962, it was made into a film starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch and Mary Badham as Scout. The novel is currently being adapted for the stage.
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Two Vietnamese men are alleged to have hacked into email providers in the US and stolen one billion addresses.
It is believed the two then profited by sending junk mail or spam to tens of millions of the stolen addresses.
A third man also charged is alleged to have helped the hackers launder the money made from the large-scale spamming scheme.
According to allegations in a US Department of Justice statement, Viet Quoc Nguyen and Giang Hoang Vu hacked into eight separate email providers in the US between 2009 and 2012. The DoJ said they used this access to steal more than one billion email addresses in what it said was the "largest" data breach in US history.
The DoJ also alleges that the pair used their access to the internal systems of the email providers to help them despatch junk messages to tens of millions of people. The trade earned them millions of dollars from spam and from websites that paid to have traffic directed to them via junk mail, said the DoJ.
Some of the spam sent sought to make people pay for software they could get free elsewhere.
Vu was extradited to the US from Holland in 2014 and has pleaded guilty to committing computer fraud. He is due to be sentenced next month. Nguyen remains a fugitive, said the DoJ.
Also charged is Canadian David-Manuel Santos Da Silva who, the US alleges, helped Vu and Nguyen generate cash from their stolen email addresses and by laundering the money they made. Da Silva was arrested in Florida last month and is due to be arraigned before a judge this week.
"Large scale and sophisticated international cyber hacking rings are becoming more problematic for the law enforcement community that is faced with the challenges of identifying them and laying hands on them," said FBI agent J Britt Johnson who led the agency's investigation into the breach.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin is now overseeing the Vostochny project. The strike was triggered when a subcontractor went bankrupt, he said.
He promised the workers that "all the issues will be resolved", he said, and "the strike has ended".
Russian media say the workers' boss Sergei Terentyev has been detained.
Construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur region is four months behind schedule, Russia's Vesti TV news reports (in Russian).
The hunger strike by 26 workers began on Friday, but about 100 workers have been on strike since 24 March in the wage dispute.
The Russian government hopes to launch the first rocket from Vostochny in December, but because of the construction delays that target date might be missed, Vesti reports.
The first launch of a manned spacecraft from Vostochny is planned for 2018.
Mr Terentyev runs the firm Stroyindustriya-S - one of the subcontractors in the project. Russia's Investigative Committee (known as SK in Russian) suspects him of an economic crime - failure to pay workers for more than two months.
A federal agency managing the project - Dalspetsstroy - is also under suspicion, Vesti reports.
Investigators are trying to track down 16bn roubles (£189m; $282m) which disappeared from Dalspetsstroy's accounts. The agency's former head Yuri Khrizman was arrested last year, suspected of stealing - along with aides - 1.8bn roubles (£21m; $32m).
How does a Libyan graduate end up in a situation where he's willing to risk his life with people traffickers to get to Germany? One 24-year-old explains how he has reached the point where his goal is to save up enough money so he can pay smugglers to help him.
Khaled, not his real name, thought that when he left Libya in 2009 for a scholarship to an international university in Dubai, his life would follow a set path. For five years he studied hard and enjoyed himself and, even as unrest broke out in Libya, he thought he'd be able to forge a new life.
It was easy for a Libyan to travel to Dubai then and he thought his family back home would be fine as there was no sign of the troubles which were to break out with the emergence of the Arab Spring just two years later.
"I was working in the morning, studying in the evening which was challenging but I told myself it would be worth it in order to secure my future. I even got a small dog so I wouldn't feel lonely or overwhelmed."
Khaled couldn't fathom why his residency would not be renewed. "I'd lived in Dubai for five years with no problem, I'd never got in trouble with the law or had any issues. It didn't make sense. I couldn't return to Libya. The situation was impossible. My own parents had been forced to leave our family home by the militia."
Khaled was advised by his employer to leave temporarily before his residence ended and that he would try to sort out the situation.
"I went to Turkey as at that point we didn't need a visa to go there. It was the option that made more sense.
"My boss told me to give him couple of weeks to sort it out. One week became two, two became three and so on, I was running very low on money and couldn't afford to stay in the country for much longer. I slept on the streets for a couple of weeks. My phone ran out of battery and I had to start using internet cafes to try to keep in touch with people and try to figure out what was going on. I even had to give away my dog who was back in Dubai. I loved her more than anything in the world but it didn't look like I could go back."
He said he was asking everyone he knew for help when an Egyptian friend offered to pay for a flight ticket and entry visa to Egypt if Khaled paid back the favour by doing some translation work for him.
"I'm fluent in English and Arabic so I thought this would help me. It was fine until I was required by law to get residency so that I could work legally. I applied for it in July last year and usually it takes two weeks but since the country is full of refugees escaping war, it's taking a lot longer. It took four months before I was rejected due to the high demand of applications."
He was then subject to even more bad news when his friend said now Khaled owed him money and he would have to work as his driver and cleaner. His treatment of Khaled got worse and the friendship suffered.
"After about six months, I worked off the debt but then I no longer had anywhere to stay. I worked in cafes as a cleaner, shisha boy, trying to find any job that I could. As I have no residence, I get paid just a third of the normal going rate."
Khaled kept hoping that things had the potential to change. He started looking for job opportunities around the world.
"I applied to a number of companies in Canada, USA, UK, and so many more. Companies liked my CV and would accept me, and even sent a full sponsorship letter for me to get a visa in a few cases.
"But then I'd get a letter rejecting me, stating, "You have no proof that you will leave the country once your authorised work period is finished," or, "We require residence in the country you are applying from," as well as other reasons. The Egyptian government won't give me residency. I can't go back to Libya. I'm stuck in a rut.
"I'm trying everything within my power to improve my situation but it feels like everything I worked for, all my degrees, do not mean anything due to something which is outside my control.
"My dream is to have a home, a safe place to come back to, a place to work which most people have. They do not know how lucky they are. I even want to continue my studies. I would like to do my PhD, not clean the toilets and get beaten up on my way home just because I am Libyan.
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"I'm now trying to save as much money as I can so I can go to Turkey and get on one of the boats which take people over to Europe. It's easy enough to do because when you are walking in Turkey, the traffickers see you are an Arab and offer you the chance.
"I would rather drown than spend the rest of my life here in Egypt. I want to go to Germany because they welcome people like me.
"I've never looked for handouts but opportunities. I want to give back to the community."
The word migrant is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as "one who moves, either temporarily or permanently, from one place, area, or country of residence to another".
A refugee is, according to the 1951 Refugee Convention, any person who "owing to a well-founded fear" of persecution is outside their country of nationality and "unable" or "unwilling" to seek the protection of that country. To gain the status, one has to go through the legal process of claiming asylum.
The word migrant has traditionally been considered a neutral term, but some criticise the BBC and other media for using a word they say implies something voluntary, and should not be applied to people fleeing danger.
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Adam Cunnington fired Bromley into the lead after just 20 seconds of the match, catching Maidstone's rearguard out with an immediate surge up field.
From there Maidstone toiled, with Dan Sweeney heading just over, and soon after the break they found themselves 2-0 down.
George Porter took advantage of Maidstone's slack marking to head Bromley into a comfortable enough lead to see out the win after 65 minutes.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bromley 2, Maidstone United 0.
Second Half ends, Bromley 2, Maidstone United 0.
Substitution, Bromley. Jordan Higgs replaces George Porter.
James Rogers (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Bromley. Tobi Sho-Silva replaces Adam Cunnington.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Jack Evans replaces Bobby-Joe Taylor.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Ben Greenhalgh replaces Yemi Odubade.
George Porter (Bromley) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Bromley 2, Maidstone United 0. George Porter (Bromley).
Tom Mills (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Jamar Loza replaces Jack Paxman.
Second Half begins Bromley 1, Maidstone United 0.
First Half ends, Bromley 1, Maidstone United 0.
Yemi Odubade (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card.
Adam Cunnington (Bromley) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Bromley 1, Maidstone United 0. Adam Cunnington (Bromley).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The meeting in Minsk - involving pro-Moscow rebels, Ukraine, international monitors and Russia - focused on troop withdrawals and aid.
However, the talks ended without any indication of progress. It is uncertain when the next round of talks will be.
A ceasefire and framework peace deal were announced in Minsk in September but neither has been properly observed.
On the eve of the talks, Ukraine's parliament voted to work towards membership of Nato.
Russia's Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Wednesday the move would only complicate matters and he accused Nato members of "trying to turn Ukraine into a front line of confrontation with Russia", state media reported.
However, Nato is unlikely to admit Ukraine as long as the conflict on its territory is unresolved, according to the terms of the alliance's enlargement policy.
Envoys from Ukraine, the pro-Russian separatists, Russia and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) arrived in Minsk late on Wednesday afternoon. Rebel negotiator Denis Pushilin had told Russian media earlier that a second round of talks would take place on Friday.
The talks would focus on withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line, exchange of prisoners and ending Ukraine's economic blockade of rebel-held areas, he added.
However, the government in Kiev has so far refused to discuss resuming benefit payments to Ukrainians in rebel-held areas. The payments were stopped after the rebels staged their own elections on 2 November.
The OSCE, prior to Wednesday's talks, said humanitarian aid would be high on the agenda.
Human rights group Amnesty International has accused Ukrainian volunteer battalions of preventing food and medicine from reaching people in need in the east, and threatening to the humanitarian crisis there worse.
It cited several cases involving the Dnipro-1 and Aidar battalions. Roads were said to have been blocked and aid stopped from entering rebel-held parts of Donetsk and Luhansk.
Since the conflict began in eastern Ukraine in April, 4,707 people have lost their lives, according to the UN. Of that number 1,357 have died since the 5 September ceasefire was agreed.
Separatists took over the two eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk after Russia annexed the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in March. Ukrainian forces and volunteers then mounted a military operation to recover the areas.
The latest attempt at a ceasefire began on 9 December but sporadic violence has continued in both regions.
Ukraine: the human cost
Source: United Nations 16 December
The Britons lost 6-2 6-7 (0-7) 11-9 to the Australian Green team in a tense deciding rubber in Perth.
Britain's hopes of reaching the final now depend on a big win against Germany on Friday, coupled with Australia Green losing heavily to France.
Earlier, Murray had lost a singles match to Kyrgios for the first time.
World number two Murray, who had won all four of his previous meetings against the Australian, suffered a 6-4 7-6 (7-5) loss.
But Watson went on to beat Gavrilova 6-7 (2-7) 6-2 7-5 in a thrilling match to set up a deciding mixed doubles rubber, which Britain lost when Kyrgios served out an ace on Australia's fourth match point.
Both teams had won their opening ties in the round-robin event, which is a warm-up for the Australian Open in Melbourne, starting on 18 January.
Kyrgios and Gavrilova make up Australia Green - one of two squads representing the host country in the eight-team event.
Murray, 28, won his first four encounters against the 20-year-old, including victories at the Australian, French and US Opens last year.
Kyrgios, ranked 30th, broke Murray in the third game of the match and although the Scot saved two set points at 4-5, a backhand winner secured the set for the Australian at the third opportunity.
Murray was broken from 40-0 up in the first game of the second set but immediately broke back.
The two-time Grand Slam winner had a set point at 5-4 but Kyrgios saved it with a fierce forehand and went on to close out the match in a tie-break.
British women's number two Watson, 23, demonstrated her fighting qualities to come back from a set down to defeat 21-year-old Gavrilova and keep the tie alive.
The Briton, ranked 55, could not convert two set points at 5-4 in the first set and the world number 36 raced clear in the tie-break, winning the first five points before clinching it 7-2.
Watson won four games in a row to level the match and appeared to be in control when she went 2-0 up in the decider.
However, Gavrilova hit back and served for the match at 5-3 with the crucial moment coming at deuce when a forehand from the Australian was called in.
Watson's challenge showed the ball landing wide, she converted the resulting break point and then won the final three games to seal victory in two hours 46 minutes.
The Australian striker was sent off for a challenge on Kenny Miller after 27 minutes at Fir Park with the scores tied at 0-0 and Rangers down to 10 men after Michael O'Halloran's red card.
Motherwell's stance was confirmed by the assistant manager James McFadden.
It means McDonald will be free to play against Ross County in the Scottish Premiership on Tuesday.
McDonald told BBC Scotland's Sportscene on Sunday: "Referee Willie Collum's quite far away, but he calls it as he sees it and he gives me a red card.
"I am disappointed with it. I feel I take the ball and my momentum means I can't really do anything but go into Kenny.
"I go to win the ball, I lunge in, I actually take the ball and, as impact is braced, I've actually bent my leg for impact rather than a straight leg.
"If I straighten my leg then I think Kenny is in a world of trouble, but there's no intent there."
McDonald pointed to a similar challenge by Rob Kiernan on Steve Hammell for which the Rangers defender was booked shortly after O'Halloran's dismissal and before the Well striker was sent off.
"It's a yellow card and I think mine's a yellow card as well," he added.
His opinion of how he caught Miller on the ankle was backed up by McFadden.
"He didn't go in to harm Kenny Miller, he goes in to win the ball and he actually pulls out of it a wee bit," he said.
"The contact happens so fast and they are so close together that we feel it was undeserved."
The town held a stage of the Pearl Izumi UK Tour Series to launch the AberCycleFest in May, with a report saying it drew 5,000 visitors.
Ceredigion council discussed spending £66,000 to host it again and said it was "fully committed" to the move.
But tour organiser Sweetspot told the council it would not be returning this year.
The professional cycling event will visit 10 locations around the UK but none in Wales in 2017.
Councillor Gareth Lloyd said a new format meant the town would not be included and council officials are now looking at alternative events to launch Aberystwyth CycleFest.
The boy, using a phone given by a charity in Calais, said he was running out of "oksijan" - meaning oxygen.
He and 14 adults were found in a container at services on the M1 after arriving from the Calais migrant camp commonly known as the Jungle.
Leicestershire Police said the group of migrants was recovered from a trailer at the Leicester Forest East services.
The force said immigration officials had now taken on the case and "safeguarding" measures had been put in place for the boy. Nobody was taken to hospital.
The incident on Thursday began when the boy, called Ahmed, and his older brother stowed away in a lorry bound for the UK.
Ahmed was carrying a mobile phone given to him by Help Refugees, a small charity working in the northern France camps.
The charity says it gives phones to children to help keep them safe.
During the day, he sent a text to Liz Clegg, one of the charity's team who works in the Jungle, who was at an international conference in New York at the time
The text, in broken English, read: "I ned halp darivar no stap car no oksijan in the car no sagnal iam in the cantenar. Iam no jokan valla".
Translated, it means "I need help, driver isn't stopping, no oxygen in the car. No signal, I am in the container. I am not joking." Valla means "I swear by God".
Ms Clegg alerted Tanya Freedman, another volunteer with the charity in the UK.
Ms Freedman told the BBC: "Liz had called him and heard his distress and could tell that it was a really serious situation.
"She gave him advice about how to stay as still as possible and to conserve energy."
Ms Freedman called Kent Police and the force, with the help of other agencies and a Pashto speaker, spoke again to the boy and identified and tracked down the lorry.
Leicestershire Police officers opened the trailer to free those inside. It said one man had been arrested on suspicion of assisting illegal immigration.
Ms Freedman said: "The boy was in a very dangerous situation. Some lives have been saved today."
Refugee charities are lobbying ministers to allow children who are in the camps to come to the UK.
Last month, the House of Lords backed a plan to accept 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees into the UK from across Europe.
The amendment to the Immigration Bill was proposed by Labour's Lord Dubs, who came to the UK as part of the "Kindertransport" plan to save children from the Nazis.
The government opposes the proposal, which will be debated by MPs next month, but the Home Office is allowing children from the Jungle to seek asylum if they have relatives in the UK.
New figures from the National Trust, which manages Blakeney Point reserve, reveal 412 seals were counted at low tide, the largest number since 2011.
Coastal ranger Ajay Tegala said the trust was "not entirely sure" why the summer numbers had increased.
Only 55 common seals were counted during the same period in 2014.
"The common seal, also known as the harbour seal, has increased, but we're not entirely sure why," Mr Tegala said.
"We know they feed well close to the nearby wind farm because this is a good place for the fish to spawn.
"These numbers would certainly suggest the population is perhaps a little healthier than it has been in recent years.
"They are very cute to look at and a great draw for the tourists over the summer."
The figures reflect the number of "hauled out" seals, so-called because they are counted when they haul themselves from the water up the shingle beach.
It follows a spectacular winter breeding season for grey seals along the four-mile sand spit, when pup numbers reached an all-time high of 2,425.
The population exceeding pupping levels on the Farne Islands in Northumberland and Donna Nook in Lincolnshire, and made the colony the biggest in England,
In addition to the common seals, a colony of Little Terns has also had summer success on the reserve, with 42 adults fledging 32 young, marking "the best Little Tern productivity on the point since 2011," Mr Tegala said.
The measure was backed by a coalition of conservatives who oppose execution as a form of punishment.
Nebraska joins 18 other states and the federal district of Washington, DC, in banning capital punishment, and is the first traditionally conservative state in four decades to do so.
The state has not executed an inmate since a 1997 electrocution.
The unicameral legislature passed the measure 30 to 19 - the exact number of votes needed to override Governor Pete Ricketts earlier veto.
Some of the lawmakers said that they support the death penalty in principle, but said that legal obstacles meant the state would be unable to carry out executions in the future.
A Nebraska State Patrol spokeswoman said her agency was investigating death threats made against a state senator who supported the measure.
Ten men are on currently Nebraska's death row.
The state has never executed a prisoner using lethal injection - the current method for carrying out the death penalty in the state.
The state lost its ability to carry out an execution in December 2013, when one of the three lethal injection drugs used in the procedure expired.
North Dakota, another traditionally conservative state, abolished the death penalty in 1973.
The most recent state to eliminate the death penalty is Maryland, which ended capital punishment in 2013.
The High Court ruling that ministers could not start the process of Britain's exit from the EU without a vote by Parliament was made by the most senior judges in England and Wales, the Lord Chief Justice and the Master of the Rolls, so there is little expectation that the appeal to the Supreme Court will reverse it.
But be careful here - what this is not, is a case of the judges raising a majestic hand and forbidding Brexit. This will be a judgment about the proper process, drawing on accumulated legal precedents all the way back to before the Civil War, and the famous Coke judgment of 1610 that "the King by his proclamation or other ways cannot change any part of the common law or statute law".
That means that if invoking Article 50 irrevocably puts the UK on the path to changing the rights of its citizens, then that decision must be taken in Parliament.
It cannot be done by Crown prerogative, which is the government's preferred method.
Helpfully, it seems that the "supremes" will include in their judgement a clear statement of precisely what Parliament will need to do, should they rule that it must vote on the issue.
Will ministers need to pass a full bill through the Commons and Lords, or will a resolution be sufficient?
There is always the possibility that they will reverse the High Court ruling and allow ministers to take the decision without a parliamentary vote.
Or they could rule that the government should seek "legislative consent motions" from the devolved assemblies. This would not give them a veto but could allow some further legal challenge via the Scotland Act 2016 and the Wales Bill.
But, back to Westminster.
It is pretty clear that the government could get a resolution or a bill to trigger Article 50 through both Houses.
'Talk 'til drop'
In the Commons, there might be perhaps 80 MPs who could, in some circumstances vote against it - perhaps the SNP, the Lib Dems, the SDLP and a handful of backbenchers from the Conservative and Labour parties.
In the Lords, Labour have made it clear that they would not seek to block Article 50, which makes a blocking majority well-nigh impossible to construct.
A bill would probably present more opportunities for amendment.
There is talk of a "'til they drop" two-day second reading debate, with the normal sitting hours suspended to allow MPs to speak through the night, if necessary.
The same would probably then apply to the committee and report stages, so that no-one could argue that any amendments or new clauses had been blocked for lack of time.
MPs might try to set conditions about single market access, or even build in a second referendum.
The operative word here is "try."
Senior Labour figures have made it clear that they won't support any gaming of the Article 50 process that might seem designed to block Brexit.
Their troops might be more prepared to back amendments that request more detailed information from the government - perhaps in the form of a White Paper- or attempt to define a role for Parliament in the negotiations.
But, in any event, the fullest possible debate in the Commons will limit the scope for amendment in the much more Europhile Lords.
Just about the only scenario I could come up with for the Lords adding - say - a second referendum amendment to the bill, would be if such an amendment had been frustrated in the Commons by procedural means, rather than voted down.
Peers might then be persuadable that they should back a second referendum, and send the bill back to the Commons to force MPs to vote on it.
It is a stretch, but it does offer one way to address the normal Lords inhibitions around "dissing" the elected chamber of Parliament.
But the cross-currents of party loyalty and constituency concerns may make it very hard to construct a majority for any of those options in either House.
In the Commons, the Richmond Park by-election will have made MPs conscious of the dangers of going against the referendum vote of their constituencies.
In the Lords, peers are purring contentedly after the government lifted the threat of a reduction in their powers, but are collectively wary of a "peers v the people" row.
Much deeper and more shark-infested waters will surround the next Brexit Bill, the promised Great Repeal Bill, which will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 - the legislation which underpins Britain's membership of the EU.
It is expected to feature in next May's Queen's Speech but will not come into effect until the day of Brexit.
The bill would incorporate all existing EU law into UK law, but this is much more complicated in practice than it sounds, among other things because much of this EU law involves EU regulatory bodies, which the UK government might or might not want to remain under.
By the time this bill comes before MPs, the consequences of Brexit will have crystallised a bit, which will open up some scope for targeted amendments on specific issues.
Challenging Article 50 is a hard sell after the referendum.
Picking at the terms of Brexit, which is a matter of interpretation, is something where Remainers may feel they have room for manoeuvre to press for their vision of a "soft Brexit".
And they stress that the manager had not benefited to anything like the tune of £500,000 quoted in a newspaper.
It follows a war of words with two supporters groups.
United issued a statement after McNamara "specifically waived his right to confidentiality and requested that we clarify" the arrangement.
"Certain bonuses are payable in respect of player transfers, but he plays no part in any transfer negotiations," said the Scottish Premiership club.
"This remains the responsibility of the chairman and the board. All bonuses are capped and properly monitored.
"It is important to note that the manager has not received bonuses anywhere near the highly misleading figure of £500,000 stated publicly this week."
United were responding to newspaper reports claiming McNamara was receiving payments over the transfers of Ryan Gauld to Sporting Lisbon, Andrew Robertson to Hull City, and Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven to Celtic.
The club said it had employed McNamara's management team in January 2013 specifically to develop and play young talent in the first team with a view to future sales in order to reduce their debts.
"We sought a candidate who was more likely to develop and take the opportunity to blood young players in the first team rather than recruiting experienced players," they said.
"The manager's basic remuneration package was reduced considerably, replaced instead by a performance-based contract, with several bonus initiatives, which included developing young players into actual transfer targets.
"This practice is well established throughout the UK, particularly in England, where transfer markets are a substantial incentive."
United stressed that, during McNamara's tenure, the overall debt has been reduced from £5.6m to £2.65m and "is projected to be further reduced to some £1.4m later this year".
The Tannadice club had been criticised by the Arabtrust and the Federation of Dundee United Supporters Clubs after some of the details emerged at a club meeting on 26 March.
However, the two groups insist that they "have respected the confidentiality of some very sensitive information provided" and that they "will continue to honour that".
"At no point in our statement of 1 April did we imply, far less name, anyone who may have benefited from the transfers of the four players mentioned," they say, blaming the media for naming the manager.
"We were concerned around 'commission' payments that the club had informed us of.
"However, they would not outline who they had been paid to. It now appears to be confirmed that Jackie McNamara was one recipient, although we would continue to ask the club, who else has been in receipt of these 'commissions'?
"The club did provide clarity in certain areas and this is how we arrived at the 'over £500,000' stated."
The England Under-23 international, 21, will re-join the club in WSL 1, after their promotion from WSL 2 last season.
On Tuesday, the Belles announced that manager Glen Harris had opted to remain at the club, extending his rolling deal to go full-time.
Meanwhile, midfielder Emily Simpkins, 25, also signed a new full-time contract with Doncaster on Tuesday.
When an unlucky insect lands in a web, it is vibrations that bring the spider scuttling from the centre of its trap.
How spiders interpret those signals is a mystery - so physicists have built this replica to figure it out.
They unveiled the design and their first results on Friday at a meeting of the American Physical Society (APS).
"We wove the web using two different kinds of rope, the same way as spiders use two different formulations of silk," said Ross Hatton from Oregon State University.
The radial strands that fan out from the centre are made of stiff, nylon parachute cable, while elastic bungee cords make up the "spiral strands".
The whole thing sits in an octagonal aluminium frame, with a speaker strapped to one corner to deliver some hefty vibrations.
"It's a big subwoofer, so we can give a fairly good push to the web - there's quite a bit of force in it," Dr Hatton told BBC News, at the APS March Meeting in Baltimore.
At the centre of the web sits an artificial spider - a simple eight-legged frame, which doesn't move but detects vibrations in the threads, just like a real spider.
"We went in with the basic hypothesis that if you shake one of the radial lines, then the spider will feel that shaking a lot, and the other lines less," Dr Hatton explained. "And so you could say, well I just go to wherever the line is shaking the most."
But this was not what he and his colleagues - including biologist Damian Elias at the University of California Berkeley - discovered.
In fact, the outsized orb web revealed surprisingly complex vibration patterns, with quiet spots in certain parts of the web where the shaking completely disappears.
"At different frequencies, different strands - so different feet - stop vibrating," Dr Hatton said.
Those different frequencies might reflect, for example, different types of trapped insect.
"So at the very least, the spider is going to need to know how the frequency couples with the web structure... in order to find which is the foot that shouldn't be shaking - so it doesn't end up going off at 90 degrees to where it should be going."
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The banking giant said it was expanding parts of its Scottish operations, including its global risk business which was established in Edinburgh in 2015.
It will also create new posts in its centre of excellence for customer contact in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.
The bank added that the jobs would be phased in over the next six to nine months.
The expansion programme will increase HSBC's headcount in Scotland to 4,500.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who visited HSBC's global risk operations in Edinburgh, said the move was "fantastic news for the economy".
She added: "This is testament to our skills and expertise and builds on HSBC's significant business presence here.
"Scotland remains open for business and this announcement further demonstrates our position as a prime location for investment and growth."
The announcement comes days after HSBC launched a £500m lending fund to support small and medium-sized businesses in Scotland.
Alison McGregor, chief executive of HSBC in Scotland, said: "This expansion programme spans different locations, skills and disciplines, supporting lots of communities in different ways.
"We are absolutely committed to helping businesses and individuals to achieve their ambitions.
"The successful establishment of our global risk function demonstrates that Scotland has the talent we need and HSBC is a place that talented people want to work."
The data helps pinpoint sections of carriageway prone to severe conditions.
Insp Neil Hewitson said that taken alongside crash statistics, it allowed patrols to be deployed to areas with an increased risk of accidents.
He was speaking at the start of a winter safety campaign involving vehicle spot checks across the region.
"It is not like it used to be where you were just kind of guessing where things might happen," he explained.
"We do have quite a number of outlets that we look at in terms of what is happening on the roads and where the bad weather might be.
"As such we want to make sure that people's vehicles are prepared as much as they can be for the inclement weather we are bound to experience."
Calum Warrilow, from Leicestershire, was fatally injured on the A1 near Grantham when he was struck by a car on 13 September.
Kenneth Wallace, of Church Lane, Stibbington, Cambridgeshire, admitted a charge of causing death by dangerous driving at Lincoln Crown Court.
The 53-year-old is due to be sentenced at the same court on Thursday.
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Further charges brought against the defendant of failing to stop and failing to report a road accident have been dropped.
Donnelly went down to a split decision against Morocco's current world champion Mohammed Rabii and in truth, the Irishman could have few complaints.
After a tight first round, Rabii took control and one judge's verdict in favour of Donnelly looked dubious.
Flyweight Irvine was outclassed by Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov.
Donnelly, 27, appeared to make a decent start as he forced the Moroccan to miss with several attempted big lefts but Rabii began to find his range and was given the round 10-9 on all three cards.
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Rabii set the tone for the second round as he landed with a big overhand right and the Irishman was caught with a number of other decent shots as the Moroccan was given the round by two of three judges.
Another big left from the world champion led to a standing count for Donnelly early in the final round and while the second standing count appeared to be after the Irishman had tripped, the Moroccan had clearly done enough to win.
Rabii was warned by the referee for a clash of heads late in the contest and this appeared to be the reason for one judge giving Donnelly the final round on a 10-8 margin.
"It was a great effort from me against the world champion, I believed in myself and I gave it my all," said Donnelly, who won two previous bouts to put himself on the brink of a medal.
"I'm proud of my efforts here because he's the world number one and I thought I could win, but I'm disappointed not to win a medal."
Irvine, 20, suffered a disappointing Olympic debut as the classy Uzbek fighter clinched a deserved 30-26, 30-27, 30-27 win in the last-16 flyweight bout.
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Zoirov was in total control as he took the first round 10-8 on one card and 10-9 from the other two judges.
The Uzbek fighter continued to catch Irvine at will throughout the contest.
London Olympics medallists Michael Conlan and Katie Taylor are the only members of the eight-strong Irish boxing team still involved in the Games.
Medal hopes Paddy Barnes and Joe Ward were among four Irish fighters who bowed out on the opening week of the Games while their team-mate Michael O'Reilly was sent home from Rio after failing a drugs test.
Conlan and Taylor have still to fight their opening contests in Rio.
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Former light-welterweight world champion Khan, 29, has not fought since outpointing Chris Algieri in May 2015.
But he has made a jump of two weight divisions to set up a WBC world middleweight title on 7 May, ruling out a meeting with fellow Brit Kell Brook.
"I'm going to the lion's den," said Khan. "If I beat him, it will be one of the biggest upsets in boxing."
"It's Cinco de Mayo as well, the Mexican holiday, so it's going to be crazy," he added. "I think it's brave and I think it's the right thing to do."
Khan said he wanted to fight multiple world champion Floyd Mayweather and seven-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao, but neither fights happened.
He added: "I want to be in the big fights with the big names. Alvarez I think is probably the biggest name in boxing right now.
"At first, I thought he was too big for me, but when I studied a few tapes, I thought: 'You know what, I've got a good chance of beating him'."
Bolton's Khan has won 31 and lost three of his 34 professional fights but has not won a world title after losing to Lamont Peterson in 2011.
He last fought at the MGM Grand in December 2014, beating American Devon Alexander on a unanimous decision.
"I've fought in Las Vegas three times, but normally I'm top bill," Khan told BBC Sport. "This time I'm the underdog. That will push me on even more.
"People are going to be doubting me, people are thinking it'll be an easy fight for Canelo, but he'll have his hands full."
Alvarez, nicknamed 'Canelo', has lost once and won 46 of his 48 fights. That defeat came against Mayweather in 2013.
The fight has been set at a catch-weight of 155lb, eight pounds more than Khan weighed in victory against American Algieri.
The usual limit for middleweight is 160lb, but Alvarez's last few fights have had the same weight stipulation.
"When I announced that it was going to be Alvarez, everyone was shocked," said Khan. "That's what makes this fight bigger because it was a shock to everyone.
"What's going to win the fight for me is my skills and my speed.
"I don't think I can out-power Canelo. The only way I can beat him is my speed, skill and my techniques. I think it's a 50-50 fight."
Edward Spires served as a chaplain's assistant before being removed because he was deemed "undesirable".
He was forced out of the military after a probe into his sexual orientation.
The Air Force announced a discharge upgrade on Friday in response to a lawsuit filed by Mr Spires in November.
The veteran was initially denied an honourable discharge because the Air Force said his records had probably been destroyed in a 1973 fire.
But with the help of lawyers he was able to prove that he did indeed serve - and is now entitled to financial benefits and a military funeral because of the discharge upgrade.
Mr Spires has described his removal from the military as a "horrific and unbearable" experience.
His case has been backed by Senator Richard Blumenthal, who said on Monday that the move by the Air Force rectifies "an incredible injustice".
England play Australia on Saturday and a win will equal the record 14-match winning streak set by Johnson's men.
"We had a very experienced team at that point," Johnson, 46, told BBC Sport.
"You've got a group now who have been around for a couple of World Cups, and have got a lot of caps."
As England team manager from 2008 to 2011, Johnson was responsible for giving the likes of captain Dylan Hartley and scrum-half Ben Youngs their Test debuts.
Both are now integral parts of the set-up, with Hartley leading the side throughout 2016 and Youngs a consistent presence at scrum-half.
"Players like Ben Youngs and captain Dylan Hartley have 50 caps-plus, so they are getting into the part of their careers when they are at their peak," added Johnson, who was recently inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
"We still need more players to come through and really hit that world-class level, and when you have a squad of 20-plus guys like that, you have a chance to really do something."
A year ago, England were knocked out of their home World Cup at the group stage, but recovered to win the Grand Slam the following spring.
And Johnson, who won 84 England caps, feels the players have used their setbacks as motivation.
"They have had some disappointments like we all do, and you either fall away or use them to motivate yourself," he added.
"I hope they are enjoying what they are doing. When you are winning it does create that momentum of good fun, and everyone wants to be in the group."
Twice a captain of the British and Irish Lions, Johnson hopes England's success will have a big impact on next year's tour to New Zealand.
"It's a Lions year and it would be great to see a whole chunk of Englishmen go on that tour," he said.
The pair were hurt while attending a "domestic incident" in Aldershot in Hampshire on Tuesday, police said.
Simon Priest, 41, of Pegasus Avenue in Aldershot is charged with causing grievous bodily harm, attempted GBH and possession of a firearm.
He was remanded in custody by Basingstoke magistrates to appear at Winchester Crown Court on 15 March.
Mr Priest also faces charges of escaping lawful custody and theft of a police Taser.
One officer was discharged from hospital on Tuesday night while the other was moved to another hospital for "specialist treatment".
The force said many people were in the area at the time and appealed for witnesses to come forward.
Det Insp Sion Margrie said: "It is likely someone saw or heard what happened, or even filmed the incident on their mobile phones."
The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award celebrates an artist's contribution to pop culture and fashion, as well as music.
Previous winners of the prize include Guns N' Roses, Rihanna, Kanye West and Beyonce.
This year's VMAs take place at the Forum in Inglewood, California on 27 August.
Here's a quick look back at Pink's career to date:
Pink's 17 years in the industry have been filled with fierce pop songs and memorable music videos.
Since her debut in 2000, the singer has sold over 42 million albums worldwide.
In the UK alone, 18 of her singles have reached the top 10 (you can see why she had no trouble finding enough material to release a greatest hits album a few years back).
And her shiny new Vanguard Award will be far from lonely on the shelf as Pink is also the recipient of three Grammys, a Brit and three Billboard Music Awards.
Aside from her musical range, Pink is also well known for her adventurous style, from her spiky fluorescent hair and pink-streaked dreadlocks to her skater cuts and platinum blonde quiffs.
In her earlier days, some called Pink's style androgynous, but after her separation from her husband in 2008, a softer side of the singer emerged.
Nowadays we see Pink merging her edgy roots with a more grown-up and feminine twist.
While Pink is better known for her pop-rock sound, she actually started out as an R&B singer... and a pretty good one too.
Her debut album Can't Take Me Home was similar in style to the likes of TLC and Destiny's Child, and her edgier image set her apart from the cookie-cutter pop stars.
Her second and third albums Missundaztood and Try This revealed a totally different side of the singer as she started to go in a rockier direction.
But Pink's recent work has seen her settle into a more mature sound.
Known for speaking her mind and being totally fearless, the singer is an animal rights activist and a prominent campaigner for Peta.
She is also involved with several charities such as Save The Children and Unicef and is an official advocate for the RSPCA.
Pink has also been praised for speaking out on issues such as body image - most notably via her 2006 single Stupid Girls.
The track and its video were praised by many critics (and JK Rowling) for highlighting sexism and its positive message to young girls.
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Schoolteacher Peter Willett wrote the piece for a golf magazine, offering his thoughts on what each side needs to do to win the biennial event at Hazeltine.
"The Americans need their baying mob of imbeciles to caress their egos every step of the way," he wrote.
Danny Willett said: "I apologise. It's not the thoughts of me or the team."
The article, published in National Club Golfer magazine, went on to say that Europe's golfers need to:
"If these things happen, Europe will win and I'll try to support gracefully by embracing the same sense of fair-mindedness that has permeated this unbiased article," wrote Peter Willett, who teaches in Solihull.
"If not, the Americans will claim their second victory this century."
Peter Willett, who shot to prominence for his social media posts during Danny's Masters win, also called Americans "fat, stupid, greedy and classless".
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Danny Willett said he had spoken to his brother to tell him that he was "disappointed in what was written", calling it "a bad article written at a bad time".
However, Peter Willett did not appear to regret his article in a number of tweets from his official account, which has 24,500 followers, and indicated it was supposed to be satirical and a bit of fun.
He also retweeted messages from American golf fans praising his piece.
Danny Willett also went to see US captain Davis Love to apologise.
"He took it very well and drew a line under it and hopefully everyone else can do the same," said the Englishman.
Europe captain Darren Clarke was also disappointed with the article.
"It is not what Danny thinks, it is not what I think, it is not what Team Europe stands for," he said.
"I was obviously very disappointed in it because that's an outside person expressing their opinion, which is not representative of what our thoughts are."
Love said he had resisted the temptation to read the article.
"If I read it, I'm just going to get mad," said the 52-year-old from North Carolina. "If I read it, I'm just going to get defensive. So I just try to ignore it."
BBC Sport golf correspondent Iain Carter
While PJ Willett's article was largely tongue in cheek it was also inadvisable. Clarke is justifiably disappointed. No captain wants to be put on the back foot in the days leading up to the match.
It is important for away teams to make friends with home crowds and this does not help. It also means that Danny Willett will be preparing for his Ryder Cup debut surrounded by unwanted headlines. Regardless of how the fans react, the Masters champion will do well to avoid being unsettled by this episode.
Dismal And by "Bonksy" was one of 69 entries to this year's Turnip Prize.
Accepting his prize Mr Bonsky, from Bristol, said: "If you set your sights on the gutter and refuse to work hard your dreams really can come true".
The 53-year-old winner is said to have reluctantly accepted his prize, a turnip mounted on a six-inch nail
Organiser Trevor Prideaux said, "I am delighted with the lack of effort taken to create this work".
"This year's event attracted a total of 69 entries, which is exactly the same as last year.
"It's fantastic that Bonksy has won, he clearly has what it takes to be recognised in modern art circles and will be remembered in art history for no time at all!".
The ceremony took place at Wedmore's New Inn on Monday evening.
Other entries included a bread roll nestled in hay and a galvanized staple on a paper plate.
The contest satirises the Turner Prize - which is also presented later - by rewarding deliberately bad modern art.
The winner of the Tate Gallery's Turner Prize winner, meanwhile, receives £25,000, while runners-up each get £5,000.
In previous years, entries have been submitted from Ireland, Italy, France, Canada, Germany and the USA.
Winners of earlier competitions include David Stone in 1999 for Alfred The Grate (two burned rolls on a fire grate) and James Timms in 2003 for Take a Leaf out of my Chook (A raw chicken stuffed with leaves).
In 2007, the competition gained publicity after a work which mocked graffiti artist Banksy was disqualified for "trying too hard".
Titled By the Banksea, it showed a seaside Aunt Sally stencil holding a rocket launcher and firing a turnip over a wrecked seaside pier.
"Someone has thought too much about this one and tried too hard," Mr Prideaux said.
The shortlist of entries in 2015 has been whittled down from 69 to six.
Mr Prideaux said this year's art works were up to the "usual poor standard" with four people submitting "Jeremy Corbyn entries", although none made the shortlist.
Production began in 1980 and the missile was first deployed in combat in 1990/91 after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, though its performance against Iraqi scud missiles was much less spectacular than initially claimed.
Since then successive versions of the system have been upgraded and enhanced giving it a much greater capability against ballistic missiles. It was again deployed to the Middle East during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
Patriot is operated by twelve countries around the world including the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Taiwan, Greece, Spain, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates.
The system is based upon wheeled trailers. It is mobile and can be carried in a C5 Galaxy transport aircraft. Units are inter-operable so Nato countries can put together a defensive package and deploy it to a far-flung region, as the Alliance is planning to do on the Turkish-Syrian border.
A Patriot system is made up of four main elements: a radar, control centre and associated power supply and communications towers, and launchers on trucks.
The manufacturer says it can take 16 launchers, the US Army uses usually five to eight in a battery.
Each launcher holds four missiles - or 16 in the latest "Pac-3" version.
The launchers can be up to a kilometre away from the radar and control hub, linked by microwave signals.
The trailer-mounted radar is a "phased array" type - it scans the sky with a narrow beam which flicks between thousands of locations each second.
If it detects something, up to 62 miles (100 km) away, it focuses on it and relays information about it to the control centre.
It can track up to 100 targets and send guidance data for up to nine missiles.
The "engagement control station" has three operators, with two radar consoles and a radio link.
The system can be automated, although an operator is able to override it.
When the control computer has decided the best time to launch, it tells a launcher to fire a missile or missiles - typically two might be fired at a target in rapid succession because one alone does not guarantee a hit.
The five-metre-long missiles are supersonic within moments of leaving the launcher, having taken their initial course from the control computer, and accelerate to five times the speed of sound.
The latest, smaller version of the missile does have a warhead but is meant to destroy its target primarily by simply hitting it. It has its own "seeker" to fine tune its approach to the target.
The older type weighs almost three times as much and has a range of up to 100 miles (160km). It uses a more complex process called "track via missile".
The Patriot missile homes on an electronic signal "painted" on the target by the radar, and relays its position in relation to the target back to the radar and on to the control centre.
Updated flight instructions are sent back up to the missile to guide it to the target. The computer can adjust the missile's fuse, depending on the target, to decide the best moment to detonate the 198lb (90kg) warhead.
A drawback to this method is it takes at least nine seconds from launch to become effective.
Women in some communities are denied "even their basic rights as British residents", the Casey Review said.
Dame Louise Casey accused public bodies of ignoring or condoning divisive or harmful religious practices for fear of being called racist.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid said he would study the findings "closely".
Dame Louise's review into the integration of minorities was commissioned by former Prime Minister David Cameron as part of the government's efforts to tackle extremism.
Among her recommendations were that immigrants could take "an oath of integration with British values and society" and schoolchildren be taught British values.
Her review said there was a sense that people from different backgrounds got on well together at a general level, but community cohesion "did not feel universally strong across the country".
She found "high levels of social and economic isolation in some places, and cultural and religious practices in communities that are not only holding some of our citizens back, but run contrary to British values and sometimes our laws".
Her report highlighted the plight of women in some Muslim communities, who she said were less likely to speak English and more likely to be kept at home.
"Misogyny and patriarchy has to come to an end," Dame Louise said, adding that public institutions must not fear being branded racist or Islamophobic.
Faeeza Vaid, from the Muslim Women's Network, said migrant communities should not be blamed for failing to integrate.
"We also see segregated white communities," she told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme.
"Integration is everyone's responsibility."
Halima Begum, a Muslim woman from London, said she was "worried" that the report singled out Muslim men.
"There is a problem with men and I see it," she told the BBC's Asian Network. "We need to have an open debate without placing too much blame on communities."
Afraid of being dubbed racist, afraid of losing support, afraid of challenging minority communities - that is Dame Louise Casey's view of Britain's decision-makers.
Criticising politicians and officials is the easy bit. The significance of this report is that it targets individual communities and faiths.
It contrasts with the language of people living "parallel lives" - a term used in an earlier report and designed to be neutral, placing no more blame on one community than another.
Dame Louise makes clear her outrage at what she calls "regressive practices" targeting women and girls. She accepts she is putting Muslim areas under the spotlight.
The question for Dame Louise - an official not immune to criticism herself - is how would she achieve change? What if an elected politician refused to take her oath? What if some people - of whatever community - simply prefer to live and educate their children separately?
Iqbal Bhana, a government adviser on anti-Muslim hate crime, rejected the report's claim that Britain was becoming more segregated.
"I don't think we are divided," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"If you go to places like Bradford or Leicester you see second and third-generation people moving out of some of these communities."
During her research, Dame Louise spoke to women in areas of Birmingham and Manchester that she said could not leave their homes without their husband's permission.
She blamed those in authority for "ducking the issue" of women's inequality out of a wish to respect different cultures.
4.1m
population increase 2001-11
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of the increase is due to immigration
2.8m people in Britain are Muslim - the biggest religious group after Christians
70-85% of the populations in some wards in Blackburn, Birmingham, Burnley and Bradford are Muslim
511 schools in 43 areas take more than 50% pupils from Pakistani or Bangladeshi backgrounds
27% of births in 2014 were to mothers born outside the UK
"If [the women] were white and living in Surrey, we would all be up in arms about it," she said.
She said not talking about these issues would only "give ammunition to the extreme far-right and Islamic extremists", who are the people "who set out to divide us".
Labour MP Chuka Umunna, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on social integration, agreed that division had bred extremism and was "sapping our communities of trust".
Immigration was another theme in the report, in which Dame Louise said some towns and cities were "struggling to adjust" to an influx of foreign nationals.
On a visit to Sheffield, she said, she had found some schools were coping with an increase in Eastern European children from 150 to nearly 2,500 over a five-year period.
The report also highlighted a "persistent disadvantage" facing black men in the workplace, as well as white working class children on free meals who underperformed at school.
The report made 12 recommendations, including:
Mr Javid said Britain had "long been home to lots of different cultures and communities", but added that "all of us have to be part of one society".
While it was right to celebrate the "positive contribution" diverse groups make to British life, nobody should be excluded from it or left behind, he said.
"We need to take a serious look at the facts and must not shy away from the challenges we face.
"Dame Louise's report is a valuable contribution, and I will be studying her findings closely."
He said he would be reporting back in the New Year.
Guy Taylor had been last seen in the Westburn Road area of the city on Sunday night.
Police Scotland said he was found "safe and well" in the Bridge of Don area of Aberdeen.
The media and members of the public were thanked for their assistance.
The watchdog received almost 680 complaints about the footage run by several news outlets on 22 May 2013.
Many found the images, including mobile phone footage from the scene, graphic and distressing and disrespectful to Fusilier Rigby's family.
Ofcom ruled the "detailed" coverage was "justified by the context".
However, it went on to issue new guidance about carrying appropriate warnings.
Last month, Michael Adebolajo, 29, and Michael Adebowale, 22, were found guilty of murdering Fusilier Rigby as he returned to his barracks in south-east London in May 2013.
The pair drove their car at the soldier before attacking him with knives and attempting to decapitate him.
At least two members of the public had filmed the violent incident on their mobile phone, which featured both the suspects, including one speaking directly to the camera with a machete and knife in his hands, covered in blood.
The footage was widely available through social media and was used by various broadcasters in their coverage.
Ofcom received numerous complaints accusing news programmes of giving one of the alleged attackers "a platform to justify and explain his actions", and expressing concern at the effect the content could have on younger viewers.
The watchdog went on to assess material from a range of broadcasts, including BBC News, Sky News, Channel 4 News, ITV News, London Tonight, Channel 5 News, World News Today on BBC Four and, on radio, the Iain Dale Show on LBC 97.3 FM.
It concluded that: "While the coverage was detailed and at times distressing, we did not consider that the images were too offensive for broadcast given they were appropriately scheduled and justified by the context."
Taking into account the "unprecedented nature of the incident", Ofcom took the view "that the vast majority of the audience watched or listened to these news programmes with the expectation of viewing or hearing an up-to-date account and analysis of what had happened in London.
"These would be appropriately illustrated with the most relevant and dramatic pictures available at time (television of course being a visual medium), or eye witness testimony."
It noted that, in the majority of cases, "various warnings were given to viewers", although radio station LBC broadcast a particularly "detailed and graphic description" of the incident without prior warning.
However, the station, which is primarily targeted at adults, "subsequently broadcast an apology to mitigate any offence that may have been caused".
Ofcom has now set out new guidance to broadcasters, highlighting the need to give viewers appropriate warnings before broadcasting material which might cause them "offence or distress".
The body made its rulings last year, but postponed publication until the conclusion of the criminal trial.
George Zographou, 18, from Bristol, fell ill at the Boardmasters Surf and Music Festival in Newquay on Friday.
His sister Nicole said on Facebook, "George took his final breaths on Wednesday August 16th at 13.34 all by himself without the machine. The three of us holding his hand."
Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed the teenager's death.
The teenager, who was a student St Brendan's Sixth Form College was expected to receive his A-level results tomorrow.
The college said it would be getting extra teachers in to support George's friendship group and those who would have known him.
A welfare room would be available for students who were upset and a representative from Public Health England would be be there to answer any concerns, it added.
It has had two confirmed cases of meningococcal infection since the spring of 2016.
The Deputy director of health protection at PHE's South West Health Protection Team, Mike Wade, said his thoughts were with teenager's family.
"We want to reassure people that all appropriate public health actions are being taken," he said.
"We do not believe that this case is related to the previous cases at St. Brendan's because they occurred 14 months ago. Additionally, they had not attended the college since the end of the summer term at the beginning of July."
He said other festival goers, who had been in close contact with the teenager had been given antibiotics as a precaution.
On twitter the school expressed its shock at the news.
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The festival's organisers said their thoughts and sympathies were with Mr Zographou's family and friends.
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The festival ran from Wednesday 9 August to Sunday.
Residents in the Slack Lane area of Derby said they cannot cook or clean at home due to the swarms, which they say have persisted for months.
The Environment Agency has ordered Shows Waste Management to get the problem under control.
But councillors said the action was a case of "too little, too late".
The crisis has sparked a row between several waste management companies.
Swarms in the skies: When pests descend
Shows Waste Management joint-owner, Wayne Turton, claimed that they have been left in this situation by another firm - who were unavailable for comment when contacted by the BBC.
Mr Turton told BBC Radio Derby he felt sorry for the affected residents and added they are doing the best they can to fix the issue.
He said the area had been covered with insecticide and the company was working with the Environment Agency to clear the waste.
Melissa Marriott, who lives nearby, said she is unable to use fly spray as it would harm the respiratory systems of parrots she keeps.
She has had to resort to using an electric fly killer, which "gets 50 flies a day".
"We started getting the odd few in February but over the last few weeks, it's got out of control," she said.
"They're constantly all over your worktop surfaces. You try to eat something and they land on your food - I can't even go and have a bath without getting them in my bath water."
Derby city councillor Paul Pegg said the council has been working to try to solve the problem since February.
About 3,000 households and businesses are in the affected areas.
"It's gradually got worse and worse," Mr Pegg said.
"It's too little, too late. This has been going on for months. We've got shops that have had to close, factories have had to shut their canteens.
"The Environment Agency are as much to blame because they have not pushed to get the site cleared as quickly as they should have done."
Businesses on the nearby Kingsway Retail Park, including Subway, Greggs, Sainsbury's and Hobbycraft, were forced to close on Sunday due to the sheer volume of insects buzzing around.
Supermarkets and convenience stores in some parts of the city have now run out of fly spray and fly strips.
The Environment Agency explained Shows Waste Management was given an enforcement notice on 11 March to move the waste.
A suspension notice, issued due to the lack of compliance with the previous notice, means no more waste can be brought onto the site.
A spokeswoman said the waste was being treated with insecticides daily, but was unable to say how long it would take to remove the waste and deal with the infestations.
Radio is the main source of information. ZNBC is the only broadcaster with national reach.
US-based Freedom House rates Zambia as "Not Free" in its 2014 Freedom of the Press survey. It cites the harassment of privately-owned news outlets, the blocking of critical websites, and politicised decisions over granting national radio licences.
Relays of BBC World Service (98.1 FM in Lusaka and Kitwe) and Radio France Internationale are on the air. There are scores of local radio stations. Multichannel pay-TV is available.
There were more than 2.3 million internet users by 2014 (Internetlivestats.com). News websites Zambian Watchdog and Zambia Reports were blocked by ISPs in 2013, says Freedom House.
Dozens more were injured when tents at Hammad, a remote desert area, were struck around noon (09:00 GMT).
Most of the casualties were reportedly families of members of a rebel group known as the Eastern Lions, which is fighting so-called Islamic State (IS).
There was no immediate comment from Russia, which backs Syria's government.
However, a senior Western diplomat told the Reuters news agency that initial information suggested Russian aircraft carried out the raid.
Last month, Russian jets twice attacked another Syrian rebel group's base in the border town of Tanf, to the north-east.
Said Seif, a local activist, told the Local Co-ordination Committees (LCC) network that cluster munitions were used in Tuesday's air raid on the makeshift camp at Hammad. At least 15 people were killed and 40 others wounded, he said.
Another activist, Ahmed al-Maslameh, put the death toll at eight, the Associated Press reported.
A Jordanian source told the Reuters news agency that Jordanian army troops based on the border helped rush the injured to hospitals inside the kingdom.
Mr Seif said almost 350 refugee families from eastern Syria, most of them relatives of rebel fighters, had been living at the camp, located inside the "no-man's-land" between the Syrian and Jordanian sides of the border.
It is also close to the far larger refugee camp at Hadalat, where tens of thousands of Syrians have been stranded for months because the Jordanian authorities have been restricting the number permitted to enter on security grounds.
The refugees at Hadalat and at the other major camp, to the north-east at Rukban, have been running out of food since Jordan declared the border a closed military zone following an IS suicide truck bomb attack on 21 June which killed six security personnel.
On Tuesday, the United Nations said the Jordanian government had agreed to a one-off aid delivery for the 100,000 people thought to be at the two camps.
"We have negotiated with the government for an intervention... to create packages that will include food as well as non-food items," the executive director of the UN's World Food Programme, Ertharin Cousin, told the AFP news agency.
"But the Jordanian government has been very clear with us it is a one-time intervention," she added.
Jordanian officials have asserted that the camps have become "enclaves" for IS militants and that "national security must take precedence".
Residents say the Saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes in the capital Sanaa. Clashes have also been reported in the south-western city of Taiz.
The UN had earlier urged all sides to observe the six-day truce which started at midnight on Friday (21:00 GMT).
More than 3,000 people have been killed since the coalition began air strikes in March to drive back Houthi rebels.
Aid agencies say a blockade on Yemen has worsened the humanitarian crisis after months of conflict. More than 80% of Yemen's 25 million people now need some form of aid.
Despite the ceasefire, fighting resumed early hours on Saturday. Witnesses reported air raids on Sanaa, which is controlled by the Shia Zaidi rebels - or Houthis.
"We heard four to five loud explosions, which shook my house far away from the west of Sanaa," said Hussain al-Bokhaiti, a journalist based in Yemen.
One strike targeted a military camp used by the rebels, the Associated Press news agency reported.
There were also reports of air strikes in Taiz and Aden, both in the south.
The truce had called to allow vital supplies to reach Yemen's stricken people.
In recent months Yemen has descended into conflicts between several different groups, although the main fight is between forces loyal to beleaguered President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Houthis, who forced Mr Hadi to flee Sanaa in February.
After rebel forces closed in on the president's southern stronghold of Aden in late March, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia responded to a request by Mr Hadi to intervene and launched air strikes on Houthi targets.
Gulf Arab states have accused Iran of backing the Houthis financially and militarily, although Iran has denied this.
About a million civilians have been displaced by the conflict.
Charities say a lack of fuel in Yemen is making it difficult to reach those in need and to provide adequate care in hospitals.
The coalition allowed a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in May, but much of the aid promised to those in need has failed to materialise.
Yemen is strategically important because it sits on the Bab al-Mandab strait, a narrow waterway linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, through which much of the world's oil shipments pass.
Batsman Livingstone, 23, has agreed a new deal until 2019 after averaging over 50 last season and hitting two centuries in the County Championship.
Fast bowler Mahmood, 19, made his Red Rose debut last year and his new contract is until 2018.
"They are two highly promising young cricketers who have made real progress," said coach Glen Chapple.
"Both players are going to form an important part of the side in the next few years, in all formats." | Bromley got back to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Maidstone after seeing their five-match unbeaten run ended last time out.
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Charter NI, an east Belfast community organisation, received £1.7m from Stormont's Social Investment Fund.
Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin claimed some in Charter NI had "connections" to the UDA.
George Hamilton stood by the claim after meeting the first minister.
Stephen Farry said that he had never heard a chief constable "come out and so clearly say there is an active paramilitary or paramilitaries involved in a community sector organisation in receipt of government funds and for a government not to follow through on that".
Last week, ACC Martin told The Nolan Show that these individuals had taken part in paramilitary activity "in the past year".
The executive said after Monday's meeting that the PSNI has assured that there are "no concerns" over the work of Charter NI.
However, Mr Hamilton said ACC Martin's comments were "an accurate assessment of the PSNI's position".
"At an operational and community level Charter NI do some very meaningful and positive work.
"However, it remains our view that an individual or individuals connected to that organisation continue to be associated with paramilitarism."
SDLP MLA Nicola Mallon said that the two statements were puzzling and that "you could be forgiven for thinking that you were reading about two very different meetings".
"The meeting was an opportunity for the chief constable of the PSNI to give a security briefing about individuals who are active paramilitaries connected to Charter NI but the statement from the Executive Office made absolutely no reference or mention to that issue at all."
On Monday, the first minister said her position was that if the police have "evidence against any individuals then they should be arrested by the police, investigated, charged and brought before the courts".
The board of Charter NI said ACC Martin's comments had "come as a surprise" and they added: "We do not condone illegal or criminal activity of any kind".
The community organisation has been under scrutiny since October, when its chief executive Dee Stitt gave a controversial interview to the Guardian newspaper.
Mr Stitt, a leading member of the UDA, referred to his loyalist band the North Down Defenders as "our homeland security" who were "here to defend North Down from anybody".
He also launched a foul-mouthed verbal attack on the government, saying politicians did not care about Northern Ireland.
Mr Stitt later apologised for his comments and took a three-week break from his role while Charter NI completed an "internal review process", but he resumed his job in November. | The chief constable's statement that people linked to Charter NI have been involved in recent paramilitarism is unprecedented, an Alliance MLA has said. | 38,308,361 | 570 | 35 | false |
Speaking from nearby Detroit, he said: "If I were a parent up there, I would be beside myself that my kid's health could be at risk."
The city's water became contaminated when lead leached from old pipes after a change in supplier in 2014.
Since then, residents have complained of bad smells, headaches and rashes.
Unable to drink tap water, the National Guard has joined volunteers in distributing lead tests, filters and bottled water.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has faced calls to resign over the way he has handled the crisis.
On Wednesday he released a batch of emails from 2014 and 2015 concerning the issue.
One email suggests that a day after doctors reported high levels of lead in local children, one of the governor's top advisers told him city officials, not state officials, had to "deal with it".
The switch to a river water source was a money-saving move when the city was under state financial management.
The water from Flint River stripped lead from the pipes and into the supply.
Lead exposure can cause learning disabilities and behavioural problems in children.
Last week, Mr Obama declared a state of emergency in Flint, which is predominantly an African-American, working-class city.
That declaration brought $5m (£3.5m) in federal aid but was far short of the $31m requested by Republican governor Mr Snyder.
A day after meeting Flint Mayor Karen Weaver, the president said: "I told her we are going to have her back and all the people of Flint's back as they work their way through this terrible tragedy.
"It is a reminder that we can't short-change the basic services we provide to our people."
Mr Snyder has urged Mr Obama to class the crisis as a federal disaster, saying its severity poses an "imminent and long-term threat" to residents.
By classing it as such, on the same level as natural disasters, the city would be able to get much more federal aid.
In an interview this week, Mr Snyder admitted it was a disaster but denied it was his "Katrina moment" - a reference to the much-criticised response of President George W Bush to the hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005. | US President Barack Obama has pledged his support to the Michigan city beset by a water contamination crisis, saying Flint had been "short-changed". | 35,368,144 | 482 | 34 | false |
The man, in his 20s, from Warwickshire, was walking in Betws y Coed, Conwy county, with friends on Friday night when he slipped after losing his footing.
Rescuers from Ogwen Valley mountain rescue team carried him to a waiting ambulance on a stretcher.
He was taken to Glan Clwyd Hospital, near Rhyl.
Spain's leading three sides all won to keep the thrilling race for La Liga going while the top two in the Netherlands are separated by goal difference heading into the final week.
And Zlatan Ibrahimovic starred again as Paris St-Germain maintained their stunning Ligue 1 form.
But what else happened around Europe? BBC Sport rounds up the stories you might have missed.
If Bayern Munich's domination of the Bundesliga and Juventus's run of titles in Italy are impressive, then FC Basel have taken superiority a stage further.
Basel clinched their seventh successive Swiss title on Saturday with five games to spare by beating FC Sion 2-1.
Unbeaten in the league since November, Basel took an unassailable 16-point lead over Young Boys, whose 2-1 win at Grasshoppers was in vain.
Basel have had five different coaches since their seven-title run began and this triumph is the first for Urs Fischer, who replaced Paulo Sousa at the end of last season.
However, Grasshoppers remain Switzerland's most successful club domestically with 27 league titles, followed by Basel on 19.
While Liverpool were warming up for their Europa League semi-final, second leg by losing 3-1 at Swansea with a much-changed team, their opponents were busy boosting their chances of Champions League football next season.
Villarreal will visit Anfield on Thursday looking to cash in on their 1-0 victory in the first leg in Spain by booking a place in the final at the Reds' expense.
But, while the semi-final winners will be just one win away from clinching a Champions League spot through the Europa League, Villarreal made themselves clear favourites to do so anyway by claiming fourth place in La Liga.
They beat local rivals Valencia 2-0 thanks to goals from Samu and Adrian and now lead fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao by six points with two games to play.
Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels is used to adulation from the club's supporters, but requesting a move to Bayern Munich is an act that some fans simply cannot forgive.
So the Germany international centre-back was jeered and whistled by fans during Dortmund's 5-1 win against Wolfsburg after his club announced he wanted to leave for Bayern.
Hummels appeared unaffected by the reaction from a minority of fans and he was praised for his performance and applauded by other members of the crowd at the Westfalenstadion.
"They were not the real fans," said the 27-year-old.
"They were just a group of about 300 who never really loved me in the first place, and they just used this as a stage to vent their anger. I could see who it was coming from."
Bayer Leverkusen have secured another season of Champions League football with a 2-1 win against Hertha Berlin.
And Julian Brandt, their teenage star, continued to push his claims for a late call-up to Germany's squad for Euro 2016.
The 19-year-old opened the scoring against Hertha and has now found the net in six successive Bundesliga matches, just one behind the club record of seven set by team mate Stefan Kiessling in 2013.
He is the first teenager since the legendary Gerd Muller to score in six Bundesliga games in a row. Without his goals and assists, Leverkusen would be 12 points worse off.
The club have won seven straight games to secure third place.
He has hardly set the world alight in his one season in charge of Sampdoria, but his struggles in Serie A have not stopped former Italy striker Vincenzo Montella from throwing his hat into the ring to manage the national team.
Despite his side still being threatened with relegation, the 41-year-old has been touted as a possible replacement for Antonio Conte when the current Italy coach leaves to join Chelsea after Euro 2016.
And after seeing his side lose 2-0 at Palermo on Sunday, Montella did nothing to dampen the speculation, although club president Massimo Ferrero later insisted his manager would stay.
"The national team is the highest possible achievement for a coach and I've already said that if I got an offer I would consider it," said Montella.
Bologna boss Roberto Donadoni - who coached the national side from 2006 to 2008 - has been linked with a second stint in the role but the former Italy midfield said: "My contract is with Bologna and I intend to stay here."
Roedd Lisa Bridgett, sydd o Ben Llŷn, wedi teithio i gyngerdd Ariana Grande gyda'i merch, a ffrind ei merch.
Wnaeth Ms Bridgett, sydd yn dod o ardal Pwllheli, ddim dioddef anafiadau sydd yn peryglu'i bywyd, ond maen nhw'n cael eu disgrifio fel rhai all newid ei bywyd.
Chafodd ei merch a ffrind ei merch ddim eu hanafu yn y digwyddiad.
Dywedodd aelod o deulu Ms Bridgett ei bod hi'n ddiolchgar iawn i staff yr ysbyty am eu cymorth, yn ogystal ag ymateb y gwasanaethau brys.
Cafodd 22 o bobl a phlant eu lladd a 59 eu hanafu yn y ffrwydrad, ddigwyddodd am tua 22:30 nos Lun yn Arena Manceinion.
Daeth cadarnhad nos Fawrth bod y Prif Weinidog, Theresa May wedi codi lefel bygythiad terfysgol y DU i'r lefel uchaf, sy'n awgrymu bod yr awdurdodau yn rhagweld bod ymosodiad arall ar fin digwydd.
Fe wnaeth prif weinidog Cymru Carwyn Jones drydar nos Lun yn galw ar i bawb fod yn wyliadwrus.
Bydd aelodau o'r lluoedd arfog i'w gweld ar y strydoedd ym Mhrydain yn ystod y cyfnod hwn fel rhan o 'Ymgyrch Tempora', sy'n gynllun i ddefnyddio milwyr arfog mewn lleoliadau allweddol i gynorthwyo'r heddlu wrth warchod y cyhoedd.
Dywedodd cynghorydd o Gonwy, Ronnie Hughes, fod ei ferch yntau wedi dioddef man anafiadau yn y digwyddiad ar ôl mynd i'r cyngerdd gyda ffrindiau, ond ei bod bellach "adre'n saff".
Dywedodd y byddai'n cymryd "amser hir i ddod i delerau gyda'r hyn a welson nhw".
Ddydd Mawrth, fe wnaeth yr heddlu gyhoeddi mai Salman Abedi, 22 oed, sy'n cael ei amau o gyflawni'r ymosodiad.
Mae dyn 23 oed hefyd wedi ei arestio mewn cysylltiad â'r digwyddiad.
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Roedd Vanessa Brown o Fwcle yn y ddinas yn disgwyl am ei merch Emily a'i nai Benjamin i ddod allan o'r cyngerdd.
Dywedodd ar raglen y Post Cyntaf: "Nes i ddechrau gweld plant yn rhedeg, ac erbyn meddwl rŵan mae'n debyg bod nhw'n rhedeg am eu bywydau, oherwydd bod nhw wedi clywed y bang.
"Eiliad wedyn o ni'n gweld Emily a Ben yn dod rownd y gongl - golwg erchyll ar wyneb Ben ac Emily yn torri ei chalon.
"Dyma fi'n agor y drws: 'Be sydd wedi digwydd?'
"Mae 'na bom, mae 'na bom, mae 'na bom!"
Yn dilyn cadeirio cyfarfod o bwyllgor brys Cobra fore dydd Mawrth, dywedodd y prif weinidog Theresa May mai hwn oedd yr ymosodiad gwaethaf i daro gogledd Lloegr erioed.
Wrth siarad y tu allan i Downing Street fe fynegodd ei sioc, gan ddweud ei fod yn anodd deall pa fath o berson fyddai'n dewis ymosod ar neuadd lawn o bobl ifanc a phlant.
Disgrifiodd yr ymosodiad fel un o "lwfrdra anhygoel".
Dywedodd prif weinidog Cymru, Carwyn Jones ei fod yn talu "teyrnged i'r heddlu, y gwasanaeth ambiwlans, y Gwasanaeth Iechyd ym Manceinion ac i'r holl bobl eraill yn y ddinas sydd wedi agor eu drysau a chynnig llaw o gymorth pan roedd angen cymorth".
Ers yr ymosodiad mae digwyddiadau wedi eu cynnal ar hyd a lled y wlad i gofio'r rheiny fu farw yn yr ymosodiad.
Fe wnaeth miloedd o bobl ymgynnull nos Fawrth ar gyfer gwylnos yn Sgwâr Albert, Manceinion, a dywedodd prif gwnstabl Heddlu Manceinion, Ian Hopkins ei fod yn galonogol clywed am straeon o garedigrwydd gan swyddogion brys a phobl gyffredin yn ystod y digwyddiadau.
Cafodd gwylnosau hefyd eu cynnal mewn dinasoedd fel Caerdydd ac Abertawe, gyda munud o dawelwch yn cael ei chynnal a chanhwyllau'n cael eu cynnau.
There has been growing debate about whether all people over 50 should take a daily, low dose aspirin.
But the review, conducted by the research arm of the NHS, said it was a "fine balance" due to the dangers of bleeding in the brain and stomach.
Overall it warned against taking the drug, until there was more evidence.
Aspirin makes the blood less sticky so it reduces the odds of a blood clot forming inside the body, which could cause a heart attack or stroke.
There are even studies suggesting it can cut the risk of some cancers.
However, as the drug makes it harder for the blood to clot it can cause problems inside the body.
The drug is given to people at high risk of a heart attack or stroke as the medical benefit is clear.
However, there have been calls to give aspirin to otherwise healthy people as well.
A team at Warwick Medical School was asked to assess the evidence by the NHS National Institute for Health Research.
For heart attacks and strokes, they concluded giving everyone aspirin would cause "net harm due to increased potential for bleeding".
This was in part due to better management of at-risk patients including prescribing drugs to lower blood pressure.
On cancer, they concluded the evidence was not strong enough to base a decision on, but trials taking place would give clearer proof in the next five years.
Prof Aileen Clarke, who led the review, told the BBC: "The risks are finely balanced and for now there is not the evidence to advise people to take it.
"It would be lovely to say over-50s should take an aspirin a day and have much less cancer, but the research hasn't yet been done and we should be cautious.
"We need to be extremely careful about over-promoting aspirin."
Amy Thompson, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: "Aspirin is extremely important for many heart patients, but for people free of heart disease the jury is still out as the risks are likely to outweigh the benefits.
"Further research is underway which will shed light on who else is likely to benefit the most from taking aspirin."
Developers want to build more than 400 homes alongside workshops and shops in the Phoenix Quarter of Lewes.
Protest group Lewes Phoenix Rising said the current plans would wipe away the good aspects of the current area and devised an alternative scheme.
However, the South Downs National Park Authority agreed planning permission at a meeting earlier.
Andy Smith, leader of Lewes District Council, said the approval was "great news for Lewes" and would provide the town with homes, flood defences and jobs.
He said: "We hope that we can now work with all of those who care about this site to build a truly exceptional development for the people and businesses of Lewes."
He said the scheme would provide 416 new homes, with 40% of them dubbed affordable.
The teenager is accused of murdering 61-year-old Spanish teacher Ann Maguire at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds on 28 April.
Paul Greaney QC, prosecuting, said the boy did not admit murder, but added: "It does amount to an admission he's guilty of manslaughter."
A trial on the murder charge was set for 3 November at Leeds Crown Court.
No formal plea was entered, but Richard Wright QC, defending, said: "He has accepted responsibility for the unlawful killing of the deceased".
The student, who was 15 at the time of the killing, cannot be named for legal reasons. He appeared in court via video-link.
Mrs Maguire, a mother-of two from Moortown, Leeds, was due to retire in September after working for more than 40 years at the school.
Members of her family watched the proceedings from the public gallery.
The court heard that expert psychiatric reports would now be prepared before the trial.
The boy was told he would appear again for a hearing on 26 September. He was remanded in custody.
Both the judge and Mr Greaney asked the public to be extremely careful about using social media to discuss this case and stressed there could be heavy penalties for naming the defendant or giving other details about the case before the trial.
Law firm Irwin Mitchell says it has formally notified the MoD of several claims after being contacted by about 30 serving and former members of the armed forces about its use of Lariam.
Side effects of the drug can include anxiety, depression and nightmares.
The MoD has said it is only prescribed after an individual risk assessment.
Irwin Mitchell said its case comes after MPs on the Defence Select Committee were made aware of claims the drug may have been used "outside of manufacturers' guidelines".
It said it was representing male and female clients who had served with the Army and other branches of the armed forces.
Kevin Timms, from the law firm, said: "Through our work we have seen first-hand the devastating effects that Lariam has had on the lives of service personnel and their families.
"We are now investigating the legal case on their behalf and in some cases have already formally notified the MoD of the intention to bring legal action."
Lariam is the brand name for mefloquine, a once-a-week anti-malarial tablet licensed for sale in 42 countries worldwide.
It is among a number of different anti-malarial drugs used by the Ministry of Defence, and as of September last year made up 1.2% of its military's anti-malarial stocks.
Lariam's manufacturer Roche advises patients and healthcare professionals to follow the advice it provides.
Among those represented by Irwin Mitchell is former Drum Major Sergeant Daniel Swain, 36, from Ely in Cambridgeshire.
He says he suffered from anger issues after taking Lariam in Iraq in 2006, and had an "out-of-body experience" when he took the drug four years later while training troops in Afghanistan.
Another former soldier, Ade Jerry, 33, from Berkshire, who served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, says he felt low and developed symptoms of depression after taking Lariam in 2008 in Afghanistan.
Although he thought this was down to being away from friends and family, the symptoms persisted when he took the drug when he was deployed again in 2011.
Mr Timms said: "He has told us that he was given no information prior to taking Lariam and neither did he undergo any mental or physical health assessment.
"On both occasions in which he was prescribed Lariam, he was handed the drug while on parade and told that it was an anti-malaria tablet... but was given no information about the risks associated with the drugs."
In response to a written question from the Defence Select Committee, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said in September last year that the MoD complies with national guidelines on malaria prevention, issued by Public Health England.
PHE's most recent annual review was conducted that same month and it "continues to recommend mefolquine use as long as individual assessments are undertaken before prescribing", he said.
Mr Fallon added that all anti-malarial drugs have side effects, and there had to be a balance between providing protection against malaria and side effects.
A spokesperson for the MoD said: "No anti-malarial treatments are without associated side effects but it is crucial we protect our personnel from this potentially fatal disease upon deployment to affected areas.
"We need to be able to use the most appropriate drug in order to ensure resistance... Mefloquine is used throughout the world but is not prescribed widely in the UK military, and only after an individual risk assessment."
Roedd blaenwr rhyngwladol Cymru yn arfer chwarae i Sheffield United yn 2012 cyn iddo'i gael yn euog o dreisio menyw mewn ystafell westy yn 2011 a'i garcharu am bum mlynedd.
Cafodd y ddedfryd honno ei dileu yn dilyn achos llys newydd yn Hydref 2016 pan gafwyd Evans yn ddieuog.
Mae adroddiadau yn awgrymu fod ei gytundeb newydd, fydd yn ei weld yn gadael Chesterfield, werth tua £500,000.
Dywedodd Ched Evans: "Rwy'n dal i deimlo fod gen i lawer i brofi mewn pêl-droed ar lefel clwb a'r lefel rhyngwladol, ac rwy'n credu y gallaf wireddu hynny gyda United o flaen cefnogwyr gwych.
"Rwy'n ddiolchgar i Chesterfield - y bwrdd a'r rheolwyr - am roi cyfle i mi ddychwelyd i'r gêm, ac i'r cefnogwyr am y croeso a gefais."
Arun Patel's nose was badly damaged and disfigured when he suffered from pneumonia as a baby.
The infection damaged the cartilage of his nose, making it difficult for doctors to fix it.
A similar operation was carried out in China in 2013 where a man who had damaged his nose in a traffic accident was given a new one.
Arun's parents took him to a doctor in their village in the central state of Madhya Pradesh when he suffered from pneumonia soon after his birth.
But the treatment made his condition worse and he lost his nose due to extensive tissue damage.
More than a decade later, a team of doctors in Indore city decided to conduct a rare four-phased plastic surgery to give Arun a new nose.
Dr Ashwini Dash, who led the surgical team, told BBC Hindi's S Niazi that he was "confident that the new nose would work properly like his other organs".
He added that the entire operation took about a year to finish.
In the first phase, a silicon "tissue expander" was put on his forehead to make space to grow a new nose. Then a special chemical was injected to make the tissues expand.
The second phase involved taking cartilage from his chest to create a new nose, which grew on his forehead over three months.
The doctors removed the artificial nose in the third phase and implanted it on his face. The final phase involved repairing his forehead.
It comes in the wake of attacks on a school in Peshawar in Pakistan, Garissa University in Kenya and the abduction of schoolgirls in Nigeria.
The international meeting on Friday has been convened in Oslo by the Norwegian government.
It calls for students and places of education to be protected in conflicts.
The 37 signatories want staff, students and buildings to be given a protected status during military campaigns.
The international declaration follows a pattern of deliberate attacks on students, teachers and school and university buildings.
This has seen violent assaults such as Taliban gunmen killing more than 140 students and staff at a school in Peshawar in December and the al-Shabab attack which killed more than 140 people at Garissa University in April.
But this is part of a much wider problem, with researchers estimating that there were 10,000 violent attacks on education between 2009 and 2013, in 70 countries, with particular problems in parts of the Middle East, Africa, south Asia and Latin America.
These have included shootings, abductions, intimidation and arson.
Researchers at the University of Maryland, who maintain a Global Terrorism Database, said earlier this year that Pakistan has seen more attacks on education than any other country.
The levels of attacks on education are higher than at any point in four decades of records, with the most recent increase including the threat in Nigeria from Boko Haram.
The countries signing up to the Safe Schools Declaration want to build an international consensus around protecting pupils and education staff, both from deliberate attacks and accidental damage in conflict.
They want to establish protected status, so that during any armed conflict, school buildings are not used as barracks or as part of military defences or for any other military purposes.
There will be a commitment to record any assaults or casualties and, when there are attacks, to support ways of helping pupils to continue with their studies.
The declaration calls for the investigation and prosecution of anyone suspected of violating international and national law in such attacks on schools and universities.
"Targeted attacks on education are robbing a generation of the chance to realise their potential, with a huge long-term social cost," said Diya Nijhowne, director of the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, which is co-ordinating the declaration with the Norwegian government.
The coalition includes organisations such as Unesco, Unicef, Save the Children and Human Rights Watch.
Among the countries which have signed the declaration are Afghanistan, Argentina, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Nigeria, the Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, South Africa, Spain and Switzerland.
The boy, said to be Jack Pullen, was pulled from the River Etherow, in Broadbottom, near Hyde, at 17:45 BST on Tuesday.
Police believe he had been playing with friends in the river before the "tragic accident".
Tuesday was the hottest day of 2016 so far, according to the Met Office, with temperatures reaching 31C (87.8F).
Flowers were left at the riverside as Jack's father, Gary Pullen, from nearby Hattersley, spoke with reporters.
Overcome with emotion and accompanied by a woman, he said: "He just wanted to be a teenager and be out with his mates."
Jack had recently left Longendale High School in Hollingsworth, near Glossop.
A card at the scene read: "To Jack always in our hearts and thoughts, lots of love Family xxx"
Another read: "Jack, Heaven has gained a beautiful angel and we're all left wondering why. Such a beautiful kid. Jack we are all gonna miss you so much. Love you always XXX."
Det Insp Andy Sandiford said: "We have launched an investigation into this tragic incident which appears to have begun with a group of friends playing in the river on a hot summer's day.
"We understand the water appeared calm and shallow but there may have been strong undercurrents and hidden hazards beneath the surface.
"A team of detectives are investigating the incident and have concluded that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the boy's death."
He said the boy's family is being supported by specially trained officers.
A man who lives nearby, who declined to be identified, said: "One of my neighbours was first on the scene.
"They found a distraught 16-year-old wondering where his mate had gone.
"Everybody on the road is upset because we've seen them doing it. It's like a sign of summer seeing kids jump in and having a laugh."
He said he believed the boy had jumped from a rocky area approximately 2ft high.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has issued water safety advice on its website, which includes warnings about the depth of water and hidden dangers such as submerged shopping trolleys, opened tin cans or broken bottles and hidden currents.
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Alex Chalk said Gloucestershire had been given £4m by the government to tackle potholes but wanted to make sure the town gets its fair share.
He said he felt Cheltenham had been the "Cinderella" town of the county when it came to funding for road repairs.
Robin Markwell reports.
Play in Hong Kong was washed out for all four days of match without a ball being bowled.
Hong Kong are currently fourth in the table, seven points above Scotland, who are searching for their first win in the tournament after a draw and a loss.
Scotland drew at home with Afghanistan in rain-hit Stirling last June before losing in the Netherlands in September.
Scotland are scheduled to play one-day internationals on 26 and 28 January, followed by two Twenty20 internationals on 30 and 31 January in the build-up to the ICC World Twenty20 in India, which begins on 8 March.
Meanwhile, spinner Con de Lange has returned home from the tour following the birth of his second child.
Scotland squad: Preston Mommsen (capt), Alasdair Evans, Bradley Wheal, Calum MacLeod, Con de Lange, George Munsey, Josh Davey, Kyle Coetzer, Mark Watt, Matt Machan, Matthew Cross, Michael Leask, Richie Berrington, Rob Taylor, Safyaan Sharif.
In a Freedom of Information request, police confirmed the letters were distributed to members of the public.
The estate houses the Queen's residence and Anmer Hall, home to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
One letter said the estate "would take intrusions into their privacy, and that of their guests, seriously".
Norfolk Police handed out 13 letters during 2014 and 36 up to the end of November 2015.
It is not known if the letters were distributed for trespass or harassment, as Norfolk Police could not specify the exact reasons due to the manpower costs involved.
They have been given to photographers and media crews in the area.
An example of a letter seen by the BBC reminds people that Sandringham is a private estate.
"The understandable interest to film and photograph the Royal Family needs to be balanced with their rights to a private family life.
"Whilst in residence on the estate, members of the Royal Family and their guests have more than a reasonable expectation of privacy," said the letter.
The media are encouraged to speak to royal communications should they wish to broadcast or photograph on the estate, it adds.
Anmer Hall, a Georgian mansion, is about two miles (3km) east of the Queen's residence.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first child, Prince George started attending the local Westacre Montessori nursery close to their family home in Anmer this month, generating much media interest.
Notices warning the media not to harass the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were also handed out by Norfolk Police in May, after the birth of Princess Charlotte.
The new centre is run by Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed, a gay Islamic scholar, married to a gay man, and the founder of Homosexual Muslims of France.
Mr Zahed regularly attends the Grand Mosque in Paris, but says he wants to create a more "inclusive" place for gay, lesbian and transgender Muslims.
He says many of them felt uncomfortable praying in established mosques.
"Many gay men don't go to the mosque because they don't want to be recognised," says Mr Zahed.
"They don't want to be ostracised because they wear earrings or because they're effeminate or they're transgender, something that's pretty obviously rejected in many mosques in France," he says.
Mr Zahed's South African gay husband has encountered similar problems. "The first time he came to the mosque he was wearing earrings. After the prayers somebody came up to him and tried to take them off and told him, 'This isn't right, you shouldn't do that here'. It was a kind of soft but very obvious aggression," says Mr Zahed.
He cites another recent case of what he describes as discrimination. "A transgender from a Muslim background died last summer. It was hard to find an imam to pray for her. Nobody wanted to. In the end, we had to do it. We had to pray for her," says Mr Zahed.
For the moment the place of worship is a room in a Buddhist prayer hall. The room holds more than 20 people and is decorated with calligraphy in Chinese characters.
London Imam Ajmal Masroor says that Mr Zahed's meeting room does not constitute a mosque as it does not fully adhere to Islamic preaching and practice.
Mr Zahed says his "mosque" is not trying to be specifically gay-friendly, but "inclusive". He is also trying to integrate the sexes in Islam. He wants men and women to be able to pray together, not just "gay and straight".
Men and women pray together in Mecca, he says, so why can't they in ordinary mosques?
So far the reaction from the rest of the Muslim community in France has been mixed. France has the largest Muslim community in Europe outside Russia.
The Paris Grand Mosque has issued an unequivocal statement. "The fact that he's opening a mosque or a prayer room is something that's outside the Islamic community. The Koran condemns homosexuality. It is banned," said a Grand Mosque spokesman.
Other Muslims have been intrigued enough to ask Mr Zahed how he justifies his stance. "People are trying to understand who we are, where we come from, what our interpretation of this or that verse of the Koran is, and that's diversity and dialogue and I'm happy with it," says Mr Zahed.
He also says he has received messages of support from ordinary Muslims in France.
He is, however, concerned enough about the safety of his new congregation to be reticent about revealing exactly where it will be meeting.
At the moment Mr Zahed is not getting any special protection from the French police and the French authorities have told him they are not aware of any specific threats from within the Muslim community.
But he is still concerned about violence "or a simple demonstration". Not least because if there are "demonstrations [outside] or threats when you are trying to get in, it's not going to be a peaceful context to be connected to each other and to pray".
Traditionally, Muslim religious authorities have opposed gay sex. They argue that the Koranic authority for this is the story of God's destruction of the city of Sodom because of its citizens' sins.
"Homosexuality is a choice, it's a desire, it's not something that you are born with," says the London imam Ajmal Masroor. Homosexuality is not acceptable for either Sunni or Shia Muslims, he says, because God intends for sex to occur between men and women only, within marriage, and "any sexual relationship outside marriage is a sin".
However, that does not mean that Muslims should discriminate against homosexuals, says Mr Masroor. Mosques are open to everyone.
Rather than trying to separate themselves homosexuals should be attending mosque like other Muslims, argues Mr Masroor. But they should not be trying to change the religion. "If you join Islam, you must conform to Islamic teachings."
Mr Zahed says that "Islam has nothing to do with homosexuality".
"Islam is not a totalitarian fascist identity. You should not use Islam to justify your prejudices and try to control the sexuality and gender of individuals," he says.
Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed spoke to Newshour on the BBC World Service.
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The Sunday Times alleges football officials took a total of £3m in return for support of the Qatari bid.
Qatar's 2022 bid committee has issued a statement reiterating that it denies "all allegations of wrongdoing".
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Organisers are due to meet Fifa's ethics investigator Michael Garcia in Oman on Monday.
The New York lawyer is already conducting a long-running inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bids.
Football Association chairman Greg Dyke also said a new vote should take place if it was shown a "corrupt system" had led to Qatar's win.
UK Sports Minister Helen Grant said it was "essential that major sporting events are awarded in an open, fair and transparent manner".
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme, Boyce said: "I, certainly as a member of the executive committee, would have absolutely no problem whatsoever if the recommendation was for a re-vote.
Bin Hammam was initially banned from football for life in July 2011 after being found guilty of attempted bribery.
The allegations centred around bids to buy votes in the Fifa presidential election of that year.
However, his ban was annulled a year later by the Court of Arbitration for Sport which said there was insufficient evidence to support the punishment.
Bin Hammam then quit football saying he had seen the "very ugly face of football".
Fifa issued him with a second life ban in December 2012 for "conflicts of interest" while he was president of the Asian Football Confederation.
In March 2014, the Daily Telegraph reported a company owned by Bin Hammam had paid former Fifa vice-president Jack Warner and his family more than £1m. Payments were claimed to have been made shortly after Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup.
"If Garcia comes up with concrete evidence and concrete evidence is given to the executive committee and to Fifa, then it has to be looked at very seriously.
"The Fifa executive committee are 100% behind Garcia," he continued. "He will be allowed to go and speak to anyone from around the world to complete his mission."
The allegations of corruption centre on former Fifa official Mohammed bin Hammam, with The Sunday Times claiming to have obtained secret documents that implicate the former Asian Football Confederation president in corrupting members of football's governing body to win the right to stage the 2022 World Cup.
The newspaper alleges the documents, seen by BBC sports editor David Bond, show that Bin Hammam, 65, was lobbying on his country's behalf at least a year before the decision to award the country hosting rights.
They also allegedly show he had also made payments into accounts controlled by the presidents of 30 African football associations and accounts controlled by the Trinidadian Jack Warner, a former vice-president of Fifa.
Qatar's 2022 bid committee and Bin Hammam have always strenuously denied any wrongdoing and that he actively lobbied on their behalf in the run-up to the vote in December 2010.
When approached by The Sunday Times to respond to their fresh claims of obtaining secret documents, Bin Hammam's son Hamad Al Abdulla declined to comment on his behalf.
In a new statement issued on Sunday, the Qatar bid committee said it had "always upheld the highest standard of ethics and integrity in its successful bid to host the 2022 Fifa World Cup".
The committee said it was co-operating with Garcia's inquiry, adding: "We will take whatever steps are necessary to defend the integrity of Qatar's bid and our lawyers are looking into this matter.
"The right to host the tournament was won because it was the best bid and because it is time for the Middle East to host its first Fifa World Cup."
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FA chairman Dyke backed Boyce and said the "serious allegations" had to be investigated, adding: "I think if it is shown it was a corrupt system and that the people who won used bribes and other influences to get the vote, then of course it has got to be done again."
Bin Hammam has previously been at the centre of controversy in the football world. He was initially banned from the sport for life in July 2011 after being found guilty of attempted bribery over votes in that year's Fifa presidential election.
However, his ban was annulled a year later by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which said there was insufficient evidence to support the punishment.
Archive: Russia & Qatar to host World Cups
Fifa issued him with a second life ban in December 2012 for "conflicts of interest" while he was president of the Asian Football Confederation.
In March 2014, The Daily Telegraph reported a company owned by Bin Hammam had paid Warner and his family more than £1m. Payments were claimed to have been made shortly after Qatar won the right to host the 2022 World Cup.
Qatar, which defeated bids from South Korea, Japan, Australia and the United States, has always insisted Bin Hammam never had any official role supporting their bid and always acted independently from the Qatar 2022 campaign.
Meanwhile, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Jim Murphy told the BBC he had recently travelled to Qatar to investigate conditions of migrant employees working on World Cup infrastructure, amid accusations of abuse and deaths on building sites.
Almost 200 Nepalese men are reported to have died last year working on construction projects in Qatar.
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Murphy said: "The revelations in today's Sunday Times, if proven, now call into question whether Qatar should hold the World Cup at all.
"There now needs to be a forensic inquiry into each and every one of those emails and documents to work out who paid what, when, for what, and what was the ebb and flow of votes and voting allegiances as a consequence.
"If that's proven, then the building work in Qatar has to stop, the vote has to be re-run, it has to be free and fair, because football fans deserve that."
Murphy added: "If Fifa doesn't act, it's lost the right to lead the world of football. Let's hope Qatar won fair and square, but there has to be an investigation."
China's Sinoma will build seven plants across the continent and one in Nepal.
The new factories will add around 25 million tonnes to the firm's existing cement capacity of 45 million tonnes.
Mr Dangote's company also produces food, fertiliser and is investing in oil refineries.
He is keeping a close eye on China's economic problems and the ensuing lower oil price.
"Of course we are affected," he said, "but we are not badly affected because we are not 100% in oil.
"We are a fully diversified company. So today if oil is doing [badly] it doesn't mean we are doing [badly] and that's the good thing about diversification."
Africa's economies have been hit hard by the fall in commodity prices but many are seeing a boom in infrastructure, for which cement is vital.
Oliver Burke's sweet finish gave Forest an early lead before Cardiff responded with Aron Gunnarsson's deflected strike.
The Bluebirds dominated for long spells but were frustrated by a Forest side now unbeaten in seven games.
Tenth-placed Cardiff are now six points behind the play-off spots with Forest up to 14th.
Wayward finishing was the cause of Cardiff's demise as they had lost both their previous matches, and they were similarly unable to make their dominance pay against Forest.
Dougie Freedman's side had to withstand heavy pressure and, although they seemed content with a point, it was the visitors who took the lead.
A quick counter-attack culminated in a pass from Dexter Blackstock to Burke, who used the outside of his right foot to deftly guide a swerving shot into the net for his first Forest goal.
Cardiff's response was swift as, three minutes later, Gunnarsson's 20-yard shot took a sharp deflection to leave Forest keeper Dorus de Vries stranded.
The former Swansea stopper had a busy first half, holding on to a Joe Ralls shot before reacting superbly to deny Tony Watt with a one-handed save low to his left.
Despite Cardiff's dominance, the score remained 1-1 at the interval, and Russell Slade's side continued to press in the second half with Gunnarsson heading wide.
The hosts' attacking threat faded as the game wore on, however, and it was Forest who had the final chance as another former Swansea player, substitute Nelson Oliveira, blazed a close-range rebound over the bar.
Cardiff boss Russell Slade: "They parked the bus in the second half, sat very, very deep and made it difficult for us.
"They lived on the counter-attack and we could not unlock the door which is very frustrating, even though we did a lot of very good things in the game.
"They tried to kill the game and see it out from an early stage, but we should have been adding to our tally with the three good first-half chances we had.
"We will just keep working at it, and we played well against a good Forest side who, had they been any deeper, they would have needed snorkels."
Nottingham Forest manager Dougie Freedman: "I think we should have won it at the end, we had the two best chances of the game during that last 15 minutes.
"We tried to slow everything down and quiet their fans down and we felt that was the best way to do it.
"We made a lot of changes and we didn't complain about the number of fixtures. The younger guys we had come in gave us some freshness and allowed us to keep some guys on the bench and bring them on to try and win the game.
"With our transfer embargo I am going to need to be able to call on these players to get us through to the end of the season."
Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Nottingham Forest 1.
Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
Attempt saved. Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Oliveira.
Foul by Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City).
Nélson Oliveira (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
Fabio (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Fabio (Cardiff City).
Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Henri Lansbury replaces Oliver Burke.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Federico Macheda replaces Craig Noone.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nélson Oliveira replaces Dexter Blackstock.
Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City).
Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City).
Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ben Osborn replaces Jonathan Williams.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Peter Whittingham replaces Aron Gunnarsson because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest).
Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Cardiff City).
Jonathan Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Sammy Ameobi replaces Kenwyne Jones.
Foul by Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City).
Jonathan Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tony Watt.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington with a cross.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jack Hobbs.
Fabio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Burke (Nottingham Forest).
Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Analysts said investors remained nervous about slowing global growth, uncertainty over US interest rates and further falls in oil prices.
Greece's financial stocks were down more than 20% as the wider Athens Stock Exchange hit its lowest level since 1991.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 296.91 at 15,908.06.
While the Nasdaq Index fell 80.91 to 4282.23.
That followed sharp losses in Europe, as the FTSE 100 fell 2% to 5715.26 and Athens hit a 25-year low.
Brent crude oil futures, a closely watched benchmark, was down 2.3% to $33.28 a barrel at 15:15 (GMT).
On Wall Street, financial stocks were among the worst hit amid concerns that low interest rates in the US, Europe and Japan are hurting bank margins.
Goldman Sachs was the biggest loser in early trading on the Dow, falling almost 4%, while Visa was down 3% and JP Morgan 2.9%.
That followed similar falls for bank stocks in Europe, with HSBC down 3%, Commerzbank slumping more than 7% and BNP Paribas falling 4%.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at traders CMC Markets UK, said investors in bank stocks were nervous about poor recent results "alongside the ugly spectre of negative interest rates".
US tech stocks also continued their falls from Friday, with Amazon and Facebook both down 3%.
Investors see tech stocks as particularly exposed to slowing consumer spend, according to Adam Laird, of Hargreaves Lansdown.
He said: "We are still seeing a concern that the world is slowing and perhaps the good times of the last couple of years might not be persisting."
Police officers carried out arrests on Thursday in connection with alleged sex offences against females which occurred between 2008 and 2015.
Six men were charged with the rape of a girl under 16 as well as other sexual offences, while a seventh man was charged with conspiracy to rape.
Six men - all from Oxford - will appear before Oxford magistrates.
They are: Shabir Dogar, 22; Shabaz Khan, 23; Shohab Dogar, 23; Yasin Hamid, 20; Usman Iddris, 22; and Joseph Suraina, 22.
Waqas Hussain, 24, of no fixed abode, will appear at Oxford Magistrates' Court on 4 April.
Mr Hussain has also been charged with the attempted sexual assault of a girl under 13, as have Shabir Dogar and Shohab Dogar.
The raids were part of what the police are calling Operation Nautical.
A further 10 men were also arrested on Wednesday as part of the same operation.
Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the strike hit a training camp where a "large-scale" attack was being planned.
"We know they were going to be departing the camp and they posed an imminent threat to US and [African Union] forces," Captain Davis said.
"Initial assessments are that more than 150 terrorist fighters were eliminated," he added.
Mr Davis said the strike, by both drones and manned aircraft, took place on Saturday and targeted Raso Camp, a training facility about 120 miles (195km) north of the capital, Mogadishu.
The camp had been under surveillance for some time, according to Mr Davis. "There was a sense that the operational phase was about to happen," he said.
He said the group had neared the completion of specialist training to conduct "offensive operations", but did not give any details about the alleged plans.
Al-Shabab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda, was pushed out of Mogadishu by African Union peacekeeping forces in 2011 but has continued to launch frequent attacks in its bid to overthrow the Western-backed government.
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The group has said it carried out a string of recent attacks including a twin bombing at a busy restaurant in the Somali city of Baidoa last month.
Also on Monday, the Australian navy said it had seized a huge cache of weapons on a fishing boat off the coast of Oman that was apparently heading for Somalia.
Grenade launchers, machine guns, and 2,000 assault rifles were concealed under fishing nets, a Navy spokesman said.
Crippling al-Shabab is top of a recently-announced US military strategy for Africa, which also includes addressing the situation in Libya and containing Boko Haram in West Africa. With drones from its nearby bases in neighbouring Djibouti, the US has succeeded in striking hard at the heart of al-Shabab operations, including killing Ahmed Godane, the leader of the jihadi group, in 2014.
The jihadis have since learned that they are often watched by surveillance aircraft and so they tend to meet under trees to avoid detection. This method has its limits, as this latest incident shows. They cannot train at will without being seen.
Al-Shabab maintains its determination to establish its rule over Somalia, hence its resilience and increasingly sophisticated attacks. The group is suspected to be behind an explosion at a security checkpoint at the Beledweyne airport which could have been more lethal had the explosives got aboard an airliner.
28 February - on a restaurant and busy junction in Baidoa killing at least 30 people
26 February - on Mogadishu's SYL hotel killing nine people
21 January - on a restaurant at Mogadishu's Lido beach killing 20 people
15 January - on a Kenyan base in el-Ade that Somalia's president said killed at least 180 soldiers
A record-equalling 10 Britons were among the 198 starters in the Dutch city of Utrecht on Saturday, 4 July.
Time trials, crosswinds, cobbles and six-summit finishes, including one atop l'Alpe d'Huez in the penultimate stage, featured in the 102nd edition which climaxed in Paris on 26 July.
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Winner: Rohan Dennis (Aus/BMC)
Report: Dennis in yellow with record speed
The people of Utrecht in the Netherlands poured out in their thousands to watch Australian Rohan Dennis record the quickest average speed ever in a Tour de France stage. The BMC rider was five seconds clear of German Tony Martin in the 13.8km time trial, finishing in a record average speed of 55.446 km/h. Meanwhile, Britain's Chris Froome and the other yellow jersey contenders are within 20 seconds of each other.
Winner: Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto-Soudal)
Report: Froome gains time on rivals
Amid the coastal winds and sporadic rain on the way to Zeeland, there were plenty of talking points. The conditions created a split in the peloton that saw Chris Froome put as much as one minute and 28 seconds between himself and some of his major yellow jersey rivals. Mark Cavendish failed to win a 26th stage, coming up short against Andre Greipel when moving early in the sprint finish. And Fabian Cancellara also beat Cavendish, coming third to claim the yellow jersey.
Winner: Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa/Katusha)
Report: Froome surges into yellow jersey
Another day of drama as two crashes, one involving race leader Fabian Cancellara, forced the race to be neutralised and stopped. When racing resumed, Joaquim Rodriguez proved strongest up the punishing Mur de Huy but the bigger story was Chris Froome gaining more time on his rivals in the race for the overall Tour victory.
Winner: Tony Martin
Report: Martin wins to take yellow off Froome
A stage that promised so much, delivered on excitement, if not on big time gaps between the riders chasing the overall race victory. Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana all finished together, three seconds behind stage winner Tony Martin. For Martin, it was a deserved solo win and the reward of the yellow jersey after narrowly missing out on the opening three days.
Winner: Andre Greipel
Report: Greipel strikes for a second time
Andre Greipel - tipped by Geraint Thomas before the Tour to win this one - held off his rivals in a sprint finish as Mark Cavendish finished third. Chris Froome and all of his rivals finished together in the pack.
Winner: Zdenek Stybar
Report: Tour leader Martin in dramatic crash
Race leader Tony Martin smashes his collarbone in a crash inside the final kilometre and is ruled out of the rest of the race. In the confusion that follows, Martin's Etixx - Quick-Step team-mate Zdenek Stybar rides off for the victory. Martin's withdrawal from the race leaves Britain's Chris Froome as leader.
Winner: Mark Cavendish
Report: Cavendish ends drought to claim 26th Tour win
Mark Cavendish times his sprint to perfection as he comes past Andre Greipel in the final 50m to record his 26th career stage victory at the Tour and take third on his own on the all-time list. The Manx Missile has just legendary five-time Tour winners Bernard Hinault (28) and Eddy Merckx (34) ahead of him.
Winner: Alexis Vuillermoz
Report: Froome retains yellow as Nibali loses time
The 2km slog up the Mur de Bretagne sees defending champion Vincenzo Nibali lose a further 10 seconds on his general classification rivals Chris Froome, Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana, who all finish together. France's Alexis Vuillermoz races clear to take the stage by five seconds from Ireland's Dan Martin.
Winner: BMC Racing
Report: Team Sky edged out but Froome keeps yellow
American team BMC Racing live up to their world champions billing by winning the team time trial but Team Sky pushed them close. In fact, had they not had to wait for Nicolas Roche on the climb to the finish, they would have won the stage.
Winner: Chris Froome
Report: Froome destroys field to extend lead
In a fortnight's time, will we look back at this as the day Froome won the Tour? He broke away with 6.4km left of the first summit finish of this year's race to win emphatically and increase his overall lead to nearly three minutes.
Winner: Rafal Majka
Report: Froome maintains strong lead
Majka's third stage win at the Tour was never in doubt once he pulled away from a breakaway group during the climb up to the Tourmalet. The Pole finished a minute ahead of Ireland's Dan Martin, with leader Froome finishing safely alongside most of his rivals to retain the yellow jersey.
Winner: Joaquim Rodriguez
Report: Froome digs in as Rodriguez wins
Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez mounted a late surge up the hors categorie climb to Plateau de Beille to claim his second stage victory of the Tour. The 36-year-old had been part of a 22-man breakaway that gradually splintered as the climbs took their toll. Down the road, race leader Chris Froome resisted numerous attacks on the final climb to maintain his strong position in the race.
Winner: Greg van Avermaet
Report: Froome finishes sixth to maintain gap
In temperatures as hot as 38C in the south of France, Belgian Greg van Avermaet held off Peter Sagan in a thrilling sprint to win a stage otherwise short on drama. Team Sky's Chris Froome finished sixth and made sure he kept his solid lead in the general classification.
Winner: Steve Cummings
Report: Cummings takes stage as Froome extends lead
MTN-Qhubeka enjoyed a dream Mandela Day as Steve Cummings got into a 20-man breakaway and then surged past Romain Bardet and Thibaut Pinot at the end to claim the stage victory - his first in the Tour de France. Further down the road, Chris Froome resisted attacks from his yellow jersey rivals before extending his lead in the general classification.
Winner: Andre Greipel
Report: Greipel wins stage as Froome maintains lead
Mark Cavendish was left behind on the climb out of Mende at the start and was not involved as German Andre Greipel won a bunch sprint to claim his third stage victory of the Tour. It was a quiet day for the yellow jersey contenders, with Chris Froome maintaining his advantage.
Winner: Ruben Plaza
Report: Thomas crashes as Plaza takes stage
Warren Barguil got his line all wrong into a corner on the fast descent into the finish at Gap and ended up colliding with Geraint Thomas, who ended up over the side of the road after smacking a telegraph pole on the way. Thankfully, the Welshman emerged unscathed and was soon on his bike, finishing only a short distance behind the yellow jersey group. The stage was won by Spaniard Ruben Plaza, who slipped off the front of the day's 23-man breakaway to finish 30 seconds ahead of Peter Sagan.
Winner: Simon Geschke
Report:Froome leads as Thomas moves fourth
Simon Geschke sped clear on the ascent up the Col d'Allos to win his first Tour de France stage and make it five won by Germans at this year's event. Further down the road, Chris Froome successfully defended attacks by Nairo Quintana to maintain his overall lead, while Tejay van Garderen was forced to retire through illness.
Winner: Romain Bardet
Report: Bardet earns second French stage win
Frenchman Romain Bardet gave the home crowds something to celebrate with a stage win secured with a break on the arduous Col du Glandon. Britain's yellow jersey holder Chris Froome was once again challenged in the mountains, but continued his staunch defence of his overall lead.
Winner: Vincenzo Nibali
Report: Froome's lead cut by Quintana
Chris Froome received his toughest examination yet as he chased Nairo Quintana up the final climb to surrender 32 seconds to the Colombian, who goes into stage 20 trailing by two minutes 38 seconds. Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali won the stage, but his initial break came when Froome had suffered a mechanical fault, which is frowned upon in Tour tradition.
Winner: Thibaut Pinot
Report: Froome set to win second Tour title
Chris Froome is set to become the first Briton to win two Tours de France after a thrilling finish to the penultimate stage on Alpe d'Huez. The Team Sky rider was attacked by second-placed Nairo Quintana on the final ascent of this year's race but he managed to limit his losses and retain a 72-second advantage that will see him crowned champion on Sunday in Paris.
Winner: Andre Greipel
Report:Froome completes historic Tour win
Chris Froome crossed the finish line in Paris arm-in-arm with his Team Sky team-mates to complete his historic Tour de France win. Andre Greipel won the final stage, sprinting to victory on the Champs-Elysees, with Mark Cavendish sixth.
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But even though these might show huge amounts of detail about exams, they will not reveal much about the levels of happiness among pupils.
Sir Anthony Seldon, a university head, former head teacher and mental health campaigner, says school league tables should include measures of well-being.
He says this could help to tackle an "epidemic of mental health" problems.
"As long as the only metric on which schools are being assessed is their exam performance, our schools will never have the incentive to take well-being as seriously as they should," said Sir Anthony, vice chancellor of the University of Buckingham.
He says that the Office for National Statistics regularly measures well-being - and that it would be possible to make school-level comparisons.
This could include comparing the resources put into pastoral care, such as staffing and support services, and surveying a sample of pupils to see their views on school life.
Sir Anthony, speaking on World Mental Health Day, has campaigned for well-being to be taken more seriously in schools.
But he says that despite warnings about rising numbers of young people with mental health problems, schools still are not being encouraged enough to prevent "avoidable suffering".
Exam league tables in England are due to be overhauled again to show how much academic progress is made by pupils.
But Sir Anthony says parents want to know more about a school than its exam results.
"It is perfectly clear to me, as a head of schools for 20 years, that parents will pay more heed to the well-being tables than to the exam league tables.
"They know, even if the government doesn't, that schools that prioritise well-being, which includes challenging and stretching students, also build character and help them to perform better than those schools which are just exam factories."
He says that pupils need help while they are still at school.
"By the time students arrive at 18, the damage has been done."
Figures published last month by the Office for National Statistics, showed the highest number of suicides by 15 to 19 year olds since 1998.
And a succession of reports have highlighted concerns about unhappiness, anxiety and depression among young people.
A report from the Higher Education Policy Institute warned that universities were struggling to cope with rising demand for mental health services.
A study published by the Department for Education showed that teenage girls now were more likely to show signs of "psychological distress" than a decade ago.
This blamed pressures from social media and the fact that young people felt less control over their lives.
A report from the Children's Society showed higher levels of anxiety and unhappiness among teenage girls, compared with five years ago.
An online tool kit to help schools identify and monitor mental health problems has been launched by Public Health England and the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families.
The intention is to make staff better informed and better able to evaluate pupils' problems.
"Growing up in today's world can be tough. From negative comments on social media to pressures to look a certain way, the well-being of young people is at risk," said the minister for vulnerable children and families, Edward Timpson
"That's why we want teachers to be able to spot the signs that their pupils are having difficult thoughts or feelings and feel confident about supporting them."
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Chepstow's Castle View Hotel's Michael Currey said he has had "stick about it" but insists it was meant to look like a Christmas ribbon.
It "didn't go down well with everyone", he said.
Monmouthshire council said it wanted the paint restored to its original colour as it is in a conservation area.
Mr Currey said: "I can see it looked like the England flag from a distance which didn't go down well with everyone. We are in Wales after all.
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Chepstow councillor Armand Watts, who runs a nearby hairdressers shop, said: "It's unusual, and even with the bow it still looks like the England flag."
A Monmouthshire County Council spokesman said: "The Castle View Hotel is a listed building within Chepstow's conservation area. Having investigated and spoken with the proprietor we will issue an enforcement notice this week on Mr Currey which takes effect on 31 December.
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While many newspapers have suggested the animal may be a large domestic cat a couple who photographed it remain convinced it was not a household pet.
The sighting is not the first time members of the public have claimed to have spotted an exotic animal in Britain.
Stories of big cats go back to the 1960s and 70s when it was legal and fashionable to keep exotic animals as pets.
The wealthy could take their lion, tiger or cheetah for a walk around the park without needing a licence.
But in 1976 the government introduced the Dangerous Wild Animals Act to protect the public and animals.
While many owners gave their pets to zoos or put them down rumours started that some people released their animals into the wild where their offspring still roam to this day.
In the mid 1990s photos and video emerged of a large panther-like animal in Cornwall.
Dubbed "the beast of Bodmin" it has been spotted on and off for 20 years.
In 1995 a 14-year-old boy found a leopard skull in a river in Bodmin perhaps lending weight to the beast's existence and its demise.
But scientists at the Natural History Museum found an insect egg case inside the skull which they said proved the animal had not died on the moors.
The skull was thought to have come from the tropics or been stored in a warm warehouse where tropical cockroaches can be found.
The researchers also found cut marks on the back of the skull which showed it had come from a rug or wall trophy suggesting it had probably been dropped into the river by hoaxers.
But sightings and evidence of big cats are not always a hoax.
In Wales there have been a number of reports of big cats sighted in rural areas close to the scene of animal attacks on sheep.
Dogs or foxes may be behind the attacks but some remain convinced the hunter involved is feline in origin.
In February DNA tests on two roe deer discovered dead in Gloucestershire found only saliva relating to foxes.
Last year it was not other animals but a stuffed toy that was behind a big cat sighting.
A life-size toy tiger sparked a major operation involving armed officers and a force helicopter in Southampton.
While no evidence has been found of the Essex lion public fascination with big cats in Britain looks set to continue.
Sampson was absolved of wrongdoing after striker Eniola Aluko made a complaint to the Football Association (FA) about "bullying and harassment".
She claimed Sampson said an unnamed player would have been arrested several times because she was of mixed race.
But the FA said an independent report found no evidence to support that.
On Thursday, the governing body published a summary of the report's findings - in the form of a letter to Chelsea player Aluko - written by the barrister who conducted the review.
Katharine Newton wrote that she was "sure", having seen video evidence of the team meeting at which Aluko claimed the alleged racial abuse took place, that "at no point on that video is the alleged comment made".
Newton's letter to Aluko also states that:
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Allegations made by Aluko include her being described as "lazy", Sampson belittling her in front of the squad, and what she said are "false claims" by the coach of "bad behaviour".
In a statement released by the FA on Thursday, 34-year-old Sampson said he "fully understood and welcomed the need for an internal review".
He added: "It's incredibly important that matters like this are taken extremely seriously and investigated in the right way - with the right level of sensitivity and support for all involved.
"The barrister's final report said there was no case to answer and noted that my approach to all players is the same regardless of their background.
"I also appreciated that the report highlighted areas where I could improve my general communication style, and that is something I have taken on board and looked to improve."
Aluko, who has scored 33 goals in 102 England appearances, received about £80,000 in a settlement with the FA.
The governing body described it as "a mutual resolution" to avoid disrupting the England squad's preparations for Women's Euro 2017, which ended in a semi-final defeat by the Netherlands.
Since making the complaint, Aluko has not been picked for England and last played for her country in April 2016, despite being the Women's Super League One top scorer the same year.
However, she still remains a centrally contracted player on a deal worth about £30,000 a year.
A qualified lawyer, Aluko was part of the England team who won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup and became the first female pundit to appear on Match of the Day.
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In early 2016, the FA's director of elite development Dan Ashworth asked Aluko to be part of a cultural review of all England teams. It's little wonder her opinion was sought - she was a senior member of the women's squad, with more than 100 caps to her name.
Her experiences were to be written up as part of confidential feedback about the culture under Mark Sampson and Aluko chose to speak her mind, presumably believing it would be helpful to the development of the team. After all, in May 2016, Sampson described the Chelsea forward as a "world-class talent who's played a big part in the team's development and success in the two years I've been in charge".
But since her feedback included allegations of a culture of bullying and harassment - including references to an alleged racist incident in a team meeting - she has not played for England. She's since spoken of how she believes Sampson has his favourites.
Two further England players have told BBC Sport of their experiences while playing for their country under Sampson.
Defender Anita Asante, 32, said she felt singled out in the way she was dropped from the squad.
And midfielder Lianne Sanderson, 29, said she felt as if she had "fallen out of favour" and was unappreciated, particularly when there was a lack of recognition for winning her 50th cap.
She blamed the culture in the team and said it seemed opinions from players were not welcome.
"I think it's a matter of everyone must conform," Sanderson said. "It's not a matter of being a rebel but I think there's a lot of bias there and sub-conscious manipulation.
"I think I've become controversial because I'm not a robot and I'm not going to be told that I can and cannot say in interviews.
"It's an environment where you're not allowed to have an opinion and any kind of opinion is the wrong one."
The artwork has been unveiled at the waterfront construction site of the V&A Museum of Design Dundee.
Comic illustrator Will Morris and graphic designer David Mackenzie were commissioned to design the 492ft (150m) long strip.
Called Adventures in Design, it tells its story in three sequences.
Tara Wainwright, of V&A Dundee, said: "Comic illustration is such an integral part of Dundee's creative history that we immediately understood the appeal for local audiences.
"Equally we hope this approach will inspire and excite audiences nationally, and around the world.
"It's essential to us that we engage our communities in the story of design. The comic strip provides an unusual and memorable way of starting to explore some of the ideas and themes we'll look at in the new museum."
Lorna Macaulay, chief executive of the Harris Tweed Authority, said her organisation was "honoured" that the Western Isles-made fabric was a feature of the comic strip.
She added: "If this is the level of creativity on the building site, I am deeply excited for what's to come inside the building when its ready."
Steve Dunlop, chief executive of Scottish Canals, which operates the Falkirk Wheel, said: "As the world's only fully-rotating boat lift, the Falkirk Wheel is a towering symbol of the legacy of innovative engineering that can be seen along Scotland's 250-year-old canal network.
"We're delighted that its iconic design has been celebrated by this new comic strip."
Guerrilla Tea's chief creative officer Matt Zanetti said: "Guerilla Tea is very humbled to have our story told in such a creative manner by an institution as prestigious as V&A Dundee."
Construction of the ??45m V&A Dundee museum is under way on the banks of the Tay, with the Kengo Kuma-designed building due to be completed by the end of 2017.
The striker scored four goals in 13 league starts after he joined from Premier League side West Brom on transfer deadline day last summer.
The last of the 35-year-old's four Cardiff goals came in a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa on 26 November.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock recently said that Lambert would struggle for game time next season.
Warnock will prefer Kenneth Zohore and new signing Danny Ward up front next season.
Lambert has scored three goals for England in 11 appearances.
Air New Zealand and Qantas shook on the agreement following a humorous exchange on Twitter ahead of Saturday's game.
Qantas crew will have to wear New Zealand rugby jerseys on Monday if the All Blacks win. Air NZ pilots, however, will have to announce Australia's win.
It followed an earlier suggestion that the losing airline repaint their fleet in the opposition colours.
Air New Zealand began the exchange on Twitter by sending the Australian airline a digitally altered photo of a Qantas passenger plane painted completely black, with slogans including "team All Blacks" "bound in black" and "simply the best".
"We've been thinking about this wager. How about you paint your planes like this?" the airline said.
Qantas responded with their own image of an Air New Zealand plane in bright Australian gold, saying they "think it needs a golden touch".
Air New Zealand responded: "We wouldn't want to slow our planes down … with all that extra paint", to which Qantas quipped: "We wouldn't think you'd be in a hurry to get here when you lose."
Qantas planes usually fly in a white-and-red colour scheme, while Air New Zealand usually fly white aircraft with a black tail.
The exchange was well-received by rugby fans and Twitter followers, prompting both sides to suggest the more realistic wager on the outcome.
"How about this? On Monday in the air, your crew wear our jerseys," Air New Zealand suggested earlier today.
"It's on! But let's not leave the pilots out!" Qantas agreed.
Both companies then agreed to "take this offline" to formalise the bet.
Neither have said if they are still considering repainting their entire fleet by Monday.
The Vauxhall Vectra cab and the Ford Focus collided on Hamilton Road, near the entrance of Strathclyde Park, at about 20:40 on Thursday.
The cab driver and two passengers were taken to hospital. The driver was later released and the girl was detained overnight. A man, 23, is in a serious condition with head and neck injuries.
The driver of the Focus was uninjured.
PC Stephanie Boyle, of Police Scotland, said: "Inquiries are at an early stage to establish the exact circumstances of the incident and I would appeal to anyone who was in the area and witnessed the collision to get in touch."
Police said the 23-year-old male passenger in the cab was taken to Wishaw General Hospital and later transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
The athlete's A sample tested positive for a banned substance in early July.
Reports suggest that neither the athlete's name nor the sport they compete in will be revealed until their B sample has been analysed.
The athlete left the Olympic village hours before the opening ceremony and is the second to be sent home after an Irish boxer failed a test on Thursday.
Harry Forrester's drive past Scott Bain after 13 seconds, his third in three games, set the tone for Rangers as he pounced on Kevin Holt's dithering.
Dundee fought to stem the tide but fell further behind in 47 minutes when Jason Holt's header ended a well-worked move.
An Andy Halliday free-kick and a Lee Wallace solo run further underlined the dominance of Mark Warburton's team.
Dundee's bid to lift the Scottish Cup for the first time since 1910 was dealt a stunning early blow in the first move of the match.
With Ibrox sizzling with anticipation, Forrester dispossessed Kevin Holt, pushed forward and lashed in a shot to stun Paul Hartley's side.
Thereafter, Championship Rangers rarely took a backward step, playing with an intensity that their Premiership opponents could not match.
Full-back James Tavernier was key to many of their attacking forays. Dundee goalkeeper Scott Bain did well to palm away one of his fizzing drives and, as Rangers' whirlwind start continued, Forrester's cross from the right was headed towards his own goal by Holt but it bobbled on to the post and was cleared.
The Dark Blues skipper Gary Harkins trundled a left-foot shot a fraction wide of Wes Foderingham's post to change, briefly, the momentum, but Rangers looked hungry to kill off the tie.
Dundee defender Darren O'Dea slid in to clear an inviting Kenny Miller cross and Bain showed quick reflexes to turn round a Tavernier free-kick for a corner.
Dundee had a more productive spell around the half-hour mark when Foderingham threw up a hand to knock away Paul McGinn's cross and Hemmings' skill on the left touchline created an opening.
However, Tavernier soon reasserted Rangers' attacking tempo with a mazy run before being blocked by Paul McGowan.
Yet for all Dundee were on the back foot, they could have pulled level just before half time when Harkins' header towards goal landed in Foderingham's arms when Hemmings, on the six-yard line, needed only to glance it either side of the keeper.
Rangers scored within two minutes of the re-start, the result of a beautifully worked five-man move.
On the right, Forrester clipped the ball in to the box where Barrie McKay chested it down for the on-rushing Miller to cross for Holt who nodded it past Bain.
Rob Kiernan produced an important block in the box to deny one-time Rangers youth striker Hemmings from pulling one back with a left-foot shot prior to Rangers scoring their third, a drive by Halliday around the wall from 22 yards.
Dundee peppered Foderingham's goal with long-range shots but it was Rangers who were celebrating once more before the final whistle when Wallace breezed through the dispirited Dark Blues defence to slot calmly past Bain.
Rangers manager Mark Warburton: "We put on a really pleasing performance from the first whistle.
"We set out tempo and intensity and got the early goal.
"But it was all round the park we performed. We were defensively strong. That's seven clean sheets in nine matches.
"A lot is made of our forward play but don't forget that is a tremendous statement by the back five. It was a really good day's work."
Dundee manager Paul Hartley: "I'm extremely disappointed with the manner of the start.
"The last thing we said to them before we went out was make sure you have a good start to the game.
"We were a goal down after 13 seconds and what that does to the home team, it just gives them a massive lift.
"We have got to be honest with ourselves and say Rangers totally deserved to win today and we didn't perform."
The contemporary art award and corresponding exhibition will be staged at the city's Ferens art gallery.
It is the first event to be announced for Hull's City of Culture year. The gallery will get a £4.5m facelift to bring it up to the required standards.
The prize is held outside London biennially, with Glasgow playing host this year.
Hull 2017 chief executive Martin Green said the prize would boost Hull's image in the art world and attract more visitors to the city.
"You can only see it if you come to Hull and that's what's great about these major events. They act as a honeypot," he said.
"All those people who come will spend money here and stay, drink and shop here. So this is great world-class culture being used as a regenerative and economic boost to the city."
Mr Green is hoping that the year's festivities will attract a million visitors to Hull and be worth £60m to the city's economy.
Hull will be the fifth city outside London to host the Turner Prize, following Liverpool, Gateshead, Londonderry and Glasgow.
The Tate's director of national and international programmes Judith Nesbitt said she was "confident that the Turner Prize is going to be an enormous success" in Hull.
"We know there's a real appetite for art here," she said. "This is a gem of an art gallery with a cracking collection.
"And it does revitalise and keep the prize really dynamic to have it as something that is on the move, literally."
The total City of Culture budget will be almost £100m, including £80m for capital building projects and £18m to stage events.
Councillor Steven Bayes, Hull City Council's portfolio holder for UK City of Culture, said: "We've not got a major international event coming to the city, which we've always wanted, because it's about raising the city's profile."
The long-term goal is to replicate the success of Glasgow and Liverpool after they were European Capitals of Culture, he added.
"We look at places like Glasgow and Liverpool, which are now key city destinations for people to visit. That's where we'd like to get to," he said.
"Twenty years ago, no-one would have thought of going to them as tourist destinations. So that's the change we're trying to make with our city, and hopefully bring more wealth to our city."
Film artist Duncan Campbell won the £25,000 Turner Prize in 2014.
Republic of Ireland Under-21 goalkeeper McLoughlin, 19, is currently on loan at League Two strugglers Stockport.
Defenders McKeown, 17, and Meekings, 18, have made appearances for the reserves this term.
"It's the worst part of a manager's job, telling young players that we will not be keeping them on," boss Paul Jewell told the club website.
"But the challenge for these boys now is to go and have a career in the game elsewhere.
"We will do everything we can to help them achieve that and we wish them all the best for the future."
Called Together Stronger (C'mon Wales), the song celebrates the team qualifying for a major football championships for the first time in more than 50 years.
The band met up with the squad on Monday to film an accompanying video.
It will be released on 20 May and raise money for the Princes Gate Trust and Tenovus Cancer Care.
Wales manager Chris Coleman said: "It was fantastic to be involved with such an iconic Welsh band.
"Manic Street Preachers have been passionate Welsh football supporters and all the lads enjoyed the experience and joined in."
David Lidington, also Lord Chancellor, said he had confidence in Martin Moore-Bick, despite Grenfell survivors and some MPs calling for him to stand down.
Local MP for Kensington, Labour's Emma Dent Coad, said people were unlikely to co-operate without trust in Sir Martin.
If it has to be Sir Martin, an advisory panel representing different groups should work alongside him, she said.
The fire in the west London tower block on 14 June is thought to have killed at least 80 people, although police say the final toll will not be known until at least the end of the year.
Sir Martin - a retired Court of Appeal judge - would look at what happened on that day and the regulatory regime which may have contributed to the fire, said Mr Lidington.
He told BBC's Andrew Marr the scope of the inquiry would be set out by Sir Martin, the Cabinet Office and No 10.
"I'm very confident we will get some terms of reference that will get to the truth... not just in terms of what happened on that particular day, but what the regulatory decisions and the responsibilities that led up to that were," he said.
He stressed that the inquiry would not look to apportion criminal blame - that was for the police investigation and any subsequent prosecution - but evidence taken in his inquiry could be used by police and prosecutors considering criminal charges.
Tower blocks in authorities of "all political colours" had failed the combustibility test, he said, and now was the time for all political parties to do "some soul-searching".
Ms Dent Coad said that many Grenfell residents felt betrayed by authorities and angered by the appointment of Sir Martin.
Their worst fear was the fire being used as an excuse to socially cleanse North Kensington, she said, pointing to a case from 2014, in which Sir Martin ruled that Westminster City Council could rehouse a single mother-of-five more than 50 miles away, in Milton Keynes.
She told BBC's Sunday Politics she had never met Sir Martin, but said if residents did not trust the process, it was not going to work properly.
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Rodrigo Duterte made the comments in China on Thursday at an economic forum, saying the separation applied to military and economic co-operation.
US officials said the remarks were "at odds" with the "close relationship" shared by the countries.
Mr Duterte has grown increasingly hostile towards the US - a traditional ally - since taking office in June.
His presidential spokesman said the latest comments were a "restatement" of "independent foreign policy".
"This is not an intent to renege on our treaties, but an assertion that we are an independent and sovereign nation," Ernesto Abella said on Friday.
He explained Mr Duturte wanted to "separate the nation from dependence on the US and the West and rebalance economic and military relations with Asian neighbours".
Several members of Mr Duterte's cabinet members have also said their country would not sever ties with Washington.
Speaking at a business forum in Beijing on Thursday, Mr Duterte said: "I announce my separation from the United States. Both in military, not maybe social, but economics also. America has lost."
"I've realigned myself in your ideological flow and maybe I will also go to Russia to talk to [President Vladimir] Putin and tell him that there are three of us against the world - China, Philippines, and Russia. It's the only way," Mr Duterte said.
This was not the Philippine president's first mention of a separation from the US.
He recently said he would end joint military exercises with American troops and told US President Barack Obama he could "go to hell" after US criticism over his bloody war against drugs.
US State Department spokesman John Kirby said the US was "baffled by this rhetoric" and that Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel would be in Manila this weekend to try to get some answers.
Mr Duterte is in China to promote trade and business deals including deals to attract more Chinese tourists to the Philippines and increasing Filipino food exports to China. He also said he would approach China to buy weapons and boats to upgrade the country's military.
Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Ramon Lopez said he hoped $13.5bn (£11bn) in deals would be signed during the Beijing visit.
Previous relations between China and the Philippines had deteriorated over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, after an international tribunal sided with Manila and rejected Beijing's claims.
But on Thursday, the two countries said they would restart dialogue to resolve the dispute.
Although Mr Duterte maintained fiery rhetoric towards Beijing during his presidential campaign, he switched to a more reconciliatory tone after taking power in June.
A 200-acre (81ha) site at Ridgewood Farm on the outskirts of Uckfield has been earmarked for the homes and a primary school.
The developers have also promised to turn 70 acres (28ha) into a "greenfield space" for the community.
The project is part of Wealden District Council's local plan for sustainable growth up to 2027.
An outline planning application is expected to be submitted to the local authority by the end of January.
Ian Smith, mayor of Uckfield, said: "There is still influence that can be had over how the site will look.
"I know there are divided opinions on this but they will have more opportunity to talk about things like access arrangements, the school arrangements and employment opportunities."
The plans will be on display at the Civic Centre in Uckfield until Friday.
The cadets from the Australian Defence Force Academy are accused of secretly filming a female cadet having sex and broadcasting it on the internet.
They have been charged with misusing an electronic communications service. One has been charged with an indecent act.
The government has set up a number of inquiries in response to the scandal.
The 18-year old female cadet said that she had consensual sex with a fellow first-year cadet, which was then transmitted via webcam to six other cadets watching on a computer in another room.
Photographs of the encounter were also said to have been circulated around the academy.
The two men, aged 18 and 19, face possible jail terms if convicted.
The commander of the academy was ordered to take leave in the wake of the incident and at least two inquiries were initiated.
Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick was asked to conduct a review into the treatment of women both at the academy and in the wider military.
Reviews were also ordered into the use of alcohol and social media in the military.
The scandal followed another relating to the navy.
In February, the defence department released a report chronicling what it called a culture of predatory sexual behaviour on board the naval supply ship, HMAS Success.
It revealed a fiercely tribal culture in which women sailors were treated with disdain, alcohol was badly misused and discipline had broken down.
The Local Data Company (LDC) which compiled the figures said the vacancy rate during the period increased by 1.3% to 16.7% - more than 2% higher than the average across the UK.
All Scottish cities apart from Aberdeen and Stirling saw an increase in the number of empty shops.
Paisley has more empty shops than anywhere else.
The figures, released ahead of Scotland's Towns Conference in Perth, suggest vacancy rates in shopping centres, at 17.9%, are higher than in high streets, at 16.7%, and in retail parks, at 9.1%.
However, the LDC said although the number of empty shops was rising, the "negative trends of 2011 have slowed".
Matthew Hopkinson, director of the LDC, said: "Scotland's retail centres are under the same national pressures of weak consumer spend and the decline of multiple retailer shop numbers.
"As with the rest of UK, independent retailers have remained positive in their growth rates and the multiple closures have slowed but still remain negative."
In the first half of 2012, the number of independent retailers in Scotland increased by 2.3% while the multiple retailers declined by 0.48%.
Professor Leigh Sparks, from the Institute for Retail Studies at Stirling University, commented: "We need data on retail change in town centres and we need regular reporting of activity.
"We need town centres and those interested in them, to recognise this need and act on it."
The Scottish government announced earlier this month that it was reviewing town centres to "scope out" potential solutions to the issues facing them.
Lisa Murphy, 39, had a termination in the summer of 2015 after a relationship with Cipriani, 29, the court heard.
But when she was forced to miss work, due to complications, she asked him for money, which he did not pay.
Murphy enlisted her colleague, Violet Smith, 29, for help and they threatened to go to the papers with the story.
Murphy from Wootton, Northampton, and Smith of Slough, Berkshire, were handed a 22-month sentence suspended for two years at Kingston Crown Court.
The Wasps fly-half - who was playing for Sale Sharks at the time - had offered to pay for the abortion but Murphy refused, insisting she could have the procedure for free on the NHS, the court heard previously.
But when she experienced a health scare following the procedure and was unable to work, she became "increasingly frustrated, increasingly upset, and increasingly desperate", her lawyer, Hannah Duncan, said.
Judge Peter Lodder noted while Cipriani had "repeatedly" offered to help, he "did not act according to his earlier promises".
He said: "Certainly he does not appear to have fully appreciated the extent of your difficulties".
Judge Lodder said Murphy was "feeling increasingly desperate and was continuing to suffer from the emotional consequences of her condition".
Nigel Mitchell, representing Smith, said the pair had been offered £18,000 for their story by The Sun but intended to resolve the situation with the former England player and continued to message him between September and October 2015.
He said: "Ms Smith's intention was to try and resolve matters. Like her co-defendant, not for a second did she consider her action and behaviour was amounting to a criminal offence."
Judge Lodder added that Smith was "motivated by concern" for her friend.
"It is against that background that the threat to go to the newspapers was made," he told the court.
Describing how both defendants had since lost their jobs, he commented: "It is an understatement to say that nobody has come out of this episode well."
Detectives said the man, who has not yet been identified, was found in the Sparkhill area of the city at around 22:00 GMT on Monday.
He has undergone surgery and remains in a stable condition in a hospital critical care ward.
West Midlands Police are appealing for help to identify him in order to contact next-of-kin.
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A witness who tended to the victim, has described how up to 12 men ran away from the scene in Percy Road.
Some of them shouted "Ravi", which it is thought could be the name of the injured man.
Police describe the victim as being in his mid-20s with a dark complexion and say he could be of Eastern European or Asian ethnicity.
He is clean-shaven, of medium build, with dark hair around half an inch in length, detectives said.
Sgt Simon Hanlon, from Force CID, said: "We are following up a number of lines of enquiry to try and trace the people responsible but understanding the identity of the victim is clearly a top priority."
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Crowdfunding has paid for The People's Fridge in Brixton which allows small traders and members of the public to donate food.
The project aims to cut food waste and help people in need.
BBC London spoke to Ben Longman and Sebastian Wood, the co-founders of the People's Fridge.
The 49-year-old, who was part of Manchester United team to win the Treble under Ferguson in 1999, was appointed by Stevenage in May.
"You only do what you've been taught. I've played for some fantastic managers, I'll take out the best bits of them and use them in my own manner.
"I can't try to be Sir Alex Ferguson," he told BBC Three Counties Radio.
Sheringham replaced Graham Westley at Broadhall Way after Boro lost to Southend in last season's League Two play-off semi-finals.
The former Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and England striker says he has enjoyed the new challenges he has faced in his first few weeks of management.
"I'm loving it, it's a lovely place to come and work. There's nothing that's surprised me yet, but whatever has been thrown my way, I say: 'OK, let's deal with it.' If I can't do anything about it, I don't worry about it.
"Being the manager is very different but I'm growing into that as well; controlling the meetings and getting my point across, which I've never done before.
"I'm enjoying trying to work out what's right and wrong for me while I'm approaching 20 or so players."
His assistant Kevin Watson promised in June that Boro will "play a little bit of a different way" to the direct style of Westley.
And Sheringham said pre-season will be a process of learning for him and the players.
"I'm learning every day - that's what the training ground is for, so that they learn, we learn and we progress together," he added.
"The games are what it's all about. You train all week to produce your best stuff, and ultimately it's learning about what we can and can't do on the football pitch."
"It was smoking and a strange liquid was leaking from it," a resident of the small town of San Luis said.
Police have since identified the object as an internet balloon developed by X, a company founded by Google, to boost the signal in rural areas.
It is not yet clear what caused the balloon to crash.
Tolima police commander Jorge Esguerra denied previous reports on Twitter and local media which had described the object as a satellite.
"It's a technological device used by Google which moves around and is held aloft by a balloon," he explained, adding that it formed part of X's Project Loon.
X, which was formerly known as Google X, is using the devices to extend internet connectivity to people in rural and remote areas by having the balloons, which travel on the edge of space, relay the signal.
But many people in the rural area near San Luis where it crashed said they were convinced it was something more sinister.
"We all thought it was a UFO or the remains of a space craft," locals told El Tiempo newspaper.
It is not the first time a Project Loon balloon has crashed.
In February 2016, one came down at a tea plantation in Sri Lanka during a test flight.
Guangzhou-based 5USport now has a stake in the holding company which owns the majority shareholding in the Cobblers.
Northampton chairman Kelvin Thomas suggested it was not a takeover and added that he and 5USport would be working as "partners".
Thomas also said there will be no change to the overall structure of the League One club.
But there will be investment in the playing budget for boss Justin Edinburgh, as well as the East Stand and "other development areas".
Thomas told BBC Radio Northampton: "They do have the majority share. You could call it investment or you can call it a takeover. I wouldn't necessarily understand the difference.
"A takeover would tend to mean 5USport were coming in to take over, but they're not. We're working as partners and the structure of the club will stay the same, I'm staying on as chairman and the directors are staying."
Thomas completed his takeover of the Cobblers from David Cardoza in November 2015 and since then the club won promotion to the third tier.
Chief executive of 5USport, Tom Auyeung, said: "We have been looking at partnering with an English football club for about 18 months now.
"We have looked closely at others, but none ticked as many boxes for us as Northampton Town.
"We are very excited to be able to agree this partnership with (director) David Bower and Kelvin Thomas over the past few months, and we thank them for their professionalism and honesty throughout this process.
"We are not looking at making any changes in terms of the staffing and are pleased to announce Kelvin has agreed to continue in his role as chairman."
The Food and Drug Administration said it had given approval on the grounds that "food from the fish is safe to eat".
The biotech company behind the fish, AquaBounty, first submitted its application almost 20 years ago.
Opponents say consumers do not want to eat genetically engineered seafood.
They have also expressed concern that the salmon could pose risks to other fish if it were to escape into the environment.
Dr Bernadette Dunham of the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine said: "The FDA has thoroughly analysed and evaluated the data and information submitted by AquaBounty Technologies regarding AquAdvantage Salmon and determined that they have met the regulatory requirements for approval, including that food from the fish is safe to eat."
The FDA ruled that the salmon must be raised in tanks on land at only two facilities in Canada and Panama. It will not be bred or raised in the US.
Safety measures include producing fish that are sterile to prevent cross breeding with wild fish "in the highly unlikely event of an escape".
The transgenic salmon is a type of Atlantic salmon injected with a gene from Pacific Chinook salmon to make it grow faster.
Dr Ron Stotish, chief executive of AquaBounty, said the salmon was "a game-changer that brings healthy and nutritious food to consumers in an environmentally responsible manner without damaging the ocean and other marine habitats".
He said the young reach adult size much quicker than conventional fish, making it feasible to raise salmon in tanks on land near urban areas.
However, it is unclear whether retailers will want to sell the salmon and whether the public will want to buy it.
Lisa Archer, food and technology programme director at Friends of the Earth, said despite the FDA's "flawed and irresponsible approval of the first genetically engineered animal for human consumption, it's clear that there is no place in the US market for genetically engineered salmon".
There are also uncertainties over how long it will take for the salmon to be produced in sufficient numbers for marketing.
Dr Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist at the University of California, Davis, said this process could take a couple of years.
"Legally it could appear on a food plate tomorrow in the US but you've got to grow your fish and get production in place," she said.
"We've had a very long wait to bring a genetically engineered animal to market."
Prof Helen Sang of the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh said the approval by the FDA set a precedent.
"It's the first genetically engineered animal for food that's been approved anywhere in the world," she told BBC News.
"There's been a feeling that many companies have been waiting to see if the US will approve GM salmon before going ahead themselves."
However, Dr Joe Perry, former Chair of the European Food Safety Authority GMO Panel, said that if an application were made to raise GM salmon in Europe the risk assessment "would require considerably more data".
"There remain legitimate ecological concerns over the possible consequences if these GM salmon escape to the wild and reproduce, despite FDA assurances over containment and sterility, neither of which can be guaranteed," he said.
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Kevin Carr set off from Haytor, Devon in July 2013 completing one to two marathons a day.
The route included deserts, arctic climes, high altitude mountains and covered 26,232km (16,299 miles).
His challenge was to become the fastest person to run around the world. The attempt is yet to be ratified by the World Running Association.
The previous record was set by Tom Denniss of Australia who also ran across 20 countries on five continents.
Speaking on his return to Devon following his 621 days of running, Mr Carr said: "I'm overwhelmed. It was an amazing finish, the support and turnout was incredible.
"It's been an incredibly huge strain these last few weeks to get here in time to do the record. It was never meant to come down to this much of a nail biter.
"I had numerous set backs. I broke the record by less than one day."
The challenge saw the fitness instructor run across: Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, South America and Ireland.
Along the way he had to avoid snakes, scorpions, wild dogs, wolves, bears and mountain lions.
Mr Carr said he saw 26 bears in five weeks during the trip: "One actually stalked me and that was probably the most terrifying moment of my life," he said.
Through his late teens and early 20s the runner said he suffered with depression and went through a bad suicide attempt so wanted to compete the feat to raise money for mental health charity SANE and the British Red Cross.
The 20-year-old joined the Vixens in 2016 from Reading women.
"I'm delighted to have re-signed with the Vixens as we embark on our journey back into WSL 1. I am looking forward to testing myself against the best this season." Wilson told the club website.
Bristol City finished in eighth place in the Women's Super League Spring Series this year, winning one match.
Asylum seekers in the UK who say they are torture victims can have medical assessments to verify their claims.
But charity Freedom From Torture said judges were correcting poor judgements at "considerable cost to taxpayers".
The Home Office said "an exceptionally small sample" was used in the report and all evidence was considered.
Sonya Sceats, director of policy and advocacy at Freedom From Torture, told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme its findings showed "egregious mishandling of medical evidence" in 50 cases over a two-year period, from January 2014 to December 2015.
Freedom From Torture produces medical reports when lawyers for asylum seekers who say they have suffered torture, instruct clinicians and other healthcare professionals at the charity to carry out detailed assessments.
But Ms Sceats said the Home Office asylum case workers were too often "dispensing with the expert views of [these] doctors" when considering, for example, how scars had been caused.
She said caseworkers were instead "substituting in their own view", despite being "entirely unqualified" to make such judgements. She added that doing so was "forbidden by the Home Office's own policy".
Home Office instructions on how to deal with this kind of medical evidence state that "it is not the role of caseworkers to dispute the clinical findings in the report [of such charities] or purport to make clinical judgements of their own".
In each of the 50 cases highlighted by Freedom From Torture, the person's asylum claim had initially been rejected.
Twenty-nine of the cases have since been resolved and in 22 of these, asylum was granted on appeal. The remaining cases are still active.
Mamie - not her real name - was an opposition political activist in the the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was imprisoned by the country's security services and tortured.
"I've been left with scars all over my body," she said.
"It was so bad. Many men, people I didn't even know forced me to have sexual intercourse with them.
"Sometimes they used to force me by using violence... one of them used an iron to burn me on the back. I've even been left with big scars on my back."
Mamie applied for asylum in the UK without medical evidence, and was rejected.
She then applied again with a medical report - which showed 20 scars that a doctor said were evidence of torture.
Mamie was turned down for asylum again, but this time that decision was overturned by a judge and she was allowed to stay. The judge attached significant weight to the medical evidence and said a doctor had carefully considered other possible causes for the injuries.
"It's really, deeply hurtful when you've been through torture and abuse and they seem not to understand and not to even believe your story."
Other organisations dealing with asylum seekers have complained about the same problem.
Chai Patel, legal and policy director at the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), said it has experienced medical evidence being ignored because of understandable inconsistencies in victims' accounts of torture.
"Where an expert finds that physical or mental injuries and symptoms are consistent with a history of torture, it is highly inappropriate for Home Office officials to seize on inconsistencies in other aspects of the case to disregard medical evidence.
"Torture can, and does, affect memory recall, and it is wrong when officials use the effects of that trauma to discredit victims' accounts."
Dr Tania Mathias, a Conservative MP and GP, argues that Freedom From Torture's research shows a worrying trend.
"This could be addressed if the Home Office rolls out a one-day training programme for caseworkers," she said, adding that the Home Office has endorsed the idea, but not put it into practice.
"We need to trust the expertise of doctors and stop this waste of time and money, and the stress it causes to vulnerable people that need our help."
But a Home Office spokesman said: "This report is based on an exceptionally small sample - less than one tenth of a per cent - of the 52,000 asylum decisions taken over the respective time period.
"Asylum decision makers are required to consider and give equal weighting to all the evidence provided and our guidance clearly states that it is not their role to dispute clinical findings in medical reports."
He said all staff undertake "a rigorous training programme" that covers how to deal with claimants who claim to be victims of torture.
"The United Kingdom has a long and proud history of offering sanctuary to those who genuinely need our protection," he added.
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel.
The 21-year-old made just one first-team appearance for the Canaries after joining them from Falkirk in 2014.
He moved to Norwich after scoring eight goals in 82 games for Falkirk, and will move to Stadium:MK on two-year deal when his Norwich contract ends in June.
McGrandles played alongside Dons manager Robbie Neilson during his time with Falkirk.
"When I learnt MK Dons were interested, I knew that it would be a great place for me to come to," McGrandles told the club website.
"I know the ambition of the club is to get out of the league again and that was a big factor. I know the manager and the coaching staff well too so that was another big draw."
McGrandles was among a group of Norwich youngsters released earlier in the month, with the announcement coming shortly after their first-team retained list was published.
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But there will be no return for the stars of the 2011 film, Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig.
Director Fede Alvarez is on the look-out for an entirely new cast for The Girl in the Spider's Web, which is due for release in October 2018.
Alvarez, who also directed thriller Don't Breathe, said: "We've got a great script and now comes the most fun part - finding our Lisbeth."
So who could be in the running to replace Rooney as punk super-hacker Lisbeth Salander?
Variety is reporting that Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson might be in the running.
David Fincher, who directed the US adaptation of Stieg Larsson's original novel in 2011, said at the time that Johansson had done a "great audition" for the main part in the first US film, but that audiences would find her too distracting.
Jane Levy, who starred in Alvarez's Don't Breathe and Evil Dead, could also be a contender.
Stieg Larsson wrote about Lisbeth Salander in three novels - The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.
He died of a heart attack in 2004, but the series was continued by David Lagercrantz with The Girl in the Spider's Web, which was published in 2015.
Columbia has chosen Lagercrantz's novel to adapt for the second English-language film.
It won't be the first time a different actor has been hired for a sequel:
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The three-part documentary series, produced by independent company Top Hat, will be aired later this year.
Filming will take place over several months, in a format similar to the Inside the Commons documentary which was broadcast on BBC Two last year.
It aims to "see how public perception stacks up to reality", the BBC says.
The House of Lords has been under renewed scrutiny since it acted to delay tax credit cuts in October 2015.
The controversial move prompted the government to launch a review of the Lords' powers, which recommended they should lose their absolute veto over secondary legislation.
The BBC says the documentary will show the "characters" who populate the upper chamber and "their aims, dilemmas and frustrations".
The programme will take in the current arguments about whether, and how, to pursue reform of the House of Lords.
Fiona Campbell, head of BBC Current Affairs, hailed it as a chance "to shed some light for our viewers on the inner workings of this long-standing pillar of politics in this country".
Lord Speaker Baroness D'Souza said: "The House of Lords is often misunderstood because there are few opportunities for the public to find out about its role and work."
She described the series as an "opportunity to see the important work that is done by the House".
Peers held a debate in January on their public image in which a number of members complained about the lack of understanding of their role and the way they are portrayed in the press.
Lord Hodgson of Astley-Abbots, who tabled the debate, expressed his concern about "the rising number of snide, unfounded and unhelpful articles about your Lordships' House that are quite unconnected with our legislative activities".
Prof Dame Glynis Breakwell earns £451,000 a year and is the highest paid vice-chancellor in the country.
Andrew Murrison, Conservative MP for South West Wiltshire, said university bosses were "looking increasingly like a self-serving cartel".
The former defence and Northern Ireland minister, has written to the university to resign as an ex-officio member.
"Universities really need to be asking whether the eye-watering sums some are dispensing to vice-chancellors are really necessary to attract what they represent as talent," he said.
"As a pack, they are looking increasingly like a self-serving cartel at a time of mounting student debt and wage restraint elsewhere in the public and quasi-public sectors.
"I cannot in all conscience continue to be associated with the governance of Bath University, in however titular a capacity, whilst current practice remains unchallenged."
Mr Murrison stood down from the Court of Bath University, a statutory body representing the interests of the university's internal and external stakeholders.
The South West Wiltshire MP also expressed concerns over pay to Hugh Brady the vice-chancellor of Bristol University, where Mr Murrison is an associated ex-officio member.
The resignation follows a debate in the House of Lords last month, in which former education minister Lord Adonis accused the University of Bath's remuneration committee of being "mired in controversy".
He said the "only example" the vice-chancellor was setting to her staff was "one of greed".
The Higher Education Funding Council for England watchdog is currently investigating whether the way pay is awarded is sufficiently transparent.
A university spokesman has said it is "committed to the highest standards of governance" and its "remuneration process" was "in line with practice at other universities"
University chiefs took home salary packages worth more than £250,000 on average last year, according to the University and College Union.
Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has now been appointed to the elite of the Church by Pope Francis.
He has been seen at times as a "liberal" figure whom opponents accused of supporting civil partnerships and gay-friendly Masses in London.
However, he has publically opposed gay marriage, saying in 2012, that the government plans for it were a "shambles", while fighting against plans for a quota of non-Catholics in RC schools.
The gay-friendly Masses at at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in London's Soho were discontinued in January 2013 after six years.
More recently he highlighted the plight of the poor by attacking the government's welfare reforms.
Archbishop Nichols warned the reforms were leaving people in "destitution" by the removal of a "safety net" and labelled the situation a "disgrace".
However, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hit back, calling the archbishop's comments an "exaggeration".
The son of two teachers, the future Church leader was born in Crosby, Liverpool in 1945, and has spoken previously of feeling a calling while standing on the terraces at Anfield.
The life-long Liverpool FC supporter told The Times, in 2007: "I'd gone to watch Liverpool and stand on the Kop at Anfield, and say to God 'Why don't you just leave me alone? Why can't I just be one of a crowd?'," he said.
The future Cardinal Nichols studied for the priesthood in Rome from 1963 to 1970 and was ordained as a priest in 1969.
His first role was as a parish priest in Wigan, where he was also a chaplain to a sixth-form college, before he then moved to work in Toxteth, Liverpool.
He became the general secretary of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales in January 1984.
He occupied the influential post for nine years, earning a reputation as a dynamic administrator and working closely with the then archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Basil Hume.
In 1992 he moved as auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Westminster, taking on special pastoral responsibility for north London.
He also played a key role in the production of the Common Good document, in 1996, in which the Catholic bishops condemned the rhetoric of greed.
He might easily have taken the top job in the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales nine years before he eventually did.
In early 2000, some Roman Catholics saw the Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster as the most likely successor to Cardinal Basil Hume, who died in 1999.
Instead, Pope John Paul II chose the long-serving Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.
Cardinal Nichols was named as the eighth Archbishop of Birmingham in 2000.
He became the Church's lead spokesman on education, including among his official posts head of the Bishops' Conference Department for Catholic Education and Formation.
In 2006, when the government introduced plans to force faith schools to take up to a quarter of pupils from "other religions", he mounted a campaign against what he called "insulting" and "divisive" plans.
Archbishop Nichols pointed out Catholic schools already took some 30% of their pupils from other faiths or no faith at all, and denounced coercion by the law as "ill thought-out, unworkable and contradictory of empirical evidence".
He retained a reputation as an effective media performer and tough champion for the Church.
On 21 May 2009, he was installed as Archbishop of Westminster following the retirement of Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor.
In 2010, he attempted to address the child abuse scandal "directly and unambiguously".
"We express our heartfelt apology and deep sorrow to those who have suffered abuse, those who have felt ignored, disbelieved or betrayed.
"We ask their pardon, and the pardon of God for these terrible deeds done in our midst. There can be no excuses", he said.
Some observers thought he might have been appointed a cardinal when Pope Benedict visited Britain in September 2010.
Instead he waited until January 2014, when it was announced he was to be made a cardinal by Pope Francis.
It was reported that it was not customary to make a Church leader a cardinal if his predecessor was under 80 - and therefore entitled to vote in Papal elections. Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor turned 80 in August 2012
Speaking before his appointment as a Cardinal, he said: "This appointment enables me, on behalf of all, to serve the Pope in a direct and prolonged way."
He added: "I am deeply moved by the honour conferred on the Catholic Church in England and Wales and on the Diocese of Westminster in my appointment.
"Personally this is a humbling moment."
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It joins Apple - which launched a rival facility last year - in trying to convince shoppers to use their handsets, rather than plastic cards, to make in-store purchases.
Samsung's technology works with a larger number of existing payment terminals because it can interact with magnetic stripe readers, which are still popular in South Korea and the US.
Samsung Pay chief Thomas Ko told the BBC's Michelle Fleury that consumers would decide whether smartphones replace their wallets.
Mike Buss, who raised about £40,000 for Help For Heroes, remains angry and fears people still think he was guilty.
"I wouldn't raise a penny for them ever again," said the 41-year-old from Highworth, Wiltshire, who was acquitted of theft last month.
A charity spokesman said they had "already been in touch with Mr Buss to see what support we can offer him".
Between 2009 and 2011, the ex-serviceman raised funds by running 24 hours on a treadmill and completing 100 marathons in as many days.
Last year, though, he was arrested and accused of defrauding the charity of the money he had raised.
After he was cleared at Swindon Crown Court, Mr Buss said he had contacted the Wiltshire-based charity "for answers" but had "so far had no joy".
"I worked so hard and this is how I've been repaid," he said.
"I spent nearly three years putting my body through a lot of physically demanding challenges to raise money for Help for Heroes.
"But people still think I'm guilty. Even now, over a month after I was proved innocent, I've had threats of violence and death threats.
"I've lost everything - I was sectioned under the Mental Health Act for nearly three months, and I'm still taking tablets for depression and anxiety."
Help for Heroes said the court case was brought against Mr Buss by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following a police investigation.
The CPS said it had "considered all the available evidence" before deciding "there was sufficient evidence and it was in the public interest" to bring charges.
The judge dismissed a count of fraud but left the jury to decide on the count of theft, a spokesperson added.
"When the jury reached its verdict, it decided that Mr Buss should be acquitted. We respect this decision."
The social network has acknowledged that its previous rules, which said a threat needed to be "direct" and "specific" to justify its intervention, had been too "narrow".
The firm will still require a complaint to be made before it blocks an account.
But it said it was also attempting to automatically make a wider range of abusive tweets less prominent.
Its actions follow a series of high-profile cyberbullying incidents.
Earlier this month, TV host Sue Perkins stopped posting to Twitter after reporting that her timeline was "full of blokes wishing me dead", following false claims that she was to present the TV show Top Gear.
Shaun Himmerick, producer of the video game Mortal Kombat X, also recently stopped using the network after he said users had threatened his wife and daughter.
The problem is not limited to Twitter - in March, a study of 1,000 UK-based 13-to-17-year-olds by broadband provider Europasat indicated that nearly half of those surveyed had been sent abusive messages over the internet.
But in February, Twitter's chief executive Dick Costolo highlighted the issue when he sent a memo to staff telling them that "we suck at dealing with abuse and trolls on the platform and we've sucked at it for years".
Twitter's rules now state that it may act after being alerted to tweets that contain "threats of violence against others or promote violence against others".
By making its criteria more vague than before, the platform can now intervene if, for example, someone says that a victim ought to be beaten up.
It had previously required the aggressor to have provided specific details, such as the fact they planned to commit the act using a baseball bat at the victim's place of work, before it would respond.
"Our previous policy was unduly narrow, and limited our ability to act on certain kinds of threatening behaviour," wrote Shreyas Doshi, Twitter's director of product management, on the firm's blog.
"The updated language better describes the range of prohibited content and our intention to act when users step over the line into abuse."
In addition, Twitter will begin freezing some abusers' accounts for set amounts of time, allowing those affected to see the remaining duration via its app. Abusers may also be required to verify their phone number and delete all their previous offending tweets in order to get their account unlocked.
The firm said it could use this facility to calm situations in which a person or organisation came under attack from several people at once, where it might not be appropriate to enforce permanent bans on all involved.
While such decisions would be taken by Twitter's staff, the company said it had also started using software to identify tweets that might be abusive, based on "a wide range of signals and context".
Such posts will be prevented from appearing in people's feeds without ever having been checked by a human being. However, they will still show up in searches and remain subject to the existing complaints procedure.
A side-effect of this could be that some abusive tweets become harder to detect.
But the UK Safer Internet Centre, which represents a number of campaign bodies, welcomed the move.
"These are really good steps," said Laura Higgins, the organisation's online safety operations manager.
"Regrettably some people might fall foul of bad behaviour before [Twitter] can put some of these safeguards in place, but at least it is always looking for new solutions.
"In cases when there is massive amounts of abuse and it's all of a similar theme, I think [the new system] will be good at picking it up, and that's great. But it would be good to hear what will happen to that data once Twitter has it."
The announcements build on other recent changes made by Twitter, including hiring more workers to handle abuse reports and letting third-parties flag abuse.
The firm had originally required victims to file complaints themselves before it would act.
Vulnerability in defence, lack of steel in midfield, little accuracy in possession, a tendency to lose the plot and to lose goals as a consequence, too many players doing too little for too long.
All of those ailments have been with them pretty much every step of their European journey.
In Istanbul, the deficiencies weren't punished to the max, but the point gained, while breaking the losing narrative, was like a plaster on a gaping wound. The 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce was commendable, but it did little to take the dirty look off the group table now that the wheat has been separated from the chaff.
The positives are not plentiful. Kieran Tierney is undoubtedly the biggest one. The young full-back is a find, a player to gladden Celtic's heart in a time when so few do. Jozo Simunovic was an expensive acquisition and looks to have promise. Leigh Griffiths, his Ajax mishap apart, has been excellent. Others have played decently in pockets of games. Too few pockets, too little impact.
If you're trawling for positives, Kris Commons is one. Evergreen, in every sense. Commons scored his 90th goal for Celtic on Thursday night. The calculation of his number of assists is still being worked on but it's somewhere north of 60.
He has scored four goals and has two assists in his five Europa League games in the group. As a scorer and provider he is prodigious. The wonder is that he hasn't always been appreciated at Celtic Park, not least by his manager, who has stuck him on the bench far too often while others, who have underperformed, have taken on the status of a protected species.
Celtic need Commons not just on the field, but off it. Some saw his uprising in Molde as unprofessional, his railing at his manager and his assistant manager, John Collins, as a lack of respect. Maybe. But what's to respect when you're getting annihilated by Norway's sixth best team?
Anger and frustration tumbled out of him. It's as it should be. Commons has the psyche of a winner. Too many around him don't have the same hunger or, you suspect, the same hurt when it goes wrong.
Celtic lack a lot of things. Characters is one of them. They need more doughty individuals, more leaders. They are callow. A soft touch. There is a sameness about their midfield; honest tryers who huff and puff and don't get much done.
There needs to be a reappraisal of Stefan Johansen, whose use of the ball is oftentimes calamitous in Europe. There needs to be a serious piece of self-examination higher up in the club as to how they have come to a situation whereby they have one realistic option up front, namely, Griffiths.
Nadir Ciftci is second in line. He had played 96 minutes of football since mid-October before his elevation to the first team in Istanbul. And he looked it. Celtic need more firepower, more creativity, more solidity. Standards have slipped a long way in the last few seasons.
There was a time when the uplifting music of George Frideric Handel rang around Celtic Park on Champions League nights. Alas, those tumultuous evenings have gone and they might be a while in coming back.
The signature tune of late has been that of Yohann Zveig, composer of the Europa League anthem, but even Zveig is not going to be heard in the east end for Glasgow for quite some time now that Celtic's winless, and largely joyless, campaign has come to an end.
Six games, three draws and no victories. Rock bottom of their pool with only three clubs from the other 47 involved in the group stages with a worse record in terms of number of goals conceded. In the business of daft goals shipped, Celtic could lay a serious claim to being the pre-eminent soft-touch.
It was fitting, in a grim way, that the last one they conceded was more slapstick than any of the ones that preceded it.
Celtic's players have issued as many apologies for their performances as they have won points in this group. An apology from Virgil van Dijk after the failure in Malmo, an apology from Griffiths after the loss to Ajax and another apology from Johansen on Thursday for his team's all-round deficiencies and, presumably, for their inability to stop self-harming on the football pitch.
Ronny Deila has been in charge of Celtic for 14 Europa League games. His win ratio is 14%. He has been in charge for 26 European matches in total, including qualifiers against some cannon fodder. His win ratio is 31%.
These numbers are an illustration of what Celtic have become. They reflect a lot of things: downsizing in budgets, downsizing in ability, inexperience, a lack of resilience, a lack of concentration, an existence of fear, as Johansen said in the wake of Thursday night.
All of that and more. Deila says his team is rebuilding and that next season will see an improvement. That's what he said last season.
Celtic have much to ponder. They need to ask themselves what are they about now? What is the scale of their ambition? They will not accept that they are an irrelevance in Europe these days, but that is what they have been allowed to become. There are some strange messages coming out of the place.
Collins claimed, surreally, that Celtic were a better side than Molde despite the evidence pointing emphatically in the opposite direction. Deila disagreed and was very critical of his team's performances against Molde, but then on Thursday night he seemed to do a U-turn when saying that Celtic "did well" in those ties.
They didn't. Some of the things being said by Deila and Collins are odds. At times, they seem blind to the reality of their situation. Deila saying that Celtic will be ready for the Champions League next season doesn't have a single fact to back it up. Collins saying that Celtic "could do without" the Fenerbahce match was peculiar. Surely it was an opportunity to start the repair work on a damaged reputation?
This has been Celtic's worst-ever performance in the group stages of European competition. The message from on high is that the management team are under no pressure. Maybe that's reflective of their wider European malaise. Shouldn't they be? | The search for a "lion" in Essex was called off after no trace of the animal could be found.
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Enda Dolan, from Killyclogher in Omagh, County Tyrone, was involved in a collision on the Malone Road, near the Elms student village, at 02:25 BST.
A 29-year-old was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
A 19-year-old man remains in custody on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs.
Mr Dolan was a first year architecture student at Queen's University in Belfast.
The Malone Road was closed for almost 12 hours but is now open in both directions.
Police have appealed for witnesses, or anyone who was travelling on the Malone Road at the time of the incident, to contact them.
Barkhuizen gave the hosts the lead when he curled in from the edge of the box after good work by Daryl Horgan.
Horgan then doubled the advantage, slotting in at the second attempt after his first shot had been saved.
Barkhuizen volleyed in the hosts' third after the break from Horgan's free-kick, as Preston moved within six points of the play-off places.
Reading stay fifth in the table, but they are now only four points above seventh-placed Fulham following the Cottagers' 3-1 win at leaders Newcastle.
The Royals had a penalty appeal turned down early on when John Swift went down in the box, and they were denied the opening goal when Chris Maxwell produced a fine save to keep out Garath McCleary's long-range effort.
Preston controlled the game from then on, with Barkhuizen having scored four goals in three starts for Simon Grayson's side since arriving from Morecambe in January.
The Lilywhites have now won four straight league games at Deepdale, while Reading have lost three successive away games for the first time under manager Jaap Stam.
Preston North End boss Simon Grayson: "I'm obviously delighted when you beat somebody who are in the play-off positions 3-0, keep a clean sheet, with very good individual performances and could have had a lot more goals if we'd taken our chances.
"It's enhanced our opportunity of trying to catch the teams above us. We've always said over the last few weeks, we'll just see where it takes us. We've got nine games to go, I think if we win the next nine then we might have a chance but we've got some tough games from now until the end of the season."
"Wherever we finish, we'll have had a great season because they're an honest bunch of players and we'll keep fighting till the end and see where it takes us."
Reading boss Jaap Stam: "Everybody knows where we are, if you want to stay there, you need to defend and play in a certain way with a certain aggression and it's not only now towards the end of the season, it's the whole season because this is a tough league.
"It's very difficult to stay in the top six. All the teams, they want to stay up there, they want to do well, we do as well. I'm not interested in other teams, I'm focusing on our team, what we need to do and what we need to improve.
"If we keep on winning then we still can end up there and we need to be aware of that as well."
Match ends, Preston North End 3, Reading 0.
Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Reading 0.
Attempt blocked. Roy Beerens (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
Chris Gunter (Reading) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Hand ball by Chris Gunter (Reading).
Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross.
Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Jordan Hugill.
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Chris Gunter.
Foul by Jordan Obita (Reading).
Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Preston North End. Aiden McGeady tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
Foul by Reece Oxford (Reading).
Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
Attempt saved. Danny Williams (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Obita.
Corner, Reading. Conceded by Alan Browne.
Substitution, Reading. Roy Beerens replaces Lewis Grabban.
Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Robinson replaces Tom Barkhuizen because of an injury.
Substitution, Reading. Reece Oxford replaces Paul McShane.
Attempt missed. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Johnson following a set piece situation.
Foul by Chris Gunter (Reading).
Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Daryl Horgan.
Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Hugill with a headed pass.
Attempt saved. Danny Williams (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Garath McCleary with a cross.
Attempt missed. Lewis Grabban (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yann Kermorgant with a cross.
Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Chris Maxwell.
Foul by Garath McCleary (Reading).
Daryl Horgan (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Danny Williams (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
Offside, Preston North End. Daryl Horgan tries a through ball, but Tom Clarke is caught offside.
Foul by Joey van den Berg (Reading).
Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
The mutilated body of Tracey Woodford, 47, was found at 50-year-old Christopher May's flat in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, in April.
He was found guilty of murder at Cardiff Crown Court on Wednesday.
On Friday, May was told he will serve at least 28 years in prison.
Members of Ms Woodford's family, who have been in court throughout the trial, cried "yes" as sentence was passed.
Mrs Justice Nicola Davies branded May a dangerous sexual predator, adding: "Your murder of Tracey Woodford was cruel, callous and determined.
"These same characteristics prompted you to dismember the body of Tracey and then deliberately conceal it.
"This was done for one reason - to avoid detection for the murder you knew you had committed.
"You embarked on this with little thought for your victim and still less for that of her family whose grief for their daughter and sister was made more anguished by the grim dismemberment of her body."
Her family said they were "heartbroken" and struggling to cope in victim impact statements, read during a mitigation hearing on Thursday ahead of May's sentencing.
Her mother Linda Woodford said she "felt like I was living in a nightmare" when police told her that her daughter's remains had been found and identified through her fingerprints.
"He has torn my family apart. He has destroyed us totally," she said.
Ms Woodford's brother Sean added: "I'm now angry every day. I struggle to sleep most nights."
May always claimed he had either been acting in self defence or had lost control.
But prosecutors said the murder was motivated by a "perverted sexual desire" after the pair met at the Skinny Dog pub in the town on 21 April.
Some of Ms Woodford's remains were found at May's flat by two police officers carrying out routine inquiries three days after she had been reported missing.
Her decapitated torso was recovered from a black bag in a kitchen cupboard and a right thumb was found in a handbag along with a purse with Ms Woodford's bank cards.
Her head was discovered in an "underground chamber" of a storm drain at the Sardis Road rugby ground - home to Pontypridd RFC.
The jury was told Ms Woodford, who lived with her brother and mother, had been strangled by May, who was "determined and cold blooded".
Malcom Bishop QC, defending, said there was "no evidence of sadistic conduct".
But this August bank holiday, sculptor Andrew Logan will celebrate a quarter of a century exhibiting his imaginative, flamboyant, and sometimes outright weird pieces.
Mr Logan claims the Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture is the only museum in Europe dedicated to a living artist.
Influenced by his love of nature and travel, his works include a Cosmic Egg, The Living Taj Mahal and Egypt Revisited.
Born in Witney, Oxfordshire in 1945, Mr Logan qualified in architecture in the late 1960s, before finding fame as an artist amongst London's fashionable crowd; creating a sculpted rose garden for trendy boutique Biba.
His work has been exhibited as far afield as Los Angeles, Monterrey in Mexico, St Petersburg and Mumbai.
Amongst his fans and muses are Rocky Horror Show's Richard O'Brien and Patricia Quinn, along with musician Brian Eno, broadcaster Mavis Nicholson, actresses Rula Lenska and Amanda Barrie, and fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes, of whom Mr Logan has created a life-sized, moving sculpture.
But perhaps his biggest influence is the late American actor, singer and drag queen Divine, who inspired Mr Logan's Alternative Miss World pageants.
Last held in 2014 when it sold out Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, Mr Logan said the Alternative Miss World was: "Not about beauty - it's about transformation - and when it comes to costume absolutely anything goes.
"Contestants over the years have been famous and infamous, celebrated and unknown, a parade of freaks, fops, show offs and drag queens... anything can - and often does - happen."
The climax of the event is a "tear stained coronation", with Mr Logan's Crown Jewels made of broken mirrors; which are on display in the museum along with many of the contestants' costumes.
This weekend's birthday party has included music and art workshops, a street party and a treasure hunt, for which the prize was a silver sculpture created by Mr Logan.
"We had such a wonderful time at the museum opening that we thought it would be wonderful to do another one," he said.
"We'll be entertaining with surprise events and afternoon tea and a reopening
"It's wonderful to have had a joyous imprint on people's lives. Thanks to all those who have worked hard to make this possible."
The fast-improving 23-year-old, seeded 28th, saw off 2011 winner and 13th seed Wozniacki 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2.
Mladenovic next faces American Venus Williams or Russia's Elena Vesnina.
In Thursday's men's matches, Swiss Stan Wawrinka plays Austrian Dominic Thiem, while Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta faces Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas.
Mladenovic added Wozniacki to seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, world number three Karolina Pliskova and, earlier this week, fourth seed Simona Halep in the list of leading names she has beaten in 2017.
She began her quarter-final slowly, falling 5-1 down against Wozniacki, who was in form herself after recent finals in Doha and Dubai, and had won all three of their previous matches.
But the Frenchwoman showed why her singles game is beginning to match the level that sees her currently ranked third in doubles.
Her more powerful game began to dominate Wozniacki and, after edging the second set in a tie-break, Mladenovic raced way with the decider as the Dane struggled with an ankle problem.
"I was very frustrated with the beginning of the match," said Mladenovic, who won her first WTA title in St Petersburg earlier this year.
"I was hitting a lot of unforced errors and you can't do that against a top player like Caroline.
"I felt like I had to adjust to this huge court. It feels different to play out here after hiding out on the small courts. I just tried to stay positive and fight like always."
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Captain Chamari Atapattu hit a crucial 52 as Sri Lanka stuttered to 114-7.
South Africa looked to be coasting in Bangalore as Dane van Niekerk (24) and Trisha Chetty (26) put on 50 for the first wicket inside nine overs.
But from there the Proteas collapsed, losing five wickets for 24 runs, and they fell short, finishing on 104-7.
Neither team advances from Group A, with New Zealand and Australia going through to the semi-finals where they will play West Indies and England respectively.
Moving slowly but deliberately, its LEDs lighting the way - the plane did look very different to anything we would recognise at an airport.
This Swiss project set out to achieve a number of goals.
The obvious one was rooted in adventure - to do something no-one had done before and to fly around the globe on no fuel.
It's certainly achieved that, and, in fact, set no fewer than 19 aviation records in the process.
The most remarkable of these was the five-day, five-night crossing of the Western Pacific in June/July last year.
That was the longest (time duration) solo flight in history by any sort of plane.
And related to all this was the objective of proving, of demonstrating, that the moment for clean technologies is here and now.
Does that mean we are about to board solar-powered planes to go on holiday? No, it does not.
As we saw with Solar Impulse, the capability currently is to carry only one person - the pilot. This is not a mass transport solution.
Solar Impulse is also too slow - you can't get to that urgent business meeting on time, especially if the weather conditions are not right.
And it can be very bumpy with that big wingspan and light-weight design.
On this final flight into Abu Dhabi, the pilot Bertrand Piccard had to contend with some terrible turbulence over the Saudi desert as rising thermals buffeted Solar Impulse.
You or I would have reached for the sick bag on more than one occasion.
But while the Airbus A380 and its ilk continue to be our foreseeable future, take a look in the back of the brochure and you will see where some of this technology is heading.
Europe's biggest aerospace company, for example, makes a solar-powered drone called Zephyr.
So, this is a robotic plane; there's no human aboard. And it will fly high above the jet streams, above 60,000ft, and circle continuously.
This British aircraft is sometimes called an "eternal plane" or a "pseudo satellite".
It can stay up for months. The MoD has just bought a couple to do reconnaissance and telecommunications for UK forces abroad.
Facebook also thinks solar-powered drones have huge potential.
The social media giant believes these types of aircraft are a solution to taking broadband connectivity to those places in the world that don't currently have it. Facebook is investing heavily.
As for passengers - the vision that looks most probable in the near-term is small electric planes.
These would be fully charged on take-off, and make short hops, perhaps between nearby cities where keeping noise to a minimum would be attractive.
Their power systems might even be supplemented by solar.
The message Bertrand Piccard has repeated throughout his global tour however has been to "think big". To not sit in an office, but to try something difficult.
It's the same attitude that enabled him to make the first non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in a balloon in 1999.
It's the same attitude that drove his father to make the first trip to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest place in the ocean. And for his grandfather to dare to ride the first balloon into the stratosphere.
Bertrand Piccard bet me last week that in 10 years we would see solar power playing a role in moving tens of people by air on short journeys. Can we rise to that challenge?
The plea bargain testimony was given by executives working for Odebrecht - the continent's biggest construction firm.
They claim there were irregularities in the bidding process for six stadiums including the Maracana in Rio.
The latest corruption probe apparently involved almost all political parties.
In the case of the Maracana, the cost of renovation was to have been 700 million reais ($225 million) but eventually went over one billion reais.
Inside the refurbished Maracana
Rio's historic stadium
At least five executives out of the 77 who gave evidence confirmed that payments were made to secure what they described as "an unfair advantage associated with work on the Maracana".
The Corinthians stadium in Sao Paulo was going to be much smaller but the cost rose to four times what was planned when it was decided to hold the opening match there.
Irregularities were cited in the testimony at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, the National Stadium in Brasilia, the Pernambuco Arena in Recife, the Castelao Arena in Fortaleza and the Amazonia Arena in Manaus, along with the Maracana in Rio.
The Odebrecht executives gave their testimony as part of a settlement with US, Brazilian and Swiss authorities in a huge foreign bribery case across Latin America.
Countries across the continent have opened investigations into alleged bribery conducted by Odebrecht to win large infrastructure projects.
The company's methods first came to light during investigations in Brazil into a giant corruption scandal centred on the country's state oil company, Petrobras.
In July 2015 Marcelo Odebrecht, whose grandfather founded the company, was formally charged with corruption and money laundering, and accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to senior officials at Petrobras.
Last year the company agreed to pay at least $3.5bn (£2.8bn) to the authorities in the US, Brazil and Switzerland after admitting to bribing officials to secure contracts.
Its executives signed a deal to co-operate with the investigation into Petrobras - known as Operation Car Wash by naming politicians involved in the kickback scheme.
The Edinburgh club clinched the Championship title with a 3-0 win at home to Queen of the South.
And Hibs continue their Scottish Cup defence with a semi-final against Aberdeen at Hampden next Saturday.
"The players can be very proud of what they have achieved, the cup win and now promotion, it's heady days for us," Lennon told BBC Scotland.
"We were favourites going into the league and, to be fair, they have lived up to the billing.
"We've got a semi-final to prepare for as well, and we want to be competitive in that one, defending the trophy."
Match report: Hibernian 3-0 Queen of the South
The title win, with three games to spare, brings to an end a three-year period in the second tier.
"Hopefully we won't be back here for quite a while," said Lennon, who took over from Alan Stubbs in June last year.
"I came in at a good time, off the back of the cup win," added the former Celtic and Bolton boss. "Stubbsy left us a really good foundation to build on."
Lennon, 45, won three league titles and two Scottish Cups when in charge at Celtic.
When asked how this achievement compared, he replied: "It's up there. I had some great days at Celtic - great scenes - and this is just as good.
"It's nice to have a promotion on the CV.
"It's a great feeling personally and you can see what it means to people like George Craig [director of football] and Leeann Dempster [chief executive].
"There's plenty of work still to be done but the players should enjoy themselves today.
"They were fantastic today; that's what they are capable of producing."
Long-serving full-back Lewis Stevenson played in the side that was relegated via the 2014 play-offs and missed out at the semi-final stage of the play-offs in the past two seasons.
"It's been a long three years and I'm just glad we are finally over the line," said the 29-year-old.
"I've been here through thick and thin and it's times like these that make it worthwhile.
"There were dark times when I thought we'd never get back and I'm just glad to be part of it.
"I know it's been a kind of sticky run recently but the boys have been amazing this season and we did it in style today."
Steinhoff said Poundland would be a "complementary fit" to its expansion plans in the UK and the rest of Europe.
Poundland operates more than 900 stores across the UK, Ireland and Spain, and employs 18,000 people, but recently announced falling profits.
Steinhoff owns 40 retail brands in 30 countries, including Bensons for Beds and Harveys in the UK.
Steinhoff has already built up a 23% stake in Poundland, and last month made an informal approach to buy the firm, which was rejected.
Last month, Poundland reported a fall in full-year profits as it admitted the integration of 99p Stores, which it bought in September last year, had placed a "strain" on its business.
Steinhoff is paying 222 pence per share for Poundland. The discount retailer's share price had fallen from 418p in February 2015 to below 200p before the deal was announced.
Poundland chairman Darren Shapland said: "The Poundland board believes that Steinhoff's all-cash offer presents Poundland shareholders with an opportunity to realise their shareholding at a certain and attractive price."
The pound has also dropped about 15% against the rand since Steinhoff made its approach for Poundland in June.
"The weak pound makes this all the more attractive for the South African retailer," said Neil Wilson, analyst at ETX Capital.
"Expanding its operations in Europe should act as a useful hedge against rand volatility and exposure to South Africa's stagnant economy."
Shares in Poundland, based in Willenhall in the English West Midlands, rebounded 12% to 220p on Tuesday following news of the deal.
Steinhoff has been trying to increase its exposure in Europe this year. The purchase of Poundland comes after an unsuccessful attempt to buy Argos owner Home Retail Group, when Sainsbury's ended up as the successful bidder.
Steinhoff also failed in an attempt to buy French electronic goods retailer Darty which lost out to French retail chain Fnac.
Analysts said the outlook for Poundland and other discount stores in the UK looked bright given that the vote to leave the EU is expected to dent economic growth.
"Prospects look good for Poundland," said Jonathan Pritchard, retail analyst at Peel Hunt. "A possible consumer downturn plays into discounters' hands as consumers looking to save cash trade down."
However, the fall in sterling's value may force Poundland into a change of strategy, and ultimately to drop the single price point it trades on, in favour of becoming a general discount store chain like Home Bargains or B&M.
"It operates on wafer-thin margins, so in the medium term, their strategy may be to look for a wider product range to offset the fall in the currency," said Greg Bromley, senior analyst at Verdict Retail.
But he added that any such move was unlikely to happen within the next year, and that it would present opportunities to rivals.
Staffordshire Police said material relating to the deaths of 214 patients between 2005 and 2009 was reviewed.
Deputy Constable Nicholas Baker said there were "no grounds" for a criminal investigation against any individual clinician or manager at the trust.
He said this did not detract from the "appalling care" many suffered.
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The review was set up in 2013 and led by a panel which included the South Staffordshire Coroner and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Mr Baker said "a direct result of this work" had been two successful criminal prosecutions against Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. He said without the review it was "highly unlikely" the trust would have been prosecuted for the deaths of Ivy Bunn, Lillian Tucker and Gillian Astbury.
The now defunct trust was fined £500,000 last December for "basic" blunders linked to the deaths of the three elderly women, as well as the death of 89-year-old Patrick Daly in 2014.
Mr Baker said the review had involved an "extensive examination" of material relating to the 214 deaths.
"That there were no grounds to support individual criminal investigations does not detract from the appalling care that many patients suffered during the period of this review; patients and their families were badly let down by the trust, and some of its clinicians and their management," he said.
"We believe the improvements made to the way different agencies work together, the regulatory and reporting framework, and the systems in place to report deaths in healthcare settings to appropriate authorities has strengthened the system considerably since the original tragedy."
Stafford Hospital, which is now County Hospital, was at the centre of a £6m public inquiry into care failings. A new NHS trust was set up in 2014 to run the hospital and Royal Stoke University Hospital.
The advice, drawn up by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, features on a list of 40 treatments that bring little or no benefit to patients.
The list is part of a campaign to reduce the number of unnecessary medical treatments.
Patients are also encouraged to ask more questions about procedures.
Medical experts from 11 different specialties were asked to identify five treatments or procedures commonly used in their field that were not always necessary or valuable.
These have been used as part of the Choose Wisely campaign to highlight the need for patients and doctors to talk frankly about how health issues should be treated.
The advice includes:
The current list of treatments will be added to every year.
The academy says there is evidence that patients often pressure doctors into prescribing or carrying out unnecessary treatments and the NHS is also coming under increasing pressure to reduce over-medicalisation - in other words the medicines and treatments it prescribes.
For some time now, GPs have been advised to cut back on prescribing antibiotics to patients.
The academy says patients should always ask five key questions when seeking treatment.
Prof Dame Sue Bailey, chairwoman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, told the BBC: "Some of these treatments can be quite invasive, time-consuming; there are simpler and as-safe options, so why wouldn't you?
"Because I think what we've got is a culture of 'we can do something, therefore we should do something' and we need to stop and reflect and decide what is the best option for the patient in their individual circumstances."
Cwmbran's Griffin Place Communications went into liquidation in August, with the loss of 120 jobs, despite receiving £600,000 of public money.
Director Stephen Wigg blamed staff for having too many "duvet days", but then set up in nearby Blaenau Gwent.
The Welsh government told BBC's The Wales Report it considered the business' viability before investing.
However, questions have been asked over why Mr Wigg received the cash after his previous Essex-based company AAC Media was also wound up in 2014.
Mr Wigg blamed the failure of the Cwmbran business on staff having "too many duvet days" and "getting drunk".
But former employees have now questioned the Welsh government's decision to back him.
Katherine Kennard said the work ethic was good with Cwmbran staff putting in extra hours, saying the decision to close and open up a new business nearby "just doesn't add up".
Another former employee, from Cwmbran, said she was furious at being labelled "lazy".
"I'm extremely angry," the 30-year-old said.
"I'm going to get branded as lazy, when I was turning up for work on time even though I hadn't been paid for five days.
"I've never had a sick day - or a duvet day."
A creditors meeting earlier this year showed Griffin Place Communications owed nearly £2m, while the new business - Griffin Place Media Limited - which he set up in Ebbw Vale in August, has since closed.
Finance expert Gerry Holtham questioned if giving grants, rather than loans, is a good idea in terms of trying to create jobs.
Leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew RT Davies said there is "a real case to answer" over the process undertaken before the money was awarded.
"Of course there is an element of risk with anything you make available, but when you have directors, such as in this company who have a track record... you really do have to ask the question, what due diligence was done?" he said.
A Welsh government spokesman said it received a funding application from Griffin Place Communications in July 2014, with plans for 300 jobs, of which 121 needed Welsh government financial backing.
The spokesman said it considered the management's previous experience and the viability of the business before investing in it.
He added: "The Welsh government has registered its interest with the liquidator in order to recover as much of the outstanding debt as possible."
Paint was thrown at the property in Roden Street, causing damage to a window, some time between 21:00 BST on Friday and 02:30 BST on Saturday.
The house was empty at the time and no-one was injured.
Insp James Murphy appealed to anyone with information about the attack to contact officers on the non-emergency number 101.
It ruled that the education minister's approval to close Clintyclay Primary was "infected" by incorrect information that the school had financial problems.
It means minister John O'Dowd must take a fresh decision on the future of the school in Dungannon, County Tyrone.
The legal action against the closure was brought by the parents of a pupil.
The couple claimed the court verdict would inject new confidence into the entire community.
Clintyclay had been the first Catholic school in Northern Ireland to attempt a switch to integrated status, where children of different faiths would be educated together.
Delivering his ruling at the High Court in Belfast, the judge focused on how the mistaken belief that the school was facing cash problems had featured in the move towards closure.
He said the mistake may have originated from a Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) parish review which was fiercely disputed by the school and parents.
"In fact, not only was it not in financial difficulties, it had a budget surplus," the judge said.
However the error occurred, it made its way into the decision-making process, the judge concluded.
The CCMS had proposed that that school should close after its enrolment dropped below 30 pupils.
An alternative proposal advanced by the school's Board of Governors to change its management to grant-maintained integrated status was rejected.
At the time of his announcement last October, the education minister said enrolment numbers meant it was no longer sustainable.
Due to this long-term situation transformation to integrated status was not regarded as a feasible option.
But seeking to judicially review the minister's announcement, a barrister for the parents said the decision should have been deferred until a full assessment of the transformation option was carried out.
The judge said Clintyclay's attempt to transform its status could have "a galvanising impact" on the integrated sector.
"The minister was faced with the possibility of saving an educationally successful and obviously much-loved school at the epicentre of its (local community)," he told the court.
Such an outcome would also have been a "groundbreaking" boost for integrated education.
"The minister clearly and mistakenly made both important decisions on the basis the school was under financial stress," he said.
"It's also clear that the advice given to the minister was infected by the erroneous CCMS report and by this material financial inaccuracy."
Quashing the closure decision, the judge added: "The problem for the respondent in this case is there never was any financial or budgetary difficulties."
Outside court Gerard Cunningham, who brought the legal challenge with his wife Breda, described the verdict as a fantastic boost in their efforts to keep Clintyclay open.
Mr Cunningham, whose daughter attends the school, said: "We're delighted. This is going to put new confidence back into the school and the whole community."
Their lawyer, Setanta Marley of KRW Law, said: "We are pleased that the minister for education's decision was quashed on the basis that he relied on erroneous information.
"He missed an opportunity to transform the first ever Catholic school in Northern Ireland (to integrated status)."
The accident happened some 16km (10 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu.
The bus was carrying tourists to Gorakhpur from Kathmandu.
Accidents are common in Nepal's mountainous regions largely because of poor road conditions, badly maintained vehicles, reckless driving and overloading.
Police officer Tejendra told the Associated Press news agency that the bus veered off the Prithvi highway and plunged nearly 1,000ft (300m) before landing in a river.
He said the injured had been taken to different hospitals in Kathmandu.
In November, 47 people died after a bus crashed into a river in western Nepal.
And in October, an overloaded bus in the west of the country plunged off a road into a gorge, killing at least 29 people. Most of the passengers were travelling to meet their families to celebrate a Hindu festival.
Chase, 31, has made five appearances for the Vikings since the initial temporary move, having been told he was not part of Castleford's 2018 plans.
In addition, Widnes have signed hooker Danny Walker to a new four-year contract after his first-grade breakthrough this season.
Head coach Denis Betts said: "The deals represent a real statement of intent."
New Zealand-born Chase was the 2011 Man of Steel, has played for the Tigers, Salford, Leigh and now Widnes, as well as representing England at senior level.
In contrast, Walker, 18, is at the opposite end of his career, with just six professional appearances to his name.
"Rangi has made a big impact since his arrival, contributing well both on and off the field," Betts added.
"He has exceptional abilities and, as an international standard half-back, adds real quality to the team.
"Danny is one of the most promising young players in the Super League. His commitment to a four-year contract shows his belief in what we are building at the Vikings."
The 29-year-old Northampton player, who has been banned for a total of 54 weeks for offences such as gouging, biting and striking, succeeds Chris Robshaw.
"Dylan is an honest, hard-working bloke and I admire his aggressive and uncompromising approach to playing rugby," said England coach Eddie Jones.
Hartley said it was "a huge honour" to be named England captain.
Capped 66 times, Hartley became the youngest ever Premiership captain in 2009 when he took over the role at Saints.
He has been sidelined with concussion and a rib injury but started for Saints in Saturday's European Champions Cup win over Scarlets.
Harlequins flanker Robshaw, 29, was captain for the past four years but came in for heavy criticism during England's poor World Cup campaign.
Hartley has revealed he thought his England career might be over after he missed the World Cup because of suspension.
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He added: "I'm really excited about the challenge ahead but, in reality, leading this squad of players will not fall just to me.
"There are a number of guys in this squad who will all have important leadership roles to play so we can take this team forward."
Jones, who replaced Stuart Lancaster, added: "I have every faith he will lead the team tactically and passionately. English rugby is indebted to Northampton to have produced such a fine player."
Former England hooker Brian Moore says Hartley's appointment is a "big risk", but England international James Haskell backed the "abrasive" Hartley as someone who will "command respect".
BBC Radio 5 live rugby union reporter Chris Jones:
"Since being appointed England coach, Eddie Jones has made it clear he will do things differently to Stuart Lancaster, and the appointment of Hartley as captain is a clear indication of this.
"Jones wants to build an aggressive, dominant and confrontational pack of England forwards, and he will hope Hartley can spearhead this, especially given there is a feeling England were 'too nice' during the World Cup.
"Clearly Hartley's disciplinary past will be an issue, and this move will be seen as the first substantial gamble of Jones' tenure. However Hartley's supporters will argue his track record in an England shirt is a good one, and he showed his leadership credentials when captaining his club Northampton to the Premiership title in 2014."
The governor of the state, Kamala Beniwal, has given her assent to the new law after keeping it on hold for more than two years.
Gujarat has witnessed many incidents of people dying after consuming poison alcohol.
The government says the law will deter those involved in the illegal trade.
Gujarat is the only state in India where alcohol is totally prohibited by law.
The state legislative assembly passed the new stringent bill after scores of people died in one incident in 2009. But the governor refused to sign it into law.
Correspondents say she wanted the provision of the death penalty to be dropped from the bill, but the state government did not agree.
It was then referred to the central government for "legal opinion", and the governor gave her approval only after getting the nod from Delhi.
The law will also allow the authorities to impound and auction vehicles used for transporting contraband.
Illegal alcohol - commonly called desi daroo or country-made liquor in Gujarat - is usually sold in 200ml plastic pouches for 10 rupees (20 cents) each. The majority of the consumers are poor, daily wage workers.
The pouches are transported into the state's main city, Ahmedabad, by couriers on motorcycles and scooters. Sometimes they slip into the state capital carrying jerry cans containing the alcohol.
The alcohol is then sold from shantytown shacks which dot the city.
Local residents and journalists allege that the police are on the take and collect "protection money" from the dealers.
Gujarat's toxic liquor is usually spiked with methyl alcohol and industrial spirits which can lead to fits, vomiting and death.
The teenagers returned from the 2015 World Scout Jamboree at the weekend.
One of them - Brodie McMaster - was treated at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, and has returned home. Health Protection Scotland said all close contacts had been identified and were being prescribed antibiotics.
Scouts Scotland said it was keeping everyone fully informed and supported.
The negotiations will be held in the capital of Ecuador, Quito.
The talks follow the success of four years of negotiations with Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, which signed a peace accord in December.
President Juan Manuel Santos says he now wants to achieve "complete peace" in Colombia.
The talks are going ahead after the rebels agreed to free a former congressman it had been holding as hostage.
ELN peace talks: What are the challenges?
The ELN, or National Liberation Army, is Colombia's second largest rebel group.
On Monday, it released a soldier it had been holding hostage for two weeks.
The soldier, Freddy Moreno, was handed over to delegates from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Arauca province.
The talks were due to begin at the end of October. But they were delayed as the government refused to go sit down for formal negotiations while the rebels still held Odin Sanchez, a former congressman.
Mr Sanchez was released last Thursday, after 10 months in captivity.
The rebels had demanded that in exchange the government pardoned two of its members serving time in Colombian jails.
The two sides struck a deal and the two ELN members were released on Saturday.
The two who have been released are expected to serve as rebel negotiators at the peace talks in the Ecuadorean capital, Quito.
The ELN was founded in 1964 with the stated aim of fighting Colombia's unequal distribution of land and riches, inspired by the Cuban revolution of 1959
The government reached a peace agreement with Colombia's largest rebel group, the Farc, in December, after four years of negotiations in the Cuban capital, Havana.
Members of the Farc have been gathering in "transition zones", where they are to demobilise and lay down their weapons under the supervision of United Nations monitors.
The last of the Farc rebels are expected to reach the designated demobilisation areas by Wednesday, government officials said.
The Manxman slipped 26 seconds behind Dimension Data team-mate Edvald Boasson Hagen on Wednesday's third stage.
But the Norwegian punctured 8km from the end of the 189km fourth stage to drop to fifth, 19 seconds off the lead.
His compatriot Alexander Kristoff won Thursday's stage to climb into fourth place, nine seconds behind Cavendish.
Kristoff beat Belgian Greg van Avermaet - who is second overall - in a sprint finish, with 2013 winner Cavendish fifth in a reduced bunch.
Intermediate and finish-line time bonuses are available on the final stage, and could yet determine the overall outcome.
Stage four result: (Al Zubarah Fort-Madinat Al Shamal, 189km):
1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha 3hrs 57mins 12secs
2 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC same time
3 Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Katusha same time
4 Sam Bennett (Ire) Bora Argon 18 same time
5 Mark Cavendish (GB) Dimension Data same time
6 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC same time
7 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha +6secs
8 Soren Kragh Andersen (Den) Giant-Alpecin +8secs
9 Moreno Hofland (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo +9secs
10 Michael Morkov (Den) Katusha same time
Leading overall classification after stage four
1 Mark Cavendish (GB) Dimension Data 10hrs 51mins 13secs
2 Greg van Avermaet (Bel) BMC +2secs
3 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC +6secs
4 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha +9secs
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data +19secs
6 Soren Kragh Andersen (Den) Giant-Alpecin +30secs
7 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora Argon 18 +41secs
8 Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Katusha +49secs
9 Viacheslav Kuznetsov (Rus) Katusha +50secs
10 Michael Schar (Swi) BMC +58secs
The real-time monster-hunting game has become wildly popular since its UK release on 14 July.
One post by Police Scotland's Stirling division, saying someone found on a shop roof used the game as an excuse, got over 7,000 retweets in 24 hours.
Police Scotland confirmed that the tweet was a joke.
The official police accounts have become known for posting cheeky humour amongst police updates.
The Twitter account covering Glasgow North used the Pokemon slogan 'gotta catch 'em all' to refer to the apprehension of four people.
The phrase 'Pokemon Go' has now been tweeted over 15 million times across the world
The game, which comes in the form of a mobile app, combines reality with gaming and requires players to walk around outside to find Pokemon.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service also used the trend to encourage people to test their fire alarms.
Jokes aside, Ayrshire Police Division relayed a safety message to those taking part in the gaming craze.
The 20-year-old centre-back is yet to make his debut for the Blues but has been a regular for the club's under-21 side over the last two seasons.
"Dion has to force his way into the side but this move will be good for his development," Shots manager Garry Waddock said.
"The physical demands of the league will be a learning curve for him."
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
In a speech to business leaders on Monday, Tony Hall urged changes to the way the broadcaster is regulated.
He wants licence fee payers to have a greater say than politicians.
Lord Hall said there has been a "major change" over the past 20 years which has made the foundations of the BBC's independence "weaker". The government has yet to comment.
"When I was working in news and current affairs in the '90s, the independence of the BBC was protected by a set of quiet customs and traditions," he said.
"Back then it was Willie Whitelaw who'd provided us with the certainty of a 15-year Charter, underpinning our independence by allowing us stability through the political cycle.
"When I returned to the BBC as director general, I was struck by a major change. The foundations of the BBC's independence had become weaker. The traditions and informal arrangements which protected it had been eroded."
He cited the decision to fund government programmes such as digital switchover, rural broadband and local TV as examples of how the licence fee should not have been used.
He also suggested recent licence fee settlements have been decided behind closed doors without a "full process".
Future licence fee negotiations should, he said, be made with the input of licence fee payers possibly by an online vote.
The speech to the Cardiff Business Club comes in the midst of negotiations for the corporation's next 10-year charter.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is reviewing the size and scope of the BBC and what sort of programming the corporation should provide. One key part of the process is deciding who should oversee and regulate the corporation.
The current system, a BBC Trust, is both a watchdog and also the decision-making body controlling the size and strategy of the corporation.
Lord Hall, echoing the current BBC chairman, Rona Fairhead, said the roles should be split and the BBC should for the first time have an external regulator.
He also said the new BBC Charter should not say what programmes the BBC should be allowed to make nor should they be told to back away from output or ventures deemed to be too promising or popular.
"If, having cut our money, the charter also cuts our creative freedom to reinvent our services, or our commercial freedom to make up the shortfall... Letting this happen would not just have unintended consequences for the BBC, but for the UK's creative economy as a whole.
"Some might think, for example, that a call for us to focus only on content sounds reasonable. But 10 years ago that kind of prescriptive regulation would have prevented the BBC from investing in Freeview or creating the iPlayer. And it would have meant none of the ripple effects of that investment, which helped to create a new market for video-on-demand and benefit all players."
And he added that the suggestion, made by some, that the BBC should renew its charter every five years would be a "sword of Damocles" in which the BBC's existence could be threatened at every election.
Instead, he called for the charter period to be extended to 11 years, which would take it out of the electoral cycle and that any changes to the system should only be changed in Parliament with a two thirds majority and a vote by licence fee payers.
The 34-year-old centre-back rejoined the Gunners from Lincoln Ladies in January 2014, having previously played for Arsenal between 1999 and 2002.
She helped the north London side win the FA Women's Cup in 2014 and 2016, and the Continental Cup in 2015.
Stoney scored one goal in 18 appearances in Women's Super League One this year.
Arsenal finished third in the table after winning 5-3 at Liverpool on Sunday.
"I'm sorry I never got the chance to say goodbye" tweeted Stoney, who was appointed an MBE in 2015. "But I would like to say a big thank you to my team-mates and all the amazing fans for all your support.
"Looking forward to my next chapter."
Oxford's town crier Anthony Church had claimed he was a "regimental sergeant major" and wore a Falklands medal.
Mr Church, 63, said he had been "very stupid" and apologised to genuine members of the armed forces.
He has resigned from his position as Oxford town crier and from the same role in five other places.
Mr Church, 63, whose voice could reach 118 decibels, had attended town crying events around the country and even appeared on television making bogus claims about his background.
But allegations he had fabricated his military career surfaced on the internet on Sunday.
He told BBC Radio Oxford: "When I became town crier, when people questioned me about my background I stupidly told them I am an ex-serviceman... that is absolutely not true. I have never served in the military."
Mr Church admitted buying medals to wear but said the British Empire Medal he donned had belonged to his father, an RAF pilot
He added: "It was very stupid and I categorically now apologise to everybody who has served in the forces. It was never my intention to cause any distress or upset.
"I made a mistake, I told someone I'd served and it's been going on from there. I can't apologise enough for the hurt and distress it has probably caused people."
He added that he was "absolutely distraught".
"How can I stand on a street corner and have people come up to me? People will probably feel, with hindsight, that I have misled them," he said.
As well as standing down from the Oxford job, Mr Church has resigned as town crier for Wallingford, Chipping Norton, Banbury, Daventry and Thame.
Banbury Town Council chairman Kieran Mallon said his actions were "disgraceful".
"To wear medals and decorations you are not entitled to is morally wrong and disrespectful to those who served," he said.
Helen Stewart, town clerk of Thame, said she had accepted the resignation of Mr Church, whom she described as "well liked and jovial".
"It's very unfortunate. We can't understand what compelled him, but the consequences will have a significant effect on him and his future," she said.
Goals from Mohamed Salah and Abdallah Saied gave the Pharaohs the victory.
The result means Egypt are two points clear at the top of Group E.
Ghana are already in danger with just one point so far, but with four more qualifiers to come.
Egypt's first goal came from the penalty spot after Black Stars defender Harrison Afful brought down Mohamed Trezeguet two minutes before the break.
Roma's in-form winger, Salah, struck his spot-kick firmly into the middle of the goal to put his side ahead.
Salah had also come close after 25 minutes with an effort from close range but Ghana came back strongly after half-time, with Egypt's 43-year-old goalkeeper Essam Al Hadari making key saves from Christian Atsu just after the hour mark and Emmanuel Agyemang Badu in the 79th minute.
Saied then scored on the counter attack with five minutes to go to ensure the victory as Egypt bid for a first World Cup spot since 1990.
In the play-off for a place at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Ghana hammered Egypt over two legs to qualify for a third successive finals appearance.
Uganda are second in the group, two points behind Egypt, following their 1-0 win over Congo Brazzaville in Kampala on Saturday.
Democratic Republic of Congo regained first place in Group A on goal difference from Tunisia after a 2-1 comeback victory over Guinea in Conakry.
The match was won through two goals in quick succession during the second half from England-based attackers.
Neeskens Kebano from second-tier club Fulham equalised on 54 minutes and Everton's Yannick Bolasie snatched the winner two minutes later.
Seydouba Soumah had raised Guinean hopes of a first group win by converting a 23rd-minute penalty.
DR Congo and Tunisia have six points each and Guinea and Libya are pointless in the only group where two teams have won both their opening two matches.
Only the five group winners will qualify to represent Africa at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
It will fund new excavations, marine mapping and landscape modelling at the islands off Pembrokeshire and the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd.
The research aims to help safeguard the sites from the risk of climate change and minimise the impact on local economies.
Sites in Ireland will also benefit.
The five-year EU-funded project will also support plans for future climate change management and look at the longer-term changes to Wales and Ireland's coasts.
It will also provide training to encourage the development of tourism opportunities in both areas.
The project will be led by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, along with Aberystwyth University, the Discovery Programme: Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland and Geological Survey, Ireland.
Exclusive footage and testimony from the east of Iraq's second city, recaptured in January, reveals how the extremist group persecuted women and religious minorities and tried to control all aspects of people's lives.
However, the videos also show how schools and cafes are reopening and shops restocking with previously banned products.
Journalist Ghadi Sary captured the scenes after returning to the city three years after exposing the brutality of life under IS in secretly-filmed videos for the BBC.
While Iraqi security forces have reclaimed most of Mosul, part of the west remains under IS control.
WARNING: This article contains disturbing details about violent acts.
The videos, filmed in March on mobile phones, show how some aspects of women's lives are returning to normal, with shops starting to sell clothes and cosmetics once again. However, women living in the city describe how the legacy of IS rule remains.
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Maha, 36, Al Zuhour neighbourhood: I will never forget that awful day and what happened to a little seven-year-old on our street.
The girl had come down to the small neighbourhood shop to buy some sweets when IS militants approached her.
The girl, chatting innocently to the old shop owner, was asked by the militants where her home was. She pointed it out before running and hiding.
Her parents come to see what was going on and the IS fighters lectured them about how their daughter was violating Sharia law by being alone with the seller.
Even this innocent young girl was not allowed to enjoy her childhood and go and buy sweets.
Mosul from above: 360 aerial view
Mosul: The story so far
After a long debate, the fighters decided the girl's punishment was to be bitten or pinched in her face or on her hands by the women of the Hisba [the religious police], or the more adequately described "monsters of Hisba".
The terrified mother begged them to punish her instead of her young daughter but there is no room for discussion with IS.
The child was punished in front of her screaming mother. The monsters aggressively and repeatedly beat her and pinched her.
The child was screaming until she passed out and her heart stopped.
The wailing mother completely lost her mind when she saw her child die in front of her.
The whole neighbourhood went mad in fear for our children after that day.
Reem, 27, Al-hadbaa neighbourhood: My father was quite protective of us growing up, and during the two-and-a-half years of IS rule, he worried about where we were, so we were homebound for most of the time.
It felt like living in prison all this time, and our outings we extremely rare.
Once, I was walking down the street when I started stumbling because of the way our faces were constantly covered by black fabric.
IS fighters saw me and started following me. This only made me run faster and stumble even more - like a prisoner escaping some death sentence.
I managed to make it home that day, but that feeling never left me.
I constantly have nightmares about being followed by those men, and I wake up completely terrified and exhausted.
Even after liberation I still have those nightmares.
Our lives under IS were empty and boring as we were locked in our homes. They shut down our universities and wrote on the front door: "A woman's kingdom is her home".
Unnamed female resident: Schools, universities and education in general were the biggest losers of the dark rule of IS. Most of those institutions were shut down, and education under IS was focused on teaching jihad and combat techniques. Women and men were separated and women were told to completely cover up.
Women suffered the most under IS as many had chosen to stay at home throughout all the years they had been controlling our city. The city itself was one large prison.
Life for the city's residents was changed beyond recognition under IS. Footage reveals how the city's closed university was badly damaged. However, residents are trying to restart classes.
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Hussein, 30, Al-Andalus neighbourhood: A year-and-a-half into the control of IS, they decided to ban satellite dishes.
My father worried we would be severely punished if we were caught in possession of one at our home, so we had to remove it.
But after several weeks of staying at home under almost total lockdown - we were left jobless and without any university or other activity since IS had taken over - we eventually grew bored and decided to set it up again.
We did it in a way that was not obvious to those looking in from the street, by locating it on the roof behind some water tanks.
A few days later, we heard loud knocking and yelling on our street and we knew the Hisba [religious police] had come, so I ran upstairs to dismantle the dish.
As soon as I peeked my head out, I heard a voice shout, "Come down we saw you", and I realised they had agents peering in from higher rooftops.
At that point some men knocked on our door and started dragging my father outside.
I ran quickly and pushed them off. As a result, I was taken away along with many men from my neighbourhood.
I was then locked up for nine sleepless nights. We rotated between standing and sitting in our overcrowded cell.
I was then put in front of a judge who was younger than I was and clearly couldn't read or write. He sentenced me to be flogged 60 times.
They asked me which part of my body I would choose, but I didn't understand the difference, so I said the upper part.
They tied me down and started flogging the upper part of my body.
Every time I screamed in pain they would start again from zero. It felt like an eternity until my ordeal ended. I felt my life was ending I was in so much pain.
Tamarra, 25, English literature graduate: My father works for Iraqi intelligence and the last two years have been spent in full-on psychological war with IS.
When we didn't leave Mosul, we started hiding within the city and my father was arrested on nine separate occasions.
The first time they took him away for three days, which felt like three years.
He was told by a judge that he was going to be put before a "blood judge" [an IS executioner], but they subjected him to immense torture and then released him.
We were so happy when he was released. All was over, my dad was standing amongst us again.
But they [IS militants] were back within days, and the disappointment returned as we lived another three nights of horror.
At that time, we were all showing signs of depression.
Our house was looted by IS and then it was bombed by international coalition air strikes. We had to move to the top floor of my uncle's neighbouring house.
A few days later the door bell rang again, and when my young cousin Ahmed went to open the door, IS fighters grabbed him and asked him about my father's whereabouts.
Ahmed told them he wasn't there, but they beat him up and climbed up the stairs to where we were.
They threw my dad on the ground. The female religious police were cursing at us, even at my poor old grandmother in her wheelchair.
One of the women in the religious police was being really violent to my grandmother. She strip-searched her and left her without clothes.
They then took my father away.
It has been months since I laid eyes on him. I have cried till my tears ran dry.
The day that my father was longing for has happened. We were liberated, but he wasn't there to witness it.
Ahmad, 28, Al-Arabi neighbourhood: I stopped going out. I was sick of seeing people punished all the time by IS.
They made a point of rallying everyone whenever someone was punished, beaten or even beheaded.
People were accused of all sorts of crimes - adultery, conspiring with security forces and other excuses they used to subdue people.
I was already out of work by that point so I decided to stay at home.
But only two days later the power went off and the neighbourhood back-up generator failed to kick in.
I figured the guy in charge had forgotten to switch it on, so I decided to go and check it out.
As I was leaving, my eight-year-old nephew decided to come along. He was also stuck at home because his school was closed. We didn't want him learning in the IS-controlled schools.
As we approached the generator, I noticed many people had gathered around it, but I quickly spotted the IS fighters there too.
They had forced the generator owner to shut it off, just so that people would come out and gather around and watch their heinous crimes.
I regretted coming out that day and I blame myself for allowing my nephew to be exposed to the awful scenes that I know he will never forget.
IS imposed strict controls over economic activity during their three-year rule. One grocery shop owner describes how he had to cover up faces and flags on products while the militants were in charge. Residents say images on baby milk and nappies also had to be hidden.
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Unnamed female resident: Trade was very difficult under their rule, as IS increasingly gave traders a hard time and set impossible rules for them to follow.
IS enforcers would set the type of goods traders were allowed to sell. The first thing they did was to ban the import of beef and chicken and forced everyone to rely on local produce.
They also forbid men from trading in women's cosmetics and accessories. Those caught breaking that rule were flogged and fined.
They also ensured that any wrappers that featured a man or a woman's face were covered. It was the same with pictures showing women's hair or babies. Even baby milk and nappies had to be covered up because of that.
When news of the "battle of liberation" was announced, IS fighters were confused, and they intensified their harassment of people by raising prices and issuing tough rules.
They even banned satellite dishes and started publishing their own audiovisual publications through their own channels.
They were spreading rumours about their victories and their so called "conquest" of liberated cities. They were going door-to-door searching for mobile phones and having one was punishable by death.
Churches and mosques have been destroyed by IS, as well as people's homes. Residents have spoken about how empty houses were looted - especially those belonging to Christians.
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Hamza, 32, Al-Jazaera street: After IS entered the city, they raided churches and some mosques and looted whatever they found in them.
They used the furniture from some of the churches at some of their so-called media points, where they disseminated their propaganda.
IS militants were looking all across town for empty houses to loot and where they could confiscate belongings, especially the houses of Christians who had fled the city.
They also looted the houses of Muslims who had fled calling them apostates and seized their property.
People tried to protect these houses by lodging members of their own family in them and pretending the houses were still occupied.
One of my neighbours was given the key to his Christian friend's house before he fled town.
One day, armed men showed up to confiscate the house, so my neighbour told them that this house is under his protection and safekeeping, and that if they [IS] respected the Prophet, they should respect the concept of protection.
They let him be that day, but they kept coming back. Once they took him away to be flogged but he never yielded.
He eventually convinced them he had bought the house for his son, and he kept it until the liberation, when he handed the key back to his friend who came to check on his house.
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Only the driver is still being treated for shoulder and rib injuries, a spokesman for the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) said.
The crash happened just before 10:00 BST close to junction 13 for Stroud.
A spokesperson for Action for Children, which chartered the coach, said 25 children aged between 11 months and eight years had been on board.
Christopher Nice from the CPT, which represents operators of UK buses, said: "All the passengers were discharged last night and the coach company was able to transfer them back to West Bromwich.
"The only person who remains in hospital is the driver who has sustained some shoulder and rib injuries, although they are not believed to be too serious."
Mr Nice said the vehicle would be checked by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency "to see if there were any problems".
He added the coach driver was due to be interviewed to try to find out what led to it overturning and ending up in a ditch.
The coach, carrying 53 people, had been taking a group of youngsters from a children's centre in Sandwell on a trip to the beach in Weston-super-Mare.
It was operated by Stourbridge-based Prospect Coaches. Five adults and one child were injured.
The southbound carriageway of the motorway was closed for several hours after the crash.
Barinder Kaur, who was on board with her two children, said people "started screaming" before the coach left the road.
"The coach started to shake then it just turned over. My eyes were closed. I hit something and when I opened my eyes there was broken glass and blood everywhere."
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In a TV interview to coincide with France's Bastille Day holiday, Mr Hollande said: "If you don't respect the rules, you're out".
Mr Macron held the first rally of his new political movement this week.
After he had given a speech, the crowd chanted "Macron, president!"
A former investment banker who became an adviser to President Hollande before securing the economy brief, Mr Macron has annoyed Socialist cabinet colleagues with his presidential ambitions.
His movement "En Marche" (On the Move) was set up in April as a centrist group to foster ideas.
However, he is widely seen as harbouring hopes of running for the presidency in 2017 elections. The Socialist primaries are only six months away and Mr Hollande continues to struggle in the polls.
The president's patience with Mr Macron finally snapped after days of discord in the cabinet.
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The cabinet row burst into the open on Tuesday. Shortly before Mr Macron addressed his movement's first rally, Prime Minister Manuel Valls told reporters forcefully that "it's time to put a stop to all this".
Then, the pro-business economy minister said during an hour-long speech that France had been "worn down by broken promises" and that he realised how much "the system did not want to change".
Mr Valls responded by accusing him of not living up to his responsibilities. "You can't condemn a so-called system and give in to the temptations of populism, when you yourself are the perfect product of France's elite," he said.
Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian stepped up the attack on Mr Macron on Thursday morning, speaking of the government as a football team, with the prime minister as captain and the president as coach.
"Then there are players who have to play as a team," he told RTL radio. "If the best player plays by himself, he won't score. So I wish he'd play as part of the team."
Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said the last thing France needed was a political crisis when it was in the middle of terrorist threat. And then, hours later, President Hollande threatened the economy minister with the sack.
"There are rules," he said. "Solidarity and teamwork come first; then there can be no personal initiatives, and even less presidential ones. You simply have to serve to the end."
While praising Mr Macron's ability, he said that if he failed to respect the rules of staying in the government, he would have to go.
As the political row played out across the air waves on France's day of independence, opposition Republican leader Nicolas Sarkozy weighed in by suggesting it all pointed to a complete loss of authority on the part of President Hollande.
Sean Dyche's Clarets, who have not won on their travels since last May, had midfielder Jeff Hendrick sent off in the sixth minute for a two-footed challenge on Jose Holebas.
Niang, signed on loan from AC Milan last month, then crossed for Troy Deeney to head his third goal in four matches.
The winger guided in Holebas' left-wing cross with a fine header to make it 2-0 just before half-time.
Ashley Barnes gave Burnley hope by scoring a penalty with 12 minutes left after Sebastian Prodl handled Joey Barton's shot - but they could not equalise.
Walter Mazzarri's side were slipping towards relegation trouble after a dreadful run around the turn of the year, during which they took just three points from seven matches.
It did not help Mazzarri that a side showing seven changes tumbled out of the FA Cup at League One Millwall last Sunday, a result that prompted an apology from the head coach.
Yet under pressure, the Hornets have responded. Goalscorer Deeney said afterwards that this had been a big week for the club, a feeling intensified off the pitch by the emotion that surrounded the funeral of their former manager Graham Taylor on Wednesday.
Taylor was the man who led Watford into the top flight for the first time in 1982; the current generation at Vicarage Road showed they have the character to stay there.
Victory at Arsenal on Tuesday was a huge statement of intent. This performance did not match that one, with Watford tailing off in the second half, but they got the job done, and are 10 points clear of the bottom three.
A Burnley away victory is harder to come by than an iceberg lettuce at the moment; they last won on their travels on 7 May last year.
Dyche can point to impressive performances and bad luck in recent away games - and he has done - but they were not helped at Vicarage Road by the early dismissal of Hendrick, who was ruled to have gone in with two feet on Holebas.
When Burnley went in 2-0 behind at half-time, they could have folded, but instead made a creditable attempt at a fightback.
Goalkeeper Tom Heaton kept them in the game with a fine save after Deeney connected with a Niang cross, and once Barnes scored his penalty, Watford looked very edgy.
The striker could have saved an unlikely point late on when a Craig Cathcart slip left him clear, but goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes blocked to ensure Watford's win.
Referee Michael Oliver must have known he was in for a tough day when Niang sent Burnley left-back Stephen Ward flying into the air with a woefully mistimed challenge just five minutes in.
Having only just put his yellow card back into his pocket after showing it to Niang, Oliver was then surrounded by furious Burnley players as he waved red at Hendrick.
This was not the easiest match to referee, with the first half in particular littered with fouls.
Oliver, at times, had the air of an exasperated primary school teacher, and was caught on camera shaking his head as he booked Etienne Capoue for a trip.
Overall, Oliver did well. He stepped in after half-time to prevent Deeney and Matt Lowton coming to blows after a tussle by the touchline threatened to get out of hand, and was right to disallow a Deeney goal for handball in stoppage time.
Even then, his afternoon was not over. The referee was visited in his dressing room after the game by Dyche, who wanted to know why Niang - already on a yellow card - had not been sent off for running into the crowd to celebrate his goal.
Watford head coach Walter Mazzarri: "Our first-half performance was better than our second, and this is why I'm very angry. The big teams close these games 3-0, or 4-0, and we didn't do it. We have to grow in this mentality.
"This year, our objective is to stay in the Premier League, and becoming an important team. We have to work on this, and keep doing what we're doing."
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Burnley manager Sean Dyche, on why he went in to see referee Oliver after the game: "I was only asking why M'Baye Niang wasn't sent off. He had been booked earlier, then ran into their crowd to celebrate his goal, and you're not allowed to do that.
"It wasn't so much about our sending-off. It's a tough one for referees. I don't think there was a lot of actual contact, but we know most times that's going to be a sending-off.
"I thought we were absolutely outstanding in the second half. We had a couple of real good chances. They had one golden moment when Tom Heaton made a great save. But given it was 10 v 11, we were excellent."
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Watford go to Manchester United next Saturday (15:00 GMT), while Burnley host Premier League leaders Chelsea the following day (13:30).
Match ends, Watford 2, Burnley 1.
Second Half ends, Watford 2, Burnley 1.
Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
Robbie Brady (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Hand ball by Troy Deeney (Watford).
Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Offside, Burnley. Michael Keane tries a through ball, but Ashley Barnes is caught offside.
Substitution, Watford. Daryl Janmaat replaces Mauro Zárate.
Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces George Boyd.
Attempt saved. Robbie Brady (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by George Boyd.
Mauro Zárate (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces M'Baye Niang.
Goal! Watford 2, Burnley 1. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Sebastian Prödl (Watford) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
Penalty conceded by Sebastian Prödl (Watford) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Joey Barton (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Brady.
Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Westwood replaces Scott Arfield.
Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Watford).
Robbie Brady (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Scott Arfield (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Sebastian Prödl (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Robbie Brady (Burnley).
Attempt blocked. José Holebas (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by M'Baye Niang with a cross.
Attempt saved. Etienne Capoue (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross.
Attempt missed. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mauro Zárate following a set piece situation.
Mauro Zárate (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by George Boyd (Burnley).
Substitution, Watford. Abdoulaye Doucouré replaces Valon Behrami.
Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Watford).
Ashley Barnes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Ben Mee (Burnley).
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Heurelho Gomes.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Valon Behrami.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Robbie Brady.
Craig Cathcart (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Shiromini Satkunarajah, 20, who was born in Sri Lanka but has lived in the UK for eight years, is due to finish her electrical engineering degree this summer.
She was arrested on Tuesday and taken to a detention centre to await deportation on 28 February.
The Home Office said it did not routinely comment on individual cases.
Miss Satkunarajah arrived in the UK in 2009 as a dependant on her father's student visa.
He died in 2011 but she and her mother were allowed to stay while she completed her secondary education and started a university course.
Further grants of Leave to Remain and of asylum were denied, but Miss Satkunarajah has been allowed to stay in the UK while appealing.
On 21 February, she was told that her asylum application had been rejected and has now launched a petition calling on the home secretary to reconsider.
More than 11,500 people had signed it on Saturday night.
"I was handed the refusal letter which states 'You do not have a right to appeal or administrative review against the decision to refuse your application'," she said.
"I seek for help from everyone to overturn the decision to deport me on 28 February."
A family member, who asked not to be named, told BBC Wales: "It is not fair that she only has three months left to finish her degree. At least let her finish that.
"Shiromini came here when she was 12, her friends and family are here. She knows no-one and has nothing at all in Sri Lanka."
Iestyn Pierce, head of electrical engineering at Bangor University, described her as an "exceptionally able and diligent" student on course for a first class honours degree.
"Shiromini figures among the very best students, having secured very high grades in her examinations this January," he added.
"If allowed to graduate she would be sure to be a valuable member of the workforce in what is a world-wide shortage subject."
Student groups and the acting Bishop of London, Pete Broadbent, have also spoken out on Miss Satkunarajah's behalf.
Bishop Broadbent said: "To deport her weeks before she finishes her degree and to remove her from the community that supports her seems draconian and harms both her and our church community.
"I would urge the authorities to exercise their discretion to enable this bright young woman to finish her degree."
Arfon MP Hywel Williams accused the Home Office of showing "heartless indifference" to Miss Satkunarajah.
"Her imminent deportation is not only unjust and unfair but will deprive Wales and indeed the UK economy of the contribution she will make," he said.
"Sri Lanka is still a very dangerous place and Shiromini has had no real ties with the country."
A Home Office spokesperson said: "The UK has a proud history of granting asylum to those who genuinely need it, and every case is carefully considered on its individual merits."
Local elites and communities protect pirates because they lack an income, says the study by two UK universities.
The EU, US and China have all sent ships to the waters off Somalia in order to keep shipping lanes safe.
This has led to a decline in attacks off the Somali coast, with the UN estimating that about 40 people are still being held by pirates.
At the peak of their activity three years ago, the pirates held more than 700 crew members and more than 30 ships.
The World Bank estimates that pirates netted more than $400m (£230m) in ransom money between 2005 and 2012.
Somalia has been a largely lawless state since the fall of long-serving ruler Siad Barre in 1991.
Warlords, religious groups and clans have been fighting for control of Somalia.
The study, by the University of Oxford and King's College London and published in the British Journal of Criminology, says Somalia witnessed a surge in pirate attacks when territory was contested or elections took place.
This suggested the behaviour of clan leaders in Somalia was similar to that of politicians in Italy and Taiwan, who extended protection to criminals when they needed extra funds to further political ambitions, the study adds.
"Local communities support pirates when there isn't a better alternative income stream," said Federico Varese, a co-author of the report based at the University Oxford.
"By improving the infrastructure of Somalia, building new harbours and roads to link the remote areas to trade routes, our research concludes that poorer communities would be less likely to resort to piracy," he added.
People in Somalia's north-eastern city of Bosasso cut ties with pirates once the economy grew, the study says.
"As the city regained its importance as a major trading port for livestock and an import centre for the wider region, pirates were no longer tolerated - pirate hostages were freed and pirates were imprisoned by the local clan leaders," the study adds.
Dyfed-Powys Police were called to Mwnt at 19:50 BST on Friday after reports of a car going through a field and over the edge.
Mr Chilton's body was recovered from his car at the base of the cliff at Ty Gwyn Caravan Park.
An inquest has been opened and adjourned.
The incident happened during a security alert at Lisnafin Park in Strabane on Friday night.
A car was seized and a suspected gun was recovered during the alert.
A 44-year-old was arrested on suspicion of endangering the safety of an aircraft when a laser was pointed at the helicopter.
"The crew of the helicopter were able to direct officers on the ground to a house where the suspect was arrested," Ch Insp Alan Hutton of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said.
"Following a search of the property a bag of lasers was recovered."
The man has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin tweeted that the laser attack was "a disgraceful act endangering many lives".
Residents spent the night out of their homes and the security alert ended at about 08:25 BST on Saturday.
The Electoral Commission is looking into the spending returns of the group, saying there were "reasonable grounds" to suspect offences may have occurred.
Leave.EU has faced claims it failed to declare advice given by an American social media strategy firm.
Leave.EU founder Arron Banks said he would "vigorously" contest the allegations.
The group, which was backed by then UKIP leader Nigel Farage, ran a separate campaign to Vote Leave, the officially-designated group backed by senior Tories.
The Guardian reported last month that Leave.EU was advised by Cambridge Analytica, a company hired by Donald Trump during his US election campaign, which uses artificial intelligence to personalise political messages according to the things voters say and "like" on Facebook.
It said campaign filings published by the watchdog in February made no reference to Leave.EU's association with the Washington DC-based company, which also has offices in London and New York. It said the issue had been brought to the watchdog's attention by Labour MP Stephen Kinnock.
Cambridge Analytica is largely owned by Robert Mercer, a US businessman who helped to fund Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
The Electoral Commission said the investigation would focus on whether one or more donations - including of services - accepted by Leave.EU was "impermissible" under UK electoral law and, as a result, whether its spending return was complete. It would not elaborate further.
Under UK law, foreign citizens cannot donate to political parties or other organisations unless they are on the electoral register.
Companies and other corporate donors - including limited liability partnerships and unincorporated associations - have to be based and registered in the UK.
"Once the investigation is complete, the Commission will decide whether any breaches have occurred and, if so, what further action may be appropriate, in line with its enforcement policy," the watchdog said.
Mr Banks, a leading UKIP donor in recent years, tweeted that the watchdog had "allowed the government to spend £11m on a pack of remain lies" - a reference to a controversial pamphlet backing EU membership sent to every household in the country.
The insurance millionaire, who is a close ally of Nigel Farage and is considering standing in the general election in Clacton, told the Observer last month that Brexit had been a "war" and he "did not give a monkey's" about the Electoral Commission.
Andy Wigmore, Leave.EU's director of communications, said the group had done "nothing wrong".
He suggested there may a link between the announcement and Mr Banks' interest in the Essex seat, tweeting: "Yawn. Our monthly investigation by the Electoral Commission. How convenient just before Arron Banks stands to become an MP."
Registered campaigners were required to declare what donations and loans they had received of more than £7,500 between 1 February and 23 June 2016. Details were published in February.
The watchdog is already investigating the spending returns of Vote Leave and the official Remain campaign Stronger In, although it says it is too early to say whether offences have been committed in these cases.
Aiba said that, after 239 bouts in Rio, "less than a handful of the decisions were not at the level expected".
The body has admitted it is in a "transition process", but said results of bouts already contested will stand.
The reaction to Irish fighter Michael Conlan's controversial defeat prompted action from Aiba.
Conlan lost by unanimous decision to Russia's Vladimir Nikitin when many observers felt he had won comfortably.
"We have a lot of educating to do and a lot of evaluating to do," Aiba official Tom Virgets told the BBC.
"Along the way we have to sharpen the blade with our officials, with more training, more evaluation."
The federation has since confirmed: "The concerned referees and judges will no longer officiate at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games."
Injured Nikitin has since pulled out of his semi-final bout, citing injury, but nonetheless will return to Russia with a bronze medal.
Aiba, which governs amateur boxing, has changed several rules for the Rio Games - allowing professionals to compete, removing the headguard, scrapping the appeals process and changing the scoring system.
Five officials judge each bout and a computer randomly selects three whose scores are counted.
Traditionally, judges would use a computer scoring system to count each punch.
But now the winner of each round is awarded 10 points and the loser a lower number, based on a criteria which includes the quality of punches landed, effective aggression and tactical superiority.
"We're getting better but Rome ain't built in a day and we're going to continue to raise that bar of excellence," insisted Virgets, a member of Aiba's executive board and chairman of its disciplinary committee.
Asked about the judges in Rio, Virgets said: "We're changing them from being robots who press the button to being analysts of the bout."
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There was also controversy when Russian world champion Evgeny Tishchenko was awarded all three rounds in his favour against Kazakhstan's Vassiliy Levit in the men's heavyweight final, despite a cut to his head and spending much of the bout on the back foot.
Tishchenko was booed by the crowd after being given the unanimous points decision.
Irish official Michael Gallagher was one of the judges in the heavyweight final.
An enraged Conlan said after his defeat: "I came for gold and I've been cheated. I'll not do another Olympics. I would advise anybody not to compete for Aiba."
Virgets said of his reaction: "I can understand that frustration is heightened when there is a significant amount of media who also believe that he should have won.
"We will continue to evaluate to where the media is educated, the coaches are educated as to the criteria better and the officials are constantly getting better so that hopefully we will come to an Olympics in the future and 100% of the bouts will be accepted by coaches, media, athletes and officials."
Conlan's defeat prompted a five-year-old boy from Dublin to offer him his school medal as a consolation "because you are a winner".
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House Republicans approved a sweeping measure on Thursday that would ease rules on banks, weaken consumer protection and scrap federal bailouts for major financial institutions.
"Growth!" US President Donald Trump cheered in a tweet Friday morning.
But Democrats vowed to fight the bill, which few expect to advance further.
"It's fitting that @realDonaldTrump is celebrating a bill that will harm service members, seniors, and families #WrongChoiceAct," Nancy Pelosi, the leader of Democrats in the House, tweeted in reply.
Supporters say the bill, dubbed the Financial CHOICE Act, provides a simpler alternative to the oversight measures known as the Dodd-Frank Act, which passed in the wake of the financial crisis.
Among the major changes, the bill allows banks that maintain a certain level of financial surplus to opt-out of those rules and abolishes the bailout process established for major financial institutions.
It also rolls back a wide range of other rules, touching on issues from payday lending to shareholder proposals.
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Congressman Jeb Hensarling, the sponsor of the bill, called it a "better, smarter way".
"It's called the Financial CHOICE Act. It stands for economic growth for all, but bank bailouts for none," he said.
Financial stocks soared after the vote, which some say could push Republicans in the Senate to pursue more aggressive reform.
Senator Sherrod Brown, the Democrat who heads the banking committee in the Senate, has said he is open to loosening rules for smaller community banks.
But he lambasted the House measure, calling it "partisan, dangerous legislation [that] would once again leave families, seniors and service members at the mercy of predatory lenders, and put taxpayers back on the hook to pay for Wall Street's greed and recklessness.
"Democrats have shown we're willing to work with Republicans to tailor the rules where it makes sense, but not if it means killing the reforms that have made the financial system safer and fairer," he said in a statement earlier this week.
No Democrats voted for the House bill on Thursday, which was overshadowed by the testimony from fired FBI director James Comey about the Russia investigation and his interaction with US President Donald Trump.
Many Democrats in the Senate have stayed quiet on the issue.
In an interview with the BBC, former congressman Barney Frank, the architect of the original bill, dismissed the vote as "theatre".
"The very conservative Republicans in the House... this is their show," he said.
It comes three weeks after 24-year-old non-league footballer Daniel Wilkinson died during a game.
An appeal has been set up in memory of the player to fund heart checks in grassroots football.
"Too many people are being lost where we could intervene," said MP Mims Davies, who is calling for widespread cardiac screening for young people.
"The majority of young sudden cardiac deaths occur at grassroots or in the community," added Dr Steven Cox, chief executive of the charity Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), which runs screening programmes.
The Football Association carries out 1,400 screenings each year - but only at professional clubs.
Former Hull City youngster Wilkinson collapsed while playing for Shaw Lane during a Northern Premier League Division One South game at Brighouse Town.
It was later found he had Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) - the same condition that forced former Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba to retire in 2012.
England Under-21 international Muamba was, according to Bolton's club doctor, "in effect dead" for 78 minutes after collapsing during a match against Tottenham.
MP Davies has raised the issue of health screenings in Parliament, and both she and Dr Cox champion screening for all young people after a similar project in Italy saw an 89% drop in cardiac-related fatalities.
And while Dr Cox accepted the FA and other governing bodies had "established" screening processes at the highest level, he said "more could be done" for recreational athletes.
"Some clubs or schools work with CRY, but this is usually after a tragedy that raises awareness of the threat," he said.
"If governing bodies could routinely send out a positive message about the importance of cardiac screening it would have a massive impact and save many young lives."
According to CRY's statistics, 12 people under the age of 35 die from an undiagnosed cardiac condition every week in the UK.
However, CRY believes the figure could be higher, as it is difficult to diagnose cardiac issues after the heart has stopped beating.
There have been a number of high-profile cardiac deaths and incidents across the top level of a number of sports in recent times.
Muamba's collapse happened during an FA Cup sixth-round tie that was being shown live on television.
England batsman James Taylor, 26, retired from cricket earlier this year after he fell ill and tests revealed a similar condition to Muamba's.
Wales rugby league player Danny Jones, 29, died after a cardiac arrest, triggered by hereditary heart disease, during a game in 2015.
However, the UK's National Screening Committee - the body that advises ministers and the NHS on screening - last year upheld its decision to recommend against a national screening programme for sudden cardiac death of people between 12 and 39.
It says the available tests are not accurate enough to correctly identify conditions which could lead to sudden cardiac death without wrongly identifying many people with healthy hearts.
"Someone who is identified as having a high risk of sudden cardiac death may become anxious about their physical activity and stop regularly exercising which can be detrimental to their overall health," a spokesman said. "This is an important consideration whilst also acknowledging that screening would not pick-up all young people with a heart problem and give them false reassurance," they added.
Dean Holdsworth, founder of the Non-League Footballers' Association, believes the grassroots level of the sport requires special attention to warn players of the dangers of cardiac issues.
"It takes a tragedy to make people realise that it's needed, which is a real shame," the former Wimbledon and Bolton Wanderers striker told BBC Sport.
"A part-time player may only train once a week and then thrash around for 90 minutes on a Saturday or a Sunday, putting in levels of wear and tear that their bodies aren't used to.
"Players need to take more responsibility for their own screening, but if clubs can push to qualify with the FA for this screening they have to take advantage of it.
"It's really important that players, clubs, county FAs and every person responsible for training a player at whatever level, look at this and say 'please make sure you're screened'."
In 1982, Italy introduced mandatory screening for all young athletes taking part in organised sport.
A 25-year study of the programme showed an 89% drop in sudden cardiac deaths in athletes, from 3.6 per 100,000 to 0.4 per 100,000.
The model was highlighted by sports minister Tracey Crouch after the death of another non-league footballer, Junior Dian of Tonbridge Angels, in July 2015.
"It's an important area and one that I'll be looking at in some detail in the forthcoming sports strategy," she said at the time.
The government is looking into whether the Italian model could be followed.
"In Italy they've had a huge reduction in deaths by having an organised routine. I think there is a real opportunity to make an intervention that is going to change people's lives," Davies said.
"I think that now there is an understanding and a sense of urgency and the fact that the government is looking at it again is a good step forward."
Shaw Lane club chairman Craig Wood has set up a crowdfunding page to raise £50,000 to help increase screening in grassroots football.
"The Daniel Wilkinson Foundation has been set up to raise funds that will ultimately safe lives," Wood said.
"By donating to this foundation and with the support of the FA and county FAs, every penny raised will go towards providing screenings for all footballers at grassroots levels and to assist clubs in purchasing defibrillators and to provide training in CPR.
"We must ensure that Daniel's death is not in vain and that no more young footballers lose their lives."
The hope is that time could be saved by matching patients with the most effective treatment for their cancer.
A study of the metabolic imaging technique is taking place at the Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
Experts say it could lead to more personalised treatments for cancer patients.
The technique uses a product called pyruvate, which is injected into patients and tracked as it enters cells around the body.
Because it is labelled with a non-radioactive form of carbon, the molecule is very easy to detect in an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan.
The scan monitors how quickly pyruvate is broken down by cancer cells - and that gives doctors an idea of how active those cells still are.
And the more active the cancer cells, the less effective the drug used to kill them.
In this way, cancer can be detected quickly and the effects of drug therapies can be monitored at an early stage, potentially saving patients time on drugs that don't work.
The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute is the first place to test the technique on patients outside North America.
Dr Ferdia Gallagher, honorary consultant radiologist at the University of Cambridge, said studies on animals had shown promising results and it was time to try the technique out on humans.
"This new technique could potentially mean that doctors will find out much more quickly if a treatment is working for their patient instead of waiting to see if a tumour shrinks," he said.
This would normally take weeks or months to discover, he said.
There could also be side-effects from the wrong treatment, which he said could be avoided, as well as money wasted on expensive cancer drugs which are not effective.
Dr Emma Smith, science information manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "The next steps for this study will be collecting and analysing the results to find out if this imaging technology provides an accurate early snapshot of how well drugs destroy tumours."
The deteriorating London Road Bridge in Derby which connects the city's main railway line to Birmingham will be replaced with a new one costing £6.9m.
Work to remove the Victorian bridge, which was built in 1878, is expected to be finished by Boxing Day.
David Bartram, the city council's head of highways and engineering, said "it's certainly seen better days".
He said the bridge was designed in a different age.
"They would have expected the odd traction engine and horses pulling carts but not the volume of traffic we have today," he added.
Vehicle weight restrictions were imposed two years ago, with the bridge closed to traffic in August.
A new metal bridge is expected to be in place by autumn 2014.
The Gardner Arts Centre on the University of Sussex campus, closed since 2007, is undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment.
It will be known as the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA) when it reopens in September.
Lord Attenborough, who died last year, was the former chancellor of the university.
Early in his career, Lord Attenborough was hailed for his 1947 portrayal of teenage hoodlum and murderer Pinkie in Brighton Rock.
The university said the ACCA was also intended to be a memorial to his daughter Jane, a Sussex alumnus, who died in the tsunami on Boxing Day 2004.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Farthing said the university was tremendously excited about the reopening of the grade II* listed arts centre.
"Our ambition is to see the ACCA become a dynamic cultural focus for the university campus and wider community, providing a home for the creative arts and creativity in its widest sense and serving as a catalyst for innovation and learning," he said.
The building, designed by Sir Basil Spence, was opened in November 1969 and originally named after local businessman Dr T Lyddon Gardner.
Nick Harrington, who sat on Warwick District Council, has apologised for causing "considerable offence to both members of the traveller community and to those of Irish heritage".
He also apologised to athlete Christine Ohuruogu for an "ill-judged" comment he made last year on Facebook.
He has already quit as a magistrate.
In the tweet Mr Harrington made during Eurovision, he said that Ireland could keep its gypsies, using strong language.
In the post on Facebook, he likened Ohuruogu to a black scarecrow.
In a statement in which he apologised "unreservedly", he said: "My comments about the Irish border were also foolish.
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"In addition there have been comments about my Facebook post of an entry in a scarecrow competition last year which was based on the Olympics. I accept this was ill-judged for which I apologise to Christine Ohuruogu.
"Therefore it is with deep regret that I formally tender my resignation as member for Stoneleigh and Cubbington ward effective immediately."
He added he was "devastated" by what he had done.
Mr Harrington's Twitter account was deleted after the Eurovision furore but his remarks were widely retweeted.
Police are investigating and are treating what happened as a suspected hate crime.
Council leader Andrew Mobbs initially suspended Mr Harrington for six months, saying his behaviour was unacceptable.
He said on Wednesday that his resignation was "entirely appropriate" and he awaited the outcome of a police investigation.
"I am very disappointed that his comment was made in the first place and by the reaction it generated towards the district council on social media," he added.
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David Healy's Blues came from behind to thrash Coleraine 5-1 while Stephen Baxter's long-time leaders fell to a 3-0 defeat away to Ballymena United.
As Linfield have a much better goal difference, a draw at Solitude would probably be enough to clinch the title.
Crusaders complete their campaign with a home match against Glenavon.
"Linfield are in a strong position now, but we will fight to the death and see what happens," said disappointed Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter.
"We knew it would be tough against Ballymena. They were up for the fight - David Jeffrey's teams always are."
When Linfield went a goal down at Coleraine, it looked like the Crues might be able to clinch the title with victory over Ballymena.
But after James McLaughlin's 50th-minute opener for the Bannsiders, Linfield hit back in style to run out clear winners.
Aaron Burns and Andrew Waterworth scored two each and Paul Smyth got the other.
"We always knew we would have to win all our matches and next Saturday is no different," said Linfield skipper Jamie Mulgrew.
"Cliftonville have beaten us twice this season already. For anyone to suggest it is a given for us to go there and win would be wrong and disrespectful to Cliftonville as a club.
"We must continue to perform at the level we have been doing."
Crusaders had a miserable afternoon at Ballymena, missing a number of chances before seeing Ballymena run out 3-0 winners.
Conor McCloskey blasted United into the lead on 71 minutes and Cathair Friel added the other two.
Ballymena's win takes them level on points with fourth-placed Cliftonville who lost 3-1 at home to Glenavon.
If Ballymena can seal fourth spot, it will be their highest league finish since 1981 when they were third.
Dungannon are destined to achieve a place in the play-offs by finishing seventh in the table.
Their 4-0 win over Carrick Rangers means the seventh-placed Swifts are three points ahead of Ards with a much better goal difference.
Tony Wadsworth, 69, and his wife Julie, 60, of Leicestershire, deny five charges of outraging public decency.
Mrs Wadsworth also denies 11 charges of indecent assault and her husband denies nine allegations of the same offence.
She accepts having sexual encounters with "young men" but has repeatedly denied they were under age.
Mr Wadsworth has told Warwick Crown Court he was present when sexual activity took place in a secluded area between his wife and males but they were not under the age of consent.
Prosecutors allege the couple, from Broughton Astley, encouraged under-age boys to take part in sexual activity in woodland near Atherstone between 1992 and 1996.
Barristers representing the couple told the court on Monday they were victims of "poisonous and untrue" allegations made by one of their alleged victims.
This was largely due to a fast pace of growth in business and professional services in the first quarter not being sustained.
However, the CBI expects solid growth for the rest of the year.
Lower oil prices and inflation will boost real incomes and consumer spending, it predicted.
"Despite an easing in performance this month, activity over the quarter as a whole has been good," said Rain Newton-Smith, CBI (Confederation of British Industry) economics director.
She said that exporters "face real challenges, especially from the impact of a stronger pound against the euro and still weak global export markets".
Regardless of the results of the upcoming referendum in Greece, she added that the CBI "urge[s] eurozone leaders to move quickly towards a deal".
He says his manifesto has something for everyone - even Conservative and UKIP supporters - and says his mission is to "turn the light of hope back on". So what is he promising to do?
Economy
Mr Burnham rejects George Osborne's "punishing austerity" and criticises the Government for focusing almost exclusively on spending cuts to reduce the deficit. He promises a "balanced Labour plan" for a sustainable economy and tantalisingly, he proposes a "re-balanced tax system".
The tricky job of examining how to pay for some of Mr Burnham's policies will be given to a special commission. He calls it a Beveridge-style commission, harking back to the creation of the NHS in 1945. His commission would examine the pros and cons of a social care tax, a graduate tax and a land value tax to replace business rates.
Welfare
Mr Burnham says that if he was Labour leader the party would strongly oppose the Welfare Bill, which includes plans to limit child tax credit to two children. The issue has divided Labour with the acting leader Harriet Harman urging MPs not to vote against it.
Railways
One of the more eye-catching proposals is the "line by line re-nationalisation" of the railways. There would be a new National Rail governing body and public operators would be allowed to compete with private firms to run services. Mr Burnham denies the policy is a "lurch to the left" - prompted by Jeremy Corbyn's apparent success. He says the idea has very broad appeal and thinks most Conservative and UKIP voters want to see the railways back under public control. As for funding the proposal, he believes the scheme would "finance itself".
Higher education
Mr Burnham is promising to end the system of students paying for their university courses through fees. He's proposing a graduate tax instead - to be considered in detail by his commission. It's another of the policies he thinks will have wide appeal, saying: "Nobody can agree with young people being weighted down with this millstone of debt as they start off on their adults lives. It's just not right, is it?"
Schools
Mr Burnham declares that he believes in comprehensive education and promises to "reinvigorate" it. He rejects what he calls the "growing market of free schools and academies" - schools that are not under local authority control but overseen by central government. Mr Burnham would like to see "robust local oversight" of all schools.
National Health and Care Service in England
Since seeing his grandmother go on a "depressing journey" through the care system, Mr Burnham says he's been on a mission to reform social care. He says Labour created the NHS in 1945 to free people from the fear of medical fees and it's time to do the same for care charges - which Mr Burnham calls a "dementia tax". He says it's a policy that will appeal to everyone, including those living in affluent parts of England "who don't want to lose everything they have worked for because they're unlucky enough to have Alzheimer's or dementia".
Employment
Mr Burnham would abolish the youth rate of the National Minimum Wage, currently £5.13 per hour. He would establish what he calls a "true living wage" and he would ban forced zero-hours contracts and unpaid internships. Employees would be able to request flexible working from day one and there would be season tickets on the railways tailored to part-time workers.
He would call for reforms to tackle immigration from within the European Union, including time restrictions on access to benefits or social housing, action to prevent wages being undercut and EU funding for public services in areas affected. Wants a Labour campaign to stay in the EU.
Councils would be allowed to borrow money to build new social homes and they would be given power to introduce rent controls in their areas. He propose developing the idea of "rent to own" - mortgages that don't require a deposit.
Political reform
Mr Burnham would look at introducing a system of indirect election to the House of Lords, based on Billy Bragg's "Secondary Mandate" proposals. He would also lower the voting age to 16. He promises that his Shadow Cabinet in Parliament would be drawn from diverse backgrounds and there would be equal numbers of men and women in the senior jobs.
The Swedish side - who have risen from the fourth tier since Potter's 2011 appointment - lost the first leg 3-1 in Greece.
But Saman Ghoddos scored twice in the final 20 minutes of the second leg to send the hosts through.
The group draw is on Friday.
Arsenal and Everton are also in the 12:00 BST draw.
Another Briton involved in the Europa League group stages will be former England boss Steve McClaren, who joined Maccabi Tel Aviv as a coaching consultant this week.
The Israeli side beat Rheindorf Altach of Austria 3-2 on aggregate, drawing Thursday's second leg 2-2.
The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee said there were still threats to stability, including from a Greek default and China's economic slowdown.
Regulators want to ensure fund managers who control billions of pounds of assets are "alert to these risks".
The FPC is worried about liquidity if there is a rapid change in conditions.
Liquidity - the ease with which assets such as bonds and shares are bought and sold - "have become more fragile", the FPC said in its quarterly statement.
The FPC has asked the Bank of England and markets watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority to quiz fund managers on what their strategies are should they face a sudden need to sell assets because investors want their money back.
"The committee remains concerned that investment allocations and pricing of some securities may presume that asset sales can be performed in an environment of continuous market liquidity, although liquidity in some markets may have become more fragile," the FPC said.
"This would inform assessment of the extent to which markets are reliant on investment funds offering redemptions at short notice," added the FPC, whose role is to oversee the safety and stability of the financial system.
The regulators will also study why liquidity in some fixed income markets has shrunk, amid accusations from banks that new tougher capital rules makes it too costly to hold large stocks of securities to trade. A sudden financial shock would reduce the liquidity still further.
The research by Wrap Cymru found recycling targets could be reached nine years early if just half of all food and dry waste was recycled.
Wales recycled 56% of waste in 2014/15 and aims to recycle 70% by 2025.
Environment secretary Lesley Griffiths said changes in people's habits could have "enormous environmental" benefits.
The survey, carried out on behalf of the Welsh Government, sampled 210 households in each of the 22 local authorities over the summer and winter last year.
It found a 14% rise in household waste being recycled compared to 2009.
Yet it also discovered 17% of waste electrical and electronic equipment and 50% of clothing and textiles were sent to landfill.
The study has been published as Ms Griffiths is due to set out her plans to create a "more circular economy" - where waste products are supplied back to Welsh manufacturers as secondary raw material and re-used.
She said: "It's great to see people's recycling habits are significantly improving. However, this research shows there's still more we can do to meet our aim of being a zero waste nation by 2050.
"As well as the obvious environmental benefits, being a high-recycling society provides the basis for a strong circular economy.
"Re-circulating high value materials has an enormous potential to boost the Welsh economy, create jobs re-processing these materials here in Wales and lower our carbon footprint."
Figures have previously shown the amount spent by Welsh councils on landfill has fallen by more than 23% in the last four years.
The total weight of landfill dropped from 641,000 tonnes in 2012/13 to 450,000 tonnes in 2014/15 - with the highest recycling rates in Denbighshire, Pembrokeshire, Monmouthshire and Ceredigion.
Football's governing body revealed the contracts of ex-president Blatter, fired ex-secretary general Valcke and sacked former finance director Kattner one day after a Swiss police raid.
Fifa's lawyers said there was evidence that the trio made "a coordinated effort" to "enrich themselves" between 2011 and 2015.
Documents and electronic data were seized from Kattner's old office during Thursday's operation, which relates to investigations into Blatter and Valcke, according to sources close to Fifa's internal investigation.
Suspected of criminal mismanagement of Fifa money, Blatter and Valcke were banned for six and 12 years respectively by the governing body's ethics committee in February. Both deny wrongdoing.
A statement for the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), which carried out the investigations, read: "Documents and electronic data were seized and will now be examined to determine their relevance to the ongoing proceedings."
Fifa said the evidence uncovered by its own internal investigation would be shared with the Swiss Attorney General's office and the US Department of Justice.
Richard Cullen, Blatter's lawyer, said: "We look forward to showing Fifa that Mr Blatter's compensation payments were proper, fair and in line with the heads of major professional sports leagues around the world."
Meanwhile, Blatter's long-time public relations advisor Klaus Stoehlker told BBC Sport he would be ending their professional relationship, adding: "The Fifa volcano is exploding now."
Fifa has been in turmoil since May 2015, when a US investigation exposed widespread corruption at the top of the organisation.
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"Fifa has "victim status" right now from the US Department of Justice and the Swiss authorities. It acknowledges that the institution itself is not at fault for the corrupt acts of its senior members in recent times.
"But that could easily change and it's why Fifa's own legal team have been digging through millions of documents to uncover any previously unknown historic wrongdoing.
"Over the past few days they say they uncovered information which revealed the secret deals that allowed Blatter, Valcke and Kattner to gorge on huge multi-million dollar bonuses.
"Some of the provisions in the contracts could breach Swiss law.
"Now they've gone public with the information in an attempt to demonstrate to the legal authorities and fans they are serious about long term reform and regaining trust."
Whitney has taken control of the first team after Sean O'Driscoll was sacked as head coach on Sunday.
"I add my little piece, my ingredients. Neil Cutler adds a little bit, John Ward, some of the players, the skipper, some of the younger lads add theirs.
"If overall that becomes quite a nice-tasting pie, then that pie could be quite successful," he told BBC WM.
Walsall are fourth in the table, five points behind second-placed Wigan and with a game in hand on all of their promotion rivals.
Whitney will be assisted by goalkeeping coach Cutler and professional development coach Ward.
Previously the club's physio, Whitney was briefly appointed caretaker of the first team when Dean Smith left the club to join Brentford in November.
Following the arrival of O'Driscoll, Whitney became assistant head coach and he believes he is experienced enough to guide the Saddlers in his new role.
"I've had a big input over the years with decisions that have been made," he added. "I look at things from a different perspective to some coaches but what I bring to the table can be a great benefit.
"I count myself as so lucky but I've earned my luck over the years, I'm ready for it. I've been thinking about it for a couple of years now and I enjoy taking the lead role."
After several years of managerial stability under Smith, Whitney says Walsall's players can adapt to another change in the coaching setup as they challenge for promotion.
"I'd like to think they've coped with change so well this year and that's part of the process, given the coping strategies for us to be able to do that," Whitney said.
"I understand I'm at the helm now and with that comes a little bit of responsibility. I will give my all cause. If I fall short, that's life. Plans don't always go as you expect but I make sure I keep to my values and keep the same principles.
"The spark is still there. It's been really close and I believe we have been unfortunate with the points tally in the last four games."
Mary Reynolds' first love might well be nature but there is also a fair bit of romance in Dare to be Wild.
Mary's story of becoming the toast of Chelsea is the classic tale of a feisty underdog.
In 2002, she blagged a place in the world's most famous garden show, only to walk away with a medal.
"I kind of lied my way into the Chelsea Flower Show, pretending I had money when I didn't," she told the BBC.
"Then instead of chasing the money I chased a very handsome man to Ethiopia and back.
"It is a crazy story."
Film director Vivienne deCourcy first heard the tale when she employed Mary to design a garden for her.
It inspired her to write the screenplay and she went on to direct the film which is released in cinemas throughout the UK this weekend.
"Nature is the star almost more than gardening," Vivienne told the BBC.
"And the idea behind the film is that people will invite wild nature - as distinct from manufactured nature - back into their own gardens.
"People cry at the movie and grown men come out saying: 'I remember places like this when I was a child.'"
She referred to Mary's pursuit of the man who helped her build the award-winning garden.
"She said it was the best sex of her life," said Ms deCourcy.
Mary briefly denied ever making such a statement, but then got side-tracked talking about Tom Hughes who plays the love interest in the film.
"Whenever he was on set, I did make him hug me much more than he wanted to," she laughed.
Emma Greenwell plays Mary in the movie opposite Tom Hughes as Christy Collard, the re-forestation expert who was the key figure in building the prize-winning wild garden sanctuary.
The real-life Mary said watching the romantic drama play out on screen was "very strange".
She is in her own words now somewhat 'disconnected' from the story written about her experiences of almost 15 years ago.
However there is a clear bond between the woman who inspired the story and the woman who wrote it.
Vivienne and Mary laughed and joked together when I met them in a garden in Dublin that had been created by the Irish designer.
But beyond their friendship there is a joint desire to see the environmental message of the film hit home.
Vivienne kept on pushing for people to grow clover lawns to help bees.
And Mary, who has written a design book called The Garden Awakening, continually spoke out against modern landscaping - comparing it to dressing children in pink tutus but then punishing them for moving.
"People travel the world to visit places that are beautiful," she said.
"And then their gardens are colourful or bright or controlled but they are not beautiful.
"Gardeners have to remember that it is not about what they want, but about what the land wants."
Dare to be Wild is showing in cinemas across the UK and Ireland.
The European Scrutiny Committee said ministers had refused to schedule debates on issues such as free movement and the EU's Budget.
It also said BBC coverage of EU matters should be "improved substantially".
The government said the number of EU debates had doubled since 2009-10, while the BBC said its coverage was "extensive and impartial".
The cross-party committee's role includes scrutinising EU documents and recommending the most important for debate in the House of Commons.
Its report said in the period covering most of the 2014-15 financial year there were three debates on the floor of the House, compared with 12 in 2013-14.
It also pointed out that not a single debate had taken place during a nine-month period, between 9 June 2014 and 9 March 2015.
"The government's collective failure to schedule so many debates on EU documents over the past year is deplorable, and is a discourtesy to this committee and to all members of the House," the MPs said.
Prime Minister David Cameron has sought to rally support from other EU leaders for his plans to curb welfare payments to European migrants ahead of a referendum on the UK's membership if he wins the general election.
The committee said the government's "cavalier" approach was "at odds with UK ministers' claims in their speeches across the EU about the role of national parliaments".
The Foreign Office said the government was committed to a "strong EU scrutiny system that enables Parliament to hold it to account for the decisions taken in Brussels".
It added: "We have made good on our commitment to raise standards by doubling the number of Europe debates on the floor of the House since 2009-10.
"This government has also increased by around a fifth since 2010 the number of EU proposals that have been scrutinised and cleared by Parliament before being agreed in Brussels."
The committee has also been examining the BBC's coverage of European issues, taking evidence from director general Lord Hall and head of news James Harding earlier this month.
During that appearance, Lord Hall said the desire for balanced output "ran deep" within the BBC and he believed that this was being achieved.
Mr Harding said if the public was going to trust the BBC to report on politicians impartially it had to be clear that BBC journalists weren't "asked by politicians to come and account for what they do and in effect do the bidding of those politicians".
But the committee said it was "concerned about the manner in which the BBC treats EU issues", calling for coverage to be "improved substantially".
It suggested coverage did not reflect all sides of the debate on the European Union, and more analysis was needed.
Its chairman, Conservative MP Sir William Cash, said the BBC had "very particular obligations" to be impartial and to "educate and inform".
He added: "We do not believe this is currently being achieved in the context of the BBC's EU coverage."
A BBC spokesman said the corporation provided extensive and impartial coverage of European and Parliamentary issues, and it would be a breach of the corporation's independence if a committee of MPs instructed the BBC on its coverage.
The Wimbledon champion beat Dodig 6-4 6-2 6-4 to give Britain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the best-of-five play-off.
Murray, 26, was untroubled by the world number 35 and showed no signs of a recent back injury.
British number two Dan Evans won his dead rubber against Mate Pavic 6-4 7-6 (7-4) to clinch a 4-1 triumph.
Andy is such a good player and so experienced. I did not have to say much, so it was more putting an ice towel round his neck.
World number three Murray, playing his first Davis Cup tie for two years, was instrumental in Britain's success, winning both his singles matches and combining with Colin Fleming to win Saturday's doubles rubber.
Britain will face another of the world's top 16 nations in the first round of the World Group in February, with the draw taking place on Wednesday.
And Murray is eager to be involved.
"If I'm fit and healthy, I will be there to play," the British number one told BBC Sport. "A couple of years ago that wasn't the case when I sat down with [captain] Leon Smith.
"I wanted the younger guys to step up and experience it. There was no use us being in the World Group because we weren't ready for it.
"But now I think we are ready to do well. We have a top doubles team. Dan (Evans) and James (Ward) will continue to improve and we've got the makings of a very solid team."
After breaking Dodig, 28, in the first game of their match, Murray was pegged back to 2-2 before immediately breaking again.
From then on, the Scot dictated play to win the first set in 47 minutes before rattling through the second with a double break.
The match ended amid controversy when a Dodig winner, which would have given him a break point, was overruled by the umpire after Murray pointed to a mark on the clay.
The home crowd booed as Murray won the ensuing match point before celebrating on court with his team-mates.
"I thought it was a pretty good match. I gave him very few opportunities on my serve," added Murray.
"Murray had a steely look in his eye from the very first point, and by breaking Dodig's serve in the very first game, drained what little self-belief Croatia's number one had taken into the match.
"The first set was a contest, but Murray was a class apart, and had the ability to break Dodig's serve at regular intervals.
"Britain have come a long way under captain Leon Smith, and with Murray indicating his enthusiasm to play in the World Group if fit, an exciting opportunity lies ahead."
"It got pretty hostile towards the end. It was good to go through in that kind of atmosphere. You don't see that much in Grand Slam matches, and it is good for character-building.
"The thing is, when the crowds get like that you have to tell yourself it's because they are frustrated that their team is losing. I managed to stay cool at the end."
Looking ahead to the draw, Murray said: "I would just like a home tie, in a big arena, against one of the top teams.
"It is an incredibly difficult competition to win because some of the teams have so much depth. It depends on the ties and whether you are at home.
"We could easily draw Spain away in the first round and that would be an ugly match-up for us - very difficult to win.
"But it's possible to go deep into the competition. Let's enjoy this just now and wait and see the draw on Wednesday."
Captain Smith, who has won seven of his eight ties since his appointment in 2010, paid tribute to Murray's role in the success.
"Andy is such a good player and so experienced," said Smith. "I did not have to say much, so it was more putting an ice towel round his neck.
"It was more about knowing when to say things, rather than just blurting things. Everyone has played a big part in this, and I hope that everyone has bought into the team spirit."
The pride of lions was rounded up after a teenager was dragged from his village, killed and partially eaten.
Two other people have also been killed in the last two months, though officials say such attacks are rare.
The Asiatic lions, classed as endangered, are amongst more than 500 who live in Gir forest in Gujarat.
Gujarat's chief conservator of forests, J A Khan, said the lions were captured from an eastern part of the sanctuary, their last remaining natural habitat.
"Lions that have preyed upon humans will be analysed in detail, while the rest will be slowly introduced back into the wild," Mr Khan told the AFP news agency.
He added they would find the lions responsible for the killings by analysing their faeces for human tissue.
On Friday, a 14-year-old boy was dragged away by lions as he was sleeping in a mango orchard outside his home.
His father was injured when he tried to stop the attack.
In April, the lions killed a 50-year-old woman as she was asleep in a field, and a month earlier a 60-year-old was killed in his hut in the same village as the boy.
The Asiatic lion was listed as endangered in 2008, an improvement on a critically endangered listing in 2000, after numbers increased in the forest.
But what the past few months have shown is that the dedication and goodwill of staff play a vital role.
After both the Westminster Bridge and Manchester concert attacks, hospitals ended up turning away doctors, nurses and other staff who were volunteering to come in.
The actions of Dr Malik Ramadhan, divisional director of emergency care and trauma at the Royal London Hospital, where 12 of the London Bridge and Borough Market victims were taken, are a perfect illustration of this.
Dr Ramadhan had finished his shift and was cycling home over Tower Bridge at the time of Saturday night's attacks.
"I was completely oblivious," he says, "and as I got to the Old Kent Road a large number of police vehicles came whizzing past, more than I've seen before, and I thought that's a bit unusual.
"Given what's been happening, I thought I had better go back to work."
Dr Ramadhan got back to the hospital and was told it had been put on a major incident alert and to expect multiple casualties.
"We don't get told specifics," he says.
"We get told something really bad has happened, and we have a plan to prepare for something really bad."
The team started clearing beds, contacting on-call staff and messaging colleagues to see who might be able to come in and help.
"By the time patients arrived, we had fully staffed resuscitation bays to receive each of the patients," Dr Ramadhan says.
"The 12 were all very badly injured. The people who were stabbed had been stabbed with the clear intent to kill."
Dr Ramadhan says the injured were badly shocked - startled to the point where they could not speak.
But hospital staff were prepared.
"People are ready," he says.
"The major trauma system in London has been preparing itself for something to happen."
Dr Ramadhan says off-duty doctors who might normally go out on a Saturday night have been staying sober in case they are needed.
"Doctors like myself who might have been going to Borough after a night in work [are not]," he says.
"As Saturday night is testament, we had a lot of people who were completely sober and ready to help the public."
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens says the weekend's attack once again shows the NHS is "ready and able to respond to such attacks thanks to the professionalism and bravery of our staff".
One of the first decisions senior managers need to make is just how many staff are needed.
An incident on a Saturday night - when staffing is at its lowest - requires many more being brought in than an incident in the middle of the day during the week.
For example, at the time of the attack the Royal London Hospital had just one operating theatre open, but that quickly became five.
But a single hospital is just one part of the jigsaw when it comes to major incidents.
The victims of the London Bridge attack were treated at five hospitals.
They came under the control of the Gold Command system, whereby senior officers from the emergency services take strategic control of incidents from a control centre.
Each hospital has its own contingency plans in place - in fact they were asked to review these just over a week ago after the Manchester attack.
With three terror incidents and a cyber-attack in just three months, the NHS must be primed for any eventuality.
In the lead-up to Saturday's El Clasico at 15:15 GMT, more than 50,000 BBC Sport users selected who they thought should start in a combined Barcelona and Real Madrid XI .
Six Barca players made the team and, as you would expect, there is stardust all over the pitch - plus the combined experience of 33 La Liga titles and 25 Champions League triumphs.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was selected in 94% of teams, making him the most popular player, with Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo featuring in 88% of teams.
Real's Gareth Bale featured in 58% of teams and was the second most popular behind Andres Iniesta in terms of midfield positions.
It was a close call for the goalkeeper spot, with 45% of users selecting Barca's Marc-Andre ter Stegen and 42% opting for Real's Keylor Navas.
In an interview with the BBC in November 2015, Ronaldo labelled himself the best footballer in the world and comparable with the game's all-time greats.
Yet the Portuguese trailed Messi in terms of most selected player.
Despite winning two La Liga titles and one Champions League in Spain, Barca forward Neymar did not fair too well.
He was the eighth most popular player picked overall, but was fourth most popular among the forwards, fifth in midfield and unable to hold down any single position.
Barcelona's players also came out on top in midfield and defence in terms of most popular votes.
Gerard Pique was the most selected centre-back, with Real's Sergio Ramos second most popular.
There was close competition for the left-back spot too - Jordi Alba gained 43% of user's votes, with Marcelo gaining 38%.
In midfield, Barca's Iniesta was the most dominant pick in the centre of the engine room, with Luka Modric of Real just behind.
Toni Kroos and Neymar were next in line to be picked in the midfield.
Trying to pick a combined XI of both sets of players gave plenty of people a headache.
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The train collided with the empty vehicle near Uphall station just after 17:00 on Wednesday. One passenger was slightly injured.
The man arrested is expected to appear at Livingston Sheriff Court on Monday.
British Transport Police said inquiries to trace a second man were ongoing.
The number registered in the UK fell by 1,783 to 690,773, in the year to March.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said the downward trend had been most pronounced among British workers. Many leavers cited working conditions.
But the government said there were now 13,000 more nurses working in hospitals in England than in 2010.
In April and May this year, there was a more dramatic fall in those leaving nursing and midwifery, with a further 3,264 workers going.
Other than retirement, the main reasons given for leaving were working conditions - including staffing levels and workload - personal circumstances and disillusion with quality of care to patients, according to an NMC survey of more than 4,500 leavers.
Other reasons included leaving the UK and poor pay and benefits.
Saffron Cordery, director of policy and strategy at NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, said: "These figures provide further evidence of the severe workforce problems NHS trusts face.
"This goes beyond the concerns over Brexit - worrying though they are.
"The reduction in numbers is most pronounced among UK registrants. And it is particularly disappointing to see so many of our younger nurses and midwives choosing to leave."
She said a new staff retention programme would offer support to those NHS trusts with the highest leaving rates.
"However, until we address the underlying issues driving retention problems, including the pay cap and the unsustainable workplace pressures, these approaches will only have a limited impact."
The figures being flagged up by the Nursing and Midwifery Council are for those registered to work in the UK.
That is, of course, important - without a ready supply, the NHS cannot recruit the staff it needs.
But the figure that is perhaps of most interest to the public is how many are actually working in the health service - and whether that is enough.
The Department of Health in England has made this point, highlighting figures showing there are more than 13,000 more nurses working in hospitals than there were in 2010.
But if you look at the overall number working in the NHS - once you include the likes of district nurses and those working in mental health - the number has risen by only 5,000 to nearly 286,000. That is because the rise in hospital nurses has been partly offset by a fall elsewhere.
What is more, if you consider the number the NHS wants to employ but cannot - by adding on the number of vacancies - you find that the health service is well short of what it needs.
Earlier this year, research by the Royal College of Nursing showed there were 40,000 unfilled posts - double the number from three years ago.
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said poor working conditions and the "vicious cycle" of staffing levels had contributed to the number of nurses leaving the profession.
RCN chief executive Janet Davies added that the NHS had resorted to a "quick fix" by bringing in "people from overseas" to fill the gap left by the lack of British nurses. She believes the decision on how much nurses are paid is political.
She added: "[The government is also] removing the funding of the training of our future nurses.
"In September it will be the first time we see nurses coming in and having to take a loan.
"We know that's put people off, we haven't seen the actual figures but we know it's really low in some places and of course that just went into savings."
Nurses and midwives previously received bursaries during their studies, but the government announced it would cease the NHS bursaries system from 1 August 2017, meaning students in many healthcare fields will now have to repay the cost of their degrees.
The RCN called on the government to scrap the 1% public sector pay cap as a matter of urgency to prevent more health workers leaving.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said: "We are making sure we have the nurses we need to continue delivering world-class patient care - that's why there are almost 13,100 more on our wards since May 2010 and 52,000 in training.
"We also know we need to retain our excellent nurses and earlier this week we launched a national programme to ensure nurses have the support they need to continue their vital work."
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Versatile forward Clarke, 27, has signed from Notts County Ladies, where she spent the previous six years.
She scored five times in 15 league appearances for Notts last season.
Coombs, 26, who has two England caps and spent 2016 on a season-long loan at Liverpool from Chelsea Ladies, has joined the Reds on a permanent deal.
Liverpool, who finished fifth in WSL 1 last season, begin their Spring Series campaign away to promoted Yeovil Town on 23 April, following their Women's FA Cup semi-final at Manchester City on 17 April.
Sergio Aguero scored the opener, but Alex Iwobi, Theo Walcott and Chuba Akpom scored for the Gunners before Kelechi Iheanacho's consolation.
Arsenal defender Gabriel went off on a stretcher with an ankle injury late on.
Elsewhere, Chelsea lost John Terry to injury in a 4-2 win over Werder Bremen and Liverpool lost 4-0 to Mainz, a day after beating Barcelona by that score.
The Reds named a slightly weakened team against one of manager Jurgen Klopp's old clubs, although Emre Can, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana and Divock Origi all started.
For Chelsea, boss Antonio Conte immediately replaced Terry, who limped off after being caught in the head.
Eden Hazard and Oscar gave Chelsea a 2-0 lead in Bremen before Claudio Pizarro pulled a goal back.
Diego Costa made it 3-1 before half-time only for Lennart Thy to reduce the deficit. Pedro added a late fourth.
Southampton beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 at St Mary's, with Shane Long scoring the only goal.
The midfielder, 23, was previously in the full squad but did not play.
Derby striker Chris Martin and Hull goalkeeper Allan McGregor are back in the 26-man squad while Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths retains his place.
Scotland are away to Georgia on 4 September, three days before hosting world champions Germany at Hampden.
With all teams having played six matches, Strachan's team lie third in Group D with 11 points, three behind leaders Poland and two adrift of the Germans.
The Republic of Ireland have nine points.
Strachan said of Armstrong, the only uncapped player in the squad: "I've been impressed for a while. I think it was two years ago he was in the squad.
"He has always been on the radar so it shouldn't come as a big surprise to anyone.
"He looks comfortable at the level he's playing, which I like, and he's becoming a major figure in games, which I like as well.
"It's dealing with the big-game mentality, dealing with the pressure and the crowds. It's something the boys at Celtic have to deal with all the time and Stuart is dealing with that well now."
Strachan expressed his "delight" at having Blackburn's Grant Hanley back from injury, describing him as a "top" centre-half.
Pushed on whether he might opt to play Griffiths up front instead of Sunderland's Steven Fletcher, the Scotland manager replied: "Anyone who is in the squad, I must be tempted to play them.
"I look at their form, I look at them in the training and I look at who they are going to play against because every team has different weaknesses. You take all these things into consideration."
Strachan said he did not consider victory in Tbilisi to be essential to Scotland's qualification chances, but he warned it would be a difficult match.
"You never know when the real big game is, but it will be a tough game," he said.
"If anybody wants to know how Georgia are playing, look at a video of their last game - 4-0 (loss) against Poland but three goals came in the last six minutes, I think.
"Watch that video and you'll see how well they played in that game. From that we realised what a tough game it's going to be. We are under no illusions of that."
Scotland squad: Craig Gordon (Celtic), David Marshall (Cardiff City), Allan McGregor (Hull City), Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town), Craig Forsyth (Derby County), Gordon Greer (Brighton & Hove Albion), Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers), Alan Hutton (Aston Villa), Russell Martin (Norwich City), Charlie Mulgrew (Celtic), Andrew Robertson (Hull City), Steven Whittaker (Norwich City), Ikechi Anya (Watford), Stuart Armstrong (Celtic), Scott Brown (Celtic), Darren Fletcher (West Bromwich Albion), James Forrest (Celtic), Shaun Maloney (Chicago Fire), James Morrison (West Bromwich Albion), James McArthur (Crystal Palace), Matt Ritchie (AFC Bournemouth), Johnny Russell (Derby County), Steven Fletcher (Sunderland), Leigh Griffiths (Celtic), Chris Martin (Derby County), Steven Naismith (Everton).
The 32-year-old Scotland international had trained with Kilmarnock after leaving Nottingham Forest.
Staggies boss Jim McIntyre told the club website: "We are delighted to announce the signing of Chris.
"He will provide much-needed competition on the flanks for us. He also brings a wealth of experience playing at the top level."
Burke came to prominence with Rangers, scoring on his debut in a 5-0 win over Kilmarnock in 2002.
A lack of first-team football at Ibrox brought about a move to Cardiff on a free transfer in January 2009. He made more than 100 league appearances for the Bluebirds before switching to Birmingham for three seasons where he scored 28 goals in 155 appearances.
Burke then played 50 league games for Nottingham Forest across the past two seasons, during which time he had a loan spell at Rotherham before becoming a free agent in the summer.
In the area of farmland, Russia is trying to build its own version of Silicon Valley - the Skolkovo Innovation Centre.
It is part of the government initiative to divert the country away from its economic dependence on oil and gas and towards a new kind of industry.
It has been a key policy for Dmitry Medvedev, the man who was Russia's president until he was replaced by Vladimir Putin at the beginning of May 2012.
The Skolkovo project is widely criticised in Russia and construction work has still not started in earnest more than two years after the proposals was announced.
Another aim of this proposed technology drive is to keep clever Russians in the country, along with their money-making ideas, rather than them leaving because they are fed up with corruption and the weight of bureaucracy.
Many of these technology companies are able to start up because of funds acquired from venture capitalists.
But how do these venture capitalists decide who to back?
"We look for proven business models that work abroad and we basically copy them and bring them to Russia," says Richard Creitzman at Fast Lane Ventures.
"We find the ideas, we find the people, we find the funding," he says.
"We give a management team the opportunity to start up a company, assisted with infrastructure, and let them try to build that company."
The Russian government is promoting technology and internet-based companies, and Mr Creitzman says the development at Skolkovo is a good example of using state money along with private funding.
The success of such ventures depends on Russians adapting to new ideas.
"The use of the internet and e-commerce sites, buying things online, which is a normal thing to do in the West, is just starting here," Mr Creitzman says.
"People tend not to pay by credit cards, they tend to pay the courier that delivers the item.
"There is less trust of credit cards, less trust of the goods, so the market isn't as developed here yet as it is in the West."
Looking ahead, with the new Vladimir Putin presidency, thoughts turn to what the business climate is going to be in the next few years.
"We are not planning for any major changes," says Mr Creitzman.
"Every couple of weeks there is an investment committee that sits down and goes through a range of ideas that are developed by the management, the shareholders and the business analysts," he says.
He maintains that the state has money, especially as the oil price is probably going to remain good in the medium-term - maybe three to five years.
"Skolkovo was created under President Medvedev's presidency. I don't think that is going to change. I think that will continue to have support because it's for the good of the state to develop new businesses," he says.
Lokata is a small company taking advantage of the pro-technology climate, which received funding from Fast Lane Ventures.
Zhanna Shalimova, the chief executive, says her company allows people to search for goods and services online in the brochures and catalogues of retailers and service providers.
She has taken the idea from a German company doing the same thing and implemented it in Russia.
"We are very lucky because we have such really strong shareholders," she says.
"We have Fast Lane Ventures, who are specialists in internet start-ups as they know this industry very well," she says.
She concedes Lokata may not be a typical start-up because they have a product that was already developed and tested in Europe.
"But still I think that there are many bureaucratic things in Russia, which makes life not so easy," she says.
However, that does not deter her and she sees her business growing outside the main cities.
"Internet connectivity in Russian regions may exceed 85% by 2015. This makes the regions highly attractive for advertisers," she says.
"We created Lokata as a national service that will cover the whole country."
They say information is power and we've seen that demonstrated in the past year, with the protests about quality and access to affordable education right across the continent.
Watch out for more developments in the #Feesmustfall campaign in South Africa, as students prepare to register for the new academic year. The internet was used to rally support for street protests in opposition to a proposed hike in fees in 2015.
It seemed to catch the government of President Jacob Zuma off guard as senior university academics joined their students at rallies in several South African cities. The leadership of the governing African National Congress (ANC) voiced its opposition to the demonstrations, while upholding the right to protest. The president bought himself a little more time by freezing the fees increase.
Now, the people in charge of the sums believe the fees issue will resurface again early in 2016 for one simple reason. There's been a doubling in the number of students entering higher education since 1994, many of them from disadvantaged backgrounds and government subsidies have failed to keep up. There's now talk of getting industry to chip in more but will they be able to make up the shortfall? Unlikely.
Quality education and class sizes are also likely to dominate the education debate.
Across sub-Saharan Africa, 1.8 billion people are expected to be added to the population in the next 30 years. Africa already has the youngest population in the world and by common consent, education needs to be given greater priority for economies to grow, hence its inclusion in the UN's sustainable development goals.
2016 is likely to see more pressure not only to get more kids behind desks but also to confront the issues of vast class sizes, teacher accountability and poor staff morale.
Kenya's teachers downed tools near the end of last year over pay and conditions but their industrial action was halted after a court ordered them to return to work. Will this be the end of the matter or will other teaching unions feel emboldened by their East African comrades?
Youth crime and youth radicalisation continue to be linked to educational opportunity (although not exclusively - there are clever car thieves and armed militants operating across the region). So expect the global education lobby to seize on this broader issue, to push for accelerated change to mitigate the effects of the ticking time bomb of youth unemployment.
The Malawian parliament is poised to vote on the Termination of Pregnancy Bill in 2016 after some two years of consultation. At the moment a woman who tries to procure an abortion in Malawi faces up to 14 years in jail, unless doctors can prove that the woman's life would be at risk if she continued the pregnancy.
If the legislation gets through, it will bring the southern African state into line with many other countries in Europe and North America who permit abortion when the mother or baby's life is in danger, in instances of rape or incest, or where going ahead with the pregnancy would present a mental health risk to the woman.
The issue has split the Malawian human rights community and put senior politicians at odds with the Catholic Church. Already the stage has been set with Malawi's speaker of parliament, Richard Msowoya, beginning the year castigating the Catholic Church in a country where 17% of maternal deaths are attributed to botched backstreet abortions.
In more than a third of all countries in sub-Saharan Africa abortions are prohibited altogether, so what happens in Malawi, still a socially conservative society, is likely to have reverberations right across the continent, including perhaps in Sierra Leone.
Just weeks ago parliament unanimously approved new legislation on abortion for the West African state, but President Ernest Bai Koroma has refused to give it presidential assent. That could mean a watered-down bill being resubmitted to parliament later this year in order to satisfy opponents.
Gay rights have become a byword for neo-imperialism in some sectors of society, where it is considered a Western import and like abortion, it's put the Church at loggerheads with human rights campaigners.
The visit of US President Barack Obama to Tanzania and Kenya last year "outed" the issue of gay rights in Africa once again, and a schism in the Anglican Church globally is likely to see the issue resurface early on in 2016.
Nigeria will continue to face pressure from the US to back down on "anti-gay" legislation - which includes jail terms for those involved in gay rights organisations and for those that attempt same-sex unions.
But campaigners will need to be careful how they tread, for fear of adding fuel to those who argue that the West is imposing its own moral values on sovereign African states. It is a view gently encouraged by anti-gay US evangelists, for whom the continent has become an important ally. For leaders too, as we have seen in Uganda, whipping up anti-gay sentiment is a helpful diversionary tactic when there are other pressing domestic issues to confront, such as poverty, armed conflict and domestic violence.
While Mozambique quietly decriminalised homosexuality in its revised penal code in 2015, along with the tiny kingdom of Lesotho, The Gambia is one of the countries to keep an eye on in 2016. President Yahya Jammeh has implemented tough anti-gay laws, prompting widespread international condemnation.
We can expect to see more campaigns highlighting the plight of gay refugees and those being granted asylum in the US, where last year the first LGBT envoy was appointed to the State Department to elevate the issue. Watch out also for more threats of trade bans, aid freezes and other policy carrots and sticks by Western governments, as they seek to make gay issues a non-negotiable part of human rights culture.
In July, when a major Aids conference returns to South Africa, gay rights campaigners are expected to seize upon the event to push for equal access to treatment and prevention for all communities in the fight against HIV and Aids. They will argue that remains one of the biggest challenges to tackling Aids and say that decriminalising homosexuality will help to achieve this.
Social rights campaigners cite this as the single biggest issue (or set of issues) that will be talked about in 2016.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is among a number of countries where the incumbent President, Joseph Kabila, is expected to seek to extend his term by delaying presidential elections slated for November 2016, which would send him into constitutionally choppy waters.
One only has to look at the violent demonstrations and counter-demonstrations across the border in Burundi to see the potential ramifications if the actions of the president are challenged.
President Paul Kagame in Rwanda has already secured a change in the constitution to permit him to compete for a third term. Could he inspire the Gambian leadership, with elections there due at the end of 2016? President Yahya Jammeh has erased term limits from the constitution, despite attempts by the regional bloc to reinstate them.
Demands for leaders to be more accountable have seen people take to social media with the hashtag #WhatWouldMagufuliDo - an e-version of "doffing their caps" to the new Tanzanian leader John Magufuli, who has introduced a raft of measures to curb government excesses. President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has similarly been on an anti-corruption drive, securing the blessing of IMF chief Christine Lagarde for his efforts.
President Zuma in South Africa can expect a continuation of the #Zumamustfall campaign with the ANC expecting to face one of its toughest challenges yet in local government elections in 2016. Mr Zuma himself faces a raft of court cases, among them a constitutional court challenge early in 2016 over whether he should pay back some of the costs of security upgrades to his Nkandla home.
The warning came as members of the Commons Education Committee questioned Education Secretary Nicky Morgan over a lack of adequate advice for youngsters.
The MPs said the minister's failure to have mandatory standards for careers advice was to blame for poor provision.
Schools must secure independent careers guidance for secondary pupils.
But the quality and suitability of this provision has been a cause of concern for some time.
Interviewing Ms Morgan on Wednesday about careers provision for young people, the cross-party committee of MPs said the current situation was not working.
Labour MP Alex Cunningham said research by the union, Unison, in June found 83% of schools did not employ any professional careers adviser and the role was being picked up by people "including, in many cases, teaching assistants and other support staff who are totally ill-equipped to do that".
"Are you saying today [...] that every school should in fact have some form of support for professional careers advisers?"
Ms Morgan said: "I'm not going to mandate, no. But I think it's up to schools to commission, they will have people in and I would disagree with you that people are utterly ill-equipped within schools - some may be more confident than others."
Committee chair Graham Stuart interjected to say he was aware of a university technical college that was training its receptionist to be a careers adviser within their school "while running reception, fitting it in".
"Now that's because you're not mandating any standards whatsoever - that's the standard," said Mr Stuart.
"And if you accept the lack of an incentive for them to take it seriously [...], then look at the failure to mandate any standards, and you end up with the receptionist and the teaching assistant fitting in a little bit here and there - and apparently that fulfils the duty."
Ms Morgan said it was for schools to make their own decisions about the "right people" to get in to offer advice.
She admitted careers advice was patchy in some areas, but said the schools she visited were very concerned about what happened to their pupils once they left.
To which Mr Stuart replied: "Well they're hardly going to say they're not, are they?"
He went on: "No-one's going to say I put the institutional interests of my school ahead of my moral commitment to children's welfare. [...]
"If you don't, and the department doesn't, see the fundamental problem at the heart of this issue, then everything else will end up being cosmetic."
Responsibility for providing careers services was switched to schools in September 2012 - a decision that has been described by the committee previously as "regrettable".
The National Careers Service was launched at the same time to offer guidance by website and phone - however, it does not provide young people with face-to-face advisers.
In December, Ms Morgan announced the creation of a new independent careers and enterprise company for schools to target careers education and advice at children aged 12 to 18.
She was questioned by the MPs as to how quickly this company would take to address the current problems.
"I'm not going to make predictions, it's an independent company," she replied.
Two years ago, the same committee of MPs warned of a "worrying deterioration" of careers services for young people in England.
In September last year, a report from the National Careers Council highlighted a lack of consistency and availability in provision.
And in June, the CBI said careers advice was on "life support" in many schools in England, with teenagers having little knowledge of the workplace.
The chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has also expressed concerns over a paucity of good careers advice.
In September 2013, Ofsted found the majority of schools needed to do more to ensure their pupils had information on the full range of training and education options and career pathways open to them.
Some 2.5m spectators turned out to watch the first two stages of the 2014 Tour de France in Yorkshire.
Tourists spent £1.9bn in Yorkshire in the year to March 2015, 7.5% up on the year before, said Visit England.
Spending in the first quarter of 2015 was £380m, an increase of 45% on the same quarter in 2014.
Sir Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: "We knew that once we showcased Yorkshire to the world, we would inspire potential visitors to come and see this beautiful county for themselves.
"These fantastic statistics show just that and I have no doubt that Yorkshire businesses will continue to flourish and build on that success for many years to come."
The race started in Leeds on the first day, took in Otley, Skipton, Ripon and finished in Harrogate. On the second day the cyclists started in York, took in Harrogate, Huddersfield and finished in Sheffield.
The Tour's general director Christian Prudhomme previously declared the 2014 opening stages to be "the grandest Grand Depart ever".
The three-week race came to England for the first time since 2007, with two stages in Yorkshire and a third finishing in London.
Crowds at the roadside for the three English stages totalled 4.8m, with 3.5m individual spectators.
Correction 16 July 2015: This article has been amended as figures supplied by Welcome to Yorkshire in the original version incorrectly described figures for quarterly growth in visitor numbers as annual growth.
It is that sense of a London elite, out of touch with the real world, that has encouraged politicians of all stripes to talk of the importance of localism.
David Cameron came to power promising to give local councils much more power. "Over the last century Britain has become one of the most centralised countries in the developed world," he said. "I am convinced that if we have more local discretion - more decisions made and money spent at the local level - we'll get better outcomes."
But in the spring of 2011, something counter-intuitive happened. For the first time probably in living memory, central government was bigger than local government. The number of people in the UK employed by Whitehall overtook the number employed by the town hall.
Back in 1963, the earliest year for which I have found figures, local councils employed about two million people, 200,000 more than Whitehall. Ten years later, and the local authority workforce was close to three million and almost 900,000 greater than central government.
Today, though, the situation has almost completely reversed, with half a million more people on the national payroll than the local one. Indeed, the number employed by local authorities has fallen more than half a million since the last election.
In many towns and cities, the council was once the biggest employer by far. Nowadays, that's much less likely to be true and may be changing the relationship between local people and the local authority. Councils have become more of a service commissioner than the heartbeat of the local economy.
The reasons for this change are varied. Contracting services out to private providers explains some of the fall in council staff numbers. The jobs are still there, for the most part, but the people are no longer employed by the state.
Some services are no longer offered by local authorities and are either provided by volunteers or have disappeared altogether.
One significant effect has been local-authority-maintained schools converting to academy status. In the past year, 53,000 teachers and other school staff switched from the local government headcount to central government control. The creation of English sixth form college corporations also saw 20,000 "council staff" reclassified as private sector workers.
On the other hand, the reclassification of English FE colleges has seen 176,000 workers move from central government to the private sector - so explaining the widening gap between central and local government headcounts must go beyond education.
One big factor is the expansion of the health service. The number of NHS workers - the majority of whom are employed centrally - has gone up from 1.2 million in 1999 to over 1.5 million now. But we've also seen the privatisation of the Royal Mail and the "re-privatisation" of Lloyds Banking Group taking central government workers into the private sector.
Does this matter? On the day councils reflect on the impact of further reductions in the grant they receive from central government, perhaps we might also reflect on the changing nature of local authorities.
The prime minister is a critic of "big government" and yet the number of people employed by Whitehall has rarely been higher than it is today - 2.9 million people. In 1963 it was nearer 1.8 million.
The justice secretary told MSPs that Strathclyde, Tayside and Northern had officers who were routinely armed.
He said Police Scotland had adopted the approach across the country since its launch in April last year.
Lib Dem justice spokeswoman Alison MacInnes said Holyrood should have been told of the routine arming of police.
A political row over specially trained officers routinely carrying side arms started earlier this month when Independent Highlands and Islands MSP, John Finnie, raised concerns.
Mr Finnie said there had been a change of policy from firearms officers having to retrieve their weapons from locked safes in armed response vehicles with permission from a senior officer.
He said there had been occasions when firearms officers had supported unarmed police on routine duties, such as dispersing late night crowds from outside pubs and clubs.
Mr MacAskill told the Scottish Parliament that Police Scotland took a decision to follow an example previously set by Strathclyde, Tayside and Northern Constabulary.
He said it was necessary for trained firearms officers to be readily available to respond quickly to "urgent and unexpected threats".
Mr MacAskill said Police Scotland has 275 firearms officers - 1.6% of Police Scotland's personnel - and they were deployed on a shift pattern basis.
He added: "Consequently, only a small number will actually be deployed across our communities at any one time."
The justice secretary also said that the police authority and police investigation and review commissioner could review the deployment of firearms officers.
Ms MacInnes said the routine arming of officers represented a "substantial change of direction" and parliament should have been informed.
Police Scotland's Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins told BBC Scotland: "They are police officers first and foremost and it's only right that they contribute to the policing plan in addressing the greatest concerns of the community.
"The fact that they are carrying firearms and a Taser, to this point, there has been no negative public reaction to it."
With Sri Lanka resuming on day four at 130-4, chasing a theoretical 507 to win, paceman Rabada took 6-55 as the tourists were dismissed for 224.
Sri Lanka lost their final six wickets for 80 runs with Vernon Philander (3-48) claiming the match-winning wicket.
The win gives the hosts an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
After centuries from Dean Elgar (129) and Quinton de Kock (101) had helped the Proteas amass 392 in their first innings, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 110 on day two.
South Africa then declared at 224-7 before tea on day three at Newlands, leaving themselves more than seven sessions to bowl Sri Lanka out.
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The tourists had reached 144-4 in their second innings but when 21-year-old Rabada removed wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal (30) and captain Angelo Mathews (49), victory soon followed.
It is South Africa's third straight Test series win since losing their number one ranking at the start of 2016.
However, it was the final appearance for pace bowler Kyle Abbott, who is turning his back on international cricket to join English county side Hampshire on a long-term deal as a Kolpak player, as is batsman Rilee Rossouw who was in the Test squad but not the final XI.
They follow several other Proteas players who have signed for county sides under the Kolpak ruling, which allows players from countries with associate trade agreements with the European Union to feature as non-overseas players.
The third and final Test starts on 12 January in Johannesburg.
The decision could "jeopardize the functioning of the judiciary and law enforcement in BiH [Bosnia-Herzegovina]", the EU warned.
The Bosnian Serb move follows raids by officers investigating war crimes.
Most Bosnian Serbs live in one of two entities set up by the Dayton agreement that ended the 1992-1995 Bosnian war.
Tensions have been rising for several months after lawmakers in the Bosnian Serb Republic, or Republika Srpska, voted to hold a referendum on the authority of Bosnia's national court in their entity.
Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik, who proposed the referendum, said the country's prosecutors had been more lenient towards "the few Bosniaks" charged with war crimes compared with Serbs.
On Thursday Bosnian Serb Interior Minister Dragan Lukac decried raids by state investigators looking for Bosnian Serb suspects in the town of Novi Grad as "inappropriate and provocative".
Supporting the move to suspend law-enforcement co-operation, Mr Dodik said the operation constituted an attack "that could even have provoked armed conflict".
But in a statement, the EU called on authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina to "maintain mutual co-operation and dialogue".
It underlined "the need to respect the rule of law throughout the whole territory of the country".
Bosnia became an independent state after the war, but half its population - around two million people - had been displaced, and its infrastructure and economy was left in tatters.
Its political set-up is complicated, with the two regions having their own governments, parliament, police and other bodies - linked to a central Bosnian government and rotating presidency.
The country has been encouraged to seek membership of the European Union to strengthen its stability, but it has been unable to escape high levels of corruption, unemployment and political divisions that have put off foreign investors.
The list includes chefs, taxi drivers and office workers, although Prof Nadim Haboubi claims unemployment is more likely to make you fat than any job.
He said more resources were needed to tackle all causes of obesity in Wales.
The Welsh government said it had introduced a number of initiatives to help people make healthier choices.
Prof Haboubi, who runs the clinic in Blaenau Gwent, said he compiled the list based on his clinical experience.
"Where I work in the valleys area, unemployment is a problem and that's where obesity is more prevalent," he said.
"There isn't one cause, it's a combination of a sedentary life and general availability of healthy food.
"If you look into bizarre eating patterns, particularly for those working shifts, their sleep pattern is erratic and their eating pattern becomes unusual. Therefore, the centres in the brain which control metabolism start not to function in an optimal way.
"If you're looking at other occupations such as lorry drivers or office workers, it's very much because people are sedentary.
"Also, a long distance lorry driver will eat whatever there is in a cafe or shop then carry on driving.
"I know from some of my patients that one of the incentives or attractions of a job in takeaway delivery is your food is going to be free, but the type of food provided is not usually low fat."
James Howse, from Aberbargoed, was 29 when he was referred to the clinic, weighing 31 stone.
With a career in the events catering industry, he is used to being surrounded by deep fried food and works unusual and irregular shift patterns.
Mr Howse said he began putting on weight three years ago after a motorbike accident left him in bed for six months, but his job did not help with losing weight.
Constantly on the go all day, he said he would have a big breakfast, then not eat until late at night when the event was over.
That meal would be whatever was left over, but always "something and chips".
"When I realised this was a problem, I started snacking throughout the day on healthy stuff," Mr Howse said.
"I take food with me now, like prepared fruit, which has worked.
"Dr Haboubi was very good at motivating me and made me think. Seeing the psychologist was also a big thing because you've got to get your head right before you do anything.
"I'm eating a lot better and I'm a lot more focused on where I want to be in life."
Dr Haboubi said it was not necessary to change jobs to live a healthier lifestyle.
"None of these is a cause of obesity on its own. None of them are untreatable or uncontrollable," he said.
"You just have to modify your lifestyle towards healthier living and ensure that if you're required to be sitting all the time at work, when you finish you don't continue to sit and rest."
He said: "Some factories and companies that work with computers, they're doing it from a standing position rather than sitting.
"Sometimes healthy food is either not available or it's more costly if it is available. These things need to be subsidised by the employer."
Dr Haboubi stressed it was not a person's work alone that could contribute to weight gain.
Other factors, he said, were the cost of going to a leisure centre, the price of healthier food, poor public transport and the individual's attitude.
Top 10 obesogenic jobs:
Shift workers(especially night shift)
Chefs
Taxi drivers
Long distance lorry drivers
Takeaway delivery personnel
Office workers, such as secretaries and those in IT
Staff working in nursing or care homes
Supermarket employees
Business executives
The unemployed
"It needs to be tackled aggressively by co-ordinating all sectors, health professionals, the media, the supermarket industry, politicians," he said.
"We really need someone to coordinate all these powers and resources.
"We have a fantastic All Wales Obesity Pathway, it's a beautiful flowchart but they produced this fantastic document six years ago and not implemented it or provided any resources for it."
A Welsh government spokesman said: "Health boards are responsible for implementing the All-Wales Obesity Pathway together with local authorities and other partners - we regularly report on progress.
"No one single action alone will address obesity, which is why we have also introduced a number of initiatives to support the public in Wales to make healthier choices.
"These include the Active Travel Act, campaigns and programmes to support healthy diets and promote physical activity and schemes to encourage healthy practices in settings such as schools and workplaces."
Return to the Welsh Weight Clinic will be on BBC One Wales, on 5 October at 22:35 BST, as part of the Live Longer Wales season.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 1.8% at 18,883.42.
The index fell 3% in earlier trade as the yen gained against the dollar.
A stronger yen makes Japan's exports more expensive to buy overseas and hurts exporters when they repatriate their earnings.
Meanwhile, a better-than-expected business sentiment survey from the Bank of Japan failed to boost investor sentiment.
The closely watched Tankan index showed sentiment at major companies was unchanged at +12 for the fourth quarter.
Capital Economics' Marcel Thieliant said the index had been expected to weaken.
"Business conditions for non-manufacturing firms were unchanged [and] remained the strongest they have been since the early 1990s," he said.
Elsewhere, Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed down 2% at 4,928.60 as energy-related stocks dragged on the market.
"The key factor affecting the market at the moment is the continuing oversupply of oil," said Gary Huxtable of Atlantic Pacific Securities. "It is dragging energy stocks down."
Hong Kong's Hang Seng was down as much as 2.5% in early trade, but recovered some ground in the afternoon to close down 0.7% at 21,309.85.
Hong Kong-listed shares in Fosun International, the parent company of Shanghai-based Fosun Group, fell by nearly 10% on Monday. Trading in the firm's shares had been halted on Friday amid reports that its chairman, Guo Guangchang, was missing.
Reports later on Friday said Mr Guo, a high-profile Chinese tycoon, had been detained by police and was assisting authorities with an investigation. Mr Guo appeared at his company's annual meeting in Shanghai on Monday.
The Shanghai Composite was the one bright spot in the region, closing up 2.5% at 3,520.67 as investors cheered positive economic data out of Beijing over the weekend.
South Korea's Kospi index closed down 1.07% at 1,927.82.
Gareth Willington died after his boat, Harvester, sank off St David's Head on 28 April and a pre-inquest hearing will be held in October.
Mr Willington's son Daniel, who was also on the boat, is still missing but the search has now been called off.
Five lifeboats, a helicopter and fishing boats helped in the search.
German newspaper Bild claims Guardiola was angry with Bayern's medical team after Tuesday's Champions League semi-final exit to Atletico Madrid.
The Spaniard is alleged to have accused his physiotherapists of taking too long to get his players fit after injury.
"Whoever has spoken has done it to hit me," said Guardiola.
The former Barcelona boss is leaving Bayern in the summer to take over at Manchester City.
Bayern will win a third successive Bundesliga title under the 45-year-old if they win at Ingolstadt on Saturday.
When asked at his news conference on Friday, Guardiola did not deny a row had happened.
"Usually what happens inside the dressing room remains inside the dressing room," he said.
"But I'm not here next season anyway so it's not my problem, but Bayern's.
"It's happened plenty of times over these past three years.
"It's normal for me to talk to my players and staff and give them my opinion, but there are people here who are talking because they want to hurt me.
"Maybe this person will still be here next season and clearly they haven't realised that they are not damaging me, but the club and the team."
Guardiola won the Champions League twice with Barcelona - in 2009 and 2011.
"I've done my best here," he said of his time at Bayern. "But if you say that I had to win the Champions League, then I have failed.
"Go ahead and write that I have failed."
The project, funded by Eastbourne Borough Council, will see the Devonshire Park venue redeveloped over the next three years.
A show court will be built along with new practice courts, changing rooms and medical and media facilities.
It was also announced that Eastbourne will stage the Aegon International tournament for at least 10 more years.
The grasscourt tournament regularly attracts the elite of the women's game, with past winners including Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Monica Seles and Martin Navratilova.
Teenager Belinda Bencic lifted the trophy last year with a 6-4 4-6 6-0 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska in the final.
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Starting next year, the site will co-host the long-standing Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Premier event with a men's World Tour 250 tournament in the same week.
"We are thrilled by Eastbourne Borough Council's substantial investment into Devonshire Park to keep this iconic venue as one of the very best in the country," said LTA chief executive Michael Downey.
"We are also delighted to enter into a brand-new 10-year hosting agreement with the site, ensuring that world class women's and men's tennis will be here until at least until 2026, guaranteeing our loyal fans the best possible entertainment experience."
It says air pollution from burning coal in the area north of the Huai River, with a population of some 500m people, was 55% higher than in the south.
The region also had higher rates of heart and lung disease as a result of the policy in force up to 1980.
The study was conducted by researchers from China, the US and Israel.
They studied pollution and deaths in 90 cities in the north and south between 1981 and 2000.
They specifically looked at the increase in a type of pollution called total suspended particulates (TSPs) found in soot and smoke.
The researchers then analysed mortality statistics in 1991-2000 and found evidence of shorter life expectancy in the previously "free coal" areas.
"Life expectancies are about 5.5. years lower in the north owing to an increased incidence of cardio-respiratory mortality," said the study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"The analysis suggests that the Huai River policy, which had the laudable goal of providing indoor heat, had disastrous consequences for health."
The scientists argued that their findings may help other emerging economies - such as Brazil or India - to find better ways to combine a drive for economic growth and public health protection.
The report's findings will increase pressure on the Chinese authorities to do more to tackle pollution, the BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing reports.
Earlier this year, the government faced a public outcry after air pollution soared past levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organization, our correspondent says.
World number two Murray, who beat Novak Djokovic to win the Italian Open in his last match, lost the first two sets to the 37-year-old Czech qualifier.
The Briton won the third set and was ahead 4-2 in the fourth when the duo were called off at 20:22 BST.
Stepanek leads 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-4, with the match resuming at 11:30 on Tuesday.
Murray was on the back foot from the start of the match, which began after 18:00 following a lengthy rain delay.
The 29-year-old lost his serve in third game of the first set and was broken again in the ninth as Stepanek, the oldest player in the draw, drew upon his vast experience.
The second seed broke to love to start the second set but then immediately lost his own serve.
Stepanek, ranked 127 in the world, then broke again at 4-3 to carve out a two-set lead.
Murray, though, showed his resolve and raced through the third set in just 18 minutes as former world number eight Stepanek began to lose his way in the fading light.
Stepanek, a Wimbledon quarter-finalist in 2006, seemed to be stalling for time and received a warning after taking a toilet break and then changing his shirt.
It did not disrupt Murray's rhythm and the Scot extended his run of games to nine before the Czech held his serve.
The British number one was next to serve and seemed well placed to force a decider when play was called off for the evening.
Murray is bidding to join fellow Britons Kyle Edmund and Heather Watson in the second round, while compatriots Johanna Konta, Laura Robson and Aljaz Bedene are due to start their campaigns on Tuesday.
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:
"Lacking timing - and looking a shadow of the player who had produced such dominant tennis in Rome two weeks ago - Murray found himself two sets down to Stepanek in no time at all.
"The 37-year-old Stepanek, with three qualifying wins under his belt, adapted to the slow conditions superbly, and only by winning 10 of the last 12 games of the night did Murray drag himself back into the match.
"Murray will have to start so much better on the resumption, as Stepanek is likely to pose a serious threat after a good night's sleep and with nothing to lose."
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Coastguard rescue teams were called to just north of Chimney Hole, near Filey, just after 19:00 BST on Thursday.
It is thought the girl, understood to be Leah Price, lost her footing on cliffs near the Blue Dolphin holiday park.
She was airlifted to Hull Royal Infirmary where she is in a "critical but stable condition", police said.
A spokesman for the holiday park said they believed the family were from Nottingham.
"We are continuing to offer assistance to Leah's family and friends through this difficult and painful time," he added.
Coastguard rescue teams from Filey, Scarborough, Burniston, and Bridlington attended along with the inshore lifeboat from Filey.
The coastguard said the rescue was the first carried out using the new Rescue 912 helicopter.
In 2005, a six-year-old girl escaped with just "bumps and bruises" when she plunged 150ft (46m) from the same area.
Terri Ellwood, a 16-year-old-girl, fell to her death near the same caravan site in 2003.
A total of £170,000 in cash and a stun gun were seized during searches at various locations in Armagh on Wednesday.
Those detained were three men aged 31, 38 and 58, and a 56-year-old woman.
The operation began when officers "forcibly stopped" a van on the Killylea Road at about 15:00 BST.
A 38-year-old man, who was driving the van, was arrested at the scene after officers found £10,000 inside the vehicle.
During a follow-up search of a house on Salters Grange Road police seized a Mercedes S63 AMG, a BMW X5 and documents.
At about 16:30 BST, a 31-year-old man was arrested at a filling station on Cathedral Road in the city.
Officers then went to an address in Callan Crescent, where they found about £160,000 hidden in the living room.
They also found the stun gun and four "extremely high-end designer watches" at the property.
The woman and the 58-year-old man, who were in the property at the time, were arrested.
A police spokesman said officers believed the cash and jewellery were the "proceeds of major drugs criminality".
"We believe this operation has struck a major blow to the activities of an organised gang involved in serious drugs criminality in Northern Ireland," he said.
All four are still being questioned on suspicion of drug and money laundering offences.
Franky Mills, 19, shot beloved family pet Bomber in the neck with an air rifle last March, before going on to attack six more.
One, Ruby, had to be put down, another needed his leg amputated, and two had eyes removed.
Mills admitted seven counts of criminal damage and seven firearms charges.
He was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court, and was ordered to serve 12 months in a youth offenders' institute, and 12 months on licence.
In a statement read out in court, Ruby's owner said: "My son was very attached to her and she would always sleep on his bed. He took the news really badly and started struggling at school and would become very tearful and quiet.
"The person who shot our cat has changed our family forever and this is something I will never forgive or forget."
Sgt Paul Eden said: "Mills' behaviour is deeply concerning and completely unacceptable and his actions have caused a great deal of distress to a number of families."
Mills was also fined £100. His air weapons and ammunition were confiscated, and a restraining order was placed on his preventing him buying more for five years.
The witness who came forward and helped the police catch Mills will be awarded a £2,000 award from animal rights charity, PETA.
Andrew Coulter, 35, told a jury at the High Court in Glasgow the alleged confession never happened.
He was giving evidence at the trial of his uncle Ronnie Coulter, who denies murdering Surjit Singh Chhokar in 1998.
Ronnie Coulter, 48, is on trial for a second time after being acquitted of the murder in 1999.
He has lodged a special defence blaming his nephew Andrew Coulter and David Montgomery, who is known by his nickname Chez.
Mr Chhokar died in Overtown, North Lanarkshire, on 4 November 1998.
Andrew Coulter was giving evidence for a third day in the trial of his uncle, who is from Wishaw.
Defence QC Donald Findlay said: "After Ronnie was acquitted of murdering Chhokar, at some time the two of you were out of prison you had a conversation about the events involving Mr Chhokar. Do you remember a conversation?"
Andrew Coulter replied: "I never spoke to Ronnie when I got out of prison."
Mr Findlay went on: "You had a conversation about what happened that night. It was a short conversation. You weren't speaking and Ronnie said: 'Was it Chez?' and you said: 'No.'
"And he said: 'Was it you?' and you said: 'Yes.'"
Andrew Coulter responded: "No that's lies. That never happened."
Mr Finlay told Andrew Coulter that he was a liar and had murdered Chhokar, but the witness replied: "I didn't. You're doing your best for your client and I respect that.
"If you're believing everything he says then he's taking you for a mug, just like he's taken everyone else for a mug all these years."
The jury has already heard Andrew Coulter was convicted of killing Patrick Kelly in 1999 by stabbing him in the leg, and had been sentenced to six years' detention.
David Montgomery, 39, from Motherwell, previously told the jury that he drove Andrew and Ronnie Coulter to Mr Chhokar's home in Garrion Street, Overtown, on the day he died.
He said a meeting had been arranged between Andrew Coulter and 32-year-old Mr Chhokar over a stolen Giro cheque.
Ronnie Coulter denies all the charges against him. The trial before judge Lord Matthews continues.
The incident involving the driver of a black Nissan Micra happened shortly before 08:00 GMT on the A525 Ruthin Road near the Brookhouse Mill, Denbigh, on Monday.
The road was closed for several hours following the crash but has now reopened.
No other people or vehicles were involved.
North Wales Police said investigations were continuing and urged anyone with information to contact them on 101.
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Cyn eleni doedd canran y myfyrwyr oedd wedi cael gradd A* yn eu harholiadau Safon Uwch ddim wedi bod yn uwch na 7.3% - llynedd roedd yn 6.6%.
Fe wnaeth y canran oedd yn cael A* neu A hefyd gyrraedd y lefel uchaf erioed, gan godi o 22.7% i 25% mewn blwyddyn.
Mae Cymru hefyd wedi cau'r bwlch ar weddill y DU o ran y canran sy'n cael y graddau uchaf, ond maen nhw'n parhau y tu ôl i bob rhanbarth yn Lloegr oni bai am orllewin y canolbarth a dwyrain y canolbarth o ran graddau A* i C.
Ond mae nifer y myfyrwyr wnaeth sefyll arholiadau Safon Uwch eleni wedi gostwng o'i gymharu â llynedd.
Mae nifer y Cymry sydd wedi gwneud cais i fynd i'r brifysgol, a'r nifer sydd wedi gwneud cais i brifysgolion Cymru, hefyd wedi gostwng.
Mathemateg oedd y pwnc ble cafodd y canran uchaf o ddisgyblion radd A neu A*, gyda 41.9% yn llwyddo i gyrraedd y safon a 63.3% yn llwyddo gyda Mathemateg Bellach.
Ymhlith y pynciau eraill ble wnaeth dros chwarter y myfyrwyr sicrhau'r graddau uchaf oedd Almaeneg, Cemeg, Economeg, Ffiseg, Ffrangeg, Bioleg, Cymraeg Iaith Gyntaf, a Chelf a Dylunio.
Fe wnaeth bechgyn wneud yn well na merched wrth gael graddau A ac A* (25.1% i 24.9%), ond ymysg graddau A* i E fe wnaeth merched barhau i wneud yn well (98.2% i 97%).
Dywedodd y Cyd-gyngor Cymwysterau (JCQ) fod y gwahaniaethau mawr o ran dewis pynciau yn golygu ei bod hi ond yn bosib cymharu canlyniadau merched a bechgyn o fewn yr un pwnc.
Ar Lefel AS, gwelwyd cynnydd yn nifer y disgyblion lwyddodd i gael gradd A, gyda'r canran yn codi o 18% y llynedd i 19.1% eleni.
Roedd y canran gafodd radd A-E hefyd wedi codi o 88.3% i 88.9%.
Wrth longyfarch myfyrywr ar eu canlyniadau dywedodd yr Ysgrifennydd Addysg, Kirsty Williams eu bod yn dangos "cynnydd calonogol yn y nifer sy'n ennill y graddau uchaf, a chanlyniadau gwell ar draws Mathemateg, Bioleg, Cemeg a Ffiseg".
Ychwanegodd ei bod am "adeiladu" ar y canlyniadau, a bod y llywodraeth "wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau bod ein system addysg yn darparu'r sgiliau a'r wybodaeth sydd eu hangen ar ddisgyblion yn y byd modern".
Eleni oedd y flwyddyn gyntaf ers newidiadau i drefn rhai o'r pynciau Safon Uwch, a bellach dim ond unwaith y bydd myfyrwyr yng Nghymru yn gallu ailsefyll unedau UG.
Ond mae prif weithredwr Cymwysterau Cymru yn dweud ei fod yn hyderus fod "safonau'n cael eu diogelu".
"Mae'r ffordd y mae ffiniau gradd wedi'u gosod ar gyfer arholiadau Safon Uwch newydd yr haf hwn yn sicrhau bod myfyrwyr yn cael eu trin yn deg," meddai Philip Blaker.
"Ni roddwyd mantais nac anfantais iddynt oherwydd y ffaith mai nhw oedd y myfyrwyr cyntaf i sefyll y cymwysterau hyn."
But the new creature, named Gualicho shinyae, was not closely related to T.rex, suggesting the unusual limbs evolved independently.
The 90 million-year-old animal from northern Patagonia measured about 7.6m long and would have weighed about a tonne - about the same as a polar bear.
Details of the work by an international team appear in the journal Plos One.
Like Tyrannosaurus rex, the new Gualicho shinyae is a theropod, one of the two-legged, bird-like dinosaurs - but it's on a different branch of the family tree.
"Gualicho is kind of a mosaic dinosaur, it has features that you normally see in different kinds of theropods," said co-author Peter Makovicky, from The Field Museum in Chicago, US.
The position of Gualicho on the theropod tree suggests it evolved its small forelimbs independently from other carnivorous dinosaurs which shared the trait - rather than it arising from a common ancestor.
"It's really unusual—it's different from the other carnivorous dinosaurs found in the same rock formation, and it doesn't fit neatly into any category," said Dr Makovicky.
Despite its relatively large size, the dinosaur's forelimbs were the size of a human child's, and like T. rex, it had just two digits (thumb and forefinger).
The dinosaur was uncovered towards the end of the expedition in northern Patagonia.
The dig was beset with bad luck, including a car crash in which a truck carrying the team rolled over (but in which no one was badly hurt).
He said keeping web browsing data was not for spying on the public but to see "for example, whether a suspect has downloaded a terrorist manual".
The government is due to publish new laws on UK security agencies' powers to obtain information on suspects.
Meanwhile, ministers have ruled out plans to restrict or ban companies from encrypting data.
However, under the new legislation security services will retain the capacity to intercept the content of communications after obtaining a warrant.
The Investigatory Powers Bill has been dubbed by some a "snoopers' charter" and privacy campaigners have vowed to fight any attempt to force companies to keep users' data.
Sir David, who was previously director of GCHQ - Britain's communications surveillance centre - said the new legislation did not need to grant "significant new powers".
But he added: "The one area is the question of, should the internet companies be compelled to retain communications data or metadata, including the web history? I think it is necessary."
The emergence of encryption has been identified as a major headache for law enforcement bodies, with suggestions that it risks leaving them locked out of some areas of cyberspace.
There has been major growth in the use of encrypted apps which encode messages in a way that makes it harder for a third party to intercept the content.
The minister for internet safety and security, Baroness Shields, had said she recognised the "essential role" that strong encryption played in protecting people's details.
But she added the government still wanted tech companies to be able to unscramble "targeted" data and hand it over when required.
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It is part of a Scottish government drive to tackle the obesity problem.
The team at Aberdeen's Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health are hoping to recruit 120 volunteers who will be monitored over the course of a week.
Researchers will record their heart rates, activity levels and snacking habits using heart sensors, GPS devices and an electronic diary.
The scientists are hoping to identify a link between so-called "executive functions" in the brain and snacking.
Dr David McMinn, from the institute, who is leading the study, said: "We live in an environment where snack foods are readily available, and where desk jobs and labour-saving devices mean that we are less active than in previous generations.
"Because our environment makes it easy to consume high-calorie snack foods and spend long periods of time inactive, eating well and being active requires considerable self-regulation.
"It requires us to make an effort, such as deciding not to snack in order to maintain a healthy weight."
He added: "We are particularly interested in the way food choices and physical activity behaviours are linked to psychological processes in the brain called the 'executive functions'.
"We use executive functions to achieve goals, for example, planning actions in advance, solving problems, ignoring distractions and resisting temptations.
"The executive functions can be depleted if used intensively, or due to particularly stressful situations. We are interested to know if reductions in executive functions are associated with behaviours such as snacking on unhealthy foods or sedentary behaviour."
Researchers hope to recruit 120 people, over 18, who are not taking beta-blockers and who are able to attend the university's health sciences building on the Foresterhill campus to take part in psychological testing ahead of the seven-day monitoring period.
"Information from the different monitoring devices will be used to identify where periods of snacking, activity, sedentary behaviour, and stress occur," Dr McMinn said.
"The aim is to try to understand why people snack, because we all know that sticking to a healthy diet is easier said than done."
The device has arms and legs and is suspended by ropes from a metal frame. Its only other tether is a thick umbilical cable plugged into its back.
After a few final checks, research engineer Gianluca approaches the machine, turns, and puts his feet on its feet and buckles them in. He straps himself in across his chest and puts his arms into its arms.
With a finger he then presses a button, and the machine jolts into life, lights flashing and joints whirring as he cautiously steers his body suit across the floor.
The machine is called the "Body Extender" and has been developed at the Perceptual Robotics Laboratory (Percro), part of the Pisa's Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.
It can lift 50kg (7st 12lb) in each extended hand, can exert 10 times the force the user applies to an object, and its makers claim it is the most complex exoskeleton yet built.
"This is the most complex wearable robot that has been ever built in the world," says Percro's Fabio Salsedo who leads the project. "It's a device which is able to track the complex movement of the human body and also to amplify the force of the operator."
The machine has 22 degrees of freedom each actuated with an electric motor, and is made up of modular components, which means the robot can be easily rebuilt to suit the application, says its designer.
"There are several possible applications. For example if you have to assemble a very complex product like an aircraft, this is a machine which is very flexible. You can lift the panel, rotate it and position it in the right position."
"Another application is the rescue of victims in case of an earthquake. You need something very flexible in order to intervene rapidly without damaging the victim."
Meaning "outer skeleton", exoskeletons are common in nature. Grasshoppers, cockroaches, crabs and lobsters have exoskeletons rather than an inner endoskeleton like humans, providing both support to the body and protection against predators. Turtles and tortoises have both an inner skeleton and an exoskeleton shell.
Robotic or mechanical exoskeletons could offer humans the kind of protection, support and strength they afford in nature.
The Body Extender is just one of a host of machines now being developed or marketed around the world by researchers and companies.
A subsidiary of Panasonic recently unveiled its Powerloader, which it's claimed can also lift a total of 100kg and walk at 8km/h (5mph). The plan is to bring the machine to market in 2015 for work on the factory floor or any other application customers can imagine.
Another Japanese company, Cyberdyne, has developed its hybrid assistive limb or Hal system, a range of machines designed for rescue recovery or "back load reduction" in the work place.
The military application of exoskeletons has become quickly apparent. US corporation Raytheon has developed the XOS 2 for combat soldiers in the field, while Lockheed Martin has the Hulc, a hydraulic exoskeleton that provides soldiers with the ability to carry loads of about 90kg.
Then there are the medical uses. Israeli company Argo Medical Technologies markets its ReWalk device to help those with lower limb disabilities to walk upright using crutches, while Cyberdyne and Ekso Bionics - which developed the Hulc originally - offer similar devices.
Swiss company Hocoma offers a therapeutic device called the Lokomat, robotic trousers worn by a user on a treadmill designed to help stroke patients and others improve their walking, while a similar device called Lopes has been developed by Dutch researchers.
Prof Chris Melhuish, director of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, believes exoskeletons will have a place in the future of robotics where it's deemed humans are still required to steer or control a robotic device or quickly and adaptively respond to environmental hazards or changes.
"It's a technology which is growing fast and maturing," he told BBC News. "The type of functionality of the exoskeleton depends on what you want it to do and to what degree you want it to be autonomous."
"They can have a medical restorative function, or it can extend to augmenting human function and that might be the case for military systems, rescue services or in factories where perhaps large or heavy materials need to be handled."
He said the three main issues were developing the control systems, the materials and, crucially, the power systems.
"If you're doing this and you don't have access to sufficient power that's a problem. If you can plug yourself into the mains it's absolutely fine but then your movement is limited by an umbilical power supply.
"The evolution of the exoskeleton will go hand in hand with the evolution of batteries or other high density storage systems as well as lightweight structural materials."
Fabio Salsedo believes the simpler medical devices will become commonplace before the more complex full-body exoskeletons researchers such as he and his team are developing.
"There is still a problem with the overall equilibrium of the [Body Extender] machine so it is very difficult at the moment to guarantee the machine won't fall down on uneven terrain," he told BBC News.
"But there are other applications of these kinds of platforms which need a simplified version where not all the articulations are actuated but only a subset. In this case the machine can be lighter and more simple to control."
Rich Walker, of the London-based Shadow Robot Company, told BBC News: "Exoskeletons have a really important role in keeping older people active and healthy for longer, whether at work or at home. Much of the Japanese effort is focused on delivering systems that can help older people help their spouses without injury."
But he agrees safety issues will have to be overcome with some of the more complex devices.
"Safety will be vital for 'on the body' robotics. There is a new ISO standard covering this, but we haven't yet seen what happens when an exoskeleton goes wrong."
The Sewol sank off the south-western island of Jindo on 16 April 2014 killing 304 people, almost all school children on a trip.
It has been winched to the surface so a platform can be inserted under it for it to be towed ashore.
It is expected to arrive at port in less than two weeks, where it will be met by the families of victims.
The bodies of nine victims are believed to still be trapped inside the sunken ship, and raising it was one of the central demands of their families.
The government bowed to pressure to raise the 6,825 tonne vessel, one of the most complex operations ever attempted, said the the BBC's Stephen Evans on Jindo Island.
The 16-year-old daughter of Huh Hong-Hwan was one victim whose remains were never found.
"To see the Sewol again, I can't describe how I'm feeling right now," Mr Huh told the AFP news agency as he watched the raising of the ship from a boat nearby.
The sinking was blamed on a combination of illegal redesigns, cargo overloading, the inexperience of the crew member steering the vessel, and lax government regulations. The ship's captain was later convicted of murder.
Anger over the response of the authorities after the disaster contributed to the unpopularity of former President Park Geun-hye, who was recently ousted.
Scientists sequenced genomes from 10 skeletons unearthed in eastern England and dating from the Iron Age through to the Anglo-Saxon period.
Many of the Anglo-Saxon samples appeared closer to modern Dutch and Danish people than the Iron Age Britons did.
The results appear in Nature Communications journal.
According to historical accounts and archaeology, the Anglo-Saxons migrated to Britain from continental Europe from the 5th Century AD. They brought with them a new culture, social structure and language.
Genetic studies have tackled the question of Anglo-Saxon ancestry before, but sometimes gave conflicting results.
Confounding factors included the close genetic affinities of people in North-West Europe and the scarcity of ancient DNA from indigenous Britons and the Germanic-speaking migrants.
Dr Stephan Schiffels of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Germany sequenced genomes of human remains from Hinxton, Saffron Walden, Linton and Oakington - all of which are near Cambridge.
The burials fall into three different age categories: Iron Age, early Anglo-Saxon and Middle Anglo-Saxon.
Contrary to narratives suggesting large-scale displacement of the Britons by Anglo-Saxon invaders, the researchers found evidence of intermarriage in the earliest phase of settlement.
In order to disentangle the Anglo-Saxon signal from the indigenous British genetic background, the researchers looked at many rare mutations across the whole genome.
"We found that these rare mutations were the key to studying historical samples. We could compare our ancient samples with modern samples in an improved way," Dr Schiffels told BBC News.
"We could look at these in a very large sample of modern Europeans. For example, we studied low frequency mutations that must have occurred in the ancestors of the Dutch over the last few thousand years.
"We found that these mutations were shared with the Anglo-Saxon immigrants at a factor of two more than they are with the indigenous Celtic people. These rare mutations are found only with whole genome sequencing."
From there, the scientists could track the contribution made by those Anglo-Saxon migrants to modern British populations.
They found that on average 25%-40% of the ancestry of modern Britons is attributable to the Anglo-Saxons. But the fraction of Saxon ancestry is greater in eastern England, closest to where the migrants settled.
Even traditionally Celtic populations, such as the Welsh and Scottish show some Anglo-Saxon-like ancestry - even though it is typically lower than that in eastern England. But Dr Schiffels points out that it is difficult to tell when this genetic component arrived there until DNA from Iron Age remains in those regions is analysed.
In another study, also published in Nature Communications, Prof Dan Bradley from Trinity College Dublin and colleagues analysed the genomes of nine individuals from Roman-era York.
They found that six of the individuals - presumably indigenous Britons - were similar to the modern Welsh, but different from populations living in Yorkshire today.
However, one of the individuals had genetic affinities with people from North Africa and the Middle East, providing evidence of long-scale migration in Roman times.
The burials at Driffield Terrace, from which the genetic data was drawn, fit the profile of Roman gladiators.
The majority were male, under 45 years old and had been decapitated. They were also slightly taller than the average for Roman Britain, with most showing signs of trauma to their bones.
However, Prof Bradley and his colleagues point out that the remains might also be compatible with Roman legionaries.
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Swansea Bay City Region was one of 12 cities given an award and highlighted in a publication by UN agency UNESCO as its only "Learning City" in the UK.
The aim of the event, which took place in Mexico, is to support efforts to create a culture of lifelong learning.
Swansea council said it was "proud" and the university said it was "encouraging".
Prison officers have been under threat from dissident republicans for a number of years now. There has been a general threat as well as specific threats against some individuals.
A number have had to move home under a government funded scheme after being informed that dissidents were monitoring their movements and they were being targeted for possible attack.
David Black is not believed to be one of those who had been warned.
"It was just a matter of time," was how one well-placed source responded to the news of the shooting.
The government's assessment of the threat level posed by dissident groups was increased to severe in February 2009, meaning an attack was regarded as highly likely.
Since then, dissidents have killed two police officers and two soldiers, and the assumption is that they were responsible for the killing of David Black.
In recent years the police have warned repeatedly that serving officers were the main focus for dissidents. Some prison officers believe the threat to them has been understated.
"There's a sense of anger," said one source. "Prison officers have been worried for some time now that they face an increasing threat, but many feel their concerns have been ignored. Now, they're saying their fears have been realised."
Dissident republicans and their supporters have been at loggerheads with the prison service in recent years in a dispute over the use of strip searching for prisoners entering and leaving Maghaberry high security prison near Lisburn.
There are currently 41 dissidents being held at Roe House in Maghaberry and many are taking part in a "no wash" protest.
Some are smearing excrement on the walls of their cells, others are throwing it out of their cells, and others are refusing to shave.
They say routine strip searching is an unnecessary humiliation and argue that electronic scanners like those used at airports are a secure alternative.
The prison service recently installed two electronic scanners in Magilligan Prison near Limavady and Hyde Bank Wood in south Belfast to test their effectiveness. It has said they may provide an alternative to full body searches.
It is a long running dispute. Back in August 2010, it was announced that a deal had been reached between the authorities and the prisoners in Roe House to end their protest.
Mediators brokered an agreement that included less restricted movement for prisoners and concessions on strip searching. To facilitate this, a new search facility was introduced and modifications were made to the prison exercise yards.
But the dissidents later accused the prison authorities of breaking the terms of the deal and resumed the protest. Since then, there have been growing fears about possible attacks on prison officers.
A prison service drive to recruit more Catholics may have been another motivating factor for those who killed David Black.
Hundreds of long-serving officers are leaving the prison service under an enhanced redundancy scheme, with their places being taken by new recruits.
Just last week the new head of the prison service, Sue McAllister, expressed disappointment at the low number of applications from Catholics for the new posts advertised and said attracting more would be a priority.
Those who carried out this shooting may hope it deters young Catholics from applying.
In terms of who was responsible, there are a number of possibilities.
The Continuity IRA is active in the Lurgan area and was responsible for murdering Constable Stephen Carroll in March 2009. Just a few weeks ago, two men were arrested on the outskirts of the town in a police operation aimed at the group.
A new organisation calling itself the IRA was formed during the summer, bringing together the Real IRA, Republican Action Against Drugs, and a group of non-aligned republicans - a number of whom are believed to be based in the Craigavon area.
As David Black was from Cookstown, the police will also look at the possibility that dissidents based in County Tyrone may have been involved.
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Kaci Hickox defied the voluntary quarantine order on Thursday by leaving her house for a bike ride.
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Forhad Rahman, 21, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, is one of three men who deny helping Cardiff teenager Aseel Muthana, 17, travel to Syria to join Islamic state (IS) in 2014.
Messages revealed at his trial at the Old Bailey show the pair had a "profound emotional closeness" online.
On Friday, prosecutors said the messages may have been "humorous".
In another message, Mr Forhad wrote to the teenager "radicalise babe x".
The Gloucestershire man, who was living in south west London at the time, is alleged to have paid for a replacement passport and a coach ticket, which allowed Mr Muthana to leave Britain.
He is also accused of putting Mr Muthana in contact with another of the accused.
Mr Rahman was "a passionate supporter of those waging what he consider jihad" when he met Mr Muthana online, before December 2013, prosecutor Christopher Hehir said.
The pair had frequent chats on messaging service WhatsApp, and are believed to have met in person, before Mr Muthana left on February 21, last year.
Describing their web chats, prosecutor Christopher Hehir said: "They illustrate the assistance which Forhad Rahman readily gave to Aseel Muthana, in the full knowledge of what he was planning.
"The chats also reveal a profound emotional closeness between [them].
"They referred to each other by affectionate names such as 'cutie', 'honey' and 'babe'."
Messages were "often signed off with kisses", and "declarations of love passed between them", Mr Hehir said.
The barrister added: "There may well have been a humorous element to this, but there can be no doubt that these young men rapidly became close friends."
Aseel Muthana followed in the footsteps of his older brother Nasser, 20, who travelled to Syria in November, 2013, and appeared in a highly publicised IS recruitment video online.
Aseel Muthana went by coach from Cardiff to Gatwick Airport on 20 February, last year, before flying to Larnaca, Cyprus, the following day.
From there he travelled on to Syria and has not returned to the UK since, the court heard.
In a video shown to the jury, Mr Muthana was filmed waving a replica gun with one of his alleged helpers on a hill near Cardiff Bay Retail Park, Grangetown, while they relive an IS skirmish in Raqqa, Syria.
He is heard to say: "If you're watching this, I'm probably dead, or like a legend or something."
At one point, Mr Muthana also refers to "The Islamic State in Cardiff and Iraq and Shaam".
The prosecutor said the three men on trial helped the younger Muthana "in the full knowledge" he was going to Syria to fight with IS, and "they wanted to help him do just that".
"Aseel Muthana was acting so as to become involved in terrorism. He was going to join a group who use violence in pursuit of political, religious and ideological - but above all religious - aims," Mr Hehir said.
Kristen Brekke, 19, of Cardiff, who worked with Aseel Muthana at a Cardiff ice cream shop, allegedly bought combat clothing, performed computer searches and stored items for him.
Adeel Ulhaq, 20, of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, gave Mr Muthana advice in online discussions, providing "a great deal of knowledge" about the Syrian conflict and about useful contacts, the prosecutor said.
He also stands accused of sending money to Turkey to fund terrorism, in a separate charge.
All the accused deny assisting another in the preparation for committing terrorist acts.
The trial continues.
BBC Sport looks at five things you may have missed, on a day Bolton headed ever closer to League One and a couple of debutants had instant impacts at their new clubs.
Bolton fans might be happy just to have a club to support at all after their off-field issues this season.
It has been another dramatic week at the Macron Stadium, with manager Neil Lennon leaving by mutual consent on Monday and the club's new owners paying off their outstanding tax bill to HM Revenue & Customs.
Former Sunderland and Leeds boss Peter Reid has been brought in as a football adviser to assist caretaker Jimmy Phillips, but their first game in charge could not have gone much worse.
Fellow strugglers Bristol City hit six unanswered goals to leave the Trotters marooned at the bottom of the Championship, 12 points adrift of safety.
Wanderers will almost certainly be playing in the third tier next season for the first time since 1993.
Millwall and Chesterfield's players could be forgiven for wondering who had scored for them on Saturday.
Midfielder Chris Taylor rejoined the Lions on loan from Blackburn on Thursday.
He scored what proved to be the winner for the League One promotion chasers against Sheffield United just two minutes into his first appearance since returning to the club.
Meanwhile, winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce made Taylor's intervention look positively slovenly.
Campbell-Ryce joined the Spireites on loan from the Blades on Saturday morning and scored his side's equaliser at Scunthorpe, seconds after coming on in the 59th minute.
The Jamaica international had a loan spell with Chesterfield in 2004. He failed to score in 14 league appearances.
Spare a thought for Colchester United.
Last weekend, League One's bottom side led promotion hopefuls Wigan 3-2 going into the final minute, only for Will Grigg to pop up and score a leveller.
This week Kevin Keen took his strugglers to third-placed Walsall knowing that they needed a win to keep their fading survival chances alive.
It looked improbably like that was going to be what they were going to get after Alex Gilbey gave them the lead in first-half injury time.
However, when it is not your season, it is not your season.
Saddlers top scorer Tom Bradshaw popped up with an 89th-minute equaliser and four minutes into stoppage time Matt Preston struck to seal a remarkable comeback for the hosts.
The U's are bottom of League One with 28 points from 37 games and are 10 points adrift of safety.
Blackpool forward Jack Redshaw's day at a glance:
The former Morecambe man missed all of the late drama, as first Marcus Haber levelled for Crewe before Tom Aldred restored Blackpool's lead in the 84th minute.
There was still time for the hosts to be awarded a last-minute penalty, which Brad Inman sent over the bar to leave the Seasiders celebrating a huge victory in their battle against relegation and Redshaw breathing an equally large sigh of relief.
Two months is a long time in football.
Here is what Notts County owner Ray Trew said about Jamie Fullarton upon appointing him Magpies boss on 10 January: "I don't think I have ever been as impressed by someone at an interview as I was by Jamie.
"He had us all captivated throughout what turned out to be a lengthy assessment of his suitability for the role."
It turned out Fullarton could not get his players to buy into his philosophies and after Saturday's 4-1 home defeat by Exeter City, his eighth loss in 12 games, he was sacked.
The next man in the Meadow Lane hotseat will be the 10th manager to take control since 2010.
Ahmet Uzumcu, of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, called for local, short-term ceasefires to allow experts to work.
Syria officially joined the Chemical Weapons Convention on Monday.
Meanwhile, three of the six Red Cross workers who were kidnapped on Sunday have been freed, the ICRC has said.
A Syrian Red Crescent volunteer who was with them has also been released, the group added. All those freed are reported to be unharmed.
By Paul AdamsBBC News
For almost two months, the world has fixated on the relatively narrow issue of Syria's chemical weapons, while the war has raged on, unchecked.
In his BBC interview, Ahmet Uzumcu voiced the hope that his team's work might act as a catalyst towards a wider political process.
Not surprisingly, for someone who clearly has chemical weapons on the brain much of the time, he also used the word "precursor".
Only a determined optimist would suggest that there's a clear line between ridding Syria of weapons of mass destruction and a comprehensive peace settlement.
But the unprecedented level of US-Russian cooperation which led to an agreement to deal with the former offers a faint glimmer of hope for the latter.
Syria weapons: Peace hopes raised?
The seven workers were seized near the town of Saraqeb in Idlib province, where they were delivering aid and assessing health facilities. It is not clear who carried out the kidnapping.
The OPCW and the UN have had a team of 60 experts and support staff in Syria since 1 October. They are based in Damascus and have been carrying regular visits to facilities.
In his first interview since the OPCW won the Nobel Peace Prize last week, Mr Uzumcu told the BBC's Today programme that Syrian officials had been co-operating and facilitating the experts' work.
He said they had been taken wherever they wanted to go, and that they had already reached five out of at least 20 facilities capable of producing chemical weapons.
However, Mr Uzumcu said, routes to some of the sites went through opposition-held territory and this prevented access.
"They change hands from one day to another, which is why we appeal to all sides in Syria to support this mission, to be co-operative and not render this mission more difficult. It's already challenging," he said.
He said he had called for truces because "in the previous, UN-led mission to investigate allegations of use [of chemical weapons] there were temporary ceasefires of four or five hours which helped this mission".
He added that one abandoned site was located in a rebel-held area, and that his team was hoping to access it.
It is the first time the OPCW has worked in a war zone since it was set up in 1997.
Mr Uzumcu also said that on Saturday mortar shells had fallen "next to the hotel where our team is staying and there are exchanges of fire not far from where they go".
Details of the visits have not been released. Syria is believed to possess mustard gas, as well as the sarin and VX nerve agents.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said a peace conference should be held in Geneva as soon as possible to set up an interim government.
"There has to be a transition government in Syria to permit the possibility of peace," he said.
The dominant group in the main opposition alliance, the Syrian National Council, has said it will not take part in the proposed peace negotiations - known as Geneva II.
In his interview with the BBC, Mr Uzumcu said the Nobel prize had been a "very big boost" to the morale of his teams. "They are working in very challenging circumstances in the field," he said.
The OPCW, based in The Hague, was established to enforce the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention. Its main role to monitor and destroy chemical weapons.
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The disarmament deal on Syria's chemical weapons was sparked by a poison-gas attack in Damascus on 21 August in which hundreds were killed. Western nations blamed the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, but he blamed rebel fighters.
Syria later agreed to join the global Chemical Weapons Convention, and the UN said it would bound by the treaty from 14 October.
Under a UN resolution, Syria's chemical weapons production equipment must be destroyed by 1 November and stockpiles must be disposed of by mid-2014.
Violence in the country is continuing. On Monday a car bomb killed at least 12 people in the north-western rebel-held town of Darkoush in Idlib province, activists say.
The attack came a day after seven workers of the International Committee of the Red Cross were abducted near Saraqeb, a town also located in Idlib province, near the Turkish border.
Syrian state TV blamed rebels for the abduction.
Liz Kendall said the Tories would "throw everything at us" after the leader is named on 12 September.
She made her comments during a TV debate with the other candidates - Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Jeremy Corbyn - on Sky News.
A Sky survey suggested Mr Corbyn had been the most popular with viewers.
A majority of the 8,000 viewers surveyed felt Mr Corbyn had won the debate, with 80.6% supporting him, compared with 9.1% for Ms Kendall, 5.7% for Yvette Cooper and 4.6% for Andy Burnham.
In a nod to left-winger Mr Corbyn's popularity, Ms Kendall urged her party to "get real" about the threat to its future.
"They [the Conservatives] are going to bring it on, and we need a strong Labour leader who understands what they are going to do, and is going to fight back for Labour so we can win in 2020," she said.
Ms Cooper argued Mr Corbyn was "offering people false hope" with his plans for more quantitative easing to fund investment.
"Once the economy is growing, if you simply keep printing money, that pushes up inflation and that money still has to be paid back," she said.
But Mr Corbyn won applause as he called for Labour to reject the Conservatives' austerity programme and ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable were not made to pay for the mistakes of the bankers.
Meanwhile, Mr Burnham said Labour had "drifted away" from people in England and Scotland, who saw it as too "London-centric" and had switched to UKIP or the SNP.
He said Labour had failed to offer a clear alternative to austerity at May's general election, because it was unwilling to propose tax rises, and had "lost sight of its principles" in opting to abstain in a vote on cuts earlier this year.
The candidates were also split over their views of the legacy of former Labour leader Tony Blair, with Mr Burnham branding it "ridiculous " for Labour supporters to direct their anger at a man who had delivered three general election victories.
But Mr Corbyn said that he "fundamentally" disagreed with the former prime minister over Iraq.
The Islington North MP was also taken to task over his views on military intervention after he said he would rule out support for any extension of British military action against so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria.
He warned of the danger of "mission creep" leading to the deployment of ground forces, and he insisted the answer to the civil war lay in a political agreement in the region.
Ms Kendall asked him: "Are there any circumstances in which you would deploy Britain's military forces?"
"Any? I'm sure there are some, but I can't think of them at the moment," Mr Corbyn replied.
Mr Corbyn's views on the armed forces, defence spending and nuclear policy were later described as "completely irresponsible" by former Labour Defence Secretary Lord Hutton.
He told BBC's Radio 4's Today they were evidence of "the old far left reasserting itself".
"You have to look at foreign policy, not from the standpoint of a fixed ideology," he said. "You have to respond to security threats facing the UK.
"And if you are not prepared to deploy armed forces to protect the UK and the space of our friends and allies around the world, I don't think you should be the leader of a principled political party in the UK."
Ian Aliski, 29, from Ellesmere Port, was using the forklift at Recresco Ltd's glass recycling plant in the town on 26 April 2010 when it turned over and fatally crushed him.
The firm pleaded guilty to a breach of Health and Safety laws.
Since the incident, the company now uses four-wheel drive vehicles.
Recresco Ltd was prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) which said an investigation revealed that forklift truck drivers regularly had to work in an area that was often covered in waste materials which prevented them from turning the vehicles safely.
Mr Aliski had been hired on a temporary four-day contract and was just a few hours into his first day when the incident happened, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
On the day of the incident, Mr Aliski was moving waste material to a storage shed when the forklift truck became unstable on the uneven surface and overturned.
The court was told Mr Aliski was not wearing a seatbelt and there was no company policy in place to ensure they were worn.
The HSE's investigation also found that the forklift trucks in use at the plant were not suitable for operation on uneven surfaces or over loose material such as that found on the site.
Alternative vehicles, such as four-wheel-drive, all-terrain shovel loaders, could have been used and were already in use elsewhere on the site.
Since the incident, the company now uses these vehicles to move all the waste material on the site and it is now company policy for seatbelts to be worn at all times in all vehicles.
Recresco Ltd, of Lane End, Urban Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, was fined £180,000 and ordered to pay £38,693 in prosecution costs after pleading guilty to a breach of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
HSE inspector Martin Paren said it was "entirely foreseeable" that somebody was at risk of being badly injured and the death could have been avoided had "simple measures to reduce the risks" been taken.
But for some viewers watching at home, the event was labelled a "shambles" on social media sites like Twitter.
Others also criticised the number of white award winners at an event that celebrates "music of black origin".
Complaints were made about the sound, while some people said the hosts seemed to have trouble with the autocue and pronunciation.
Skepta said he had to find his own way of getting into the Mobo ceremony.
And another nominee in the best grime category, Sox, also claimed earlier in the day that he hadn't been given a ticket to attend the event, held at Wembley Arena.
Mobo organisers have told Newsbeat that inside the venue the sound quality was good but they are looking into whether there were any technical issues.
They also said tickets for nominees are usually handled through the artist's record label.
Hosted by The X Factor co-stars Mel B and Sarah-Jane Crawford, performances on the night came from Nicole Scherzinger, Professor Green & Tori Kelly, Tinie Tempah and Candi Staton.
Other winners included Jessie J, who picked up best female act, while best hip-hop act went to Krept & Konan.
The best grime act, in association with 1Xtra, was won by Stormzy.
Speaking about his four wins at the ceremony, Sam Smith said: "It's surreal.
"I came last year and really wanted to win best newcomer but didn't and to come back and win four awards is ridiculous. I am overwhelmed."
He took home best R&B/soul, best male, best song and best album.
Smith joked: "I don't know what to do with my awards. I need to get a cabinet."
Idris Elba, Beyonce and Ella Eyre also won trophies at the Mobos, which first launched in 1996.
Organised by Kanya King, the annual event "is about the celebration and influence of black music, regardless of race, nationality or heritage".
Best African - Fuse ODG
Best reggae: Stylo G
Best hip-hop: Krept and Konan
Best R&B/Soul: Sam Smith
Best gospel: Living Faith Connection Choir
Best jazz: Zara McFarlane
Best grime act: Stormzy
Best newcomer: Ella Eyre
Best male: Sam Smith
Best female: Jessie J
Best international: Beyonce
Best video: Skepta
Best song: Sam Smith, Stay With Me
Best album: Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Best inspiration: Idris Elba
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Appointed to the post following the election, he said the decision was taken for personal rather than political reasons.
Mr Edwards said he will concentrate on representing the people of Carmarthen East and Dinefwr.
Arfon MP Hywel Williams has now been appointed to the role.
The three towers of the Queensferry Crossing have now reached over 160 metres as construction continues.
When complete, the towers will be more than 200 metres tall, beating the previous record by more than 40 metres.
About 1200 workers are now employed on the project, which is on schedule despite bad weather and due for completion in December 2016.
Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown said 75% of those working at the site of the Queensferry Crossing have a home address in Scotland.
Mr Brown said construction had progressed well with recent milestones including the launch of the south approach viaduct into its final position and the installation of the first cables on the north tower.
He said: "It's great credit to the hard work and dedication of the men and women working on the Queensferry Crossing to see the progress they have made since my last visit. This is despite the challenging conditions they often face, particularly in the middle of the Forth estuary, even during the summer.
"Work is under way on every front across this vast project and workforce numbers are at a peak."
He said "significant opportunities" continued to be created for businesses, with Scottish firms awarded subcontracts and supply orders totalling ??246m out of a total figure of ??549m.
"The project team have done a great job in mitigating the effects of the recent poor weather and it is pleasing to report that the project remains on schedule to be complete by the end of 2016."
Until now the record for the tallest bridge in the UK was held jointly by the Forth Road Bridge and the Humber Bridge which have 156 metre towers.
Transport Scotland said the crossing was being delivered under budget, at about ??1.35bn to ??1.4bn.
There you have it, Tom Hiddleston, starring in the spooky new gothic horror film Crimson Peak, does not believe in ghosts. To paraphrase a hard-bitten studio advertising executive: "Way to sell the movie, Tom".
Hiddleston goes on: "I should say I did believe in ghosts as a child. I was at an old boarding school in England, and there used to be apocryphal stories that you shouldn't go into the chapel at midnight and all that, and I was as gullible as everyone else."
"But if you are going to tell this story, then Guillermo del Toro is the man, he is the master."
Crimson Peak is the duo's first collaboration and tells the haunting story of a young aspiring American writer - played by Mia Wasikowska - who, after falling for the charms of Hiddleston's Sir Thomas Sharpe is swept off to his family's remote gothic mansion in the Cumbrian hillside.
Also resident in the crumbling mansion, slowing sinking into the blood-red clay mines beneath, is his mysterious elder sister Lady Lucille, played by Jessica Chastain, the protector of her family's dark secrets.
"The way he [Del Toro] blends together sophisticated material with dark adult material that is emotional and complex with the world of supernatural, it was exciting," says Hiddleston.
The film is a return to the type of fantasy horror that made the Mexican director's name more than 20 years ago.
His Spanish-language films such as Cronos and The Devil's Backbone set a high standard, arguably surpassed by his beautiful but chilling fantasy Pan's Labyrinth, set five years after the Spanish Civil War and telling the story of a bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer who escapes into an eerie fantasy world.
The film was internationally acclaimed and won three Oscars and three Baftas.
Yet with Crimson Peak, Del Toro insists it's about more than just scaring people, though the film has ghosts (several of them), brutal murders and even a haunted house which has red, blood-like clay literally dripping from its cracked and broken walls.
At the centre of the film is a story about love and the forms it can take, whether pure or destructive.
"It's not a horror film, it's a gothic romance, does it mean it's not scary? No, it can be scary and spooky, but it functions as a romance," he says.
"The theme of love was important - to show every character being changed by love. When discussing gothic romance, and I'm paraphrasing here, [19th Century author and critic] Henry James said something like, 'The ghost represents the past or the impossibility for us to move into the future.'"
In the character of Sir Thomas, Hiddleston plays a character who treads on the dark side of human nature.
It's a side he has shown before, most famously as Loki, the villainous brother of Thor in the Marvel series of films.
He has also recently portrayed:
"I'm not exclusively drawn to dark characters," Hiddleston says. "I had this conversation with Anthony Hopkins, I don't mean to just clunk his name in there, but he played my dad in the Thor films and was once talking about this very thing - the appeal of darkness in cinema."
A keen mimic, he impersonated Robert De Niro on the Graham Norton show in front of the bemused movie star himself, Hiddleston continues in Hopkins's lilting tones.
"He said, 'When people stop me on the street, they only want to ask about one man [Hannibal Lecter from Hopkins's 1991 film Silence of the Lambs].
"'I think people are fascinated by darkness, they want their lives to be filled with love and happiness and friendship and laughter and joy.
"'But what they want on Friday night is to turn the lights out and go into a dark room and see someone lean into the darkness, and they see something and recognise it, but then they switch on the lights and they spill out into the street and have dinner and they do what ever they do and they don't want it in their lives but they want to see it on screen.'"
There is certainly darkness on screen in Crimson Peak, but Hiddleston is quick to point out that Del Toro attempts to give explanations if not excuses for his characters' behaviour.
He says: "Guillermo has compassion for his monsters, he writes his villains from a compassionate place. There's a lot of menace and cruelty about the Sharpe siblings but he tried to explain where that cruelty comes from."
However, while Hiddleston may refuse to entertain the possibility of the supernatural, Del Toro sits on the opposing side of the argument and even claims to have experienced two ghostly encounters.
The director says: "Once, scouting locations for The Hobbit in New Zealand, I beguilingly asked for the haunted room, and I was watching a boxed set of The Wire and, in the middle of the night, I heard a horrible murder in the room.
"I tracked the screams to the bathroom and nobody was there, and then I heard a man crying through the vent, which I opened, it led all the way to the cellar, it was very scary. I kept the lights on and finished the Wire box set that night."
But it turns out that, like many of the themes in even his most fantastical of films, his fear is rooted in the mundane.
"What scares me, in real life, is politicians and corporations," he says.
"Those are scariest things for me because they're inhuman in many ways. There are some politicians I'm sure who are OK, but I've just never been familiar with one.
"There's more chance of seeing a ghost."
Crimson Peak is in UK cinemas on Friday.
It said since 2011 it had attended 2,072 such fires. It calculated each one cost an estimated £57,000, which covers things such as damage caused and the fire service's response.
Croydon was the most affected borough, with 114 fires at a cost of £6.5m.
White goods are classed as dishwashers, washing machines, fridges and freezers.
It was recently revealed that a tower block fire in Shepherds Bush in August was caused by a faulty tumble dryer.
The brigade has written to every London MP urging them to back its campaign to raise awareness of white goods' fires.
Hammersmith MP Andy Slaughter, who represents Shepherd's Bush, has also tabled an early day motion in the Commons expressing concern about the potential fire risk currently posed by white goods and the inadequacies of product recalls.
The brigade's campaign calls on the government and manufacturers to implement a number of changes to make white goods safer.
The changes include:
London Fire Commissioner Ron Dobson said: "There is a serious lack of awareness about the potential dangers posed by faulty white goods and manufacturers are lagging far behind when it comes to prioritising fire resistance in their designs."
The activist had been serving an 11-year prison term for "subversion" and was recently moved to a hospital for treatment for terminal liver cancer.
A university professor turned tireless rights campaigner, Mr Liu was branded a criminal by authorities.
The Nobel Committee said the Chinese government bore a "heavy responsibility for his premature death".
The campaigner was repeatedly jailed throughout his life. When not in prison, he was subject to severe restrictions while his wife, Liu Xia, was placed under house arrest.
Mr Liu died "peacefully", surrounded by his wife and other relatives, a doctor who treated him said. His final words to Liu Xia were: "Live on well," the South China Morning Post reported.
Liu Xiaobo played a significant role in the Tiananmen Square student protests of June 1989, which ended in bloodshed when they were quashed by government troops.
He and other activists negotiated the safe exit of several hundred demonstrators, and have been credited with saving their lives.
He was subsequently placed in a detention centre and released in 1991.
Mr Liu's campaign to free those detained during the Tiananmen Square protests landed him in a labour camp in north-eastern China for three years, but he was permitted to marry poet Liu Xia there in 1996.
He was later freed, and continued to campaign for democracy.
The 11-year jail term was handed down in 2009 after he compiled, with other intellectuals, the Charter 08 manifesto. It called for an end to one-party rule and the introduction of multi-party democracy.
Mr Liu was found guilty of trying to overthrow the state.
He was a pro-democracy figurehead for activists outside mainland China, although many of his compatriots were unaware of his struggles because the authorities rigorously censored news about him.
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The dissident won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 for his "long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China", but he was not permitted to travel to Norway to accept it.
He was the second person to receive the award while in prison - the other was the German pacifist Carl von Ossietzky, who won in 1935 while incarcerated in a Nazi concentration camp.
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Chinese authorities refused Liu Xiaobo's dying request to be allowed to travel abroad for treatment. Instead he died as he had lived, under the close watch of the one-party state.
The life and death of this Nobel laureate underline the cost of political defiance in China. Liu Xiaobo had enjoyed a comfortable early career as a university professor, but the massacre which followed the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests was the fork in his path.
Where many gave up demanding democracy, he stood firm and was jailed repeatedly. When he won the Nobel, he was serving a prison sentence for subversion. A furious Beijing subsequently placed his wife under house arrest.
Only in a hospital ward in the last days of his life have this suffering couple been reunited, to be parted again by his death.
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In the weeks leading up to his death, Mr Liu's case became mired in international controversy. Several Western countries urged China to allow Mr Liu to leave the country to seek palliative care elsewhere.
A German and an American doctor who recently visited and examined him in a hospital in the north-eastern city of Shenyang said he would be able to travel abroad. But Chinese medical experts insisted that he was too ill to travel.
Mr Liu's condition deteriorated shortly after he was admitted to hospital, according to Shenyang's First Hospital of China Medical University.
In a brief statement, Shenyang local officials said that Mr Liu had suffered multiple organ failure, and that efforts to save the activist had failed.
At a press conference, Teng Yue'e, the doctor who led the team treating Mr Liu, said: "He was not in any pain at that moment, he was very much at peace, because all of his relatives said their goodbyes beforehand."
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Coverage on mainland China has been muted - with only a few short reports in English.
Xinhua and CCTV news have issued short statements on their English sites stating that Liu Xiaobo, "convicted of subversion of state power", has died.
Communist Party mouthpiece Global Times said Mr Liu was "a victim led astray" by the West.
"The Chinese side has been focusing on Liu's treatment, but some Western forces are always attempting to steer the issue in a political direction, hyping the treatment as a 'human rights' issue," the Global Times added.
Official Chinese-language news sites on the mainland appear to have steered clear of reporting the story altogether.
Social media users have also noticed attempts from government censors to mute reaction online.
Many comments appear to have been deleted, including messages with "RIP" or candle emojis, popular when commemorating someone who has died.
Mr Abhisit was prime minister when thousands of protesters took to the streets in 2010 demanding his government step down.
He gave orders allowing troops to use live ammunition on protesters, who had shut down parts of Bangkok.
He denies the charge, which supporters say is politically motivated.
More than 90 people, both civilians and soldiers, were killed in the protests, which went on for over two months.
Mr Abhisit and his deputy at the time, Suthep Thaugsuban, are the first officials to face charges in connection with the deaths.
The move was announced last week, after a court ruled in September that taxi driver Phan Kamkong had been killed by troops.
Now the leader of the opposition, Mr Abhisit has defended his order for live ammunition to be used, saying government forces had "very little option" but to act when live fire was used against them.
"We tried to negotiate with the protesters, and they wouldn't accept any of the deals that we offered them," he told the BBC. "It was our duty to restore order, and that's what we were trying to do."
Mr Abhisit said he would fight to prove he was not guilty.
Elections held after the protests, in July 2011, were won by the party led by Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted prime minister whom many of the protesters backed.
Twenty-four protest leaders are also being prosecuted on terrorism charges.
The facility is limited to Android handsets, which trigger the money's release via a "contactless" NFC (near-field communication) transmission.
The bank suggests the facility is more secure than slotting in a bank card as it avoids the risk of having the card's details hijacked by a skimming machine.
But one security expert said there were still risks involved.
Barclays is not the first lender to allow customers to make cardless withdrawals.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) introduced its Get Cash facility four years ago. It allows £130 to be taken out of an ATM by messaging the user a code via their smartphone that must be typed into the terminal.
But Barclays aims to simplify this further by just requiring the account holder to wave the handset near to the bank machine and type their normal Pin code into either one of the two devices.
Alternatively, a payment can be triggered by waving an NFC-enabled card close to the reader and typing in the Pin.
Apple devices cannot participate because the US firm limits the use of iPhones' NFC chips for its own Apple Pay facility and does not allow third-party apps access.
Barclays is piloting the "contactless cash" service in the north of England at 180 branches ahead of a wider rollout in 2017.
The goal is, in part, to prevent criminals compromising or stealing card details, which typically occurs by one of three methods
Last year, 92,670 UK accounts were defrauded because of the use of counterfeit cards and a further 152,727 accounts because of lost or stolen cards, according to Financial Fraud Action UK.
In many of the cases, it will have been the banks, rather than the cardholders, that will have borne the loss.
If adoption of the new system becomes widespread, such crime might be reduced. But one banking security expert said new types of theft might take their place.
"There could be malware on your phone, which is recording the Pin as it's typed in - that would be a new risk," commented Dr Steven Murdoch, a cybersecurity expert at University College London.
"The malware might also be able to copy your credentials from one phone to another, allowing the other handset to make a withdrawal.
"Barclays probably has defences against that, but those defences are unlikely to be perfect."
Dr Murdoch noted that RBS had to temporarily halt its Get Cash scheme in October 2012 after it was compromised by a phishing campaign.
But a spokeswoman for Barclays played down the risks posed to its system.
"We have no higher priority than the protection of our customers," she said.
"Our Mobile Banking app has the British Standard Institute Secure Digital Kitemark, which is subject to independent testing, to make sure customers' financial and personal details are protected."
The Swans are three points and one place above the bottom three after their 2-1 loss at Bournemouth.
Paul Clement's side now face back-to-back home matches with Boro and Spurs after the international break.
"Middlesbrough is the game we need to win, that one is massive," he said.
"We have a massive game now against Middlesbrough," he continued.
"Our injured players can come back in the international break now, Martin Olsson and Kyle Naughton.
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"With a good group, we can focus on the next game.
"We had a good opportunity to get clear (in the last two games), but that opportunity is not gone, we play Middlesbrough next.
"The last two games have not been our best week, the things we were doing before, we have to start doing again."
Fer says Swansea are still in a far better position than expected after enjoying a renaissance since Paul Clement's appointment.
The Swans were bottom of the league with just 12 points at the turn of the year, but Fer thinks the battle to stay up is probably going to last for the remainder of the campaign.
"We came from far back, we had no so many points when the gaffer came in, but we know we can play football," Fer said.
"Nobody would not have taken this position we are in now before Christmas and the new signings have (also) strengthened our team.
"We knew before the gaffer came in it would go down to the wire, we have nine big games left."
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A season-ending injury to Angel Rangel and a muscular problem for Kyle Naughton forced Netherlands midfielder Fer to operate as an emergency right-back at Bournemouth, a role he is in no rush to repeat.
"I think my first couple of games for Feyenoord I played right-back, but I am a midfielder, so I just try to do my best," he explained.
"Of course it is different, a different position, playing right-back.
"I just try to do my best for the team, where the gaffer plays me I play and try to give my all.
"If the gaffer needs me I will play there, but hopefully Kyle is back soon.
"I trained there for two days, I tried my best."
Mr Obama said he had come to Cuba "to bury the last remnants of the Cold War" after decades of conflict.
He told Cuban President Raul Castro that he did not need to fear a threat from the US nor from "the voice of the Cuban people".
Mr Obama is the first sitting president to visit Cuba in 88 years.
In his keynote speech on the last day of his three-day visit to Communist-run Cuba, Mr Obama said it was time for the United States and Cuba to leave the past behind and make a "journey as friends and as neighbours and as family, together" towards a brighter future.
He urged Cubans to "leave the ideological battles of the past behind" and to define themselves not through their opposition to the US but just as Cubans.
"For all the politics, people are people and Cubans are Cubans," he said.
He said the time had come for US policy towards Cuba to change because it had not worked and was outmoded, a remnant of the Cold War.
He also called for the lifting of the 54-year old US trade embargo against Cuba, a remark which was met by loud applause.
The embargo remains one of the main sticking points in US-Cuban relations but can only be lifted by the US Congress.
He insisted that the United States would respect the two nations' differences and would not attempt to impose changes on the communist-run island.
But he also said he believed that citizens should be free to speak their mind without fear and to choose their government in free elections.
The speech in the theatre was vintage Obama - it had a narrative, starting with the earlier, dark years of US-Cuban relations that date back to the 1950s.
It also had personal elements - he said he was born in the year of the Bay of Pigs, and that afterwards the world nearly came to an end.
Finally it had evocative language - "I know the history, but refuse to be trapped by it" - and a few jokes. And it built up to his larger point, which was his message for the Cuban people - choose democracy. It isn't perfect but it's the best system there is.
He was a powerful speaker in the theatre, and he gave a speech that was eloquent and moving.
He said it was no secret that the Cuban and US governments disagreed on many issues.
Mr Obama acknowledged that there were "flaws in the American system: economic inequality, the death penalty and racial discrimination".
He said those were just a few samples and that Raul Castro had "a much longer list" of US shortcomings and had reminded President Obama of many of them.
"But open debate is what allows us to get better," he said. "Democracy is the way to solve these problems," he added.
After the speech, Mr Obama met in private a group of prominent Cuban dissidents, the most controversial part of his itinerary in the eyes of the Cuban government.
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Not accustomed to probing questions from the media, President Castro challenged the reporter to give him a list of political prisoners and denied Cuba was holding any.
Just hours before Mr Obama landed in Havana on Sunday, Cuban security arrested dozens of members Ladies in White, a group which campaigns for the release of political prisoners.
President Obama ended his three-day visit after joining President Castro at the Latinoamericano stadium in Havana.
The two leaders observed a minute of silence for the victims of the attacks in Brussels and watched an exhibition baseball game between the Cuban national team and the Tampa Bay Rays, which won 4-1.
From Havana, Mr Obama has travelled to Argentina.
His presence will coincide with the 40th anniversary on Thursday of the military coup that brought to power of the most brutal military regimes in the region.
Some groups are planning protests because of the alleged support American governments gave to the military coup of 1976.
Under the law, speech deemed to incite unrest or religious or social tensions or which criticises traditional rulers can carry a three-year jail term.
Critics say the colonial-era law is used to silence political opponents.
Mr Najib had said in 2012 that he would abolish the act, amid raft of political reforms.
But speaking at his party's annual congress on Thursday he said the law would be retained.
"As prime minister, I have decided that the Sedition Act will be maintained," Mr Najib told delegates from his ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO).
He added that the law will "be strengthened and made more effective", with "a special clause to protect the sanctity of Islam, while other religions also cannot be insulted".
A second clause will make it illegal to call for the breakaway of the states of Sabah and Sarawak, on Malaysian Borneo, he said.
Prior to the last general election, Prime Minister Najib Razak announced that he would repeal the Sedition Act in July 2012 because it "represents a bygone era" and was part of his reforms to develop Malaysia into a progressive democracy.
Mr Najib said the sedition law would be replaced with a National Harmony Act.
Over the last year a string of sedition charges sparked fears that the prime minister would backtrack on his promise.
Since his coalition won a slimmer majority in the last vote, some analysts and members within Mr Najib's Malay-Muslim based party told the BBC that the prime minister was facing mounting opposition to his reforms from hardliners within his coalition who are pushing for more favourable policies over other races and religion.
Why the controversy of Malaysia's sedition law?
Dozens of people have been targeted under the sedition laws, including opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim and other opposition politicians.
"This is the start of authoritarian rule by Najib," Mr Anwar told AFP news agency.
"They will use the sedition law to intimidate the legitimate voice of the opposition."
Rights group have also criticised Mr Najib and accused the government of suppressing their critics.
"By endorsing the Sedition Act, Prime Minister Najib is doubling down on his bet that a rights abusing strategy is the best way to maintain power," said Phil Robertson, deputy director in Asia at Human Rights Watch.
"This is a major reversal on human rights that will seriously degrade Malaysia's already shaky reputation in the international community," he added.
UMNO has been the dominant party in the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional since independence in 1957.
But public opinion has turned against them in recent years after allegations of corruption and abuse of power.
The news comes as Plymouth Hospitals Trust in Devon confirmed it has been on the alert - the highest level the NHS has - since early January.
Yeovil Hospital in Somerset is also now on the alert, while hospitals in Exeter and Dorset are under pressure.
The alert indicates a hospital has officially confirmed its services are overwhelmed by demand.
Extension of it comes after the Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust confirmed it was on the alert status, last Tuesday.
The last time hospitals were this busy was six years ago, NHS England says.
Almost all hospitals in the region have seen sharp increases in patients and they're finding it increasingly difficult to cope.
Derriford now admits that, since the start of the year, it has been in "critical internal incident mode", jargon for the highest level of escalation - or a state of "black."
The majority of emergency admissions are older people with respiratory problems. One exacerbating factor may be that this season's flu vaccine is largely ineffective against the strain of the virus currently in circulation.
Austerity has also taken its toll. Despite a cash injection to help manage "winter pressures", years of flat incomes have dented hospitals' resilience, while spending cuts by hard-pressed councils mean less money for the care packages needed to allow frailer patients to be sent home after treatment.
A spokesman for Plymouth Hospitals Trust said: "Since the end of December, we have faced unprecedented and sustained demand on our emergency and medical services, which has impacted right across the hospital."
The spokesman said the hospital had been in "critical internal incident mode" since early January, which is nationally recognised as a "black alert".
Torbay and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has been on red alert for the past week and Dorset County Hospital has announced a red alert - one level below black.
Kevin Baber, chief operating officer at Plymouth Hospitals Trust, said "a number of operations" had been cancelled.
In a statement on the trust's website, he said: "As more patients are admitted from the emergency department onto wards, beds get taken up.
"This means we don't have beds available for those patients coming in for planned operations, with a particular lack of critical care beds, and therefore we have to cancel their surgery."
Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter and former health minister, said he was told the volume of patients being admitted to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital had led to the cancellation of all operations on one day.
He said: "This is very worrying and it shows the unprecedented pressure that our hospitals and our A&E departments in particular, are under."
At the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust, which covers St Michael's in Hayle, West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance and The Royal Cornwall at Treliske, 280 beds have been blocked so far by people who were fit to leave but had no care package in place.
The US economy added 271,000 jobs in October, which has raised the prospect of a rate increase in December.
The Nasdaq index had the largest gains, adding 19.38 points or 0.38% reaching 5,147.12.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47.97 points or 0.27% to 17,911.40 while the S&P 500 index dipped by 0.67 points or 0.03% to 2,099.26
The Federal Reserve meets to discuss interest rates next month and many analysts now believe it will raise rates from the current level of near zero.
"These figures, held alongside [Fed chair Janet] Yellen's statement last month, give us a strong reason to believe that a December rate rise by the Fed is almost a certainty," said Sanjiv Shah, chief investment officer at Sun Global Investments.
The news sparked big gains in financial stocks , with JP Morgan Chase closing up 3% and Goldman Sachs rising 3.7%.
Shares of Disney rose 2.4% following its estimate beating earnings report after the closing bell on Thursday. The company reported $1.6bn (£1.05bn) in profit for the third quarter.
Shares in biotech firm ZS Pharma jumped 40% after AstraZeneca said it would buy the biotech company for $2.7bn.
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Kenneth Hands, 35, of Oldbury, near Birmingham, died in April while descending the Crib Goch ridge.
A veteran rescuer has told an inquest in Caernarfon it is probably the most arduous ridge hike in England and Wales.
One of Mr Hands' friends said he saw him "fall like a rag doll".
He and three companions had aborted an attempt to scale the 3,560ft (1,085m) summit via the ridge on 9 April, the inquest heard on Friday.
It had started to snow, as forecast, and the tragedy happened during their descent.
A friend of Mr Hands told the inquest he thought he heard a bag dropping, but when he turned around he saw Mr Hands falling "like a rag doll" from the very rocky terrain.
He suffered a major head injury and deputy coroner Nicola Jones said he would have been unconscious shortly after the plunge began.
John Grisdale, of Llanberis mountain rescue team, said "some experience" was needed to tackle Crib Goch at any time.
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The two men and a woman, all in their 60s, were members of the same family.
Police said one of the men collapsed while cleaning the empty concrete tank, prompting his wife and brother to go to his aid before they also collapsed.
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Louis is Louis Vuitton, the French designer who in the late 19th Century turned a small box-making shop into a global luxury brand.
For Ms Langmuir, 48, "What would Louis do?" means: what's the correct course of action that won't compromise Bite's original values?
The Bite founder says: "Not compromising for me is about knowing what the pure idea is, and finding a way to get rid of obstacles that would interfere with that."
Her "pure idea" was to create line of lip products made solely from all-natural, food-grade ingredients. "You are what you eat. What you put on your lips, you eat," she says.
Bite Beauty was launched in 2012 in partnership with Sephora, the France-based chain of global cosmetics stores which began selling the products in its outlets. The firm also has "lip labs", where people custom-make their own lipstick.
Karen Grant, a beauty industry analyst at market research firm The NPD Group, says Sephora is a "great incubator" for small businesses. Bite's launch was master class in getting it right, she says, praising the sleek and edgy product design.
Bite's success did not come without hurdles, however, says Ms Langmuir. The Canadian beauty entrepreneur, born and raised near Toronto, hit two early roadblocks.
Major cosmetics production facilities said they could not produce formulas without at least some synthetic ingredients - a deal-breaker for Ms Langmuir. So she built a lipstick factory in Toronto, where the products are still handmade.
The first chemist that Ms Langmuir hired almost torpedoed the project by quitting without notice shortly before the company had to show early formulas to Sephora.
Ms Langmuir, who sold Avon as a teenager and later worked as a cosmetics consultant for several companies, including Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters, had some experience creating formulas.
So she "made a bunch of things in the lab" and headed off to the Sephora meeting, telling them: "You don't want to get too attached to the formula, but this is where we are heading." She eventually recruited a former Estee Lauder chemist.
Ms Langmuir says she and her 140 Bite staff are used to handling challenges. "We find humour in them, we find a way to figure them out. We've got good perspective on what we do next," she says. "It's a good sign when there are significant challenges."
Bite was not her first entrepreneurial challenge. Almost 20 years ago, she developed an organic face oil, but it never caught on with consumers. She also launched a perfume shop that was flooded with sewage water on its first day.
She describes herself as "a weeble-wobble" toy that bounces back after being knocked down. "There's always another way," she says.
The idea for Bite came from a gut feeling that there was an underserved market for all-natural cosmetics with an edgy, contemporary style.
In the spring of 2013, Bite held a promotional pop-up shop in a Toronto Sephora store. She was given a window space to set up lab equipment and showcase how Bite's small batches of handmade lipsticks were made.
People were captivated. Three weeks later she leased a shop in the SoHo district of Manhattan to set up the inaugural Bite Lip Lab, where people could create shades on the spot, and select the finish and scent within half an hour.
There are now four Lip Labs in the US and Canada, and plans to open more in Los Angeles and other cities.
The Lip Labs have placed Bite at the forefront of what the industry considers a growing trend - bespoke beauty - and will be "a crucial, fundamental part of our growth," Ms Langmuir says.
Having clients who like to personalise products means Ms Langmuir can tap into the latest trends in the fast-moving cosmetics marketplace.
"For us, we learn about our clients, we learn about trends, we have lots of 'aha moments' where things that are not even on my radar (come up)," she says.
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A year after launching the SoHo Lip Lab, Bite was bought by Kendo, which, like Sephora, is part of the French multinational luxury goods conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy. The sale price has not been disclosed.
However, Ms Langmuir remains in day-to-day control as chief creative officer, and the products are still handmade in Toronto, in the community where her kids go to school.
The purchase gave Bite the resources to scale-up the business, and Ms Langmuir has no regrets about selling. It will enable the company to "grow ten times as big", she says. "I get to focus on the creative stuff, and that's the icing."
The challenge is to stay relevant in a industry where trends never stop changing - sometimes very quickly.
She grabs a sample lipstick from her desk and swipes a bright white pearlescent colour on her hand. "This is like, whoo! I toned that one down because it was a little too crazy. It's finding that balance," she says.
NPD Group's Karen Grant says Bite must avoid just churning out more products to make scale. "A brand can't get too detached or too comfortable," she says.
Ms Langmuir knows that walking this tightrope will determine how relevant the company will be in 10 or 20 years. "It's finding the balance between core and things that are new and exciting," she says.
Neale Richmond said Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Leo Varadkar was right to criticise the UK's approach to Brexit negotiations.
Last week, Mr Varadkar said his government would not design a border for Brexiteers.
He said the government did not want to see an economic border on the island of Ireland when the UK leaves the EU.
A Times newspaper report suggested the Irish government preferred a sea border.
The DUP described the suggestion as "madness".
DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "That's just not going to happen.
"There is no way that the DUP would go for an option that put a border between one part of the UK and another.
"That would be a bit like saying we're going to create a border between California and the rest of the USA.
"I think what Dublin needs to think about is innovative ways in which it can move its market closer to the UK."
Mr Richmond, who speaks for his party on European Union affairs, said there had been no evidence of DUP influence on the UK government over Brexit.
"The DUP's whinging doesn't hide their political impotence. They would be far better off seeking to influence their government partners in Westminster and working to get the executive back up and running to give Northern Ireland a strong voice," he said.
Sinn Féin's Conor Murphy claimed the DUP privately acknowledges Brexit will be an "economic disaster" for Ireland.
Defending Mr Varadkar's comments, the MLA for Newry and Armagh said: "Quite clearly the Irish government and the taoiseach have to defend the interests of the Irish people, and we look to them to defend the interests of Irish citizens who live in this part of Ireland as well.
"So the DUP can hardly criticise others when they are acting against the interests and wishes of the vast majority of people on this island."
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney denied the Times sea border report.
Mr Coveney told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ: "There is no proposal that is suggesting that there be a border in the Irish Sea."
The foreign minister said the onus was on the UK to "come up with imaginative and if necessary unique solutions" to avoiding a so-called hard border.
In the 2016 referendum, the UK as a whole voted to leave the EU but in Northern Ireland, 56% of the electorate voted to remain.
Jay Beatty, from Lurgan, hit the back of the net at half-time during Celtic's victory over Hamilton Academical.
Jay, who has Down's Syndrome, won 97% of the thousands of votes cast to scoop the award.
The announcement was made on YouTube by Jay's hero, former Celtic striker Georgios Samaras.
On the video message, sent from Saudi Arabia, Greek striker Samaras says: "Jay my friend, you and me we're the same now, scoring goals. I'm very happy to announce you won the goal of the month.
"Well done pal, great job. I miss you and I love you."
Jay, a big Celtic fan, knocked in his half-time penalty during his team's win at Hamilton after being invited to the game as a special guest of the New Douglas Park side.
He was able to give a pre-match team talk to the Celtic players in the away dressing room.
His father Martin said at the time that Jay had stood in front of 20 professional players and "gave off" about their previous performances, saying they needed to buck up their ideas.
Speaking after Jay's goal was confirmed as the goal of the month winner, Mr Beatty revealed that his son had wanted to vote for Celtic player Mikael Lustig as the scorer of the best goal.
Mr Beatty told BBC Radio Scotland's Newsdrive programme: "That is just Jay - he doesn't really realise and he is Celtic daft.
"Jay doesn't play with toys, he doesn't play with anything, all he does is watch Celtic, look at Celtic books, look at Celtic magazines and listen to Celtic songs to the point where my wife and daughter I think are going to go into therapy because it is driving them nuts.
"I don't mind, but maybe after ten hours on a Saturday sitting watching the same DVD it does get a lot."
Jacob Madgin has hyperekplexia, known as startle disease, which causes his body to overreact to shocks and make his muscles tense up.
His father Allan, from Wallsend, North Tyneside, said some seizures and spasms could lead him to choke as his throat went rigid.
Nevertheless, Jacob is starting school on Thursday.
He is attending Battle Hill Primary thanks to an improvement in his condition brought about by muscle-relaxing drugs.
The neurological disease was diagnosed when he was eight months old - being breast or bottle fed would cause him to spasm if his nose touched the teat so he had to be tube-fed.
As he got older, other incidents such as seeing a dog or horse could send him into a spasm which could stop him breathing.
Mr Madgin, 56, said he had "lost count" of the number of times Jacob had been rushed to hospital.
Mrs Madgin, 48, said: "Starting school is a massive step, but it is a natural progression that you would expect for any boy.
"The big thing is the choking risk, but the school has been absolutely brilliant."
Prof Robert Harvey, from University College London (UCL), who is involved in research into hyperekplexia, said the number of people affected was unknown, but he believed it was underreported and in some cases misdiagnosed as epilepsy.
He said it had been linked to infant death and placed a "great burden" on those affected.
"You can imagine for this little lad, these triggers cause great stiffness and it can affect breathing, so life is very difficult for people who suffer from it," he said.
He and colleagues from UCL and Swansea University are researching possible causes of the disease.
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Chris Coleman's are returning to Serbia for the first time since that defeat in Novi Sad.
Ivanovic believes the defeat helped Wales in the long term.
"After the last game here in Serbia you (Wales) have had a lot of success. And I think that was a turning point," said Ivanovic.
"There isn't any connection between the game then and the game now. This game will be completely different from the game that we played last time."
Wales with be without Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale due to suspension.
But Ivanovic insists that Wales are not a one man team.
"Everyone knows how important Gareth is to the Wales team, but no team has only one player.
"Wales are a dangerous team who have played together for a long period.
"There are great players in the squad. Aaron Ramsey is in great form at the moment."
Serbia are currently top of Group D, level on points with the Republic of Ireland and four points clear of Wales.
A Serbia win would put them seven points clear of Chris Coleman's team with four games remaining.
And Ivanovic knows Serbia could take a big step towards qualification if they secure the three points.
"We are in a good position and for us this is one of the most important games in the last couple of years.
"If we win there will be a big gap and it will give us great confidence.".
Hundreds of members of union Aslef voted "overwhelmingly" to take industrial action after rejecting a 2.6% pay deal.
On Friday, a spokesman said it had received an "improved offer", believed to be about 3.2%, and would recommend that its members accepted it.
Southern runs services between London, Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Kent.
"Plans for a strike, put in place after members voted overwhelmingly for industrial action because of the company's failure to make a satisfactory pay offer, have been suspended until this process is complete," said a spokesman for Aslef.
"Following constructive talks with Southern management, Aslef has received an improved pay offer from the train operator.
"The offer will be put to our membership on Southern as a referendum, with a recommendation for acceptance by Aslef's executive committee."
They were on their way from Norway to the Carribbean when they experienced problems at about 23:30 BST on Friday.
Their 20ft (6m) yacht was headed for Belfast when they raised the alarm after the engine failed.
Larne RNLI brought the women and their yacht to safety at Larne harbour.
Coxswain Norman Surplus said: "The three women did the right thing and raised the alarm when they got into difficulty.
"Thankfully, all three are safe and well and we would like to wish them a safe onward journey.
'We would encourage anyone visiting the coast this summer to remember to respect the water," he added.
"When sailing, always have a means for calling and signalling for help and ensure everyone onboard knows how to use it. Always check the weather forecast and tide times.
"Make sure someone ashore knows where you are going and who to call if you don't return on time. Learn how to start, run and maintain your engine and always carry tools and spares."
The victim was found with stab wounds in his home in the South Lanarkshire town's Castleview on Wednesday afternoon.
He was taken to Wishaw General Hospital, where his condition was said to be stable.
Police said a 47-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident.
He is expected to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday.
Officers had said the victim was subjected to a "brutal attack" in his own home.
It comes after an independent report published last month, into failings at Emstrey Crematorium in Shropshire.
It said no ashes were handed over to parents of children under the age of one between 1996 and 2012.
There will also be reviews of crematorium facilities and out-of-hours services provided by coroners.
The Action for Ashes campaign group had handed in a 61,000-signature petition to the government, calling for the return of cremated ashes to be a legal requirement after 60 families were unable to obtain their babies' ashes from Emstrey.
Ms Dinenage said she was "taking action to make sure that after a cremation infant ashes are returned to bereaved families".
She added: "Parents should not have to experience any additional grief like those affected by the issues in Emstrey have faced.
"I am also continuing work to make sure bereaved people are at the very heart of the coroner system - it is paramount that the services are there to help the whole community."
She also told BBC Radio Shropshire the national consultation would include bereaved parents in the process.
Glen Perkins, who formed the Action for Ashes campaign group, said he was "blown away" that a consultation had been approved so quickly.
"I thought there would be more of a fight but I'm really pleased that there are going to be changes made," he said.
"We really need to have a lot more scrutiny over cremations."
Old equipment at Emstrey meant the small quantity of ashes resulting from a baby's cremation were lost in the system, as staff failed to manually override the cremators.
David Jenkins, the solicitor and former council chief executive who led the independent inquiry, said he had been "struck by the absence of authoritative national guidance" and proposed the creation of a national inspector of crematoriums.
Recommendations from the Emstrey Crematorium report and a separate investigation in Scotland by Lord Bonomy will be part of the proposals to be put forward for consultation.
A review of the out-of-hours service will also be held to ensure coroners are "sensitive to the needs of the whole community", including those whose beliefs require burials to take place quickly, the Ministry of Justice said.
And the Department for Communities and Local Government will review existing crematorium facilities, to ensure they are adequate for communities.
The remains were found in a remote part of north-western Brittany after Hubert Caouissin was let out of custody to lead the investigators to the location.
He earlier confessed to killing Pascal Troadec, his wife Brigitte, and their two children in an inheritance row.
He said he had battered them to death with a crowbar at their home in Nantes.
Mr Caouissin was arrested last week along with his former wife Lydie, Mr Troadec's sister.
The discovery of body parts at the farm in de Pont-de-Buis-les-Quimerch was announced by prosecutor Pierre Sennes on Wednesday. Family jewellery was also found. The remains are yet to be identified.
Pascal and Brigitte Troadec, both aged 49, their son Sebastien, 21, and daughter Charlotte, 18, were last seen in mid-February.
At a news conference last week, Mr Sennes said Mr Caouissin had admitted using a crowbar to bludgeon the family at their home in Nantes.
On 16 February, he spied on the Troadecs' home, using a stethoscope to listen through the windows, Mr Sennes said.
That night he broke into the house, apparently with the aim of stealing a key. The family awoke when they heard a noise, and a fight broke out between the intruder and Pascal Troadec.
Mr Caouissin killed Mr Troadec first, and then the rest of the family, Mr Sennes added.
The prosecutor said Mr Caouissin dismembered the bodies, burying some parts and burning others.
Mr Caouissin has no previous criminal record. He now faces possible life imprisonment.
The role of Lydie Troadec is not yet clear, but she is accused of helping to clean the vehicle used to dispose of the bodies.
The inheritance argument reportedly centres on gold bars found during works at a building in Brest owned by Mr Troadec's father, who died several years ago.
However, Mr Caouissin's mother has told journalists that the existence of the gold bars was a "myth".
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Walkden needs a top-six world ranking by the end of 2015 to secure Great Britain a +67kg Olympic berth and is currently third.
She missed much of last year following a knee ligament injury but recovered to take world gold in Russia in May.
"I've done really well to get back, but I'm not there [in Rio] yet," she said.
"I'm probably only at about 80% of my powers still as it takes so long to come back from an injury like I had."
Walkden continued: "The World Championship gold was a surprise and took a lot of pressure off in terms of qualifying for Rio, but I still need more points and winning in Manchester would be massive for me."
Victory in Manchester, where she is part of a 16-strong British team, would secure her 40 ranking points.
That would also qualify her for the Grand Prix final in December, which is the last opportunity to boost her standing before the first round of qualification ends on the sixth of that month.
Should she miss out on a top-six finish then Walkden would be likely to return for the European Olympic qualification event in Istanbul, Turkey from 16-17 January, where a top-two finish would be enough for a Rio place.
Walkden is no stranger to injuries, having ruptured the ligaments in her left knee in 2010 - a problem that effectively ended her chances of securing a place at London 2012.
Fuelled by the desire not to miss out on another Olympics Walkden secured her maiden European crown in early 2014, but just over a month later at the Grand Prix in Turkey the ligaments in her right knee gave way.
"Everything had been going so well and I was beating so many fighters," recalls Walkden.
"Then the ACL [anterior cruciate ligament] just snapped. I knew straight away what it was and couldn't believe it was happening all over again."
But her operation was a success and Walkden made her competitive return in early 2015 and produced a stunning performance to claim her maiden world title in Chelyabinsk, Russia in May.
"Having had the injury before has helped in a way because I know what I have to do to recover," she said.
"If I hadn't won at the Worlds and claimed so many ranking points, I would have been struggling for Rio.
"I'm in a good place now though and having the chance to fight for gold in Rio after everything I've been through would be a dream."
While Olympic champion and current -57kg world number one Jade Jones is already guaranteed a top-six ranking in her division, several of the Welsh fighter's team-mates are still seeking to secure that status.
One of the most intriguing battles will be in the men's -80kg division where Olympic bronze medallist Lutalo Muhammad and world silver medallist Damon Sansum are vying for one Olympic place.
Muhammad faced a similar battle with Aaron Cook before London 2012, but Cook has since switched allegiance and now fights for Moldova.
Heavyweight Mahama Cho was ranked inside the top three 18 months ago but has struggled to find consistency of late and is currently down in eighth. Bronze medals at the recent Russian Grand Prix and Polish Open show he is returning to form and another podium finish in Manchester will be key to his Olympic hopes.
Rising star Charlie Maddock, who won European Games gold in Azerbaijan this year in the women's -49kg class, is out of the event following a series of "niggles" which have effectively ended her hopes of reaching Rio.
Denis Donaldson led a secret life as an agent for MI5 and the police.
The former Sinn Féin man was shot dead in a remote cottage in County Donegal in 2006 shortly after his exposure.
His family have called on the Garda Síochána to assist the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland's investigation on the 10th anniversary of his murder.
In a statement, they said they were making the call for a "final time".
They have accused the gardaí of not properly investigating Mr Donaldson's murder and claim officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland may have contributed to his killing.
"Today marks ten years since Denis was murdered," the family said.
"No-one has yet been held to account for either his exposure as an agent or his subsequent murder.
"An inquest has still not even been held, yet it has been adjourned on 18 occasions by the coroner upon the application of An Garda Siochana."
The Real IRA said they were responsible for Mr Donaldson's murder.
The family said they wanted the gardaí to give investigators "unfettered access" to Mr Donaldson's private journal that he was writing shortly before he was killed.
The Police Ombudsman has been refused access to the journal in spite of repeated requests.
The family added that they were appealing to "all relevant state agencies... to finally remove any further obstructions to the truth, and sincerely acknowledge the terrible damage they caused, or continue to cause, to the family by their actions and omissions".
"The onus is with them to remedy these wrongs," they said.
Dr Nanikram Vaswani should have removed scar tissue from the patient at Broadgreen Hospital in Liverpool but he performed the vasectomy instead.
The doctor has admitted four counts of misconduct before a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service hearing.
A panel will consider whether Dr Vaswani should be allowed to continue to practise.
Among the other failings listed in the charges was a failure to confirm the patient's identity and a failure to tell a urologist and his NHS Trust about the incorrect procedure.
The doctor also admitted "inappropriately" performing a vasectomy reversal procedure on the same patient.
The hearing was told this procedure was not routinely carried out in the hospital and the doctor admitted he had not performed it for approximately five years.
It heard he carried out the reversal when the patient "was physically and emotionally traumatised and/or likely to be so, in light of what had just taken place with the first procedure".
Wynn said its net income for the three months to September was $73.8m (£47.6m), compared with $191.4m a year earlier.
Its Macau operations saw a 37.9% decrease in net revenue in the quarter.
A crackdown on luxury spending by the Chinese government has hit the Macau region, the world's largest gaming centre.
The special administrative region of China has traditionally been favoured by mainland Chinese big spenders for shopping and gambling.
Nevada-based Wynn owns 72.2% of Wynn Macau, which operates a casino hotel resort there. The firm is expected to open another property in Macau next year.
Its shares fell in after-hours US trading.
The head of Wynn Resorts, Steve Wynn, told reporters on a conference call: "In my 45 years of experience, I've never seen anything like this before."
"The decline was the result of a 37.9% net revenue decrease from our Macau operations and a 3.9% net revenue decrease from our Las Vegas Operations," the firm said in a statement.
Wynn's Macau business also saw a 51.3% fall in its VIP table games turnover, from $12.2bn for the period compared with $25.1bn a year earlier.
China's Communist Party prohibits officials from gambling, but until the 2012 launch of President Xi Jinping's huge crackdown on corruption and luxury spending, officials had reportedly visited Macau's casinos to gamble and spend.
China's mainland government has since gone after thousands of public officials and individuals in the private sector.
Earlier this year, a luxury goods fair was cancelled in Macau because of China's crackdown on corruption.
China is also facing a slowdown in economic growth. After decades of double digit growth, the government has said it expects to see 7% gross domestic product for this year.
Among them is Limerick in the Republic of Ireland, not so long ago known to many as stab city because of its violent reputation.
Standing by the River Shannon looking up towards the medieval St John's Castle as it catches the early morning winter sunshine, Limerick is looking quite beautiful.
The new, architecturally-acclaimed Thomond Park stadium, the home of Munster rugby, dominates the Moyross housing estate that was once in the news for all the wrong reasons - gangland crime.
Limerick, according to Conn Murray, the chief executive of the city and county council, has put its past behind it and is ready for new challenges.
"We are an attractive location in order to do business," he said.
"We are accessible in so many ways. We are a good location for quality of life. The issues of the past have been dealt with. We have the lowest crime rates in the country at this point in time.
"There will always be crime in a growing city but those issues have been dealt with and managed exceptionally well by gardai (Irish police) at local level."
In 2009, at the height of the economic crash, a computer company moved some of its Limerick jobs abroad.
It's estimated that the knock-on effect meant 5,000 people were made unemployed.
Something had to be done.
What emerged was the company, Limerick 2030, chaired by Denis Brosnan, the former chief executive of the agricultural enterprise, the Kerry Group.
"Companies, particularly US ones, had started to come back to Limerick to start up but they didn't have office space," he said.
"So, our biggest recommendation was 'Let's advise the local authority to buy the strategic sites and if no one else builds on them let's build on them ourselves'."
And that's exactly what's happening all over Limerick - cheap office space getting ready for the market.
As the regional manager for the IDA, it's Niall O'Callaghan job to attract foreign companies to Limerick.
The nearby Shannon airport, local talent, cheap property and an understanding local government are, he said, just some of its selling points.
"We have already over 120 international companies located here. Fifty per cent of the world's leased aircraft is managed from Limerick," he said.
"Uber have a centre of excellence in the city centre which is global leading for them. Johnson and Johnson have the world's largest plant for manufacturing contact lenses in the city."
Another enterprise that has moved to Limerick is the Chigago-based Northern Trust financial company.
It specialises in asset servicing for institutions and private clients.
In 2007, it had 19 staff. Today it has nearly 900, mainly local people.
Many are graduates from the local university in well-paid jobs, according to Catherine Duffy, its general manager.
"Limerick is a very commutable city and region with high-end jobs, good calibre staff," she said.
"It's very affordable to live, work and play here. It's a very good region and we've proven all that."
Limerick 2030 has given itself the target of attracting 12,000 new jobs by the end of 2030 and it is already two thirds of the way there.
Denis Brosnan believes Brexit will help attract even more foreign businesses wanting access to the single market.
"[There are] 27 countries with 300m people - the obvious place to access them [is] from an English-speaking country," he said. "Not just because of the language but also because of the law. And obviously Britain and Ireland have the same legal system."
Whether those hopes are justified, is as yet, a bit like Brexit, unknowable.
But one thing is clear.
Limerick is already a city transformed and looking towards a future that it hopes will be bright after a dark and violent past.
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Mr Flanagan had come under heavy criticism from two Holyrood committees over governance and transparency at the SPA, with MSPs calling for him to go.
Following a meeting with the justice secretary, Mr Flanagan said he would step down to avoid being a distraction to the new 10-year policing strategy.
He also said the "personalised" debate had "impacted on me and my family".
He will stay in post until a successor is appointed.
Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said a review of how the board can be supported "to take informed, transparent decisions" would be carried out.
Holyrood's public audit committee and the justice sub-committee on policing have both criticised Mr Flanagan, with the former raising "very serious concerns" and the latter saying they "do not have confidence" in his leadership.
The police watchdog is also investigating governance at the SPA after a board member quit amid a row over meetings being held behind closed doors and Mr Flanagan's failure to circulate critical correspondence.
Mr Flanagan was appointed chairman of the SPA board in September 2015.
In his resignation letter, he said he had made "significant progress on a number of fronts", including putting together a long-term strategy and recruiting a new chief constable in Phil Gormley.
He said he had "put in place changes to the governance process" following recent criticism, but noted "prolonged and continued debate in the media and in parliament" which was "not helpful to the SPA or policing more generally".
He said he did not want the ongoing debate to "get in the way" of the 10-year policing strategy.
Mr Flanagan said the debate "has become quite personalised and has impacted on me and my family" and added: "This is not something that I wish to endure further."
He said: "I have therefore taken the decision that it would be in the best interests of policing if I were to step down from my role as chair of the SPA."
The running of the board has become a long-running topic of controversy at Holyrood, amid a series of heated committee meetings.
During one hearing earlier this year, SNP MSP Alex Neil told SPA bosses that "it's not the Kremlin you're running".
The criticism stemmed from two main points: Mr Flanagan's failure to circulate a critical letter from the police watchdog, and a row over holding board meetings behind closed doors.
Board member Moi Ali said she had been told by Mr Flanagan that her expressing disagreement about these meetings publicly was a resignation matter, and said her "removal" from the board was "straightforward punishment for speaking out".
She said it was a "really horrendous experience" and that it would not have happened to her if she was a man, claiming Mr Flanagan was "not fit to continue on any public board".
In his resignation letter, Mr Flanagan said he had apologised to Ms Ali and made changes "to ensure there can be no perception of a lack of openness", including a pledge to hold board meetings in public whenever possible.
However, he also wrote about the "limited nature of these matters", and said it was "not the case" that there was a wider lack of transparency at the board.
Announcing Mr Flanagan's resignation, Mr Matheson said a review would be carried out to consider how the board could be supported to take "informed, transparent decisions".
He said: "I am grateful to Andrew Flanagan for his significant contribution to policing, having become chair at a key time for the sector and brought a more strategic focus to the oversight of this key public service.
"However, he has acknowledged that mistakes have been made. He has offered a full and very public apology and made clear changes to transparency and governance in light of the concerns raised.
"I have agreed that he will stand down from his role once a successor is identified and recruited through the public appointments process. This will allow business continuity over this important period."
The review will be jointly led by Nicola Marchant, who was recently appointed deputy chairwoman of the SPA, and Malcolm Burr, chief executive of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.
It will report back to Mr Matheson in the autumn.
Mr Flanagan's resignation was welcomed by political parties, with Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson saying the move was "needed to allow the correct focus on oversight and delivery".
Labour's justice spokeswoman Claire Baker said it "must only be the start of the complete overhaul that is needed at the top of the SPA". Green MSP John Finnie said Mr Flanagan "should have resigned weeks ago", while Lib Dem Liam McArthur said "serious damage has already been done to the reputation of the organisation".
Kaydel Williams died after being found with serious head and chest injuries in Hunton Road, Erdington, Birmingham, on the evening of 7 October.
West Midlands Police said it believed "several people" were involved in the Tipton 19-year-old's death.
Simon Seeney, 34, from Downside Road, Erdington, was due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court.
A 34-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender has been released on bail while inquiries continue.
Investigating officer Det Insp Warren Hines said: "The death of Kaydel Williams remains very much a live enquiry.
"We believe that several people may have been involved in the young man's death and we need to hear from anyone who has information about what happened.
"We understand how reluctant some people are to speak to police so the best way to give that information is anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."
A prosecutor told Chester Crown Court if jurors thought Gayle Newland, 25, deceived the woman into thinking she was a man, she was guilty of sexual assault.
She denies five sexual assaults when pretending to be a man.
It is claimed she used a prosthetic penis while carrying out the assaults.
In his closing speech to jurors, Matthew Corbett-Jones said if they were satisfied Newland had deceived her alleged victim into believing she was a man, then she was guilty of the assaults.
The alleged incidents are said to have occurred between February and June 2013.
Newland, of Willaston, Cheshire, claims they were engaging in role play and fantasy as they struggled to accept their sexuality.
She admitted creating a fake Facebook profile in the name Kye but said the complainant knew from the "get-go" that she was female.
Mr Corbett-Jones said: "The issue really comes down to whether or not [the complainant] is telling the truth about her belief that Kye was real and he was the one having sexual intimacy with her."
He said that looking at the evidence overall, it was clear that she believed she was communicating with a real man.
The sad truth, he added, was that she had fallen in love with Kye. "Her own experience in life had not been kind," he added. "She feels she had no experience of real love in her life."
He questioned why she would put herself through the "excruciating embarrassment" of proceedings to have her personal life subject to scrutiny and judgment that it would inevitably bring with it.
"She went to police because she was devastated by what has happened," Mr Corbett-Jones added. "She has no axe to grind."
But Nigel Power QC, defending, said the complainant was not naive.
He said: "The deception as described is incredible, incapable of belief. It is impossible to believe."
Mr Power told the jury that it was being asked to believe that a bright young woman spent more than 100 hours in her company but never suspected it was her friend.
He said the complainant was calm and confident and "always in control". Gayle Newland, he added, was the opposite: "She was open, she was nervous, she was anxious, brittle and exposed."
Mr Power added: "We suggest that gut instinct, human experience, common sense and careful analysis all lead to the same conclusion - of course she knew."
He claimed the "apparent distress" of the complainant was fake.
The trial continues on Monday when the judge will sum up the case.
Both forwards missed last Saturday's 32-8 defeat by Australia.
But Gethin Jenkins retains the captaincy in a team showing six changes with Liam Williams back on the wing and Leigh Halfpenny retained at full-back.
Tomas Francis comes in at tight-head with Gareth Davies at scrum-half for the injured Rhys Webb.
Harlequins centre Roberts' last appearance for Wales as a replacement was against Ireland in March, 2009.
Interim coach Robert Howley highlighted "a number of defensive errors" by Roberts against the Wallabies.
Howley also pointed to Wales' try against Australia by Scott Williams and his familiarity with Scarlets team-mate Jonathan Davies in midfield in making the change.
"Jamie is defence captain so we made the decision that the standard of defence wasn't good enough and we've made the change and Jamie will be on the bench," said Howley.
"It was also in light of Scott's performance as well. An individual try he scored, the combination, Scott and Jon Davies are used to playing with each other.
"It's disappointing. It's certainly not something I look forward to when you are dropping a player that experienced, but when you have the performance that we did in that area you have to make a change.
"In fairness when we met the leadership group on Monday, Jamie was the first player to put up his hand and say he made mistakes so I expect a positive response if and when he's needed off the bench on Saturday."
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Ospreys lock Jones missed the match against Australia following the death of his father, Tim.
Interim coach Rob Howley explained the decision to keep Jenkins as captain by saying: "With Sam returning, we have spoken to him and we feel its best for him to focus purely on his performance and role on Saturday, leaving the captaincy with Gethin."
Howley did the same thing during the 2013 Six Nations when Jenkins captained the team with Warburton at blindside flanker for the decisive 30-3 win against England.
Jenkins said: "It's not that strange really because he's in the ranks down at the Blues when I'm captain."
Former Wales captain Howley said Tipuric and Moriarty offered "glimpses" out wide of their attacking threat against Australia, contributing to Dan Lydiate being omitted.
Jenkins will break the record for appearances by a front-row forward as he makes his 128th appearance for Wales - taking his overall tally including Lions Test matches to 133 - one more than ex-New Zealand hooker Keven Mealamu.
The match also marks the 50th Wales Test appearance of fly-half Dan Biggar.
Second row Bradley Davies, who started against Australia, is injured and drops out of the match day 23, with Gareth Anscombe on the bench in place of Ospreys fly-half Sam Davies.
Howley said Davies "did particularly well" after making his Wales debut against Australia, but Anscombe returns after recovering from a "tweaked" hip.
"We had more possession when Sam came on and it was great to see him with the ball in hand," added Howley.
"But it's a four-match series and it's important we try and give game time to Gareth as well."
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon); George North (Northampton), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets), Liam Williams (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Gareth Davies (Scarlets); Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues, capt), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Tomas Francis (Exeter), Luke Charteris (Bath), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Ross Moriarty (Gloucester).
Replacements: Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Nicky Smith (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Cory Hill (Newport Gwent Dragons), James King (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins).
Mark Porter, 55, thought he had been in contact with a 14-year-old girl called Jenny, Luton Crown Court heard.
But when he arrived at the town's railway station in March he was confronted by Katie and Neil Ivall, who target paedophiles.
Porter, of Amersham Hill, High Wycombe, was found guilty of attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming.
The court heard the couple had found his profile on Facebook and, posing as Jenny, began exchanging messages with him in January.
Prosecutor Will Noble, said: "The defendant repeatedly sends flattering messages complimenting Jenny, offering to take her to Thorpe Park and promising her gifts and treats.
"He asks for pictures of Jenny as the conversations become more sexual".
Mr Noble said the defendant had tried to persuade Jenny to come to his flat in Buckinghamshire during a series of secretly-recorded phone conversations.
Porter finally agreed to a meeting at 20:00 on Friday 25 March outside Luton rail station, where Mr and Mrs Ivall were waiting.
They said he tried to drive away but, with the help of others, they were able to detain him while the police were called.
In the witness box Porter told the jury that he knew it was a hoax all along.
Under cross-examination he claimed he had driven to Luton to confront the people behind the hoax.
Police forces generally discourage "vigilante" groups and have said on previous occasions this form of evidence gathering can cause complications over whether the proof has been collected through entrapment.
Porter was bailed and is due to be sentenced on 27 January.
England slipped to 85-7 against the minnows but eventually won by 15 runs.
"With an inexperienced team like we have at the moment we are going to make mistakes," said Farbrace, who coached Sri Lanka to the T20 title in 2014.
"We believe we can do very well in this tournament but we have got to learn quickly," he told BBC Sport.
England will return to the same Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi to face the Sri Lankans, having successfully defended a modest total of 142 there against Afghanistan.
"Sri Lanka will be thinking about how they are going to play on that surface and we have an advantage in that we have played on it," Farbrace insisted.
Asked about his former team, who lost to leaders West Indies in their second match, he added: "They are not flowing with confidence, they have gone through a fair bit of change.
"Graham Ford is back as coach and Angelo Mathews is an outstanding captain. They have some outstanding spinners but have lost a fair bit of experience."
Having won two of their three matches, England are second in Group 1, with two teams progressing to the semi-finals, but have played a game more than South Africa and Sri Lanka.
"We will take a lot of confidence from the fact we bowled really well, that's our best bowling performance," Farbrace said.
"If we can still win while making mistakes that shows we have got really good character in our side."
On Tuesday, tech magazine Wired reported that hackers had taken control of a Jeep Cherokee via its internet-connected entertainment system.
Chrysler said it was issuing a voluntary recall to update the software in affected vehicles.
The company added that hacking its vehicles was a "criminal action".
Security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated that it was possible for hackers to control a Jeep Cherokee remotely, using the car's entertainment system which connected to the mobile data network.
The two security researchers have spent years investigating car control systems and developing ways to subvert them. The pair are due to reveal more information about their work at the Def Con hacker conference next month.
Shortly after the recall was announced, Mr Miller tweeted: "I wonder what is cheaper, designing secure cars or doing recalls?"
Fiat Chrysler said exploiting the flaw "required unique and extensive technical knowledge, prolonged physical access to a subject vehicle and extended periods of time to write code" and added manipulating its software "constitutes criminal action".
The company said it was "unaware of any injuries related to software exploitation".
It said the recall was issued to help customers with the "ongoing software distribution that insulates connected vehicles from remote manipulation".
The issue affected up to 1.4m vehicles sold in the United States, which had been fitted with the company's uConnect system.
A spokesman for Fiat Chrysler told the BBC that no vehicles sold in the UK were affected.
However, this week in a separate research project security experts from the UK's NCC Group showed how it was potentially possible to hack a car's control systems through its digital radio.
The attack could be accomplished, according to NCC, using relatively cheap off-the-shelf components connected to a laptop, to create a DAB station that broadcast the malicious data.
The Fiat Chrysler recall comes soon after two US senators introduced a bill to call on the US Federal Trade Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to set standards on vehicle security for car makers.
The bill would also create a security rating system for cars so consumers would know which ones worked hardest to make unhackable cars.
Police were contacted by the England and Wales Cricket Board, which says the matter has now been resolved.
The ECB will not seek further action "at this stage" against the Australian man involved, who has since apologised.
He had emailed the ECB, threatening to contact media in the UK and Australia.
"I am pleased this issue has now been brought to a swift conclusion," said ECB managing director Paul Downton.
The incident related to a brief relationship Morgan was said to have had with the Australian woman five years ago, the ECB said in a statement.
It added that the Australian man is the current partner of the woman, and had blamed "jealousy" when confronted by police.
Dublin-born Morgan, 28, was appointed England one-day captain after Alastair Cook was removed from his ODI position last month.
Morgan is currently in Australia with the England team, participating in a triangular series with Australia and India, a prelude to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand starting on 14 February.
England's next match is against Australia in Hobart on Friday.
The 42-year-old Manchester United legend left his role as assistant boss at Old Trafford in July after a 29-year association with the club.
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has rejected an approach by Hull to speak to their manager Chris Coleman.
Asked if he was interested in the Wales job, Giggs replied: "No. Chris Coleman is doing a fantastic job."
Former Fulham and Coventry boss Coleman's stock is high after he guided Wales to the semi-final of Euro 2016.
Reports on Sunday claimed Hull were prepared to make an improved offer to Coleman, and that Giggs was a likely replacement if he was to leave.
But the FAW reiterated their position that Coleman was remaining to guide Wales in World Cup 2018 qualifying.
Speaking on BBC Five Live Sport, Giggs - who made 64 appearances for Wales - refused to get involved in speculation.
"They've [Wales] got a fantastic team, but like I say Cookie's [Coleman] the manager so until something happens I can't answer the question," he said.
"It was a brilliant summer and I was over in France to witness it. For a country like Wales who hadn't been involved in major championships for so long to get to that stage of the Euros was unbelievable.
"But at the moment Cookie is the manager and is doing a fantastic job."
Giggs says he is in no hurry to get back into football after leaving Manchester United following the appointment of Jose Mourinho as manager.
He made a record 963 appearances for United and spent two years as assistant to Louis van Gaal after retiring as a player.
Cardiff-born Giggs has his Uefa Pro Licence, a mandatory qualification for managing in the Premier League.
"Ultimately I want to be a coach, I want to be a manager. I want to have my own team," he said.
"I've had a tremendous education. I had a great two years working under Louis (van Gaal) - a fantastic experience for me as a young coach to see someone like that up close first hand - seeing how he works.
"And of course I've got my own ideas, I've got my own thoughts on how the game should be played but I'm in no rush.
"I'm enjoying life at the moment, how long that will last I don't know if I miss it.
"I don't miss it at the moment but ultimately I want to get back in the game as a manager."
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The 39-year-old passed for 406 yards and three touchdowns as the Patriots beat the Cleveland Browns 33-13.
"It's been a fun week to get ready to play and be back doing what I love to do," said the quarterback.
Brady was given a four-match suspension by the NFL in May 2015 for his role in a scheme to deflate match balls to give his side an advantage.
Sunday's win leaves the Patriots top of the AFC East standings with a 4-1 record, while a fifth straight defeat leaves the Browns bottom of AFC North.
Crawley made a strong start, as Chris Arthur's cross was headed down by Enzio Boldewijn for leading scorer James Collins to fire home his sixth league goal of the season.
United equalised on 19 minutes when skipper Leon Legge crossed for defender Greg Taylor, who fired his first league goal for the club.
Striker Uche Ikpeazu extended the visitors' advantage in the 28th minute, coolly lobbing keeper Glenn Morris after a long ball by Max Clark.
Midfielder Luke Berry made the points safe six minutes after the interval by curling in a free-kick from 25 yards.
In response, Billy Clifford twice went close for Crawley, who are now winless in League Two games.
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Cambridge manager Shaun Derry told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "I'm disappointed with the way we conceded the goal, but the response was exactly what I wanted it to be.
"It came from the players, which is even more important, because at certain times this season it's been driven from the sides (of the pitch).
"I've always wanted the players to drive themselves internally, and collectively they've done that this afternoon.
"The team has been full of character. Even when things haven't been going well, they've always responded and for the players today, it's a fantastic achievement."
Match ends, Crawley Town 1, Cambridge United 3.
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 1, Cambridge United 3.
Attempt saved. James Collins (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt saved. Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
James Dunne (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Dunne (Cambridge United).
Attempt blocked. Adi Yussuf (Crawley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town).
Medy Elito (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Lewis Young (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Williamson (Cambridge United).
Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Medy Elito (Cambridge United).
Substitution, Cambridge United. Ben Williamson replaces Uche Ikpeazu.
Foul by Addison Garnett (Crawley Town).
Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Adi Yussuf (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Dunne (Cambridge United).
Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card.
Addison Garnett (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United).
Attempt missed. Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Brad Halliday (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town).
Piero Mingoia (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Mark Roberts (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Hand ball by Chris Arthur (Crawley Town).
Foul by Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town).
Brad Halliday (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Cambridge United. Blair Adams replaces Greg Taylor.
Substitution, Crawley Town. Jordan Roberts replaces Bobson Bawling.
Adi Yussuf (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Greg Taylor (Cambridge United).
Attempt missed. Adi Yussuf (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Substitution, Cambridge United. Medy Elito replaces Harrison Dunk.
Foul by Addison Garnett (Crawley Town).
Uche Ikpeazu (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) is shown the yellow card.
Anna Kendrick is exhausted.
The star of Pitch Perfect 2 is on the promotional trail for the third time this year, making a flying visit to London before going back to work on one of the seven films she has lined up for the next 18 months.
"I can't tell if I'm really jetlagged," she laughs, "but I woke up at three in the morning and, just five minutes ago, I told someone 'goodnight' instead of 'goodbye', so we'll see how this goes."
Despite this, she's as irreverent and zesty in person as she is on Twitter - devilishly suggesting we use our interview slot to catch some shut eye.
"Five minutes of us sleeping would make compelling TV," she argues.
Her disregard for the conventions of press junkets is part of the 29-year-old's appeal. She brings a down-to-earth, acerbic edge to all of her films and public appearances, while managing to be warm and likeable.
To adapt a well-worn cliche, girls want to be her, and guys want to be her, too. She's that cool.
Kendrick first came to attention in her Oscar-nominated role as a no-nonsense management consultant in George Clooney's Up In The Air, but it's in musicals that she's made her name.
She got her professional start on Broadway, and was nominated for a Tony Award for playing Dinah in High Society when she was just 12.
The original Pitch Perfect - a comedy musical about the quirky world of competitive a capella - was her first lead role and a surprise sleeper hit.
Produced for a meagre $17 million, it made $113 million at the box office and another $103 million in home video sales. It even gave Kendrick a top 10 single in the US.
The success made a second movie all-but inevitable. But comedy sequels are notoriously difficult. And musical sequels are even worse.
"Wait, have there been many musical sequels?" asks Kendrick, astonished. "I never even thought of this!"
A quick brainstorm brings up Love Never Dies, the ill-fated follow-up to Phantom of the Opera, as well as film flops Blues Brothers 2000 and Grease 2.
"But Grease 2 is kind of fabulous in its own way," Kendrick argues, breaking into Michelle Pfeiffer's Cool Rider... A song which brings to mind the full horror of the film.
"No, it's a terrible movie," she corrects herself. "I agree with that."
Historically speaking, then, the prospects for Pitch Perfect 2 were suitably dim.
"People keep saying that," laughs director Elizabeth Banks. "It's almost as if they're rooting for us to fail."
Kendrick is more sanguine. "To me, it felt like the pressure was off because I knew people wanted to see Pitch Perfect 2," she says.
"When you do almost every other film, you have no idea if anybody's going to be interested in sitting down and watching your stupid movie."
Pitch Perfect was based on the true story of an all-female a capella troupe who fought their way to the national finals of a college singing competition.
It was adapted from a non-fiction book by Mickey Rapkin, but it was the catty, shrewdly-observed characters - invented by 30 Rock writer Kay Cannon - that gave the movie its real heart.
Kendrick played Beca, a spunky freshman dragged reluctantly into the Barden Bellas; but the stand-out was Rebel Wilson's Fat Amy (self-professed so "twig bitches like you don't do it behind my back"), who shamelessly stole scenes from the rest of the cast.
"I've got a trophy cabinet now, thanks to Pitch Perfect!" says the Australian actress.
"The MTV Movie Awards are pretty cool, 'cause they look like popcorn. And sometimes in the middle of the night, you're like 'that's not real popcorn, that's gold!'"
The sequel broadens the scope - as the Barden Bellas square off against German aca-champions Das Sound Machine (an arrogant bunch of "Deutschbags") in an international singing contest.
But not before Fat Amy destroys the girls' reputation with a mid-air wardrobe malfunction.
"Yeah - there's a 'muffgate', when I expose myself to the President of America," Wilson deadpans.
"I did have to train very hard to do that 40-second stunt," she says of her acrobatic exposure.
"I only did three takes of the actual routine at 27 feet because it's very dangerous to hang upside down for a long period of time.
"But luckily I smashed it and got to go home early. And then we did a couple of cut-away takes of me hanging upside down by the butt."
The sequence, filmed at the Lincoln Center, is indicative of the increased ambition (and budget) of the sequel, all of which presented a challenge for first-time director Elizabeth Banks - who also plays commentator Gail Abernathy-McKadden.
"I think I was very naive," she laughs. "I was very confident going in. But it is, of course, a challenge, to give people more of what they loved about the first film but also expand the world.
"What helped is that we had a sweet, small, university-set story the first time around and we had a great opportunity to blow it up this time.
"The musical numbers were all bigger and crazier and more comedic. We just leaned into what people already liked."
Despite the pressure, Banks, an accomplished comedic actress, allowed her cast to improvise extensively on set.
The jokes occasionally got out of hand (expect an 18-rated gag reel), but the best lines undoubtedly go to John Michael Higgins, who plays a staggeringly sexist commentator, calling the Bellas "an inspiration to girls all over the country who are too ugly to be cheerleaders".
"He's one of the great improv artists of all time, and he's not afraid of anything," says Banks. "I think comedy has to be very fearless or it just gets bland."
Kendrick adds: "There'd be times when we would be doing improv and I'd think 'this is never going in the movie,' but it is!
"I think we definitely pushed it a little further in this one, and somehow managed to sneak it in."
And if the film matches the success of the first one, is a three-quel on the cards?
Banks, who spent so much time editing Pitch Perfect 2 that "all I see now are the mistakes", says she won't make a decision in haste.
"If people embrace it in the way we hope that they do, we will absolutely talk seriously about what the next part of this journey could be," she says.
But she has reservations about where the story of the Bellas could go.
"I think we have to do a big right turn and do something completely different, otherwise we'll be facing off against aliens," she laughs.
"We'll be the Avengers of a capella."
Pitch Perfect 2 reaches cinemas on 15 May, 2015.
The UK's decision to accept 20,000 by 2020 was not adequate and most people wanted to offer more help, they said.
The Bishop of Durham, the Rt Rev Paul Butler, said it was "disheartening" they had not had a "substantive reply".
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said "nobody is doing more" than the UK "to help the refugees in their camps".
The government has offered to accept 20,000 refugees from camps bordering Syria. It has also provided £1bn in aid to Syria, with an extra £100m given to charities to help thousands displaced by the conflict.
There has been debate in recent months about how countries should respond to the migrant crisis. This weekend Hungary closed its border with Croatia, while Slovenia put its army on standby to deal with migrants entering the country.
20,000
more refugees will be resettled in the UK by 2020
4,980
Syrian asylum seekers have been allowed to stay since 2011
25,771 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to end June 2015
2,204 were from Syria
87% of Syrian requests for asylum were granted
145 Syrian asylum seekers have been removed from the UK since 2011
Bishop Butler said: "As the fighting intensifies, as the sheer scale of human misery becomes greater, the government's response seems increasingly inadequate to meet the scale and severity of the problem.
He added: "There is an urgent and compelling moral duty to act which we as bishops are offering to facilitate alongside others from across civil society."
Downing Street said the government wanted to tackle "the causes and consequences" of the refugee problem and that the UK was the second biggest donor in the world towards helping refugees in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey.
BBC religious affairs correspondent Caroline Wyatt
The decision by the 84 Church of England bishops to go public with their private letter to David Cameron is unusual, and an indication of their deep frustration at not having had what they would see as an adequate response.
But it is far from the first time that Church leaders have clashed with government. The bishops had to defend themselves from charges of political bias earlier this year, ahead of the general election, when they released an unprecedented manifesto that said it was the "duty" of every Christian to vote.
That 52-page letter warned that people felt "detached" from politics and called for a "fresh moral vision of the kind of country we want to be". Although it was careful to praise the work of some earlier governments from both left and right, it was seen by many Conservative MPs as a distinctly left-leaning document, including references to the Trident nuclear deterrent, Britain's relationship with the European Union and the welfare state.
Nonetheless, the bishops themselves would argue that it is their duty to offer moral leadership, and to speak out when they feel strongly that they and their flock wish the government to do more, and offer their help on the major issues of the day - however unwelcome that message may be to some.
In their letter, sent on 10 September, the bishops said they "recognise and applaud the leadership" Mr Cameron had shown when he announced the UK would accept 20,000 refugees but added the UK should do more to help tackle "one of the largest refugee crises ever recorded".
"We believe such is this country's great tradition of sanctuary and generosity of spirit that we could feasibly resettle at least 10,000 people a year for the next two years, rising to a minimum of 50,000 in total over the five-year period you foresaw in your announcement," they wrote.
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The letter, signed by 84 of the Church's 108 bishops, also said they would encourage churches and congregations to make spare housing available to refugees and promote foster caring.
Bishop of Manchester David Walker, a signatory, said he had come under pressure from parishioners to encourage action.
"People want to know what we are going to do," he told BBC Breakfast.
But Mr Fallon said the "real issue" was in Syria.
He told the BBC: "We are spending £1bn helping the refugees in the refugee camps in Syria and now we have announced that we will take 20,000 - 5,000 a year for the rest of this parliament - which is a number we think we can reasonably accommodate."
Neither the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby nor the Archbishop of York John Sentamu signed the letter. Both have called for a compassionate response to the refugee crisis.
The Most Rev Justin Welby has previously offered to help with sanctuary for refugees in the form of a four-bedroom cottage in the grounds of Lambeth Palace.
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Representatives of the US and Russia, which back opposing sides in the conflict, held talks earlier in an effort to agree a joint position.
The continuing fighting on the ground in Syria has dimmed hopes for a truce.
Meanwhile, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura conceded hopes of resuming peace talks on 25 February were not realistic.
But he also insisted the talks could be successful "if emergency aid continues and we get a ceasefire".
On Wednesday, the UN and Syrian Arab Red Crescent were able to deliver desperately-needed supplies of food and medicine for 80,000 people in three besieged towns around Damascus and two in Idlib province.
The UN is also planning a "high-altitude" airdrop of aid for 200,000 people trapped in government-controlled areas of the eastern city of Deir al-Zour that are surrounded by Islamic State militants.
Last week, members of the International Syria Support Group (ISSG) agreed that humanitarian access to besieged areas in Syria would be stepped up and that a taskforce would by Friday "elaborate modalities" for a cessation of hostilities.
They said it should apply to any of the warring parties other than so-called IS and al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate that is part of a major rebel alliance.
The military officials meeting in Geneva on Friday afternoon are expected discuss which areas of Syria will be covered and which groups should be included, according to the Associated Press. They will also seek agreement on what actions would constitute violations and appropriate responses.
Ahead of the talks, Mr de Mistura was quoted by the Swedish newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, as saying: "The Americans and Russians must sit down and agree on a concrete plan on a cessation of hostilities."
The US, which backs the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad and is carrying out air strikes on IS positions in Syria as part of a multinational coalition, has criticised Russia's decision to continue its air campaign in support of government offensives in northern and southern Syria in the past week.
Washington suspects Moscow is delaying the start of the cessation of hostilities for as long as possible to give Mr Assad time to crush rebel forces around the divided northern city of Aleppo.
However, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the BBC: "We are absolutely for and support everything which goes in the direction of a peace agreement."
There was no sign of a ceasefire taking force inside Syria on Friday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group that has a network of sources on the ground, reported clashes and air strikes in the western outskirts of Damascus, the countryside north of the city of Homs and in the northern provinces of Hama and Idlib.
Turkey, which opposes Mr Assad, was also continuing to shell a Syrian Kurdish militia across the border near the rebel-held town of Azaz, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
It comes after the Turkish government blamed the Popular Protection Units (YPG), which is aligned to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), for a bomb attack in Ankara on Wednesday.
YPG fighters have taken advantage of the Syrian government offensive and accompanying Russian air strikes in Aleppo province to capture several towns and an airbase from rebel groups.
Mr de Mistura said the Turkish bombardment was "complicating" the situation in Syria, and warned: "Any type of further conflict along the border of Syria has the potential to spin out of control."
The 23-year-old was released by the Imps last week after six goals in 73 league games.
He spent three months on loan at Wrexham earlier this season, making six appearances in the National League.
The former Everton trainee could make his debut for the Mariners in Saturday's home game against struggling Altrincham.
It means there are now 12 players on the contracts which are funded 60% by the WRU and 40% by the regions.
The length of the contracts has not been disclosed.
"[They] represent a cross section of experience, but each [has] proven talent," said coach Warren Gatland.
Second row Jones, 29, has played 88 matches for Wales and captained the British and Irish Lions to their historic Third Test victory over Australia in 2013.
His Ospreys team-mate Biggar, 25, has established himself as Wales' first choice fly-half while 24-year-old centre Williams made a try-scoring appearance off the bench in the 23-16 win over Ireland.
Blues outside-half Anscombe has been a non-playing member of the Wales squad during the Six Nations after moving to Cardiff from New Zealand in November, 2014.
The quartet follow Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Jake Ball, Samson Lee, Rhodri Jones (all Scarlets) and Tyler Morgan and Hallam Amos (both Newport Gwent Dragons) in signing dual contracts..
"Within the group of 12 we have signed a mixture of emerging talent and players who have secured reputations for excellence through their appearances for their Regions, Wales and the British & Irish Lions," added Gatland.
"The strength of the group is of great benefit to professional rugby in Wales and we are looking forward to working closely with the Regions and these players in the years ahead."
The chants of discontent among the more than 300 different tongues amalgamated by the British into one nation called Nigeria never seem to end.
As one ethnic group pauses to catch its breath, another mounts the world media stage, while others await their big moment.
Nigeria's system of government encourages this attention seeking.
Each of the country's different regions looks towards the centre - the federal government in the capital, Abuja. If the presidency is occupied by someone from a particular town, state or region, people from that place go to sleep, assured, rightly or wrongly, that their concerns will most certainly also be his.
Other groups must constantly "shine their eyes", keeping watch to ensure that their kinsmen and women are among federal government appointees, that their allocations are fair and intact, that the development being planned for other regions also extends to theirs.
When this does not seem to be happening, the chanting begins.
For years, the people of the Niger Delta agitated for more representation at the centre. After all, their region was producing all the crude oil that was feeding other regions.
Their heart's desire was granted when Goodluck Jonathan was elected president in 2011. After he was voted out in 2015, the restiveness resumed, with activist groups such as The Avengers making their voices heard through the bombing of petroleum pipelines.
Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani:
"Decentralisation will certainly be one of the main issues at the next elections in 2019."
The Igbos of south-east Nigeria have never had a real turn at being president, apart from when Nnamdi Azikiwe occupied the ceremonial position immediately after independence from Britain in 1960.
For decades, they have cried out about being marginalised, about not getting their fair share of entitlements from the centre.
But, with no pipelines to bomb and no militant groups to fund, how could they get the attention of the world?
Fifty years ago, the Igbos attempted to secede, abandoning the Nigerian union entirely and found their own nation called Biafra.
Unwilling to let them go, the Nigerian government resisted. A ghastly civil war ensued.
After three years of fighting, the Igbos surrendered in 1970. Threatening to resurrect Biafra now seems to be the chosen way for the discontented Igbos to get the attention they desperately seek.
And, three years ago, a young Anglo-Igbo man, Nnamdi Kanu, flew in from his home in Peckham, London, to champion the struggle under a group called Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (Ipob).
At some point during his 15-month incarceration by the Nigerian government, the Londoner received the support of his local British MP, who wrote a petition decrying the detention of "my constituent".
In a popular speech last year, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar called for the country to be restructured, with less power at the centre and more autonomy for the regions. Each region could then exploit its own natural resources, thrive on its own terms and pay taxes to the central government.
"The call for restructuring is even more relevant today in light of the governance and economic challenges facing us," Mr Abubakar said.
"And the rising tide of agitations, some militant and violent, require a reset in our relationships as a united nation... Nigeria must remain a united country.
"Our potentials are enormous. But I also believe that a united country, which I think most Nigerians desire, should never be taken for granted or taken as evidence that Nigerians are content with the current structure of the federation."
Not everyone is keen on this restructuring idea yet.
Some feel that certain regions might be disadvantaged with a decentralised structure. But ever since Mr Abubakar made that call, it has reverberated across the country, with distinguished citizens of various ethnic groups also insisting that this is the way forward for peace and progress.
It will certainly be one of the main issues at the next elections in 2019.
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The 24-year-old from Ontario joins the Giants after a season split with Tulsa Oilers and Manitoba Moose.
Murphy played twice for Colgate University in the inaugural Friendship Four tournament in Belfast in 2015.
"We think he will be a popular player in Belfast with the energy he will provide," said Giants Head of Hockey Operations Steve Thornton.
"We are fortunate that we had the chance to see Darcy play and we really liked the way he skated and competed. We think that he is better suited to the big ice.
"Darcy is young and still on the up swing which is also something we wanted more of this year. He just finished his first year pro, had close to 20 goals on a very low scoring team and earned an AHL call up.
"We are also excited that the Friendship Four is turning into a nice recruiting tool for future Giants."
Head Coach Adam Keefe added that he was "very excited to add a young player of Darcy's calibre who will bring us youth, energy and a strong compete level".
"When I was in Belfast with the Friendship Four, I really fell in love with the city. Being able to continue my studies with a masters degree at Ulster University was also a major factor in joining," explained Murphy.
"The Belfast Giants have a great program with great facilities and, from everything I have heard, I believe it will be a great fit for me."
"I will bring some offensive touch and will also want to be good defensively in our own end. As long as I go out there and give 100% for the Giants, that is the only thing I can control and I pride myself on that," continued the Giants' newest recruit.
It was the Blues' 21st victory of the league season and another big step towards winning the title in Antonio Conte's first season as manager.
The Italian was once again spot on with his tactics - nullifying the predictable aerial threat of the Hammers' 6ft 4in frontman Andy Carroll early in the match.
And then in the 25th minute his attackers cruelly exposed the hosts' defence with a devastating counter-attack.
N'Golo Kante read a pass from Robert Snodgrass deep inside the Chelsea half on the left and played the ball to Hazard. The Belgium winger drove forward, played a one-two with Pedro and then shifted the ball past keeper Darren Randolph before slotting home.
The Blues doubled their lead after the break when Hazard's corner from the left was turned in with his thigh by Costa - the Spain striker's 17th league goal of the season.
The Hammers came close after Costa's strike when Sofiane Feghouli's low drive was brilliantly saved by Thibaut Courtois. Chelsea wing-back Marcos Alonso then appeared to block Manuel Lanzini's half-volley with his arm moments later - but referee Andre Marriner deemed it to be accidental.
West Ham finally pierced the last line of defence in stoppage time. Carroll robbed Cesc Fabregas and fed Andre Ayew, who squared for Lanzini to fire in.
No doubt there were West Ham supporters who would have fancied their team's chances of causing an upset on Monday.
They came into the match having lost only one of their past six league games, picking up three wins. And one of the Blues' four defeats came at London Stadium in the EFL Cup earlier this season.
But perhaps what gave those fans greatest belief of a win was the return of Carroll, back after a month out with a groin injury - and the big striker was central to the Hammers' tactics.
In the opening 20 minutes, both Snodgrass and Feghouli provided the ex-Newcastle and Liverpool forward with high lofted balls. Unfortunately for Hammers manager Slaven Bilic, Chelsea had done their homework as their defenders repeatedly prevented Carroll from having an effort on goal.
He became a peripheral figure in the second half as West Ham looked for a new way of breaching the visitors' defence.
They managed to do so through Lanzini in the dying seconds, but there was too little time to find an equaliser.
Not even an intruder who made his way towards the Chelsea players after Hazard's goal could nudge the visitors off their stride. He, like West Ham's attack, was quickly contained.
Chelsea's attack then demonstrated why they are top of the table - the opening goal was a delight.
Kante, who as a defensive midfielder made the second-highest number of sprints on the night - 77 - darted back to cut out Snodgrass' ball. It was then over to Hazard and Pedro, with the Belgian having the confidence and composure to take the ball past Randolph before tucking in.
It was not as good as his Match of the Day goal of the month against Arsenal on 4 February, but impressive nonetheless. Costa, who had a quiet game, then added a simple second after the break.
The Blues did lose their concentration on two occasions: once when Courtois made a great save to block Feghouli's low drive, and then in stoppage time when the Belgium keeper was beaten by Lanzini.
But those mistakes have been few and far between this season.
Chelsea have an FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United coming up on Monday, 13 March (19:45 GMT) and then it is back to league action the following Saturday when they travel to Stoke.
West Ham are away at Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, 11 March (15:00 GMT).
Match ends, West Ham United 1, Chelsea 2.
Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Chelsea 2.
Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 2. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Ayew.
Foul by Sam Byram (West Ham United).
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
Attempt missed. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Willian.
Foul by Edimilson Fernandes (West Ham United).
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea).
Substitution, West Ham United. Edimilson Fernandes replaces Mark Noble.
Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Victor Moses.
Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Victor Moses.
Attempt missed. Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Nemanja Matic (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Noble.
Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Substitution, Chelsea. Nemanja Matic replaces Pedro.
Substitution, West Ham United. Sam Byram replaces Winston Reid because of an injury.
Substitution, West Ham United. André Ayew replaces Sofiane Feghouli.
Attempt missed. José Fonte (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Winston Reid with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Mark Noble (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Sofiane Feghouli (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
Andy Carroll (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Andy Carroll (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Attempt missed. Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Goal! West Ham United 0, Chelsea 2. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Cheikhou Kouyaté.
The match at the SSE Arena in Belfast was goalless until Colton Fretter netted for the visitors at 10:26 in the final period.
The lead was short-lived, though, as Colin Shields got the Giants level within 22 seconds.
Chris Higgins scored the overtime winner for the second-placed Giants.
The teams face each other in another league match in Belfast on Sunday, 8 January (16:00 GMT).
The hosts edged the opening period in possession and shots, but Ervins Mustukovs in the Sheffield goal kept the Giants at bay.
In the second period home netminder Jackson Whistle and the Giants defence killed off three Steelers powerplays.
Mustukovs was again the difference early in the final period as he produced a string of impressive saves to deny the Giants in two early powerplay opportunities.
After just over 50 minutes without a goal, the game sprung to life with two inside 22 seconds.
Fretter, assisted by John Armstrong and Mathieu Roy, netted from close range and then Shields squeezed the puck into the Steelers' net, assisted by James Desmarais and Steve Saviano.
In overtime, the Giants broke into the Sheffield zone with Blair Riley dishing the puck to Higgins who, one-on-one with the goalie, pulled a move and netted to secure the win for the hosts at 60:31.
Matt Salmon, 25, had worked for the club for three-and-a-half years, mainly as the academy physio.
He was originally diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010 but only announced his retirement on Wednesday following a consultation with doctors.
Speaking on Wednesday, he said he had loved "every single moment" of his job.
"It has been an incredibly difficult decision to resign from my dream job at the age of 25 but unfortunately I have reached a stage where I am not able to give our players the level of care they deserve," he said.
He thanked his colleagues for their support during his illness.
"The fact that people who achieved so much in the game offer their time and support shows what sort of club Mansfield Town is and mirrors the principles that the town was built on," he said.
"I will finish by wishing the club, players, staff and fans all the best for next season and I look forward to the club playing League One football, which everyone at the club deserves."
The club said Mr Salmon was surrounded by his family and friends when he died peacefully during the early hours of Friday.
Chairman John Radford said he was a "thoroughly decent person" and everyone at Mansfield Town would miss him.
In a statement, youth directors Mark Hawkins and Steve Hymas said: "Matt was an inspirational person, taken far too young."
N'Doye, 30, has agreed a three-year deal with the Turkish side.
The Senegal international joined the Tigers from Lokomotiv Moscow in January and scored five goals in 17 Premier League games as Steve Bruce's side were relegated to the Championship.
Hull tweeted: "Everyone wishes Dame all the best for the future and thank him for his efforts at the club."
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Erdem Gul received five years and Can Dundar five years and 10 months.
Mr Dundar and Mr Gul, editor and Ankara bureau chief of opposition daily Cumhuriyet, had reported that Turkey had tried to ship arms to rebels fighting the Syrian government.
Shortly before the verdict, a gunman attempted to kill Mr Dundar.
The assailant fired several shots while Mr Dundar was briefing reporters outside the courthouse. Mr Dundar escaped unharmed and the gunman was arrested. A reporter was lightly injured in the leg.
Speaking after the verdict, Mr Dundar said the sentence, and the assassination attempt, were "not given only to suppress and silence us" but to "intimidate the Turkish media and make us scared of writing".
The two men were acquitted of more serious charge of espionage, which could have carried with it a life sentence. But their very prosecution has proved controversial, drawing sharp criticism from human rights campaigners and fellow journalists.
The two men are expected to appeal against the verdicts.
John Dalhuisen, Europe and Central Asia Director for Amnesty International, called the convictions a "travesty of justice".
He said: "The decision, which punishes good journalism with five years' imprisonment, shows how the law has buckled and broken under political pressure in Turkey."
Mr Dundar and Mr Gul were charged in November with espionage after their reports in May 2015 alleging that Turkey's intelligence services were sending weapons and ammunition to Islamist rebels fighting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkish security forces intercepted a convoy of lorries near the Syrian border in January 2014, and Cumhuriyet alleged these vehicles were linked to Turkey's MIT intelligence organisation.
Alongside the newspaper report was video footage showing police discovering crates of weapons hidden beneath boxes of medicine.
The Turkish government insisted that the lorries were not carrying weapons to the Islamist rebels as alleged, but bringing aid to Syria's Turkmen minority, a Turkic-speaking ethnic group.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the video footage was a state secret, and by publishing it Cumhuriyet daily had engaged in an act of espionage.
"Whoever wrote this story will pay a heavy price for this. I will not let him go unpunished," he vowed live on television.
Referring to Mr Erdogan, Mr Dundar said: "Today, we know that the reason for the threats we have been receiving for weeks and the bullets fired from that gun today are due to the fact that we have been shown as targets by the highest office in the state."
The journalists have become a symbol of the erosion of press freedom in Turkey, says the BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul.
Media freedom has plummeted in Turkey, which now ranks 151st of 180 countries in an index by the watchdog Reporters without Borders.
Press freedom 'a major concern'
The highest number of deaths - two Israelis, two Poles and eight Nepalese - happened when a blizzard hit a point on the Annapurna Circuit.
Many trekkers returning from the circuit remain out of contact.
BBC South Asia Editor Charles Haviland says it is one the deadliest spells of bad weather ever seen in the region.
Avalanches to the east and west have left 10 more people dead or presumed dead, among them Canadians, Slovaks and an Indian as well as local people.
A French man also died after slipping into the Budhi Gandaki river in heavy rains.
Severe rain and snowstorms in Nepal appear to have been triggered by Cyclone Hudhud in neighbouring India.
Analysis: Phanindra Dahal, BBC Nepali, Kathmandu
It has not been good a year for Nepal's trekking and mountaineering industry. An avalanche on Mount Everest in April killed 16 Sherpas - and resulted in a massive reduction of expeditions to the world's highest peak during the spring season.
The latest disaster comes during the peak trekking period. Thousands of tourists head to Nepal in October, many to enjoy its high altitude mountain passes and pristine beauty. The freak heavy snowfall caught the trekkers off guard.
The tragedy will badly hurt Nepal's tourism, with officials worried about the wider negative message it sends. Trekking and mountaineering are the key backbones of the industry - the major foreign exchange earner for Nepal.
Hudhud hit south-east India earlier this week - satellite pictures now show it moving away from Nepal towards China.
The bad weather hit a resting place 4,500m (14,800ft) above sea level, not far below the Circuit's highest point, the Thorung La pass.
The trekkers who were killed or remain missing were on their way down.
An army official co-ordinating the search operation said two military helicopters had been sent from the capital Kathmandu to assist the rescue operation.
Thousands of trekkers visit the Annapurna Circuit every October, when weather conditions are usually favourable for hiking trips.
What appears to be a freak snowstorm a little under the highest pass caused mayhem, with many people still believed to be trapped in snow.
Only a little to the east, near Mount Manaslu, a French man died after being swept into a river.
The deaths come just months after 16 Sherpa mountain guides died in Nepal's worst ever accident on Mount Everest.
Nepal's high peaks attract some of the world's best climbers - but trekking is generally safe and appeals to masses of ordinary outdoor enthusiasts.
The attack happened at Beechmount Parade just before 06:00 GMT on Friday.
The man has been unable to tell police how many people attacked him and whether or not a weapon was used.
Police have appealed for information about the incident.
Mr Tusk faces questions over embarrassing remarks attributed to his Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, about close allies the US and UK.
In another leaked tape, the country's top banker discusses the next election with the interior minister.
Investigations continue into how Wprost magazine obtained the recordings.
Published by the magazine over the past two weeks, they were made in one or more restaurants in the capital, Warsaw, and are believed to date back as far as last summer.
Wprost's chief editor, Sylwester Latkowski, was being questioned on Tuesday as a witness in the inquiry after he resisted attempts to search the magazine's office and computers last week.
Mr Sikorski has not denied the remarks, accompanied by obscenities, that have been attributed to him. Central bank governor Marek Belka has said he will not resign over the remarks he is alleged to have said.
The conservative opposition party, Law and Justice, is calling for Mr Tusk's centre-right coalition to resign but correspondents say this is unlikely at present.
The scandal is especially embarrassing for Poland, the biggest of the former Soviet bloc states to join the EU, as it celebrates 25 years of freedom, marking the overthrow of its communist government and first, semi-free elections in 1989.
The Sejm, or lower house of parliament, is assembling for a three-day debate on the issue, state radio reports.
In one recording, Mr Sikorski can apparently be heard saying Poland's relationship with the US would prove worthless in the event of a crisis involving Germany or Russia: "It is downright harmful because it creates a false sense of security."
As heard on the tape, he also ridicules UK Prime Minister David Cameron's immigration policy and views on the EU.
Mr Sikorski, Poland's nominee to replace Catherine Ashton as EU foreign policy chief, also uses obscene and possibly racist language, according to the transcript published by Wprost.
Defending himself this week, he said the government had come under attack from an as yet unidentified "organised crime group".
In the earlier leak, Wprost published the content of an alleged private conversation in which Poland's top banker discussed the next election with Interior Minister Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz.
Under Polish law, the central bank must remain independent of politics.
Prime Minister Tusk has already said he will not dismiss officials whose compromising conversations were caught on tape in what he called a "criminal" action by "ill-intentioned people".
"The Polish government will not be dictated to by people who illegally planted these bugs... whether by ill-will, naivety, greed or to serve political interests," he told journalists on Monday.
One theory is that the conversations were recorded for purposes of blackmail.
The proposed £2m development has been earmarked for the site of the demolished Dounreay Sports and Social Club.
The power station is also in the process of being knocked down.
A four-lane running track and indoor sports hall equivalent in size to four badminton courts has been proposed.
Subject to planning permission and successful funding applications, the sports complex could be open by the end of 2016.
It would form part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games legacy programme.
In Luis Enrique's last home match as Barca boss, Eibar went 2-0 up through two stunning Takashi Inui strikes.
David Junca's own goal, Luis Suarez's finish and two goals from Lionel Messi - one a penalty after an earlier miss from the spot - handed Barca the win.
But Madrid's 2-0 victory at Malaga secured their first La Liga since 2012.
Barca knew they could overtake Madrid at the top if Zinedine Zidane's side lost at Malaga and they beat 10th-placed Eibar.
Malaga had beaten Barca 2-0 at home earlier in the season, but Cristiano Ronaldo's second-minute opener and Karim Benzema's second-half strike ensured there was no slip-up from Madrid.
Messi's two goals on the night took his tally to 37 in the league for the season and saw him claim the Pichichi Trophy - awarded to La Liga's top scorer- for the first time since 2013.
Last year's winner Luis Suarez finished second with 29 goals, with Ronaldo third on 25.
Argentina forward Messi's contract with Barca expires in 2018 and speculation has grown over a possible departure as negotiations have dragged on.
But after the game president Josep Bartomeu reiterated the club's confidence in committing the 29-year-old to a new deal when he said: "There's no doubt that the marriage between Messi and Barca will continue."
Luis Enrique's last match as manager of Barcelona comes on Saturday, when the Catalan club take on Alaves in the Copa del Rey final at Atletico Madrid's ground, the Vicente Calderon.
But Sunday's match was his final one at the Nou Camp. To commemorate his three-year spell in charge, huge banners were displayed from the stands before the game reading: 'Forever one of us.'
Luis Enrique, formerly a player at both Barca and Real Madrid, would secure a third consecutive Spanish Cup with victory against Alaves.
He led the club to two successive league titles - before Madrid broke their dominance this year - also winning the Champions League, the Uefa Super Cup and the Club World Cup in 2015.
With his replacement yet to be named, before the game Luis Enrique said he would be back next season - but only as a fan.
"It's not goodbye, but rather a 'see you later'. Next year I will be back at the Camp Nou as a member and enjoy the games," he said.
"I don't just consider myself a Barca fan, but I also have a special regard for Catalonia. I only have words of appreciation."
And after the game, Bartomeu said: "On Monday, 29 May we will announce the new coach."
Match ends, Barcelona 4, Eibar 2.
Second Half ends, Barcelona 4, Eibar 2.
Attempt missed. Kike García (Eibar) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anaitz Arbilla.
Goal! Barcelona 4, Eibar 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a headed pass.
Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
Foul by Neymar (Barcelona).
Kike García (Eibar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Anaitz Arbilla (Eibar).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Jordi Alba (Barcelona) because of an injury.
Substitution, Eibar. Cristian Rivera replaces Gonzalo Escalante because of an injury.
Offside, Barcelona. Luis Suárez tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Gonzalo Escalante (Eibar) because of an injury.
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gonzalo Escalante (Eibar).
Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but André Gomes is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Neymar.
Offside, Eibar. Florian Lejeune tries a through ball, but Pedro León is caught offside.
Substitution, Eibar. Alejandro Gálvez replaces Sergi Enrich.
Goal! Barcelona 3, Eibar 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Second yellow card to Ander Capa (Eibar) for a bad foul.
Penalty Barcelona. Neymar draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Ander Capa (Eibar) after a foul in the penalty area.
Goal! Barcelona 2, Eibar 2. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paco Alcácer with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pedro León.
Offside, Barcelona. Andrés Iniesta tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
Substitution, Barcelona. Paco Alcácer replaces Ivan Rakitic.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yoel Rodríguez.
Penalty saved! Lionel Messi (Barcelona) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
Penalty Barcelona. Jordi Alba draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Kike García (Eibar) after a foul in the penalty area.
Substitution, Eibar. Pedro León replaces Rubén Peña.
Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
Offside, Eibar. Ander Capa tries a through ball, but Kike García is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dani García.
André Gomes (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Arriving in his home city of Davao after a trip to Japan, Mr Duterte said God gave him an ultimatum on the plane.
"I heard a voice telling me to stop swearing or the plane will crash in mid-air, and so I promised to stop," he told reporters at the airport.
Mr Duterte's blunt speaking, often directed at the West, has contributed to his popularity at home.
He called President Barack Obama a "son of a whore", called the European Union "hypocritical", threatened to leave the UN and accepted comparisons to Hitler, saying he would gladly kill three million drug addicts.
All were responses to criticisms of his bloody war on drugs, that has seen thousands of alleged drug dealers and users killed by police and vigilante groups.
Mr Duterte said he had promised God he would not "express slang, cuss words and everything", and said a "promise to God is a promise to the Filipino people".
But he suggested his promise might have its limits. Whether he will stick to not swearing when talking about the US, EU or arch political foe Senator Leila de Lima, will depend on timing, local media quoted him as saying.
Like most Filipinos, Mr Duterte is Roman Catholic, although he has boasted about his womanising and called the Pope a "son of a whore" for causing traffic jams during his visit.
The president has spoken about being abused by an American priest as a child, saying that informed his political views.
He recently said that the Philippines wanted "a separation" from long-standing ally the US, and wanted American troops to leave the country, possibly within two years.
Sir Martin, who has previously faced shareholder revolts over his pay, said he was "not embarrassed" by the success of the company he founded.
He said his pay was based on the performance of WPP, the world's largest advertising group.
His comments came as WPP reported a 5.1% increase in quarterly revenues to £3.1bn compared with last year.
Sir Martin told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "I'm not embarrassed about the growth of the company from two people in one room in Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1985 to 190,000 people in 112 countries and a leadership position in our industry, which I think is important."
Meanwhile, Royal London Asset Management said on Thursday it would vote against the 2015 remuneration reports at Standard Chartered and Reckitt Benckiser.
Ashley Hamilton Claxton, corporate governance manager at Royal London, said investors were objecting to plans to award bumper packages in the face of underwhelming performance.
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Sir Martin's pay has previously sparked controversy at WPP, with nearly 60% of shareholders voting against his proposed remuneration package, worth £6.8m, in 2012.
His latest package makes him the best-paid chief executive on the FTSE 100, with much of the £70m payment consisting of a £62.8m long-term bonus.
Sir Martin's annual salary was £1.15m, with the rest consisting of short-term bonuses and other benefits.
WPP, which employs about 190,000 people worldwide, has expanded rapidly in recent years. It brought in $1.8bn worth of revenue from new advertising customers in the first three months of this year.
Growth has been particularly pronounced in the US, UK and western Europe, the company said.
Shareholders of other companies have also expressed anger about executive pay.
On Thursday, 72% of shareholders of engineering firm Weir Group voted against the firm's pay policy.
The company's board now intends to discuss alternative plans with shareholders.
Also on Thursday, 49% of investors at Shire voted against a 25% pay increase for chief executive Flemming Ornskov.
Last month 59% of BP shareholders voted against a 20% pay rise for chief executive Bob Dudley, that would have netted him £14m.
The vote against the increase was non-binding, but BP's chairman said at the annual meeting that the sentiment would be reflected in future pay deals.
Last week, Anglo American said it would be "mindful" of concerns about executive pay after more than two fifths of investors voted against a remuneration deal that included £3.4m for chief executive Mark Cutifani.
During the financial crisis, 90% of shareholders at Royal Bank of Scotland rebelled against then chief executive Fred Goodwin's pension package.
Previously it had encouraged expectant mothers to reconsider such travel because of the potential harm the virus might pose to babies in the womb.
If travel is unavoidable, they should take precautions to avoid bites from mosquitoes that spread the disease.
In recent months, Zika has been spreading across much of the Americas.
The infection has been linked to cases of microcephaly - babies born with underdeveloped brains.
In February, the World Health Organization declared the situation a global public health emergency requiring a united response.
Prof Paul Cosford from Public Health England said: "As our knowledge of the Zika virus, and the evidence linking microcephaly to Zika infection, becomes clearer a more precautionary approach is warranted. This advice will be kept under review and updated as more information becomes available.
"We expect to see small numbers of Zika virus infections in travellers returning to the UK, but the risk to the wider population is negligible as the mosquito vector is not found in the UK."
The symptoms of Zika infection may include:
A spokesman for ABTA, the travel association, said pregnant women due to travel to any of the destinations affected should seek medical advice from their GP.
"Where it is necessary to change or cancel their holiday arrangements in light of the NaTHNaC advice, they should request that their GP provides them with a medical certificate in order to assist them with any possible insurance claim.
"Travel companies will try and be as flexible as possible with pregnant customers who had already booked before the advice changed, and many are offering customers the option to amend their holiday to an alternative destination free of charge."
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Nurudinov, 24, lifted an Olympic record 237kg in the clean and jerk, as well as 194kg in the snatch, to give him a combined total of 431kg.
That was 14kg clear of Armenia's Simon Martirosyan, 19, who won the 2014 Youth Olympics title. Alexandr Zaichikov of Kazakhstan finished third with 416kg.
Kiribati's David Katoatau finished sixth in the B final but entertained the crowd with dances after each lift.
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Uma Bharti, the water resources minister, claims she told the men's accusers to watch as they were hung upside down.
"Rapists should be tortured in front of victims until they beg for forgiveness," she said.
Ms Bharti made the comments while campaigning for a local politician in Agra, in Uttar Pradesh state.
She brought up an infamous case from July 2016 where a mother and her daughter were gang-raped in Bulandshahr, saying the Uttar Pradesh government had failed to give the victims justice.
"The rapists should be hung upside down and beaten till their skin comes off," the minister is reported to have said.
"Salt and chilli should be rubbed on their wounds until they scream. Mothers and sisters should watch so they can get closure."
Ms Bharti said that when she was chief minister of Madhya Pradesh state from 2003-4, she took the same attitude.
"I would tell the cops to hang the rapists upside down and beat them so hard that they would cry out. I would tell women to watch through windows of the police station," she said.
She told the crowd that when a policeman objected, "I told him people who behave like 'danav' (demons) cannot have Manavadhikar (human rights). Their heads should be cut off like Ravana's". Ravana is an evil demon king in Hindu mythology.
Ms Bharti is a member of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and has previously made the headlines for her controversial comments.
Her torture revelations have resonated with some in India, where the most grievous rape cases sometimes attract the death penalty.
Crimes against women in India have been in the spotlight since the brutal gang-rape and murder of a student in 2012 in Delhi.
The 30-year-old scrum-half, capped 53 times by his national side, replaces England centre Billy Twelvetrees.
Laidlaw has made 42 appearances for the Cherry and Whites since his arrival in the summer of 2014.
"It's a privilege and honour to follow in the footsteps of so many great players at Gloucester, a club with so much heritage and history," he said.
"Billy did a terrific job as captain and I'm delighted that he's still around, because having so many experienced senior pros in the squad makes the role a lot easier."
Ranger has not played a first-team game since November 2014, shortly before he spent seven months absent from former club Blackpool.
The 25-year-old later put that down to the death of two friends.
"He's a good lad, he's getting his head down and in sort of last-chance saloon if you like," Brown told BBC Essex.
Ranger, fined for criminal damage in May 2014, left Blackpool in February.
Ranger began his career at Newcastle and also appeared for Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday and Swindon.
He has scored 17 goals in 127 league matches during his career.
Brown continued: "He's been given an opportunity by ourselves for a month to start off with and if we see what we've seen in the last few days I'll be delighted.
"I've seen a lad whose application is first-class. He's got ability, that's without a shadow of a doubt unquestionable.
"But the downside to Nile is he's probably missed three or four pre-seasons of late. If you miss a pre-season you miss a chunk of the season.
"We've already tested him and found out what he's capable of, he's quick, can move, got ability with the ball, he's a big lad, we'll see all of that come together [because of pre -season].
"Then, who knows? If he's earned the right to a contract he might be the guy who leads the line for us next year."
David Mooney and Jason Williams are the only strikers Southend have on the books for next season, and Brown is hopeful Ranger can rediscover the form that once earned him England youth honours.
"Nile's still got a good 10 years to establish himself in the game. At this moment in time he will only be remembered for the bad things, unfortunately," said Brown.
"From this moment onwards he has to be remembered for the good things; that's his ability, scoring goals, leading the line, bringing to the party what I know he can do but on a regular basis."
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Ulster move into fourth spot, level on points with the Scarlets, but Connacht continue to struggle in eighth place.
McCloskey's score helped his side to a 13-0 half-time advantage, with Ross crossing after the interval and Paddy Jackson adding 13 points with the boot.
Jack Carty converted his own try for Connacht's only points of the game.
The result means Connacht's unenviable record of not having registered a win in Belfast for 56 years continues.
Their opponents avenged their defeat by the Pro12 champions at the Sportsground in October, which ended their 100% start to the season.
Connacht began the game without 21 players through injury, while Ulster, who won both encounters between the sides in the last campaign, made six changes from the side which started the Champions Cup defeat by Clermont Auvergne five days ago.
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The hosts had a strong wind advantage in the first half and after a scoreless first quarter, Jackson landed a penalty to nudge his side in front.
The impressive McCloskey marked his 50th appearance for Ulster by finishing a fine move involving a strong run by Charles Piutau, touching down in the corner in the 27th minute before Jackson converted.
With Ulster dominant in the set-piece and Iain Henderson outstanding, another Jackson penalty extended the lead at the interval, with Connacht's woes exacerbated by the loss of Danie Poolman and Finlay Bealham through injury.
Pienaar was held up just short of the line, but soon after flanker Ross rumbled over for his first try for Ulster on 53 minutes, Jackson again adding the additional two points.
Fly-half Carty responded quickly by diving over at the opposite end of the pitch and his successful conversion reduced Connacht's deficit back to 13 points.
Jackson landed his third penalty to make victory secure and leave the visitors without a regular season away Pro12 win since March.
Ulster's next match is away to Leinster on New Year's Eve, with Connacht hosting Munster on the same day.
TEAMS
Ulster: C Piutau; L Ludik, L Marshall, S McCloskey, J Stockdale; P Jackson, R Pienaar; A Warwick, R Best (capt), R Ah You; K Treadwell, I Henderson; C Ross, C Henry, R Wilson.
Replacements: R Herring, C Black, W Herbst, F van der Merwe, S Reidy, P Marshall, D Cave, T Bowe.
Connacht: T O'Halloran; N Adeolokun, R Parata, D Poolman, M Healy; J Carty, K Marmion; D Buckley, D Heffernan, F Bealham; Q Roux, J Cannon; S O'Brien, N Fox-Matamua, J Muldoon (capt).
Replacements: S Delahunt, T McCartney, JP Cooney, U Dillane, E McKeon, C Blade, C Gaffney, N Dawai.
Researchers from Goldsmiths, University of London have studied a remote tribe in Africa - where some people have remained in the countryside while others have moved to urban areas.
It found the urbanised group found it much harder to focus their attention.
Researcher Karina Linnell says the difference in powers of concentration was much greater than expected.
It might also confirm the worst fears of all the caffeine-fuelled office workers trying to multi-task.
Dr Linnell, from the university's psychology department, carried out cognitive tests with the Himba tribe in Namibia in south west Africa - and also included a further comparison with young people in London.
She found that the Himba tribesmen and women who had stayed in a rural, cattle-herding setting were much better at tests requiring concentration than members of the same tribe who had been urbanised and were living in towns and cities.
The results for urbanised Himba were "indistinguishable" from the results of undergraduates taking the same tests in London, said Dr Linnell.
The researchers suggest that people in an urban setting have too much stimulation, with an overload of sights and sounds competing for attention.
Concentration is improved when people's senses are aroused, says Dr Linnell, but if this becomes excessive it seems to have the opposite effect and reduces the ability to focus on a single task.
As such the people living in cities were not as good at tests which required sustained focus and the ability not to be distracted.
The rural living people were much better at such tests of concentration, even computer-based tasks, where they might have been expected to be less familiar with the technology.
This is not necessarily a case of being better or worse, says Dr Linnell, but it could be a reflection of what is needed to survive in an overcrowded urban setting.
It is also not a "fleeting" impact, she suggests, as the tests show that urbanised people from this tribe have developed a different way of looking at events.
"There are really quite profound differences as a function of how we live our lives," she says.
Another finding is that the Himba people who have moved to the city are more likely to be dissatisfied and show signs of unhappiness.
In contrast the simpler, frugal life of the rural tribespeople seems to leave them with a greater sense of contentment.
When so many of the world's population are now living in urban settings this has far-reaching significance, says Dr Linnell.
It could mean that many urban dwellers are performing below their capacity when it comes to tasks requiring sustained thinking.
"What if, for example, companies realised certain tasks would be better carried out by employees based outside of the urban environment where their concentration ability is better?" she says.
Dr Linnell also suggests that this urban disruption of concentration could be linked to a reduction in attention spans.
It means record cap-holder Gethin Jenkins drops to the bench against the defending champions.
Sam Warburton is selected on the blind-side with Ospreys' Justin Tipuric at open-side and Dan Lydiate on the bench.
Gareth Anscombe starts at full-back, with Cardiff Blues team-mate Tom James preferred to Alex Cuthbert on the wing, almost six years after his last cap.
The team shows four changes from the one which started the World Cup quarter-final against South Africa in October.
There is no place in the match-day squad for Scarlets full-back Liam Williams, who made his return after injury against Connacht last weekend.
Warburton starts in spite of having played only one hour of rugby since November, while James returns to the squad for the first time since November 2010.
Coach Warren Gatland said the decision to pick Evans ahead of the vastly-experienced Jenkins reflected the Scarlet player's good form.
And with British and Irish Lions Jenkins, Lydiate and Cuthbert on the bench, it means the Wales replacements can boast 364 caps between them.
"We are excited by the make-up of the squad, it's very experienced along with one eye looking to the future," said Gatland.
"Rob [Evans] gets a start at loose-head, he's played well for us before and deserves a chance looking ahead to the next few years.
"We have been impressed with Tom James' form for Cardiff Blues and we are excited by the mix of the back-row which has played well together before.
"It's great to see Jonathan [Davies] back and alongside Jamie Roberts, which makes a pretty experienced midfield.
"We have a very experienced bench, with a lot of caps there and hopefully they will come on and make an impact."
Wales team: Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues); George North (Northampton Saints), Jonathan Davies (ASM Clermont), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), Tom James (Cardiff Blues); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Gareth Davies (Scarlets); Rob Evans (Scarlets), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Luke Charteris (Racing 92), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, Capt), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons).
Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Bradley Davies (Wasps), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Priestland (Bath Rugby), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues).
Beattock Station Action Group has joined forces with the regional transport partnership, SWestrans, to commission a feasibility study.
The move follows a meeting with Keith Brown, who was Transport Minister at the time, in September last year.
Beattock station closed in 1972 when the West Coast Main Line was electrified.
The action group hopes to tap into a £30m fund set up by the Scottish government to bring stations back into use.
Supporters claim the station's position, 45 minutes from both Glasgow and Edinburgh, could open up commuter and leisure opportunities and boost the economy of the area.
Findings from the feasibility study are expected to be published early next year.
Taoiseach (prime minster) Enda Kenny said Mr Barry passed away in his home town of Cork surrounded by his family.
Mr Kenny said Mr Barry had given "outstanding service to his country and his native city".
He added that the former Irish foreign minister had played a "central and pivotal role" in negotiating the Anglo-Irish Agreement.
Outside politics, Mr Barry was a successful businessman with the family firm, Barry's Tea, serving as chairman of the Cork-based company, which claims to have 40% of the tea market in the Republic.
Irish President Michael D Higgins said Mr Barry would be deeply missed.
"His view of Irish history was a long one and he brought all that wisdom to bear in his contributions to achieving the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985," said Mr Higgins.
"As a person he was immensely popular across all parties and, of course, he had a deep commitment to Cork city and its heritage."
Seamus Mallon, a former deputy leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and ex-deputy first minister of Northern Ireland, also paid a warm tribute to Mr Barry.
"He had a very clear picture of the problems in the north and he had that well-ordered expertise at the negotiating table," Mr Mallon said.
"If you ally that to his great tenacity, I think it adds up to a very substantial reputation for a man."
Former SDLP leader Dr Alasdair McDonnell said Mr Barry had been a "special friend to Northern Ireland during some of the most challenging days of the Troubles".
"Peter towered above his peers in terms of his integrity, sincerity and commitment to ensuring that we could break free from the cycle of political instability and violence," Dr McDonnell added.
"Peter played a massive role in moving the north away from conflict and his personal kindness to all of us that dealt with him will never be forgotten."
The Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed on 15 November 1985 by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.
The agreement gave the Republic of Ireland a consultative role in Northern Ireland for the first time, a move opposed by many unionists.
It is credited as the beginning of co-operative talks that would eventually lead to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
Micheál Martin, the leader of the Republic of Ireland's biggest opposition party Fianna Fáil, said Mr Barry had distinguished himself in a number of ministerial roles during his tenure in government.
He also paid tribute to the part Mr Barry played in Anglo Irish relations, saying "at a time of great violence and uncertainty, his role in helping to chart a way forward was critical and his contribution will stand the test of time".
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Ospreys controlled the opening 20 minutes and Nicky Smith rumbled over for a converted try.
Ulster gained a foothold in the game with Jackson's penalty leaving the visitors 7-3 ahead at the break.
Jackson added a penalty but Ulster failed to capitalise on their dominance and an excellent Ospreys defence held out until Jackson's winning kick.
The Welsh visitors were aiming to bounce back from last week's defeat by Leinster and they made the early thrusts at a sun-kissed Kingspan Stadium.
They were rewarded when Smith went over from close range on six minutes and Dan Biggar slotted over the extras.
Ospreys pressed for a second try before the momentum switched to Ulster midway through the first half.
Jackson drifted a penalty wide and Darren Cave fumbled as he charged towards the line.
The gap was narrowed by Jackson but he missed another penalty early in the second half before making it two from four after 50 minutes.
Ulster were boosted by the introduction of classy scrum-half Ruan Pienaar and Ireland wing Tommy Bowe, who was making his first appearance since April following a knee injury.
Ospreys soaked up Ulster pressure with resolute defending and they almost scored a try on the counter-attack on 66 minutes.
Eli Walker raced on to a clever Rhys Webb kick but the wing was denied by Jared Payne's last-ditch tackle.
Ospreys continued to threaten on this rare visit to the Ulster 22, which ended when Biggar dragged a drop-goal attempt wide.
Ulster made a final surge and Jackson made no mistake from a penalty in front of the posts with two minutes left.
Ulster: C Piutau, C Gilroy, J Payne, D Cave, L Ludik, P Jackson, P Marshall; : K McCall, R Best, R Ah You, A O'Connor, F van der Merwe (capt), I Henderson, S Reidy, R Wilson.
Replacements: J Andrew, C Black, R Kane, K Treadwell, R Diack, R Pienaar, B Herron, T Bowe.
Ospreys: D Evans, J Hassler, B John, J Matavesi, E Walker, D Biggar, R Webb; N Smith, S Parry, D Arhip, B Davies, A Wyn Jones (capt), J King, J Tipuric, D Baker.
Replacements: S Baldwin, P James, M Fia, R Thornton, O Cracknell, T Ardron, T Habberfield.
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Footage of the 10 July arrest shows Sandra Bland's car being pulled over for failing to signal and then an ensuing confrontation with the officer.
There are several jumps during the 52-minute film, which has had more than one million views on YouTube.
But Texas authorities say it was not edited and that it will be re-uploaded.
The coroner said the 28-year-old hanged herself in her cell but her family has demanded an independent post-mortem examination.
State officials and the FBI are both investigating her death.
In the video, released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the policeman is seen issuing a ticket and then asking her to stub out her cigarette, which she refuses.
When she refuses to step out of the car, he tries unsuccessfully to pull her out. He then appears to threaten her with a Taser and says the words: "I will light you up."
She gets out of the car and they move out of vision, but the audio suggests the confrontation becomes physical before more officers arrive.
Several breaks in the video were highlighted on social media shortly after the film was released with many using the broken footage to question the entire film's authenticity.
At 25:01 a man is seen walking away from his pick-up truck and out of shot, before reappearing at the door of the vehicle a few seconds later.
Later, at 32:37, a white car comes into shot and then disappears before reappearing a couple of seconds later. The audio doesn't appear to break during this time, with the officer heard discussing the incident.
The same footage of the white car is looped again at 33:04, again with no noticeable break in the audio.
In a statement to The Texas Tribune, DPS spokesman Tom Vinger said the video "has not been edited".
"Some of the video... was affected in the upload and is being addressed. We are working to repost the dashcam video," he added.
The arresting officer, who has been on the force for just over a year, said he was kicked. He has been put on administrative leave.
Texas DPS director Steven McCraw said his officials have "an obligation to exhibit professionalism and be courteous" but that "wasn't the case in this situation".
Authorities also released surveillance video from the jail showing officers responding to Bland's death but it does not show the cell.
Jail Sheriff Glen Smith said his staff checked on Bland less than an hour before she was found dead.
Her death is one of several under scrutiny in the US in which a black person has died while in police custody.
Other high-profile cases, since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson last summer, have sparked protests and sometimes unrest.
On Tuesday prosecutors in Cincinnati, Ohio, said they were probing the fatal shooting of a black motorist by a white police officer who had stopped him over a missing licence plate.
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Alex Rodman and Matt Tootle both drew saves from Iron keeper Luke Daniels as they started the stronger of the sides.
Van Veen missed from six yards out in the second half, but made amends by poking in the opener from close range in the first period of extra time.
The Dutchman sealed the win soon after, firing in from the edge of the box.
Match ends, Scunthorpe United 2, Notts County 0.
Second Half Extra Time ends, Scunthorpe United 2, Notts County 0.
Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Graham Burke (Notts County).
Attempt blocked. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Richard Duffy.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Richard Duffy.
Attempt saved. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 2, Notts County 0. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakeeb Adelakun.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Sam Mantom replaces Duane Holmes.
Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Vadaine Oliver (Notts County).
Jamie Ness (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adam Campbell (Notts County).
Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wesley Atkinson (Notts County).
Attempt missed. Adam Campbell (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United).
Haydn Hollis (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second Half Extra Time begins Scunthorpe United 1, Notts County 0.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Hakeeb Adelakun replaces Luke Williams.
First Half Extra Time ends, Scunthorpe United 1, Notts County 0.
Attempt missed. Adam Campbell (Notts County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Murray Wallace.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 1, Notts County 0. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
Luke Williams (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Graham Burke (Notts County).
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Matt Tootle.
Attempt blocked. Luke Williams (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Murray Wallace (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matt Tootle (Notts County).
Foul by Jordan Clarke (Scunthorpe United).
Vadaine Oliver (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Graham Burke (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Duane Holmes (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
First Half Extra Time begins Scunthorpe United 0, Notts County 0.
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 0, Notts County 0.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Wesley Atkinson.
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Viola Davis also made history by becoming the first black woman to win the best lead actress prize for her role in How To Get Away With Murder.
Jon Hamm finally won a best actor award for Mad Men in the show's last year. He had been nominated seven times before.
Political comedy Veep was the winner in the best comedy series category.
And Inside Amy Schumer was named best variety sketch series.
It was the first time since it began in 2011 that Game of Thrones had won the best drama series award. Its other accolades included best writing, best direction and best supporting actor for Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister.
Amazon's comedy-drama Transparent won awards for best director in a comedy and for its lead actor, Jeffrey Tambor, who plays a transgender college professor.
The show also picked up best guest actor in a comedy for former West Wing star Bradley Whitford.
Viola Davis won her Emmy for lead actress in a drama thanks to her role as a tough criminal defence lawyer in ABC's How to Get Away With Murder.
Accepting her award, she said: "The only thing that separates women of colour from anyone else is opportunity.
Jon Hamm, who played Don Draper in the drama Mad Men, set in an advertising agency primarily in the 1960s, said: "It's incredible and impossible for me personally to be standing here."
Julia Louis-Dreyfus won best comedy actress for the fourth time for playing Selina Meyer on Veep, while Tony Hale, who plays her bag man, was again named best comedy supporting actor.
Veep, which is set in the office of the fictional vice-president and subsequent president of the United States, Selina Meyer, also won the comedy writing statuette.
The show's win for best comedy ended a fiver-year winning streak for sitcom Modern Family - dashing the cast's hopes of beating Frasier, which also has five wins in the category.
Uzo Aduba, who plays Suzanne 'Crazy Eyes' Warren in Netflix prison series Orange is the New Black, was named best supporting actress in a drama.
The TV Academy awarded only four prizes to the main US broadcast networks. But while the pre-awards talk had revolved around streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon, it was cable channel HBO that swept the board, with shows like Veep, Game of Thrones and Olive Kitteridge performing well.
The latter picked up six awards, including best mini-series, best lead actor in a mini-series or movie (Richard Jenkins), lead actress (Frances McDormand) and supporting actor (Bill Murray).
Andy Samberg hosted the show, his first time at the helm of a major awards ceremony.
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Dallas, 25, has returned to his club because of a calf injury.
Forward Jamie Ward is already out after fracturing his wrist while playing for Burton Albion on Saturday.
Manager Michael O'Neill has not opted to call up any replacements at this stage for the game against the second-placed team in Group C.
Ward sustained the injury in Saturday's game against Barnsley, while Dallas has not played since sustaining his calf problem during last month's international break.
Dallas played in the win over San Marino at Windsor Park on October 8 but was then forced to miss the defeat by table toppers Germany three days later.
After three rounds of fixtures, Azerbaijan stand on seven points, three ahead of Northern Ireland, with Germany leading the table on a maximum nine points.
Ward has started Northern Ireland's Past six competitive games and scored in the 4-0 win over San Marino.
The striker's absence could increase Kyle Lafferty's chances of earning a recall.
Lafferty scored within four minutes of coming on as a substitute in Norwich City's 3-2 defeat by Leeds United in the Championship on Saturday - his first league goal since January 2015.
Chris Brunt and Will Grigg are back in Northern Ireland's squad for the World Cup qualifier.
Brunt, 31, missed Euro 2016 because of a serious knee injury sustained in February but he has returned to West Brom duty in recent weeks.
Wigan's Grigg asked to be left out of recent squads for personal reasons.
Northern Ireland squad
Goalkeepers: M McGovern (Norwich City), A Mannus (St Johnstone), T Carson (Hartlepool United)
Defenders: A Hughes (Kerala Blasters), G McAuley (West Brom), J Evans (West Brom), C Brunt (West Brom), R McGivern (Shrewsbury Town), C McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town), L Hodson (Rangers), T Flanagan (Burton Albion)
Midfielder: S Davis (Southampton), N McGinn (Aberdeen), O Norwood (Brighton), C Evans (Blackburn Rovers), S Ferguson (Millwall), P McNair (Sunderland), P Paton (St Johnstone), M Lund (Rochdale).
Strikers: K Lafferty (Norwich City), J Magennis (Charlton Athletic), C Washington (QPR), W Grigg (Wigan Athletic)
Peacock, 22, will not compete in Doha due to injury.
But Browne, 24, who was runner-up to Peacock at London 2012 and the 2013 World Championships in the T44 100m, said: "Jonnie hasn't really run well over the last year and a half."
However, he said the Briton's absence would be "devastating" for the sport.
Browne told BBC World Service that the news, confirmed on Thursday, "wasn't a surprise".
"Jonnie has always been injury prone, which is unfortunate not only for amputee sprinting but for British Athletics and the whole sport."
He added: "To be quite frank I've beaten Jonnie for the last two years. He was the least of my worries, to be honest with you."
Browne insists he was more concerned by new world record holder and fellow American Jarryd Wallace and Germany's Felix Streng.
But he continued: "Jonnie always brings out the best in me and the rivalry has been good for the sport.
"Him being there was going to be awesome, because it would have shown we have five, six guys who are ready to run fast. That's more devastating."
Though Browne only managed silver at the 2010 Paralympics and subsequent Worlds, he has been running quicker than Peacock.
Most recently, the American beat his British rival at the IPC Anniversary Games in London in July.
It was won in 2010 by the SDLP's Alasdair McDonnell who had a 6,000 vote majority.
However, his challengers say he can be toppled.
If election campaigns were based on the number of posters on the streets, then Mr McDonnell would be well ahead in the constituency.
The SDLP team has covered the area in hundreds of pictures of its party leader.
Other candidates have followed suit and, in certain parts of this constituency, there is not a lamp post free of party literature.
Mr McDonnell is a veteran of election campaigns and is defending the seat he won back in 2005 when he became the first nationalist to win the constituency.
The former GP retained it in 2010 when he topped the poll with 14,026 votes.
In that election, Sinn Féin decided to withdraw their candidate and Mr McDonnell was about 6,000 votes ahead of his nearest rival, the DUP's Jimmy Spratt.
This time the battleground in South Belfast is very different.
Sinn Féin offered an electoral pact with the SDLP but that was rejected so Sinn Fein have selected Máirtín Ó Muilleor, a former Belfast mayor, to challenge Mr McDonnell.
Mr Ó Muilleor topped the polled in the Balmoral electoral area during last year's local government election in Belfast.
He is convinced he can beat the SDLP leader.
He told the BBC: "I topped the poll last year in this constituency.
"My colleague Deirdre Hargey topped the poll in Botanic. So I believe people will plump for the poll toppers.
"They believe Sinn Féin can deliver for South Belfast and we are going to do very well. We are certainly going to top the nationalist poll in this constituency."
Mr McDonnell accepts that Mr Ó Muilleor will take votes away from him and estimates that the Sinn Féin vote in the constituency is "around 4,000."
However, he insists he will win the seat and says his vote could be in the region of 10,000 - 11,000 votes.
He said he is attracting new voters and states that he is getting support from those who have backed him before.
He said: "I am fighting this election on my record. My record is good.
"People are telling me they appreciate all the work that has been done for them".
He added: "People don't want to lose the quality of the service and the substance of the service they have had over the last 10 years".
If the battle between the SDLP and Sinn Féin is key in this seat so, too is the contest within unionism.
The Democratic Unionist Party and Ulster Unionists had discussions about running a joint candidate but ultimately they could not come to an arrangement so now both parties are standing in the constituency.
The DUP selected Jonathan Bell who is currently a junior minister in the Stormont Executive.
He says he is disappointed that there is not an agreed unionist candidate.
He said: "I think a lot of people wanted a single unionist candidate and they told me that on the doors, but there is no point crying over spilt milk. We tried to get it and we could not get it.
"So I think the general feeling is that the unionist people will vote for the unionist that can win. We are convincingly the largest party."
Naturally the UUP candidate has a very different analysis.
Rodney McCune who works as an adviser to the executive minister Danny Kennedy thinks the result in South Belfast will be very tight.
He said: "I think that 9,000 to 10,000 votes may well be the winning total. It is also going to be small margin in terms of the victory I would suspect."
He said his party can triumph and recapture the seat they lost in 2005 when the Rev Martin Smyth stood down.
Mr McCune believes he can win.
"There is a real opportunity for an Ulster Unionist to be returned in South Belfast and, of course, Ulster Unionists are the only pro-union candidates who have ever represented this constituency at Westminster."
In the 2010 election in South Belfast, the Ulster Unionists polled 5,900 votes and their candidate was Paula Bradshaw.
This time Paula Bradshaw is standing under Alliance Party colours. She was elected last year to Belfast City Council as an Alliance councillor and hopes that her success can be repeated.
She said: "If people vote exactly as they did last year in local government election I have a very high chance. We are running neck and neck with the SDLP and DUP at 20% all round the South Belfast constituency."
Ms Bradshaw is one of nine hopefuls on the South Belfast ballot paper.
South Belfast is one of the most diverse constituencies in Northern Ireland with plenty of choice on offer.
Clare Bailey is running for the Green Party and Lily Kerr is standing for the Workers Party.
Ben Manton is the NI Conservative Party candidate and Bob Stoker, once an Ulster Unionist, is now running under the UKIP banner.
Their names jostle for position on lamp posts in all parts of this constituency.
In the battle for Westminster the poster war in South Belfast is in full swing.
Boro are winless in their last 10 Premier League games and currently sit in the relegation zone, three points from safety with 11 games remaining.
They are also the league's lowest scorers with just 19 goals.
"I am the first critic, so I don't need to hear the criticism," said Karanka.
The 43-year-old believes there is a confidence crisis among his players who have failed to score in their last four league games, but insists he has Gibson's support.
"The most difficult moment for me was when I arrived here, but he was the first one who transmitted his confidence. I don't need to feel that every day," he said.
"You can feel the spirit of the team and it is just trying to recover their confidence and to show them that they are able to do a lot of good things."
Boro host Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday, and the Spaniard is hoping to repeat his side's win in 2015, when they knocked City out in the fourth round.
"When we beat Manchester City in the FA Cup two years ago and everybody told me I was the best," he said.
"I have said always that the day I think I am the best, I will go home because that day, I will die."
The Chamber was shot almost entirely in Wales and receives its premiere in Cardiff on Thursday night.
It is described as a "claustrophobic" thriller set on a stranded submarine off the North Korean coast.
Bradfield worked with director Ben Parker to compose the soundtrack.
He likened the experience to working with his Manics band-mates.
"I'd been given a few offers before, and they didn't feel quite right. And then Ben made contact, and just reading the script made me feel like doing it.
"Ben, as director, has quite a commanding presence, and I like that.
"I've been in a band with Nicky, Sean and Richey for all of my adult life and they are very specific, and I like it when people have strong ideas.
"So I just thought I'd better stop chickening out on these offers, I've got to do it sooner or later. And I'm just really glad that I did."
The film follows the crew of a research submarine and a team of special forces who commandeer the vessel to search for an object on the sea floor that is in danger of falling into enemy hands.
Production mainly happened at Ffilm Factory 35 at the Sony Technology centre in Pencoed.
The Chamber is Parker's directorial debut, and he said securing the right soundtrack would be crucial to its success.
"It can make or break a film, it's incredibly important," he said.
"There are some films where music can take a back seat, but the sound design of this film and the music adds to the atmosphere, and to the mood.
"It was another character in that space - there were four main characters, and then the music."
He added recent missile tests by North Korea made the subject particularly relevant.
"Over the time we've been making and releasing the film, it's quite unnerving that things in that part of the world have been kicking up. The film is almost prescient in its depiction of what's going on in North Korea."
Produced at the Manics's Faster Studios in Cardiff before they closed last year, Bradfield created the soundtrack with long-time collaborators and producers Dave Eringa and Loz Williams.
Bradfield drew inspiration from composers Mica Levi and Penderecki for a score that attempts to draws on the film's claustrophobic setting.
He said: "I completely loved the experience, and loved the challenge as well. I'm not trying to be disingenuous, but it's scary having a new boss.
"Because being in the band, you always feel you've got a boss - whether that's the audience, your band mates, or your own pride, but you feel like there's a boss. And I like that, when somebody says 'no, I want something else', or 'I love that' or 'I want this' or 'I want that'. I love that experience.
"Of course I'd love to do it again. I've got to go full throttle back with the Manics soon, but hopefully I will be back in the film world sooner or later."
Tennis player Maria Sharapova failed a doping test after the World Anti-Doping Agency banned the drug on 1 January.
Four Russian athletes, who have not been named, tested positive for the substance this week.
"Twenty-seven have tested positive for meldonium and there are some 127 cases in the world," said Vitaly Mutko.
Russia's athletics federation is suspended from international competition for its alleged involvement in widespread doping, with a decision on potential reinstatement due in May.
Dmitry Shlyakhtin, head of the All-Russia Athletic Federation, said the latest positive tests will not "aggravate" that "complex" decision.
Russia's international ban - which includes this summer's Rio Olympic Games - applies only to its athletics federation and followed an independent World Anti-Doping Agency report last year that alleged "state-sponsored doping".
Last week, Russia's four-time breaststroke world champion Yuliya Efimova failed an out-of-competition test.
World number seven Sharapova, meanwhile, failed a drugs test at the Australian Open.
The 28-year-old said she had been taking meldonium since 2006 for health reasons.
According to Wada, a substance may be "considered" for the prohibited list if it meets two of the following three criteria:
A substance can be added to the prohibited list without first featuring on the watch list.
Grindeks, the Latvian company that produces the drug, says meldonium can take "several months" to leave the body.
It said the "terminal elimination" of the drug depends on a variety of factors such as dose, duration of treatment and sensitivity of testing methods.
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McIlroy is going for his third career win at the tournament, having also won it for his maiden Tour win in 2009.
"I have some great memories and I get a lot of support here," said McIlroy.
The Northern Irishman will face some stiff competition from the likes of former Dubai resident Henrik Stenson, who won the Desert Classic in 2007.
Martin Kaymer, Louis Oosthuizen and Graeme McDowell are also in the field at the Emirates Club.
"Leaving any tournament without a win is sort of disappointing, but you try to put a positive spin on it," said McIlroy, who is a combined 81 under par for his last six appearances in this event.
"I think golfers, that is what we usually do. We are disappointed for a bit and then we try to put positive spins on it, and the nice thing is there's always a next week in golf.
"I'm sort of going for three in a row in Dubai with winning here last year and then winning the DP World Tour Championship at the end of last season, so it seems to bring out my best golf.
"There are a couple of little things that I took from Abu Dhabi (where he finished third) and worked on last week.
"So hopefully you will see my game just a little bit sharper and I will be trying to win for the third time to join Ernie Els as the only people to win three times."
The song emerged last week and has been widely shared on social media.
One line in it asks: "Is there still freedom of expression in the country?" and refers to a "doctor" who can't tolerate criticism.
The information minister said President John Magufuli "loves" the song.
He also suggested that it be "improved" to take on other issues, such as tax evaders, corrupt businesspeople and drug traffickers, said Information Minister Harrison Mwakyembe.
Nay wa Mitego's arrest came days after President Magufuli warned media to be careful about exercising freedom.
"Media owners, let me tell you: 'Be careful. Watch it. If you think you have that kind of freedom - not to that extent,'" Mr Magufuli said.
Police earlier said the rapper would be questioned "for releasing a song with words that malign the government".
He was reportedly held at a hotel in Morogoro, before being transferred the 190km (120 miles) to the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
Other lines in the song said: "Who are you now? Don't you want to listen to advice? Don't you want criticism?"
The lyric is addressed to someone he calls "a doctor specialising in lancing boils".
The phrase "lancing boils" has been used repeatedly by Mr Magufuli to refer to people he deems obstructive.
Mr Magufuli, who came to power in 2015, presents himself as a no-nonsense man of the people, unafraid of sacking corrupt or incompetent officials.
Recent opinion polls have suggested he is popular, but critics accuse him of an impulsive style of governing and being intolerant of dissent.
Another line in Nay wa Mitego's song goes: "I see you handed a club to a madman," which has been interpreted as referring to an official appointed by the president who has been accused of heavy-handed behaviour.
The BBC's Sammy Awami in Dar es Salaam says the rapper is popular for his scathing lyrics, attacking not only the government but even his fellow artists.
On his social media accounts he uses the name "NayTrueboy", saying he always speaks his mind and tells the truth.
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Konta, who broke into the world's top 10 last year, beat Agnieszka Radwanska to win her second WTA trophy at the Sydney International on Friday.
The 25-year-old begins her campaign against Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens on Tuesday (midnight on Monday in the UK).
"I'm very pleased with the level I played," said Konta of her Sydney win.
"But we all know that it's not a given. It doesn't decide how you will do in the next event.
"I'm taking it as a positive from the week itself, but I'm looking to again work hard here and really try to do the best that I can."
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Sydney-born Konta reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open last year - the furthest she has ever progressed in a Grand Slam.
And despite enjoying her most successful season to date, she chose to split with coach Esteban Carril in December after two-and-a-half years together.
Konta is now working under Belgian Wim Fissette, who has previously coached former world number one Kim Clijsters and two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka.
"My previous situation came to a natural end so I was in the market. It came together nicely for us," Konta told BBC Radio 5 live.
"We're doing some great work together. I'm really enjoying learning from him. He's a coach who's been on tour for some time and has worked with some of the best players.
"I'm trying to be a sponge and trying to absorb all the information he's passing on."
Sue Barker, who reached the semi-finals of the women's singles at the Australian Open in 1975 and 1977, believes Johanna Konta is good enough to win this year's competition.
"Last year's Australian Open was her big breakthrough tournament," Barker told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme.
"We had been seeing her get better and better but at the Australian Open she started to believe in herself. She has not sat back and has improved week after week.
"I watched her final against Radwanska in Sydney last week and it was the best I've seen her play. She looked incredible and doesn't have a weakness.
"She is hitting the ball so hard and she is not just a top-10 player, she is a Grand Slam contender."
Konta will return to ninth in the world rankings on Monday following her win in Sydney and Barker thinks Konta can beat the best players.
"Johanna is seeded ninth so has not got the protection of being in the top eight but there is not one person that's just so outstanding in the women's game," added Barker.
"Angelique Kerber is a solid world number one but she is beatable and Johanna has the game to beat her. She certainly has a chance to win it."
Top leaders say the project has led to environmental problems and issues involving relocating 1.3m people.
The Three Gorges is the world's largest dam and could have cost up to $40bn. This appears to be the first time that central government leaders have admitted to problems with the project.
The admission came in a statement from top government body, the State Council.
The statement initially praised the scheme's achievements, saying it had helped alleviate flooding, improve navigation and generate electricity.
But it went on: "There are urgent problems that need to be addressed, such as stabilising and improving living conditions for relocated people, protecting the environment, and preventing geological disasters."
China's revolutionary leader Mao Zedong dreamed of building the Three Gorges Dam. Construction started in 1994.
The dam was completed in 2006, with the reservoir reaching its full height last year after submerging 13 cities, 140 towns and 1,350 villages.
Local leaders and campaign groups have for some time complained about problems associated with the project.
At a government-organised conference in 2007, local officials warned of "environmental catastrophe".
One problem appears to have been caused by fluctuations in the water level of the vast reservoir, which stretches for 660km (360 miles). This causes frequent landslides.
The government said more also needs to be done to help those forced to move because of the construction.
They need more jobs, better transport facilities and improved social security benefits, said the State Council, chaired by Premier Wen Jiabao.
The Three Gorges was a contentious scheme even before it was approved.
A third of the members sitting in China's normally compliant parliament voted against the plan or abstained.
Perhaps in a tacit acknowledgement of the problems, there were no major celebrations when the reservoir reached its full height last year.
In this latest statement, the State Council said it knew about some of the problems even before work started 17 years ago.
It says others arose while the dam was being built and some have happened since, because of "new demands as the social and economical situation developed".
The task now was to begin sorting out some of these problems, said the government.
21 August 2014 Last updated at 08:15 BST
It's called the Ice Bucket Challenge and what started as a small idea to raise money for charity, has now gone viral online.
Everyone from Cheryl Cole to David Beckham and even the former President of the United States, George Bush, have done it.
Martin's been taking a look at what it's all about...
The official Communist Party watchdog also promised to prosecute Zhao Xinwei for "serious discipline breaches", which generally refers to corruption.
His paper covered the restive western region that has seen deadly clashes between police and ethnic Uighurs.
Mr Zhao is alleged to have "improperly discussed" party policies in the region, including combating terrorism.
The former editor is accused of failing to follow the party line on separatism, religion, extremism and other sensitive issues
His "words and deeds were not in line with the centre or regional party committee", a statement on the watchdog's website said.
It went on to say that he had "publicly made comments in opposition".
Mr Zhao has been expelled from the party and his case has been passed to the legal authorities, the watchdog said.
In recent months, China has brought in new rules tightening restrictions on criticism of party policy.
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In September 2012 the UK Border Agency awarded the services company a contract worth up to £40m to find more than 150,000 missing people.
By the end of March, Capita told UKBA 8,328 of them had left the UK and it had managed to contact a further 5,250.
The government said it was "pleased" with progress made so far.
The existence of the "migration refusal pool" - those refused leave to stay longer in the UK but whose departure from the country had not been confirmed - was revealed in July last year.
The chief inspector of immigration, John Vine, said it stood at more than 150,000 at the time.
UKBA says Capita had sorted through the records of 79,336 people by the end of March this year.
The figures are disclosed in UKBA'a final annual report, which comes after it was split it into two bodies - UK Visas and Immigration and an Immigration Enforcement command.
Capita's payment-by-results deal is worth up to £40m, but the target it faces has not been revealed.
A Home Office spokesman said: "We are pleased with the progress that Capita is making on migration refusal pool cases. Their work ensures we can focus on tackling immigration abuse.
"Allowing people with no right to be in the country to stay here indefinitely undermines the immigration system. Any individuals with no right to be in the UK are expected to return home."
The Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse in Scotland was rolled out in October 2015 following the successful launch of so-called Clare's Law in England and Wales.
Of the 1,044 requests to Police Scotland, 443 disclosures were made.
A total of 371 people were subsequently told their partner had an abusive past.
Chief Constable Phil Gormley said the scheme was part of a long-term approach to support potential victims of the "despicable crime".
He added: "In some instances, such a disclosure can break the cycle of violence and abuse, protecting many people.
"Working with our partners, we continue to support people through the disclosure process and to prevent people becoming victims.
"Police Scotland will not tolerate domestic abuse - we will tackle it and we aim to prevent it destroying the lives of its victims, as well as those of children, who all too often witness such abuse."
Clare's Law was introduced across England and Wales in March 2014.
The initiative is named after Clare Wood, who was murdered by her violent ex-boyfriend in 2009.
The 36-year-old was strangled and set on fire by George Appleton in Salford, Greater Manchester. She was unaware of his history of violence against women.
Her father Michael Brown, who is originally from Aberdeen, campaigned for people to have the right to ask for information about partners,.
He also called for the police and other agencies to have the power to take the initiative and tell someone if there are grounds for concern.
Scottish Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said the scheme sent a "strong and unequivocal message that domestic abuse is unacceptable".
He said the Scottish government was committed to action that could help reduce the risk of further harm.
Mr Matheson added: "I am pleased that in its first year of national operation the scheme has helped so many people access information in a safe and supportive way which could make a real difference to their lives."
Dr Marsha Scott, chief executive of Scottish Women's Aid, said: "It is good to see this evidence that the Disclosure Scheme is being used by police and by women, and we look forward to seeing the evaluation of the longer-term impacts of disclosure on women's lives, space for action, and safety."
This week the company announced more than 1,000 jobs were to go at its Belfast plant, which makes the wings for its new C-Series plane.
It is part of a cost-cutting drive that will see Bombardier shed 7,000 jobs across its global workforce.
Alastair Hamilton told the BBC's Inside Business programme he had confidence in management at the firm.
"I'd be pretty confident that if they are going to do a plan such as they've done over the last few days, that they will have that well thought through and they'll have built that to make sure that they are fit for the future," Mr Hamilton said.
Bombardier is one of Northern Ireland's largest private sector employers, providing jobs for 5,500 people and additional work for many other local suppliers.
It operates in four locations - east Belfast, Newtownabbey, Dunmurry and Newtownards.
The firm's significance to the economy is huge - it produces 10% of Northern Ireland's total manufacturing exports.
The company has been under severe financial pressure, as cost overruns on its new C-Series jet have drained cash out of the company.
"I think we're at a turning point for the C-Series," Mr Hamilton said.
"We've made our investment, we've made that investment at risk, we fully understand that, but this is about rebuilding this operation for a future of high-tech, high quality, composite-based manufacturing."
Blackpool took a 13th-minute lead when Armand Gnanduillet latched onto Kyle Vassell's precise pass and brushed off Tom Eastman in the area before firing home.
But Colchester equalised nine minutes before the break through Sammie Szmodics, who showed great composure before finding the net from close range from Richard Brindley's pass.
Colchester winger Drey Wright went close early in the second half and Blackpool keeper Sam Slocombe thwarted Kurtis Guthrie's far-post header.
But the hosts went ahead 11 minutes after the break when Porter flicked home from two yards after substitute Tarique Fosu had helped on Brennan Dickenson's corner at the near post.
Potts was denied by Colchester keeper Sam Walker while Slocombe foiled Fosu, before Porter made it 3-1 with eight minutes remaining when he collected Fosu's pass and showed fine footwork before slotting home.
Blackpool midfielder Brad Potts netted with a low free-kick from nearly 25 yards with a minute remaining, but Colchester held on.
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Match ends, Colchester United 3, Blackpool 2.
Second Half ends, Colchester United 3, Blackpool 2.
Drey Wright (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Brad Potts (Blackpool).
Attempt missed. Tom Aldred (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Richard Brindley.
Goal! Colchester United 3, Blackpool 2. Brad Potts (Blackpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Foul by Tom Eastman (Colchester United).
Armand Gnanduillet (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Chris Porter (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Goal! Colchester United 3, Blackpool 1. Chris Porter (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tarique Fosu-Henry.
Attempt missed. Armand Gnanduillet (Blackpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Blackpool. Jack Payne replaces Jim McAlister.
Substitution, Blackpool. Danny Philliskirk replaces Kyle Vassell.
Attempt missed. Kyle Vassell (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Substitution, Colchester United. Craig Slater replaces Tom Lapslie because of an injury.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Luke Prosser.
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Tom Lapslie.
Attempt blocked. Kyle Vassell (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Colchester United. Glen Kamara replaces Kurtis Guthrie.
Tarique Fosu-Henry (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Tarique Fosu-Henry (Colchester United).
Clark Robertson (Blackpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Tarique Fosu-Henry (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Blackpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Luke Prosser (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Aldred (Blackpool).
Corner, Blackpool. Conceded by Tom Lapslie.
Attempt blocked. Tom Aldred (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Blackpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Danny Pugh (Blackpool).
Foul by Tom Eastman (Colchester United).
(Blackpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Chris Porter (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Aldred (Blackpool).
Substitution, Blackpool. Bright Samuel replaces Colin Daniel.
Goal! Colchester United 2, Blackpool 1. Chris Porter (Colchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tarique Fosu-Henry.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Tom Aldred.
A new visitor centre and accommodation has been developed at Harlech Castle, and a new footbridge installed.
The Cadw scheme, funded by the Heritage Tourism Project, is expected to attract more tourists to the area.
The West Cheshire and North Wales Chamber of Commerce said it would create "robust" economic benefits.
Executive director Colin Brew said the development had "already had a positive impact in terms of opportunities for local businesses and boosting the local supply chain".
And he believes it will continue to boost the economy by attracting more visitors, in turn establishing itself as a "key visitor attraction" in north Wales.
His comments came as First Minister Carwyn Jones visited the site on Thursday.
"In 2014, the heritage economy in Gwynedd employed over 8,000 people — 15% of all employment in the county," Mr Jones said.
"It's therefore vital that we continually improve the heritage tourism offer to attract even more visitors."
In 2014, Dr Gareth Christopher Menagh, 33, admitted three charges of recording women doing a private act, for his own sexual gratification.
Menagh, of Lady Wallace Lane in Lisburn, filmed two female colleagues, one of whom was heavily pregnant, changing their clothing in 2011.
He was fined £6,000 on his conviction.
Since 2011, he has been only allowed to work under conditions imposed by the General Medical Council.
In deciding to remove the doctor from the medical register, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found that his conduct was "fundamentally incompatible with continued registration".
The panel found that Menagh showed a deliberate disregard for the principles set out in general medical practice.
It also reported that he abused his position of trust, exploited vulnerable people, and committed offences of a sexual nature.
It also said voyeurism is a serious offence and his actions showed a lack of respect for both his colleagues and the law.
The report added: "The tribunal determined that your actions have brought the profession into disrepute, and that your conviction seriously undermines public confidence in the medical profession."
Menagh, who has been working in a trust in England, has 28 days to appeal.
Officials are worried about both the effect of returnees, and those who support them and their activities, on domestic security.
So who are these fighters and how large is the problem of radicalisation? The BBC explains.
How serious is the problem?
Authorities are concerned about a minority of Australia's small Muslim community.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in March 2015 said at least 90 Australians were in Iraq and Syria supporting IS, and another 20 Australians had been killed in the conflict.
About 100 passports had been cancelled on national security grounds, she said.
Who are the Australian jihadists?
Terrorism expert Clive Williams of the Australian National University says Australian jihadists are Sunni Muslims, the branch of Islam which the Islamic State (IS) follows.
Studies have shown that more than half of those who have embraced radicalism were born in Australia and about 60% are of Lebanese heritage.
Most were married with children, and were not particularly religious prior to believing in extreme Islamic ideologies.
What about specific individuals overseas?
The issue of foreign fighters began making headlines in July 2014, when an 18-year-old from Melbourne blew himself and several others up in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq.
Arrest warrants were issued that same month for two Australian IS fighters, Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar. Sharrouf was previously jailed for plotting to attack the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney.
Local media have described Mohammad Ali Baryalei, a former Sydney bouncer, as Australia's most senior IS member. He was reportedly killed in Syria in late 2014, although authorities have yet to confirm it.
In October 2014, videos emerged of an Australian teenager who had joined IS threatening attacks on PM Tony Abbott, the US and the UK. The 17-year-old, named as Abdullah Elmir but who calls himself Abu Khaled, was believed be in Syria.
In March 2015 it was reported that another Australian teen, an 18-year-old Muslim convert from Melbourne, who travelled to the Middle East to fight with the Islamic State, had died in a suicide attack in Iraq.
What about the effect in Australia?
Two men believed to have been recruiting people to fight in Syria were arrested in September 2014, when authorities raided an Islamic centre in Brisbane, Queensland. One man was believed to be the brother of Abu Asma al Australia, said to be the first Australian suicide bomber to die in Syria.
That same month, authorities revealed an an apparent plot to kill members of the public selected at random, linked to an intercepted phone call involving Baryalei. More than 800 policemen conducted raids across Sydney which resulted in 15 people arrested.
On 23 September, teenager Abdul Numan Haider - described by police as a known terror suspect - stabbed two counter-terrorism officers at a police station in Victoria state. He was shot dead.
Australia saw its most high-profile threat on 15 December, when self-styled cleric Man Haron Monis took hostages in a Sydney cafe.
Two hostages were killed and Iranian-born Monis was shot dead. He had asked for an IS flag during the siege, but no evidence of direct links with the group has been reported.
In February 2015 two men, Omar Al-Kutobi and Mohammad Kiad, were arrested and charged with planning a terror act in Sydney.
What is the government doing?
In September 2014, Australia raised its terror threat level from medium to high - meaning that an attack was likely.
In early October, it joined the US-led coalition carrying out raids on IS sites, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott saying it was a "death cult" that must be stopped.
It passed legislation making it easier for the government to cancel passports and ban Australians from travelling to certain areas, and has now banned travel to the Iraqi city of Mosul and Syria's Raqqa province, which are IS strongholds.
Most recently, it committed 300 more troops to help train the Iraqi army to fight against IS.
How has the Muslim community in Australia reacted?
Australia's mostly overseas-born Muslim community makes up just 2.2% of the country's population, according to the 2011 census.
Prominent community representatives, including the Grand Mufti who is the country's top Muslim authority, have condemned extremist violence.
But they have also criticised the Australian government's anti-terror laws, saying they restrict freedoms and harm relations with the Muslim community.
They have raised concerns that Australia's military involvement in Middle East conflicts would stoke radicalisation at home. And campaigners have also reported a rise in verbal or physical attacks on Muslims in recent months.
How anti-Muslim sentiment hit one Australian
The ambassador's convoy was moving at high speed when the seven-year-old was fatally hit in April.
The US provided the family with 1m Central African francs (£1,257).
The boy's family also received two cows, flour, onions, rice, salt, sugar, soap and oil, according to the Associated Press news agency.
The US said it would also build a well to provide fresh drinking water for the boy's community, located near the northern city of Mokolo, according to state department officials.
Department spokesman Jeffrey Loree described the contribution as a "compensation package commensurate with local custom, as well as the needs of the family and village".
"US diplomats have visited the family on several occasions following the accident and will continue to provide all support possible," he added.
Ms Power was on a week-long trip to show US support in the battle against militant Islamist group Boko Haram when the accident occurred.
The boy, Birwe Toussem, was among villagers lined up along a two-way highway to greet the ambassador.
He ran onto the street as the motorcade drove by at about 60mph (100km/h).
An armoured jeep struck the boy, initially stopping, before US security ordered it to continue travelling through the unsecured area, the AP reports.
An ambulance in the caravan immediately responded to the scene, but the boy died shortly thereafter.
Cameroon's government, local aid organisations and the UN also donated 5m francs to the family, bringing the pay-out to more than $10,000 (£7,393).
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Little Stoke Parkrun said it made the "difficult decision" after failing to convince Stoke Gifford Parish Council of the 5k run's "true value".
The final scheduled run on 28 May was cancelled "on safety grounds".
In April, councillors voted to charge Parkrun saying it was "unfair" to expect residents to pay for the park's upkeep.
The decision was met with widespread criticism with Parkrun saying it would search for a new venue.
It said its ethos remained to offer weekly 5k (3.1m) runs at no financial cost to entrants.
Organisers said "ongoing discussions" were taking place to find another venue in the local area.
Parkrun spokesman Tom Williams said he felt "a great sense of sadness" in deciding to close the run, but Stoke Gifford Parish Council's request for a charge of £1 per runner "went completely against our most fundamental principles".
Parkrun added that the council's revised request for Parkrun to contribute financially to the maintenance of the park was also not possible.
It said the "founding principle" of Parkrun was that the events were free, and if one paid and the other 900 around the world did not, then it set an "unsustainable precedent".
However, the council said that the three-year-old event had led to "increased wear on the park" and Parkrun had refused a request to contribute "a small monetary amount towards the upkeep".
The government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will also present the railway budget on 8 July.
India's economic expansion has slowed markedly, growing by 4.7% in the 2013-14 financial year and marking the second year of sub-5% growth.
Mr Modi's government has promised rapid economic reforms aimed at creating jobs and boosting foreign investment.
Media reports suggest that the federal budget may include measures designed to simplify taxation, reduce inflation and attract private investment.
The government has also spoken about its plans to introduce a general sales tax, encourage foreign investment and speed up approvals for major business projects.
Last week, the government announced an increase in passenger fares and freight rates to improve facilities and recover losses for its state-owned railway, which operates more than 11,000 trains and carries some 13 million passengers daily.
India's previous government presented an interim budget in February - ahead of the general election - to cover expenditure until a new government was installed.
Asia's third-largest economy has been weighed down by factors including high inflation, a weak currency and a drop in foreign investment.
The Argentine striker spent pre-season searching in vain for a new club and has been replaced as skipper by defender Vincent Kompany.
Mancini said: "Carlos wanted to leave for family reasons. I respected his opinion but Carlos is still here because we didn't find a solution.
"I decided in the summer that Vinnie [Kompany] was the captain."
Tevez has made one substitute appearance for City this season, replacing compatriot Sergio Aguero in the 3-2 win at Bolton on 21 August.
He has been named in the squad to face Wigan on Saturday, but will not now be captain of the team.
Belgium international Kompany joined City from Hamburg in 2008 and made 53 appearances in all competitions last season. He also won the supporters' Player of the Year award as well as the players' Player of the Year honour.
Mancini added that Tevez would still be a key part of the squad in the coming season, as City make their debut in the Champions League. He said: "He's a fantastic player for us, someone who can score 20 goals a season."
Tevez spoke recently of his "love-hate" relationship with Mancini, and for much of the summer he was linked with a move away from Etihad Stadium.
Kompany has led the side in the three Premier League matches so far this season - City have won all of them as they seek a first championship title since 1968.
An investigation by the BBC has uncovered a national shortage of GPs, doctors deserting the profession and junior doctors avoiding what they see as an "unglamorous" career.
All these have culminated in the number of unfilled GP posts quadrupling in the past three years, which may help explain why your surgery's phone number is often engaged.
Surgeries are certainly struggling with growing workloads.
One in Whitehaven in Cumbria opened its phone lines at 08:00, and all 49 appointments disappeared within 12 minutes.
Dr Guy Clayton, a GP from Beverley in Yorkshire, told BBC Inside Out: "At the age of 48, like a lot of GPs, I'm looking forward to retiring from the NHS.
"I never expected to be saying that at this stage in my career. The physical volume of the work does take its toll.
"I do feel that general practice is on the verge of being irreparably broken."
An exclusive BBC Inside Out ComRes survey of 1,004 GPs across the UK found that 56% of doctors expect to retire or leave general practice before the age of 60.
25%
Percentage of GPs definitely leaving the service before 60
30% Will probably leave
32% Probably not leaving
6% Definitely not leaving
6% Don't know
Pressure is also being felt by other health practitioners and out-of-hours services which are picking up the demand for GP services.
In the north of England, the out-of-hours doctor service, Cumbria Health On Call (Choc), said it is increasingly busy because people call them when they cannot get a GP appointment.
The Choc centres, which are open outside GP hours at weekends and evenings, take up to 3,000 calls a week from patients struggling to get appointments during the working week.
In Carlisle, one in three GP surgeries has unfilled vacancies for doctors, leaving 20,000 patients, in effect, without a doctor and putting extra pressure on existing GPs in the city.
It is a picture which is reflected across England where Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that the results of the BBC Inside Out survey were "worrying".
• A greater role for pharmacists diagnosing and prescribing for minor ailments
• Better management of wasted patient appointments
• Increased use of locums, nurses and out-of-hours services
• Patients paying a membership fee like a gym, and then buying appointments when they need them or in bulk
But he told Inside Out a new government programme designed to encourage doctors to come back into general practice will tackle the recruitment issue.
So where does that leave the current state of GP services across the UK?
The west of England requires 25% more GPs by 2020 to keep up with demand for services, according to the Royal College of General Practitioners.
The private sector is answering the need in some places. At a new private GP practice in Bristol called the Medical, patients pay a membership fee like a gym, and then buy appointments when they need them or in bulk.
Closures are also becoming more common. The Kington Medical Practice in Herefordshire is typical in that it has been forced to close two of its branch surgeries, as a result of a continuing shortage of GPs.
According to its website, the practice has 7,900 registered patients over an area of nearly 600 sq miles, all of whom are now served by a single surgery.
The GP shortage is being exacerbated by the declining number of students going into GP practice as a speciality.
In 2013, only 20% of medical students chose to work in general practice on completion of their foundation training despite a national target of 50% by 2016.
27%
Volume of consultations
22% Other
20% Standing within profession
19% Working hours
9% Pay (3% don't know)
Work pressures and the declining status of the profession were the reasons cited by young medical students whom Inside Out spoke to at Imperial College in London.
Mitul Patel, a final-year student, said: "Your work environment is so pressured and stressful as a GP. It puts current and prospective GP trainees off."
The perception of GP practice as a "second rate" career choice is something which medical students claimed they had come across from other doctors during their training.
Rob Cleaver, editor of the Medical Student, said: "If we're told something's second rate, you instantly disregard it. I've seen people actually taken aback when someone else has said, 'I'd like to be a GP.'"
Dr Krishna Kasaraneni from the British Medical Association stressed the need for a solution to the number of GPs leaving the service.
"Politicians across the board need to acknowledge that general practice is not resourced and funded correctly.
"Trying to ask GPs to do more and more work, and not resourcing and staffing it correctly, will mean general practice will break."
Mr Hunt told Inside Out: "Hospitals have been struggling to meet increasing demand and that has taken money away from services like GPs, mental health and district nursing.
"That was wrong and we're moving to correct that. The centre of gravity in the NHS for 66 years has been big hospitals.
"We need to change that and make the centre of gravity general practice and out-of-hospital care."
But as the UK's population gets older and GPs continue to leave the profession, these changes will need to work fast before more drastic treatment is required to tackle the mounting GP shortage.
Inside Out is broadcast on Monday, 2 March on BBC One England at 19:30 GMT and nationwide for 30 days on the iPlayer thereafter.
It hit The Musician, on City Road, in Fenton, shortly before 08:00 GMT, sending bricks inside the building.
The driver, a 63-year-old man, had to be cut free from the car and was taken to hospital, but suffered only minor injuries, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.
Diane Cawley, whose partner owns the pub, said it was not clear how long it would remain closed.
"We still don't know the extent of the damage yet to the building," she said.
"The building's in a hell of a mess. We've just decorated all the way through, the windows were all replaced three or four months ago."
Despite the damage, Ms Cawley said it could have been much worse if the car had hit an hour later, when children would have been walking to the nearby school.
She said there had been a number of crashes on the road and called for railings to be put up along the pavement.
The authorities in both countries issued a red alert - the highest possible - saying the Chilean volcano could erupt imminently.
The 2,965m (nearly 10,000ft) volcano - which sits in the Andes cordillera - has so far only spewed gas.
Thousands of minor earth tremors have been registered in the area.
The volcano, located between Chile's Bio Bio region and Argentina's Neuquen province, has seen increasing seismic activity in recent weeks but has not erupted.
"This red alert has been issued after monitoring the activity of the volcano and seeing that it has increased seismic activity," Chilean Interior Minister Andres Chadwick said in a news conference on Monday.
"There is a risk that it can start erupting."
According to Chile's Emergency Office, the mandatory evacuation affects some 2,240 people living within a 25km (15 miles) radius of Copahue.
However some people refused to leave their homes, preferring to stay with their farm animals and personal belongings.
"No. I do not want to leave because we have chickens and it isn't easy to leave them and go to a shelter," resident Florinda Lipiman told the news agency Reuters.
In Argentina, the authorities had first declared a "yellow alert," but later revised it to the highest level.
They have now ordered the evacuation of at least 600 people from the town of Caviahue to the neighbouring city of Loncopue.
"We are going to go to the homes and we are going to remove the women, the elderly and children," police officer Javier Urrutia Vergara told Reuters.
Last December, Chile also issued a red alert after Copahue - one of the most active volcanoes in the region - began spewing ash and gas, with smoke raising nearly 1.5km in the sky.
Nearby residents were temporarily evacuated, and planes flying over the southern Andes warned to avoid the area.
Hundreds of flights were cancelled last year due to the eruption of another volcano in southern Chile.
The Puyehue eruption caused huge economic damage not only to property in the area but also to tourism in Bariloche and other resorts.
Having chosen to bat, they were 21-3 after 12 overs, 18-year-old off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz striking twice and going on to take 5-64 in 33 overs.
But Moeen Ali, who survived five lbw reviews, made a determined 68 from 170 balls on a challenging surface.
He put on 88 with Jonny Bairstow, who was dropped on 13 but went on to score 52, his fourth successive Test fifty.
Mehedi was one of three debutants for Bangladesh, who used five spinners on an opening day when only 17 of the 92 overs were bowled by seamers.
England gave a debut to Northants batsman Ben Duckett - dismissed by Mehedi for 14 at the top of the order - and opted for three spinners, including 39-year-old Gareth Batty, for his first Test appearance since 2005.
A former Bangladesh Under-19 captain, Mehedi is the 26th teenager out of the 81 players to have represented his nation in Tests - compared to just five among the 672 England Test players.
Despite his age, he was chosen to open the bowling and it proved an inspired decision on a pitch that turned from the outset.
Duckett, 22, who last month became the first player to win the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards in the same year, tried to smash his first ball in Test cricket to the boundary but made no contact.
Having struck two fours off ineffective seamer Shafiul Islam, he was beaten in the ninth over by a magnificent delivery from Mehedi which drifted in towards the pads of the left-hander before zipping off the pitch and rattling the top of off stump.
Skipper Alastair Cook, playing an England record 134th Test, was dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan when a mistimed sweep struck his glove and rolled on to the stumps.
And Mehedi made it three wickets in 14 balls by removing Gary Ballance lbw for a single, with Bangladesh reviewing and the cameras confirming the ball had struck his pad a fraction before the bat.
Mehedi also took the key wicket of Joe Root, the only right-hander in the top six, who had looked in complete command until his purposeful 40 from 49 balls ended with an edge caught at slip via the thigh of wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim.
Moeen's important innings might have ended when he had scored just one, but Bangladesh chose not to review an lbw appeal that replays showed would have dismissed him.
He was given out three times - twice in the first over after lunch - only to be reprieved on referral, while Bangladesh twice thought they had got him, before replays proved otherwise.
Having taken 114 balls to score 29, Moeen began to find a more familiar fluency, skipping down the wicket to loft Mehedi over long-on for six, and only needed another 13 deliveries to reach his fifty.
But Mehedi finally dismissed him with another classic delivery, some sharp spin taking the edge through to Mushfiqur.
Bairstow passed 2,000 Test runs and 1,000 for the calendar year with his fifth half-century in his last six Test innings, before falling to a quicker one from Mehedi with the second new ball.
England batsman Moeen Al told BBC Sport: "We didn't think it was going to spin so much but we'll settle for that, though losing Jonny at the end was a big blow for us.
"It's tough to say what is a good score in the first innings until we have bowled on it.
"At one point we thought 250 could be quite a good score but we want to be greedy now and try and get a few more.
"It felt like the hardest 68 I've ever scored in my life but the reviews going my way was nice.
"Rooty was the one who called the lbw. If it wasn't for him I probably would have walked on the first one, but the others I didn't feel were out.
"Opening with spin is obviously an option for us. We've got some very good seamers as well but I'm sure the spinners are going to play a big role."
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: "It's been a fascinating first day's cricket. It's always better when the ball is doing a bit, making the batsmen work.
"When there's an element of not knowing what a good score is, it's much more interesting."
Former England women's batter Ebony Rainford-Brent: "This is a spin contest. Who will make the most of the conditions? If England can reach 300, it becomes a different game. That feels like a really good score.
"However, I wonder how England will use their spinners. I'm concerned that previous subcontinent teams have attacked Moeen and Adil Rashid. England need to have a clear plan. That's why I think Batty is a good selection. He'll be very solid.
"I thought Duckett would have come out and blazed it. I thought Cook may have calmed him down after a couple of the early runs.
"It's a difficult one. If he wants to go out and play positively on these wickets he's going to struggle.
"Duckett will feel incredibly frustrated with how it went. You look at Haseeb Hameed and wonder if it was the right decision."
Mehedi is only the third spinner to take five wickets on his first day of Test cricket and all three have been against England, the others being Alf Valentine for West Indies in 1950 and South Africa's Albert Rose-Innes in 1889.
Richard in Norwich: Hasseb: to those who feel he should have opened as Duckett fails. That ball would have got ANY left hander in the team out and probably in the world. Ballance: despite a very good Test average he just has not got enough runs in any form of cricket in the last year to justify place. I would bat Bairstow at four and play Buttler who, unlike the rest, is already acclimatised and can destroy spinners. If you just hang around on these type of wickets you bat the bowlers into a rhythm and will eventually get a Duckett ball with no runs on the board.
Adam Gilbert: Moeen's 68 feels like a double century here.
Ross Terry, 26, of Arnall Drive, Henbury, Bristol, used a crowbar to try and force open a cash machine at a service station on Badminton Road in Downend, last August.
He was caught after he left a dustpan and brush at the scene and police discovered his fingerprint.
Police said he failed to steal any money from the ATM.
Terry fled the scene after an alarm went off, leaving behind a number of items.
Following a forensic analysis of the dustpan and brush police discovered a fingerprint which matched Terry's. His car was also seen driving round the area at the time.
PC Gemma Crew said: "Terry attempted to steal the cash inside the ATM and failed.
"He then tried to deny being involved in the attack, despite being forensically linked to the scene, but the jury saw through his lies and convicted him."
Dywedodd cyfarwyddwyr Citywing eu bod wedi cymryd y penderfyniad wedi i'r cwmni oedd yn gweithredu'r teithiau, Van Air, gael ei hatal rhag hedfan am resymau diogelwch ddiwedd mis Chwefror.
Mae'r gwasanaeth, sydd wedi bod yn rhedeg ers 2007, yn derbyn £1.2m gan Lywodraeth Cymru pob blwyddyn.
Mae pob taith oedd wedi'u trefnu wedi cael eu canslo.
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Bydd unrhyw docynnau ar gyfer yr awyrennau yn gymwys i'w defnyddio ar drenau o Gaerdydd ac o orsafoedd rhwng Bangor a Chaergybi.
Roedd Citywing hefyd yn rhedeg awyrennau rhwng Blackpool ac Ynys Manaw, ac o Faes Awyr Sir Gaerloyw.
Dywedodd Llywodraeth Cymru ei fod yn gweithio gyda'r cwmni a'r meysydd awyr i leddfu'r effaith ar deithwyr.
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Fe wnaeth y cwmni Danaidd, North Flying, gamu i'r bwlch ar fyr rybudd, ond dywedodd Citywing eu bod wedi cael trafferth cynnal y gwasanaeth ers hynny.
Dywedodd Citywing mewn datganiad: "Mae'r cwmni wedi ceisio cynnig gwasanaeth er gwneud colledion sylweddol, ond mae'r rhain yn anffodus wedi profi'n anghynaladwy yn fasnachol.
"Felly, gyda chalon drom, mae'r cyfarwyddwyr wedi gorfod cymryd y penderfyniad anodd i gau'r cwmni a'i ddirwyn i ben."
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The independent inspector of immigration said the Home Office must make significant improvements regarding "overstayers" - foreign nationals refused leave to stay in the country.
John Vine said failure to do so could "undermine public confidence".
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said there was room for improvement.
The report suggests that the amount of "overstayers" in the UK is not increasing, and instead is remaining largely static.
Mr Vine said the overall size of the "migration refusal pool" - the number of foreign nationals refused leave to stay in the UK after 2008 - was 173,562 in the three months to June this year, compared with 174,057 in the same period two years earlier.
The Home Office signed a contract with private outsourcing group Capita to review, and where possible, close the records of migrants who had been refused leave to stay in the UK.
But Mr Vine said there had been "significant inaccuracies" in Capita's classification of migration refusal records.
The inspection concluded that of a sample of 57 records 16 had wrongly recorded the foreign national as having left the UK.
A Capita spokeswoman rejected claims that it had used information about passengers to the UK incorrectly and that it had incorrectly classified passport records.
She also rejected "any inference that we benefited in any way" from following the processes used to record migrants' entry to and exit of the UK.
In his report, Mr Vine specified that what he describes as Capita's inaccuracies meant the number of "overstayers" thought to have departed may have been overestimated by as many as 1,140 in 2013-14.
Mr Vine said: "I was disappointed to find a high level of inaccuracy in the classification of migration refusal records, with more than a quarter of departures in my sample being incorrectly recorded.
"Considerable improvements in the Home Office's capability to monitor, progress, and prioritise the immigration enforcement caseload will be needed to deliver its strategy for reducing the level of irregular migration."
He said inspectors had also identified a further 223,000 records of foreign nationals without permission to stay in the UK, whose cases dated to before 2008.
James Brokenshire said the report's recommendations would be taken forward, but changes made by the government had been having a positive impact and needed to be judged over time.
"The public can have confidence on the rigour that we are attaching to this issue," he said.
The Homeland and Billions star, who had been feeling ill for days, was taken to an emergency doctor hours before the show to discover he had a perforated ear drum.
"There was this awful cold that was passed around the company in the last four or five weeks and I held out until about four days ago," the actor told the BBC on Wednesday night.
"I had this awful streaming cold. The catarrh all transferred into my ear," he said.
"I went to an emergency doctor at about three o'clock and he had a look in there and said 'you've got a great big hole in your ear drum and you've got an infection of the middle ear'."
But Lewis, who was worried the infection might affect his balance, decided the show must go on.
"There was one point in act three where I had to hold on to a chair because I was going to pass out," he said.
Not that anyone would have guessed - the reviews for The Goat have been mainly positive, with The Guardian awarding five stars.
The play, written by the late Edward Albee and directed by Ian Rickson, tells the bizarre story of 50-year-old married architect Martin, who has an affair with a goat.
Sophie Okonedo plays Martin's wife Stevie, who is understandably none too impressed her husband is professing his love for a farmyard animal.
The actress admitted after the show that she'd given Lewis the cold.
"He caught it from me," she said. "I had it all last week and I lost my voice completely on the first night. I was croaking all the way through. He was really ill tonight, poor thing."
Okonedo described The Goat as an "extraordinary modern transgressive piece" about different types of love.
"I found it really shocking when I read it. It left me breathless. And it's really hard to be shocked in the theatre these days. I thought I had to do it because I had such a strong reaction to it."
Lewis said he felt that now was a good time to revive the play in London.
"We feel more uncertainty and absurdity in our politics at the moment - both here and in the US - and this is a play where something drops out of the blue sky," he said.
"It's utterly shocking, it's unexpected, and it causes great uncertainty and not a little trauma. And it feels a little bit like what we're experiencing now. I think we're all feeling a bit battered at the moment."
But not perhaps as battered as Damian's ear drum.
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? is at the Theatre Royal Haymarket until 24 June.
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The 18-year-old scored twice in 12 appearances for the Bees, but was out of contract with the League Two club.
He was offered a new Barnet deal so Posh must pay compensation for the player, currently with the squad at their pre-season camp in Portugal.
Meanwhile, captain Chris Forrester, 23, has signed a new long-term contract with Posh.
The midfielder was called into the Republic of Ireland squad prior to Euro 2016 after making 41 appearances in his debut season for Posh, but failed to make the final 23.
Stevens is the sixth Posh signing of the summer, following the arrival of defenders Hayden White, Ryan Tafazolli and Andrew Hughes, and midfielders Gwion Edwards and Brad Inman.
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His daughter Kate was unveiling a bust of her father while actor Robert Hardy was reading a eulogy to the late Welsh-born Hollywood star.
The development in the grounds of Cardiff Castle includes a 450-seat concert hall and a 160-seat theatre named in honour of Burton.
There are a series of events at the complex over the next few days.
They include a performance by 2005 Cardiff Singer of the World winner Andrew Kennedy and a special series of concerts by Welsh National Opera.
Walk of Fame
Kennedy's concert will officially open the 450-seat hall named after Dora Stoutzker who used to teach music in south Wales.
Other facilities include studio, teaching, rehearsal and foyer spaces, an exhibition gallery to display the college's award-winning theatre and costume designs, and a new cafe bar and outdoor terrace overlooking Bute Park.
Work on the development began in 2009.
It was confirmed on Wednesday that Burton, a miner's son from Pontrhydyfen, near Port Talbot who died in 1984 aged 58, is to is to be recognised with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
His tempestuous love affair with Elizabeth Taylor, who died earlier this year, is also reported to be being made into a film directed by Martin Scorsese.
Randall, 26, played 12 times for Barnet last season after arriving from MK Dons, having previously played for Chesterfield, Rotherham and Burley.
"Mark is a very good signing for us," manager Warren Feeney said.
"I thought he played very well against us earlier in the season for Barnet and he has that ability to turn games."
Randall is Newport's second summer signing after the capture of defender Jamie Turley.
The Exiles released 13 players and offered eight new deals after finishing 90th out of 92 in the Football League last term.
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Police said the offences committed under the Animal Welfare Act went "beyond hunting or poaching".
They made the arrests in Teignbridge, Devon in a joint investigation with the RSPCA, environmental health and trading standards.
A spokesman said the incidents involved using "animals against animals".
Sgt Mark Ruston said: "This goes far beyond hunting or poaching - it is about us collectively targeting those who choose to use animals against animals for their own gratification, without thought of injury to their own animals, or the animals they are targeting."
The RSPCA said the offences involved using terriers and lurchers to hunt and fight wild animals such as foxes, badgers and deer.
Ch Insp Ian Briggs from the RSPCA said: "The RSPCA takes any allegation that dogs have been used to hunt and fight wild animals extremely seriously."
The four men, said to be local, are being interviewed by police.
The fighting between rebels and troops on Tuesday centred on the southern suburb of Hajira, activists said.
Last week, the government recaptured the nearby town of Sbeineh, one of the most important rebel positions.
Meanwhile, mortars were fired at several government-held districts of Damascus, state media said.
Ten people were wounded when shells hit the office of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) near the Central Bank of Syria in the Mazraa district, the pro-government militant group said.
Elsewhere, mortar fire wounded six others near a hospital and a market.
Four children and their bus driver were killed on Monday when mortars hit their school bus as it took them home to the predominantly Christian area of Bab Sharqi, in the east of the Old City.
Also on Tuesday, officials from the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) said it was in talks with the Syrian government about ending a siege that has prompted tens of thousands of Palestinians to flee the Yarmouk refugee camp in the south of Damascus.
Pro-rebel Palestinian factions like Hamas have been holed up inside the camp for months, resisting efforts by pro-government groups such as the PFLP-GC and al-Saiqa to eject them.
The Sana state news agency and the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said a truce had already been brokered to end the fighting.
In a separate development, the main opposition alliance named a provisional government to administer rebel-held areas.
The Western-backed National Coalition has struggled for months to form an interim government.
The current prime minister, Ahmed Tomeh, was appointed in September after his predecessor resigned, having failed to form a cabinet and co-ordinate the provision of basic services and supplies.
The Saudi-backed dissident Asaad Mustafa was named defence minister, while the economist Ibrahim Mero was chosen as finance minister. No-one was given the interior, education and health portfolios.
The government is expected to operate from the Turkish border city of Gaziantep.
France and the UK welcomed its creation, but one coalition official told the Reuters news agency that the move had been opposed by the US, which feared it would undermine its planned meeting in Geneva to find a political solution to the Syria conflict.
"The feeling in the coalition is that even if Geneva convenes, it will be a long process and we cannot continue to leave the liberated areas prey to chaos in the meantime," the official said.
On Tuesday, Kurdish groups in north-eastern Syria separately announced the formation of a "transitional civil administration" in areas under their control.
They said the interim government would operate until the Syrian crisis had been resolved.
The declaration follows a meeting two days ago between Kurdish parties and other regional representatives in the predominantly Kurdish town of Qamishli.
They are planning to draft a constitution in the coming months and to elect local assemblies in the de facto autonomous zone created when government forces withdrew in the summer of 2012.
A spokesman for the Democratic Union Party (PYD) party told the BBC that the Kurdish areas would become part of a future democratic Syria and not form a separate state.
The group published an obituary for the jihadist, whose real name was Mohammed Emwazi, in its online magazine Dabiq.
In November the US military said it was "reasonably certain" it had killed him in the IS-stronghold of Raqqa.
Emwazi appeared in beheading videos of victims including UK aid worker David Haines and taxi driver Alan Henning.
Who was Mohammed Emwazi?
In the eulogy, Kuwaiti-born Emwazi is referred to as Abu Muharib al-Muhajir, his nickname in the group and the details of his death confirm the US version of events.
The jihadist group said Emwazi was killed on 12 November "as the car he was in was targeted in a strike by an unmanned drone in the city of Raqqa, destroying the car and killing him instantly".
A smiling picture of the militant, who appears unmasked looking towards the ground, accompanies the text, which is written in tribute form to a man they describe as an "honourable brother".
Emwazi first emerged in August 2014 when he appeared masked in a video in which US journalist James Foley was apparently murdered.
Dubbed Jihadi John by the media, in February 2015 he was identified as Emwazi, a computer programming graduate who grew up in London.
He also appeared in videos of the beheadings of US journalist Steven Sotloff, Mr Haines, Mr Henning, as well as American aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, also known as Peter, and Japanese journalist Kenji Goto.
He became a top target for US and British intelligence agencies, even though he is thought to have played no military role within IS.
At the time of his reported death in November, Prime Minister David Cameron said targeting Emwazi had been "the right thing to do".
He said the UK had been working with its US allies "literally around the clock" to track Emwazi down.
Three drones - one British and two American - were involved in the strike. One of the American drones hit the car, and it is believed there was one other person in the vehicle.
Mohammed Emwazi
Source: Cage, London-based campaign group
Civil war erupted in Syria in 2011, and now President Bashar al-Assad's government, IS, an array of Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters all hold territory. Millions have been displaced and more than 250,000 people killed as a result of the fighting.
More than 750 people from the UK are thought to have travelled to support or fight for jihadist organisations in Syria and Iraq, and approximately half of those have returned, Home Secretary Theresa May said in November.
It expects inflation in the eurozone to remain "very low" for some years as threats to economic growth increase.
ECB president Mario Draghi said Europe's economic recovery would continue, "albeit at a somewhat weaker pace than expected".
The euro fell sharply as Mr Draghi also hinted that the bank could expand its stimulus programme if necessary.
He was speaking after the ECB kept its main interest rate on hold at 0.05%.
The ECB is now forecasting economic growth in the eurozone of 1.4% in 2015, down from 1.5%, and 1.7% in 2016, compared with its previous projection of 1.9%.
However, Mr Draghi said that risks to the outlook for economic growth and inflation had worsened since mid-August, when the latest projections were calculated.
"Lower commodity prices, a stronger euro, somewhat lower growth, have increased the risk to a sustainable path of inflation towards 2%," he told a news conference in Frankfurt.
The euro fell sharply following Mr Draghi's comments, dropping a cent against the dollar to $1.1127.
He also admitted that inflation could turn negative in the coming months.
The bank expected inflation to be 0.1% for 2015, rising to 1.5% in 2016 and 1.7% in 2017, dampened by lower energy prices.
The ECB made no change to its bond-buying programme, but Mr Draghi said it could be extended beyond its planned conclusion in September 2016 if necessary.
What was the (not very) coded message in Mario Draghi's remarks? That the ECB's Governing Council is very uneasy that inflation remains too low and is not responding as quickly as hoped to the quantitative easing programme launched earlier this year.
It was also clear that the ECB was ready to strengthen the programme by running it for longer - it is planned to run until September next year - spending more each month on it, or by buying a wider range of assets.
It all depends on the economic data - essentially whether it looks like inflation is going to get back to the target of below or close to 2%. It remains way below that figure and is not getting closer, so more eurozone QE looks like a strong possibility.
Fears of negative inflation - also known as deflation - prompted the bank to start its quantitative easing programme in March.
The ECB has been buying €60bn of government bonds a month in a bid to increase inflation in key economies such as France and Germany.
However, eurozone inflation stood at just 0.2% in August - far below the 2% target.
Howard Archer, of IHS Global Insight, said: "The door is now clearly wide open to the ECB stepping up its near-term pace of quantitative easing and/or increasing its overall size and duration. Whether the ECB steps through that door will clearly depend on whether eurozone growth continues to struggle and inflation prospects deteriorate further."
The central bank also kept the rate for bank overnight deposits on hold at minus 0.2%, which means banks must pay to hold funds at the central bank.
Earlier on Thursday, a survey indicated that activity among eurozone businesses rose at the fastest pace for more than four years in August.
The composite purchasing managers' index (PMI) compiled by Markit rose to 54.3 last month, up from July's figure of 53.9. A figure above 50 indicates expansion.
Markit chief economist Chris Williamson said the PMI figures suggested that the eurozone's economy would grow by 0.4% in the third quarter of the year, which he called "a solid - albeit unspectacular - rate of expansion".
Eurostat said on Thursday that eurozone retail sales rose by 0.4% in July compared with June, roughly in line with expectations and considerably better than the 0.2% decline in June.
Consumer confidence appeared to be particularly strong in Germany, Europe's biggest economy, where retail sales jumped by 1.4% last month.
The A380Plus, which was announced ahead of the Paris Airshow, will boast a new wing design intended to improve aerodynamics.
Airbus also said the cabin had been optimised to allow up to 80 extra seats "with no compromise on comfort".
The move has been seen as a way of boosting flagging sales of the A380.
There has been a dearth of orders for the plane as more airlines opt for smaller twin-engine jets, which cost less to fly and maintain.
The European plane maker said the new version would burn up to 4% less fuel thanks to its new winglets, which are designed to reduce drag.
It will also have an increased maximum take-off weight and need less regular maintenance checks.
Airbus said that along with other enhancements, the plane would cut costs for airlines by 13% per seat.
Sales chief John Leahy said the plane would offer "better economics and improved operational performance".
The 26-year-old PhD student killed himself on Sunday inside the campus of Hyderabad Central University.
Mr Vemula was a member of the Ambedkar Students' Association, which fights for the rights of Dalit (formerly known as untouchable) students on the campus.
He was one of five Dalit students who were protesting against their expulsion from the university's housing facility.
The five faced allegations last year that they attacked a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) - the student wing of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
They all denied the charge and the university cleared them in an initial inquiry, but reversed its decision in December.
P Vijay, a close friend of Mr Vemula, described him as a "hard-working and a brilliant student and a kind-hearted soul".
Mr Vijay added that "he used to spend most of his time in the university's library".
"I cannot believe what has happened. He was a source of inspiration for others. But he was also very sensitive and was depressed over what was happening around him."
Mr Vemula was studying for his PhD in sociology. A keen reader of revolutionary literature, he aspired to become a writer.
"I always looked at the stars and wanted to be a writer, a writer of science like Carl Sagan. But in the end, this is the only letter I am going to write," he said in a suicide note.
"I loved science, stars, nature - but then I loved people without knowing that people have long since divorced from nature. Our feelings are second hand. Our love is artificial, our beliefs [are] coloured. It has become truly difficult to love without getting hurt," he wrote.
The letter was an outburst of a thinking mind.
Though he did not blame anyone for his death, the contents of the letter show that he was upset over the discrimination shown to Dalits like him.
In an earlier letter to the vice-chancellor of the university in December, he had requested that a "nice rope" should be supplied to rooms of all Dalit students.
"Please give us poison at the time of admission itself instead of humiliating us like this," he had written in his letter.
In his suicide note, he expresses similar pain.
"For some people life itself is a curse. My birth is my fatal accident. I can never recover from my childhood loneliness. I am not hurt at this moment. Not sad, just empty. That is pathetic. That is why I am doing this."
Mr Vemula's mother Radhika received the shocking news while she was expecting her son to come home next week.
"My son died because of the misuse of power and conspiracy by some powerful people. At least, now they should revoke the suspension of four other boys," she pleaded.
His friends said he was troubled by the treatment given to him at the university.
"Rohith was disturbed that the vice-chancellor was not responding to all the protest and the fact that he was being treated like a pariah," said D Prashanth.
"He loved reading poetry, but he was also a man of action participating in agitations for Dalit students and an avid rock climber."
Snowmen, Santas, elves and reindeer turned the city centre into a woolly world of yuletide yarn on Sunday.
More than 3,473 people were needed to have taken part in order to break the existing record, which is held by the American city of Kansas.
Organisers now face a nervous wait as the total number of people is verified.
Martin Mullan, one of the volunteers, said he was confident of the result.
"It all depends on the count but it looks like we've done it," he told BBC Radio Foyle.
"I have a click system where I'm counting everyone that comes through, you also have the scanners and the minute we get those totalled up, that should give us the official account."
Money raised by the festive feat will be donated to a number of charities.
Foyle Hospice, Children In Crossfire, Concern Worldwide, the Mayor's Charity and Muscular Dystrophy UK are all set to benefit.
Both Dublin and Drogheda in the Republic of Ireland have attempted and failed to break the record in recent weeks.
Labour MSP Elaine Murray said the behaviour of the singer should be "condemned", after she posed topless for a raunchy magazine shoot.
She described the 56-year-old star as a "silly exhibitionist".
Ms Murray's comments came as MSPs from all parties united to condemn violence against women.
During a debate in parliament, the Labour politician hit out at "that silly exhibitionist Madonna, who apparently is taking her breasts out for photographers".
She added: "She does a total disservice to women by continuing to collude with that objectification of women.
"That sort of behaviour needs to be condemned because it is doing women no good whatsoever."
Graham Keddie recently called for better promotion of the airport by Tourism Ireland.
He is one of six new NIrepresentatives nominated to the cross-border body by DUP Economy Minister Simon Hamilton.
Mr Keddie raised issues about Tourism Ireland in a letter to Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Enda Kenny.
In a letter to Mr Kenny, written in October, Mr Keddie called for "fairness and equality" in the marketing of Northern Ireland.
On Tuesday, Mr Hamilton told the Northern Ireland Assembly he agreed with Mr Keddie's observations.
Tourism Ireland was set up under the Good Friday Agreement to promote the entire island to potential overseas visitors.
The DUP has been critical of it for some time and previously threatened to look at the funding it receives.
The appointments are likely to be confirmed in the near future.
It is believed they will also include DUP councillor Trevor Clarke, who runs a hotel, and Kathryn Thompson, chief executive of National Museums NI.
She formerly worked at Tourism NI, whose current chief executive, John McGrillen, is also expected to join the board.
Overseas visitor numbers to Northern Ireland have been improving.
They rose by 9% in the 12 months to June to more than 2m with Tourism Ireland seeing itself as deserving at least some of the credit.
White Flowers Alba and In Care Abuse Survivors Group both called for urgent answers from the Scottish government on the future of the inquiry.
The probe has been plagued by problems and all three original panel members have now resigned.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said he understood the concerns but told the BBC the inquiry was gathering momentum.
Glen Houston resigned from the panel on Tuesday. He said his new appointments to the boards of two public sector organisations meant there was potentially a conflict of interest with his work on the abuse inquiry.
The other two original panel members, Susan O'Brien QC and Prof Michael Lamb, stood down within days of each other last year, complaining of government interference.
In July 2016, senior judge Lady Smith was appointed as the new chairwoman following Ms O'Brien's resignation.
The spokesman for the survivors' group White Flowers Alba, Andi Lavery, claimed there were fewer than 200 survivors now in contact with the inquiry and said there was "no trust left".
"It's an absolute disgrace and it's so terribly sad. I don't know anybody that's left that wants to testify and we're in contact with quite a number of survivors," he told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme.
"At the end of the day, if you're abused in Scotland you face no prospect of either justice, accountability or redress. But if you're abused in Carlisle or Belfast, you face them in their inquiries.
"That's not right, it's not equality and it's not justice."
The inquiry was launched in October 2015 and charged with examining historical allegations of child abuse in residential accommodation in Scotland.
It is due to report in 2019.
Also speaking on BBC Radio Scotland, Alan Draper, of the In Care Abuse Survivors Group, said survivors were concerned about the resignation of Mr Houston and the Scottish government's decision not to replace him on the panel.
"It looks too legalistic to us. All we've got now is a High Court judge, QCs and solicitors involved in the inquiry team and no external expertise. This looks far too narrow," Mr Draper said.
The group have also demanded that Mr Swinney tell them why the inquiry will not consider redress for victims.
Mr Draper told BBC Scotland: "We've continued to ask John Swinney that this be part of the remit. We've been denied this remit.
"What survivors tend to feel [is that] we were failed when we were in care. We continue to be failed by the Scottish government and we continue to be failed by the inquiry - why should we engage with it?"
But Mr Swinney insisted the inquiry had a "very broad remit" and would ensure justice was delivered to abuse survivors.
He also defended the decision not to appoint a successor to Mr Houston, saying that survivors' groups had told him "very strongly" they wanted the inquiry to be led by a senior judge.
The deputy first minister told the BBC that Lady Smith also had the ability to appoint assessors to "enhance the expertise of the inquiry".
"I completely understand the concern of survivors and I've engaged with survivors on a number of occasions since I took over responsibility of the Child Abuse Inquiry and I will continue to do so," he said.
"The inquiry is gathering evidence, it's gathering momentum, it's gathering input from individuals who were the victims of abuse.
"So the inquiry in that respect is doing exactly what it was commissioned to do which is to pursue justice and accountability for the survivors of abuse.
"On the question of redress, I acknowledge this to be a significant issue, but it's an issue for the government to address in consultation with the survivors. It's not for me to pass this to the inquiry."
Eurasian beavers taken from Norway were released at Knapdale in Argyll in 2009. An illegally-released population has also been discovered in Tayside.
Both groups will be allowed to expand naturally but will be managed to protect farmers and land owners.
Native Scottish beavers were hunted to extinction in the 16th century.
Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham explained the Scottish government's decision to grant beavers protected status.
"Beavers promote biodiversity by creating new ponds and wetlands, which in turn provide valuable habitats for a wide range of other species," she said.
"We want to realise these biodiversity benefits while limiting adverse impacts on farmers and other land users. This will require careful management."
Ms Cunningham said she wanted to "be absolutely clear" that while the beaver populations in Argyll and Tayside would be allowed to extend their range naturally, "further unauthorised releases of beavers" would be treated as "a criminal act".
"Swift action will be taken in such circumstances to prevent a repeat of the experience on Tayside," she said.
The two lead partners in the 2009 Scottish Beaver Trial - the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and the Scottish Wildlife Trust - have both welcomed the Scottish government's decision.
Zoological Society chief executive, Barbara Smith, said it was "a truly historic day for Scottish conservation".
"Returning a keystone species to the wild for the first time in 400 years is a tremendous achievement... and we welcome the government's commitment to the species both in Knapdale and further afield," she said.
"Establishing a clear and comprehensive management plan for the species should now be our top priority."
Jonathan Hughes, chief executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, described the development as "a major milestone for Scotland's wildlife and the wider conservation movement".
He said: "Beavers are one of the world's best natural engineers. Their ability to create new wetlands and restore native woodland is remarkable and improves conditions for a wide range of species including dragonflies, otters and fish.
"The return of beavers also has great potential for education and wildlife tourism."
Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP, Murdo Fraser, said the issue of beavers in Tayside had been "a long running issue...with strong opinions on both sides".
"For some time, I have been arguing for a compromise approach whereby the existing beaver population would be tolerated, but farmers and land managers would have the right to control numbers where agricultural interests were threatened.
"What we need to fully understand is what the government mean by 'active management' and what measures farmers and land managers will be able to take."
The Scottish Greens environment spokesman, Mark Ruskell, said he was "delighted" that beavers had been given legal protection.
He said: "Bringing this species back from extinction will make a huge contribution to restoring wetland habitat, boosting biodiversity while helping natural flood management.
"Farmers and land managers will need support from the Scottish government to understand how to work positively with wild beaver populations."
Military spending will grow by A$29.9b ($21.4b, £15.4b) over next 10 years, the 2016 Defence White Paper outlined.
The largest investment will be made in submarines, with investment also being made in additional naval vessels, fighter jets and personnel.
Under the plan defence spending will comprise 2% of Australia's GDP by 2021.
The report outlines the government's defence priorities to 2035.
Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the threats faced by Australia were not limited to foreign conflicts, but also included terrorism, cyber-warfare and climate change.
"[This] is a plan to become more powerful on land and in the skies, and more commanding both on the seas and beneath them. It is a program to be more resilient in the cyberspace, to be more innovative with technology, and to have greater situational awareness thanks to our advanced intelligence capabilities," Mr Turnbull said.
It says that about 25% of the additional spending will be put towards the most "comprehensive regeneration of our Navy since the Second World War".
Construction of 12 "regionally superior" submarines at a cost of more than A$50b represents Australia's largest-ever defence procurement.
The submarines, which will have a "high degree of interoperability" with US forces, will begin to enter service from the early 2030s.
In addition to three Hobart class air warfare destroyers already scheduled to enter service in the early 2020s, nine new warfare frigates optimised for anti-submarine warfare will be built by the late 2020s.
The white paper also provides for an increase in personnel of around 2,500 to a total of 62,400 across the Australian Defence Force.
The purchase of unmanned drones, plus previously announced plans to buy seventy-two Joint Strike Fighters and 12 Growler electronic warfare aircraft, were also outlined in the paper.
The white paper identified three strategic defence interests for Australia: securing Australia's northern borders and communication lines, ensuring security in its immediate region, and maintaining a "rules-based global order", particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
It reaffirms Australia's commitment to the US but expresses ambivalence on China, calling on it to be "more transparent about its defence policies.
The paper also reiterates Australia's opposition to the reclamation of land in the South China Sea and urges ASEAN and China to agree on a code of conduct for the area as soon as possible.
Dr John Blaxland, a senior fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at Australian National University, said the language on China was more robust than in the 2013 Defence White Paper.
China's economic muscle meant that it was more likely to ignore rules that didn't suit its interests, which was evident both in territorial disputes and in developments in the cyber domain, Dr Blaxland said.
"It's not that concerned about the rules, about a global order that it didn't write."
He said the government's defence plan was "not an unreasonable insurance policy" and would have a strong impact on capacity if implemented properly.
"The global average spend on defence is between 2.1% and 2.3% of GDP, depending on what measure you use, so Australia's plan to spend 2% is not unreasonable," he said.
In Thursday's third round match in Manchester, the world number eight lost 4-3 to Bingtao who is ranked at 98 and on his first season on the world tour.
Earlier in the tournament, Allen had 4-1 wins over England's Jamie Curtis-Barrett and Scott Donaldson of Scotland.
Belfast's Joe Swail lost 4-2 to Leicestershire's Tom Ford.
The English Open is the first event in the new Home Nations series, with the trophy named after six-times world champion Steve Davis.
Wilkinson, 22, signed for Bolton from Millwall in July 2013, but made only 16 appearances for the Trotters.
The Republic of Ireland Under-21 international has also had loan spells with Chesterfield, Oldham and Newport.
"I'm delighted to get it over the line; it's been going on for a while now so it's nice to get here and sign everything," he said.
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Kath Cassidy has served beverages to dozens of home and away players, managers and journalists at St James' Park since 1963.
To celebrate her retirement, the 88-year-old will be a special guest at the club's game against Norwich on Sunday.
Tributes have poured in from the likes of Alan Shearer, Kevin Keegan, Arsene Wenger, and Sir Alex Ferguson.
The club described her as "legendary" and "much loved".
Kevin Keegan said: "Players can be replaced, managers can be replaced, but people like you, Kath, are irreplaceable."
Sir Alex said: "Serving tea to the media cannot be an easy job so you well and truly deserve a long and happy retirement."
Edward Mallen, 18, took his own life at Meldreth rail crossing near Cambridge on 9 February 2015.
An inquest in Huntingdon heard how the teenager, who had been offered a place at Cambridge University, had seen a GP two weeks before his death.
Although Mr Mallen had given consent for his parents to be told about his thoughts, they were not informed.
Mental health worker Duncan Maxwell told the inquest into Mr Mallen's death that, in retrospect, such a conversation might have been beneficial.
The medical director of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Chess Denman, admitted there were things it "could have done better".
"The Trust has held an internal enquiry and also commissioned an independent report and it is implementing the recommendations of the report and enquiry," Dr Chessman said.
The doctor who treated Mr Mallen told the inquest the teenager was depressed and had experienced suicidal thoughts - something the GP said was "alarming".
The GP contacted Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust crisis intervention team, the inquest was told, recommending Mr Mallen was seen within 24 hours.
But a triage mental health nurse who spoke to Mr Mallen on the phone said a five day wait was appropriate as he did not think there was a significant risk.
Following a two-day inquest in Huntingdon, a coroner returned a verdict of suicide.
The incident took place during their Rogers Cup match earlier this month.
An ATP review found the 20-year-old guilty of "aggravated behaviour".
The Australian had already received a $10,000 (£6,400) tournament fine for the "unacceptable comments", which were picked up by on-court microphones.
The fine and ban will be imposed if Kyrgios incurs any fines for verbal or physical abuse over the next six months, or accumulate fines totalling more than $5,000 (£3,200) for any other offences at ATP-sanctioned tournaments.
Although world number 41 Kyrgios apologised for the comments, Switzerland's French Open champion Wawrinka, 30, called for major action to be taken.
The ATP's head of rules and competition Gayle David Bradshaw said: "This incident reflected poorly on our sport.
"Nick has expressed regret. The best result would be that he learns a lesson and that he understands he is responsible to the tour and to fellow players for both his actions and his words."
Kyrgios also received a $2,500 (£1,600) fine for unsportsmanlike conduct relating to a comment made to a ball person during the Rogers Cup match in Montreal.
He previously came under heavy criticism for his behaviour after appearing to stop trying when he was given a code violation during his defeat by France's Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon in July.
The 23-year-old Heracles forward claimed he was waiting to finalise a move to the Championship club.
Slade insisted there was no truth to the reports but admitted he did have some interest in the player "some time ago".
"To my knowledge that's not something we're going to pursue," he said.
Netherlands Under-21 international Weghorst began his career with FC Emmen before joining Heracles in 2014.
Heracles chairman Jam Smit believed a fee had been agreed with Cardiff for Weghorst, who has also been linked with Celtic.
"I think all the forcing and all the speculation surrounding the player appears to be have come from the Netherlands," added Slade.
"There was an initial inquiry some time ago. That's all I can say."
Slade would like to make up to three signings during the window to aid Bluebirds' push for a Championship play-off place, with the club currently four points off the top six.
One is likely to be a striker after the departure of last season's top scorer Kenwyne Jones to Al Jazira in the United Arab Emirates.
The Trinidad and Tobago international claimed on social media that the club had offered him no fresh deal to stay, but Slade believes that was not the case,
"I'm pretty sure there was a dialogue going on between Kenwyne's people, Kenwyne himself and [chief executive] Ken Choo and the board of directors," Slade added.
He also denied claims from Rotherham Manager Neil Redfearn that the two clubs are in talks over a potential transfer for Alex Revell.
Revell, 32, joined Cardiff from Rotherham in January 2015 and has scored twice in 15 league games for the Bluebirds.
"We've already lost a target type centre forward," said Slade.
"We need to be mindful that we're not shooting ourselves in the foot and that we have enough players in every position and every area of the pitch."
Cardiff host League One Shrewsbury Town on Sunday in the third round of the FA Cup with defender Lee Peltier a major doubt because of illness.
John "Jack" Harrison, who played for Hull FC, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Battle of Oppy Wood.
The 2nd Lt died during an attack on a German machine gun position on 3 May 1917.
Members of his family gathered for a dedication ceremony of a flagstone next to Sutton war memorial in Hull.
His nephew Peter Straughan said the player and soldier was a "great example" for others.
"[He was] such a hero for what he did, at such a young age," he said.
"What a good leader and it's great for every human to admire what he has done."
Mr Harrison was born on 12 November 1890 in Hull.
He became a teacher and joined Hull FC, where he scored 106 tries in 116 matches, including one in the 1914 Challenge Cup Final, which the team won.
He played his final game for the side on 26 December 1916, having joined the 11th East Yorkshire Regiment.
In February 1917 he was awarded the Military Cross after leading a patrol in an attack on German trenches on the Western Front.
The 24-year-old was arrested after the attack at Manchester Arena, as police looked for evidence of a terror network in the area.
A total of 18 people were arrested after the suicide attack on 22 May that killed 22 people and injured 116 as they left an Ariana Grande concert.
Ten men still remain in custody.
Attacker Abedi, 22, detonated a home-made bomb in the arena's foyer just after 22:30 BST.
The blast killed young people attending the event and friends and family who were waiting to meet them.
Abedi was one of three siblings and was born in Manchester to a family of Libyan origin.
His older brother, Ismail, was arrested the day after the bombing after a raid by police in Whalley Range, but was released without charge on Monday.
Abedi's younger brother Hasham, 20, was detained in Tripoli on suspicion of links with the so-called Islamic State group on the same day.
Reuters news agency told the BBC that Abedi's father, Ramadan, had also been detained in Libya.
How much the clubs knew about the actions of former scout Ted Langford is said to fall within the inquiry's terms of reference, the Times reported.
He was jailed in 2007 for abusing four young players in the 70s and 80s. He died in 2012.
More than 50 clubs are potentially linked to the investigation.
The Times reported Langford was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court for abusing boys while he was a scout for both clubs.
A spokesman for Aston Villa said: "The club co-operated fully with the authorities during the investigation at that time."
A Leicester spokesman added: "We take the current matter very seriously. At present, however, we have no indication of any allegations made against or in relation to Leicester City Football Club.
"We will, of course, investigate fully in the event any further information comes to light."
The FA would not comment on whether Langford's crimes formed part of the investigation.
However, its internal review is considering what "steps" were taken by "clubs identified as linked to alleged sexual abusers took at the time of any incidents," and "what that club did or did not know and/or did or did not do in relation to child sexual abuse".
Langford, who lived in Perry Barr, Birmingham, was jailed for three years.
He worked as a scout for Dunlop Terriers, a feeder club to Aston Villa.
After years of negative headlines, the frenzy has reached fever pitch in the wake of the US allegations of corruption at the highest level in football - even though Mr Blatter himself has not been implicated.
And running through all this coverage is a theme - bemusement that much of the football world keeps voting for him.
Nowhere is Sepp Blatter's support stronger than across Asia and Africa. So why did most of the representatives from those two continents vote for him again?
Here's about as succinct an answer as you're going to get - from Amaju Pinnick, newly elected president of the Nigerian Football Federation, talking to the BBC on Thursday: "Blatter feels Africa, he sees Africa and he has imparted so much - a lot of developmental programmes.
"Without Blatter we wouldn't enjoy all the benefits we enjoy today from Fifa. What Blatter pushes is equity, fairness and equality among the nations. We don't want to experiment."
Development? Benefits? Equity? We're talking about two things really - the first is concrete investment, often literally so. The second is respect.
If you go to Fifa's website, search for the "development globe". You'll get a jazzy tool which lets you spin the world around, with clickable symbols corresponding to every little project Fifa has carried out in recent years - all of them under Sepp Blatter.
I clicked at random on Chad - not one of Africa's footballing powerhouses.
Since 2011, according to Fifa, Chad has benefited from 26 projects undertaken by the world governing body. We're talking about artificial pitches, a technical centre, a new HQ for the federation - but also education seminars on marketing, refereeing, grassroots football and so on. The list is long.
That pattern is repeated across Africa and around the world.
And it has been Mr Blatter who has pushed the programme. He, both as Secretary General and then as Fifa president, helped encourage the boom in football - and raked in billions of dollars from media and marketing as a result.
And it has been Mr Blatter who has made sure significant amounts of that cash has been spent in pretty much every football nation that can spend it. That earns him a huge amount of support.
Respect is harder to quantify, but is just as valuable when it comes to earning votes. Sepp Blatter has been in charge as the game has become truly global.
Fifa's historical Eurocentrism (stronger words than that have been used) has been swept away - and Mr Blatter has been the driving force.
A look at world media coverage shows it is not just Africa where support for Mr Blatter remains rock solid.
India's Hindustan Times said Mr Blatter still had the country's support because "Blatter's art of giving is likely to matter more than the allegations of corruption". El Salvador's delegate said that as Mr Blatter remains committed to projects in the central American nation "then we have committed to vote for him".
Russia - due to host the World Cup in 2018 - remains a staunch supporter of Mr Blatter too. Moskovskiy Komsomolets is one of several papers which describe the US charges against Fifa officials as politically motivated.
But few manage language as strongly supportive as Guinea-Bissau FA president Manuel Nascimento Lopes, who said voting for anyone but Mr Blatter would be "blasphemy".
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The World Cup has gone to Asia (Japan/Korea 2002) and Africa (South Africa 2010) for the first time.
The number of countries that can qualify for the finals has expanded at the same time - giving nations like Angola and Togo the chance to sup at the top table.
Countries which had felt excluded now feel the opposite - and that too earns loyalty.
None of which is to say it is a simple picture. The AFC (Asian Football Confederation) and CAF (Confederation of Africa Football) are backing Blatter collectively, but it is individual associations which have the votes. And not all of them will fall in line.
And there is a feeling amongst many that, whatever the benefits he has brought, Sepp Blatter's time may have come.
Here's a voice from Zambia, former administrator Simataa Simataa:
"A lot of things have been done using Fifa money - the perception is that its Sepp Blatter's money. But this should be done anyway, whether Mr Blatter is there or not.
"It is about more than just projects, it is about constitutions, about rules, about ethics - and all those I've mentioned have declined under the leadership of Sepp Blatter."
That may be a view which has gathered traction in the past two days, as the crisis sparked by the arrests of senior officials has engulfed the game.
But, for time being, the majority of voters within Fifa - and remember how small the electorate is - are likely to echo Mr Pinnick. "We don't want to experiment."
Michael Wood, a porter at Watford General Hospital, said he was facing disciplinary action from his employers Medirest.
The company says porters should "wear appropriate uniform at all times".
The GMB said it would tell porters to wear dresses if he was not reinstated.
The row follows a successful protest by boys at protest on Thursday by about 30 boys at the ISCA Academy in Exeter who wore skirts to school because shorts were not part of the school's uniform. The school has now changed the rules meaning boys will be allowed to shorts in lessons from next year.
Union official Mick Dooley said: "What we're hoping to do is get round the table and get Michael back to work, failing that, the chief executive of Watford General Hospital, [is] going to see her porters wearing dresses.
"We're going to put out a message to porters [to start] wearing dresses and start wearing skirts."
Mr Wood, 46, said he rolled up his black-coloured polyester trousers to three-quarter-length on Wednesday - the hottest June day for 40 years - but was called to the office and asked to roll them down again.
When he said he "could not promise" not to roll them back up, he was sent home.
"Our health and safety is paramount in the hospital, when you're struggling to work when you're sweating, you become irritable and argumentative," Mr Wood said.
"I wouldn't mind wearing a dress - at least I'd be cool."
On Wednesday, temperatures in nearby Harpenden peaked at 31.5C.
Mr Dooley said: "Because of the unusually high temperatures, the NHS managers in Watford General have adopted a reasonable approach towards their workforce.
"However, Medirest consider suspending safety reps is the preferred option."
He said Mr Wood had been "treated unfairly" and "should be reinstated immediately".
Medirest said it would be inappropriate to comment on an individual case where an investigation is ongoing but added the "health and safety of our colleagues is always our number one priority".
"Due to the nature of their job and health and safety requirements, it is important that porters wear appropriate uniform at all times," a statement said.
It follows legal battles in England over whether the NHS or local authorities should pay for it.
The drug, described as a "game-changer" by experts, is used for a process known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or Prep.
The Scottish government wants its makers to apply for it to be assessed for use in Scotland.
In England, the NHS had previously said that local authorities should provide Prep because they are responsible for preventative health.
But the Court of Appeal insisted this fell within the remit of the NHS.
An estimated 14,000 people would be eligible for the drug - which is called Truvada.
Unlike in England, the Scottish Medicines Consortium assesses all drugs used in the NHS in Scotland.
So campaigners hope its transition for use in Scotland will be smoother.
BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme has learned that the Scottish government has written to Gilead, the manufacturers of the drug, to urge them to make an application.
The SMC said it was anticipating a submission from Gilead so it could make a formal judgement on whether to approve its usage.
The SMC will also make a decision on the cost-effectiveness of the drug, which costs about £450 a month to buy privately.
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (or Prep for short) is a small, blue pill.
The pill works by protecting cells in the body and disabling the virus to stop it multiplying - should it enter the body.
Taking it once a day has been shown to reduce the risk of HIV infection by 86%.
It is currently used in the US, Canada, Australia and France to help protect gay men at the highest risk of contracting HIV.
George Valiotis, the chief executive of the charity HIV Scotland, said: "People who take Prep - they don't get HIV."
HIV diagnoses in Scotland have continued at an average rate of 359 per year for the past five years, according to Health Protection Scotland.
Across the UK as a whole 100,000 people are believed to be living with virus.
"We have seen no change in our HIV transmission rates over the last 10 years. They haven't really gone down at all," Mr Valiotis said.
"It's been an average in Scotland of one person a day for the last 10 years, so we know we need to do something else, and Prep is that something else."
A spokesman for Gilead said it had been in discussions with the Scottish Medicines Consortium.
He said: "We will make our submission in the coming weeks, in accordance with the required SMC timelines and expect the review to follow normal timelines as well."
A spokesman for the SMC said it was aware of a report which has been compiled by the charity HIV Scotland, which sought to highlight the benefits of the drug and had support from health professionals.
He said: "The SMC is awaiting a submission from the company for Truvada for use as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PreP) in HIV infection.
"We are aware of the report by the HIV PreP Short Life Working Group. While this report itself does not form part of the submission and therefore cannot be considered by the committee, we expect and encourage patient groups to submit evidence as part of the review for this medicine.
"This will be considered by our committee alongside the information submitted by the company."
A spokesman for the Scottish government said: "The Scottish government has written to its manufacturer of Truvada to request they make a submission to the Scottish Medicines Consortium, at a fair price, so its routine use in Scotland can be considered as quickly as possible.
"Prevention of HIV infection remains a priority for the Scottish government and there is absolutely no room for complacency on such communicable diseases."
The pedestrian was crossing Liberton Place when he was hit at about 13:50.
Police Scotland said the man had non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
The road has been closed for an investigation and diversions are in place.
Mind Cymru said some mothers who needed support, travel for at least three hours to England after Wales' last unit closed in Cardiff in November 2013.
Plaid Cymru AM Steffan Lewis called the situation a "scandal".
The Welsh Government said it was "vital" to offer support during pregnancy and pointed to existing community services.
Mother and baby units (MBUs) provide specialist care to women with mental health problems such as severe postnatal depression and postpartum psychosis.
Speaking ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday, mental health charity Mind Cymru said 10-15% of new mothers developed postnatal depression, which usually develops within six weeks of giving birth and can come on gradually or suddenly.
Senior policy and campaigns officer Rhiannon Hedge said: "With no support here in Wales, mothers are having to be treated many miles away from their families and support networks.
"While community support is important, there are times when specialist in-patient care is necessary and at those times it's simply not appropriate for women to be so far away from their families."
She said money invested into community perinatal support was welcome but the Welsh Government's delivery plan, Together for Mental Health, "doesn't go far enough in addressing the gaps".
In Cardiff and Vale health board area alone, 21 women between January 2015 and January 2017 were identified that would have been admitted to the Welsh MBU had it been open.
The figures, obtained by Mr Lewis through the assembly research service, showed of six women who were referred to an out-of-Wales MBU in that time, only two went because others did not want to be so far from their families.
A Freedom of Information Act request also found that the body that commissions specialist NHS services, the Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee (WHSSC), estimated that the cost of sending mothers to MBUs outside of Wales was estimated to be £377,000 this year.
But a paper by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said £307,000 was released following the closure of the MBU.
Mr Lewis said there was "a clear demand in Wales for perinatal services in this country" and said the closure "hasn't been cost effective".
"This is a scandal that in this country that there are people who have real mental health needs and are not able to have those needs fully met here in this country," he added.
Charlotte Harding, from Cardiff, developed postpartum psychosis four years ago following the birth of her son. Symptoms can include high mood, racing thoughts, depression, severe confusion and paranoia.
She said: "Families in Wales are left to take care of mothers with severe postnatal depression by themselves. My husband had to take two years off work to look after me and our boys.
"Having a mother and baby unit in Wales is vital for families but even more important for single mothers facing mental health problems alone."
A Welsh Government spokesman said the previous MBU was closed due to an insufficient number of women using the service to enable staff to maintain skills, "not funding issues".
She added: "Last year, we announced new perinatal mental health services will be set up within every health board in Wales, backed by £1.5m of new investment.
"The new community-based specialist services will help to improve mental health outcomes for women with perinatal illnesses, their babies and their families.
"The NHS reports more than 1,500 women have been referred to the new community services since April 2016 and we expect the figures to increase significantly as services are established."
He said it was "very rare indeed" for a mother to need to be admitted to hospital with her baby, but in those circumstances the WHSSC worked with local services to find a bed "as close to home as practical".
The WHSSC will report on its inpatient service provision in the near future, she added.
In a strongly-worded speech, IATA chief executive Alexandre de Juniac said the ban also creates "commercial distortions".
The US ban was brought in as an anti-terrorist precaution.
It covers inbound flights on airlines operating out of 10 airports in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey.
The British ban is similar but applies to different airlines. Airline passengers on 14 carriers are subject to the ban on inbound direct flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
In his speech in Montreal, Mr de Juniac questioned the measures, saying: "Why don't the US and the UK have a common list of airports? How can laptops be secure in the cabin on some flights and not others... especially on flights originating at a common airport?"
He added: "The current measures are not an acceptable long-term solution to whatever threat they are trying to mitigate. Even in the short term it is difficult to understand their effectiveness. And the commercial distortions they create are severe."
Airlines affected by the ban include Emirates, Qatar, and Etihad.
US airlines have long argued that these carriers are unfairly subsidised by their governments, which the Gulf airlines deny.
Mr de Juniac said that IATA is "deeply concerned with political developments pointing to a future of more restricted borders and protectionism."
The regulations, which officially came into effect on Saturday, were prompted by reports that militant groups want to smuggle explosive devices in electronic gadgets,
Aviation security experts were alarmed by an incident in Somalia last year when insurgent group al-Shabaab smuggled an explosive-filled laptop on a flight out of Mogadishu, blowing a hole in the side of the plane.
The aircraft was still low enough that the pilot was able to land the plane safely.
He will also resign as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), which he has led for a total of 20 years.
Scottish voters backed the country staying in the UK by 2,001,926 votes to 1,617,989 in Thursday's referendum.
Three arrests have been made after rival Union and independence supporters gathered in George Square in the centre of Glasgow.
Police, including officers on horseback, had to separate the two groups.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said there were about 100 people in each of the two groups, and although there had been some "minor disorder" it had been dealt with quickly, with no arrests so far. The square was closed to traffic with local diversions in place.
The square had hosted a party by "Yes" supporters ahead of the referendum.
BBC Scotland reporter Cameron Buttle, who was at the scene, said the confrontation started quickly with flares being fired and a "co-ordinated" charge from the Unionist side, who were singing Rule Britannia.
Meanwhile, the Queen has said Scotland's vote to stay in the Union was "a result that all of us throughout the United Kingdom will respect".
She added: "Knowing the people of Scotland as I do, I have no doubt that Scots, like others throughout the United Kingdom, are able to express strongly-held opinions before coming together again in a spirit of mutual respect and support."
Elsewhere, Prime Minister David Cameron said the three main Westminster parties would now deliver their campaign pledge to boost the powers of Scotland's devolved parliament.
Mr Salmond, 59, is Scotland's longest-serving first minister, having held the post since the SNP won power at the Scottish Parliament in May 2007.
Speaking from his official residence at Bute House in Edinburgh, the first minister told journalists: "For me as leader my time is nearly over, but for Scotland the campaign continues and the dream shall never die.
"I am immensely proud of the campaign that Yes Scotland fought and particularly of the 1.6 million voters who rallied to that cause."
Mr Salmond said he would resign as SNP leader at the party's conference in November, before standing down as first minister when the party elects its next leader in a membership ballot.
He said there were a "number of eminently qualified and very suitable candidates" to replace him.
But Nicola Sturgeon, the current deputy first minister and deputy SNP leader, is seen as a clear frontrunner.
Mr Salmond, who will stay on as MSP for Aberdeenshire East, added: "It has been the privilege of my life to serve Scotland as first minister.
"But, as I said often during the referendum campaign, this is not about me or the SNP. It is much more important than that.
"The position is this. We lost the referendum vote but can still carry the political initiative. More importantly Scotland can still emerge as the real winner."
Ms Sturgeon said she could "think of no greater privilege than to seek to lead the party I joined when I was just 16," but said she would not make an announcement today.
She added: "Alex Salmond's achievements as SNP leader and Scotland's first minister are second to none. He led the SNP into government and has given our country a renewed self confidence."
Mr Salmond also used his resignation statement to question Mr Cameron's more powers pledge.
"We now have the opportunity to hold Westminster's feet to the fire on the 'vow' that they have made to devolve further meaningful power to Scotland," he said.
"This places Scotland in a very strong position.
"I spoke to the prime minister today and, although he reiterated his intention to proceed as he has outlined, he would not commit to a second reading vote (in the House of Commons) by 27 March on a Scotland Bill.
"That was a clear promise laid out by Gordon Brown during the campaign.
"The prime minister says such a vote would be meaningless. I suspect he cannot guarantee the support of his party."
Many politicians paid tribute to Mr Salmond's contribution to political debate, including David Cameron who spoke of his "huge talent and passion".
On referendum night, 28 of Scotland's 32 local authority areas voted in favour of staying in the UK.
Glasgow, Scotland's largest council area and the third largest city in Britain, voted in favour of independence by 194,779 to 169,347.
But the the 75% turnout in Glasgow was the lowest in the country, and hoped for breakthroughs in other traditional Labour strongholds such as South Lanarkshire, Inverclyde and across Ayrshire never materialised for the nationalists.
Edinburgh, the nation's capital, clearly rejected independence by 194,638 to 123,927 votes, while Aberdeen City voted "No" by a margin of more than 20,000 votes.
Across Scotland, 84.6% of registered voters cast their ballot in the referendum - a record for a national election.
Mr Cameron said the Westminster parties would ensure commitments on new Scottish parliament powers were "honoured in full" after the final referendum result was announced.
He said that Lord Smith of Kelvin, who led Glasgow's staging of the Commonwealth Games, would oversee the process to take forward the commitments, with new powers over tax, spending and welfare to be agreed by November, and draft legislation published by January.
The prime minister also spoke of the implications for the other nations of the UK, and said "millions of voices of England must also be heard".
He added: "The question of English votes for English laws, the so-called West Lothian question, requires a decisive answer so just as Scotland will vote separately in the Scottish Parliament on their issues on tax, spending and welfare, so too England as well as Wales and Northern Ireland should be able to vote on these issues.
"And all this must take place in tandem with and at the same pace as the settlement for Scotland."
The company, which also owns Legoland and the London Eye, said group pre-tax profits rose 0.3% to £250m from 2014.
Merlin said Alton Towers saw a "significant" fall in visitor numbers after the accident, which resulted in the park shutting for four days.
Chief executive Nick Varney said it had been "a challenging year".
Like-for-like sales at the group's resort theme parks division, which includes Alton Towers, fell 12.4%.
However, visitor numbers across the group rose 0.3% to 62.9 million, while revenues rose 2.3% to £1.27bn.
Mr Varney said in a statement that the figures showed Merlin had "delivered a robust performance in 2015. However, 2015 was a difficult year for Merlin following the accident at Alton Towers early in the summer season.
"The safety of our guests and employees must always come first and we have sought to learn every possible lesson to help ensure there is no repeat of what happened on 2 June."
Separately, Merlin announced that it was investing about $34.4m (£24.6m) in the Big Bus Tours company, giving it a stake of about 15% in the business. Big Bus provides hop-on city tours around the world. | The government failed to deal with a backlog of almost 174,000 foreign nationals who should have been removed from the UK, a report has said.
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Briscoe, 57, was jailed in May for trying to pervert the course of justice as part of the investigation into ex-minister Chris Huhne's speeding points.
She lied to police in a statement, falsified a statement and provided a false document to an expert witness.
Her dismissal was confirmed by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office.
It said in a statement: "Miss Constance Briscoe, a recorder and fee-paid tribunal judge of the first-tier health, education and social care chamber, has been removed from judicial office without further investigation by the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice following her conviction and sentence for perverting the course of justice."
The JCIO said Briscoe had not undertaken any judicial duties since her arrest in October 2012.
Briscoe, who was one of Britain's first black female judges, was convicted of three counts of intending to pervert the course of justice at the Old Bailey in May.
The conviction related to her role in liaising with the press over Huhne and his ex-wife Vicky Pryce's speeding points case.
Both Huhne and Pryce were jailed for eight months after it emerged he passed his speeding points to her. Both served two months.
Former energy secretary Huhne left Pryce in 2010 as his affair with with PR adviser Carina Trimingham was about to be exposed, ending his 26-year marriage.
The court heard Pryce had revealed the speeding points scandal to newspapers in 2011 to seek revenge.
Jurors were told that Briscoe was intent on bringing about Huhne's downfall and knew how to manipulate the criminal justice system to her advantage, misleading police in her witness statements and deliberately giving them an altered copy of one of her statements.
Jailing her, Mr Justice Baker told the mother of two that her conduct had struck "at the heart of our much-cherished system of criminal justice". | Barrister and part-time judge Constance Briscoe, who was jailed for 16 months for lying to police, has been removed from the judiciary. | 28,675,376 | 425 | 35 | false |
Three airmen died in the incident involving two Tornado GR4s flown out of RAF Lossiemouth in Moray.
BBC Scotland understands that an agreement has been reached between the Crown Office and the MoD to permit publication of the crash investigation.
The Military Aviation Authority carried out the probe.
BBC Scotland understands the report could be published next week, which will see the second anniversary of the crash which happened on 3 July 2012.
The MoD said the report was due to be published "very soon".
A spokeswoman added that the MoD was unable to comment on the contents of the report until after it was published.
The Military Aviation Authority has provided a report on the incident to the procurator fiscal.
The Crown Office has not yet made a decision on whether a fatal accident inquiry will be held.
Moray SNP MP Angus Robertson said the report was overdue.
"Nearly two years have passed since the tragic collision of the two Tornado aircraft over the Moray Firth and there is public interest in the finding being released before any announcement about a fatal accident inquiry," he said.
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Sqd Ldr Paul Evans, from RAF Lossiemouth, survived but was badly injured. | A report into an RAF jets crash off the Caithness coast in July 2012 is due to be published by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). | 28,038,856 | 309 | 35 | false |
Simm, from Fareham, near Southampton, spent eight days acclimatising with other potential team members.
"Going out there definitely make you want to come back and makes you work harder," she told BBC Radio Solent.
The 20-year-old helped Great Britain win team bronze at October's World Championships in Glasgow, but still faces a fight for Olympics selection.
Only five places are up for grabs in the women's team, compared with six at the Worlds and the Commonwealth Games.
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"It's going to be tough," Simm said. "Whoever is fittest and looking the best in competitions and in-house trials will go.
"The final decision probably won't be made until about a week before we go.
"Going out to Rio was incredible. We looked round the Olympic village and it gives you a taste of what it will be like.
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In recent years it has often been in the headlines over controversies surrounding the Australian-run asylum-seeker detention camp, with allegations of human rights abuses and overcrowding.
The detention camp is a major employer and source of income on the island. Since 2013 Australia has sent all asylum-seekers arriving by boat into detention on Nauru and Papua New Guinea, and denied them resettlement in Australia despite an outcry from rights groups.
Nauru is a speck in the Pacific about 3,000 km (1,800 miles) northeast of Australia with 10,000 citizens and little economy since the depletion of its rich phosphate mines in the 1980s.
Phosphate mining and exports resumed in 2005. The government estimates that the secondary phosphate deposits have a remaining life of about 30 years. The island has become heavily dependent upon aid.
Population 10,000
Area 21 sq km (8 sq miles)
Major languages Nauruan, English
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 55 years (men), 57 years (women)
Currency Australian dollar
President: Baron Waqa
Baron Waqa was sworn in as president in June 2013 after parliament chose him as its leader.
In 2015 New Zealand suspended foreign aid to Nauru saying it could no longer support the island's legal system, which had been used to suspend opposition leaders and enact laws clamping down on basic freedoms.
Nauru has effectively banned foreign journalists - the Guardian reports - making it difficult for refugees to explain their plight, or for the Australian public to scrutinise the consequences of its government's immigration policy.
Some key dates in the history of Nauru:
1798 - British navigator Captain John Fearn, sailing past Nauru from New Zealand to the China Seas, names it Pleasant Island.
1888 - Nauru annexed by Germany as part of the Marshall Islands Protectorate.
1900 - British company discovers phosphate on the island.
1919 - League of Nations grants joint mandate to Australia, Great Britain and New Zealand.
1942-45 - Nauru occupied by the Japanese.
1947 - Nauru made UN trust territory under Australian administration.
1968 - Independence.
2001 - Australia pays Nauru to hold asylum seekers picked up trying to enter Australia illegally.
2003 - Nauru agrees to US demands to wind up its offshore banking industry amid money-laundering allegations.
2008 - Australia shuts detention centre.
2012 - Australia opens a new detention camp for asylum-seekers on Nauru under its new offshore immigration policy. | Named Pleasant Island by its first European visitors, the former British colony of Nauru is the world's smallest republic. | 15,433,616 | 573 | 29 | false |
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The 22-year-old, winner at Augusta last year, dropped six shots in three holes on the back nine, allowing England's Danny Willett to seize his first major.
"It's tough," said Spieth. "I just think it was a very tough 30 minutes.
"Big picture, this will hurt. We still have the confidence we are a closing team. I have no doubt of that ability."
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Spieth, though wayward at times with his driver during the four days, had continued the dominance he displayed in 2015 over the opening 54 holes.
He became the first man to lead the Masters for seven straight rounds and looked set to win a third major after carding four successive birdies to open a five-shot lead with nine holes to play on seven under.
But bogeys on 10 and 11 were followed by a quadruple-bogey on the par-three 12th after both his tee shot and third effort found water.
The American later admitted he turned to his caddie Michael Greller and said: "Buddy, it feels like we are collapsing."
"I put a bad swing on it at the wrong time," added Spieth, who finished tied for second with Lee Westwood, three shots behind Willett.
"It was just a lack of discipline coming off the two bogeys instead of recognising I was still leading the Masters by a couple of shots."
Listen to Spieth's Augusta shambles
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Spieth's calamity came 20 years after Australia's Greg Norman lost a six-shot lead in the final round of the Masters, as Willett's compatriot Nick Faldo won the third of his Green Jackets.
The US Open champion eventually turned in a one-over-par 73 on the final day and looked visibly distraught as he presented Willett with the Green Jacket afterwards.
"I can't think of anybody who may have had a tougher ceremony to experience," the world number two told reporters.
"He just said, 'really well played,'" said Willett. "He shook my hand like the true gent he is. He's a class act to be able to hold face like that, hurting like I imagine he would be."
Former US Ryder Cup captain Paul Azinger told BBC Sport: "It's gut-wrenching to watch a player lose a big lead like Spieth has today.
"He will lose a lot of sleep over this. It will stay with him for his whole life. It was almost Norman-esque. Golf can rip one man's heart out and give another man great joy."
Lee Westwood, who secured his best major finish since 2010, said: "It's a fine line between disaster and success and it happened to Jordan. Anything can happen at Augusta."
World number one Jason Day said: "Right now it's unfortunate and I'm sure he's killing himself for it. But we all do it to ourselves. Hopefully he just learns from it and gets better."
Smylie Kaufman, who played with Spieth in the final pairing, said it "just kind of stunk" to watch his fellow American's collapse.
"I was really cheering for Jordan as a buddy, and it's unfortunate what happened... just kind of a weird day for both of us," said Kaufman, who struggled to an 81 to end his first Masters on seven over.
The 28-year-old, injured in a crash in February, has been replaced in the British squad by Olympic podium programme rider Tre Whyte.
Last year, the 2013 world champion withdrew from the quarter-finals at the Rio Olympics after a heavy fall.
He said: "This has been a massive blow both physically and mentally."
Phillips, a two-time Olympian and twice a BMX Supercross World Cup series winner, added: "After the disappointment of Rio, I took some time off and got back to work with only one real objective: try to win the World Championships and wear the rainbow jersey again.
"My long term health is of the upmost importance and I'll continue working hard to ensure these injuries keep me off the bike for the shortest time possible."
The World Championships are from 25-29 July in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
Grant White, British Cycling's podium BMX coach, said: "It's disappointing for Liam that he has had to withdraw from these World Championships because of injury, but his health needs to be his priority.
"Tre now has an opportunity to race again at World Championship level and he is working hard to ensure he takes maximum advantage of this opportunity in Rock Hill."
By changing a "few percent", Apple app makers should be able to run code on Windows 10 mobile devices, it said.
And many Android apps should run with no changes.
Experts said the move was an "imperfect solution" to Microsoft's problems persuading people to use Windows mobile.
For iOS, Microsoft has unveiled an initiative called Project Islandwood, which has led to the creation of a software interpreter that works with the development tools Apple coders typically pick.
By piping code through this interpreter and changing a few other parts, it would be possible to transfer or port iOS apps to Windows 10, Microsoft said in a presentation at its Build developer conference in Seattle.
Already developers working for game-maker King have ported the massively popular Candy Crush Saga to Windows using these tools.
A separate initiative, called Project Astoria, is aimed at Android and involves code built in to Windows itself that spots when an Android app is running and gives it the responses it expects.
Microsoft said this meant many Android apps would run with no changes on Windows mobile devices.
However, the way that Android is built means changes will have to be made to some apps.
The tactic is seen as a way for Microsoft to to boost its popularity and persuade developers to include Windows 10 in their plans.
While many apps are already available on the Windows store, some popular ones, such as Pinterest and Plants v Zombies 2, are absent.
Microsoft has also added tools that let Android apps reach some parts of Windows, such as its Cortana personal assistant, they would not otherwise be able to use.
CCS Insight analyst Geoff Blaber said: "The decision to embrace Android and iOS applications is an imperfect solution to an undesirable problem.
"Nonetheless, it's a necessary move to attract developers otherwise lost to Apple and Google."
The event in Perth has three strokeplay rounds and two cuts, before the top 24 contest a six-hole knockout matchplay.
Foster, the 41-year-old world number 657 whose only European Tour title is the 2003 Dunhill Championship, had seven birdies in his 66 in Australia.
Australian Brett Rumford matched him, with England's Robert Dinwiddie one of 10 players one shot behind.
Jordan Smith, the 24-year-old English rookie who finished third behind Graeme Storm and Rory McIlroy at the South African Open last month, is a further shot back at four under after three consecutive birdies in his 68.
"It's a brand new event for everyone so you break your mentalities," Foster told the European Tour website.
"I think that's maybe why you'll see better scoring, because everybody has got to aim for that highest spot - and the higher people aim, results tend to get better."
There are 156 players at the tournament at Lake Karrinyup Country Club, with the leading 65 after 36 holes making it through to the weekend.
A further cut will be made after 54 holes of strokeplay and if there are players tied for 24th place, a sudden-death play-off will determine who qualifies for the final day.
The top eight players after three rounds become seeds and receive a bye in Sunday's matchplay finale, with the other 16 players randomly paired together to contest the opening matches.
Any matches tied after six holes will go to sudden death on a purpose-built 90-yard hole that uses the 18th green.
Christopher Cooling, 44, died after allegedly being attacked by Edward Belson at his home in Berry Hill, Coleford last August.
On the first day of the trial, Bristol Crown Court heard the men had both been drinking before the "vicious and sustained" attack.
The accused denies murder and the trial continues.
Prosecutor Michael Mather-Lees told the court there was a "history" between Mr Belson and Mr Cooling, who had been arrested and charged by police the previous week after an argument with Mr Belson's partner.
The accused, of Aston Close, Berry Hill, had drunk eight pints of lager and was confronted by the victim at his house on 3 August, the court heard.
He picked up a hockey stick and beat him "severely" with it, causing Mr Cooling to stagger back to his house, the jury was told.
The court heard he was incapacitated and the door had to be forced open by paramedics, who were unable to save him.
He died three hours later in hospital.
Stephen Port was captured on film with Jack Taylor outside Barking station on 13 September 2015. The pair then walked together to Mr Port's flat.
Mr Taylor, 25, was found dead the following day near a churchyard.
Mr Port, 41, denies 29 charges including murder, rape, sexual assault and administering drugs.
The Old Bailey was read messages sent between the pair on gay dating app Grindr in which they had arranged to meet at 03:00 BST.
The defendant can be seen in the video walking to the station and joining Mr Taylor, who arrived by taxi.
Jurors were told that Mr Port "blocked" Jack Taylor's Grindr account at 07:20, before deleting his own Grindr account later that day.
Mr Taylor, from Dagenham, was found dead on 14 September near a churchyard in Barking, where the bodies of two other men - Gabriel Kovari and Daniel Whitworth - had been discovered in 2014.
Earlier, the jury heard from a 26-year-old man who said Stephen Port had injected him twice with drugs while they had sex at the defendant's home last year.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the court the pair had started having sex in a "normal" way in the bedroom before Mr Port left for the bathroom.
When he returned, the man said he had felt "a sharp pain and very intense sting" after he was injected with a "plastic syringe" he had not seen the defendant carrying.
Shortly afterwards, the accused returned to the bathroom and then injected the man again, the court heard.
"On this occasion I jumped off the bed and told him you can't do that - I'm not comfortable," he said.
The man told the court he "started to get dizzy" but continued having sex.
When Mr Port went to the bathroom for a third time, the man said he decided to leave.
He told the jury: "I asked him outright what he'd given me" and Mr Port replied that it was a lubricant.
The trial continues.
The leaflet for Marion Mason says "South Cambridgeshie" instead of "Cambridgeshire", among other typos and grammatical errors.
Ms Mason said it became incorrect in the printing process and she hoped to get money reimbursed after polling.
The Media Print Group said it had no influence on candidates' text.
The news comes a week after fellow South Cambridgeshire candidate, Liberal Democrat Sebastian Kindersley, admitted he misspelled the word "language" in his leaflet when talking about tightening up English language tests.
Ms Mason, who stood in Stevenage at the last general election, said she noticed the error last week when the leaflets were distributed.
She said she had spent hundreds of pounds on the leaflets, which have gone to every home in South Cambridgeshire.
"I am angry. I was seething, I've had to work and fund this campaign," she said.
"It's like banging your head against the wall."
The former Conservative said she had taken the original leaflet with the correct spelling around with her when canvassing.
She admitted some residents would be put off by the mistake, but added: "Some people hadn't noticed it."
A spokesman for the Media Print Group said everything was given an approval code and had to be signed off before printing.
He said the firm did not have "anything to do" with the artwork or text fields, and "can only print what the candidate stated".
The marriage allowance, unveiled by David Cameron in 2013, could reduce a couple's annual tax bill by up to ??212.
It only applies to couples with one basic rate taxpayer and the other earning less than the personal allowance.
David Cameron said marriage should be recognised in the tax system, because families are the "bedrock" of society.
He also said the measure would help families with the cost of living.
Tax breaks for married couples were promised by Mr Cameron when he ran for the leadership of his party in 2005, and it also featured in the Conservatives' 2010 election manifesto.
Labour has pledged to scrap the allowance, which it says will not apply to most married couples, and use the money to introduce a 10p starting rate of tax.
The allowance - which will enable one spouse or civil partner to transfer some of their tax-free personal allowance to the other - will come into effect on 6 April 2015.
The Conservatives have said stay-at-home parents and people who worked part-time would be the main winners from the move.
Under the policy, if a spouse or civil partner's income is less than ??10,600 - including pensions, savings and investments - they will be able to share up to ??1,060 of their personal allowance with their partner, provided the recipient does not earn more than ??42,385 a year.
Couples born on or after 6 April 1935 can register online to receive their interest to receive the allowance.
From April, HM Revenue & Customs will contact those who have registered their interest, and invite them to apply.
The idea of a marriage tax break has been opposed by the Conservatives' coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats, who say it will penalise unmarried couples.
Brooklands Museum plans to restore the finishing straight to how it looked in 1939 when the circuit was in its heyday.
The scheme includes removing a World War Two hangar from the track.
Chief executive Allan Winn said the grant would pay for higher building costs and removal of industrial waste.
In February 2015, the Heritage Lottery Fund provided £4.7m for the restoration.
Brooklands said it was confident supporters and donors would raise the remaining £200,000 needed.
The restored Grade II listed Wellington Hangar - which was used for the assembly of Wellington bombers in the 1940s and later for other industrial purposes - will become The Brooklands Aircraft Factory, where visitors will see how aircraft from biplanes to Concorde were designed, developed and built.
On Monday contractors began laying foundations for a new annexe, the Flight Shed, which will house active aircraft from the museum's collection, such as its Sopwith Camel and Hurricane.
Aircraft will be taken from the old hangar, before it is taken down in August.
Work would then begin to restore the final stretch of the race track to be used again for motoring and aviation activities.
Brooklands opened in 1907 and went on to make motoring history.
For its first 20 years, the racing circuit was the site of many land speed record attempts.
At the start of World War Two the site was given over to use by Vickers-Armstrongs and Hawker aircraft companies.
Family and friends of Mahdi Hashi, 23, from Camden, claim the government acted because he had refused to become an informant for the security services.
Mr Hashi, from Camden, is currently thought to be in a jail in East Africa.
Revoking his nationality in the summer, the Home Office said he was considered a threat to UK national security due to his "extremist" activities.
The government has since made no further comment.
Mr Hashi was born in Somalia and moved to London with his family at the age of five.
In 2009, Mr Hashi claimed he and a group of friends - all of Somali origin - were approached by MI5.
One of them, Mohamed Nur, said: "One day they (MI5 officers) came to my house pretending to be postmen. When I let them in they accused me of being an extremist.
"They said the only way to remove that taint from my name is if you work for us, otherwise wherever you go we can't protect you... We perceived it as blackmail."
Another friend, Abshir Ahmed, said: "I felt bullied. I don't want to work with MI5 so they should just leave me alone."
None of the men were charged with an offence and Mr Hashi's friends and family reject accusations he was an extremist.
They claim MI5 bombarded him with phone calls, prompting him to move to his parents' homeland of Somalia.
Mr Hashi and his family have been supported by human rights group Cageprisoners.
A spokesman said the "harassment made Mahdi's life miserable". He added: "He felt he had no option but to leave the UK and move to Somalia."
Mr Hashi's family say he got married there but earlier this summer the family received a letter from the Home Office telling them his citizenship was being revoked as he was considered "a threat to the national security of the United Kingdom" due to his "extremist" activities.
The letter stated the decision was made in part on the basis of secret evidence which "should not be made public in the interest of national security".
The family say Mr Hashi then disappeared and the next they heard of him was news from a man who had been released from a prison in Djibouti, East Africa.
He told them Mr Hashi was held alongside him before being taken away by American forces.
The US runs a large counter-terrorism base, Camp Lemmonier, in Djibouti and his family believe he may have been taken there.
His mother Kaltum said: "I don't even know if my son is alive or dead, I just want the government to help him."
His father Mohamed said: "We are worrying a lot about his whereabouts, his health and his safety... I would like him to be judged in a trial before his citizenship is just taken away."
Transport Minister Edwina Hart said plans were to build a new bridge over the River Dyfi in Machynlleth.
Campaigners have long complained that residents face a 20-mile (32km) detour when the Dyfi bridge is closed by floods or damaged by vehicles
Montgomeryshire AM Russell George said local people would be pleased.
The Dyfi bridge is seen as an essential link between north Wales and Aberystwyth but the crossing on the A487 has been repeatedly damaged over the years and is sometimes shut during periods of heavy rain.
In a letter to assembly members, Mrs Hart said: "Procurement of a team to deliver this project will commence next month.
"We will then develop the options and take the scheme through the statutory process.
"Construction could commence in late 2016 assuming a public local inquiry is not required."
Mr George said: "Local residents will be pleased to hear this latest confirmation."
"The bridge is a key pinch point in mid Wales's transport network and the sooner these challenges can be alleviated, the better for residents as well as both local and regional businesses."
Part of a side wall was knocked down by a lorry in 2010 forcing the closure of the bridge to trucks for several weeks.
The director of public prosecutions in England and Wales told the BBC victims could be told things such as what the defence case would be.
But she ruled out a change in the law.
It comes after an inquest ruled that a violinist died after taking an overdose a week after testifying against her former teacher.
Ms Saunders told the BBC's Andrew Marr show there was a "real issue" about whether victims were being treated fairly.
"That's why we're looking at, and I'm looking at, how we night rebalance the process so that it is a little fairer for victims and witnesses to give evidence."
She said she had spoken to one victim who told her she had "waited a number of months before she gave evidence - not knowing what she was going to be asked".
"And she said that was worse than actually going in and being cross-examined, so I think there's more we can to do to tell victims and witnesses what they're going to face."
Ms Saunders said changes must be made "within the confines of ensuring there's a fair trial, making sure the defendant is able to have a fair trial - but there is more we can do".
"We don't have to coach the witnesses, we don't rehearse them and I'm not suggesting for one moment that we do that.
"But we could tell them what the defence is going to be, perhaps.
"We could tell them a little bit more about what they're going to face."
She said a change in the law was unnecessary.
"I can do some of this through guidance to my prosecutors.
"I'll be talking to other people within the criminal justice system to consult with them.
"But I think there's more we can do within the existing law as it is."
Asked if celebrities involved in recent alleged historical sexual abuse cases had been pursued because of their status, she replied: "That's not what we are doing - I'm very clear about this.
"We are not pursuing particular types of people.
"What we are doing is reacting to people who have come forward with complaints."
Last week, the inquest into the death of 48-year-old violin teacher Frances Andrade, who died at her home in Surrey last January, was told she spiralled into despair after giving evidence at the trial of former choirmaster Michael Brewer.
The coroner said new rules were needed to ensure vulnerable witnesses were supported.
He said he would be writing three reports, two to the director of public prosecutions and one to the local health service, calling for changes.
Brewer was jailed for six years in 2013 for indecent assault against Mrs Andrade.
The 30-year-old skippered England to a 3-2 Ashes win over Australia this summer, but has not played since the final Test at The Oval in mid-August.
England will soon travel to the UAE for a three-match Test series against Pakistan, starting on 13 October.
Ian Bell is in Warwickshire's squad but Joe Root will not play for Yorkshire.
Root, England's leading run-scorer during their Ashes win, was rested for the limited-overs series against Australia and will not play for Yorkshire against Sussex.
But Jonny Bairstow and Adil Rashid, who both appeared in the shorter-form series, are included in the champions' squad.
Fast bowler Stuart Broad, meanwhile, is set to make his first Championship appearance for Notts since June in their game against Hampshire.
And new-ball partner James Anderson will continue his comeback from a side strain in Lancashire's game at Essex.
However, Worcestershire's Moeen Ali and Middlesex's Steven Finn will not play in the Division One match between their respective sides at New Road.
The final County Championship fixtures start on Tuesday.
The Very Reverend Jeffrey John, Dean of St Albans, is understood to have received over half the votes, but not the two-thirds required for the role.
One complaint was from church electoral college members, who elect new bishops.
The church said the complaints were "without merit".
It has "strongly" denied accusations of homophobia.
Dr John accused the Church in Wales of homophobia after he was not appointed during the selection process in February.
A second complaint was from members of Llandaff diocesan's standing committee, which helps to shape diocesan policy.
The third complaint was made by the five area deans in the Llandaff diocese.
The Church in Wales (CiW) said its legal subcommittee had advised the complaints were without merit and the bishops should proceed to fill the vacancy.
CiW provincial secretary Simon Lloyd said: "This means the bench of bishops can continue its task of appointing the new bishop without further delay."
Dr Barry Morgan retired from the role at the end of January.
Dr John, who is originally from Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was nominated as Bishop of Reading in 2003, but was asked to withdraw from the role by the then-Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams.
Meanwhile, Right Reverend David Wilbourne has announced he is stepping down as assistant bishop of Llandaff next month to allow the new bishop to "run free".
You can watch the game live on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website.
Currently ranked 58th in the world by Fifa, Venezuela have never qualified for a full World Cup and their senior men's team will not make Russia 2018.
Reaching the final of the Fifa Under-20s World Cup is Venezuela's greatest achievement in world football.
So who are they, how do they play and who are the key men England must be wary of?
Venezuela coach Rafael Dudamel cried most of the way through the penalty shootout his side won in the semi-final against Uruguay. For someone who remembers the bad times, the good times are almost too much to take.
Dudamel was Venezuela's goalkeeper, in the flamboyant South American tradition, in an era when he had to watch the ball flying past him. Twenty years ago his country was much more associated with baseball and beauty contests.
Venezuela was the South American exception, the land where football had never caught on. Dudamel can look back on some crushing defeats.
It is a very different story now. Huge strides have been made. Venezuela has invested in the game - building some impressive stadiums to host the 2007 Copa America - and has invested in youth development. This Under-20 team is the consequence.
Earlier this century, while Dudamel was still playing, the senior national side suddenly started putting some wins together. Indeed, at one time it even looked possible that they might qualify for Brazil 2014.
The current World Cup qualification campaign, though, has been a disaster - largely because they tried an attacking approach without the necessary defensive pace or solidity. With no hope of making it to Russia, their 2022 challenge has already started, and this Under-20 World Cup is a part of it.
This explains why Dudamel, the senior coach, has taken charge of the Under-20s even while the full side are playing international friendlies. For most of the South American nations, the Under-20 team is of huge importance, providing a conveyor belt to the senior ranks.
For Venezuela that is especially true - some of the players in South Korea have already picked up some senior caps. And whatever happens on Sunday, they will pick up plenty more. If everything goes according to plan, they will be the first generation of Venezuelan players to make it to the World Cup.
Dudamel's team had looked very impressive at the start of the year in the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship, which decided qualification - where Brazil failed to make it and Argentina needed a miracle to cross the line.
Uruguay were champions, but Venezuela did well against them both times they met, holding them to a goalless draw in the group phase, and breaking out in the last half hour to win 3-0 in the decisive second stage.
Confidence, then, was high going into the tournament, and early nerves were calmed with an opening 2-0 win over Germany. Vanuatu were then thrashed 7-0, and with a place in the knockout stage already assured, they beat Mexico 1-0.
After cruising through the group, could they cope with the abrupt switch to sudden death? It all became very tight. They needed extra time to score the only goal against Japan, and then began to fret in the quarter-final as they wasted chances against the USA.
In another extra-time battle, they came through 2-1 to face Uruguay once more in an all-South American semi-final.
They went a goal down soon after half-time, and looked to be on the way out. But they saved themselves with a stoppage-time free-kick, and after yet another extra time, they overcame the Uruguayans on penalties.
The statistic that jumps out is the fact that they have conceded just two goals in six games - one right at the end against the USA when they were already two goals up, and another a very dubious penalty - a controversial decision from the video referee - in the semi-final.
Even against Uruguay, with two defenders suspended and up against a very fast centre forward, Venezuela trusted they had the speed at the back to defend high and seek to impose themselves on the game.
There is an attacking balance to the midfield quartet, with both the central players (Manchester City's Yangel Herrera and Ronaldo Lucena) playing a mixed role, while Watford's Adalberto Penaranda and Sergio Cordova down the flanks are full of thrust and look to get into the penalty area.
The front two, Ronaldo Pena and Ronaldo Chacon, rotate positions and balance the side out by working back.
There are some interesting options on the bench, too, especially the elusive little Yeferson Soteldo - though it was another substitute, the left-footed Samuel Sosa, who saved the campaign with that glorious 91st-minute free-kick equaliser in the semi-final.
The goals have been shared around the side, with a total of nine players getting on the scoresheet - including keeper Wuilker Farinez, who slotted home a penalty against Vanuatu.
Wuilker Farinez (Caracas)
Venezuela have been aware for a while that they have a potential top-class keeper on their hands - Farinez was taken to the 2015 Copa America at the age of 17, and was first choice in the World Cup qualifiers at the end of March.
On the small side for the position, he is wonderfully agile and full of confidence. The man England have to beat to lift the trophy, but it will not be easy - even from 12 yards if it goes to penalties.
Williams Velasquez (Estudiantes de Caracas)
Centre-back who missed the semi-final through suspension, but will surely return for the decider. Good in the air, quick on the ground, two footed and consistently impressive, he has been a defensive rock and will have filled scouts' notebooks.
Yangel Herrera (New York City, on loan from Manchester City)
The team's captain and central midfield heartbeat picked up from Atletico Venezuela by Manchester City in January and loaned to the US. Classy, fiery - sometimes too fiery - and box to box.
Passes quickly, links up with attack, can shoot effectively from outside the area and is also a danger in the air - a bit like an old-fashioned British midfield dynamo.
Adalberto Penaranda (Malaga, on loan from Watford)
Technically owned by Watford, but has bounced around linked clubs (Udinese, Granada and more lately Malaga) since arriving in Europe two years ago. Did not play in the qualifying tournament, though he did appear in the previous version in 2015.
An attacking midfielder who can work either flank, he is filling out physically and offers considerable thrust in the final third.
Yeferson Soteldo (Huachipato)
Moved to Chile early this year after starring in the qualifying tournament, and has since been linked with Buenos Aires giants River Plate. Has not been at his best in this competition, and the inclusion of Penaranda has forced him to drop to the bench.
But he remains a very interesting option. Tiny figure who dribbles with the ball tied to his foot. His decision making can be infuriating, but as a fluid runner against tiring defences, he is a potential match winner.
Venezuela had never before reached the quarter-finals of a global tournament. This is only the second time they have qualified for the Under-20 World Cup - and on the previous occasion, in 2009, they benefited from hosting the qualification tournament.
So for them to be a game away from a world title is a momentous achievement, and it will be fascinating to see how they cope with being so close to glory.
On the one hand, some of the key players have more experience than their England opponents. Of the five players cited above, only one (Williams Velasquez) has not played for the senior national side in World Cup qualifiers.
On the other hand, the team may pay some price for going through three consecutive games of 120 minutes - the second round, quarter-final and semi-final all went to extra time. England, meanwhile, have never had to go beyond 90 minutes.
The physical factor, then, could tip the balance England's way. Venezuela, though, have earned the right to believe that their name is on the trophy.
One of the true tests of a team is how it reacts on going behind. True, England had to respond after an early Italy goal in their semi. Venezuela, though, were on the verge of elimination, behind for the first time in the tournament to a harshly awarded penalty.
If they could pull themselves out of that one, then maybe they can drag weary bodies over the line one more time.
But the key question, as coach Dudamel must be stressing, is that win or lose, what happens on Sunday in South Korea serves as valuable experience on the way towards qualifying for the senior World Cup. Player development, and not results, is always the priority of age limit football.
The man suffered serious leg injuries after being struck by a Skoda Octavia, behind shops in Kyle Square, Croftfoot, at about 15:45 on 13 November 2015.
The car was later found burnt-out in nearby Croftmont Avenue.
Police have asked anyone who recognises any of the three men in the CCTV images to get in touch.
Det Insp David Scott said: "This was a targeted attack which left the victim with life-changing injuries and it is critical that we find whoever is responsible.
"A dedicated team of officers have been working on this inquiry over the last six months, however, we still need assistance from members of the public.
"If you recognise any of the men in the images I would ask you to get in touch with officers because we need to speak to them as part of our inquiries."
Police said in the aftermath of the incident that the man had been "deliberately struck" by the car.
The 63-year-old victim was later treated for serious injuries at the city's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Spelthorne Borough Council had already been placing homeless people at the Harper Hotel in Ashford, paying the previous owner nightly rental rates.
Councillor Jean Pinkerton said it was important to explore innovative ways to keep housing costs down.
But homeless charity Shelter said the root cause of the "spiralling homelessness crisis" needed addressing.
Currently, there are 74 Spelthorne families living in short-term accommodation, with many placed outside the borough, the council said.
Ms Pinkerton said: "[This] can be very disruptive and remove people from their support network.
"Having a fixed number of accommodation units here in Spelthorne will be extremely positive."
In the last financial year, the council said it had spent £484,000 on temporary accommodation.
Ms Pinkerton said: "[This] represents a significant expense, so it's important we continue to explore innovative ways to reduce the costs."
The property will provide a temporary home for up to 20 households once refurbished, the council said.
Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, said with budget cuts and a "spiralling homelessness crisis" councils were under huge amounts of pressure to think of ways to address the problem.
But he added: "Unless the government addresses the root cause of this crisis and starts building homes that people on lower incomes can actually afford to live in, this crisis is only going to get worse.
"In the meantime, it's essential that there is enough support available to protect people from losing their home, and for councils to be properly funded so that they can help people find somewhere to live should the worst happen."
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said the government had been blowing "hot and cold" on its commitment to cut carbon emissions.
That caution had made the energy sector jittery about investing, it concluded.
The government said its proposed Energy Bill would provide "certainty" for investors in the electricity market.
Energy Secretary Ed Davey said last month climate change goals could be met by banishing coal and gas in the 2030s.
But launching the draft Energy Bill, the government said it wanted to retain flexibility on the target date.
It had previously indicated it could make energy clean within two decades.
IPPR research fellow Reg Plant said: "An ambitious decarbonisation policy offers a route to long-term sustainable economic growth, and productive British businesses.
"But businesses need to know the government will provide consistent support for their investments.
"And at the moment ministers blow hot and cold on their commitment to a green future."
The IPPR said there were "mixed signals" because the government initially promised ambitious targets before seeming to waver about their effect on the economy.
It also said the Treasury should ditch plans to introduce a "carbon floor price" - a green energy tax setting a minimum price for greenhouse gases.
Mr Davey has said the scheme would encourage companies to develop more green technologies, but critics argue the tax would be passed on to consumers.
A Department of Energy and Climate Change spokesman said: "The government is proposing to reform the electricity market and give certainty to investors with the Energy Bill and revolutionise the energy efficiency of millions of homes and business across the UK through the Green Deal.
"This approach will deliver the best deal for Britain and for consumers, cutting energy waste and helping get us off the hook of relying on imported oil and gas by creating a greener, cleaner and ultimately cheaper mix of electricity sources right here in the UK."
The IPPR report comes amid lobbying from environmental campaigners to cut subsidies to onshore wind farms further.
They argue their spread across the UK has been a blight on the countryside.
Mr Davey has already indicated the government wants to cut wind farm subsidies by about 10%.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the growth of renewable energy is vital for the British economy.
He has promised to lead the "greenest government ever".
The top seeds and Superseries champions were beaten 21-14 19-21 19-21 in France by Danes Mathias Christiansen and Lena Grebak in La Roche-sur-Yon, France.
The husband-and-wife duo led in the third game, but faltered and failed to save the last of three match points.
"No more than we deserved this week unfortunately," Chris Adcock later tweeted. "Played very poor all week."
Rajiv Ouseph of England and Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour reached singles semi-finals, with fifth seed Ouseph beating Danish fourth seed Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 19-21 21-12 21-19, and second seed Gilmour beating Spain's Beatriz Corrales 21-19 22-20.
England's Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge beat Scots Rob Blair and Adam Hall 21-19 21-13 to reach the men's doubles semi-finals.
One returning officer said he believed the current first and second preference system was too confusing.
Staffordshire PCC Matthew Ellis called for a "first past the post" system instead.
More than 28,000 papers were spoilt in the West Midlands vote alone.
This was just under five per cent of the entire vote.
In West Mercia more than 5,500 votes were rejected; more than 5,000 were spoilt in Gloucestershire; 4,000 in Staffordshire and over 3,000 in Warwickshire.
West Midlands Police area returning officer Mark Rogers said: "We saw very few papers that were deliberately spoilt, where people had gone out of their way to deface the ballot paper.
"More than half of the papers that were rejected was because there was no mark on the ballot paper at all.
"People do get confused because they've basically experienced first past the post with most other elections and this is different.
"I think it's just left people thinking 'I don't know what this piece of paper's for'."
Staffordshire PCC Matthew Ellis, who was re-elected for a second time, called for the system to change.
"My preference would be that we go for a traditional 'first past the post'; it's clear, it's tidy. A number of people vote for a candidate, that candidate gets in," he said.
"[The current system] might seem fairer but If we go through the rigmarole of having a massive proportion of people utterly confused then as far as I'm concerned it defeats the object."
The officer, Anthony Golden, was shot in Omeath, County Louth, on Sunday as he responded to a domestic complaint.
A woman also sustained gunshot wounds in the incident and is in a critical condition.
Garda Commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan said the triple shooting was a "sad and tragic day" for the police force.
The incident began on Sunday evening when a woman called to Omeath Garda station to make a written statement of complaint about a domestic incident.
Afterwards, Garda Golden accompanied the woman and her father to a house in Mullach Alainn, Omeath.
Her father remained outside while the woman and the police officer entered the house.
Shortly afterwards, at about 18:00 local time, gunshots were heard inside the house and the woman's father immediately raised the alarm.
Police and ambulance staff responded to a 999 call and Garda Golden was found in the house with a number of gunshot wounds that proved to be fatal.
The gunman, 24-year-old Adrian Crevan Mackin from the Newry area, also sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Mr Mackin was facing charges of membership of a dissident republican organisation and was out on bail.
The Garda commissioner described it as a "very traumatic incident" and expressed sympathy to the family of the 36-year-old police officer, who was a father of three.
She said Garda Golden was "very highly respected" community police officer who "served that community with dignity, with pride and distinction".
She said he was also a "very proud family man" and that for his widow, Nicola, the "loss is unthinkable".
Ms O'Sullivan paid tribute to the "professionalism" of Garda Golden's colleagues saying they had put aside "their own personal emotions" as they responded to the triple shooting.
"When a colleague is lost in such tragic circumstances, they have to park that emotion, the trauma," Ms O'Sullivan said.
"I'm very conscious of the [Garda] members that visited the scene last night - the assistance that they rendered to their colleague and indeed to Mr Mackin and to the other injured party in the case.
"I'd also like to pay tribute to the National Ambulance Service and indeed the Ambulance Service of Northern Ireland who were there."
A priest who gave the murdered officer the last rites spoke of the "horrific" scene in the house where the shootings took place.
Omeath priest Fr Christy McElwee, originally from Magherafelt, said he was shocked by what he saw.
"The scene that I saw was very horrific. You would need to be a strong person not to be taken back by it or shocked by it," he said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are very much with the Garda that lost his life. We're thinking of him and praying for his family at this time."
It also emerged on Monday that emergency services on both sides of the border were involved in the immediate aftermath of the shootings.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service sent a rapid response paramedic, followed by two ambulance crews and a doctor.
Garda Commissioner O'Sullivan also revealed that some of the officers who responded to the 999 call were also the first at the scene of a fatal shooting of another County Louth police officer less than three years ago.
Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was killed during a robbery at Lordship Credit Union in January 2013.
"This is the second member of An Garda Síochána [Irish police] that this community has lost in a very short space of time and that certainly has an impact," Ms O'Sullivan said.
"Talking to some people here in the community today, I understand and I can empathise with the numbness, the shock and the sense of loss that they feel."
The Garda Representative Association (GRA), which represents rank and file police officers, said a "darkness has descended" over the entire force.
"He was a brother in the sense that we are all brothers in arms," GRA president Dermot O'Brien said.
"There's a bond and it's a bond to serve and protect as we are guardians of the peace."
Mr O'Brien said the shooting had raised issues regarding manpower, resources and protocols that would have to be addressed with the government.
He said the officer's colleagues needed time to grieve, but the matters would be put to Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald within days.
Earlier, the minister said that the police officer's death would be "mourned by the entire nation".
"The fact that [he] has laid down his life while protecting the community is a cause of great sadness," she said.
"While no words at this time can be expected to console his wife and children, his family, his colleagues and all who loved him, they know that he gave his life protecting the community he was so proud to serve."
Garda Golden's death brings the number of members of An Garda Síochána [Irish police force] who have lost their lives in the line of duty to 88.
Carwyn Jones said delivery of the Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales "fell well below the standards we would expect ... and for that we are sorry".
The public accounts committee said there were weaknesses in the oversight.
A firm which bought 15 sites for £21m had made £19m profit by selling just some of them, it reported.
The committee investigated the March 2012 sale of land to Guernsey-based company South Wales Land Developments (SWLD) following a highly-critical report by the public spending watchdog Wales Audit Office in July.
The committee said the fact SWLD had sold on a number of the sites at a profit showed they had been undervalued.
These included £10.5m for a site in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, which the company bought for £3m, and the sale of another site in Abergele, Conwy county, for £1.9m which it bought for £100,000.
The committee said it was incomprehensible the "jewel in the crown" site at Lisvane, Cardiff, was sold for £1.8m when its potential open market value for housing was at least £39m, although around a third of the market value will be paid back to the taxpayer in what is called a clawback arrangement.
The report said the sales "did not represent good value for money" and that "such a cavalier approach to the disposal of public assets is disturbing".
The report also found that board members were given poor information from their professional advisors Lambert Smith Hampton and Amber Infrastructure.
It said the Welsh government should consider any potential cause of action against them.
Chairman Darren Millar said that while the concept of RIFW was found to be "innovative", the committee concluded it was "poorly executed".
A spokesman for Lambert Smith Hampton said it did "not believe the report fully reflects what was said during the committee sessions", adding "we maintain our position that we achieved a good result for our client".
A spokesman for Amber Infrastructure said it was investigating if there are grounds to take legal action relating to the property advice provided by Lambert Smith Hampton.
Minister for Communities Lesley Griffiths said: "Today's PAC report marks the final chapter in the investigations around RIFW. We are now in a position to take steps to release this significant funding to benefit community regeneration projects across Wales.
"The triggering of further contractual payments in Cardiff and Monmouth should also generate significant additional funding for investment during the next assembly term."
The Welsh government said it would study the report "in detail and respond in full before the end of this assembly term".
After inquiries by the Serious Fraud Office, the Welsh government, Deloitte and the Wales Audit Office, it appears that this will be the final chapter for the Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales.
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Until this point, criticism of the sale price has been the subject of hotly disputed claims about the valuation of each of the sites.
This report, in effect, says those arguments have been overtaken by the fact that the company which bought the land has sold on many of them at a healthy profit.
Money, which the AMs have concluded, should have remained in the public purse if they had been sold off individually and directly by the Welsh government.
Those who carried out the sale will always insist that hindsight is a wonderful thing, and at the time of the sale, not long after the collapse of Northern Rock and Lehman Brothers, this was a good deal.
It is understood that the numbers involved could be "significant".
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) investigation has traced the source of the problem to nearby premises but said it was not agricultural.
Investigators will work over the weekend to establish the actual extent of the impact.
Norman Henderson from the NIEA described it as a "fairly serious fish kill".
"It's a healthy wee river and it has been quite badly impacted," he said.
"Obviously we're in the early stages of the investigation because this came in on Friday and we're in darkness and we can't investigate at this time of the night but we'll be out again tomorrow, colleagues from Inland Fisheries will be out again tomorrow and they'll quantify the number of fish and the precise length of river affected."
Jack Chapman from Moyola Angling Association said the fish kill had destroyed a lot of good work that had been done on the river.
"We have lost some fish, fish can be replaced, but our concern is for the invertebrate and insect life in the river," he said.
"We can't replace that and that's the food for the fish of the future.
"Also the club has done a lot of enhancement work around the river putting in spawning beds for the fish to spawn on, those may also have been destroyed in this incident."
An estimated two-mile stretch of river has been affected.
The Moyola is a game fishery with salmon, brown trout and Dollaghan trout.
Landscape gardener Stephen Beadman, 29, pleaded guilty to the rape and murder of Kayleigh Haywood in April.
But he and neighbour Luke Harlow, 28, are on trial after denying falsely imprisoning her at Harlow's home in Leicestershire.
Harlow engaged in sexual activity with Kayleigh before Beadman killed her.
Stephen Beadman, 29, of George Avenue, Ibstock, Leicestershire
Luke Harlow, 28, also of George Avenue, Ibstock, Leicestershire
The pair, both of George Avenue, Ibstock, are accused of keeping Kayleigh prisoner between about 21:00 BST on 14 November and 03:00 on 15 November.
The jury of six men and five women at Nottingham Crown Court was told Beadman had been advised by his barrister that they may "draw such inferences as appear proper" in relation to his failure to give evidence.
On Monday, Harlow denied Beadman's claim that he tried to rape Kayleigh in her sleep and denied punching Beadman.
Harlow also denied that Kayleigh "escaped" from the property after being woken up by the pair rowing and informed of what the row was about.
Harlow told the court he had gone to sleep on a mattress in his lounge before he woke to find Kayleigh gone.
In a police interview read to the court last week, Beadman told detectives he "switched" after drinking shots, before attacking Kayleigh with a brick.
The trial has heard Beadman raped Kayleigh in a car park after she "escaped" from Harlow's home. Beadman then killed the schoolgirl, from Measham, Leicestershire.
The jury is expected to retire to consider its verdicts on Thursday.
The trial continues.
Simon Lewis, 33, died when Kyle Kennedy's car crashed in the Tremorfa area of the city on New Year's Eve.
His son was delivered prematurely three days after the crash at the University Hospital of Wales but died later the same day.
Kennedy, 29, from Rumney, was convicted of causing their deaths by dangerous driving at Cardiff Crown Court.
Mr Lewis's pregnant wife Amanda and three-year-old daughter were also in the car when Kennedy, who was banned from driving at the time, hit their vehicle at 70mph on a 40mph road.
The court heard he tried to overtake a van but clipped it and hit Mr Lewis's silver Daihatsu.
During the trial, Matthew Cobbe, prosecuting, said: "This was absolutely dangerous driving, his excessive speed and the dangerous overtaking manoeuvre that he performed by pulling out without any view gave Simon Lewis no chance of taking any avoiding action."
In a statement to the court after Kennedy was found guilty, Mrs Lewis said: "I had to make the hardest decision to have the baby born by emergence Caesarean section and to not have my husband and best friend beside me was the hardest thing I've ever had to do.
"Simon will never get to watch her daughter grow up and see her first day of school or see her get married."
Jailing Kennedy for 12 years, judge Paul Thomas QC told him: "This was a young family with the excitement of a new baby due - that family unit was destroyed by your actions.
"You believe you can drive a car whenever and however you like without any regard to other road users.
"There's no doubt in my mind that you regard yourself as someone for who the rules do not apply."
In a statement released after sentencing, Mr Lewis's family said: "We as a family are devastated by what happened on December 31 and the hole left in our lives will never be filled.
"But now that the ordeal is over, we can now start to try to rebuild our lives."
A petition signed by 85 residents of the Dukes Park estate, Bilston, Wolverhampton, claims there is regular anti-social behaviour by youths congregating at the playpark.
Police were called to the park 58 times last year over complaints including arson and the racing of vehicles.
Wolverhampton City Council will consider what action to take on Friday.
Source: West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police said it had increased the number of foot and mobile patrols in the area and deployed its Anti-Social Behaviour van.
The council said a camera had been installed as a deterrent and to help identify offenders.
Trenches and banks have also been built to prevent vehicles driving on grassed areas, a report to the council said.
On Friday, the council will consider whether the large play equipment should be replaced by smaller items suitable for toddlers, or whether all the equipment should be removed and the area grassed over.
Ben Wragge, 13, was fatally wounded at a property in Thurston, Suffolk, on 1 May 2016.
A celebration of his life on Saturday raised £2,000, with the money going towards a skatepark being built in the village in memory of Ben.
Claire Wragge, 41, said: "I think about him every second of every day."
Ben would have turned 14 on 14 May.
Benni's Chill was aimed at celebrating his birthday, his life and to raise money towards the £170,000 needed for the skatepark.
Ben loved skateboarding and going out on his BMX and scooter, his mother said.
Ms Wragge said she wished she was never given such a tragic reason to fundraise for the skatepark.
"He was such a beautiful boy, absolutely beautiful, I just want to celebrate him every day," she said.
"I wish I wasn't having to do any of this but to have something just to keep him here, it would mean the world for his sisters and brother to see something for him."
She said she did something every day to "try to keep his spirit here", including speaking about him to her family, wearing his hoodies and visiting places he loved.
Ms Wragge said: "This year has been horrible, unbearable doesn't even come close.
"It's devastated us as a family."
Benni's Chill included live music, barbecue and a raffle.
A summer ball in aid of the Ben Wragge Skatepark will be held on 23 June.
Piazon, 21, joined Chelsea in January 2012 from Sao Paulo and has since had loan spells at Malaga, Vitesse Arnhem and Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Brazilian has featured twice in the Capital One Cup and made one appearance in the Premier League.
"Lucas is a very talented attacking player who can create chances and score goals," Reading manager Steve Clarke told the club's website.
"I was impressed by both his maturity and desire to prove himself in English football after some loan moves to European leagues.
"I'm sure Lucas will bring something extra to our squad this season."
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The man, who teaches at a school in Bridgend county, denies having sex with the girl and allowing her to drink alcohol.
He told a colleague: "You know [pupil A], I've smashed her," the hearing was told.
The fitness to practise hearing of the Education Workforce Council in Cardiff continues.
Presenting officer Cadi Dewi said the teacher was accused of allowing Pupil A to consume alcohol, being alone with Pupil A for part of the night, making inappropriate remarks about Pupil A, remaining in the bar with Pupil A until 06:00 and engaging in sexual intercourse with Pupil A.
Giving evidence, the teacher said he did indicate something sexual had occurred to the colleague but said it was "banter... male bravado" and that they were not speaking as professionals.
He said he did use the words "smashed her", which he said he deeply regretted saying.
But when asked at the hearing whether he had sex with Pupil A, he replied: "Absolutely not".
He said he stayed up talking to Pupil A but there were always other people present - but he accepted it was "inappropriate" and "may lead to rumours".
He said: "Pupil A asked me about my family as we had recently had a baby.
"She brushed a hand against my leg... I felt it was time to end the conversation and go to bed.
"The teachers were aware of all the pupils drinking.
"In all my time teaching I've had an impeccable record."
A fellow teacher who shared a room with him on the trip to continental Europe said he went to bed at about 02:00 one morning and was woken by the teacher returning to the room at about 06:00.
He said the teacher told him: "You know [pupil A], I've smashed her."
When asked if he was joking, he said he was not and told his colleague they had sex in the hotel basement where he believed there was no CCTV, the hearing was told.
The colleague said: "I could not get back to sleep after what [he] had said. I was quite intimidated by him. I knew I'd have to report it."
The panel was told the teacher bragged about it again the next day.
The teacher's colleague said it was "entirely inappropriate" for the teacher involved in the hearing to be alone with Pupil A and there was a "zero tolerance" of pupils consuming alcohol while on the trip, regardless of their age.
He said the teacher sent him a text that said: "Worse thing is in the same situation I'd probably do it again LOL."
The colleague said he wrote a statement about what happened the weekend after returning home.
He asked for a meeting with the school head teacher and handed over his statement, and the head teacher told the hearing the teacher was removed from his classroom and suspended.
She said she spoke to Pupil A's mother on three occasions and the mother said she did not think anything sexual had occurred between her daughter and the teacher.
Of the teacher, she said: "He worked well with his colleagues in the department. He was willing to be involved with extra curricular activities and had positive relationships with young people."
The former US Open winner from Portrush finished on eight under on Sunday after a round which included three birdies and three bogeys.
McDowell was 11 shots behind winner Sergio Garcia, with the Spaniard three shots clear of Henrik Stenson of Sweden at the Emirates Golf Club.
Ireland's Paul Dunne was two under after posting a 69.
"We are talking here about one of the best players in the world," Real Madrid icon Emilio Butragueno says of a 26-year-old who is key to club then country this summer.
Real Madrid chase an 11th European Cup at the San Siro Stadium in Milan on Saturday where Bale scored a dazzling Champions League hat-trick for Tottenham in 2010.
A year before the Champions League final comes to Bale's home-town of Cardiff, the Welshman stands 90 minutes away from a second European triumph for Real - but Wales will watch nervously as their talisman is integral to Chris Coleman's Euro 2016 hopes.
Four goals and a man down after just 35 minutes on a clear October night in Milan, Tottenham had quite the task ahead of them in their debut Champions League campaign against Europe's champions.
But then Bale switched to another gear and forced Harry Redknapp's side back into contention.
His first goal came from a sensational 50-yard run down the left flank and a stunning finish from an angle past Julio Cesar.
His next came when he left veteran Javier Zanetti in the dust to score again with an almost identical goal, before capping off his hat-trick in injury time.
"Five more minutes and we would have drawn," his then Spurs manager Harry Redknapp told BBC Wales Sport's Gareth Bale documentary.
Then a 21-year-old, Bale had arrived on the world scene in stunning fashion.
Bale's heroics as Tottenham reached the quarter-final of the Champions League, only to lose, ironically, to Real, set the stage for him to become Spurs' star man and PFA Footballer of the Year before a world record £85m move to Madrid.
"He's playing with better players now, in what is technically the best league in Europe and he has the expectation on his shoulders," said former Spurs team-mate Jermaine Jenas.
"The art of winning things at a big club, when the expectation is there, that's something that helps your development."
He scored decisive goals in the 2014 Copa del Rey and Champions League finals to help Madrid to 'la decima' - a 10th European Cup title - in his first season in Spain but the notoriously tough Bernabeu crowd turned on the Welshman in a difficult second season as rumours swirled of a Premier League return.
"Because Gareth is such a great lad, I always had that worry that he would be in the shadow of Ronaldo, whether he would feel over-powered by him," explained Redknapp.
"But I thought Gareth coped great with it and has done really well. The Madrid fans can be critical, that's how it is there and players are going to come under fire if they have the slightest hiccup, but Gareth has come through that well."
Real legend Butragueno, who spearheaded the Spanish attack at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, feels Bale has now won over the notoriously tough-to-please Madrid fans.
"Truly, he's an extraordinary player who is very committed and for us he's an essential player," Butragueno said.
"Here at Real Madrid, we play every game like it is a final. It is like an exam and our fans are very demanding because they are used to winning and seeing extraordinary players.
"Therefore we could say the Bernabeu is like a courtroom where they know a lot about football and the level of demand is very high.
"He has been with us for three years and we hope he will stay for many more. We are confident he will be a fundamental player for us over the coming years and will leave a lasting legacy at the club," he said.
"We consider ourselves very lucky to be able to count on a player like him. We are very happy and at the same time very excited about the future of Gareth at Real Madrid.
Bale has been a vital part of the Wales squad in the build up to this summer's European Championships as Chris Coleman's side reached their first major international tournament for 58 years.
He scored seven of Wales' 11 goals in qualifying to steer Wales to a second-placed finish in Group B.
Carlo Ancelotti, his former manager at Real Madrid, believes Wales will be able to draw upon Bale's experience in Spain during the Euros.
"Bale already helped his team from his experience in Madrid because he did really well in qualifications for the Euros," Ancelotti told BBC Wales Sport.
"For Wales it will be more competitive than for teams like France, Spain or Germany but I think Bale can be fantastic."
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Ospreys fly-half Sam Davies was sin-binned for a high tackle during Saturday's Pro12 win over Connacht.
Tandy had no qualms with that decision, but he does have reservations about the effects the new directives are having on referees.
"Player safety is paramount but we're at the stage now of making it unreffable for some referees," he said.
"I genuinely have not seen the Sam Davies incident but I think John [Lacey, the referee] is mature enough to make good decisions. He's got a really good appreciation for it [the game].
"There's a danger that we are flustering young referees about directives."
Scarlets beat Ulster in controversial fashion on Friday, as the Welsh side were awarded a penalty try which put the spotlight on World Rugby's new directive on high tackles.
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Players making contact with an opponent's head in "reckless tackles" now receive at least a yellow card - and so it proved for Ulster's Sean Reidy as he tackled Scarlets scrum-half Aled Davies on the try line.
After consulting with television match official Carlo Damasco, referee Marius Mitrea sent Reidy to the sin-bin and awarded Scarlets a penalty try.
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Clarke, 20, walked back to the pavilion after being given out lbw on 31 but was recalled as square-leg umpire Graham Lloyd had heard an edge off the bat.
With Worcestershire chasing a target of 366, Clarke went on to score 123 to help them to a controversial victory.
"It was good, I think it helped us," he told BBC Hereford and Worcester.
"I'm someone who quite likes getting a bit of stick, it spurs me on."
Clarke was backed by scores of 71 from Ross Whiteley and an unbeaten 64 from Joe Leach as Worcestershire beat Leicestershire with 10 balls to spare.
"Ross was saying they were trying to get stuck into us and I think that's helped us build that partnership as we were very determined to do a job for the side," Clarke added.
Leicestershire elite performance director Andrew McDonald says he is seeking clarification about the incident.
"I haven't seen anything like it in my time in cricket, a batsman halfway up the grandstand called back," McDonald told BBC Radio Leicester.
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The Cold War era rule previously stipulated that Cubans could only enter or leave by plane.
Cruise operator Carnival has been given permission by both governments to run ships between Florida and Cuba.
But the restriction meant it could not take bookings from Americans of Cuban origin.
That led to protests and the company said it would postpone its cruises unless Cuba changed its entry policy.
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The first US cruise to Cuba in 50 years is due to set sail from Miami on 1 May with up to 704 passengers on board.
Last month Barack Obama became only the second US president in history to visit Cuba, after Washington and Havana restored diplomatic relations last year.
Days later, the Rolling Stones played their first concert in the country.
The high court deemed laws prohibiting brothels, communicating in public with clients and living on the profits of prostitution to be too sweeping.
The ruling follows a court challenge filed by former and current sex workers.
The justices' decision gives the Canadian government one year to craft new legislation.
All nine of the court's judges ruled in favour of striking the laws down, finding they were "grossly disproportionate".
"It is not a crime in Canada to sell sex for money," Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin wrote in Friday's decision.
Canada's criminal code currently makes it illegal to keep a brothel, communicate in public about acts of prostitution or live off its proceeds.
But Justice McLachlin wrote: "Parliament has the power to regulate against nuisances, but not at the cost of the health, safety and lives of prostitutes.
"The prohibitions at issue do not merely impose conditions on how prostitutes operate.
"They go a critical step further, by imposing dangerous conditions on prostitution; they prevent people engaged in a risky - but legal - activity from taking steps to protect themselves from the risks."
Under the ruling, the Canadian parliament has 12 months to rewrite the legislation or it will be withdrawn.
Anti-prostitution laws will continue to be enforced in the meantime.
Canadian Justice Minister Peter MacKay said the government would reflect on "this very complex matter".
"We are reviewing the decision and are exploring all possible options to ensure the criminal law continues to address the significant harms that flow from prostitution to communities, those engaged in prostitution and vulnerable persons," his statement said.
A Canadian women's rights group condemned the court's decision, saying it was a "sad day".
"We've now had confirmed that it's OK to buy and sell women and girls in this country," Kim Pate, executive director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
"I think generations to come - our daughters, their granddaughters and on - will look back and say, 'What were they thinking?'"
A constitutional challenge by three women with experience in the sex trade, Terri-Jean Bedford, Amy Lebovitch and Valerie Scott, prompted the case.
In March, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld a ban on communicating for the purpose of prostitution, a decision which Ms Bedford challenged.
The federal and Ontario governments appealed against two other parts of that decision: striking down the law against brothels; and limiting the ban on living off the avails of prostitution.
The Canadian authorities argued that they should be entitled to legislate against prostitution as they "see fit".
Lawyers for the Ottawa government reportedly claimed "if the conditions imposed by the law prejudice [sex workers'] security, it is their choice to engage in the activity, not the law, that is the cause".
But the Supreme Court ruled it was not a choice for many.
"Whether because of financial desperation, drug addictions, mental illness, or compulsion from pimps, they often have little choice but to sell their bodies for money," Justice McLachlin wrote.
The plans will see Northampton's Vulcan Works turned into an Institute for Creative Leather Technologies and Leather Conservation Centre.
The buildings between Guildhall Street, Fetter Street and Angel Street were central to the town's shoe trade.
Northampton Borough Council backed the scheme which could create 300 jobs.
Units for other creative industries will also be built, along with a new three-storey building on Angel Street.
It is hoped construction work will start later this year.
Rachel Garwood, director of the Institute, which is part of Northampton University, said: "It's really exciting to bring leather back to the centre of Northampton.
"It will invigorate Northampton, add to the cultural quarter and give the student a better experience."
Tim Hadland, council cabinet member for regeneration at the council, said: "This is a big step forward for the project, and although there is much work to do before we can get under way.
"Northampton is a hive of creativity and this centre will become a focus for that activity, generating real benefits for the businesses involved, and our town centre's vitality.
"Leather is part of our history but this project is really focused on our future by ensuring that our Cultural Quarter and creative industries continue to set us apart."
The Vulcan Works was built in 1875 for engineering company Mobbs & Co and was later turned into a leather warehouse.
The building has been largely empty since the late 1970s.
Authorities said two to three candidates will be nominated by a "broadly representative" committee.
The decision is expected to limit the selection of candidates to pro-Beijing figures.
The pro-democracy Occupy Central movement says it will launch a sit-in in the city's central business district in protest.
The election for Hong Kong's chief executive is due in 2017 and will be the first time the holder of the post is directly chosen by voters.
The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress said in its decision that while the election would represent "historic progress", "the sovereignty, security and development interests of the country are at stake," and therefore "there is a need to proceed in a prudent and steady manner".
The pro-democracy Occupy Central movement condemned the decision, saying it had "dashed people's hopes for change and will intensify conflicts in the society".
"We are very sorry to say that today all chances of dialogue have been exhausted and the occupation of Central will definitely happen," the group said.
On Saturday China warned foreign countries against "meddling" in Hong Kong's politics, with an article in a state-run newspaper accusing some in Hong Kong of "colluding" with unnamed "outside forces".
A foreign ministry spokesman was quoted as saying this would "absolutely not be permitted".
The decision from Beijing comes in amid a huge debate in Hong Kong over its relationship with the mainland.
In June, almost 800,000 people cast ballots in an informal referendum organised by Occupy Central on how the chief executive should be chosen.
This was followed by large-scale rallies held by both sides.
Hong Kong is a former British colony now governed by China under the principle of "one country, two systems". It has retained wide legal and economic powers since being handed back to China in 1997.
But some activists are worried that China's central government is seeking to exert greater political control over the territory.
Also on Sunday, the pro-Beijing leader of the neighbouring territory of Macau was re-elected unopposed by an election committee composed mostly of Beijing loyalists.
A small group of pro-democracy activists protested outside the venue, saying the election would be meaningful only if all citizens could have a say.
More than 90% of voters who responded to a week-long unofficial referendum on the city's political future said they wanted to directly elect their leader.
The statistics are measured using the Northern Ireland Composite Economic Index (NICEI), which is roughly equivalent to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
They are the most up-to-date figures for the economy.
They showed a contraction of 0.1% compared to GDP growth of 0.7% for the UK as whole in the same period.
Over the year, growth in Northern Ireland was 1.3% which was below the UK performance of 2.6%.
The marginal decrease in the NICEI over the quarter was driven jointly by falls in production and manufacturing output and a decrease in public sector jobs.
Those decreases were partially offset by increases in the services and construction sectors.
The figures suggest recovery may finally be taking root in the construction sector as it made the largest contribution to growth over the year to June 2015.
The overall NICEI is now 3.5% above the low point reached in the third quarter of 2012.
But the recovery in the Northern Ireland economy has been much slower and weaker compared to the UK as a whole.
Many economists expect growth in Northern Ireland to slow in the medium term as the private sector attempts to take up the slack created by lower government spending.
Casper won the US Open in 1959 and 1966 and the Masters in 1970, and claimed 51 PGA Tour titles between 1956 and 1975.
The PGA Tour said Casper suffered a heart attack and died at his home in Springview, Utah, on Saturday.
Jack Nicklaus was among those to pay tribute and said of the "underrated" Casper: "Those who did compete against him knew how special he was."
Nicklaus, 75, who won a record 18 major titles in his career, added: "When I looked up at a leaderboard, I wasn't just looking to see where a Palmer or a Player or a Trevino was. I was also checking to see where Billy Casper was."
Gary Player also paid tribute to his former rival, saying: "I played a lot with Billy, and I always thought Billy had a wonderful short game.
"He was always a thorough gentleman."
Casper was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978 and sits seventh on the PGA Tour's all-time victories list.
The Battel Bonfire Boyes told the BBC they had plenty of control measures in place for their procession on Saturday.
The Hop Farm in Kent has extra security guards, extinguishers and water barrels for four days of fireworks, and is checking visitors for sparklers.
The Fire Brigades' Union (FBU) has gone on strike in a dispute over pensions.
Bonfire traditions are particularly strong in Sussex with processions held throughout the autumn months, but the FBU said the timing of the strike would not put people in danger.
Jim Parrott, from the FBU, said: "People are put at risk 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. The timing of this doesn't make any difference to that. They're always at risk."
Fire Minister Penny Mordaunt has said fire and rescue authorities have "robust" plans in place for the weekend.
Southeastern has laid on extra trains for the Battle Bonfire Boyes event on Saturday, with additional services between Hastings, Battle and Tonbridge.
One of the biggest bonfire events in the UK takes place in Lewes on Wednesday. About 30,000 people attended last year.
The cabinet issued the order last week, but did not announce the move, ahead of a convention in Germany next month.
The decision seems to have surprised the UN, which apparently only became aware of it when informed during a phone call by the Canadian Press.
Canada ratified the treaty to fight global drought in 1995, along with 154 countries and the European Union.
The cabinet order "authorises the minister of foreign affairs to take the actions necessary to withdraw, on behalf of Canada, from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, in those countries experiencing severe drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa".
Canada's withdrawal comes ahead of a major convention in Bonn, Germany, "to carry out the first ever comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of desertification, land degradation and drought", the UN Environment Programme said.
At the meeting, member countries will also for the first time be required to submit data on poverty and land cover in areas impacted by desertification.
The UN secretariat in Bonn said Canada had not officially informed them of their plan to leave, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported.
A spokesman for Canada's International Co-operation Minister, Julian Fantino, told the newspaper that membership of the convention had been expensive while yielding little benefit.
But critics say Canada is isolating itself by withdrawing and the decision should have been publicly announced.
Canada's conservative-led government has adopted policies in recent years that have dismayed aid groups.
Canada left the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gases in 2012, becoming the first country to do so. Japan, Russia and New Zealand have since opted out, too. The US never joined the treaty.
Last year, the Ottawa government also announced plans to cut 7% out of its foreign aid budget by 2014-15.
Almost 1,500 adults were sent to another area in 2014-15 as an outpatient or day patient.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats, who released the data following a Freedom of Information request, warned there was a "struggle" to cope with demand.
The Scottish government said mental health was an "absolute priority".
The figures also suggested that more than 150 children under 18 were also sent outside their area last year.
Jim Hume, health spokesman for the Scottish Liberal Democrats, said: "Whilst there are sometimes good reasons behind why a patient is sent out of their health board for treatment, it's clear that mental health units across the country are struggling to cope with demand on their services.
"It is welcome to see that the number of under 18-year-olds receiving mental health treatment as inpatients outside their health board of residence dropped last year.
"But there are still far too many young people having to travel away from home for treatment."
He added: "We know that last year there was an increase in the number of adult inpatients sent to other health boards compared to the previous year.
"We know there are no dedicated mental health beds for young people north of Dundee.
"We know that the proportion of NHS spending on mental health has dropped.
"We know units such as the one at Stracathro Hospital for out-of-hours emergency mental health assessments have had to close due to lack of staff.
"What we don't know is when SNP ministers are going to start taking mental health seriously."
Mental Health Minister Jamie Hepburn said: "Last month's budget included an extra £50m for mental health over the next five years - increasing the mental health fund from £100m to £150m to extend capacity, improve access to services and promote innovation and new ways of treating people.
"Demand for services is increasing significantly. The number of people seen by child and adolescent mental health services has risen by 27% in the last year - more than 900 extra patients in the quarter ending September 2015."
He said the government was "investing heavily" in the workforce in response but added: "However, on occasion people will be treated outside their board areas. Care and support is provided in the most appropriate environment, regardless of board boundaries.
"In some cases it can be appropriate for a patient to travel outside their health board area where specialist or urgent care is required.
"Such circumstances are kept to a minimum and always dictated by clinical need and benefit to the patient."
Mr McKay and Thomas O'Hara are alleged to have coached Mr Bryson before his appearance at Stormont's National Management Agency (Nama) inquiry.
The DUP has complained to the Assembly Standards Commissioner.
Mr McGuinness said any investigation would vindicate Sinn Féin.
The claims emerged after leaked Twitter messages between Mr Bryson, Mr McKay and Mr O'Hara were obtained by the BBC's Nolan Show and The Irish News.
The messages were exchanged before Mr Bryson testified at a finance committee inquiry, chaired by Mr McKay, into the £1.2bn sale of Nama's property loan portfolio in Northern Ireland.
That inquiry was set up last year due to political controversy over the deal.
Deputy First Minister Mr McGuinness said he wanted to see the inquiry expedited swiftly.
"I do believe the outcome of that will vindicate everything that I have said in the course of the last 24 hours about the non-involvement of the Sinn Féin team at the assembly," he said.
"I have absolutely no concerns about that whatsoever."
Daithi McKay resigned as an MLA on Thursday and apologised for his actions. Sinn Féin has suspended Mr O'Hara.
On Friday, Mr Bryson denied that he was the source of the leaked messages and said he had started "the legal process of making an application to the Secretary of State under the inquiries act, asking for a full public inquiry into the Nama scandal".
DUP Chairman Maurice Morrow submitted his complaint to the Assembly Standards Commissioner, citing paragraph three of the Stormont code of conduct which emphasises the need for MLAs to act with integrity and not bring the assembly into disrepute.
The commissioner has the power to investigate former MLAs.
The Nama inquiry was investigating an allegation made in the Dáil (Irish parliament) that a politician or political party in Northern Ireland stood to profit from the loan sale.
Last September, Mr Bryson used a meeting of the committee to name former DUP leader Peter Robinson as the individual he referred to as "Person A" in relation to the scandal.
The then first minister of Northern Ireland strongly denied he had sought to benefit in any way from the multi-million pound property deal.
On Thursday, Mr McKay stood down, accepting that his actions were "inappropriate, ill-advised and wrong".
The clock is ticking on finding his replacement, says BBC NI's Political Editor Mark Devenport, as Sinn Féin would have to co-opt another party member to take over as an MLA within the next seven days in order to avoid triggering a by-election.
Boro opened the scoring after Gaston Ramirez was fouled in the box by Joel Lynch and captain Grant Leadbitter made no mistake from the spot.
From the kick-off Ramirez collected a loose ball, rounded keeper Jed Steer and netted from a tight angle.
The Uruguayan's curled free-kick from 25 yards in the second half rounded off a fine performance from Boro.
Huddersfield enjoyed the majority of the early possession but the home side looked dangerous on the counter-attack as Ramirez set Jordan Rhodes free - only for the striker's shot to be tamely deflected into Steer's arms.
And an exquisite turn in the box from the loanee midfielder outfoxed defender Lynch, to gift Boro the simplest of opening goals.
Having failed to score in his five matches for Southampton this season prior to his move to the Riverside, Ramirez netted his fifth and sixth goals in a Boro shirt, with two goals of Premier League quality.
Victory sees second-placed Boro secure three consecutive wins for the first time since December and they also have a game in hand on Burnley with seven matches left to play.
The Terriers meanwhile remain eight points above the drop zone in 18th and look to have ensured another season in the Championship.
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka:
"Gaston Ramirez was the player who changed everything.
"For the first 25 minutes we looked as if we were playing for nothing. He was the difference between Huddersfield and us.
"I think it was his best game for us. He scored, he worked and he came up with an assist for the penalty - the things we expected when he came here."
Huddersfield head coach David Wagner:
"The goals we conceded were too easy. Each of them were presents.
"We lost the ball too easily and were not able to keep it as long as we usually do.
"If you like to get a result against such a good team as Middlesbrough at this stage of the season - when they are very focused - then you have to make nearly everything right."
The Renfrewshire town, which is bidding to become UK City of Culture in 2021, will host this year's event at Paisley Town Hall on Wednesday 29 June.
The award was developed in 2012 by the Scottish Music Industry Association in partnership with Creative Scotland.
Previous winners include Kathryn Joseph, Young Fathers, RM Hubbert and Bill Wells and Aidan Moffat.
Caroline Cooper, from the Say awards, said: "We are thrilled to be bringing the Say Award to Paisley for the next two years.
"The award celebrates the very best of Scottish music and what better place to hold the ceremony than in a town so steeped in cultural history."
Members of the public can nominate albums on the Say website.
A shortlist will be announced later this year ahead of the ceremony in June.
Leonie Bell, director of arts and engagement at Creative Scotland, said: "We are delighted to be able to support the fifth year of the award and are looking forward to the 2016 ceremony hosted in Paisley Town Hall.
"It is fitting that the ceremony is hosted in Paisley, home to musical talent of Paolo Nutini and the late Gerry Rafferty, as it makes its bid to be UK City of Culture 2021."
Jean Cameron, director of Paisley's bid for UK City of Culture 2021, added: "We are all very excited that Paisley will be home to one of the most prestigious events in the Scottish musical calendar.
"The Say award and Paisley are a great fit - the town has a wonderful musical heritage and continues to be a cultural hotspot for creative talent to this day."
The 15-year-old from Castlederg disappeared after a night out in County Donegal in 1994.
Former Chief Superintendent Eric Anderson is to be asked to attend in what the coroner described as a "belt and braces" approach.
Arlene's body has never been found.
It is believed she was murdered by convicted child killer and rapist Robert Howard, who died in custody last year.
The inquest into her death has been delayed a number of times.
Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital is facing an £8.3m shortfall and Monitor said action was needed to get the hospital finances back on track.
Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust "lacks robust plans to tackle the deterioration", it said.
The trust said it was working to make services as efficient as possible.
The action requested by Monitor includes appointing a director to "support and challenge the trust as it makes the required improvements" and putting in measures to recover the finances.
Paul Streat, regional director at Monitor, said: "We're concerned that the trust is losing money and hasn't yet developed the right plans to tackle its financial problems.
"These problems are fairly recent. We are stepping in early to ensure that the trust can quickly get its finances back on track."
The trust responded saying it had seen unprecedented and unsustainable demand on its services and it welcomed the appointment of a further director.
Dr Sam Barrell, chief executive, said: "We are rising to the challenge by looking at our services across the hospital to make sure they are as efficient as possible.
"We know that when we put the patient first and really scrutinise our processes, efficiencies follow.
Matthew Bryce, 38, from Bathgate, pled guilty to wilfully neglecting two boys and exposing them to unnecessary suffering or injury to health.
A sheriff said the boys, aged 11 and four, could have mistaken the Valium and prescription drugs for sweets.
Social workers found the children's mother unconscious in the living room.
Bryce, who was supposed to be looking after the children, was found hiding in a bunk bed in an upstairs bedroom.
The court heard Bryce, who the social workers knew was abusing drugs at the time, was clearly under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
He admitted leaving a quantity of drugs on open display and easily accessible to the boys while he was unfit to care for the children because he was under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Glenn Fraser, defending, claimed the drugs were in containers, one of which had a tamper-proof lid.
The other one was on a window ledge out of reach of the youngest child.
He said Bryce had turned his life around since the offence.
Mr Fraser said: "He hasn't had any recent difficulties and he's settled into what is almost to him a new life.
"He has a new tenancy and he has moved away from former associates."
Passing sentence, Sheriff Douglas Kinloch told Bryce: "You failed these children badly.
"You neglected the children and there could have been very, very serious consequences had either of them got hold of these tablets thinking they were sweets.
"That is presumably because all you were thinking about was yourself.
"At least you've taken steps to address the various issues in relation to drugs."
Samuel Donley, 20, was jailed last November for stabbing Liam Miller 32 times after experimenting with a hallucinogenic drug in July last year.
Keiron Turley, 20, of Malden Road, Liverpool, was ordered to serve 200 hours of unpaid community work at York Crown Court earlier.
He pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs.
North Yorkshire Police said Turley had supplied the drug, 25i-NBOMe, which is also known as N-bomb, to Mr Miller in June 2015.
Donley is serving a jail term of six years and eight months after pleading guilty to his manslaughter at Leeds Crown Court.
He is also serving a concurrent sentence of 32 months for wounding innocent passer-by Theophilos Theophilou.
Detectives said Donley, who was 19 at the time, killed his close friend "in a horrific and violent attack" at his home on Hamilton Drive, in York, during a psychotic episode brought on by the drug.
During his trial, the court heard Donley felt he was in a dream and had to stab Liam - who he thought was a skull - in order to return to the real world.
The jury heard Mr Miller, from Terrington, near Malton, was attacked on the night of 27 July while Donley's parents were away.
The £155,000 Bike2Go scheme was launched in Dumfries in 2010 in a bid to boost cycling in the town - but it failed to win popular support.
When council officers quietly withdrew the cycles last autumn, they promised to re-launch the scheme this spring.
Now Dumfries and Galloway Council has admitted more funding is needed before the bikes can return to the streets.
A spokeswoman said it hoped to help a local voluntary group support the scheme.
Bike2Go was the first scheme of its kind in Scotland and it was based on similar models in London, Paris, Barcelona and Stockholm.
It provided bicycles free of charge to subscribers at 11 locations across the town.
However uptake was low and, three years after it launched, it emerged that the town's 42 bikes had been hired just 2,270 times.
It worked out at more than £60 per rental.
When the bikes were removed from their stands last October, a council spokeswoman said they hoped to re-launch the project in conjunction with ScotRail's Bike and Go scheme in spring this year.
However, the cycles have not returned to their stands and a spokeswoman for the council admitted: "The bikes are currently being stored following refurbishment."
She added: "Bike2Go was a Scottish government-funded scheme with a time-limited budget from the government.
"The council is aiming to submit a funding bid to support a voluntary sector partner to provide future support for the bikes, as well as local employment.
"We are also seeking discussions with ScotRail on the anticipated timescale for implementation of their cycle hire scheme"
Transport Scotland confirmed that the Bike2Go scheme was funded as part of a sustainable transport pilot which ran in Dumfries from 2008 to 2012.
A spokeswoman for ScotRail said: "We would welcome the opportunity to meet with Dumfries and Galloway Council to discuss integrated cycling plans."
Ashers Baking Company declined an order from a gay rights activist, asking for cake featuring the Sesame Street puppets, Bert and Ernie.
The customer also wanted the cake to feature the logo of a Belfast-based campaign group called "Queerspace".
The County Antrim firm could face legal action from the Equality Commission.
The watchdog confirmed it is assisting the customer whose order was refused and has written to the baking company on his behalf.
The cake was ordered for a civic event in Bangor Castle Town Hall, County Down, to mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
The bakery, which was founded in Newtownabbey in 1992, is run by the McArthur family.
The directors, who are Christians, operate six shops in Northern Ireland and employ 62 people.
The firm's 24-year-old general manager, Daniel McArthur, said marriage in Northern Ireland "still is defined as being a union between one man and one woman" and said his company was taking "a stand".
The customer placed the order in Ashers' Belfast branch a number of weeks ago, and it was then passed to their head office.
In an online statement, Mr McArthur said: "The directors and myself looked at it and considered it and thought that this order was at odds with our beliefs.
"It certainly was at odds with what the Bible teaches, and on the following Monday we rang the customer to let him know that we couldn't take his order."
Mr McArthur added that his firm offered the customer a full refund, which was collected shortly after the order was refused.
"We thought that was the end of it, but approximately six weeks later we received a letter from the Equality Commission. The Equality Commission's letter said that we had discriminated against the customer on the grounds of his sexual orientation.
"It asked us to propose how we would recompense the customer for this discrimination. It also said it would pursue legal proceedings if we didn't respond within a seven-day time period," Mr McArthur said.
The general manager said he was "very surprised" by the watchdog's letter and his firm asked the Christian Institute for advice on how to deal with the case.
The institute is supporting the bakery's stance and is now providing legal assistance.
Mr McArthur said: "I feel if we don't take a stand on this here case, then how can we stand up against it, further down the line?"
The general manager added that it was not the first time his company had refused customers' cake orders.
"In the past, we've declined several orders which have contained pornographic images and offensive, foul language."
Mr McArthur added: "I would like the outcome of this to be that, any Christians running a business could be allowed to follow their Christian beliefs and principles in the day-to-day running of their business and that they are allowed to make decisions based on that."
However, Alliance councillor Andrew Muir - who hosted the civic event for which the cake was ordered - said he fully supported the action taken against the bakery.
"Businesses should not be able to pick and choose who they serve," Mr Muir said.
"There would not be any debate if the cake had depicted an anti-racism or anti-ageism slogan, nor should it require intervention from the Equality Commission for this cake for Anti-Homophobia Day.
"It is ridiculous for this bakery to suggest that they would have to endorse the campaign."
The councillor, who hosted the event during his term as mayor of North Down, said another bakery in Bangor stepped in and accepted the cake order.
But Mr Muir added: "For Northern Ireland to prosper and overcome our divisions we need a new society where businesses are willing to cater for all, regardless of religious views, political opinion, disability, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status, gender and other backgrounds."
Gavin Boyd, a gay rights campaigner with the Rainbow Project in Northern Ireland, also supported the customer's discrimination complaint.
"It is because of sexual orientation that the company decided not to print this," Mr Boyd told BBC Radio Ulster.
"The law is really clear. You cannot pick and choose which sides of the law apply to you.
"If you are a company that is trading out there in the market place and someone comes to you, you can't pick and choose whether or not to fulfil that order based on their sexual orientation," Mr Boyd added.
But the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said the Equality Commission had overstepped the mark and the complaint highlighted the need for a "conscience clause" to protect Christians and others who have deeply held beliefs.
DUP MP Nigel Dodds said: "The case re-opens the debate about how exactly religious belief is respected within the United Kingdom and the need for someone's conscience to be protected whilst ensuring that discrimination does not occur."
In a statement, the watchdog said: "The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland provides advice and can provide assistance to people who complain to us that they have suffered unlawful discrimination.
"In this case the commission has granted assistance to the complainant, and has written to the company concerned on his behalf.
"The commission will consider any response before taking further action."
Northern Ireland is now the only part of the UK which has not passed a law to introduce same-sex marriage.
The 22-year-old, who made his England debut against France in August, has had surgery to repair the injury.
"He's likely to be out for a couple of months while it heals," Exeter head coach Rob Baxter told BBC Radio Devon.
"The way Luke plays he does chuck himself around and a few weeks off isn't going to do the rest of his body any harm."
Cowan-Dickie had been Exeter's first-choice hooker at the start of this season, having been one of the final players to be cut from the England squad before this year's World Cup.
And while it puts his chances of a call-up for the Six Nations in doubt, Baxter believes the player does have a future with England.
"He probably is one of the most exciting young players in the Premiership at the moment and I think he's played really well at the start of the season," Baxter said.
"Some of his defending is outstanding, his line speed, the quality of his chop tackling and his set piece is coming on all the time.
"Although he'll be frustrated, I don't think it's the end of the story for him as far as England is concerned."
The 30-year-old Brazilian left for Paris St-Germain in a £50m deal in 2014, having won the Champions League, FA Cup and Europa League with Chelsea.
He won three domestic trebles before rejoining in August for around £34m.
"I don't always like the easy life," he said. "That's why I took a risk and I'm very happy. It was the right decision."
The defender continued: "I love the risk. In your life if you don't take a risk you're not going to taste something new. Not just in your professional life, I think it's every day.
"I cut my salary to come back here. But it's OK. God has given me a lot so I'm very happy with this."
Luiz has an FA Cup winners' medal, but missed the 2012 final against Liverpool with a hamstring injury before returning as Chelsea won the Champions League on penalties.
"I don't want to miss this one. I want to play, I want to try to give my best for the team," he added.
Chelsea are seeking the league and FA Cup Double for only the second time in their history and Luiz credits Italian manager Antonio Conte for masterminding the title-winning campaign in his first season in England.
"Conte is a great person, a great character and he's passionate - he loves football," the Brazilian enthused.
"The day I arrived here we talked together and he tried to explain his philosophy to play football.
"He said to me: 'You are the player I want in my team and to improve my team.' And then I said to him: 'I'm going to work hard for you and for the team.' And that's it."
The former senior IRA figure was shot dead near Belfast city centre on Tuesday.
The man was arrested in Belfast on Wednesday morning and was released that evening.
A 27-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday evening in Belfast and is being questioned about the shooting.
Police searched a property in north Belfast on Tuesday night as part of the overall investigation.
Police do not believe dissident republicans were behind the attack.
Appealing for information, Det Ch Insp Justyn Galloway said: "This was a cold-blooded murder carried out in broad daylight in a residential area and it has no place in the new Northern Ireland."
"We have detectives in the Markets area making house to house enquiries and seeking to identify witnesses.
"I would appeal to local people to co-operate with them and give them any information they have."
Owain Williams, leader of the Llais Gwynedd party, put forward the motion at a meeting on Thursday.
He said there was "history" behind it, as all schools had flown the national flag in 2000 to celebrate 600 years since Owain Glyndwr's uprising.
It was unanimously backed by councillors.
Aabid Ali, from Wrexham, was charged with the offences under Section One and Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Mr Ali, originally from Manchester, will appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday.
The 48-year-old, previously known as Darren Glennon, was arrested on 10 November.
He was detained by officers working as part of a pre-planned operation between Wales Extremism Counter Terrorism Unit (WECTU), North Wales Police and West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit (WMCTU).
Police said there was no threat to public safety.
North Wales Police Ass Ch Cons Richard Debicki said: "Extremism and radicalisation is something that we continue to be constantly vigilant about.
"We also work hard to ensure that efforts to victimise or commit hate crime against Muslim communities across North Wales are met with a no tolerance approach. It is crucially important that this work continues.
"Nobody is better placed to detect something that is out of place in their communities than the people living in them. To effectively combat the terrorism threat the police, businesses, government and the general public need to work together."
HM Inspectorate of Prisons found standards have declined at HMP Onley and declared it unsafe.
The watchdog found conditions worse than in 2012, with staff blaming relocated London prisoners and gang issues for a near-tripling of assaults.
The National Offender Management Service said tackling the decline in safety was the governor's top priority.
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The category C prison, near Rugby on the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire border, held about 740 prisoners at the time of its inspection, from 25 July to 5 August.
Since its previous inspection in 2012 it has been designated as a resettlement prison for Greater London.
Inspectors found there had been a "dramatic decline" in standards in that time.
"Staff gave various explanations, including the change of prisoner population and gang-related issues that they brought with them, the impact of new psychoactive substances [previously known as "legal highs"], and the impact of reductions in staff numbers," the report said.
But despite the rise in violence, "not enough had been done to analyse the root causes".
Peter Clarke, chief inspector of prisons, acknowledged good work being done at the prison but called for the leadership to "get a grip" and "halt the decline".
Staff shortages "did not offer an excuse for a decline in standards of the severity that we found", he added.
Michael Spurr, CEO of the National Offender Management Service, welcomed the inspectors' recognition of work being done at the prison.
Additional staff were being recruited to drive forward improvements required, he said.
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Bayley, 28, will be hoping to improve on the Class 7 individual silver and team bronze he won at London 2012.
Welshman Davies, 31, who broke his back playing rugby in 2005, claimed Class 1 individual bronze four years ago.
Eleven of the squad have previous Games experience with Liverpool's Jack Hunter-Spivey making his debut.
Aaron McKibbin and Ross Wilson, who won team bronze with Bayley in the Class 6-8 competition, return again along with fellow team bronze winners Sara Head of Wales and Jane Campbell who competed in the Class 1-3 event.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sue Gilroy has been named for her fifth Games in the Class 4 event while Paul Davies will team up with his namesake and fellow Welshman Rob in the Class 1 team competition hoping to add to the European title they won in 2013.
European team silver medallists Paul Karabardak of Wales and David Wetherill have also been included while Kim Daybell completes the squad.
Performance Director Gorazd Vecko believes the squad can improve on their performance at the London Paralympics.
"Four years ago we had nine players qualified for London and we now have 12 players qualified for Rio so we are in a better position," he said.
"Our target is four to six medals and we are on track to achieve that. For the first time we have two athletes who are world number one in their class - Rob Davies and Will Bayley - and we have three other players in the top five in the world."
Dennis Gay, 62, was struck by a red Suzuki Swift as he was walking in Drum Brae Drive at about 22:30 on Saturday.
A statement from his family said: "Dennis was a loving husband, father, father-in-law, grandad and brother who touched the hearts of all who knew him.
"He was the life and soul of the party who will be sorely missed."
A police investigation has begun and anyone who witnessed the collision is urged to contact police using the 101 number.
The hosts are aiming to repeat their success of 2003, when Jonny Wilkinson's dramatic drop-goal saw them become champions for the only time.
About 2.3 million of the 2.45 million tickets have been sold for 48 games.
New Zealand are defending champions, Wales are in a competitive pool with England and Australia, while Ireland and Scotland also hope to progress.
In addition to fourth-ranked England and fifth-ranked Wales, who meet in a hugely important match on the second weekend of the tournament, Pool A contains two more sides in the top nine of the world rankings - second-placed Australia and Fiji.
The 20-team World Cup, which runs until 31 October, will take place in stadiums across England and at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Eight of the 13 venues are football stadiums, while Twickenham, the Millennium Stadium, Gloucester's Kingsholm and Exeter's Sandy Park are the traditional rugby grounds to host matches.
With Wembley and the Olympic Stadium also World Cup venues, 17 games will take place in London.
Global governing body World Rugby says almost 500,000 overseas fans are expected to visit England and Wales during the tournament, with the World Cup bringing £1bn to the economy.
A total of 102 nations entered the tournament, which will be broadcast to 772 million households - 15% up on 2011 - with games being shown live in both Germany and China for the first time.
Reigning champions New Zealand go into the tournament as favourites, with England, South Africa and Australia - all former champions - among those tipped to do well.
Ireland, France and Wales have also been touted as potential winners, although one of England, Wales or Australia will fail to reach the last eight as they are in the same pool.
The tournament was last hosted by England in 1991, when an Australia team containing legends such as David Campese beat Will Carling's England 12-6 in the final.
The last time the World Cup was held in Britain was in 1999, when Wales were hosts and Australia were once again crowned champions, beating France in the final at the Millennium Stadium.
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Among the stars set to grace England over the next six weeks is the most capped player in the history of the game, Richie McCaw.
The 142-cap New Zealand captain, who led the All Blacks to victory four years ago, will be joined by Dan Carter, the all-time leading Test points scorer.
England and Wales are captained by open-side flankers in Chris Robshaw and Sam Warburton, Scotland will be led by scrum-half Greig Laidlaw and Ireland have iconic second row Paul O'Connell as their skipper.
As Six Nations champions for the past two years, Ireland are fancied to top a group that also includes France and progress beyond the quarter-finals for the first time, while Scotland may need to beat Samoa in their final pool game to reach the last eight.
Wales wing George North and England counterpart Anthony Watson could dazzle on the world stage, while Ireland's Johnny Sexton is one of the world's best fly-halves, an accolade 22-year-old England player George Ford could claim for himself over the next six weeks.
Other stars set to light up the tournament include Australia full-back Israel Folau, South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth, New Zealand's Brodie Retallick and Julian Savea, and Italy captain Sergio Parisse, provided he recovers from injury.
You can follow the World Cup on BBC Radio and online, with the BBC Sport website providing live text commentary on all the 48 matches. You can also get World Cup alerts direct to your phone.
Rhodri Colwyn Philipps - the 4th Viscount St Davids - posted on Facebook four days after Ms Miller won a Brexit legal challenge against the government.
Philipps, 50, of Knightsbridge, central London, was found guilty of two charges of making menacing communications.
The other count related to his response to a news article about an immigrant.
At his Westminster Magistrates' Court trial Philipps claimed the post about Ms Miller was a "joke" and a "conversation piece for his Facebook friends".
He called his comments "satire".
Senior district judge Emma Arbuthnot said she had "no doubt it was menacing".
She told the peer the post effectively put a "bounty" on Ms Miller's head and had left the businesswoman "shocked" and feeling "violated."
Philipps had written: "£5,000 for the first person to 'accidentally' run over this bloody troublesome first generation immigrant."
Describing Ms Miller as a "boat jumper", he added: "If this is what we should expect from immigrants, send them back to their stinking jungles."
Giving evidence to the trial, Ms Miller - who was born in Guyana - said she had been the subject of death threats since her role in November's legal challenge which ruled the government had to consult Parliament before formally beginning the Brexit process.
The other post Philipps was convicted over was about an immigrant and his family in Luton who were involved in a row over housing.
Before sentencing, defence lawyer Sabrina Felix told the court Philipps understood how his actions had "impacted" on the subjects of his posts, and "he only hopes, wishes and prays that they do accept his sincere apology".
Ms Felix added "he accepts that the comments were wholly disgraceful" and "menacing in character".
But the judge said Philipps was "so clearly showing hostility to Ms Miller based on her race or ethnic origin that I find it ludicrous that he should say otherwise".
Ms Arbuthnot said the the peer had a hatred of anyone who had different views to his and "anyone who has recently arrived in the country".
She added: "You show this hatred by publicly directing abusive threats at others which is a criminal offence in this multi-racial society we are lucky enough to live in."
AIBA president Dr Ching-Kuo Wu wants to abolish rules stopping any fighter with 15 or more paid bouts from competing.
His proposal needs to be approved by the AIBA's executive committee, but Wu said: "We want something to change... not after four years, but now."
He added that it was "absolutely possible" to change the rules in time for August's Olympics.
The British Amateur Boxing Association said it wanted to find out more about the AIBA idea.
A BABA spokesman said: "The proposals have the potential to broaden the talent pool from which we are able to select boxers and we are look forward to hearing more about them in due course.
"In the meantime, we have a squad of talented boxers that are all training hard to qualify for Rio 2016 and all of our efforts are focused on helping them to achieve this."
The qualifying process for this year's Games is already underway, with 60 boxers having already secured their places in Rio.
Wu, who has been president for a decade, added: "When I took over the presidency in 2006, I made it very clear the term of 'amateur' is not really relevant because when you look now at all the Olympic sports, who is really amateur?
"It is an International Olympic Commission policy to have the best athletes in the Games. Of the international federations, AIBA is probably the only one without professional athletes in the Olympics."
BBC boxing correspondent Mike Costello said the president usually gets what he wants, but there is still plenty to consider, namely how professionals will be assimilated into the process at this late stage.
"In my view, it shouldn't be allowed to happen during an Olympic cycle," said Costello. "It simply isn't fair.
"For 100 years or more, the Olympic medal has been the pinnacle of amateur boxing and that status is now being threatened."
Costello also says there are safety aspects to consider:
"The best amateurs might be able to deal with the best pros over three rounds, but what if a top pro is drawn against a weaker amateur from the weaker regions early in the draw? That certainly wouldn't be an edifying spectacle on what is the world's biggest sporting stage.
"To question this proposal is not to be obstructive to change, but to protect the sporting traditions of Olympic boxing. This is a change that is monumental and shouldn't be rushed through."
Premarital sex had a "tremendous negative psychological and physical impact on girls", said the High School Sex Education book.
First published in 2004, it came to light recently after a teacher posted passages of the textbook on Weibo.
Chinese netizens quickly caught on to it, accusing it of double standards.
The textbook, by 21st Century Publishing Group, also added that "girls do not increase the love they receive from boys by sacrificing their bodies, but rather are seen as 'degraded' by their 'conquerors'.
"As a result, sexual relations can cause women to lose love."
Speaking to state media outlet the Global Times, the publishing group said the wording was not insulting and pointed out that words like "degraded" were printed with quote marks.
But Weibo users have reacted angrily.
"It takes two hands to clap," said a female user on Weibo, objecting to the singling out of girls.
"This makes me sick. As a man I can't stand this," said another user. "Since you want women not to have premarital sex, then please tell all boys to do the same."
Another said that the solution to the problem would be to "lock your women up, then they wouldn't be called cheap".
The publishing house should "name itself the 18th Century Publishing Group," said another user.
Zhong Guanquan, a teacher in Shenzhen who first posted the passage, told news outlet the Sixth Tone that she was "so angry" when she read the textbook.
"The concepts are backward and all the negative comments are directed toward girls."
The Education Department of Jiangxi told the Sixth Tone website that the books would be revised.
Two thousand copies of the book have been issued to high school seniors in Jiangxi since 2004, reported the Global Times.
Local co-publisher Jiangxi Higher Education Press said that they stopped issuing the book in 2006.
The woman was attacked in Balham High Road on Friday night.
The man, who is thought to be a potential witness, was seen on Rinaldo Road, Balham, wearing a jacket with an American flag design on the back.
A 41-year-old man from Tooting has been charged with two counts of rape and one count of kidnap/false imprisonment.
The victim had left the 155 bus at 20:30 GMT when she was attacked, forced to a secluded area and raped.
She was taken to hospital for treatment then moved to a Haven Sexual Assault Referral Centre to be given support from specialist officers.
Det Insp Melissa Laremore said police are "keen to trace the male witness" as well as "the victim's distinctive red Marks and Spencer's jacket" which went missing after the attack.
Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, Spurs needed to score at least five times when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's swerving shot flew into the far corner.
The Gabon striker fired in the German side's second after a swift counter.
Son Heung-min reduced the arrears as toothless Spurs failed to make the last-eight for a third successive year.
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Few would have backed Tottenham to turn around this last-16 tie at White Hart Lane against the in-form Bundesliga giants.
The damage was done seven days earlier in Germany when Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino decided to play a weakened and inexperienced team against one of the favourites to win the Europa League.
But the reasoning behind the Argentine's decision was clear - his main priority this season is leading the north London club to the English league title for the first time since 1961.
Second-placed Tottenham are five points behind Premier League leaders Leicester and, with another important top-flight game looming against Bournemouth on Sunday, Pochettino again decided to leave top scorer Harry Kane on the bench.
Without their talisman, the home side never looked like troubling a Dortmund team which had not been beaten in their 13 previous matches.
Spurs had 61% possession, without dominating the territory inside the Dortmund third, and only managed one shot on target - Son's second-half consolation goal.
But that only came because of a defensive mistake from away centre-back Neven Subotic, whose weak backpass was pounced on and punished by the South Korea international.
Dortmund forward Aubameyang has become one of the hottest properties in European football, with Barcelona, Paris St-Germain and Manchester United reported to be eyeing a summer move for the 26-year-old.
And he enhanced his burgeoning reputation with two clinical finishes at White Hart Lane, taking his tally to 35 goals in all competitions this season.
Aubameyang provided a clinical edge for the visitors, who were defensively compact throughout and ready to spring forward at pace.
It resulted in Tottenham, who boast the meanest defence in the Premier League, being sliced open regularly and perhaps lucky not to lose by a wider margin.
Dortmund are bidding to become only the fifth club to win all three major Uefa trophies (European Cup/Champions League, Europa League/Uefa Cup and Cup Winners' Cup) after Ajax, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Chelsea.
Based on their performance over the two legs against Spurs, few would bet against Thomas Tuchel's side lifting the trophy in the Swiss city of Basel on 18 May.
One man who can help stop them is former manager Jurgen Klopp.
Klopp led the Bundesliga club to successive league titles in 2011 and 2012, as well as the 2013 Champions League final where they were beaten by Bayern Munich.
A meeting with Klopp's Liverpool remains a possibility after the German led his side into the last eight at the expense of Manchester United.
The pair, along with current holders Sevilla, will find out who they face in the quarter-finals when the draw is made at 12:00 GMT on Friday.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino:
"I'm very disappointed we're out of the Europa League but we need to recognise we played against a very good team who are playing at a Champions League level. Borussia Dortmund is one of the best teams in Europe.
"Tonight we showed we can compete at this level.
"I think we improved a lot, learned a lot from last week in Germany. We competed and we need to take positives.
"We have a lot of young players that need to feel what it means to compete in Europe and I think for the team it was a good test and we can take positive things.
Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel:
"I think a 5-1 aggregate scoreline is a fair reflection and that makes me proud.
"We could have scored more in our home game, we were very dominant there, and we could have scored today even more with the transition game and the counter attacks.
"In the end it's 5-1 and that means a lot for us, to beat Spurs, second in the Premier League, in both legs."
Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Borussia Dortmund 2.
Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 1, Borussia Dortmund 2.
Attempt missed. Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Attempt missed. Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur).
Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Josh Onomah replaces Erik Lamela.
Corner, Borussia Dortmund. Conceded by Kevin Wimmer.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Borussia Dortmund 2. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Shinji Kagawa replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Borussia Dortmund 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Tom Carroll replaces Dele Alli.
Foul by Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur).
Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Rose with a cross.
Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund).
Foul by Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur).
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Christian Pulisic replaces Marco Reus.
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro with a through ball.
Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund).
Dangerous play by Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur).
Erik Durm (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Erik Durm replaces Sokratis.
Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
Neven Subotic (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Dele Alli tries a through ball, but Erik Lamela is caught offside.
Foul by Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur).
Gonzalo Castro (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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South African-born Stander, 25, is in a back row which includes Munster team-mate Tommy O'Donnell as Sean O'Brien is ruled out by a hamstring injury.
Rob Kearney is also out because of a hamstring problem so Simon Zebo starts at full-back in Dublin with Andrew Trimble and Keith Earls on the wings.
Jared Payne and Robbie Henshaw will renew their centre partnership.
Both players have been sidelined for lengthy spells through injury but coach Joe Schmidt keeps faith with the pair despite the claims of in-form Ulsterman Stuart McCloskey.
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Jack McGrath, new captain Rory Best and Nathan White make up the front row, with props James Cronin and Tadhg Furlong, plus hooker Sean Cronin, providing cover from the bench.
Leinster locks Devin Toner and Mike McCarthy start in the second row, with Jamie Heaslip completing the back row.
The sides shows nine changes from the heavy World Cup quarter-final defeat by Argentina with Earls, Henshaw, Conor Murray, Best, Toner and Heaslip the players to retain their places.
Stander, who starts at blindside flanker, signed for Munster in 2013 and qualified to play for Ireland in November by virtue of the three-year residency rule.
He was named Munster captain for the season when regular skipper Peter O'Mahony suffered a season-ending injury against Argentina during the World Cup.
Renowned for his voracious ball-carrying skills, Stander has been the stand-out player for the Irish province this season and was described by Schmidt on Friday as being a "really committed character".
"We felt he would make it a good mix in the absence of Sean O'Brien," added the Ireland coach.
The choice of Trimble, who missed the World Cup, and Earls means that Dave Kearney must settle for a place on the replacements' bench, where he will be joined by Ian Madigan, whose versatility sees him get the nod ahead of Ulster's Paddy Jackson.
Connacht scrum-half Kieran Marmion is named in the replacements ahead of Leinster's Eoin Reddan.
Johnny Sexton is fit to continue his half-back partnership with Conor Murray after overcoming a head injury sustained in Leinster's Champions Cup defeat by Wasps.
In addition to Kearney, O'Brien and O'Mahony, Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has also been forced to plan without the retired Paul O'Connell, plus injured players Mike Ross, Cian Healy, Marty Moore, Iain Henderson, Chris Henry, Tommy Bowe and Luke Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald was ruled out of the tournament this week after suffering a knee ligament injury in training.
O'Brien and Rob Kearney sat out training on Friday but the Ireland management are hoping that they will be available for next weekend's game against France in Paris.
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"But we'd have no concerns about next week for France. Rob Kearney should be fully fit at the latest by Thursday next week."
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The duo, who only teamed up this season, were the fastest qualifiers for the final and continued their fine form to beat China by two seconds.
"You beauties! This is fantastic, not just for GB but for the two women involved. They have over-performed and over-delivered. Good on you girls."
World champions Greece led through the first 500m but could only finish third as Copeland and Hosking rowed clear.
"I can't believe this is real and we just won," Copeland told BBC Sport.
"I've been trying all week not to think about it because it has been making me cry."
Copeland and Hosking became the third female British boat to win a gold medal at the London 2012 rowing regatta. Before this event, no British woman had won an Olympic title.
It was also Great Britain's 10th gold medal of the Games, with rowing's tally now at four gold medals, two silver and three bronze.
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Copeland, who almost quit rowing two years ago because she wanted to remain based in the north east, only joined forces with Hosking at the start of the 2012 World Cup series.
They gave a slight indication of their potential with a bronze in Belgrade, although they finished outside the medals in regattas in Lucerne and Munich.
In the final, they started quickly but Greece opened up a slight advantage in the opening quarter of the race at Eton Dorney, with China going through the mark in second.
Britain moved up to second by halfway and then put in a devastating burst to sprint away from the field and win in seven minutes 9.30 seconds, with the fast-finishing China pipping Greece on the line. | Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking won the women's lightweight double sculls to claim Britain's fourth rowing gold medal of the London Olympics. | 18,911,526 | 396 | 37 | false |
The defendants, known as Soldier A and Soldier C, are the surviving members of the Army patrol which shot Joe McCann.
They are aged 65 and 67, and were in the Parachute Regiment.
They are from England, but are expected to appear in court in Northern Ireland in the next few months.
Joe McCann was a prominent member of the Official IRA. He was 25 when he was shot near his home in the Markets area of Belfast.
The original police investigation was conducted in the early 1970s and no-one was prosecuted.
Prosecutors have reviewed the case after the Northern Ireland Attorney General, John Larkin, referred it to the Director of Public Prosecutions in March 2014.
This followed a report in 2012 by a police team which investigated alleged crimes from the Troubles.
A spokesperson for the Public Prosecution Service said the decision to prosecute the men for murder was reached "following an objective and impartial application of the test for prosecution".
Hundreds of people were shopping in the market in Shejaiya, a spokesman for the Gaza health ministry said.
The attack came during a four-hour truce called by the Israeli military. Hamas, which controls Gaza, had rejected the truce as meaningless.
Meanwhile, Israel said three more of its soldiers had been killed in Gaza.
Palestinian doctors also said that another Israeli air strike after the partial humanitarian ceasefire was announced had killed seven people in Khan Younis.
Earlier, the UN said Israel had attacked a UN-run school housing refugees in Gaza, despite warnings that civilians were there. Fifteen people were killed and dozens hurt.
The White House condemned the attack and said it was "extremely concerned" that Palestinians were not safe at shelters despite being told to evacuate their homes by Israel's army.
More than 1,300 Palestinians and 58 Israelis have now died in the conflict. Most of the Palestinian deaths have been of civilians.
Fifty-six Israeli soldiers have been killed along with two civilians. A Thai worker in Israel has also died.
The Israeli military said that the three soldiers killed on Wednesday died in a booby-trapped building.
Correspondents say many people in Gaza were unaware the partial ceasefire had been called.
Witnesses at the scene of the market strike in Shejaiya spoke of smoke billowing over the site, with ambulances racing victims to hospital.
A journalist who worked for a local news agency was reported to have been killed.
One witness, Salim Qadoum, told Associated Press: "The area now is like a bloodbath, everyone is wounded or killed. People lost their limbs and were screaming for help. It's a massacre."
The Palestinian al-Aqsa satellite TV channel quoted Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhum as saying that the market attack required "an earth-shattering response".
The Israeli military had said the ceasefire would last between 15:00 (12:00 GMT) and 19:00.
However, it had warned that the truce would only apply to areas where Israeli soldiers were not currently operating, and it told residents not to return to areas they had previously been asked to evacuate.
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri had rejected the truce as meaningless.
"The lull which Israel announced is media exploitation and has no value because it excludes the volatile areas along the border, and we won't be able to get the wounded out from those areas," he said in a statement.
Sirens continued to sound in southern Israel after the ceasefire, to warn of militant rocket attacks.
Israel said more than 50 rockets were fired from Gaza on Wednesday.
The UN had earlier expressed outrage at the attack on the school in the Jabaliya refugee camp.
Spokesman Chris Gunness told the BBC that Israel had been told 17 times that the school was housing the displaced, saying the attack caused "universal shame".
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon later said the attack was "reprehensible, unjustifiable, and demands accountability and justice".
The Israeli military said in a statement that its "initial inquiry suggests militants fired mortars... from the vicinity of the school in Jabaliya".
It said soldiers had "responded by firing towards the origin of fire".
Israel launched its offensive in Gaza after a surge in rocket fire from the territory.
It says one of its main objectives is to destroy tunnels used by militants to infiltrate Israel.
Army spokesman Sami Turgeman said on Wednesday that this mission "will be completed within a number of days".
Hamas says it will not stop fighting until a blockade, maintained by both Israel and Egypt, is lifted.
The current conflict, now in its 23rd day, is the longest between Israel and militants from Gaza.
A 2012 offensive lasted for eight days, and the 2008 conflict went on for 22 days.
Three-year-old Ben Craggs died after a concrete bollard toppled onto him at the Ingliston showground in June 2008.
Roderick Evans told Edinburgh Sheriff Court the bollards were checked three days earlier.
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland denies eight charges under health and safety laws.
Ben was at the show on 19 June 2008, with his parents, Jonathan and Dawn Craggs, from Sedgefield, County Durham, when he fell and grabbed a rope connecting two of the bollards, one of which overturned, striking him on the head.
He died in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children from his injuries.
The society, Mr Evans said, had inherited the bollards from a company, Spook Erections, which had run Sunday markets at the showground until 2005.
The society had appointed Royal Bank of Scotland Mentore Services as health and safety consultants, and SEP Ltd to control the car parks at the showground.
Mr Evans said: "In my opinion while the ultimate health and safety responsibility remained with the society, it was entitled to rely on SEP to raise any health and safety concerns about car parking, including the use of the bollards".
"In my opinion the bollards, used in conjunction with the rope, did not expose the public to a reasonably foreseeable risk of injury."
Mr Evans added: "In my opinion the society took all reasonable measures to reduce risks to persons using the north car park."
He said that prior to the accident the bollards may have been moved to facilitate the parking of a horse box trailer.
"Bollards 11 and 12 were most probably moved and the tension of the rope was altered and made tighter. This must have had a detrimental effect," he said.
"It made it less stable if someone pulled on the rope. This could not have been reasonably foreseen."
It is alleged the society failed to ensure moveable concrete bollards at the showground were stabilised by clamping and, as a consequence, Ben fell and seized hold of a rope connecting two of the bollards causing one to overturn and strike him on the head
Other charges allege:
• the society failed to take action about defects in health and safety arrangements which were drawn to its attention by health and safety consultants.
•that it employed a person as a health and safety co-ordinator who did not have sufficient competence or qualifications and did not provide him with training to undertake the job.
•it failed to identify the risks of the bollards overturning, exposing employees of contractors and members of the public to risk of severe injury and death.
The trial before Sheriff Paul Arthurson QC continues.
Scott McCallum, 36, from Maryhill, Glasgow, was pronounced dead at the scene after his white Mercedes Sprinter van collided with an articulated lorry.
The accident happened near Kinfauns Castle at 15:10 on Tuesday.
Police have appealed for witnesses who saw the van driving westwards on the A90 to contact them.
Mr McCallum's family said he would be "greatly missed".
A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
Both its president and government are reported to have resigned amid a stand-off with Shia rebels, the Houthis, who have taken control of the capital.
The army has all but melted away but the Sunni tribes, encouraged by al-Qaeda, are busy mobilising to confront the Houthis as they push east.
The entire framework for one of Washington's most important security partners in a dangerous region is now in serious danger of falling apart.
Why does Yemen matter to Washington and the West? After all, this is not Kuwait. Yemen is not a rich country, in fact it is the poorest in the Arab world. Its dwindling oil exports are expected to run out altogether before 2020.
But Yemen sits at the extreme south-west of the Arabian Peninsula, right on the strategic Bab El Mandeb Strait, separating the Middle East from Africa, where an estimated 20,000 ships pass annually through the strategic bottleneck between the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea and beyond, the Suez Canal.
Yemen's second city, Aden, was once a major bunkering port for ships making the long passage from Europe to India. Today, sadly, that city is a sleepy backwater where flamingos feed on deserted mudflats as most vessels steam past, giving it a wide berth.
The US Navy in particular has avoided it since 2000 when al-Qaeda suicide bombers rammed a boat full of explosives into a billion-dollar destroyer, the USS Cole, killing 17 sailors.
For most Yemenis, their daily preoccupation is simply how to get by in a crumbling economy beset with corruption. Many rely on remittances sent from relatives working in the Gulf.
But for Washington there is a different preoccupation: Yemen is home to what Western intelligence analysts consider to be the most dangerous franchise of al-Qaeda. AQAP stands for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, an alliance formed in 2009 between violent Yemeni and Saudi Islamists.
AQAP's local focus is on seizing and holding tribal territory in the under-governed spaces of Marib, al-Bayda and Shabwa provinces.
Periodically it sends suicide bombers into the capital, Sanaa, to kill dozens of policemen and other security officials. It has also carried out the abduction and assassination of intelligence officials, sometimes using assassins on motorbikes.
But AQAP continues to grab the attention of the CIA and the Pentagon's JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) because of its international reach.
Earlier this month it claimed to be behind the attack on the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, although it has yet to offer any substantive proof.
But three times now AQAP has successfully smuggled viable bombs onboard aircraft on international flights. The first exploded in or on an al-Qaeda operative in Saudi Arabia in 2009, narrowly missing the Saudi counter-terrorism chief.
The next got as far as Detroit where the so-called "underpants bomber" tried unsuccessfully to light a device concealed in his underwear as the plane descended to land.
And then in 2010, AQAP smuggled bombs hidden in printer ink toner cartridges on US-bound cargo planes that got as far as East Midlands Airport and Dubai before an intelligence tipoff alerted the authorities.
The group has vowed to keep trying and it is believed they have shared their bomb making expertise with cells in northern Syria.
Washington has spent more than a decade helping the Yemeni government build up its counter-terrorism capabilities.
US Special Forces have been discreetly training the Yemenis at a base outside the capital, while the US, Saudi Arabia and Yemen all co-operate on conducting airstrikes by unmanned Reaper drones on suspected militants in remote areas.
The drone strikes are highly controversial and have killed dozens of civilians over the years, according to local tribes. In 2011, one killed a US citizen - AQAP's Anwar Al-Awlaki.
But the current political and security upheaval in Yemen means that a question mark now hangs over who Washington should partner with and for how long its security cooperation can last in this troubled country.
The nightmare scenario, both for Washington, its Gulf Arab allies, and for Yemen, is that the country erupts into a civil war pitting the Shia Houthis - suspected of being backed by Iran - against Sunni tribes backed by al-Qaeda.
Little wonder that the US Navy now has two amphibious warships poised offshore to evacuate its nationals if the situation continues to deteriorate.
Chloe Kabealo said she had unbuckled her seatbelt and tried to "go up for air", then "just kept floating up out".
She said of her lost family members: "They were all loved and they'll never be forgotten."
Her father, who was not in the car, said he was "shattered" by the loss.
"I'm not holding up," Matt Kabealo said. "I'm just being strong for my daughter."
Chloe and her mother, sister and brother were in a car in the small town of Tumbulgum in New South Wales when it slid off a muddy road into a flooded river earlier this month.
Chloe escaped and ran to a farmhouse to raise the alarm.
Stephanie King, 43, died trying to save her children.
Local police superintendent Wayne Starling told reporters from 7 News at the time: "The mother was trying to get one of her children out of the car when she passed away.
"She was with the child, holding the child. I have no doubt she would still be alive if she wasn't trying to save her children."
Ella Jane, 11, and seven-year-old Jacob also died.
Chloe and Mr Kabealo were speaking at an event raising funds for them. So far efforts have gathered tens of thousands of Australian dollars.
"Anything we can do to make their lives a little bit better, we'll try anything we can," local policeman Constable Brad Foster told 7 News.
In March last year, a four-month old baby was the sole survivor when a car sank off the coast of Donegal in the Republic Ireland.
If a car you are in starts to sink, get out as fast as possible. Do not phone for help or try to retrieve possessions. There is very little time.
Open the windows straightaway before contact with water makes the electric system fail or water pressure stops you winding the windows down.
If that doesn't work, get the door open, undo your seatbelt and get out.
The third option, in last resort, is to pull a headrest out and use the metal part of it to hit the window, hard, in the corner and hopefully break it open.
If you are underwater when you leave the car, push away from it, and if you don't know for sure which way is up, check what direction bubbles are floating in and swim that way.
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The new rules will come into force at the next election, expected to take place in 2020, although the 151 MPs who currently employ "connected parties" will be able to continue to do so.
The parliamentary watchdog, Ipsa, said employing family members was "out of step" with modern employment practices.
Many MPs argue partners are uniquely placed to do the jobs expected of them.
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, which processes and polices MPs' expenses, announced the ban as it published a revised version of the rulebook for MPs' claims.
Its chair Ruth Evans said Ipsa would stop paying for new staff members related to MPs from the time of the next general election, scheduled for 2020.
"We believe that the employment of 'connected parties' is out of step with modern employment practice, which requires fair and open recruitment to encourage diversity in the workplace," she said.
Ipsa said the crackdown was not due to any abuse of the rules or inappropriate claims. The watchdog also acknowledged the need for MPs to employ people they trusted but said they did not consider "that these can only be connected parties".
"On balance, the need for good employment practice which is transparent and encourages diversity outweighs the benefits which some MPs find in being able to employ connected parties," it said in a statement.
Some 151 of the the 650 MPs at Westminster - almost a quarter of the total - employ family members, including 84 Conservatives, 50 Labour and 10 SNP MPs.
The change follows a consultation in which, Ipsa said, a majority of MPs came out against any changes to the rules, with several arguing that spouses provided "good value for money" as they worked overtime and often went beyond the call of duty.
Under the revised proposals, a member of staff who begins a relationship with an MP while working for him or her after 2020 will have their contract ended after two years as partner or spouse.
There was anger among MPs at the introduction in 2010 of a limit of one family member of staff in the wake of the expenses scandal, with many arguing that spouses were best able to handle the unpredictable work patterns, long hours and need for absolute trust associated with being an MP's secretary or assistant.
The change led to a sharp fall in the numbers of MPs employing family members, from 32.8% of male MPs and 23.1% of women in 2009 to 26.6% of male MPs and 12.9% of women in 2012/13.
The Committee on Standards in Public Life has backed the proposed new changes, arguing current rules were "not appropriate in a modern workforce".
Research has suggested that spouses, relatives and family friends of MPs are paid, on average, £5,000 more than those with no prior connection. However, Ipsa said the sums saved by the changes would be relatively small.
The formal step would mark the first step in the WTO's dispute process.
It means the countries would have to sit down with Qatar to negotiate.
But if a settlement can't be reached within 60 days, the dispute would go to a WTO-appointed panel.
Reuters news agency first reported that the complaint had been filed.
The WTO told the BBC it had not received any information so could not confirm the report.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cut ties with their Gulf neighbour on 5 June, saying it supports terrorism. They also gave Qatari citizens 14 days to leave their territory and banned their own citizens from travelling to or residing in Qatar.
Qatar strongly denies the allegation and has rejected a list of conditions for the lifting of sanctions.
Egypt also cut diplomatic ties with Qatar but did not impose restrictions on its 180,000 citizens living there. Yemen, the Maldives and Libya's eastern-based government later followed suit.
In addition, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt closed their airspace to Qatari aircraft, and said foreign airlines would have to seek permission for flying over Qatar.
The oil-rich state has long practised an ambitious foreign policy with different priorities to its neighbours but there are two key issues which have angered its neighbours in recent years.
One is Qatar's support for Islamist groups. Qatar acknowledges that it has provided assistance to some, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, but denies aiding militant groups linked to al-Qaeda or so-called Islamic State (IS).
The other key issue is Qatar's relations with Iran, with which it shares the world's largest gas field. The Shia Muslim power is Sunni Muslim-ruled Saudi Arabia's main regional rival.
The hosts led 20-4 at the break thanks to two Kallum Watkins tries and one for Anthony Mullally, with Tom Johnstone replying for the visitors.
Ryan Hall increased the Rhinos' lead before David Fifita powered over to give Wakefield hope of a comeback.
Adam Cuthbertson and Matt Parcell also went over for Leeds, while Johnstone ran in his second try for the visitors.
The Rhinos have now won two games in a row at a canter following their 66-10 hammering at Castleford at the start of March.
Watkins put Leeds ahead as he timed his jump to perfection to gather Danny McGuire's kick to run in and score.
Wakefield were soon on the board as Jacob Miller's kick out wide found Johnstone, who ran in from 50 metres.
Mullally, who had a loan spell at Wakefield in 2015, powered in for the home side's second try and Parcell's neat pass set up Watkins for his second of the night as Leeds opened a 16-point half-time advantage.
Ashton Golding was successful with all three conversion attempts and also added a penalty in the first half.
The hosts only need four minutes in the second half to get on the board again as Hall went over in the corner from Brett Ferres' pass
Wakefield replacement Fifita stormed over from close range and Sam Williams added the conversion to close the gap to 16 points with half an hour to go.
But Leeds responded quickly and Rob Burrow's pass sent Cuthbertson under the posts, while Parcell sneaked over from dummy half.
Goulding's conversion took his tally for the night to 14 points, before the final play of the game saw Johnstone grab his second score as he went over in the corner.
Leeds Rhinos coach Brian McDermott:
"Wakefield will want to be better than that. I know they're a better team than that and I'd imagine they'll be disappointed with how they played.
"I don't think we saw the best of Wakefield.
"My man of the match would be Matt Parcell - I thought he was outstanding.
"While he's not making breaks or creating many line breaks, he holds the ruck accountable and gives Danny McGuire, Adam Cuthberton and Joel Moon a bit of breathing space."
Wakefield Trinity coach Chris Chester:
"We were out-muscled and out-enthused all night. They ran the ball a lot harder than we did and we were no match for them. We got blown away by Leeds. We couldn't live with them.
"I could tell in the first 10 minutes that we were a bit dishonest in the things we were doing. Leeds were by far the best side and it could have been a bit more had they executed a bit better.
"We were poor straight from the kick-off and got beaten by a far better team tonight. I can't repeat what I said at half-time.
"I was very disappointed with certain individuals and the way we performed out there. Maybe a few of the guys have fallen in love with themselves after a couple of really good wins."
Leeds: Golding, Briscoe, Watkins, Keinhorst, Hall, McGuire, Moon, Baldwinson, Parcell, Cuthbertson, Ablett, Ferres, Delaney.
Replacements: Mullally, Burrow, Garbutt, Walters.
Wakefield: Grix, Johnstone, B. Tupou, Arundel, Jones-Bishop, Miller, Williams, Allgood, Wood, Huby, Hadley, Ashurst, Arona.
Replacements: Kirmond, Sio, Fifita, Walker.
Referee: Jack Smith (RFL).
The rate of unemployment was unchanged from a month ago at 5.1%, maintaining a decade-low rate.
More than 31.4 million people are in work, the highest figure since records began in 1971.
But ONS statistician Nick Palmer said that growth in people's earnings was still slow.
"While the employment rate continues to hit new highs and there are more job vacancies than ever previously recorded, earnings growth remains subdued and markedly below the recent peak of mid-2015," Mr Palmer said.
Pay increased by 2.0% during the period, very similar to the growth rate between September to November 2014 and September to November 2015, which was 1.9%.
The number of Britons in work increased by 278,000 in the three months to the end of December, to 28.28 million, while for non-UK nationals, the figure rose by 254,000 to 3.22 million.
The economically inactive rate for women fell to 27.2%, a record low.
Wales, the North East and the North West recorded the largest drops in the rate of unemployment, all falling more than half a percentage point.
The North East still has the highest rate, at 8.1%, and the South West the lowest, at 3.7%.
There were 5.35 million people employed in the public sector in September 2015, according to ONS, down 59,000 on a year earlier. It is the lowest figure since comparable records began in 1999, the ONS says.
Last month, Bank of England governor Mark Carney signalled that a rise in interest rates would not be imminent as global economic growth slowed.
Earlier this month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said the US economy added 151,000 jobs in January, helping to push the country's unemployment rate down to 4.9%.
However, the US number was lower than expected and was a sharp slowdown from December, when 292,000 jobs were added.
Unemployment in the eurozone dropped in December to its lowest rate in more than four years, despite worries about the global economy.
Eurostat, the EU's statistical agency, said the jobless rate in the 19 country eurozone had fallen to 10.4% from 10.5% in November.
The passenger deliberately put her hand between the closing doors at Hayes and Harlington, thinking they would reopen automatically, but was pulled along and suffered head, back and hand injuries.
The driver was unaware of the problem as a signal showed the doors were shut.
An investigation found the doors were safety compliant.
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The woman had arrived on the platform just as the train to London Paddington was leaving at about 13:10 BST on 25 July 2015.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said it had "concluded that after closing the doors of the train, the driver either did not make a final check that it was safe to depart, or that the check was insufficiently detailed to allow him to identify the trapped passenger".
The RAIB recommended further research be carried out into how passengers interact with trains, so the industry can learn how to deter people from obstructing train doors.
It also said train operators and train owners should continue looking into the practicality of fitting trains with sensitive door edge technology and has suggested drivers and railway staff are made aware, in the meantime, of the limitations of door locking systems.
A spokesman for the RAIB said: "Our investigation identified that the train driver and other railway staff held the same misunderstanding: if someone had a hand trapped in a door it would not be possible for the door interlock light to illuminate and a driver to take power.
"This is not the case, and the door was found to be compliant with all applicable standards after the accident."
It has issued the following guidance:
Worst affected have been the Appleby, Keswick, Kendal and Glenridding areas, where river levels have risen.
Defences in Appleby were breached when the River Eden burst its banks, flooding 40 properties and prompting several rescues.
The Glenridding Hotel flooded for the third time this month.
The Environment Agency has issued 20 flood warnings across England and Wales and six in Cumbria, urging people to take immediate action.
Forecasters are predicting conditions to ease into Wednesday, although the Met Office has already issued yellow warnings for rain throughout the region for Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Firefighters used pumping equipment to divert water from an electricity sub station in Appleby.
The town's road bridge was closed due to high water levels, as was Keswick's Greta Bridge.
The River Eden peaked in Appleby at about 17:00 GMT, the agency said, while it was expected to peak in Carlisle between 22:00 and 23:00.
A spokesman added: "The amount of rainfall forecast would not usually lead to disruption, but with saturated ground and river levels already high, there may be further flood impacts to roads and potentially some properties."
See how we reported the Cumbria floods.
Up to 40mm (1.57ins) of rain was expected to fall onto already saturated land across the county by the end of Tuesday, although that was feared to rise to 80mm (3.1ins) in upland areas, according to the Met Office.
BBC Weather said about seven months worth of rain has fallen on Shap in the past seven weeks, 65% of the average annual rainfall for the area.
Police urged drivers to be aware of surface water flooding on a number of roads, with many only passable with care.
The manager of the Glenridding Hotel, Elizabeth Ali, said she felt "defeated" as rising water from a nearby beck caused it to flood for the third time this month.
She took to Facebook to post: "The beck is overflowing once again past the bridge and the what was Ratchers Bar and the kitchen is flooding again. Contractors are in trying to save equipment.
"Fire brigade are on their way to help pump out the water we are currently at around 2ft of water ... We just need to smile and carry on. Thanks for all your nice comments."
Firefighters were also called to Keswick Rugby Club to deal with water that was an inch deep on the pitch, Cumbria Fire Brigade said.
They also rescued a 70-year-old woman from a home on Howgate Foot in Appleby and pumped water away from a substation.
One homeowner in Appleby said she had not expected the town's defences to be breached.
The woman called Charlotte said: "It was pretty torrential in the morning, and then the rain died off and the river rose really slowly, compared to last time the river it was very vicious.
"Normally when it floods it doesn't really affect the homes as much because of the flood defences, but it has gone right over the top of them which we did not expect."
Cumbria Police set up a multi-agency group to combat the heavy rainfall.
A force spokesman said there had been reports of motorists ignoring road closure signs which could be "extremely dangerous" and put "lives at risk".
Meanwhile, farming minister, George Eustice, has promised that about 600 farmers already badly affected by the recent floods, would have support payments fast-tracked.
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Anglesey AM Rhun ap Iorwerth's comments came as a meeting was being held on Friday to discuss a Welsh Government response to a UK government consultation on the issue.
It is seeking a long-term solution on where to store highly radioactive nuclear waste created in recent years.
No site has yet been earmarked.
The preferred option would be to build a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) to store the waste deep underground.
But the Plaid Cymru AM said it would be concerning "if there is an attempt to make it easier to bring the burial of waste to Wales".
According to the Welsh Government, there is no intention to create a GDF in Wales, and no GDF would be built in Wales if a community does not choose to create one.
Currently, low level radioactive waste is kept at nuclear power stations including Wylfa on Anglesey and Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd.
Long-term waste is stored in Sellafield, Cumbria, but with its radioactivity taking many years to reach safe levels, the long-term option many countries favour is to develop GDFs.
The UK government's aim is to build one site for all the waste from England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Because nuclear waste is a devolved matter, the Welsh Government had to decide where it stood and in 2015 decided to adopt the UK government's policy.
Cumbria County Council voted against an attempt to establish a site there in 2013, even though Copeland Borough Council had given it a seal of approval.
Since then planning laws have changed in England, which now deem GDFs as nationally important infrastructure projects, and the government has started the process of consulting with other communities of interest.
This could mean the government tries again this year to find a suitable area.
In a letter seen by BBC Wales inviting individuals and organisations to its workshop on Friday, the Welsh Government said they were "not intending to create a GDF in Wales, and no GDF will be built in Wales unless a community chooses to create such an opportunity".
But it added developments of this type "bring investment and jobs which benefit the local economy", and they did not want to disadvantage any community.
Mr ap Iorwerth said a more firm refusal was needed from Cardiff Bay.
"The letter... says the Welsh Government is not going to push to establish a GDF while at the same time trying to open the door to anyone who supports such a development," he said.
"It paints a very positive picture, for example the potential of creating jobs and so on. It also gives the impression sites of this type are 'common'. They are not."
Brian Jones from the anti-nuclear group CND Cymru, which was invited to the meeting, said there was concern a community could be paid to host a site at the expense of surrounding areas which may oppose such a development.
He also raised questions on how a "community" would be defined.
"They also suggest the community would get money for 150 years, but when this money finishes the nuclear waste would still be there for thousands more years. Why that amount of time?
"If any community showed an interest, they would need to have all the information to make a decision.
"I agree with Scotland's policy, and that is that nuclear waste should be stored over ground where it's easy to monitor, on the nuclear station site. If anything goes wrong after nuclear waste is buried, it's much harder to know what's happening and to do anything about it."
A Welsh Government spokesperson said it had adopted a policy of "geological disposal for the long-term, safe and secure management of higher activity radioactive waste".
He added that a GDF would only be "deliverable on the basis of a voluntary partnership with interested local communities willing to enter into discussions".
Speaking before Friday's meeting, he said the workshop would "specifically explore proposals for the approach to engagement with any community willing to discuss hosting a GDF".
He said a discussion paper had been circulated in advance of the workshop, in which the government made clear "we are keen to gain the views of all interested parties on all aspects of the approach including on how a 'community' should be defined".
The deal for the versatile 25-year-old, who can play on the left of defence or midfield, is subject to international clearance.
Leu played for Moldovan club side FC Spicul last season and won an international cap in 2014.
"We're delighted to add a full international to improve our squad," said Glens manager Alan Kernaghan
"I am confident Alex will be a high quality addition," Kernaghan told the club website.
"This further demonstrates the club's determination to build the strongest possible playing squad for this season.
"We have worked very hard for some time now to get the deal over the line and I must again thank our loyal and dedicated supporters for their help."
The arrival of Leu at the Oval follows the signing of former Rangers striker Nacho Novo last month.
Leipzig, founded in 2009 with backing from drinks firm Red Bull, will play in the group stage after a 4-1 win at Hertha Berlin on Saturday guaranteed a top-three finish in the Bundesliga.
"At the start of the season, we just talked about being worry-free [from relegation]," Rangnick said.
"I am simply proud."
With two games to go, Leipzig are second in the table, 10 points behind champions Bayern Munich, and cannot finish below third spot.
With the backing of the Austrian energy drink manufacturer, Leipzig reached Germany's top flight last year after four promotions in seven seasons.
Their rise has led to them being labelled "Germany's most hated club" and opposition fans have staged protests against their commercial structure.
"When we play in the Champions League, we'll have to strengthen the squad," added 58-year-old Rangnick, who has previously managed German clubs Hoffenheim, Schalke and Hannover.
"Whether three or four new additions will be enough, I do not know. Perhaps we'll need five or six and we need more quality across the board."
The win over Hertha Berlin was Leipzig's 20th in 32 league games since winning promotion last season.
German forwards Timo Werner and Davie Selke scored two goals each.
Twenty-year-old midfielder Oliver Burke, who became the most expensive Scottish player when he joined Leipzig for a fee of around £13m in August 2016, was an unused substitute.
The 23-year-old will rise to 169th from 218th in Monday's updated rankings.
Her career has been blighted by three years of wrist problems and she has not played in the main draw of a WTA event since August's US Open.
Robson, who was ranked as high as 27th in 2013, has dropped down to a level below the WTA to regain form.
The Great Clock's hands, mechanism, pendulum and Elizabeth Tower need refurbishment, and failure to do so would cause "reputational damage", a cross-party report found.
It has been 31 years since its last overhaul.
A parliamentary spokesman said: "No decisions on works, timescales or costs have been agreed."
In its report, the Commons Finance Committee said problems had also been identified with the 156-year-old clock's tower, including cracks in the masonry.
Upgrades were also needed to bring the building in line with health and safety regulations, it said.
The report, seen by the Mail on Sunday and Sunday Times, said: "There are major concerns that if this is not carried out...the clock mechanism is at risk of failure with the huge risk of international reputational damage for Parliament.
"In the event of a clock-hand failure, it could take up to a year to repair due to the scaffolding needed."
Officials said it would cost £4.9m "to prevent the clock from failing", but the report states the "full refurbishment" would cost £29m.
The addition of a visitor centre at the bottom of the tower, and installing a lift to the top could see the cost rise to £40m.
The parliamentary spokesperson said: "Committees of both Houses are currently considering the study."
In August, Big Ben made headlines when the bongs lagged behind by six seconds, causing interruptions to BBC Radio 4, which broadcasts the sound live.
At the time, clocksmith Ian Westworth said the clock "does have a little fit every now and then" due to its age.
Katherine Guest, who was on her way to a medical check-up in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, said the driver told her he feared her son could choke.
The Arriva driver told her it was because of potential health and safety risks associated with breastfeeding, she said.
Arriva Midlands said it was looking into the matter.
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Ms Guest, 22, said she had been on her way to a routine check-up last Tuesday with 10-week old Zachary when she was refused entry to the bus.
She started to feed Zachary while waiting at the bus stop and thought there would not be a problem with getting on the bus.
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"I expected to just walk straight on to the bus without any problems. I didn't think twice about it when the doors opened and I stepped on," she said.
"But the driver turned around and said 'I can't let you on here'.
"When I asked why not, he said it was because of the potential health and safety risks associated with breastfeeding."
Having run to make her appointment, she said: "All I want is some sort of apology and recognition that mums should be allowed to breastfeed in public."
Jamie Crowsley, general manager of the Shropshire area at Arriva Midlands, said the firm could not comment upon the individual circumstances until the investigation had been completed.
"Our drivers do have a duty to ensure the safety of our passengers as they get on and off our buses and during their journeys and are mindful of this responsibility at all times," he said.
The tanker came to rest on its side in a field, on the B743 near Strathaven, just before 0630 BST.
The driver was treated for shock and minor injuries and the road is expected to remain closed for some time.
A 200m-radius hazard zone was put in place and two homes were evacuated while the tanker was made safe.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue said about 150 litres of gas oil had escaped from six relief valves on top of the tanker.
It has sought advice from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency about possible contamination.
The fire service said the vehicle had now been "stabilised" and gas oil was "being decanted by the relief fuel and decanting vehicle now on site".
Officers will remain on scene until the vehicle is righted and taken away.
The accident has caused long tailbacks in both directions on the A71 through Strathaven.
Local diversions have been set up but there are also delays in the area due to roadworks.
Organisers have been trying to bring back the game, known as Ullamaliztli in Mexico, because of its ancient cultural and religious significance.
The game was played across Central America before being banned by the Spanish conquistadors.
The tournament, only the second since 2006, is being played by ten teams from across Mexico.
According to ancient texts the ball game was seen as a struggle between light and darkness and provided the energy to keep humanity going.
Today the game is played by teams of seven players, who knock a heavy solid rubber ball up and down a narrow pitch, using their hips rather than their feet.
Giant ball courts can still be seen in ruins across the region.
In ancient times losers of the game were often sacrificed to the Gods, but this year organisers opted for a knockout tournament instead.
Many palaeontologists have wondered what the earliest dinosaur relatives looked like, as the fossil record in this time period is sparse.
Some assumed they walked on two legs, looking a bit like miniature dinosaurs.
But the newly described creature walked on four legs like a croc, the journal Nature reports.
The 2-3m (7-10ft) carnivorous animal, unearthed in southern Tanzania, lived some 245 million years ago during the Triassic Period. It pre-dated the earliest dinosaurs.
Prof Paul Barrett, from London's Natural History Museum, one of the authors on the new paper, said: "This is a little animal that we call Teleocrater. It's not very big...it probably would have weighed about the same as the average family dog."
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "Visually, it would have looked a bit like a souped-up version of a komodo dragon, crossed maybe with something else. So it would have been a slender animal, not a big armoured thing like a crocodile."
Teleocrater rhadinus appeared just after a large group of animals known as archosaurs split into one branch that led to dinosaurs (and, eventually, birds) and another branch that led to today's alligators and crocodiles.
Its anatomy combines features present in the last common ancestor of these groups, such as a crocodilian-like ankle joint, with some features considered characteristic of dinosaurs.
The first fossils belonging to Teleocrater were discovered in 1933 in Tanzania. They were studied at London's Natural History Museum in the 1950s. But these specimens were missing crucial bones, such as the ankle.
Therefore, scientists at the time could not tell whether they were more closely related to crocs or to dinosaurs.
The new specimens were uncovered in the East African country in 2015, resolving some of those outstanding questions. They show that it is one of the earliest members of the archosaur family tree and that it walked like a crocodilian.
Sterling Nesbitt, one of the new study's authors from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, US, said: "The discovery of Teleocrater fundamentally changes our ideas about the earliest history of dinosaur relatives."
But he added: "It also raises far more questions than it answers."
Teleocrater, along with other dinosaur relatives, lived across a wide range of different regions, from Russia to India to Brazil.
The team's next steps are to return to southern Tanzania to look for more remains and missing pieces of the Teleocrater skeleton.
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Ms Manning, who is transgender, is serving a 35-year sentence at an all-male military facility.
Her lawyers accused the US military of violating her privacy by revealing that she had been admitted to hospital.
The army had not disclosed the reason for the hospital admission but it was linked to a suicide attempt in media reports.
Ms Manning's legal team said in a statement: "Last week, Chelsea made a decision to end her life.
"She would have preferred to keep her private medical information private, and instead focus on her recovery.
"She knows that people have questions about how she is doing and she wants everyone to know that she remains under close observation by the prison and expects to remain on this status for the next several weeks."
A tweet was sent from Ms Manning's account on Monday, reading: "I am okay. I'm glad to be alive.
"Thank you for all your love. I will get through this."
Tweets on the account are sometimes sent by Ms Manning's representatives but are usually dictated over the telephone by the prisoner herself.
Ms Manning was convicted in 2013 of leaking more than 700,000 secret files to Wikileaks.
She had been working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq.
She was convicted under her previous name, Bradley, and shortly thereafter announced she would start living as a woman.
Last year she was approved for hormone therapy after being diagnosed with gender dysphoria - the sense of one's gender being at odds with the sex assigned at birth.
She will remain a soldier in the US Army for the duration of her sentence.
The eastern grey kangaroo caught shoppers at a pharmacy by surprise before it was captured by wildlife volunteers, reports say.
The kangaroo, named Cyrus after one of the helpers on the scene, was tranquilised and caught safely.
The airport is located in an area frequented by kangaroos.
The kangaroo hopped into the terminal after it was hit by a car, reports say.
"He has got injuries to his feet at the moment. His claws are quite worn, that's from hopping down the tarmac and things like that," wildlife volunteer Ella Rountree told the Associated Press (AP).
Johnson Law, who works at the pharmacy, said he initially did not believe his co-worker when she told him there was a kangaroo at the shop.
"I just kept on doing what I was doing, yeah, I thought it was a bit of a joke," he told AP.
The kangaroo would be taken to a veterinarian to be examined, Wildlife Victoria said in a statement.
The marsupials are known to occasionally make their way into the airport, though the tarmac is guarded to prevent them posing a hazard to planes.
During the rugby season, Friday night is your chance to catch up with live action from the Pro 12 league, on our flagship programme Scrum V Live.
This season Ross Harries and the Scrum V Live team will be on air from 19:00, although this will vary from week-to-week because of the Rugby World Cup and the scheduling of matches outside Wales.
Regular studio guests will include: Martyn Williams, Shane Williams, Ryan Jones, Robert Jones, Dafydd James, Colin Charvis, Andy Nicol, Carlo Del Fava and Phil Davies, with commentary from Gareth Charles and Jonathan Davies. The four-times Pro12 title-winning coach Sean Holley will also be offering his unique insight from the analysis truck.
Sunday's magazine show - Scrum V Sunday - (live, usually with a later repeat) brings you highlights and analysis, action and reaction from the weekend's Pro12 matches as well as delving into the big stories in Welsh rugby.
Also, we'll be bringing you up to speed with news from around the Welsh premiership and Rick O'Shea will be visiting clubs from all over Wales to give you an idea of what's happening at grassroots level rugby. And, as always, there will be profiles and features with some of the biggest names in the game.
Look out also for our Scrum V Sunday Specials during the major events - the Rugby World Cup and the Six Nations.
Keep an eye on our programme page for transmission times of our output on BBC Two Wales and also on the iPlayer.
Scrum V will be available for one week following the last show (UK users only). Also, highlights from the show in video and text, as well as the latest rugby news, will appear on bbc.co.uk/scrumv.
UK viewers living outside Wales can watch Scrum V live games on satellite and cable, however coverage is sometimes restricted because of bandwidth capacity.
If you are on DSAT (i.e. have the Sky EPG), you will also find the match on BBC Two Wales on channel 971.
We also stream the TV coverage on our website - bbc.co.uk/scrumv.
Tune into any BBC Two channel and press the red button to access the interactive service.
There is also a Welsh language commentary option on the red button.
You can interact by emailing [email protected], or tweet using #ScrumV. A selection of your comments will be put to the pundits.
Join Steffan Garrero, Ross Harries, Gareth Charles and guests every Thursday night for Scrum V on Radio Wales Sport.
Also tune in for live commentaries on selected Friday night matches.
Our email address is: [email protected].
Scrum V is also on Twitter with news and behind-the-scenes chat.
This year, the 67th Sapporo Snow Festival features over 250 sculptures, including iconic Asian buildings, carved out of snow and ice.
Organisers hope that over two million people from all over the country and abroad will come to see the sculptures.
The sculptures are lit up at night time with colourful lights.
The Sapporo Snow Festival is a seven-day event.
It started in 1950, when high school students built a few snow statues in Odori Park.
Roman Pirozek Jr, 19, was pronounced dead at a park in New York City's Brooklyn borough where hobbyists often fly remote control aircraft.
Police said reports suggested Pirozek was killed when the helicopter's blades struck his head and neck.
His death is thought to be only the second ever from a toy remote control helicopter in the US.
Police told the New York Daily News that Pirozek had apparently been attempting a stunt when something went wrong and the helicopter fell and hit him.
"The major vessels in his neck were involved and he just bled out very quickly," an emergency worker told the newspaper.
While police did not release the model of the helicopter Pirozek was flying at the time of the accident, an online video uploaded in July by someone with Pirozek's name showed an Align T-Rex 700N DFC flying at high speeds.
Rich Hanson, spokesman for the Academy of Model Aeronautics in Indiana told the Associated Press news agency that model was in the larger range of remote control helicopters and has a blade span of nearly 4.5ft (1.4m).
Mr Hanson said the teenager's death may have been only the second ever caused by a remote control helicopter in the US.
The £5.3bn Better Care Fund will be launched in April 2015 to encourage greater integration between the NHS and social care.
But a review by the National Audit Office found the scale of potential savings was overstated to start with.
The government said it disagreed with the criticisms.
However, the NAO said even now, the revised plans contained "bold assumptions".
Last month, ministers championed the impact the fund was going to have after announcing nearly all 151 local plans had been signed off.
The details of the schemes vary, but all involve some form of joint working between social workers, nurses and other community staff to improve the support offered, particularly to elderly people.
The £5.3bn Better Care Fund is not new money as such. Instead it draws on existing funding streams that are being ring-fenced for this purpose.
The pot was originally set at £3.8bn. That included £3.3bn from the core NHS budget with the rest from money set aside for carers and capital expenditure.
This has been topped up by extra funds that have been put in by local areas that wanted to create bigger pooled budgets.
The £5.3bn represents less than 5% of the combined NHS and social care budgets.
The aim is to keep patients out of hospital and - where possible - living independently in their own homes.
Originally it was hoped the measures would save the NHS £1bn in 2015-16.
But when the local plans were initially submitted earlier this year, £55m of savings was identified.
More work on the plans was ordered and the figure has now been increased to just over £300m, although this has meant there is less time to prepare for implementation. Most of these savings come from a forecast reduction in emergency admissions of 3.1%.
But the NAO still said the plans were "over-optimistic".
It said local areas needed better support to maximise what was an "innovative" approach to changing the way the care system works.
Public Accounts Committee chairwoman Margaret Hodge said the rollout of the fund had been a "shambles".
A Department of Health spokesman said it disagreed with the criticisms.
"This is the most ambitious plan to transform care ever undertaken and we ensured detailed work took place a year ahead of the launch to allow us time to iron out the issues."
Councillor Izzi Seccombe, of the Local Government Association, added it was "too soon" to make judgements about the scheme.
But Richard Humphries, of the King's Fund think tank, said the fund was "not a substitute for the new funding needed to invest in essential changes to services".
"Given the tight timescales and absence of any new money in the fund, local areas are being expected to achieve too much, with too little, too soon."
Oliver Falivena suffered head injuries when he was attacked during an altercation in Derby Market Place on 29 August.
The 22-year-old, from Derby, died in hospital in Nottingham a week later.
Richard Last, 31, of Bridgeside Way, Spondon, is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on 10 February.
Tubman, who was born a slave around 1820 and helped hundreds of others escape, will feature on the new $20 bill, the US Treasury announced.
She will replace former President Andrew Jackson, a slave owner.
The Treasury has dropped plans to remove the image of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founders of the US financial system, from the $10 bill.
It had faced a backlash over the plan.
While Ms Tubman will feature on the front of the $20 bill, President Jackson's image will move to the back.
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said that Harriet Tubman was "not just a historical figure but a role model for leadership and participation in our democracy."
"Her incredible story of courage and commitment to equality embodies the ideals of democracy that our nation celebrates," he added.
Leaders from the women's rights movement - Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Alice Paul - will be pictured on the back of the $10 bill.
The back of the $5 bill - which depicts Abraham Lincoln on the front - will show prominent leaders from US history including singer Marian Anderson, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
The women last depicted on US notes were former first lady Martha Washington, on the $1 silver certificate from 1891 to 1896, and Native American Pocahontas , in a group photo on the $20 bill from 1865 to 1869.
Harriet Tubman is best known in the United States for her role in smuggling slaves to safety via the Underground Railroad.
But her role in the US civil war was just as remarkable.
She operated as a scout for the Union forces, often behind enemy lines, most notably guiding the dramatic armed raid at Combahee Ferry in South Carolina in which three gunboats evaded Confederate positions and liberated more than 700 slaves.
"I nebber see such a sight," said Ms Tubman later, describing how slaves laden with children, pigs and chickens had rushed from the fields towards the boats. "We laughed, an' laughed, an' laughed," she recalled.
In 1863 this was an extraordinary military role for any woman, let alone for an escaped slave.
As for Andrew Jackson, his enduring numismatic role is ironic not only because the slave-trading president has been pushed to the back of the $20 bill by a freed slave but also because he regarded the very existence of paper money as a "deep-seated evil."
Harriet Tubman: Former slave who risked all to save others
Harriett Tubman was born into slavery in the 1820s. After suffering a serious head injury, she escaped and helped to free more than 70 slaves through the "Underground Railroad", a network of anti-slavery activists and safe houses.
Ms Tubman was the winner of an online poll run by campaign group Women On 20s.
Its executive director, Susan Ades Stone, told the BBC that the "freedom fighter" was "a fantastic choice."
"She is really quite remarkable," she said, noting the irony of moving Andrew Jackson to the back of a bill which would feature a freed slave on the front.
"It's not what we envisioned but I think that it will make for an interesting narrative and it will keep alive a lot of the history lessons that we can learn from his actions and his policies," said Ms Ades Stone.
Other potential candidates for the spot included Eleanor Roosevelt, civil rights activist Rosa Parks and leader of the Cherokee nation Wilma Mankiller.
Alexander Hamilton staying on the $10 bill was due in part to the popularity of Broadway musical "Hamilton".
Cast members visited the White House and spoke to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in March.
After the meeting, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway show, tweeted that Mr Lew told him he would be "very happy" after they announced changes to the US notes.
The Treasury Department also put out a statement after the meeting that reiterated Mr Lew's "commitment to continue to honour Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill".
She adds it to her other world record, from 2015, when she proved her great paw-eye coordination by catching 14 balls in one minute.
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Jiff, a Pomeranian from Los Angeles, America, won fans in 2014 for an unusual talent.
Despite having four legs, Jiff prefers to get around on just two - he stands up on his back legs, or balances on his front, like a handstand.
And as if that wasn't enough, he's speedy as well! He can travel 5 metres in just under 8 seconds on his front paws, and is even quicker on his hind legs, doing the same distance in less than 7 seconds.
Otto skated his way into our hearts in 2015, when he skateboarded through a 'human tunnel' of 30 people.
The bulldog was cheered by a huge crowd in Peru, and was given an official certificate for his achievement.
It took 270 dogs to set a new world record in 2016.
The dogs and their owners stretched and twisted in an hour-long 'doga' (dog yoga) session in Hong Kong, China, to be part of the biggest ever doga class.
They beat the previous record of 265 dogs, set in San Diego, America, in 2015.
Scottish Power said it reconnected the last of the homes, all on Anglesey, at about 19:00 GMT on Saturday.
About 600 engineers had been drafted in to restore supplies after 80,000 properties originally suffered power cuts.
Vans had provided hot food and drinks to those affected, with breakfast also delivered on Saturday.
Scottish Power spokesman Paul Ferguson said there would be plenty of work to do in the long-term to deal with the storm's damage.
Meanwhile, Arriva Trains Wales is running a replacement bus service between Llanelli and Shrewsbury on Saturday because of storm damage to trains and overhead wires.
The Llandudno to Blaenau Ffestiniog line will be shut until Monday as buses replace trains on an amended timetable.
Western Power Distribution worked overnight on Friday to restore power to 240 properties in south and west Wales, 157 in Pembrokeshire and 83 in Powys.
On Thursday, Storm Doris caused damage and affected travel and power supplies across Wales.
Wales recorded the strongest gust of wind in the UK as the weather station at Capel Curig in Snowdonia peaked at 94mph (151km/h).
North Wales was worst affected by the storm and North Wales Police received about 500 more calls than usual.
The 64-year-old, Texas-born head of Exxon Mobil has worked for the company in the US, Yemen and Russia, and is known for his close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Tillerson's links to the Kremlin, which awarded him the Order of Friendship in 2013, was the main subject of scrutiny from US lawmakers considering him for his new role.
In his Senate confirmation hearing, he admitted that the West had reason to be alarmed by Russian aggression but he refused under questioning to label Mr Putin a war criminal.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee eventually backed him, with all the Republicans in favour of his nomination and all the Democrats against, paving the way for his expected confirmation by the full Senate.
While critics raised concerns about his ability to trade in his corporate interest for a national one, some supporters suggest his background as a global dealmaker may bring fresh perspective to the nation's top diplomatic post.
Mr Trump's transitional team said Mr Tillerson would "help reverse years of misguided foreign policies and actions that have weakened" the country's global standing.
The Texan said he shared Mr Trump's vision "for restoring the credibility of the United States' foreign relations and advancing our country's national security".
Mr Tillerson's nomination follows revelations that US intelligence agencies believe Russia acted covertly to help Mr Trump defeat Hillary Clinton in the election, leaving some critics unnerved by his close relations with Moscow.
During his time at Exxon, Mr Tillerson has forged multibillion-dollar deals with Russia's state oil company, Rosneft, including an agreement to explore underground resources in Siberia that could be worth billions of dollars.
He is also known to be a friend of Igor Sechin, Rosneft's executive chairman who was formerly Mr Putin's deputy prime minister. Mr Sechin has been called Russia's second most powerful man.
Mr Tillerson has publicly spoken out against international sanctions placed on Russia over its annexation of Crimea.
In 2014, Exxon filed a report saying the US government and European Union's sanctions cost the company a maximum of $1bn (£790m) in damage to joint ventures.
Republican senators Marco Rubio and John McCain expressed serious concerns about Mr Tillerson's Russian connections but came round.
Arizona Senator John McCain said he was reassured by private conversations he had with the oil chief about his views on Russia.
"This wasn't an easy call, but I believe when there's doubt, the incoming president gets the benefit of the doubt," he said.
Mr Tillerson has spent his entire career, more than 40 years, working for Exxon. He joined the company as a production engineer, fresh from University of Texas, Austin, and worked his way up to take the top job in 2006.
He had been expected to retire next year.
The lifelong Exxon employee beat a long list of seasoned candidates in the running for the post, including former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney; Senator Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; and former CIA chief David Petraeus.
To counter concerns over his lack of experience, former Secretary of Defence Robert Gates hailed Mr Tillerson as "a global champion of the best values of our country" while former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shared similar sentiment.
But as Mr Gates noted, Exxon is a client of his and Ms Rice's consultancy firm RiceHadleyGates.
Though Mr Tillerson appears to fit with Mr Trump's right-wing cabinet, he has stirred controversy among some social conservatives who condemn his more liberal policies.
As president of the Boy Scouts of America from 2010-2012, Mr Tillerson was part of the push to allow gay scouts and leaders into the organisation, although a ban on openly gay adult scout leaders remained in place until 2015.
Evangelical leader Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, slammed Mr Tillerson's nomination, noting Exxon's history of donating to family-planning organisation Planned Parenthood.
Mr Tillerson is also a former director of the United Negro College Fund, a US organisation that funds scholarships for black students and supports historically black colleges and universities.
Exxon, which has about 75,000 employees around the world, has been accused of trying to cover up the risks of climate change and lying to the public.
The company has dealt with a series of state investigations into how much it knew about climate science, leaving many environmental activists concerned about his nomination.
"He and other company executives led Exxon Mobil in funding outside groups to create an illusion of scientific uncertainty around the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change," said Neera Tanden, the president of the Center for American Progress and a Clinton ally.
Yet Mr Tillerson accepts climate change is real and has spoken of "catastrophic" consequences if it were left unchecked.
"For many years, Exxon Mobil has held the view that the risks of climate change are serious and do warrant action. We believe that addressing the risk of climate change is a global issue," he said last May.
Though he is so far the only member of Trump's candidate to acknowledge the existence of climate change, Mr Tillerson remains committed to the continued use of fossil fuels.
"The reality is there is no alternative energy source known on the planet or available to us today to replace the pervasiveness of fossil fuels in our global economy, in our very quality of life, and I would go beyond that and say our very survival," he said.
He is, however, open to the idea of a carbon tax to reduce emissions, a view likely to clash with those held by new colleagues in government.
In October, the FA signed a six-season overseas broadcast rights deal for the FA Cup - reportedly worth £820m.
Glenn said the FA could raise the current £25m fund because of the deal, which starts from the 2018-19 season.
"The FA Cup is a great way of redistributing money to the lower leagues," Glenn told BBC Radio 5 live.
"The prize fund is £25m," Glenn told Sportsweek. "We're looking to increase that over the coming years and hopefully benefit the smaller clubs."
Glenn also said the FA may look at introducing a "unity" payment which would help split money more equally. Under the current system, clubs receive a larger amount of money if their game is televised.
Sports minister Tracey Crouch warned last month that the government will legislate to force through FA reforms if the governing body does not make changes itself, setting a deadline of April for the FA to "set a path to reform".
Glenn reiterated some of the concerns of five former FA executives, including previous chairman Greg Dyke, who said the organisation was held back by "elderly white men".
Figures show that of the FA Council's 122 members, 92 are aged over 60, eight are women and four are from ethnic minority backgrounds.
"It's over-represented by white males who are quite old and it doesn't reflect the people actually in the game and that's the opportunity," said Glenn.
"With council reform, we'd like to see term limits and the government would like to see term limits so you can't stay there for life.
"You might do three sets of four years and then move on so fresh blood can come through."
The FA Cup third round saw many top-flight sides rotate their squad, with Bournemouth making 11 changes before they lost 3-0 away at League One side Millwall.
But Glenn said he is happy for teams to use the competition to juggle their resources.
"I think Bournemouth were an outlier. Eddie Howe can make his own reasons for it," he said.
"It doesn't upset me. The Premier League teams really understand the value the FA Cup brings them.
"People want to do well in the cup, but the positive side is that these bigger clubs have big squads, you want to give people game time.
"Giving a chance for young players to get real-game experience is not a bad thing."
The second rower, 29, was placed on the transfer list by the Giants last month after an internal investigation.
He helped England to a Test series win over New Zealand in November.
"The Rhinos are a fantastic organisation and I am looking forward to being part of the squad next season," said Ferres.
"The last year has seen plenty of ups and downs for me, however this move gives me an opportunity to finally look forward to the future with confidence and be part of something special at the Rhinos."
A warrant canary is a statement declaring that a website has not received any classified data requests from government or law enforcement.
It is named after the early-warning birds which were sent down mine shafts to alert workers of toxic gases.
Reddit's 2014 report stated it had not received any classified demands, but the 2015 update did not say this.
The FBI can issue national security letters to conduct online surveillance in the US without court approval, but requests often come with a gagging order, which prevents websites from publicly disclosing them.
To get around this, many websites state that they have not received any classified requests.
Once the disclaimer vanishes from the transparency report, visitors might assume a secret request has been made.
Reddit published its first transparency report in 2014.
When asked about the disappearance of the canary from the latest report, one Reddit administrator wrote: "I've been advised not to say anything one way or the other".
The site said it had received 98 requests for user information that it could disclose in 2015, almost double the amount it received in 2014.
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The inquiry is centred on the 2006 World Cup organising committee which includes former Germany captain Franz Beckenbauer, who has denied corruption.
It has now been broadened to include former senior Fifa official Urs Linsi.
German media reports say that a slush fund was set up to buy Fifa votes.
The inquiry centres on four people - including Mr Beckenbauer - who were part of the German bid.
Investigators have been especially concerned about a payment of about 10m Swiss Francs ($9.8m; £7.9m) to Fifa in 2005.
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"The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Switzerland confirms that on 23 November 2016 it conducted house searches with the support of the Federal Office of Police [fedpol] at various locations in the German-speaking part of Switzerland," the OAG said in a statement.
The OAG began its investigation last year into allegations that four members of the 2006 World Cup organising committee were involved in fraud and money laundering.
On Wednesday prosecutors announced they were also investigating Mr Linsi, who served as Fifa's secretary general between 2002 and 2007.
The case first made the headlines in October 2015, when German news magazine Der Spiegel accused Germany of using the secret slush fund to buy Fifa votes in support of its bid to host the 2006 World Cup.
The money allegedly came from the late Robert Louis-Dreyfus, who in 2000 was head of German sportswear giant Adidas. It was allegedly provided at the request of Mr Beckenbauer, who led the committee seeking to secure Germany's right to host the event.
Mr Beckenbauer previously admitted to making errors in relation to the bid but has denied deliberate wrongdoing.
A separate report into alleged irregularities over awarding the World Cup to Germany in 2006 was published in March by the German Football Association.
It said that while there was no evidence of Germany paying Fifa members in return for votes, payments were made to at least one former Fifa official through a complicated network of bank accounts.
Air force officials said they were unable to fly helicopters to the temple town of Badrinath to bring down the 5,000 pilgrims still stuck there.
And police say the planned mass cremations in Kedarnath town have been postponed following heavy rains.
The floods have killed more than 600 people in Uttarakhand state.
State Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said at the weekend that he feared at least 1,000 people had died. Officials say 97,000 people have been rescued so far.
Early monsoon rains in India this year are believed to be the heaviest in 80 years.
On Tuesday morning, rescue operations were delayed due to rain, but once the weather improved air force helicopters began preparing for sorties to Badrinath - the last of the areas where thousands of pilgrims are still stranded in the mountains.
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But later in the day, air force officials told the BBC that heavy rains in Badrinath had prevented helicopters from landing, forcing them to abandon rescue operations.
Air force officials say they need to get to the affected areas urgently as time is running out for survivors.
"I just need two to three days of good weather and I can get everyone out," Air Commodore Rajesh Issar, who heads Operation Rahat (Relief), said.
Meanwhile, senior police official Sanjay Gunjiyal, who is in-charge of the mass cremations in Kedarnath, told the BBC that it had been raining heavily since the morning and the cremations were unlikely to happen on Tuesday.
Police say lots of bodies are piled up around the temple in Kedarnath and many of them have begun decomposing, the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder reports from Dehradun.
Many of them remain unidentified so they are being photographed and DNA samples are being taken and preserved for the families of those still missing, our correspondent adds.
On Sunday, officials said the severely damaged Kedarnath town had been cleared of survivors and teams were searching for the bodies of victims.
Tourists and pilgrims were among those caught up in the floods, which washed away homes, roads and bridges.
So extensive is the damage that even a week after the devastating floods and landslides, there is still no clarity on the true number of people missing or dead.
Thousands of army, paramilitary and disaster management officials have been working for the past week to help those trapped in remote villages and settlements, but rescue operations have been hampered by rain and poor weather.
On average, the air force has been operating 115 flights a day and Air Commodore Issar has described it as "the single biggest rescue operation involving helicopters anywhere in the world".
On Monday morning, helicopters carrying special forces to find survivors were forced to turn back because of bad weather.
Meanwhile, hundreds of relatives continue to camp in Dehradun, looking for missing family members and friends.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has described the situation as "distressing" and announced a 10bn rupee ($170m; £127m) aid package for Uttarakhand.
The rainy season generally lasts from June to September, bringing rain which is critical to farming.
Australians Marc Leishman and Adam Scott will not attend because of the infection, which is linked to brain deformities in newborn babies.
However, Rory McIlroy's fears have eased and US Open champion Spieth, 22, said he was "pretty confident" over information received from the PGA Tour.
"Being an Olympian is a tremendous honour," the Texan said.
"Do I think being an Olympian outweighs any significant health threat? No. If I thought that the threat was significant, I certainly would not go," added Spieth, who will defend his US Open title at Oakmont this week.
"But based on what's come to my knowledge at this point, it seems like it's going to be an extremely memorable experience and I look forward to trying to win a gold for the United States."
Their tricks have gone far beyond the infamous fax from a "Nigerian prince" you've never heard of asking you for money.
Now frauds are increasingly sophisticated and you are much more likely to hear from someone you trust.
Fraudsters dupe their victims using a type of psychological manipulation known as "social engineering".
It is essentially a confidence trick that influences a person to take action that may not be in their best interest.
With many technical security defences in place to prevent banks and companies from being hacked directly, it is we humans that represent the weak spot that criminals seek to target.
To explain how they do this, security expert and self-professed 'Human Hacker' Chris Hadnagy uses the psychology behind the parent-child relationship.
"Children are little people that get us to do things we'd never thought we would ever do," he says, and the same psychological principles can be applied to the scammer.
They build rapport, get us to like them, trust them, and often inject a sense of urgency into the scenario, he says: "This all releases certain chemicals in our brain that allow us to take an action we perhaps shouldn't take."
Social engineering fraud has been identified by the international police agency Interpol as one of the world's emerging fraud trends.
In the last two years there has been a spike in this type of fraud, with reported losses in 2015 doubling to nearly $1bn (£675m) - though, by comparison, global credit card fraud was $16bn last year.
It's a lucrative crime.
You don't need a skilled programmer to do social engineering - just someone who's willing to talk to people or write emails.
On top of this, the growth of the internet has played right into the criminals' hands. A key part of social engineering is having information on your target.
Criminals can get this from buying hacked company data and studying their victim's social media profile online.
In June last year Emma Watson, a British businesswoman who was setting up a children's nursery, got a phone call from her bank's fraud team.
They told her that they had stopped some unusual transactions on her account, but because it had been compromised she had to transfer her money into some other accounts they had set up in her name.
"They were completely professional, it was a clear line, they knew my name, they called me on my landline, they used all the language," she says.
"They were very reassuring, saying 'I know this is a distressing time for you and I'm going to help you'."
In fact it wasn't her bank calling at all, but criminals fraudulently posing as her bank's fraud team.
Emma ended up transferring £100,000 into the fraudsters' accounts online. Only a fraction of it has so far been traced and returned.
This type of fraud is called "vishing" where criminals persuade victims to hand over personal details or transfer money, over the telephone. They have a number of techniques at their disposal.
Chris Hadnagy has this advice.
"Don't ever give personal information like banking or credit cards over the phone to someone who has called you.
"If you get a call, hang up, and ring the number on the back of your credit card using a different phone from the one they called you on."
Phishing emails have risen in number and have got a lot more sophisticated.
Jessica Barker, an independent cyber security consultant, explains how they work.
"They play on your trust and they use a front, whether it's a bank, a friend's name, or someone you expect communications from, and they put urgency on you to try and worry victims into responding."
Chris Hadnagy says he was phished only recently, when preparing for a conference in Las Vegas.
"I had 30 things on order from Amazon being shipped out to this hotel in Vegas.
"The week I'm leaving the office is a wreck, I'm packing boxes, running back and forth, and I get this email that just says 'one of your recent orders will not be shipped due to a declined credit card'."
The email looked convincingly like one from Amazon. Chris clicked the link and it opened up what looked like a real Amazon log-in page.
He started logging on until he looked up and saw the address in his browser was from a Russian website.
"It wasn't Amazon.com, and I go 'woah, I just got phished'. The email was for two things I'd never ordered. It's a lesson I tell people, if you hit the right emotional triggers at the right time, anyone can be a victim of phishing."
Phishing emails can look very convincing, copying branding and 'spoofing' email addresses to make them look genuine. Jessica Barker offers this advice for spotting the scam.
"Smishing" is SMS phishing where text messages are sent trying to encourage people to pay money out or click on suspicious links.
Sometimes attackers try to get victims on the phone by sending a text message asking them to call a number, in order to persuade them further.
Unsolicited text messages from unknown numbers should raise alarm bells, but often banks do text their customers for a variety of reasons.
In that case, you should call the bank using a number from a bank statement or a verified source, not a text message.
For more on this, listen to World Business Report's How not to be the Victim of Internet Scams, on BBC World Service at 18:32 GMT on 1 Jan 2016, or click here
28 November 2015 Last updated at 10:19 GMT
David Richards lit up the tree in Canberra, with a grand total of 518,838 twinkling lights.
The 22-metre tall tree was topped with a large star filled with 12,000 glowing bulbs.
Mr. Richards broke the record that had been held for five years by Universal Studios in Osaka, Japan.
The first minister is in Iceland to address the Arctic Circle Assembly on the topic of climate change.
She also announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding between VisitScotland and the Icelandic Tourist Board to share information.
Other speakers at the event include UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
About 2,000 delegates from 50 countries were expected to attend the conference in Reykjavik, which is concerned with the development and protection of the Arctic region.
The agreement between the Scottish and the Icelandic tourism boards will see them share information and advice on areas such as quality development and sustainability.
Ms Sturgeon said: "Scotland and Iceland are world-renowned tourist destinations and we share a common interest in developing a sustainable tourism sector that continues to excite and attract visitors.
"New direct air routes between our two nations started earlier this year, so it's a fitting time for VisitScotland and the Icelandic Tourist Board to deepen their collaboration, learn more from each other and enhance the tourist experience in both of our countries in the coming years."
The agreement will lead to collaboration on tourism development, boosting film tourism and making the best of digital markets.
Malcolm Roughead, chief executive of VisitScotland, said: "Both Scotland and Iceland are small countries that punch well above their weight on the global stage.
"Tourism is a key driver of the economies in Scotland and Iceland, with the industry providing a lifeline for our nations during difficult times. VisitScotland and the Icelandic Tourist Board have built a strong and mutually beneficial relationship over the past three years and it's exciting to take this to the next level with the signing of this agreement."
Ólöf Ýrr Atladóttir, chief executive of the Icelandic Tourist Board, said: "Icelandic tourism has been going through enormous growth in the past years.
"Such growth inevitably brings with it new challenges that need to be addressed. Scottish tourism and VisitScotland have a multitude of experiences that we at the Icelandic Tourist Board have been able to learn from and we believe that the signing of this agreement will benefit both countries in years to come."
Ms Sturgeon was invited to the Arctic Circle Assembly by former President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson following the Paris Climate Change talks in 2015, and will take part in a full day of meetings and engagements.
The first minister said climate change was "one of the biggest challenges the world faces".
She announced £1m of funding to support developing countries track and measure the impact of climate change.
She told delegates: "We know the most damaging effects of climate change are in developing nations and fall disproportionately on the very young, the very old and the very poor.
"That's why Scotland was the first national government in the world to establish a Climate Justice Fund, which now supports 11 projects in some of the world's poorest communities in four sub-Saharan African countries."
Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski announced that he had "ordered all work to be stopped".
"We will decide on further developments following consultations with Brussels," he said after meeting with US senators.
The Gazprom-financed pipeline would ship gas to western Europe via the Balkans, thus avoiding Ukraine.
The European Commission had sent Bulgarian authorities a letter at the start of the month, asking them to suspend work on the project.
The EC claimed Bulgaria may have broken EU public procurement laws by choosing local and Russian bidders.
Bulgaria has previously said it is being targeted by Brussels as a means of retaliating against Russia over the situation in Ukraine.
If built, the pipeline would deliver 63 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year, via Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary and Slovenia before entering Italy.
Construction work on the pipeline began in Bulgaria in October 2013.
He was arrested last Thursday, accused of "disobeying lawful orders", because the play The River and the Mountain was performed without authorisation.
Mr Cecil faces two years in jail if convicted.
The Ugandan parliament is considering legislation aimed at increasing penalties for homosexual acts.
The play, which tells the story of a gay businessman killed by his own employees, was performed at two theatres in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, last month.
Uganda's Daily Monitor newspaper reports that the Media Council had warned the play's backers not to perform it until it had been approved.
Mr Cecil was freed on bail of 500,000 shillings ($200; £124). He was ordered to surrender his passport and must report back to court on 18 October.
His lawyer John Francis Onyango told the AFP news agency that his client was in good health.
Homosexual acts are illegal in Uganda and gay people have faced physical attacks and social rejection.
An anti-gay bill imposing life sentences on those convicted of homosexual acts was re-tabled in parliament earlier this year.
It was first introduced in 2009 but never debated - and the MP backing the legislation says a clause proposing the death penalty will be dropped.
Last week the Information Rights Tribunal rejected the government appeal, in a strongly worded judgment which described the Cabinet Office's approach as "irresponsible", its key witness as "evasive and disingenuous", and her evidence as "of no value whatsoever".
The long-running freedom-of-information dispute focuses on the Reducing Regulation Committee (RRC), a cabinet sub-committee set up in July 2010 to oversee regulatory reform and the drive to scrap unnecessary bureaucratic "red tape". Many important ministerial decisions are taken through the cabinet committee system.
The case stems from a BBC FOI request made over three years ago in August 2012, asking how many times this committee had met. The Cabinet Office refused to say, on the grounds that doing so would undermine collective responsibility and expose ministers to the pressure of public opinion on whether the frequency of meetings was adequate.
The term "pollutant of publicity" was deployed at the tribunal by the government's lawyer, James Eadie QC, who as First Treasury Counsel or "Treasury Devil" is the barrister picked to fight the government's most important cases.
The tribunal dismissed his argument, saying it could see no evidence of a "pollutant" effect likely to distort the actions of ministers. But it reserved its most forceful language for the Cabinet Office's main witness.
The Cabinet Office put forward one of its senior officials, Helen MacNamara, director of the Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat. She maintained that ministers would change their behaviour if the frequency of cabinet committee meetings became public.
She also argued "the information is more likely to mislead than inform" and that there was already enough material publicly available on the work of the RRC.
However, the tribunal clearly did not find her a persuasive witness.
She refused to say what discussions, if any, she had had about this with ministers, and the tribunal judgment accuses her of being "evasive and disingenuous on the issues she purported to have considered".
On another part of her testimony the tribunal says it is "incredulous" that she was "offering this evidence if she does not know the relevance of it". At a further point it states she "yet again failed to support this assertion with any tangible evidence".
It concluded that her evidence was "fundamentally flawed and of no value whatsoever to us" on the central issue of the case.
The tribunal also describes the Cabinet Office as "irresponsible" in expecting Ms MacNamara's evidence to count as support for the proposition that disclosing the number of RRC meetings would cause harm. It concluded that the Cabinet Office case was "materially flawed" and "unpersuasive".
The tribunal argued that "we find it hard to accept or believe that hard bitten, street-wise, fighting politicos would scurry about trying to fill a mental quota of meetings simply because this release had taken place."
It therefore dismissed the government's position that "the figure is too sensitive to be released".
In doing so it upheld the earlier finding of the Information Commissioner, who ruled in May 2013 that it was in the public interest to reveal the frequency of RRC meetings. The commissioner said it would help public understanding of the committee's work.
The case has taken over three years since the BBC's initial FOI request because it has passed through an extensive and convoluted series of legal stages. After the Information Commissioner decided the figure should be released, the government appealed to the tribunal for the first time which backed the commissioner.
The Cabinet Office then took the case on some issues of legal procedure to the Upper Tribunal, bringing in its top litigator, the Treasury Devil, Mr Eadie. This was regarded within legal circles as a sign of the importance that the government attached to the dispute.
The government won its Upper Tribunal hearing on a procedural point, with the result that the case then had to be considered again by the lower tier of the tribunal, leading to the judgment issued last week.
A Cabinet Office spokesperson said: "We are disappointed with this judgment and are considering next steps, including appealing".
As it happens it is known that the RRC met at least once, since its initial meeting in July 2010 was actually proclaimed in a government press release at the time.
The future of FOI policy is currently being considered by a government-appointed commission. In its call for evidence, the commission raised the idea that all material relating to ministerial communications and policy formulation might be made absolutely exempt from FOI.
If such a change came into force, it would mean that the government could reject future FOI requests for how often cabinet committees meet, without any possibility that it could be overruled by the Information Commissioner or the tribunal.
Prince William, who opened Child Bereavement UK's Stratford centre in east London in 2015, has been the charity's royal patron since 2009.
The charity supports parents who have lost children as well as helping children who are bereaved.
William and Kate were introduced to staff and volunteers, before meeting families who have used the service.
The duke made a rare public admission about his feelings following the death of his mother, Princess Diana, telling a grieving boy he was "very angry" when she died.
The duke was a teenager and his brother, Prince Harry, 12 when their mother was killed in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997.
He spoke openly during his visit to the centre, where he and Kate sat down with families and made memory jars in honour of loved ones who had died.
As Lorna Ireland, 36, and her son Shinobi Irons, 12, each filled their individual jars with bands of coloured salt - representing memories of the boy's grandmother who died three years ago and godmother who died in 2015 - the future king spoke about his feelings.
Miss Ireland said: "He told my son that when his mum died he was 15 at the time and he was very angry and found it very difficult to talk about it.
"So it was very important that Shinobi talked to somebody about how he was feeling even now years on."
Ann Chalmers, Child Bereavement's chief executive, said she was "honoured" to have the duke and duchess visit the centre.
The charity was set up in 1994, and Princess Diana attended its launch.
One of the charity's supporters, actor Jason Watkins, spoke to BBC Breakfast on Wednesday about the loss of his two-year-old daughter in 2011.
Maude became ill with a cough and a cold and was treated with steroids by a GP. She died from sepsis.
Mr Watkins said: "We put her to bed, did all the things we were told to do by the medical professionals.
"My older daughter had been trying to play with her in the bedroom... and I went in to see if she was alright and she had clearly died."
He told the programme it was an "awful, traumatic, hysterical and terribly painful event" for all of the family.
"You never get out of bed, you spend days in bed, you can't get out.
"It's like people who have had an operation you feel completely obliterated and have no energy. You feel like you're trying to get out of a dark pit that you can't get out of.
"Your heart aches...you feel your heart is broken."
But "that acute phase of trauma, it does pass and you do come through that," he said.
His eldest daughter, Bessie, is nine years old, and wrote in her diary:
"When Maude died I was three, I didn't know what death was. I was in shock for a long time that I would never see her again.
"Maudey will never come back but she will always be in our hearts."
The 42-year-old was appointed acting head coach after predecessor Ashley Giles' move back to Warwickshire was announced in December.
Chapple spent the majority of the 2014 season as player-coach when Peter Moores left to take charge of England, and was first-team coach under Giles.
Former team-mate Mark Chilton, 40, has been named assistant head coach.
"Mark and I are committed to delivering a team that the whole club, the members, the supporters and the county of Lancashire can be proud of," Chapple said.
"We have an incredibly talented and young group of players, and we are hugely excited about the coming season and few years ahead, and what we believe we can achieve."
Former all-rounder Chapple has been with the Old Trafford club since the age of 18 and took 1,373 wickets and scored 11,088 runs in all formats during his playing career.
The highlight of his captaincy came in 2011, when he led the team to their first outright County Championship title in 77 years.
Lancashire begin the 2017 season with a match against Cambridge University before starting their opening Division One Championship game at Essex on 7 April.
Opposition parties have condemned the decision as a "declaration of war".
Previous addresses by Mr Zuma have been marred by protests and brawls as opposition MPs demanded his resignation.
Mr Zuma has been dogged by corruption allegations for more than a decade.
A statement from the president's office released on Tuesday said Mr Zuma had authorised the deployment of soldiers to work with the police.
It is the first time that troops will have a security rather than a ceremonial role.
According to reports quoted in a local media, intelligence sources have warned there could be massive uprisings at tomorrow's event. Their alerts prompted fears that the police would not be able to cope on their own.
Past state of the nation speeches have been marred by chaos in parliament.
Since winning seats in 2014, members of the Economic Freedom Fighters' party (EFF) have caused disruption by chanting and jeering at the president over allegations of corruption.
In 2015, EFF members were removed from the chamber by security guards disguised as waiters.
But the main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) has condemned the president's decision, describing the move as "deeply concerning".
"President Zuma's deliberate use of the words 'law and order' in his statement points to an excessive use of the army outside of their ceremonial role in the annual fanfare," a statement for the DA said.
Hundreds of people from South African civil rights groups have gathered in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral under the Save South Africa campaign, in what they call the "real State of The Nation" ahead of President Jacob Zuma's address on Thursday.
Many speakers took to the podium to condemn President Zuma's style of leadership.
The campaign's leader Sipho Pityana, an anti-apartheid activist and an African National Congress member, told the meeting that the speaker of parliament must not address President Zuma as "honourable".
He said of Mr Zuma: "You must know that as a nation we no longer have confidence in you as a president."
"You have used every opportunity to bring shame to a glorious movement, the African National Congress," he said.
The EFF called the announcement a "declaration of war" on the country's citizens.
"The military are people who get deployed for war and whose training is about killing the enemies of the state," spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said.
The party has continually denounced Mr Zuma as an "illegitimate" ruler who should step down.
There have been accusations of undue influence on the government by a wealthy Indian-born business family and of violations of the constitution.
An investigation carried out last year by the former Public Protector of South Africa found evidence of possible corruption at the top level of government.
The country's highest court ruled last March that President Zuma had violated the constitution when he failed to repay government money spent on his private home in Nkandla.
Mr Zuma has repeatedly denied any malpractice.
His presidential term is due to end in 2019.
But the governing African National Congress is due to elect a new leader in December, at which point he may also step down as national leader.
Sampaoli, 57, has taken over as coach of his home country after leaving Spanish club Sevilla after one season.
Barcelona forward Messi, 29, announced his retirement from international football in June 2016 before reversing his decision two months later.
"I spoke with Leo and we're both excited," said Sampaoli.
"It's a boost for us to see how excited he is with this new stage [for Argentina]."
Messi has scored 58 goals in 117 appearances for Argentina yet the 1978 and 1986 world champions currently sit outside an automatic qualifying spot for next year's World Cup in Russia after six wins in 14 qualifying games.
Their last four qualifiers are against Uruguay (away) on 31 August, Venezuela (home) on 5 September, Peru (home) on 5 October and Ecuador (away) on 10 October.
"The South American qualifiers are very complicated. There are some very good teams trying to do the same thing as us," added Sampaoli, who has signed a deal until the 2022 World Cup.
Argentina sacked Edgardo Bauza in April after eight matches as coach.
A dramatic 2-2 draw at Hampden left Scotland fourth in Group F, with unbeaten England leading the way.
"Ultimately it could be the point that sees us into second spot," said McGhee.
"I think we have to win the remaining games to be sure of that, but that point could be very, very important."
Scotland are four points behind second-placed Slovakia and three adrift of Slovenia.
With games away to Lithuania and at home to Malta to come at the start of September, while Slovakia and Slovenia meet each other next and both have to visit England, McGhee reckons Scotland's chances of reaching Russia in 2018 could take a significant upturn by the autumn.
"At the moment we're still getting over those last couple of minutes (against England)," said McGhee.
"We're still questioning ourselves - was there anything that we could have done in the time between us scoring and them equalising to avoid it? You examine yourself before you start looking anywhere else. I think because of the importance of it, we're still in that stage.
"Now we need England now to go and beat everyone and of course we need to do the job ourselves."
Scotland's final two games of the campaign are at home to Slovakia and away to Slovenia in October.
"The first two games (against Lithuania and Malta) would be the first two you'd choose to play," McGhee said. "Those are two that we absolutely should and must win.
"I think the confidence we could gain going into the last two games, given we would have another six points in the bag, and somewhere along the line something would have changed with regards to Slovakia's and Slovenia's results, if we can get six points then it will look an awful lot different.
"The first thing we have to deal with is Lithuania and Malta and, if we can deal with Lithuania first, Malta at home is a game we would have no excuse not to win, so that would set us up nicely for the other two.
"We haven't done anything yet - in fact we're almost out of it - so we've got to claw ourselves back into it, but we do have the opportunity and I believe we have the ability to do that."
McGhee's own situation could be different come September as he plots a return to club management, having been sacked by Motherwell in February.
The 60-year-old revealed he had had a meeting over the weekend regarding a job offer with a foreign club.
"I'll take a little bit of time to consider it," he said. "It wouldn't affect my position in the Scotland team. I do have options and I do intend when the right thing comes along to go back in."
Francis Monaghan intended to strike a man in Liquid Nightclub with the bottle but it hit Debbie Strachan in the face instead and smashed.
Monaghan was ordered to complete 255 hours of unpaid work.
Ms Strachan said the community sentence meant the 27-year-old had been allowed to walk away "scot-free".
Monaghan, from Stirling, was also told to pay Ms Strachan £750 compensation.
A sheriff told him if he had been found guilty of assault, rather than the charge of culpable and reckless conduct which was accepted by prosecutors, he would have been jailed for two years.
Ms Strachan, who is also from Stirling, said: "I feel really disappointed they didn't make an example of him.
"I thought it would have been a lot worse than that - £750 to be paid to me is nothing.
"I think it's an absolute joke."
Monaghan, of Ochil Crescent, Stirling, admitted a charge of culpable and reckless conduct committed on 29 March last year at Liquid Nightclub, Dundee.
Ms Strachan has started an online petition to have glass items banned from nightclubs, following the incident.
She said: "He has just walked away scot-free.
"If he went to prison he would have learned some sort of lesson."
Ms Strachan said she still struggled to come to terms with her injuries.
She said: "I have to look in the mirror every day. I have to look at the scars every day.
"It's not just the physical side of things, it's the mental side too."
At a time when the spread of surveillance tech is stoking controversy, I decided to install an app-controlled internet camera in my flat.
The gadget allowed me to look and listen in to my fiancee and pet cat's living-room activities at any time, and would send me an alert if it detected movement or noise I might be interested in.
A night-vision mode meant the dark offered no respite, and just in case I missed anything there was also the opportunity to review and download a time-lapse clip of recent events.
Paula, my partner, was rather nonplussed by the development.
"It's the devil's work," she declared on being introduced to the kit.
"I don't like this, I feel like I'm on Big Brother. I can't pick my nose anymore."
Explaining the experiment to others also raised issues.
My brother asked if we were indulging in some twisted PornHub fantasy, and even my tech-savvy work colleagues struggled to see the appeal.
But I was curious: would getting increased access to Paula and Miggy's private lives over a two-week period make us closer, or just prove a creep-out?
Things did not get off to an auspicious start.
The unit I was testing - the Withings Home - is deliberately designed to blend in, meaning it is easy to forget it is there.
This almost caused a prenuptial catastrophe.
On the first morning of our experiment, I was woken by a notification that prompted me to watch a brief video of an activity the camera had just captured.
It showed Paula unpacking her wedding dress for a quick twirl while she thought I was still dozing.
Luck alone meant the clip cut out before the bridal gown swung into full view.
After revealing this, my Brazilian partner became hugely self-conscious of the lounge-based "intruder". Over the course of the rest of the weekend, she made and received calls to her family in other rooms of the flat even though I do not speak Portuguese, so would not benefit from listening in.
What surprised me was how briefly this transition period lasted before her behaviour returned to normal.
A few ground rules probably helped.
Top of the list: no lurking in a remote location without revealing that I was connected.
This was relatively easy to achieve because I could talk through the camera's on-board speaker via an associated tablet and smartphone app to flag my presence.
It also helped that it soon became clear the main attraction, for both Paula and me, was watching our housebound pet - both via a high-definition live stream and a compressed recap of his activities at the end of the day.
Logging in for feline feeds, it turns out, is not only addictive but feels substantially less shameful than doing the same to a human.
But that is not to say it was a guilt-free experience.
In my imagination, during our long hours away from home, Miggy would stroll round the flat, play with his toys, scratch his post and generally engage in an elaborate domestic exercise programme.
What we discovered was that after staring at the window for a few minutes to see if we would return, he would slump on to the sofa and remain there for 15 hours or more.
As a result I now make more of a fuss of him when we are in.
But the discovery that he lets out three short, sharp, cute mews when he hears us at the front door hardly makes up for the fact I am now struck by pangs of conscience every time I go out.
There were benefits to the system.
Discovering that Paula had held up an "I love you" sign to the camera while I was at the gym was particularly heart-warming.
The camera also proved useful when we went away for a long weekend and could see that our neighbours had repeatedly popped in to keep Miggy company, although in retrospect we should have warned them of the gadget's existence in advance.
But there was more than a modicum of relief when I unplugged the camera and put it away for the last time.
The Home, and competing devices including Google's Dropcam, Netatmo's Welcome and Xiaomi's Yi Smart, are marketed as ways to help parents keep an eye on their children, and families as a whole capture memories that would otherwise be lost.
The companies also suggest that owning such kit acts as a deterrent to thieves whose images would be stored online, even if they took the cameras as part of their haul.
When I quizzed Withings' brand manager Lucie Broto about her product, she suggested that even pets could benefit. She suggested speaking to my cat while I was out to entertain him.
I suspect my disembodied voice would be more likely to freak him out.
More telling was her revelation, when pressed, that her boyfriend often turns their copy of the Home to face the wall or even unplugs it when he is at home alone in their Paris apartment.
After a fortnight of being put under the internet's equivalent of the microscope, the last word deservedly goes to Paula: "These things need to have a purpose. For security you could set up an alarm at the door.
"It seems to me they're more about having control over other people in the house.
"One of the ads they use shows a little kid holding up a drawing to the camera, but in reality it will be about the parents checking when their children came home and if they did their homework. Or jealous boyfriends checking what their other half is doing.
"It's an intrusion of privacy, I felt like someone had bugged our home."
The visitors led at half-time through Gareth McAuley's header, as Hull's players conspired to play a full 45 minutes without a single shot on goal - much to the disgust of the home fans.
The introduction of Adama Diomande for the ill Ryan Mason at half-time brought a change of shape and attitude from Hull, who finally began to threaten the visitors' goal.
They were rewarded with a 72nd-minute equaliser from captain Michael Dawson, who steered home off the post after Robert Snodgrass' free-kick was nodded down by Dieumerci Mbokani.
Hull remain inside the relegation zone on goal difference having pulled level with West Ham and Crystal Palace on 11 points.
West Brom, who missed the chance to claim a third straight Premier League win for the first time in four years, stay in ninth.
Hull's first-half performance was probably as poor a 45 minutes as any Premier League team has managed this season.
With 15 minutes of the contest gone they had allowed West Brom an astonishing 82% of possession and looked woefully short of confidence and ideas.
There was a feeling of inevitability about West Brom's goal when it came just after the half-hour, McAuley getting up ahead of Curtis Davies to nod Matt Phillips' corner into the net and sap away what little atmosphere there was inside the ground.
Half-time was met with boos from the home fans, who were rightly concerned at seeing West Brom carve out six shots to Hull's none.
Better was needed and better was exactly what they got.
Diomande's entrance for Mason saw Hull switch to a three-man front line also comprising Mbokani and Snodgrass, and the results were immediate.
A first corner of the match arrived on 46 minutes, their first shot of the match after 50, and then - as is the way of these things - another followed seconds later.
Snodgrass was instrumental in the improved display - as he was in Hull's win against Southampton in their last home game - and it was his free-kick that helped them back onto level terms, Mbokani attacking a high delivery to create the opening for Dawson to apply a smart finish.
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West Brom boss Tony Pulis will be frustrated at seeing his side fail to continue their winning run, particularly given the confidence coursing through the squad after Monday's thumping 4-0 win over Burnley.
Presented with an abject Hull performance in the first half, West Brom could and should have had the game sewn up long before Dawson equalised.
Rather than go for the jugular, the visitors allowed Hull back into the match after going in front and by the break the possession percentage stats had gone from 82-18 in West Brom's favour to 50-50.
It was not as though West Brom were without the motivation to win by a bigger margin. Victory by at least two clear goals would have taken them into sixth place, ahead of Manchester United and Everton on goal difference.
But even though they were second-best for most of the second half, they did have two good chances to claim the win in the dying moments.
Nacer Chadli's curling 25-yard free-kick needed a smart save from David Marshall to keep the scores level, and right at the death Salomon Rondon nodded wastefully wide from James McClean's inviting cross when hitting the target was the minimum requirement.
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Hull City boss Mike Phelan speaking to BBC Sport: "In the second half we upped our tempo - I made a change and it seemed to do the trick but overall our just rewards was the draw.
"We set up to try and contain West Brom at times but we went in 1-0 down from a set-piece, which if we do our jobs properly shouldn't happen. But I think the belief was there for the players.
"It's easy to say let's go gung-ho and throw loads of forwards on the pitch, but I think they were value for money first half and we were value for money second half."
West Brom boss Tony Pulis, speaking to BBC Sport: "We played really well in the first half and we restricted them a lot but you have to give them credit in the second.
"Having said that, we came again and had the best chances but we weren't thinking about our position in the table.
"We are playing with more swagger recently. We should have created more chances but we played on Monday so we are 48 hours behind Hull in terms of prep."
Hull are back in action at the KCOM Stadium on Tuesday night with an EFL Cup quarter-final tie against Newcastle (19:45 BST). Mike Phelan's men resume Premier League duty at Middlesbrough on Monday, 5 December (20:00), while the Baggies return to action next Saturday with a home league match against Watford (15:00).
Match ends, Hull City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Hull City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
Substitution, Hull City. Andrew Robertson replaces Josh Tymon.
Josh Tymon (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt missed. Adama Diomande (Hull City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
Substitution, Hull City. David Meyler replaces Markus Henriksen.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by David Marshall.
Attempt saved. Nacer Chadli (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Foul by Michael Dawson (Hull City).
Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Markus Henriksen (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Claudio Yacob (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt missed. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Matt Phillips.
Curtis Davies (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion).
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nacer Chadli replaces James Morrison.
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James McClean (West Bromwich Albion).
Michael Dawson (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Salomón Rondón (West Bromwich Albion).
Adama Diomande (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Adama Diomande (Hull City).
Nyom (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Hull City 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Michael Dawson (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dieumerci Mbokani following a set piece situation.
Attempt missed. Curtis Davies (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass following a set piece situation.
Adama Diomande (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Markus Henriksen (Hull City).
James McClean (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. James McClean replaces Darren Fletcher.
Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Morrison.
Attempt saved. Robert Snodgrass (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Gareth McAuley (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dieumerci Mbokani (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Since 2011 it's thought that more than 1,000 people moved their pension savings into schemes such as Capita Oak and Henley Retirement.
They were typically told their money would be used to buy storage pods.
The investors were promised returns of 8% in the first two years, with up to 12% in subsequent years.
Both firms have since been wound up.
The SFO is also investigating the Westminster Pension Scheme and the Trafalgar Multi Asset Fund.
Investors to these schemes were told their money was being put into a variety of other assets, including property loans, as well as investments in Mauritius and Florida.
Many individuals were persuaded by cold-callers to withdraw savings from final-salary schemes, where their money would have been safe, and their returns more generous.
The SFO's figures suggest that savers may have lost an average of £120,000 each.
It is asking anyone else who believes they may have been a victim of such scams to get in touch with them, as there may be many more people who are unaware of their losses.
"The SFO investigation into storage pod investment schemes is a timely reminder that unregulated unusual investments at home or aboard come with a high risk that people could lose all their hard-earned pension and other savings," said Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon.
"Savers must be on their guard. Promises of high returns or financial inducements are often scams and people falling for this type of investment scam run the risk of their lifetime's savings being lost in a matter of seconds."
Since April 2015, it has become easier to withdraw money from pension funds, under the then government's so-called "pension freedoms".
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) provides a list of known pension scammers.
The reason for the trip has not yet been revealed, but reports say it is part of a humanitarian mission led by US politician Bill Richardson.
State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said: "We don't think the timing of this is particularly helpful."
Ms Nuland added that Mr Schmidt and Mr Richardson were "well aware" of the US government's views.
Mr Richardson, a former governor of New Mexico, has been involved in ad-hoc negotiations with the North Koreans in the last 20 years and has helped in securing the release of US nationals detained by Pyongyang.
Last month, North Korea arrested a US citizen of Korean origin, Pae Jun Ho, for unspecified alleged crimes.
Google is present in neighbouring China, where it was involved in lengthy negotiations over internet access before it effectively shut down its Chinese search engine in 2010.
Internet use is highly restricted in North Korea, where few people have access to a computer and most users can only access a national intranet rather than the world wide web.
Some analysts speculated that for Google's Eric Schmidt the trip could have strategic reasons.
"I think this is part of Google's broader vision to bring the Internet to the world, and North Korea is the last frontier," said Peter Beck, of South Korean's non-profit Asia Foundation, to Reuters.
Google has refused to comment so far.
Confirmation of Mr Schmidt's trip came days after the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, delivered a new year's message on state TV, the first such broadcast for 19 years.
Kim Jong-un, in power since 2011, spoke of the need to improve the economy and also to reunify the Koreas, warning that confrontation only led to war.
Kim Jong-un said 2013 would be a year of creations and changes, calling for a "radical turnabout" that would transform the impoverished, isolated state into an "economic giant" and raise living standards.
But while he said confrontation between the North and the South should be removed, Mr Kim stressed that military power remained a national priority.
Under Mr Kim's leadership, North Korea has conducted two long-range rocket launches - actions condemned by the US and Pyongyang's neighbours as banned tests of missile technology.
The launch in April failed, but December's attempt appears to have been a success, placing a satellite into orbit.
The US, Japan and South Korea are seeking a response in the UN Security Council, which banned North Korea from missile tests after nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.
The men, all students at the University of the Free State at the time, had been on trial but earlier pleaded guilty to crimen injuria.
The video showed the five staff being made to kneel and forced to eat food which had apparently been urinated on by one of the students.
The men will be sentenced on Wednesday.
The video of a mock initiation ceremony caused a national outcry and protests against racism when it surfaced in 2008.
The BBC's Karen Allen, in court in the predominantly white town of Bloemfontein, says the trial has been seen as deeply symbolic in a country trying to come to grips with its racially divided past, 16 years after the end of white minority rule.
She says the long-awaited trial of the four former students - RC Malherbe, Johnny Roberts, Schalk van der Merwe and Danie Grobler - has attracted widespread media attention.
By Pumza FihlaniBBC News, Johannesburg
South Africa's different racial and cultural groups usually live in harmony with each other.
However, while they mix daily in the workplace, at school and sometimes to socialise, they generally lead separate lives.
The World Cup showed that South Africans can unite behind a single cause, but racism is still a sensitive subject here.
It only takes one racially charged incident to drive people to align with those of their own skin colour.
Nelson Mandela's "rainbow nation" has not yet been realised.
This is not least because defence lawyer Kemp J Kemp represented President Jacob Zuma in a rape case four years ago, our reporter says. Mr Zuma was acquitted.
In a statement read out by their lawyer, the men said that the video had been made to demonstrate the traditions of their hall of residence and to protest at plans to make the university more racially mixed.
They said the food had not been urinated on - that had been an illusion.
They also claim the staff had taken part willingly.
But the men agreed that they would never have performed their actions if they had known the consequences.
In the video, apparently filmed in 2007, the four women and a man were forced to drink full bottles of beer and perform athletic tasks.
But it is the final extract of the film that most angered members of the public.
It seems to show a white male urinating on food, and then shouting "Take! Take!" in Afrikaans and apparently forcing the campus employees to eat the dirty food, and causing them to vomit.
Last year, the first black director of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen, courted controversy by inviting the students back as a gesture of reconciliation.
His decision was condemned by both the ruling African National Congress and opposition parties.
The duo are the first additions made by new boss Paul Cox and are the first players to sign since Torquay was taken over by a new consortium.
Marsh, 21, was at Oxford United before moving to Ebbsfleet in December.
Hurst, 23, is a former West Bromwich Albion academy player who has also had loans at Blackpool, Birmingham City, Shrewsbury Town and Northampton Town.
"We've brought a player to the football club who is an immense raw talent," Cox told Torquay's website with regard to Marsh. "I've watched him a number of times and watched him evolve as a young player.
"He scored 10 goals in 20 appearances for Welling last year and, while he still needs work, there is unbelievable talent there and the club can enjoy a very good signing."
Hurst can also play on the right of midfield and is a former England youth international.
"For a 23-year-old, James has already had an excellent career," Cox said. "He has perhaps fallen from grace after the potential he had as a young player but we're hoping to put him back on track.
"He brings immense experience for the level he's played at and a fantastic athlete. He's also a technically gifted footballer and he brings a lot of attributes to the club."
11 February 2017 Last updated at 13:38 GMT
Big lorries had been told to avoid driving on the road because of winds measuring up to 90 miles per hour.
Nobody was in the car at the time and the truck driver and passenger were not injured.
It was all filmed from a camera inside a police car.
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Material is brought into the BBC by its newsgathering staff, one of the largest operations of its kind in the world, with more than 40 international bureaux and seven in the UK.
It is transmitted to audiences on an increasingly diverse range of platforms including tablet computers and mobile phones.
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The 24-hour newsroom is responsible for the One, Six and Ten O'Clock bulletins, the BBC News channel, radio bulletins and summaries, BBC World, the World Service and the BBC News website.
Since 2013, nearly all this output has been produced and transmitted from the new wing of Broadcasting House (NBH) at the north end of Regent Street in central London.
It is tucked behind the original Art Deco building that was opened as the BBC's first purpose-built headquarters in 1932.
NBH is occupied by 3,000 journalists and production staff in the news division. At the heart of the building, occupying the basement and ground floors, is the multimedia newsroom, the biggest in Europe, which brings together all the BBC's network and global news production for the first time.
From here, BBC journalists, many of them specialists, deliver high-quality audio, visual and text accounts of breaking news and significant events with merged teams and shared content to meet the world's appetite for on-demand news.
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"Where do you get the news from?" is a question frequently asked by audiences and the answer is, for the most part, BBC newsgathering. Some news is scheduled and planners and staff, known as news organisers, are able to deploy in advance correspondents, producers, camera crews, and on occasion, the BBC helicopter. Even with advanced warning, meeting the demands of all the BBC outlets can present a challenge for reporters, who might face requests for a two-way - or live interview - in the first minutes of the Today programme just after 06:00, frequent appearances on the News Channel and network radio throughout the day, a piece for the website and a package for the Ten O'Clock TV bulletin, with an update for The World Tonight.
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Three people died and dozens were injured when Asiana Flight 214 crashed on 6 July 2012.
The Department of Transportation said Asiana took up to five days to notify the families of all 291 passengers.
Regulators also said the carrier lacked translators and trained crash staff.
It is the first time an airline has ever been fined by regulators for failing to obey a 1997 US law that mandates prompt assistance to the families of crash victims.
"In the very rare event of a crash, airlines have a responsibility to provide their full support to help passengers and their families by following all the elements of their family assistance plans," said US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in a statement.
"The last thing families and passengers should have to worry about at such a stressful time is how to get information from their carrier."
Officials said the Korea-based airline took five days to send all necessary personnel to San Francisco to deal with the emergency.
They also said that for at least 24 hours after the crash, Asiana failed to provide a number families could call to find out more information about the incident.
When family members eventually were able to call, they were initially routed to a reservations line rather than a crisis hotline.
The Boeing 777 crashed at San Francisco's international airport after the plane came in too low and hit a sea wall.
The plane's pilot later said he was worried he hadn't had enough training to properly land the plane without the assistance of the instrument landing system, which was out of service for repairs at the time.
At least 21 people were killed and 70 hurt in the suspected suicide attack, which happened during a New Year's Eve service at the al-Qiddissin Church.
In a rare televised address, Mr Mubarak said it bore the hallmark of "foreign hands" seeking to destabilise Egypt.
Several hundred Christians later clashed nearby with Muslims and police.
About 1,000 worshippers were attending the Mass at the al-Qiddissin (Saints) Church in the Sidi Bechr district of the Mediterranean port city.
As the service drew to a close after midnight, a bomb went off in the street outside.
"The last thing I heard was a powerful explosion and then my ears went deaf," 17-year-old Marco Boutros told the Associated Press from his hospital bed. "All I could see were body parts scattered all over."
Another witness told the private On-TV channel that he had seen two men park a car outside the church and get out just before the blast.
Officials initially thought the cause was a car bomb, but the interior ministry later ruled it out, saying the attack was instead "carried out by a suicide bomber who died among the crowd".
A nearby mosque was also damaged by the explosion and the casualties included eight injured Muslims, the health ministry said.
By Yolande KnellMiddle East specialist
Sectarian tensions have been increasing recently across Egypt, with violent incidents every couple of weeks.
The Naga Hamady shooting that killed six Christians almost a year ago sounded alarm bells.
Divisions have widened in recent decades between Egypt's Sunni Muslim majority and the Coptic Christian minority, who have become more religious.
Schools, political stagnation and the media are all blamed for increasing polarisation.
The security services are widely criticised. Often police delay their response to small sectarian disputes, meaning they escalate.
When crimes take place, there are indiscriminate arrests of equal numbers of Christians and Muslims, followed by reconciliation meetings. In 99% of cases perpetrators go unpunished.
Officials often deny sectarian problems exist and simply respond to clashes with calls for national unity.
Even if foreign links are proven, the scale of this latest attack will make it much harder to ignore.
Hours after the attack, President Mubarak went on state television to express his shock and vow to track down those behind it.
"This act of terrorism shook the country's conscience, shocked our feelings and hurt the hearts of Muslim and Coptic Egyptians," he said.
"The blood of their martyrs in Alexandria mixed to tell us all that all Egypt is the target and that blind terrorism does not differentiate between a Copt and a Muslim."
"This sinful act is part of a series of efforts to drive a wedge between Copts and Muslims, but Allah has aborted the plotters' plans and turned it against them. We are all in this together and will face up to terrorism and defeat it."
Mr Mubarak said the Egyptian people had been subject to "terrorism that knows neither homeland nor a religion".
"It was a terrorist operation which carries, within itself, the hallmark of foreign hands which want to turn Egypt into another scene of terrorism like elsewhere in the region and the wider world," he added.
Egypt's top Muslim leaders also expressed their condolences and unity.
The Islamist opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, said no religion in the world could condone such a crime.
Despite the statements, hundreds of angry Copts clashed with police and local Muslims after the bombing, reportedly throwing stones and targeting the mosque near the church. Some cars were also set ablaze.
Dozens of police rushed to the scene and used tear gas to disperse the crowd.
The protests continued throughout Sunday, with Copts marching through the area shouting, "With our soul and our blood we will redeem the Holy Cross" and "O Mubarak, the heart of the Copts is on fire".
The top Coptic cleric in Alexandria, Archbishop Arweis, said the security services wanted to blame a suicide bomber instead of a car bomb so they could write it off as something carried out by a lone attacker.
He also denounced the "lack of protection" in front of the church.
"There were only three soldiers and an officer in front of the church. Why did they have so little security at such a sensitive time when there's so many threats coming from al-Qaeda?" he told the Associated Press.
The government said it had stepped up security measures outside churches after the Islamic State of Iraq, a militant umbrella group that includes al-Qaeda in Iraq, threatened the Copts of Egypt at the end of October.
Christians in the Coptic Orthodox Church make up about 10% of Egypt's population, most of whom are Muslims.
In recent months, Copts have complained of discrimination, while some Muslims accuse churches of holding converts to Islam against their will, our correspondent reports.
The BBC's Arab affairs analyst Magdi Abdelhadi says the Alexandria bombing is likely to intensify the growing feeling among Christians in the Middle East that they are a community under attack.
The blast is deeply embarrassing for the Egyptian police who, despite having draconian powers, have proved repeatedly incapable of anticipating and thwarting such violence, he says.
Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city with a population of about 4 million, has seen sectarian violence in the past.
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The First Minister's Reading Challenge is designed to encourage children to read for pleasure and develop a life-long love of books.
The initiative is supported by the Scottish Book Trust, which will roll it out for primary four to seven pupils.
Reading standards among P4, P7 and S2 pupils have fallen in recent years.
The reading challenge aims to build on the work already taking place in schools to encourage children to read widely, explore a range of books and develop a love of reading.
The Scottish government said its list of 100 books had been selected by a panel of academics, experts and teachers.
It includes Ms Sturgeon's favourite childhood book - Five On A Treasure Island - from Enid Blyton's Famous Five series.
Children will be able to log their reading progress, with a range of prizes awarded in June next year, and will be encouraged to write reviews of the books they read.
There will also be the opportunity for every child's personal achievements to be recognised by their teachers and librarians.
The challenge was launched by Ms Sturgeon alongside pupils from South Morningside Primary School at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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Former America's Cup yachtsman William Koch said he had not been so happy since he won the sailing race in 1992.
Eric Greenberg said he thought wines he sold, which made about $42m in eight years of auctions, were authentic.
The lawsuit alleged Bordeaux wine had been labelled to suggest it was bottled between 1864 and 1950.
Two dozen bottles of the fake wine were fraudulently sold to him at an auction in 2005, Mr Koch alleged.
"Out of sight! Over the moon!" said Mr Koch said, laughing, outside a court in New York.
"We weren't even expecting any damages and we got $12 million. Unbelievable!"
As he left the court with his lawyer, each of them displayed one of the bottles at stake in the trial.
Mr Koch, an energy magnate and brother of major US industrialists David and Charles Koch, also said he would use the settlement to help eliminate fraud in the wine auction market and would create a website to help spot fake wines and their dealers.
But Mr Greenberg, a businessman from California, said the outcome of the trial was "a disappointment because I believed all the consigned wine to be authentic," in a statement.
"We believe that we acted honourably and tried to do the right thing for all concerned," he added, saying he would appeal against the verdict.
In an earlier statement to the jury, Mr Greenberg suggested the case had cost the two parties a total of $17m.
"I'm very sorry I had counterfeit wine. It's a horrible thing. Both of us have lost millions of dollars."
After the ruling, one juror described how they decided how much should be paid to Mr Koch in damages. He said the jurors wrote down the amount they thought was fair and averaged it.
Monsignor Charles J Brown is an unusual appointment in that he does not come from the Vatican's diplomatic corps.
Instead, he has worked at the Holy See's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).
This means he will be deeply familiar with the Catholic Church's response to child sexual abuse which was central to the CDF's work.
The decision to make him papal nuncio is being viewed as an indication of the thought that Rome has invested in the appointment.
In November, the Irish government decided to close its embassy to the Vatican in what was described as a cost-cutting measure.
The decision was greeted with dismay by Cardinal Sean Brady, Ireland's most senior Catholic cleric.
He said he was "profoundly disappointed" by it.
Damning report
Earlier this year, the Vatican recalled its special envoy in Ireland after a damning report on the Irish Catholic Church's handling of child abuse by priests.
Papal Nuncio Giuseppe Leanza was called back to Rome to discuss the impact of the Cloyne Report which showed how allegations of sex abuse by priests in Cork had been covered up.
The report led to angry condemnation of the Vatican by Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Irish Parliament.
In a blistering attack, Mr Kenny accused the Church of putting its reputation ahead of child rape victims.
Monsignor Brown's nomination has been approved by the Irish government. However, it is standard practice for the Vatican not to confirm or deny the nomination until it is officially published by the government.
Sources say opponents of Abdulla Yameen in the tiny island nation are looking to move against him within weeks.
His spokesman told the BBC they knew of claims of an attempt to "overthrow" the government, describing it as a "clear breach of international norms".
The Maldives has seen frequent protests amid fears Mr Yameen's rule could see a return to its repressive past.
The luxury tourist destination only became a democracy in 2008 when Mohamed Nasheed became its first freely elected leader, ending three decades of autocratic rule under Mr Yameen's half-brother, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom.
The details of what is being planned remain obscure, but when put to the government they described it as a "formal attempt at 'legally' overthrowing the government".
"As in every democracy it is the people, via the ballot, who will decide who will next take office," a spokesman for the government said.
Mr Yameen came to power in 2013. Under his rule, hundreds of political activists have faced charges and several senior figures have been given long jail sentences including Mr Nasheed, who now lives in self-imposed exile in the UK.
But despite heavy restrictions, rallies regularly take place against his rule in the cramped streets of the capital, Male, away from the white sand beaches of tourist resorts.
Last Friday, hundreds of opposition activists gathered near the island's artificial beach, loudspeakers blaring out opposition songs. An image of the president gazed down from a billboard close by.
There were some scuffles with police forces, but heavy tropical rains sent most people to shelter. On the other side of the congested island, a weekly protest prayer was being held at a prominent mosque.
Many of the protesters agitated during Mr Gayoom's time in office, pushing for a democratic transition, and are worried about losing their recently gained freedoms.
This month has already seen a strict defamation law come in to force, with stiff punishments for comments or actions considered insulting to Islam or which "contradict general social norms", and tighter restrictions on demonstrations.
The death penalty is also being reintroduced, after a 60-year unofficial moratorium. The moves have drawn criticism from the UN, the UK, the EU and the US.
"It's the worst it's been," says Zaheena Rasheed, the editor of the Maldives Independent, a prominent English-language news website.
She says journalists are finding it increasingly hard to report in the current climate, and even operate at all. Three major news outlets have already closed this year.
One of her reporters, and an active blogger, went missing two years ago, and is thought to have been murdered. It is not clear who was responsible.
After his abduction, Ms Rasheed received a message saying she would be next, and arrived at her office to find a machete embedded in the door.
"Journalists are already facing death threats, harassments, murder attempts," she says. "Now we are seeing the courts and the laws silence journalists."
The government defends the new defamation law, saying it seeks to "safeguard ordinary citizens against baseless allegations" and encourages a "higher standard of reporting".
But instead of bolstering his authority, his critics say the new legislation simply exposed just how threadbare the government's support really is.
Politically isolated
The government has said it remains committed to human rights, and that any legal action is a matter for the judiciary. But politically, Mr Yameen has become increasingly lonely.
He is battling a broad opposition coalition led by his former deputy, Mohamed Jameel, and which includes former President Nasheed, now in exile in the UK.
Meanwhile, his own party has split, with a breakaway faction led by his half-brother and former ally, former President Gayoom. Last month, Mr Yameen admitted that the break was a "gift" to the opposition.
"The people of the Maldives will find a way to get rid of this dictator," says Eva Abdulla, an outspoken opposition MP, from her airy apartment in central Male.
"He's lost all support from within his own political party," she says. "He doesn't have any kind of support from the independent institutions, he doesn't have support from the security forces."
Credible sources have told the BBC that moves will be made against the president soon.
"The feeling is there is no other way out of this," one source said.
The president's spokesperson confirmed to the BBC that the "administration is aware of claims, by those organising outside of the Maldives, of this move.
Such a plot is "disingenuous to the people of the Maldives and in clear breach of international legal norms," Mr Ibrahim Shihab said.
Newsround looks at exactly what this pipeline is, why it's being built and why it has caused disagreements.
The Dakota pipeline is a special pipe, which will be used to carry oil from the US state of North Dakota to another state called Illinois.
Once the oil gets to Illinois via the pipeline, it can be taken to special places called refineries, where oil is cleaned to make it ready to use.
Plans to develop the pipeline began in 2014. This week, the company behind the pipeline said it is getting ready to be used.
Until recently, there was a section of it still left to be built because the authorities were exploring other routes that this bit of the pipeline could take.
This was so that it wasn't built near a certain area called Standing Rock (find out more about why below).
But as soon as Donald Trump - who supports the pipeline - became the new US president at the beginning of 2017, builders were given the go-ahead to finish it off.
The finished line is 1,200 miles long and cost £2.8 billion to build.
It will be able to carry about 470,000 barrels of oil in a single day, running underneath both land and water, through four different US states.
Supporters of the pipeline say it is the safest way to transport oil to the rest of the country.
Not only that, but they say it is cheaper than carrying barrels of oil by train.
They also said that building it would create jobs for people.
Thousands of people have protested against the pipeline being built, including Native American tribes who live at an area called Standing Rock.
They are not happy as the final section of the pipeline crosses near here, and they think it could harm sacred burial sites and contaminate drinking water.
They also say that the government didn't speak to them before building it, which they should have done.
Many people have travelled to the Standing Rock area to protest with them, including Native Americans from other areas.
Other protestors do not agree with the pipeline because they do not think that fossil fuels - like oil - are good for the environment.
The protestors have said that they will not give up protecting their land, and so the protests continue.
They have also taken their argument to the courts to try to stop the pipeline from starting to be used, but we will have to wait to see what will happen.
On Monday, the company behind the pipeline said they are preparing to put the pipeline into full service.
At 84, Ms Esau is one of the last three fluent speakers of N||uu, one of the languages spoken South Africa's San community, also known as Bushmen.
N||uu is considered the original language of southern Africa.
With no other fluent speakers in the world apart from this family, the language is recognised by the UN as "critically endangered".
"When I was a child, I only spoke N||uu and I heard a lot of people speaking the language. Those were good times, we loved our language but that has changed," says Ms Esau in Upington, a town in the Northern Cape Province.
For centuries, the San roamed this region freely, gathering plants and hunting animals to feed their families.
But today the traditional practices of the San have all but died out and their descendants tell me that language is one of the only things left that connects them to their history.
Inside a small wooden hut, she teaches the 112 sounds and 45 distinct clicks of N||uu with the local children.
"I'm teaching the language because I don't want it to become extinct when we die," Ms Esau says.
"I want to pass as much of it as I can but I am very aware that we don't have a lot of time."
Ms Esau has been running the school in her home for about 10 years.
The people in this community, including Ms Esau now mainly speak Afrikaans - a language brought by the Dutch settlers who arrived in South Africa in the 17th Century.
"We would get beaten up by the white man if we were caught speaking our language," she tells me.
"Because of our history, people today do not want to speak the language any more, there is so much pain around it.
"We abandoned the N||uu language and learned to speak Afrikaans, although we are not white people - that has affected our identity," she adds.
Ms Esau's two sisters Hanna Koper and Griet Seekoei - both over 95 - are listening intently as she speaks with bitter fondness of their childhood.
They don't speak much but nod in agreement as she speaks.
Ouma Geelmeid, as she is affectionately known, says she is hoping to remove the shame around speaking N||uu today.
During lessons, with a stick in her hand, Ms Esau points out the N||uu names for body parts on the white board as the students read in chorus.
Like many other African languages, this language had been passed down orally over generations - but this is now threatening its survival.
Until recently years there was no record of it as a written language.
Ms Esau worked with linguists, Sheena Shah from the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) in London and Matthias Brezinger of the The Centre for African Language Diversity Centre in Cape Town to create an N||uu alphabet and basic rules of grammar.
"From the work we did with Ouma Geelmeid's community, we learned that these communities see language as their identity and that is an important aspect to human interactions." says Ms Shah.
"Personal identity is incredibly important, more so now in a global world."
Language is about more than simply an idea to communicate with one another, it is also tied in with culture and a way of life for a community, the experts tell me.
"When you look at the African languages, you learn that they help communicate different perspectives on life, relationships, spirituality, the earth, health, humanity," says Mr Brezinger.
"There is a wealth of knowledge on survival that has been passed down through the years in indigenous communities that the Western world knows very little about and when these languages die, that unique knowledge is also lost," he continues.
Back in the classroom, there are about 20 children, most of them under 10 years old and a few teenagers.
Mary-Ann Prins, 16, is Ms Esua's best student and hopes to one day teach this class.
"I love learning this language. It makes me feel like I belong, like I am connected to my great-grandparents. I'm told that they used to speak it and today I can be a part of that to," she says with a broad smile.
The N||uu is not the only language at risk of disappearing in South Africa.
Three hours away, in the town of Springbok, Nama speakers have been lobbying the government to have their language made an official language.
Despite being historically widely spoken in South Africa, Nama is not recognised as one of the country's 11 official languages.
"It's very sad that our children cannot speak Nama. It breaks my heart that our children will never be able communicate with their elders in their own language," says Maria Damara, 95, one of the only Nama speakers here.
"What future will they have, what will happen to our culture?"
South Africa's top six mother-tongue languages:
Source: SA.info/Census 2011
Why SA students want to be taught in English
Community leader Wiela Beker, 56, agrees:
"If you don't have language, you don't have nothing. I'm talking in English to you now but I am not English. I want to speak Nama because that's what and who I am.
"Unless we do something about it, our culture is going to die. We are fighting for our culture when we fight for our language," he says.
But without a shift in language policy and government intervention, this community say they are worried that it won't be long until their language finds itself in the same boat at as N||uu - on the verge of extinction.
And so for these communities the fight is for a shared identity, a sense of belonging - and therefore a legacy for future generations
Mr Weir has reduced the number of subjects post-primary schools have to offer pupils under the "entitlement framework" to 21.
Since September 2015 all schools, by law, have had to offer at least 24 courses at GCSE and 27 at A-Level.
The policy was originally introduced by Sinn Féin's Caitríona Ruane in 2009.
It was then fully developed by her successor and party colleague John O'Dowd.
As many schools could not offer 24 courses at GCSE and 27 at A-Level alone it meant that they had to collaborate with other schools in their area to offer pupils the required choice of subjects.
For instance, in east Belfast Ashfield Boys and Girls High Schools, and Bloomfield Collegiate and Strathearn grammar schools offer some A-Level subjects jointly.
Pupils from Ashfield Boys High School can go to study Physics at A-Level at Bloomfield Collegiate grammar school.
Introducing the policy in the assembly in November 2009, Ms Ruane said it would ensure that "all young people should have access to high quality education provision."
In a speech to the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) in 2015, Mr O'Dowd said that the policy rendered academic selection at 11 redundant.
"Gone are the days when a test set at 11 set the course of a child's educational pathway and indeed their career," he said.
"The Entitlement Framework ensures that every child regardless of what school he or she may attend can access the same curriculum."
However, Mr Weir wrote to school principals on Monday 16 January informing them that they now only had to offer 21 subjects at GCSE and A-Level.
He said that he had introduced the change after listening to the concerns of school principals.
"I also wanted to provide schools with a degree of flexibility, in line with my objective of increasing autonomy," he said.
"Reducing the specified number should provide both this flexibility and enable schools to manage their resources better in these challenging times."
However, Mr Weir also said that he still regarded the entitlement framework as a key part of the curriculum.
The change in the number of subjects will come into effect at the start of the new school year in September 2017.
Christopher Cambray, 42, who has won awards for his work with Warwickshire Police, pleaded guilty to six sexual offences against children.
These included sexual activity with a child and making indecent images of children, Birmingham Crown Court was told.
The former sergeant, from Shrewley in Warwickshire, will be sentenced on 27 November.
Warwickshire Police said Cambray was dismissed "at the earliest possible opportunity" by a special case hearing chaired by the chief constable,
Cambray had been trying to appeal against his dismissal, a spokesman said.
Det Insp Vikki Reay said: "Throughout the investigation, our key concern has been the welfare, protection and wellbeing of the children involved."
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Ireland needed to win in France for only the second time in 42 years to pip England, who also finished with four wins, on points difference.
Jonathan Sexton and Andrew Trimble scored tries for Ireland in the first half but Ireland trailed 13-12 at the break, Brice Dulin having crossed for the hosts.
After the restart Sexton and Dimitri Szarzewski exchanged tries, Jean-Marc Doussain missed a late penalty and Damien Chouly had a last-minute try disallowed for a forward pass.
It is only Ireland's second Six Nations title and the first since they won the Grand Slam in 2009. Defeat for France means they finish fourth in the table.
It was a fitting way for O'Driscoll, playing his 133rd Test for Ireland and 141st in total, to go out after 15 remarkable years at the top of the game.
O'Driscoll was given a rapturous welcome by the Stade de France crowd and it proved to be an emotional farewell for him and the travelling Irish faithful.
In between it was never likely to be easy for Ireland, whose last victory in Paris came in 2000, when O'Driscoll declared his greatness to the world with a stunning hat-trick of tries.
Scrum-half Maxime Machenaud, forming France's third different starting half-back pairing of this year's tournament alongside Remi Tales, kicked the first points of the game after Chris Henry was penalised for not releasing at the tackle.
France looked sharp in the opening exchanges, making Ireland play in their own half and competing with gusto at the breakdown.
Philippe Saint-Andre's side, who were given a fearful drubbing by the French media in the build-up, also seemed to have extra pep in their attack.
And when Mathieu Bastareaud ran over Gordon D'Arcy, France should have had their first try, but the giant centre threw a wild forward pass.
Ireland slowly chiselled their way into the game, Sexton working an opening with a cute inside pass to Dave Kearney, who made a half-break.
But when the winger became isolated attempting to run the ball from his own 22 and was penalised, Machenaud put boot to ball to double France's lead.
O'Driscoll received treatment after tackling marauding French hooker Dimitri Szarzewski, but the French front row were also being given headaches by their Irish counterparts and the first two scrums ended in penalties for the visitors.
The second of those penalties led to the first try of the match, Henry finding Sexton with a back-of-the-hand pass from the base of the scrum and Ireland's fly-half scurrying over from five metres out. Sexton missed the conversion.
Ireland did not have to wait long for their second try. Scrum-half Conor Murray broke through a couple of weak French tackles and having found Trimble inside him, the Ulster wing galloped over unopposed.
This time Sexton added the extras, but France hit back almost immediately.
Having had several darts at the Irish line off the back of a line-out drive, Tales kicked diagonally and Yoann Huget tapped the ball back brilliantly for full-back Dulin to score in the corner.
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Machenaud's conversion gave the hosts the lead again but Ireland should have led at the break, Sexton missing a relatively straight-forward penalty kick on the stroke of half-time after Thomas Domingo infringed at the breakdown.
France looked better for the rest at the start of the second half, the recalled Louis Picamoles blowing a hole in the Irish defence with one carry. But when another French attack faltered shortly after, Ireland hit them hard on the counter.
Trimble found O'Driscoll outside him and for a second it looked like the Irish legend might go out with a try, but he was brought down just short of the line. But the French defence was slow to reorganise and Sexton scampered over for his second try of the game. And this time, he made the conversion count.
Sexton increased Ireland's lead to nine points with a penalty, France having infringed at a maul, only for Szarzewski to score at the base of the posts after a prolonged period of pressure by the hosts and set up a thrilling finale. The plot became thicker when replays suggested Szarzewski had knocked the ball on.
Bastareaud, who had a mighty game with ball in hand, delivered Sexton a knockout blow after 68 minutes, meaning Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt had to throw the inexperienced Ian Madigan into the game.
Replacement scrum-half Doussain had a chance to nick the lead for France with 10 minutes remaining but pulled his fairly simple penalty effort wide of the uprights.
And France should have stolen the win with a minute remaining but Vincent Debaty's final pass to Chouly, who was in acres of the space on the right wing, was correctly adjudged to have gone forward by the video referee.
It was a monumental defensive performance by Ireland and proof that Schmidt's ageing outfit still has plenty to offer and could be a factor at next year's World Cup - albeit without the iconic O'Driscoll among their ranks.
France: Dulin; Huget, Bastareaud, Fickou, Medard; Tales, Machenaud; Domingo, Szarzewski, Mas, Pape, Maestri, Picamoles, Lapandry, Chouly.
Replacements: Mermoz for Fickou (75), Doussain for Machenaud (66), Debaty for Domingo (41), Guirado for Szarzewski (68), Slimani for Mas, Flanquart for Maestri (53), Vahaamahina for Picamoles (66), Lauret for Lapandry (75).
Ireland: R Kearney; Trimble, O'Driscoll, D'Arcy, D Kearney; Sexton, Murray; Healy, Best, Ross, Toner, O'Connell, O'Mahony, Henry, Heaslip.
Replacements: McFadden for D'Arcy (66), Madigan for Sexton (68), Reddan for Murray (63), McGrath for Healy (70), Cronin for Best (70), Moore for Ross (63), Henderson for O'Mahony (63).
Not Used: Murphy.
Att: 80,000
Ref: Steve Walsh (Australia).
Anne Lakey, 55, struck up inappropriate relationships with the pair over a three-year period in the late 1980s, Teesside Crown Court was told.
Caroline Goodwin, prosecuting, said she had committed a "gross breach of trust".
Ms Lakey, from Stanley, County Durham, denies 13 counts of indecent assault.
She is accused of repeatedly having sex with one boy when he was 13 or 14, and another who was 15.
The younger of the boys would go round to Ms Lakey's house while her husband was out, the court heard.
Miss Goodwin said the defendant was a "skilled manipulator" who exploited the boy's "vulnerability and immaturity" and his "natural curiosity" about sex.
"It was their secret. [He] became in a way submissive to her sexual demands. She used him for her own sexual gratification," she said.
"He was a young, impressionable teenager being groomed."
The court heard the boy would visit Ms Lakey when he played truant, and the pair formed a friendship described by the prosecution as "plainly wrong".
Their first sexual encounter happened during a game of dare, which escalated to the boy losing his virginity, Ms Goodwin said.
On one occasion, Ms Lakey rang the boy's school and posed as his mother to explain he was off sick, the jury heard.
They had sex once or twice a week, the prosecution said, until they were nearly caught by the defendant's husband, after which the boy ended the relationship.
He contacted Ms Lakey's school In December 2012, after seeing a blog where she wrote her "raison d'etre was to give young people the best start in life", the court was told.
His e-mail said the teacher was a "disgusting sexual monster" who should not be allowed anywhere near young people, jurors heard.
Ms Lakey dismissed the allegations as "just a fantasy" when confronted by police.
The second alleged victim was 15 when he began to have regular sex with Ms Lakey, the court heard.
This continued for some time, Ms Goodwin said, until "he saw her with someone else and realised he was no longer needed."
The pair recommenced their relationship lawfully when the boy was 17, the court heard.
Ms Lakey told police they had a casual sexual relationship when the boy was 18.
The trial continues.
The France international is not part of Jurgen Klopp's plans, but the Reds want £20 million for the player.
Sakho signed a new long-term deal at Anfield in 2015.
But he has not played for the first team since April because of off-field issues and he was sent home from Liverpool's pre-season tour of the United States by manager Jurgen Klopp as a disciplinary measure.
He was also handed a 30-day suspension by Uefa in April for testing positive for a prohibited substance following a Europa League tie against Manchester United the previous month.
Swansea are 19th in the Premier League but have advanced to the quarter finals of the Checkatrade Trophy.
The Swans' U21 side came from behind to beat Wolves 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium thanks to two second half goals from Oliver McBurnie.
Christian Herc had given Wolves a half time lead, with a first half back injury to winger Mo Barrow giving the hosts cause for concern.
The 24-year-old opener top scored with 112 as England ended day one on 288-5.
The Durham batsman, whose mother was born in Sunderland, became eligible to play for England in 2016 after serving a four-year qualification period.
"England and the ECB have given me the opportunity to try to live my dream," he told BBC Test Match Special.
"I'm very thankful to England and the guys that put me in the position I am today.
"As soon as I came over I knew I wanted to play, but when you're playing county cricket you have to focus your mind on scoring runs."
Jennings made 1,548 first-class runs for Durham last season, including seven centuries, and was named in the England Lions squad in September.
He was captaining the Lions in Dubai last month when called up to the senior squad as a replacement for the injured Haseeb Hameed.
"If someone had said to me at the end of September you'd score as many runs as you have, and have the opportunity with the Lions, I would have snapped their hand off," Jennings added.
"If someone said to me there would be a Test hundred waiting a couple of weeks later, I would have jumped all over it.
"It's been a surreal seven, eight months. To top it off the way with a Test cap and Test hundred, it's the best Christmas present I could get really."
As Jennings made his century, former South Africa captain Jacques Kallis said on Twitter: "Yet another one slips through our system. Well played Keaton Jennings."
Of the last five England players to make a century on Test debut, Jennings is the fourth to have been born in South Africa, with Alastair Cook's hundred against India in 2006 the exception:
There was plenty of reaction to the Durham batsmen's hundred, much of it focusing on his South African upbringing:
BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew: "The first thing to make clear about Jennings, who was born and brought up in South Africa and captained their under-19s, is that he is eligible to play for England.
"The selectors do like the look of Jennings, ahead of Middlesex's Nick Gubbins. That's the debate - should they have gone for Gubbins first, because he has come through the English system or do you go with somebody who has been captain of South Africa's U19s? It's a very difficult debate."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan: "It looks to me that they've found someone special. You've got pick your best players - the best that are available. We've had plenty over the years."
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott: "Keaton Jennings was a big plus for England. He looked very much at ease. He didn't do anything silly, he just waited for the bad ball and played immaculately."
The degree-granting charter from New York State Education Department (NYSED) makes it the first foreign institution in the state with this status.
The campus opened in September 2013 but has not been able to award degrees.
The Glasgow Caledonian New York College has been given a provisional charter, which can become "absolute" after five years.
The Scottish university said this was standard practice for new higher education establishments.
Principal and Vice-Chancellor Prof Pamela Gillies said: "I am absolutely thrilled that we now have the opportunity to build upon our new research and business relationships in New York to deliver our unique programmes, which focus on fair fashion, fair finance and sustainability.
"Our New York team, led by Vice-President Cara Smyth, should be very proud of the steadfast way it has forged a new path for our university."
It has previously been reported that Glasgow Caledonian spent £5.6m on the New York project.
The campus was formally opened in April 2014 by the then first minister, Alex Salmond, and has attracted a number of high profile speakers and seminars.
When first minister Nicola Sturgeon visited in June 2015, she described the campus as an "absolutely fantastic development" and praised the "foresight" of university leaders.
The university said more than 30 "global brands" have been working with its Fair Fashion Centre "to research fashion as an instrument of sustainability and ethical business".
Cara Smyth, welcoming the NYSED decision, said: "I am delighted that we will be able to put all our plans into action and offer Masters degrees in finance, fashion and social business.
"Our Fair Fashion Center will support the degrees as we continue to identify effective approaches to profitable sustainability, proving the business case by turning global challenges into industry opportunities.
"I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to our GCU colleagues, the team here, and our many supporters in business, not-for-profits and the city of New York."
Hazel Brooke, who chairs Glasgow Caledonian's governing body, added: "We welcome the outcome. The Court has consistently focused on, tested and monitored this bold and imaginative project throughout the lengthy and rigorous process.
"Congratulations are due to the staff and advisors who have worked so hard to achieve this result."
Glasgow Caledonian has invested in a number of international projects.
It already runs a college of engineering in Oman and a college of nursing in Bangladesh in partnership with others.
It has a new campus in London as well as New York and has been invited to teach degree courses in Mauritius.
Barrett finished on 114, the highest score by a Northants number 10, to back up the contributions of Crook and Rob Keogh (154) as the visitors made 551.
But Worcestershire then responded well in the day's final session.
Daryl Mitchell (86*) and Tom Fell (61*) were both there at the close on 153-1.
So far, the pair have shared an unbroken stand of 145 - matching Northants' ninth-wicket partnership earlier between Crook and Barrett.
Inside 34 overs, they fell just nine runs short of the county's ninth-wicket record, but they still surpassed the previous best for the ninth wicket in matches against Worcestershire, the 137 shared by Jack Timms and Reg Partridge at Stourbridge in 1934.
Crook's career-best 145 overtook his 142 not out last summer against the Australian tourists, while South African Barrett's innings beat the 106 by Gus Williamson, batting at 10 against Cambridge University in 1960.
On a day when Worcestershire vice-captain Joe Leach (3-121) passed the landmark of 50 Championship wickets for the second successive season, the home side lost England Lions all-rounder Brett D'Oliveira for an 11th-ball duck.
But captain Mitchell then weighed in with his best score of the summer, well supported by Fell, before bad light ended play prematurely.
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"Anyone coming in at number 10 and getting a hundred has done a great job. Jack Shantry has done that sort of thing for us.
"It is a flat wicket and our two guys played really well, Tom Fell and Daryl Mitchell, who is nicely poised for what could be his first century of the season.
"They have just started to get the ball to reverse a little bit and that will be a little bit trickier. We need to get a big score and potentially pull out if we avoid the follow-on.
"But that's easier said than done. We've got to get there. We've got nearly another 300 runs to go and that is ultimately our plan at the moment."
Northants century-maker Chad Barrett told BBC Radio Northampton:
"I couldn't have wished for a better Championship debut. I've had to wait two years for my opportunity. It was a decent wicket and I had to make the most of it.
"Two years waiting to play a second first-class game (the first was against Sri Lanka) is a long time. You think to yourself 'Am I going to play another one?'
"When I got the nod, I thought when I have a bat or a bowl, I've just got to show what I can do.
"We said we'd try to get to 500 which is a big milestone and to get to three figures myself was my own milestone. I had faith in Ben Sanderson while I got there. I know he can hold a bat and is more than capable."
Six bodies of murdered citizens have turned up in the Zambian capital Lusaka in the last month.
It was widely reported that the victims had been mutilated and were missing their hearts, ears and private parts.
At the heart of the matter lay the darkness of ritual killings - when people are murdered for their body parts in the malevolent belief that in the hands of powerful sorcerers, these organs can be employed as charms to enhance political ambition and improve the lot of individuals in the pursuit of business and money.
While no African imagination is bereft of these tales, the practice of ritual murder has been shocking because of the frequency of its occurrence.
Albinos have borne the brunt of it in Burundi, Tanzania and now Malawi - where just this week police arrested 10 men for allegedly killing a 21-year-old albino woman.
Farai Sevenzo:
"Afrophobia is our xenophobia; it appears to be as African and as regular as ritual murders and deserves to be shunned"
Other cases of ritual killings have been reported from Nigeria to South Africa.
As a short cut to riches and influence, ritual murders have never been proven to work or they would have long replaced the tried paths of education, ambition and sweat.
What they do instead is polish "Heart of Darkness" labels for constant use on a continent awaking to her full potential and the promise of a 21st Century free of superstition.
The consequences of these murders were to prove far more serious for President Edgar Lungu's Patriotic Front (PF) government.
The residents of Lusaka's townships of Zingalume, George and Matero - where the bodies were discovered - attacked the police with stones for not doing enough to protect them from the ritual murderers.
But far more insidious enemies have been stalking Zambia's poor - hunger and unemployment.
The collapse of the Zambian copper trade as well as the kwacha currency and the onset of the southern African drought could easily be detected in the motives of the subsequent riots which saw xenophobic attacks on foreigners in Lusaka's high-density suburbs.
The rioters took what they could to eat and blamed foreign shopkeepers for the ritual murders.
The "foreigners" under attack had spilled over the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and then into Zambia after the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
They were mainly Hutu refugees who had stayed on in Zambia, despite the UN refugee agency declaring Rwanda a safe destination for their return back in 2013.
There is nothing glamorous about being a refugee - for 22 years some 6,000 Rwandans have wandered stateless in Zambia without passports and legal status.
They then mingled with the locals in townships just like Zingalume, which are by no means upmarket addresses, and set up little shops to trade and survive.
It is in xenophobia's nature to point the finger of blame at those foreigners who own something, who show evidence of money where there is none to be found.
The former Rwandans found themselves seeking shelter in churches and assurances for their safety from the Zambian government with more than 700 displaced after two days of rioting.
In the short and dangerous history of xenophobia in South Africa and now Zambia, the word "foreigner" invariably refers to black Africans, not to the Portuguese escaping Lisbon's meagre prospects for the oil fields of Luanda, or the Chinese who run Zambia's copper mines, supermarkets and chicken farms.
Afrophobia is our xenophobia; it appears to be as African and as regular as ritual murders and deserves to be shunned.
Zambia's history of welcoming Africans without a home is legendary.
South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) was based in former President Kenneth Kaunda's Zambia as they fought apartheid, as were Zimbabweans fighting white-minority rule in what was then Rhodesia.
At the centre of President Lungu's dilemma is the economic crisis now gripping Zambia as copper mines fold and the rains refuse to fall.
Youth unemployment and a rising cost of living seems more likely to be the roots of future riots, not ritual murders.
A Global Hunger report has grouped Chad, the Central African Republic and Zambia as the "three most hungry countries on the global hunger index".
Mr Lungu became president in January 2015 following a rushed poll necessitated by the death in office of Michael Sata.
Zambia's gloomy economic outlook has him trying to put out fires on many fronts as the country prepares for general elections due in August 2016.
The move to deploy soldiers to the townships is being seen as a calculated government plan towards voter intimidation, not a means to restore security.
It is unlikely that any amount of soldiers on the streets will make this an easy ride for the PF government.
History records only too well how this nation responds to hunger.
Thirty years ago Mr Kaunda, Zambia's founding president, tried to face down riots that had began in the mining towns of Kitwe and Ndola at the doubling of food prices.
By June 1990 the riots had reached Lusaka, the soldiers sent to quell them attempted a coup and Mr Kaunda was to be defeated at the ballot box by 1991.
The ritual killings may have left six citizens dead and mutilated, hundreds of refugees displaced and soldiers on the streets; but as long as the economic crisis continues to grip Zambia, further riots may come to Lusaka sooner than the rains.
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The 39-year-old will retain a part-time role as a scrum coach with the England senior squad for the Six Nations.
"Ian's track record of developing talent is very impressive," Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said.
"He fits into the club's model of providing opportunities to some of the brightest coaches available."
Former prop forward Peel moved into coaching in 2006 after spending eight years with Newcastle as a player, making 122 Premiership appearances.
Peel has been involved in the England Under-20 programme since 2013, initially as assistant coach, and helped the side to back-to-back Junior World Championship titles in 2013 and 2014 and the Under-20 Six Nations title in 2015.
"This is a huge chance to coach senior players at a quality club that performs at the highest level domestically and in Europe," he said.
"I have no doubt it will be a great environment to work in."
Peel's move to Saracens comes after Paul Gustard agreed to leave Allianz Park to become part of England's coaching staff under new head coach Eddie Jones.
The taxidermy heads were taken during the burglary at Kendor Grove between 20 and 24 May.
Northumbria Police said the items were of "great sentimental value" to the owner who is keen to have them returned.
Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone who knows where the stag heads are to contact the force.
Two breeding pairs of the birds, which are the largest raptor species in the UK, are both rearing two chicks.
NTS said Canna's golden eagles are rearing a single chick.
For many years, golden eagle chicks from the Hebridean island were used to reintroduce the birds of preys to parts of Ireland.
NTS said Canna is believed to have the highest density of eagles in Scotland.
The trust's Dr Richard Luxmoore said: "Canna has proven to be a very productive breeding site for sea eagles and most years since reintroduction we have had two pairs nesting on the island.
"It is not so common to have both pairs successfully raise two chicks each so this is great news."
The recall covers certain Electra Glide, Ultra Limited, Police Electra Glide, Street Glide, Road Glide and Road King models from 2014 and 2015.
The bikes are being recalled because they could stay in gear due to clutches that won't fully disengage, AP reports.
A rider could lose control of a bike if it was started in gear. The problem was found through customer complaints.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company said in documents that gas bubbles can cause the clutch malfunction, especially if the bike had been parked for a long time.
Harley Davidson dealers will flush the clutch and rebuild the part of that is affected by the problem - the clutch master cylinder.
The recall started on Thursday.
The assault took place at Balloch on Sunday night but the 16-year-old did not report it until Thursday.
Police Scotland said the teenager and a friend had met the man earlier on Sunday evening and they lit a camp fire on the riverbank.
When they were leaving at about 23:00, the man grabbed her and sexually assaulted her, police said.
The suspect is described as white, 5ft 7ins, of slim build with a small head/face, freshly shaven with black hair.
He was wearing cycling clothes - a black short sleeved top with silver logo, grey long sleeved base layer, black Lycra cycling shorts, black Sondico socks and grey Nike Air Max trainers.
He had a on a black rucksack and was riding a red mountain bike with either "Firefox" or "Fox" on the frame.
Det Insp Grant Macleod, who is leading the investigation, said: "The girl has been out with her friend earlier in the evening, when around 20:00 hours they met the man who at that time was wearing a black jacket and a Celtic 'bumble bee' style football top.
"They stayed in each other's company and headed to a small beach on the banks of the River Leven not too far from the Duncan Mills slipway where they lit a small camp fire.
"On leaving around 23:00 hours, the girl's friend went on ahead and as the 16-year-old and the man, who said he was 26-years-old but looked younger, walked a bit behind, he grabbed her and seriously sexually assaulted her.
"He then made off on his bike and the girl managed to get herself home."
Officers are checking CCTV in the area and are appealing to anyone who may have seen the man on the bike, cycling around the Balloch Bridge or Balloch Train Station and cycle path area earlier in the evening, to contact them.
At that time he would have had on the black jacket and football top.
After the attack he just had the cycling gear on, riding his red bike and was carrying a rucksack.
Det Insp Macleod added: "Obviously this was a shocking attack on the young girl who thankfully, even although it was a few days afterwards, had the courage to report the incident to police.
"The area down to the boatyard is quite a popular wee spot. It's a footpath along the banks of River Leven up towards Loch Lomond and is well used by dog walkers, cyclists and local residents.
"I am sure at that someone will have seen the girls and the man either when they were at the beach or when they left.
"We are keen to hear from anyone who recognises the description of the man or who may have seen him earlier that night wearing the football top."
The visitors declared their first innings on 150-1 before the start of play with the captains eyeing a result.
Harry Finch (74 not out) and Luke Wells (44 not out) scored quickly as Sussex declared on 142-1, a lead of 320.
Gloucestershire were toiling at 88-5 but Taylor (69 not out) and Noema-Barnett (37 not out) saw out the match.
They finished some 109 runs short of the winning line, on 212-6, to deny Sussex fourth win in five County Championship games.
Visiting opener Cameron Bancroft took his maiden first-class wicket in a Sussex innings which was all about building runs for a chase, but a result did not materialise.
A group of activists opposed to the exploratory well, near Carrickfergus, are outside Parliament Buildings.
They claim the drill, close to reservoirs, poses a risk to the water supply to thousands of homes in Belfast, Carrick and Newtownabbey.
However, Northern Ireland Water insists there is no threat to the integrity of the water supply.
The motion, to be debated on Monday evening, has been brought forward by Sinn Féin.
It calls on the Stormont Executive to ensure that similar applications are not approved until assurances are given about any potential negative impacts.
The exploratory well was given the go-ahead under what is called permitted development rights which meant it did not need planning permission.
If the company wants to commercially exploit the 25 million barrels of oil it believes is there, it would have to apply for full planning permission.
The drill began in mid May and is expected to last until the end of June.
The company, Infrastrata, will then assess the results before deciding what it wants to do next.
Three officers were shot dead by an eastern European gang in a bungled east London burglary in December 1910.
The murders led to the famous Siege of Sidney Street, in Stepney, east London, in January 1911.
City of London Police unveiled the first memorial to Sgt Bentley, Sgt Tucker and Pc Choat at a ceremony at the scene of the tragedy.
On 16 December 1910, a gang of Latvian revolutionaries tried to rob a jeweller's shop in Houndsditch.
The gang fired on unarmed officers, killing three and seriously injuring two.
Two of the gang members escaped and hid out in rooms at 100 Sidney Street.
Winston Churchill watched events unfold
Sidney St: The siege that shook Britain
The police were tipped off by an informant and in the early hours of 3 January 1911, hundreds of officers surrounded the house and evacuated homes in the area.
Winston Churchill, the then home secretary, was in a crowd of thousands watching from the sidelines as hundreds of police officers and a company of Scots Guards engaged in a gun battle with the gang members.
During the siege, the two suspects were killed and a firefighter suffered fatal injuries.
A plaque in memory of the firefighter, Superintendent Charles Pearson, will be unveiled on 6 January, on the building that stands on the former site of 100 Sidney Street.
Donald Rumbelow, a former City of London Police officer, and author of The Houndsditch Murders and The Siege Of Sidney Street, said the memorial to the three murdered policemen was "long overdue".
"A lot of people know about the siege but don't know about the Houndsditch murders," he said.
Thursday's event was due to be attended by Lord Mayor of London Michael Bear and City of London Police Commissioner Mike Bowron, as well as descendants of the three officers.
The charity Little Troopers estimates there are more than 150,000 children who have a parent serving in the British armed forces who may be away from home for up to nine months.
Louise Fetigan, the charity's founder, said: "The pictures show many of the emotions experienced by a military family from waving goodbye to Daddy's ship, the happiness when they come home and the tough times while they are away."
The images are being used in a charity calendar and include families from the Army, Royal Navy and RAF. The charity says its Military Moments calendar shows a side of forces life very rarely shared.
The BBC has gathered some of the most beautiful and interesting photographs from across England on its Pinterest board.
The channel will cover subjects including music, performance, art, literature and cinema from 1 October.
Poet and musician Kate Tempest will lead an evening dedicated to National Poetry Day as part of the season.
Other highlights will include a documentary fronted by Alan Bennett, which will follow the author to iconic locations from his life.
As part of the season on BBC Two:
BBC Two channel editor Patrick Holland said: "Great arts programming has the power to bring audiences to the cutting-edge, as well as to much loved art and artists.
"By focusing Saturday nights around arts, music, performance and cinema, we want to create space for new ideas, authored film-making, and the very best talent."
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The US firm, which owns brands such as Play-Doh and Disney Frozen, saw growth in the US and Canada, and in its entertainment and licensing division.
The company cited strong demand for Monopoly, Nerf and Transformers products.
But international sales were flat, with a 4% decline in Europe.
Chief executive Brian Goldner said that the results were in line with expectations and position the firm for future growth.
"Our year is set up for success," he said,
Net earnings spiked 41% to $68.6m (£53.7m), due in part to a more favourable tax rate.
Total revenue in the first quarter was $850m, from $831m in the same period in 2016.
Executives said the decline in operating profit was due to higher expenses, a shift in product mix, and falling revenue from the Magic: The Gathering products.
Investors responded positively to the results, sending the share price up more than 5% in morning trading on Monday. It hovered above $101 around 12 noon local time, a new high for the company.
The homes of nearly 4,700 people in Otodo-Gbame were destroyed by heavy machinery, activists said.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC tear gas and live bullets were fired after residents formed a human chain to stop the houses from being destroyed.
The authorities have not yet commented on the incident.
Amnesty International said the incident was "a violation of human rights", and shared video footage which showed bulldozers clearing a path through the area.
It said the Lagos State government had ignored a court order made in January, stopping the forceful eviction of residents from the community.
Megan Chapman from the Justice and Empowerment Initiative (JEI), which is working with the community, told the BBC that residents saw excavators near the entrance to the community in the morning.
Everything on land was destroyed "and half of what was on water" was destroyed, she said.
The Lagos state government has previously said that it is "mindful of the fundamental rights of the various residents living in the area".
The warning comes days after First Trust Bank announced it was closing half its branches in Northern Ireland.
The organisation's general secretary Larry Broderick told the BBC's Inside Business programme that other EU countries were lobbying to take jobs out of the UK ahead of Brexit.
"Unless we in Northern Ireland get together and have a strategy, first of all to copper-fasten the jobs we have and to bring reassurance, but also it's a very competitive environment in Northern Ireland," he said.
"So I think work has to be done and in the absence of political stability and a direction and a plan in relation to that, we think in our sector, certainly there will be a lot of vulnerability of the jobs that are there as well."
First Trust Bank announced on Wednesday that as many as 130 jobs will be lost with the closure of half its branches later this year.
The bank, which is owned by Dublin-based AIB, is one of the so-called "big four" banks in Northern Ireland.
The partitions will be put up to deter drivers who slow down to look at crashes on the opposite carriageway and therefore slow down the traffic behind.
They form part of a Department for Transport initiative to improve accident clear-up times.
The government said the screens would "keep the motorways flowing".
The DfT's CLEAR - collision, lead, evaluate, act and reopen - initiative was launched last year to help ensure motorways and roads reopen quickly following major accidents.
As part of this scheme, 105 sets of incident screens will be made available for use by the Highways Agency next year.
Each set has 30 screens which are loaded onto purpose-built trailers and can screen up to 75m if used end-to-end. The individual screens are approximately 2.1m by 2m high.
The total cost of the purchase was £2.3m, with each set costing £22,000.
Roads minister Stephen Hammond said: "This will be another great advantage to hopefully clearing up collisions but also getting the roads moving rather more quickly afterwards.
"People will recognise these screens, recognise that something's happening behind it, but actually realise it won't impact on their motorway - there's nothing to see, and we want to keep the motorways flowing."
RAC Foundation director, Stephen Glaister, said the use of the screens should be welcomed.
"Incident screens reduce disruption to traffic following an incident [and] assist the emergency services," he said.
"Ensuring that motorists not involved in an incident complete their journeys safely and on time is important.
"The economy relies on an efficient road network. Traffic jams following incidents increase frustration and the risk of low speed collisions."
Rita Kutt wrote to Marks and Spencer urging them to sell bigger popper vests suitable for youngsters like her grandson Caleb, who has cerebral palsy.
Now Mrs Kutt is being celebrated as an example to disabled people and their carers to be "bold and loud".
Disabled people face a premium of £550 a month on the cost of everyday items.
The Extra Costs Commission, launched by disability charity Scope, found that disability benefits failed to cover this premium. It concluded that people with disabilities needed to speak up about their spending power to get better deals.
Rita Kutt was one person who spoke up. Her grandson Caleb, now aged four, still uses nappies and is fed through a tube in his stomach, making it difficult to find clothes that fit him.
When he was three years old his mum, Zoe, and grandmother, Rita, started looking for suitable clothing for him but could only find the correct outfits in specialist catalogues, charging between £12 and £15 for items like bigger popper vests.
She wrote to M&S which sent samples to test with Caleb and later the retail giant launched a specialist, adapted clothing range for disabled children that included popper vests and sleepsuits in bigger sizes than its other baby and child ranges.
The items that were costing about £12 were available for about £4 each instead.
The commission, which began work in 2014 and published a final report last year, found that disabled people and their families have a combined spending power, known as the "purple pound", of more than £200bn a year.
It also estimated that businesses that were not engaging with their disabled customers were missing out on up to £420m a week.
Its chairman Robin Hindle Fisher, who has worked for 30 years in the financial services industry, said: "We called on disabled people to be bold and loud - to get their voices heard and let businesses know about the opportunities they are missing out on.
"A year later we are delighted to see that where Britain's 12.9 million disabled consumers and their families have made their voices heard, brands have risen to the challenge.
"We would now like more businesses to recognise the value of their disabled customers and compete for a share of their considerable spending power.
"This can only be good for companies and their shareholders and, at the same time, produce more competitive markets and improve the lives of disabled people."
Apart from the M&S case, examples of progress, according to Mr Hindle Fisher, were:
The commission said that disability organisations should club together to bulk-buy products from clothes and shoes to energy provision.
Penny Mordaunt, minister for disabled people, said: "The Extra Costs Commission rightly highlights the good sense of businesses that are making the most of the purple pound by offering innovative products and services that disabled people need. I hope it inspires other businesses to do likewise."
Last year AIB was valued at 11.3bn euros, so a share sale may yield 3bn euros or more.
The bailout cost Irish taxpayers 21bn euros ($23.50bn).
Finance minister Michael Noonan said the progress made by AIB and current market conditions meant the time was right to start privatising the bank.
The financial crisis, which triggered a property collapse in Ireland, cost the Irish government 64bn euros in bank bailouts and forced it to seek support from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
AIB returned to profit three years ago and the non-performing loans that crippled the bank in the crisis have been reduced by about two thirds.
The government owns 99.9% of AIB and received a dividend of 250m euros last month - its first since the rescue.
AIB's flotation on the Dublin and London stock exchanges will be one of the biggest in recent years.
The prospectus and the price range of the shares is expected to be published in mid-June.
It is thought that about 10% to 15% of the shares will be available to retail investors, although the minimum investment will be set at 10,000 euros.
The shares are expected to be marketed as an investment in the resurgent Irish economy, which grew 5.2% last year, outstripping all 18 other eurozone countries.
AIB is biggest mortgage lender in Ireland, with a 36% share.
The government will use the funds from the flotation to reduce the national debt by about 1.5%. It stands at 200bn euros - among the highest in the eurozone.
Dublin still has stakes in two other rescued banks: Permanent TSB (75%) and Bank of Ireland (14%).
A Yemeni national, Mahmoud Mujahid, held there without trial since 2002, is the first to be re-evaluated for transfer and eventual release by a new US government panel set up by presidential order in an effort to hasten the camp's closure.
Previously classed as "too dangerous to release," the alleged former bodyguard to Osama bin Laden has now been transferred from indefinite detention to a list of those "approved for transfer," where he joins 55 other Yemenis.
It took six US government agencies and departments to all sign off on his transfer, namely: Defence, State Department, Homeland Security, Justice, Director of National Intelligence office and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
But in practice, there is no indication that Mr Mujahid is about to go home soon.
Of all the countries the US is looking to repatriate Guantanamo Bay's remaining 155 inmates to, Yemen presents it with the greatest problems.
Even before the turmoil of the Arab Spring erupted onto its streets in 2011, Yemen was plagued with poverty, insecurity and terrorism.
Today it is home to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), it is riven by power struggles and tribal rivalries, and after a number of earlier failed experiments it has no effective mechanism for rehabilitating former detainees from Guantanamo Bay into mainstream society.
Some of the most skilled and dangerous senior members of AQAP now at large in Yemen are former detainees who renounced violence in exchange for their release.
Such was the US government's distrust of Yemen's ability to handle returning prisoners and stop them joining al-Qaeda or other militant movements that in 2010 it imposed a moratorium on all repatriations to Yemen.
But with the Obama administration's renewed push to deliver on the president's original pledge to close the camp, that moratorium was lifted in May 2013, to be replaced by a case-by-case review.
Yemenis make up the majority of Guantanamo Bay's remaining inmates, with estimates of their number varying from 80 to 88. Others include 18 Afghans, 9 Saudis and 6 Pakistanis, as well as several men from North Africa.
The London-based campaign group Reprieve has been pushing for the camp's closure and says the US government could, if it had the political will, work faster to repatriate its inmates.
The inquiry is currently examining what happened at the Haut de la Garenne children's home in the 1960s and 1970s.
On Wednesday, the panel was shown memos and letters between child care officers about a man accused of assaulting girls from the home.
They allege he sexually abused some children after giving them alcohol.
Documents, including statements given to police and the historical abuse redress scheme, show girls were assaulted by a man in his own home near Haut de la Garenne.
One document detailed a complaint of abuse against the man, who cannot be named, by two girls from the home.
No action was taken against him and the police considered prosecuting at least one of the girls for drunken behaviour, the document said.
Letters from the time show management at the home made the man's house out of bounds to children and told staff to report any occasions when children visited his house, the inquiry heard.
The inquiry was also shown a statement made to the police in 2008, in which a former male resident said he was raped by the head of the home after being accused of stealing.
Despite needing medical attention, he said nothing happened to his abuser.
Official documents made no mention of sexual abuse but refer to the witness's deteriorating behaviour and staff frustration at his inability to deal with his problems.
The inquiry heard that repeated requests for the boy, who moved to Haut de la Garenne in the 1960s, to be assessed by a unit in the UK were finally met in 1975.
The inquiry continues.
He said recent court cases - like the ones involving Blurred Lines and Ed Sheeran's Photograph - have made it a difficult time for songwriters.
Bacharach, 89, said a panel of music experts should be used to decide on copyright issues.
He told BBC News that he has seen "bad decisions made" and said the current situation was "messy".
In one high-profile copyright infringement case, US jurors ruled that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had copied Marvin Gaye's Got To Give It Up in their song Blurred Lines.
The Gaye family estate was awarded $7.3 million (£4.8 million) in damages, though an appeal has since been launched.
Earlier this year, Ed Sheeran settled a $20m (£13.8m) copyright infringement claim against him in the US over his hit song Photograph.
Bacharach, a multiple Grammy and Oscar winner is famed for such classics as I Say A Little Prayer and Close to You, said it was "a delicate matter".
"It's not a perfect science," he told the BBC's Colin Paterson.
"I think what needs to be done is there has to be maybe three, four outstanding experts, musicologists, who can be trusted, who can differentiate and say 'that's derivative, that's not derivative'."
Bacharach explained that with a limited number of notes, some songs were bound to be similar.
"It's one octave you've got to play with. Some songs sound like others. Things are messy enough in the world of pop music and records and downloads, free music and things like that."
Bacharach said there were samples on "top records" - including those that used some of his original work.
"There's a version of Close to You by Frank Ocean that's almost literally - well, it's the same title, you can't copyright a title - musically, it's almost note for note with [the original] Close to You.
"So that becomes a situation. It's not a lawsuit - they just have to pay more money because it's more usage than a sample."
Bacharach has written a new musical with Steven Sater that marks his first original score for the theatre since 1968's Promises Promises.
Some Lovers - described as "a contemporary parable about the gifts we give one another" - runs at The Other Palace in central London from 24 August to 2 September.
Burt Bacharach can be heard talking to Colin Paterson on BBC Radio 5 live's Afternoon Edition from 13:00 BST on Thursday and later on the BBC's iPlayer.
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PC David Cockle last month admitted theft and keeping the proceeds of the sale of coins found in a Norfolk field.
A misconduct hearing was told Cockle had agreed to a 50:50 split with the farmer of anything valuable he found.
Norfolk Chief Constable Simon Bailey, who dismissed Cockle, said it "was one of the grossest breaches of trust".
Mr Bailey said it was clear Cockle was allowed to use the land to search for treasure "because he was a police officer and the farmer liked the idea of a police officer on his land".
The chief constable added Cockle had let the force down by keeping hold of the medieval coins and "most importantly let the the farmer down and the wider public".
The hearing was told the breaches amounted to gross misconduct with the only appropriate outcome being immediate dismissal.
The PC, who did not attend the hearing, expressed his remorse and apologies in a written statement presented by the Police Federation.
Cockle, 51, who now lives in Leigh, Lancashire, will be sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court next month after criminal proceedings were brought against him by the Norfolk force.
As well as pleading guilty to theft, Cockle faced three counts of handling criminal property.
All treasure has to be declared and a coroner decides if valuables of unknown ownership found hidden should be the property of the Crown.
The 10 coins found by Cockle were known as Merovingian Tremissis.
Only about 100 of the coins, which were made in France and the low countries of Europe in the early 7th Century, have ever been found in modern-day Britain, a spokesman for Norwich Castle Museum said.
During the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the 7th Century, coins were not much used until the introduction of the Tremissis.
He said Syrian government troops had re-established control over the last areas of the city held by rebels.
He said an arrangement had been made for rebel fighters to leave. The rebels confirmed the deal, but said civilians would also be allowed to leave.
The latest developments could bring to an end more than four years of vicious fighting in which thousands have died.
Reporters on the ground said there had been no bombardments or fighting in recent hours.
The rebels had been squeezed into ever smaller areas of the city in recent months in a major government offensive backed by Russian air power.
Word of the deal came as the UN reported summary killings by pro-government forces.
It said it had reliable evidence that in four areas 82 civilians were killed, adding that many more may have died.
The UN and the US said the Syrian government and its allies Russia and Iran were accountable for any atrocities committed in the city.
Russia said the allegations were untrue.
"According to the latest information that we received in the last hour, military actions in eastern Aleppo are over," Mr Churkin told an emergency session of the UN Security Council.
Earlier he had spoken of the deal allowing the rebels to leave, saying it would take place within hours.
"The civilians, they can stay, they can go to safe places, they can take advantage of the humanitarian arrangements that are on the ground. Nobody is going to harm the civilians," Mr Churkin said.
Rebel groups suggested that civilians would be included in the exodus.
The seizure of the eastern part of the city by government forces and the crushing of the rebel enclave there represents a major propaganda victory for the government of President Bashar al-Assad, which now controls virtually all of the major population centres of the country.
But Aleppo - the most populous city before the civil war and the country's financial centre - is the biggest prize.
Its capture represents a victory not just for Mr Assad but also for his Iranian and Russian backers.
Aleppo itself may not matter much on Moscow's strategic chess-board. But the defeat of the rebel opposition there underscores the extraordinary turn-around in President Assad's fortunes.
Before Russia intervened President Assad was on the ropes, his military power crumbling.
External actors have propped up his government in large part to secure their own strategic aspirations. And these aspirations will play an important part in deciding what comes next.
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Before the end to hostilities was announced, the rebels had retreated into just a handful of neighbourhoods.
It is hard to know exactly how many people are in the besieged areas, although UN envoy Staffan de Mistura put the figure at about 50,000.
He said there were approximately 1,500 rebel fighters, about 30% of whom were from the jihadist group formerly known as the al-Nusra Front.
Other local sources say there could be as many as 100,000 people, many of them arriving from areas recently taken by the government.
Ibrahim Abu-Laith, a spokesman for the White Helmets volunteer rescue group, said 90% of their equipment was out of operation and only one medical point was still working in the besieged areas. There was no first aid equipment left, he added.
He said volunteers were using their hands to pull people out of rubble, but some 70 people were stuck and could not be extracted.
Activist Lina Shamy: "Humans all over the world, don't sleep! You can do something, protest now! Stop the genocide".
Bana Alabed, aged 7: "I am talking to the world now live from East #Aleppo. This is my last moment to either live or die."
White Helmets tweet: "All streets & destroyed buildings are full with dead bodies. It's hell."
Abdul Kafi Alhamado, teacher: "Some people are under the rubble, no-one can help them. They just leave them under the rubble until they die - these houses as their graves."
The 'final goodbyes' from Aleppo
UN human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said that 82 civilians had reportedly been killed by pro-government forces, of whom 11 were women and 13 children, adding that the death toll could be much higher.
He said there were reports of numerous bodies in the streets, with residents unable to retrieve them for fear of being shot on sight.
The UN's humanitarian adviser on Syria, Jan Egeland, earlier spoke of "massacres of unarmed civilians, of young men, of women, children, health workers", saying a pro-government Iraqi Shia militia was responsible for the killings.
This is a huge blow to the armed opposition, and a major victory for the Russians, the Iranians, Lebanon's Hezbollah and some Iraqi Shia militias.
But the rebels still control quite large areas, as do the jihadists of so-called Islamic State. So in terms of Syria itself the war continues.
The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen says it will be a different type of war - less rebels trying to hold territory and create their own entity, more hit-and-run and insurgency.
At the UN Security Council meeting, US ambassador Samantha Power said the Syrian government and Russia and Iran bore responsibility for killings of civilians.
For the UK, Matthew Rycroft said the UN had failed in its mission to resolve the crisis, and the reports of atrocities "evoked the darkest days of the history of the United Nations".
Mr Churkin denied humanitarian abuses were taking place. Earlier Russia said atrocities were being carried out by "terrorist groups", referring to rebels.
For much of the past four years, Aleppo has been divided roughly in two, with the government controlling the western half and rebels the east.
Syrian troops finally broke the deadlock with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes, reinstating a siege on the east in early September and launching an all-out assault weeks later.
Mae'r actores ar y rhestr fer ar gyfer yr Actores Orau yn seremoni wobrwyo BAFTA sy'n cael ei chynnal nos Sul, 14 Chwefror. Roedd hi hefyd yn y ras i ennill y wobr Perfformiad Gorau gan Actores mewn Comedi neu Sioe Gerdd yng ngwobrau'r Golden Globe.
Ond efallai bod ganddi le i ddiolch i ddynes o Ynys Môn am yr anrhydeddau hynny.
Mewn golygfa deimladwy yn 'The Lady in the Van', mae'n ymddangos mai dwylo dawnus Maggie Smith, wrth iddi bortreadu cymeriad Miss Shepherd, sy'n canu'r piano.
Fodd bynnag, dwylo'r pianydd Helen Davies o Borthaethwy ydi'r rheiny, rôl y cafodd hi drwy "ffliwc", meddai wrth Cymru Fyw.
"Mae ffrind i ffrind yn trefnu cerddorion ar gyfer ffilmiau a recordiau. Bu'n edrych am bianydd ac, yn amlwg, doedd y person methu bod yn ifanc.
"Roedden nhw angen rhywun gyda dwylo hŷn i chwarae rhan Miss Shepherd a does 'na ddim llawer o bobl o fy oed i yn parhau i weithio ac yn rhydd pan oedden nhw'n bwriadu ffilmio."
Mae'r ffilm gomedi gan Nicholas Hytner yn stori wir am y berthynas rhwng Alan Bennett a Miss Shepherd - dynes oedrannus, ecsentrig, ddigartref, fu'n byw mewn fan y tu allan i'w dŷ yn Llundain am 15 mlynedd.
Ond o fynd dan yn wyneb, daw hanes a chefndir Miss Shepherd yn amlwg.
Bu'n arfer bod yn bianydd talentog, ac yn lleian, a olygai nad oedd hi'n cael canu'r piano bryd hynny.
Tra mewn cartref gofal yn y ffilm, mae Miss Shepherd yn gweld yr offeryn cyn mynd ati i chwarae Piano Concerto No. 1 (Chopin), darn sy'n cael ei berfformio gan ddwylo Ms Davies.
"Cafodd ei wneud yn anhygoel," meddai. "Rydych yn meddwl mai Maggie Smith sy'n chwarae'r piano, ond fy nwylo i sydd wrthi."
Yn wreiddiol o Southport, mae hi wedi byw ym Mhorthaethwy gyda'i gŵr, Edward Davies, sy'n feiolinydd, ers dros 30 o flynyddoedd.
Mae hi'n gyfeilydd ac wedi chwarae'n gyson mewn Eisteddfodau, gwyliau, cystadlaethau rhyngwladol gan berfformio hefyd ar Radio 3, teledu'r BBC, ITV ac S4C.
Bu Helen Davies yn Harrow, gogledd Llundain, yn ffilmio'r olygfa gyda'r actores am bron i hanner diwrnod - pan gafodd hi "fore gwefreiddiol".
Dywedodd: "Roedd rhaid i mi wisgo'r un dillad, felly mi wnaeth hi eistedd yn fy ngwylio yn chwarae fel ei bod yn gallu copïo'r symudiadau. Roedd hi'n arfer chwarae ychydig, meddai hi."
Felly sut brofiad oedd cyfarfod Maggie Smith?
"Roedd hi'n anhygoel, roedd hi mor garedig ac lyfli," meddai Helen Davies. "Hi ydi'r bos, does dim dwywaith amdani.
"Mae hi yn ei 80au erbyn hyn ac fe saethon ni'r olygfa ryw bedair, pum gwaith o leiaf.
"Yna fe wnaethom nhw ofyn iddi ei wneud unwaith eto. Dywedodd hi 'dw i'n siŵr bod gennych chi fwy na digon o ddeunydd yn barod, dwi ddim yn ei wneud eto!"
Yno hefyd oedd dirprwy Maggie Smith, actores sydd wedi gwneud y swydd "ers blynyddoedd" ac bu'n chwarae ei rhan yn "holl stwff Downtown Abbey".
Yn ddiplomataidd, mae'r awgrym bod yr actores wedi ei henwebu ar gyfer BAFTA o ganlyniad i berfformiad Helen Davies "bach yn rhy bell", meddai.
"Bu'n anrhydedd ac yn fraint cael bod yn rhan o'r ffilm," ychwanegodd.
Sylvia Lancaster, whose 20-year-old daughter Sophie was kicked to death in Bacup in 2007, was appointed an OBE for her campaigns against hate crime.
David Rogers who set up a charity after his 24-year-old son Adam was killed in Blackburn in 2009 was appointed an MBE.
Mr Rogers said he was "blown away" by the honour.
Sophie Lancaster, a goth, was attacked by a gang in a park when she went to help her boyfriend.
Her mother founded the Sophie Lancaster Foundation and has campaigned to have attacks on subcultures treated as hate crimes.
Mrs Lancaster said the award was bittersweet because it came as a result of her daughter's murder.
But she added: "This is taking our work to another level - I'm sure Sophie would have a right good laugh."
Mrs Lancaster spends a lot of time educating police forces about the issues surrounding hate crime.
Mr Rogers, 80, from Blackburn, founded the charity Every Action Has Consequences (EAHC) and has championed restorative justice since his son died of head injuries after the unprovoked attack on a night out.
He works with his wife Pat to warn young people about the dangers of becoming violent while out drinking.
He said his MBE was not just for him but everyone involved in EAHC.
"People have put an awful lot of time, effort and goodwill into it and it is good to see that recognised," he said.
Michael Scott will take over at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) by the middle of the year.
He is currently head of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust and replaces Aidan Thomas who resigned last summer.
Mr Scott said he was "committed" to ensuring mental health services were not overlooked.
"I'm going to disappoint people because I don't come with a cheque book," he said.
"Times are tight in the NHS, but what I will commit to do is lobbying hard for resources for mental health, services will be defended and we will work nationally to ensure that mental health services get their fair share of the cake."
Two weeks ago, a Care Quality Commission report said Hellesdon Hospital, run by NSFT, failed to meet expected levels of patient care.
Mr Scott, who has 30 years in the NHS, is chairman of the NHS Confederation's Community Health Services Forum, which helps shapes national policies.
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust said it will announce its interim leader shortly.
Pelly Ruddock's cross was turned in by Paddy McCourt to give Luton, who had won one of their previous nine league games, their first goal in 366 minutes.
Reggie Lambe and Chris Clements fired straight at keeper Elliot Justham as the Stags sought an equaliser.
McCourt then turned provider for Ruddock to smash in and seal victory.
Luton manager Nathan Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio:
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"I'm a very proud manager today. I thought we were excellent today from start to finish. I thought we defended well, at times we were a little bit deep but we tried to play.
"We have to have a squad here that wants to work hard, that wants to graft, that has a structure, that wants to do things right. If we get that then we can climb the league and start to do things.
"We have to get a bit more know-how, a bit more fluency in our play and once we do that we will be heading in the right direction."
Match ends, Mansfield Town 0, Luton Town 2.
Second Half ends, Mansfield Town 0, Luton Town 2.
Substitution, Luton Town. Frankie Musonda replaces Pelly Ruddock.
Foul by Jack Thomas (Mansfield Town).
Cameron McGeehan (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Chris Clements (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Chris Clements (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alex Lawless (Luton Town).
Attempt missed. James Baxendale (Mansfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by Adi Yussuf (Mansfield Town).
Alan Sheehan (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Luton Town. Jack Marriott replaces Craig Mackail-Smith.
Attempt missed. Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Jack Thomas replaces Adam Chapman.
Stephen O'Donnell (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matty Blair (Mansfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen O'Donnell (Luton Town).
Attempt missed. Craig Mackail-Smith (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Adi Yussuf (Mansfield Town) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution, Luton Town. Olly Lee replaces Paddy McCourt.
Attempt missed. Matt Green (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Craig Mackail-Smith (Luton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Craig Mackail-Smith (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Tafazolli (Mansfield Town).
Alan Sheehan (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Adi Yussuf replaces Reggie Lambe.
Substitution, Mansfield Town. Matty Blair replaces Mitch Rose.
Goal! Mansfield Town 0, Luton Town 2. Pelly Ruddock (Luton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Paddy McCourt.
Hand ball by Cameron McGeehan (Luton Town).
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Sean Kavanagh.
Foul by Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town).
Craig Mackail-Smith (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. James Baxendale (Mansfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Krystian Pearce.
Second Half begins Mansfield Town 0, Luton Town 1.
First Half ends, Mansfield Town 0, Luton Town 1.
Attempt missed. Krystian Pearce (Mansfield Town) header from very close range is too high following a corner.
Corner, Mansfield Town. Conceded by Jake Howells.
Foul by Chris Clements (Mansfield Town).
Cameron McGeehan (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
The company confirmed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had requested further information into several of its accounting methods, including its records for Singles Day.
Singles Day is the world's largest shopping day, beating Black Friday.
Alibaba said the SEC told it the probe was not an indication by the agency that the firm had broken the law.
"Earlier this year, the SEC informed us that it was initiating an investigation into whether there have been any violations of the federal securities laws," said a spokesperson for Alibaba.
"The SEC advised us that the initiation of a request for information should not be construed as an indication by the SEC or its staff that any violation of the federal securities laws has occurred."
The investigation includes Alibaba's accounting for its logistics unit, Cainiao Network, and the reporting of operating data from Singles Day.
Investors consider the Cainiao Network to be a separate business. It was valued at $7.7bn (£5.2bn) during a round of fundraising earlier this year.
Alibaba's shares were listed in the US in September 2014. Its share price fell 4% on Wednesday.
The Report on Jobs: Scotland also found that salary growth is slowing and the country's economy is "under-performing" relative to the UK as a whole.
Kevin Green, the chief executive of the body behind the report, said the Brexit result had brought uncertainty.
It was one of a series of factors affecting business confidence, he said.
The report concluded that December saw the steepest decrease in the number of people placed in permanent jobs by Scottish recruitment consultancies for more than seven years.
Following recent "marginal" decreases, the rate of decline picked up to the fastest seen since June 2009, the study noted.
That contrasted with further - albeit slightly slower - growth in permanent placements across the UK.
The report was commissioned by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and compiled by Markit.
Analysts surveyed about 100 recruitment and employment consultants across Scotland for the latest monthly study.
They found that there was also a sharp slowdown in growth of permanent salaries, which rose at the weakest rate seen in almost four years. Again, that put Scotland behind the UK average, experts said.
Recruiters further recorded a marked drop in the availability of candidates for permanent jobs last month, the sharpest fall since August.
They also spotted a fractional reduction in the availability of candidates for temporary jobs, ending a six-month run of improvement.
On a brighter note, the report pointed to a strong rise in hourly rates of pay for temporary staff.
Wage inflation in the temporary jobs market was found to be the fastest since May, matching the trend seen at the UK level.
Mr Green, of REC, said: "The jobs market in Scotland is going through a tough patch, with fewer people securing permanent jobs each month and salary growth slowing down.
"Scotland's economy is under-performing relative to the UK, the energy sector has weakened and the referendum result has brought uncertainty.
"These factors are all having a significant impact on business confidence.
"Employers are continuing to post vacancies in Scotland, which suggest that demand for staff is strong, but employers are showing hesitancy when it comes to making hiring decisions.
"It's possible that the jobs market will pick up again quickly if confidence is shored up.
"The government can help this by providing clarity on their priorities for the EU negotiations and the likely impact on employers."
The deal is expected to be completed on 10 October and will create the world's largest beer firm.
Global regulators have already approved the deal, which AB InBev says will create "the first truly global brewer".
The enlarged group - which will produce almost a third of the world's beer - will take the AB InBev name.
The deal was agreed last year, but in July AB InBev was forced to raise its offer following a fall in the pound in the wake of the Brexit vote. AB InBev increased its offer by £1 a share to £45 a share.
AB InBev chief executive Carlos Brito said: "We are committed to driving long-term growth and creating value for all our stakeholders."
SABMiller counts Peroni, Pilsner Urquell, and Grolsch among its stable of brands, while AB InBev produces Budweiser, Stella Artois, Corona, and Beck's.
However, to get the deal past regulators, AB InBev has already agreed to sell SABMiller's Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands to Tokyo-based drinks company Asahi.
The takeover is expected to boost AB InBev's prospects in developing markets in Africa and China, where a SABMiller joint venture produces Snow, the world's best selling beer by volume.
Hours after shareholders backed the deal, the US Securities and Exchange Commission announced AB InBev agreed to pay $6m (£4.6m) to settle an unrelated investigation.
The SEC found the brewer used promoters to make improper payments to government officials in India and sought to stop a whistleblower from talking to the SEC.
Her statement followed publication of the Penrose Inquiry report.
Thousands of people were infected with Hepatitis C and HIV through NHS blood products in the 1970s and 80s.
There had been an angry response to the report from some victims, who publicly burned copies.
The inquiry's single recommendation was that the Scottish government takes all reasonable steps to offer a Hepatitis C test to everyone in Scotland who had a blood transfusion before September 1991 and who has not been tested for the disease.
Ms Robison told the Scottish Parliament she understood the anger of many of those affected by the scandal.
She said: "I am very aware that, for many, the outcome of the inquiry did not meet their expectations."
The minister told MSPs she fully accepted the recommendation on carrying out further testing of patients.
She stressed that blood supplies were now safe.
"Our current blood safety record is safe," she said, adding: "The blood supply is as safe as it can be."
Ms Robison spoke of the need to improve financial support for those who needed it.
She said: "We must resolve this issue as soon as possible... and we must listen to the views of infected patients."
The minister also promised core funding for bodies working in this area.
"Both Haemophilia Scotland and the Scottish Infected Blood Forum do vital work in supporting the affected patients and their families," she said.
"I am pleased to confirm today that the Scottish government will commit to providing core funding for both organisations for the next three years, to ensure they can continue their good work.
"I have today asked both organisations to help establish the reference group to help take forward the Penrose recommendation, the other actions I've highlighted and the consultation on the review of the financial schemes."
Labour's Jenny Marra said the inquiry laid bare the full horror of the tragedy with so many lives devastated.
She said the most common phrase used by families was "whitewash".
Ms Marra called for financial support to be in place without delay.
Conservative Jackson Carlaw asked when further action that might arise as a result of the Penrose Inquiry might actually come about.
Labour's former leader Johann Lamont said victims, including one of her constituents, just wanted to know why this had happened.
The statement can be watched on demand at BBC Scotland's Democracy Live website.
The hangman had encounters with reporters and cameramen before, and would have been happy to share his views on the resumption of hangings on camera, but he was running out of time.
"I had to reach Faisalabad by the evening of 18 December because they had lined up two convicts for hanging early next morning," he recalls.
So he threw some clothes in a small shoulder bag, then put on the clothes of his 17-year-old sister, covered his face in a veil and walked right past the TV broadcast vans outside his house to reach the bus stop.
Just around that time, some 170km (105 miles) to the west, security forces in Faisalabad were taking the two convicts from the city's central jail, which has no gallows, to the district jail.
These were no ordinary convicts.
Mohammad Aqeel, alias Dr Usman, had led the audacious 2009 assault on army headquarters in Rawalpindi in which 20 people were killed, while Arshad Mehmood had been convicted for a 2003 assassination attempt on then-President Pervez Musharraf.
Both were former soldiers and members of Pakistan's feared home-grown militant networks.
Meanwhile, Mr Masih had to produce his official executioner's ID several times to get past the roadblocks the army and police had set up to pre-empt any revenge strikes by militants.
The next day, Aqeel and Mehmood became the first men to be executed in Pakistan in seven years, and it was the 32-year-old Mr Masih who was the hangman.
There are about 8,000 people on death row in Pakistan, more than any other country in the world, and since December Pakistan has put to death about 200 of them - some convicted of terrorist offences, others of murder.
Some of the cases have raised concerns over justice. On Tuesday a 23-year-old man, Shafqat Hussain, was executed for a child murder he denied committing.
His lawyers argued to the end that he had been a boy at the time of the murder and a confession was tortured out of him in custody.
Since the moratorium was lifted, Mr Masih says he has hanged close to 60 people in more than half a dozen jails in Punjab province. (He was not involved in the execution of Shafqat Hussain, who was put to death in Karachi.)
Overall, he believes he has executed more than 200 men since 2007, a claim he makes without a hint of remorse in his voice.
This is probably because he belongs to a family of hangmen - the Pakistani equivalent of the Pierrepoints of Britain, Sansons of France, or Mammu Jallad's family in India.
Like most executioners from the times of the British Raj, Mr Masih is a Christian. His surname is the local name for Jesus, and is a common surname among Christians of the sub-continent.
He has sunken and heavily wrinkled eyes, teeth turned yellow from chewing tobacco and a heavy stammer in his speech, but a lean, 5ft 10in frame and bold facial features.
"Hanging is my family profession," he says. "My father was a hangman, and his father was a hangman, and his father and grandfather before him - since the times of the East India Company."
Perhaps his most famous ancestor is his grandfather's brother, Tara Masih, the man who hanged Pakistan's first elected prime minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, in 1979.
Tara Masih had to be flown from Bahawalpur to Lahore for the hanging because the executioner in Lahore, Sadiq Masih, Tara's nephew and Sabir's father, excused himself from hanging the popular leader.
Sabir also says that his grandfather, Kala Masih, hanged Bhagat Singh, a socialist revolutionary and hero of the Indian freedom movement, in 1931.
But there's a counter claim from members of Mammu Jallad's family in India who say Bhagat Singh was hanged by Ram Rakha, Mammu's grandfather.
With this kind of family history, Sabir Masih is dogged by journalists looking for insight into his job, with questions like, do you get sleep the night before you are scheduled to hang a convict? Do you get nightmares afterwards? What did you feel when you hanged your first victim? How do your family and friends view your job?
"I feel nothing. It's a family thing. My father taught me how to tie the hangman's knot, how many coils etcetera, and he took me along to witness some hangings around the time when I was being recruited."
His first solo hanging was in July 2007.
"The only thing that made me nervous was to get the knot right, but the deputy chief of the jail told me not to worry.
"He made me tie and untie the knot a number of times before the convict was brought to the gallows. When the jailer waved his hand for me to pull the lever, I was focused on him, and didn't see the condemned man fall through the trapdoor."
It's more or less the same now.
The condemned prisoner "is read the charges by a magistrate, asked to bathe and offer prayers if he wants, and then walked to the gallows by the jail guards.
"My only concern is to prepare him at least three minutes before the time of hanging. So I remove his shoes, put a hood on his face, tie his hands and feet, put the noose around his neck, make sure the knot is placed below his left ear, and then wait for the jailer's signal to pull the lever."
There is no pre-or post-hanging psychological counselling for hangmen, and no limit to the number of hangings one executioner may perform before he is given a break.
Mr Masih says he doesn't need either.
Madejski, who became chairman in December 1990, helped the club move from its former Elm Park home to the stadium which bears his name in 1998.
As vice-chairman, the 76-year-old will step away from the football side of business, but remain a club ambassador.
Madejski sold his majority stake in the club in May 2012 to Russian tycoon Anton Zingarevich shortly before they were promoted to the Premier League.
He has stayed closely involved with the now Championship club through two subsequent takeovers.
The first came from a Thai consortium in September 2014 and, more recently, when Chinese brother and sister Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li became majority shareholders in May.
The 31-year-old has agreed a two-year deal with the county he made his first-class debut for back in 2003.
Cook has scored 523 runs in Essex's first four matches of this season, including three centuries, as he prepares to lead England in their Test series with Sri Lanka later this month.
He has played 79 first-class matches for Essex, but featured just six times in 2014 and 2015.
"It's great to sign with Essex for another couple of years and I believe there are exciting times ahead for the club under the new head coach," Cook said.
"I've been at Essex for all of my career and I hope to continue playing here for as long as possible."
Essex are currently 21 points clear at the top of Division Two with Cook appearing in every County Championship game so far.
However, he is unlikely to be available for much of the summer, with England playing seven Test matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
"It has been great to have him around the club, especially the experience he passes on to younger members of the squad during training on a day-to-day basis," said Essex head coach Chris Silverwood.
"We know his England commitments take up a vast amount of the season but when available he has shown how he can further strengthen our batting line-up, and it's great he will be with the club for another two years."
Preliminary numbers released last month indicated the economy shrank at an annual pace of 0.8% during the period.
The preliminary figures meant it was Japan's second consecutive quarterly contraction, which constitutes a technical recession.
However, the new data suggests the economy grew at annual pace of 1%.
Japan, which is the world's third-biggest economy, has been in recession four times since the global financial crisis.
On a quarterly basis, the latest economic numbers show gross domestic product (GDP) for the three months to September grew 0.3% - instead of initial report which showed a contraction of 0.2%.
Analysts said Tuesday's numbers were stronger than expected.
"What's more, GDP only shrank by 0.1% quarter on quarter [in the three months to June] instead of the earlier reported 0.2%," said economist Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics.
Mr Thielant said one reason for the revision was stronger business investment, which edged up by 0.6% instead of the preliminary reported 1.3% quarter on quarter fall.
Kate McPherson was among 80 people who were forced off land in Sutherland and emigrated to Canada where they were to be settled in the Red River colony.
Once in Canada, they had to walk 100 mile (161km) to the colony in wintry conditions in handmade snowshoes.
Sutherland-born composer Robert Aitken will make the film, Last Footsteps of Home, this autumn in the Highlands.
The short will be free of dialogue.
Mr Aitken said: "The film follows Kate McPherson at the precise point when she is leaving her home, her way of life and her country and we will quite literally follow her 'last footsteps of home'.
"While the Clearances are well documented, what happened to the displaced Highlanders following the evictions and the impact they made on the world is not so well known."
The co-producer on the film is double Emmy award-winner Guy Perrotta.
Perrotta produced and directed the award-winning Mystic Voices, a documentary film about the 1630s Pequot War between Native Americans and English colonists and their allies.
Jaws star Roy Scheider was one of the film's three narrators.
Starting in the late 18th Century and running into the 19th Century, the Highland Clearances saw townships occupied by generations of families cleared to make way for large-scale sheep farming and the rearing of deer.
Landowners were seeking to "improve" their estates in line with the industrial revolution. Their hope was to make more capital from the land by running shooting estates, or starting industrial-scale livestock farming.
In some cases people who had lived on the land for generations left voluntarily, while others were forcibly evicted and their homes burned and demolished.
Ms Morgan said those who were bullied often retreated from school life, causing repercussions in later life as they choose "safety" over "happiness".
She said while bullying had decreased overall, social media provided an "anonymous space for abuse".
But she remained confident that homophobic bullying would be banished.
Speaking at a conference at Brighton College on Tuesday, she said: "Homophobic bullying affects every young person seen as 'different' and many suffer homophobic bullying regardless of their sexual orientation.
"The fact is bullies will target anyone who doesn't conform to their own views of gender stereotype. I'm talking about the girl who likes rugby, the boy who doesn't like football.
"The nature of bullying has changed considerably, with social media providing an anonymous space for abuse and ridicule."
She went on: "We must not under-estimate the importance of homophobic language which has a huge effect on young people.
"The derogatory use of the word gay is offensive and unacceptable. The impact of homophobic bullying can be devastating.
"A victim is likely to see their grades suffer, experience health issues and they might even consider taking their own life. This is unacceptable."
Ms Morgan said homophobic bullying needed to be tackled at its root.
"I firmly believe that we will see a future where homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying are banished, but we are not complacent."
The 66ft (20 metre) diameter hole spread across a front garden and driveway on the street, and is about 33ft (10 metres) deep.
The local Council say five homes had to be evacuated and 20 people were taken to a centre set up nearby.
People on the street said they heard a crash before the huge crater appeared.
Engineers are currently on the street to decide how best to fill the crater in.
No-one has been injured and no homes were damaged.
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Maria van der Hoeven says most people think that China is frantically building coal-fired power stations.
The reality, she says, is that China is spending as much as the US and Europe put together on clean power.
She says its coal-fired power stations are state of the art - and should be copied in other developing countries.
Maria van der Hoeven told BBC News: "People think about China in a way more representative of previous decades.
"They are now the largest wind power market in the world. They have increased their power generation from renewables from really nothing 10 years ago - and now it's 25%. These are very important signals that China is moving into the right direction."
Her organisation - the rich countries' energy think-tank - says in 2014 that China spent more than $80bn in new renewables generating capacity; higher than the EU ($46bn); Japan ($37bn) and the USA ($34bn).
China's commitment to renewables has benefited the rest of the world by creating a mass market that prompted a 70% reduction in the cost of solar panels in recent years.
The country is also building 50 new nuclear power stations and creating economies of scale in nuclear too, the IEA says, at a time when the industry is moribund in Europe.
Ms van der Hoeven's comments come in the week that China is expected formally to declare its climate change pledge in preparation for the UN climate summit in Paris in December.
Last year the nation reported that its emissions had fallen by 1% as coal use slumped.
Ms van der Hoeven said China was still investing heavily in coal-fired power plants, but that the power stations were highly efficient and enabled old inefficient plants to be retired.
This was an example to some other developing nations that still used much less efficient technology, she added.
The IEA says if other nations can be persuaded to use better technology to improve performance by just a few percentage points, it would equal the entire carbon reductions effort from the EU.
But despite its admiration for China's achievement, the IEA is still critical of what it says is the nation's lack of transparency on data.
And it says that because of China's vast size and its growing wealth, the country's emissions are expected by 2030 to be two and a half times higher than the next bigger emitter, the US.
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Phil Gormley said he was the subject of a probe by the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (Pirc).
The investigation followed a referral by the Scottish Police (SPA). Pirc has said that, if the allegations were proved, they would amount to gross misconduct.
Mr Gormley said he was cooperating fully with the Pirc investigation.
There has been no formal indication of the nature of the complaint made against him.
In a statement, Mr Gormley said: "I can confirm that today I was informed by the Pirc that I am the subject of a conduct investigation.
"I am cooperating fully with the Pirc and will provide all necessary assistance to bring this matter to a timely and satisfactory conclusion. In fairness to others who may be involved, it is not appropriate for me to comment further at this time.
"I would like to stress that I remain focused on leading Police Scotland, ensuring that we continue to serve and protect the people of this country."
Analysis by Reevel Alderson, BBC Scotland home affairs correspondent
We understand that the allegations concern Phil Gormley's conduct interacting with a more junior officer.
Normally these investigations would be investigated by the force's professional standards department, but because Mr Gormley is of such a senior rank, the regulations require that it's passed to the Scottish Police Authority.
They don't have any investigation capabilities so they have passed it to the Pirc - and that investigation is now under way.
Mr Gormley has said it is inappropriate to comment further while that is ongoing. In the meantime, he continues to work while he awaits the results of this inquiry.
The Scottish government said it noted the inquiry Pirc investigation but that it would be inappropriate to comment further at the present time.
However, the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Willie Rennie, said Mr Gormley should consider stepping aside until the matter was resolved.
He told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "When the senior, the head of the organisation is being investigated, perhaps it would be best if they stood to one side while a quick investigation was under way.
"That's something for him to consider, depending on how serious the allegations are."
Phil Gormley - a career officer
Mr Gormley began his career with Thames Valley Police in 1985.
He was appointed to lead Police Scotland on 2 December 2015.
He served previously as the deputy director general of the National Crime Agency. Before that he was the chief constable of Norfolk Constabulary for three years.
He is a former deputy chief constable of West Midlands Police and also served as a commander in the Metropolitan Police.
Mr Gormley's deputy, Iain Livingstone, announced last week that he plans to retire in the autumn of this year.
Gross misconduct is defined as "a breach of the standards of professional behaviour, as detailed in Schedule 1 of the 2013 Regulations, which is so serious that dismissal may be justified".
These standards cover:
At the conclusion of a Pirc investigation, it will generally recommend to the SPA whether the allegation should be referred to a misconduct hearing.
An SPA spokesman said: "If an allegation relating to the conduct of a senior officer of ACC rank or above is made, the SPA has the responsibility for receiving and assessing that allegation in line with The Police Service of Scotland (Senior Officers) (Conduct) Regulations 2013.
"If the SPA decides that a misconduct allegation is to be investigated, it must refer the allegation to the independent Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.
"The SPA can confirm an allegation against the chief constable has been referred to Pirc for their investigation. However, consideration of complaints and conduct issues are confidential while being progressed, and the SPA has a policy of not commenting on individual cases."
The debate provoked protests from Islamic and other religious groups, and even from some members of the governing party itself.
Critics have accused the party of pandering to a resurgent far right.
The debate was held a week before a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public comes into force.
With Muslim religious leaders boycotting the event, only politicians or representatives of other faiths took part in the three-hour, round-table discussion at a Paris hotel.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says the political atmosphere in France in recent days has been poisonous, with accusations flying between left and right.
According to government estimates, France has as many as six million Muslims, or just under 10% of the population, making it the biggest Muslim minority in western Europe.
The UMP argued that it would be irresponsible not to debate the great changes posed to French society by its growing numbers of Muslims.
It outlined 26 ideas aimed at underpinning the country's secular character, which was enshrined in a law of 1905.
The law poses modern-day quandaries about issues such as halal food being served in schools and Muslims praying in the street when mosques are too crowded.
Proposals discussed on Tuesday included
Launching the debate entitled simply "Secularity" before 200 guests and scores of journalists, UMP leader Jean-Francois Cope defended the idea of holding it at all.
Accusing the opposition Socialists of being in denial and the National Front of demagoguery, he called for "a third way, that of responsibility".
"Many French people have the feeling that the republican pact to which they are attached is being challenged by globalisation and the failures of integration," he said.
However, one of Mr Cope's most senior UMP colleagues, Prime Minister Francois Fillon, declined to take part in the debate, warning that it risked "stigmatising Muslims".
Gilles Bernheim, France's chief rabbi, said the debate was "importune" but he was taking part nonetheless.
"We did not ask for this debate but there was no question for us of boycotting it and stigmatising a political party, even if it is a ruling party," he told reporters after arriving at the hotel.
Salim Himidi, a former foreign minister of the largely Muslim Comoros Islands, said Islam's relations with the secular state was "an important subject" that had to be discussed.
"I think France has a mission that goes beyond its geographical limits," he added.
Condemning the debate, Hassan Ben M'Barek of the pressure group Banlieues Respect, said it was aimed only at "keeping the UMP in the media in the year before the [next presidential] election".
Briton Wiggins led Cobo by 55 seconds at the start of the 15th stage, but he struggled on the notoriously tough climb to the summit finish at Angliru.
Cobo broke clear on the final climb to win and earn a 20-second time bonus.
Britain's Chris Froome remained second in the standings, 20 seconds back, with Wiggins third, 46 seconds down.
After the stage Froome said: "The plan for today was to try and keep Bradley right up there going into that final climb.
"With those gradients it was basically a time trial from the bottom to the top and both of us were poised in really good positions on the road.
"We gave all we had all the way up there but today Cobo proved to be stronger than both of us.
"We've lost the jersey, which never leaves you with a nice feeling, but there's still a week of racing to go and we'll do everything in our power to keep battling and keep right up there in the standings.
"This second rest day couldn't come at a better time for me, just like the first one couldn't, because I'm absolutely shattered and tomorrow will be a welcome time to take things easy and recharge the batteries."
With just six stages remaining until the race ends on 11 September in Madrid, Cobo is now favourite for the overall victory.
There was little sign of the drama to come as the stage began at a relatively gentle pace.
A three-man breakaway was allowed to go out to five minutes but once the peloton had cleared the category two Alto de Tenebredo climb and the category one climb of Alto del Cordalm the leaders were reeled in.
And it was on the final climb of the day, the brutal Alto de l'Angliru, that Cobo made his bid for glory.
The climb peaks at a gradient of 23.5% which reduced many riders to walking pace.
But Cobo made a lung-busting dash for the summit, breaking his nearest challengers on the stage and, more crucially, Wiggins and Froome who were in the pack and visibly struggling.
Cobo crossed the line in four hours, one minute, 56 seconds, a gap of 48 seconds over Froome, who finished alongside Wouter Poels of the Netherlands and Russia's Denis Menchov.
Triple Olympic champion Wiggins, who was fifth, 1:21 behind Cobo, said on his Twitter page: "Well Cobo was just too strong today, congrats to him. Thought my race was over with mechanical on the last decent but managed to come back."
Monday is a rest day before the Vuelta heads toward the Basque country for the first time in 33 years.
Results from the 15th stage of the Spanish Vuelta, a 89.5-mile (144 kilometre) mountain course from Aviles to Alto de l'Angliru:
1. Juan Jose Cobo, Spain, Geox, 4 hours, 01 minute, 56 seconds
2. Wouter Poels, Netherlands, Vacansoleil, +48 seconds
3. Denis Menchov, Russia, Geox, same time
4. Christopher Froome, Britain, Sky, same time
5. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Sky, +1:21
6. Igor Anton, Spain, Euskaltel, same time
7. Joaquim Rodriguez, Spain, Katusha, +1:35
8. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, Leopard, same time
9. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Rabobank, same time
10. Sergey Lagutin, Uzbekistan, Vacansoleil, same time
Overall Standings (After 15 of 21 stages):
1. Juan Jose Cobo, Spain, Geox, 59 hours, 57 minutes, 16 seconds
2. Christopher Froome, Britain, Sky, +20 seconds
3. Bradley Wiggins, Britain, Sky, +46"
4. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands, Rabobank, +1:36
5. Maxime Monfort, Belgium, Leopard Trek, +2:37
6. Denis Menchov, Russia, Geox, +3:01
7. Jakob Fuglsang, Denmark, Leopard Trek, +3:06
8. Vicenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas-Cannondale, +3:27
9. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgium, Omega Pharma Lotto, +3:58
10. Wouter Poels, Netherlands, Vacansoleil, +4:13
Dabbawalas collect packed hot lunches from customer's homes and carry them to offices and schools across the city.
Flipkart hopes using this expertise will make "last mile" distribution of packages more efficient.
Online retail has boomed in India and is forecast to be worth $16bn (£10bn) by 2018.
Dabbawalas are a familiar sight around Mumbai's often cramped streets - using heavily loaded bicycles to deliver about 200,000 "tiffin" or packed lunch boxes every day.
For decades they have been using a complex coding system - using colours, numbers, letters and symbols - which has been lauded by researchers at Harvard University and recognised with the Six Sigma level of accuracy, meaning they make only one mistake in six million deliveries.
"The dabbawalas of Mumbai are one of the most reliable and trusted brands in the city. Their unique delivery system has been smooth, reliable and has survived the test of time - even under extreme conditions," said Neeraj Aggarwal, Flipkart's senior director for last mile delivery.
Dabbawalas will be assigned deliveries from a Flipkart hub while collecting meals from customers' homes.
And while for now they are using a paper-based tracking system, there are plans to move on to apps and wearable technology.
Like other online retailers, Flipkart allows customers the option to pay cash on delivery of purchase, but initially dabbawalas will only be used for pre-paid orders.
The deal is part of the e-commerce firm's efforts to explore new ways of making deliveries.
It recently began a trial in Bangalore using a crowd-sourced delivery option on low value items - to connect local sellers and buyers with the help of voluntary delivery personnel.
Launched in 2007, Flipkart now has 30 million registered users and has attracted billions of dollars of investment as it tries to dominate the sector.
US retailer Amazon has invested about $2bn into its Indian operations while homegrown firm Snapdeal is another rival in this fast-growing industry.
All three operate as marketplaces - rather than as direct sellers - because Indian law does not allow foreign direct investment in e-commerce sites that sell directly to customers.
And the three businesses currently run at a heavy loss, subsidising the cost of products to offer extensive discounts as they try to tempt more shoppers online.
Unlike in the US and Europe, the vast majority of Indian customers buy items using mobile phones rather than desktop computers - the country sees about 40 million new phone subscriptions every year - with a rapid growth in the uptake of smartphones as more affordable models come on to the market.
The BBC understands that one of the country's other online retailers - fashion brand Myntra which is owned by Flipkart - will shut its website completely in the next few weeks and operate as a mobile-only business.
BAE's Scotstoun and Govan yards have been chosen to build the Type 26 Global Combat ships after the 2014 vote.
Alistair Carmichael told MPs it would be "difficult to see how the work would go to Scotland" if it was independent.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said any suggestions of contracts being clawed back were "preposterous".
News that BAE's two Glasgow yards had been earmarked for the Type 26 work was confirmed as the company announced 1,775 job losses across its UK operations.
The firm said 940 staff posts and 170 agency workers will go at Portsmouth, which will retain repairs and maintenance work.
Some 835 jobs will be lost at its two yards in Glasgow, Rosyth in Fife and at the Filton office, near Bristol.
As part of moves to soften the blow, the defence contractor and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced that three new ocean-going Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Navy will be built at Govan and Scotstoun.
The aim is to sustain shipbuilding at the yards until work begins on the Type 26 Global Combat ships sometime after 2014.
The referendum on Scottish independence will be held on 18 September next year.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has said the contracts for the Type 26 vessels could not be let until the design had matured and that would be at the end of 2014.
Asked if Scottish independence could have an impact on that, Mr Carmichael said: "In the unlikely event of Scotland removing herself from the UK then the rest of the UK would let future contracts on the same basis as ones that we are discussing today, that is to yards within their country.
"If Scotland is no longer part of that country then yes, it's difficult to see how the work would go to Scotland."
Asked if independence could result in naval contracts being clawed back, Ms Sturgeon said: "That's a preposterous suggestion - the idea that people in Scotland should be somehow punished for voting 'Yes'.
"I would hope that all serious politicians would distance themselves from that kind of suggestion.
"The Clyde is and will remain the best place to build these Type 26 frigates. The fact of the matter is, an independent Scotland would want some of these Type 26 frigates. We would want to see sensible joint procurement."
The victim's body was found just before midnight at a house in Churchill Close, in Burnham-on-Sea, on Monday.
He is yet to be formally identified but his next of kin have been informed. Inquiries are under way to establish the cause of death but police are treating his death as murder.
A 43-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are being questioned.
Det Ch Insp, James Riccio, said the force was doing "everything possible to determine how the man died".
"We're treating the death as murder due to the injuries the man received," he said.
The Buchan Alpha arrived in Lerwick 24 hours behind schedule because of poor weather.
The production vessel is being brought in to anchor for the removal of some of the deeper parts of structure.
It will be brought alongside the newly-extended Dales Voe deepwater quay to be dismantled for recycling.
Work will begin on Monday and it is expected to take about 17 months to take Buchan Alpha apart.
The work will be done by the French company Veolia, and 35 jobs will be created by the project.
Originally a drilling rig, Buchan Alpha started production from the Buchan field in 1981.
It was taken out of service in May by operators Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.
I Believe in Miracles tells the story of the club's rise under Brian Clough and Peter Taylor, from no-hopers to European champions in 1979 and 1980.
Most of the team, who star in the film, watched with fans on a 60ft (18m) screen in Nottingham.
Director Jonny Owen said supporters treated the former players like "gods".
The side, which included Peter Shilton, John Robertson, Tony Woodcock, Viv Anderson and Trevor Francis, conquered Europe at their first attempt, including a first-round victory over the champions of 1977 and 1978, Liverpool.
Mr Shilton, who watched the film premier with former team players and fans, said: "Really pleased with it, it was a great film.
"It showed everything, really, fantastic. It brought a lot of memories back."
Mr Owen, a Cardiff City fan, said: "There's something about that Nottingham Forest team, they stay in the popular consciousness of football fans across the world.
"Everybody you speak to across the country go 'what a side they were' and 'what a story that was'."
Brian Clough took over as manager of Nottingham Forest in January 1975.
At that time they were in the bottom half of the old second division, but already had some of the players who would go on to become European champions.
Mr Owen said it took a while to locate and get together the 16 players for the making of his film.
He said: "They were all funny, all engaging, all intelligent and they had a spirit you can't engineer."
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Along with old archive, some of which Mr Owen said he found in metal tins in Lincoln, the film's soundtrack has been chosen to reflect the era.
He said 1970s disco, soul and funk music suited the "mood" and the film's title comes from the Jackson Sisters' song of the same name.
"I can't begin to tell you how good it looks when you see Tony Woodcock bombing down the wing and Gloria Gaynor is singing," he said.
I Believe in Miracles will be released in cinemas nationwide on Tuesday and on DVD and Blu-ray from 16 November.
The Claim: Spending on adult social care is facing its biggest crisis despite government's claim that there will be an extra £3.5bn in the system for England by 2020.
Reality Check verdict: Social care could get up to an estimated £3.5bn extra in England by 2020 through council tax increases and a contribution from central government. A similar amount, though, has been cut from social care budgets since 2010 and the extra money would not solve the longer term problems of caring for a population which is continuing to age and whose demands are increasing.
Speaking about a possible plan to increase council tax again to fund this care, Local Government Association (LGA) chair Cllr Izzi Seccombe said: "Unless the Local Government Finance Settlement provides a solution, we could be in the midst of the worst funding crisis social care has ever faced."
But in November, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt claimed that "spending on adult social care increased by around £600m in the first year of the parliament" and "up to an additional £3.5bn can be spent during this parliament".
Social care funding is devolved and this figure refers to additional spending in England only.
The health secretary's claim might sound familiar - in the NHS, like in social care, the government claims to have provided more money than it was asked for, while people who work in health and care say services remain underfunded and are unsustainable in the long run.
So where does the £3.5bn figure come from? And why do the people running our care services think there is still not enough money to go around?
The 2015 Autumn Statement gave councils the power to increase council tax by 2% as long as they spend the extra money on adult social care.
The then chancellor George Osborne told the House of Commons that if authorities made full use of this power it would bring almost £2bn into the care system by 2019-20. The LGA subsequently calculated it to be more like £1.7bn.
This extra income from council tax, on top of money that central government has pledged to give to the Better Care Fund, gives us the £3.5bn figure.
The Better Care Fund is designed in part to help tackle the fact that a shortage of available care means many older people, in particular, end up in hospital unnecessarily, or stay in a hospital bed longer than they need to.
The NHS and adult social care sectors pool parts of their existing budgets to provide the fund with its money. But from next year, central government will top it up with extra cash, rising to £1.5bn by 2020.
Councils have since been told they can choose to raise council tax by 3% next year and 3% the year after instead of 2% each year for three years. This doesn't provide any extra money but allows struggling councils to get the extra cash in more quickly.
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid repeated the £3.5bn figure in a statement to the Commons on 15 December. He said bringing the tax rise forward would let councils raise an extra £208m next year, rather than accessing it further down the line.
He also said there would be a new £240m adult social care grant given to local authorities to spend on social care.
The policy of using council tax increases to put more money into social care has been criticised because the poorest councils are least able to raise income in this way - they tend to have the fewest residents who pay council tax and the lowest council tax rates.
For example, health think tank the King's Fund says the amount of extra money raised per head of the adult population varies from £5 in Newham and Manchester, to £15 in Richmond-on-Thames.
Most councils have made use of this power, but those in charge of social care say there is still not enough money to sustain services and keep up with rising demand. The King's Fund agrees, concluding that the publicly funded social care system faces the prospect of a £1.9bn funding gap next year.
Councils, therefore, have little choice but to cut back on the amount of care they provide and how many people they provide it to.
It is up to a local authority how much it spends on social care (provided it meets certain limited statutory responsibilities) and figures show the number of older people receiving local authority funded social care fell by 26% between 2009 and 2014, and 81% of local authorities have reduced their real-term spending on social care for older people over the last five years.
Charity Age UK says 1.2 million people who need help with daily activities, including washing, dressing and using the toilet, are not receiving the social care they require. This is an increase of 48% since 2010. And regulator the Care Quality Commission has said that from mid-2005 to mid-2015, the number of people aged 65 and over in the UK increased by 21% while the number aged 85 and over increased by 31%.
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Following a number of misses by both sides, the game sprung into life in the 86th minute when George Cooper fired home a 25-yard free-kick to give the visitors a shock lead.
However, the hosts were awarded their second spot-kick of the match after Ben Nugent fouled Jamar Loza in the box.
Tyrone Barnett had seen his first-half penalty saved by keeper Ben Garratt.
The draw leaves Southend a point off the play-off places, while Crewe have slipped eight points adrift of safety.
Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Davis told BBC Radio Stoke:
"We were terrific. We deserved to win. That is all you can ask from them, the penalty incident aside at the end. We have gone to a tough place, battled away and shown the ability we have.
"The players can be proud of their performance. We have gone head to head with a team who are looking to get into the top six and were the better team.
"We know George Cooper is capable of scoring free-kicks like that. He did that against Coventry in his early days in the team and slowly he is getting that confidence back."
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At a meeting where Great Britain's Mo Farah eased to a 10,000m win, Bolt started slowly before hitting the front and holding off Cuba's Yunier Perez.
Farah ran a time of 27 minutes and 12 seconds to beat Kenya's Mathew Kimeli.
South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk set a world best of 30.81 for 300m, bettering Michael Johnson's record set in 2000.
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Olympic 400m champion Van Niekerk beat Johnson's mark of 30.85 and also took Bolt's record at the Czech Republic venue (31.23).
His dominant run also means he is the first man in history to run sub-10 seconds for 100m, sub-20 seconds for 200m, sub-31 seconds for 300m and sub-44 seconds for 400m.
Bolt, who ran 10.06, was expected to retire at the World Championships in London in August but leading up to this win said that while this will be his final season, he may race beyond the event.
He is the most successful man in the history of the championships with 13 world medals - 11 gold - and can surpass the 14 his Jamaican compatriot Merlene Ottey won to become the most decorated athlete at the event.
But his form will likely need to improve as he missed the 10-second barrier for the second time in his two races this season following a time of 10.03 in Kingston earlier in June. It is the first time in his career he has clocked above 10 seconds in back-to-back 100m events.
"I'm not happy but I'm just getting into my running and have some training to do," said Bolt, 30. "I'll be fine. I need to get checked over by my doctor and the coach will give me some training, so no worries."
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Farah's time is just four seconds off the world-leading time over 10,000m this year, held by Abadi Hadis of Ethiopia.
The four-time Olympic champion will not compete over the distance again until he bids to defend his title at the World Championships.
The 34-year-old's time in Ostrava was well down on the 27:01 he managed to win the world title with in Beijing in 2015 but came in a race in which Kimeli was his only challenger with 10 laps remaining and Farah easily kicked to victory late on.
Elsewhere at the event, Olympic champion Christian Taylor set a meeting record of 17.57m to win the triple jump.
The left-arm medium-pacer spent 10 seasons with Yorkshire, before joining Notts and helping them win the County Championship in both 1981 and 1987.
Following his first-class debut in 1969, Bore took 372 wickets in 159 first-class games in his career, plus a further 139 limited-overs wickets.
After retiring, Hull-born Bore coached at youth level for both counties' development systems.
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Atkinson scored the BBC Goal of the Season in 1992-93 with a mazy run and deft chip against Wimbledon - and won the League Cup with Villa in 1994.
His old Villa Park boss, Ron Atkinson said the former player's death was "an absolute tragedy".
Aston Villa tweeted: "RIP Dalian Atkinson. You'll never be forgotten."
Former Villa defender Paul McGrath described the forward as "a huge part of the Villa family" and "a lovely kid and friend".
The Football Association said it was "saddened" by the death of the former England B international.
Atkinson began his career at Ipswich and played for Sheffield Wednesday and Real Sociedad in Spain before moving to Villa.
He scored 25 league goals for the Birmingham side between 1991 and 1995 then moved to Fenerbahce in Turkey and Manchester City, ending his playing career in South Korea in 2001.
Ex-Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu told BBC Radio 5 live: "When I arrived at Villa as a nervous kid he took me under his wing and was bit of a mentor for me. He was kind-hearted, always had a smile on his face and enjoyed life to the fullest.
"He was quick, powerful, he could score a goal and brought some great memories to the clubs he played for. I was privileged to play alongside him.
"I spoke to him in June this year and he was in good spirits. He had maybe fallen on some difficult times but he was a grafter.
"He played in Spain, wasn't afraid of challenging himself and pushing himself."
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Another former Villa team-mate, Ian Taylor, said: "Just heard news re my old team mate Dalian. Deepest condolences to his family. Only spoke to him last week as well. Sad sad news."
Former Villa boss Ron Atkinson added: "He was a really popular player with team-mates. He was a really generous lad - sometimes too generous for his own good - but a good lad."
Darren Byfield, who began his career at Villa in the 1990s and is now manager of non-league Redditch, tweeted: "Dalian, what a legend. I really can't believe what I'm hearing, such a nice guy, always had time for the young lads growing up at Villa."
Ex-Liverpool striker John Aldridge played alongside Atkinson in Spain for Real Sociedad in the early 1990s and said: "I'm absolutely gutted to hear the news of Dalian dying. I can't take it in really - my thoughts are with his family. So sad. RIP my friend.
"I'll always remember when we beat Barca at the Nou Camp 3-1 after they lifted the La Liga trophy. Dalian ran them ragged. What a performance!"
Another of his overseas clubs, Turkish outfit Fenerbahce, said: "We are saddened to hear the news of the passing of our former player, Dalian Atkinson. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family."
David Hirst, who played alongside Atkinson at Sheffield Wednesday, said: "I saw the news and was thinking they had surely got it wrong. He was a great lad and a great character to have around the place.
"On his day he was unplayable and even on an off-day he could be unplayable because of his lightning pace. He was loud and fun to be around. He had an opinion, but who doesn't? It's very sad."
Current Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, 20, said: "RIP Dalian Atkinson. Loved watching videos of him and always remember his great goal vs Wimbledon. My thoughts are with his family & friends."
Police officers managed to corner the woolly-wanderer in a back garden in Priory Drive, Plympton, on Thursday morning.
Posting on Facebook the officers said it was "all good fun".
The animal is being cared for on a local farm until its owner can be found. In the meantime it has been baa-ed from further roaming.
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A force spokesman said: "The woolly fella was running amok all over the area, it even attempted to get into the dentist surgery. We were reliably informed that no appointment had been booked."
Darren Twigger, 40, from Canley near Coventry, told Exeter Crown Court he had had "no intention of getting involved in a robbery or assault" and the plan had only been to buy drugs.
Mr Twigger is one of five people accused of attacking 43-year-old Stephen Crook at his home in Exeter in November 2013.
The men deny murder and robbery.
Mr Twigger said his only role had been to drive a group of friends to Devon to buy drugs in bulk to sell on for a profit in the Midlands.
He said he was temporarily unemployed and had agreed to drive the men in the hope of being paid for the favour.
The defendant said: "There was no mention of any robbery or burglary. I never had any intention of getting involved in any robbery or assault."
The court heard he was caught on CCTV buying knives shortly before the raid on Mr Crook's home in Alphington Road, but Mr Twigger claimed he did so at the request of the others because they wanted them for their protection.
The four men on trial alongside him are Bradley Richardson, 18, of Prior Deram Walk, Canley, Ryan Singleton, 26, of Howcotte Green, Canley; Anthony Martin, 22, of Gerard Avenue, Canley and Steven Webster, 40, of East Street, Okehampton, Devon.
Mr Twigger, of John Rous Avenue, is the fourth defendant to give evidence. Previously, Mr Richardson told the court he never went into Mr Crook's flat and Mr Singleton and Mr Martin both blamed others for the violence.
The defendants deny the charges and the trial continues.
The Emirates team, skippered by Walker, triumphed in the nine-month triennial race after finishing fifth in the ninth leg from Lorient to Gothenburg.
Team Alvimedica won the final leg to ensure all but one of the seven-strong fleet won at least one stage.
Walker, in his third round-the-world race, becomes the first British skipper to win the overall trophy.
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing secured top-three podium places in all but two of the legs and won two of them.
Team SCA, who became the first all-female crew in 25 years to win a leg of the round-the-world race, finished seventh.
The Swedish boat, skippered by Briton Sam Davies, were the only all-female crew in the race and the first to compete for 10 years.
The fleet of seven teams, sailing in a one-design Volvo Ocean 65 boat, encountered several dramas as they visited 11 ports across every continent.
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Team Vestas Wind were rescued from shark-inhabited waters after crashing on a remote coral reef in the second stage from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi. They missed five legs while the boat was being rebuilt.
At the end of the first leg an ice exclusion zone was introduced after a 300-metre-long iceberg was spotted by organisers, while crews also had to cope with masts snapping in storms.
"Every team and every sailor has won this Volvo Ocean Race - that is the beauty of the event," winning skipper Walker said.
"To sail around the world in such high performance boats remains an amazing achievement that few people will ever experience.
"To share the highs and lows with team-mates creates experiences that will never leave you. Despite the dramas that have unfolded, every sailor will be returning home to their loved ones and every boat will return to harbour."
The 32-year-old announced on Facebook he has had surgery on the problem and will return to action in 2018.
Last month, the Swiss struggled and needed ice on his knee as he was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon by Russia's Daniil Medvedev.
"I love this sport and I will work hard to get back to my top level and play many more years," said Wawrinka.
This season, the three-time Grand Slam champion reached the final of the French Open and the semi-finals of the Australia Open.
He added: "After talking with my team and doctor I had to make a difficult decision to undergo a medical intervention on my knee. This was the only solution to make sure I will be able to compete at the top level for many more years.
"This is obviously extremely disappointing, but I am already looking ahead and planning my recovery. I love this sport and I will work hard to get back to my top level and play many more years.
"I also want to take this opportunity to thank my fans for sending plenty of messages of support during the last couple of days. I will see you all in 2018."
Former world number one Novak Djokovic will also miss the US Open because of an elbow injury.
The owner says he takes full responsibility for the club's problems.
However, he did not clarify whether Paatelainen would stay on.
"In the near future many radical changes will be made to try to ensure our quick return to the top league," a United statement read.
Relegation from the top flight was confirmed after a 2-1 defeat by city rivals Dundee on Monday.
Thompson has promised sweeping changes to ensure an immediate return to the Premiership.
"Dundee United have let you, the supporters, down this season," his statement continued.
"I apologise unreservedly to all of you for our relegation. As the chairman the buck stops with me and I accept full responsibility for what has happened. The big decisions were mine and I got some of them wrong.
"I have backed managers with the third biggest budget in the league but the results have not been acceptable.
"Further changes will see increased fan representation as well as boardroom changes to revitalise and re-energise the club."
Former Finland boss Paatelainen, 49, replaced Jackie McNamara in mid-October, signing a two-and-a-half year contract.
United were bottom of the table at the time of his arrival, having picked up one win in their first 10 Premiership outings.
But Paatelainen, who had spells in charge at Hibernian and Kilmarnock, has overseen just five wins from 25 league matches.
The company will pay $830m (£581m) to investors who bought Merck securities between 1999 and 2004.
The lawsuit stemmed from statements Merck made about the cardiovascular safety of the painkiller Vioxx.
Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in 2004 after evidence showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke.
In 2011 Merck pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating marketing laws related to its sale of Vioxx.
Federal officials accused the company of making false statements and illegally marketing Vioxx as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis to increase sales.
Merck said this latest settlement with investors did not constitute an admission of guilt by the company.
It still faced a number of individual lawsuits related to Vioxx.
Today's ruling means the advert must not appear again in "its current form".
Six customers complained to the ASA over the Amazon trial, saying that it was not clear "that a paid subscription would automatically start" if not cancelled during the free trial.
The ASA ruling does not influence current payments or refunds.
As well as upholding that complaint, the ASA also ruled that the price of the subscription was not made obvious enough, as it was not in the original advert.
A 12-month subscription to Amazon Prime cost £79.
Last month many users took to social media to complain about the service.
Reports suggested that Amazon Prime added 10 million new subscribers in the last three months of 2014 alone.
It was also claimed that Amazon Prime members now represent nearly half of all Amazon customers.
It's not known how many users there are in the UK, but Amazon told Newsbeat it's "millions".
The complaints to the ASA centred around a letter that was sent to customers with Amazon accounts, which included a plastic card, directing people to Amazon UK.
In their defence, Amazon UK's parent company, Amazon Europe Core Sarl, pointed to some "small text" at the bottom of the letter in the offer terms, which stated: "Paid subscription starts automatically after free trial unless cancelled."
They also said: "During the online registration process customers were again made aware that they would be charged a fee."
The ASA said that the small print was not enough to warn consumers that the trial would end in a paid subscription if not cancelled in time.
It was also ruled that the price of the subscription to Amazon Prime was "material information" that should have appeared in the advert.
Amazon have been told by the ASA that in future the automatic start of the paid subscription must appear in the main body of the advert. Customers should also be told about the cost.
If you want to avoid your free trial being extended to a paid service go to Your Account on Amazon and adjust your membership settings within 30 days of signing up.
You can cancel your membership in Your Account at any time.
Full refunds are only given if you've not used any of the Prime benefits.
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"Misguided altruism" was "leading much of Europe into catastrophic error," Mr Abbott said during a speech in London.
As PM, Mr Abbott carried out the controversial policy of turning away migrant boats, sending them elsewhere.
Retired Bishop Pat Power said he was "ashamed" by the comments, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Bishop Power in particular objected to Mr Abbott's suggestion that a "wholesome instinct" to follow the Christian tenet of "love thy neighbour" had led Europe to feel obliged to accept more people fleeing conflict in the Middle East that they could cope with.
"People will make their own judgements but that's completely at odds with what's at the heart of Christianity," Bishop Power told the newspaper. "I'm certainly offended."
Father Frank Brennan, professor of law at Australian Catholic University, told 3aw Mr Abbott's comments were "outrageous".
He said German Chancellor Angela Merkel - who has won praise and criticism for her welcoming stance to migrants - should ignore the speech.
"I don't think she's helped in the least by an ex-prime minister who has been dumped at the other end of the world turning up and saying 'it's about time you got your naval vessels to start returning people to places like Libya'."
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop gave her backing to Mr Abbott, saying her country had a "very appropriate and strong and tough border regime".
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Mr Abbott made the comments at the annual Margaret Thatcher lecture to an audience of governing Conservative party members and ministers, as Europe faces an unprecedented surge in the number of people trying to reach its shores.
The former Australian leader, who is Catholic, said his country was the only one to have successfully defeated people-smuggling.
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's right-wing Ukip party, tweeted that the speech was "absolutely bang-on".
But others have given it a hostile reaction - political blogger Guido Fawkes said members of British Conservative party present had "winced" while listening on.
Social media users mocked the Biblical references in the speech using the #TheToneCommandments hashtag.
He rounded up some of the toughest and wildest longhorns in all of Texas. That's how he described them.
Others say the cattle were a docile bunch. And there are those who wonder whether this particular story is true at all. But never mind.
John Warne Gates - who would become known as "Bet A Million Gates" - took bets from onlookers as to whether the powerful beasts could break through the fragile-seeming wire. They couldn't.
Even when Gates's sidekick, a Mexican cowboy, charged at the cattle howling Spanish curses and waving a burning brand in each hand, the wire held.
Bet-A-Million Gates was selling a new kind of fence, and the orders soon came rolling in.
The advertisements of the time touted it as "The Greatest Discovery Of The Age", patented by Joseph Glidden, of De Kalb Illinois. Gates described it more poetically: "lighter than air, stronger than whiskey, cheaper than dust".
We simply call it barbed wire.
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Calling it the greatest discovery of the age might seem hyperbolic, even allowing for the fact that the advertisers didn't know Alexander Graham Bell was about to be awarded a patent for the telephone.
But while we accept the telephone as transformative, barbed wire wrought huge changes on the American West, and much more quickly.
Joseph Glidden's design for barbed wire wasn't the first, but it was the best.
Glidden's design is recognisably modern.
The wicked barb is twisted around a strand of smooth wire, then a second strand of smooth wire is twisted together with the first to stop the barbs from sliding around. American farmers snapped it up.
There was a reason they were so hungry for it.
A few years earlier, President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Homestead Act of 1862.
The act specified that any honest citizen - including women, and freed slaves - could lay claim to up to 160 acres (0.6 sq km) of land in America's western territories. All they had to do was build a home there and work the land for five years.
It sounds simple.
But the prairie was a vast and uncharted expanse of tall, tough grasses, a land suitable for nomads, not settlers. It had long been the territory of the Native Americans.
After Europeans arrived and pushed west, the cowboys roamed free, herding cattle over the boundless plains.
But settlers needed fences, not least to keep those free-roaming cattle from trampling their crops. And there wasn't a lot of wood - certainly none to spare for fencing in mile after mile of what was often called "The American Desert".
Farmers tried growing thorn-bush hedges, but they were slow-growing and inflexible. Smooth wire fences didn't work either - the cattle simply pushed through them.
Barbed wire changed what the Homestead Act could not.
Until it was developed, the prairie was an unbounded space, more like an ocean than a stretch of arable land.
Private ownership of land wasn't common because it wasn't feasible.
Barbed wire also sparked ferocious disagreements.
The homesteading farmers were trying to stake out their property - property that had once been the territory of various Native American tribes. No wonder those tribes called barbed wire "the devil's rope".
The old-time cowboys also lived on the principle that cattle could graze freely across the plains - this was the law of the open range. The cowboys hated the wire: cattle would get nasty wounds and infections.
When the blizzards came, the cattle would try to head south. Sometimes they got stuck against the wire and died in their thousands.
Other cowmen adopted barbed wire, using it to fence off private ranches. And while barbed wire could enforce legal boundaries, many fences were illegal - attempts to commandeer common land for private purposes.
As the wire's dominion spread, fights started to break out.
In the "fence-cutting wars", masked gangs such as the Blue Devils and the Javelinas cut the wires and left dire threats warning fence-owners not to rebuild. There were shootouts and some deaths.
Eventually, the authorities clamped down. The fence-cutting wars ended, The barbed wire remained.
"It makes me sick," said one trail driver in 1883, "when I think of onions and Irish potatoes growing where mustang ponies should be exercising and where four-year-old steers should be getting ripe for market."
And if the cowboys were outraged, the Native Americans suffered much more.
These ferocious arguments on the frontier were reflected in a philosophical debate.
The English 17th Century philosopher John Locke - a great influence on the founding fathers of the United States - puzzled over the problem of how anybody might legally come to own land. Once upon a time, nobody owned anything.
Locke argued that we all own our own labour. And if you mix your labour with the land that nature provides - for example, by ploughing the soil - then you've blended something you definitely own with something that nobody owns. By working the land, you've come to own it.
Nonsense, said Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an 18th Century philosopher from Geneva who protested against the evils of enclosure.
In his Discourse on Inequality, he lamented "the first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying, 'This is mine,' and found people simple enough to believe him." This man, said Rousseau, "was the real founder of civil society".
He did not intend that as a compliment.
But it's certainly true that modern economies are built on the legal fact that most things - including land and property - have an owner, usually a person or a corporation.
The ability to own private property also gives people an incentive to invest in and improve what they own - whether that's a patch of land in the American Midwest, or an apartment in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta), or even a piece of intellectual property such as the rights to Mickey Mouse.
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It's a powerful argument - and it was ruthlessly and cynically deployed by those who wanted to argue that Native Americans didn't really have a right to their own territory, because they weren't actively developing it in the style that Europeans saw fit.
So the story of how barbed wire changed the West is also the story of how property rights changed the world.
And it's also the story of how, even in a sophisticated economy, what the law says sometimes matters less than matters of simple practicality.
The 1862 Homestead Act laid out the rules on who owned what in the western territories. But those rules didn't mean much before they were reinforced by barbed wire.
Meanwhile, the barbed wire barons Gates and Glidden became rich - as did many others.
The year that Glidden secured his barbed wire patent, 32 miles (51km) of wire were produced.
Six years later, in 1880, the factory in De Kalb turned out 263,000 miles (423,000km) of wire, enough to circle the world 10 times over.
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Iain Provan, 64; Elizabeth Allan, 63; and Len Stern, 71, died at the Jim Clark Rally in the Borders last month.
After the accident, near Coldstream, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill ordered a safety review.
The Scottish government has now confirmed that Sir Jackie has agreed to take on a role in the study.
The review will focus on safety, in particular spectator safety, at all types of motorsport races, events and competitions that take place in Scotland, including bike races, kart and car rallies.
Sir Jackie will provide "expert input based on his decades of expertise of improving motorsport safety around the world".
Ministers have asked for interim recommendations prior to the Isle of Mull rally in October, with final recommendations by December 2014.
Sports Minister Shona Robison said: "The review of motorsport event safety is critical to make sure we learn lessons and never again have to witness the tragic events of last month, where three spectators sadly lost their lives.
"Sir Jackie Stewart has a distinguished record of improving safety for drivers in Formula 1, so I am very pleased that he has agreed to share his experience to ensure that all those who want to enjoy motorsport events in Scotland are as safe as possible."
Organisers of the Jim Clark Rally have also been informed that, as part of conditions for next year's rally, they must demonstrate to the satisfaction of Scottish ministers how any recommendations made by the review will be implemented.
While the designs are naff and the craftsmanship questionable, one UK designer is looking to make the festive fixture more sustainable.
The 30-year Christmas sweatshirt that is guaranteed to see you through three decades worth of festive frivolities.
Tom Cridland hoped it would make people question the "fast fashion" industry.
"I am told it is the world's first Christmas jumper to come with a 30-year guarantee," Mr Cridland told BBC News.
He hoped the guarantee would prompt people to realise that jumpers, and clothing more widely, were for longer than just Christmas and made people think about sustainable fashion.
"It is an idea that came to me as a business opportunity, not because I am some sort of philanthropist.
"It was of extremely high quality and at a relatively accessible price, yet I was effectively being priced out of the competition by the fast fashion retailers who were making clothes so cheaply and selling it on so cheaply that it was impossible for many smaller, independent brands to take a share of the market."
Mr Cridland said the concept of the 30-year guarantee, which he also offers on other ranges such as jackets and trousers, was more than having confidence in the fact the garments were well made and used durable fabrics.
"I think people need more than that these days, and they certainly need more than that to engage with a sustainable fashion brand," he told BBC News.
"While we may reap the marketing benefits from this, our customers also reap the benefits from this concept as well because if we make that pledge. The 30-year guarantee means that if anything should happen to the sweatshirt within 30 years, we will repair or replace them free of charge.
"We are essentially making a pledge that we are going to make our clothing as well as possible and to be a durable as possible. For the consumers' point of view, people are buying these sweatshirts with the intention of keeping them for 30 years.
"It is not that it is letting fashion trends pass them by because the only reason people would replace things like that is because they would wear out because they had been badly made by a fast fashion retailer."
Although the 30-year Christmas jumper will set you back £65, considerably more than what you would pay for one from the High Street but considerably less than the £24,000, which is the asking price for this year's purportedly most expensive seasonal warmer.
Mr Cridland felt that the 30-year sweatshirts' asking price represented good value for your hard-earned money.
"I would argue that the 30-year concept is cheaper than the ones from the fast fashion retailers," he said.
"If you are going to go out and buying a new navy sweatshirt every year or two, why not get one that is made from nicer materials, made by people who are paid a fair wage.
"In terms of cost-per-wear, if you are going to keep a garment like that for 30 years then it is going to be cheaper."
He explained that offering customers a 30-year guarantee was a pledge that he believed the garments and the materials they are made from would stand the test of time.
"If this clothing was exceptionally poor quality and this was not a claim we truly believed in, we would essentially be planning to go out of business - which I am not.
"Making that pledge has earned us the trust of a lot of customers."
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The 11-year-old boy was among children beaten with a water hose by the assistant warden at a private Islamic school in Johor state, police say.
Excerpts from the boy's diary, published in Malaysian media, appear to describe systematic abuse.
He had been in a coma, and his father confirmed his death on Wednesday
The family had been saying prayers for his recovery at the time, he told The Star newspaper. The boy had been due to have his right arm amputated.
The boy and 14 of his classmates are believed to have been beaten with a water hose on 24 March for making too much noise in the school's assembly building, police say.
His diary said that if one student made an error at the school in Kota Tinggi, in southern Malaysia, the whole group would be punished.
It said they would often volunteer to be beaten first, so they could try to sleep before waking for prayers at three in the morning.
"Dear Allah, please open my parents' heart to allow me to transfer to another school because I cannot stand it any more," one diary entry quoted by the Malay Mail online newspaper said.
The assistant warden accused of beating him has been arrested and police have been looking at CCTV footage showing some of the abuse.
The case has shocked people in Muslim-majority country, one of the most affluent in South East Asia, and has led to calls from parents for tougher scrutiny of privately-run religious schools where students memorise the Koran.
The Federation of National Associations of al-Quran Tahfiz Institutions (Pinta), an umbrella group for religious schools, said it had seen CCTV footage which showed the boy being beaten on the soles of his feet.
But Pinta's president, Mohd Zahid Mahmood, told reporters the public should not to jump to conclusions about the case but allow the authorities to complete their investigation.
The school's head had declined to comment on the alleged beatings, citing an ongoing police investigation.
World number six Higgins punished a sloppy start by England's Hawkins, 38, making three breaks of 50-plus on his way to a 4-0 mid-session lead.
Hawkins, in his fourth Crucible semi-final in five years, rattled in breaks of 62 and 71 to get back to 4-2.
Scot Higgins, 41, won the seventh frame but missed a blue in the eighth and Hawkins capitalised with a 74 break.
Hawkins had said before the tie that if he didn't raise his game after an unconvincing quarter-final victory over Stephen Maguire, he would get his bum "smacked" by Higgins.
But that is exactly what happened in a miserable first mini-session.
The world number seven did not manage a break of more than 20 as he slipped 3-0 behind against the 28-time ranking event winner.
Higgins, playing in the semi-finals for the first time since his last Crucible success in 2011, missed a frame ball in the fourth and the Kent-based Londoner appeared to be poised to take full advantage only to run out of position and then miss a tricky pink while using the rest.
But Higgins was off target with several easy balls in the next two frames and Hawkins was able to cut the gap.
Higgins took a scrappy seventh frame and seemed set to lead by four overnight only to let in his grateful opponent.
Hawkins' fourth 50-plus break of the match ensured only a two-frame deficit and was greeted with a relieved puff of the cheeks as he walked off.
The first-to-17 tie resumes on Friday afternoon.
John Parrott, 1991 world champion:
Barry was scrapping all through the first session and he ended up in an awkward position on things.
To lose the fourth frame was a big kick in the teeth. He had done all the hard work and the break was brilliant until he missed the pink.
But having Terry Griffiths in his corner is a huge help to Barry. He has been there and done it and knows all about the emotions you go through.
To come back from 4-0 down will be a big relief and, looking at John sitting in the chair, he looked a little bit tired around the eyes.
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Three-year-old Scarlett Kent was having breakfast when the vehicle slammed into the dining room, leaving her pinned against a wall by the dining table.
Her father Carl Kent said: "I believed the dining table saved her life".
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) later arrested an 18-year-old man over the crash on Dudley Road in Irlam, Salford, on Sunday morning.
A police spokesman said officers spotted the red Volkswagen Passat - which had been reported stolen the previous evening - at about 09:15 GMT.
Officers chased the car after the driver refused to stop, GMP said.
The 18-year-old, who was arrested on suspicion of the vehicle's theft, dangerous driving and failing to stop after a collision, remains in custody.
Mr Kent said he was washing up in the kitchen when he heard an "almighty bang".
"My daughter was screaming. I came in to see she had fallen off the chair and the next thing you knew, there's a car in my dining table," he told BBC North West Today.
"She was screaming, she was hysterical. I had to pick her up and get her away from the dining table and the chair. She was trapped obviously and very upset.
"We're still in shock to be honest. It's not really hit home. We've got no dining room - it's ruined Christmas really."
Police are appealing for anyone with relevant information to contact them.
The teenager was taken to St James's Hospital in the early hours of Tuesday after becoming ill at the Pryzm nightclub in the city centre.
A post-mortem examination showed she died as a result of hyperthermia and complications related to taking MDMA.
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of supplying a Class A drug and has been bailed.
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Det Insp Phil Jackson, of West Yorkshire Police, issued a warning about the substance, which the woman had taken in powdered form.
"This young woman's family are completely devastated at her death in such sudden and tragic circumstances.
"We are awaiting the outcome of further tests but at this stage it does appear she has died as a result of a reaction to the drug.
"We therefore feel it is important to highlight her death and warn other people who may be considering taking MDMA powder, or anything that is being sold as that, about the potential risks to their health."
However, there is concern about the effects the project could have on marine life.
The project, which is being developed by Gaeletric, is all about generating renewable energy.
The company plans to store compressed air in huge caverns under the Antrim coastline, in the area around Islandmagee.
When the compressed air is brought up again, it'll be mixed with gas to power turbines and generate electricity.
It's a new and developing technology which the EU has recognised as being among the first in its field. The EU is committing 6.5m euros to help make it a reality.
Although compressed air storage is a green form of energy, local environmental activists have said the way the storage caverns will be created could be a big problem for local marine life.
Gaelectric plans to create the air storage spaces by hollowing out salt deposits deep underground.
This will leave newly formed, empty caverns. The company plans to eject the unused salt out into the sea, just off the Northern Ireland coastline.
Environmentalists say that amount of salt in the water will create an area that's uninhabitable for sea life.
Gaelectric admits that the activity will over-salinate in the water, but say that the animals will move elsewhere and that the water will be back to normal in a few years.
Brogan Rafferty, 17, helped Richard Beasley lure victims with bogus ads for a nonexistent rural Ohio cattle farm.
Mr Beasley has pleaded not guilty to the charges, including the attempted killing of a fourth man.
Rafferty faces up to life in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced on 5 November.
He was tried as an adult but will not face the death penalty because he is a juvenile.
Prosecutors argued during the trial that Rafferty was a quick student of violence and a willing participant in the killings, while defence lawyers say he went along with Mr Beasley's plan because he feared for his life.
The man who survived, 49-year-old Scott Davis, testified during the weeks-long trial, as the prosecution's star witness. He identified Rafferty as Mr Beasley's accomplice.
Mr Davis said he responded to a Craigslist ad to work as a farmhand, and met Rafferty and a man who called himself "Jack" for breakfast before driving to an isolated farm.
Prosecutors say that "Jack" was actually Mr Beasley, and that he urged Mr Davis into a wooded area to look for farm equipment.
Mr Davis told the court he heard a gun cock and turned around to find himself face-to-face with a handgun, but pushed it aside and was shot in the arm. He fled, found a house and called police.
The three men killed were Ralph Geiger, 56, David Pauley, 51 and Timothy Kern, 47. Officials say they were targeted because they were older, single, out-of-work men with backgrounds that made it unlikely their disappearances would be noticed quickly.
On Tuesday, Rafferty stood with his hands clasped behind his back and showed no emotion as the convictions were read.
The Ohio jury of seven women and five men took 20 hours to reach verdicts on 25 counts. Rafferty was acquitted of on a charge of identity theft.
Jury forewoman Dana Nash said it was a difficult decision because of Rafferty's age, calling him "a child", but that jurors were sceptical of some of the 17-year-old's testimony, saying they felt he contradicted himself.
Oil minister Bijan Zanganeh said Iran would only join discussions to cap output after its production reached four million barrels per day.
In February, Saudi Arabia struck a deal with Russia and other Opec nations to freeze oil output at January levels.
But Iran wants production to hit pre-sanction levels before beginning talks.
At the weekend, Mr Zanganeh said: "I have already announced my view regarding the oil freeze and I'm saying now that as long as we have not reached four million in production, they should leave us alone.
"When we reach this level of production, we can then co-operate with them."
In its monthly oil market report published on Monday, Opec said Iran produced 3.1 million barrels per day in February, a rise of 187,000 barrels on the previous month.
Brent crude prices fell 2.7% to $39.32. Oil recently rose above $40 per barrel for the first time this year.
Prices have sunk nearly 70% since reaching a $115 a barrel in June 2014.
However, Opec, the cartel of oil-producing nations, has refused to cut make significant cuts to output amid a slowdown in demand from large industrial countries such as China, coupled with the shale energy boom in the US.
In its most recent report, Opec said its output slowed marginally in February, by 175,000 barrels per day to 32.38 million, on lower production from Iraq, Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
Overall, it expects demand for 2016 to reach 31.5 million barrels per day, a fall of 100,000 barrels on its previous forecast, but a rise of 1.8 million barrels per day on last year.
Bjarne Schieldrop, chief commodities analyst at SEB Markets in Oslo, said a two million barrel-per-day surplus in oil supplies would continue to weigh on prices in the short term.
"We are likely to see $35 a barrel before we see $45 a barrel," he said.
Russia's energy minister, Alexander Novak, who met Mr Zanganeh in Tehran on Monday to discuss a separate oil and gas swap deal, was quoted as saying "Major oil producers shall co-ordinate with each other.
"However, since Iran's production decreased under sanctions, we totally understand Iran's position to increase production and revive its share in the global markets."
The 31-year-old joins New Zealand international Grant Elliott in the Foxes squad for the competition.
O'Brien has played 125 T20 games, scoring 1,980 runs with a strike rate of 132, and has taken 68 wickets at an average of 22.94, with an economy rate of just under 7.5 runs per over.
In 2011 he hit the fastest-ever World Cup century as Ireland beat England.
O'Brien, who played in the recent tournament in Australia and New Zealand, is the brother of Leicestershire batsman and wicketkeeper Niall and will be at Grace Road between 15 May and 26 June.
He has had previous spells with Gloucestershire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Surrey, and has played in the Bangladesh Premier League and Caribbean Premier League.
Durham Miners' Association general secretary Dave Hopper accused them of treachery towards their party leader.
Durham City MP Roberta Blackman-Woods, who resigned from Labour's front bench on Monday, rents an office in the association's headquarters.
She has been approached for comment.
Labour MPs voted 172-40 to pass a motion of no confidence in Mr Corbyn amid calls on him to quit, but Mr Hopper said the association would not "fete" people who, in his opinion, were "undermining the whole credibility of the Labour Party".
"We have taken the decision not to allow any supporters of the coup to grace the Durham Miners' platform because, obviously, Corbyn is the star speaker at that event and we don't want any embarrassment," he said.
The MPs in question were "certainly not welcome" at the official association function at The County Hotel but could "come under their own steam and stand in the crowd", he said.
The association would be "having a look at" Ms Blackman-Woods' rental contact and writing to her, he said.
"We will be looking very closely at all our connections with people who, in my opinion, have betrayed the Labour leader," he said.
The long-standing annual gala coal sees mining banners paraded through the city, past a platform at The County Hotel to a rally and speeches at The Racecourse.
Although Labour leaders had been regular speakers in the past, in 2012 Ed Miliband became the first to address the gala for 23 years.
Mr Corbyn, newly elected, spoke at last year's event and has been invited to attend again in July.
An amateur photographer spotted the mammal, thought to be extinct, in early July, and passed photos to the Shropshire Wildlife Trust.
There have been numerous reports in the county, but trust mammal expert Stuart Edmunds was able to verify the image.
"There is now a possibility that they may have been living here right under our noses for a long time," he said.
Pine martens are nocturnal, house cat-sized members of the stoat and weasel family.
There is a healthy population of at least 4,000 pine martens in Scotland, and small numbers live around Snowdonia, in Wales.
The wildlife trust believes the Shropshire marten had moved across from Wales.
LacPatrick is the second largest milk processor in Northern Ireland, behind Dale Farm.
The investment means its Artigarvan plant - formerly part of Town of Monaghan Co-Op - will increase capacity to 2.5 million litres of milk per day.
It will also underpin the future of more than 1,000 family farms that supply milk to the creamery.
The money will be used to build an evaporation tower at Artigarvan.
The company is expanding to meet demand in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
The expansion will mean 15 new jobs, whilst up to 150 construction workers will be involved in building it.
Work has begun already and is due for completion in April 2017.
The company, LacPatrick, was formed when two creameries merged in July. They were formerly Ballyrashane Co-Op, Coleraine, and Town of Monaghan Co-Op.
Women are only now earning the amount that men did in 2006, data from the WEF's Global Gender Gap report says.
It says progress on closing the gap has stalled in recent years at a time when more women are entering the workplace.
In fact, nearly a quarter of a billion more women are in the global workforce today than a decade ago.
In several countries, more women are now going to university than men but - crucially - this is not necessarily translating into more women occupying skilled roles or leadership positions.
The WEF report looks at whether men and women have the same rights and opportunities in each country in four areas: health, education, economic participation and political empowerment.
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Nordic countries are still doing the most to close the gender gap overall, just as they were 10 years ago. They may not have achieved total equality, but Iceland (1), Norway (2), Finland (3) and Sweden (4) occupy the top four rankings out of 145 countries.
"They have the best policies in the world for families," says the report's lead author, Saadia Zahidi. "Their childcare systems are the best and they have the best laws on paternity, maternity and family leave."
Not far behind, though, is Rwanda (6) which sits above the US and the UK in the index. Its high score is down to the number of female politicians active in the country.
After the genocide there, a special effort was made to bring more women into politics. Now 64% of its parliamentarians are female. The country also has more women in its labour force than men.
Over the last decade one of the most dramatic changes has been in education. In fact, the report shows that a reverse gender gap is emerging in higher education, with more women in university than men in 98 countries.
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Ms Zahidi says there are six times more women in university than men in Qatar, which has seen a strong push towards women's education in recent decades. In Barbados and Jamaica, two-and-a-half times more women are enrolled at university than men, she adds.
And as more women go to university, families want to see a financial return on that education. Sixty-eight countries in the world now have more women than men in skilled positions, such as doctors, teachers and lawyers.
But despite this, women still do not seem to reach the top positions in business, politics or public service in the same way that men do. The WEF believes only three countries have more women than men in leadership positions: the Philippines, Fiji and Columbia.
There may be some eyebrows raised that Saudi Arabia (134) scores more highly than Jordan or Lebanon. But Ms Zahidi is convinced that change is being made there under the surface.
"It's actually one of the countries that has made the most progress over the last 10 years," she says. "There's a pretty clear strategy in place by the Ministry of Labour to try to get more women into the workplace."
The global picture, though, is not always one of continual progress toward equality. A handful of countries have been moving backwards in the index: Jordan, Mali, Croatia, Slovak Republic and Sri Lanka.
And the authors say they are particularly disappointed that progress on closing the wage gap has been "stalling markedly" in the last few years.
The data suggests women are earning now what men were 10 years ago - a global average of just over £7,300 ($11,000; €10,400) compared with £13,500 ($20,500; €19,200) paid to men.
Ms Zahidi says this may be down to the fact there are much better data. "There's now a much higher awareness of the problem and some corrective measures have been put in place but perhaps they haven't yet paid off," she says.
So where does the fight for gender equality go next?
Ms Zahidi is convinced that attitudes still need to change in the home - not just inside governments or big businesses.
"Unless we start changing the culture around the division of labour at home there's always going to be that extra burden on women," she says. "That means we're not going to be able to maintain those high levels of women joining the workforce all the way through to middle management and senior positions."
They were unearthed from the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, and date to 3.3 million years ago.
They are 700,000 years older than any tools found before, even pre-dating the earliest humans in the Homo genus.
The find, reported in Nature, suggests that more ancient species, such as Australopithecus afarensis or Kenyanthropus platyops, may have been more sophisticated than was thought.
"They are significantly earlier than anything that has been found previously," said Dr Nick Taylor, from the National Centre of Scientific Research (CNRS) in France and the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
"It's really quite astonishing to think what separates the previous oldest site and this site is 700,000 years of time. It's monumental."
The first tools from the site, which is called Lomekwi 3, were discovered in 2011. They were spotted after researchers took a wrong turn as they walked through the hot, dry Kenyan landscape.
By the end of 2012, a total of 149 tools had been found, and another field trip in 2014 has unearthed more still.
They include sharp flakes of stone, sheared off from larger rocks, which were most likely used for cutting.
Hammers and anvils were also excavated, some of which were huge in size.
"The very largest one we have weighs 15kg, which is massive," Dr Taylor told BBC News.
"On this piece, it doesn't show the signs of actually having been flaked to produce other artefacts... rather, it was probably used as an anvil.
"It probably rested in the soil and the other cobbles brought to the site, which were intended to be smashed apart to make tools, were struck against this large anvil."
Dating of the volcanic ash and minerals around the tools suggests that they are 3.3 million years old.
Until this discovery, the oldest examples of this technology were the Oldowan tools from Tanzania, which date to about 2.6 million years ago.
The researchers say the 700,000-year time difference reveals how manufacturing methods and use changed over time, growing more advanced.
The scientists do not know who made the tools discovered in Kenya.
Until now, some thought that Homo habilis - known as "handy man" - was the earliest of our ancestors in the Homo genus to use tools.
But with Homo fossils dating back to only 2.4-2.3 million years ago, it now seems unlikely that this was the first toolmaker.
Other finds, such as animal bones found in Ethiopia with cut marks that date to 3.39 million years ago, also suggest tool use began before H. habilis.
Scientists now believe the 3.3-million-year-old implements were crafted by another, more primitive species.
Dr Taylor said: "There are a number of possible candidates at present.
"There was a hominin called Kenyanthropus platyops, which has been found very close to where the Lomekwi 3 tools are being excavated. And that hominin was around at the time the tools were being made.
"More widely in the East African region there is another hominin, Australopithecus afarensis, which is famously known from the fossil Lucy, which is another candidate."
Neither of these species was assumed to be particularly intelligent - they had both human and ape-like features, with relatively small brains.
However the tools suggest they may have been smarter than assumed.
Dr Ignacio de la Torre, from University College London's Institute of Archaeology, described this as "a game-changing" find.
"It's the most important discovery in the last 50 years," he told BBC News.
"It suggests that species like Australopithecus might have been intelligent enough to make stone tools - that they had the cognitive and manipulative abilities to carry tasks like this out."
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In the advert she said her hair "feels stronger" and "full of life", with a "healthy shine".
The ASA received 40 complaints that the effects shown could not be achieved since Cole had extensions.
But claims that the product's benefits had been exaggerated were rejected.
The ASA noted that consumer testing, conducted by L'Oreal, appeared to demonstrate that the results were achievable by consumers who did not wear hair extensions.
It said: "We considered most consumers would interpret the ads to mean the product would have an effect on the look and feel of hair that was weak, limp, lifeless, dull or straw-like.
"However, they were likely to understand that individual results would vary according to their own hair type."
L'Oreal said results of its consumer tests on participants had found that the benefits of the product were achievable and had been recognised by the average consumer who did not have hair extensions.
The company said the adverts had not been intended to promise that consumers would look exactly like Cheryl Cole.
It added that the average consumer would understand that the effects would vary according to hair type and the style adopted.
But with only hours until a vote on a motion of no confidence in his leadership at Westminster, there are signs that his backing away from Parliament could be starting to fray.
Another member of the front bench, Andy Slaughter, has joined dozens of others in resigning. But this is different.
Mr Slaughter describes himself as a "comrade" of Mr Corbyn and decided to resign only after consulting with his local party activists who agreed.
His disquiet cannot be dismissed as the grumbling of an MP from a very different wing of the party. I understand he also turned down a promotion to the shadow cabinet, and decided to quit instead.
And the first senior figure in Labour local government is now calling for him to go. Dave Sparks, the former chair of the Local Government Association, has warned that if Mr Corbyn stays, Labour will be wiped out.
He told the BBC that if the leadership doesn't change leader, and change course, the party is looking at its support disappearing in England as it has melted away in Scotland.
But last night, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said that Jeremy Corbyn would fight to stay on.
Last night in Westminster, Mr Corbyn and his close friend and colleague Mr McDonnell seemed utterly determined not to budge. It seemed inevitable that MPs' only course was to challenge him as leader.
But other local council figures are expected to echo Mr Sparks and call for him to go. The wave of enthusiasm he built outside Parliament may be starting to recede.
If so, his confidence that he would win the likely leadership contest may prove to be misplaced.
The 17-year-old from Shropshire was given a caution for using threatening words, Thames Valley Police said.
The Northern Ireland player was hit in the face by the coin during the 20 February game against Reading after he went to give his shirt to a supporter.
It is thought no charges were brought due to a lack of evidence.
A spokeswoman for Thames Valley Police said: "A 17-year-old boy has been given a youth caution for using threatening or abusive words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour, likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
"No further action was taken in relation to throwing a missile on to a football playing area."
West Brom lost 3-1 to Championship side Reading in the fifth round tie at the Madejski Stadium.
Brunt, who has played 313 games for West Brom, said he was "disgusted" and "ashamed" at being hit.
Fans held a charity collection following the incident, raising £4,500.
He added that he would also seek to give security forces shoot-to-kill powers for suspects who evade arrest and those involved in organised crime.
It is unclear how easily he could enact such proposals, but analysts credit his success to his tough stance on crime.
He is set to be sworn into office on 30 June for a term of six years.
While official election results have not yet been announced, Mr Duterte has an unassailable lead. He will need the backing of Congress to see through his plans.
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Speaking at a press conference on Sunday in the southern city of Davao, Mr Duterte is also quoted as saying that he wanted to forge closer relations with China, and that he was open to direct talks over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
The Philippines has taken one of its claims to a court of arbitration at the Hague.
Mr Duterte's record as the crime-crushing mayor of the southern city of Davao, once notorious for its lawlessness, has earned him the moniker The Punisher.
"What I will do is urge Congress to restore death penalty by hanging," Mr Duterte told reporters. The Philippines abolished capital punishment in 2006.
"If you resist, show violent resistance, my order to police (will be) to shoot to kill. Shoot to kill for organised crime. You heard that? Shoot to kill for every organised crime," he is quoted by the AFP news agency as saying.
Rights groups say hundreds of criminals were killed by so-called "death squads" in Davao during Mr Duterte's stewardship of the city. In 2015, Human Rights Watch described Mr Duterte as the "death squad mayor" for his strong-arm tactics in Davao.
Whether Mr Duterte is able to persuade Congress to back such policies remains to be seen.
Last week his spokesman put forward a series of proposals such as a ban on alcohol in public places and a "nationwide curfew" for children.
Mr Duterte was not afraid of courting controversy throughout his election campaign. He vowed to give himself and members of the security forces immunity from prosecution after leaving office, saying: "Pardon given to Rodrigo Duterte for the crime of multiple murder, signed Rodrigo Duterte."
On vowing to kill criminals
"Forget the laws on human rights... You drug pushers, hold-up men and do-nothings, you better go out. Because I'd kill you. I'll dump all of you into Manila Bay, and fatten all the fish there."
On the rape of a female missionary
"I saw her face and I thought, son of a bitch. what a pity... I was mad she was raped but she was so beautiful. I thought, the mayor should have been first."
On the Pope's visit holding up traffic
"We were affected by the traffic. It took us five hours... I wanted to call him: 'Pope, son of a whore, go home. Do not visit us again'."
On taking Viagra
"I was separated from my wife. I'm not impotent. What am I supposed to do? Let this hang forever? When I take Viagra, it stands up."
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Adebayor, a free agent since his contract expired with Crystal Palace, held talks with coach Bruno Genesio but a deal failed to materialise.
The Ligue 1 side said Adebayor, who is not eligible for the first phase of the Uefa Champions League, had "delayed his arrival in Lyon" on Friday.
"Adebayor also wanted to play the Africa Cup of Nations with Togo at the beginning of 2017, which would have led to an absence of one to two months", the seven-time French champions announced on their website on Saturday.
They added that the imminent return of fit-again attacking duo of Mathieu Valbuena and Nabil Fekir has further boosted the club's injury-stricken forward line in the absence of injured Alexandre Lacazette, hence their decision not to pursue the veteran forward.
Adebayor's professional career started in France with Metz in 2001 before joining rivals Monaco in August 2003.
He boasts 97 Premier League goals after arriving in England back in 2006 to join Arsenal - where he scored 62 goals in 142 games - before spells at Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
The striker moved on loan to Real Madrid for six months in January 2011 and helped Jose Mourinho's side win the Copa Del Rey in 2010/11.
Adebayor then returned to London with Tottenham where he scored 41 goals in 106 appearances in four years at White Hart Lane before he was released from his Spurs contract in September 2015.
He signed for Palace in January, but scored only once in seven league appearances before leaving the club at the end of last season.
Despite a difficult relationship with the Togo Football Association as well as national team coaches, Adebayor remains the most important figure in the country's football history.
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In Profitis, north of Thessaloniki, a small number of parents chained up the school gate in protest, waving Greek flags, the AFP news agency reported.
Around 100 police officers formed a corridor to escort 40 "puzzled-looking" refugee children inside, it said.
In other schools, the new pupils were welcomed without incident.
"Our children will be raped and then, who will take responsibility?" AFP quoted one Greek parent at the protest as saying.
The Greek education minister, Nikos Filis, said the demonstration was an isolated incident. A statement from the ministry said the welcome in other schools was "enthusiastic".
The 1,500 or so pupils who started at 20 schools on Monday are part of a national education programme for migrant children. They received books and school bags before arriving at schools in the afternoon.
The pupils will receive lessons in a number of subjects, including the Greek language, during four-hour days after the local schoolchildren finish for the day.
The project is also running in six migrant camps.
Authorities plan to expand the project across the country in the coming weeks.
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The former star is suing the force for damages after he was detained in 2007 over the death of Stuart Lubbock.
Mr Lubbock was found dead in a swimming pool at Mr Barrymore's home in 2001.
In High Court documents, the force admits the detective who was supposed to arrest the star was delayed.
The force said it wanted to question Mr Barrymore, whose real name is Michael Parker, and two other men over the rape and murder of Mr Lubbock after new evidence emerged.
Post-mortem tests found the 31-year-old butcher had suffered severe internal injuries indicating sexual assault and his bloodstream contained ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol.
Mr Barrymore and the other men were arrested and later released without charge.
In its defence document, Essex Police said: "The arrest of the claimant was unlawful only by reason of the fact the arresting officer, PC Cootes, was not fully aware of the grounds for arrest... and not by reason of a lack of reasonable grounds to suspect the claimant."
PC Cootes, who was carrying out covert surveillance at the property where Mr Barrymore was staying in 2007, was ordered to make the arrest when the designated officer, Det Con Sue Jenkins, was delayed.
"Since the claimant would have been lawfully arrested but for the said delay, he is entitled only to nominal damages for false imprisonment," the defence document added.
Mr Barrymore's lawyers said police did not have reasonable grounds for suspecting him of the rape or murder of Mr Lubbock, and the arrest was unlawful and "wholly disproportionate and unreasonable".
Their court documents also said Mr Barrymore "suffered loss and damage namely distress, shock, anxiety and damage to his reputation".
He has also claimed his career suffered because of the police handling of the case.
Essex Police said if earnings had been lost, it would be because of "matters outside the defendant's control", including that a young man had been found dead in his swimming pool which had "inevitably" led to a police investigation and inquest.
A decision will be made in the New Year by a High Court judge about compensation Mr Barrymore may receive.
"I'm thrilled to confirm that the @MTV European Music Awards are returning to London," announced mayor Sadiq Khan on Twitter.
The event will take place at the SSE Arena in Wembley on 12 November.
The awards, now in their 24th year, were last held in London in 1996, with Oasis and the late George Michael among the winners.
Other UK cities to have hosted the event include Edinburgh, Liverpool, Belfast and Glasgow.
Last year's ceremony, in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, featured performances from Green Day, Bruno Mars and Kings of Leon.
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The ferry sank in April 2014, killing 304 people - most of them children.
The remains of nine people are yet to be recovered and their families campaigned for the ship to be raised.
The captain and several crew members have been given jail terms for failing to protect passengers, as was the captain of a coast guard vessel involved in the botched rescue effort.
The passengers included 325 pupils aged between 16 and 17 from who were on a school trip to the holiday island of Jeju when the ferry sank.
The wreckage will be salvaged by a consortium led by Shanghai Salvage. It will be raised by next July at a cost of $73m (£47m).
To recover any bodies remaining within the ship, engineers will enclose the wreck in two sets of netting so that the complete contents will rise with the vessel, the BBC's Evans in Seoul reports.
It will be the grisliest of tasks but also one of much political sensitivity, he adds.
In April South Korean President Park Guen-hye promised the vessel would be raised at the earliest opportunity amid intense public criticism of the government.
Investigators have said the ferry sank after an inexperienced crew member made too fast a turn. The combination of an illegal redesign and overload meant the ship was unstable.
The owner of ferry operator Chonghaejin Marine Co, Yoo Byung-eun, disappeared after the disaster and was eventually found dead.
The ferry sank in waters between 37 and 43 metres (121 and 141 feet) deep.
While salvage operations have been undertaken in deeper seas, the site of the Sewol is a channel subject to notoriously dangerous currents and heavy surface winds.
Two divers died searching for bodies inside the vessel last year.
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The 26-year-old Bath back-rower has not played since Christmas Eve after suffering a knee injury.
George North and Dan Biggar will be given time to prove their fitness after suffering injuries during the 33-7 win in Italy.
Biggar injured ribs and North played on after taking an early blow to the thigh in Sunday's win in Rome.
Lock Luke Charteris is also a doubt for Saturday's game at the Principality Stadium having missed the opening match because of a slight fracture to his hand.
"We are giving Dan Biggar and George North as long as possible to make the game," defence coach Shaun Edwards said.
"They're two vital players for us, it's no pulled muscles or anything, just bruising so it's whether they can handle the pain.
"There's really bad bruising on George's leg and the flight home didn't help. We are worried about both of them."
Biggar's replacement, Ospreys team-mate Sam Davies, played a part in two of Wales' second-half tries.
It was his adventure deep in Wales' own 22 which set up North's score and took Howley's team within touching distance of the tournament's first try bonus point.
"We had the ball when he came on," Edwards added.
"He put in some lovely sublime touches that contributed to creating tries. Sometimes the best attacking players are best in the last 20 minutes."
Wales will announce the team to face England on Thursday at 13:00 GMT.
The exciting teenager, 18, has missed the promotion-chasing Saddlers' last two games with an ankle injury.
Henry sat out a 2-1 home loss to Wigan Athetic before 'tweaking' the injury which left him benched for Saturday's goalless draw at leaders Burton Albion.
"He's had problems with his ankle since I've been here," said O'Driscoll.
"We've just got to be careful with him. He trained on Thursday, then he trained on Friday and tweaked his ankle again, which is why we had to pull him out of the previous game. And you've got to train to play."
Although frustrated by a run of one win in six league games, and no wins at home in four this year, which has seen the Saddlers drop six points behind top spot, O'Driscoll remains patient.
And he insists that making unnecessary loan signings would fly in the face of the home-grown philosophy developed under previous boss Dean Smith.
"Rico's got a fantastic future," added O'Driscoll. "He's got a great attitude. He plays with no fear. It's part of his development. He's been allowed to play.
"There's one or two others here who, at another club, would have been left by the wayside, but here they get a chance. That's the ethos of the club. Loading us with three or four loan players would be throwing that philosophy out of the window."
Henry has been watched by a lot of clubs this season and is reportedly a target for both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
O'Driscoll also highlighted Saddlers skipper Adam Chambers, who is still going strong at the age of 35 in his 15th season as a professional, as an inspiration to Henry and the promising young players at Bescot.
"Do the right things," he said. "It doesn't matter whether you're 18, 28 or 38. Adam Chambers is a great example of someone who does the right things.
"It doesn't matter what their age is. Sometimes, they just don't know what those right things are, but the sooner that it gets embedded the better.
"Don't wait until 28 then suddenly find out. A lot of players do and suddenly think I'd better look after myself."
The letter tells reservists which regiment or unit to join in the event of war, he told the BBC.
He insisted that the correspondence was not related to Russia's annexation of Crimea or recent fighting in Ukraine.
However, neutral Finland has increased co-operation with Nato this year.
In April the Finnish navy dropped depth charges in waters near Helsinki as a warning to a suspected submarine, which some media reports said was Russian.
The air force in recent months has also had to deal with some airspace violations by Russian warplanes.
Russia has repeatedly warned Finland not to join Nato and has criticised its co-operation with Nato members.
Finland's defence ministry said letters to conscripts were sent throughout May to inform them of changes to the structure of Finland's military.
"The letter reminds them of their responsibilities and what they will be expected to do in the event of a military crisis," the spokesman told the BBC. "The process was started before events in Crimea and Ukraine and is done in part to ensure that we have the right contact details."
But recipients say it is the first time such correspondence has been sent for many years and that the mass communication tactic reflects the concern of the authorities about Russia's intentions.
The Soviet Union invaded Finland in 1939, seizing more than 10% of the country's territory before a peace deal was signed in 1940.
Finland was part of the Russian empire for more than 100 years before it won independence in 1917.
During the Cold War, Finland was officially neutral, but remained under the influence of its neighbour. It forged close ties with the Soviet Union.
Finland shares a 1,340km (833-mile) border with Russia. It has a system of universal male conscription under which all men above 18 serve for 165, 255 or 347 days.
The regular army has about 12,000 soldiers and can rapidly expand to about 280,000 troops if reservists are called up, the defence ministry says.
The former West Ham United man, 22, joined Wigan for an undisclosed fee in January but was immediately loaned back to National League Macclesfield Town.
He previously played for Accrington, having started his career at Stockport, before a 2013 switch to the Hammers.
"He's definitely ready for League Two. His game will fit our game perfectly," said manager Gary Johnson.
"It's a good move for him, because it will get him some much-need experience, and it gives me good competition in my squad," he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
Whitehead's switch from non-league to West Ham in 2013 came after a recommendation from former Liverpool midfielder Dietmar Hamann to then Hammers boss Sam Allardyce.
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Cleaners at Heathrow had written to the airport's boss complaining a deal for a higher rate of pay had been applied only to directly employed staff.
The deal had been part of conditions to allow Heathrow's expansion.
Heathrow has now accepted the principle of higher pay for all, but says it has yet to work out its implementation.
Citizens UK, the community activist group which has supported the airport cleaners, welcomed the commitment from Heathrow but said there were "serious and urgent questions about the timeframe".
Last month, cleaners and other agency staff at the airport wrote to Heathrow's chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, saying they were missing out on the London living wage.
This London living wage is £9.75 per hour - higher than the mandatory National Living Wage of £7.20 per hour for workers aged over 25.
The Airports Commission's report into airport expansion set a number of conditions for Heathrow, including that the airport should adopt the London living wage.
But this was applied only to directly employed Heathrow staff - and contract workers wrote to Mr Holland-Kaye to say that low wages denied them "dignity".
The contract staff argued that the pay levels - which for a 40-hour week could be less than £15,000 per year - were not enough for the cost of accommodation and transport in London.
"This means that some of us have to work several jobs in order to be able to feed our families," said the letter, organised by Citizens UK.
"This puts a lot of pressure on our family life as it means we work very long days and have little time to spend with our children."
A letter this week from Heathrow's chief executive to the union says: "The Davies Commission report contained a condition for Heathrow to 'demonstrate leadership as a community employer by adopting the London living wage'.
"We have accepted this condition as part of the planning consent."
But the letter says the airport will have to work with suppliers to see how it could apply the London living wage to all staff.
"We will announce our more detailed plans to become a London living wage employer when we have completed that work, probably in 2017," says the letter from Heathrow.
GMB representative Perry Phillips says it is a "positive step" the airport has "demonstrated its commitment on becoming a London living wage employer".
But Revd Simon Cuff of West London Citizens said: "There are hundreds if not thousands of workers who need a living wage now and cannot afford to wait. We want to see progress made as soon as possible."
A report this week from the Resolution Foundation said that agency workers were the "forgotten face" in debates about low pay.
The think tank said there would be a million agency workers in the UK by 2020 - and they were likely to earn less than than directly-employed staff.
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The two sides will also face Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta and Lithuania in Group F after the draw in St Petersburg.
Wales - aiming to reach their first finals since 1958 - are top seeds in Group D and will also play Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland will play World Cup holders Germany in Group C, while Spain and Italy meet in Group G.
In another tough group, the Netherlands were drawn with France and Sweden.
The winner of each of the nine European groups qualify automatically alongside hosts Russia, with the best eight runners-up entering the play-offs in November 2017.
In total, 141 teams were drawn in Saturday's ceremony. Read the full draw from across the world here.
England will face Scotland at Wembley on Friday, 11 November 2016, with the return game in Scotland to be played on Saturday, 10 June 2017.
England and Scotland last met in two friendlies in the 2013-14 season, with Roy Hodgson's side winning 3-2 at Wembley and 3-1 at Celtic Park.
Their last competitive meeting was a two-legged play-off for Euro 2000, which England won 2-1 on aggregate.
Scotland boss Gordon Strachan said: "Just as the sun came out in Glasgow, we heard we will play England.
"I can see why the fans are celebrating, it's a fantastic fixture.
"The last time the two sides met England stepped it up a gear and it was a fantastic lesson - they pressurise you and you make mistakes and that's something that sticks with us - and I hope will stick with us to fire us on.
"The good thing from the supporters' point of view is there are no ridiculous journeys."
England manager Roy Hodgson, whose current contract runs until the end of Euro 2016, also believes that the tie will intrigue supporters on both sides of the border.
He told BBC Radio 5 live: "The Scotland fixture really excite people, the recent friendly matches showed that, and we have got recent experience of what the atmosphere will be like. The games will excite the public, get people in the mass media excited too, it is a good draw all round - I think Scotland will be happy with it and we are happy with it.
"It is a great honour to be England manager - I shall be delighted to retain that position all the time people want me too, but it won't occupy my thoughts at this point in time.
"I'm pleased to come away with a good group and if England want me to lead the team I will be delighted to do so."
Wales and the Republic of Ireland were in the same qualifying group for the Euro 2008 finals, with Stephen Ireland giving Ireland a 1-0 win in Dublin before a 2-2 draw in Cardiff.
Wales manager Chris Coleman told BBC Radio 5 live: "We've really improved in the last three years. We fancy ourselves against anyone. You look at other groups - it could have been easier or tougher. There's a lot of football to go in the Euro 2016 qualifiers before this.
"This has been the biggest honour of my career. My sole focus is on leading my country to France. After that I'll look at what's next.
"We've had a bit of fun being in pot one. It's new for us. We've really enjoyed it."
In the afternoon's earlier global draws 20 preliminary ties in Africa were organised, the order of matches in South America decided and groups in both the Concacaf and Oceania federations resolved.
Read the full draw from across the world here.
Dean Lowe, 32, is accused of killing Kirsty Noden, also 32, who has not been seen by neighbours in Marazion, Cornwall, since January.
Officers began investigating her disappearance last week after hearing from police in a different part of the country that she may have come to harm.
Mr Lowe will appear before magistrates in Cornwall on Monday.
Miss Noden, who is also known as Kirby Noden, has links to Torquay, Ellesmere Port, Crewe and Merseyside.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman said: "Miss Noden had initially been treated as a high-risk missing person following concerns for her welfare from her friends and relatives in the north west of England.
"Detectives are keen to speak to anyone who has had contact with or seen Kirsty since December 2016.
"Kirsty has yet to be located and searches and inquiries continue to trace her."
She is described as white, of heavy build and 5ft 8ins (172cm) tall.
The 34-year-old dropped a piece of glass on his foot while practising at his Leicester home.
"I had to wear a protective boot for three weeks and they said it would take four to six weeks to heal," Selby said.
"I had to pull out of the Riga Masters but I'm lucky it didn't happen at a busier time of the season."
Selby, who is set to play in the Hong Kong Masters invitational event which starts on 20 July, won the World Championship for the third time on 1 May, beating John Higgins in the final.
His victory in snooker's showpiece event was his fifth ranking event win of the season.
"It will be very difficult to replicate that," Selby said. "To win five events in one season was more than I expected.
"But there's no danger of me taking my foot off the gas - that will only happen when I stop enjoying it. I love competing and I will be practising as hard as ever this season."
Sigala's song Easy Love welds Michael Jackson's vocals to a summery house beat. It has beaten the original song's chart peak of number eight.
The track even has the seal of approval from Tito Jackson, who said he "loved the track", according to Sigala.
Meanwhile, in the album chart, Iron Maiden scored their fifth number one with The Book Of Souls.
The band's 16th studio album had combined sales of more than 60,000 copies - almost double that of its nearest rival, I Cry When I Laugh, by Jess Glynne.
However, Glynne could console herself with two new entries in the singles chart.
Her current release, Don't Be So Hard On Yourself, rose two places to number three, while former number one Hold My Hand re-entered the countdown at 37.
The Londoner performed both songs on Strictly Come Dancing's launch show last week.
Justin Bieber's What Do You Mean was dethroned from the number one slot after just one week. But the song still managed to break the UK's all-time streaming record, clocking up 3.87 million plays over the last seven days.
There were 10 new entries in the album chart, as the music industry gears up for the busy Christmas period.
The newcomers had a distinctly 1980s flavour - with Iron Maiden joined by A-Ha, Public Image Limited and Duran Duran, whose hit album Rio reappears at 28.
The band's latest album, Paper Gods, was released on Friday.
Other new entries came from pop newcomer Troye Sivan at five and rock group Five Finger Death Punch at six.
Sam Smith's record In The Lonely Hour spent its 68th week in the top 10, climbing one place to number four after the singer revealed he would sing the new James Bond theme.
L/Cpl Michael Pritchard, of the 4th Regiment, Royal Military Police, was shot dead in Sangin in 2009.
A post-mortem report read out at the inquest revealed the 22-year-old soldier died of a single gunshot wound to the chest and abdomen.
East Sussex coroner Alan Craze recorded a narrative verdict.
L/Cpl Pritchard, who was born in Maidstone, Kent, but lived in Eastbourne, East Sussex, had been deployed to observation post N30 to watch a blind spot on the road and make sure Taliban insurgents were not planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
The inquest heard that it was thought the bullet was fired from another remote observation post, known as a sangar, by L/Cpl Malcolm Graham, of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion, who thought he was shooting at insurgents laying IEDs.
He said a number of factors including poor communication had played a part, but the basic reason for the tragedy was the failure of the organisation which would have prevented "blue-on-blue" contact.
The coroner said erroneous decisions were made, but L/Cpl Pritchard's death was an accident, although an avoidable one.
He said: "I am inclined to the view that there were no insurgents there at all.
"If that is the case how did this fatal misunderstanding come about?"
By Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, BBC News
The coroner Alan Craze summed up this tragic story as "fundamentally an accident, albeit an avoidable accident". Through the six days of evidence the court heard how Lance Corporal Michael Pritchard's unit were tired and had a heightened sense of danger. They'd been sent to the Sangin Valley, arguably the most dangerous part of Helmand at the time. A member of the unit had lost his leg to a roadside bomb just days earlier. There was a sense that they'd arrived in a hornet's nest.
They'd been ordered to protect a key route from the Taliban. But the coroner noted that none of the soldiers had been there long enough to adjust to their surroundings. Some soldiers were not briefed on the precise locations of observation posts where their own troops were stationed. There were blind spots and problems with radio communications.
The coroner concluded that the "basic reason for the tragedy was the failure of organisation systems to prevent blue on blue contacts".
Mistakes were clearly made. But it was the confusion often described as "the fog of war".
Mr Craze said the soldiers were tired, facing heightened vulnerability and had found themselves in circumstances that were not calm or rational.
"There was an overriding sense that they had arrived in a hornets' nest in a war zone and that they had to win," he said.
"So although there was no gung-ho or snap happy attitude they were there to engage insurgents."
The coroner said it would never be known if messages were sent and not received.
But he said everything of importance had eventually filtered through, so he could not blame the tragedy entirely on communications failure.
Mr Craze said the situation had been exacerbated by an inadequate briefings system and lack of understanding about where the restricted firing line was.
After the hearing, the dead soldier's father Gary Pritchard said: "We hope and trust that the Army will take steps to ensure that this event should not happen again.
"It is clear to me that there are lessons to be learnt."
L/Cpl Pritchard's mother Helen Perry said her son phoned her three times in the week before he died and she could hear fear in his voice.
Ms Perry said: "Nobody in command took any action to rectify the situation and subsequently nobody has taken any responsibility for Michael's death. He has received no apology."
She said radio and communication problems, procedures that were not robust and poor leadership meant her son was observed for more than an hour by seven people who all thought they were looking at insurgents.
"There was an onus on the people who were higher up the chain to take control and rectify the situation in order to save Michael's life," she added.
Lt Col Nadine Parks, commanding officer of 4th Regiment Royal Military Police, said L/Cpl Pritchard was a brave, professional soldier who made a huge impact on the regiment.
She said the soldier, who was based for a time at Aldershot, Hampshire, had an inner integrity and sincerity that made him committed to his duty.
Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said such attacks were doubling every year and this year's presidential elections could be targeted.
He said it would be "naive" to think France was immune to the type of cyber-campaign that targeted the US election, which has been blamed on Russia.
Mr Le Drian is overseeing an overhaul of France's cyber-security operations.
Cyber-attacks in France have increased substantially in the last three years and have become a serious threat to the country's infrastructure, Mr Le Drian said.
In an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper, Mr Le Drian said that France "should not be naive".
He said that thousands of external attacks had been blocked, including attempts at disrupting France's drone systems.
His warning comes in the wake of a US intelligence report alleging that Russia was involved in an attempt to influence the 2016 presidential campaign.
Russia denies any involvement in cyber-attacks or hacking.
French elections in April and May this year are being carefully watched after the surprise victory of US President-elect Donald Trump, who said on Saturday that those who oppose good relations with Russia are "stupid people, or fools".
French conservative candidate Francois Fillon has said that he wants to improve relations with Russia and has been praised by Russian president Vladimir Putin. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen also favours closer relations with Russia.
Relations between the two countries deteriorated after France's socialist president, Francois Hollande, played a key role in imposing sanctions on Russia when Crimea was annexed by Russia in 2014.
Mr Hollande also suggested last year that Russia could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
In April 2015, a powerful cyber-attack came close to destroying French TV network TV5Monde, which was taken off air.
A group calling itself the Cyber Caliphate, linked to so-called Islamic State (IS), initially claimed responsibility. But an investigation later discovered that it was carried out by a group of Russian hackers.
The vice-president is always in the background, often looking over Donald Trump's shoulder with an approving nod as the president delivers a speech or signs yet another executive order. When it comes to engaging in the bare-knuckle brawling that has played itself out through anonymous sources and well-timed insider leaks, however, the vice-president and his associates have largely stayed out of the fray.
Thursday night, then, was quite unusual. Two major US media outlets - CNN and NBC News - ran articles, complete with quotes from anonymous White House sources, distancing the vice-president from the current chaos in the administration and the running controversy over possible Trump campaign ties to the Russian government during the 2016 US presidential election.
"We certainly knew we needed to be prepared for the unconventional," an unnamed Pence aide told CNN's Elizabeth Landers, but "not to this extent".
The proximate cause for the concern among the vice-president's camp was a New York Times article earlier this week reporting that Michael Flynn, Mr Trump's prominent campaign surrogate and short-lived national security adviser, had in early January informed the presidential transition team - then headed by Mr Pence - that he was under investigation for his ties to the Turkish government.
In March Mr Pence denied any knowledge of Mr Flynn's Turkish ties before they were made public earlier that month.
A "source close to the administration" told NBC that Mr Pence stands by his comments and he was not told of Mr Flynn's Turkish connections.
"That's an egregious error - and it has to be intentional," the source said. "It's either malpractice or intentional, and either are unacceptable."
Complicating matters for the vice-president is that this is not the first time he has taken the White House line, only to be undercut by subsequent revelations.
Just last week he asserted, repeatedly, that the president decided to fire FBI Director James Comey based on a memo from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
One day later the president himself told an interviewer that he knew he was going to terminate the law enforcement chief before the memo was even written.
Mr Pence was also part of the White House efforts in January to push back against reports that Mr Flynn discussed US sanctions on Russia with that nation's ambassador to the US, Sergei Kislyak - allegations that were later proven to be true.
Mr Flynn was fired, the White House said, for misleading the vice-president on the matter.
If Thursday night's story is any indication, the vice-president may now be trying to put some distance between himself and an administration that has made a habit of leaving him out on a limb.
If the Trump presidency is truly in trouble, and this week's appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller is a dark storm cloud on the horizon, this could be evidence that the vice-president is contemplating a future after Mr Trump. He's certainly not abandoning ship, but he's familiarising himself with where the lifeboats are stored.
If so, he's not the only one. Politico ran a story earlier this week about conservatives - on the record and off - who were "hinting" that a President Pence would be a welcome reprieve from the drama of the Trump presidency.
To get there, of course, Mr Trump would have to resign or be removed from office, leaving the vice-president as next in line for the job.
Such speculation is decidedly premature, of course, but then there was another tidbit this week that has stoked the flames.
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Mr Pence, according to Federal Election Commission filings, has started a committee to collect political donations.
A source within the vice-president's office told NBC that the "Great American Committee", as it's named, will allow Mr Pence to cover travel expenses and support Republican candidates in upcoming elections.
It's a move, however, that none of the vice-president's predecessors ever made - and has been a traditional opening step for past presidential candidates.
Democrats have also taken note of Mr Pence's manoeuvres and are adjusting their fire accordingly.
"Mike Pence was a major player in the scandals enveloping the Trump administration, and no amount of spinning and leaking to reporters from him and his team can change that fact," writes Oliver Willis of the liberal website Shareblue.
There's no telling what Mr Trump, who prizes loyalty above all else, thinks of all this.
Reports are he's been angered in the past by aides, such as top White House adviser Steve Bannon, who have stepped too far into the limelight.
He famously said of Mr Comey in January that he had "become more famous than me" - then later justified sacking him by saying he was a "showboat" and a "grandstander".
There is of course one key difference between Mr Pence and anyone else working in the Trump administration.
The vice-president got his job through the will of American voters (or, at least, the Electoral College).
Mr Trump can't fire him.
Simon Stevens told MPs this was "stretching it" and there were "clearly substantial funding pressures".
And, in clashes with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, the PM called claims of a "humanitarian crisis" in the NHS "irresponsible" and "overblown".
But Mr Corbyn said Theresa May was "in denial" over the situation.
There have been several warnings in recent days about the pressure on the health service in England.
The Royal College of Nursing said its members were reporting the worst conditions they had experienced.
In a separate move, 50 leading doctors have warned the prime minster in a letter that lives are being put at risk because of mounting pressures on the NHS - and charities working with elderly people said long-term solutions were needed.
On Sunday, Mrs May told Sky News that, when the government had asked the NHS what it needed for the next five years, it had been given "more funding" than "required".
But, appearing before the Public Accounts Committee, which monitors government spending, Mr Stevens said it was wrong to say "we'll be getting more than we asked for".
Ministers said NHS England had asked for £8bn and been allocated £10bn. But Mr Stevens told MPs that was to cover six years rather than the five-year plan he had put forward.
"I don't think that's the same as saying we are getting more than we asked for over five years."
He also told the cross-party committee: "In the here and now, there are very real pressures. Over the next three years funding is going to be highly constrained and in 2018-19, as I've previously said in October, real-terms NHS spending per person in England is going to go down, 10 years after Lehman Brothers and austerity began.
"We all understand why that is, but let's not pretend that that's not placing huge pressure on the service."
During Prime Minister's Questions earlier, Mr Corbyn said the prime minister "seems to be in some degree of denial", saying she "won't listen to professionals".
He added that Mrs May's "shared society" vision, outlined in a speech earlier this week, could mean "more people sharing hospital corridors on trolleys".
But Mrs May said there was always greater pressure during the winter, with the UK's ageing population and "growing complex needs" creating extra strain.
She said claims from the Red Cross of a "humanitarian crisis" in the NHS were "irresponsible and overblown" - the only way the NHS could be funded was with a strong economy. "The last thing the NHS needs is a cheque from Labour that bounces," she added.
She agreed to meet a cross-party group of MPs calling for politicians to put aside differences and draw up an NHS "convention" to secure its long-term future.
The latest calls for government action come a day after documents leaked to the BBC showed record numbers of patients were facing long waits in A&Es in England. Nearly a quarter of patients waited longer than four hours in emergency wards last week, with just one hospital hitting its target, according to the data.
Since the start of December, hospitals have seen only 82.3% of patients who attended A&E within four hours - the worst performance since the target was introduced in 2004.
Janet Davies, chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), said she had heard from front-line nurses who wanted to give the best care they could to their patients but were told to discharge them before they were fit just to free up beds.
And the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) called for urgent investment to help "over-full hospitals with too few qualified staff".
RCP president Prof Jane Dacre said: "Our members tell me it is the worst it has ever been in terms of patients coming in during a 24-hour period and numbers of patients coming in when there are no beds to put them in."
Mark Porter, chairman of the British Medical Association's council, accused the government of "wilfully ignoring the scale of the crisis in our NHS". He added: "Trying to play down the pressure that services are under shows the prime minister is out of touch with patients and front-line staff who are working flat out under impossible circumstances."
But a Department of Health spokesman said the NHS in England had 3,100 more nurses and 1,600 more doctors than a year ago. "We're also joining up health and social care for the first time," he added, "and investing £10bn to fund the NHS's own plan to transform services and relieve pressure on hospitals."
And, in a separate debate in the Commons, Liberal Democrat former Health Minister Norman Lamb asked Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt: "Is it conceivable that some of the people who are currently within the A&E target will at some stage fall outside the A&E target in the future?"
Mr Hunt replied: "I am committed to people using A&Es falling within the four-hour target.
"But I also think we need to be much more effective at diverting people who don't need to go to A&Es to other places, as is happening in Wales, as is happening in Scotland, and as frankly is the only sensible thing."
The ban covers all outlets including restaurants and hotels.
The poisonings have been blamed on bootleg vodka and rum tainted with the industrial chemical methanol and sold cheaply at markets and outdoor kiosks.
Czech police have arrested 10 people and seized 5,000 litres of spirits, as well as counterfeit labels.
Health Minister Leos Heger said the unprecedented ban was effective immediately and applied nationwide.
"Operators of food and beverage businesses... are banned from offering for sale (and) selling... liquor containing alcohol of 20% and more," he announced on national television.
The deaths - which began to emerge earlier this month - have been described as the Czech Republic's worst case of fatal alcohol poisoning in 30 years.
The BBC's Rob Cameron in Prague says that with the number of reported deaths slowing, attention is focusing on saving those who survived drinking the tainted alcohol and finding those who bottled it in the first place.
Detectives have suggested they are dealing with well-organised bootleggers, although the people at the very top of the organisation have so far eluded capture.
Meanwhile, about 30 people are being treated in hospital for methanol poisoning.
Some of those taken to hospital have gone blind and others have been put into artificial comas by doctors.
Norway has donated an antidote called fomepizole and several cases of the solution were taken to Prague by Dr Knut Erik Hovda, a toxins expert from the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Centre in Oslo.
He told the BBC that if victims are admitted early enough to hospital their chances of survival are good.
The battle fought near the coast of Denmark during 31 May and 1 June 1916, involved about 250 ships.
The Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, based at Scapa Flow in Orkney, clashed with the German High Seas Fleet.
Many of the Royal Navy's casualties were taken to Invergordon in Easter Ross.
Tuesday's commemoration coincided with a visit to the town on the Cromarty Firth by HMS Sutherland, a Type 23 frigate.
Youth organisations, including the Sea Cadets, joined the ship's crew in a march through the town.
The 20-year-old played under Latics manager John Sheridan during a loan spell at Plymouth last season, having previously had a stint at Oxford.
He has made 11 appearances for the Addicks this term and is available for Saturday's derby against Rochdale.
"I really like him as a player and he did really well for me at Plymouth," Sheridan told the club website.
"He is a young, very energetic and I just felt we needed a bit of strengthening down the left side."
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Ahmet Davutoglu said Russia's campaign had targeted Turkmen and Sunni communities around the Latakia region.
Relations between Ankara and Moscow have plummeted since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border.
President Vladimir Putin has asked UK specialists to help analyse the flight recorder in a phone conversation with PM David Cameron, the Kremlin says.
Turkey insists that its F-16 fighters shot down the Russian Su-24 on 24 November because the bomber had trespassed into its airspace. Russia denies this.
"Russia is trying to make ethnic cleansing in the northern Latakia [region] to force [out] all Turkmen and Sunni populations who do not have good relations with the [Syrian] regime," Mr Davutoglu told reporters in Istanbul on Wednesday.
He said Russian air strikes were "strengthening" the so-called Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.
Russia says its bombers are attacking IS and other jihadist groups in Syria, helping the government forces of President Bashar al-Assad.
However, Western analysts and Syrian rebel sources say most of the Russian bombing has targeted anti-Assad groups who are not jihadists.
Appearing on television with the orange metal box from the Su-24, President Putin said the recorder it contained would help prove the Russian jet's flight path and position.
"Whatever we learn won't change our attitude to what the Turkish authorities did," he said.
"We used to treat Turkey not only as our friend but also as an ally in the fight against terrorism. Nobody expected this low, treacherous stab in the back."
In a statement on Wednesday, the Kremlin said Mr Putin had discussed the conflict in Syria with Mr Cameron.
It said the two leaders had talked of ways to cooperate in the fight against IS militants and other terrorist groups.
The UK joined the US-led air strikes against IS in Syria last week.
The Kremlin statement said that Mr Cameron had "expressed his condolences over the destruction of Russia's fighter plane in Syria".
"Mr Putin invited British specialists to take part in decoding the data from the downed Su-24 plane's flight recorders," it added.
Russia has announced wide-ranging sanctions against Turkey - a Nato member - because of the border clash, including an import ban on Turkish fruit, vegetables and some other foods.
Russians can no longer go on package holidays to Turkey - until this month the top foreign destination for Russian tourists.
The former first minister said moves by the UK government to "sever" Scotland's links with Europe would see previously sceptical voters switch sides.
His comments come as the Scottish government prepares to publish its post-Brexit plans.
Opponents accused Mr Salmond of "sabre-rattling".
Speaking on the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme, the MP for Gordon said Nicola Sturgeon would have no "compunction" about holding another poll.
He said: "The last time, when I was first minister and embarked on this process, support for independence was 28% and after two years in 2012 we ended up at 45%. So I don't think Nicola Sturgeon would have any compunction about calling an independence referendum with support in the mid 40s.
"What it depends upon is the arguments, and in a situation where the United Kingdom government was determined, despite being given every opportunity, to sever Scotland's European links, to sever our ties - a thousand-year-old European nation - then I think that would bring many people who were previously sceptical about independence on to the 'Yes' side."
He denied that voter appetite for another vote on the issue had diminished since the last poll in 2014.
"I think there's a lot of people with an open mind about Scottish independence", he said.
"Certainly there are people who are passionately in favour, there are people who are strongly against, but there are still lots of folk in Scotland who regard Scotland's prosperity - securing Scotland's position as a European nation, the rights of Scottish workers, the equal treatment of our fellow Europeans, access to the single market place, as a member as key priorities - which, if they could only be maintained and claimed by independence, could be persuaded to vote in that direction, with careful argument and all the powers of persuasion that Nicola Sturgeon has over the next two years."
Asked by interviewer Gordon Brewer: "And you think you would win?" Mr Salmond replied: "Yes I do".
The Scottish Conservatives' constitution spokesman, Adam Tomkins said the comments showed the SNP was only operating in its own political interests.
He said: "Scots don't want to go through another divisive independence referendum but Alex Salmond today repeated the SNP's threat to press ahead regardless.
"As we begin negotiations to leave the EU, we need a Scottish government that ends the sabre-rattling, and focuses instead on the national interest, not its own political interest.
"As she publishes her paper this week, it is vital that Nicola Sturgeon shows she is prepared to be a first minister for Scotland, not a first minister for the SNP."
Scottish Labour's Europe spokesman, Lewis Macdonald said: "Alex Salmond gave the game away when he made it clear that the Nationalists are only really interested in finding an excuse to impose another referendum on the people of Scotland.
"The UK is Scotland's most important single market. The SNP's own figures confirm that remaining part of the UK single market is more important for Scotland's economy than even being in the EU.
"It's time for the SNP to accept that remaining in the UK is even more important to Scotland than being part of the European Union."
The Scottish government published draft legislation for a second independence referendum in October.
It followed Nicola Sturgeon's assertion that a new referendum was "highly likely" after the UK's vote to leave the EU in June. Scotland voted by 62% to 38% to remain in the EU.
Voters in Scotland rejected independence by 55% to 45% in the last referendum, held on 18 September 2014.
It was first spotted on Monday near Bermagui, protected by its mother, but bad weather prevented its rescue.
Teams used knives on hooks to cut through more than 150m of rope.
Ian Kerr, who led the operation, said the chances of the calf surviving had now "improved greatly".
"If the material had not been removed the chances of this whale surviving would not have been good," he said.
The crew attached buoys to the rope to slow the whale down and tire it, making it safer to rescue. They then pulled up alongside in small boats to cut or dislodge the ropes late on Tuesday.
It was the first operation of its kind this season for the NPWS.
"Increasing whale numbers and human use of the oceans mean there is a greater chance whales can be entangled in fishing gear, nets or ropes during their migration up and down the coast," Mr Kerr said.
He said it was "very satisfying" to see the calf continue its migration south with its mother.
Those behind the idea from Cardiff University are hoping it can become a permanent feature.
Creative industries employ more than 50,000 people in Wales, a third of them self-employed.
Although it is worth just over 5% of the Welsh economy, the sector has been one of the fastest growing over the last decade.
It also has the highest weekly earnings in Wales, according to latest official figures.
Under its Creative Cardiff banner, the university is making a daily video of what happens at the hub.
Music and video production, along with writing, software and the performing arts may jump to mind when people think about the creative industries but there is more to it than that.
Jo Bollwell from Wentwood in Monmouthshire is a jewellery designer who makes her products by hand.
She was a bit concerned that her sawing and banging of metals might disrupt those in the hub around her who are tapping away on laptops.
But the point of places like these is that people with different skills can learn from each other, making contacts and have access to experts.
"There's very little interaction with people when you're working at home and selling on the internet," said Ms Bollwell.
"It's lovely to work with people around you. You're swapping ideas - I've been working next to a computer wizard, we've had a fabulous talk from an architect, I've loved it, it's a lovely energy."
Hubs can also be spaces where people can learn more about funding.
But there are concerns that when people come together and share ideas it can lead to problems with who owns the finished product.
That has led other hubs, such as the Life Sciences hub in Cardiff, to find space for lawyers offering advice on protecting your intellectual property.
Fashion designer Kath Grimmit, from Penarth, said she has been struggling to find a space like the pop up hub where she can work with a mix of creative people.
She set up her own business, The Power Of Greyskull, after being made redundant.
Ms Grimmit is currently working on dance leotards for a company in Swansea.
"I've been looking for a really long time for a creative space that will embrace the versatility of making clothing," she said.
"We're not quiet, we have a lot of machinery but we always look to be in a creative space. Finding it in Cardiff has been really difficult.
"I've managed to find a space for myself but I'm on my own with my team and so it doesn't really get the creative juices flowing but working with Creative Cardiff and others to create that environment is fantastic.
"In just over two days, from the people I've met, it's amazing how many collaborations we've started talking about, people who might be useful to you and vice versa; it's been really inspiring.
"It's that sort of daily environment you need to help grow your business and keep you passionate. If this was permanent I'd be here as quick as I could."
That is something Cardiff University is hopeful will happen after the trial.
Sara Pepper, director of Creative Economy at Cardiff University, said creative people were already meeting informally in cafes but the demand for space was only going to get greater.
"The idea of bringing people together has come out in the research time and time again, sharing knowledge and skills and also to innovate, to develop their practice," she said.
"The ambition has always been to have more permanent space, that's not an easy challenge in a city that is growing as fast as Cardiff but we're really keen we find the right space."
British number one Murray, 28, who received a bye in the first round, will next face Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut or Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in Rome.
Johanna Konta also made it through with a 6-0 6-4 win over Roberta Vinci. The 24-year-old British number one will next play Lucie Safarova or Misaki Doi.
Fellow Briton Heather Watson was beaten 6-4 6-2 by Czech Barbora Strycova.
Konta restricted Italian Vinci to seven points as she won the first set in 23 minutes, before taking the break needed in the second to knock out the seventh seed.
"I definitely came out with good momentum and I really tried to capitalise on that, really take my game to her," said Konta.
"It was inevitable for her to raise her level, she's top 10 and a Grand Slam finalist for a reason.
"I was just really happy I was able to stay tough when I needed to and stick it out with a game plan, and being able to serve it out in the end is always a good feeling."
Assistant coach Jamie Delgado and Great Britain Davis Cup captain Leon Smith were in Murray's box for the world number three's first match since splitting from coach Amelie Mauresmo this week.
The French Open begins on 22 May and Murray is keen not to wait too long to appoint a replacement.
He told BBC Sport: "I'll definitely do that when I'm finished here, just to get an idea and get things moving forward because, if not, we get into the French Open, it's another couple of weeks and four or five weeks go past quick.
"Then you're into the grass-court season and that's obviously a pretty important and fairly stressful time of year too, so I'll try and make some progress with that in the next week or two."
British number two Watson, 23, won the opening four games but lost 12 of the next 14 against world number 37 Strycova, saying the defeat was "tough to take".
"I was playing super well, then my opponent stepped up her game, I dropped mine a little and it turned the match completely," added the world number 55.
"That happens sometimes. It happens more often on clay than other surface. It was a big opportunity for me today and I'll have to learn from this one."
Coastguards were alerted on Sunday afternoon by a dive vessel off Swanage, reporting only two out of three divers had resurfaced.
The major air and sea search of more than 10 square nautical miles was suspended at 23:00 BST on Sunday.
Dorset Police confirmed the missing man was in his mid-50s, from Taunton, Somerset.
Yachts involved in a race passing through the area also reported no sightings.
Coastguard commander Tristam Newey said: "This hasn't been an easy decision to make. This man is still missing and we appreciate the concern and worry this is causing his family and friends.
"This morning, in the absence of any further information, we have decided not to resume the search."
The coastguard said it received the call from the vessel Emma J at 16:40 BST.
Three divers had been exploring a wreck six miles south of Swanage, about 40 metres below the surface.
About 50,000 music fans are attending the annual festival at Robin Hill Country Park, with a theme of "Summer of Love".
Headliners at this year's event include Duran Duran, The Chemical Brothers and Missy Elliott.
The festival is also marking the 20th anniversary of organiser Rob da Bank's Sunday Best club, from which Bestival eventually developed.
Pop legends Duran Duran topped Friday's billing in front of a sell-out crowd on the day their 14th studio album, Paper Gods, was released.
Known for its eccentric events, attractions at this year's Bestival include a fake wedding ceremony hosted in an inflatable chapel, which couples pay £45 to take part in.
Simeon, the church's appointed choirboy, said: "There comes a time in your life when you feel you need to share your love in a giant rubber church.
"We dress people up in whatever they want to wear, get the congregation in, get the DJ playing and everyone goes nuts."
The incident happened at about 17:00 on Monday at the Fernieside Newsagents in Fernieside Crescent.
The men stole a four-figure sum of cash and a large quantity of cigarettes.
A 41-year-old worker was treated at the scene. The first suspect is white, about 19 years old, 5ft 8ins tall and of stocky/heavy build.
He was wearing a dark hooded top, dark grey joggers, maroon skate shoes with a white trim and a dark tartan scarf covering his face.
The second is white, about 19-years-old, 5ft 10ins tall and of slim build. He was wearing dark clothing, and also had his face obscured by a dark garment.
The third suspect is white and was wearing dark clothing with white trainers.
Det Con Jonny Wright, of Police Scotland, said: "Not only was this an extremely frightening ordeal for the shopkeeper, he was also assaulted and robbed of a considerable amount of stock and cash.
"We are pursuing various lines of inquiry to identify these men but would ask anyone who recognises their description to contact police immediately.
"In addition, anyone who remembers seeing anything suspicious around the store on Monday evening, or who has any other information relevant to this investigation should also get in touch."
The High Court judge said the records were the property of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry.
His verdict came in a legal challenge by a woman who claims she was subjected to physical and psychological abuse.
The abuse was alleged to have taken place at Nazareth House care home in Belfast between 1971-1976.
The woman made a statement to the inquiry's confidential acknowledgment forum but was denied a transcript or recording of her account.
Her request was refused on the basis of preserving the confidentiality of the work being undertaken.
The woman brought a judicial review challenge to the decision, claiming she had a right to a copy of the record of her evidence to the forum.
However, the judge found there was no authority for her contention.
According to the judge, there was no unfairness in the inquiry chairman determining that such evidence should just be released to its inquiry legal team, and only then in respect of those individuals who wished to engage with the inquiry.
Dismissing the judicial review, he ruled that no arguable public law grounds had been established against the chairman's decision.
The judge also noted that the inquiry has received requests from different solicitors seeking the record of the proceedings before the acknowledgement forum.
He said it should be made clear that this confidential procedure was not intended as an evidence-gathering forum for claimants and their lawyers who wish to purpose civil claims on their behalf.
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Wales' squad, which contains 12 uncapped players, play Tonga on 17 June and Samoa on 24 June.
"It's going to be a huge test for us and I don't think that fact has been lost on the boys," McBryde said.
"They're pretty switched on and they've been exceptional in the way they've gone about their work."
Wales warmed up for the summer tour with a 88-14 win over Welsh Premiership side RGC 1404 in Colwyn Bay at the end of week-long training camp in north Wales.
"It's quite incremental with regards the intensity. We experienced North Wales, which would have been a step up for a lot of the new faces," McBryde added.
"It's a step up again for the stage that's going to be set up in Auckland at Eden Park against a Tongan team that's going to be fired up.
"And then there's obviously Samoa on their home patch.
"Samoa are playing the All Blacks the week before they face us. They're going to be coming into that game on the back of having played in a Test match at the highest level.
"We've got to be ready for that. Hopefully that game against Tonga will give them a little bit of a taste of it and they'll know what to expect.
"I'm sure that it will be the case that the more experienced members in the squad will keep everybody else on their toes."
Exeter full-back Phil Dollman and Scarlets prop Samson Lee have pulled out of Wales' tour with knee injuries.
Scarlets fly-half or full-back Rhys Patchell and Ospreys prop Rhodri Jones have been added to the squad.
Mr Leishman was elected as a Labour councillor for Dunfermline on 3 May.
His nomination was proposed by the party at the first full meeting of the council on Thursday morning, and he was elected provost by 42 votes to 35.
Mr Leishman said: "This is one of the proudest days of my life. Fife's been good to me, and now is a chance to pay something back."
He added: "It is a deep honour to be elected as provost and I will work hard for all the people right across the Kingdom of Fife."
Labour has formed a minority administration in Fife.
Mr Leishman became manager of the Pars in 1982 when they were languishing in the bottom tier of the Scottish football League. He was only 28 years old at the time.
He became a Dunfermline legend after taking the club to the Premier League just five years later, and became famous for his flamboyant personality, "aeroplane" celebration and national television appearances, when he often recited humorous poems about football.
He left Dunfermline in controversial circumstances in 1990 before returning as general manger in 2003 following stints at Montrose and Livingston.
Mr Leishman briefly returned to the East End Park dugout two years later, before moving back upstairs, initially as general manager and then as director of football - a post he still holds.
That's not to say it was a poorer spectacle, it was just more of what we expect from a Test, but still a good day to watch.
It belonged to the tourists, who wrapped the England innings up for 389 then moved to 303-2, only 86 runs behind.
England, though, will rue a couple of missed opportunities that could have altered the course of the play.
The first came when Mark Wood, the Durham seamer making his debut, had Martin Guptill caught at slip, only for replays to show that Wood had overstepped. At the time, Guptill had 24 and went on to make 70.
On the one hand you sympathise with Wood and the cruel way he was denied a first Test wicket. But ultimately, he will know that only he is to blame.
Who knows what that wicket would have done for his confidence? I like the look of him, not least because he's got pace.
Wood's approach is quite unusual, a springing step into a bounding run that makes him look like he's been released out of a catapult. He has a strong action that is slightly open-chested and may one day produce some reverse swing.
If the catch off Guptill had not been a no-ball, then perhaps he would have taken a couple more wickets. It is all ifs, buts and maybes.
The same can be said for Ian Bell's dropped catch from the bowling of Ben Stokes. At second slip, Bell put down a chance from Tom Latham, who was allowed to move from 21 to 59.
Drops have been a feature of England's indifferent run over the past 18 months. Catching and winning are interlinked. You takes catches when you're winning and you win because you take your catches.
England put down chances in the drawn series in the West Indies and day two at Lord's had a similar feeling to those days in the Caribbean.
Alastair Cook's side tried hard to make something happen on a pitch suited to batting then missed the opportunities they worked so hard to create.
In fairness to England, they bowled well, mainly on a full length. They were seldom cut or pulled, a display much improved on the shambolic bowling performance in the defeat by India on this ground last summer.
Some suggested they failed to show any creativity and it is true that they waited until late in the day before asking Stokes and Stuart Broad to pepper Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor with some short-pitched bowling. At least they tried it.
In reality they ran in to some very good New Zealand batting on a surface that offered precious little help.
We wondered how the Black Caps would adjust after so many of their players came straight from the Indian Premier League, but modern batsmen are used to switching between formats.
It is said that the Kiwis can be dashing, but here they collectively displayed proper Test-match batting, perhaps because they realise this pitch will deteriorate and may well be very tough on which to bat last.
For that reason, the early exchanges on Saturday, with the new ball due three overs into the day, are absolutely crucial.
If New Zealand get through that period, with the likes of Brendon McCullum still to come, then they could go well past England's total and subject Cook's men to the type of pressure which made them crumble in the final Test against West Indies.
England, on the other hand, will want early wickets to limit New Zealand and still have the opportunity to set a stiff fourth-innings target.
It promises to be a fascinating day.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Stephan Shemilt.
The former winger holds the record for most appearances for United - 963 - having joined the academy on his 14th birthday and turned professional aged 17 in November 1990.
But after two seasons as Van Gaal's assistant - which followed a year as player-coach under previous boss David Moyes and a brief spell as caretaker manager when the Scot was sacked - Giggs is at a crossroads.
With former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho expected to be appointed manager this week, United have told Giggs they want him to stay. However, the role intended for him has not been outlined.
The 42-year-old is still on the three-year contract as assistant manager he signed when Van Gaal took over. The job as assistant to Mourinho is unlikely to be available because Rui Faria, who has been with the Portuguese throughout his professional career, is almost certain to be installed at Old Trafford as well.
Wales manager and former international team-mate Chris Coleman believes a move away from the club he made his debut for in March 1991 would benefit his long-term managerial ambitions.
But former club-mate Peter Schmeichel told BBC Radio 5 live that Giggs could play a "very important" role under Mourinho.
BBC Sport's Simon Stone examines the three options.
Giggs has already spent three years furthering his education, initially as a player-coach under Moyes, then, following his retirement, as assistant manager to Van Gaal.
Mourinho does tend to have one man in his backroom team with specific knowledge of the club concerned.
He moved Steve Clarke up from Chelsea's academy to become his assistant in his first stint at Stamford Bridge and retained Steve Holland in the role when he returned in 2014.
In theory, it makes Giggs next in line. But he was not appointed on a permanent basis after David Moyes was sacked, despite taking temporary charge for the final four games in 2014, and now he has been overlooked again.
Nurturing the 'Class of 2020' has been mentioned as a possible alternative for Giggs should he wish to remain at Old Trafford but not work so closely with Mourinho.
An academy role has been ruled out as Giggs' 'Class of 92' colleague Nicky Butt is in that job. So it could mean United's under-21 team.
Warren Joyce has been in that job since 2008, when he worked alongside Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer. Joyce has been linked with the vacant manager's job at Blackburn, so there could be an opening.
And it would be the nearest United have to a similar position Zinedine Zidane found himself in when he was appointed Real Madrid's reserve team boss prior to being given the top job following Rafael Benitez's dismissal on 4 January.
Yet Under-21 football is a pale imitation of the Spanish league second division, where Zidane spent 18 months in charge of Real Madrid Castilla. Would it really be a proving ground for Giggs to step into the main job at some undefined point in the future?
Giggs has been at United since he was 14. He played first-team football for 23 years, winning a record 13 league titles and two Champions Leagues.
Any decision to leave would be a massive wrench. But he feels he is qualified to become United's boss now.
If he believes he will never become United manager, then Giggs might as well look for alternative employment.
He has passed his Uefa pro-licence coaching qualifications and would not be short of offers.
Giggs' future is of huge importance to Manchester United.
Together with Butt, Giggs represents the most obvious link to United's recent past, and the commitment to longevity and exciting football the club have felt sets them apart from their major rivals.
The club want him to stay and Giggs wants to remain.
Giggs is known to be less than impressed at how the news of Van Gaal's exit was dealt with by United. With his contract as assistant manager still in existence, being offered a bit-part in the new set-up is unlikely to alter a negative perception of the present situation.
An obvious way to appease the Welshman would be for United to make a public statement about him, making it clear this was the last part of his managerial apprenticeship and there is a long-term plan for him to eventually become boss. After all, a senior figure in the club's hierarchy said before Christmas that Giggs "triple ticked" some of the essential components required for the role.
Is it hardly likely, though. As the difficult three years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired has shown, without success, none of United's previous traditions appear so important.
Mourinho has never shown the greatest commitment to youth, nor has he ever been regarded as a long-term manager. What he has done is win. After three years without even competing for the Premier League, it is obvious what United's priority now is.
But getting rid of Giggs would be a PR disaster given what he has done for United, both as a player and - commercially - a product.
For now, it is probably for the best that Giggs has gone away on a short break, which will allow him time to clear his head.
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Two are British citizens - the third a UK resident. At least one of them is reported to be of Iraqi Kurdish origin.
The men were in possession of 22 firearms and more than 200,000 rounds of ammunition, police say.
They are suspected of being part of a "criminal gang". They are due to be charged on Tuesday.
They have reportedly asked to speak in court in Kurdish.
The UK Foreign Office says it is "urgently looking into the reports".
No names have been released.
The weapons were not combat rifles but could have been used for training, a police official told Reuters news agency.
Acting on a tip-off, the Greek police and coast guard set up a surveillance operation over several days which led to the arrest of two of the men at the entrance to Alexandroupolis port.
They were driving a car towing a caravan. Concealed inside it, police found 18 guns, 39,750 cartridges, currencies including Turkish lira and Iraqi dinars, and seven mobile phones.
Another man was arrested near the Kipoi border point on the Evros river, as he was driving a trailer with German number plates.
Inside, police found four Walther handguns, 200,000 cartridges, eight night-vision goggles and cash in various currencies.
Amal El-Wahabi, 28, tried to trick a friend into carrying 20,000 euros (£15,800) to Turkey, the court heard.
Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC told El-Wahabi that she knew her husband Aine Davis was involved in fighting and she was sending him cash to help his cause.
Davis, a former drug dealer with a conviction for possessing a firearm, left the UK in July 2013.
The judge said El-Wahabi should spend half the sentence in prison and then be released to spend the remainder on licence. He said the length of the sentence had been influenced by the fact that she was the mother of two young children.
In January this year, Davis, also known as Hamza, asked his wife to arrange the delivery of cash to neighbouring Turkey.
El-Wahabi, from north London, persuaded an old school friend, Nawal Msaad, to act as courier in return for 1,000 euros.
However, the plan fell apart when Ms Msaad was stopped at Heathrow Airport and confirmed to police that she was carrying the cash. A court later heard claims that she had hidden it in her underwear.
Ms Msaad told the trial earlier this year that she did not realise what the cash was for - and she was found not guilty of being part of the plot.
Sentencing El-Wahabi, Judge Hilliard said that there was clear evidence that Davis had gone to Syria to fight under the black flag of Isis and also that he had "no true regard" for her.
"I am also satisfied that you knew he was engaged in violence with guns for extremist religious and ideological reasons and knew the money you were sending was destined for that purpose."
Judge Hilliard said that her two children, aged five and 17 months, had been "innocent victims" of the crime.
In mitigation, Mark Summers QC, appealed for a suspended sentence saying that El-Wahabi had lived under the "constant threat" that her husband would leave her for another wife in Syria.
But prosecutor Kate Wilkinson said that El-Wahabi had stayed in contact with Davis and had encouraged his activities.
She had sent one message saying that "it will be good for your body and soul".
Judge Hilliard said: "I am satisfied that the initiative for this offence must have come from Aine Davis and you committed it because you were infatuated with him and thought he might provide for you and your two children.
"You even contemplated taking your children to Turkey to be nearer their father, when it should have been obvious to you it was in their interests they should be as far away from him as possible."
Acting Commander Terri Nicholson of the Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Command said: "A necessary component of terrorism is finance. Whether the funding of terrorism takes place in the UK or overseas, the offences are serious and will be subject to thorough investigation. In this case, a large quantity of cash was seized which would otherwise have supported terrorist activity in the Syrian conflict.
"This conviction should be viewed as a very clear message not to support those engaged in terrorism. There are well established charities through which people can donate for humanitarian purposes in Syria.
"These charities have experience in providing such assistance in high risk, insecure and dangerous environments. Donations must be made via these routes."
Tom Condliff, 62, of Stoke-on-Trent, lost his Court of Appeal battle to make North Staffordshire PCT pay for the procedure on Wednesday.
He said he needed the operation to save his life after becoming obese from the drugs he takes for long-term diabetes.
The Supreme Court has now rejected his application for a hearing.
Mr Condliff's solicitor Oliver Wright confirmed the refusal saying "it is the end of the line."
He said: "We could go to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, but that will take years and he will be dead well before that.
"He is a dying man. His doctors in April this year gave him about a year."
The grandfather has a body mass index (BMI) of 43 - not high enough under his PCT's rules to qualify for surgery.
Only patients with a BMI above 50 are routinely treated with weight loss surgery in North Staffordshire.
Mr Condliff's lawyers had argued that the PCT had applied a funding policy which was legally flawed and breached his human rights.
He lost a High Court battle over the PCT's decision not to fund the operation in April.
On Wednesday, Appeal Court judges expressed sympathy for Mr Condliff saying: "Anyone in his situation would feel desperate."
But they maintained the PCT "on proper medical advice does not consider his condition to be exceptional for someone with his diabetes, obesity and co-morbidities".
Mr Condliff also argued that it was also more cost effective for the NHS if he had the procedure.
The operation costs £5,500 and his current treatment costs at least £30,000 and will rise as his condition worsens, his solicitor said.
He suffers from 13 illnesses, takes 28 different drugs and uses breathing masks and inhalers.
Matthew and Nawwar Bryant said Zachary, a "loving, happy, and perfect little baby", was the light of their lives.
"He leaves us with the best three months and 14 days of wonderful memories spent in this world," they said in a statement.
A man has been charged with five murders over the incident on Friday.
Dimitrious Gargasoulas, 26, was remanded in custody on Monday to face a court hearing in August.
Police allege he deliberately drove a car into pedestrians in Bourke St Mall in central Melbourne, killing five people and injuring 37 others.
Three of those killed have been identified as Thalia Hakin, 10, Jess Mudie, 22, and Matthew Si, 33. Another victim, a 25-year-old man from Japan, has not been named.
Zachary's two-year-old sister, Zara, was also injured in the incident and remains in a stable condition.
"Zac, Mummy and Daddy love you very much, and always will," the Bryants said, as they released photos of their two children.
Thousands of mourners attended a public vigil in central Melbourne on Monday night.
The city's Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle, thanked the crowd for its support following "an unthinkable act".
"Melbourne is our home," he said. "When it happens to one of us, it happens to all of us."
An Air India official told the BBC that the order had been made on the basis of a document issued by the civil aviation authority last year.
The airline had warned 600 of its crew to "shape up" last year, but 125 had not managed to maintain the required weight, the official said.
The airline says however that the issue is not one of weight, but "fitness".
Airline officials confirmed to the BBC that the directive had been issued, but said it was part of an internal document which they could not comment on publicly.
They said the basis for the recommendation was concern that "unfit" cabin crew would not be able to operate efficiently in emergency situations.
Aviation regulations state that a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18-25 is normal for a male cabin crew member, while for a female it is 18-22.
Aviation expert Kapil Kaul told the BBC: "An overweight crew is a signal the airline is not fit. You need a smart friendly agile crew that can complement the image of the airline."
However, national union leader Tapan Sen denied that service rules mention any firm weight restriction for cabin crew.
This is not the first time Air India has grounded staff over weight issues. In 2009, it dismissed nine hostesses for being "overweight" on safety grounds saying their shape could "impair agility".
In 2004, the airline landed itself in further controversy when it said that potential air hostesses and stewards should not have any scars, acne, or any major marks on the face.
The Tinsley Art Project aims to appoint an artist to develop a design worth up to £450,000.
The piece will be Sheffield's largest-ever public art commission and will be funded by energy company E.ON.
The company pledged the money to the council after the structures were demolished in August 2008.
Andrew Skelton, public art officer at Sheffield City Council, said: "It's an area of change, hope and aspiration."
"Tinsley was an absolute heart of our industrial history, but now it's a fantastic area of bio-diversity - a really rich and pleasant environment to be in."
The project will be in addition to the construction of the man of steel sculpture which will overlook the M1 at Kimberworth.
Mr Skelton said: "I'm hoping that we'll get something that is really innovative and exciting - the crucial thing is that it draws people down there.
"In a fantastic part of the city, the regeneration is happening and people should go down and enjoy it. "
Arter, 26, and his fiancee Rachel were left grieving last December when their daughter Renee was still-born.
The midfielder admits the tragedy means he has a changed perspective.
"Before that, this would have been the be all and end all for me. If I didn't get in the squad, I would probably have been devastated," says Arter.
Over the next few days, Arter will discover whether or not Republic boss Martin O'Neill has included him in his 23-man squad for France.
If O'Neill leaves Arter out, the Bournemouth midfielder will be "disappointed" but it will be in context.
"I certainly know what devastation means now, it has a completely different meaning to me. If I did miss out, it would be a disappointment, certainly not devastation.
"I have tried to stay professional throughout. Luckily for me, I am passionate about football and I have had something to focus my mind on after what happened.
"Some people, unfortunately it takes over their life."
Should Arter make the plane, he says he will climb on board with his daughter firmly in his mind.
"I want to try to do her proud, I want to try to make my family proud. It's still pretty raw in the sense that it's only been just over five months.
"In my eyes and my family's eyes, she was with us for nine months. I am proud to say she was my daughter and I want to try to do her proud if she is watching."
Professionally, a trip to the Euros would cap a remarkable turn-around for a man who dropped down into the non-league ranks after being released by Charlton as a teenager.
The London native rebuilt his career at Woking before being snapped up by the Cherries, where he played a key role in their promotion to the Premier League during the 2014-15 campaign.
Injuries have hampered him this season but he still has played his part in keeping Bournemouth in the top flight.
Arter is hoping to earn his second Irish cap in Friday's game against the Netherlands in Dublin after making his debut against England a year ago.
"Regardless of the journey, to go to the Euros would be a dream come true for any player who has never experienced it. The journey is just part of my story, really."
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 jumped to finish the day 4.1% up, at 16,746.55 points, the highest point for the index in just over three weeks.
Earlier, US markets had risen on oil prices and strong economic data, suggesting the world's biggest economy was regaining momentum.
Japan's exporters were among the best performers on the Nikkei trading floor.
Electronics giants Sony and Panasonic led the pack, gaining about 5% and 7% respectively.
With Australia's fourth quarter growth beating expectations, the ASX/200 rose 2% to close the day at 5,021.20 points.
The country's economy grew by 3% in the three months to December compared with a year earlier.
Household consumption, construction and public spending were the main factors driving the better-than-expected growth.
Shares in commodity giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton rose by 4.7% and 4.37% respectively.
Moody's cuts China outlook
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index closed the session up 3.07% at 20,003.49, extending the global rally as investor sentiment brightened on the improved US economic data.
China's mainland benchmark Shanghai Composite also followed the upbeat regional trend and finished the trading day up 4.26% to 2,849.68.
Investor sentiment remained unfazed by US ratings agency Moody's decision to cut its outlook for China from stable to negative.
South Korea's benchmark Kospi index finished up 1.6% at 1,947.42 points.
Car makers Hyundai and Kia also rose, boosted by strong sales figures from the US.
Joint sales figures of the affiliated car markers rose by 6.4% in the US in February.
The Sandgrounders dominated the early stages and James Gray missed a good chance to put his side ahead.
North Ferriby had chances in the first half, as Reece Thompson cut inside before smashing against the bar.
On the stroke of half-time, Liam Nolan poked in the only goal for the visitors - the first time Southport had scored from open play in the first half of a match this season.
The Villagers responded vigorously in the second half, but Steve Burr's men deserved the points for some stern defending.
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Match ends, North Ferriby United 0, Southport 1.
Second Half ends, North Ferriby United 0, Southport 1.
Substitution, Southport. John Cofie replaces Jamie Allen.
Jake Skelton (North Ferriby United) is shown the yellow card.
Euan Mulhern (Southport) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Southport. Bobby James Moseley replaces James Caton.
Substitution, North Ferriby United. Ryan Kendall replaces Connor Robinson.
Substitution, North Ferriby United. Danny Emerton replaces Sam Topliss.
Second Half begins North Ferriby United 0, Southport 1.
First Half ends, North Ferriby United 0, Southport 1.
Goal! North Ferriby United 0, Southport 1. Liam Nolan (Southport).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Sion Simon, Labour's West Midlands metro mayor candidate, is among people calling for public ownership of the road to ease congestion on other roads.
But the Department for Transport said buying the road, which links Cannock and Coleshill, would cost about £1bn.
Midlands Expressway, which operates the M6 Toll, said it already carried 85% to 90% of through traffic at peak times.
For this reason, the firm added, making the road free would be of "little benefit" for reducing wider congestion.
However, Mr Simon claimed the road was often "empty".
"We need support from the government to take that road into regional control, making it free and taking the pressure off roads in the conurbation so people can move around," he said.
But Bob Sleigh, the Conservative leader of Solihull Council and chairman of the West Midlands Combined Authority, said the problem was drivers were using motorways for local journeys and were "junction hopping".
The answer was improving the local road network instead, he said.
The 27-mile route in the West Midlands opened in 2003 at a cost of £900m to build.
Car drivers are charged £5.50 and HGVs £11 to use the road during the week.
There is some support for the government's view that the Islamic State group was behind the attack, but other writers accuse the authorities of neglecting public security.
Kurdish and left-wing voices have gone so far as to accuse the authorities of carrying out the attacks in a bid, they say, to weaken the pro-Kurdish opposition ahead of November's snap parliamentary election.
Arab media are generally accusing Turkey of a lax approach to armed Islamist groups.
Turkish television channels of all political complexions have been leading on the story.
Pro-government channels carried official statements vowing to punish those responsible, while opposition stations highlighted calls by pro-Kurdish and other opposition parties for ministers to resign.
Pro-opposition Fox TV noted "tension at the commemorative ceremony" as police stopped mourners from laying flowers at the scene.
Centre-right newspapers generally support the government view. Hurriyet and Milliyet say (in Turkish) evidence points to Islamic State, while Vahdet sees the blasts as the group's attempt to turn the country "into another Syria".
Nonetheless, pro-government Aksam promotes a theory that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad ordered the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to plant the bombs.
Opposition papers are far more critical of the authorities. Left-wing Evrensel and Birgun call on the government to resign over security lapses, while pro-Kurdish Ozgur Gundem bluntly dubs President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a "murderer".
Secular Cumhuriyet also highlights alleged security failings. It headlines its website "bomb exploded as police stood by or watched", saying there were at least 20 undercover police officers in the vicinity.
Kurdish online media lead on the PKK and its allies accusing the government of carrying out the bomb attacks as what they say is part of an election ploy.
They highlight a PKK statement saying "nobody else is behind the massacre apart from Erdogan and his counter-guerrilla team", while the pro-PKK Kurdish National Congress holds the governing AKP party and President Erdogan "responsible for the Ankara massacre".
Both statements draw parallels between the bombings and deadly attacks on pro-Kurdish rallies in Suruc and Diyarbakir earlier this year, accusing the state of carrying them out in order to end the Turkey-PKK "peace process".
The pro-PKK Roj News website highlights comments by Hatip Dicle, co-leader of the Kurdish Democratic Society Congress, equating the "mentality of the AKP and Islamic State".
Arab media cover the story in less detail and, although they generally agree that Islamic State is to blame, many accuse the Turkish government of being soft on jihadists.
Egypt's official Al-Ahram newspaper accuse the government of making the country a "target for terrorism" through its "lax attitude" to jihadists crossing borders.
This view is shared by Syrian official newspapers and Lebanon's pro-Syrian Al-Safir, which accuse President Erdogan of playing politics with people's lives in the run-up to early parliamentary elections next month.
Saudi Arabia's Al-Madinah is more sympathetic, and urges international cooperation to "expose those who support terrorism". The Saudi-owned London newspaper Al-Hayat sees a "widening rift" between the government and Kurds in Turkey.
Iranian media made little comment on the story, and outlets that did pick it up were firmly anti-Erdogan.
The official Arabic-language Iranian TV channel Al-Alam notes opposition accusations that the government is behind the attack, and the conservative newspaper Resalat sees Saturday's blasts as further evidence that President Erdogan is "losing authority at home and abroad".
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In fact in its statement the central bank said that while the intention was to keep the yuan "basically stable", market forces will be given a bigger role in the economy.
Analysts say that could indicate that there may be further devaluation of the currency ahead - although China says this is a one-off event to react to a "complex situation" which "is posing new challenges".
So why is this important?
Well, Washington has been pressing Beijing to allow its currency to reflect what it thinks is its fair, higher value - the US argues that China keeps its exchange rate unfairly low so as to keep the price of its goods more affordable when they're sold overseas.
But China watchers say there's another reason behind the devaluation - and one that's far closer to home.
The Chinese currency has effectively strengthened against other Asian currencies in the last 12 months - by more than 10%. This makes Chinese goods more expensive abroad.
Then came the shocker - this weekend's export figures - showing that exports slumped by 8.3% from a year ago.
That's worrying news for Chinese factories, which in turn provide jobs for millions of Chinese villagers.
Economists say the government may be trying to avoid job losses at these factories by weakening the yuan.
The export story is just one part of it however. Analysts have also pointed to China's longer-term goal of turning the yuan into a global reserve currency.
Later this year the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to announce whether or not the Chinese yuan will be allowed into the elite currency club which includes the dollar, the euro, the pound and the yen.
In the past the IMF has said that China needs to have a flexible exchange rate, so that the value of the yuan adjusts to China's growth - the way currencies do in other market-driven economies.
The devaluation could be seen as a step in the right direction, but one that may well be viewed with caution by China's trade partners who are already wary of what they see as the Chinese government's management of financial markets.
The Ulster Orchestra teamed up with Radio Ulster at the event, which was broadcast live from 20:00 GMT.
Special guests included actor Simon Callow, writer Anita Robinson and singer Peter Corry.
Presented by Wendy Austin and John Toal, the gala event featured performances by musicians, comedians, artists and Radio Ulster presenters.
The acts included Dana Masters, Best Boy Grip and the Sands Family.
In pictures: 40 years of BBC Radio Ulster
The Hole In the Wall Gang comedy group, brought to prominence Radio Ulster's Talkback programme, also performed at the concert.
On television, the documentary, Radio Days, was broadcast from 22:35 GMT on BBC One NI.
Narrated by Stephen Nolan, the programme heard from the station's presenters and listeners about the station's legacy.
It followed loyal listeners and features rare behind the scenes archive footage.
Presenters Walter Love, Wendy Austin, Hugo Duncan and Stephen Nolan talked about their time at the station.
Fergus Keeling, Head of Radio, BBC Northern Ireland, said he hoped Monday's events would be the station's way of "giving our listeners something special back".
"They've joined in our birthday broadcasts, they have helped make this year special and they are the reason we do what we do."
He thanked presenters and guests "for taking the time to help us celebrate in this way".
"Most of all though, I'd like to thank our listeners old and new. This night is for them."
BBC Director General Tony Hall said: "Congratulations to everyone who's contributed to BBC Radio Ulster over these last 40 years - whether in news, arts and drama, music or sports.
"But, above all, I'd like to thank our listeners for their loyalty, their stories and their support."
Broadcasting legends John Bennett and Walter Love joined the Stephen Nolan Show to talk about what has changed at Radio Ulster. ‬
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The Tunisians had made the allegations over a controversial penalty in a Nations Cup quarter-final defeat by Equatorial Guinea on 31 January.
Caf has, however, rejected Tunisia's appeal against a $50,000 fine for violent conduct by its players.
Furious Tunisia players had tried to attack the referee after the game.
The north Africans were incensed when Mauritian referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn awarded the tournament hosts a penalty in the dying minutes which allowed them to take the game to extra-time and ultimately triumph 2-1.
Tunisian officials accused Caf of bias against it for the contentious decision.
Seechurn was banned for six months by Caf for his performance in the match.
And Caf threatened Tunisia with expulsion from the preliminary tournament of the next Nations Cup if it did not receive an apologise by 31 March.
Tunisia initially refused to do so and lodged a protest with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which they have now agreed to withdraw.
Speaking in the House of Lords, Lord Dunlop said the government is fully committed to the Agreement.
His statement came following the collapse of the Stormont executive over a botched green energy scheme.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has called for "joint authority" instead of direct rule.
He said that joint authority between the UK and Irish governments was the only "acceptable position for the nationalist community" should the Stormont institutions fail to be re-established after the election.
On Sunday, the Northern Ireland secretary of state said he was not contemplating any alternatives to a devolved government.
James Brokenshire refused to be drawn on the prospect of direct rule or joint authority with the Irish government.
BBC Sport looks at five things things you may have missed on a day when League Two leaders Northampton Town moved to within three points of securing promotion.
It has been a grim season for Charlton fans.
The Addicks have spent most of the campaign in the second tier's relegation zone and angry supporters have staged several protests against unpopular Belgian owner Roland Duchatelet.
Saturday's home game against Birmingham City was held up after just a few seconds as home supporters threw hundreds of small sponge footballs on to the pitch.
Groundstaff and players were forced to collect and remove the stressballs before the game could get under way in earnest.
Blues took the lead through Jon Toral before Johann Berg Gudmundsson levelled prior to half-time.
It looked like that would be it before Jorge Teixeira, seen above helping clear the playing field, scored a 94th-minute winner to keep Charlton's slim survival hopes alive.
However, Fulham's win against fellow strugglers MK Dons means the Addicks are still six points adrift of 21st place.
Rotherham v Leeds just about had it all.
Lee Frecklington, a boyhood Leeds fan, gave the Millers a first-half lead when he scored from close range.
The hosts were then reduced to 10 men after the break when Matt Derbyshire saw red for an elbow on Leeds full-back Gaetano Berardi.
Leeds substitute Luke Murphy's late deflected strike looked to have won his side a share of the spoils before keeper Marco Silvestri was sent off for upending Frecklington in the box.
With all three subs used, defender Giuseppe Bellusci took the gloves and jersey but was unable to prevent Greg Halford's penalty earning Rotherham a fifth win in six.
Shaun Miller didn't mess about for Morecambe on Saturday.
The former Crewe and Sheffield United man scored his 14th goal of the season after just 54 seconds of his side's 4-2 win over Barnet.
Shaun Beeley's long ball beat the Bees defence and Miller kept his composure to lob the ball over visiting goalkeeper Graham Stack.
Not one to rest on his laurels, Miller was at it again after just eight minutes, slotting home from the spot after Stack had fouled him in the area.
Unfortunately there would be no matchball to remember the game by as a succession of chances came and went for the 28-year-old.
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson built up something of a reputation for seeing his team pull off winners in time added on.
This was best exemplified when the Red Devils scored twice in injury time to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in the 1999 Champions League final.
A mere 17 years later his son Darren is enduring a far more difficult time in charge of League One strugglers Doncaster Rovers.
Last week he was moved to call his team "a complete embarrassment" after their 4-1 defeat at lowly Colchester.
They looked like they would pick up a much-needed three points at Rochdale before Niall Canavan's 96th-minute goal made it 2-2.
"Somehow the referee found another 90 seconds to add on," Ferguson told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"It's just the way it is going at the moment for whatever reason. The big man isn't shining on us.
"The point is no consolation because it's a win that we needed and the mood in the dressing room is very low."
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Reading's 1-0 win at Bolton meant the Royals are mathematically assured of their place in the Championship next season.
BBC Radio Berkshire reporter Tim Dellor asked boss Brian McDermott about the poor form of striker Matej Vydra following the game, after the on-loan Watford man missed a penalty in the match.
The Czech is goalless in the Championship since 28 November but it's fair to say Dellor and McDermott see his contribution a little differently to one another.
Here's the transcript of their exchange on the subject:
Tim Dellor: "It's an interesting spin because any way you look at it Vydra has not scored for you in the Championship yet. If you look at the number of points that are won by Reading when he is on the pitch it is incredible the disparity between when he is on the pitch and off the pitch. I think quite a lot of people, including myself, are surprised you keep picking him each week."
Brian McDermott: "Well there you go. Life is full of surprises, Tim."
TD: "It is. Are you not concerned about his complete lack of form in front of goal? I mean his misses today were unbelievable."
BM: "I think you're being really quite harsh on him."
TD: "I have no doubt I'm being harsh on him but..."
BM: "No, I actually think he is working his socks off for the team and I am asking him to work his socks off. He has had opportunities and he has not scored today but there's no way in a million years I'm going to make comments about Matej Vydra that are detrimental to him. He's a great lad, he works his socks off, I see him every day in training so... I am never going to single anybody out like that because it's just wrong in my opinion."
TD: "For you because you are the coach..."
BM: "No, it's just totally wrong."
TD: "Not wrong from me though because I'm just trying..."
BM: "No Tim, you can ask whatever question you like and I have to answer it. You are entitled to ask whatever question you like but I have got so much respect for Matej Vydra."
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The right-leaning Policy Exchange has published a poll of teachers on the eve of regional strikes over pay, conditions and pensions.
Members of the NUT and NASUWT unions will strike on Tuesday in the Midlands, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber.
Teaching unions said the survey detail did not support Policy Exchange's view.
Performance-related pay (PRP) came into force for teachers in England's schools this term, giving heads more flexibility over salaries.
Unions say the changes are really about cutting most teachers' salaries and most parents want schools to follow a national pay system.
But Jonathan Simons, head of education at Policy Exchange, claims the poll suggests "that teachers could easily be won round to the idea of performance-related pay but more needs to be done to explain how the system would work".
Pollsters YouGov questioned a weighted sample of more than 1,000 teachers in England and Wales.
The main question on performance-related pay received a broadly negative response from teachers, with only 16% saying they would like to work in a school where pay was "more explicitly linked" to their overall performance, 40% saying they would not and 44% that it would make no difference.
However, Policy Exchange claims that answers to other questions may indicate the possibility of a change of heart if teachers could be convinced that performance-related pay would lead to less paperwork.
Some 55% said they would be more likely to want to work in a school with performance-related pay "if it also resulted in a reduction in your administrative, reporting and bureaucratic workload".
Some 12% said they were less likely to want to work in such a school, while 33% said it would make no difference.
Teachers said they spent an average of more than 48 minutes a week on reporting their own performance, with over half (54%) saying it was the least valuable use of their time.
Some (79%) complained of too much bureaucracy, target-setting and inspection.
Christine Blower, of the NUT, said the survey showed that "a clear majority of teachers are far more concerned about workload than any apparent benefits of performance-related pay.
"According to this survey, only 2% said that it would make them significantly more likely to want to work in a school where pay was more explicitly linked to overall performance.
"Far more said it would make them less likely. Even under the proposal of PRP being offered in return for an imagined reduction in bureaucratic workload, only 13% said that it would make them significantly more interested in working in a school with PRP.
"Yet in many schools the introduction of PRP will lead to a much greater bureaucratic workload as head teachers introduce new forms and evidence gathering.
"Teachers work in a collaborative fashion. Young people's success depends on the interplay between the work of all their teachers.
"There is also every scope in linking pay to performance for the creation of unfairness."
Policy Exchange said the poll also suggested that most teachers (60%) were against pay being driven by years of experience in the profession, preferring measures such as students' progress (66%) and teaching quality (89%).
A third of those polled said they were dissatisfied at having to work with lower-performing colleagues, while more than half (52%) said performance pay would make it easier to dismiss poor teachers.
Mr Simons said: "Policymakers should make huge efforts to talk to teachers up and down the country, even if that means bypassing their union leaders, and answer any questions they might have about the new system."
She becomes the sixth Labour MP to declare that they want to succeed Harriet Harman in post.
Ms Ali told 5 live's Pienaar's Politics: "We should be radical and imaginative. What have we got to lose?"
"I'm going to start with going after UKIP voters who left Labour. We have to talk to people who rejected us."
Asked how that would work with voters who have problems with multi-culturalism, she said: "I grew up in a working-class community. Some of my neighbours were not very friendly.
"I'm used to rejection so I think I have something to offer... I know what it feels like to be an outsider trying to get in... I think a lot of our voters feel like that - that they just couldn't get through to us."
Asked who she would back for leader, Ms Ali says: "I'm going to meet every single one of them. I will reserve my right to use my nomination powers to help someone struggling in the race get what they need to stand."
She says Keith Vaz and Tristram Hunt are two MPs who have said they would back her bid.
The other declared candidates for deputy leader are Stella Creasy, Tom Watson, Ben Bradshaw, Angela Eagle and Caroline Flint.
The candidates for Labour leader are Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper, Mary Creagh and Liz Kendall.
Earlier on Sunday former deputy Labour leader Lord Prescott told the Sunday Mirror he would be backing Andy Burnham for leader.
And Harriet Harman told the Andrew Marr Show that the leadership contests must not just be about who the best leader was, but what direction the party should take.
She said it would be "quite wrong" for Labour to "minimise the scale of our defeat", especially given that it came despite a "lack of love for the Tories".
Ms Harman also said she thought that either the leader or deputy leader positions must be filled by a woman, saying she had never been a fan of all-male leadership teams.
She also said that hundreds of thousands of people who voted Labour "but would never join the party" would be able to vote in the leader and deputy leader elections - something welcomed on the same programme by former David Cameron adviser Steve Hilton.
Mr Hilton, who added that he had been a long-time fan of Ms Harman's work on gender equality, said it was important to get more people involved in politics.
Spokesman Sameh Ashour said the decision was taken because of concerns the polls would not be free and fair, AFP news agency reported.
It comes days after President Mohammed Morsi announced the timing of the elections, to be held over four dates.
Judges dissolved the previous assembly, saying polls were unconstitutional.
The first round of voting in Cairo and four other provinces is due to be held on 22 April.
In the last elections, in January 2012, Islamist parties won an overwhelming majority, with the Freedom and Justice Party of Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood movement taking the biggest share.
The lower house was dissolved in June after the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that one of the laws under which the elections were fought was not legitimate.
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The National Salvation Front (NSF) is a coalition of mainly liberals and leftist parties. Its decision not to join the parliamentary election means the contest will be largely fought between Islamist groups - the Muslim Brotherhood of President Mohammed Morsi and more conservative parties like the Salafist Nur.
The Front's intention is to try to delegitimise the vote. It also draws attention to the polarisation of Egyptian politics since the ouster of President Mubarak two years ago.
This announcement does not come as a great surprise. Two days ago Mohamed ElBaradei, coordinator of the NSF, told the BBC that his party would "not participate in a sham poll".
The umbrella group has been demanding changes to the elections law as well as the formation of a national unity government and amendments to the new constitution.
Egypt is sharply divided between Islamists and their liberal and secular opponents and a boycott of the polls threatens to deepen the split, say correspondents.
Mr Morsi announced new polls last weekend. NSF leader Mohamed ElBaradei swiftly called for a boycott, branding fresh elections an "act of deception".
Mr Ashour said the NSF would not contest the polls under an election law which critics said favours Islamists.
"There can be no elections without a law that guarantees the fairness of the election process and a government that can implement such a law and be trusted by the people," he said in a televised news conference.
He said the NSF had unanimously decided to endorse Mr ElBaradei's call.
Mr Ashour said the alliance would also stay away from a meeting to promote national dialogue called by President Morsi, describing it as an insult to protesters killed in recent clashes.
More than 70 people were killed in violence between security forces and protesters following the second anniversary of the revolution which forced Hosni Mubarak from power.
The 21-year-old Commonwealth Games champion's 96kg helped her to a total of 214kg, guaranteeing her a place at November's World Championships.
Wales' Gareth Evans set two new British records in the snatch (124kg) and total (269kg) in the men's 62kg category.
There was also a 20th British title for Joanne Calvino in the 53kg category.
The Belgian powered home from six yards out after a free-kick to give Palace a third straight league win and leave the Black Cats bottom of the table.
Jermain Defoe had put the hosts in charge with two well-taken goals.
But Joe Ledley pulled one back with a deflected shot before James McArthur's header pulled Palace level.
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Sunderland, one of just two teams yet to triumph in the Premier League this season, have not won a league game in September since 2012.
But the Black Cats must have thought their dreadful run, and start to the season, was coming to an end when they led 2-0.
Defoe, who had poked the hosts in front after a dreadful Ledley backpass, scored his second with a well-taken half-volley after the visitors failed to clear.
But the hosts had looked nervous at the back throughout and allowed Palace back into the game just 69 seconds later.
The Londoners took control and once McArthur made it 2-2 with 14 minutes to go, an away win looked the likely outcome.
Sunderland boss David Moyes, who has not won in the Premier League since April 2014, was angry with the nature of the Palace winner.
"For us to not have someone deal with Benteke at the death, to have a five-yard run and have no challenge, is just incredible," said the Scot.
"We need our players to assume a level of responsibility that it's not all down to me and my staff."
Zeki Fryers had been on the pitch for just 25 seconds when he crossed for McArthur to level the match.
The former Manchester United and Tottenham man was making his first Premier League appearance since 21 September 2014.
Fryers was not the only sub to make an instant impact as Lee Chung-Yong, who came on in stoppage time for Jason Puncheon, used his only touch of the match to deliver the free-kick from which Benteke headed home the winner.
The Eagles are now seventh in the table.
Sunderland boss David Moyes: "We couldn't defend well enough. We went 2-0 up, though perhaps not justly. But we didn't tighten up.
"We didn't give ourselves a chance. We have to take responsibility throughout the side - why did we not stop Benteke's run? He got a jump on us and it's beyond me.
"This can't always be led by a manager - players have to take responsibility on the pitch. We needed to stand up and assume responsibility, but we weren't capable of doing that."
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Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew: "This game takes away from you a lot, but it does give it back to you.
"Last year I thought we deserved to win here but we didn't.
"Today we were excellent throughout the game, disappointing to be 2-0 down but we wouldn't give in and, in the end, scored three excellent goals. We played some terrific stuff, and though Joe Ledley made an error, his finish to score was typical of the man - he has spirit and character.
"Benteke is always a threat, and he had a couple of chances. With his goal, it was a great delivery and a clinical finish. We are confident at the moment and we produced."
Crystal Palace visit Everton on Friday (20:00 BST) looking to record their fourth successive league win, while Sunderland will hope to end their search for a first league win of the season against West Brom the following day (15:00).
Match ends, Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 3.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 3.
Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
Javier Manquillo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 3. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Chung-yong with a cross following a set piece situation.
Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Javier Manquillo (Sunderland).
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Lee Chung-yong replaces Jason Puncheon.
Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lamine Koné (Sunderland).
James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
Foul by Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace).
Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Puncheon.
Attempt blocked. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
Substitution, Sunderland. Paddy McNair replaces Lee Cattermole.
Substitution, Sunderland. Victor Anichebe replaces Adnan Januzaj.
Offside, Sunderland. Jan Kirchhoff tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
Offside, Crystal Palace. Damien Delaney tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joel Ward.
Foul by Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace).
Papy Djilobodji (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Sunderland 2, Crystal Palace 2. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ezekiel Fryers with a cross.
Attempt missed. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Ezekiel Fryers replaces Martin Kelly.
Attempt missed. Connor Wickham (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Puncheon.
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Connor Wickham replaces Yohan Cabaye.
Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace).
Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace).
Duncan Watmore (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Manquillo.
Newcastle City Council is using money previously ring-fenced for welfare and crisis loans on other frontline services, it said.
Labour council deputy leader Joyce McCarty said it was facing "really tough choices".
The government said local councils were best placed to decide priorities.
It is proposing to cut a further £12bn from its annual welfare budget.
Funding for welfare grants and crisis loans was devolved to local control in 2013/14.
Ring-fencing was removed from 2015/16 and the cash now goes into the council's central budget.
The authority said it could not prioritise discretionary loans over its statutory obligations and would only be able to allocate £120,000, compared with last year's £229,000, for emergency welfare payments.
It had been forced to "make some really, really tough choices between providing frontline services and offering this level of support" to poorer residents, Ms McCarty said.
The Tees Valley Community Foundation, a private charity which helps support those in need, said it expected more requests for help as a result.
Chief executive Hugh McGouran said he expected to see "a rapid increase" in demand.
"Twelve billion is such an eye watering figure," he said.
"There's going to be some significant cuts and I think people will start to turn more and more to charities to try and plug that gap."
The government said nationally-run community care grants and crisis loans had been "poorly targeted and failed to help those most in need".
"Local authorities now choose how best to support local welfare needs," a Department for Communities and Local Government spokesman said.
Additional money had been provided to assist authorities dealing with pressures on local welfare and health and social care, he said.
Manta Singh, from Jalandhar in India, was serving in the 15th Ludhiana Sikhs during the battle of Neuve Chapelle in 1915. It was one of the bloodiest battles of World War One, described by one soldier as "a foretaste of hell".
When his friend, Capt George Henderson, was injured in fierce fighting, Subedar (Lieutenant) Singh found a wheelbarrow to carry him to safety under constant firing.
In doing so the Indian soldier was shot in the leg and died later in hospital in the UK from a gangrene infection.
A few years after the war, Capt Henderson travelled to Punjab to meet Manta Singh's son, Assa Singh, ensuring that he was given a job in the same British Indian army regiment as his father.
Over the years Assa Singh and Capt Henderson's son Robert become the best of friends and served together in north Africa during World War Two.
When that conflict ended Assa Singh moved to Britain - with Robert's help - and now the third generation of their families are friends.
Jaimal Singh, the grandson of Manta Singh, and Ian Henderson, the grandson of George, go to Brighton every year to lay a wreath at a memorial to Indian soldiers who died fighting for Britain.
The story of Manta Singh and his descendants is one of several case studies unearthed by British-Indian journalist Shrabani Basu in her new book For King and Another Country.
She has been able to reveal acts of bravery by Indian troops - previously not in the public domain - through painstaking research at the British Library in central London.
"This war was not of their making," Ms Basu says. "The Indian soldiers travelled thousands of miles to fight someone else's war.
"When they arrived in Europe they couldn't tell why the French were fighting the Germans. They couldn't see the difference between them. They were confused as to why the white people were fighting white people."
The author says it is for good reason these men are often called India's forgotten soldiers.
Gabar Singh Negi VC
He died aged 22 in the battle of Neuve Chapelle - one of the biggest battles that the Indians fought as a united corps. Gabar's wife, a 13-year-old child bride, wore his Victoria Cross on her sari all her life until her death in 1981.
Indra Lal "Laddie" Roy DFC
Believed to be the first - and only - Indian flying ace of WW1, he accounted for nine enemy aircraft in 13 days. Shot down in December 1917, he was mistaken for dead by the French and had to free himself from a hospital morgue before being transferred back to England. He was shot down and killed only four months before the end of the war while flying a daring sortie over the trenches in Carvin in France.
Darwan Singh Negi VC
One of the first surviving Indian soldiers to win a Victoria Cross in WW1, he received his award from King George V in France for his role in the defence of Festubert. Asked by the king what he wanted in reward, he asked for a school in the area where he lived. The British-built Darwan Singh War Memorial School has been expanded and still stands in what is now the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
"The overriding image of WW1 is a Tommy in his helmet - nobody knows that standing alongside him in the cold and muddy trenches in France and Flanders were men in turbans - they were Sikhs, they were Pathans, they were Gurkhas, Dogras, Rajasthanis, they were Garhwalis from the foothills of the Himalayas.
"More than 1.5 million men crossed the seas from India and of these 72,000 died.
"I wanted people to know about these soldiers. I wanted their personal stories. What did they think when they came to a cold, damp alien land, whose language they did not fully understand?"
The papers that Ms Basu went through at the British Library not only tell the stories of countless acts of gallantry by Indian soldiers, they also reveal the forgotten suffering endured by thousands of ordinary Indian soldiers.
Out of the thousands of case studies she examined, she says that of Sukha - a trench cleaner and sweeper from what is now the state of Uttar Pradesh - is one of the most compelling.
The cold in the trenches during the winter of 1915 was too much for him and he died of pneumonia in hospital in the southern English village of Brockenhurst.
"But the Hindus in England would not cremate him because he was from a low caste - an untouchable - who was beneath their status," Ms Basu says.
"Likewise the Muslims wouldn't bury him because he was not a Muslim. Sukha was in no man's land in a foreign country rejected by his own compatriots on caste or religious grounds."
In the end the vicar of local church in Brockenhurst stepped forward to offer Sukha a burial place.
"He said that Sukha died for us, we will bury him," Ms Basu said. "Local parishioners raised money for a headstone and he now lies in a beautiful grave in a beautiful part of the English countryside."
Shrabani Basu's book For King and Another Country, Indian Soldiers on the Western Front 1914-18 (Bloomsbury) is available at bookshops
Its Triton patrolling service will be strengthened and a military mandate sought to destroy people-smugglers' boats. An emergency summit of EU leaders will be held on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Italian police arrested two survivors from a sinking off Libya on suspicion of people trafficking.
A coast guard vessel carrying survivors arrived in Sicily late on Monday.
It is believed the two were the captain and a crew member from the boat that foundered on Sunday, Italian media reported.
The boat docked at Catania, bringing a group who had originally been taken to Malta after being rescued.
The EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said the 10-point package set out at talks in Luxembourg was a "strong reaction from the EU to the tragedies" and "shows a new sense of urgency and political will".
"We are developing a truly European sense of solidarity in fighting human trafficking - finally so."
The measures include an increase in the financial resources of Frontex, which runs the EU's Mediterranean rescue service Triton, and an extension of Triton's operational area.
The EU had been criticised over the scope of Triton, which replaced the larger Italian operation Mare Nostrum at the end of last year.
The "civilian and military" operation to destroy the people-smugglers' boats would need a mandate signed off by the European Council.
Other points include:
Ms Mogherini stressed the need for action on Libya, where there was "no state entity to control borders".
Analysis: Chris Morris, BBC Europe correspondent, Luxembourg
Some EU ministers have argued that patrols have to be expanded again, that funding should be increased. Others suggest that camps could be set up in North Africa to allow migrants to apply for asylum before they have to cross the Mediterranean.
If there were easy answers they would have been found already, but if the goal is to save lives there really are only two choices.
Either you have to prevent people leaving in the first place, or you have to rescue them when the people-smugglers have cast them adrift.
Q&A: Why is Libya the focus of the exodus?
Who are the people smugglers?
Should merchant ships help?
Human smugglers are taking advantage of the political crisis in Libya to use it as a launching point for boats carrying migrants who are fleeing violence or economic hardship in Africa and the Middle East.
Ms Mogherini said: "We discussed all possible means of support for the formation of a government of national unity in Libya."
UK PM David Cameron said Sunday was a "dark day for Europe", adding that "search and rescue is only one part. We need to go after traffickers, help stabilise these countries".
Reacting to the new EU plan, Save the Children condemned what it said was a failure to set up a European search and rescue operation.
CEO Justin Forsyth said: "What we needed from EU foreign ministers was life-saving action, but they dithered. The emergency summit on Thursday is now a matter of life and death."
As the ministers met, Italy and Malta said they were working on rescues of at least two boats in distress.
Italian PM Matteo Renzi said one of the vessels was a dinghy off the Libyan coast with about 100-150 people on board. The other was a larger boat carrying 300 people.
Earlier, the Greek coastguard said a vessel carrying dozens of migrants had run aground off the island of Rhodes. Three people were killed and 80 rescued, it said.
In a joint news conference with Maltese PM Joseph Muscat in Rome, Mr Renzi said military intervention in Libya was "not on the table" but that there could be what he called "targeted interventions" against people-smugglers.
13,500
Migrants rescued 10-17 April
1,600
Feared to have died attempting the crossing so far this year
35,000 Migrants have arrived from North Africa in 2015
218,000 Estimated to have crossed the Mediterranean in 2014
3,500 Migrants died attempting the crossing last year
Mr Muscat said Sunday's disaster off Libya, in which only 28 of some 700 migrants were rescued, was "a game changer", adding: "If Europe doesn't work together history will judge it very badly."
It has also been revealed that representatives of the shipping industry had warned in a letter on 31 March of "a terrible risk of further catastrophic loss of life" on migrant boats in the Mediterranean.
The UN says the route from North Africa to Italy and Malta has become the world's deadliest.
Up to 1,500 migrants are now feared to have drowned this year alone.
Rescue operations in the Mediterranean
Oct 2013-Oct 2014: Mare Nostrum search-and-rescue Italian operation aimed to keep 24-hour watch over the Mediterranean, especially the Sicily Strait, after more than 300 migrants drowned off the Italian island of Lampedusa
Nov 2014: Operation Triton, a cheaper and more limited EU-led operation, began, based in Italian waters, focusing on patrolling within 30 nautical miles of the Italian coast
The coroner ruled on Monday that Manus Deery, 15, was "totally innocent".
Margaret McCauley, who was 14, held the teenager's hand and prayed after he was shot in the head by a soldier from an observation post in May 1972.
At an inquest hearing last year, Pte William Glasgow was identified as the soldier who fired the fatal shot.
He died in 2001 and the only account available from him was a statement he made to Royal Military Police on 20 May 1972.
Ms McCauley said she heard and almighty screech before Manus Deery fell against her.
"The next thing he was lying on the floor," she told BBC Radio Foyle.
"I knew it was a shot.
"I tried to get him away in case there were more shots coming our way. He was too heavy.
"I laid beside him and prayed. I held his hand.
"My mammy always said that you pray for people when they're dying.
"I could hear people shouting for me to take cover.
"When I finally saw myself I was covered in blood..."
"I think about him every day."
Ms McCauley said the coroner's ruling made her feel good for the Deery family, as the case had taken over their lives.
Manus Deery was described during the inquest as "bright" and "happy go lucky".
He had just started his first job two weeks before his death.
An MOD spokesperson said: "The Army played an essential role in bringing about peace in Northern Ireland in often dangerous conditions, but we deeply regret any harm to innocent people during these necessary operations. Our thoughts remain with Manus Deery's family and friends."
The Rugby Football League has confirmed that Silverwood has been temporarily removed from his officiating duties.
An RFL statement read: "As an internal disciplinary measure, Richard Silverwood will not be considered until after the Grand Final at Old Trafford."
The Yorkshire official was stood down after an off-field incident at Huddersfield's game with Leeds.
Silverwood, 35, who refereed last year's Challenge Cup final, became Super League's youngest official when he took charge of his first game in 2001 at the age of just 24.
He was suspended by the RFL in February 2009 for what was described as an alleged breach of its information technology policy.
Phill Bentham will take Silverwood's place in charge of this Friday night's game between Huddersfield and Leeds, while Steve Ganson will take charge of Sunday's Wigan-Catalans clash.
Flanagan, 29, was expected to return from a shoulder injury during the Super 8s but medical staff have ruled against him coming back in 2017.
Tasi, 27, sustained a knee injury in Salford's Challenge Cup semi-final loss to Wigan on Sunday.
He was due to miss Friday's game with Hull FC through suspension for striking with the shoulder in the defeat.
"Realistically I need to rest and recover," Flanagan said. "As soon as I'm fully fit I'll be working hard to come back fitter and stronger for the 2018 season."
She said it had been clear for some time that victims did not have confidence in her, adding that it was time to "get out of the way".
Victims' groups earlier told government officials they were "unanimous" she should quit, citing her social links with ex-Home Secretary Lord Brittan.
Home Secretary Theresa May said she had accepted her decision "with regret".
"I believe she would have carried out her duties with integrity, impartiality and to the highest standard," she said in a statement.
Mrs May said she would make a further statement to Parliament about the inquiry on Monday.
However, Labour said the home secretary had "serious questions to answer" over her handling of the inquiry.
Prime Minister David Cameron had previously given Mrs Woolf his public backing, who came under mounting pressure over her links to Lord Brittan, whose actions while home secretary in the 1980s are expected to be part of the investigation.
Mrs Woolf disclosed she had five dinners with Lord Brittan between 2008 and 2012, prompting victims and charities to voice their concern.
Her resignation comes after the first person appointed to lead the inquiry - Baroness Butler-Sloss - stepped down in July when concerns were raised about the fact that her late brother was attorney general during the 1980s.
The independent inquiry was set up to look at how public bodies dealt with historic allegations of child sex abuse, however, victims' groups have called for a statutory inquiry.
It follows claims over many years about paedophiles in powerful places and alleged establishment attempts to cover up their actions.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's John Pienaar, Mrs Woolf said she regretted "unsettling" victims, saying: "I've clearly destroyed their confidence in the inquiry with me leading it. These are the last people I had wanted to upset."
She said: "I was determined that the inquiry got to the bottom of the issues and if I don't command their confidence to run the panel fairly and impartially then I need to get out of the way."
It had been "clear for some time victims didn't have confidence" in her, Mrs Woolf added.
"Ever since the issue first arose I have been worrying about the negative perceptions and there has been a lot of negative comment and innuendo and that has got in the way as well," she said.
Right from the get-go, an inquiry chair is under massive scrutiny.
They would be naive in the extreme not to realise that they run the risk of being accused of failing to get to the bottom of things or, worse, penning an official whitewash.
And that's why Fiona Woolf has quit: she realised that without the confidence of victims and survivors of abuse, the inquiry she had hoped to lead would not command the support of the very people she wanted to help.
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Earlier this month Mrs Woolf, who is Lord Mayor of London, disclosed that she lived in the same street as Lord Brittan and had dinner with him five times between 2008 and 2012 - but said he was not a "close associate".
Lord Brittan may be called to give evidence to the inquiry, which will look at whether public bodies and other institutions did enough to protect children from sexual abuse from 1970 to the present day.
He denies any wrongdoing in the way the "dossier" on alleged high-profile paedophiles was handled in the 1980s.
It also comes after it emerged that a letter from Mrs Woolf about her links with Lord Brittan was re-written seven times.
Asked about whether redrafting the letter with the help of the Home Office undermined how impartial she appeared, she said: "It does look like that."
And questioned about who should now lead the inquiry, she said: "It needs leadership - inclusive leadership - which I can't command.
"The victims don't have confidence in me. You need someone with confidence from everyone."
Fiona Woolf's career, her social life and her connections to the establishment were scrutinised by the media and MPs.
But as she conceded today, the survivors of abuse dictated her fate.
As at the phone hacking inquiry, the voices of victims and their representatives were impossible to ignore.
And now, more than three months after it was established, the child abuse enquiry has no leader and has completed no meaningful work.
Her resignation will see the scrutiny switch to Home Secretary Theresa May.
Labour leader Ed Miliband suggested today's events were a direct consequence of the way that she had run the process.
Mrs Woolf's resignation has led to criticism of the way the government and Theresa May have handled the inquiry.
Labour leader Ed Miliband said the home secretary had got "some explaining to do" following Mrs Woolf's resignation, saying: "To lose one chair is a misfortune, but to lose two is total carelessness."
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper MP accused Mrs May of "appalling incompetence".
"Theresa May has some serious questions to answer about how this could go so badly wrong," she added.
BBC chief political correspondent John Pienaar said Mrs Woolf's resignation had given Mrs May "not so much a political headache, as a splitting migraine".
Keith Vaz MP, chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said that given the concerns of victims, Mrs Woolf's decision to stand down was "the right thing to do".
"This has been chaotic, look at the way in which this matter has been dealt with, it has been so badly put together," he told the BBC.
Peter Wanless, chief executive of the charity the NSPCC, called on the government to construct a process "far more engaging and involving of those with a direct interest in uncovering the truth about child abuse".
"Those who would like to kick awkward questions into the long grass must not be allowed to derail justice - which too many people have waited too long to secure," he said.
Peter Saunders, chief executive of the National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC), said the meeting between victims' groups and Home Office officials, which took place in London on Friday, should have been held "months ago".
"The government has got to get a grip and they have to talk to us about the way forward," Mr Saunders added.
Alison Millar, head of the abuse team at law firm Leigh Day, told the BBC there had been a "series of failures" by the Home Office over the inquiry.
1 July - MP Simon Danczuk calls on former Home Secretary Leon Brittan to say what he knew about paedophile allegations passed to him in the 1980s
7 July - 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
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
22 October - Abuse victim launches legal challenge against Mrs Woolf leading the inquiry, amid growing calls for her resignation
31 October - Victims' groups meet Home Office officials, saying Mrs Woolf's position as head of the inquiry is 'unsuitable' | Three men have been arrested in north-eastern Greece on suspicion of trying to smuggle weapons and ammunition into Turkey, Greek police say.
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Hickey was arrested by Rio police at the 2016 Games during an investigation into alleged illegal ticket sales.
An Irish Government-commissioned report into the affair has been published.
Hickey claimed the report contained "inaccuracies" but refused to appear before the committee on Thursday.
Ireland's former Olympic boss was charged by the Brazilian authorities on accusations of ticket touting, running a cartel and illicit marketing and though he returned to Ireland last December, he is still awaiting a trial date in Brazil.
Mr Ross said it was "inconsistent" that Ireland's former Olympic boss had given media statements in recent days but failed to discuss his involvement in alleged illegal ticket sales with the Irish Parliament's Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport.
Justice Moran's report found that deals between the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and THG Sports, owned by Marcus Evans, and Pro10, a second company linked to the businessman, were more concerned with their commercial interests than the athletes, their friends, relatives and supporters.
The report also stated that after THG's bid to become the OCI's official ticket seller at the Games was rejected by Rio's organising committee, the appointment of Pro10 only disguised THG's continuing role.
The inquiry into Olympic tickets sales was sparked after Mr Hickey, the former OCI President, was arrested in his Rio hotel last August.
Hickey, THG and Pro10 have all denied wrongdoing and the former OCI president has vowed to clear his name.
"I respect the right of anybody not to self-incriminate, but I find it somewhat inconsistent to be able to go and answer questions to the media and not be able to come here," said Mr Ross, referring to recent media comments from Hickey.
"He did say there were inaccuracies in the report, which I don't accept. I think it would be useful if he would come here and explain his point of view and I don't think it would in any way prejudice his trial," the minister added.
Mr Hickey, who is hoping to return to his International Olympic Committee roles, also declined to co-operate with Judge Moran's investigation.
Mr Ross said it was regrettable that some parties did not cooperate with the inquiry but insisted it did not undermine the probe.
The Sports Minister added that even if the inquiry had the powers of compulsion it would have "encountered great difficulty exercising these powers over parties outside the state such as THG, the Rio Organising Committee and the International Olympic Committee."
"In addition, the right against self-incrimination would remain," added Mr Ross.
The minister said that at the time of the ticketing scandal the "flagship of Irish Sport was very much in the hands of one man (Mr Hickey)" and vowed that it would never happen again.
"Personal fiefdom was run here. That is a principle we should oppose in the future. It certainly won't happen in Tokyo," he added.
After a number of weeks in prison in Brazil, Hickey stayed in Brazil after being released on bail before being allowed to return home to Ireland last December, where he awaiting a trial date in Rio.
A vote last February saw Sarah Keane becoming the new OCI president although Hickey has insisted that he wants to resume his roles with the International Olympic body, which included being president of the European Olympic Committees.
Jack Mitchell, 24, a gunner at the Larkhill Camp in Wiltshire, was described by family on social media as the "kindest... gentlest man you would ever meet".
He died in the early hours of Sunday morning outside the Warehouse nightclub in Stroud.
A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail.
His mother, Kate Mitchell, posted a statement on Facebook which said: "I am so proud of my son and what he achieved.
"He had his whole life to look forward to."
His sister, Jasmine Mitchell, wrote: "The pain is indescribable. My heart is broken and always will be. My big brother, my soldier, my Jack."
The arrested man, from Stroud, was granted police bail until 3 May, pending further inquiries.
In September, Volkswagen were close to agreeing to take over Red Bull, before the VW emissions scandal led to the resignation of CEO Martin Winterkorn.
Last year, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said the sport could be sold and also wants to get rid of hybrid engines.
"Formula 1 is not on our agenda right now," said Wolfgang Durheimer.
"The situation is not predictable enough to make the kind of investment required. Before you commit the kind of money needed you must see five years of rules stability," Durheimer told Autocar.
This season, teams have agreed changes to qualifying to increase unpredictability and talks are ongoing to make cars faster in 2017.
"There can't be the possibility of rules changes, of more or less engine cylinders coming in, or the hybrid system changing away from technology you are developing on road cars," he added.
"If you are a big business making a big investment you expect to have some influence on the set-up, with an assurance the present ownership will last. In F1, it seems the owners will not be there forever and that creates some instability."
The US secretary of state and German and French foreign ministers have all cancelled their travel plans in a final push for an agreement.
Representatives from China, Russia and the UK are also at the negotiations.
US officials say all parties have agreed to a "step by step approach" to the deal, but sticking points remain.
The world powers, known as the P5+1 group - the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany - want to ensure that Iran cannot develop nuclear weapons.
Iran denies it is aiming to build nuclear weapons and is hoping that a deal will lead to the lifting of international sanctions.
The talks are taking place in the Swiss city of Lausanne, with world powers meeting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
US officials said all parties, including Iran, had agreed "there needs to be a phased step by step reciprocal approach", so that Iran's steps to scale back its nuclear programme are met with a phased lifting of sanctions.
Two core issues remained on the table, they said. One was how the sanctions on Iran would be lifted; the other was what would happen in later years of the agreement, including Iran's capacity to conduct nuclear research and development.
"We've put ideas on the table but we haven't found the right combination yet, but no one's given up," the officials said.
Meanwhile, senior Iranian negotiator Abbas Araqchi said his side was "optimistic, the chances of getting a deal are there."
However, he added that that talks were "in their final phase and very difficult", and ruled out sending the country's nuclear stocks abroad - one of the steps demanded by the P5+1.
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said: "We're here because we believe a deal can be done, it's in everybody's interest that a deal does get done. But it has to be a deal which puts the bomb beyond Iran's reach. There can't be any compromise about that."
US Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled a planned return to the US to attend an event honouring his late Senate colleague Edward Kennedy, to ensure he could attend Sunday's talks, the state department said.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius also delayed a planned trip to Kazakhstan in order to focus on the negotiations.
They were joined by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Mr Hammond.
At the scene: Lyse Doucet, BBC News, Lausanne
Negotiators are close, closer than ever before, in their 12-year stand-off over Iran's nuclear programme. But a deal is still not done, and no-one can say with 100% certainty if it will be.
With each day that slips by before an end-of-March deadline for a framework agreement, the political temperature rises against the serene backdrop of the snow-capped Swiss Alps. As foreign ministers and officials stream in and out of meetings in the gilded Beau Rivage, snippets and statements to the persistent press play into 11th-hour brinkmanship.
The last difficult details are as much about political power as they are about nuclear energy. Both Iran and world powers urge the other side to make tough decisions. All say they've come here, hoping to make a deal, to make history.
Beyond this rarefied world, sceptics wait in many capitals, ready to react if, in their view, a bad deal emerges. Reaching what counts as a "good deal" for all will go right down to the wire and, possibly, beyond.
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Meanwhile, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has again warned against a deal with Iran, describing it as worse than his country had feared.
On Sunday he told a cabinet meeting "this deal, as it appears to be emerging, bears out all our fears, and even more than that".
He gave no details, but noting advances by Iran-backed forces in Yemen and other Arab countries, he accused Iran of trying to "conquer the Middle East" while pursuing nuclearisation.
"The Iran-Lausanne-Yemen axis is very dangerous to humanity and must be stopped," he said.
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Neath Abbey has played host to Cistercian monks, Tudor splendour and thriving industry since it was founded in the 12th Century.
In recent years, the site managed by Cadw, has become a tourist attraction and there are plans for conservation work to take place.
Parts of the site which are currently closed will be opened to visitors once the £550,000 project is completed.
Visitors are being offered a CGI reconstruction of the site, showing the ruin rebuilt to its former glory.
The improvements coincide with conservation work to conserve the abbey's under croft in a bid to protect it against further rain damage.
The first phase of the conservation project is due for completion in July, with further work is to be finished by March 2018.
These works include further conservation to the Tudor mansion, including raking out and repointing stonework, repairs to stone-framed windows, consolidation of loose stonework and capping works to high level walls.
However, it says Australia must carry out commitments to protect the reef, including restoring water quality and restricting new port developments.
The final decision on its status will be made at the World Heritage Committee meeting in Germany next month.
Conservationists have warned that the outlook for the reef is "poor".
A report published in 2014 concluded that the condition "is expected to further deteriorate in the future". Climate change, extreme weather, and pollution from industry were listed a key concerns.
However, in 2015 Australia submitted a plan to the UN heritage body, Unesco, outlining how it would address these threats.
This included a proposed objective of reducing pollution by 80% before 2025, as well as reversing a decision to allow dredged material to be dumped near the reef.
The Unesco draft report says that Australia must implement this 35-year action plan, and Unesco will continue to check on its progress.
The matter - along with the future of other World Heritage sites - will be debated at a Unesco meeting taking place in Bonn from 28 June to 8 July.
* The Great Barrier Reef includes 3,000 coral reefs and 600 islands
* It is the world's largest marine park, covering 348,000 sq km
* It contains 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 kinds of mollusc
* It receives about two million tourists each year.
* The region contributes A$6bn ($4.6bn; £3bn) a year to the Australian economy
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In pictures: Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef was given World Heritage status in 1981.
It is a vast collection of thousands of smaller coral reefs spans, stretching from the northern tip of Queensland to the state's southern city of Bundaberg.
The UN says this is the "most biodiverse" of its World Heritage sites, and that is of "enormous scientific and intrinsic importance".
Greenpeace issued a statement saying the draft report was "not a reprieve - it is a big, red flag from Unesco". The group's reef campaigner Shani Tager highlighted the fact that the Australian government had been asked to prepare a report within 18 months.
"Unesco now joins a long line of scientists, banks, organisations and individuals who are deeply worried about the reef's health," Ms Tager said.
Prof Callum Roberts, a marine conservation biologist at the University of York in the UK, said he thought Unesco had made the right decision, based on "major progress" that has recently been made in the Australian authorities' approach to the reef.
But he noted that the announcement was more of a postponement than a final judgement.
"They're setting targets and they're obviously going to watch this very closely," Prof Roberts told BBC News.
"I think Unesco is right to put on hold its decision, in view of this long-term sustainability plan. But it's also very right to set some target dates for Australia to produce evidence that it's actually sticking to the plan - that it's investing enough money to make that plan happen."
Prof Roberts also pointed to efforts by the Queensland state government.
"The situation a couple of years ago was that the Queensland government was fast-tracking major industrial developments along the Great Barrier Reef coast - particularly a number of very large port developments which would service coal exports.
"That has all been scaled back significantly. [The government] has also responded to the major impact of nutrient runoff from agricultural lands.
"The outlook for the reef is a lot better today than it was two years ago."
There were tense scenes in Mong Kok early on Saturday as protesters pushed against police lines, and officers used batons against the activists.
Violent clashes had erupted on Friday as about 9,000 protesters re-occupied the area, with 26 people arrested.
Demonstrators have been occupying parts of the city for three weeks.
They are angered at China's curbs on who can stand in the next leadership election in 2017.
On Saturday evening, police and pro-democracy protesters again clashed in Mong Kok.
Police charged at protesters massed behind barriers, sparking scuffles and causing minor injuries on both sides.
Some reports suggested police charged after the demonstrators had breached their barriers. Protesters on social media said it was an unprovoked attack.
The government and students are due to hold talks on Tuesday.
Hong Kong Chief Secretary Carrie Lam said both sides would send five representatives to the negotiations, which will be broadcast live on television.
The talks were announced after clashes on Friday night injured dozens of people, including at least 15 police officers.
Protest group Occupy Central issued a statement (in Chinese) saying that government attempts to clear the protest sites had "triggered a new wave of occupations and worsened relations between police and citizens".
Police Commissioner Andy Tsang said the protests were illegal and were "undermining the rule of law".
However, demonstrators remained adamant that they would not leave the protest sites until the talks are held.
Protester Eddie Suen told the BBC: "That is the only thing we can do... the students obviously do not carry any weapons, they don't have any bargaining chips, except the [protests]."
The Mong Kok camp in Kowloon is an offshoot of the original protest site around government offices in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island.
Protesters and police have also been facing off in Admiralty district, although there are no reports of clashes.
Tuesday's talks will last about two hours, and be focused on constitutional reform, Ms Lam said.
However, Beijing is refusing the students' demands for civic nomination, making it difficult to see how the Hong Kong government can offer anything substantive at the bargaining table, the BBC's Celia Hatton in Hong Kong reports.
The Hong Kong government had previously called off planned talks, saying they were impossible while the occupation of city streets continued.
On Thursday, Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said he was ready for dialogue, but reiterated that China would not retract its decision to vet candidates for the 2017 elections.
Protester numbers have dropped off since the start of the month, when tens of thousands were on the streets.
But tensions escalated this week, with violent clashes as police cleared an underpass on Lung Wo Road near the chief executive's offices.
A video showing plainclothes police officers beating an unarmed protester, who is a member of the pro-democracy Civic Party, also sparked outrage.
Police said seven officers had been suspended pending an investigation.
On Friday evening, it was a battle between protesters' umbrellas and police batons in Mong Kok, the territory's second-largest protest site.
On Saturday, an uneasy peace returned to the area. Families could be seen strolling through the protest site, taking photos of sleeping students.
However, serious disagreements remain. The police insist they're trying to remove barricades, not the people, at the protest sites, but few accept that argument. Protesters are facing down the police every night because they believe that by expanding and protecting their geographical space, they're also expanding the amount of political influence they hold.
Soon, that theory will be put to the test. Student representatives are expected to sit down with Hong Kong's leaders next week.
The authorities are expected to try to convince the students to end their political rallies and return to their regular studies, though at the protest sites, many are settling in for the long haul.
The incident took place shortly after midnight on Monday at St Joseph's Park in Finglas in the north of the city.
The 33-year-old victim died at the scene. An 18-year-old man was arrested early on Monday.
A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out later.
The omission of Colin Worrall, who is standing in the Bransholme West Ward for Yorkshire First, emerged during the verification process.
The council said the error had affected 168 ballot papers
It is a second ballot error in the city. Two candidates for the Hull East parliamentary election were left off postal ballots sent out in April.
Hull returning officer Ian Anderson said the latest error had been made by the print and distribution company.
"The total number of votes cast was 2,674," he said.
"Given the very limited numbers affected, the decision has been made to continue with the election and the count as normal."
Carmarthen-born Davies, 20, won the British Under-23 time trial title in 2014 and 2015.
Harrison, 23, won bronze and silver in the team pursuit at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2011 and 2013 respectively.
They join fellow Welshman Owain Doull at Team Wiggins, which was launched in January 2015.
It took place during the Soweto derby between football clubs Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in Johannesburg.
Orlando Pirates said the crush happened when people attempted to push their way through the gates into the 87,000-capacity FNB stadium.
Authorities allowed the pre-season cup game to continue.
Public safety official Michael Sun said on Twitter that all gates at the stadium had been opened to ensure crowd control and that the situation was later brought under control.
Of the 17 injured, one is in a critical condition, the stadium managers said.
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Reuters said live television coverage of the match, which Kaizer Chiefs won 1-0, showed no obvious disturbance.
The stadium served as the venue for Nelson Mandela's first speech after his release from prison in 1990, and is where the memorial for Mr Mandela was held in 2013.
It was rebuilt for the 2010 football World Cup, where it was known as Soccer City and hosted the final between Spain and the Netherlands.
In April 2001, 43 supporters died in a crush during another match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at the Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg.
And 10 years before that, 42 people died in a crush between the same two teams at the Oppenheimer Stadium in the city of Orkney.
Gina Mangan was barred from riding the 1,000-1 shot by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) on Wednesday.
Owner Richard Aylward had said Diore Lia would not run but changed his mind as any prize money will go to Great Ormond Street's children's hospital.
"Poor old Gina is badly scarred from what the BHA have done," said Aylward.
He added he would try to bring up the Mangan case with the Queen, who is a patron of Great Ormond Street, when she attends the race.
"Our story needs telling because I've been left very, very upset about what has gone on and I feel so sorry for Gina," he said.
"We've had contributions from as far away as America for our charity, and we're hoping it will now take off because of all this that has gone on."
Inexperienced apprentice Mangan has only ever ridden one winner - Roscommon in 2009 - with the BHA pointing out that she had never ridden a race "on the scale and stage of the Derby" in explaining its decision to bar her.
Two-time Derby winner Ryan Moore will ride the Aidan O'Brien-trained Cliffs of Moher - the current 4-1 joint favourite with John Gosden's Cracksman, under Frankie Dettori.
O'Brien's daughter Ana will ride his three-year-old colt The Anvil to become only the third female jockey to ever race in the Derby.
Another of O'Brien's horses, Finn McCool was the only withdrawal at the final declaration stage.
The total purse is set to be £1.625m, the richest race ever staged in Britain, with the winner receiving £920,913 and prize money then paid down to sixth place, which will net £21,922.
Three-time champion jockey Moore said the BHA should be "congratulated" for barring Mangan from riding.
"Credit where it is due - and it is definitely due to the BHA here," said Moore in a blog for a betting company.
"In this game you can't take safety for granted, and you would have been asking the horse and jockey to do something at Epsom that they simply weren't equipped to do."
Moore, who will ride favourite Rhododendron in Friday's Epsom Oaks, added the BHA had done the "right thing" by Mangan, but that it was "highly debatable" whether Diore Lia should still be allowed to run.
Although Pilley, 19, is also an apprentice, he is more experienced than Mangan, having ridden 34 winners and the BHA confirmed he met the criteria.
"He has been given a positive reference by his trainer, Roger Charlton, as to his ability, temperament and suitability to take part in the Derby, alongside his BHA jockey coach John Reid," said BHA chief regulatory officer Jamie Stier.
Trainers Godsen and O'Brien are also expected to challenge each other for the Epsom Oaks title in the mile-and-a-half Classic on Friday.
Godsen's Enable, who will be ridden by three-time Oaks champion Frankie Dettori, emerged as a contender after winning the Cheshire Oaks in May.
However, O'Brien's Rhododendron is currently the 5-6 heavy favourite under defending champion Moore, who rode stablemate Winter to victory over Rhododendron in the Irish 1,000 Guineas on Sunday.
"The last thing Aidan wants is a walkover - he likes his horses competing at the top level," said Godsen.
"We've got to take him on and make it as competitive as we can.
"Enable is in good form and breezed on Monday morning. We were very happy with her run at Chester and she handled the track very well."
BBC One's Strictly had a Friday average of 6.5m viewers as it went head-to-head with the ITV show, which drew 5.8m.
On Saturday, the shows again had an overlap, though only of half an hour, but Strictly had an average audience of 8.1m, while X Factor drew 7.7m.
Friday's X Factor audience was one of the smallest since it launched in 2004.
However, it was still double ITV's usual figure for that time on a Friday.
And Strictly's Saturday show was down by more than a million on the 9.2m who tuned in to see the second instalment of the series' launch last year.
X Factor was screened on a Friday for the first time.
ITV said it had broadcast a Friday edition of the show because its Sunday schedule was "too full" to show the full "boot camp" stage.
The programme is now being screened over three consecutive nights.
The channel said when viewers from its +1 catch-up channel were taken into account, its peak was 6.6 million on Friday. Its Saturday audience of 7.7m includes those watching on catch-up.
The BBC has not said how many people watched Strictly on the iPlayer.
The show was making its debut for 2014 after a preview launch show three weeks ago.
The celebrity couples were split into two groups over Friday and Saturday to perform their first routines of the series.
No-one was eliminated this first week, but the judges' scores will be carried over to those next weekend when the lowest scoring couple will be the first to go.
This year's X Factor figures have continued a downward trend for the show over the past three years, despite the return of lead judge Simon Cowell and promising ratings of an average 8.9m for its 2014 opening episode.
The two shows, which have always had a rivalry, were also up against the launch of a new series of Channel 4's hit Gogglebox on Friday, which pulled in 2.7 million viewers.
One show not to have suffered a ratings hit over the weekend was cult sci-fi series Doctor Who, which was shown an hour later than usual on Saturday to accommodate the start of Strictly.
The usual average of 4.8m viewers tuned in to catch up with the adventures of new Doctor Peter Capaldi.
Trailing 2-1, Celtic were controversially given a penalty for handball against Keith Watson.
And manager Wright says infringements on Saints' Danny Swanson and Joe Shaughnessy in the box went unpunished.
"My players have done their job, Celtic have done their job, but unfortunately the officials haven't," he said.
"We actually should've had two penalties, if we're going to be honest.
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"Danny's is a penalty. I've seen it back, thought it was at the time. It was a penalty.
"When a player contacts a player, makes no contact on the ball in the box, it's a penalty.
"You can quite clearly see his left knee gets pushed in, so there was contact [from Scott Brown] and that should've been a penalty.
"Joe Shaughnessy's dragged to the ground when the ball's in flight. The referee blows his whistle, warns the Celtic player. That should've been a penalty.
"And their penalty, if I live to 100, should never be a penalty. Absolutely, it should never be a penalty. I don't know how he can give it. I genuinely don't know how he can give it. I don't.
"I've been able to shout on to him [referee Craig Thomson] on the pitch and he puts his hands up to me as if he's caught the ball and it hasn't. It's hit his hip and probably touched his elbow. You can see that on the replay.
"You couldn't be sure. To give a penalty, you've got to be 100% and that'll be his answer with Danny's one, but certainly not with that [penalty awarded against Watson]. That cannot, should not happen at this level of football."
After substitute Moussa Dembele converted the spot-kick, the French striker scored again and completed his hat-trick after Scott Sinclair had fired Celtic's fourth goal.
Earlier, Liam Henderson had put Celtic ahead, but Watson's header and an own goal by Dedryck Boyata turned the match temporarily in Saints' favour.
"Granted, Celtic could go on and win the game 3-2, 4-2 without that decision because they've got so much talent and they bring on a striker [Dembele] reputedly valued at £40m, a quality player, and what they've got on their bench and what they had on the pitch," Wright told BBC Scotland.
"They had started the second half well, we had weathered that storm and the game was quietening down again, which was suiting us.
"The decision ultimately changes the whole dynamics of the game, gives Celtic a lift. It shouldn't deflate us a little bit, but it probably does. The players are angry and ultimately that is a game changer.
"We did look a real threat. With the ball, we were slightly better than what we had been against them."
Asked if he was going to speak to referee Thomson, Wright replied: "No, I'll be consistent, I'm not going in because I don't really see the point."
Rodgers had sympathy for his fellow manager and Northern Irish compatriot.
"If I'm Tommy then you're obviously bitterly disappointed," he said.
"You're 2-1 up. If they can keep hanging in there and hanging in then you never know what can happen.
"We get that wee rub of the green. We've had other moments when we haven't had it, but if I'm Tommy, I'm disappointed.
"For us, I'm happy to take it. Great penalty by Moussa and he's only on the field, but then after that we're really fast and clinical in our game."
Celtic's fifth goal came when Mikael Lustig's rabona trick found Callum McGregor, who in turn back-heeled for Dembele to score.
"The last goal was sensational," added Rodgers. "Mika from right-back's had about six or seven one-twos and great bit of skill, so that shows you the confidence, where the players are at."
It calculated that this represented an increase of 22% from the previous year.
The research indicated that more than half of work in this area resulted from overseas activity.
The study covered companies which do not extract oil and gas but support those which do.
Scottish Enterprise found steady growth in the importance of international contracts. These had risen from 31% of sales in 2002 to 50.2% in 2013.
The figures were revealed at the Offshore Technology Conference at Houston, Texas.
Scottish Enterprise Head of Oil and Gas David Rennie said: "Scotland has built up a global reputation in oil and gas expertise over the past 40 years, and these latest results clearly indicate that our skills and expertise remain in growing demand across the globe.
"Helping our supply chain to develop opportunities in new markets is a key focus of Scotland's industry-led oil and gas strategy, and our attendance at OTC this week is a further opportunity for us to showcase our strengths in this sector to the global marketplace."
Detailed findings in the research included:
Energy minister Fergus Ewing said: "Scotland is leading the way in the world of oil and gas and has a clear competitive advantage in this truly global industry.
"There are huge opportunities open to us internationally and we are determined to make the most of them."
Jamie Mines was injured at the Kendrick Industrial Estate in Swindon just before Christmas.
The 33-year-old was treated at Southmead Hospital in Bristol following the accident and returned home in June.
However, a surgical wound on his left foot became severely infected and doctors called him back to amputate it.
Mr Mines said: "It feels so much better now I won't be carrying around an aching, dead piece of meat which was my left foot anymore."
He is recovering at Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford.
Following the accident, Mr Mines was placed in an induced coma and missed his first Christmas with his five-month-old twins Isabella and Savannah.
A fund to help the semi-professional football player, who hails from Frome but now lives in Swindon, raised £144,000.
Mr Mines said: "It's been so nice to hear of all the amazing support."
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the accident.
Currently one in 4 children in Wales are overweight or obese when they start school.
The 10 Steps to a Healthy Weight outlines positive actions to help prevent the problem.
Public Health Wales said it wants every child who is born in Wales to get to their fifth birthday at a healthy weight.
The advice focuses on three age ranges - pre conception and pregnancy, 0-2 years and 2-5 years.
It is designed to support professionals and help families across Wales to prevent the growing problem of childhood obesity.
Those who start school with weight problems are more likely to be overweight as a teenager and as an adult, which brings with it a raft of further health complications like asthma, low self esteem and diabetes.
Julie Bishop, director of health improvement at Public Health Wales, said: "Obesity is an important health issue for Wales and tackling this at an early age can have a significant impact.
"We know that obesity is an issue that requires action from across Welsh life.
"There is a role for all agencies, organisations, communities, businesses and of course families to taking action."
The 10 Steps include recommendations like prospective parents getting to a healthy weight before starting a family, giving under fives the chance to play outside every day and limiting their screen time.
Emergency services were called to an address in Westhill in the early hours of Monday after receiving a 999 call.
The men, all in their 20s, were thought to have taken an "unknown substance".
They were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as a precaution but were later released.
In a letter, David Shattock, Steve Pilkington and Colin Port said leaders should be "inspiring not an embarrassment" and change was needed.
Mr Gargan, who was appointed in January 2013, was found guilty of eight misconduct charges last month.
The 48-year-old is back at work but has temporarily been moved from the force.
He was suspended in May 2014 amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards female staff and breaches of data protection legislation.
Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens has said details cannot yet be made public about the misconduct charges. He was cleared of gross misconduct.
Mr Gargan is due to face a sanction hearing with the commissioner, who has the power to sack chief constables, on 19 August.
She said the independent panel that found Mr Gargan guilty on eight counts had recommended "a sanction of eight final written warnings". He is officially still chief constable but is temporarily doing work for the National Police Chief's Council.
But in a letter to Ms Mountstevens, Mr Shattock, Mr Pilkington and Mr Port said there had been "incredulity" that Mr Gargan "can continue to hold his position" and those they had heard from within the force "do not welcome the return of the chief constable with any degree of confidence or enthusiasm".
"It is incomprehensible to us that a chief constable with such a large number of substantiated misconduct findings on his record could be respected as a leader and maintain the morale of the force," they said.
"It is our professional view that confidence cannot be restored without a change of chief constable."
In a statement, Ms Mountstevens said she had read the letter and was taking their "concerns - very seriously" but there was a "process to follow".
"The report is 90 pages long and I am considering the panel's views and recommendations thoroughly ahead of the sanction hearing," she said.
"It could be potentially highly prejudicial to the outcome, if I comment further before the misconduct process is finalised."
Last month, the local branch of the Police Federation expressed a lack of confidence in Mr Gargan and urged the commissioner to "show leadership" on the issue.
Mr Gargan said at the time he understood people had questions and said he would address these.
He added he was "very much looking forward to returning to work" and "beginning the process of rebuilding confidence in the force".
Jamie King offered to walk the girl home before the attack in Aberdeen in October 2013.
King, who was aged 17 at the time, then grabbed hold of the girl and took her bag and mobile phone before raping her.
He had denied the charges but was found guilty by a jury at the High Court in Edinburgh.
The court head the incident happened at Queen Street and the rear of a shop at Great Northern Road.
After King was found guilty, a judge told him he had been convicted of "an extremely serious sexual offence".
Paul Arthurson QC said that given the nature of the offending King, now 20, should prepare himself for "a very substantial custodial sentence" on his return to court.
King was also convicted of stealing the mobile phone, bag and its contents during the incident.
He was acquitted of assaulting and raping a second 14-year-old girl, who was also intoxicated with alcohol, on 4 January 2013 in Aberdeen on a not proven verdict.
King, from Aberdeen, was placed on the sex offenders register. He will be sentenced at a later date.
Seven-month-old lurcher Logan fell 25ft (7.6m) into the brick-lined pit when he was out for a walk with his owners at lunchtime.
Nearby residents tried to get him out of the pit, in Lime Kiln Woods, Wellington, Shropshire, with a ladder but with no luck.
Eventually firefighter Chris Lockett was winched in to rescued the pup, who was fortunately unhurt.
Owner Mike Braddock, 54, said he thought Logan must have been distracted by a squirrel or a bird when he fell into the kiln.
"He knows the paths so he must have been distracted.
"There's a lot of leaves at the bottom and because he is so young he is quite supple, which is why we think he wasn't hurt. But we were worried he would become distressed at not being able to get out."
The family have only owned Logan, a rescue dog, for two months.
"He's fine now, he's had a big bowl of food and is fast asleep. But, seeing the depth of which he fell, we were quite worried at the time," Mr Braddock said.
"The fire service was fantastic and the chap who rescued him was a big dog lover himself."
On Friday, investor demand led the stock to make its debut at $92.70, more than 38% above its $68 initial price.
Alibaba's bankers then chose to buy additional shares, reports say.
That means the firm has surpassed the record $22.1bn China's Agricultural Bank raised in 2010.
At the end of trading on Friday, Alibaba had smashed several records - with trading volume in the first minutes beating that of Twitter's stock sale - but there was still some speculation about the overall size of the share sale.
Alibaba is now worth more $223bn - more than Facebook, Amazon and eBay.
As part of the terms of its stock offering, Alibaba's bankers were entitled to buy an additional 48 million shares, in addition to what had been offered to outside investors.
Most analysts indicated that if Alibaba's shares had fallen below the initial price, the bankers would probably choose not to purchase additional shares.
However, after Alibaba's shares debuted at $92.70 on Friday - significantly above their initial offering price of $68 - that turned out not to be the case.
In early US trading on Monday Alibaba's shares were down 4% at $90.04.
The former England opener's Storm side beat Lancashire Thunder by four wickets in their debut in the league on Sunday.
"The girls are involved in something that has been a landmark tournament," she told BBC Radio Bristol.
"The league have done a really good job of spreading out the talent, and have ensured it is an open competition."
Western Storm's next Women's Super League match is away at Loughborough Lightning on Friday.
"Everyone is really excited. Every team will go into this wanting to win," Foster added.
Each team in the T20-format event boasts three senior England internationals and three players from overseas.
The remaining squad members are made up of players from the respective counties and England's youth set up.
Foster explained: "While we are training we have got younger and older players mixing and sharing knowledge."
Western Storm's Georgia Hennessy, 19, is one of the youth players drafted into the league.
"When the teams were released, to see some of the players that were in the squad, it's crazy," Hennessy told BBC Sport.
"Every side is really strong, so we have got to take each day as it comes, train hard, and then hopefully we will show what we have got."
Gold medallists Callum Skinner, Katie Archibald, Heather Stanning and Andy Murray were perhaps the headline-grabbers. But across the 48 Scottish competitors - the largest in a British team at an overseas Olympics - there were many distinguished performers.
The British team return home with a total of 67 medals, their best result since the First World War, and bettered only by the London Games of 1908 when there were far fewer nations competing and sport was not as fiercely competitive.
In the history of the modern Games, stretching back to 1896, Scottish athletes have never enjoyed more medal success. Four years ago in London, 13 medals were won. That tally was matched here in Rio.
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In the midst of the heroics there were some disappointing moments for the Scots.
On the very first day in the pool, Inverurie's Hannah Miley was just an inch or two shy of her first Olympic medal but had to settle for 4th in the 400m individual medley.
That hated fourth spot - from where you can see and touch the Olympic podium but just aren't allowed on - was also reserved for fencer Richard Kruse, despite some excellent wins in the individual foil on the way to the bronze medal contest.
Alongside those two fourth places, there were some bigger disappointments. Commonwealth 200m breaststroke champion Ross Murdoch failed to make the final of the shorter 100m event.
The Rio Olympics were over in less than half a day for Linlithgow's Colin Fleming as he and English doubles partner Dom Inglot lost in the first round of the tennis on the very first morning. Jamie Murray's Games were over after round one after he and brother Andy lost in the doubles. Andy would have a chance to redeem himself in the singles. Jamie would not.
One medal. Four Scottish silver medallists. The 4x200m freestyle relay was entirely made up of Scots in the heats. World relay champion Robbie Renwick was the unlucky one asked to drop out to accommodate world individual champion James Guy - a decision fully vindicated by his world-class swim in the final. A sensational silver was secured with Duncan Scott, Dan Wallace and Stephen Milne building Guy a Scottish platform from which to claim the prize.
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Judoka Sally Conway, part of the national set-up at Ratho for a decade, kept the Scottish momentum going for Team GB. There wasn't a broader, more infectious smile in the whole of Brazil than when she claimed bronze in the under-70kg category.
Katherine Grainger's smile was pretty big too. Written off by some in the build-up to these Games, she and partner Vicky Thornley produced their best performance together at just the right time to land a silver in the double sculls, and promote Grainger, 40, to the mantle of Britain's most decorated female Olympian.
Also on the water, canoeist David Florence. Disappointed with his individual efforts in the C1 final, made up for it with another silver in the canoe double with Richard Hounslow, matching their achievement in London four years ago.
Callum Skinner has a lot to live up to. He learned track cycling in the same Meadowbank velodrome as Sir Chris Hoy, and was even helped and mentored by the great man. Now Skinner occupies the 'Hoy seat' as the anchor-man for the British sprint relay team, and quite happily did a 'Hoy' by bringing them home for gold in a thrilling final against New Zealand.
Mark Bennett and Mark Robertson both played in the inaugural rugby sevens competition, helping Team GB to a wonderful silver medal behind the irrepressible Fijians.
Rower Heather Stanning, with English partner Helen Glover, kept intact an incredible five-year unbeaten run to successfully defend the women's pair gold they won so memorably in London four years ago.
How appropriate then that medal number eight came from rowing's women's eight, ably assisted by Edinburgh's Polly Swann and Karen Bennett.
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Who would get the record-breaking medal, making this the most successful overseas Olympics for Scottish athletes? And what colour would it be?
Fittingly, it was gold.
Unsurprisingly, it came in the velodrome, where Scots and Brits are next to unbeatable.
Katie Archibald helped Laura Trott and the rest of the women's pursuit team to the top of the Olympic podium, and thereby created a little piece of sporting history.
Nine medals for Scottish athletes at an overseas Games.
When Duncan Scott anchored the men's 4x100m medley relay team home to a silver medal that night, we were in completely uncharted territory. Double figures - 10 medals for Scottish athletes in Team GB at an Olympics on foreign soil.
Skinner's GB teammate Jason Kenny went head to head for gold in the individual sprint, with the Edinburgh man coming up just short. A gold and a silver in his first Olympics though - not too shabby.
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Which left centre stage, and centre court, clear for Andy Murray. The Team GB flagbearer was desperately keen to lead by example.
He didn't disappoint.
A more dramatic, pulsating, mesmeric match you will struggle to see as Murray and Juan Martin del Potro slugged it out long into the Rio night. A four-hour, four-set epic.
Gold retained, history made. Andy Murray is the only player to have won two Olympic singles titles.
Despite the best efforts of Luke Patience and Charlotte Dobson at the sailing, and various athletes in track and field, no more medals were added to the Scottish tally until the very last night of athletics.
Laura Muir and Lynsey Sharp reached Olympic finals, as did, even more commendably, Dunblane's Andy Butchart, a fabulous sixth in the 5,000m behind winner Mo Farah. For Liz McColgan's daughter Eilish, an Olympic 5,000m final too, an achievement given sharp focus by the fact that, as recently as Christmas, she could barely even walk after having seven screws and a plate inserted in her foot to help her injured ankle heal.
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There was disappointment for Eilidh Doyle with an eighth place finish in the 400m hurdles; but she made up for it in the 4x400m relay, running the lead leg before Christine Ohuruogu anchored Britain to a famous bronze.
Doyle is the first Scottish athlete in 28 years to bring home an Olympic track and field medal.
Not a bad way to finish.
Mr Ó Muilleoir confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday.
He said he had received legal advice over the issue and would make a full statement to the Assembly next week.
DUP leader Arlene Foster welcomed, what she said was, Sinn Féin's "change of heart" over the inquiry issue.
Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said: "It is clear that, with time short until the Assembly dissolves, the only way to serve the public interest is for me as Finance Minister to move to institute a public inquiry immediately,"
"No other type of investigation is now feasible given time pressures.
"I have now instructed officials to take the necessary steps to establish a public enquiry under the Enquiries Act 2005 into the RHI scheme.
"I have received legal advice in regard to these matters."
Mr Ó Muilleoir added: "This inquiry will be impartial and objective. I will not interfere in its work. It will be tasked to get to the truth of this issue.
"I call on all parties to sign up to unrestricted, unedited publication.
"I am aware that the RHI issue goes beyond financial matters to questions of governance and probity.
"By getting to the truth of the RHI scandal, this enquiry report will, I believe, address those wider issues, and, therefore, put the public first."
Mrs Foster said a public inquiry had been something she had been wanting for some time and was pleased it was finally going ahead.
"Finally we will get some due process in and around these matters and we will get to the truth of what happened in relation to RHI scheme," she said.
"I have always said, and it was confirmed yesterday in the committee, that I have absolutely nothing to hide and so I look forward to the inquiry reporting.
"It would have been better if the inquiry had completed before any election, however we are where we are."
Sinn Féin has been accused of flip-flopping on whether RHI should be subject to a full public inquiry or an independent investigation.
Ulster Unionist Finance spokesperson Philip Smith MLA said: "What on earth is Sinn Fein's game here?
"One minute they are producing their own terms of reference for an independent inquiry. Then they are lambasting others for suggesting the Inquiries Act be used.
"Earlier today Declan Kearney was insisting they would not trigger an inquiry. Yet this afternoon they have totally turned on their heels."
SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon welcomed the move to hold a public inquiry.
"Over the last 30 days of dithering alone, £2.5m of public money has been lost to the RHI black hole by Executive parties resisting the highest standard of accountability on this issue," she said.
"The finance minister must now take the advice of the Lord Chief Justice to appoint a respected judicial figure to oversee this inquiry and give the inquiry full authority to publish their report independently from his office or department. There must be no suspicion of interference."
TUV leader Jim Allister said Sinn Féin had "tied themselves in knots several times" about whether or not there should be a public inquiry into RHI scandal.
"The finance minister's move onto the ground occupied by other parties weeks ago reeks of political opportunism on the mouth of the election," he said.
"Like the DUP, Sinn Féin are clearly slow learners when it comes to this issue. The right terms of reference for this inquiry are crucial."
The Ivorian, 36, won 10 trophies at Chelsea from 2004 to 2012 and was a free agent after leaving Galatasaray.
Manager Jose Mourinho had earlier said the forward "belongs" at Stamford Bridge - but that any deal would be made "in a non-emotional way".
Drogba told Chelsea's official site: "It was an easy decision - I couldn't turn down the opportunity to work with Jose again."
He said: "Everyone knows the special relationship I have with this club and it has always felt like home to me.
"My desire to win is still the same and I look forward to the opportunity to help this team. I am excited for this next chapter of my career."
Mourinho said: "He's coming because he's one of the best strikers in Europe.
"I know his personality very well and I know if he comes back he's not protected by history or what he's done for this club previously. He is coming with the mentality to make more history."
Drogba, who joined Chelsea from Marseille for £24m in July 2004, won three Premier League titles, four FA Cups, two League Cups and a Champions League during his spell at Stamford Bridge.
He left the club in 2012 after scoring the winning penalty in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich.
After a brief spell at Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua, Drogba joined Galatasaray in January 2013 and scored five goals in 13 league games as the Turkish club won the title.
The following season, the striker netted 10 times in 32 games as Galatasaray reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League - where they lost to Chelsea - and finished as runners-up to Fenerbahce in the Turkish league.
The Ivory Coast international was voted Chelsea's greatest ever player in a poll of fans in 2012 and has spoken of his close ties to the Blues.
His 34 goals for Chelsea in European competition remains a club record, as do his nine strikes in nine cup finals.
Mourinho had previously said: "If you bring him back it is not because he is Didier or scored the most important goal in the history of Chelsea, or because I read I need an assistant, no.
"We want to win matches and win titles and Didier is one of the best strikers in Europe. He is still very adapted to the needs of the Premier League and we are thinking about it in a non-emotional way."
Mourinho also intimated that Drogba, who made one start and two substitute appearances during the Ivory Coast's three games at the 2014 World Cup, would be a squad player.
He joins Fernando Torres, new signing Diego Costa, as well as Romelu Lukaku and Victor Moses, who both spent last season out on loan, as striking options at Stamford Bridge.
The service will take place at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 12 June, two days after his birthday.
Prince Philip, who is the longest-serving royal consort in British history, was born on 10 June 1921.
A special page has also been set up on the British Monarchy website.
On 12 June, the service will be followed by a reception for the guests in the state rooms at Windsor Castle.
On the duke's birthday itself, it will be business as usual for the royal, with two engagements planned.
In the afternoon, in his role as patron of the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, he will hold a reception to mark its centenary.
In the evening, in his capacity as Senior Colonel, Household Division, he will chair the Senior Colonels' Conference and hold a dinner.
Last November, Buckingham Palace announced the duke would step down as president or patron of more than a dozen organisations when he turns 90 to reduce his commitments because of his age.
They include his chancellorships of the University of Edinburgh, held since 1952, and the University of Cambridge, held since 1976. He will also relinquish his patronage of UK Athletics, held since 1952.
He will remain involved with more than 800 organisations.
The special page dedicated to Prince Philip's birthday lists other charities and organisations - including the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme which he launched in 1956 - which the duke is involved with.
It also includes a collection of photographs chronicling his life as the Queen's consort.
One black-and-white image shows the duke and the monarch as parents with their first two children, the Prince of Wales and Princess Royal.
As a young Anne sits on a swing and her older brother Charles stands above her, the duke pushes both of them as the Queen looks on during a holiday at Balmoral in September 1955.
Others pictures include Prince Philip in a group photograph, dated 1944-46, with fellow officers on the warship HMS Whelp, and as a young man at his school Gordonstoun.
There are also 90 facts about Prince Philip - as well as an opportunity for members of the public to send their birthday greetings to the duke.
A report, in the British Medical Journal, highlights an "extremely rapid" rise in pre-diabetes since 2003.
The authors predict a surge in type-2 diabetes in the coming years, with consequences for life expectancy and disability.
The charity Diabetes UK said the NHS was already spending one-tenth of its budget on the condition.
People with pre-diabetes have no symptoms of ill health, but their blood sugar levels are at the very high end of the normal range - on the cusp of diabetes.
Between 5% and 10% of people with pre-diabetes go on to develop type-2 diabetes each year, the researchers said.
Their study looked at Health Survey for England data between 2003 and 2011.
In 2003, 11.6% of adults surveyed had pre-diabetes, but the figures trebled to 35.3% by 2011.
Three years ago, 39-year-old Helen Barker from Snaith in East Yorkshire was told she was following her brother and her dad on the path to type-2 diabetes.
"It was through a routine check-up at the doctors, I was told my glucose tolerance was not at the right levels."
She was advised to change her lifestyle and went on to improve her diet, exercise more and initially dropped five stone.
"It worked, to be completely honest I put some weight back on, but I'm in a lot different place now, I was retested and I'm back to normal.
"I don't want to be back in that category, my dad's got so many health problems because of diabetes."
He cannot drive due to damage to his eyes and is about to start kidney dialysis.
Helen said: "There are simple steps to turn things around, if only he'd known 10 years sooner that he could have prevented some of these things."
Prof Richard Baker, one of the report's authors from the University of Leicester, told the BBC: "The level of increased diabetes risk has gone up quite steeply, it has been rising in other countries, but it has leapt up faster in England than in the US - it's a big jump really.
"A lot of people with type-2 diabetes manage their condition very well, but some are unlucky and get severe consequences quickly, it's not a nice disease to have."
Fellow researcher Dr Arch Mainous, from the University of Florida, added: "I think the huge rise was surprising, it was substantial.
"People are going to transition from these high-risk states to diabetes and there will be a lot of implications for people being sick and healthcare costs."
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Prof Baker said the health service had some good things in place, such as health checks for people over the age of 40.
But he argued a broader approach "either more regulation or getting the food industry to compete more on the healthiness of their products" was needed.
Around 3.2 million people in the UK have type-2 diabetes and the charity Diabetes UK estimates that figure will rise to 5 million by 2025.
The condition is linked to risk factors which include being overweight.
Type 2 diabetes develops when the insulin-producing cells in the body are unable to produce enough insulin, or when the insulin that is produced does not work properly.
The charity's chief executive Barbara Young said: "Unless we make people aware of their risk of type-2 diabetes and support them in changing their lifestyles, we could see an even greater increase in the number of people with the condition than we are already expecting.
"A tenth of the NHS budget is already being spent on diabetes and unless we get much better at preventing type-2 diabetes this spending will soon rise to unsustainable levels."
"Up to 80% of cases of type-2 diabetes could be avoided or delayed.
"Programmes such as the NHS Health Check are already doing an important job in assessing people's risk, by measuring weight and waist, as well as looking at family history and ethnicity.
"But at the moment not everyone who is eligible for this check is getting one and we need this to change."
The overcrowded vessel was carrying some 45 people. Police say the boat became unbalanced when too many passengers moved to one side.
Nine bodies have been recovered, and 15 people have been rescued, reports say.
Boat accidents are fairly common on Lake Albert and in other parts of Africa.
Vessels are often packed with too many people and goods, and in a poor state.
Police commander John Rutagira told AFP news agency that most passengers were drunk by the time they embarked on the boat.
The group, from Buliisa District, was on its way to a Christmas day football match in Hoima District, singing songs and blowing trumpets and whistles.
Fishermen have helped authorities on the rescue operation.
In November, 10 people drowned in Lake Albert on the country's western shore.
The bodies of the men, aged 24 and 38 years old, were found at a house in Hillview Park, Newtownabbey, on Friday.
Police said post mortem examinations would be carried out. It's understood the men were related to each other.
Their deaths are not being treated as suspicious.
According to her representative, the Kill Bill star "was training on a young thoroughbred who got spooked. She was thrown and broke a few bones".
Thurman's publicist confirmed the 46-year-old star had been hurt after she was reportedly seen "walking gingerly" into a restaurant on the island.
It is not known exactly when or where the accident occurred.
Boston-born Thurman is known for films including Pulp Fiction, Dangerous Liaisons and My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
The actress has two children with her ex-husband, Ethan Hawke, and a third with financier Arpad Busson, to whom she was once engaged.
Officials linked 19-year-old Hunter Park to some of the threatening posts but did not say how.
The university increased security but said there is no "immediate threat".
Mr Park's arrest comes days after University President Tim Wolfe was forced out, accused of not doing enough to address racism on campus.
Threats mostly came from users of the anonymous messaging app Yik-Yak.
Yik Yak condemned the threatening messages and said in a news release that the company works alongside authorities to help in investigations and it may share information with law enforcement.
Mr Park was not on campus or nearby when posting the message, police said.
He lives in Rolla, Missouri, about 100 miles (161km) south of the Columbia campus and is a student at the Missouri University of Science & Technology, the school confirmed.
"I'm going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person I see," one anonymous post read on Yik Yak.
Another warned black students simply not to come to campus the next day and another said "we're waiting for you at the parking lots... we will kill you."
Before the suspect was apprehended, protest leaders said the university administrators were not doing enough to address the threats against minority students.
One black student tweeted an email conversation with his professor in which he told the professor he was scared to come to class because of the threats.
"The only way bullies are defeated is by standing up to them ... If we cancel the exam, they win; if we go through with it, they lose," the professor wrote.
In recent weeks, students staged a sit-in on a university plaza and one graduate student participated in a hunger strike, calling for Mr Wolfe's resignation.
Among the offences black students have complained about are that a swastika drawn in faeces was found in a dormitory bathroom and that they are subjected to racial slurs by passerby in cars and on campus.
Mr Wolfe stepped down after the university's American football team joined the cause, threatening not to play until action was taken to address racial issues on the mostly white campus.
Kelly was unseated at the second fence on the horse in March's Cheltenham Gold Cup, leaving her distraught.
But this time they got the better of last year's winner Cue Card for a second Grade One success.
They pulled alongside Cue Card with three to go and showed good strength to win by a neck after an epic battle.
"I just wanted him to run well and confidently and give me what I feel he is capable of," Kelly told BBC Radio 5 live afterwards.
"I thought the others would come back at me in the final stages so I just wanted to keep my momentum.
"I don't think I'm the nation's favourite person having beaten the nation's favourite horse [Cue Card]."
The 23-year-old also admitted that her truncated Gold Cup experience, where she became the first woman since Linda Sheedy in 1984 to ride in the race, had been "character-building".
"I was just so disappointed because there is such a build-up and then, bam, you are out of it," she added.
"But that's racing. Sometimes you have good days and sometimes you have bad days.
"It's difficult to pick yourself up from being that low but I had to get back into the weighing room and things are forgotten quickly and you are on to the next race. You don't get a chance to dwell on it.
"I'm the only jockey to have ridden Tea for Two in a race so to see him running around Cheltenham without me was unnerving.
"When we got home, he was very subdued and I think it has done him the world of good because he has learned if he doesn't listen to me, things will go wrong."
Kelly shot to fame when she became the first female jockey to win a Grade One jumps race in Britain when she guided Tea for Two - part-owned by her mother Jane and trained by her stepfather Nick Williams - to victory in the Kauto Star Novice Chase at Kempton in December 2015.
"This [the Betway Bowl] means more than winning the Grade One at Kempton on him," she added. "I didn't really appreciate that at the time, but this is special."
Kelly's mother Jane, who does much of the work with the horse, told BBC Radio 5 live that Thursday's race had been an anxious experience.
"I spent three-quarters of the race in the car park trying to hide," she said.
"We had such disappointment at Cheltenham. It's hard when you expect a big run, to come crashing down at the second.
"We scraped ourselves off the floor that day. The horse has been doing a lot of dressage and has been very well."
Of the beaten horses, Cue Card's assistant trainer Joe Tizzard said the horse, who is now 11, will continue in training next year but Paul Nicholls's veteran campaigner Silviniaco Conti who finished sixth, has been retired.
Cornelius Lysaght BBC horse racing correspondent
This is notable result anyway, with Tea For Two establishing himself amongst jump racing's elite by defeating Cue Card, no less.
But this thrilling finish - they went head to head from the third last of the 19 fences - was also a really good sporting story.
Twenty days after the tide of hype around his jockey being the first female to ride in the Gold Cup in decades came to a grinding halt on the turf at Cheltenham, the popular pair spectacularly re-discovered their mojo. And they also won on a left-handed track for the first time.
Only eight, Tea For Two is a top-flight contender for the future.
Champion Hurdle winner Buveur D'Air looked impressive as he claimed a third Grade One success with victory in the Betway Aintree Hurdle.
Running for the first time over two-and-a-half miles, the 4-9 shot, ridden by Barry Geraghty and trained by Nicky Henderson, beat stable-mate My Tent Or Yours by five lengths.
It was a third Grade One win for the six-year-old who took the lead from The New One at the second-last and powered on to victory.
"He did that really well, he was obviously back in his Cheltenham form and Nicky has done a great job to get him back so soon," said Geraghty, who missed the Cheltenham Festival because of injury.
"He's a very good horse. He's sharp, he's buzzy - he's a proper two-miler really."
After finishing second in their respective races at the Cheltenham Festival, both Fox Norton and Sub Lieutenant will hope to go one better in the Melling Chase (15:25 BST).
The Colin Tizzard-trained Fox Norton was beaten narrowly by Special Tiara in the Queen Mother Champion Chase but steps up in trip for the 2m 4f race while Sub Lieutenant, from the Henry de Bromhead yard, was edged out by Un De Sceaux in the Ryanair Chase.
The pair are part of a field of nine for the race and last year's winner God's Own, who saw his Champion Chase hopes disappear with two bad mistakes, will aim for back-to-back wins for trainer Tom George.
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The king told crowds of thousands at a stadium in Durban that previous reports that he said foreigners should "go back to their countries" were distorted.
He has been accused of fuelling attacks in which at least seven people died.
Hostile sections of the crowd sang songs calling for immigrants to leave and booed a speaker who said foreigners had the right to live in South Africa.
In King Zwelithini's speech he called recent violence shameful and vile. "We need to make sure no more foreigners are attacked," he urged.
He said accusations against him of inciting violence were incorrect because the country has only been shown a portion of his speech.
"If it were true that I said foreigners must go, this country would be up in flames," he added.
More than 300 people have been arrested. Among the latest arrests were three men detained in connection with the murder of a Mozambican national in Alexandra, a township in Johannesburg.
South African photojournalist James Oatway witnessed Emmanuel Sithole being stabbed to death in broad daylight and has spoken to the BBC about what he saw:
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The Category B listed Poosie Nansie's Inn in the East Ayrshire town of Mauchline was a favourite haunt of the ploughman-poet.
Scotland's national poet lived and worked in Mauchline between 1784 and 1788.
The house he shared with Jean Armour is now a museum in nearby Castle Street.
Twenty-five firefighters from Mauchline, Kilmarnock and Cumnock attended Poosie Nansie's shortly after noon on Sunday.
They were supported by a Heavy Rescue Vehicle from Easterhouse and a Major Incident Unit from Clydebank. No-one was injured.
Firefighters were "shoring" up the damaged end of the building to secure it, in order to prevent any further collapse. The area was cordoned off.
Mossgiel Farm in Mauchline was home to Burns when he was ploughman-poet and wrote many of his best loved works.
Two people died in the crash, involving a car and three lorries, on the M271 southbound into Southampton at about 17:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Hampshire Constabulary said two men from Southampton who were travelling in the car were killed.
The drivers of two of the lorries were taken to hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Sgt Gabriel Snuggs of Hampshire Constabulary said the two men - one aged in his 30s and the other in his 40s - were work colleagues travelling in a Ford Mondeo.
He added: "Sadly this collision resulted in the death of two men and our thoughts are with their families.
"Our investigation into the exact cause of the crash is ongoing and as part of that we are appealing to the public for their help.
"The collision happened during the evening rush hour so we know there were a lot of other motorists around who may have seen something that can assist us with this investigation.
"We would also like to thank everyone for their patience as we carried out our investigation at the scene."
Police left the scene at 04:45 GMT but the southbound carriageway was closed until about 15:30 for repair work. It has since reopened.
The 26-year-old former Portugal Under-21 defender came through the youth ranks at Porto and joined Zagreb in 2013 following a spell at Romanian club Cluj.
He made more than 100 appearances for Zagreb and helped them win the Croatian league title in 2014 and 2015.
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Plans put forward by Brussels would open up domestic networks to cross-border competition by December 2019, with mandatory tendering of contracts.
The RMT union says this would scupper Jeremy Corbyn's commitment to bring the railways back into public ownership.
But Mr Benn told the BBC it would still allow the state to award contracts.
The shadow foreign secretary and Remain supporter was questioned about the issue during a wide-ranging interview with Daily Politics host Andrew Neil, in which he was also challenged on immigration, employment rights and Jeremy Corbyn's views on the EU.
Under the so-called "fourth railway package", existing barriers to public and privately-owned train operators providing services across Europe will be lifted by 2020 with competitive tendering for contracts to "become the norm" by 2023.
It will be against the law to discriminate against new entrants into the market while any contracts directly awarded by individual states would have to meet strict performance targets.
The draft proposals, first put forward by the European Commission in 2013 as a way of increasing competition and efficiency, have been approved in principle by the Council of Ministers although they have yet to be signed off by the European Parliament.
At the moment, only a handful of countries, including the UK, have a fully liberalised train operating market.
At their conference last autumn, Labour members adopted nationalisation as official policy, calling for existing rail franchises to be nationalised when they come to an end and for a new "public operator" to reinvest profits by private rail operators into cutting fares.
The RMT rail union, which is campaigning for the UK to leave the EU, has said this policy will be rendered impossible by the new EU law.
But Mr Benn said he disagreed with the RMT's "interpretation" of the proposals. "I have looked carefully at this...The European Parliament has still to finish the process. It does allow for the direct awarding of contracts which we seek to do if we win the election in 2020.
He added: "It doesn't stop us doing what we want to do."
While some Labour politicians, including mayor of London Sadiq Khan and former deputy leader Harriet Harman, have shared a platform with David Cameron, Mr Corbyn's appearances on the campaign trail have been few and far between.
Mr Benn was pressed on whether Mr Corbyn's support for remaining in the EU was in complete conflict with much of what he had said on the subject during his political career, including his scathing criticism of the 1992 Maastricht Treaty.
He said: "The Jeremy of today is campaigning for us to remain in the EU because a lot of things have changed since the Maastricht Treaty passed.
"Jeremy, the Labour Party, the trade unions are clear we are campaigning for us to remain in the EU because of what membership has given us - jobs, investment, growth, protected workers' rights, security, influence in the world and helping us to secure peace".
Mr Benn acknowledged that rights to paid public holidays were guaranteed by UK law well before before the UK joined the then European Community in the 1970s and were actually more generous than that.
And he insisted it wasn't scaremongering to suggest that a future UK government could potentially water down some of these rights, saying Leave supporters had described social protections as "red tape" and should be judged by their own words.
"You can have a floor of basic rights across Europe which protects workers and prevents a race to the bottom and top that up by decisions you take as a sovereign member state," he said. "You get the best of both worlds."
The firm, formed through a merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse in 2014, said profit rose by 10% to £501m.
In the UK, Dixons said demand for electricals was "solid", particularly for computers and white goods.
That helped offset a "more challenging" mobile market, affected by Samsung's exploding Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.
Samsung was forced to recall and axe the handset after faulty batteries caused some to burn or explode.
Commenting on its results for the year to 29 April, Dixons Carphone said that in the UK and Ireland, "the mobile market was more challenging due to product safety and supply issues, limited product innovation and delays in product launches".
Nevertheless, like-for-like sales in the UK and Ireland rose by 4% in the UK and the company hopes to benefit from the release of Apple iPhone 8 later this year. Total sales for the region, which is Dixon Carphone's largest region, rose by 2% to £6.5bn.
Total sales for the entire group rose by 3% to £10.5bn. In the Nordics and Southern Europe, revenues increased by 5% and 4% respectively.
However, retail analyst Nick Bubb said it would be "perhaps churlish" to point out that about two thirds of the revenue growth and almost all of the rise in profits was due to currency movements.
Shares in Dixons Carphone rose 0.5% to 297.4p in morning trading in London, but have fallen 16% this year.
More than 500 doctors at hospitals across Wales answered a BMA survey, with nearly 60% saying they had raised a concern in the previous three months.
Of those, more than 60% reported experiencing bullying or harassment as a result.
The Welsh government said staff concerns should be addressed.
The survey was sent to 3,000 staff including consultants, junior doctors and specialists between March and May this year, with just over one in six responding.
Dr Phil Banfield, chair of the BMA's Welsh council, called the situation "hugely worrying".
"Doctors care passionately about their patients and a key part of that is having the confidence to be able to raise concerns on their behalf," he said.
"To make this a reality we need a culture of openness within the NHS, not one where raising concerns can leave doctors feeling harassed or marginalised."
Of those who raised concerns, nearly 40% reported no action being taken to the best of their knowledge.
Nearly a third said unfilled staff vacancies had caused the incident they had reported, while a quarter pointed to a higher than usual workload and just over half to systemic causes such as the drive to meet targets or inadequate facilities.
Dr Banfield added: "This survey further highlights the strain that NHS staff on the frontline are facing, with 84.8% reporting long-term unfilled staff vacancies in their workplace, and 69% agreeing that staff in their unit work longer hours than is best for patient care.
"It is imperative that these fundamental problems are addressed to create an environment where patient safety is paramount."
A Welsh government spokesman said: "We expect all NHS organisations to engage continuously with their staff and the public to ensure services are safe, sustainable and meet national clinical standards.
"All NHS Wales staff should be treated with dignity and respect, in line with established policy. All NHS organisations must take action to address any concerns raised by staff in a prompt and timely manner.
"We are pleased BMA Wales is working in partnership with other trade unions and NHS Employers on the development of core NHS values."
The collisions, involving two cars and a caravan, happened north of Felin Fach at about 12:05 BST on Saturday.
A Mid and West Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said a woman was trapped but she has been freed and taken to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, via air ambulance.
Part of the road was closed but has since reopened.
One girl, who was aged 12 or 13 at the time, alleges she was abused and passed between 60 men who had sex with her, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
Eleven men, on trial at the Old Bailey, variously deny 52 sexual offences between 2006 and 2012.
Prosecutor Oliver Saxby QC said the girls were conditioned into believing their "horrifying" ordeal was normal.
Both came from troubled backgrounds and wanted to feel grown up when they were taken in by the men.
Charges included the multiple rape of a child under 13, child prostitution and administering a substance to "stupefy" a girl in order to engage in sexual activity.
In all, 45 charges relate to one child, who cannot be identified for legal reasons and is known as "A", and four against a second girl, referred to as "B".
Mr Saxby said: "This case concerns child sexual exploitation on a massive scale.
"It features two young girls who were... sexually abused from the age of 12 or 13.
"Both girls were from unstable backgrounds, making perfect targets.
"Their lives were 'off the rails'. They were looking for excitement, for attention, for somewhere to hang out away from school and home.
"They were wanting to feel grown up and looked after. And they were easy prey for a group of men wanting casual sexual gratification that was easy, regular and readily available."
Mr Saxby said the girls were befriended and given gifts such as alcohol, DVDs, food, and occasionally drugs.
"They were children, they spoke in terms of these men being their boyfriends. And they were passed from man to man - sometimes on a daily basis.
"The scale of it is, you may agree, horrifying. A estimated that she had sex with about 60 men," said Mr Saxby.
The 11 on trial are accused of being among the men who abused the schoolgirls.
At the time they lived in Aylesbury where the alleged abuse occurred and some were friends.
The trial continues.
Vikram Singh, 45, of Cannock Road, Aylesbury, is charged with four counts of rape, four counts of sexual activity with a child, and one of administering a substance with intent.
Harmohan Nangpal, 41, of Langdale Drive, Hayes, is accused of one count of rape, and one count of sexual activity with a child.
Asif Hussain, 33, of Hodge Lea, Milton Keynes, face three counts of rape, three counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of arranging child prostitution.
Arshad Jani, 33, of Cousins Drive, Aylesbury, denies one count of rape, and a further count of sexual activity with a child.
Mohammed Imran, 38, of Springcliffe Street, Bradford, is accused of three counts of rape, three counts of sexual activity with a child, two counts of conspiracy to commit sexual activity with a child, two counts of conspiracy to rape and one count of child prostitution.
Akbari Khan, 36, of Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, denies two counts of rape, one count of of sexual activity with a child, and one each of administering a substance with intent, conspiracy to rape, and conspiracy to commit sexual activity with a child.
Taimoor Khan, 29, of Highbridge Road, Aylesbury, is charged with one count of rape, one count of sexual activity with a child, one count of conspiracy to rape, and one count of conspiracy to commit sexual activity with a child.
Jerome Joe, 35, of Pightle Crescent, Buckingham, is charged with one count of rape and a single count of sexual activity with a child.
Sajad Ali, 34, of Brockhurst Road, Chesham, is charged with rape, sexual activity with a child and administering a substance.
Sohail Qamar, 41, of St Anne's Road, Aylesbury, is accused of sexual activity with a child, two counts of rape, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Faisal Iqbal, 32, of Pixie Road, Aylesbury, is on trial accused of conspiracy to rape and conspiracy to commit sexual activity with a child.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has given the go-ahead for the construction work.
The 21-mile scheme will include a new bypass for Huntingdon, the widening of a section of the A1, and improvements to five junctions.
Highways England said work will start in late 2016 and motorists will be able to use the widened carriageway by 2020.
Chris Taylor, of Highways England, said: "The scheme will provide much-needed additional capacity to improve journey times and safety."
The junctions at Bar Hill, Swavesey, Girton, Histon and Milton will be improved, the A1 between Brampton and Alconbury will be widened and the A14 widened between Swavesey and Milton.
Source: Highways England
The government will invest up to £1.5bn in the scheme.
Up to £100m will be provided by local funding partners, including Greater Cambridgeshire/Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership and Cambridgeshire County Council.
Highways England said its current estimated costs for the work are between £1.1bn to £1.6bn.
Richard Bernard was found hurt outside his flat on Trocadero Court, in Derby, on 24 May and died shortly after.
Hassan Daani, 29, of Depot Street, in the Normanton area, is due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday.
Mohammed Ibrahim, 18, of no fixed address, and Aaron White, 34, of Moss Street, in Derby, are due to appear at the same court in September.
Mr Bernard's mother Nita, sister Claire and brother Andrew previously said in a statement: "We are devastated to hear the tragic news about Richard, a very much loved son and brother."
Baby spiders were introduced on RSPB land at Strumpshaw Fen on the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads in 2012.
Latest figures show the number of nursery webs counted between July and October has risen from 184 in 2014 to 480 in 2015 - a 160% increase.
The spiders, which grow up to 7cm long, can deliver a painful bite but are not considered dangerous.
"This is a species that is clearly able to thrive in the Broadland grazing marshes that have been so carefully restored by conservation organisations in recent years," said Helen Smith, an ecologist contracted by Natural England.
"It's already made a great start on colonising the area's extensive ditch networks and, in the process, has taken a big step back from the brink."
Tim Strudwick, RSPB site manager at Strumpshaw Fen nature reserve, said: "It is fantastic to see the spiders now thriving on the reserve, having been first released in 2012.
"The spiders are doing so well due to the excellent condition of the habitat and our management of the grazing marshes is maintaining ideal conditions for them."
Up until 2010 there were only three known populations in the UK of the spider, leaving the species very vulnerable and at real risk of extinction.
They primarily feed on aquatic invertebrates such as pond skaters and dragonflies.
The four-minute film depicts a firearms attack unfolding at a hotel and uses the "run, hide, tell" safety message.
Thirty British tourists were among 38 people killed when a gunman attacked a Tunisian beach resort in June 2015.
Counter terrorism police said there is no specific intelligence Britons will be targeted this summer and the film is part of a general awareness campaign.
But Det Ch Supt Scott Wilson told the BBC it was "only right" to offer advice following the terror attacks in London and in Sousse, Tunisia.
"These people are not there to steal a mobile phone or steal your watch, they are there to kill you, you have to get yourself out of that danger zone," Mr Wilson told the BBC.
"It's very unlikely [that you will be caught up in a terror attack].
"It's very much like the safety briefing you get on an aeroplane before it takes off - it's very unlikely that plane is going to crash, but it's very important you are given that knowledge of what you should and what you shouldn't do."
The video has been produced with the Foreign Office and travel association Abta.
Mr Wilson said 23,000 representatives from major UK holiday companies at resorts all over the world had been trained in what to do in the event of a terror attack as well as how to spot suspicious items and activity.
Foreign Office minister Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon said: "While there is no specific information that British holidaymakers will be targeted this summer, it sets out some simple steps we can all take to minimise the impact of an attack if one does take place."
The run, hide, tell message was first introduced by police in December 2015.
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Dundee was once industrial Scotland at its best. At the dawn of the 20th Century, the Jute works employed 5,000 people. Until 1993, Timex watches were still being made in the city. Even Levi jeans were stitched here until 2002.
Dundee West has sent Labour MPs to Westminster for the last 65 years but loyalties are fading; the old political certainties now look distinctly stone-washed.
Opinion polling for Lord Ashcroft suggests a swing to the Scottish National Party of around 27% in the constituency, and voters like Douglas Fisher - a former shop steward in the printing industry - says he parted company with Labour long ago.
"The Labour Party today is distanced from the working man. Their policies are in line with Conservative policies, you could put a tissue paper between the two of them. Labour are losing the traditional values of the working classes," he says.
The SNP candidate Chris Law is a tall man with a ponytail who wears a tweed jacket and waistcoat with jeans. During last year's referendum campaign he toured the country with an old blue-painted fire engine emblazoned with the slogan "Spirit of Independence".
"I've met Labour voters who are fizzing with anger over where Labour is today," he says.
"The SNP has become the alternative to austerity which all the other parties are embracing.
"There is a real sense of people wanting change and they want their voices to be heard. We have had 65 years of Labour in Dundee West and no matter how long they have been in power here, that voice has not been heard."
On the streets around the Hub - the SNPs party HQ in the constituency - his message is well received.
"Labour and the Conservatives have never worked for Scotland," says Ian Faulkner.
But not everyone is convinced.
"I've always voted Labour," James Shaw tells me.
"There hasn't been a party so far that has tempted me to change my mind."
When I catch up with Labour's candidate Michael Marra, he is knocking on doors in an area of detached homes with carefully tended lawns and where birdsong emanates from trees bedecked with cherry blossom.
"It's going to be tough, there's no doubt about that," he says, before insisting he can still win.
"We are the underdogs in this fight at the moment but it's a big, energised campaign and there are a huge number of people undecided."
The SNP already controls the local council and the neighbouring Westminster seat, so Mr Marra - a new candidate - sees himself as the "the last man standing".
"We are not struggling to find Labour voters," he says.
He acknowledges that Labour's decision to work with the Conservatives as part of the anti-independence "Better Together" campaign, in the run-up to the referendum, damaged the party.
"People feel Labour didn't get the tone right.
"I can understand, I wasn't comfortable with that and lots of party members weren't comfortable with that position."
But he says maintaining "solidarity" across the UK was the right thing to do.
"We now need to show with a Labour government that arrangement can work for the people of Scotland."
The SNP could win a majority of Scotland's 59 Westminster seats if polls can be believed, and Labour is struggling.
Douglas Alexander - Labour's shadow foreign secretary - is under massive pressure in his Paisley and Renfrewshire South seat, where the SNP has opened up an 11-point lead, according to Lord Ashcroft's latest poll. In Glasgow South West - another Labour heartland - the SNP lead has widened from three to 21 points.
The referendum campaign engaged the nation in Scottish politics as never before, and at times it was a boisterous debate. In the end, a much quieter majority voted to stay within the UK.
But the SNP was jubilant when - hours after securing a No vote in the referendum - Prime Minister David Cameron announced he would push for English votes for English laws as an answer to the so-called West Lothian Question, whereby politicians in Scotland can vote in Westminster on matters that - as a result of devolution - don't apply in their own constituencies.
Speaking to the cameras in Downing Street on the morning of 19 September, Mr Cameron said: "We have heard the voice of Scotland, now the millions of voices of England must also be heard."
His statement has entered SNP folklore surrounding the referendum. They say it extended the sense of grievance to some of those who had voted for the union just hours before. Since then, SNP membership has soared to more than 100,000, making it the UK's third largest party.
The referendum required a simple majority of the Scottish popular vote, but in the Westminster election it is winning seats that matters, and the nationalists are now well placed to take many.
But some of Labour's woes pre-date the referendum.
Outside a weather-beaten social club with no visible windows, I ask a group of people what went wrong.
"I was always a Labour man and I was brought up a socialist," says Ian Hendry.
He traces his disillusionment back to Tony Blair, the New Labour project and what he calls "Soft Labour".
"I am SNP but for the sole purpose of getting independence, once we achieve that we could maybe go back to Labour," he says, imagining his country in the future.
James Craig says he was Labour all his life but started to drift five years ago due to what he calls "false promises".
"I wouldn't vote for Labour again, because they turned it into New Labour. If they go back to old Labour, yeah, I would vote for them again.
"New Labour have forgotten their roots. Labour were for the working person and they are not for the working person now."
May Innes, 83, tells me her mum and dad voted Labour and she did the same. But this time she is not sure, and may vote SNP.
"I don't like Labour and Ed Miliband," she says.
"All that time they were in (power) and what did they do? Nothing."
Another man joins the conversation. "Scotland has always been Labour 'cause we're working class but them days have gone now. They really couldn't give a damn about Scotland," he says, adding that Labour's votes have been taken for granted for years.
On a playing field, Ruth and Peter are kicking around a football with their tiny grandson. The nationalist rhetoric leaves them cold.
"I'm voting Labour" says Ruth. The SNP was never an option for them.
"I don't believe in independence either," says Peter.
Labour is putting its hopes in Dundee West on the likes of Ruth and Peter and the many professed undecided voters their canvassers encounter on the doorstep in the hope that, as with the referendum last September, there may be a host of quiet, undeclared supporters prepared to back Labour after all. Just not prepared to say so.
The 24-year-old suffered a side strain in a practice match on Thursday, the tourists' only warm-up game before Saturday's opener in Montego Bay.
"We've had a few injuries and niggles all the way through," coach Mark Robinson told BBC Sport.
"We're hopeful that Anya will be back for the third match and the signs are good for that."
He added: "Anya has fractured her finger and we were hopeful she could play before she strained her side."
England's preparations have been disrupted by Hurricane Matthew, with the players confined to their hotel while the bad weather passed.
"The thought of the hurricane hitting was a little scary for us," said former Sussex coach Robinson. "We're thankful that we missed most of the damage and our thoughts go out to the people who have been affected."
With the Trelawny Stadium briefly closed in the aftermath of the hurricane, England were forced to hold training on the beach.
"It was great," said Robinson, who succeeded Paul Shaw in November 2015. "We were doing diving practice into the sea, throwing and catching, going through the mechanics and doing the best we could.
"The girls are good at getting on with it. We missed the worst of the weather and everyone was itching to get going."
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After the retirements of captain Charlotte Edwards and experienced batter Lydia Greenway, a new-look England side under the leadership of Heather Knight impressed with a clean-sweep of limited-overs wins against Pakistan in the summer.
Against World T20 champions West Indies, they meet a side one place higher than them in second in the International Cricket Council Women's Championship.
The final three matches of the series will count towards that tournament, with a 3-0 win guaranteeing England's place in the 2017 World Cup on home soil.
"This series will test our resolve, our ability to hang in there and at times play the pragmatic cricket that might be needed," said Robinson.
"We'll need to show our ability to play spin and our fitness. It's stinking hot and we were found wanting during the World T20, some of the girls died on their feet.
"They've worked incredibly hard so it will be nice to see the impact that has had. Can they make good decisions, under pressure, in the heat?"
All five of England's matches against West Indies will be live on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and the BBC Sport website.
Images of Dylan Voller wearing shackles and a spit hood caused outrage when they were aired on television in July.
They prompted the government to appoint a royal commission into youth detention in the Northern Territory.
Voller, now 19, told the commission on Monday that detainees were regularly mistreated by staff.
"I'd been asking to go to the toilet for four or five hours and they kept saying no," he said.
"I ended up having to defecate into a pillowcase because they wouldn't let me go to the toilet."
The Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory follows widespread condemnation of the treatment of detainees at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre in 2014 and 2015.
Last year Amnesty International described the regime at the centre as "institutionalised brutality", with teenagers being held in solitary confinement with no access to light or water for long periods.
Testifying on Monday, Voller recounted the incident where he was placed in a restraint chair for almost two hours wearing a spit hood - a device designed to prevent the wearer spitting or biting.
"I was getting dizzy from panicking. I was getting agitated because the officer holding the camera was sitting there," Voller said on Monday.
"He'd act nice and then turn the camera off and start trying to agitate me and then turn the camera back on," he said.
Voller vomited into his mouth and wet his pants during the ordeal.
The teenager said he feared the guards "could have done anything" to him and he would have been powerless to stop them.
After a separate incident in which he was tear-gassed, Mr Voller claimed he felt like he "was going to die" as he struggled to see through burning eyes.
Voller also said guards at Don Dale charged detainees "rent" of A$1.50 (£0.88; $1.11) per day, which they paid in money earned through good behaviour.
He claimed detainees would sometimes be denied food by guards. He recalled one instance where a staff member gave water to other detainees but not him.
"Because that officer didn't really like me, he said, 'do you want water, Voller?' and I said, 'yes'," he said.
"Then as he was walking out, he threw the water onto the ground… and said, 'there you go' and walked off."
Voller said one guard had taken pity on him after he had been refused food, and pushed fruit and muesli bars into his cell.
"He could see how hungry I was and he didn't agree with them starving me, I guess," he said.
Voller is now an inmate at an adult prison in Darwin.
Other Don Dale detainees are expected to give evidence in the coming days.
Kieron Williamson, from Norfolk, who has so far earned about £2m, painted the 5ft-tall (1.5m) statue for the GoGo Dragons event in Norwich.
It is set to be unveiled ahead of the trail which will be open from June until September.
Kieron said it had been "challenging" painting on a statue instead of canvas.
Local children's charity Break asked the child prodigy to customise one of its 84 blank dragons for its second public art trail.
Inspiration for the landscape artist's design came from the Norfolk folk tale of the Ludham dragon.
"The scenes on the dragon are of Ludham and...of the Broads as they are my favourite places to paint," said Kieron.
"The dragon links into the Broads because of the Ludham dragon story."
He said the project had been "absolutely brilliant," but said he painted over his first two designs.
"It's quite hard because it's never-ending and all the different lumps and bumps made it quite hard to plan it out."
His mother Michelle said the family were initially wary when they saw the sculpture's size.
"We were excited but we didn't have any idea of the scale of the beast though, so when we first caught sight of the dragon it was a bit of a surprise," she said.
"With the dragon theme being so popular for young children, he's really been able to get his teeth into it and enjoy it."
Break fundraising manager Michael Rooney said the charity had been "eagerly awaiting" the finished result and felt people would be "amazed" by the work.
The Ludham dragon will be auctioned once the trail ends on 5 September.
The leave campaign won by a hair's breadth in the city, where 50.4% voted Leave and 49.6% Remain.
Cannock Chase, Telford & Wrekin and North Warwickshire were among areas where more than 60% voted to leave - a clear message voters wanted out.
Eurosceptic Bill Cash, Conservative MP for Stone, said the result represented the common sense of the British people.
"They didn't buy the armageddon arguments and above all else they want to govern themselves," he said.
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There were 223,451 remain votes and 227,251 leave in Birmingham where the turnout was 64%.
The polls were also close in Stratford-Upon-Avon where leave won with a 4% margin.
In Worcester Leave won by 8%, with 29,114 votes to exit the EU and 25,125 to stay in, after a 74% turnout.
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The West Midlands voted decisively to Leave the European Union in yesterday's referendum.
North Warwickshire was the first of the region's areas to declare with a decisive 67% to 33% in favour of Leave.
It proved to be the start of a series of convincing victories across the patch as result after result here backed the Brexit option.
There was some brief respite with Remain coming out on top in Cotswold and Warwick but they were scant reward what was a night of misery for pro-EU supporters.
When Coventry and then Birmingham - by a whisker - backed Leave it became clear that there could only be one winner.
The West Midlands delivered a devastating verdict giving a victory for the Leave campaign on an historic night for British and European politics.
In Cannock Chase there was a huge lean towards leaving the EU from the 71% turnout.
The leave campaign won with 69% after gaining 36,894 votes against 16,684 for remain.
The first West Midlands count to finish, in North Warwickshire, was a taste of things to come as one by one regions followed suit.
A total of 25,385 people voted to leave and 12,569 to remain after a 75% turnout.
A total of 40,817 people voted leave and 38,341 remain of an 81% turnout.
In Telford & Wrekin, the leave campaign was also well out in the lead with 63% after a total of 56,649 of votes.
Remain got 37%, with a total of 32,954 votes, and the turnout was 72%.
This latest quake follows the same pattern as a duo of big tremors that occurred over 700 years ago, and results from a domino effect of strain transferring along the fault, geologists say.
The researchers discovered the likely existence of this doublet effect only in recent weeks, during field work in the region.
Saturday's quake, which struck an area in central Nepal, between the capital Kathmandu and the city of Pokhara, has had a far-reaching impact.
More than 4,000 people have lost their lives, with victims in Bangladesh, India, Tibet, and on Mount Everest, where avalanches were triggered.
Death tolls and casualty figures are likely to rise over the coming days, and the risk of landslides on slopes made unstable by the quake mean that the danger is far from passed.
In a sadly prescient turn of events, Laurent Bollinger, from the CEA research agency in France, and his colleagues, uncovered the historical pattern of earthquakes during fieldwork in Nepal last month, and anticipated a major earthquake in exactly the location where Saturday's big tremor has taken place.
Down in the jungle in central southern Nepal, Bollinger's team dug trenches across the country's main earthquake fault (which runs for more than 1,000km from west to east), at the place where the fault meets the surface, and used fragments of charcoal buried within the fault to carbon-date when the fault had last moved.
Ancient texts mention a number of major earthquakes, but locating them on the ground is notoriously difficult.
Monsoon rains wash soils down the hillsides and dense jungle covers much of the land, quickly obscuring earthquake ruptures.
Bollinger's group was able to show that this segment of fault had not moved for a long time.
"We showed that this fault was not responsible for the great earthquakes of 1505 and 1833, and that the last time it moved was most likely 1344," says Bollinger, who presented his findings to the Nepal Geological Society two weeks ago.
Previously, the team had worked on the neighbouring segment of fault, which lies to the east of Kathmandu, and had shown that this segment experienced major quakes in 1255, and then more recently in 1934.
The deadly pattern of quakes around Kathmandu
When Bollinger and his colleagues saw this historic pattern of events, they became greatly concerned.
"We could see that both Kathmandu and Pokhara would now be particularly exposed to earthquakes rupturing the main fault, where it likely last did in 1344, between the two cities," explains Paul Tapponnier, from the Earth Observatory of Singapore, who was working with Bollinger.
When a large earthquake occurs, it is common for the movement to transfer strain further along the earthquake fault, and this seems to be what happened in 1255.
Over the following 89 years, strain accumulated in the neighbouring westerly segment of fault, finally rupturing in 1344.
Now, history has repeated itself, with the 1934 fault transferring strain westwards along the fault, which has finally been released today, 81 years later.
And, worryingly, the team warns there could be more to come.
"Early calculations suggest that Saturday's magnitude-7.8 earthquake is probably not big enough to rupture all the way to the surface, so there is still likely to be more strain stored, and we should probably expect another big earthquake to the west and south of this one in the coming decades," says Bollinger.
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Many said male gorilla Harambe should not have been shot dead as he did not intend to hurt the boy, some using the hashtag #JusticeForHarambe.
Others said the parents should be held responsible for not looking after their child during Saturday's incident.
Zoo officials shot dead the gorilla after he grabbed and dragged the boy.
The zoo said it had taken this action against the 400lb (180kg) gorilla as the situation was "life-threatening".
Twitter user StrayanRepublic, wrote: "#HARAMBE wasn't dragging him to kill him... he was protecting the child from the threat of screaming tourists. @Xoxjlove @CincinnatiZoo."
Kenz, another user, posted this message: "#JusticeForHarambe its so sad that an endangered animal had to be put down because of careless parenting."
Meanwhile, Andrue wrote: "Why don't zoos have instant acting tranquilizer? First those 2 lions now Harambe #JusticeForHarambe."
He was referring to last week's incident when two lions were shot dead in a zoo in Chile after a man entered their pen in an apparent suicide attempt.
More than 60,000 people have also signed a special petition, calling for the boy's parents to "be held accountable for the lack of supervision and negligence that caused Harambe to lose his life".
Cincinnati zoo has temporarily shut its gorilla exhibit following the incident.
The boy had climbed through a barrier and fallen about 3m (10ft) into the moat. Video shows the boy being dragged through the shallow moat. The gorilla then stops, with the child below him and looking up at him.
But reports say this was only a partial picture, and the boy was dragged by the 17-year-old male western lowland gorilla for about 10 minutes.
He was taken to a local hospital and although no information about his condition has been released, it is believed he will fully recover.
Zoo director Thane Maynard said: "[The officials] made a tough choice and they made the right choice because they saved that little boy's life. It could have been very bad."
He said a tranquilliser would not have had a quick enough effect.
Mr Maynard said that although the boy was not under attack, he "certainly was at risk".
He added: "We are all devastated that this tragic accident resulted in the death of a critically endangered gorilla. This is a huge loss for the zoo family and the gorilla population worldwide."
Harambe was born in captivity in Texas and moved to Cincinnati zoo in 2014, where it was hoped he could be part of a breeding programme. Cincinnati zoo has had the largest number of western lowland gorilla births in the US.
In a similar incident in 1986 on the island of Jersey, a Crown dependency of the UK, a five-year-old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure.
He lost consciousness and a silverback gorilla called Jambo famously stood guard over him, protecting him from other gorillas and stroking his back. When the boy came round he started to cry and the gorillas retreated, allowing keepers and an ambulanceman to rescue the child.
A life-sized statue of Jambo fetched £18,000 ($26,000) at auction and he even appeared on Jersey stamps.
The western lowland subspecies inhabits west African rainforests and is the most numerous, although exact figures are not known. There are more than 500 in zoos worldwide.
The shooting of the lions last week in Santiago, Chile, brought criticism from activists. Zoo officials said no fast-activating tranquillisers were available.
The man had jumped into the enclosure and stripped naked.
It came after the army said it had seized the last IS stronghold in the city, 50km (30 miles) west of Baghdad.
Mr Abadi appeared on television outside Falluja's main hospital, waving an Iraqi flag.
He said the security forces would soon raise the flag in Mosul in the north - the biggest Iraqi city held by IS.
"Today our troops liberated Falluja while at the same time our troops are currently fighting in Mosul," he said.
"There is no place for Isis [IS] in Iraq. We will chase them everywhere. As we promised to raise the flag high in Falluja, we will raise it in Mosul soon with the will of our heroes. I call on Iraqis to celebrate this day."
Falluja: Embattled city of mosques
IS may be down but it is not out
Islamic State group: The full story
IS seized control of Falluja in January 2014. The government launched an operation to retake it in May.
At least 1,800 militants were killed in the operation, the Iraqi army said.
If the capture of the Golan neighbourhood marks the end of the battle for Falluja, then this is a significant moment.
The IS militants have lost a city of much symbolic and strategic importance just an hour's drive from Baghdad.
But this victory came at a high cost for Falluja's people. They have faced extraordinary danger and hardship during the fight for the city. And securing a military triumph was only part of the challenge that the government faced in Falluja.
If there is to be long-term calm and stability there, the city's Sunni Muslims will need to be made to feel that the predominantly Shia authorities in Baghdad are listening to them, and taking into account their security, economic and other concerns.
Tens of thousands of people fled the fighting and some - including elderly people, women and children - remain camped out in the open in the summer heat, the Norwegian Refugee Council said.
Falluja, a major city in the western Anbar Province, was the first Iraqi city to fall to IS.
The jihadist group also managed to seize large swathes of territory in northern and western Iraq and eastern Syria in 2014, establishing a self-declared "Islamic Caliphate" in the territories it captured.
In recent weeks, the militants have lost control over several territories in both countries.
The city of Mosul is seen as the next battle for Iraqi forces. The northern city has been under IS control since 2014 and the Iraqi army launched an operation in March aiming to retake it.
Outline planning permission has been approved by East Riding Council for a £91m Category C jail near an existing high-security prison in Full Sutton.
Residents said the safety of the village was at risk and there would be an increase in traffic.
The government said modern jails would help cut re-offending.
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Maddy Ruff, 53, who has lived in the village for 13 years, said: "From a safeguarding perspective we feel very vulnerable.
"People who are in the last two years of their sentence will be allowed to leave the prison and wander around. There's children in the village and our safety will be at risk."
She said the 38,217 sq m building, which is proposed to be built on Moor Lane, would result in a "huge amount of traffic" arising from an increase in "inmates, visitors and staff".
"It's going to absolutely ruin our small village," she said. "The road network is completely unsuitable. The bus only comes twice a day.
"We're not going to sit by and let this happen."
Resident and campaigner Liz Pert said: "As far as I understand they'll be getting visitors up to three times a week. A thousand prisoners means up to three thousand visits.
"The village just can't cope with all that traffic."
Andrew Neilson, from the Howard League for Penal Reform, said building bigger prisons was not the answer and called for "better management of the size of the prison population".
In a statement, the Ministry of Justice said: "We have undergone extensive work to ensure the Full Sutton site is suitable for a new development.
"We fully understand the concerns of residents, and are committed to mitigating any disruption that may arise from the development of the site."
Much of Tata's 15,000-strong workforce across the country faces an uncertain future as a result of the decision.
The company said it could not give an "open-ended" commitment to keep the UK plants open while a buyer was sought.
Worker Scott Garden said: "The fact all that could be taken away from us is a massive shock to everyone that supplies steel."
Mr Garden is employed at the Corby plant, where work has included making steel tubes for the Wembley Arch, London Eye and the Olympic Stadium.
He said: "We're all in complete shock, we've all got families. We want to come here to work, we want to produce steel, we want to make money."
Prime Minister David Cameron said the government was "doing everything it can" to save thousands of steel jobs - but warned there were "no guarantees of success".
Koushik Chatterjee, a group executive director of Tata Steel, told the BBC the company wanted to move quickly to secure a sale.
Conservative Corby MP Tom Pursglove said the steel industry was "fundamental to ensuring our national security".
"You never know what the future holds and it is unacceptable to rely upon the prospect of importing steel during any period of national crisis or emergency," he said.
"I believe that all options must be on the table and nothing should be ruled out - for example, if a short period of public ownership of these Tata plants is required, in order to facilitate a buyer stepping in, then this should be strongly considered.
"We simply cannot afford to lose our steel industry."
Rotherham council leader Chris Read said help was now needed either from a private firm or the government.
"Our best hope is that another private company comes in and buys the plants in Rotherham. If that doesn't happen and the government does refuse to step in, I think the future does look potentially bleak."
He said about 400 companies in the wider Sheffield city region were in the Tata supply chain.
"You are looking at thousands of jobs potentially being affected. It has a huge impact on the staff who work at Tata and their families but it is also one of those key iconic Rotherham industries," he said.
Rotherham convenience store owner Vinny Singh said his business would lose about £2,000 a week if the plant next door shuts.
"We open especially for them at five in the morning because of the night shift and the day shift turnover. We wouldn't open at that time otherwise. They're in and out of the shop for fags and newspapers constantly. It will have an impact on us that's for sure."
John Healey, Labour MP for Wentworth and Dearne, whose constituency covers the Rotherham plant, said: "This is a plant, together with Stocksbridge, that makes some of the best engineering steel anywhere in the world.
"For the last few years it has broken even or made a profit so it is a real goer.
"What we need is a long-term commitment from a long-term investor and if Tata won't do that here in South Yorkshire we have to find another buyer."
Angela Smith, Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, said: "Without a steel industry there I think the town would quite rapidly decline and potentially die. I can't imagine the future for Stocksbridge without that steel plant."
The plants in Wednesbury and Wednesfield in the West Midlands say there is no risk to jobs.
P&O Ferrymasters, which offers freight management solutions to Tata Steel, said: "From employees' perspective, it's very much business as usual. What's new is that we are looking for a new investor in the UK business."
The chairman of Britain's Energy Coast Business Cluster Ivan Baldwin told BBC Cumbria jobs there may have some protection, because the Workington site is a design and manufacturing base, rather than a steel production site.
The ex-Olympic and world track cycling champion, who pulled up on her debut, rode the Alan Hill-trained According To Sarah in the AGA Ladies Open.
The pair jumped and travelled well in the three-mile race before tiring.
The 35-year-old is aiming to ride over jumps in an amateur race at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
Hill and his wife Lawney have worked closely with Pendleton since her switch after her retirement from cycling in 2012.
Lawney Hill said: "Victoria had a great ride and was much more competitive than last week. Last week was all about getting round, but this time she was seeing strides at her fences and she rode really well - she didn't look like a novice at all.
"She jumped the mare off and settled her in behind before moving up. She probably led for about a circuit.
"The mare got tired and made one or two mistakes and Victoria sensibly pulled her up.
"It's a shame she didn't finish the race, but when they empty like that, you're on a hiding to nothing and she's come back buzzing."
"We feel like we've won, just for being nominated, especially for best game," he said on the red carpet, beaming from ear to ear.
The pocket puzzler won best British game and best mobile game, missing out to Destiny in the top category.
But who needs Baftas when the President of the United States is playing your game?
"They actually contacted us about six months ago," said Gray, explaining that producers of Netflix original series House of Cards asked permission to feature the game.
He and his colleagues at UsTwo - the company behind the indie hit - didn't have to think twice.
"Of course you have permission to use it - why would you not?!" he told them.
It features in an episode of season 3 when President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) plays it in the White House. In previous shows he's a fan of first-person shooter games.
The show was released on Netflix on 27 February.
"It's definitely had an effect," explained Gray.
"It goes to show the amount of people that don't know about games unless they see it in another medium.
"Last week we had about 8 times the number of downloads we usually would do. It's insane, we never thought it would have that kind of effect."
But this is a game which hardly needed a helping hand.
Monument Valley has been downloaded around 2.5 million times, taking more than $5.8m (£3.94m) in revenue.
The game won an Apple Design Award in June 2014 and after was announced as iPad Game of the Year in December.
But although all the awards undoubtedly helped, Daniel Gray insists the game has earned its success.
"People say: 'You were really lucky that apple helped you out - you got lucky.' But it wasn't.
"A lot of hard work went into coming up with an idea and a concept that we thought would really resonate with people."
UsTwo Games sparked a brief backlash in November after charging £1.49 for extra levels - a fee many gamers later thought justified after trying them out.
The company has recently shown off a design for in-car displays.
"We always say we want to surprise people.
"The idea that the creators of Monument Valley - in a different section of that company - can produce something beautiful for cars is going to surprise you every single time."
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On Wednesday, Labour said Mr Nuttall, a candidate for Stoke-on-Trent Central MP, used a house he had yet to stay in as his address on nomination papers.
Now political website Guido Fawkes has reported Mr Nuttall "spent the night on a mattress on the floor" of the house.
UKIP said it was "entirely sanguine" all electoral law was "complied with".
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A UKIP spokesman confirmed the party's leader had now stayed overnight at the house, which Mr Nuttall was using as a base while campaigning,
The spokesman added: "I am told that police are investigating.
"They have not spoken to us and if and when they do, we will be perfectly happy to answer their questions."
Labour claimed Mr Nuttall's use of an apparently empty house as his address raised serious questions about his fitness for public office.
Speaking to Channel 4 News on Wednesday, Mr Nuttall said of the property: "It's not empty. People are in it now. I'll be in there and I'll be there for the rest of the campaign.
"It's not a false declaration at all. People are in the process of moving us in."
He later tweeted: "A candidate being attacked for being prepared to move to his constituency must be a first."
The Electoral Commission's guidance for candidates and agents states home addresses "must be completed in full" and "must be your current home address" but "does not need to be in the constituency in which you intend to stand".
Staffordshire Police said "considerable media interest" in an allegation relating to a candidate standing for the seat had prompted officers to begin an investigation.
The by-election, following the resignation of Labour's Tristram Hunt, will be held on 23 February.
Lord Howard criticised attempts to change the government's Brexit bill to ensure Parliament gets to approve any deal struck by Theresa May with the EU.
But ex-deputy PM Lord Heseltine said Parliament should be "the ultimate custodian of our national sovereignty".
The government faces defeat when Lords vote later on amending the bill, but any changes could be reversed by MPs.
No 10 has assured Parliament it will get a say on the outcome of the two year Brexit talks, with the implication that the UK would leave the EU without any deal if Parliament voted against whatever had been negotiated.
But opponents want to be able to vote to reject any deal done and ask Mrs May to go back and get a better one - the amendment does this by saying that there would have to be Parliamentary approval before the UK could leave the EU without any deal.
Presenting the amendment, crossbench peer Lord Pannick said Parliament's role should be "written into the bill - no ifs, no buts".
The amendment would require the explicit approval of Parliament before Mrs May could conclude any deal on leaving the EU or establishing a new relationship.
It would also require the approval of both Houses of Parliament if the PM wants to the leave the EU without a deal in place.
Lord Heseltine backed the change, saying he "deeply" regretted the referendum result. People who voted to stay in the EU "have the right to be heard", he said, adding: "The fightback starts here."
The amendment, he said, "secures in law the government's commitment to ensure that Parliament is the ultimate custodian of our national sovereignty".
But Lord Howard said the proposed changes to the bill would give the House of Lords a veto over the prime minister's ability to implement the referendum result.
And another ex-Tory minister, Lord Forsyth, described it as "a clever lawyer's confection in order to reverse the result of the referendum".
Earlier, the Archbishop of Canterbury warned holding a second EU referendum would deepen divisions over Brexit.
The Most Reverend Justin Welby said a "national reconciliation" was needed.
Defending his party's call for a second referendum, Lib Dem Lords leader Lord Newby said his party was not "sidelining Parliament" with its bid to amend the draft legislation.
But he said not offering people the chance to vote on the UK's exit terms would create "widespread and justified anger which would be corrosive to our national life in many years to come".
Without a commitment to a second vote, the Lib Dems say they will oppose the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill at third reading later on Tuesday although Lord Newby conceded that peers as a whole were likely to approve the bill, which will give Theresa May the power to begin official Brexit talks.
The archbishop said he understood the "good intentions" behind the Lib Dem amendment, but said: "Holding another referendum will add to our divisions."
Divisions are not something to be "navigated around" but need to be "healed", he said, adding: "This feels like the most divided country I have lived in in my lifetime."
The Lib Dem amendment calling for a second referendum was comfortably defeated, by 336 votes to 131.
The party has a far stronger presence in the House of Lords - with 102 peers - than in the Commons, where they have just nine MPs.
Leader Tim Farron acknowledged there was a "great irony" in the Lib Dems, who want to abolish the House of Lords, making use of their peers, but said: "You use the system that's in front of you."
But speaking during the Lords debate, UKIP's Lord Pearson said that if the Lib Dems used their numerical advantage "to vote down the will of the British people... they will reveal their contempt for democracy".
Meanwhile, the prime minister has been warned not to use her proposed Great Repeal Bill to avoid full parliamentary scrutiny of the Brexit process.
The Great Repeal Bill will scrap the 1972 European Communities Act, which paved the way for the UK to enter the then-EEC, ending the legal authority of EU law.
It will also transpose EU regulations into domestic law, crucially allowing them to be altered or removed after Brexit.
Senior peers on the House of Lords Constitution Committee said Mrs May must not use the legislation to "pick and choose" which elements of European law she wanted to scrap or alter without Parliament's full involvement.
Goals from Tom Eastman and Brennan Dickenson lifted Colchester to within two points of the League Two play-offs.
Cheltenham goalkeeper Russell Griffiths twice denied Chris Porter early on, before Colchester made a 10th-minute breakthrough through Eastman, who headed home Owen Garvan's floated free-kick.
Cheltenham had penalty claims rejected midway through the first half after debutant Diego De Girolamo tumbled under Frankie Kent's challenge in the area.
Colchester almost doubled their lead six minutes before half-time when Porter fired straight at Griffiths from a good position.
After De Girolamo twice went close for the visitors after the break, Griffiths brilliantly palmed over Craig Slater's goalbound free-kick while Jordan Cranston hacked Dickenson's off the line.
Colchester keeper Sam Walker made a magnificent save to deny Billy Waters midway through the second half.
Waters fired inches wide for the Robins with 15 minutes remaining but Colchester wrapped up victory with six minutes to go when Dickenson lashed home from just inside the area, after Porter had set him up.
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Match ends, Colchester United 2, Cheltenham Town 0.
Second Half ends, Colchester United 2, Cheltenham Town 0.
Foul by Macauley Bonne (Colchester United).
Jordan Cranston (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Colchester United. Macauley Bonne replaces Chris Porter.
Attempt missed. Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by George Elokobi.
Foul by Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United).
James Rowe (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jack Munns replaces Diego De Girolamo.
Attempt missed. Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. Tarique Fosu-Henry (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Goal! Colchester United 2, Cheltenham Town 0. Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Porter.
Substitution, Colchester United. Tarique Fosu-Henry replaces Craig Slater.
Drey Wright (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Dayton (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt blocked. Diego De Girolamo (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Colchester United. Drey Wright replaces Richard Brindley.
Attempt missed. Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Craig Slater (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Tom Eastman (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by James Rowe (Cheltenham Town).
Tom Lapslie (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by James Rowe (Cheltenham Town).
Chris Porter (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Daniel O'Shaughnessy (Cheltenham Town).
Attempt saved. Diego De Girolamo (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Craig Slater (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
Frankie Kent (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town).
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Dayton replaces Amari Morgan-Smith.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Daniel Wright replaces Dan Holman.
Foul by Chris Porter (Colchester United).
Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Tom Lapslie.
Attempt blocked. Kurtis Guthrie (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Tom Lapslie (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town).
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Russell Griffiths.
Now he plays in the fifth tier of English football for Macclesfield Town and will be in the thick of the action when Macc play Wrexham in Friday's FA Cup fourth qualifying round.
It is a far cry from Barcelona's famed La Masia academy, which the Spaniard joined as a 14-year-old.
He was released by Barca in 2008 and Gonzalez's career has taken him to Malaga, Cadiz and Real Oviedo. Last season he played for Caudal in the Spanish third tier but his time there was hampered by injury.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the midfielder did not imagine that some 10 years later he would be at a humble Cheshire club, where no player earns more than £500 per week and the team's entire budget is less than Wayne Rooney's weekly wage.
In fact, 24 year-old Gonzalez admitted to BBC World Service he had never heard of Macclesfield until signing for the Silkmen in July after impressing during a two-week trial.
"In Spain I listen and talk about Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal - the famous clubs in England. I only heard of Macclesfield when I came here," said Gonzalez.
Currently separated by an entire 92 league places in the English football pyramid, Manchester United and Macclesfield Town have few things in common.
But Gonzalez has a personal connection to the Red Devils, in particular De Gea.
The two Davids played alongside goalscorer Stoke City's Bojan in the Spanish youth outfit that won the Uefa Under-17 European Championships in 2007, beating an England side featuring a young Danny Welbeck 1-0 in the final.
The youngsters came close to doubling their success three months later, but were beaten on penalties by Nigeria in the World Cup final after failing to score a single spot-kick.
Gonzalez remains closer to Bojan than De Gea and has been out for a few meals with the Stoke player in Alderley Edge.
His current footballing landscape sees him plying his trade against the likes of Altrincham and Welling United.
Alongside Barnet's Luisma Villa and Southport's loanee goalkeeper David Raya, Gonzalez is one of only three Spaniards playing in the Conference.
And, despite Football Association chairman Greg Dyke calling for only the best of foreign talent coming to England's top flight, he is confident others will follow him to the lower leagues.
"At Barcelona you receive a special education. As a kid you play the same style as the first team and they teach you to play good football and to make good players for the future," he added.
"However, a lot of Spanish players want to come here to play English football. It is very different football but very good and I am learning a lot in Macclesfield and playing this way."
Gonzalez has enjoyed victories over both of his Spanish counterparts this season as he contributed to Macclesfield's victories over Southport and Barnet.
His agent, Errol Davis sees this "footballing education" as an opportunity for David to work his way up the English leagues.
"That's why players like David come - in the hope that they show they're far better than all of the other players in the Conference," said Davis.
"They have more chance of being spotted. For somebody like David, a club like Macclesfield is perfect at this level rather than going higher straight away."
Macclesfield Town boss John Askey appreciates the desire to swap Spanish tiki-taka for ugly non-league football.
"The attraction is to do well and get playing in the Football League. They know what rewards are on offer here but the style of football is totally different," said the Town boss.
Despite the language barrier and off-field issues, Gonzalez has also overcome difficulties and differences on the pitch by earning himself a regular place in the Silkmen's starting line-up, while a section of fans have taken to calling him the non-league Messi.
"We're a side who try to play but what we've encountered this season is that the majority of the teams are very big and get the ball from the back to the front as quickly as possible," added Askey.
"David's probably in the air far more than before which is the main difference. It's very physical. We played a side the other day with just one player under six foot so it's a complete culture shock."
Having played with the likes of Bojan and De Gea, it is only natural for Gonzalez to dream of playing in the Premier League alongside his friends and former team-mates.
"Hopefully, but I think that it is very complicated. I hope that it will be a reality one day," laughs Gonzalez.
Considering the FA Cup is the only competition to allow Conference teams to play against those in the higher tiers, David will be especially hopeful of a result against Wrexham on Friday.
Qualifying for the FA Cup first round proper would be a big step towards an unlikely reunion between the old amigos.
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Business owners Ted and Lucy Hocknell died following the blaze at their home in Gannock Park West, Deganwy, Conwy, at about 07:40 BST on Tuesday.
Mr Hocknell, 93, was awarded the Ushakov medal by the Russian government in 2014 for helping to keep Arctic supply lines open during World War Two.
Friend Ian Turner said: "I am really going to miss him."
Mr Turner said his friend, a former policeman, once saved two children cut off by the tide on Llandudno's West Shore and chased and pinned down a handbag thief on his way home from the shops.
"He wouldn't have used the word hero, he just did what he did," he said.
"He was a really nice guy. It is very sad they had to go in such a way."
The couple owned Bryant and Hocknell furniture shop on Gloddaeth Street.
Mr Turner said Mrs Hocknell, 88, was a former hairdresser and a "real lady".
"She was a proper lady, she was always seen in town walking arm in arm with her sister," he said.
Aberconwy AM Janet Finch-Saunders said: "I think we're all stunned. They were such a dear, much-respected and well-liked couple, who were so well-known in the town.
"The town will miss them tremendously."
Following the blaze, thought to have been caused by an electrical fault, the couple were brought out of the house but died afterwards.
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The Conservatives at Westminster had pledged to end the support.
The UK government has also announced support packages for offshore wind and marine energy projects.
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil and Scottish Renewables have criticised the government for not allowing developers of islands wind farms to bid for funds.
Scotland's Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, said he was "extremely disappointed" and "angered" by the UK government's handling of a "vitally important issue".
The UK government said the consultation showed that it had listened to representations from Scotland and the renewable energy industry on the matter of subsidies.
The consultation forms part of the UK government's wider announcement "to reaffirm" an earlier commitment to spend £730m of annual support to renewable electricity projects over the current term of this parliament.
In the announcement, it has also set out further details for a new round of support packages from a scheme called Contracts for Difference (CfD).
The UK government said this would see companies compete for the first £290m-worth of contracts for less advanced technologies, such as offshore wind and marine renewables.
The consultation on subsidies for onshore wind projects, which runs until the end of January, asks three questions.
They are:
UK Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark said: "The renewables industry is a strong success story for Scotland thanks to UK government support, and this latest auction will enable many more companies to access funding.
"Last year alone a record £13bn was invested across the UK with Scotland continuing to benefit significantly.
"For onshore wind projects on remote islands, I have listened to partners and parliamentarians in Scotland and that's why I am launching a consultation to determine what support this technology should be eligible for."
But Mr MacNeil described the omission of developers of onshore wind on islands as "an epic kick in the teeth".
He said: "The only glimmer of hope is that Greg Clark promised me this morning that he will visit the Outer Hebrides and will launch an inquiry into the feasibility of remote island wind.
"I hope this will not just be a calming exercise to dissipate people's righteous indignation at this decision by the UK Tory government, on what is a perfect day for burying bad news," added Mr MacNeil, referring to the result of the US election.
Scottish Renewables, an organisation representing the development of the renewable energy sector in Scotland, has also criticised the UK government's announcement.
Chief executive Niall Stuart said: "We've waited a long time for this announcement, which signals further significant investment in the UK's offshore wind sector.
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In a tight, tactical race, Centrowitz broke clear with 250m remaining to take victory in three minutes 50 seconds.
Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi won silver in 3:50.11 and New Zealand's Nicholas Willis bronze in 3:50.24.
Kenya's Asbel Kiprop, the world champion, faded badly in the home straight to finish sixth, with Grice clocking 3:51.73.
Centrowitz, 26, whose father Matt competed at two Olympics, is the first American winner of the event since the London Games in 1908.
The first two laps were run at a relatively pedestrian 66 and 69.7 seconds respectively, but Kenya's Ronald Kwemoi tripped on the second to fall to the back of the pack.
Kiprop, the 2008 Olympic champion, made his move with about 400m left, but Centrowitz clocked a final lap of 50.62 to hold on for gold.
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Grice gave himself a chance, passing the bell in seventh, but didn't quite have the speed to contend for a medal in his first Olympic final.
"I'm very happy to be here but was hoping to perform a bit better than that," he said.
"It was very pushy and 'shovey' as always and I think I kind of panicked a bit and was surging, but my legs just didn't have it. I think they're pretty tired from the qualification rounds."
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Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died in the country in July.
Chaudhry Muhammad Shakeel is accused of her murder while her father Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid is being held as a suspected accessory to the crime.
The pair will next appear in court in Jhelum, in the northern Punjab province, on 26 November.
Both were returned to prison following a request by a lawyer acting for Ms Shahid's second husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazim, for more time to review the case.
Neither Mr Shakeel nor Mr Shahid have been formally charged and their lawyers have previously argued there is no evidence against them.
Last month Ms Shahid's mother, Imtiaz BiBi, and sister, Madiha Shahid, were both declared proclaimed offenders in Pakistan meaning police believe they were involved in her death and want to question them.
Arrest warrants were issued by a judge when they did not appear in court.
Police are applying for a red notice - an international alert for a wanted person - from Interpol. The process is expected to take weeks or even months before one is issued.
The BBC understands extradition requests have not yet been made to the UK authorities.
Ms Shahid, a beautician, married Mr Kazim in Leeds in 2014 and the couple moved to Dubai.
Mr Kazim has claimed his wife, who died while visiting relatives in Pakistan, was killed because her family disapproved of their marriage.
Initially it was claimed she had died of a heart attack but a post-mortem examination found she had been strangled.
The deeply disjointed and rudderless visitors trailed 16-9 when Laidlaw entered the fray in the 50th minute.
They led 6-3 early on with two penalties from Henry Pyrgos but the hosts hit the front with a breathtaking 90-metre try finished by Kaito Shigeno.
But Laidlaw landed four kicks to avert a nightmarish end to Scotland's season.
It started a year ago with a summer training camp and the first of four pre-World Cup warm-up matches last August, but their 16th Test in a little over 10 months brought valuable ranking points before next year's draw for the 2019 event.
The Test - or at least the second half - was watched by the Imperial couple - Emperor Akihito and and Empress Michiko. This was the first time they have ever seen Japan play live and they should really have seen them win, too.
Scotland created virtually nothing all day while Japan played most of the rugby. They have good cause to feel aggrieved by some of the penalties given against them by referee Marius Mitrea. They were harshly dealt with at times.
That first half was a horror show for Scotland. Sure, the heat and humidity was a factor but they built an error mountain out there, any hope of momentum getting checked early by a battery of mistakes.
The Scots were ahead 6-3 coming to the end of the first quarter - two Pyrgos penalties to one from Yu Tamura.
In the midst of all of that, Ruaridh Jackson's telegraphed pass had been picked off by Tim Bennetts, the Japan centre, who went all the way to the posts. Play was called back and the try chalked off. That was Scotland's warning. They didn't heed it.
Japan's try was a score for the ages, a piece of brilliance that would - OK, might - have had the Emperor on his feet in giddy applause had he not delayed his arrival until half-time. It had its origins inside Japan's own 22.
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An epic breakaway came roaring out of defence, sweeping left and drawing the Scotland defence, then in a glorious blur sweeping across field. It was all done at breakneck speed and with unerring accuracy. Scotland were panting and wheezing in an attempt to keep up. They couldn't.
It was testament to Japan's mindset - and footballing ability - that a number eight, Amanaki Mafi, and an open-side, Shoukei Kin, were the ones who punched the final holes and unloaded the final pass, to Shigeno, who darted away to score.
Tamura added the conversion to worsen Scotland's plight. Pyrgos put over a third penalty to reduce the damage but Tamura merely knocked over one of his own soon after. Scotland looked an error-ridden, rudderless mess.
Vern Cotter replaced his entire front row at the break, then brought on John Hardie for the injured Ryan Wilson in the back row. Japan's response was to add another three points from Tamura's boot.
It was at that point that Cotter pressed the emergency button, taking off Pyrgos and replacing him with Laidlaw in an attempt to bring some direction. Laidlaw's boot swiftly made it 16-12 and then 16-15.
It was a one-point game now, a game that South Africa-based centre Huw Jones had been thrust into for his debut at the expense of the lost Jackson, Peter Horne moving to 10.
Japan kicked on from there but couldn't land a blow. They mounted some huge assaults on the Scottish line, looking for all the world like they had to score until Kosei Ono lost the head, dived for the line and lost the ball.
They came again, but Scotland held out. And then they struck out.
The Scottish scrum proved decisive, winning a penalty within Laidlaw's range, the captain proceeding to bang it over as you knew he would to give the visitors an improbable 18-16 lead with 10 minutes left.
Laidlaw wrapped it up with another penalty three minutes from time.
Japan: Riyika Matsuda, Male Sau, Tim Bennetts, Harumichi Tatekawa, Yasutaka Sasakura, Yu Tamura, Kaito Shigeno; Keita Inagaki, Shota Horie (captain), Kensuke Hatakeyama; Hitoshi Ono, Naohiro Kotaki; Hendrik Tui, Shokei Kin, Amanaki Mafi.
Replacements: Takeshi Kizu (for Horie, 61) Masataka Mikami (for Inagaki, 71), Shinnosuke Kakinaga (for Hatakeyama, 61), Kotaro Yatabe (for Ono, 66), Ryu Koliniasi Holani, Keisuke Uchida (for Shigeno, 62), Kosei Ono (61), Mifiposeti Paea.
Scotland: Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Matt Scott, Peter Horne, Sean Maitland, Ruaridh Jackson, Henry Pyrgos (capt), Rory Sutherland, Stuart McInally, Moray Low, Richie Gray, Jonny Gray, Josh Strauss, John Barclay, Ryan Wilson.
Replacements: Fraser Brown (for McInally, 41), Gordon Reid (for Sutherland, 41), Willem Nel (for Low, 41), Tim Swinson (for Barclay, 68), John Hardie (for Wilson, 44), Greig Laidlaw (for Pyrgos, 50), Huw Jones (for Jackson, 58), Sean Lamont (for Maitland, 80).
Attendance: 34,073
Referee: Marius Mitrea (Italy)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had abused it powers by arresting Abubakar Sidiq Usman, the governing party's youth wing said.
His followers have launched a #FreeAbusidiq campaign on Twitter.
Last week, Mr Usman published allegations that EFCC acting chairman Ibrahim Magu was bullying his staff.
Mr Usman is an extremely popular blogger and the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has also said it is deeply concerned about his arrest, reports the BBC's Nasidi Yahaya from the capital, Abuja.
He is a strong backer of President Muhammadu Buhari, and a founding member of the youth wing of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement posted on its Facebook account, the APC youth wing said he was being held on "spurious charges".
The EFCC was formed to investigate financial crimes and had overstepped its jurisdiction by detaining him, it said.
On Monday, the EFCC said Mr Usman was being questioned for "offences bordering on cyber-stalking", and he had been offered bail.
He remains in detention and has not been charged in court.
Mr Usman is the third blogger to be arrested in Nigeria since the Cyber Crime Act came into force in 2015, a local newspaper reports.
Former manager Mehrez Saadi told the inquests into the British deaths that gardeners had briefly doubled as security guards the previous year.
Islamist gunman Seifeddine Rezgui killed 38 people in total at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba, near Sousse.
The attack was the deadliest on Britons since the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
UK officials had also been told of security concerns in Sousse six months before the attack in June 2015, but decided against discouraging all travel to Tunisia, the inquests heard.
The inquests, being held at London's Royal Courts of Justice, heard a report by a UK embassy official in January that said there was "little in the way of effective security" to protect an attack from the beach.
In a statement, Mr Saadi also revealed just four unarmed, untrained security guards were protecting the 631 guests and the CCTV camera at the front entrance was not working on the day of the attack.
However, he said the hotel had purchased metal detectors detectors to check people entering the hotel and mirrors to check under vehicles.
Andrew Ritchie QC, who represents 20 of the victims' families, quoted from the heavily-redacted report into the security of about 30 hotels, including the Riu Imperial Marhaba, in three neighbouring Mediterranean resorts on the Tunisian coast.
He said the report had paid particular attention to beach access points after an attack on the Riadh Palms Hotel in Sousse October 2013 was launched from the beach.
Rezgui was shot dead by police about an hour after the attack began, but Mr Saadi said police were slow to respond when he called them to report what was happening.
"Security services did nothing to stop the attack during the whole time," he said. "I didn't understand why."
The government's travel advice website had warned in June 2015 that there was a "high risk of terrorism" in Tunisia, but stopped short of telling tourists not to visit.
This was despite an attack on the Bardo Museum in the country's capital, Tunis, four months earlier, in which 24 people were killed, including 20 tourists.
In a YouTube video from December 2014 mentioned in the report, extremists linked to the self-styled Islamic State group also warned they would target tourists in the area.
Jane Marriott, the Foreign Office's Middle East and North Africa director at the time of the Sousse attack, told the inquests there had been "little public desire for a more intrusive police presence in Tunisia", which had been a dictatorship before the Arab Spring revolution in 2010.
She added: "This made it difficult for the authorities to be proactive with security."
The inquest was shown an extract from minutes of a meeting between UK embassy officials and tour operators in Tunisia shortly after the Bardo attack.
It said: "Following the incident, the knee-jerk reaction was to pull British tourists out of Tunisia.
"Embassy staff... lobbied hard to retain the tourists here in Tunisia, but agreed to strengthen the text of the travel advice to reflect the severity of the incident."
Ms Marriott also told the court that Hamish Cowell, the UK ambassador to Tunisia from 2013 until December last year, had taken his family to Sousse on holiday in May - two months after the Bardo attack and less than two months before the beach shootings.
The court also heard from survivor Paul Thompson, who had been advised by his travel agent TUI that it was "100% safe" to go to Sousse.
Mr Thompson had gone to a shop in his home town of Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in May 2015 with his daughter, where he was told that the Bardo attack had been a "one-off", Mr Ritchie told the inquest.
Over the next seven weeks, the inquest will examine whether the UK government and travel firms failed in their responsibility to protect British tourists.
The government has applied for some details to be kept private because of national security concerns.
The National Anti-Terrorism Committee said the group was located in a house in the town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, east of the capital.
A third suspect was held in the raid. One agent was slightly hurt.
The suspects are said to be Russian citizens who had undergone training in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.
The committee statement said: "During an active special operation the bandits were cut off, but when they were called on to surrender they opened fire."
"Thanks to the decisive actions of the law-enforcement agents, an attempt to carry out a terrorist act in the capital was thwarted."
Unnamed official sources told Russian news agencies the group's target was a mass event in central Moscow, but further details were being withheld while the plot was investigated.
All three were Muslims and had been under observation for a month, another source told Interfax news agency, adding that they had been trained in North Waziristan, a mountainous region of north-west Pakistan and a stronghold of Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants.
The authorities are investigating possible links between the suspects and the militant Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the source said.
Kurdish forces, known as YPG confirmed that Nazzareno Tassone, 24, was killed alongside Briton Ryan Lock, 20, in December.
In a letter to Tassone's family, the YPG said their bodies had been taken by IS.
Tassone left Canada for Turkey last June to fight with the Kurdish forces.
His uncle, Frank Tassone, and his sister, Giustina Tassone described him respectively as someone who was "goofy" and a "giant goofball" as a child who grew up to take a keen interest in the military and international affairs.
Ms Tassone said her brother had a strong sense of right and wrong, which is what led him to volunteer with the Kurdish fighters.
"He believed every human deserved decency and common rights," she said.
Her brother, who lived in Edmonton, told the family he was travelling to Turkey to teach English.
Although his family had their suspicions over the past six months, he kept his involvement with Kurdish forces a secret.
While she wishes he had been open with what he had chosen to do, she knew he did not want his family to worry.
"We worried anyway," she said.
The family has started a Facebook page to urge the federal government to help bring Tassone's remains back to Canada, and have reached out to Global Affairs Canada and their local member of Parliament.
"I want my nephew home so we can bury him," his uncle said. "I don't understand why they would take his body."
In a letter to Tassone's family dated 23 December, the YPG say that he died along with Lock and three other fighters in an offensive against IS on 21 December in Jaeber village in the battle for the Syrian city of Raqqa, and that the bodies were taken by IS.
The YPG offered condolences to his family, saying that he "crossed continents for the destiny of our people and humanity".
Canadian officials say they have contacted the family and that consular officials are in touch with local authorities to gather more information about the circumstances.
A spokeswoman for the federal government said consular efforts are limited by the civil war in Syria but that there were ongoing attempts to assist the family.
Lock's family is also asking for help from the YPG and the UK government to help repatriate his remains.
Tassone is the second Canadian volunteer fighter to die in Syria.
In 2015, Ontario native John Gallagher, 32, was killed in Syria while volunteering with the YPG.
Nasa astronaut Mark Kelly said his wife's reaction to the doctors' decision had been to pump her fist and say: "Awesome!"
Ms Giffords narrowly survived the shooting spree by a gunman in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six people.
Mr Kelly is commander of the Endeavour, due to lift off on Friday.
It will be one of the last space shuttle missions and the launch will be attended by President Barack Obama and other VIPs.
"I have met with her neurosurgeon and her doctors, and... they have given us permission to take her down to the launch," Mr Kelly told CBS News. "I'm excited about that," he added.
Ms Giffords suffered a bullet wound to her brain's left hemisphere, which controls speech and movement for the right side of the body.
"Her personality's 100% there," said Mr Kelly.
"You know, it's difficult for her to walk. The communication skills are difficult, at this point."
Dong Kim, Ms Giffords's neurosurgeon, told The Arizona Republic newspaper on Sunday that that doctors were "comfortable with her travelling".
He said Ms Giffords was "maybe in the top 1% of patients in terms of how far she's come, and how quickly she's gotten there".
"I think the question then becomes, how far is she going to go?" he said.
The Democratic congresswoman is due to undergo more surgery in May to repair a section of her skull with a cranial implant.
CBS will broadcast its full interview with Mr Kelly on Monday.
Jared Loughner, 22, has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the attack at Ms Giffords's constituency event in Tucson on 8 January. Thirteen other people were wounded.
The fire started in mixed commercial and residential buildings in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, on Sunday afternoon.
Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Service said a drone was used to try to find out how the blaze started because it was too dangerous to enter.
The service said the technology proved "invaluable".
At the height of the blaze, nine fire engines were at the scene including crews from Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.
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The parents of Emwazi, 26, told Kuwaiti authorities they were last in contact with their son in 2013 when he called them from Turkey.
They said he told them he was going to do humanitarian work in Syria.
Meanwhile the Department for Education is to investigate schools with links to pupils who have travelled to Syria.
Quintin Kynaston Academy in north-west London, where Emwazi had been a pupil, is to be investigated along with another six schools.
Emwazi, from west London, who is also known as "Jihadi John", has been named as the man in several IS videos where hostages have been beheaded.
He first appeared in a video last August, when he apparently killed the US journalist James Foley.
Intelligence officials in Kuwait are believed to have questioned his mother and father in the past day.
Authorities are investigating what Emwazi did, where he went and who he met there during his 2010 visit.
Emwazi's father said his son was a devout Muslim from a young age, and the last contact he had had with him was in the middle of 2013 from Turkey - when he contacted the family to tell them he was going to join a charity in Syria.
Kuwaiti officials have described Mohammed Emwazi as being "an illegal resident" when he lived in Kuwait.
They confirmed to the BBC that he had never held Kuwaiti nationality nor held any Kuwaiti documentation such as medical or educational certificates.
Although Emwazi was born in Kuwait in August 1988, his family are from the so-called "Bidoon" or "stateless" community of southern Iraqi immigrants, many of whom were deported after Kuwait was liberated from Saddam Hussein's forces in 1991.
Meanwhile the Department for Education (DfE) announced it would carry out a review of schools that had links with pupils who had travelled to Syria.
A DfE spokesman said it had set up the Due Diligence and Counter Extremism (DDCE) division to improve its understanding of extremism and help schools with pupils or former pupils who have since travelled to Syria or "other areas of concern".
It said the task force would consider "if there are any lessons we can learn for the future".
The announcement came as Home Secretary Theresa May defended her decision to scrap control orders after Labour suggested it had helped terror suspects join fighting overseas.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the relocation powers contained in control orders should not have been ended.
Mrs May said she could not comment on individual cases and that control orders would not have stopped Britons travelling to Syria.
Earlier, a former head teacher of Emwazi denied he had been radicalised at school.
Two other pupils from the same school are also thought to have gone to fight in Syria and Somalia.
Jo Shuter, former head teacher at Quintin Kynaston Academy, said there had been no indication that any pupils were becoming radicalised.
She said: "I am not prepared to say when the radicalisation took place. All I can say is absolutely hand on heart, we had no knowledge of it. If we had we would have done something about it."
Arthur Jones, 73, from Denbigh, has not been seen since 19 June two days after arriving in Crete and sending a postcard telling his family he was planning a walking trip.
Speaking at Prime Minister's Question Time, Mr Cameron said he would talk to the Foreign Office to make sure help was available.
Local MP Chris Ruane raised the case.
Mr Ruane said Mr Jones's family were "frantic with worry" since Mr Jones went missing. He asked David Cameron to ensure the FCO continued their excellent work and co-operate with the Greek government "to make sure that Arthur is found".
The prime minister said: "I will certainly do everything I can to help you with your constituent and have discussions with the Foreign Office about all the consular assistance that is being given and anything else that they can do."
Earlier, North Wales Police appealed to anyone who had been on holiday in Crete or was going to report any sightings Mr Jones during their time there.
They said holidaymakers who had returned could contact them with information, and urged anyone going who might see Mr Jones to speak to the police locally.
They are assisting police locally in Crete.
On Tuesday Mr Jones' family said they were hopeful a local TV appeal on the island would lead to more sightings.
Mr Jones, a keen walker, was staying in the city of Chania. Despite his plans, possessions he would have used to go walking were still in his room.
Det Sgt Haydn Williams from North Wales Police said: "Arthur is keen walker and could be anywhere in Crete. The Crete Police and Arthur's family have become increasingly concerned for Arthur's welfare.
"I'm hoping our appeal will be seen by holidaymakers or other travellers who visited the island between 17 and 24 June and who may have information about his whereabouts to contact us and we can pass on to local police.
"I'd also appeal to anyone who is planning to visit Crete in the near future to consider the plight of Arthur's family and report any sightings or information to local police on the island.
"Arthur's family are being supported by North Wales Police and I'm sure they will be very grateful for any assistance the public are able to provide."
Mr Jones is described as 5'6" tall, medium build with short grey hair and a grey moustache.
His son Jeff from Prestatyn and others have been handing out 1,000 leaflets on the island, hoping British tourists will remember bumping into Mr Jones.
People in Denbigh are due to hold a candlelit vigil on Thursday for Mr Jones.
Stanford finished fourth in Brazil behind Great Britain team-mate and then house-mate Vicky Holland.
The 28-year-old missed out on the 2014 Commonwealth Games through injury, but is aiming for success in Australia.
"The Commonwealths is a special occasion and my priority for the next year," Stanford told BBC Wales Sport.
Stanford, the 2013 world champion, took a break following her Olympic disappointment.
"After the Games I took myself away from my Leeds environment and spent some time in Australia just to refresh myself," said Stanford.
I would just love to go [to the Gold Coast] and pull on the Welsh jersey. I don't really get a chance to represent Wales because it's always Great Britain
"It was important to step away from my fantastic every day environment where I have spent the last six years engrossed.
"It's healthy for everyone to take a break.
"You spend every day with this fantastic group of people, but a couple of weeks apart has done us all good and we are ready to go again."
Holland has since switched her training base to Bath, and Stanford insists they remain great friends despite what happened in Rio when the English woman ran away to win the bronze medal.
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"I was disappointed with the Games, but what happened, happened and I have to move on," said Stanford.
"We always said before and after the race our friendship came first and whatever happened on the course was just racing.
"Neither of us would have taken it personally. When it came down to the running it was every woman for herself and that's how it played out.
"Off the course we are still great friends. Vicky has left Leeds, but we talk nearly every day."
Stanford will begin her World Series campaign at the third event of the season in Yokohama, Japan in May as she starts the process of qualifying for the Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast next April.
"I was disappointed to miss out in 2014 through injury at Glasgow so ever since then the Commonwealth Games has been firmly in my sights," added Stanford.
"I would just love to go there and pull on the Welsh jersey. I don't really get a chance to represent Wales because it's always Great Britain."
Stanford is also planning to try to make the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
"The aim is to qualify for Tokyo and get myself on that start line and once again do battle for a medal," said Stanford.
"A four-year cycle is a long time and you never know what is going to happen.
"I am going to take each year as it comes, enjoy the sport and racing and hopefully the four years will roll along quickly."
Boone Isaacs praised the "wonderful work" of the nominees but said she was "heartbroken" at the lack of diversity.
Lee said on Instagram he "cannot support" the "lily white" awards show.
Jada Pinkett Smith said in a video message on Facebook that she would not be attending the awards ceremony.
Boone Isaacs added that "dramatic steps" were being taken, saying: "In the coming days and weeks we will conduct a review of our membership recruitment in order to bring about much-needed diversity in our 2016 class and beyond."
The 6,300 members, made up of people from the film industry, vote on who is nominated for the Oscars each year.
"This is a difficult but important conversation, and it's time for big changes," she said.
"As many of you know, we have implemented changes to diversify our membership in the last four years. but the change is not coming as fast as we would like. We need to do more, and better and more quickly."
She said such a move was not "unprecedented" for the Academy, and that in the 60s and 70s younger members were recruited and that today's mandate was about inclusion: "gender, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation".
Boone Isaacs has also tried to make the show on 28 February more diverse, bringing in black comedian Chris Rock to host.
This is the second year in a row there have been boycott calls, sparked by a list of nominees that is mostly white.
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Among those overlooked for this year's Oscar nominations were the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton for best picture and Pinkett Smith's husband Will Smith, for best actor in NFL film Concussion.
Pinkett Smith said: "Begging for acknowledgement, or even asking, diminishes dignity and diminishes power. And we are a dignified people and we are powerful."
She and Lee made their announcement on Martin Luther King Jr Day, a national holiday in the US to remember the civil rights leader.
"Forty white actors in two years and no flava at all," said Lee. "We can't act?!"
Hollywood trade paper The Wrap spoke anonymously to some Academy members, many of whom applauded Isaacs' comments.
"They're not embarrassed today," one Academy member and former governor said.
"They're disgusted."
Another member said: "The problem is not the nominations. It's the make-up of the Academy, and more than that the make-up of Hollywood."
Another said: "The irony is, if Hollywood is not open to diversity, then we're in real trouble as a country, because Hollywood is supposed to be liberal and open."
But others were sceptical: "Any way you slice it, it's a knee-jerk reaction," one member told The Wrap.
Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme on Tuesday, Doctor Who actor Colin McFarlane, said of Lee's decision to not attend the Oscars: "You've got to be at the party to change the conversation but I completely understand the frustration - black actors are being written out of history.
"The game is changing and I think it needs to change on both sides of the Atlantic - the Baftas and the Oscars - and there should be more women.
"(Black) kids need to see themselves on TV and in the movies."
Last year, there were similar calls to boycott the Oscars ceremony but Lee and Pinkett Smith are the first high-profile figures to carry out the threat.
Neil Patrick Harris presented the show and the audience figures were down 16% to a six-year low.
The hashtag "OscarsSoWhite" was heavily used after Thursday's announcement.
The Reverend Al Sharpton said: "Hollywood is like the Rocky Mountains, the higher up you get the whiter it gets and this year's Academy Awards will be yet another Rocky Mountain Oscar."
The holders face Chile in the Maracana and must get something from their second Group B outing following their stunning 5-1 defeat by the Netherlands.
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Australia v Netherlands (17:00 BST, Estadio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre)
Mark Lawrenson: "Australia will give everything, again, but they just do not have the quality to test the Dutch.
"The only thing for Netherlands to watch out for is complacency. Yes, they had an outstanding win over Spain but they cannot just turn up and think they will win comfortably - they have to apply themselves as well."
Lawro's prediction: Australia 0-2 Netherlands
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Spain v Chile (20:00 BST, Maracana, Rio de Janeiro)
Lawrenson: "The defending champions suffered a complete collapse in the second half against Netherlands but if David Silva had scored from a great chance when they were 1-0 up before half-time, I am sure they would have gone on to win from there.
"Yes, I expect Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque to make some changes, including replacing Iker Casillas in goal, and possibly in the way that they play.
"But I also expect Spain to win. Chile beat Australia but that is the game in this group that the other three teams will be expecting to win."
Lawro's prediction: Spain 2-0 Chile
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Cameroon v Croatia (23:00 BST, Arena Amazonia, Manaus)
Lawrenson: "Croatia need to pick themselves up because they spent two days moaning about the decisions that went against them against Brazil, and that is probably long enough.
"They need to concentrate on the positives because they played well and caused Brazil some problems, especially Ivica Olic down the left. Cameroon, in contrast, were very poor against Mexico."
Lawro's prediction: Cameroon 1-2 Croatia
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Chile's Jorge Valdivia is a lavishly gifted playmaker. He has courted controversy off the field, but has rewarded coach Jorge Sampaoli's faith in him and scored the second goal in the 3-1 win over Australia on Friday.
This classic number 10 has served two lengthy bans from international football for alcohol-related indiscretions, and was kidnapped in Brazil in 2012.
However Sampaoli has called the 30-year-old an "irreplaceable talent", and compared him favourably to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Now playing his club football with Palmeiras in Brazil for the second time, Valdivia's goal against Australia was only his fifth for his country and his first since May 2010.
Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez could face several of his club-mates, and potentially condemn them to an early exit from the tournament, when Chile play Spain in Manaus.
Sanchez, who became the most expensive player in Chilean football history with his £23m move from Udinese in 2011, scored one and laid on another in the 3-1 victory over Australia that has given his country such a good platform going into their meeting with the World Cup holders.
The 25-year-old's Barca colleague Gerard Pique has been a mainstay of Spain's success in recent years, and could be set to play against Sanchez, but Del Bosque has admitted he could make "some changes" to his side in the wake of the defeat by the Netherlands that sent shockwaves through the tournament.
If Pique retains his place in Spain's back four, how he and his fellow defenders cope with Sanchez will go a long way to determining whether or not the World Cup holders' title defence ends a lot earlier than many would have predicted.
Chile have never beaten Spain in their 10 previous encounters, losing eight and drawing two.
Spain's 5-1 defeat by the Netherlands was the heaviest margin of defeat by a reigning World Cup champion in the history of the tournament. The previous heaviest were Brazil losing 3-0 to France in 1998 and West Germany losing 6-3 to France in 1958.
By netting against Spain, Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben became the first and second Netherlands players to score in three different World Cup tournaments - 2006, 2010 and 2014.
Tim Cahill, with four goals and one assist, has been involved in 56% of Australia's nine goals in World Cup history.
Cameroon only had one shot on target in the whole of their opening group game against Mexico - in the 91st minute.
Croatia have not won any of their past five World Cup matches, losing three and drawing two, with their most recent finals victory coming in 2002, when they beat Italy 2-1.
Spain beat Chile 2-1 in South Africa four years ago, but their first World Cup encounter took place at today's venue, the Maracana, in 1950 when Spain won 2-0.
Both Chile and Australia were in action on 18 June at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, having been drawn in the same group as the hosts and East Germany.
The Socceroos' interest in their first World Cup finals was effectively ended by their 3-0 defeat by West Germany, and it was to be a further 22 years before Australia made it to another tournament.
On the same day, Chile were held 1-1 by East Germany in West Berlin, and after a goalless draw with Australia in their final group match, the South Americans were also heading home.
Spain's vital match with Chile takes place at the Maracana, one of the most famous footballing venues in the world.
It hosted Brazil's ill-fated meeting with Uruguay in 1950, where the host nation, needing only a draw to win the World Cup, were defeated 2-0 in front of 200,000 people.
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The result was deemed a national catastrophe and dubbed O Maracanaco, a Portuguese term roughly translated as 'The Maracana Blow'.
Nevertheless it has subsequently witnessed such memorable moments such as Pele's 1,000th career goal and an emotional memorial service for Garrincha, one of Brazil's greatest and most loved footballers.
The refurbished 73,500-capacity stadium will host the final on Sunday, 13 July.
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Although medically safe and not illegal, the chemical can cause a drop in blood pressure, fainting and heart attacks when used on a regular basis.
But those using it publicly in Lambeth can now be issued with an on-the-spot fine of up to £1,000.
Councillor Jane Edbrooke said using the gas was "not harmless fun".
The Global Drug Survey says it is the UK's fourth popular recreational drug.
In 2013-14, some 470,000 people took nitrous oxide, according to the Home Office.
It is especially popular with young people, with 7.6% of 16 to 24-year-olds taking it that same year - a greater proportion than took cocaine (4.2%) and ecstasy (3.9%).
There have, however, been 17 fatalities related to the use of laughing gas in the UK between 2006 and 2012, according to research.
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs says there was one death in 2011 and five in 2010. The US records about 15 deaths a year.
It is illegal to sell to under-18s if there is a risk they will inhale it, but it remains available for adults to buy.
Lambeth Council has now used new powers allowing local authorities to make their own laws to tackle local problems.
Ms Edbrooke said the council hoped the ban would get a message across to the public.
"It's not healthy, just because they're caused legal highs does not mean they're good for your health," she said.
Local police and council officers will both enforce the ban.
She secured 50.5% of the vote with 99% of ballots counted, while incumbent Ivo Josipovic was close behind on 49.5%.
Mr Josipovic has conceded defeat and congratulated his opponent.
The challenger's win is a sign that Croatia may be shifting to the right after the centre-left coalition's failure to end six years of downturn.
The election was seen as a key test for the main parties ahead of parliamentary elections expected to be held towards the end of 2015.
The gap between the two candidates remained at about one percentage point throughout much of the second round.
Turnout was 58.9% - some 12% more than in the first round held two weeks ago, which was equally close.
Ms Grabar-Kitarovic is a politically conservative member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which pushed the country towards independence from the former Yugoslavia in 1991.
The 46-year-old is a former foreign minister and assistant to the Nato secretary general.
"I will not let anyone tell me that Croatia will not be prosperous and wealthy," she told jubilant supporters in the capital Zagreb, calling for national unity to tackle the economic crisis.
Mr Josipovic, a 57-year-old law expert and classical composer, had been president since 2010.
The BBC's Guy De Launey says Mr Josipovic had been so popular for so long that it seemed impossible he could fail in a bid for re-election.
His problem was that he was backed by the governing, centre-left coalition that has failed to pull Croatia out of a six-year-long recession.
Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic apologised for being a "burden" to the outgoing president. His government may also pay the price in elections later this year, our correspondent adds.
Croatia, which became the newest member of the European Union when it joined in July 2013, has an unemployment rate close to 20%.
The Croatian president has a say in foreign policy and is head of the army, but running the country is primarily left to the government.
Mr Josipovic proposed constitutional changes in a bid to solve the economic crisis - including increased powers for the president.
The 21-year-old impressed on loan at Peterborough United in League One last season, playing 45 games and winning the players' player of the year award.
McGee has signed a three-year deal at Fratton Park.
"He's come through Tottenham's academy system and they've produced a lot of good players," assistant manager Joe Gallen told Portsmouth's website.
"It's great that we've been able to bring in a goalkeeper who's good enough now and is going to improve in the future."
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Chris Ashton's last-minute try denied Scarlets a memorable win against Champions Cup holders Saracens.
English and French sides have won Europe's top-tier competition in each of the last four seasons.
"It's good to see that gap appears to be closing," Pivac said after a campaign in which his side beat Toulon.
He added: "There are a lot of good performances from the Pro12 sides and we've put our hands up as well."
Scarlets' 22-22 draw against Saracens ended the Welsh region's slim hopes of qualifying for the Champions Cup quarter-finals.
Pivac's men were dealt a tough hand at the start of the campaign, having been drawn against current holders Saracens, the winners of the three previous tournaments Toulon and English Premiership side Sale.
The New Zealander has been encouraged by the efforts of the Llanelli-based region, who end their European campaign with a trip to Sale next Saturday.
"It's a pretty tough pool but certainly to beat Toulon and to have this game run so close and end up with a draw [against Saracens] shows we've made a lot of improvements," Pivac added.
"We've still got to keep improving.
"We're still a point away from the top four in the Pro12 so that's obviously a big goal for us, to make the play-offs.
"The hardest thing for us is getting into those play-offs. If we can get there, on our day, we can compete with most sides."
The review by HM Chief Inspector of Prisons also found handcuffs were used excessively and some people spent too long in cells.
But a report concluded care and safety was generally better in north Wales than elsewhere.
HM Court and Tribunals said it was working to improve secure custody.
During the July 2015 inspections of 26 courts, assessors raised concerns some custody staffing levels compromised detainees' safety and care.
They pointed to Wrexham Magistrates' Court, where cell bells were not answered quickly, some defendants were not checked regularly and staff were sometimes left alone in the custody suite.
Inspectors said the process of identifying vulnerable detainees was inconsistent across Wales and staff needed more training to better understand mental health, drug and alcohol problems.
They also found some workers put too much focus on security rather than the treatment of detainees, but said aspects of care in north Wales were better than elsewhere.
This could be down to workers having more time than their colleagues in busier areas such as south Wales, the report said.
But the review found the use of force to restrain people when needed was rare and most custody staff had good people-skills which helped them calm conflict.
Deputy Chief Inspector of Prisons, Martin Lomas, said: "This report raises concerns about safety and risk management, as well as staff training, and we have made a number of recommendations, some to be resolved nationally, that would contribute to improvements in the care of detainees, particularly the most vulnerable."
A spokesman for HM Courts and Tribunals said it was working to improve and deliver safe and secure custody and to make better use of video links to avoid prisoners being brought to court unnecessarily.
James Fairweather, 17, was given two life sentences for killing James Attfield, 33, and Nahid Almanea, 31, in Colchester in 2014.
Mr Attfield was stabbed more than 100 times while Saudi Arabian student Ms Almanea was stabbed with a bayonet.
Simon Spence, QC, said his client was appealing against the "excessive" minimum sentence.
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Fairweather, from Colchester, admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, but was found guilty of murder after a trial at Guildford Crown Court.
His defence argued he had been bullied at school and the killings were a result of a combination of his autism, paranoia and voices in his head.
The prosecution and jury rejected the claims.
Mr Spence said the application would be considered by a high court judge who would either grant leave for a full appeal or reject the application.
A date is yet to be set for the hearing.
He said the system would stop people from buying too much of a single item.
But the opposition in Venezuela rejected the plan, saying the policy treated all Venezuelans as thieves.
Critics said fingerprinting consumers of staple products was tantamount to rationing and constituted a breach of privacy.
Up to 40% of the goods which Venezuela subsidises for its domestic market are smuggled to Colombia, where they are sold at much higher prices, the authorities say.
"The amount of staples smuggled to Colombia would be enough to load the shelves of our supermarkets," Gen Efrain Velasco Lugo, a military spokesman, told El Universal newspaper earlier this week.
The opposition blames what it says are the failed left-wing policies of the past 15 years - initiated by late President Hugo Chavez - for the country's economic crisis.
Dissatisfaction with the shortage of many staples, as well as rampant crime and high inflation, led thousands of people in the western Venezuelan states of Tachira and Merida to take to the streets in January.
The protests quickly spread to the rest of Venezuela, which faces similar problems.
Earlier this month Venezuela launched an anti-smuggling operation on its border with Colombia.
It deployed 17,000 troops along the border and began closing all the crossings at night.
The one-month ban will be lifted in mid-September.
Correction 11 September 2014: This report, originally published on 22 August, contained a reference to the border closure being agreed by the two countries, based on statements by Venezuelan officials. This has been removed as Colombia later called it a "unilateral decision".
Portugal led through Ronaldo's 71st international strike and an Andreas Granqvist own goal.
But a Viktor Claesson double and Cavaco Cancelo's injury-time own goal secured a remarkable turnaround for the Swedes.
Ronaldo is expected to attend a naming ceremony at the airport on Wednesday.
The 32-year-old Real Madrid star, who captained his country to become European champions last year, was born in the Madeira capital of Funchal before joining Sporting Lisbon and then Manchester United.
Some local politicians had opposed the decision to change the name of Madeira Airport to Cristiano Ronaldo Airport.
"Sometimes, national gratitude has short memory, but Madeira doesn't," Miguel Albuquerque, the president of the Madeira government, said when the name change was announced last year.
Funchal already has a Ronaldo statue and museum, as well as a hotel complex in honour of the Portugal captain.
This was his first appearance for Portugal on his home island, where he paraded the European Championship trophy before kick-off.
But the celebration was somewhat tarnished by a superb Sweden comeback, earning them a third consecutive international win.
Both sides are second in their respective World Cup qualifying groups at the midway point.
Match ends, Portugal 2, Sweden 3.
Second Half ends, Portugal 2, Sweden 3.
Own Goal by João Cancelo, Portugal. Portugal 2, Sweden 3.
Foul by Renato Sanches (Portugal).
Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Eder (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Niklas Hult (Sweden).
Foul by Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal).
Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sweden. Oscar Hiljemark replaces Filip Helander.
Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Sebastian Larsson.
Attempt blocked. Nelsinho (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Quaresma.
Foul by Renato Sanches (Portugal).
Jakob Johansson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sweden. Marcus Berg replaces Christoffer Nyman.
Foul by Nelsinho (Portugal).
Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Portugal. André Gomes replaces Gelson Martins.
Renato Sanches (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Christoffer Nyman (Sweden).
Goal! Portugal 2, Sweden 2. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nelsinho.
Attempt blocked. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoffer Nyman.
Hand ball by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
Substitution, Sweden. Mikael Lustig replaces Emil Krafth because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Viktor Claesson (Sweden) because of an injury.
Substitution, Sweden. Jimmy Durmaz replaces Sam Larsson.
Bruno Alves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pontus Jansson (Sweden).
Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nelsinho.
Attempt missed. Ricardo Quaresma (Portugal) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Renato Sanches.
Attempt saved. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Portugal. Ricardo Quaresma replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
Goal! Portugal 2, Sweden 1. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Christoffer Nyman with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niklas Hult.
Luís Neto (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Isaac Kiese Thelin (Sweden).
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
João Cancelo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
The Spanish world number four had won all 17 of his matches on clay this year, including against Thiem in the Barcelona Open and Madrid Open finals.
But Thiem, ranked seventh, dominated on Friday, frequently forcing Nadal behind the baseline to set up a 6-4 6-3 win.
He will face world number two Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the semi-finals.
Djokovic beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 6-1 6-4 after their rain-affected match was completed on Saturday.
American John Isner beat Croatia's Marin Cilic 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 7-6 (7-2) and will meet Alexander Zverev in the last four, after the 20-year-old German saw off Canada's Milos Raonic 7-6 (7-4) 6-1.
After triumphs in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Madrid, 30-year-old Nadal was looking to win his fourth straight title on clay this year before the French Open, which starts on 28 May.
However, Thiem could now prove to be a major obstacle as Nadal aims to win a 10th title at Roland Garros.
The 23-year-old Austrian raced into a 5-1 lead with a double break and held his nerve to serve out the first set after Nadal had broken back to make it 5-4.
He continued to thrive by playing closer to the baseline than in recent defeats by Nadal, breaking in the seventh game of the second set.
Thiem then saved break points to hold, before breaking Nadal again to claim only his second win in six meetings with the 14-time Grand Slam champion.
Defending French Open champion Garbine Muguruza came through to claim a 6-2 3-6 6-2 victory over Venus Williams, who beat Britain's Johanna Konta in the last 16.
The 23-year-old Spaniard took the first set with a double break before American Williams, 36, hit back to level, but Muguruza responded in impressive fashion to win the decider with another double break.
In the semi-finals, third seed Muguruza faces eighth seed Elina Svitolina after the Ukrainian upset second seed Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic with a 6-2 7-6 (11-9) victory.
Romania's Simona Halep reached her third straight clay semi-final as she won 6-2 6-4 against Estonia qualifier Anett Kontaveit, who knocked out world number one Angelique Kerber in round two.
Halep, 25, will play Kiki Bertens in the last four after the Dutchwoman beat unseeded Australian Daria Gavrilova 6-3 6-3.
Dyfed Powys Police, assisted by the Health and Safety Executive, are investigating the death Ranger Michael Maguire at Castlemartin.
The Pembrokeshire coroner has also been informed following the incident on Wednesday.
His company commander at The 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, described him as "extremely popular".
Ranger Maguire's next of kin has been informed.
Company commander Major Richard Bell said: "Michael was always going to stand out from the crowd. Not only because he stood a towering 6' 7'' tall, but because of his vastly cheerful outlook on life, natural charisma and irrepressible good humour.
"All of this ensured that he was extremely popular throughout the company and his loss is keenly felt."
The MoD said it would be inappropriate to comment while a police investigation is ongoing.
Ranger Maguire, who is understood to come from the Irish Republic, joined the battalion in May 2010, prior to being deployed to Afghanistan later that September, according to his commanding officer, Lt Col Colin Weir.
"The entire battalion is deeply shocked by this tragic event and all our thoughts and prayers are with Ranger Maguire's family at this difficult time," he said.
Nid oedd cyfle i gwmnïau eraill wneud cais am y gwaith gan Gyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (CNC), a hynny'n bosib yn groes i reolau cystadleuaeth yr UE.
Dywedodd Nick Ramsay, cadeirydd pwyllgor cyfrifon cyhoeddus y Cynulliad, fod y sefydliad yn euog o "gamfarn ddifrifol".
Yn ôl llefarydd ar ran CNC mae cynllun gweithredu mewn grym, a dywedodd bod y corff dan bwysau ar y pryd oherwydd bod y sefyllfa "yn ddifrifol iawn".
Mewn adroddiad hynod feirniadol, dywed y pwyllgor bod "pryderon difrifol" wrth ddysgu taw un swyddog yn CNC wnaeth drefnu'r cytundeb.
"O ystyried y symiau o arian cyhoeddus dan sylw, credwn ei bod hi'n gwbl annerbyniol na chynhaliwyd proses ail-dendro lawn, agored a theg," medd yr adroddiad.
Dyw enw'r cwmni ddim yn ymddangos yn yr adroddiad yma nag adroddiad blaenorol gan Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru ond mae BBC Cymru yn deall mai BSW Timber yw'r cwmni dan sylw.
Maent wedi ei lleoli ym Mhontnewydd ar Wy ym Mhowys.
Methodd y cwmni ag agor llinell lifio newydd yng Nghymru, oedd yn rhan o'r cytundeb 10 mlynedd â CNC.
Mae'r pwyllgor wedi argymell fod CNC yn adolygu'r ffordd mae'n darparu cytundebau, a'i bolisi tuag at reolau Ewropeaidd, sy'n atal ariannu'r sector breifat drwy'r pwrs cyhoeddus.
Dywedodd cyfreithwyr wrth CNC nad oedd y rheolau wedi'u torri, ond clywodd yr ACau nad oedd ymdrech i gymryd cyngor cyfreithiol tan dair blynedd wedi i'r cytundeb gael ei arwyddo.
Yn ôl CNC roedd angen cwblhau'r cytundeb yn gyflym i reoli'r clefyd coed Phytophthora Ramorum, oedd yn effeithio ar nifer fawr o goed llarwydd ar y pryd.
Fe wnaeth llefarydd ddweud bod CNC yn derbyn holl argymhellion yr adroddiad, a bod angen delio gyda materion gafodd eu hamlygu.
Ond ychwanegodd "nad oes unrhyw hunanfoddhad wedi bod gan CNC wrth ymateb i'r materion... roedden ni'n delio gyda sefyllfa ddifrifol iawn o haint llarwydd ar y pryd, ac roedd angen gweithredu ar frys".
The Zaventem facility has been closed since a twin suicide bomb attack on the departures hall on 22 March.
The SLFP police union told the BBC that security measures put in place for the reopening were insufficient.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it carried out bombings of the airport and metro system that killed 32 people.
Vincent Gilles, the president of the SLFP, the largest police union in Belgium, said: "We are on strike because of what happened on 22 March - we cannot continue as if this day has not happened.
"The police feel the security measures put in place by the airport company are insufficient for those who work and use the airport."
He called for more controlled access to the departures hall, including the use of metal detectors, body scanners and x-ray machines for luggage.
"We also need to check if all the people and luggage that pass through the area are in fact flying to further destinations," he said.
In an earlier statement, the airport's operators had said a partial reopening would be possible on Friday evening, after a temporary check-in system had been tested and made ready.
However, it said the departures area, which was severely damaged by the bomb attacks, would only operate at 20% of normal capacity, receiving only 800 departing passengers per hour.
The operator said on Friday this could not now go ahead because of the strike.
Belgian media said the government was still considering the possibility of a reopening.
Defence Minister Steven Vandeput said: "We must find a balance between economic needs and security needs."
The airport operator's chief executive, Arnaud Feist, said earlier this week that the airport would take months to reopen fully.
In an earlier open letter to authorities published by Belgian broadcaster VRT (in Dutch), police had said they had sent "strong daily signals regarding the overall security at the airport".
They also alleged that too many airport employees had criminal backgrounds.
Police are still searching for the third man who took part in the airport attacks. The man, pictured on CCTV wearing a hat, was said to have fled the scene without detonating his explosive device.
The two airport bombers who died have been named as Najim Laachraoui and Ibrahim el-Bakraoui.
Bakraoui's brother, Khalid el-Bakraoui, blew himself up at Maelbeek metro station.
Police later found a computer in which Ibrahim el-Bakraoui left a final message.
The BBC has learned that the same computer contained plans and photos of Prime Minister Charles Michel's office and home.
The 41-year-old from Cockburnspath has made the cut at his last 11 events.
"In the last couple of weeks, I've played some really good golf in the Middle East for probably two-and-a-half to three rounds out of four," Drysdale told BBC Scotland.
"But I just haven't holed the putts I should have."
Following the Abu Dhabi Championship and the Qatar Masters over the past fortnight, the 'desert swing' culminates in Dubai on Thursday and Drysdale is one of six Scots competing.
Drysdale, ranked 30th in the European Tour's Race to Dubai, finished joint-57th in Abu Dhabi and joint-37th in Qatar.
"Preparations are going well and I've been playing some decent stuff the last few weeks," said Drysdale.
"I've been working hard on every aspect of my game and it is improving.
"Consistency has not really been the issue. Ball striking has been good for a couple of years now and tee-to-green golf's been good, so I don't generally put myself in a lot of bother.
"I could always chip and putt the ball better, that's really the key, if I can have a decent putting week then I can have some good results."
The Dubai Desert Classic is held at the Emirates Golf Club's Majlis course.
It is a par-72 track measuring 7,328 yards and was the first grass course in the Middle East.
England's Danny Willett holed a brilliant 15-yard putt on the 18th to take the 2016 Dubai Desert Classic title by one stroke on a total of 19 under par.
It was his fourth European Tour win and three months later the Yorkshireman would be wearing a green jacket after a Masters triumph.
The tournament has been running since 1989 and Scotland has a good history in the Dubai Desert Classic, with Colin Montgomerie victorious in 1996 and Linlithgow's Stephen Gallacher winning consecutive titles there in 2013 and 2014.
Yes. Six of them, including Drysdale and Gallacher.
In each of his first two events of 2017, East Kilbride's Marc Warren posted promising opening rounds of 66 and 69 but then struggled to follow those up with further sub-70 scores despite making the cut both times. But Dubai gives the 35-year-old the chance to rectify that.
Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay was joint top Scot in 37th with Drysdale at the Qatar Masters and the 33-year-old already has three European Tour titles to his name - most recently Morocco's Trophee Hassan II in 2015.
Eight-time winner on the European Tour - Aberdeen's Paul Lawrie - has missed the cut in the two previous desert swing events in 2017 so managing to remain in the field for Saturday and Sunday's play will be progress for him.
Scott Jamieson had a disappointing Qatar Masters after showing early season promise at Leopard Creek and Abu Dhabi. The Glasgow man will aim to show that was just a blip when he plays in Dubai.
Do they get much bigger than Tiger Woods?
The 14-time major winner continues his comeback following a disappointing Farmers Insurance Open at his familiar Torrey Pines, where he shot a 76 and a 72 and missed the cut.
He is worried about how his back will respond to the long flight to Dubai, where he was winner in 2006 and 2008. It is Woods' first outing at a European Tour event for almost 18 months.
Danny Willett will be there to defend his title, as will 2016 Open champion and Race to Dubai winner Henrik Stenson.
Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer, World Number 15 Sergio Garcia and 23-time European Tour title winner Lee Westwood are also in Dubai.
The winner of the Dubai Desert Classic gets a cheque for around £352,000.
A letter signed by the prime minister on the green baize table of the cabinet room yesterday afternoon makes real the consequences of Britain's vote to leave the European Union nine months ago.
Once the document arrives in Brussels at lunchtime, passed formally into the hands of the European Council, the triggering of Article 50 begins the process of Britain leaving the European Union - a partnership of nations in which the UK has played its own role for more than four decades - for good, or ill.
The prime minister will promise later to represent every person in the country during what are likely to be fraught negotiations, including those EU nationals who have made their homes here, whose future is still uncertain.
Theresa May will also urge the country to come together, hoping this moment could spell the end of a fractious debate between Leave and Remain. The government's main priorities are clear - withdrawing from European law, controlling immigration and striking a free trade deal from outside the European single market.
Yet there are tensions in Parliament, in the prime minister's own party, between Holyrood and Westminster, and of course, among the public over what Britain's future could, or should look like outside the European Union. She, and we, have two years to work it out.
Theresa May of course was a Remainer to start with, if not the most full-throated advocate for the EU during the referendum campaign.
But after the bloody Tory infighting in the campaign's immediate aftermath, she is sometimes described as being the "last grown-up left standing".
There are doubts in Westminster about the government's capacity to deal with the complexities of what lies ahead, doubts about the Tory Party's capability of sticking together when it gets tough, doubts about the opposition's ability to carry out the kind of intense scrutiny required while this vital set of decisions are debated and discussed over the next two years or so.
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Emma Houlston, 31, from south-west London, is undergoing an experimental form of potentially lifesaving treatment not available on the NHS.
In lieu of presents, she and husband Matt Lees asked wedding guests to help contribute towards the £114,000 annual cost of her treatment.
They married in London on Saturday.
Other well wishers have helped swell the funds of her GoFundMe page to more than £234,000 so far.
In a blog post she said: "The costs we face for this treatment are terrifying but when the only other option is giving up and dying, I'm determined to find a way to keep myself alive."
Ms Houlston is an art director and following her previous treatment for hypercalcemic small cell ovarian cancer in 2014, she directed an advertising campaign for the charity MacMillan Cancer Support.
She said her condition essentially meant she had "too much calcium in her blood" meaning it had to be "washed out" at regular intervals. However, this comes with its own problems as the washing process strips her blood not only of calcium but almost everything else.
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The hack reportedly brought down the firm's computer networks.
In a statement, Sony Pictures said they are investigating an IT matter, but provided no further details.
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Some are worried about being seen as informants, while others fear being implicated if something bad happens to the person who attacked them.
Frontline workers who deal with gang violence in Nottingham said they know people who have paid a vet to treat a stab wound.
The "going rate" is said to be £200.
Sources told the BBC the practice has been going on for years.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons said vets are not legally permitted to prescribe medicines for humans, but it does not have specific advice on whether they can treat wounds.
Former gang member Marcellus Baz, winner of the Unsung Hero award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, said he knew a qualified vet who stitched up knife wounds.
Mr Baz, who runs an anti-knife crime programme, said: "They've got to get healed, they've got to get stitched and they know if they go to hospital, they're going to get police involvement."
Nathan Kelly, a youth mentor for the Nottingham School of Boxing, said he was aware of people who had sought treatment outside hospital because "they don't want to go to the hospital and get it down on record they had been slashed or whatever".
Mr Kelly said he lied to medics after he was slashed in the face in an unprovoked attack several years ago.
"The first thing they want to do is get the police involved," he said.
"For me that wasn't an option because I don't want to get seen as being an informant. And you know what they say, snitches get stitches."
The BBC has been told that some victims hop out of ambulances to avoid going to hospital, while others look for people who can stitch them up at home.
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons said no concerns have been raised about vets treating human wounds, but anyone with a concern can raise it confidentially.
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The new law would allow the authorities to tap phones, snoop on email and deploy hidden cameras and bugs.
It would help Switzerland catch up with other countries, supporters say.
Opponents have feared it could erode civil liberties and put Swiss neutrality at risk by requiring closer co-operation with foreign intelligence agencies.
Some 65.5% of voters agreed to accept the proposal. It will allow the Federal Intelligence Service and other agencies to put suspects under electronic surveillance if authorised by a court, the defence ministry and the cabinet.
The big vote in favour of new powers for the intelligence services shows just how concerned the Swiss have become about a possible militant attack.
For decades, ever since a scandal in the 1980s in which Switzerland's government was revealed to have been spying on tens of thousands of its citizens, the Swiss have been sceptical about state surveillance. CCTV cameras are rare; even Google Street View is restricted because of Swiss privacy laws.
But the dreadful events in neighbouring France have changed many Swiss minds. Despite arguments from opponents that increased surveillance would not automatically increase security, voters handed huge new powers to their intelligence services.
The Swiss government says the powers would be used about once a month to monitor the highest-risk suspects.
The new law was not comparable to the spying capabilities of the US or other major powers, which "go well beyond what is desired in terms of individual liberty and security for our citizens", Defence Minister Guy Parmelin said earlier this year.
Swiss law currently prevents authorities from relying on anything more than publicly available information or tips from foreign officials when monitoring domestic threats, according to a government website.
The new surveillance law was passed last year but has not yet been enacted after opponents collected enough signatures to force a referendum under Switzerland's system of direct democracy.
On Sunday, Swiss voters also rejected a proposal to boost state pensions by 10% - an initiative supported by the left but considered too costly by opponents. Voters also rejected another initiative to reduce Switzerland's ecological footprint.
Boro, under caretaker Darren Sarll, beat Derry's play-off hopefuls 2-0 for their first home win since November.
"We're devastated for the performance that we put in. That's not a Cambridge United performance," said Derry.
"We were never able to play on the front foot. If you look at the goals it was through our faulty play rather than anything Stevenage created."
Derry added to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire: "You always want whatever goal you concede to be earned - I don't think we made Stevenage really, really earn their goals today."
The defeat, which followed victories over Leyton Orient and Dagenham, saw the U's drop to 11th in the League Two table, four points off the final play-off place.
"The good thing for us is that we have shown in the past that we can respond to the difficulties," continued Derry.
"That's what we've got to do again. You're never going to have it all your own way. It's a group that's been in transition, but it wasn't a performance I was proud of."
Crowds - including Prince William - cheered on Matthew Rees as he stopped 300 metres from the end to help David Wyeth.
Swansea Harriers runner Mr Rees told the Chorlton Runners athlete: "We'll cross the line together."
Race officials tweeted: "You've just encompassed everything that's so special about the #London Marathon."
Mr Rees said: "I came round the final corner and I saw a runner struggling, his legs were collapsing beneath him. Every time he tried to get up, he kept on falling back to the ground.
"I went over to him and said 'come on, you can do this' and tried to gee him up.
"But every time he tried to get up, I realised he wasn't going to make it."
So instead of continuing with his own run, Mr Rees helped his fellow racer to his feet and walked with him to the finish.
"I said 'come on - we can do this - we'll do it together, we'll cross the line together," he added.
Mr Rees said he was not worried about his race time, he just wanted to ensure they both finished the event - and still under three hours - "if we could just get to the line," he added.
"So I put his arm around mine and we walked it to the line. The crowd were incredible, they were cheering us on."
Those present included the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry who applauded as both Mr Rees and Mr Wyeth finally crossed the line.
The pair finished in 2hr 52min 26 sec - with Mr Rees losing scores of places in the race running order to come 986 in the men's overall.
Runner Mr Wyeth said: "For someone just to stop their own race to help you, that's such a decent thing that he did.
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"I was urging him to move on, you know please don't sacrifice your race for me. But he stuck with me and I think a volunteer also joined me on the other side.
"I got up, they helped me up, and I just tried to keep moving."
But Swansea Harrier Mr Rees said it was "the same thing anyone else would have done".
"I just helped a guy out when he was in need. I'm glad he got to the line, and I'm glad he is okay," he added.
"That spirit, it encompasses what running is about and what the marathon is about."
The Great Christmas Bake Off episodes will be the last time the show is on the BBC before it moves to Channel 4.
Outnumbered also returns with the Brockman children all grown up, while Dame Shirley Bassey will star in a special alongside David Walliams.
Charlotte Moore, director of BBC content, said: "We've pulled out all the stops this Christmas."
Walliams will also host a sketch show where he will be joined by the likes of Hugh Bonneville.
David Jason returns in the first of a new series of Still Open All Hours, while the stars of Call the Midwife find themselves transported to South Africa as they fight to save a tiny mission hospital.
Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi and Sarah Lancashire reunite for a two-part Last Tango in Halifax special.
The episodes are set two years after the death of Kate, the wife of Lancashire's character Caroline.
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes will be brought to life by a cast including Tamsin Greig, Dominic West and Rob Brydon.
Briggs' film Ethel and Ernest, which was released in cinemas last month, is voiced by Brenda Blethyn and Jim Broadbent.
Other highlights include the return of Sherlock and a 60-minute episode of Doctor Who called The Return of Doctor Mysterio.
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will be head judge Len Goodman's last outing on the show.
Kim Cattrall, Andrea Riseborough, Toby Jones and David Haig star in Agatha Christie's Witness for the Prosecution.
There will also be documentaries on Dame Judi Dench and Sir Lenny Henry.
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton return with another Inside No 9, while US jazz star Gregory Porter, singer Beverley Knight, Strictly's Bruno Tonioli and broadcaster Suzi Klein will present West Side Stories, a celebration of the musical ahead of its 60th anniversary.
Christmas worship will include Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve from St Chad's Roman Catholic cathedral in Birmingham and the Christmas Day Service from Bristol Cathedral.
Arts offerings include a look back at the career of Margot Fonteyn by Darcey Bussell, the Royal Ballet's Nutcracker and author Alan Bennett revealing his diaries in a new film about his life.
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He was arrested in Donegal on Saturday night.
The father of two was shot dead at his home in Buncrana, County Donegal, in February 2012.
Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) admitted responsibility for the murder. Mr Allen's family have always denied claims he was a drug dealer.
They say the technique can scan the entire body and pinpoint the location of large and small blood clots.
This would offer an advantage over present methods, which concentrate on individual parts of the body.
In the rat study, blood clots "lit up" brightly in a whole-body PET scan.
Speaking at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston, the scientists said that if human trials were similarly successful, the technique could be available within a few years.
Peter Caravan, a research chemist at Massachusetts General Hospital, said that in many cases, the blood clots that caused strokes and heart attacks were actually small pieces broken off from a larger clot, somewhere else in the body.
"For instance, a piece of blood clot breaks off in the aorta, which is a big vessel, goes into the brain, into smaller vessels, and causes a stroke.
"So clinicians want to know, where is the culprit lesion [in the brain]... and also where's the source thrombus? Does it remain? Because if it remains, there's a high probability of another event," Dr Caravan told the BBC.
"Our idea is that from a single injection, the probe will travel through the body and find blood clots anywhere."
He and his colleagues made and tested 15 different probes before they found one that worked really well. It consists of a small peptide molecule that binds to the clot protein fibrin, coupled to a radioactive "label" that can be detected in the scanner.
The results in rats, published this week, were particularly promising because of how clearly the blood clots stood out.
"There's very little background signal here - we've got very high conspicuity," Dr Caravan said.
"We're hoping to start studies in humans later this year. And then it will take some years to prove to the regulatory agencies that this is indeed effective and accurate. That's the next stage of the journey."
Prof Jeremy Pearson is the Associate Medical Director (Research) at the British Heart Foundation. He said the results were preliminary, but was impressed by how well-suited the probe was to the task.
"I think there is mileage in this," Prof Pearson told BBC News.
"Clearly, it doesn't work for emergencies. But for people who have had a stroke and you want to find the thrombus a day or two later, it could be very useful.
"The disadvantage of any PET scanning technology is that you're exposing the patient to extra radiation. But there are plenty of examples now... where PET imaging is a useful adjunct - the additional radiation dose is not significant and it's outweighed by the benefits you might get."
He suggested that the scan could prove particularly valuable in searching for smaller clots.
"It really does have an advantage there, because your scan will pick up something wherever it is. I don't know that you'd do a whole body, but if you're looking across a whole limb, or a head and neck - that would be very helpful.
"You might well pick up things that you hadn't anticipated, you didn't know where they were, and you want to do something about it."
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The movie, based on the popular children's book series, took $23.5m (£15.2m) in its first three days.
It stars Jack Black as horror writer RL Stine, whose imaginary demon creations are accidentally set free in a small town.
Ridley Scott's space adventure The Martian was bumped into second place, taking $21.5m (£13.9m).
The Matt Damon film has now taken $143.8m (£93m) in its third week of release.
Steven Spielberg's cold-war thriller Bridge of Spies, starring Tom Hanks, opened at number three with $15.4m (£10m).
Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror romance Crimson Peak did not fare as well in the Halloween period, debuting at four with $12.8m (£8.3m).
However with an R-rating - where those under 17 need to be accompanied by a parent of guardian to see the film - it was expected to have a more limited audience than the PG-rated Goosebumps.
'Horrendous result'
This weekend also saw the release of Cary Fukunaga's drama Beasts of No Nation, about child soldiers in Africa.
After making headlines earlier this year when Netflix bought the distribution rights for $12m (£7.8m), the film was simultaneously released in cinemas and on the streaming platform.
But the film, starring Idris Elba, only made $50,699 (£32,800) across the 31 cinemas it was shown at, averaging $1,635 (£1,057) per theatre.
Although rival distributors called it "a horrendous result", Netflix told Deadline it would not release information about the film's streaming performance, but added it was "very happy".
It is understood the film was given a limited theatrical release to qualify it for the upcoming awards season.
In a limited release, abduction drama Room also earned a respectable $120,000 (£77,600) from four screens.
Jim McCafferty, a director of Structural Engineers Registration, said an inquiry had to be held.
His comments came after council leader Andrew Burns said the school checks were done by contractors themselves.
Seventeen schools have closed due to concerns over structural issues.
The problems, which were identified after a school wall collapsed at Oxgangs Primary, relate to missing ties used to support building walls.
About 7,600 pupils were initially affected and there are still no plans for how to get about 3,000 children back in to classrooms.
Most will have to attend different schools until their own is declared safe.
Speaking on BBC Scotland on Thursday, the leader of City of Edinburgh Council, Mr Burns, said the buildings were not inspected by the council when their construction was completed.
The Labour councillor said the private sector consortium that built them- Edinburgh Schools Partnership - self-certified that they met "all the relevant building standards".
Mr McCafferty, whose organisation administers a Scottish government-backed scheme for the certification of building structures design, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland: "I think there is a great deal of doubt over whether certification of construction by the owner, who has a vested interest getting the building occupied or in this case a consortium of construction companies, who are also keen to get the building occupied and working under these deadlines - that it is open to the possibility of abuse or mismanagement.
"I think there should be a great deal more traditional supervision of construction.
"I don't think it is a simple mistake. I think something serious went wrong in terms of looking carefully at what was being done."
The expert added: "If wall ties have not bridged the gap between the inner leaf of block work construction through the insulation, across the gaps and well into the brickwork on the outer side, then suction and wind forces will bring these walls down on the outside.
"I think there should be an inquiry to find out exactly what the contractual arrangements were between Edinburgh City Council and this ESP - Edinburgh Schools Partnership - what kind of quality control or quality assurance systems they had in place and what inspections took place during the construction process."
Mr Burns said on Thursday the school buildings could be closed for the "longer term" - in some cases until after the summer break.
The 2003 Building Scotland Act came into effect in April 2005. The buildings built before then were under the 1959 Building Scotland Act.
The 2003 Building Scotland Act closed loopholes, making it necessary for inspections by a third party to be made of plans and designs for building warrants.
However, the 2003 Building Scotland Act stopped the need for a completion certificate, at the end of building works, to be issued by the council.
The 2003 Act only requires "the relevant person", which could be the owner of the building, to produce a completion certificate, which Mr McCafferty believes makes the system "open to abuse".
• Pirniehall and St David's Primary Schools 12/08/2002
• Craigroyston Primary 11/10/2002
• Broomhouse and St Joseph's Primary Schools 18/10/2002
• Rowanfield 18/10/2002
• Craigour Park Primary School 13/12/2002
• Castleview Primary School 02/05/2003
• Gracemount High School 04/07/2003
• Forthview Primary School 11/07/2003
• Drummond Community High School 11/07/2003
• Craigmount High School 25/07/2003
• Goodtrees Neighbourhood Centre 25/07/2003
• The Royal High School 01/08/2003
• Howdenhall Children's Unit 13/10/2003
• Oxgangs Primary School 01/03/2005
• Firrhill High School 15/03/2005
• St Peter's Primary 08/04/2005
• Braidburn School 10/06/2005
A City of Edinburgh Council spokesman said: "The structural designs of the PPP1 school were self-certified by Edinburgh Schools Partnership's agent under the relevant building regulations in place at the time.
"Once construction was complete, their agent also self-certified to the council, as they were entitled to do, that the buildings complied with the relevant building standards.
"In order to do this, they would have to have been satisfied that each school was complete, in accordance with building standards, and that the building warrant conditions had been met.
"The council did carry out reasonable inspections to ensure that the buildings appeared to satisfy the terms of the building warrant.
"However, the regulatory system acknowledges that local authorities cannot reasonably monitor each and every aspect of all construction work being carried out.
"As such, reliance was placed upon suitably qualified individuals and the council would not have been responsible for the quality of work done or for supervising builders."
An Edinburgh Schools Partnership spokeswoman said: "An Independent certifier was appointed on behalf of ESP and the City of Edinburgh Council to sign off the school buildings and provide an availability certificate for each school, which marks the final step in the sign-off process.
"This approval relied upon the assurance of the building contractors that the schools had been constructed, extended or refurbished in accordance with the relevant building standards regulations as set out in the warrant application."
The session will be held exactly two weeks before voters go to the polls.
Nicola Sturgeon will face questions from both Scottish Labour deputy leader Kezia Dugdale and Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson.
Ms Sturgeon's SNP has been the focus of sustained attacks from both Labour and the Conservatives in recent days.
The Scottish Parliament will be sitting as campaigning across the country continues ahead of the UK general election on 7 May.
John Swinney, the SNP's deputy leader, will be out on the streets of Edinburgh, where he will tell voters that the election is a choice between further austerity offered by the Westminster parties and the SNP, who he will say are pledging to end austerity and to invest in jobs and public services.
Mr Swinney said: "Ending austerity is without doubt the key issue of this general election campaign - and both Labour and the Tories are on the wrong side of people in Scotland and many people across the UK. Austerity has failed on every measure - and it's time for a new, more progressive approach."
Meanwhile, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie will be joined on the election trail in Cardross, Argyll, by his son to mark Take Your Child to Work Day.
Mr Rennie will set out his party's plans for a massive expansion in free childcare for Scottish families and announce details of a families manifesto which he said would include measures to give children the best start in life.
Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy will tell a rally in Edinburgh that Prime Minister David Cameron is "playing with fire" by overplaying the SNP's electoral chances.
He will also argue SNP plans for fiscal responsibility, formerly referred to as "fiscal autonomy", for Scotland would put state pensions at risk.
Scottish Conservatives leader Ms Davidson will also be campaigning in the capital, where she will join activists on a street stall and meet members of the public.
The Tories said the main theme of the day would be powers for the Scottish Parliament.
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We Were There was written in 1982 by Leicester singer Bob Wragg in support of England's World Cup finals campaign in Spain.
Mr Wragg, 82, said the song was about to be released when the Falklands conflict broke out and it was thought to be "inappropriate at a time of war".
The recording features players including Gordon Banks, Bobby Moore, Martin Peters and Alan Ball singing along with former England manager Sir Alf Ramsey.
URA are helping the club's players to buy motorbikes, commonly known as boda bodas, which are widely used by businesses in Uganda to transport people and luggage.
With the cost of living continuing to rise in the Ugandan capital Kampala, club chairman Ali Ssekatawa told BBC Sport they no longer want their players to strictly rely on the income they get from playing football.
The club's management has, however, asked the players to hire riders and not to ride the motorbikes themselves, due to the risk involved.
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"We are looking at a way of having a self-sustaining system and when our staff is sorted they can play well," Ssekatawa said.
URA FC are one of the most popular Uganda Premier League sides and have represented the East African country in the Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup competitions - Africa's biggest continental club competitions.
The numbers of boda bodas have recently ballooned in Kampala, but so have the number of accidents - rising eight-fold in the past eight years, with businesses looking at safer ways of operating the bikes.
Earlier this year URA FC's commissioner Doris Akol promised they would help the players with an alternative money-making venture and club chairman Ssekatawa delivered 17 motorbikes to the players at the club's training ground on Thursday.
Long-serving defender and Uganda international Simeon Masaba said he favoured the initiative, as it will help the players to earn extra income for their families.
"The club will be deducting our pay for some months so that we pay the percentage for the [running of the] motorbikes," Masaba said.
The defender added that although the motorbike business is risky, with thieves targeting the boda bodas, he thinks if managed well it could make a good small business for the URA footballers.
"This is a good move by the club and most of us are happy about it," striker Robert Ssentongo added.
Team coach Kefa Kisaala also received one of the bikes and said he was happy with the move.
However, attacking midfielder Saidi Kyeyune, said he did not agree with the initiative as he thinks it will be difficult to manage.
Reminiscence therapy is often used to help people with dementia who have trouble with short-term memory but whose long-term memory is unaffected.
Lindsey Hall Care Home, on Clee Road, Cleethorpes, is equipped with a bowling green, shopping arcade and hair salon.
The shop windows display original products from the 1960s.
This will help the residents to reminisce with staff and family, while visiting the working cafe, hairdresser, charity shop, mini cinema and pub.
The 78-bedroom home has been created on the former Lindsey Lower School site.
Operations director Jonathan Garton said of the street area: "It is not only for reminiscence, but the residents feel they are able to go out into the community in a way that they wouldn't normally be able to.
"It's the same for families, they can take their loved ones out in a way that they may have used to do.
"Now, rather than sit with them in the lounge, they can take them to the tea room, the pub or even the cinema."
Most of the 158 seats have been filled with just 10 left to be allocated.
So far, Fine Gael remains the largest party with 47 seats - a four-seat lead over its main rival, Fianna Fáil.
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said a new government should not be formed before reforms of the Dail (parliament) take place.
"We believe that the new Dáil should not represent more business as usual - that it should involve a decisive move towards a reformed politics," he said.
Former prime minister (taioseach) Bertie Ahern said he believed talks to form a new coalition government would not be concluded before Easter.
The current taoiseach, Enda Kenny, admitted over the weekend that the Fine Gael/Labour coalition government he led for the past five years had failed to secure a return to office.
He will continue to lead the Republic of Ireland in a caretaker capacity until a new coalition is agreed.
It is now likely that Mr Kenny will be one of three party leaders who could be proposed as a potential Taoiseach when the parliament (Dàil) reconvenes on 10 March.
The other candidates are Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams.
Sinn Féin is currently in third place with 22 seats while independents and smaller parties have also done well with 30 seats between them so far.
However, the junior coalition partner, Labour, has suffered badly with only six seats so far, after winning 37 in 2011.
As counting entered its third day on Monday, Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan told the state broadcaster RTÉ that Irish politics is in a state of flux.
Mr Flanagan acknowledged that Fine Gael had made mistakes during its campaign but he expressed continuing confidence in his leader Mr Kenny.
Electoral staff are re-examining the ballot papers in Wexford, Longford-Westmeath and three Dublin constituencies.
Notable candidates to lose their seats over the weekend include Fine Gael deputy leader and children's minister, James Reilly, Fine Gael junior minister Jimmy Deenihan and Labour Party's Alex White, the communications minister.
Alan Kelly, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, narrowly retained his seat.
Despite polling well in the election, Sinn Féin lost a seat in Donegal when independent candidate Thomas Pringle was selected ahead of Pádraig Mac Lochlainn.
Before the election, both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil indicated that they would not go into coalition with each other.
Mr Kenny - who has been re-elected in Mayo - said it was clear the existing government would not regain power.
He refused to discuss possible options for the next government.
However, he added: "As taoiseach I have a duty and responsibility to see how best we might be able to put together a government."
On Saturday, Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said he was "very pleased" but that it would take time before the shape of the new government becomes clear.
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said the election represented a "fundamental realignment of Irish politics".
"Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael no longer command a majority of support," he said.
"These parties cannot and will not deliver the changes required in health and housing."
Labour Party deputy leader Alan Kelly, who narrowly retained his seat in Tipperary, said Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael should "cop themselves on now" and form a government.
"All of this pretending that there are massive issues between them is rubbish.
"They need to come together, work together and put a government in place for the good of the people."
More than three million people were entitled to vote in Friday's poll, which will return 157 members of parliament, known as TDs. The speaker is automatically returned.
The campaign was fought mainly over economic issues, with the government parties asking voters for their support to keep the recovery going at a time when international storm clouds were gathering.
But the opposition parties countered that not everyone, especially outside middle-class Dublin, had been benefiting from the up-turn.
The Republic of Ireland has had the fastest growing economy in the eurozone for the last two years.
TDs are being elected according to the single transferable vote system, in which candidates have to reach a quota, before their surplus votes are distributed to others.
The former Raith Rovers midfielder turned the ball in from 10 yards after set-up work by Finn Graham.
Brechin edged what was a fairly even encounter but they did have to block on the line from Kevin Cawley at the start of the second half.
City travel to Clackmannanshire for Saturday's second leg.
If they do complete victory, it would be the first time Brechin have been in the second tier of Scottish football since 2006.
Darren Dods' side only scraped into the play-offs on the last day of the regular League One season, but have since consigned Raith Rovers to relegation from the Championship.
Their winner against Jim Goodwin's Alloa came about thanks to some tricky play by the impressive Graham on the left flank, as he nutmegged a defender and cut the ball back for 20-year-old Ford to convert left-footed into the corner with the help of a slight deflection.
The hosts will feel they deserved that lead after Ross Caldwell was denied by an excellent one-handed save by Neil Parry in the first half.
The Wasps' best chance came when Calum Waters' cross was nearly finished by Cawley at the back post, but defender Willie Dyer was in the right place at the right time to put it behind for a corner.
Brechin were denied a second when Paul McLean's downward header bounced up and on to the crossbar, then Alloa's Stefan McCluskey watched his effort cleared in a crowded penalty box.
Brechin City manager Darren Dods: "Elliot Ford has come into the team in the last few weeks and he's done excellent. It was a great run into the box and Finn Graham did well too.
"A few of our players stay in Glasgow and Kilmarnock and won't be home until late tonight then up at 07:00 BST tomorrow, so they'll need good sleeps on Thursday and Friday to be ready for the weekend.
"Championship football would be a miracle."
Alloa Athletic manager Jim Goodwin: "Brechin were the better team and played the conditions better than we did. They picked up more second balls and competed.
"We're a passing team and the pitch is not conducive to the way we want to play. We know we need to be better.
"To be honest, I'm delighted to go away with a 1-0 defeat with the way the game was going."
Match ends, Brechin City 1, Alloa Athletic 0.
Second Half ends, Brechin City 1, Alloa Athletic 0.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Elliot Ford.
Foul by Elliot Ford (Brechin City).
Adam Martin (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Brechin City. Ally Love replaces Ross Caldwell.
Jordan Kirkpatrick (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Dale (Brechin City).
Foul by Adam Martin (Alloa Athletic).
Aron Lynas (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Paul McLean.
Paul McLean (Brechin City) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner, Brechin City. Conceded by Calum Waters.
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Adam Martin replaces Iain Flannigan.
Foul by Ross Caldwell (Brechin City).
Jordan Kirkpatrick (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Calum Waters (Alloa Athletic).
Andy Jackson (Brechin City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Stefan McCluskey (Alloa Athletic).
Liam Watt (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Jon Robertson (Alloa Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Calum Waters (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Watt (Brechin City).
Finn Graham (Brechin City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jordan Kirkpatrick (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Finn Graham (Brechin City).
Foul by Dylan Mackin (Alloa Athletic).
Willie Dyer (Brechin City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Liam Watt (Brechin City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Stefan McCluskey replaces Steven Hetherington.
Substitution, Alloa Athletic. Greig Spence replaces Kevin Cawley.
Goal! Brechin City 1, Alloa Athletic 0. Elliot Ford (Brechin City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Finn Graham.
Attempt missed. Willie Dyer (Brechin City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Alloa Athletic. Conceded by Willie Dyer.
Attempt saved. Andy Jackson (Brechin City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Ross Caldwell (Brechin City).
Steven Hetherington (Alloa Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Brechin City 0, Alloa Athletic 0.
First Half ends, Brechin City 0, Alloa Athletic 0.
Foul by Iain Flannigan (Alloa Athletic).
Shaw, 45, is under investigation by the Gambling Commission and Football Association for eating a pie on camera during the FA Cup loss to Arsenal, when a bookmaker had offered 8-1 odds on it.
Ross Worner was injured in the 16th minute of the match at Torquay, leaving defender Simon Downer to go in goal.
The 35-year-old conceded only once.
Luke Young had opened the scoring for Torquay early on, before Roarie Deacon fired in for Sutton from outside the box.
Brett Williams slotted under Downer within a minute of the restart, but Maxime Biamou drew Sutton level for the second time with a shot which went in off the underside of the crossbar.
And Dean Beckwith headed in to earn the U's their first win in five National League games.
Match ends, Torquay United 2, Sutton United 3.
Second Half ends, Torquay United 2, Sutton United 3.
Substitution, Torquay United. Ruairi Keating replaces Lathanial Rowe-Turner.
Substitution, Sutton United. Jack Jebb replaces Adam Coombes.
Goal! Torquay United 2, Sutton United 3. Dean Beckwith (Sutton United).
Substitution, Sutton United. Bradley Hudson-Odoi replaces Adam May.
Lathanial Rowe-Turner (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Torquay United. Shaun Harrad replaces Brett Williams.
Substitution, Torquay United. Sam Chaney replaces Damon Lathrope.
Brett Williams (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Torquay United 2, Sutton United 2. Maxime Biamou (Sutton United).
Goal! Torquay United 2, Sutton United 1. Brett Williams (Torquay United).
Second Half begins Torquay United 1, Sutton United 1.
First Half ends, Torquay United 1, Sutton United 1.
Adam Coombes (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Torquay United 1, Sutton United 1. Roarie Deacon (Sutton United).
Substitution, Sutton United. Gomis replaces Ross Worner.
Goal! Torquay United 1, Sutton United 0. Luke Young (Torquay United).
Adam May (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Damon Lathrope (Torquay United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Sheriff Beckett's determination is critical in particular of driver Harry Clarke, stating outright that the crash might have been avoided had he not lied about his medical history.
But there are also implications for Glasgow City Council and potentially all local authorities; for doctors and GPs; and for the DVLA and driver licensing right across the UK. It includes appeals to government ministers and could see changes to the law.
As well as eight "reasonable precautions" which could have prevented the crash - all relating to Mr Clarke's health - the sheriff outlined 19 recommendations which could reduce the chances of such an incident recurring in future.
BBC Scotland reporter Philip Sim, who covered the inquiry at Glasgow Sheriff Court, examined the sheriff's determination.
Sheriff Beckett's job at the fatal accident inquiry was to establish the basic facts of what happened on 22 December, 2014, and what could be done to prevent such a tragedy happening again.
He ruled that John and Lorraine Sweeney, Erin McQuade, Stephenie Tait, Gillian Ewing and Jacqueline Morton died due to the "loss of control" of a Glasgow City Council bin lorry by driver Harry Clarke.
Mr Clarke lost control after suffering an episode of neurocardiogenic syncope - "he fainted" - and the vehicle mounted the pavement on Queen Street, which was busy with pedestrians and Christmas shoppers.
Inside, crewman Matthew Telford shouted, "you're killing people Harry". Accelerating to speeds of up to 26.09mph, the lorry collided with pedestrians, buildings and cars before crashing into the Millenium Hotel less than 20 seconds later.
Jack Sweeney
Lorraine Sweeney
Erin McQuade
Gillian Ewing
Stephenie Tait
Jacqueline Morton
The 51-year-old worked in a tax office in the centre of Glasgow.
It is understood Jaqueline Morton had finished work and was on her way to collect her two grandchildren when she was killed in the bin lorry crash.
She left behind her partner John and two grown-up sons.
Twenty-nine-year-old school teacher Stephenie Tait had been enjoying the build-up to Christmas and had attended a carol service at her local church the night before the tragedy.
During her funeral at the beginning of January, the pupils she taught at St Philomena's Primary School in Glasgow said their goodbyes.
Canon Peter McBride, who led the Requiem Mass, told mourners gathered: 'Stephenie brought order, organisation, good humour and a sense of calm into family life, her teaching career, her parish ministry, and into her friendships.'
Events co-ordinator Gillian Ewing had recently moved to Cyprus but was back in Scotland visiting her family and friends for the festive season.
The 52-year-old mother-of-two was doing what thousands were doing in Glasgow that day - shopping for Christmas gifts.
She died alongside five others when a Glasgow City Council bin lorry careered out of control.
Ms Ewing's funeral took place in Edinburgh on hogmanay, 2014.
Glasgow University student Erin McQuade had been enjoying the Christmas break when a bin lorry struck and killed her on 22 December 2014.
When not studying for her degree, the 18-year-old worked for Cameron House Hotel Resort, near Loch Lomond.
Professor Anton Muscatelli, principal and vice-chancellor of Glasgow university, said following Miss McQuade's death: 'The university is deeply saddened to hear that one of our students has been tragically killed in this terrible incident.
'Our thoughts and prayers are with Erin McQuade's family at this dreadfully sad time.'
Pensioner Jack Sweeney was Christmas shopping with his wife Lorraine, daughter Jacqueline and grand-daughter Erin when the tragedy happened.
The 68-year-old from Dumbarton was killed along with Lorraine and Erin.
Mr Sweeney had previously lived in Ontario, in the east of Canada.
He was an avid Celtic supporter and was a one-time president of a Celtic supporters' club in Ontario.
Mr Sweeney had been married to Lorraine for more than 45 years.
His joint funeral Mass was attended by more than 1,000 people.
It was three days from Christmas, and Lorraine Sweeney was shopping in the centre of Glasgow with her husband, daughter and grand-daughter.
The 69-year-old died alongside Jack, the man she had married more than 45 years earlier.
Mrs Sweeney's 18-year-old grand-daughter Erin was also killed when the Glasgow City Council bin lorry careered out of control.
The tragedy was witnessed by Mrs Sweeney's daughter, Jacqueline, who had been shopping with her family.
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The key passages in Sheriff Beckett's determination relate to the bin lorry driver - Henry Campbell Clarke, known as Harry.
The 58-year-old professional driver had appeared normal to colleagues throughout that day, had not been drinking or taking drugs, and medical tests following the crash "revealed no abnormalities" - until a "tilt table" test gave some confirmation of the "already presumed diagnosis", of neurocardiogenic syncope.
It was revealed during the inquiry that Mr Clarke had a history of fainting and dizziness, and had in fact previously suffered a similar episode while at the wheel of a bus, in 2010.
Mr Clarke declined to answer all but a few basic questions when called to the inquiry, for fear of incriminating himself in a potential private prosecution - although he did later issue an apology for the role he played in the crash.
Sheriff Beckett's determination was damning of Mr Clarke. He "deliberately misled" and "deceived" his doctors, lied on health declarations and "deliberately concealed relevant information from the DVLA" - potentially a criminal offence.
Of the sheriff's eight "reasonable precautions" which could have prevented the crash, five of them were things Mr Clarke could have done:
The inquiry called a series of witnesses from Glasgow City Council, seeking details of Mr Clarke's employment - and in particular the whereabouts of his references, which could not be found in his file.
Days were spent poring over risk assessment documentation and the specifications of the council's vehicle fleet.
There was much debate of what, if anything, the other crewmen on the bin lorry could have done as it careered out of control, and whether emergency braking systems could be fitted or additional training offered.
Sheriff Beckett said all councils, and any other organisation collecting refuse, should seek to have automatic emergency braking systems fitted to vehicles old and new, wherever practical.
He also made a number of other recommendations to Glasgow City Council, including:
Prior to working for Glasgow City Council, Harry Clarke was employed as a bus driver with First Glasgow.
It was while working there that he suffered a fainting episode at the wheel of a bus in 2010, and he eventually resigned while under suspension.
On the issue of Mr Clarke's missing references, First Bus operations manager Francis McCann insisted he had filled in the forms in full and would have mentioned the 2010 faint.
Sheriff Beckett said he could infer that Glasgow City Council did receive "satisfactory references" for Mr Clarke, but he went on to say that an accurate reference - one mentioning the faint - would not have been satisfactory.
He ruled that had First Glasgow provided "a full, accurate and fair employment reference" to the council, the crash might have been avoided.
One of the biggest revelations of the inquiry was Mr Clarke's lengthy medical history, which showed he had suffered episodes of dizziness and fainting for decades prior to the crash.
Who knew what, and when, became a point of contention in the inquiry, after it emerged Mr Clarke had given different accounts of his 2010 faint to different doctors - he had "deliberately misled" them and "sought to downplay" the incident.
In Sheriff Beckett's view, two of Mr Clarke's doctors might have prevent the crash, had they discussed or picked up on these diverging stories.
First Bus medical advisor Dr Kenneth Lyons could have notified the DVLA of Mr Clarke's 2010 episode just based on the information he was given, the sheriff ruled.
He also said that Mr Clarke's GP, a Dr John Langan, could have clarified the circumstances of the 2010 faint with Dr Lyons before declaring Mr Clarke fit to drive again.
One document produced time and time again throughout the inquiry was the DVLA's guide for doctors on fitness to drive, which lays out different medical conditions and when the authorities should be notified.
The "at a glance" guide was criticised by a number of witnesses and counsel as being too complicated and too vague in defining different kinds of stroke, and when an episode is severe enough for the DVLA to be notified.
Even the body's own chief medical examiner admitted that leaving drivers to self-declare health issues was a "weakness", which exposed applicants "to a huge level of temptation".
Sheriff Beckett said the licensing authority should reassess "precisely" what the guidelines are meant to mean and achieve, and consider adding a flow chart to help guide doctors to a proper decision. Specifically, he suggested the guide should give more weight to fainting incidents which occur at the wheel, like Mr Clarke's 2010 episode, and any lack of warning signs before a faint.
In a move which could have an impact right across the UK, Sheriff Beckett said the Secretary of State for Transport should hold consultations on changes to the driver licensing system.
He said harsher penalties should be considered for non-disclosure of health issues to the DVLA, or a change to the method of prosecution - the inquiry heard that nobody in Scotland had ever been prosecuted by the body for making a false declaration.
He also said there should be a consultation on giving doctors more freedom, or even an obligation, to report concerns about a patient's fitness to drive directly to the authorities, in spite of patient confidentiality.
The DVLA has said it is "carefully considering" the recommendations.
Finally, Sheriff Beckett had some words for the families of those killed in the bin lorry crash, many of whom came to Glasgow Sheriff Court day after day to hear evidence in the inquiry.
Some have voiced anger at the Crown's decision not to charge Mr Clarke with a crime, and announced during the inquiry that they intended to seek a private prosecution.
Sheriff Beckett said it "cannot have been easy" for the families to come and hear evidence the inquiry, and said he could understand why others kept in touch with its progress from a distance.
He said they had demonstrated "love, loyalty and commitment" for those they had lost, and "managed to maintain composure, dignity and respect in circumstances which must at times have been very difficult indeed".
The 22-year-old former Plymouth Argyle man has spent the last two seasons with Truro City, scoring 24 goals.
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JYP Entertainment represents 16-year-old Taiwanese pop star Chou Tzuyu, who recently made a video apologising for waving a Taiwanese flag on S Korean TV.
The company denied coercing her into saying sorry to appease angered Chinese audiences, a key market for JYP.
The row erupted on the eve of Taiwan's election, which was won by pro-independence Tsai Ing-wen.
Taiwan has been ruled separately since the end of the Chinese civil war in 1949, but it is seen by China, as a breakaway province which it has threatened to take back by force if necessary.
JYP told South Korea's Yonhap news agency that its website had been inaccessible since Saturday, the day after Chou's apology was put online.
It said it suspected a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack, where multiple users visit a website repeatedly to overwhelm its servers, but that it did not know where it was coming from.
It said getting the site back on line "may take a while".
Chou, a member of the Kpop group Twice, carried the flag of the Republic of China - Taiwan's official name - in a section on a South Korean TV show in November introducing the band members.
The scene didn't appear on air but was widely shared online in China, and brought up in Taiwan during the election campaign by a noted anti-independence celebrity.
Chou was widely criticised and the band had an New Year's Eve appearance on Chinese TV cancelled.
Last week, JYP published a video online of Chou meekly apologising for having appeared to back Taiwanese independence.
"There's only one China. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait are one. I will always consider myself as a Chinese person and feel proud of this.
The BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei say that many people in Taiwan saw Chou's apology as humiliating for her and Taiwan.
To many, she says, it was a reminder of their biggest peeve - that Taiwan, which they consider a sovereign country, is not recognised as one officially and is denied membership in the United Nations as well as in many international groups.
Meanwhile, a South Korean multicultural group has said it is lodging a formal complaint with the national rights watchdog about Chou's treatment.
The Center for Multicultural Korea (CMCK) said it would ask the commission to "investigate whether the apology was forced or not".
Is this dress blue and black or white and gold?
Scottish singer Caitlin McNeill, 21, started the whole debate after posting a picture of #TheDress on her Tumblr blog.
"Two of my very good friends were getting married and they asked me to put together a band to come and play at their wedding in Western Scotland," she's told Newsbeat.
"This was a wedding on the tiny island that we come from on the west coast of Scotland called Colonsay and about 100 people were there.
"A week beforehand the bride had been sent, by her mother, a picture of the dress she was going to wear and when the bride showed her fiance, they disagreed about what colour it was.
"She was like, 'It's white and gold' and he said, 'It's blue and black'.
"So they posted it on Facebook to try and see what their friends were saying but that caused carnage on Facebook.
"We forgot about it until we saw it at the wedding, which the mother of the bride was wearing, and it was obviously blue and black.
"When I got off the island last night, I was sitting in my hotel room and I thought, 'I'll maybe put the picture to my Tumblr followers.' Sometimes Tumblrs debunk these things and I thought they might have some ideas.
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"I posted it onto Tumblr, it somehow got onto Twitter and then it just went crazy after that."
That craziness has translated into #TheDress trending around the world.
Also trending are #blueandblack and #goldandwhite as well as various other versions of those colours.
Caitlin says she never expected this reaction after posting the picture on Tumblr.
"It's just incredible. I can't comprehend it.
"People have been messaging me saying that all their favourite celebrities are tweeting about it. I can't even believe it's real. I feel like I'm dreaming."
Even though Caitlin originally thought the dress was gold and white herself, she says after seeing it in person it's definitely blue and black.
"When my friend originally posted this picture on Facebook I thought they were just playing an elaborate prank on me. It took me a very long time to stop thinking that and to realise there was something scientifically amiss here.
"When I saw the dress in blue and black I was like, 'There's not much more I can say about that.'
"Men seem to see it more commonly in blue and black and women see it more commonly in white and gold, in terms of the people I've spoken to.
"But both my brother and my dad saw white and gold."
There had been suggestions online and on social media that #TheDress was all a publicity stunt designed to promote the company that sells it.
But Caitlin says that's not the case.
"I hadn't even thought about the dress company," she says.
"I did post a link to the company online, just because people were wondering where it had come from.
"I can't express how we've been scratching our heads and stressing and arguing for the last two weeks about this dress and I just wanted to know some answers.
"I didn't know the company until it started blowing up and one of the bridesmaids from the wedding gave me the link to the dress, that's the first I'd heard of it.
"It's going to happen. It's not too bad. If that's the worst people are saying, then that's OK."
And now she's spoken to almost every media outlet in the US and the UK, she says she just wants a bit of sleep.
"Right now I'm going to get some breakfast because I've been on the phone to America all night.
"Maybe a I'll get a wee breakfast and a cup of tea. That would be quite great.
"I've had calls from the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time Magazine, NBC, CBS, ABC - everyone wants a piece of the dress."
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The construction project could last for about four months.
Transport Scotland said some lane closures would be required during the work, but added that this should not cause significant delays.
The new system between Inverness and Perth is opposed by campaign group A9 Average Speed Cameras Are Not the Answer.
It has called for action to tackle bad overtaking.
Bhutan had a strict dress code during the 1990s. But now, one of the country's most popular blogs regularly showcases how contact with the outside world, combined with a nostalgia for vintage looks, has created a unique street style.
Former fashion student Karma Wangchuk began taking photographs of ordinary people on the streets when he was struck by their attire. On his Facebook page, Bhutan Street Fashion, he shows how appearances can reflect a changing nation.
This is not about cool, this is about natural style. This is the real Bhutan. I put up the pictures of how people look, dress and act with no censorship, nothing. I saw this farmer working the fields one day; the whole scene had an old-school charm. You don't often see people dressed like this anywhere: collared shirt, fedora hat, high-waisted trousers. In the field, this is a typically Bhutanese look.
When I was at fashion school in India, people had this very traditional idea about women in Bhutan as demure and submissive. You can see from the above, this is an assumption too far these days. This woman I met in the streets had lived in Japan and brought back a true Tokyo style. It is a trend I have noticed - Bhutanese are having more contact with the outside world. This young woman was not inhibited. She was happy to strike several poses.
I bumped into a friend of mine while on a walk one day. The fabric of her garment is what interested me. Decades ago, there was a trade border between Bhutan and Tibet. People in the border area used to wear this style of fabric - a rare moment where a piece of cloth gives you a glimpse into history. Then in 2009/2010 Balenciaga used this style of fabric in a jacket in his collection. Suddenly it became all the rage once again in Bhutan. The girls - like my friend here - started taking these garments out of their grandmothers' closets.
And here is one grandmother wearing that vintage Tibetan piece, so much in fashion these days.
It is compulsory to wear the national dress in Bhutan's government offices, but even in private offices many prefer to dress this way. This is Bhutan's traditional male costume, worn by a dancer. Going to work every day, of course, we wear normal socks and leather shoes.
We don't wear wings. This dancer is dressed in a traditional way, but the wings are a contemporary addition - a flamboyant modern innovation. He represents the raven - our king has a raven on his crown. You don't see many of these on the streets of Bhutan
But perhaps what I admire most is how young Bhutanese so effortlessly blend the traditional with the modern. The upper half could be seen in any Paris or London coffee shop; the lower portion is found only in Bhutan. Bhutanese women are sensible: it is mandatory for them to wear the national costume in so many contexts, so they have found contemporary ways of dressing it.
This girl is from a village. She and her mother had come to town to shop for fabrics. I loved her outfit, that combination of old prints and bold colours that is coming back into fashion. Perhaps it's just me, but I see this look as effortlessly elegant. She was in no way self-conscious, with perhaps little sense of how stylish she looked. International designers like Derek Lam and Donna Karan have been inspired by the clean lines and the robes worn here.
When I was young, the backpacks we had would feature manga characters or popular cartoon figures. The influence was Western - now the trend among the youth is to use local fabric. It supports the local economy but in my view, dressing western clothes with Bhutanese accessories confers grace.
They stand unsmiling but in my eyes they look stupendous. The Kira is the national costume for women, a rectangular piece of cloth, almost the size of a double bed sheet - and yet they manage to make it look so elegant.
A look at the changing style of Bhutan is a study in Bhutanese history. It is clear evidence of just how remote we have stayed and how crucial our traditional look is to our identity. But it also shows a changing Bhutan with more connections to the outside world.
Wherever I go, I have my camera with me and I always find reason to take photographs of people, what they are wearing and how they choose to express their personalities, culture and history.
The 74 passengers and seven crew members used emergency chutes to evacuate the Airbus 320 in the incident late on Tuesday.
Local media reported that at least 20 people had minor injuries.
Transport ministry officials said a plane wheel may have clipped a radio facility near the runway on landing.
The structure, known as the localiser, helps aircraft find the landing strip. A fragment was found on the plane's left wheel, Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported.
Images from the scene showed apparent damage to the 6m (18ft) tower, with mangled metal torn down.
An aviation safety official told AFP news agency that the left side of the plane's tail was damaged and the country's transport safety board was investigating.
Asiana Airlines apologised for the incident, and said it had set up a response team to cope with the aftermath.
"As to the determination of the cause of the accident, we will co-operate as closely as possible with the relevant authorities," it said.
Passengers told NHK that they heard an explosion after landing, and the cabin was soon filled with smoke and a burning smell. The plane also appeared to be sliding on the runway.
"There was smoke coming out and some of the oxygen masks fell down. Cabin attendants were in such a panic and I thought 'we are going to die'," one woman told Japanese networks on Tuesday night.
The plane was flying to Hiroshima from South Korea's Incheon airport, near Seoul.
The airport was closed for several hours.
In July 2013, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 from Incheon crashed on landing at San Francisco airport after its tail clipped a sea wall.
Three people died in the crash - including one Chinese teenager who was run over by a firefighting vehicle in the chaos.
And two years prior to that, two Asiana pilots were killed when their China-bound cargo flight crashed into the sea off South Korea's Jeju island.
The case came to light when a video of the wedding was circulated online.
The 16-year-old groom is technically still underage but village officials permitted an "unregistered marriage" after the pair reportedly threatened to commit suicide.
Under Indonesian law, women must be at least 16 and men at least 19 to get married.
Local media say the two grew close when the woman took care of the boy while he was suffering from a bout of Malaria.
Cik Ani, chief of their village in South Sumatra, told the AFP news agency that "since the boy is underage, we have decided to carry out the marriage privately".
He also said the wedding on 2 July was to "avoid the sin of adultery" between the boy, named Selamat, and his spouse, Rohaya, who is thought to be between 71 and 75.
The boy's father reportedly died several years ago and his mother has since remarried.
It is Rohaya's third marriage and she has several children from her two previous husbands, reports say.
Yenni Izzi, an activist from the Women Crisis Centre in Palembang who campaigns to end child marriage, told the BBC the wedding was "a very uncommon case".
"The boy decided to get married not for economic or physical reasons but because she gives him attention and love," he explained.
"He is not mature enough, so to get that attention and love he thinks living together is the answer. And living together means getting married.''
Regional officials have expressed concern about the case, but it is unclear whether they will take action against it.
Indonesia's Social Affairs Minister Khofifah Indar Parawansa was quoted in the Jakarta Post saying that it was "impossible for them to marry in a religious affairs office because the groom is still underage".
South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin told the Sriwijaya Post that "it is beyond normal. It is a large age gap.
"In many cases it is the girls who get married off too soon. But about this wedding, between a young man and an elderly woman, I can not comment any further."
Reporting by Clara Rondonuwu.
More than 400 firearms were found in the home of Wyverstone Parish Council chairman James Arnold last year.
He was due to face firearms charges but died of cancer, aged 49, in July 2014.
Anthony Buckland, 65, from Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk, is on trial at Norwich Crown Court and denies selling prohibited weapons.
He also denies fraud by false representation.
Prosecutor Andrew Oliver told the court the discovery in Wyverstone, near Stowmarket, was the "biggest stash of weapons this country had ever experienced".
Opening the case last week, Mr Oliver said firearms including air rifles, pistols, handguns, shotguns and automatic machine guns were found in a secret room in Mr Arnold's house.
The room was accessed through a hidden door in his kitchen.
Officers also found a safe behind a false wall.
No explanation of why Mr Arnold amassed the arms has been offered to the jury.
Mr Buckland told the court he had known Mr Arnold for more than 25 years.
He said he had legally supplied him with guns and ammunition but would never have procured illegal firearms.
Asked about news coverage of the find, Mr Buckland said he had been "glued to the television" but had not been worried about his involvement.
"There is no link to me because I had never supplied Arnold with anything illegal," he added. "I didn't start to panic whatsoever."
The court learned Mr Buckland supplied 26 weapons to a man called JJ Hambrose, 16 of which were found at Mr Arnold's home.
The prosecution has claimed Hambrose was a fictitious character.
But Mr Buckland insisted Hambrose was a genuine customer he had known since the 1980s.
He denies 20 counts, some of which relate to Mr Arnold and some to other customers.
He had converted many of the weapons, supposedly to make them legal, but the court has heard such a conversion was not technically possible.
The trial continues.
All because of the fire in the sky.
This was the way that humans once viewed the arrival of bright burning comets that lit up the ancient dark.
But has science finally ended our deeply held suspicions about these strange icy bodies?
After a decade-long journey, the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft is set to orbit a mysterious icy body, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Researchers will probe it in unprecedented detail to see if these historic space travellers could have brought water and the basic building blocks of life to Earth.
Comets like this are often referred to as giant dirty snowballs, lurking at the edge of our Solar System.
They are remnants from the formation of the planets - unwanted denizens banished to the icy outer reaches of our Sun's domain.
Many have regular orbits that bring them close to our star.
It is then that we humans can see them - with sunlight and the solar wind igniting their fiery tails and creating a vision that has been a source of inspiration and awe to our ancestors since the very beginnings of our species.
Chinese astronomers were the first to document them more than 3,000 years ago. They logged at least 338 separate observations from roughly 1,400 BC to AD 1,600.
In Europe, people believed that comets were a bad omen and a sign that disaster and misfortune were on their way.
In 1665, the English astrologer, John Gadbury, published a book, De Cometis, in which he asserted that comets were associated with very specific, unedifying events.
If one appears in the constellation of Aries, he writes, "you have diseases affecting the head and eyes, detriment unto rich men's sorrows and troubles of the vulgar".
And, according to Gadbury, "fornication and adultery is to be rife and the persecution of religious men," when a comet is in Capricorn.
It was the apparently unexpected appearance of these heavenly apparitions that made our ancestors feel ill at ease, according to Dr Robert Massey, deputy director of the Royal Astronomical Society in London.
"Something appearing from the sky, apparently from nowhere, hanging around for a few weeks and months and then disappearing again was generally thought to signify change and that was usually a bad sign, a portent of something bad about to happen" he said.
But by the 17th Century a physicist and mathematician who went on to become Britain's Astronomer Royal began to put comets on a more scientific footing.
Edmund Halley observed the comet that is now famously named after him.
He was the Brian Cox of his day - a famous, dapper and engaging public scientist. His friend Sir Isaac Newton was formulating his laws of gravity and motion as Halley made calculations that showed that rather than appearing from nowhere, these objects follow a predictable path around the Solar System.
Halley's comet, he calculated, swings past the Earth every 76 years.
This was a time when science was displacing superstition, the dawn of the Age of Reason. Despite this, many people continued to be fearful of comets for several hundred years.
The arrival of Halley's comet in 1910 caused hysteria.
According to Prof Carolin Crawford of the Institute of Astronomy, which is part of Cambridge University, it was the subject of sensationalist reporting in the press.
"There were stories saying that there may be mass poisonings and there was widespread panic," she told BBC News.
"Even though many of the scientists were saying that these tales are unfounded, there were some unscrupulous people selling 'comet pills' and gas masks."
By the end of the century, though, comet fear seemed to have dissipated, probably as a result of better education. Hale Bopp's arrival in 1997 was greeted with glee and enthusiasm as people gazed in wonder at the spectacular sight of the comet hanging ethereally in the night sky for weeks on end.
Despite the advances of science, there are still those who persist in their beliefs that comets are connected to bad news. There were a number of conspiracy theories associated with the appearance of Comet Ison in 2013.
The Rosetta mission is likely to lead to a greater understanding of comets as it takes detailed, close-up pictures of the icy body that has been nicknamed the "rubber duck".
Later in the year, it will attempt to send a lander on to the surface of Comet 67P.
So what previous generations thought were fearsome fiery angels are now at the point of being captured by space scientists and pinned like butterflies on a specimen board.
Humanity may at last have conquered its centuries-long fear of these objects but has it been at the cost of losing the objects' mystique and romance.
Not so, according to Dr Marek Kukula, public astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, where Halley once worked.
For him it is the start of the ultimate rebranding exercise - to once and for all turn around all the bad press that comets have received throughout human history.
"Comets have acquired this ambiguous reputation," he mused. "They can bring death and destruction but they also may be the origin of life-giving compounds and chemicals that we have here on Earth and this is what Rosetta is trying to investigate. Locked away in the ice of this comet could be clues to the origin of all life".
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The Hammers took the lead after Cheikhou Kouyate juggled the ball twice, swivelled, and volleyed in to the goal.
United looked to be running out of time when Daley Blind equalisted in the 93rd-minute after Angel Di Maria's cross.
The visitors finished with 10 men, defender Luke Shaw sent off for a second yellow card.
Allardyce said after the game that his side "couldn't cope with the long balls" that Manchester United played.
The sixth edition of the Red Card, which analyses the influence of 53 European clubs on China's social media platforms, has Arsenal and Liverpool joint third with Manchester City fifth.
The German Bundesliga remains the most influential league online.
Arsenal's Mesut Ozil is the second most popular player behind Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo.
United forward Wayne Rooney, who has been linked with a move to China, also features in the top five, along with Old Trafford team-mate Anthony Martial.
Real's Wales international Gareth Bale is third, but Lionel Messi is a notable absentee. The Barcelona forward does not have a social media presence in China.
The study took its data from Chinese social media platforms WeChat and Weibo, the latter a cross between Twitter and Facebook, as well as audience figures from live streams of games and how the respective club websites perform in the country.
David Hornby, head of sport at Mailman which produced the annual report, told BBC Sport: "The Premier League is complacent. Its clubs have decent numbers of followers on Weibo, but not as high engagement.
"The Bundesliga clubs are far more active. The German league tells its clubs what to do, whereas the respective Premier League clubs are in control of what they do."
Regarding United's ascent to the top for the first time since the report began, Hornby said: "There was a gap between following and engagement.
"United were the most followed, but Bayern were a country mile ahead regarding activity online. But United have taken big strides with fan events and a tour last year."
A group of aid practitioners said the service was a "lifeline" for an estimated 40% of the Somali population which rely on the transfers.
There are an estimated 1.5m Somalis living overseas.
Barclays told Dahabshiil the move was "a commercial decision due to the risks of the sector in which you operate".
"The decision to exit our business relationship with you is not a negative reflection of your anti-money laundering standards, nor a belief that your business has been unwittingly been a conduit for financial crime," Barclays wrote in a letter sent to Dahabshiil.
Barclays is the last major British bank to still provide such money transfer services in Somalia.
The letter signed by more than 100 researchers and aid workers states that its plan to close its account with Dahabshiil - the largest money transfer business providing services to Somalia - on 10 July will cause a crisis for the families that rely on the transfers.
Abdirashid Duale, chief executive officer of Dahabshiil, said Barclay's decision could see money transfers pushed underground into the hands of "unregulated and illegal providers".
"Barclays' decision to terminate its relationship with Dahabshiil results from changes in Barclays eligibility criteria, which have affected a large number of Barclays' customers in the Money Service Business sector, including Dahabshiil," Mr Duale added.
The letters signatories want the UK government to ask Barclays to extend its termination deadline for at least six months.
They also said they wanted the UK government to assist Somali money transfer businesses in finding alternative banking partners, as well as help the businesses develop the enhanced due diligence required by banks.
The group estimates that almost three quarters of Somalis who receive funds from overseas use it to pay for basic food, education and medical expenses.
By Mark DoyleBBC International Development Correspondent
The amount of cash sent to the developing world through money transfer shops is far more than the total of international development aid.
But money transfer shops are generally frequented by poor, disadvantaged people - while the aid business is run by the middle classes with the occasional western pop star thrown in.
Guess which activity gets more publicity.
Worldwide remittances "back home" from people who hail from developing countries total $350bn (£227bn), Ghanaian academic Adams Bodomo has calculated, while total official development aid is $130bn.
A considerable proportion of the diaspora remittances go via money transfer shops.
In the rich world these shops are typically located in the poorer parts of big cities - the places where immigrants tend to live.
In the developing world, by contrast, the transfer shops and kiosks are everywhere.
In Haiti, after the earthquake of 2010, there were huge queues outside every Western Union office across the capital Port au Prince as people collected vital funds sent by family in the United States.
Across Africa, right down to the smallest village, the local money transfer shop is often a centre of activity, hopes and dreams.
It says one third of those who receive funds would not be able to afford basic food if the transfers are stopped.
The UK Serious Organised Crime Agency has identified money service businesses generally as a potential money laundering risk.
And all international banks have been tightening rules in a bid to cut money laundering and funding of groups accused of terrorism.
"Some money service businesses don't have the proper checks in place to spot criminal activity and could therefore unwittingly be facilitating money laundering and terrorist financing," Barclays said in a statement.
The bank emphasised that it was "very happy" to serve companies with strong anti-financial crime controls.
The Somali Money Services Association (SOMSA), an umbrella group of transfer services, said the closures would "have dire consequences in Somalia, where no alternatives to the money service businesses exist".
Of SOMSA's 17 members, 12 have already had their accounts closed, with the remaining five facing "imminent" shutdown.
"The key issue is the damage to flows of cash to the vulnerable Somali people, who depend on remittances for their livelihood; and the likely threat of this action to economic and political stability in fragile parts of the Somali region," SOMSA said in a statement.
Somalis send money back home via transfer shops known as hawala, which can accept deposits abroad and immediately credit recipients in Somalia.
Dean has received criticism for some of his recent performances and the number of red cards he has shown - five in 15 matches this season.
Ex-Premier League referee Halsey thinks Dean can come across as "arrogant".
He also believes only a handful of referees are "trusted" for the league's most important games.
Dean, who has been a Premier League referee for 16 years, controversially sent off West Ham's Sofiane Feghouli during the Hammers' defeat by Manchester United on 2 January, a decision that was later rescinded by the Football Association.
That dismissal was the official's 25th since the start of the 2013-14 season - the highest number by any current Premier League referee in that period.
"If you look back over the December period, he has had an indifferent period," Halsey, 55, told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I have disagreed with some of his decision-making, especially the sendings off.
"It is not an easy job to do. He is one of the most experienced and is a very good referee - one of the best of the bunch we have got.
"He does come across as a little bit arrogant. I would like to see that taken out of his game and perhaps he would get a lot more respect from the paying public and the media.
"But that is not the way he is off the pitch - if truth be told, the players like him."
Halsey, who retired in 2013, says the standard of officiating has "got steadily worse" since Keith Hackett retired as general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in 2010.
"Mark Clattenburg is by far our best referee, then there is Martin Atkinson, Michael Oliver, Andre Marriner, Anthony Taylor and Mike Dean. The top games, the big derbies, can only be refereed by four or five referees. The PGMOL do not trust the others to take control of those games," he said.
Halsey also criticised the new way referees are assessed. There is now an "evaluation system" that can take up to 10 days to issue feedback rather than an assessor at the ground.
He added: "It could be 10 days before you get closure on a game on a Saturday. You can go into you next game without any closure on a previous game.
"Look at the top referees, they are confused. There is no leadership or direction coming from within."
Clattenburg, 41, has said he would consider officiating in the Chinese Super League.
He refereed the finals of the FA Cup, the Champions League and the European Championship in 2016.
Asked if he would be surprised if Clattenburg went to China, Halsey added: "No I wouldn't. There is no love lost between Clattenburg, the FA, and PGMOL.
"There is a lot to sort out. It needs a massive overhaul. We have got excellent referees not being coached correctly - people involved in referring who have never been involved in referring at that level."
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Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said he was sending that message to North African leaders. Migrants from North Africa were blamed for many attacks on women in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
Germany may soon list Algeria and Morocco as "safe countries of origin".
Police detained 40 North African men in Duesseldorf on Saturday.
Police in the city, about 50km (30 miles) from Cologne, targeted North African gangs suspected of pickpocketing, mugging and drugs offences.
Nearly 300 people had their documents checked during the six-hour police operation, focused on the "Maghreb" quarter near the main railway station.
Police stressed that the operation was not connected to the Cologne New Year crimes, more than half of which were sexual assaults.
The Cologne authorities and federal government have come under intense pressure to adopt a tougher approach towards failed asylum seekers, after it emerged that many North Africans had systematically targeted women on New Year's Eve.
Last week police said 13 of the 19 suspects identified after the Cologne crimes were Moroccan.
In December, Germany saw a rise in the number of asylum seekers from Algeria and Morocco. The German Interior Ministry said the combined figure for both countries was well below 1,000 in June, but in December nearly 2,300 arrived from Algeria and nearly 2,900 from Morocco.
But most asylum claims from Algerians and Moroccans are rejected.
In a drive to tighten the rules, the German government has expanded its list of "safe countries of origin", to include West Balkan countries - Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
That designation gives the government firmer legal grounds for deporting migrants from those countries. International law recognises the right to asylum for those who face a threat of persecution or death in their homeland.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian CSU allies now argue that Algeria and Morocco should also be listed as "safe countries of origin".
Vice Chancellor Gabriel's Social Democrats (SPD) - coalition partners with the CDU/CSU - are open to that proposal. But a leading SPD politician, Burkhard Lischka, said it was more important to speed up the processing of asylum claims.
In many cases it takes more than a year for the authorities to decide whether to accept or reject an asylum claim.
About 1.1 million migrants reached Germany last year - a record number, putting great strain on local authorities to accommodate them. About 40% are Syrians, fleeing the country's civil war. The numbers from war-ravaged Afghanistan and Iraq are also greater than from Algeria and Morocco.
The migrant surge has bolstered support for right-wing Pegida and other anti-immigration groups.
Mr Gabriel said the priority was now to reduce the flow of migrants, "get the numbers down and secure the EU's external borders".
Speaking on ARD television, he said the government's message to Algeria and Morocco was that "Germany is ready to help with development, but only if the governments are ready to take back citizens who have no grounds for asylum in Germany".
"You can't receive development aid and not accept your own citizens back when they have no right to asylum," he said.
Usually the authorities in a migrant's home country demand clear evidence of his/her identity - but in many cases the migrant's passport or other ID is missing. Another complication is the migration route, as the migrant will often have spent a long time in a third country, and may have worked there.
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.
Stephen Lewis, 41, from south Wales, died after a crash involving his bicycle and a Skoda Citigo near Ilfracombe, north Devon, on Monday.
Devon and Cornwall Police has appealed for witnesses.
On Wednesday, the father-of-three's family said they were "in shock".
In a tribute, they added: "Steve was a wonderful husband to Helen, much-loved daddy to Rebekah, Lowri and Cian, as well as being a loving son, brother, uncle and friend.
"We cannot believe this has happened and are all in a state of shock at Steve being taken from us in the prime of his life.
"He loved his job as a Police Community Support Officer and would get much satisfaction in being able to help people in times of need."
Mr Lewis, who had been a PCSO since 2006, was on holiday when the fatal accident happened.
Emergency services were called to Ridge Hill at Combe Martin around 07:30 BST.
Another rider, a 43-year-old man, cycling with Mr Lewis was treated for minor injuries, while the female driver of the car was not hurt.
Mr Lewis, described as a "great ambassador" for South Wales Police, suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at North Devon District Hospital.
Colleagues have paid tribute to Mr Lewis, who was stationed with the community safety team at Neath, Neath Port Talbot.
He was a keen triathlete and was in training for Ironman Wales in September, having competed in the event last year, when he died.
Mr Lewis also played rugby for his local clubs Cwmtwrch and Ystradgynlais, in Powys.
Lions head coach Warren Gatland has said "half-a-dozen players are in contention" to lead his squad.
England's Dylan Hartley, Ireland's Rory Best, Wales' Alun Wyn Jones and Greig Laidlaw of Scotland are among those.
"I would take those four captains and make that the leadership group," England coach Jones said.
"Then after the warm-up games, whoever was the leading player I would make captain for the first Test," added the Australian, speaking at ESPN's Advertising Week Europe business event in London.
"You look at the last Lions tour and Sam Warburton captained the first two and Alun Wyn Jones captained the third, so I think you can separate it.
"It would be different but I would reckon you would get a great result, with those four captains running the team for you and making sure they set the standards on and off the field."
New Zealander Gatland will name his squad on 19 April, and on Sunday said whoever is picked as captain would not be guaranteed to play.
"When you are looking at a captain, you want to be reasonably confident he is going to be starting in the Tests. But it is not a guarantee, it is just part of the criteria," he told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek programme.
"Whoever that person is has to rise to that; the message is it's a great honour to captain the Lions but your form has to be good enough to be selected for the Tests."
3 June - Provincial union team (Toll Stadium, Whangarei)
7 June - Blues (Eden Park, Auckland)
10 June - Crusaders (AMI Stadium, Christchurch)
13 June - Highlanders (Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin)
17 June - Maori (International Stadium, Rotorua)
20 June - Chiefs (Waikato Stadium, Hamilton)
24 June - New Zealand (First Test, Eden Park, Auckland)
27 June - Hurricanes (Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
1 July - New Zealand (Second Test, Westpac Stadium, Wellington)
8 July - New Zealand (Third Test, Eden Park, Auckland)
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The auction for the 20-over franchise competition is scheduled to be held in Bangalore, India in late February.
When asked how much Stokes was worth, Yuvraj, who went for a record £1.6m in 2015, said: "A couple of million.
"He's a quality hitter, fast bowler and fielder. He'll definitely get the big bucks. He brings a lot to the table."
Yuvraj, 35, has lined up against Stokes, 25, in the recent one-day and Twenty20 series between India and England, and has enjoyed watching England's talisman close up.
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"I always see Ben and Virat [Kohli] having a go at each other," Yuvraj told BBC Sport. "It's great for cricket to have passion.
"We always have banter with the English. My old battles were with Andrew Flintoff."
This year the IPL will run from 5 April to 21 May, with England's players available for much more of the tournament than usual because of the lack of a Test match in May.
This availability, coupled with eye-catching performances in limited-overs cricket, mean England's players could be highly sought.
Sam Billings and Jos Buttler are already signed to teams, but the likes of Stokes, Chris Woakes, Jason Roy, Chris Jordan, Tymal Mills and Alex Hales could attract interest.
"If these guys come and play the IPL, their skills will improve," Yuvraj added. "The more they play in different conditions, the better they will become."
Stokes could become the subject of a "bidding war", according to freelance T20 journalist Freddie Wilde.
Wilde believes Kolkata Knight Riders may target the Durham player now West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is suspended following a doping code violation.
However, he might not be the only player to swell his bank balance.
"Jason Roy could be hot property at this auction too," said Wilde.
"Over the past year, Roy has established himself as one of the leading opening batsmen in the world and his form in the England-India ODI series, as well as the World T20 last year, proves he can do it in Indian conditions.
"Tymal Mills is the most likely of the England bowlers to be picked up. High pace is valuable in India, where the pitches generally offer little in the way of lateral movement to seamers.
"I also think Chris Woakes could prove to be a useful, perhaps under-valued, acquisition for somebody."
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The IPL had a television audience of 347 million in India last year, with more than a third of that believed to be female viewers.
"It's quite simply one of the biggest tournaments in the world - not just in cricket," said Isa Guha, a former England women's international who is now an IPL commentator and analyst for television.
"All eyes are on it right across the globe because it's where cricket meets entertainment.
"I liken it to a sitcom because families sit down and enjoy it when they get home from work. It's not just father and son. It's wife and daughters too.
"The Indian public buy into the heroes and villains. AB de Villiers, for example, is revered. They'd be excited to see Ben Stokes play in the IPL."
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It is part of three days of industrial action by members of the Public and Commercial Services union.
Union leaders said picket lines were in place at all major court locations between 07:00 and 10:00.
The Scottish Court Service said contingency plans were in place and all courts opened for "essential business".
A spokesman added: "At a number of locations public counters have closed or a reduced service has been provided. An early estimate indicates that 31% of SCS staff are taking part in industrial action."
The PCS began a UK-wide three-month campaign of protest over pay, jobs and conditions on 20 March - the day of the Budget.
The union said members faced being worse off after a pay freeze, a pay cap and increased pension contributions.
The latest industrial action in Scotland is being staggered over three days, with different departments and government agencies staging whole or half day strikes.
The PCS said its members at the Scottish Courts Service, the Scottish Prison Service and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service were involved in an all-day walkout. Members from the Registers of Scotland were joining the action in the afternoon.
On Tuesday PCS members at bodies including Creative Scotland, Historic Scotland, and the National Museums and Galleries are due to stage strikes.
On Wednesday civil servants at the Scottish government, Audit Scotland, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Airports will also take part in the industrial action.
PCS Scottish Secretary Lynn Henderson said: "I am very proud of our members in the justice sector who are leading the way at the start of the Scottish rolling three-day action.
"They, like all members working under Scottish ministers, are facing pension attacks, pay that is lagging far behind inflation and job losses.
"The Scottish government's proposed closure of local courts really highlights how attacks on PCS members and attacks on the services they provide are not separate things but are all part of a concerted onslaught against the public sector. "
The investment guru, known as the "Sage of Omaha", said US stocks were "virtually certain to be worth far more in the years ahead".
Mr Buffett steered clear of mentioning President Trump in his annual letter to shareholders in his investment firm.
But he did praise "a tide of talented and ambitious immigrants" in helping the US economy to prosper.
Mr Buffett, who supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election, did not address Donald Trump's policies.
But he took an upbeat view of the US economy, repeating his claim that "babies born in America today are the luckiest crop in history".
Mr Buffett's comments came as his firm Berkshire Hathaway, which owns dozens of US stocks including Apple, Coca-Cola and the four biggest US airlines, reported a 15% rise in fourth-quarter profits to $6.3bn (£5bn).
However, over the course of the year it underperformed the S&P 500 share index for the fourth time in the last five years.
The growth in the company's book value - that is the company's assets minus its liabilities and Mr Buffett's preferred measure of Berkshire's performance - was 10.7% in 2016, while the S&P 500 rose 12.0%.
Mr Buffett said investors "will almost certainly do well" by staying with a "collection of large, conservatively financed American businesses".
The gifted stock-picker, who is on course to win a 2008 bet that an investment in the S&P 500 would beat five hedge funds over 10 years, also took a fresh swipe at highly paid "active" investment managers.
He said "1,000 monkeys would be just as likely to produce a seemingly all-wise prophet" as 1,000 highly paid professionals.
However, one investment manager said he felt Mr Buffett spent too much of the letter extolling Berkshire's virtues and did not address what went wrong with Kraft Heinz's failed takeover of UK household goods giant Unilever.
The letter was more about Mr Buffett's "epitaph even more so than prior letters", said Cole Smead of Smead Capital Management.
Last week, Kraft, in which Berkshire is a major investor, dropped its $143bn (£115bn) takeover attempt amid strong opposition from Unilever's board.
Mr Buffet has previously spoken against hostile takeovers - where firms try to buy out shareholders directly without support from the target's board.
The 500-acre Dungeness Estate, in Kent, has been described as "Britain's only desert" by the Met Office.
The headland, which juts out into the English Channel, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and has 29 homes built from railway carriages on it.
Maurice Ede, one of the owning trustees, said he had enjoyed running it but it was time to test the market.
The Dungeness Estate, which includes the cottage where film director Derek Jarman lived, has been part of a family trust since 1964.
Mr Ede said: "The trustees are getting older and the estate is in very good shape, it is profitable, so it's quite a good time to test the market.
"I have enjoyed running it, it has been great fun but I am not sure who would buy it."
Mark McAndrew, from estate agents Strutt & Parker, said the sale was incredibly unusual.
He said: "I've been doing my job for 28 years and I can absolutely hand on heart tell you I've never sold anything like this.
"The Met Office calls it Britain's only desert."
Mr McAndrew said the buyer could either be someone interested in conservation or looking at the beach as an investment.
He said the main income comes from EDF, which runs the power station, and use the shingle from the beach to protect it.
"They pay the best part of £100,000 per annum to move the shingle back to where it came from," he said.
"Obviously the power station needs protecting and will need protection for many years to come."
The Dungeness B power station, began generating electricity in 1983 and was scheduled for decommissioning 2018.
However, it will remain open until 2028 following £150m of extra investment.
At the end of March 2014 the population was 62,711, which was 96 down on 2013 when it fell by more than 300.
There was a natural increase of 101 people and overall migration was negative by 197.
Chief Minister Jonathan Le Tocq said the two-year trend was a worry and said: "Depopulation is far more of a concern than overpopulation."
He said: "Information from a traditional census is, in effect, out of date almost as soon as it is published and would not then be updated for five or 10 years.
"We now have more facts at our fingertips so this will prove invaluable when we are faced with making decisions which impact on our lives as a community."
Electronic census statistics
Source: Guernsey Annual Electronic Census Report
Since 1831 a census was held every 10 years and then every five years from 1971, with the last held in 2001.
In 2005 the States decided to replace the paper census with an electronic system producing annual reports.
Helen Walton, project manager, said: "No other jurisdiction has done this as far as I'm aware, so I'm really proud of what we have achieved.
"It costs less than a traditional census and means we can turn the information around and put it into the public domain more quickly and frequently."
Colin Vaudin, chief information officer, said: "This project is a brilliant example of how States' information can be better used, by making the most of technology and innovation.
"It has saved money and has saved people filling out more forms that just replicated data we already had."
The 60-year-old had not coached since leaving Italian club Sampdoria in 2011 following their relegation to Serie B.
Cavasin saw the O's beaten 1-0 by Southend in his first match in charge in the Checkatrade Trophy on Tuesday.
"To return to management after five years, and in this country, is great at this moment of my professional career," the Italian told BBC Radio London.
Except for a brief spell with Swiss side Bellinzona, Cavasin has spent his entire career coaching in his homeland, but he replaced the sacked Andy Hessenthaler at Orient on Sunday.
"I have enough knowledge of the squad but a bit less about the championship [League Two]," Cavasin said.
"This kind of football is perfect for my way [of playing] and my ideas. At the moment I don't know the language but it is a great opportunity.
"It is important to learn English. For five days a week I will have three three hours with a teacher."
Excluding the recent two-game caretaker spell of Andy Edwards, Cavasin is the eighth different manager of the east London club since compatriot Francesco Becchetti bought Orient in the summer of 2014.
Becchetti, 50, has previously been accused of interfering in first-team affairs but Cavasin says he will have control over selecting the side.
"I didn't speak with the president about this topic," he added. "I picked the team against Southend and the first XI is up to me."
Goals from James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema gave them the win that matches the run of Pep Guardiola's Barcelona side in the 2010-11 season.
Real, without Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo for the trip to the Cornella-El Prat stadium, made it four wins from four this season.
Barcelona are second on nine points.
Wales forward Bale picked up a hip problem in the 2-1 Champions League win at Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday, while Portuguese star Ronaldo was ruled out with flu.
Colombia forward Rodriguez, who was linked with a move away from the Bernabeu in the summer, scored Real's opener just before the break.
Receiving the ball from Toni Kroos 30 yards from goal, Rodriguez rode two challenges before shooting low into the corner past Diego Lopez.
Benzema doubled the lead on 70 minutes, meeting Lucas Vazquez's low cross for a simple tap-in from close range.
The win maintains Real's unbeaten start to the season and puts them on 12 points, ahead of Barcelona and Las Palmas on nine.
Former Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores has just two points from his opening four games since taking over at Espanyol in the summer.
Match ends, Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 2.
Second Half ends, Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 2.
Pepe (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Felipe Caicedo (Espanyol).
Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Óscar Duarte (Espanyol).
Attempt saved. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Pape Diop (Espanyol).
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Ramos.
Substitution, Espanyol. Diego Reyes replaces Marc Roca.
Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Marc Roca (Espanyol).
Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo.
Attempt missed. Leo Baptistao (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Roca.
Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
Leo Baptistao (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Felipe Caicedo (Espanyol).
Foul by Marco Asensio (Real Madrid).
Leo Baptistao (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. David López (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Víctor Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Kiko Casilla.
Attempt saved. Felipe Caicedo (Espanyol) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
Attempt blocked. Felipe Caicedo (Espanyol) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leo Baptistao.
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Leo Baptistao (Espanyol).
Attempt blocked. Isco (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Karim Benzema.
Goal! Espanyol 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
Foul by Marcelo (Real Madrid).
Felipe Caicedo (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Diego López.
Attempt saved. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
In a statement he said Mr Woolfe had "subsequently collapsed" and his "condition is serious".
Mr Woolfe, MEP for the North West, was taken to hospital in Strasbourg for tests.
Mr Woolfe announced on Wednesday he will stand for the party's leadership after Diane James stepped down.
In his statement, Mr Farage said: "I deeply regret that following an altercation that took place at a meeting of UKIP MEPs this morning that Steven Woolfe subsequently collapsed and was taken to hospital. His condition is serious."
'Shocked'
Mr Woolfe, who celebrates his 49th birthday on Thursday, is said to have been taken ill after walking out of a vote at the parliament in Strasbourg.
The other candidate to have declared so far, Raheem Kassam, tweeted his best wishes for Mr Woolfe, as did ex deputy chairwoman Suzanne Evans.
Mr Kassam tweeted that he had cancelled his appearance on BBC2's Daily Politics "out of respect" for Mr Woolfe, following reports he had been taken ill.
He added: "I really hope @Steven-Woolfe is okay. Plz send him your best wishes."
Ms Evans, who is said to be considering her own leadership bid, tweeted: "Shocked to hear Steven Woolfe has apparently collapsed in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Wishing him well for a speedy recovery."
Bill Etheridge, a former UKIP leadership contender and an MEP for the West Midlands and Dudley, tweeted: "Hoping all is well and wishing @Steven_Woolfe all the best after he was taken ill today in Strasbourg."
Mr Farage said on Wednesday he would return as UKIP's interim leader until a fresh election could be held to find Ms James's successor.
Ms James announced her resignation after just 18 days in the job, citing professional and personal reasons for her decision.
She succeeded Mr Farage on 16 September after he resigned following the Brexit vote.
Mr Woolfe was unable to take part in the previous UKIP leadership race after he missed the deadline for submitting his nomination.
The 30-year-old Briton, who is also the world champion, is "really frustrated" but wants to be "100% ready" to defend her Olympic title in Rio in August.
The indoor season begins in Glasgow on 20 February.
"My priority has always been Rio and I don't want to take any risks in the short term," said Ennis-Hill.
"I am understandably frustrated but know this is the right approach."
Ennis-Hill struggled with an Achilles problem in 2013 and missed the World Championships in Moscow that year.
She also missed the entire 2014 season as she gave birth to her son.
Ennis-Hill returned to training in the autumn of that year and went on to win heptathlon gold at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the Grafton Surgery in Canvey Island failed to properly monitor patients.
Inspectors also found it had inadequate procedures in place to follow up cervical cancer smear test results.
Their concerns were so serious the surgery's registration was cancelled by a magistrate in June.
Appealing against the decision before the Care Standards Tribunal, the surgery's registered manager, Dr Saia Noorah, argued it was unnecessary.
Although she admitted the surgery, which served 6,200 patients, faced serious problems, she said it should have been given two months' grace to make necessary improvements.
Dr Noorah disputed some of the allegations, including that the surgery had a bullying and blame culture.
Among other failings, the CQC said there were inadequate procedures in place to follow up cervical cancer smear test patients.
Patient satisfaction was "below average", there was no system for reporting accidents at work and staff were unable to locate a first aid kit.
Judge Meleri Tudur confirmed the "urgent cancellation" of the surgery's registration to carry out regulated activities.
The failings admitted by Dr Noorah were by themselves enough to cause "serious risk to patients' life, health or well-being", she said.
The judge concluded there was no clear action plan to bring the surgery up to scratch and that, given the number of patients put at risk, cancellation was necessary.
The CQC said it was working to ensure the surgery's patients had access to "alternative GP services".
Castle Point and Rochford Clinical Commissioning Group says the surgery remains open under caretaker management.
On BBC One's Crimewatch, Det Supt Craig Turner, head of the Flying Squad, appealed for witnesses to the burglary, which took place over Easter.
New CCTV images of the thieves entering and leaving Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd have been released.
The contents of 56 safe deposit boxes were taken in the raid.
Items were removed from the premises in wheelie bins and bags during the raid in Central London.
No arrests have yet been made.
In total, 72 boxes were opened. Five were vacant and 11 were due to be opened by the company following the non-payment of fees, police said.
Launching the fresh appeal, Scotland Yard released 14 images of six suspects entering and leaving the building over the Easter weekend.
The thieves first went into the building after 21:00 BST on Thursday, 2 April and left shortly after 08:00 BST on Good Friday, 3 April, police said.
They returned to the scene soon after 22:00 BST on Saturday, 4 April and were recorded on CCTV leaving the premises at around 06:40 BST on Easter Sunday, 5 April.
Scotland Yard said that on both days male "A" makes his way to the side exit of Hatton Garden Safety Deposit Ltd, where he let the other gang members into the building.
A picture of the Hilti DD350 drill used by the gang to bore through a concrete wall to access the vault, has also been released.
The hole measured 50cm (20in) deep, 25cm (10in) high, 45cm (18in) wide and sits 89cm (35in) above the floor.
Police have also released a graphic showing the break-in.
The Met are currently reviewing how they responded to the raid after it emerged an intruder alarm had gone off at the scene of the crime but it decided a response was not required.
Det Supt Craig Turner added: "We are keen to hear from wives or partners of anyone who has specialist knowledge or skills that use this sort of equipment.
"Were they away during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend or have they been acting oddly since the burglary was carried out?"
Robert Fidler, 66, hid the building, which did not have planning permission, for four years after constructing it in Salfords, near Redhill, Surrey.
In 2015, after almost a decade of legal battles, he was told to tear it down by June or face three months in prison.
Pictures showing the farmer and builders removing tiles from the roof were featured in the Daily Mail.
In a brief telephone conversation, Mr Fidler told BBC South East that contrary to reports he had not started knocking down his home.
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council said it had not been made aware he was "demolishing his unauthorised dwelling".
In a statement, a spokesman added: "But if this is the case we are pleased that he appears to be complying with the instructions of the court.
"It is in Mr Fidler's interests to demolish by 6 June as the High Court judge ordered that he will likely a face prison term if he doesn't.
"We have already given Mr Fidler advice about the options available to him for providing alternative accommodation in existing lawful buildings on his site."
Mr Fidler told the BBC in December that he might look at reducing his home in size, possibly to a bungalow, after the winter.
The council first told the farmer to demolish his property in 2007.
In November, a High Court judge gave Mr Fidler a three-month suspended sentence, telling him he would be jailed for his "defiance" if the structure was not pulled down by June.
More than 1,800 people have signed a petition which calls on Reigate and Banstead Council to stop the "wasteful" enforcement.
A widely-posted photo of the event has fuelled speculation about possible links between US President Donald Trump's administration and the Kremlin.
But Mr Putin told NBC he was only told afterwards who Mr Flynn was.
Mr Flynn was sacked in February after misleading the White House about his ties with Russia's envoy to the US.
Mr Flynn later invoked his right against self-incrimination, declining to testify in the US Senate Intelligence Committee about his Russian ties and alleged Moscow meddling in America's 2016 presidential elections.
President Trump denies any collusion with Russia, describing an ongoing FBI investigation a "witch hunt" against him.
In December 2015, President Putin and Mr Flynn attended the gala dinner in honour of Russia's RT television network.
But during the interview broadcast by NBC News' Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly, the Russian leader played down his contacts with the American general.
"I made my speech, then I talked about some other stuff, then I got up and left," Mr Putin said.
"And then afterwards I was told 'Do you know that was an American gentleman and he was involved in some things? He used to be in the security services.' That's it. I didn't even really talk to him."
He also rejected as "another load of nonsense" claims that the Kremlin had any damaging information on President Trump.
The England international, 31, damaged cartilage during West Brom's Premier League win over Stoke on Saturday.
Boaz Myhill will start against Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday, with former academy player Jack Rose, 20, deputising for him.
"It's rotten news for Ben because he's been so consistent," West Brom head coach Tony Pulis said.
"He kept seven clean sheets in 10 games but we have a very able man to step forward in Boaz, who has performed well when he's come into the team."
Foster will likely miss Premier League matches against Manchester City, QPR and Leicester City.
He will also be absent for England's Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley on 27 March and the international friendly against Italy in Turin four days later.
"We've got the international break coming up, which I hope will give our medical team the chance to work on Ben's rehab and we will reassess later," Pulis continued.
Bydd pencadlys y corff sy'n gyfrifol am gasglu trethi yn Nhrefforest, gyda'r penderfyniad i'w leoli yno yn cael ei adolygu wedi 18 mis.
Ym mis Ionawr awgrymodd AC Arfon, Siân Gwenllian wrth Carwyn Jones y gallai'r swyddfa symud i Gaernarfon.
Wrth ateb, dywedodd Mr Jones: "Mae hwn yn rhywbeth rydw i wedi gofyn i swyddogion i'w ystyried."
Yn ôl arfarniad Llywodraeth Cymru o'r opsiynau ar gyfer lleoli'r awdurdod, ni chafodd yr un safle yng Ngwynedd eu hystyried.
Dim ond un o'r chwe safle a gafodd eu gwerthuso oedd yn y gogledd, sef Cyffordd Llandudno.
Mae'r arfarniad yn dangos fod Parc Cathays yng Nghaerdydd wedi sgorio'n uwch na Threfforest, gyda Chyffordd Llandudno yn cael y marc isaf.
Mae AC arall Plaid Cymru, Llyr Gruffydd eisoes wedi cyhuddo'r llywodraeth o "anwybyddu'r gogledd" yn sgil y penderfyniad i leoli'r awdurdod "ychydig filltiroedd yn unig" o Gaerdydd.
Dywedodd Siân Gwenllian wrth raglen Newyddion 9 BBC Cymru: "Mae 'na gamarwain wedi digwydd, prun ai yn fwriadol, dwi ddim yn gwybod.
"Y gwir amdani ydy bod y meini prawf eu hunain yn gweithio yn erbyn y gogledd, yn wir unrhyw ran arall o Gymru ar wahân i goridor yr M4."
Arfarnwyd yr opsiynau ar y rhestr fer yn erbyn y gallu i ddenu a chadw staff medrus, ac agosatrwydd y lleoliad at gwsmeriaid a rhanddeiliaid.
Dywedodd llefarydd ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru: "Roedd nifer o awgrymiadau wedi eu cyflwyno ar gyfer lleoliad i bencadlys Awdurdod Treth Cymru.
"Cafodd pob un eu hystyried yn y broses o ble y dylid lleoli'r awdurdod."
Some mothers-to-be are already being given the free supplements, but from next spring the entitlement will be universal.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said helping women "enjoy a healthy pregnancy" was key to supporting parents and children.
Scotland's Chief Medical Officer, Catherine Calderwood, backed the move.
She said: "We understand the long term positive effects that good nutrition can have for pregnant women and offering these essential vitamins will help to improve the health of mothers, babies and children in Scotland."
Ms Sturgeon said there was "strong evidence" that taking vitamins in pregnancy improved both the mother and baby's health
She added: "Every child deserves a fair and equal chance and offering all pregnant women vitamins sends a strong signal that, right from the very start of life, we are doing all we can to help."
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Kenny Imafidon said: "I was acquitted by directions of the judge and one of my friends got found guilty and he received a minimum of 30 years in prison.
"That really changed my outlook on life in the sense that that could have easily been me."
BBC London's Kurt Barling speaks to Jonathan Toy of Southwark Gang Intervention Unit and criminologist Professor John Pitts.
The report, from the University of Cambridge, says the growing population plus the use of land for energy crops are contributing to the gap.
It criticises the government's lack of a coherent vision on how to make the most of UK farm land.
The authors warn that tough choices may need to be made on future land use.
The total land area of the UK amounts to over 24 million hectares with more than 75% of that used for farming.
While self sufficient in products like barley, wheat, milk, lamb and mutton, the UK still imports large amounts of fruit and vegetables and other farm products including pork.
Overall the UK runs a food, feed and and drink trade deficit of £18.6bn.
With a population expected to exceed 70 million by 2030, the extra demand for living space and food will have a major impact on the way land is used, the report says.
On top of these pressures, the government is committed to using bioenergy crops such as miscanthus as renewable sources of energy, further limiting the stock of land for food.
"That is putting some very significant future pressures on how we use our land," said Andrew Montague-Fuller, the report's lead author.
"If you look at the land that is required under some of the bioenergy projections made by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, that could potentially take some significant chunks of land."
Another factor is the EU, in the shape of the Common Agricultural Policy which now requires farmers to put more land aside to protect nature.
"They are meeting one of the objectives but maybe hurting some of our other objectives like growing more food, and biomass type crops," said Mr Montague-Fuller.
The report estimates that all these factors will require an extra seven million hectares of land by 2030.
However there are a number of factors that will offset this, including reductions in the 19% of food and drink that are wasted in the UK.
Combined with increased yields and reductions in meat consumption that will boost land for farming, the authors say there is likely to be an overall two million hectare shortfall.
The report highlights the fact that there are a number of uncertainties about how land will be used, and they point the finger at government for lack of a coherent overall vision.
"What they are not doing is stepping back and looking at the overall direction and vision for future land use, and making sure that all of these different policies all add up so that we are clear about what our demands are and where the land will be released from to meet those needs."
According to a spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the government was taking steps to deal with land challenges.
"We are investing £70 million in agricultural technologies that will help us to increase the efficiency of food production and help our food, farming and science industries grow economically while meeting the increasing global demand for food."
The report has been produced by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership in collaboration with the National Farmers' Union (NFU), and companies including Asda, Sainsbury's and Nestle.
According to Dr Andrea Graham from the NFU, the report highlighted some tough choices ahead.
"This report shows that agricultural land will need to be multi-functional, delivering a range of goods and services. We will need the full range of tools to meet future demand, employing the very best technology and innovation to drive efficiency, quality, yields and profitability."
Andrew Montague-Fuller says that there is a danger that the future farming landscape of Britain might not be compatible with the country's needs.
He said: "We may well find that there's a large amount of the land growing biofuels, has solar panels and wind farms on it, when actually we need more land put aside for the food needs of our growing population.
"We may get the balance wrong if we don't face up to this shortfall."
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The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) anointed Shahbaz Sharif but he will first have to be elected to the National Assembly.
Former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will serve as interim PM.
Nawaz Sharif stepped down on Friday following a decision by the Supreme Court to disqualify him from office over corruption allegations.
The ruling came after an investigation into his family's wealth following the leak of the Panama Papers in 2015, which linked Mr Sharif's children to offshore companies.
If Shahbaz Sharif, 65, is to take over, he must quit as chief minister of Punjab province and then win a by-election into parliament, which should take 45 days.
Pakistan's Dawn newspaper said that Shahbaz Sharif's ascension to the prime minister's office was "considered to be a foregone conclusion".
Nawaz Sharif, in a speech to a PML-N meeting on Saturday, said: "I support Shahbaz Sharif after me but he will take time to contest elections so for the time being I nominate Shahid Khaqan Abbasi."
Nawaz Sharif stepped down after five judges reached a unanimous verdict on Friday.
The court's ruling stated that Mr Sharif had been dishonest in not disclosing his earnings from a Dubai-based company in his nomination papers during the 2013 general election.
The court recommended anti-corruption cases against several individuals, including Mr Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband Safdar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and others.
Mr Sharif, who was serving as prime minister for a record third time, was less than a year away from becoming the first in Pakistani history to complete a full term in office.
He served as prime minister from November 1990 to July 1993 and from February 1997 until he was toppled in a bloodless coup in October 1999.
The Panama Papers leaks in April 2016 revealed that three of Mr Sharif's children owned offshore companies and assets not shown on his family's wealth statement.
But allegations of corruption have dogged Mr Sharif since the 1980s. Much of what the Panama Papers revealed was the subject of a federal inquiry in the mid-1990s.
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The Christian Social Union (CSU), an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, says it is a matter for debate, and is not yet official policy.
Critics launched a Twitter hashtag - #YallaCSU - which became a top trending topic among German Twitter users.
Some express alarm about politics reaching into the home.
The hashtag is an ironic joke at the CSU's expense, as "Yalla" is Arabic for "let's go!"
The CSU draft proposal says "people who want to remain here on a permanent basis should be encouraged to speak German in public and within the family".
CSU general secretary Andreas Scheuer said the proposal was "well prepared and widely backed".
The general secretary of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Yasmin Fahimi, said the CSU had "arrived in Absurdistan.
"It would be hilarious if it weren't so dangerous," she said. The SPD, like the CSU, is in coalition with Ms Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) at national level.
The SPD's leader in Bavaria, Natascha Kohnen, suggested the proposal would be impossible to enforce, saying "all we need now is the CSU language police, to control all of this".
CDU General Secretary Peter Tauber said "I think it's nothing to do with politics whether I speak Latin, Klingon or Hessian at home".
And the Greens leader in Bavaria, Eike Hallitzky, joked that the CSU's next move might be to tell citizens to have blue-and-white carpets at home - the colours of the Bavarian flag.
The CSU has played a prominent role in pushing immigration higher up the political agenda.
EU data shows that Germany was the main European destination for immigrants in 2012 (592,200), followed by the UK (498,000), Italy (350,800) and France (327,400). Worldwide, Germany is also the top destination for asylum seekers.
German official data shows that Turks formed the largest foreign-born group in Germany in 2013 (1.5m), followed by Asians, non-EU Europeans (including Russians and Bosnians), and immigrants from EU members Poland and Italy.
In comments to the BBC, Paul Patel, a British expatriate in Munich, backed the CSU proposal.
"I want my daughter to grow up bilingual and so we use both English and German with her. Why not also speak German at home, whatever your native language is? If we as immigrants see our long-term future in this very supportive country, then the old adage 'practice makes perfect' is appropriate here," he said.
But Steve Coombs, a Briton living in Wiesloch, said that "as far as the language goes, my employer considers me to be German - however, the language I speak within my own four walls is my own concern".
Hassan Saad, another immigrant resident in Germany, said "the idea of speaking German at home is never implementable.
"We all have our freedom of language.... I believe this (proposal) reflects the failure of integration in Germany and the resulting frustration."
Antoine Delafargue, 33, and Michael de Lagarde, 36, left Plymouth on Friday bound for St Malo in Brittany.
But the pair discovered a fault with the sonar and later found traces of carbon monoxide inside the vessel.
"The cruise can only be made in perfect security conditions," the team wrote on Facebook.
Their trip was expected to take seven days.
The 29-year-old Briton claimed his first world title at the fourth attempt with a sixth-round stoppage at Bramall Lane on Saturday.
Groves posted on social media he was having an operation on Thursday after his jaw was broken in round three.
"That or [I] broke it from over-smiling since," Groves added.
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The cat called Dave, 14, came to the Bath Cats and Dogs Home in Somerset about a month ago after its elderly owner had to go into a retirement home.
The tabby had to have the front of its nose removed a few years ago because of a cancerous tumour.
Staff said it "doesn't affect him at all" but sadly no-one has yet "seen past Dave's nose" to adopt him.
Rachel Jones, from the centre, said the "old boy" was just looking for a "quiet retirement home" where it could "live the rest of his years in peace and quiet".
"Dave is beautiful but sadly due to his looks he's struggling to find a home," she said.
"It doesn't affect him at all and he doesn't need specialist care - he just looks odd.
"But he's a very loving cat and just waiting for someone to overlook his unusual feature and give him a forever home."
Wrexham, Swansea, Porthmadog and the current Cardiff office will go, with the Merthyr office already closing.
Mr Jones told BBC Wales he did not see how "moving services further away from people" would improve the system.
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said it had "too many expensive, isolated and outdated offices".
Mr Jones told BBC Radio Cymru on Friday: "To centralise everything in Cardiff - what sort of message does that send to people in the north and the west?
"We as a government wouldn't centralise everything in Cardiff."
"I don't see how moving services further away from people is going to make things better," he added.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies told BBC Radio Wales there could be a boost from new jobs in Cardiff but HMRC had to "convince people like myself that their service will not deteriorate" and that "local intelligence won't be lost" by centralising services.
Rhodri Evans, from the Federation of Small Businesses in Wales, hoped the changes would solve the "difficulties" firms had dealing with the tax authorities online or by phone.
"Over the long-term, this modernisation programme may bring benefits and efficiency savings," he said.
"In the short-term however, FSB members will be concerned that the closure of these tax offices will simply compound existing problems."
On Thursday, HMRC chief executive Lin Homer said the current tax office structure "makes it difficult for us to collaborate, modernise our ways of working, and make the changes we need to transform our service to customers and clamp down further on the minority who try to cheat the system".
HMRC said it currently had around 2,900 staff in Wales, including 350 in Wrexham, 300 in Swansea, and 20 in Porthmadog. | Manager Sam Allardyce described West Ham as "fantastic" in their 1-1 home draw against Manchester United, but admits "disappointment" at letting in a late equaliser.
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The 41-year-old makes the step up into management after spells coaching at Palace, Bolton Wanderers and most recently Nottingham Forest.
He has signed a deal until 2019 after Ricardo Moniz was sacked last month with the Magpies 15th in League Two.
The former Scotland U21 international also played for St Mirren, Dundee United, Brentford and Southend.
Notts County chairman Ray Trew said: "I don't think I have ever been as impressed by someone at an interview as I was by Jamie. He had us all captivated throughout what turned out to be a lengthy assessment of his suitability for the role."
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He is alleged to have used abusive and/or insulting words towards an official in or around the 89th minute.
The 43-year-old was sent to the stands after protesting against the decision to award Crewe an 87th-minute penalty, which James Jones subsequently scored.
Ainsworth has until Tuesday, 21 February to respond to the charge.
Colin James Adams, 58, was at the cathedral in the 1990s when the 16-year-old boy became a server.
A Cardiff Crown Court jury found him guilty by majority verdicts of three indecent assaults but cleared him of five other charges.
Adams was a verger in Newcastle-upon-Tyne when arrested in January 2010.
The court was told his victim, now in his 30s, came forward to say Adams first sexually assaulted him on a visit to Southwark Cathedral in London.
He told the jury: "He would put his arms around me to give me a thank you hug for all I did and started giving me little things - books and things to stimulate my interest.
"Every chance he had he would try to get closer - feeling and groping me.
"He asked me to go on trips, saying he could take children for £1 on his family railcard.
"He started to get more touchy-feely and then more physical."
Adams was a verger at the Cathedral Church of Saint Nicholas in Newcastle when he was arrested for the offences.
The court heard that the victim had lived with "dreadful memories" for years before finally finding the courage to make a complaint to the police.
Adams was found guilty by majority verdicts of three indecent assaults and cleared of four similar charges and one of a serious sexual offence.
As well as the suspended prison sentence, he was ordered to sign the sex offenders register for 10 years.
Judge Patrick Curran QC told him: "You deliberately abused your position of trust to the complainant, your rector and the Church In Wales itself.
"You have lost your good character, your job, any prospect of employment and your home.
"You are in many ways a broken man facing a bleak future."
A Church in Wales spokeswoman said later: "We deeply regret that someone employed as a verger abused his position of trust and caused such physical and mental harm to a young person.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all those involved."
A Brett Ferres try gave Leeds an early lead but Justin Horo, Fouad Yaha and Jason Baitieri put Catalans in control.
Josh Walters gave the Rhinos hope and they had a spell of late pressure before the French club secured victory with Eloi Pelissier's last-gasp try.
Catalans remain third in the table, two points behind leaders Hull FC.
In contrast, Brian McDermott's Leeds have won only three of their 17 league games in 2016.
The Rhinos have six more games to play before the top two tiers split into three divisions of eight teams, and they must make up an eight-point gap to eighth-placed Widnes if they are to avoid a spot in the Qualifiers.
Hooker Rob Burrow and forward Adam Cuthbertson were both unavailable for the match against Catalans because of injury, adding to Leeds' troubles.
Leeds Rhinos: Sutcliffe; L. Briscoe, Watkins, Moon, Handley; McGuire, Lilley; Galloway, Falloon, Garbutt, Delaney, Ferres, Jones-Buchanan.
Replacements: Keinhorst, Mullally, Walters, Hallas.
Catalans Dragons: Escare; Broughton, Gigot, Duport, Yaha; Carney, Albert; Mason, Pelissier, Casty, Stewart, Horo, Baitieri.
Replacements: Bousquet, Bosc, Maria, Navarrete.
Referee: Ben Thaler
One said firms faced "uncertainty" while another said it would be a "real disadvantage".
Devon voted by 55% to 45% to leave the European Union and in Torbay almost two in three people who voted wanted out.
Plymouth, Torridge, North Devon, Mid Devon, East Devon and Teignbridge also voted to leave. Only Exeter and the South Hams voted to remain.
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Louise Pasterfield, managing director of Plymouth-based digital training business Sponge UK, said: "I respect democracy at work, but I would have preferred to remain.
"Forty per cent of our clients come from mainland Europe so we will need to look at the implications.
"This also impacts our plans to open a new office in Europe. We may need to consider a country outside the EU like Switzerland."
Steve Gerry, secretary to the Plymouth Manufacturers' Group said: "We believe that remaining in the EU would have been best for UK manufacturing and best for the Plymouth economy."
Totnes Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston, who made headlines when she switched from Leave to Remain earlier this month, wrote on Twitter after the result: "I don't feel any sense of 'freedom' today but my job is to make sure that Parliament respects the result & work positively to implement it."
It's not that surprising that Devon delivered a strong leave vote.
During the campaign we heard the farming community was split with some unsure of the benefits of the Common Agriculture Policy and funding they get from Europe.
Devon's fishing community voiced anger with quotas and rules from the EU. This could explain why the highest leave votes were in Torridge and Torbay - both areas have a significant fishing industry.
Only two areas in Devon voted for remain, Exeter and the South Hams.
Exeter is used to bucking the trend in the region. The city returned the South West's only Labour MP in the general election last year. The South Hams forms part of Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston's Totnes constituency - and she famously recently swapped sides to support remain.
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The five-time champion, 40, failed to reach the World Championship quarter-finals for only the second time in 13 years as he lost to Barry Hawkins.
Afterwards he revealed his difficulty in handling his "responsibilities", pointing to his media no-show after his first-round win over David Gilbert.
"I wasn't in a fit state to really come and speak to you guys," he said.
"I find it difficult being the figurehead of the sport. All the attention is on me and there is a big expectation from everybody on me, including myself.
"For various reasons, I wasn't in a state to speak. It wasn't that I was being arrogant or thinking I'm shirking my responsibilities."
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O'Sullivan was warned about his future conduct by World Snooker after ignoring his media duties following the victory over Gilbert.
He apologised for his absence, saying: "Everything wasn't OK, but I don't want to go into detail."
He added: "I want to say thank you to a few people, they know who they are, who looked after me for three or four days after my first match.
"Hopefully, with their help and support, I can manage the pressure and stress I put on myself and that comes from you guys.
"You make out I've won this tournament before I've even turned up, which can be difficult in such an intense environment.
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"I have to deal with that and I think I've found a way to deal with that.
"I've done well for 25 years and you have little moments in your career where you kind of go a bit brittle. But I feel strong now and I look forward to coming back."
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Stephanie Turtle, 50, who was born in Derby, moved to south west France last year to set up a guest house business with her husband David, 62.
Mrs Turtle's body was found beneath her husband's car at the couple's property in Prayssac, near Toulouse, on 30 March.
A post-mortem examination found she died from asphyxia after being crushed.
David Turtle, who was a Conservative councillor on Bournemouth Council between 2015-16, initially told investigators he had argued with his wife and her death was an accident.
French police have now charged him with murder and he remains in custody.
Speaking at the opening of the inquest in Derby, Det Con Wayne Neal, of Derbyshire Police, said: "The French police are treating the incident as suspicious.
"David Turtle has been arrested and charged in relation to Stephanie Turtle's death and he is remanded in custody.
"The French police are continuing their investigation."
Speaking after the inquest, Mrs Turtle's sister Catherine Seymour, said: "She was hard-working, clever, fun-loving, kind; a lovely person and all of her family and friends are heartbroken."
The inquest was adjourned until June, pending developments in the criminal case.
Many of the those attending said they felt their community was under threat from the new government.
The organisers said dozens of cities across the US would also hold rallies.
The march comes nearly a year since the shooting in a gay Florida nightclub, Pulse, which killed 49 people.
In the capital, it began in the downtown area, then passed in front of the White House and continued on to the National Mall.
People from as far as California, Colorado and Kentucky held aloft placards bearing slogans such as "Make America Kind Again", "Remember Pulse" and "We Are Human".
"We are here to stand and be counted," said Daniel Dunlop from Atlanta, who was there with his partner Leonard and Leonard's parents.
"There's a growing hostile rhetoric from the White House and we don't like the point of direction."
"The fact that Trump did not even recognise Pride month is an omen of what's to come, and we need to mobilise now."
Ernie Emirich, from Washington, said hard-fought rights were under threat. "[President Trump] has claimed to be a friend of the community but his actions have shown him to be hostile to many of the issues that are important to us."
Not everyone mentioned the new president when asked why they were marching.
"I'm a lesbian and I want to support the rights of gay and transgender people," said Ione Martin.
"Hate and intolerance still exist. We have marriage equality but that doesn't change people's attitudes."
The White House was asked for comment on the issues raised by the march but did not respond to the request.
During the campaign, Mr Trump made repeated overtures to the LGBT community, including a pledge in his nomination acceptance speech last year. As one protester put it on Sunday, he "draped himself in the rainbow flag".
But four months into his presidency, many in that community feel he has done little to back that up.
They point to his rescinding of guidance to schools on dealing with transgender pupils, and his silence on this month's Pride celebrations, an event usually marked by the White House. And they fear some of his conservative cabinet members want to derail some of the legislative progress made in recent years.
Some protesters also said Trump policies on immigrants and Muslims had stoked their anger, and there was a wider goal of equality to strive for.
A small number of people said it was not just about President Trump, but it is clear the new occupant of the White House has mobilised the LGBT community in a way not seen in years.
The incident happened on the A5 between Llangollen, Denbighshire, and Chirk, Wrexham, on Friday at about 23:00 GMT.
North Wales Police has appealed for witnesses.
The firm said the money will keep its balance sheet steady as it ramps up manufacturing of its newest car.
Tesla aims to make 5,000 of its mass market Model 3 a week by the end of this year.
It has estimated it is already spending about $100m a week to hit that target.
On 4 August Tesla said was looking to raise $1.5bn by selling bonds, but said on Friday it now expected to raise $1.77bn from the sale.
The fundraising is limited to major institutions and not private investors.
Junk bonds are ones that pay a higher yield than normal bonds (5.3% in Tesla's case), but also carry a higher risk of not being paid back. The bonds are set to be repaid in 2025.
Analysts said Tesla's ability to raise more than $1.5bn indicated an appetite for risk among investors, as low interest rates have limited returns in many other types of investments. High stock market valuations have also made it harder to make a profit.
"Without the proceeds from the note offering, Tesla's liquidity position would be stressed," analysts at Moody's said, warning of risks to potential investors.
Tesla had about $3bn in cash at the end of June, but it spent more than $2bn in the most recent quarter.
The company founded by Elon Musk has frequently turned to investors to overcome persistent operating losses.
Tesla plans to eventually make more than 500,000 of the new Model 3 cars a year at its Fremont factory - or about 10,000 per week.
Moody's said the target was ambitious given the relatively small size of the US electric car market.
Is this now a time for reflection, manager Ronny Deila was asked after the 1-1 draw at Fenerbahce, but of course that had started long ago, as one disappointing result followed another.
Yet, as each game unfolded, it appeared lessons were not being learned from one match to the next.
While defensive lapses were highlighted by the media and acknowledged by the coaching staff, they recurred - again and again.
Nonetheless, Deila has spoken continually of progress and reiterated his faith in his own methodology following Thursday's final Europa League group match in Istanbul.
It appears he will be entrusted with Celtic's European fate for another season at least.
What, then, needs to change if Celtic are to avoid missing out on the Champions League group stage for a third successive season next year?
Celtic were rarely able to field the same defence in Europe and even when they could, Deila opted to make changes.
That did nothing to diminish an uncertainty that threatened to become endemic, regardless of the personnel involved.
Now, the back four that played against Fenerbahce seems to be Deila's first choice and they looked less vulnerable than in previous matches.
Mikael Lustig is a dependable figure and teenager Kieran Tierney has emerged as a terrific talent in spite of the difficult circumstances.
It is the central pairing of Dedryck Boyata and Jozo Simunovic that does not yet inspire confidence, and must show in the next six months that it can gel sufficiently to be entrusted with the next campaign.
Craig Gordon's status has also come into question this season and while the goalkeeper remains virtually peerless in his shot-stopping, lapses in judgement have cost Celtic dearly.
With Celtic's defence bearing the brunt of much of the criticism, less has been made of the pressure it has come under as a result of carelessness elsewhere.
Even Nir Bitton, who has flourished under Deila, was guilty in Istanbul of inviting counter-attacks as a result of poor ball retention.
Celtic, of the four teams in their group, looked least at ease with the ball at their feet, with the opposition harrying and hassling.
There is no excuse for this and such weakness will be punished much more often in European competition than - as assistant manager John Collins pointed out - the domestic game, where Celtic can still get away with performing below their best.
The absence of Leigh Griffiths was keenly felt in Turkey and it illustrated a dearth of attacking options open to the Scottish champions.
Nadir Ciftci was well off the pace, which is quite predictable given the player has yet to play a full 90 minutes for Celtic.
Deila felt it would be harsh to judge whether the former Dundee United forward has the ability to cut it at this level on the basis of his performance against Fenerbahce, but doubt certainly exists.
Carlton Cole has been brought in and may yet prove to be a valuable addition, but whether he has the quality to guide Celtic back to the Champions League group stages again has to be a matter of debate.
There is no doubt Griffiths has improved immeasurably under Deila, but he cannot be relied upon as the sole source of goals because - as became clear in the home defeat to Ajax - he will have off-days and on such days a high-quality Plan B is required.
So Deila and chief executive Peter Lawwell have much to ponder. Perhaps the first question is: do we try to invest in the players we think we need in January to allow them to bed in rather than throw them untested into a Champions League qualifying campaign that begins in the very early stages of the new season?
Even if the answer to that in an ideal world is 'yes,' the practicalities may make that an impossibility.
Another question might be: do we waver from our policy of signing young, raw talent to bring in one or two experienced, proven Champions League-standard players?
Such a move would run contrary to the way in which the club has operated over a number of years, but could be the difference between navigating the Champions League qualifiers successfully and another year in the Europa League.
The latter scenario does not bear thinking about for Celtic, either from a financial point of view or from a supporter's perspective, particularly if it ends the way this one has.
They are the first South African notes to bear the image of a black person - they replace notes with wild animals and rural and industrial scenes.
President Jacob Zuma says the banknotes were a "humble gesture" to express South Africa's "deep gratitude".
Mr Mandela, 94, is one of the world's best loved figures after spending 27 years in prison for fighting apartheid.
Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus was the first to use the new banknotes when she spent 160 rand, about $18 (£12) on some nuts, beetroot, a watermelon and a cucumber at her local shop in the capital, Pretoria.
She said that Mr Mandela was delighted with the design.
She also noted that South Africa tries to update its currency every seven years for security reasons. The new design includes watermarks and a metal strip, while raised printing was added to assist the visually impaired.
Mr Mandela's face is on one side of all the new banknotes, while the "Big Five" animals - lion, leopard, rhino, buffalo and elephant - remain on the reverse.
He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his campaign against white minority rule and was elected president the following year before stepping down after a single term.
Known affectionately by his clan name "Madiba", he has now retired from public life.
Jurors were played a recording of the call by Darren Playford, who said: "He's stabbed and shot people."
They also heard from witnesses who described a man grabbing the Labour MP's hair, before stabbing and shooting her and shouting about Britain.
Mrs Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire, on 16 June. Thomas Mair, 53, denies her murder.
Mr Mair, from Birstall, also denies grievous bodily harm with intent, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon - a dagger.
Mrs Cox, a Remain campaigner, and her staff were due at a constituency surgery at Birstall library before joining an EU campaign stall later that afternoon - a week before the EU referendum.
In the 999 call played to the jury, Mr Playford said: "He's shooting everyone."
The operator said: "Who's shooting everyone?"
He replied: "The gunman. Outside the library in Birstall."
He said the man had "stabbed a lady", adding: "He's following me at the moment. I'm just trying to get away from him. If you sent the helicopter up he's walking towards Huddersfield Road."
Mr Playford then kept talking to the operator and kept them informed about the man going behind the Vaults pub and changing his clothes.
He said: "If you hurry up you'll get him. There's hell on. It's chaos, he's stabbed and shot people."
Earlier, David Honeybell described how he saw the attack on his way to Mrs Cox's surgery.
He told the jury he was at the library to see Mrs Cox at her surgery when he saw a man with a knife, and a woman lying on the road.
"He just stood over her, cocked his gun and blasted her," he said. "Walked away like he didn't have a care in the world."
Taxi driver Rashid Hussain told the court he saw a man stab Mrs Cox five or six times.
He said he confronted the man near Birstall library after he heard screaming and shouting, saw him shoot at Mrs Cox and heard him shout "Britain First".
Mr Hussain said: "He said, 'Move back or I'll stab you.'
"I saw an Asian lady screaming, saying 'Jo'. She was the only person helping her. Jo's head was in her lap.
"He shot once then moved back and shot again. He was shooting behind the car where Jo was laid. He shouted Britain First."
Another witness, Clarke Rothwell, said he saw a man shoot a woman who was lying on the pavement outside Birstall library.
He said he heard the man say words like "This is for Britain".
Tracy Bywood said she was working at the Priestley Care Home when she saw a man beating a woman.
"I saw him wind his hand in her hair and drag her off the pavement," she said.
"It was horrible what I saw. She went down on the floor like a sack of potatoes. It was awful to see a lady get such animosity."
She said she was "fairly sure" she heard "someone shout Britain First".
"He was so peaceful and calm as if he hadn't done anything wrong," she said.
She told the jury she heard a "popping noise" and said: "I won't even buy Pringles any more, I can't handle the noise of the seal breaking."
Michaela Noble, a cook at the Priestley Care Home, said she could see a man dragging a woman off the kerb by her hair.
She said he was kicking her before he stabbed her several times.
Another witness, Julie Holmes, said she was working at her shop when she heard a loud popping sound from Market Street and raised voices.
She said she saw a man strike a woman, who fell down, and saw him stab the woman all over her body and around her head and neck.
The trial continues.
Jo Cox was a self-proclaimed "proud Yorkshire lass" whose work for charity took her around the world and whose political success led her to Westminster.
The 41-year-old mother-of-two was elected as MP for Batley and Spen in the 2015 election and increased Labour's majority to 6,051 (from 4,406 in the 2010 election).
She described herself as "proud and humbled" to be the Labour MP for the place where she was born.
Mrs Cox first worked in politics after graduating from Cambridge University in 1995, but then built a career working for charities including Oxfam, Save the Children and the NSPCC.
She was described by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn as "a much loved colleague, a real talent and a dedicated campaigner for justice and peace."
Tireless campaigner turned political 'star'
The complex of nuclear power plants at Chernobyl has dominated this corner of northwest Ukraine for decades but the new construction towers over it all.
The project is to build what is called a New Safe Confinement – in effect, a giant cover, a kind of dome, to fit over the building that houses the reactor that exploded on 26 April, 1986.
The radiation immediately above the reactor is still far too intense for the new enclosure to be built exactly where it is needed – anyone working there can only stay very briefly.
So adjacent land has been cleared and then decontaminated – a massive task in itself – to allow the new structure to be assembled before being manoeuvred into position.
Large enough to accommodate a couple of Boeing 747s or the Stade de France in Paris, and almost tall enough to hold St Paul’s Cathedral in London, the giant cover stands on a system of massive rails.
When complete, it will weigh an extraordinary 31,000 tonnes.
Over several days, it will be rolled along its special track so as to just slide over the reactor building – a very tight fit – in order to seal it in.
The task is “of a complexity and uniqueness we have never faced before”, according to Vince Novak, who runs the nuclear safety department of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He has led the international drive to make Chernobyl less dangerous.
“Until this project is in place, we will not be safe,” he said during a media visit to the site.
“The ultimate objective is to protect the environment, contain the threat and deal with the radioactive material inside.”
This material is a nightmare mix of more than 100 tonnes of uranium, one tonne of plutonium, and other highly radioactive elements, formed into a previously-unseen lava-like mass.
Added to that are several thousand tonnes of sand and boron dropped on to the site by emergency workers at the time.
Vast quantities of radioactive liquids and dust are also present inside a reactor building that has itself long been in danger of collapse.
In the months following the accident – when the reactor exploded and burned for 10 days – the authorities attempted to smother the building in an emergency “sarcophagus” of concrete and steel.
But this was only ever intended to be a temporary fix and has needed urgent repairs to try to keep it stable and intact.
One of the shift managers working at the power station back in 1986 – though not on duty when the disaster struck – told me how that weakness of the building is a serious concern.
According to Lenar Sagidulin, the emergency concrete was “just stuck to the side of the building; it was not stable.
“All this structure could just collapse, suddenly. There are cracks and holes growing in size, so this new confinement is a good idea and will meet its intended functions.”
The confinement system involves some seriously challenging engineering – it’s designed to withstand a magnitude 6 earthquake, a Category 3 tornado and temperature extremes ranging from -43C to +45C.
A double skin creates a cavity between the inner and outer walls that helps regulate temperature and humidity, and a complex ventilation system uses a system of negative pressure to keep any radioactive dust trapped inside.
The goal is not merely to enclose the damaged reactor and isolate it from the corrosive effects of the weather - but also to create a space in which to start the job of dismantling the most hazardous components.
Suspended from the apex of the structure will be remotely operated cranes, designed to tackle tasks too hazardous for human beings.
During the assembly phase, the radiation risk has been minimised by the construction of a protective wall right beside the reactor building.
This means the workforce at the assembly site receive minimal doses of radiation.
The man in charge of the project’s management, Ron Hink, joked that he probably gets a higher dose while flying home to Kentucky.
But he acknowledges a greater risk during a crucial stage of the forthcoming operation to install the new structure.
Although the walls at each end have been shaped to fit over the contours of the reactor building’s roof, teams of workers will still need to be on hand to make sure of a tight seal.
Mr Hink said: “That’s probably the most hazardous job we have here. That work is inside the structure and that is fairly high-dose and will require a lot of workers to execute.
“They will work on a 15-on, 15-off rotation so they will only work half the month.”
Coming up with the design has involved a long and difficult journey. Initially, Russian experts favoured smothering the whole building in a massive tomb of concrete – until the risks of corrosion and cracking were highlighted.
Then came the task of raising funds for such an expensive project – currently priced at 1.5bn euros for the confinement system, with a total bill for repair and safety work at the site of 2.15bn.
As things stand, the EBRD has committed 675m euros, with the European Commission providing 361m. The third largest donor is the United States with 241m. Ahead of a donors' conference next month, there are concerns about meeting a shortfall in funding. The hope is that existing pledges by the EBRD, the European Commission and G7 nations to cover most of a 615m euros shortfall will be confirmed, with a further 100m euros needed from non-G7 countries.
The intention is to have the new structure in place and fully commissioned by November 2017.
If that is achieved, it would be 31 years since the disaster itself – but should provide protection for at least a century.
Glenn Stewart crossed for the National Rugby League side inside two minutes, with Dylan Walker, Greg Inglis and Joel Reddy also scoring before the break.
Luke Keary and Chris McQueen touched down too, with Reddy adding a second.
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A late Adam Reynolds drop-goal ensured the record and a clean sweep of the World Club Series by Australian sides.
The previous biggest winning margin in one of rugby league's showpiece fixtures was 38 points when Saints were beaten 44-6 by Melbourne Storm in 2000 and 38-0 by Sydney Roosters in 2003.
The first two games of the series were closely contested as St George Illawarra edged out Warrington on Friday, while Brisbane Broncos needed a golden-point extra-time penalty from Corey Parker to overcome Wigan on Saturday.
But Souths, watched at Langtree Park by Crowe who chose to miss the Oscars, set the tone early on a cold and blustery night, when Reynolds' clever kick was pounced on by forward Stewart.
After Saints centre Mark Percival had an effort ruled out for being held up over the line, Souths half-back Reynolds then showed some magical feet to round the defence and set up Walker for an easy score.
Rabbitohs captain Inglis then rounded off a flowing move and winger Reddy took advantage of a fortunate bounce from a kick into the Saints' in-goal area as the Australian team led 24-0 at the break.
Another Reynolds kick caused confusion allowing stand-off Keary to touch down, before McQueen finished off a slick passing move out wide.
Saints struggled to break down a committed Souths defence throughout the evening and Reddy grabbed his second try in the corner after more good handling.
And, with a minute left, Reynolds secured a personal haul of 11 points with a drop-goal, which also set the new unwanted record for Saints.
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St Helens head coach Keiron Cunningham: "I really am disappointed. We just got schooled by the best side in the world.
"It's going to be a good education for my players, especially the young ones. It is difficult. I'm confident in my team's ability and that wasn't my team tonight. I know they're a lot better than that."
South Sydney Rabittohs head coach Michael Maguire: "I'm really proud of the way we played. We set out to come out over here and be really professional. It was a great performance.
"It's a team of guys who just want to improve and there's a lot more in front of us now.
"I spent two years over here and I worked with some great players in Wigan. The last two results were very close, so the top teams over here can definitely mix it with the NRL."
Asked about the last-minute drop-goal to secure the record margin: "It was the players' idea. Adam saw an opportunity and took it as I didn't know about it (the record) at the time.
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St Helens: Lomax; Makinson, Percival, Turner, Swift; Burns, Wilkin; Amor, Roby, Masoe, Greenwood, Vea, Flanagan.
Replacements: McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Walmsley, Thompson, Savelio.
South Sydney: Inglis; Johnston, Walker, Goodwin, Reddy; Keary, Reynolds; G. Burgess, Luke, Tyrrell, Stewart, Sutton, Lowe.
Replacements: Clark, McQueen, T. Burgess, Grevsmuhl.
Attendance: 17,980
Referee: Richard Silverwood
In late May a group belonging to a banned cult beat a woman to death in a fast food restaurant. Her only crime was to refuse to give them her telephone number.
The cult in question is called the Church of the Almighty God and claims to have millions of members.
It was an ordinary evening in a small town McDonald's in east China until a family of six arrived trying to recruit new members to their Christian cult.
They moved between the tables asking for phone numbers and when one diner refused they beat her to death, screaming at other diners to keep away or they would face the same fate.
The savage murder was filmed on closed circuit TV and on mobile phones.
It shocked China. Who were these people prepared to kill over a telephone number?
Interviewed in prison later, one of the murderers, Zhang Lidong, showed no remorse and no fear.
He said: "I beat her with all my might and stamped on her too. She was a demon. We had to destroy her."
The public face of the Church of the Almighty God is a website full of uplifting hymns and homilies. But its core belief is that God has returned to earth as a Chinese woman to wreak the apocalypse.
The only person who claims direct contact with this god is a former physics teacher, Zhao Weishan, who founded the cult 25 years ago and has since fled to the United States.
No one knows exactly where he is, but much of the website's message of outright hostility to the Chinese government is delivered in English as well as Chinese.
It states: "Since the Communist Party came to power in 1949, religious faith has suffered from full-scale crackdown and persecution by the Communist Party - the red dragon - in mainland China."
Of course it's true that until the late 1970s, Communist China did persecute all religious faith, and even now allows it only within strict guidelines.
There are in fact tens of millions of Chinese Christians whose faith is orthodox but who practice it in illegal underground or "house" churches to escape government interference.
But while complaining of Communist persecution, there's no mention on the Church of the Almighty God website of the murders, mutilations, stabbings and riots that some of its own members have been accused of.
Instead it claims millions of followers and says nearly 400,000 have been arrested in the past three years alone.
Resisting the Communist Party, "the big red dragon", is a key test of fitness for salvation according to the personal testaments on the website.
One states: "Even if they beat me to death my soul is still in God's hands. God's word's made my faith firm... I'll never yield to the devil."
A very different picture emerges from those who have lost family to the cult.
Most don't want to reveal their identity for fear of retribution. We talked to one man who went undercover to rescue his wife and father-in-law.
He said: "The cult is anti-family, anti-human, anti-government. It is constantly training its members to lie to their husbands and wives. They throw away family relationships and encourage each other to do the same."
"Whoever is more resolute in rejecting their family is given a higher rank. It takes people who are kind and makes them crazy and extreme."
We found many victims through family support websites and heard of a shadowy cell structure where false names and identities make it almost impossible to trace relatives.
A picture emerged of recruiters who start by offering support and move on to intimidation, who persuade new members to hand over money in exchange for salvation, and who sometimes resort to seduction and kidnapping.
Outside a government-sanctioned church in Beijing's university district, there are large black signboards warning congregations to be wary of cult recruiters.
Christianity provides a sense of shared values and community at a time when the Communist Party seems to many Chinese to have stopped trying.
But the cult promises an even closer-knit community and even more direct route to salvation. Its recruiters are skilled at targeting people at times of vulnerability: a major illness in the family, a marriage break up, a job loss.
Already the government-backed church suffers from a steady flow of Christians to the underground churches.
But the cults recruit much more aggressively and Pastor Wu Weiqing said it's hard to hold onto his flock.
He said: "I very seriously believe in the next 10 years the most serious challenge to the growth of the church would be from heresies and cults."
"The cults and the heresies will always have the opportunities to get those people, get their heart and drag them away from us. "
In an east China cemetery on a hill above vineyards and orchards, Wang Jiannan picks his way carefully between the headstones.
He lost his mother and his sister to the cult nearly 20 years ago. But now he's lost his father too.
On 1 October last year, his sister beat their father to death in a grim forerunner of the McDonald's killing. Like those killers, she saw her victim as a demon who must be destroyed.
She then handed herself into police and is now in prison alongside the McDonald's murderers.
"My sister has committed the crime and must be punished. But I just want my mother to see clearly the damage the cult has done to her family," said Mr Wang.
"I want her to leave and become a normal person. This is my biggest hope."
Since the McDonald's murder, public outrage has forced the authorities to increase the pressure on the Church of the Almighty God.
Recent weeks have seen an almost daily drip feed of raids and arrests.
But so far the cult has inflicted its damage on individuals and families. Despite its vocal hostility to the Communist Party, it has mobilised no meaningful political threat.
And a threat to the Party, rather than the people, is what it takes to trigger a crackdown in China.
Gianmarco Peschiera, 14, and Carlos Gonzales, 15, died when the car they were in crashed into a parked lorry on the A9 at Inverness in July 2006.
The church was involved in arranging the trip and the car's driver, Donald MacLeod, 82, was a church member.
Gianmarco's parents wanted to sue the church on the grounds of negligence.
Mr MacLeod had been driving the boys to North Kessock where they were to meet up with the rest of their group for a day trip to Stornoway.
The former rector at Fortrose Academy, in the Black Isle, suffered a fatal heart attack while behind the wheel of his Honda CRV 4x4, which then crashed into a Tesco lorry.
Gianmarco's parents took legal action against the church, the Colegio San Andres school in Lima and the school's former headmaster in 2010.
In a statement, the Free Church of Scotland said: "We can confirm that the legal case in Peru was resolved several months ago.
"This was a tragic accident for all concerned and in particular for the families in both Peru and Scotland who lost loved ones.
"We are pleased that this long running legal process is now at an end."
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After losing their opener against the West Indies, England completed a record run chase to beat South Africa and then overcame a scare against Afghanistan.
They then reached the last four with a tense 10-run win against Sri Lanka.
"We've been under pressure in a couple of the wins we've had," said Bayliss.
"Once you've been there and been able to get through tight games it gives you the belief that you are good enough to do it.
"The more times you're in the situation the better for the long-term benefit of the team."
England will be playing in Delhi for the third time in the tournament when they meet New Zealand in the city on Wednesday.
"Having played two games there already, the players will know what to expect from the wicket," added Bayliss.
"I wouldn't necessarily say it is an advantage. New Zealand are very adaptable and we are going to have to play some very good cricket to win this match but we will give it one hell of a go."
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Meanwhile, England's Jason Roy and David Willey have been fined for breaching the ICC's code of conduct during the win over Sri Lanka in Delhi.
Roy was found to have "shown dissent at an umpire's decision" after being given out lbw for 42 in the 10-run victory that sealed England's place in the semi-finals.
Willey, meanwhile, was fined for giving Milinda Siriwardana a send-off.
Roy loses 30% of his match fee, with Willey losing 15% of his.
The US and countries with competing claims in the area maintain that China is creating artificial islands to use as military bases.
The ministry says they are for defence, but also maritime search and rescue, disaster relief and research.
China claims most of the South China Sea.
Last year, China increased its land reclamation activity prompting the US in May to call for an "immediate and lasting halt" to land reclamation in disputed areas of the South China Sea.
There has also been a spike in tensions between the US military and Chinese navy near the Spratlys in recent weeks.
In the statement on Tuesday, China did not give a timeframe or identify which of the seven reefs undergoing land reclamation would be finished soon.
"China will complete its reclamation project soon as part of its South China Sea construction in parts of the Nansha islands," the foreign ministry said using the Chinese name for the Spratlys.
Once the land reclamation is complete, building would begin on facilities that can "fulfil the relevant functions", the statement said.
It split along party lines, with all 11 Republicans voting in favour and all 10 Democrats against. A full vote will now be held in the Republican-run Senate.
The move capped a busy day for the new Donald Trump administration.
Most notable was the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, fulfilling a campaign pledge.
President Trump signed an executive order to pull out from the 12-nation trade deal that had been a linchpin of former President Barack Obama's Asia policy.
"Great thing for the American worker what we just did," Mr Trump said.
At the start of his first full week in office, the president also:
Also on Monday, the Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo as Mr Trump's CIA director.
Mr Pompeo's immediate task, correspondents say, will be to establish an effective relationship between the spy agency and Mr Trump.
The president has been critical of the CIA for concluding that Russia had been actively working to influence the US presidential election in his favour.
In another development, new US Defence Secretary James Mattis said Washington had an "unshakeable commitment" to Nato, despite Mr Trump's earlier description of the military alliance as "obsolete".
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved Mr Tillerson after leading Republican Senator Marco Rubio dropped his opposition.
Mr Rubio sparred with Mr Tillerson, a 64-year-old Texan oil executive, during confirmation hearings earlier this month, accusing him of being soft on Russia.
The former head of Exxon Mobil, Mr Tillerson knows Russian President Vladimir Putin through his business dealings.
But Mr Tillerson has criticised Moscow for its annexation of Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula in 2014.
Mr Rubio said that although he had doubts over the choice, he believed a new president was entitled to deference in assembling his cabinet.
"Despite my reservations, I will support Mr Tillerson's nomination in committee and in the full Senate," said Mr Rubio.
He had challenged Mr Tillerson over his refusal to call President Putin a "war criminal" over Russia's air strikes in Syria and his failure to condemn strongly enough human rights violations in Saudi Arabia and the Philippines.
Mr Rubio was among the candidates who fought Mr Trump in the battle for the Republican presidential ticket.
The partisan split in the voting is unusual. Traditionally, nominees for secretary of state have been approved by overwhelming votes from both parties.
Senator Ben Cardin, the committee's top Democrat, had said he would not vote for Mr Tillerson, also over his position on Russia as well as other issues.
He also suggested that Mr Tillerson's "business orientation" could "compromise his ability as secretary of state to forcefully promote the values and ideals that have defined" America.
While critics raise concern about his ability to trade in his corporate interest for a national one, some supporters suggest the former CEO's background as a global dealmaker may bring fresh perspective to the nation's top diplomatic post.
At a closed doors meeting on Monday night, Mr Trump told congressional leaders he would have won the popular vote in the election if millions of undocumented immigrants had not voted illegally. He gave no evidence for the claim.
Democrat Hillary Clinton won nearly three million votes more than her opponent, who got more support in key swing states and won the electoral college.
But any notion of widespread voter fraud was widely rejected as untrue when Mr Trump made the same claim in November.
Moray and Shetland councils are to set their budgets on Wednesday, and six others will follow suit on Thursday.
Local authorities are free to increase the basic rate of council tax by up to 3% for the first time since 2007, while higher-band properties will pay more regardless after MSPs approved changes.
All 32 of Scotland's councils will have set their budgets by 2 March.
Six local authorities have so far set their budgets for the coming year, with all but one opting to make the maximum 3% increase to the basic rate of tax.
Midlothian, Western Isles, City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and East Renfrewshire councils have all signed off on the maximum council tax increase, while Aberdeenshire Council opted for a 2.5% hike.
Some other councils which are yet to formally set their budgets have indicated they plan to continue the council tax freeze voluntarily.
Moray and Shetland councils will make their decisions on Wednesday, with South Lanarkshire, Highland, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, Angus and Fife following on Thursday.
MSPs voted to increase the multiplier for the top four bands of council tax from April, meaning people in these properties will see their bills increase regardless of what their local councils decide to do.
The average band E household will pay about £2 per week more than previously, while the average band H household will pay about £10 a week more.
BBC Scotland analysis shows this will affect one in five properties in Moray, and 16% in Shetland.
Scotland-wide, more than a quarter of households will be affected by the increased multiplier for bands E-H. In two council areas, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, more than half of properties are in these affected bands.
There has been a political row over how much funding councils are likely to receive from the Scottish government in the coming year.
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay's original draft budget included a cut to the core council grant, but he argued that extra funding going directly to schools and health and social care services meant "local services" would actually be boosted.
An extra £160m was subsequently added to the council allocation by Mr Mackay's budget deal with the Greens, although some opposition parties argue that councils are still being left out of pocket.
Holyrood's local government committee said the budget allocation was "very difficult to follow", noting that it was "essential" that MSPs were clear on "exactly how much money local authorities can be expected to receive", demanding "greater transparency" from the government.
Emergency services were called out to the incident at about 21:15 on Friday at an area near Enterkinfoot known as Hell's Cauldron.
A silver Audi A3 car which had been broken down and parked for "several weeks" at the location was on fire.
Police have asked anybody who saw anyone or any vehicles in the area around that time to contact them.
His lawyers admit he carried out the attacks but say he was under the influence of his radicalised brother.
If found guilty, the 21-year-old, who is charged with 30 counts, will face life imprisonment or execution.
The jury is to begin their deliberations on Tuesday, after both sides finished their closing arguments.
Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, died after two pressure cooker bombs packed with nails, ball bearings and other shrapnel detonated in April 2013. More than 260 people were injured, with many losing limbs. A police officer was shot dead during the massive manhunt.
Assistant US Attorney Aloke Chakravarty said that Mr Tsarnaev targeted the marathon in 2013, because it was a day when the world's attention would be focused on Boston.
"He wanted to terrorise this country," the prosecutor said as closing arguments began at the trial in Boston.
"The defendant thought that his values were more important than the people around him. He wanted to awake the mujahedeen, the holy warriors," he said.
"He wanted to terrorise this country. He wanted to punish America for what it was doing to his people."
Mr Tsarnaev shook his head slightly when Mr Chakravarty referred to him as a terrorist.
As expected, defence attorneys underscored their argument that Mr Tsarnaev was acting under the influence of his elder brother, Tamerlan, who orchestrated the plot.
"Tamerlan built the bombs, Tamerlan murdered officer Collier, Tamerlan led and Dzhokhar followed," lead defence lawyer Judy Clarke said.
"We don't deny that Dzhokhar fully participated in the events, but if not for Tamerlan, it would not have happened," Ms Clarke also said.
She repeatedly referred to him as a "teenager" and as a "kid".
The court was filled with people who have been affected by the bombings and the subsequent manhunt - prosthetics, wheelchairs, and hearing aids have all been seen in the courtroom.
Defence lawyers have maintained that his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, who died during a massive manhunt, had orchestrated the attacks and by doing so they hope to spare their client the death penalty.
If convicted, a second phase will determine the punishment, and the jury will have to decide whether he will be put to death.
The attacks were the deadliest terror attack on US soil since 9/11.
Moores, a silver medallist in the event at London 2012, was considered a medal chance but finished fifth in his heat.
"I'm not too disappointed about because I haven't been training backstroke. It's all about the breaststroke," he said.
The 22-year-old will now turn his attention to the breaststroke.
In athletics, Kyron Duke finished fifth overall in the final of the F41 shot put and Olivia Breen qualified for the final of the T38 100m after finishing fourth in her heat.
In table tennis, World number one Rob Davies beat Silvio Keller of Switzerland 3-2 in his opening class 1 qualifier and faces Italy's Andrea Borgato in his next game on Friday.
Davies hopes to improve on his opening performance, saying: "Hopefully I can play better in my next match and be a bit more clinical."
Davies' table tennis teammate Sara Head lost 3-0 to Anna-Carin Ahlquist of Sweden in her opening women's singles class 3 game.
Clare Griffiths played as Great Britain's women lost 43-36 to Canada in the Wheelchair Basketball but Phil Pratt and the men's team beat Algeria 93-31.
Owen Burke failed to qualify for the men's R1-10m Air Rifle Standing final.
Seven Welsh athletes will be in action for on the second day of the Games on Friday.
Para-rower Rachel Morris, who won hand cycling gold in Beijing and bronze in London 2012, starts her campaign in the Arms Only Sculls.
On the track, Jordan Howe is an outside medal chance in the T35 100m and begins his bid in the heats.
The coffins left Tunis earlier, arriving on an RAF aircraft at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire at 15:00 BST.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said all 30 British victims had now been identified and he was confident the figure was the final death toll.
Meanwhile, the defence secretary has set out the case for air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria.
Michael Fallon told MPs they should "be in absolutely no doubt the people who perpetrated the murders of our constituents are going to be tracked down, whether they're in Libya, Syria or anywhere else".
He has also suggested the attack, which killed 38 people, may have been planned by IS in Syria.
It comes as eight suspects remain in custody on suspicion of being directly linked to the attack, which IS has claimed. Four others who were held have been released.
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Tributes are continuing to be paid to the British victims, who include a recently-engaged beauty blogger, three members of the same family and a married couple marking a 50th birthday.
Those repatriated on Thursday were:
The first inquests into the Tunisia deaths were due to be opened at West London Coroner's Court on Thursday afternoon, but were delayed until Friday. Further inquests are due to be opened at the court on Saturday and Sunday.
Post-mortem examinations will be carried out before the bodies are released to their families.
Eight other Britons killed by gunman Seifeddine Rezgui - who had links to IS - were brought back to the UK on Wednesday.
Thomson and First Choice said in a statement that all 30 British people killed were its customers.
"The whole company would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of those involved in this tragic event," it added.
"Our main focus now is to ensure the families of the deceased and our customers who have been injured receive all possible support at this incredibly difficult time."
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The repatriation of the dead is likely to take several days, with two further flights planned for Friday and Saturday.
A minute's silence is due to be held across the UK at noon on Friday to mark a week from the date of the attack.
Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police said more than 160 officers were interviewing witnesses to the attack who had returned to the UK.
A total of 20 officers have been sent to Tunisia by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, which is leading the coroner's investigation.
The National Policing Counter Terrorism Headquarters has also sent specialist security advisers to Tunisia, to support a review of security at resorts and tourist attractions.
Scotland Yard has previously said its investigation into the attack is likely to be one of the largest counter-terrorism deployments since the London 7/7 bombings in 2005, which killed 52.
In a report, the IMF said Greece had made "exceptional" progress on reducing its budget deficit since 2010.
But the IMF, one of the lenders that backed a bailout of Greece, said the "notorious" problem of tax evasion was still a major issue.
Also, Athens was still too slow to cut public sector jobs, the IMF said.
Cutting the budget deficit and making its economy more competitive were key conditions of the 240bn-euro (£202bn) bailout from the European Union and the IMF.
"Progress on fiscal adjustment has been exceptional by any international comparison," the IMF said in its report, which followed a visit by officials to the country.
"Greece has also made a significant dent in its competitiveness gap," the report said.
But the IMF added that "insufficient" structural reforms have meant that deficit cutting has been achieved primarily through cutting jobs and salaries bringing "unequal distribution of the burden of adjustment".
The IMF also said that "very little" had been done to tackle Greece's "notorious tax evasion," with the rich and self-employed "simply not paying their fair share" as austerity unfairly hits mostly public sector workers earning a salary or a pension.
The Fund called on the government to strengthen the independence of the tax administration to make it easier to reform the system.
On public sector jobs, the IMF said Greece is too reliant on voluntary departures. "The taboo against mandatory dismissals must be overcome," the report said.
Last month, the Greek parliament adopted a law that will allow the dismissal of 15,000 civil servants.
But under Greece's current bailout plan agreed in November, Athens has to cut 150,000 public sector jobs overall from 2010 to 2015, about a fifth of the total.
Compulsory redundancies are a sensitive issue in Greece where unemployment has hit a record high of 27.2% and the economy is now in its sixth year of recession.
Last week, a European Union report forecast that Greece would end years of recession in 2014 with growth of 0.6%, in line with an earlier forecast by the IMF.
But, following what the IMF forecast will be a 4.6% contraction of the economy this year, the Fund warned that attempts to "artificially" stimulate growth should be resisted.
The BBC understands the site, near Selby, North Yorkshire, may play a part in a future government plan to avoid electricity blackouts.
The 53-year-old coal-fired power station, which employs around 240 people, is due to stop generating power in March subject to consultations.
Neither Eggborough Power Ltd nor the government wished to comment.
Previously the firm said it could not rule out some redundancies at the site, though some roles might be required to support decommissioning.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change previously said the UK's energy security would be unaffected by the closure.
Ferrybridge 'C' power station in West Yorkshire and Longannet in Fife, Scotland, are also due to close early next year.
Peter Atherton, a utilities analyst at Jefferies Investment Bank, said: "Things are looking pretty tight, particularly next winter.
"Large coal-fired power stations have announced that they will shut in March.
"If all of that capacity does shut, we're probably looking at the lowest reserve margin that we have seen in our lifetimes."
Nigel Adams, Conservative MP for Selby and Ainsty, described the Eggborough talks as "potential good news".
He said: "It's too early to say whether it keeps the whole station open.
"I know this offer by the government, via the National Grid, is for two of Eggborough's units, but I'm really pleased."
He added: "We seem to be getting somewhere, but I don't want to raise too many hopes."
John Drew, who was 15 at the time, had been detained by police in Llandudno in 2012 under drugs laws but faced no further action.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission found on Friday that two officers did have a case to answer.
John Drew's father said the family welcomed the decision.
"It's been a long job - this has taken three years. The officers have been disciplined," said father, David Drew.
"I feel vindicated but I'm not entirely satisfied - I would have liked more action."
The IPCC carried out its own investigation after upholding appeals from Mr Drew after complaints to North Wales Police.
The police watchdog said that while the strip search had taken place in a private part of the Llandudno station, no appropriate adult was notified or present.
The north Wales force told the IPCC it had put in place a number of measures around "stop and search" procedures, including intimate searches in custody.
Action includes further training for officers.
The IPCC said as the two police constables involved in the incident had already received management intervention, no further action against them was necessary.
"North Wales Police has advised the IPCC that, since the time of the incident, the force has heightened its focus around stop and search and has appointed a senior officer, at superintendent level, to oversee this area," said Jan Williams, IPCC Commissioner for Wales.
However, the teenager's father said the incident had left a long-lasting mark on his son.
"It's really affected him, even now. He's not the lad he was," said Mr Drew.
"He's quiet and inoffensive and has never been in any trouble."
Supt Nigel Harrison, who leads North Wales Police stop and search said the force acknowledged the report's findings.
He added: "Stop and search is a vital operational policing tool, in order to show transparency we now have robust management and scrutiny procedures in place to enable the public to have confidence in its lawful, fair and proportionate use."
It will be part of a project to create a major visitor attraction in the city using virtual reality to tell the story of James I and the Stewart monarchs.
James I was assassinated in Perth in 1437 and later buried at the Charterhouse monastery.
But the priory was destroyed in the reformation 100 years later and no-one is sure of the grave's exact location.
The monastery where he was buried was built on his orders and was part of his great plans for Perth.
Historians believe he wanted to create a complex on the scale of Westminster and move St Andrews University to the city to compete with Oxford.
Dr Lucy Dean, from the University of the Highlands and Islands, told BBC Scotland: "Thirteen out of 18 of James' parliaments take place in Perth. He is centralising his government here.
"I'm not sure whether Perth would have been the capital but it was definitely in the running for being the capital. [His] murder halted that idea in its tracks."
James I was assassinated on 4 February 1437 while he was in the royal apartments at the Blackfriars monastery in Perth.
After a group of 30 conspirators were let into the building he tried to hide in a sewer, but he was trapped and killed by Sir Robert Graham.
A pub and sheltered housing accommodation now stands on the site of his death.
The area where he died is marked with a stone monument.
Archaeologist David Bowler, who explored the site in the 1980s, said he was "very excited" by the plans to find the king's tomb.
"It's something we've all been thinking about in Perth for many, many years," he said.
"We've all known about the Carthusian friary and we want to know a bit more about where it is."
Leaders of this project, which also includes a "virtual museum" depicting Medieval Perth, hope the city could benefit from the discovery of the tomb in the same way Leicester did when Richard III's remains were found.
Richard Oram, professor of Medieval history at the University of Stirling, said: "If we were to actually locate where the royal tomb was within this complex - we saw what that did to Leicester with the rediscovery of Richard III.
"A lot more people know Richard III than James I but we're looking to try and change that. So if we were successful that would be a huge added bonus to the project."
Police said the offences related to incidents at Whinmoor Children's Home in the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
A 76-year-old from Leeds has been charged with 17 counts of indecent assault and four other sex offences.
An 82-year-old from North Yorkshire has been charged with two counts of indecent assault and one other sexual offence.
Both are due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on 12 June.
Police said the men were arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into abuse at children's homes in Leeds.
Eleven other men have been arrested as part of the inquiry and released on bail.
It says three of the five people shot in the last month have, beforehand, been named on a Facebook page along with allegations of crimes they have been involved in. Updates on when they have been shot are also said to be posted on the page.
Both The Irish News and the News Letter lead with the latest development in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme - claims that a former special adviser to Arlene Foster had acted to delay the closure of the botched scheme.
Andrew Crawford was accused of influencing a decision to keep the scheme open by senior civil servant Dr Andrew McCormick during a hearing of the Public Accounts Committee.
Inside, the News Letter describes Dr McCormick's evidence on Wednesday as "devastating" and "explosive". It highlights a quote from Dr McCormick's testimony: "Deception wasn't necessary to abuse this system."
The Irish News says that Sinn Féin breached its boycott of Stormont committees in order to attend the hearing.
Staying with RHI-related matters, the News Letter reports that the police raided a building in south Armagh on the suspicion it was a cannabis factory. Instead, they discovered it was an almost entirely empty shed that had the heating on.
A source tells the paper that the owner admitted he was running boilers in the building because it was making him money, but that he was doing nothing illegal.
The Belfast Telegraph has an open letter to Northern Ireland politicians from east Belfast blogger Hannah Ruth Gibson, a "child of the Belfast Agreement".
She says politics in NI have become "predictable, boring and embarrassing".
The Irish News has the story of north Belfast man Davey McCrum's bid to climb 12 mountains in Ireland to raise money for an air ambulance.
Mr McCrum and a friend previously helped rescue a German student who had lain injured for 24 hours after falling on Cave Hill.
He said it was only then that he realised Northern Ireland does not have an air ambulance service.
The paper also reports that newly declassified CIA documents include several references to Northern Ireland.
Inside the Daily Mirror is the story that the latest victim of a paramilitary shooting in Belfast was shot by appointment.
Finally, if you've been wondering when the drama about the unlikely friendship between Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness is hitting the big screens the answer may be "never, never, never".
The Belfast Telegraph says The Journey, starring Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney, has failed to gain a cinema release, despite being played at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.
The paper says no date for the film to open in cinemas has been set and it may be destined to go straight to DVD.
Former party leader Mark Durkan, who has been the MP for the area since 2005, lost out by just 169 votes to Elisha McCallion of Sinn Féin.
Londonderry's city seat had been coveted by the SDLP since their party founder John Hume was elected in 1983.
All 18 of Northern Ireland's MPs have been confirmed with the SDLP and Ulster Unionist Party the biggest losers.
At the last general election in 2015, Mr Durkan was 8,000 votes clear of his nearest rival with 42% of the vote.
"I cannot tell a lie," he said in his concession speech.
"I cannot say it doesn't hurt but I absolutely want to begin by congratulating Elisha McCallion and agreeing with her that what she has achieved tonight is a privilege, to represent the people of this city."
The Foyle turnout was 65.60% - up from 53.58% two years ago.
While not exactly a political newcomer, Ms McCallion only became an MLA at Stormont earlier this year following the death of Martin McGuinness.
In an emotional speech after the result, she recognised Mr Durkan's contribution to political life in the North West.
"Mark has been a public representative in Derry for a large number of years and he has served it well," she said. "But I can't not express my extreme delight at being the first ever republican MP ever elected in this city."
Mr Durkan said one of the reasons for his defeat was greater campaign funding by Sinn Féin.
He also felt that a reluctance from other parties to engage in a "progressive alliance" along pro-EU lines had been damaging.
"We were faced with a huge effort and a huge spend by Sinn Féin, they targeted the constituency very well and put huge resources in here," he told the BBC.
"It's a big part of it, if we can't match that spend or that spin."
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, who also hails from Derry, will now have a big job on his hands to pick the party up from their Westminster whitewash.
Stephen Pound, the Labour MP for Ealing North and shadow minister for Northern Ireland, said Mr Durkan's loss from the house of Commons would be keenly felt.
"Mark was without a doubt one of the finest speakers in the House of Commons, he was also the inventor of these incredible 'Durkanisms'," Mr Pound told BBC Radio Foyle.
"He was one of the few people that made everybody stop rustling the papers and look up when he started speaking, he'll be missed greatly.
"We've lost a unique voice. He was a damn fine speaker and a very, very good friend."
The team keep the same driver line-up for the third consecutive year, with Brazil's Felipe Massa partnering Valtteri Bottas of Finland.
Team principal Sir Frank Williams says it will be a "challenge" to retain the third-place finish in the constructors' championship over the past two seasons.
"But we are determined to keep improving because only winning will ever be good enough," he added.
Williams are likely to be challenged by Red Bull, Renault, McLaren and Force India this season as well as last year's top two of Mercedes and Ferrari.
The FW38 sports the same red, white and blue stripes as the past two editions and chief technical operator Pat Symonds says the team have addressed the poor performance of last year's car at slower circuits.
"The FW37 was a pretty effective car and so we concentrated on understanding the areas where we could improve it without losing the attributes which made it effective," he said.
"It is no secret that the low speed performance of the FW37 didn't match its high speed performance, so a lot of time was spent looking into why this was and is subsequently making changes, which we hope will improve the situation."
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Rumours of tension between the pair surfaced after Giggs appeared reluctant to fully celebrate Ashley Young's winning goal at Newcastle on Wednesday.
Former team-mate Paul Scholes suggested Giggs "may not have the patience" to remain as number two for the next three years.
But Giggs said the pair have a "great working relationship".
The former Wales captain said: "I'm working as hard as I can and enjoying every minute of it.
"It's coming to that part of the season where the media will look at any little thing just to make it more exciting and more interesting."
Van Gaal said he was "irritated" by suggestions of a rift between himself and Giggs, claiming they have a good relationship.
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Giggs, who took over at Old Trafford for the final four games of last season following David Moyes' dismissal, was named assistant following van Gaal's appointment in May 2014.
Scholes had speculated that he could not see Welshman Giggs being Van Gaal's assistant until the end of his contract in 2017.
He said: "There's no doubt, he had that little taste of it [management] for the last three weeks of last year and he definitely wants to be a manager, you can see that.
"Over the next two or three years, will he have the patience to be a number two for that long? I'm not sure he will."
The 41-year-old Giggs, in Cardiff to promote the 2015 Welsh Community Football Awards, said he was learning from working under the former Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Netherlands boss.
"I've really enjoyed working under him and learning something new every day. I'm learning under a great manager," Giggs added.
"He's won everything and to work under someone like Louis is a great experience for me.
"He's been brilliant with me and given me a lot of responsibility.
"Each day I learn something different and I love working with the players.
"I've been given a great opportunity to be assistant of a club that I've spent my whole career at."
Firefighters were called to Monteith Drive at about 04:20 after residents reported hearing a loud bang.
Pictures of the scene showed the cars engulfed in flames and a cloud of smoke. No-one was injured.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said inquiries into the incident were continuing. The fire service said the blaze was extinguished by 05:30.
Sylvie Beghal was held at East Midlands Airport under anti-terrorism laws.
The High Court ruled that schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 did not breach human rights.
It comes weeks after the partner of a Guardian journalist was stopped under the same power, prompting a legal battle with the government.
In his judgement on Wednesday, Lord Justice Gross said the stops were "neither arbitrary nor disproportionate".
Lawyers for Mrs Beghal are expected to appeal and try to take the case to the Supreme Court.
Mrs Beghal, a French citizen who lives in the UK, was stopped in January 2011 after arriving at East Midlands Airport on a flight from Paris.
Police officers told her she was being held under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, a power that allows them to hold someone for up to nine hours and question them about whether they are involved in terrorism.
Mrs Beghal's husband is an Algerian man who was convicted and jailed in France on terrorism charges.
Djemal Beghal claims he was tortured and that his conviction is unfair.
Following the stop, Mrs Beghal refused to answer police questions without the presence of a solicitor.
She was allowed to speak to a lawyer on the phone before police asked her about her movements. When she refused to answer the questions, she was charged and later convicted of failing to comply with the order.
In her challenge, lawyers argued that the powers under schedule 7 were so widely drawn that they meant that anyone could be stopped without reasonable suspicion.
They said that those questioned at airports under the legislation were denied the right not to answer questions, unlike criminal suspects who were arrested and interviewed in a police station.
Mrs Beghal also said that her detention at the airport breached her right to privacy and family life and restricted her freedom of movement between two EU countries.
But dismissing the challenge, Lord Justice Gross said: "The schedule 7 powers of examination survive the challenges advanced before us.
"In short, the balance struck between individual rights and the public interest in protection against terrorism does not violate the fundamental human rights in question."
This latest challenge to the powers is wider than that launched by David Miranda, the partner of a Guardian journalist who was stopped at Heathrow Airport earlier this month.
Mr Miranda alleges that the stop was unlawful because police wanted to seize his computer equipment rather than establish whether he was involved in terrorism.
In the Beghal judgement, the court stressed that schedule 7 should only be used for its specific purpose.
Most Palestinian commentators welcome the deal, though some urge caution in the light of the failure of previous attempts at reconciliation.
Writing in the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority's newspaper, Al-Hayat al-Jadidah, Yahya Khalaf says that the deal invalidates an argument regularly used by Israel, which can "no longer talk of the absence of a partner representing the entire Palestinian people".
In the rival Palestinian camp, an adviser to the Hamas-led government in Gaza points out that the agreement still has to be tested on the ground. Writing on the Hamas website Filastin Online, Youssef Rizqa says that the deal will strengthen Palestinian dealings with Israel only if it is "a genuine partnership that will take our people out of a dark tunnel".
Two commentators in the pro-Fatah paper Al-Ayyam are also cautious. Talal Awkal says further progress will require "very strong determination on the part of the Palestinians", while Abdul Majid Suwaylim predicts that many difficulties still lie ahead, as there are "no easy solutions to complicated problems".
Some Palestinian papers also refer to the reactions of the US and Israeli governments.
The Jerusalem-based paper, Al-Quds, notes Washington's expression of "disappointment" that the deal could seriously complicate peace talks, while Al-Hayat al-Jadidah says that Israel's immediate reaction to the announcement was to bomb Gaza.
The announcement is covered prominently in the Israeli press, with several papers highlighting the Israeli government's profound unease at a deal that could signal the end of disunity in the Palestinian camp.
Alex Fishman, writing in the centrist paper Yedioth Aharonot, speaks of the Israeli leadership "exploding with anger". He goes on to say that Benjamin Netanyahu's government will find it impossible to accept Hamas as a negotiating partner, and that it will insist that the US takes a firm line to ensure that the Islamist movement is not granted international respectability.
"Now the ball is in the United States' court - if there is no blunt American reaction, this will be the start of a diplomatic landslide that will lead to the recognition of Hamas by Western countries," Mr Fishman warns.
Commentators in the liberal paper Haaretz take a rather more positive view of the Fatah-Hamas deal, pointing out that the new alignment could help to kick-start the Middle East peace talks after years of stalemate.
Zvi Barel says that the agreement "passes a sharp message to Israel and US that the division of Palestine is over" and that they must deal with Hamas.
And Barak Ravid says that Israeli should "rejoice" at any deal that has the potential to bring all the Palestinian factions on board. He argues that any Israeli government that is sincere about wanting to achieve a two-state solution should "see the reconciliation agreement as an opportunity, not a threat".
A commentator in the pro-Netanyahu paper Yisrael Harom, on the other hand, sees the deal as an act of desperation on the part of the leaders of Fatah and Hamas. Eyal Zisser says that it is hard to see how the long-standing differences between Fatah and Hamas can be reconciled, and that "one must not assume that the unity government - if it is formed at all - will survive".
An Israeli Arab commentator, Khaled Abu Toameh, is also of the opinion that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to go for a reconciliation deal only after all other attempts to move the peace talks forward failed.
"Realising that his moves have had almost no impact on decision-makers in Israel and the US, Abbas finally resorted to the issue of reconciliation and unity with Hamas... Abbas has only one thing in mind: how to extract concessions from Israel and the US," Mr Toameh writes in the English-language Jerusalem Post.
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Kalavati Mistry, from Leicester, married Jewish-born Miriam Jefferson, from Texas, in a Hindu ceremony at the weekend.
Ms Mistry said many priests told her they were not allowed to marry them.
Female priest Chanda Vyas eventually stepped in to carry out the ceremony in Leicester.
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Ms Mistry told Pukaar News: "I tried many many priests in Leicester and [they] were warm and welcoming and said they'd like to do this but that their federation won't allow it."
She said she had always known she was gay, but was worried about telling friends and family, deciding to keep her sexuality a secret.
However, having come out she said: "They've been very warm welcoming and embracing to Miriam which has been very important."
She added that it was important to her to have a traditional Hindu ceremony.
They also had a Jewish wedding earlier this year in San Antonio, Texas.
Ms Jefferson said: "I got to spend an entire day with somebody I adore and love and want to spend my life with, surrounded by people who I have been close to my entire life and people who have recently embraced me as one of their own, so it's a pretty wonderful way to celebrate."
The brides both wore traditional red and white bridal colours, fresh floral garlands and a "mangala sutra" to show they were now married women.
A copy of the document from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) - part of GCHQ - was obtained by technology website Motherboard.
A follow-up by the BBC indicated that the document was legitimate.
There have been reports about similar cyber-attacks around the world lately.
Modern, computer-based industrial control systems manage equipment in facilities such as power stations.
And attacks attempting to compromise such systems had become more common recently, one security researcher said.
The NCSC report specifically discusses the threat to the energy and manufacturing sectors.
It also cites connections from multiple UK internet addresses to systems associated with "advanced state-sponsored hostile threat actors" as evidence of hackers targeting energy and manufacturing organisations.
According to Motherboard, one line in the document reads: "NCSC believes that due to the use of widespread targeting by the attacker, a number of industrial control system engineering and services organisations are likely to have been compromised."
A spokesman for the NCSC did not confirm nor deny the contents of the document cited by Motherboard.
"We are aware of reports of malicious cyber-activity targeting the energy sector around the globe," he said in a statement.
"We are liaising with our counterparts to better understand the threat and continue to manage any risks to the UK."
The case had the hallmarks of an attack orchestrated by a nation state, said security expert Mikko Hypponen at F-Secure.
"I can easily see an intelligence agency being tasked with the mission of creating a foothold in energy distribution systems in case it is needed during a crisis or conflict," he said.
There had been a spate of such cases recently, said Ruben Santamarta, principal security consultant at cyber-security company IOActive.
"It's not a very targeted attack, it's affected a lot of countries, a lot of different companies," he told the BBC.
"It doesn't mean that someone is going to use these capabilities to turn off the lights in our cities in the near future, but it's interesting that they are trying to get those capabilities."
Hackers have also affected Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB), according to a report in the Times on 15 July citing anonymous sources.
The newspaper noted that industrial control systems at ESB were implicated, which could mean parts of the electricity grid in Northern Ireland were made vulnerable.
And in the US earlier this month, it was reported that hackers had gained access to a company in charge of a nuclear power plant in Kansas.
Zhou's son Zhou Bin was imprisoned for 18 years while his his wife Jia Xiaoyue will serve nine years.
Zhou Yongkang was once one of the most powerful officials in China, running the internal security forces.
He was jailed for life after his corruption conviction last year, partly as a result of his family's testimony.
Zhou is the most senior official to fall as part of President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, which was launched in 2012.
A court in the central city of Yichang found Zhou Bin guilty of taking 222 million yuan ($34m; £24m) in bribes and running an illegal business trading in restricted commodities, the CCTV state broadcaster reported.
The court confiscated what it said were his illicit gains and fined him a total of 350 million yuan ($53m; £37m), CCTV said.
The same court also imprisoned Zhou Yongkang's wife Jia Xiaoye - a former TV journalist - for taking bribes. She was fined 1m yuan ($150,000; £105,000)
Zhou Bin initially escaped arrest by going to the US in early 2013, sources told the Reuters news agency. But he returned to China after negotiations with Chinese authorities. It is not clear whether he had legal representation.
Zhou Bin used his father's influence "in collaboration with others" to accept valuable property, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Zhou Yongkang was a member of China's elite Politburo Standing Committee and was responsible for the police, the judiciary and domestic surveillance.
But he became one of the most senior leaders to be imprisoned by the Communist Party took since the early 1980s, when the Gang of Four were put on trial for instigating the chaos of the Cultural Revolution.
Scores of Zhou's associates have also been arrested, mostly in the southern province of Sichuan where he was head of the Communist Party from 1999 to 2002.
President Xi has warned that corruption is widespread and jeopardises the Chinese Communist Party's future survival.
The president's campaign against graft has embroiled senior party officials, the government, the military and state-owned companies.
Goals from Stefanie Van Der Gragt, Vivianne Miedema and Melanie Leupolz gave Bayern a 3-0 half-time lead.
Miedema and Leupolz both scored again before Bayern were awarded two penalties; Melanie Behringer scoring while Nicole Rosler missed.
The sides meet again in Germany next Wednesday.
Hibs, in the last 32 of the competition for the first time, knew they would be under heavy pressure right from kick-off. They defended in numbers but Van der Gragt was able to break early resistance when she headed in from a corner kick.
Van der Gragt headed off the bar a second time, before Miedema twice failed to hit the target from close range.
It was two though when Sara Dabritz played a neat ball through to Miedema who finished high into the net.
Leupolz headed in at the near post to make it three as the one-way traffic continued.
Cheered on by a crowd of 2,551, Hibs tried to venture forward and Lizzie Arnot tested Bayern goalkeeper Tinja-Riikja Korpela from long range.
It was Scotland international Lisa Evans who orchestrated Bayern's fourth goal, picking out Miedema for her second goal of the game.
Hibs just could not cope with the height of the Germans and really struggled to deal with crosses, and as the home defence failed to clear their lines Leupolz was able stab home her second and Bayern's fifth.
It was soon six when Behringer scored from the penalty spot, sending Jenna Fife the wrong way, and it could have been seven when Rolser won another penalty, but she took it herself and cracked it off the crossbar.
It was no embarrassment for Hibs though who came up short against a full-time team packed with internationals, who were quicker and stronger all over the park.
Hibernian captain Joelle Murray talking to BBC Alba: "The girls deserve to be on the Champions League stage, so it's about gaining the experience. We knew Bayern would be a top team and they showed that.
"We just couldn't live with them down the wings. Four of the the six goals came from crosses or corners."
Hibernian: Fife, Willamson, Hunter, Robertson, Arnot, Smith, McLauchlin, Graham, Murray, Cornet, Harrison. Subs: Jeffries, Michie, Heron, Ewens, Notley, Small, Brownlie.
Bayern Munich: Korpela, Lewandowski, Van Der Gragt, Behringer, Leupolz, Miedema, Holstad, Evans, Faisst, Schnaderbeck, Dabritz. Subs: Zinsberger, Abbe, Falknor, Wenniger, Maier, Gerhardt, Rolser.
They were on the Strangford Ferry, which sails between Portaferry and Strangford, but something was different about it.
For one weekend only, it was transformed from its normal ferry service into the carol ship of lights.
Instead of the usual quiet crossing, passengers were treated to 15 minutes of bright lights and carol singers to get them into the festive spirit.
It's the third year that the event has taken place, and its organiser, Alison Murphy from the Portaferry and Strangford Trust, explained where the idea had come from.
"I lived in Vancouver for a while, and I remembered that they do the carol ship parade of lights, which started 50 years ago with one boat - and it's now 50 boats - the whole big festival lasts for weeks," she said.
"I thought, we've got a boat at the bottom of the street - so we thought, could we use the ferry; could we put different choirs on it?
"It's just going from strength to strength because it actually brings two communities together - Strangford and Portaferry - which are 59 miles apart by road, but only half a mile by sea."
Each ferry crossing took about 30 minutes in total, and with each journey came a different choir, with jazz groups, the Ards Peninsula choir and a number of schools from the area all getting involved.
Teachers Shauneen Reid and Joanne McCauley, of St Mary's Kircubbin Primary School, said their children really enjoyed being part of the singing ship.
"It's good experience for them to get out into the community and see what they do," said Ms McCauley.
"They really love performing."
Ms Reid added: "It's just something totally different. We're lucky that we have a ferry, there aren't too many schools can say that."
Eleanor Brown, a founding member of the Portaferry and Strangford Trust, said she hoped the carol ship of lights would shine a spotlight on an area of Northern Ireland that sometimes gets overlooked.
"Portaferry and Strangford have had a few bad years with the recession, we really need people to come and see what's going on here," she said.
"This event helps to re-energise local communities that are out in the sticks, quite a distance from Belfast.
"It's the first time my mum has come down from Carrick, it's just a really feel-good event."
As the ferry's journey across Strangford Lough was nearing an end, there was time for just one more song, but the organisers hope this new tradition in Strangford will end up lasting as long as that of its Canadian predecessor.
Scientists say chemical changes caused by dry roasting processes may prime the body's immune system - sparking future allergic reactions.
But much more work is needed before humans should consider swapping roasted nuts for raw ones, they say.
The research appears in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Mice were exposed to peanut proteins through the skin or the stomach.
Animals given the dry roasted samples had a much stronger immune response - the body's way of fighting things that appear foreign to it - than mice given the raw versions.
In humans, immune responses vary. Some can be mild, causing rashes for example, but others can be extremely dangerous, leading to swelling of the mouth and breathing difficulties.
Scientists say it is likely to be the high temperatures used to roast nuts that are responsible for the chemical changes that, in turn, prompt the allergic reactions.
Prof Quentin Sattentau, who led the research, said: "This is the first time, to our knowledge, that a potential trigger for peanut allergy has been directly shown."
And researchers believe the findings may explain the lower allergy rates in East Asian populations where boiled, raw or fried nuts are a more common part of the diet than roasted ones.
But they warn that much more work is needed before doctors make any specific dietary recommendations.
Prof Sattentau said: "We know that children in families with other allergies are more likely to develop peanut allergy.
"However our research is at an early stage and we think that it would be premature to avoid roasted peanuts and their products until further work has been carried out to confirm this result."
Scientists are now exploring methods to get rid of the particular chemical changes that may be responsible for kick-starting the immune system.
According to NHS Choices, nut allergies, including peanuts, are relatively common in both school-aged children and adults.
And peanuts are one of the most common causes of fatal allergic reactions to food.
People with peanut allergies are advised to avoid them and many carry auto-injector pens to reduce the severity of any reactions that do occur.
Some 22 survivors have so far been pulled from the rubble, and 40 others are feared trapped in the debris.
More than 70 workers were in the 11-storey building which was under construction when it toppled in heavy rain late on Saturday.
India has seen frequent building collapses, many blamed on lax safety and substandard materials.
At least six people, including construction company officials, have been arrested in connection with the collapse in Chennai (Madras), the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
"It appears they have not adhered to approved plans. The building appears to have serious structural defects," Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said.
Hundreds of rescue workers, including personnel from India's National Disaster Response Force, are working with cutters, shovels and other equipment to search for survivors.
"Clearing the debris is a huge challenge. This would take almost two to three days and we are hopeful of saving many lives, going by our previous experiences in other places," senior police official SP Selvan told the NDTV news channel.
While the cause of the latest collapse is still under investigation, a lack of construction codes, leading to lax safety, is one reason for frequent collapses of buildings and other infrastructure projects in India.
There is also a high demand for housing, pushing up costs and forcing less affluent people to risk their lives in decrepit or badly constructed buildings.
Earlier on Saturday, a four-storey building came down in the capital Delhi, killing 10 people, including five children.
In January, at least 14 people died when a building under construction came crashing down in the western state of Goa.
At least 42 people died after a four-storey building collapsed in Mumbai last September.
The Femfresh advert featured women, wearing briefs and swimwear, dancing.
Shown on ITV and Channel 4 on-demand services earlier this year, it included close-up shots of the women's crotches.
The ASA received 17 complaints that the advert objectified women and portrayed them in an overly sexualised way.
Church & Dwight UK - the brand which owns Femfresh - did not believe the advert for the so-called "intimate shaving collection" was offensive or socially irresponsible.
It said it was aimed at a target audience of 18 to 34-year-old women and that close-ups were used to illustrate that the product could give consumers a smooth bikini line.
Neither Channel 4 or ITV received any complaints about the advert directly and both agreed with comments made by Church & Dwight that it did not objectify women.
But the ASA noted that the dance sequence was "highly sexualised", there were "few shots" of the women's faces and the high-cut swimsuits "were more exposing" than most.
"Even taking into account the nature of the product, we considered that it had been presented in an overly-sexualised way that objectified women," the ASA said.
"We concluded that the ad was likely to cause serious or widespread offence and therefore breached the code."
It ruled that the advert must not appear again in its current form.
In one, a man casually walks around barriers at Dalcross near Inverness just before a train comes through.
A cyclist is knocked off his bike by a barrier at Spondon in Derbyshire, and a motorist gets stuck on the tracks at Narborough in Leicestershire.
British Transport Police described the three clips as "astonishing".
Insp Becky Warren said: "All too often people get into the habit of taking risks at crossings and our message is simple: Use crossings safely.
"It may be tempting to jump a light to shave a minute or two off your journey but every time you do, you endanger your life and the lives of other road and rail users.
"Fail to obey the signals and you may also end up with a driving ban or a criminal record. Is it really worth the risk?"
None of the people were hurt but the woman involved in the incident in Leicestershire was fined £135 and given six penalty points on her licence.
Network Rail said it wanted to remove the risk to people which level crossings created.
Head of level crossings Darren Furness said: "Where possible we close them, and we have already closed more than 900 in the past five years."
Last year, Network Rail offered a "full and unreserved apology" to families bereaved by level crossing accidents.
Chief executive Mark Carne apologised for "failings" in managing public safety and for "failing to deal sensitively" with affected families.
It came as a Commons transport committee report strongly criticised Network Rail's handling of tragedies in the past.
It was particularly critical about the deaths of Olivia Bazlinton, 14, and Charlotte Thompson, 13, at Elsenham crossing in Essex in 2005.
Network Rail was later fined £1m for health and safety breaches in relation to the accident.
The sharp rise confirms a longer term trend with the number of jobless rising 4.3% over the last year.
President Francois Hollande has promised to kick start growth and create jobs.
But the economy has floundered, prompting a revolt against austerity by three left-wing ministers. Mr Hollande replaced them and named a new cabinet.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls had already warned that the latest figures for jobseekers would not look good.
However, he reached out to French business on Wednesday with a promise to speed up reform.
"France needs you," he told the country's main employers' union, Medef. "I love companies!"
The latest French figures are striking even in the recent, bleak economic landscape: the number of unemployed in France rose to almost 3.5 million people last month - that's a rise of 0.8%.
President Hollande is struggling to deliver the new jobs he promised voters here and his popularity is plummeting as a result. Less than 20% now trust him to turn things around.
After a high-profile reshuffle of the cabinet earlier this week, the new economy minister arrived for work today arm-in-arm with the finance minister: a public gesture to voters that months of in-fighting over policy is now in the past.
President Hollande has pinned his chances for growth - and re-election - on a mixture of austerity cuts and tax breaks. He's now got the cabinet behind him, but there are no signs yet that the policy is working.
For a man seen more as a mediator than a maverick, these are high stakes indeed.
Mr Valls tendered his government's resignation on Monday after Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg criticised a German "obsession" with austerity measures that he said were strangling growth.
Asked by President Hollande immediately to form a new government, Mr Valls replaced Mr Montebourg with Emmanuel Macron, a former banker and economic adviser to the president.
President Francois Hollande has pledged to create jobs and boost the economy by cutting 40bn euros (£32bn) from companies' tax bills.
But so far unemployment remains above 10% and growth has stalled.
The government's strategy for boosting the economy, the "Responsibility Pact", entails cuts to social charges paid by companies which would be funded by 50bn euros of cuts in public spending.
Romain Perez, from the Terra Nova think tank in Paris said the increase in the number of people seeking work was not surprising.
"Some people expect with a new minister of economy, Emmanuel Macron, who is younger and eager to reform, there may be positive signals sent. But we will see what happens."
The base at Speirs Wharf will feature one of the largest rehearsal rooms in Scotland, space for technical and costume production and community drama.
Work to revamp the former cash and carry building will begin in July.
Since the theatre company was set up in 2006 it has created hundreds of productions, including the award-winning Black Watch.
Laurie Sansom, artistic director at NTS, said: "For the first time ever we have the opportunity to create a space that brings together our company, our colleagues and all our communities.
"A place of imagination, learning and play. A space from which we can begin to fulfil our ambitions, not just for the National Theatre of Scotland but for the wider theatre community and the entire nation."
The overhaul of the disused building in Glasgow's Craighall Road, in the north of the city, is expected to be completed by spring 2016.
It will provide the NTS with about 3,700 sq m (40,000 sq ft) of space over two levels.
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "The new Speirs Wharf centre for creativity, production and talent development will be a hub of innovation within the Scottish theatre industry.
"It will become a dedicated and inspiring space where work will be devised and developed, sets and costumes designed and creative expression explored.
"Not only will the facility assist with new productions and work, by redeveloping a disused building the facility will help to regenerate the canal area at Speirs Wharf."
The estimated cost of the redeveloped building is £5,875,000,
So far, NTS has secured £3,454,481 towards the cost- a £2m grant from the Scottish government and £469,481 from its vacant and derelict land fund, £500,000 from Glasgow City Council, £400,000 from The Robertson Trust, £75,000 from The Wolfson Foundation and £10,000 from The Binks Trust.
The new look of the canal-side building has been designed by Gareth Hoskins Architects.
The 43-year-old ex-Scotland and Canaries midfielder returned to Carrow Road in 2014 after leaving his role as Falkirk boss to coach under Neil Adams.
He continued the role when Alex Neil took charge in January 2015, and has seen them promoted to and relegated from the top flight in 12 months.
Holt now intends to seek a head coach or managerial role.
"I've had some great and memorable times at Norwich City both as a player and as a member of the coaching staff," he told the club website.
"Now the time is right for me to seek a fresh challenge as a head coach or manager and I want to thank everyone at the club and the fans for their support for me over the years."
I was at the election results centre in the capital, Abuja, and at around 17:00 (16:00GMT) the votes from all but three states had been declared.
Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), had a big lead over incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
During a break in the results, it became obvious to me that the lead was unassailable and I began wondering about what was going on in the APC camp. Were they celebrating or still anxiously waiting?
Going by previous Nigerian elections, when rigging and results fiddling has allegedly taken place, nothing could be taken for granted.
It turns out that so many calls were coming through that there was no time to answer them all - and Gen Buhari did not even know where his phone was.
I thought that there would still be some more bumps on the road, given the passion in the campaign and the fact that a governing People's Democratic Party official had already tried to halt the count.
I have a lot of contacts within Gen Buhari's circle and I know him personally so I decided to try and call someone who I knew would be with him to find out the mood.
After he missed my call, and I missed his response, I eventually got through.
I asked him what was going on, given that there was no way President Jonathan could win and I was surprised by the response.
He told me that Gen Buhari had just received a phone call from his rival, in which the president conceded and congratulated him.
I did not doubt that this was true as I trusted my source, but given what has happened before in Nigeria, this kind of concession was up to that point unimaginable.
I was pretty sure that I was the first journalist to get the story so as soon as I got off the phone I alerted the BBC's election desk and tweeted the details.
There were, of course, people who were very concerned about what could happen if the result was contested.
And I have since discovered that members of the National Peace Committee, which is headed by former President Abdulsalami Abubakar, visited President Jonathan as the results were being announced.
I understand they were the ones who persuaded the president to do something to avoid any trouble, and shortly after the visit he made the call.
But even making the call was not straight forward. I heard later that the president could not actually get through to Gen Buhari.
He rang all the numbers he had for people in his camp, but no-one answered.
It turns out that so many calls were coming through that there was no time to answer them all - and Gen Buhari did not even know where his phone was.
President Jonathan resorted to sending a messenger round to his rival's house to tell him that the president wanted to speak to him. And that he should pick up the phone the next time he tried to call.
By making that call the president saved Nigeria a great deal of pain. If the PDP had insisted that they had won the election, and the APC had said the same, the country would have been in chaos.
Lives would have been lost and property would have been destroyed. That call showed that in Nigeria, people can put the country first.
I have heard from PDP supporters that the president took the decision to make the call without consulting anyone. They told me that if he had talked to some of his advisers, they would have objected.
That was the question left hanging in the air after an independent broadband provider from Norfolk gave evidence to MPs at Westminster this week.
The chief executive of WiSpire, a broadband provider set up by the Diocese of Norwich and publishing company Archant, told MPs many rural communities had been deprived of a decent broadband service because all the effort and money had gone into subsidising BT's fibre optic cable roll-out.
"The system that has been put in place has resulted in significant sums of money being put at the disposal of BT," Steve Maine told members of the Culture and Media Select Committee. "This has had an anti-competitive effect, working to the detriment of consumers."
WiSpire's unique selling point is that it uses transmitters in church spires to deliver broadband to hard-to-reach areas.
Mr Maine's argument is that in rural areas, the kind of technology offered by his company and others can sometimes be better than relying on fibre optic cable. Yet the government and county council have decided to subsidise BT to provide superfast broadband to 95% of the population.
"Government policy is focussed exclusively on the deployment of fibre," he said.
"Fibre is good technology for providing a lot of bandwidth in densely-populated areas, but it can be expensive to deploy in sparsely-populated areas. To deliver good broadband services economically in sparsely-populated areas, you need to use other technologies"
Mr Maine also questioned whether there was too much emphasis on providing homes with high speed broadband. Many people in rural areas, he said, were struggling with very low capacity, often under 2Mbps.
"For them 10Mbps would be nirvana," said Mr Maine, who believes they could probably live without the superfast speed which BT is being subsidised to install.
Fibre cable, he argued, was not the solution to providing a universal service.
Mr Maine also accused BT and the county councils of "a clever use of language" to suggest fibre cable was covering a much larger area of the country than it really is and ever will be able to.
"Even in areas which are claimed by BT and the county councils to be served by fibre cables, you will find large numbers of people who are not benefitting from the alleged availability of fibre in those areas. This is a grotesque problem that needs to be addressed"
It'll be interesting to see if the MPs, when they publish their report, agree with Mr Maine.
There is some disquiet among MPs about the decision to give BT the contract to roll out fibre broadband, and South Norfolk MP, Richard Bacon, has raised concerns in the Public Accounts Committee.
Just the other week, more than 100 MPs including Peter Aldous (Waveney), Sir Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk), Sir Simon Burns (Chelmsford), Douglas Carswell (Clacton), Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon) and Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) raised concerns about giving BT Openreach the broadband contract. They suggested the company should be broken up.
BT and Norfolk County Council did not give evidence to the committee but the county council said when it put the broadband contract out to tender, BT was the only company to apply.
It says the deal with BT has connected thousands of people but it accepts there is still more to do.
Despite extensive and painstaking searches, the bodies have never been found of seven out of 16 people listed by the commission set up to locate victims' remains.
Here is a timeline charting more than 40 years of developments in one of the darkest episodes of Northern Ireland's Troubles.
Joe Lynskey was a former Cistercian monk from the Beechmount area of west Belfast, who later joined the IRA. Mr Lynskey's name was added to the list of the Disappeared in 2010 when republicans claimed he was "executed and buried" by the IRA. His body has not been found.
Kevin McKee, 17, was the youngest member of the Disappeared. He was abducted alongside fellow IRA member Seamus Wright, 25. The pair are interrogated and murdered by his former colleagues who accuse them of being British army agents and members of its undercover Military Reaction Force. Despite extensive searches in Coghalstown, near Navan in County Meath, their bodies have never been found.
Jean McConville, a widow and mother-of-10, is taken by the IRA from her home in the Divis Flats in west Belfast. The case initially gains extensive media attention in the run-up to Christmas as her children plead for information about their mother. However, republicans put out the message that she is merely lying low, and the story gradually fades. Her body was found at a beach in County Louth in 2003.
Peter Wilson, 21, vanishes from his Falls Road home in west Belfast. Described as a vulnerable person with learning difficulties, for four days before he disappeared he lived with an Army unit at their headquarters near his home. At the time the Army was accused of using a vulnerable person to gather information on the IRA, but the Army said they wanted him to experience military life. Reports suggest he may have been abducted and murdered by the IRA. His name was added to the list of the Disappeared in 2009 after new information became available. His remains were found in November 2010.
Eamon Molloy, 22, is kidnapped and shot dead by the IRA over claims he is a police informer. His body was discovered in a cemetery near Dundalk, County Louth, in 1999.
The IRA abducts and murders Columba McVeigh, a 17-year-old from Donaghmore, County Tyrone. He had allegedly confessed to being a British army agent with instructions to infiltrate the IRA. Despite a number of extensive searches at Bragan Bog near Emyvale, County Monaghan, his body has never been found.
Captain Robert Nairac, 29, is abducted by the IRA in south Armagh. The SAS-trained officer is taken from outside a pub where he had been singing Irish rebel songs and brought across the border to a field at Ravensdale, County Louth. His body has never been found.
Brendan Megraw, 23, is abducted and murdered by the IRA, who claimed the Belfast man had confessed to being an undercover British agent. His wife was expecting their first baby at the time. Despite extensive searches, his body has never been found.
Friends Brian McKinney, 22, and John McClory, 18, are abducted and murdered after being accused of stealing IRA weapons for use in robberies.
Their bodies were uncovered near a bog in County Monaghan in 1999.
Gerard Evans, 24, goes missing in County Monaghan while hitchhiking home to Crossmaglen in south Armagh. No group has ever admitted his murder. His remains were recovered in County Louth in 2010.
Eugene Simons, 26, goes missing from his home near Castlewellan, County Down, on New Year's Day. His body was discovered by chance in May 1984 in a bog near Dundalk, County Louth.
Danny McIlhone goes missing from his west Belfast home. The IRA said Mr McIlhone was not suspected of being an informer but was being questioned about stealing weapons - it was claimed he was killed in a struggle with the person who was guarding him. His remains were found in 2008.
Charlie Armstrong, 57, goes missing on his way to Mass in Crossmaglen. His remains were found in 2010.
Body of Eugene Simons is discovered.
Seamus Ruddy, 32, originally from Newry, County Down, goes missing. He had been working as a teacher in Paris. It is believed he was killed by members of the INLA. Fresh searches were carried out in 2008 after his family were told his remains were in a forest in Normandy, but they found nothing.
The IRA announces a "complete cessation of military operations". This ceasefire holds until the bomb in London's Docklands in February 1996.
The INLA admits it killed Newry man Seamus Ruddy.
The IRA announces its second ceasefire.
The Good Friday Agreement is signed, following years of intensive peace talks between political parties in Northern Ireland and the British and Irish governments.
Bereavement counselling group WAVE sets up a confidential freephone number for anonymous callers to provide information on the Disappeared. In the same month, an IRA spokesperson acknowledges to the newspaper An Phoblacht/ Republican News that the IRA secretly killed and buried "a small number of people" in the 1970s. The interview said the IRA had set up a special unit to trace the bodies.
Information emerges to suggest Newry man Seamus Ruddy is buried in Rouen, France, but nothing is found in subsequent searches.
The IRA admits it has located the graves of nine people it abducted and killed in the 1970s and 1980s. It claims most of those they had murdered had been giving information to the British security forces, an allegation denied by the victims' families.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) is established by a treaty between the British and Irish governments. The commission's purpose is to obtain information that may lead to where the remains of the Disappeared are buried. Information given to the commission is strictly confidential and is not passed to other agencies or used in prosecutions.
The remains of the first of the Disappeared - Eamon Molloy - are recovered near Dundalk, County Louth, and returned to his family for burial. His remains had been placed in a coffin and left above ground at Faughart cemetery.
In a separate development, the IRA provides information about the location of the Disappeared to the ICLVR through intermediaries. As a result of this, digging begins at six sites in the Republic of Ireland.
The remains of Brian McKinney and John McClory are discovered in a double grave after 30 days of searches at a bog in Colagh, County Monaghan.
The remains of Brian McKinney and John McClory are returned to their families, 21 years after their disappearance. Both men are laid to rest in Milltown Cemetery in west Belfast. Brian McKinney's mother Margaret tells the Irish News: "I wouldn't have wanted to go to my grave without Brian being properly buried. For years I've had nowhere to mourn him. Now I'll be able to go to his grave and talk to him. I'll have somewhere to bring flowers and to cry."
Remains unearthed by a dog walker at a beach at Shelling Hill, County Louth, are thought to be those of Jean McConville.
A third search for the remains of Columba McVeigh at a bog at Bragan, County Monaghan, ends without success. The latest dig concentrated on an area about the size of a football field, adjacent to where previous searches took place in 1999 and 2000.
DNA tests confirm that remains found buried on a County Louth beach are those of Jean McConville. Irish police confirmed that she had died from a bullet wound to the head. Her remains are returned to her family, and her funeral takes place in Belfast.
The IRA issues a statement apologising for the grief caused to the families of the Disappeared, saying it was sorry their suffering had continued for so long. The apology is dismissed by the families of Jean McConville and Columba McVeigh.
The mother of Columba McVeigh dies at the age of 82. A tireless campaigner for the return of her son's body, she had been ill for some time.
The remains of Danny McIlhone are discovered at bogland near the Blessington Lakes in County Wicklow, following information given to the ICLVR. In a statement, his family said: "We as a family are now at peace and now have the opportunity to given our brother Danny a Christian burial and to lay him to rest with our beloved mother and father." The discovery followed two unsuccessful searches in 1999 and 2000.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains begins investigating the disappearance of Peter Wilson.
Legislation comes into force to allow families of the Disappeared whose bodies have not been found to settle their affairs. Under the Presumption of Death Act, the families of missing persons will, for the first time, be able to have the presumed death of their family member confirmed by the High Court, and a certificate of presumed death made available to them by the General Register Office.
The name of west Belfast man Joe Lynskey is added to the list of the Disappeared. A spokesman for the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains says he is satisfied the case "falls within its remit". It follows a number of newspaper reports based on briefings from "senior republican sources" that the IRA had murdered Mr Lynskey.
The remains of Charlie Armstrong are discovered in a bog in County Monaghan. The discovery is made less than 300 metres away from where the bodies of Belfast friends John McClory and Brian McKinney were found more than 11 years previously.
Charlie Armstrong's funeral takes place in Crossmaglen, almost 30 years after he went missing.
The remains of Gerry Evans are found at a site in Carrickrobin, County Louth, following searches based on information given to the ICLVR. His remains were discovered shortly after it announced its search at the site was winding down. They had unearthed an area the size of four football fields during 16 months of painstaking excavation but had found nothing. Mr Evans was laid to rest in the grounds of St Patrick's Church in Crossmaglen, not far from the grave of Charlie Armstrong.
The remains of Peter Wilson are discovered at Waterfoot beach in County Antrim. Archaeologists and other experts were sent to the beach in the Glens of Antrim after a tip-off to the ICLVR. His sister, Anne Connolly, said it had been a shock to learn he might be buried in Waterfoot as her mother, Lily, who died three years previously, had often visited the beach.
DNA tests confirm that a body exhumed from a graveyard in Scotstown, County Monaghan, are not those of Columba McVeigh.
Another search for the remains of Columba McVeigh begins in Bragan, County Monaghan, but it is abandoned a few weeks later because of bad weather. It resumes in the spring but again nothing is found.
A sixth search for the body of Columba McVeigh ends in failure. Trees are cleared at Bragan Bog, County Monaghan. However, nothing is found.
The ICLVR issues a fresh appeal for information about the location of the remains of the Disappeared. It follows the broadcast of a BBC/RTÉ documentary highlighting the plight of families with missing relatives.
A former IRA leader is charged in connection with the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville. Ivor Bell, 77, who was a senior leader in the Provisional IRA in the 1970s, is arrested at his home in Andersonstown. The case against him is based on an interview he allegedly gave to researchers at Boston College in the US. He is released on bail.
Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams is arrested in connection with the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. He presents himself at Antrim police station for questioning. In a statement he says: "While I have never disassociated myself from the IRA and I never will, I am innocent of any part in the abduction, killing or burial of Mrs McConville." After four days of questioning, he is released. Police said a file would be sent to the Public Prosecution Service.
The sister of Seamus Ruddy says she knows the names of his killers. Anne Morgan, who was the last family member to see Mr Ruddy alive, says: "We want them to come forward and to show the right place where our Seamus is buried."
Relatives of Columba McVeigh and Brendan Megraw say finding their loved ones' remains is more important than justice.
Forensic work begins in the search for Brendan Megraw, who was abducted and murdered in 1978. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains carries out a 'geophysical survey' on land not previously searched at a bog in Oristown, County Meath. There have been three unsuccessful searches for him, the most recent in 2010.
Human remains found on 1 October in a search of bogland in County Meath are confirmed as being those of Brendan Megraw, following DNA tests. His brother Kieran spoke of his family's relief. "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. We want to thank all those who have supported us over the years."
The former Sheffield United forward opened the scoring with a calm finish just before the half-hour mark.
Midfielder David Davis then slotted in before Adams poked in from a corner.
After the break, Robert Tesche headed in the fourth and Adams completed his treble, before Panutche Camara's fine finish gave Crawley a late consolation.
Match ends, Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 1.
Second Half ends, Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 1.
Attempt missed. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by David Cotterill.
Attempt blocked. Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Goal! Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 1. Panutche Camara (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Billy Clifford.
Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Billy Clifford (Crawley Town).
Attempt missed. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Panutche Camara (Crawley Town).
Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
Hand ball by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town).
Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Payne (Crawley Town).
Attempt missed. Matt Harrold (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Craig Gardner (Birmingham City).
Matt Harrold (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Andre Blackman (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Wes Harding (Birmingham City).
Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. David Cotterill (Birmingham City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town).
Substitution, Crawley Town. Panutche Camara replaces Moussa Sanoh.
Substitution, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner replaces Che Adams.
Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town).
Goal! Birmingham City 5, Crawley Town 0. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Cotterill.
Substitution, Crawley Town. Billy Clifford replaces Aryan Taj.
Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matt Harrold (Crawley Town).
David Cotterill (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town).
Attempt missed. Dean Cox (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Andre Blackman.
Attempt missed. Robert Tesche (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
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Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers pointed out the spending plan double-counts $2tr (£1.5tr).
But White House budget director Mick Mulvaney told reporters: "We stand by the numbers."
Unveiled on Tuesday, the budget proposes deep cuts to welfare programmes.
Mr Summers, also formerly chief economist of the World Bank, was one of the first to spot the apparent mistake.
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"It appears to be the most egregious accounting error in a presidential budget in the nearly 40 years I have been tracking them," he wrote on his blog.
He said the spending plan was "simply ludicrous".
The budget forecasts about $2tr in extra federal revenue growth over the next 10 years, which it uses to pay for Mr Trump's "biggest tax cut in history".
But that very same $2tr is then used to reduce the budget deficit.
"My observation is that there appears to be a logical error of the kind that would justify failing a student in an introductory economics course," Mr Summers wrote.
A prominent conservative economist agreed there was a discrepancy.
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum and former director of the Congressional Budget Office, told the Los Angeles Times the numbers "don't seem to match".
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But Mr Mulvaney said during a press briefing on Tuesday that the alleged gimmick was done "on purpose".
"The money can be used to both reduce the budget deficit and offset Mr Trump's proposed tax cuts," he told reporters.
He added: "There's other places where we were probably overly conservative in our accounting."
That is not the only problem with President Trump's $4.1tr federal budget, according to analysts on both sides of the political divide.
It hinges on the country achieving 3% annual growth, but most economists say this is unlikely for the US.
The plan - titled A New Foundation for American Greatness - takes a hatchet to federal programmes for the disadvantaged, such as food stamps, disability payments and healthcare.
Democratic lawmakers have savaged the budget, and even fiscally hawkish Republicans seem taken aback by the magnitude of the cuts.
The austerity measures "are astonishing and frankly immoral", Congresswoman Pramilla Jayapal told Mr Mulvaney as he testified to the House Budget Committee on Wednesday.
"This budget starts by taking away healthcare, then food, then housing, then education, then job opportunities," the Washington Democrat said.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the budget shows an "unimaginable level of cruelty" for millions of Americans and children.
But the spending plan is likely to undergo substantial revisions on Capitol Hill before final approval.
The visitors held out until two minutes before half-time, when Carey's shot found the top corner past Joe Day.
In a frantic finale Newport substitute Zak Ansah saw his curled effort crash into the crossbar.
Carey then almost grabbed a second as the playmaker hit the Newport bar from a free-kick.
Newport County manager Terry Butcher told BBC Wales Sport: "We weren't good enough, nowhere near good enough.
"We never reached the standards that we've set in every match this season so far and paid the price.
"Had we got something at the end I felt it would have been a bit of a robbery job, although we did push four men forward at the end to try and get something."
Konta, 25, broke in the opening game but failed to hold her own serve until her fourth attempt and was beaten 6-3 7-5 by the Latvian world number 26.
Konta broke to go 3-1 up in the second set but lost that advantage in the next game and was broken again at 5-5, as Sevastova clinched victory.
Meanwhile, Maria Sharapova beat Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets.
Sharapova made it two wins out of two following her return from a 15-month doping ban by defeating fellow Russian Makarova 7-5 6-1.
The five-time Grand Slam winner dominated Makarova, ranked 43 in the world, wrapping up the victory in just one hour, 20 minutes.
Sharapova was powerful on serve, as she had been in Wednesday's win over Italy's Roberta Vinci, but struggled at times with her return.
Once she had claimed the first set with a late break of serve, she powered through the second, breaking twice before wrapping up the match with an ace.
"Practice and playing are so different and you can only prepare the best you can," Sharapova said.
"The reaction and anticipation you need are so hard to replicate in training and these are the things I need."
In the last eight, the 30-year-old faces Estonian qualifier Anett Kontaveit, who was a 2-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 victor over Spanish fifth seed Garbine Muguruza.
BBC tennis correspondent Russell Fuller:
She may not have figured in any draw for 15 months, but it appears Sharapova still has a strong mental hold on so many of her opponents.
Makarova had a glorious chance to hit a backhand winner into open court to break for a 6-5 lead, but missed. She then dropped her serve to concede the set, and only won one more game after that.
It was another strong performance by Sharapova, and she then moved to the media centre to make it clear she no longer wishes to discuss the details of her positive test for meldonium.
She says she has done "numerous interviews in the past few months" - which overlooks the fact that journalists and publications, like the fashion magazine Vogue, have been very carefully selected.
Konta, meanwhile, admits her clay-court game is a work in progress, but thinks she is playing well enough to prove effective on the surface.
She says she needs to improve her movement and her point construction, but was not too downhearted by her start to the clay season. She has won two and lost two, and will next play in Madrid in 10 days time.
Wednesday's first-round victory over Naomi Osaka was just Konta's third WTA Tour win on clay.
She began well on Thursday with a break of Sevastova's serve in the first game but lost the next three games and did not hold her own serve until the fourth attempt.
Sevastova, ranked 19 places below Konta at 26, produced three successive aces en route to clinching the opening set before recovering from 3-1 down in the second to level.
A missed forehand opportunity then cost Konta as she was broken in the 11th game and Sevastova served out the victory with her sixth ace.
Had Konta won, she would have faced Romania's Simona Halep in the third round.
Those two were involved in Sunday's controversial Fed Cup meeting in Constanta, which Halep won 6-1 6-3 after Konta left the court in tears.
Teenager Luke Jones has set his sights on following in the footsteps of his older sister and double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade, who will bid for World Championship glory in South Korea at the end of June.
After being signed up by the sport's Great Britain academy as one of 14 successful candidates in the Fighting Chance scheme in March 2017, the 18-year-old from Flint in north Wales has major ambitions.
"I'm going to aim for Tokyo 2020 and winning an Olympic medal is the ultimate," said Luke.
He has a bit of catching up to do with his 24-year-old sister - and not just because of her success.
Jade, nicknamed the 'Headhunter', started her taekwondo dream from a young age, whereas brother Luke was a relatively late starter.
"Jade is a massive inspiration and is basically the only reason I do it," added Luke.
"She came home one weekend from the academy in Salford a couple of years ago and asked me to train with her.
"She wanted me to hold pads and then said 'why don't you have a go at kicking?'
"So I just had a little play around and found it fun. Then I went to a local club in Wrexham.
"After about six months, I was getting better and better and Jade took me to a session where she trained in her spare time with her coach Paul Green's dad Brian in Manchester.
"I went there for a couple of sessions and then did the trial for the junior pathway and got into the three month trial for the academy."
Luke will fight at -58kg while Jade competes at -57kg, with the younger brother revealing how sparring even stretches into the family home.
"When she comes home we sometimes go together training," he said.
"But mostly we gear up in the living room.
"We move the sofas out of the way, put the carpet up and have a little sparring session.
"The family are made up, it's all thanks to my granddad, really, dragging us both to training.
"I don't know where I'd be in my training without my granddad. I probably wouldn't be doing the sport."
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Jade admitted she was delighted to have her brother in the academy with her.
"He is so naturally talented, probably more talented than me," said Jade.
"He has started late, but hopefully he still has time.
"I used to bully him a bit when we were growing up.
"I have pictures where I used to dress him up in my taekwondo suit and I had to roll up the sleeves because he was tiny. He has taken a lot of head shots in his day.
"I have told him I am going to give him a couple more months in the Academy and then we are going to have a proper fight on the system and see who wins!
"But we are at the stage now where he could beat me, but I best get it soon before he gets better!"
Luke was also inspired by watching Jade win gold at London 2012 and Rio four years later.
"The whole experience of London was amazing," he explained.
"It was the first Games I've been to and my sister was competing in it, which is a big thing already.
"She went in as the underdog, but managed to come out with the gold.
"Everyone went crazy. Facebook just blew up. Everyone that knew her just went crazy and it put Flint on the map.
"There was still quite a lot of us went out to Rio. Tenof us went out, shared a big massive apartment. That was a crazy experience in itself."
Luke competed at the Austrian Open in June along with all of the other Fighting Chance athletes with a final decision on his future expected in August, while Jade aims to win her first world title in South Korea next month.
Jade took a break from the sport after appearing on Channel 4's reality television show The Jump.
But she returned with a win in May and has vowed to create history by winning a third Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020.
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"She's 100% the same," said Luke.
"I don't think any amount of money or any amount of fame would change Jade.
"She's set in her ways. I don't think I'm quite as good as Jade.
"I don't think I'll be having the nickname 'The Headhunter'.
"We'll have to see what my nickname's going to be."
Richard Harrington took best actor for his role in detective drama Y Gwyll/Hinterland, while Rhian Morgan got best actress for S4C's school drama Gwaith/Cartref.
Dylan Thomas biopic Set Fire to the Stars, starring Hollywood actor Elijah Wood, took three awards.
As did Jack to a King, which depicts the rise of Swansea City Football Club.
Comedian Rhod Gilbert accepted the presenter award for the programme RAF Fighter Pilot: Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience, while A Poet in New York, another drama about Swansea-born Dylan Thomas, received the award for best feature/TV film.
Marc Evans took the director factual award for Jack to King - The Swansea Story and director Clare Sturges received the breakthrough award for the documentary Sexwork, Love and Mr Right, which investigates Amsterdam's red-light district.
Newyddion 9, a BBC Wales production for S4C, won the prize for best news coverage for its special programme from Paris after the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices in January.
The award for sport programme and live outside broadcast went to S4C's Y Sioe.
S4C drama Y Streic a Fi took the television drama award, while three-part documentary Adam Price a Streic y Glowyr won the factual series prize. Both document the 1984/85 miners' strike.
Director Euros Lyn, who has directed programmes including Broadchurch, Doctor Who and Happy Valley, accepted the Siân Phillips Award, announced last week.
It is presented to someone who has made a significant contribution to international feature films or network television.
Former BBC Wales director Menna Richards received an award for outstanding contribution to television.
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He was seen surrounded by cheering supporters, saying in a live TV speech that the coup attempt was an "act of treason" and the army must be cleansed.
Sixty people died during overnight clashes, many of them civilians, and 754 soldiers were arrested, officials said.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said the situation was largely under control.
He has ordered the military to shoot down aircraft being used by coup plotters.
Earlier, one of the helicopters being flown by forces involved in the coup attempt was shot down over the capital Ankara.
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Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the military chief of staff, Gen Hulusi Akar, are still unknown. He is reported to have been taken hostage by rebel soldiers.
Gen Umit Dundar, commander of the 1st Army, has been appointed acting chief of staff.
Sporadic gunfire is still reported in major cities.
Reports also say rebel soldiers in some areas have been surrendering their weapons to police loyal to Mr Erdogan.
The surrender of one unit of 60 soldiers, who had taken control of one of the Bosphorus bridges in Istanbul, was shown live on TV on Saturday morning.
Istanbul's main Ataturk airport is now under army control, and flights - which had been interrupted for some hours - were due to resume from 06:00 (03:00 GMT).
In a statement, the Turkish foreign ministry said the coup attempt "was foiled by the Turkish people in unity and solidarity. Our president and government are in charge".
"Turkish Armed Forces was not involved in the coup attempt in its entirety. It was conducted by a clique within the armed forces and received a well-deserved response from our nation."
It is unclear who is leading the coup faction or how much support it enjoys.
The group earlier declared that a "peace council" now ran the country and there was a curfew and martial law.
Soldiers were seen at strategic points in Istanbul, with jets flying low in Ankara.
Two large explosion were also heard near Istanbul's central Taksim Square.
There were also reports of blasts at parliament building in Ankara. MPs were believed to be hiding in shelters.
Broadcaster CNN Turk was reportedly taken over by soldiers, and its live broadcast was cut.
In Washington, US President Barack Obama urged all parties in Turkey to support the "democratically elected government".
Nato called for "full respect" for Turkey's democratic institutions.
European Council President Donald Tusk said the country was "a key partner for the European Union".
"We call for a swift return to Turkey's constitutional order," he added.
Speaking in Istanbul in the early hours on Saturday, President Erdogan promised to clean up the army.
"Those who drive around in tanks will have to go back to where they came from," he said.
He also dismissed the coup leaders as "terrorists".
Mr Erdogan earlier told CNN Turk by mobile phone the action was by a "parallel structure" that would bring the necessary response. He has used this term in the past to refer to Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim cleric he accuses of fomenting unrest.
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However, in a statement, Mr Gulen rejected any suggestion he had links to the events.
"I condemn, in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey," he said.
Mr Erdogan had called on people to take to the streets to oppose the uprising.
He said: "I urge the Turkish people to convene at public squares and airports. I never believed in a power higher than the power of the people."
The president said he had returned to Istanbul from the holiday resort of Marmaris in the south-west of the country. He said the town was later bombed.
Defying the announced curfew, a number of Erdogan supporters turned out on Taksim Square in Istanbul late on Friday.
There were reports of clashes there, with some on Twitter saying that gunfire had been heard near the square.
After the military takeover was announced, a statement from the group was read out on national broadcaster TRT. It said that the democratic and secular rule of law had been eroded by the current government. There would be new constitution, it said.
Mr Yildirim told NTV by telephone: "There was an illegal act by a group within the military that was acting out of the chain of military command. Our people should know that we will not allow any activity that would harm democracy."
Traffic was stopped from crossing both the Bosphorus and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges in Istanbul.
Gunfire was also heard outside Istanbul police HQ and tanks were said to be stationed outside Istanbul airport.
The firm blamed a "network connectivity issue" for the latest fault.
The two-hour long issue caused delays to more than 90 of its aircrafts, according to the FlightAware website.
The airline had to enforce a shorter flight ban on 2 June after incorrect data appeared in its flight planning system.
Shares in the firm fell more than 1.5% in morning's trade.
The cybersecurity blogger Brian Krebs tweeted that the issue had been caused by a computer router malfunction rather than a cyber attack or sabotage, a fact that was later confirmed by United itself.
United is not the only carrier to have suffered such an IT-related setback over the past few months.
In April, American Airlines had to ground dozens of its jets after a flight plan tablet app, used by its pilots and co-pilots, stopped working.
This falls far short of yearly targets needed to plant 11 million trees by 2020 and raise woodland cover from 10 to 12% by 2060, say MPs.
Improving grant schemes for forestry is key to creating more woodland, their parliamentary report found.
And it said safeguards were needed to stop ancient forests disappearing.
MPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Efra) have published a report, Forestry in England: Seeing the Wood for the Trees, calling for the government to take action to increase woodland creation.
Giving evidence, The Forestry Commission said there was a need to "speed up" woodland creation, while the Royal Forestry Society called for a "step change" in the rate of planting.
Efra committee chair, Neil Parish MP, said administering the forestry Countryside Stewardship Scheme was "not fit for purpose".
Under the scheme, farmers and other landowners receive funding to improve woodland. However, three agencies are involved in administering the scheme, and witnesses described the process as "tortuous", "bureaucratic" and "overly complex".
The government should instead "reintroduce a one-stop shop for forestry grants", said Mr Parish.
And he said the government must use the Article 50 negotiating period to provide the sector with reassurance that it is championing its needs in discussions on big policy issues such as Brexit, the industrial strategy and house building.
"Forestry must not be forgotten in a future British Agricultural Policy," said Mr Parish.
The Efra committee made other recommendations, including:
The Woodland Trust has campaigned on many of the issues covered in the report.
Chief executive, Beccy Speight, said it clearly highlighted the barriers to progress that forestry in England faces.
''Government policy is failing forestry catastrophically and urgent action is needed. Planting rates are shockingly low - we believe parts of the UK are at a real risk of deforestation.''
Forestry and wood trade body, Confor, said The Forestry Commission should be given responsibility to "reverse a tree planting crisis which threatens to plunge England into deforestation".
It said given current "woeful" planting rates, the government target of planting 11 million trees by 2020 will not be hit until summer 2027.
Confor chief executive Stuart Goodall said Scotland had a much more straightforward system and could hit its target of 10,000 hectares of new woodland every year in 2017.
"England must embrace a system which allows tree planting to happen, to deliver wide-ranging economic, environmental and social benefits - creating rural jobs and investment, reducing the impact of climate change and flooding, and delivering beautiful modern forest habitats to support wildlife and recreation," he said.
The Welsh government has made a pledge to plant a tree for every child born or adopted in Wales, plus an additional tree in Uganda for every child.
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The ex-Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale actress confirmed to the BBC she was considering putting her name forward to become the Labour candidate.
Mrs Cox, who was MP for Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed in Birstall, West Yorkshire on 16 June.
The Labour Party said it had not yet begun the selection process.
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Ms Brabin, 55, who was born in Batley, played Tricia Armstrong in Coronation Street between 1994 and 1997. She later appeared as Roxy Drake in EastEnders and as Carole in Emmerdale.
She has also had roles in Holby City and Doctors and appeared alongside David Jason and Stephanie Cole in the 1989 series A Bit Of A Do.
Speaking at Mrs Cox's funeral, Ms Brabin said the people of Batley and Spen had been "extraordinarily lucky to have her as their MP".
She said: "She was an extraordinary woman. Super bright, an extraordinary humanitarian.
"She was hilariously funny to be around, massively energetic."
According to tradition, the Chief Whip of the political party whose MP held the vacant seat will begin the procedure for a by-election in a process known as 'moving the Writ'.
A new Writ is generally moved within three months of the vacancy occurring.
The Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and UKIP have all said they will not be fielding a candidate in the by-election.
However, Liberty GB and English Democrats have both announced they will contest the seat.
Labour said no date had been set for the by-election.
Thomas Mair, 52, has been charged with murder in relation to the death of Mrs Cox and is due to go on trial in November.
He has also been charged with grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon.
However, his knack for seeking out and grabbing an opportunity has helped him rise from student activist to Cabinet minister and now leader of the Scottish Labour party.
And don't let the cheeky grin and jokey one-liners fool you - beneath the humour lies Mr Murphy's determination to succeed for himself, his party and Scotland.
Whatever his real reasons for wanting the leadership job - signs of a diminishing Westminster career under Ed Miliband being one suggestion - he is seen by some in his party as its best - and maybe only - prospect for making Scottish Labour winners once again.
But before facing Westminster parliamentary elections next year and in the Scottish Parliament in 2016, Mr Murphy first needs to pull together the party he now leads, which was treated like a "branch office" by Westminster colleagues, according to his predecessor Johann Lamont.
And then there's his past as a "Blairite" politician who backed controversial policies such as the Iraq War and student fees - although Mr Murphy himself says "New Labour" is a 20-year-old tag, now consigned to history.
Victory in the leadership contest is the latest chapter in the journey of the Glaswegian, born in 1967 and raised in a housing scheme on the city's south side.
The charismatic and combative politician emigrated with his family to South Africa as a boy but returned to Scotland in the 1980s in order, he said later, to avoid having to serve in the South African army.
He got involved in student politics and, in the 90s, becoming president of NUS Scotland and then NUS UK - a tried-and-tested route to a Labour career.
During his leadership, the NUS dropped its opposition to the abolition of student grants, in line with Labour party policy - a move condemned by student activists.
In 1996, left-winger Ken Livingstone criticised Mr Murphy for "intolerant and dictatorial behaviour" after he "unconstitutionally suspended" the then NUS vice president, Clive Lewis, for speaking publicly to concerns raised by the Campaign for Free Education, which opposed tuition fees.
Mr Livingstone's comments, laid out in a Westminster parliament early day motion, said Mr Murphy's actions were not acceptable behaviour for someone "putting himself forward as suitable for election to the House of Commons".
The MP for Banff and Buchan at the time, one Mr Alex Salmond, sought to amend the motion by tagging on the line, ". . . as a new Labour Party candidate".
Mr Murphy did duly stand for Labour in the 1997 UK election, and the landslide which followed helped him win what was then Scotland's safest Conservative seat, Eastwood (now known as East Renfrewshire).
Rather than accept the constituency reverting to Tory control at some future election, Mr Murphy successfully worked hard to keep it, while his status as a government loyalist saw his swift promotion through the ranks.
He became a party whip, then held junior ministerial roles for welfare and Europe.
My Murphy's most high-profile gig came when he entered the Cabinet as secretary of state for Scotland in 2008, telling PM Gordon Brown it was the one government job he wanted.
Up until then, Des Browne combined the role with the more high-profile post of defence secretary. But, seeing an opportunity during a reshuffle, Mr Murphy argued the Scottish secretary should be a full-time job and that he was the man to do it.
Once appointed, Mr Murphy immediately went on the offensive at a time when the SNP had become the new dominant force in Scottish politics.
After Labour fell from power in 2010, Mr Murphy was given the senior role of shadow defence secretary, suggesting his star was still on the rise in the post-Brown era.
But the politician, who worked on David Miliband's unsuccessful leadership campaign, was later reshuffled to the shadow international development brief in 2013 - seen at the time as a demotion.
But whether in or out of government, Mr Murphy remained a weel-kent face on TV screens.
The images of him standing in a blood-stained shirt as he rushed to helped survivors after a police helicopter crashed into the Clutha pub in Glasgow were seen around the world - yet he did not seek to make political capital out of them.
When it came to Scottish Labour's troubles, however, Mr Murphy undoubtedly saw another opportunity.
He faced questions about whether he actually began positioning himself for Scottish Labour leadership while Ms Lamont was still in the job, especially given his well-publicised street tour of Scotland during the independence referendum campaign.
In trademark style, Mr Murphy later laughed off the suggestion, saying: "I was positioning myself to try and duck the eggs."
His "100 Towns in 100 Days" campaign for a "No" vote was old-fashioned soapbox politics - or Irn Bru crate politics in this case.
Mr Murphy's 72-hour suspension of the tour, amid "co-ordinated abuse" from independence supporters, increased its profile even further.
On declaring for the Scottish Labour leadership, Mr Murphy understandably faced questions about his reasons for doing so.
He publicly describes Ed Miliband as a man of "great ideas and passion" and has never accepted Ms Lamont's "branch office" jibe.
But Mr Murphy did at least partially agree with some of her concerns, expressing a need to "end the period of self-harm that we've had in the party".
And he has made clear he will not be pushed around, saying during his campaign: "No-one will tell me what to do if I'm Scottish Labour party leader" and adding: "Scottish Labour party decisions will be made in Scotland."
On one occasion, when asked if his call for Holyrood to have full income tax powers had been run by Mr Miliband and shadow chancellor Ed Balls beforehand, Mr Murphy said they could "read it in the papers like everyone else".
Yes, Mr Murphy ultimately got the gig as Labour leader - but support was not universal - and he faces the task of uniting the whole party, including bringing in those who backed left-wing leadership rival Neil Findlay.
On top of that, he needs to win a seat in the Scottish Parliament, if not in the 2016 election then before.
No easy task, then - but it has been done before.
Back in 2004, the Scottish National Party, in turmoil following its own civil war, was in need of a new leader.
Alex Salmond, an MP at the time, decided to stand - while at the same time also declaring it his pitch to become first minister.
He got both gigs, after returning to Holyrood by winning a Liberal Democrat-held seat.
Right now, Mr Murphy says he's taking it one election at a time - but history does show that, in the unique world of Scottish politics, anything is possible.
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McIlroy and the American will be the final pairing at Augusta after McIlroy carded a 71 to finish a shot behind the 2015 champion, who struggled to a 74.
The Northern Irishman could become the sixth player to win all four majors.
"When I'm out there on the course, I just have to be completely 100% focused on the task at hand," he said.
The pair will tee off at 19:50 BST.
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McIlroy, 26, is seeking a first Masters title following victories at the US Open, the Open Championship and the US PGA.
The four-time major winner started Friday's second round four shots adrift of 22-year-old Spieth, saying his gutsy fightback was "up there" with the best rounds of his career.
McIlroy made three birdies in the final six holes to claim the early clubhouse lead, setting up a weekend pairing with Spieth after American amateur Bryson DeChambeau blew his chance of separating them with a triple bogey on the 18th.
"If I can stay in the moment and be completely focused over every golf shot I hit from now until Sunday night, then hopefully everything will work out the way I want it to," McIlroy added.
"I know it's a very big weekend for me."
McIlroy and Spieth, who is the defending Masters champion and has led for a record-equalling six rounds at Augusta, will be playing together for the 13th time in Saturday's third round.
McIlroy has carded a lower score than Spieth in eight of their 12 rounds together, but Spieth insists both men will not be thinking about the other's performance.
"We enjoy playing with each other. We've both played well. We've both played poorly," said the two-time major winner.
"We both seem to be on our games right now and are obviously really focused on this week with a lot of fantastic players behind us.
"I don't think either one of us is focused on each other. I think we're focused on the golf course."
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The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled in 2014 that Russian officials had manipulated the legal system to bankrupt Yukos, and jail its boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
But The Hague District Court said the PCA had no jurisdiction in the case.
The former shareholders behind the suit vowed to appeal against the decision.
The compensation award was to be the largest in history.
In its argument on Tuesday, the Hague district court said Russia had never ratified the energy treaty under which the PCA had based its case.
Welcoming the court decision, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The Russian Federation from the very beginning of this case insisted that the decision of the tribunal didn't take into consideration the most important aspects of international law."
Russian stock indexes rose on Wednesday following the decision.
Tim Osborne, director of GML, the company representing Yukos' largest shareholders, said the break-up of Yukos was "politically motivated" and the 2014 decision was the right one.
"We will appeal [against] this surprise decision by The Hague Court and have full faith that the rule of law and justice will ultimately prevail," he said in a statement.
BBC Russian's Yuri Vendik says that while the court's decision does not mean the end of the $50bn compensation case, Russia can use the verdict to avoid having its state assets frozen by the courts in other countries, including Belgium, France, Britain, the US and Germany.
Yukos was at one point Russia's largest oil producer, and Khodorkovsky the nation's richest man.
The billionaire used his vast wealth to fund opposition parties challenging Mr Putin's power.
He was arrested in 2003 and spent 10 years in jail after being convicted of fraud and tax evasion - charges he says were politically motivated.
He was officially pardoned by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
State-owned Rosneft bought the bulk of Yukos assets after the company was declared bankrupt.
Last December, Russian authorities charged Khodorkovsky in his absence with ordering the 1998 murder of a Siberian mayor.
Khodorkovsky, who denies the charges, said at the time he was considering applying for political asylum in the UK.
Parties to arbitration agree in which country the case will be heard, which gives local courts the right to hear appeals.
In this case, the Hague district court threw out the arbitration panel ruling.
Parties can begin this case in some other arbitration court and country.
1963 - Born in Moscow, son of chemical engineers
1987 - Founds Menatep bank
1995 - Buys Yukos for $350m, with Menatep assuming $2bn in debt
2003 - Arrested for tax evasion, embezzlement and fraud
2005 - Found guilty on six of seven charges, jailed for eight years
2007 - Yukos declared bankrupt
2010 - Convicted of embezzlement and money laundering
2013 - Pardoned by President Putin after request for clemency; leaves Russia
2014 - Former Yukos shareholders awarded $50bn (£29.5bn) by Dutch court over breakup of company
2015 - Charged with ordering 1990s murder of Siberian mayor; says he is considering asking for political asylum in the UK
2016 - Dutch court overturns 2014 Yukos compensation decision
The woman was discovered within a common close of flats in Glen Avenue, Port Glasgow, at about 00:10.
She was taken to Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock where she died a short time later.
A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said a port mortem examination would be carried out to establish the cause of the woman's death.
McNamara, 44, has just led England to a 2-1 series win over New Zealand.
His part-time contract expires on 31 December and a two-year deal to remain as assistant coach with NRL side Sydney Roosters will not be signed until McNamara's England future is resolved.
"We will talk about what has worked for me and what has worked for the RFL," he said. "Then the decision will be made."
It had been reported that McNamara's extension with the Roosters had been agreed.
The former Bradford Bulls boss initially took charge of England on a full-time basis but has combined the position with being attack coach at the Roosters since 2013.
"The RFL were happy with me doing both jobs last time round," said McNamara, who is set to return home to Sydney on Thursday.
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Saturday's 20-14 win at the DW Stadium completed a 2-1 series win for England against the world's number one ranked side.
It was England's first series triumph against a major nation since 2007 and came after McNamara presided over narrow losses against the Kiwis in both the 2013 World Cup and 2014 Four Nations.
Those defeats led to McNamara's position being questioned by some, and last week former Great Britain international Garry Schofield called for his removal.
The Kiwis had a number of players, including half-back Shaun Johnson and captain Simon Mannering, missing through injury on their recent tour but McNamara shrugged off the criticism.
"When you are an international coach people criticise and have opinions. People call for your head," McNamara told BBC Sport.
"I understand that. Does it interest me? Not one bit.
"Who was the inexperienced team anyway? On Saturday, New Zealand had 255 Test caps between their 17 players. We had 206."
Including the record 84-4 win against France on 24 October, England conceded 39 points in their four autumn internationals.
And McNamara feels that strong defence is crucial to success against Australia and New Zealand.
"In England, teams tend to get rated by how many points they score," he said. "Lose 32-28 and you played well and were unlucky. Lose 9-2 and you played poorly.
"But there are two sides to the game."
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Unlike down under, where the annual Anzac Test and three-match State of Origin series provide a representative alternative to the weekly NRL schedule, England's players will not get together again until next autumn.
Dates and venues are yet to be decided for the Four Nations tournament that involves Scotland in addition to the three heavyweight nations of England, Australia and New Zealand.
"I am a little bit envious of the rugby union and football models because they have Europe as a halfway step between the club and international games," said McNamara.
"I would love more international fixtures and the expanded World Club series does expose more of our players to the demands of international competition.
"But there is already a huge demand on the players in terms of number of games and length of the season. You can't just keep adding. You have to remove something at some point to create that space."
He didn't play a game, but from his appearance alongside McNamara at the France game, to his return to South Sydney Rabbitohs and the criticism from his former coach at Bath, Mike Ford, Sam Burgess' name remained at the forefront of rugby league discussion.
Fitness permitting, Burgess will be available to McNamara for the Four Nations tournament and 2017 World Cup.
"I was amazed how long we got stuck on one story," said McNamara.
"Sam called me before the France game. He just wanted to drop his shoulders a bit, relax and watch his brother.
"It is not a question of feeling sorry for him. It is about caring for him and being there to listen if he needs it - not that he often does.
"If there is a positive, it is that everyone knows who Sam is now. I was more disappointed for Tom. He had an incredible first Test but whenever he was asked a question it was about his brother."
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Had circumstances turned out differently, McNamara could have been working with Burgess in the 15-man code.
He was close to agreeing a contract to work at Bath as their defensive coach, only to choose life in Australia with the Roosters instead.
From the outside looking in, he thinks English rugby union has some fairly serious issues to resolve before they can expect anyone to sort out the mess left by such a disappointing World Cup performance, when they became the first sole hosts to go out in the group stage.
"We are a very interesting nation at times," he said. "Do we really want our international teams to be successful?
"I am not speaking about rugby league here, but I look at other sports and think 'what is happening there?'.
"Quite clearly there are some people trying to destabilise situations.
"Sam was an easy target. He was also high profile.
"If that has happened to him, what else has happened in previous times?"
Edith Varley, from Leicestershire, celebrated her birthday two weeks before going under the knife at Leicester General Hospital in December.
According to Guinness World Records, the previous oldest patient was 102-year-old John Randall.
The retired clerical worker from Oadby had her right hip replaced 30 years ago but recently it came loose.
After discussions with her orthopaedic consultant Richard Power it was decided she was fit enough to undergo surgery.
Mrs Varley said: "I am delighted with the success of the surgery and so grateful to Mr Power and his team for freeing me from the dreadful pain I have suffered for so long.
"I am now practicing my walking and exercise to achieve the best mobility possible to enable me to continue living independently."
Her daughter Jenifer Quelch, said: "Her age was a concern ahead of the operation but we were told there are people in their 60s who aren't as fit as her.
"She was on the high dependency unit for just one night and one day before being transferred to a regular ward to continue her recovery."
Mr Power, who led the team behind the operation, said he believed she was the oldest woman to have such an operation.
"Modern anaesthetic techniques made this possible and the operation was performed in just over an hour with the patient awake under spinal anaesthetic," he said.
Although Mrs Varley could be the oldest person to have a full hip replacement she is not the oldest to have a hip operation.
Last year, Gladys Hooper had an operation on her hip aged 112.
He was speaking at his first official engagement at Belfast City Hall where he signed a book of condolence for the victims of the lorry attack in Nice.
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and Scottish First Minister Nicola Surgeon want to stay in the EU.
Mr Brokenshire also ruled out the need to hold a border poll.
He said he had constructive discussions already with the Irish government.
Border check points
The secretary of state said both the UK and Irish governments were opposed to a return to border check points between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Mr Brokenshire, who campaigned to remain in the EU, also said that after the referendum vote people need to unite and respect the outcome of the vote.
He told reporters he would use his job to advocate the best interests of Northern Ireland at the heart of government.
The new cabinet minister, who was previously at the Home Office, said legacy issues would be one of his priorities.
Mr Brokenshire has already had conversations with First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
He is to have further conversations later and on Tuesday with the leaders of the SDLP, the Alliance Party and the Ulster Unionists.
The 35-year-old midfielder has made 484 appearances for the club since joining them from Exeter City in June 2004.
His new deal will see him remain at the Keepmoat Stadium until the end of next season.
Darren Ferguson's side, who face Shrewsbury on Saturday, are currently two points above the League One relegation zone.
The 25-year-old's new deal includes the option of a one-year extension at the end of the 2017-18 season and a buy-out clause of 150m euros.
Busquets has made 238 appearances since breaking into the first team in 2008.
He said: "To be in the best Club in the world is a dream come true, this is the Club of my life. I'm very happy."
He has won four La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups and the Champions League on two occasions.
The defensive midfielder - whose father Carles played 79 times as a goalkeeper for Barcelona - signed his contract in the presence of club president Sandro Rosell, vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu and director of football Andoni Zubizarreta.
"I'm still young and I hope to continue improving," he added.
"I want to win more titles, fight to win each match, win and put on a show with the same philosophy that we've had up until now. We're doing well for now."
After joining the club's youth side as a 17-year-old in 2005, Busquets played for both Barcelona's second and third-string teams, before becoming a first-team regular under former coach Pep Guardiola.
He has remained an almost ever-present alongside the likes of both Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta in midfield for both his club and the Spanish national side under the management of Vicente del Bosque.
Busquets played in every game at the 2010 World Cup as Spain won the trophy for the first time, and formed part of the side that lifted the 2012 European Championship after a 4-0 win over Italy.
He survived the attack but he is counting the cost again after the bombing of a wedding party in the southern city of Gaziantep in which 54 people died, including 29 children.
Ismail knew the latest victims too.
I had met him in a cafe in the Mediterranean coastal town of Alanya hours before the Gaziantep attack. The Ankara bombing had left him in a coma for two weeks. It was only when he came round that he was told of the loss of those close to him.
Ismail told me how he had managed to cling on to life and of the continuing guilt he felt at being alive. And he was going to tell me about his 20-year old niece when we returned to the cafe the next morning.
The bombing of the wedding party changed all that. I left for Gaziantep at 03:00 on Sunday morning as Turkish media showed terrible images of the attack.
When I texted Ismail to apologise that we could not meet, he replied immediately.
"I couldn't sleep all night," he told me. "I know the family whose children are getting married. I think they will kill all of us unfortunately."
The victims are like family to him. This is how the close-knit Kurdish community see people, even if they are not from the same village.
When IS attacked the Syrian town of Kobane three years ago, Kurdish families fled to Turkey where they said they had relatives. They did not necessarily have blood ties but they still saw each other as family.
The peace rally bombing that Ismail survived was the second big IS attack on Turkey. Between that date and this hundreds more have died.
I rang him from Gaziantep.
His voice trembling, he told me that some of the victims of the wedding party attack were cousins of a woman who died in Ankara. Filiz Batur was killed by IS at the peace rally.
Many in Turkey have become tired of counting victims from so many bombings.
But others, like Ismail, cannot get through a day without being haunted by the attacks.
He makes videos of his niece, Ebru Mavi, and talks of the friends he lost. He showed me a poem written for the victims.
I do not have the courage to call him again.
Ismail could not summon the strength to come to Gaziantep for the latest funerals.
He still bears the scars of the Ankara peace rally bombing.
He was lucky enough not to be at the wedding but this latest attack brings more scars even so. Twenty-nine children died that night in Gaziantep.
The law invalidated several local anti-discrimination measures that protected gay and transgender people.
It also requires people to use public toilets that correspond to the sex listed on their birth certificates.
Major companies like Apple and Bank of America have criticised the law.
"Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them," Springsteen said in a statement.
"It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards."
Springsteen and his band were scheduled to perform in Greensboro on Sunday.
Springsteen's cancellation is the latest fallout from the law.
On Tuesday, tech company Pay Pal dropped plans to expand in the state, pulling out about 400 jobs.
A television series for the streaming service Hulu decided to film in Canada rather than North Carolina because of the law.
There have also been calls to move major sporting events out of the state including the NBA All-Star Game.
Governor Pat McCrory, a Republican, defended the law calling it "common sense". He said news reports about the law and the backlash were "smearing our state in an inaccurate way".
Some supporters of the law said allowing transgender people to choose their restroom could lead to women and children being attacked.
They said they feared that men could pose as transgender people and use legal protections as a cover.
North Carolina is one of a number of states in the southern US that have recently considered or enacted legislation that many deem anti-gay.
Last June, a US Supreme Court ruling made gay marriage legal nationwide. In response, conservatives have sought to enact protections for religious people who believe marriage should only be between a man and woman.
Last year, Indiana made changes to a "religious freedom" law after business groups and others threatened to boycott the state. The updated law included language that prohibited discrimination of any kind.
This week, Mississippi passed a religious freedom law. That measure, however, specifically allows people to refuse service to gay people on religious grounds.
Georgia's Governor Nathan Deal vetoed a similar bill in March after pressure from prominent firms including Coca-Cola and the Walt Disney Co.
Ex-Brighton, Rotherham and Cardiff forward Revell, 32, finished last season with MK Dons, where he netted four times in 17 Championship games.
He has scored 94 goals in 494 appearances during his career and won promotion with Rotherham twice.
Hanley, 22, joined the Swans from Blackburn in 2014, but did not make a first-team appearance.
His contract with the Premier League club expires at the end of the month.
Manager Rob Page said of Revell: "Alex is a fantastic signing for us and I am delighted to welcome him to the club.
"This is a big signing for the club, a statement from us and we have had to be patient but we have beaten off a lot of competition to secure Alex's signature."
Both deals will be completed on 1 July when their contracts with their previous clubs expire.
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Healthcare assistant Sharon Wall, 53, from Tuffley in Gloucester, was attacked on Wednesday at the inpatient unit of Wotton Lawn Hospital.
Ryan Matthews, 61, of Horton Road, Gloucester, will appear before Cheltenham Magistrates' Court on Saturday, police said.
Ms Wall's family said she was "nothing less than one in a million".
The family tribute, issued in a statement, said: "We would like to thank everyone for their support and such kind words that have been said about Sharon.
"She was nothing less than one in a million and to say that she will be missed is an understatement.
"We would ask for people to respect our privacy and allow us to grieve for her at this difficult time."
Her employers described her as "highly compassionate and dedicated".
Shaun Clee, chief executive officer of the 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, said: "Sharon Wall was a well respected healthcare assistant and everyone who knew her speaks about her warmth, caring nature and good sense of humour.
"Above all, our thoughts remain with Sharon's friends and family. On behalf of colleagues across our trust, I extend our most sincere and deepest sympathies."
Wotton Lawn has four admission wards, a psychiatric intensive care unit and a low secure unit.
It is one of four sites 2gether runs in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. The trust said it cared for more than 1,300 people a year in its hospitals.
The 23-year-old was last seen alive on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
Police said they would search the facility at Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, after they ended their 20-week probe of a landfill site.
They said his family has been updated.
Updates on this story and other Suffolk news
The tortuous search for Corrie Mckeague
A Suffolk Constabulary spokesman said: "Police searching incinerated waste at the Great Blakenham energy-from-waste facility have recovered some material that requires further examination in order to establish whether it is in any way connected to the Corrie Mckeague missing person inquiry.
"At this stage it cannot be confirmed whether or not this material is in any way linked to Corrie and so it will be subject to specialist examination and forensic analysis in the coming weeks.
"Police expected that it would be necessary to take items recovered from the search away from the site in order to examine them more carefully."
He said the search of the incinerated waste was now complete.
Mr Mckeague, from Fife, was last seen entering a bin loading bay in the Suffolk town.
Suffolk Police said he was known to "sleep in rubbish on a night out".
Det Supt Katie Elliott said the landfill search for Mr Mckeague had been "systematic, comprehensive and thorough".
The force said no more rubbish will be added to the search area at the landfill site at Milton, near Cambridge, until an independent review into the case has been carried out.
It has not yet been determined who will carry out the review.
That might not, well, quite catch on. But there is certainly a sense of down with the old regime at the Tory conference today. Philip Hammond isn't just a totally different character to the former occupant of the job, George Osborne, but he is intent on junking a fair bit of Mr Osborne's approach too.
His targets for getting rid of the deficit are being ditched. Let's face it, George Osborne missed them time and again in any case, but it is politically a big shift for Mr Hammond and Mrs May to tear up the previous borrowing rules, when balancing the books was the central mission of the government they were all part of.
Instead, there will be a new "framework" but sources close to Mr Hammond believe that setting specific targets is a fool's errand. But given that Mr Osborne's target was extremely unlikely to be met, the political change is perhaps bigger than what it means in practice.
But what's different too, is that the the new chancellor will also borrow money to spend it - there'll be an announcement later to borrow £2bn to spend on housing. There were hints that Mr Hammond might do the same to build new infrastructure.
But don't expect tens upon tens of billions of pounds of public money to gush suddenly across the land. Philip Hammond, a careful, rigorous Conservative, has not suddenly become a full-throttle Keynesian.
Nonetheless it's a distinct change to the previous administration, although whispers suggest that with the uncertainties of Brexit, George Osborne was moving towards shifting his approach before he was unceremoniously dumped.
But what's also different about Mr Hammond is his style - don't expect any flashy announcements or any flashy phrases. In fact, like the overall tone of Theresa May's government, there is a lot less flash.
Yet even in his non-dramatic fashion, he has already made pretty downbeat predictions of what might happen to the economy as the reality of life outside the EU emerges.
Whatever political promises he makes today, what happens to the economy will determine his success or failure as chancellor, and he knows, even without the uncertainties of Brexit, that's not all within his control.
The plane was being piloted by the CEO of a drinks distribution company and was carrying his wife, two sons and a neighbour and the neighbour's daughter.
It suddenly lost altitude over Lake Erie about 3km (two miles) from the Burke Lakefront airport.
Recovery efforts would now begin, the coastguard said.
Coast Guard Captain Michael Mullen said he extended his condolences to those who had lost loved ones.
"The decision to suspend a search is never easy,'' he said.
Federal aviation officials said the plane was travelling to Ohio State University in Columbus where it is based, after carrying six people to Cleveland to watch an NBA basketball game.
John Fleming, the chief executive of Superior Beverage Group, was flying the plane.
Airport officials reported that they had "lost communications and radio contact" with a Cessna Citation 525 aircraft shortly after take off at 22:50 local time (03:50 GMT) on Thursday evening.
The overnight search was hindered by snow squalls, high seas and darkness, Captain Mullen said.
Authorities detected "faint hints" but no strong pulse from an emergency locating transmitter, a beacon that could help searchers find the plane, he said.
9 May 2017 Last updated at 08:19 BST
Now, loads of you are making it at home with the help of how-to videos on social media.
But there are some worries that one ingredient you use to make it, called Borax, can cause a bit of a problem.
Watch Ayshah's report to find out more.
Pictures courtesy of Gillian Bower and Talisa Tossell
Ringed by mountains and set on a tiny island in Dal Lake, which is often described as the "jewel of Srinagar", the book store has 80,000 titles on offer, including books on Kashmir's history, heritage, culture, travel, religion and literature.
Although it has only been a few weeks since it opened, Gulshan Books cafe has already had thousands of visitors.
There's a reading room attached to the shop where 1,500 titles are available free to read, a cafe that serves coffee and snacks and free wifi.
"A lot of the youth can't afford to buy books because they are so expensive, so we are offering books that they can come and read for free," says its owner Sheikh Aijaz, whose family owns one of Kashmir's oldest publishing companies. Mr Aijaz himself is the fifth generation of the Sheikh Mohammed Usman and Sons publishing firm.
On the shelf in the reading room are copies of the Koran and the Bible, and ancient Hindu epics the Ramayana and Mahabharata. There are also books on psychology and philosophy.
The store is just a short boat ride away from the Dal Lake boulevard, a favourite with tourists to the Kashmir Valley.
Famed for its scenic beauty, Kashmir was a destination for Indian and foreign tourists until the outbreak of a violent insurgency against Indian rule in the late 1980s drove away visitors.
But in recent years, militancy has been on the wane and tourists have been returning in large numbers to the valley.
According to state government figures, 1.1 million tourists visited the valley in 2014, and nearly a million visited last year.
French tourists Camille Christophe and Deborah Cortez have come to the cafe for the "stunning view" it offers.
From their vantage point, they watch long narrow colourful shikara boats ferrying tourists on the lake, a fisherman waiting patiently for the day's catch, picnickers taking selfies in the gardens and a man raising his hands in prayer as the nearby mosque relays the call to prayer.
The Gupta family (in the above photograph) said they were visiting the book shop for the second time in two days.
"On our first day in Srinagar, we went for a ride on the shikara boat in the Dal Lake. This book shop was our first stop, but we liked it so much that we asked our boatman to bring us back here at the end of our tour," says Rakesh Gupta.
"It's a good place to hang out. We didn't find any other place in the city like this so we've returned here for the second day today," says his wife, Jyoti.
For sisters Deepika (left) and Pradeepika Saraswat, it's their first visit to the cafe.
"We read about this place in a local newspaper and we thought, 'A bookshop on the Dal... what a lovely idea'. And we are not disappointed," says Deepika.
Mr Aijaz says he now wants to open similar book stores in other tourist spots in the valley.
"We've given a proposal to the state administration to allow us to open similar cafes in Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonmarg, places which attract thousands of tourists every year," he says.
All photographs by Abid Bhat, text by Geeta Pandey
Mr Barby, 69, from Rugby, was best known for appearances on BBC shows like Bargain Hunt and Antiques Road Trip. He died in hospital on Wednesday.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson called him a "great friend" and said "no other expert... could rival his great human touch".
"He built up the great passion the public had for these programmes."
Mr Hanson, a former television colleague of Mr Barby, added: "More importantly he was a man of the people.
"Anybody could speak to him and he had time for so many members of the public to share their stories, memories, nostalgia and passion for old things."
Mr Barby first became interested in antiques as a boy growing up in Rugby.
He qualified aged 21 and began working for a local firm.
After a brief stint in London, Mr Barby returned to Warwickshire in 1978 to work at a Leamington auction house where he would eventually become a partner in the business.
He also founded a valuation company, David J Barby and Associates, in Rugby.
Mr Barby appeared in the first episode of Flog It in 2002.
A statement from the programme's team
read: "His sense of fun, gentle personality and great knowledge of and passion for antiques, endeared him to the hundreds of people he worked with and millions of viewers at home.
"David was an ambassador for antiques TV and loved every minute spent making the many, many episodes of Bargain Hunt, Flog It, Antiques Road Trip and more.
"We all remember David with great fondness, and send our condolences to his family and many friends in the antique trade and beyond."
Michael Turner, 57, deliberately drove at Frank Buckley, 51, after the pair had a fight in the street.
Mr Buckley suffered multiple injuries, including a fractured skull, and died at the scene on 26 June last year.
Turner, of Landau Way, Turnford, Hertfordshire, denied murder but was found guilty at St Albans Crown Court.
He will be sentenced next month.
Read more on this and other stories from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
During Turner's trial, jurors heard there was "bad feeling" between the pair which it was claimed went back 20 years.
On the day of Mr Buckley's death, the court heard, the two men got into a fight in Groom Road, Turnford.
Turner claimed to have lost control of his van as he tried to drive away after Mr Buckley sprayed something into his face.
During the trial, the jury was shown film footage of Mr Turner handcuffed to a bed in hospital. He had suffered superficial burns to his face and chest.
He was adamant he had not intended to hurt or kill Mr Buckley, the court heard.
However, prosecutor Christopher Donnellan QC told the jury Turner "deliberately turned his van into Frank Buckley and knocked him down".
"It was carried out by a man who was angry and in a temper, possibly he acted in revenge about something that had happened in the course of the confrontation," he said.
Adrian Foster, from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said: "Turner clearly acted out of blind rage in a grossly disproportionate manner and is undoubtedly an extremely ruthless and violent man."
The 30-year-old DR Congo international left Posh this summer after making 252 appearances in two spells, having initially joined the club in 2008.
Zakuani won promotion from League One twice with Posh - in 2009 and 2011.
He was also in the Stoke side to finish second in the Championship in 2008.
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Irfon Williams, a father-of five from Bangor, Gwynedd, moved in order to receive the drug Cetuximab to treat his bowel cancer.
A medical review of the drug followed a campaign by 45-year-old Mr Williams and it is now available in Wales.
His wife Becky said he "passed away peacefully yesterday evening with me by his side".
Despite initial treatment success, Mr Williams was told last year the disease had spread to his lungs and other parts of the body and could no longer be cured.
In a Facebook post, Mrs Williams said: "Throughout, Irfon faced his illness with courage and dignity."
She said: "In his final weeks he has been nursed at home surrounded by those who love him.
"There has been no battle lost to cancer, his body became tired but his mind was as strong as ever until the end."
She described her husband as "a gentle person" and a "dedicated and proud father", adding that he "never complained and always used his situation to help others".
"Every second counted for Irfon who was so full of life and for anyone who knew Irfon life was always fun when he was around," she said
"As completely devastated as I am at losing my beloved husband I feel so so fortunate and very proud to have been able to spend the last 10 happy years of my life with him."
In an interview last year, Mr Williams said he had no regrets over making a personal battle against cancer public in a fight for treatment.
"I have wondered, very, very occasionally, whether I should have gone so public - should I have just gone quietly and got on with things," he said.
"But very quickly I think back to the impact that some of our campaigning has had and I've no regrets at all."
He had highlighted the decision to hold an independent review of how patients in Wales access drugs not normally available as one of the victories for the Right to Live campaign.
He was also invited to sit as the only patient on the panel by Health Secretary Vaughan Gething last September.
Claudia McVie, Tenovus Cancer Care chief executive, said: "Irfon worked tirelessly to make access to cancer drugs for patients in Wales fairer.
"As a result of his campaigning, patients in Wales can now access the drug Cetuximab to treat bowel cancer, a legacy to be very proud of."
The Sharks have been heavily linked with a move for Oldham-born Ford, 23, after his father Mike was sacked by the West Country club last season.
The England number 10 is contracted to Bath until the end of the 2017-18 season, but is understood to have a break clause to leave in the summer.
Tigers interim head coach Aaron Mauger says signing Ford is a possibility.
"We are obviously in the market for a 10 since Owen (Williams) announced he was going to leave the club," Mauger told BBC Radio Leicester.
"George is one of those guys we have looked at, but we can't really say much more than that. He is certainly one of the guys we are considering - if he is available."
Ford joined Bath in 2013 after he came through the Tigers' academy.
"It's never been a deal [for us]," Diamond told BBC Sport.
"We've not approached him as there is still some legal wrangling going on with Bath.
"It looks like Leicester have broken the bank for him, and a club their size has to do that I think.
"We're in the open market looking for five or six players. We're well down the line with them and if we don't get the opportunity to speak to George Ford and he signs for Leicester there is not much we can do about it - I think it is his desire is to go there."
Also on the weekend of 18-19 June, Derry will be at home to losers of the Leinster tie between Louth and Meath.
After their hammering by Monaghan on Sunday, Down will be at home to Longford on the weekend of 25-26 June.
Antrim will be at home to Limerick on the same weekend with the losers of the Fermanagh v Donegal Ulster tie facing Wexford away.
Armagh, comfortably beaten by Cavan in the Ulster quarter-finals nine days ago, lost at home against Laois in the Football League in early February.
After their home humiliation by Tyrone, Derry are unlikely to have it easy against either Louth or Meath at Celtic Park.
Louth won this year's Division Four league title while Meath are invariably difficulty opponents in championship football.
Down face the task of regrouping from their mauling by Monaghan against Longford, who defeated Derry at Celtic Park in the qualifiers two years ago.
Longford narrowly missed out on securing promotion to Division Two of the League after winning four of their seven Division Three games so the Pairc Esler tie may be no easy task for the shell-shocked Mournemen.
After their promotion from Division Four in the Spring, Antrim should be capable of beating a Limerick team that dropped down to the final tier after only earning one point in Division Three.
The losers of this weekend's Donegal v Fermanagh Ulster tie, meanwhile, should be good enough to account for a Wexford team that was unable to get out of Division Four this year.
All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers draw
Round 1A - 18-19 June
Laois v Armagh
Carlow v Wicklow
Derry v Louth or Meath
Leitrim v Waterford
Round 1B - 25-26 June
Down v Longford
Antrim v Leitrim
Offaly or Westmeath v London
Wexford v Fermanagh or Donegal
The Spanish government is now reviewing the permit for refuelling at its enclave of Ceuta in north Africa.
The UK said it would be "extremely concerned" if the refuelling went ahead.
Nato expressed concern that the ships could be used to help bomb civilians in Aleppo, but said the final decision on resupply rested with Spain.
The battle group has been sailing for the past week from Russia via the English Channel to the Mediterranean. It was expected to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar on Wednesday.
The warships were then due to take on fuel and supplies at Ceuta on the Moroccan coast.
"The latest stopovers which have been requested are now being revised, based on the information which we are receiving from our allies and from the Russian authorities themselves," a statement from Spain's foreign ministry said.
The ministry added that Russian ships have been a frequent user of Ceuta since 2011 and that each request was considered on a "case by case basis".
Nato's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned that warships could be used to target civilians in Syria.
"We are concerned and I have expressed that very clearly about the potential use of this battle group to increase Russia's ability and to be a platform for air strikes against Syria," he told journalists on Tuesday.
"The concern is that the Kuznetsov carrier group can be used as a platform for increased airstrikes against civilians in Aleppo."
But he added that it was "for each nation to decide whether these ships can get supplies and fuelling and be fuelled in different harbours along the route towards the eastern Mediterranean."
The British Defence Secretary, Michael Fallon, said: "We'd be extremely concerned that any Nato member should consider assisting a Russian carrier group that might end up bombing Syrian civilians."
"On the contrary, Nato should be standing together."
Other critics included:
Led by Russia's only aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, the naval group includes a nuclear-powered battle cruiser, two anti-submarine warships and four support vessels, probably escorted by submarines.
The battle group carries dozens of fighter bombers and helicopters and is expected to join around 10 other Russian vessels already off the Syrian coast.
Some 2,700 people have been killed or injured since the Russian-backed Syrian offensive started last month, according to activists.
Western leaders have said Russian and Syrian air strikes on Aleppo could amount to war crimes, an accusation rejected by Russia.
About 250,000 civilians who live in Aleppo have been trapped by the fighting. Moscow announced last week a "humanitarian pause" in attacks as part of a plan to allow civilians and fighters to leave the area.
11 July 2016 Last updated at 17:46 BST
She's expected to take over as the head of the government on Wednesday.
The 59-year-old politician will take over from David Cameron, who announced he would be stepping down from the job last month.
BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins explains what's been going on for Newsround.
James Beveridge, 41, was found with stab wounds in Kirkcaldy's Farne Court on Saturday 15 October 2016.
At the High Court in Glasgow, William Paterson, 46, denied repeatedly striking Mr Beveridge on the head, neck and body with a knife.
Mr Beveridge, from Kirkcaldy, died the following day at the Victoria Infirmary. Trial was set for the High Court in Edinburgh in July.
But on a sizzlingly hot first day when 13 wickets fell, it was pretty much honours even as hosts Worcestershire closed on 95-3, in reply to Kent's 260.
Kent were on 139-7 after three wickets for Joe Leach before Matt Coles hit 47 in a 79-run stand with Adam Rouse (34).
Worcestershire then rallied well late on themselves after slumping to 48-3.
A baking day in soaring temperatures began with home captain Leach bowling an inspired opening spell of 7-3-7-2 from the New Road end after Kent had opted to bat.
He took three wickets, as did teenage paceman Josh Tongue (3-56), before the hosts ended the day still trailing by 165 runs, but with Joe Clarke set on 34 not out, having so far put on 47 with the recalled George Rhodes (16 not out).
Following successive Championship defeats, batsman Rhodes' inclusion for a first Championship start of the season, instead of paceman Jack Shantry, was one of three changes.
Moeen replaced the out-of-form Tom Fell, while Australian all-rounder John Hastings came in to take two wickets in his first Championship game since returning from Champions Trophy duty to replace compatriot Nathan Lyon.
Kent were unchanged from the dramatic draw with Durham, which maintained their unbeaten start to the season, but this is the start of a tough run of three Championship matches away from their Canterbury headquarters.
After taking on Worcestershire, they visit current leaders Nottinghamshire for the inaugural round of day-night games, starting on 26 June, and then it is back to one of their outgrounds on Monday, 3 July, for a home game with Northamptonshire at Beckenham.
Worcestershire assistant coach Matt Mason told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"It was a pretty even day after the way that last session went. With the ball we were fairly happy. We would have taken their score at the start of the day because it's a good surface.
"There was a little bit of suspect batting from them as well and some good bowling from us. At 140-7, you could argue that we'd have wanted to finish things off a little bit sooner.
"Then we had a frantic start to our innings and, at the end of the day, to be nearly 100-3 is not a bad effort for the start of our chase."
Kent all-rounder Matt Coles told BBC Radio Kent:
"260 is a challenging total. Moeen Ali then got away a little bit at the start of their innings. He came out all guns blazing. But it was a good to get that wicket and a couple more and we are in a decent position.
"There was a little bit there for the bowlers as we proved this evening. If we stick to our basics, then there is no reason why we can't have a lead going into the second innings.
"We've got to bowl as straight as possible, don't give them too much room. If we can be relentless with line and length for as long as we can, I'm sure we will get the rewards."
The Great Scottish Run on 1-2 October includes a 10K, a half marathon and Super Saturday - a family fun day.
Running motivation: Keen hill walker John Mulgrew almost lost his life while out climbing in Kintail in the north west of Scotland in 2009.
A few errors led to a wrong route and a fall, and the 69-year-old was left unconscious. He always kept in touch with his family when he was out walking and they raised the alarm when they couldn't reach him.
When John was discovered by mountain rescue teams he had been unconscious for seven hours, his temperature had dropped to a dangerous level and he was in a critical condition.
Although suffering hypothermia, the only other injury John suffered was a broken bone at the bottom of his back.
Now fully recovered, John is running a half marathon to raise funds for one of the organisations which saved his life.
John says: "SARDA (Search and Rescue Dogs Association) was one of the teams that saved my life. I simply wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the rescue dogs and the brilliant work of all the mountain rescue teams.
"I want to do as much as I can to raise funds and awareness for them."
Running for: The Search and Rescue Dog Association Scotland
Running motivation: Kirsten Koh, 36, thought she'd never walk again after a cycling accident. Five years ago the keen triathlete was training in her native country Singapore with her partner Orla Gilmore when she was hit by a lorry.
She was dragged underneath its chassis and broke her pelvis, both femurs, and several other bones. She spent three months in hospital and a further seven months in a wheelchair.
As her body gradually got stronger she kept challenging herself to swim longer and cycle further. Her first 'race' after her accident was the Singapore Sundown Marathon in 2012, which took her 10½ hours to walk.
Despite now walking with a limp and dealing with ongoing pain, Kirsten says she is pretty fit and healthy.
She now works to help injured athletes and people who have faced life-threatening illnesses.
She says: "I have come back strong and I am grateful for that.
"Because of my experience, I have a different perspective on life and death and now I want to give something back."
Running motivation: When former army officer John Owens had his first stroke he was in his early 20s and he thought it was a hangover. But when he was 38 he suffered his second stroke.
A blood clot had become lodged in his brain, and further tests confirmed it was as a result of a hole in his heart, which he had been born with.
John was left with a brain injury, which can make processing information more difficult. He also faces the possibility of further strokes.
At his lowest point, he was walking on crutches, and thought he'd never walk properly again. After being discharged from the army, he also had to adjust back into civilian life.
Now 42, he enjoys running, which has helped him get out of the house and make new friends.
John says: "I needed to find something to get me motivated and keep me going, because you could easily find yourself getting secluded in your own house.
"Nothing is stopping me from doing what I want to do. My problems have been identified and I have strategies to cope.
"But having a positive mental attitude definitely helps. What's happened has happened, I don't mope about it, I just want to get out there."
Running for: Chest, Heart & Stroke
Running motivation: At his heaviest, Robert Fleming weighed just over 20 stone.
After the death of his gran when he was 18, he became the full-time carer for his mum, who has learning disabilities.
Robert, who also has learning disabilities, found himself battling depression. He stayed indoors, ate badly, played on his computer through the night, and slept most of the day.
However, something clicked after the death of his dog - a collie called Max - and he decided things needed to change.
In 2013, he rehomed seven-year-old black labrador Tiki. He met other dog walkers, made friends and started to love his life.
Then, after being inspired by runners at the London marathon, he started running. He now trains with Forfar Road Runners and ran his first marathon earlier this year.
Over the past three years, Robert has lost 9st. He still has bad days due to depression and he gets support from mental health charity Penumbra.
He says: "I keep all my old photos and when I look at them I think - where's that person?
"It's like I have a new life, and if I have had a bad day I look at them and think I've come too far to go back there.
"I've managed to sort my life out and getting Tiki was a huge part of that. I'd be lost without him."
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The loss of Beverly Martin means the party only holds 27 seats on Thanet District Council while the other parties combined hold 28.
Ms Martin said she joined the Tories after UKIP failed to make "significant change".
UKIP party members have condemned her decision to leave.
UKIP councillor Stuart Piper said: "I don't think anyone could doubt her care and concern for Ramsgate as a town, but in a sense she's just thrown away the only job she had to coordinate town promotion."
In October 2015 five councillors defected from the UK's first UKIP authority due to concerns over the council's lack of action over Manston Airport.
However, the party regained control in 2016 following a by-election.
Ms Martin has swapped allegiance twice before - from UKIP to DIG Alliance and then back to UKIP.
Speaking about this occasion, she said: "There has to be a very good reason for making a political change.
"The first one when I became an independent was specifically on the issue of Manston.
"We had the opportunity to be a flagship council, that is a very rare privilege and I really had enormous hopes that we would make significant changes on social issues, development and economic issues. Frankly we haven't, not as UKIP.
"It's Craig Mackinlay, our MP for South Thanet who invited me last year to form a group for assessing what we might do with the port and the beaches, that came from the Conservatives.
"That is where the energy is coming from."
In the June general election UKIP's vote fell by 26.4% in South Thanet and 21.2% in North Thanet - leaving them with just 6% and 4.5% of the vote.
Rajdeep Sandhum - Political Reporter, BBC Radio Kent
First the local elections and the party loses every seat, then the General Election and it fails to win any seat. Now it's lost the only council it controls in the country. It's been a rough ride for the party's councillors and members. They still don't know who'll lead the party nationally.
Councillor Beverly Martin says she's always been a Conservative at heart and that joining the group felt like a "homecoming". But what of the voters? Did they know that underneath the purple rosette was a blue one?
UKIP group leader Chris Wells told me wasn't surprised by the news, which he heard first from press. He said they'd been there before and they'd get through it again. This isn't the first time he's lost his majority. Nor is it the first time she's left UKIP.
There will undoubtedly, as there always is, when a politician changes sides be calls for a by-election. But it doesn't sound like Councillor Martin will step down before the election in two years time. She says she'll still be fighting for the things she stood for.
Principally, of course, she laid out the strategy to be pursued with regard to her plan for a further independence referendum.
Perhaps I might draw attention to a couple of points arising from that. Firstly, she openly acknowledged that there are those in the wider public who are leery about the notion of a second plebiscite.
They were, said the first minister, feeling "nervous and anxious, perhaps even resentful". Her appeal then was not to the faithful in the hall but to those outside who need convincing.
Secondly, she sought to influence the nature of political debate in Scotland and more generally, urging polite discourse. In particular, she reminded her own party's supporters that they should argue "at all times, with courtesy, understanding and respect".
Thirdly, she placed the demand for a referendum in the context of affording popular choice to Scotland - and not just an SNP project. She quoted Canon Kenyon Wright's famous remark: "We say yes and we are the people". Delivered to another female Conservative prime minister.
Her argument was that it would be "unsustainable" for the Prime Minister to continue to resist a referendum within the timetable set out by the First Minister once the Scottish Parliament has underlined that demand, as it is expected to do next week.
Fourthly - and most significantly - she began to set out the terms for her pitch should an independence referendum come about. It was interesting to note that membership of the European Union per se featured relatively little in that analysis.
Yes, she talked about Scotland as a proud, open, inclusive European nation. But the emphasis was not solely - or even substantially - on the EU.
Brexit may be the trigger for the referendum but it appears that it is not the first minister's focus with regard to the referendum. That reflects, of course, the fact that there is precious little sign of zeal for the EU, even in Remain-voting Scotland. There are many, indeed, who voted Yes in 2014 but Leave in 2016.
Rather, the First Minister focused upon what sort of country Scotland is and might become. To do so, she characterised the UK offer as driven by a hard Right, Brexiteer Tory administration - which she envisaged as enduring for a substantial period.
She was offering an "inclusive" Scotland in contradistinction to that depiction. In short, she was not suggesting that Scots might choose between membership of the UK and membership of the EU.
The choice would be between "progressive" Scotland and reactionary UK. Between competing visions of the economic future. She translated this choice into a range of issues, most notably attitudes to immigration.
There had to be, she acknowledged, a response to concerns over immigration. She knew that from her own constituency. But, equally, she depicted Scotland as relatively welcoming and open, for example to EU citizens already here.
There were other elements too in which she contrived to create a choice for the people of Scotland. In each case, she characterised the UK offer in her own terms - and then positioned Scotland in contradistinction. For example, a choice between Trident nuclear renewal or investment in public services.
As I said at the outset, intriguing.
He died peacefully on Wednesday after a 40-day battle with pneumonia.
"His indomitable courage and fighting spirit were never more apparent than in these last days," his family said in a statement.
Zamperini's life was the subject of the 2010 book Unbroken and an upcoming film adaption to be released this year.
The film's director Angelina Jolie said his death was "a loss impossible to describe".
"We are all so grateful for how enriched our lives are for having known him. We will miss him terribly," she said in a statement.
The son of an Italian-immigrant father, Zamperini was born in 1917 in New York state and ran competitively at his high school and the University of Southern California.
In the 1936 Berlin Olympics, at 19 years old, he placed eighth in the 5,000m distance run. He ran the last lap in 59 seconds, earning him a handshake from Adolf Hitler.
He left competitive running to enlist in the US Army in 1941, before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Zamperini served as a bombardier in World War Two and was searching for a downed military plane when his own crew crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
The crash killed eight of the 11 men on board. Zamperini survived 47 days adrift on a raft.
"We had rations of concentrated chocolate aboard, but during a storm the first night it all went overboard," he told an interviewer in 1988. "All we had left was three pints of water in cans."
They caught fish and sharks to eat and collected rainwater to stay alive.
He and the other survivors were eventually picked up by a Japanese patrol and spent the next two years in Japanese prison camps, including weeks solitary confinement on an island called Kwajalein where he was told he would be executed.
Zamperini was then held in an unregistered POW camp near Yokohama and tormented in particular by one guard he came to call "The Bird".
"There were constant beatings, punishments and torture, especially when bombers came over," he said.
He told an interviewer he later refused to broadcast Japanese propaganda messages in exchange for more comfortable accommodations.
The US declared him killed in action during his time as a war prisoner.
He returned home after the war, married and became a devout Christian after meeting evangelist Billy Graham.
During the 1998 Winter Olympics in Japan, he ran a leg of the torch relay.
In May, Zamperini was chosen to serve as grand marshal of the 2015 Rose Parade, ahead of the college football playoff game in his home state of California.
Unbroken was written by best-selling author Laura Hillenbrand.
The film adaptation is scheduled for release in US theatres in December.
The stock closed at 4,345 yen ($41; £31), well above the offer price of 3,300 yen.
It also did well in the US, rising by 26.6% in its New York trading debut to close at $41.58 on Thursday.
Line, the most popular messaging app in Japan and Thailand, raised more than $1.1bn (£819m) in its dual listing.
The company set its flotation price at 3,300 yen ($33; £25) per share which was the top end of the expected range.
The shares jumped to 5,000 yen in early trading.
Line: A guide to Japan's messenger giant
Line has about 218 million monthly active users and is famous for selling cute virtual stickers, games and various merchandise.
It is wholly owned by South Korea's Naver Corporation, which is looking to raise funds to expand into more Western markets.
However, analysts say the app faces stiff competition from other messaging services provided by Facebook and Google.
In Japan, Line has a strong following and claims more users than Facebook or Twitter. However, in markets such as South Korea, it lags far behind rival app Kakao Talk, and it is blocked in China.
James Graham Mallinson, 72, died when a vintage Hawker Hunter jet crashed on to traffic on the A27 on 22 August.
A minute's silence was held after the names of the victims were read out at the inquest in Horsham.
First causes of death were given as burns and smoke inhalation, fragmentation of body due to blunt-force trauma and head injury.
Relatives of some of the people who died in the crash attended the hearing.
West Sussex senior coroner Penelope Schofield vowed to conduct a "full and fearless inquiry" into the disaster.
"Many people have been affected by the tragic events on August 22, 2015 and my thoughts are primarily with the families," she said.
Ms Schofield said the investigation would take time some time and a pre-inquest review would be held on 22 March.
The full inquest is expected to take place in June next year, ahead of the first anniversary of the crash.
The family of Mr Mallinson, who was known as Graham, said the keen photographer and retired engineer from Newick, East Sussex, had been hoping to capture shots of the Vulcan bomber which was making one of its last appearances at the air show.
"He was the kindest and most generous man, who regularly gave his time to help others. Always loyal and reliable, he was a private and loving family man with a great sense of humour," they said in a statement.
"A very caring husband and father who was dearly loved, he will be very sorely missed by all his family and the wide circle of friends who had the good fortune to know him."
Mr Mallinson, who was also a "passionate" steam railway enthusiast and Bluebell Railway volunteer, was "at the right place at the wrong time, doing what he loved best on a beautiful summer's day", the family added.
The courtroom was packed as a minute's silence was held for the 11 victims of the crash.
Some families of those who died were there - they were clearly moved as details of how their loved ones were killed were read out, one after another. Other families chose not to attend and were represented by police liaison officers.
We heard how some of the victims were on their way to a football match, others were on a bike ride and some had parked up to watch the air show. They never returned. There was no explanation offered as to why the plane came down on the busy A27.
The coroner addressed the families directly, acknowledging they needed answers desperately. She explained how that would take time. For the families, there will clearly be many difficult days ahead.
Police have said they have no reason to believe more than 11 people died in the crash.
Pilot Andy Hill remains in a critical but stable condition at an unnamed specialist hospital.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is studying the wreckage of the 1950s RAF jet to determine the cause of the disaster.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has imposed restrictions on air shows in the wake of the crash, and the A27 has partially reopened with a 40mph speed limit imposed while investigations continue.
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Well, according to new research by consultancy Britain Thinks and job site Indeed, it's £134,170 a year.
The figure is nearly five times the national average wage of £28,000.
But that average conceals huge generational and regional differences, with younger people likely to believe wealth starts at lower pay levels.
Just under 60% of young people believe that richness kicks in at £80,000 a year, while only 35% of those aged 65 and over would agree.
Overall, 44% of UK workers consider that a person earning £80,000 is wealthy.
Regional variations are also notable. In Wales, the average person considers an annual salary of £91,681 to be the point at which wealth begins.
But in south east England, you'd have to be earning £162,844 to be seen as rich, 78% more than in Wales.
"The labour market is creating jobs at a steady rate and unemployment is at its lowest level for more than four decades," said Mariano Mamertino, an economist at Indeed.
"But wages have stagnated and British output per worker continues to languish below international trends and far behind that of many other European countries. The gap between earning the UK average wage of £28,000 and earning £80,000 will feel hard to bridge for many."
Four journalists and the children's mother were arrested in Beirut last Thursday, along with two British and two Lebanese men.
Sally Faulkner says she had not seen her children in a year after her ex-husband took them on holiday.
Judge Rami Abdullah deferred the case until Monday.
"There was a violation of the Lebanese authority by all these people, it's a crime," Judge Abdullah told the media on Wednesday.
Those arrested face kidnapping, assault and association charges, which can carry a sentence of up to 10 years in jail.
CCTV footage broadcast by Lebanese TV appears to show six-year-old Lahala and four-year-old Noah being bundled into a car by several men on a busy street in southern Beirut last Wednesday morning.
They had been heading to school with a domestic worker and their paternal grandmother, who says she was knocked to the ground during the abduction.
Two British employees of the UK-based company Child Abduction Recovery International (CARI), and two Lebanese men were later detained, as well as Channel Nine's Tara Brown, Stephen Rice, Ben Williamson, David Ballment and Ms Faulkner.
Ms Faulkner's lawyer Ghassan Moughabghab reportedly said the judge was pushing for the pair to reach a custody agreement.
"We are finding a solution that will resolve all of the problems. The solution is an agreement between her and her husband. It will not be a private agreement but one the court will accept. They are talking now, a couple of times," Mr Moughabghab was quoted as saying.
The custody dispute between Ms Faulkner and her ex-husband, Ali al-Amin, has reportedly been going on for several years.
Mr al-Amin, 32, spoke to AAP outside court and said the children were being "sheltered from it all".
Lebanon is not party to the Hague Convention, a treaty designed to ensure the swift return of children abducted internationally by a parent.
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Matfield is the all-time record caps holder for the Springboks, collecting 127 since his debut in 2001, and winning the World Cup in 2007.
"This is definitely my swansong. I've got to the end of May," the 38-year-old lock told BBC Radio Northampton.
"Hopefully we can win a trophy or two and then that will be me."
Matfield made his Saints debut against Gloucester last month after joining up with Jim Mallinder's side after the World Cup.
After a poor start to the season, Saints have risen to fifth in the Premiership and top of their European Champions Cup group after two matches.
On Saturday, they travel to a Racing 92 side set to give New Zealand World Cup-winning star Dan Carter a debut, and Matfield empathises with the fly-half.
"I've gone through the same, going to France after winning a World Cup in 2007. A lot of the time it's not that easy just to go in there and run the show.
"Dan Carter would have been used to running the show exactly how he wants to run it at the Crusaders and the All Blacks.
"Now he's into a different system, he has to adapt a little bit, he has to take a bit of theirs and give a bit of input, he's got to learn the language.
"It won't be that easy to step in there to be the Dan Carter we all know, but saying that he's a quality player. If he gets an opportunity and has to make a decision, 90% of the time he'll make the right one."
President Hassan Rouhani and his allies won 15 out of the capital's 16 seats on the clerical body, which may choose the country's next supreme leader.
Two leading hardline clerics, assembly chairman Mohammad Yazdi and Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, lost their seats.
The only hardliner to make the cut in Friday's polls was Ahmad Jannati.
The vote for the 88-member Assembly of Experts was held on the same day as the country's parliamentary elections, in which moderates and reformists won all 30 of Tehran's seats.
Partial results from elsewhere in the country are mixed, with hardliners so far winning 153 seats in the 290-seat parliament and moderates and reformists 111.
The final results of that vote are expected later on Monday.
More than 30 million Iranians voted in Friday's polls, the first since the implementation of a landmark nuclear agreement between world powers and Iran that saw it curb sensitive nuclear activities in return for the lifting of sanctions.
The deal was opposed by many hardliners but backed by moderates and reformists, who for the first time formed combined electoral lists and asked their supporters to vote tactically in an effort to increase their shares of the seats in parliament for the next four years and in the Assembly of Experts for the next eight.
This stunning election result will make a difference in Iran's engagement with the wider world.
President Rouhani's hand has been strengthened in parliament to help open his country to greater trade and investment. That will help him, and others in his reformist camp, to deepen the dialogue with the West, which began with negotiations on a landmark nuclear deal.
But much of this opening will continue to be with Europe, rather than the US. Iran's relationship with America is still complex and controversial.
Iran's ambitions in the region are also deeply rooted - it has strategic interests in countries like Syria, Iraq and Lebanon as well as Afghanistan, and a strong sense of its right to remain engaged. These are areas where Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards and its conservative Supreme leader hold sway.
But Iran wants to be regarded as an equal partner, able to sit at the world's top tables to work on common threats like the so-called Islamic State. President Rouhani's team may now feel empowered to engage a bit more, more often.
One goal they set was to unseat the three leading hardliners on the clerical council.
In the end, only Ayatollah Jannati - who is also the leader of the Guardian Council, an unelected body disqualified thousands of reformist candidates from standing on Friday - managed to win re-election in Tehran.
On Sunday, as it became clear that Ayatollah Yazdi and Ayatollah Mesbah-Yazdi were going to lose their seats, the head of the judiciary complained of foreign interference.
Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani alleged that moderates and reformists had formed "a British list" and worked with "American and English media outlets" during the election campaign.
"Is this type of co-ordination with foreigners in order to push out these figures from the Assembly of Experts in the interests of the regime?" he asked.
Mr Rouhani and his allies have rejected such accusations.
"We don't have anything such as a 'British list' and if anyone wants to say that there is such a list, they are in fact insulting the Guardian Council," said Vice-President Mohammad Baqer Nobakht.
The new composition of the Assembly of Experts is seen as significant given that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 76 and has suffered ill-health.
The president has portrayed the election results as an endorsement of his efforts to end Iran's international isolation.
"It's time to open a new chapter in Iran's economic development based on domestic abilities and international opportunities," he said on Saturday.
BBC Persian's Ali Hamedani says the economy was a key issue in the election. With sanctions lifted and Western investors beginning to return to Iran, there are high hopes for an improvement in daily life, our correspondent reports.
This week Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin was forced to announce that some of his much vaunted £38bn rail improvement plan will have to be "paused".
Top of the hit-list is the long awaited electrification of the Midland Mainline which runs through Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Luton to London.
It is understood project costs may have gone up by more than £1bn.
"Electrification of the Great Western Line is a top priority," Mr McLoughlin told MPs. "I want Network Rail to concentrate its efforts on getting that right.
"On the Midland Mainline better services can be delivered on that line before electrification, with things such as speed improvement works.
"So work on electrification will be paused. I want it to be done and done well. It will be part of our future plans for the route."
That was the only scheme in our region to be halted. Work on Crossrail and Thameslink was well underway and he re-stated his commitment to improving the main intercity line between Norwich and London.
"In Anglia we will bring about modern, faster trains to Ipswich and Norwich in the next franchise," he said.
He added in reply to a question from the Chelmsford MP Sir Simon Burns: "I think we do need to see improvements on that line - to Norwich in 90 and Ipswich in 60."
But wanting something to happen is different to promising that it will happen. And all the talk in the commons was about new rolling stock - which will be the responsibility of whoever takes over the franchise.
Nothing was said about the signal and track improvements needed to help speed up services. They are the responsibility of Network Rail.
The Transport Secretary also announced that the new head of Network Rail had been asked to "develop proposals by the Autumn for how the rail upgrade programme will be carried out".
We asked the department if that meant rail schemes in East Anglia could still be delayed, but a reply was not forthcoming.
The "pause" raises a number of questions over other improvements that have been promised for the East over the next 10 years. They include Ely junction upgrade, the Cambridge line into London, the Stansted Express and the East-West rail link.
Other campaigns are getting underway to improve Lowestoft station, reopen the Wisbech line and run more trains between Norwich and Cambridge.
Could these too now be held up as Network Rail reassesses what it can realistically deliver (and afford)? And when will the Midland Mainline ever be electrified?
Labour is already predicting that Norwich in 90 is in trouble, it accuses the Conservatives of promising too much and breaking promises made during the election. The opposition are also asking questions over when the government knew of the problems.
The group of (Conservative) MPs and business people behind the East Anglia rail campaign said: "We expect the new head of Network Rail to continue with the upgrades promised to East Anglia, in terms of new carriages and track improvements."
At the moment nothing is on hold, and it is possible that all that's been promised to the East will be delivered as planned but there are a few campaigners and commuters who are a little bit nervous.
That review due in autumn can't come soon enough.
This image shows the Milky Way's 'nuclear star cluster', the biggest in our galaxy.
The spectacular sight is 27,000 light-years away from Earth.
Pictures: Our universe captured by Hubble
The Hubble Telescope has been in orbit for over 25 years and has changed what we know about the Universe.
It's infrared technology allows astronomers to peer through the dust which normally blocks the view of this beautiful area.
At the centre of this star cluster is the Milky Way's gigantic black hole.
A black hole is thought to be an object with a pull of gravity so strong that even light can't escape it.
Experts say this black hole is about four million times the mass of our sun.
Scientists have been studying these stars for more than four years and hope they'll soon be able to find out how the star cluster was formed.
Officers searched properties in Sefton and Knowsley before 07:00 BST as part of their investigation into drug dealing and organised crime.
Eight people were detained in Bootle, Kirkby, Waterloo and Maghull, while a further two men were "produced from prison", Merseyside Police said.
A shotgun, handgun and a large quantity of Class A drugs were also seized.
Supt Claire Richards said the success of the raids would help reduce gun and gang crime in the area.
She added that the raids came as a result of information from the public being "pieced together with a number of police enquiries".
Kevin Rose hit a Vauxhall Corsa before mounting a pavement in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, in November 2013, Caernarfon Crown Court heard.
He struck pedestrian Lucy Brown, 18, of Prestatyn, killing her instantly.
Rose, 57, of Guildford in Surrey, was cleared of death by dangerous driving. He had denied both charges.
He told the court he had sipped coffee while his Mercedes Box van was stationary but denied a prosecution suggestion that he had been drinking coffee while driving before coughing violently and passing out.
Rose will be sentenced at a later date.
Scotland cap Shinnie, 27, spent the end of last season on loan at Rotherham United.
"We have spoken to the club and we have spoken to the player," Lennon told BBC Scotland.
"There is no guarantee it will get done but we have made our interest known so we are hoping something may get done in the next couple of days."
Former Rangers youth player Shinnie moved to Birmingham in 2013 after two seasons at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, with his sole international cap coming during his spell in the Highlands.
He has over 180 senior appearances to his name, and 31 goals.
"He is a quality player," added Lennon. "I have always liked him. I liked him at Inverness.
"He has gone down and had a very good time at Birmingham. He is available and when a good player becomes available and is within our budget we will look at it.
"He is a good athlete in terms of his physicality. He gets about the pitch well and has a goal in him."
Work to build Nottingham's Theatre Royal, designed by acclaimed theatre architect Frank Matcham, began in March 1865 and was finished six months later.
Managing director, Robert Sanderson, described it as "one of the most beautiful" theatres in the country.
Celebration plans include a new play about Robin Hood.
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap premiered at the Theatre Royal in Upper Parliament Street in 1952 and returned 60 years later.
Christie sat in one of the boxes and was believed to have watched the audience instead of the play.
Mr Sanderson said he still "gets goosebumps" in the auditorium.
"It's the most remarkable auditorium because Frank Matcham, the architect, knew how to create theatres that work as performance spaces," he said.
"Actors love performing on the stage. They don't have to shout for people to hear their voices right at the top of the theatre.
"You walk in there and the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and that's before the curtain's gone up."
Veteran comedian Ken Dodd made his professional debut at the Nottingham Empire, adjacent to the Theatre Royal, in 1954.
After it was demolished in 1969, an extension to the Theatre Royal was built on the site. Dodd will be returning with his Happiness Show later this year to mark the anniversary.
Hood, a specially commissioned play about the famous Nottingham outlaw, will run in September and there will be performances of The School For Scandal, the first production at the theatre in 1865.
A plaque in honour of Mr Matcham, who also designed the Hackney Empire and the London Palladium, will be unveiled and there will be open days in the run-up to the anniversary of its opening on 25 September.
The men, who include a former intelligence chief, are accused of aiding the abduction and murder of two bankers in Kazakhstan in 2007.
The main suspect, Rakhat Aliyev, a former ambassador to Austria, was found hanged in a Vienna prison in February.
The case has kept lawyers, politicians and security services occupied for years.
More than 60 witnesses are set to testify at Vienna regional court, some via video link.
The charges relate to the killing in 2007 of two managers of the Kazakh Nurbank, in which Rakhat Aliyev - a former son-in-law of Kazakhstan's authoritarian president, Nursultan Nazarbayev - was a major shareholder.
Two of his associates appeared in court on Tuesday: Alnur Mussayev, a former head of the Kazakh intelligence service, and Vadim Koshlyak, a former presidential bodyguard.
Vienna prosecutors allege that they helped Aliyev to hold the two managers against their will and force them under threat and physical abuse to hand over shares and property rights.
The two bankers' bodies were not found until May 2011, buried in lime-filled barrels on waste ground in Almaty.
The case has largely focused on the death in custody of Rakhat Aliyev, a once powerful businessman-politician.
The pair fell out in 2007, and Aliyev was sacked from his post as ambassador in Vienna and sentenced in absentia to 40 years in prison for organised crime and an attempted coup.
He said he was victimised because he had challenged the president's rule.
Austrian authorities refused two extradition requests by Kazakhstan and began their own investigations, issuing an arrest warrant last May.
Aliyev handed himself in and spent eight months in investigative custody until he was found hanged in his cell on 24 February.
Initial tests suggested he had taken his own life, but his lawyers and family have vigorously challenged that account.
Further tests are expected into apparent traces of a sedative in his body.
The long-running case has raised questions in Austria about the role of the Kazakh secret service, the KNB.
The KNB unsuccessfully tried to abduct the main suspects and the Austrian parliament investigated claims that it had tried to influence MPs and manipulate public opinion.
The case has also led to investigations against police, politicians and justice officials.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Indonesia had been upgraded to "Category 1" - the top-tier air-safety rating - after nearly a decade.
Indonesia's fast-growing aviation market suffered several high-profile accidents and was downgraded in 2007.
The European Union also recently lifted a ban on three Indonesian airlines.
After a safety review in March, Indonesia now complies with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards, the FAA said in a statement.
"With the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Category 1 rating, Indonesian air carriers...can establish service to the United States and carry the code of US carriers," the FAA said.
The South-east Asian nation has had 13 fatal plane crashes in the past decade, according to Flightglobal data, higher than the global average.
Indonesia's state carrier Garuda Indonesia could begin flying to the US next year, reports said. It is reportedly exploring a possible new service from the Indonesian capital Jakarta to New York or Los Angeles.
However, analysts say launching in the US market will be a challenging, and potentially costly, enterprise.
"It represents a huge and risky investment at a time Garuda is already struggling with its international operation," Brendan Sobie from the Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation told the BBC.
India and the Philippines were returned to Category 1 status in recent years after making improvements. However, Thailand was downgraded last December.
Council leaders have been discussing whether or not to endorse a campaign for the city to get official royal status.
Some people say the city's historical links with royalty mean the petition is well placed to succeed, and it would deserve the title.
Others say parts of the city are "a dump" with lots of empty shops, and the campaign would be a waste of time and money.
So what real chance does the campaign have? Here are some opinions on whether or not Gloucester should win the royal seal of approval.
Jason Smith, from "Marketing Gloucester" which is leading the bid, said the city was in "a unique position" to apply for royal status.
"This year is the 800th anniversary of King Henry III's coronation in the city. That's something that no other city except London can claim to have - the coronation of a monarch of England - since the Battle of Hastings.
"Maybe we do have a good case."
Gloucester City Council leader Paul James, who put forward the motion, said it was "right to ask the public what they think".
"There are many royal connections going back over the centuries, from the coronation of Henry III to Edward II being buried at Gloucester Cathedral, to Edward the Confessor holding his Christmas court here, to King Edgar saying that Gloucester was the royal city in 964.
"We've had the badge before and we could have it again if there's a groundswell of support for it.
"I think it is worthy of debate. Ultimately, the people of Gloucester will make the decision on whether we decide to apply for the title of 'Royal Gloucester'."
The Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Dame Janet Trotter, who is the Queen's representative in the county, said she would welcome the designation, but did not think the campaign would succeed.
"If you look historically there are very particular reasons why places become royal.
"There's got to be a very compelling reason why there would be a royal designation, and I'm not quite sure what the case is [for Gloucester].
"If it was just about bones from the past, probably Leicester would have [applied for royal designation], and we might have got there before now.
"There's got to be a compelling reason that links it to something that we're doing today."
Reaction to the idea on social media has been varied. Tom Bubb posted on BBC Radio Gloucestershire's Facebook page: "Gloucester is no way near royal. Unless they knock the whole city centre down and rebuild it."
Bev Isherwood is in favour of the idea. She said: "The county as a whole is home to a lot of royals with connections and the future king lives here."
Stephen Cullis said: "I can't see what sticking a royal plaster on the city name will actually achieve. As a city, Gloucester is a bit of a disappointment - it always looks so grubby and uncared for.
"I'd almost feel embarrassed to be asking for it to be named a royal city unless the place is seriously cleaned up."
Jeffery Smith said: "Parts of Gloucester are not fit to be royal. Some parts of the city are a dump."
Alison Murphy thought it was good idea. She said: "We have many royals living here and we have the cathedral king crowning incident. Plus, we are a thoroughly decent city."
Adrian Mitchell said: "Changing the name won't stop the disappointment tourists will experience when they actually visit."
If a petition was launched and it gained enough popularity, the government would be asked to make the case to the Queen.
It raises particular concerns over rates of obesity, mental health issues and mortality among the young.
The in-depth report, from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, urges the four governments of the UK to reduce the growing health gap between rich and poor children.
Health ministers said they welcomed the report and its message on child health.
The report looked at 25 health indicators, including asthma, diabetes and epilepsy, as well as obesity, breastfeeding and mortality, to provide a snapshot of children's health and wellbeing.
It says there had been huge improvements in child health in the UK in the past 100 years, but since the mid-1990s "there has been a slowing of progress".
This has left the UK falling behind other European nations in a number of league tables.
For example, in 2014 the UK had a higher infant mortality rate (of 3.9 per 1,000 live births) than nearly all comparable Western European countries.
Infant mortality ranges from 3.6 in Scotland to 3.9 in England and Wales, and 4.8 in Northern Ireland.
Rates of smoking during pregnancy - an important factor in the health of babies - are higher in the UK than in many European countries, at 11.4% in England and nearly 15% in Scotland.
Smoking during pregnancy was highest in deprived populations and in mothers under 20 years of age, the report found.
According to the report, there was also evidence that young people in the UK had low wellbeing compared with other comparable countries.
And data shows that type-1 diabetes is an increasingly common condition among children and young people in the UK, making it the sixth top country in the world for new cases diagnosed each year.
The report lays out a number of key recommendations for improving the health and wellbeing of the nation's children.
These include:
The State of Child Health report emphasised that poverty was at the root of many child health problems, leaving children from deprived backgrounds with far worse health and wellbeing than children growing up in affluent families.
In 2015-16, 40% of children in England's most deprived areas were overweight or obese, compared with 27% in the most affluent areas.
One in five children in the UK is living in poverty, the report says.
Prof Russell Viner, from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said: "The UK is more unequal than many other European countries, and children aren't a priority.
"We have some fantastic healthcare in certain institutions in this country, but it is very patchy.
"We want to see the NHS focus more on children's health, because they are our future workers and parents.
"We need to be investing in our children's health."
A spokesman from the Department of Health said it would be investing more than £16bn in local government public health services to help tackle inequalities.
"There is more to do, but we have shown that we are willing to take tough action to protect public health and especially that of children - by banning smoking in cars if children are present, introducing a soft drinks industry levy and publishing a comprehensive childhood obesity strategy," he said.
Aileen Campbell, Public Health Minister in Scotland, said: "We agree that our children's health should be a priority for all."
She said the Scottish government had:
And it would now be focusing on delivering a child health and wellbeing strategy for Scotland.
A Welsh government spokesman said it would be addressing health inequalities in Wales as part of a new healthy child programme.
Ricky Hayden, 27, and his father Paul, 54, were attacked as they tried to stop a moped being stolen from outside their home in Chadwell Heath on 13 September.
Tommy Lee Roome, 19, of Rams Grove, Chadwell Heath, was charged with murder and attempted murder when he appeared before the Old Bailey.
He was told he would face trial in March 2017 and remanded in custody.
A plea hearing was also fixed for 13 December.
Mr Hayden died from a stab wound to the thigh a day after he was attacked in Gibbfield Close at about 01:25 BST.
The 27-year-old had been a security guard at ITV with his father Paul, who was also injured in the attack.
He had worked at high-profile events including at the marriage of Peter Crouch and Abbey Clancy, as well as being a member of Havering Council's highways team.
The Republic's players had the years 1916-2016 on their shirts during a friendly against Switzerland in March.
Fifa's decision comes amid discussions with the English and Scottish football associations over wearing poppies for their Armistice Day match.
The most likely punishment will be a fine, the BBC's Richard Conway reports.
A Fifa spokeswoman confirmed proceedings had been opened, adding: "We cannot comment further at this stage nor speculate on any outcome."
The Football Association of Ireland has declined to comment.
The Easter Rising was an Irish rebellion against British rule, which lasted from 24 to 29 April 1916 and resulted in 485 deaths.
England and Scotland have used the Ireland example in their negotiations with Fifa over whether they can wear poppies on black armbands when they meet in a World Cup qualifier on 11 November.
The two FAs say they will defy any ban and are willing to accept any punishment handed down by the world governing body.
Before the investigation began, Fifa had been accused of double standards over the Republic's use of the Easter Rising logo.
Damian Collins MP, chairman of the Commons' Culture, Media and Sport select committee, called on Fifa to "clarify the issue", adding that it appeared to be "an absolutely classic example of leniency being shown to other countries".
The International Football Association Board (Ifab) - made up of the four British FAs and Fifa - is responsible for formulating the laws of the game, which are then upheld by Fifa.
The laws cover everything from the field of play to the equipment used and how the result of a game is determined.
A section of law four, which deals specifically with players' equipment, reads: "Equipment must not have any political, religious or personal slogans, statements or images.
"Players must not reveal undergarments that show political, religious, personal slogans, statements or images, or advertising other than the manufacturer's logo.
"For any infringement the player and/or the team will be sanctioned by the competition organiser, national football association or to be justified by Fifa."
It does not specify what the sanctions are for breaching those rules.
The footballer went into the studio to lay down a new version of the England squad's 1982 recording of "This Time We'll Get It Right".
Keegan, who featured on the original which reached number two in the charts, declared the remake with athletes from north-east England "much better".
The Special Olympics GB National Summer Games begins in August in Sheffield.
Keegan, who lives at Wynyard on Teesside and captained both Newcastle and England's 1982 squad in Spain, said: "I think it's a better song now. These guys are definitely better singers than the England football team were.
"Sport's all inclusive, that's what everyone says. Sometimes you wonder, but the Special Olympics follows through on that."
Held every four years, the Special Olympics is the largest multi-sports competition for athletes with learning disabilities.
Keith Hogan, chair of Special Olympics Gateshead Tyne and Wear, added: "Our athletes are already incredibly excited about Sheffield. Recording this song with Kevin's help is the icing on the cake.
"We're extremely grateful to him helping with the song. Kevin was wonderful, really enthusiastic and interested in what we're doing here."
About 130 athletes have been selected to represent the Northern Region at the 10th National Summer Games, where a total of 2,600 athletes will compete in 20 sports across a dozen venues in Sheffield between 7th and 12th August.
At the heart of the dispute are eight uninhabited islands and rocks in the East China Sea. They have a total area of about 7 sq km and lie north-east of Taiwan, east of the Chinese mainland and south-west of Japan's southern-most prefecture, Okinawa. The islands are controlled by Japan.
They matter because they are close to important shipping lanes, offer rich fishing grounds and lie near potential oil and gas reserves. They are also in a strategically significant position, amid rising competition between the US and China for military primacy in the Asia-Pacific region.
Japan says it surveyed the islands for 10 years in the 19th Century and determined that they were uninhabited. On 14 January 1895 Japan erected a sovereignty marker and formally incorporated the islands into Japanese territory.
After World War Two, Japan renounced claims to a number of territories and islands including Taiwan in the 1951 Treaty of San Francisco. These islands, however, came under US trusteeship and were returned to Japan in 1971 under the Okinawa reversion deal.
Japan says China raised no objections to the San Francisco deal. And it says that it is only since the 1970s, when the issue of oil resources in the area emerged, that Chinese and Taiwanese authorities began pressing their claims.
China says that the islands have been part of its territory since ancient times, serving as important fishing grounds administered by the province of Taiwan.
Taiwan was ceded to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895, after the Sino-Japanese war.
When Taiwan was returned in the Treaty of San Francisco, China says the islands should have been returned too. Beijing says Taiwan's Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek did not raise the issue, even when the islands were named in the later Okinawa reversion deal, because he depended on the US for support.
Separately, Taiwan also claims the islands.
The dispute has rumbled relatively quietly for decades. But in April 2012, a fresh row ensued after outspoken right-wing Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara said he would use public money to buy the islands from their private Japanese owner.
The Japanese government then reached a deal to buy three of the islands from the owner in a move to block Mr Ishihara's more provocative plan.
But this angered China, triggering public and diplomatic protests. Since then, Chinese government ships have regularly sailed in and out of what Japan says are its territorial waters around the islands.
In November 2013, China also announced the creation of a new air-defence identification zone, which would require any aircraft in the zone - which covers the islands - to comply with rules laid down by Beijing.
Japan labelled the move a "unilateral escalation" and said it would ignore it, as did the US.
The US and Japan forged a security alliance in the wake of World War II and formalised it in 1960. Under the deal, the US is given military bases in Japan in return for its promise to defend Japan in the event of an attack.
This means if conflict were to erupt between China and Japan, Japan would expect US military back-up. US President Barack Obama has confirmed that the security pact applies to the islands - but has also warned that escalation of the current row would harm all sides.
The Senkaku/Diaoyu issue highlights the more robust attitude China has been taking to its territorial claims in both the East China Sea and the South China Sea. It poses worrying questions about regional security as China's military modernises amid the US "pivot" to Asia.
In both China and Japan, meanwhile, the dispute ignites nationalist passions on both sides, putting pressure on politicians to appear tough and ultimately making any possible resolution even harder to find.
However, she still aims to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020.
"I don't have any plans to race internationally this year so it's unlikely I'll be in Los Angeles," the 39-year-old told BBC Sport.
"I need a huge amount of recharging, including legs and family time, then build back up towards Tokyo."
Storey was speaking after claiming bronze in the team pursuit at the National Track Championships in Manchester with her Boot Out Breast Cancer team.
It would be easy to burn myself out, so I'm trying to take the sensible option
She became Britain's most decorated female Paralympian by claiming her 14th gold medal at the Rio Games.
The 2017 Para-Cycling Track World Championships were announced just seven weeks before the event was due to start in America.
Several British riders were critical of the UCI because of the short preparation time.
The event has no bearing on Paralympic qualification but does count for visually impaired cyclists towards making the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Storey says she must be "sensible" about her racing schedule if she is to compete in her eighth Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
"I'm very motivated to race and it would be easy to burn myself out," said Storey.
"It was never my intention to race much further afield than the UK. For me, it's important to look at that bigger picture.
"I'm in my eighth cycle as a Paralympian so I have to preserve what'll hopefully happen at the end of that cycle.
"It's not uncommon to take a back seat for a year or so in order to be really firing for those bigger qualifying events and hopefully the big one itself."
Guinness had a cut to his neck when he was found abandoned in Grays, Essex in October.
Insp Joe White, of the RSPCA, said: "I could not believe it - it was one of the worst wounds I have seen in my whole time as an RSPCA inspector."
The dog has now been rehomed with a new family after emergency treatment.
"It looked as though he had been left with a collar on that was far too small for him and it had cut into his neck," said Insp White.
"I have seen some awful things but this one really hit me.
"How anyone could neglect this poor puppy in this way and ignore such an awful wound that so obviously needed treatment is just beyond me."
His new owner, Charlie Rees-Brown, from Grays, said: "The minute he walked through the door I just knew that he wasn't going to be leaving the house.
"He is such a cheeky, happy boy you really wouldn't know he had been through something so awful."
Guinness' original owners were never traced.
Worshippers leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon were approached by two hooded suspects at about 22:30 local time (21:30 GMT) on Sunday.
The suspects, carrying a handgun and a shotgun, arrived in a Renault Clio before opening fire on the crowd, La Provence newspaper reports.
Police said they were not treating the incident as a terrorist attack.
Four people were wounded outside the mosque and a family of four - including a seven-year-old girl - also suffered injuries from shrapnel while in their apartment, located some 50 metres away, La Provence said, citing a source.
Two of the eight wounded were hospitalised, according to the source, who also said that worshippers leaving the mosque had not been the intended target.
The Avignon attack is not being treated as a terrorist incident, the prosecutor's office said. Laure Chabaud, a district magistrate, said that the incident was likely to be the result of a dispute between youths.
On Thursday, a man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil. No-one was injured in the incident.
France remains on alert amid heightened security following a deadly attack on Paris police in April and a series of terrorist incidents in recent years.
Lars-Christer Olsson, a former general secretary of Uefa, says plans to change the qualification criteria for European competition will lead to a "closed shop".
The Swede insists the reforms are opposed by even the most powerful leagues in Europe, whose clubs stand to gain most from four automatic Champions League places.
Asked whether it could become nearly impossible for clubs like Celtic to reach the group stage, he replied: "Yes. That's definitely one of the results."
Initial changes to the Champions League format, to begin in 2018, mean 16 automatic qualification spots go to the top four clubs in the top four leagues (currently Spain, England, Germany and Italy).
It means the champions of Scotland will be involved in a qualification battle for eight places rather than the current 10.
But Olsson fears this is simply the first step in marginalising clubs in smaller leagues, with further changes from 2021 to be decided next year.
"That is why it is so extremely important they are revoking the decision already now because otherwise we are changing the playing field," he said.
A key concession by Uefa in the recent negotiations was to preserve the "champions' route", which in recent years has ensured Celtic have faced teams ranked below them, in theory making the qualification process easier, although they were eliminated in the past two seasons by Maribor and Malmo.
However, Olsson, who chairs the organisation that represents the interests of 32 European leagues, and Neil Doncaster, chief executive of the Scottish Professional Football League and an EPFL board member, believe the champions' route could also be at risk.
"It's absolutely vital for all our leagues in the second tier that that remains because, if you've got access to Europe by winning your domestic competition, that enhances the domestic competition," Doncaster told BBC Scotland.
"As soon as you remove that access then, yes, you might still get prize money, the domestic glory of being champions of Scotland, but if you're not getting access to Europe then a big part of what it means to be champions of Scotland is removed.
"My fear is that, unless we're united, unless we put as much pressure now on Uefa as we can, we'll end up sleepwalking into a closed shop for the next cycle, from 2021 onwards."
Both men are concerned that the most powerful clubs in Europe are looking to create an NFL-style competition, where only certain clubs are guaranteed a place and others, like Celtic, will end up on the outside looking in.
"It will be something similar to what is now the case in North American sports - something I don't want to see in Europe for several reasons," said Olsson.
"That's why it's so important that we all do what we can now before it becomes a reality," agreed Doncaster.
"If we do nothing, the bigger voices, the bigger influences within the game in Europe will have their way and the bigger historic clubs in the bigger leagues clearly favour the guaranteed route into that top table.
"But it has to be on merit. Football is based on merit in Europe. That's the tradition, unlike in some other countries, where you have a closed shop."
After the 3-3 draw with Manchester City, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers was adamant that the tournament would be diminished by the club's exclusion.
"There has to be an opportunity for clubs like Celtic, one of the great clubs in world football, to play in this competition," he said. "The competition is better for a club like Celtic in it.
"Of course you have to earn the right to be in it, you have to qualify, but it shouldn't be made near-on impossible."
Olsson is bullish about the future and the chances of ensuring Uefa is forced to back-pedal.
"I think that is also a major mistake by Uefa, thinking they could change things without any proper consultation with the football family and that includes their members," he argued.
"The owners of Uefa are the associations and they have not been properly involved and the most important organisers of professional football in Europe are the leagues and they have not been properly involved, so I think they will find out they have started a battle they cannot win."
"I think we will see a development of a totally different market for club competitions in Europe and I'm not so sure the 20 big clubs or Uefa will be at the head of that development because it's a real provocation what has happened now," he said.
"So for the good of football and the good of Uefa it has to be revoked, I think.
"It's not only the smaller and mid-sized associations and leagues reacting. It's also the big ones because this is the first step towards something totally different, which we don't think is in line with the European tradition.
"There has been very hard reaction also from the French league, for example, from the French Federation, so they (Uefa) have made a major mistake, which has to be corrected."
BBC News examines what conditions the victims of the Connors' family endured.
His head was shaved and he was put to work at 05:00 in the morning having had nothing to eat since his "capture" the day before.
It was in the summer of 2006 that the homeless man from Manchester agreed to work for the Connors family after being offered £80 a day.
On the way to the traveller family's caravan park in Bedfordshire he got cold feet and asked to be dropped off.
But a man he later identified as Paddy Connors - jailed for five years on Tuesday, by a judge at Luton Crown Court - told him: "No, you're coming with us."
It was not until the end of his first working day he received food, from other workers at the camp, near Leighton Buzzard.
It was food of the lowest quality, he said, an accusation that was confirmed when police raided the caravan site and found a small larder to feed 23 men.
Medical examinations after the raid revealed one of the men at the site was suffering from scurvy and another was covered in his own excrement, which he had been unable to clean off because he was so weak.
Examinations also showed the men had suffered broken bones, damaged ribs and other injuries that could only have been inflicted by beatings.
One man, who stayed with the Connors family after returning to the UK from Spain in 2004, told the police he had seen hundreds of workers passing through Green Acres and being abused.
The man described how Paddy Connors, when told of a worker trying to get away, had said: "No, he won't, I'll hurt him, I'll kill him."
Another man, an alcoholic, who lived with the Connors family for seven years until the raid, spoke of his experiences.
During his time with them, he said he travelled with the family abroad and his job included looking after the children.
On one job however, he fell through the roof of a garage and broke an ankle. He was kept working by being given painkillers but eventually he was taken to hospital.
He discharged himself and went back to work for the Connors family with his leg in plaster and wearing sandals.
The man described how he was once beaten with a broomstick that left scars on the back of his head.
He told police he had suffered "seven years of abuse, starvation and torture".
"There was no respect. They treated me like a slave and that's putting it mildly," he said.
One of the men had been picked up in London when he was down on his luck and offered £50, a roof over his head, food and clothing if he worked for the family.
When he asked for his money he was told he would get nothing and that shelter and food was better than living on the streets.
He tried to escape after a beating and was chased, stabbed in the back of the head, knocked to the ground and dragged back to Green Acres.
Others who considered escaping listened to rumours there was a field at the caravan site where bodies were buried. The men told the trial they regarded this as a veiled threat.
The family's victims lived in squalor in sheds, run-down caravans and horse boxes.
There were no toilets or showers and they were taken to a nearby leisure centre on Fridays to wash.
Their bedding was changed about every four months and they received one meal a day, resulting in most suffering malnutrition and low body weight.
Medical examinations found some of the men had previously had or were suffering from scabies infections.
While their victims were underfed and lived in squalor, the Connors family are believed to have hidden millions of pounds in offshore bank accounts. These were the proceeds from their block paving, asphalting and clearance businesses over some 15 years.
If the money is recovered the first beneficiaries are to be the men who they kept in servitude.
On Tuesday, Tommy Connors Sr, 53, was jailed for eight years and his son Patrick (Paddy), 21, for five years, at Luton Crown Court. Both men were convicted of servitude, compulsory labour and assault charges.
The daughter of Tommy Connors Sr Josie, 31, and her husband James John Connors, 34, were jailed for 11 years and four years respectively last year for keeping vulnerable men in servitude and requiring them to perform forced labour.
James John Connors - known as "Big Jim" - was also convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The Met Office said rain, hail, thunder and strong, gusty winds could be expected, with possible localised flooding, between 15:00 GMT on Sunday and 18:00 on Monday.
Up to 4cm (1.5in) of rain could fall on high ground.
A warning of gusts of up to 80mph has been issued for the south east from 03:00 to 18:00 on Monday.
Network Rail said it was drafting in extra teams to tackle any problems the storm causes to the railway, and advised train passengers to check services before travelling.
Sunday's warning covers Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Bridgend, Ceredigion, Neath Port Talbot, Vale of Glamorgan, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Newport and Torfaen.
Monday's warning is for Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Cardiff, Newport, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire and Torfaen.
Billy Kee fired past Roy Carroll to give Stanley an early lead, and Rommy Boco headed in Piero Mingoia's cross to double the advantage shortly after.
Boco lobbed Carroll and tapped in to make it three, before Ronan Murray's shot from 12 yards gave County hope.
Adam Campbell then slotted in from the edge of the area, but Accrington held on to boost their promotion hopes.
The US Coast Guard is now searching waters off Hawaii, where his boat was spotted without him onboard.
Mr Guo's support team had lost contact with him at about 07:00 GMT on Tuesday.
The sailor, who was the first Chinese person to sail solo around the world, left San Francisco on 18 October with the aim of reaching Shanghai within 20 days.
Shortly after his team lost contact with him, a search plane was sent to his last coordinates, about 600 miles (966km) off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.
Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported that the boat, the Qingdao China, was spotted with its main sail snapped off and in the water.
Mr Guo was not seen onboard the 97ft (26.5m) trimaran.
US ships are now heading to the boat. A Coast Guard spokesman told AP news agency that Mr Guo had been in good health and was an experienced sailor, "so that gives us some hope".
Mr Guo was trying to break the current speed record for his journey, which is 21 days.
He was the first Chinese person to sail around the world alone when he completed his trans-navigation of the globe in a 12m yacht in 2013.
The incident, which involved a baseball and knife, happened at the ScotMid on East Baldridge Drive, Dunfermline at about 15:00 on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old is expected to appear at Dunfermline Sheriff Court later. A 25-year-old man has also been arrested and appeared at Dunfermline Sheriff Court on Thursday.
Officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the robbery.
Mageean cut .05 off her Northern Ireland record that she set in Rovereto on Tuesday as she clocked 4:06.49.
However, the Portaferry woman's time was .49 outside the Rio standard as she placed fifth at the Rieti meeting
Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay took victory in 4:05.17 ahead of Canadian Fiona Benson who clocked 4:05.24.
The Canadian pushed Mageean, 23, into second place in Tuesday's race in Rovereto.
Ethiopian-born athletes Mimi Belete and Axumawit Embaye also finished ahead of Mageean in Sunday's race while recent Kenyan World Championships representative Viola Lagat was behind the Northern Irish woman in sixth.
Mageean opted not to compete at the recent World Championships in Beijing as she continued her comeback following an injury-affected couple of years.
The County Down athlete won a superb world junior 1500m silver medal in 2010 but her hopes of competing at the London Olympics in 2012 were ended by a foot injury.
An injury in her other foot caused her to miss this year's European Indoor Championships in March and she was only able to return to major competition in the latter part of the current outdoor season.
However, her form over the last two months suggests that she is on course to qualify for the Olympics in Brazil.
The blaze in Staincross, Barnsley was reported to South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service just before 18:00 GMT.
The body was found inside the house on New Road, which was "well alight", the fire service said.
No details about the woman have been released. The fire service said it was holding a joint investigation with South Yorkshire police into what happened.
By far the most significant is the intervention of hospital and other trust chiefs in England, with their message that "something has to give".
Usually the crescendo of voices calling for more money builds as the Autumn Statement gets closer and the winter pressures on the service begin to build.
But now, in early September, the chief executive of NHS Providers Chris Hopson, has chosen to break cover and fire his warning shot in the direction of Downing Street.
Its understood that his members wanted him to speak out even sooner.
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In essence, their message is that the service is stretched to the limit and that without extra funding there will have to be reductions in care on offer or rapidly increasing waiting times
The government argues extra annual funding has been allocated to the NHS in England, rising to just over £8bn by 2020 - and that has come on top of an extra £2bn in 2015-16.
Ministers argue that this is what NHS leaders asked for and accepted as reasonable.
What's more, they say, the £3.8bn extra for this year was greeted as a generous "front-loaded" settlement.
So the spotlight has turned on Simon Stevens, head of NHS England, with some asking whether he did not ask for enough when he settled with the former Chancellor George Osborne.
I understand that the NHS leadership was not best pleased with the outspoken comments from Mr Hopson on Sunday morning.
The hope had been to keep the NHS under the radar for now.
The problem for Mr Stevens is that only in July he unveiled a plan to help hospitals and other trusts bring down their annual deficits.
It was branded as a "reset" after hospital finances had appeared to be out of control in the previous financial year.
Announcing a relaxation of the fines regime and new agreed spending totals for each trust, Mr Stevens said: "We need to use this year both to stabilise finances and kick-start the wider changes everyone can see are needed."
Now, less than two months later, those same hospitals are saying that only an extra injection of funding or a radical rethink of the way the NHS provides care will suffice.
NHS England sources suggest there was never a demand for a specific cash sum in 2020.
Instead, Mr Stevens set out a range of scenarios when he unveiled his Five Year Forward View in 2014.
Between £8bn and £21bn was requested, and if it was to be at the lower end of the range then extra help for social care, funded by local authorities, would be required.
There has been a sharp increase in the number of elderly patients stuck in hospital beds because social care arrangements are not in place to allow them to return home.
Government sources are discouraging any thoughts of more money being stumped up for the NHS in the Autumn Statement - not least because of the pressures on public spending across Whitehall.
They expect hospitals to continue with efficiency savings to make best use of the money already allocated to the service.
But Prime Minister Theresa May and Chancellor Philip Hammond know that health is high on the list of voter concerns and that any deterioration in standards could become politically toxic.
The Society of Acute Medicine has warned that the NHS could experience "pockets of meltdown" this winter and that medical units will be "put to the test as never before".
Add to all this the claim by NHS Providers that the seven-day NHS policy for England is unworkable without more resources, and a key plank of government policy is under increased scrutiny.
It has been a central issue in the junior doctors' dispute and will be contested more vocally as strikes planned for October draw closer.
Ministers argue that the seven-day NHS is a manifesto commitment and that more effective urgent care can be provided at weekends within existing budgets.
But the prime minister as well as the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will come under more pressure to explain their plans.
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Christopher Cambray, 42, from Shrewley in Warwickshire, pleaded guilty to six sexual offences against children. He was jailed for four years and two month at Birmingham Crown Court.
The charges included sexual activity with a child and making indecent images of children.
Cambray was an award-winning sergeant with Warwickshire Police.
As well as a custodial sentence, he was also sentenced to five years on licence and handed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order prohibiting unsupervised contact with any child under 18 years of age, which runs for life unless lifted by a court order.
Following his arrest in September 2014, Cambray was immediately suspended by Warwickshire Police and dismissed by Chief Constable Martin Jelley after a special case hearing in July.
Det Supt Gary Watson, of Warwickshire Police, said the force is "completely focused" on the victim, adding Cambray's actions were not representative of the behaviour of other officers.
"It is distressing for all concerned when [an officer] is found guilty of a crime that is amongst one of the most challenging and incomprehensible with which we deal," he said.
"We would like to reassure the public that the great majority of people in policing act with honesty and integrity."
The skeleton belongs to a small, plant-eating dinosaur which lived 200 million years ago - at the beginning of the Jurassic Period.
Although this species was widespread at the time, scientists have largely had to rely on incomplete fossils.
The analysis was carried out at the ESRF facility in Grenoble, France, and showed that the specimen was juvenile.
The skeleton is too small and fragile, and the rocks around it too hard, to allow it to be studied by conventional means.
In addition, the rock matrix in which the fossil is preserved contains trapped minerals which prevented it from being scanned in a standard CT scanner.
The specimen was discovered in a stream bed on a farm in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa by palaeontologist Billy de Klerk.
"There's still a lot we don't know about early plant-eating dinosaurs," said Prof Jonah Choiniere from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
"We need new specimens like this one and new technology like the synchrotron to fill in those gaps."
Prof Choiniere, along with Dr Vincent Fernandez, from the ESRF (European Synchrotron), scanned the specimen with high-powered X-rays to understand how the species, Heterodontosaurus tucki, ate, moved, and breathed.
Scanning the fist-sized skull might allow the scientists to perform a 3D reconstruction of the animal's brain, offering insights into its lifestyle - including its sense of smell, and whether it was capable of complex behaviours.
The scientists think the diminutive dinosaur used its back teeth to grind down plant food. In other animals with similar anatomy, this requires the teeth to be replaced due to wear and tear.
The team members said they can now begin testing this theory and others regarding the dinosaur's biology and behaviour.
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Wenger, 67, has been criticised by some fans after Arsenal slipped to sixth in the Premier League following four defeats in their past five games.
A 10-2 aggregate loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League added to the pressure on the Frenchman.
But Wenger said: "I will not retire. Retiring is for young people."
Wenger's contract expires at the end of the season but he has been offered a new two-year deal. He says he will make a decision on his future "very soon".
"For old people retirement is dying," added Wenger, speaking before Sunday's Premier League match at home to Manchester City.
"I still watch every football game. I find it interesting."
Wenger is into his 21st year as Arsenal manager but he has not led the Gunners to a Premier League title in 13 years.
"Of course I'm as hungry," he said. "I carry a bit more pressure on my shoulders than 20 years ago but the hunger is exactly the same.
"When you see what the club was and what it is today - when I arrived we were seven people [members of staff], we are 700 today."
He added: "I hate defeat. I can understand the fans that are unhappy with every defeat but the only way to have victory is to stick together with the fans and give absolutely everything until the end of the season, that's all we can do."
The Nigerian judge due to oversee the seven-member panel was not available till then, he said.
Longstanding ruler President Yahya Jammeh, 51, initially accepted defeat but later rejected the result.
It is not yet clear what will happen after Mr Jammeh's term ends on 18 January.
President-elect Adama Barrow is due to be inaugurated the following day. But Mr Jammeh has said he will not step down and he has the support of the head of the army.
West African leaders, led by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari, are due to in the capital, Banjul, on Friday in a last-ditch diplomatic effort to resolve the crisis. The visit was originally scheduled for Wednesday.
But Mr Jammeh has so far rebuffed their attempts, saying they have no right to interfere.
Mr Jammeh lodged a case before the Supreme Court after the electoral commission changed some results. The commission insists the outcome was not affected by an initial error and property developer Mr Barrow defeated Mr Jammeh.
The Supreme Court hearing had already been delayed once because of a shortage of sitting judges, and other judges from neighbouring countries have since been appointed.
But the Nigerian who was to act as the president of the court - Onogeme Uduma - is fully booked until May.
However the existence of the legal challenge means the election result is not valid, a spokesman for Mr Jammeh's APRC party said.
"Any attempt to swear in anybody in this circumstance is against the constitution," Seedy Njie told the BBC.
Meanwhile, one of Mr Jammeh's top ministers, Sheriff Bojang, who has just resigned in protest over the president's refusal to accept defeat, urged him to drop the petition.
"The current attempts while appearing to have a veneer of constitutionalism are in fact an attempt to subvert the express will of the Gambian electorate," the former information minister said in a statement.
He urged Mr Jammeh and his cabinet colleagues "to look into their conscience and take the right decision within the most reasonable time for the present and future of our vulnerable little Gambia".
Of his own defection after two years of acting as a mouthpiece for Mr Jammeh's government, Mr Bojang said: "It is never too late to do the right thing."
Gambian state TV said Mr Bojang had been sacked.
The Gambia, a popular tourist destination, has not had a smooth transfer of power since independence from Britain in 1965.
Mr Jammeh seized power in the tiny country in 1994 and has been accused of human rights abuses, although he has held regular elections.
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He faces Bristol's Lee Haskins, who won the interim title earlier in the year, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday.
Caballero is unbeaten in 22 fights, but the American has been out of the ring for more than a year through injury.
"I've been gone for a year but I'm back, I'm hungry and I'm going to defend my title," said Caballero.
He beat Stuart Hall last year to claim the vacant IBF belt, while Haskins, 32, took his record to 32 victories and three defeats with his win over Japan's Ryosuke Iwasa.
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"He is a tough guy and there is a reason why he is mandatory challenger," Caballero said.
"He is coming a long way to win my title but I've trained way too hard, I'm ready and I'm going to make sure that belt stays wrapped around my waist."
The fight was added to the undercard of the WBC middleweight title contest between Miguel Cotto and Saul Alvarez last month.
And Caballero added: "To be on a card like this is a dream come true and I'm ready to put on a great performance,
"I promise it is going to be a brand new Randy Caballero on Saturday and I'm going to show you why I'm world champion."
Haskins, though, has vowed to return to Bristol a world champion and said: "Every boxer who gets into the sport wants to fight in Vegas. A few years ago I never thought I would have a chance like this.
"I'm in great shape and we are looking to put on a great fight."
A £1.5m grant will fund the plans in Anglesey, Bangor, Cardiff, Cardigan, Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley and Tregaron in Ceredigion.
It will take the total number of Welsh language centres to 10.
Mr Jones said they offered "wide-ranging opportunities" for people to use Welsh at "grass roots level".
"Already we've seen some exciting centres being developed across Wales thanks to the Capital Investment grant, demonstrating our commitment to seeing the language thrive in our communities," he said.
The Cardiff centre will be run alongside the Cardiff Story museum at The Old Library on The Hayes in the city centre.
Frequent showers reduced the game to 11 overs a side and Ireland posted 96-5 with crucial knocks from Stuart Poynter (35) and William Porterfield (30).
George Dockrell and Max Sorensen each took three wickets as PNG fell short of their target on 89-9 in Townsville.
The final game in the series takes place in Townsville on Tuesday.
Ireland eased to a five-wicket victory in Saturday's opener but it was a much closer affair 24 hours later.
Ireland overcame the first-ball dismissal of Andrew Balbirnie with Porterfield and Poynter, scoring a flurry of boundaries in the opening powerplay.
Porterfield, in his 100th game as captain, scored 30 off just 15 balls while Poynter cleared the ropes twice in his 35 from 24 balls.
However, the Irish added just 26 runs in the last four overs as Papua New Guinea debutant Pipi Raho claimed 3-11.
Asad Vala (25) gave the Pacific Islanders a rapid start, but his dismissal saw the hosts implode.
They lost seven wickets for just 22 runs with Dockrell (3-18), Sorensen (3-24), and Andy McBrine (2-7) doing the damage.
A late flourish from Norman Vanua, with two sixes in an undefeated 26, came too late as Ireland held on to clinch an unassailable lead in the series.
"It's great to be 2-0 up in the series with two solid performances," said Porterfield.
"To be asked to bat first in potentially tricky conditions with the rain around I thought the lads did really well.
"The bowlers then, as they have done all trip, backed that up with another great display to win the game."
The motion was opposed by six Conservatives, one Liberal Democrat, and 23 Labour MPs, with Rushanara Ali abstaining by voting for and against. She resigned from the opposition front bench in order to abstain.
The 24-year-old left-back was a free agent, having left the Seagulls earlier this summer following a three-year stint at the Amex Stadium.
Chicksen only made two appearances for Brighton last season, in between loan spells at Leyton Orient and Gillingham.
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The letters are intended to confirm the accuracy of HMRC's records for the 2.6 million taxpayers who live in Scotland and who will pay the new rate.
Recipients will not need to take any action if the address details HMRC holds for them are correct.
The Scottish Rate of Income Tax comes into effect on 6 April next year.
It will be paid by UK taxpayers who live in Scotland, regardless of where they work, with the rate to be announced by the Scottish government in its draft budget on 16 December.
Those paying the new rate will see their tax code prefixed by an 'S' and their income tax will continue to be collected from pay and pensions in the same way as it is now.
The new system was a recommendation of the Calman Commission and has been devolved under the Scotland Act 2012 along with powers over stamp duty and landfill tax
It will see the UK income tax rate being reduced by 10p in the pound across all bands in Scotland, with the Scottish Parliament then setting its own rate, which could be lower, higher or exactly the same as the rest of the UK.
The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has already hinted that her government is likely to keep the Scottish rate at the same level as the rest of the UK as any tax rises or cuts would need to be applied across all tax bands.
The Scottish Parliament is to receive greater powers over income tax under the new Scotland Bill proposals which are still going through the UK Parliament and which are expected to come into force in 2018.
The Scotland Bill will hand Holyrood control over income tax rates and bands, which would give the Scottish government greater flexibility to introduce a higher rate of income tax for high earners if it wished to do so.
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The Briton had not set a time when he came into the pits with the rear of his car in flames and will start from the back for the second race in succession.
Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg took pole and, barring problems, will extend his 14-point title lead on Sunday.
It is the sixth straight race in which Hamilton has hit trouble in qualifying.
Sebastian Vettel took second place after a much-improved performance in the Red Bull, with Williams' Valtteri Bottas in third.
"The engine just died," said Hamilton. "I thought I'm right next to the pit entry, so I'll roll back and at least get them to fix it. And then I looked in my mirrors and it was on fire."
At last weekend's German Grand Prix, Hamilton fought up from 20th on the grid to finish third behind Rosberg and Bottas following a brake failure in qualifying.
But overtaking is much more difficult at the tight and twisty Hungaroring than it is at Hockenheim, so Hamilton faces a long afternoon trying to make up ground.
He will start from the pit lane rather than the grid because Mercedes need to build up a new chassis and fit a new engine to it.
Rosberg, by contrast, can expect another comfortable race as long as he converts his pole position into a lead at the first corner.
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Mercedes said Hamilton had suffered a fuel leak.
"I would prefer to be out there battling with Lewis and that would give me the maximum adrenaline rush," said Rosberg of his team-mate's misfortune.
It is the sixth successive race in which Hamilton has suffered problems in qualifying of one kind or another and he has not started from pole position since the Spanish Grand Prix in early May.
In Monaco, he failed to get in his final lap when Rosberg went off the track ahead of him, causing yellow caution flags to be waved and in Canada and Austria, Hamilton made mistakes on his qualifying runs.
At Silverstone, he misjudged a drying track and was knocked down from first to sixth by other drivers when he failed to do a final lap, although he did go on to win the race.
Hamilton had been keen to reverse his qualifying form and take pole and a victory at a track on which he has won four times in seven races and go into the four-week summer break having cut his deficit to Rosberg.
After Hungary, there are eight races and a maximum of 225 points available, following the controversial decision to award double points at the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.
But such is Mercedes' dominance that closing the gap on Rosberg will not be easy for Hamilton as if both cars finish they tend to be first and second, between which there is only seven points.
There was a dramatic beginning to the final top 10 shoot-out when rain started to fall just before the start of the session.
All the drivers went out on slick dry-weather tyres. Rosberg was first out and was caught out by the amount of water on the track and ran wide at the first corner but managed to rejoin the track.
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McLaren's Kevin Magnussen, in the car right behind him, was not so lucky. The Dane locked up and smashed into the tyre barrier, forcing officials to stop the session for 10 minutes while repairs were made to the safety facilities.
When the session resumed, the leading positions changed consistently as the drivers swapped fastest times on slick tyres on the drying lap.
Rosberg ended up 0.486secs quicker than Vettel, who was 0.15secs ahead of Bottas.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo starts fourth ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, Williams's Felipe Massa and the second McLaren of Jenson Button.
Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne was eighth ahead of Force India's Nico Hulkenberg, with the unfortunate Magnussen 10th, although the Dane will start from the pit lane following a chassis and gearbox change.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was the victim of a terrible misjudgement by his team.
They decided to not go out for a second run in the first part of qualifying with either car.
But while Alonso progressed comfortably, Raikkonen was 0.7secs slower than his team-mate and he was pipped in the final seconds by the Ferrari-engined Marussia of Jules Bianchi. Raikkonen will start 17th.
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Mr Tsang, who led Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012, had faced three charges of misconduct and bribery.
He was cleared of a second count of misconduct and the jury failed to reach a verdict on a third charge of accepting an advantage.
Mr Tsang is the most senior Hong Kong official to face a corruption trial.
The case has worried a territory that prides itself on its relatively clean reputation.
The charges, which each carried a maximum of seven years in prison, related to events which took place near the end of his term between 2010 and 2012.
Prosecutors accused Mr Tsang of engaging in a number of conflicts of interest without declaring them, including renting a luxury flat in mainland China from the shareholder of a broadcast company, Wave Media, whose license applications he approved.
They alleged the flat was redecorated for free for him and that he later nominated the interior designer for an honour.
The jury, which deliberated for two days, found him guilty of misconduct over his failure to disclose the lease of the flat, but dismissed the charge related to the designer.
It did not reach a verdict on whether he accepted a bribe in the form of the refurbishment. Sentencing will take place on Monday, AFP reported.
Mr Tsang, 72, has previously insisted his conscience is clear.
A career civil servant, he rose through the ranks to become Hong Kong's second chief executive, following Tung Chee-hwa.
His deputy, former Chief Secretary Rafael Hui, was jailed for accepting bribes from a property tycoon in 2014.
Just days after being treated to a veritable treasure trove of strange presidential assertions and non sequiturs in a previously unreleased Wall Street Journal interview, the public has been offered a blast from the (recent) past in leaked records of Mr Trump's phone conversations with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The conversations took place on the same day in January, in the US president's first week in office, during a marathon session of phone calls to world leaders. It gives an inside view into how Mr Trump talks when he doesn't think the public is listening (hint: it's not much different from his public performances).
Here are some highlights.
TRUMP: "Well, Canada is no problem - do not worry about Canada, do not even think about them. That is a separate thing and they are fine and we have had a very fair relationship with Canada. It has been much more balanced and much more fair. So we do not have to worry about Canada, we do not even think about them."
AZ: This could be an example of the Trump administration's seeming preference for bilateral trade negotiations, rather than multi-party agreements like Nafta. While the president professed to have "no problem" with Canada, since his conversation with Mr Pena Nieto, Mr Trump has been quite critical of his northern neighbour, blasting the nation's policies on dairy and soft lumber exports.
TRUMP: "I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den."
AZ: Donald Trump lost New Hampshire in the general election, but he won its Republican primary last February, which cemented his status as the front-runner for the party's nomination. While he was campaigning there he acknowledged the state's opioid addiction epidemic, but never in such derogatory terms.
TRUMP: "You have some pretty tough hombres in Mexico that you may need help with, and we are willing to help you with that big-league. But they have to be knocked out and you have not done a good job of knocking them out."
AZ: The "tough hombre" line had leaked - and been roundly derided as insensitive - shortly after the president had his conversation with Mr Nieto. Now it can be viewed in context, which doesn't do much to help the president appear diplomatic.
TRUMP: "If you are going to say that Mexico is not going to pay for the wall, then I do not want to meet with you guys anymore because I cannot live with that," he said. "You cannot say that to the press".
AZ: One of Mr Trump's key campaign promises runs up against a cold hard reality critics had pointed out from the very beginning. Mexico just isn't going to pay for the border wall. The president seems to recognise his predicament and the public relations fiasco that could result. His solution? Trying to convince Mr Pena Nieto to stop talking about it to the press.
TRUMP: "It is you and I against the world, Enrique, do not forget."
AZ: Well, this is a strange sentiment given that Mexico - and undocumented Mexican immigrants - were a regular punching bag for Mr Trump for much of his presidential campaign. Mr Pena Nieto's flattery throughout the conversation seems to have softened the president's attitude, at least for the moment.
TRUMP: "Your words are so beautiful. Those are beautiful words and I do not think I can speak that beautifully, okay? It would be great to put those words at the end of the statement."
AZ: During the campaign, Mr Trump once boasted: "I know the best words." Perhaps the president is acknowledging that, in Mr Pena Nieto, he's finally met his match.
TRUMP: "This [refugee resettlement deal] is going to kill me. I am the world's greatest person that does not want to let people into the country."
AZ: Mr Trump apparently walked into his phone call with Mr Turnbull with no clear understanding of the details of the refugee resettlement agreement, aside from what "somebody" told him the day before.
TRUMP: "I guarantee you they [refugees] are bad. That is why they are in prison right now. They are not going to be wonderful people who go on to work for the local milk people."
AZ: The refugees in question were being detained, not imprisoned - a key difference. And, as Mr Turnbull points out, the US did not agree to admit all 1,250 individuals, but rather to screen them and then admit only those who would pose no threat to the "milk people".
TRUMP: "That is why they lost the election, because of stupid deals like this. You have brokered many a stupid deal in business and I respect you, but I guarantee that you broke many a stupid deal. This is a stupid deal."
AZ: One seldom has to wait for long for Mr Trump to bring up the 2016 presidential election, whether it's in a phone call with a foreign leader, a White House event for a championship sports team or a speech to a Boy Scout jubilee. That - and the art of successful deal-making - are the president's two favourite topics of discussion. Mr Turnbull gets a two-for-one special.
TRUMP: "What is the thing with boats? Why do you discriminate against boats?"
AZ: One of the things Mr Trump doesn't seem to understand is why Australia will not grant asylum to anyone who arrives on its soil by seagoing vessel. As Mr Turnbull tries to explain, the reason is to discourage human traffickers and make the dangerous water voyage less appealing to refugees. It has nothing to do with the country of origin of the refugees or the perceived risk associated with granting them residency.
TRUMP: "I have had it. I have been making these calls all day and this is the most unpleasant call all day. Putin was a pleasant call. This is ridiculous."
AZ: There were news reports after the conversation that Mr Trump's interactions with Mr Turnbull were less than cordial. The president and the White House denied it, but the transcript tells a different story. The line about Vladimir Putin is just the icing on the cake.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) report was released in July 2014 "with many words left out", a council spokesman said.
Following a unanimous vote, the council will write to Defra, asking for the report to be published in full "in the interests of transparency".
Defra said that was not possible.
A spokeswoman for the department said while the redacted draft paper was online, the full report was "an internal document" which would not be published.
Councillor Marcus Johnstone, who proposed the motion to ask for the Shale Gas Rural Economy Impacts report to be published in full, said it could be "a valuable source of information, but it was heavily redacted".
"Many people have concerns about the potential development of a shale gas industry, including the availability of relevant information about how the industry might affect the community they live in.
"The council will now formally ask the government to release the report in full, in the interests of transparency."
Fellow councillor Gina Dowding, who seconded the motion, said "a large amount of information has been left out of the published version and it appears that the omissions include some significant details".
The council is due to decide whether to grant energy firm Cuadrilla planning permission to frack at two sites in Lancashire in April.
Council planners recommended refusal in January, prompting Cuadrilla's successful request for a deferral until 30 April.
Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas.
Taylor took an indefinite break from cricket in May 2016 to help deal with anxiety problems.
The 28-year-old returned to England action for a one-day international against Ireland in Dubai in April.
"She'll have learned a lot about herself and faced up to a lot of battles," Robinson told BBC Sussex.
"She feels confident enough to put herself forward for selection. We've got a bit of time to go yet for her to keep doing what we call a graduated return and that's what she's done.
"She's managed to conquer most of her battles at the moment, so the medical team are confident enough, she's confident enough and she's ready to go."
Taylor has played in 101 one-day internationals for England, averaging 39.76 with the bat.
"Sarah's mental wellbeing and mental health is the most important thing, and that's the same for any cricketer," Robinson continued.
"What I do know with Sarah, and with you with me or with any of us, is if you're physically fit and mentally fit you can do a lot in our jobs and in our lives so we have to protect that side of Sarah.
"If she keeps ticking the right boxes and doing the right things to keep her mental health going and her physical fitness going, she's got every chance of having a really successful World Cup."
The group, which included nine Britons, were detained on 10 July during a tour of ancient China and accused of watching banned terrorist videos.
The tourists said that the incident was a misunderstanding, and that they were watching a documentary about Genghis Khan.
The BBC's Carrie Gracie reports from Ordos.
The Belfast Telegraph and the The Irish News reported on Wednesday that the book had received funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI).
The book was written by the graphic novelist Gerry Hunt and published by O'Brien Press in Dublin.
Bobby Sands was one of ten hunger strikers who died in the Maze Prison in 1981. Unionists described the book as "republican propaganda".
The Arts Council has been criticised for funding the publication of the illustrated book called "Bobby Sands, Freedom Fighter".
The council is funded by Stormont's culture and arts department.
The BBC understands that the fact that Bobby Sands would be the subject of the book would have been made known to ACNI in O'Brien's application for a grant, but not the title or content of the book.
The UK National Lottery also part-funded the publication.
In a statement, the Arts Council said it had received a "strong application" from O'Brien Press, which is described as one of Ireland's largest publishers, and said it had "satisfied all of our criteria".
The Ulster Unionist MP Tom Elliott said he believed the book glorified terrorism.
"What does concern me is that the Arts Council have given money to this book that is really a glorification of Bobby Sands' life as a terrorist," he said.
Danny Morrison is the secretary of the Bobby Sands Trust and one of the characters featured in the graphic novel.
"Bobby Sands spent a third of his life in jail," he said.
"He was 27 years of age when he died after 66 days on hunger strike. He was the MP for Fermanagh-South Tyrone. He was a poet and a writer.
"Bobby Sands is a role model because he's an Irish patriot."
The hunger strike began in the prison as a protest by republican prisoners over their right to be treated as 'special category' political prisoners rather than criminals.
During his time on hunger strike Bobby Sands stood for election as an MP for Fermanagh-South Tyrone and was elected. He died less than a month later on 5 May 1981.
The BBC One comedy reached 9.69 million viewers, up from a live Christmas Day audience of 7.61 million.
Call the Midwife was the second most popular show, attracting 9.4 million.
Viewing figures were generally down on last year, with nearly two million fewer people watching the number one rated show than last year.
Irish-based sitcom Mrs Brown's Boys, starring Brendan O'Carroll, also topped the Christmas Day ratings last year, but the number of viewers dropped from the 11.5 million it attracted then.
The Queen's Christmas Message, the most watched programme live, fell to 7th position with a total of 8.04 million viewers.
BBC One had six of the top 10 most watched programmes while ITV had four - the channels shared the Queen's Christmas Broadcast at 15:00 GMT, which was also aired on Sky News and Sky One.
The Queen used her broadcast to highlight the importance of reconciliation between people, speaking of the impact of the Scottish independence referendum, and recalling the moment German and British soldiers put down their weapons and met on Christmas Day in 1914.
Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special, which saw gymnast Louis Smith scoop the champion title for a second time, attracted 8.98 million viewers, putting it in third position.
Sitcom Miranda, which drew to a close on 1 January in a two-part special, was in fourth position with 8.65 million viewers and an audience share of 30.6%.
BBC drama Doctor Who was in 6th position with 8.28 million viewers, a decline on the 11.1 million viewers last year, when former Doctor Matt Smith was seen regenerating into Peter Capaldi.
ITV's highest rating Christmas Day show was for Coronation Street with 6.65 million viewers tuning in. ITV's figures do not include ITV+1.
Rea, 29, saw off the challenge of his Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes, pulling away in the latter stages for the 10th double win of his career in the series.
The Northern Irishman finished 2.96 seconds ahead of Sykes, who also had to settle for second in Saturday's opener.
Davide Giugliano was third on Sunday, but Chaz Davies crashed out on lap two.
"I'm so happy to have made it a double win here. I learned some things from the race that I didn't see on Saturday and I was able to apply that at the end of the race," said Rea.
Rea began the eighth round of the championship by taking victory in a thrilling race one by just 0.09 seconds on Saturday.
Dutchman Michael van der Mark finished third, before being taken out by Welshman Davies in race two.
After winning five of this season's opening eight races, Rea had been without a victory in six starts, before returning to winning ways at the Italian circuit.
His successes made it 16 podiums from as many starts for the Northern Irishman this season.
The Isle of Man-based rider secured his maiden win in the global series at Misano in 2009 and has gone on to add a further 35 triumphs since then.
Huddersfield's Sykes has won four times this season and took victory in both races at the previous round at Donington Park.
The next round of the series will be staged at Laguna Seca in the United States on 9 and 10 July.
That will be followed by an eight-week break, before the final run of rounds which takes in Germany, France and Spain, before concluding in Qatar on 29 and 30 October.
The volume of sales grew by 0.3% compared with June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
However, the figure for June's retail sales growth was revised down from 0.6% to 0.3%.
The latest data shows that the volume of food sales rose by 1.5% in July, having fallen by 1.1% in June.
The ONS said all other sectors saw a fall in volume sales apart from household goods.
Ole Black, ONS senior statistician, said that overall it was a "relatively subdued picture" in retail sales".
"Strong food sales have been responsible for the growth of 0.3% in July compared with June, as all other main sectors have shown a decrease. Whilst the overall growth is the same as in June, trends in growth in different sectors are proving quite volatile," he said.
However, Ruth Gregory, UK economist at Capital Economics, said the July figures were "fairly encouraging given the recent intensification of the squeeze on consumers' real incomes and suggest that talk of a sharp consumer slowdown has been overdone".
She said there had been few signs of a sharp slowdown in spending growth away from the high street.
"What's more, with annual retail sales values growth remaining at a still strong 4.1% in July, this suggests that consumers haven't been tightening their belts as a result of Brexit uncertainty," she said.
Ben Brettell, senior economist at Hargreaves Lansdown, said the figures showed the UK consumer was "extraordinarily resilient".
"Spending has defied expectations of a slowdown since the Brexit referendum, and currently seems to be holding up despite weak wage growth and above-target inflation," he added.
"This could bode well for economic growth - the UK economy is heavily reliant on the consumer, and economists had expected falling real incomes to eventually translate into weak retail sales."
However, the continuing difficulties for retailers was underlined on Thursday when Kingfisher reported a 1.9% fall in like-for-like sales for the three months to 31 July.
The group's operations include DIY chain B&Q, whose sales fell 4.7%.
PwC economic advisor, Andrew Sentance said the underlying picture on the High Street remained one of "subdued growth".
"Consumers may also be becoming more cautious about spending because of the political uncertainty following the General Election and surrounding the Brexit process.
"However, the main factor squeezing consumers is the weakness of the pound against other major currencies which is pushing up import prices and fuelling inflation," he added.
"UK consumers are watching and waiting - for inflation to subside and for the post-Brexit to become clearer. Until there is some relief on these two key issues, subdued growth of retail sales looks set to continue through this year and into 2018."
Prof Sir Mark Walport will be responsible for all public research spending in Britain next year.
In an exclusive interview with BBC News, Prof Walport said that he wants to be a "powerful voice for science" in dealing with government.
In the first interview in his new role, he sets out his vision for the new research agency he heads.
Currently, UK research is funded by nine separate organisations. Each body specialises in specific fields, such as environmental research, the physical science and the biosciences.
The system has contributed to Britain leading the world in many areas of research.
The government is replacing it with the United Kingdom Research and Innovation agency (UKRI), which will oversee and co-ordinate the work of the research organisations when it formally takes control on 1 April 2018.
But as its new chief executive, Prof Walport - currently the government's chief scientist - is already working to ensure that the new agency hits the ground running.
Critics of the reform fear that the "super research council" will direct research centrally and be driven by economic priorities and the whims of ministers - rather than support the best curiosity-driven research as the current system allows and encourages.
Prof Walport told me that these fears were "completely wrong".
"We are going to continue to support the brightest minds to tackle the problems as they see them," he told BBC News.
"Our job quite simply is to help the scientific community tackle the whole range of fundamental questions. It simply wouldn't be to anyone at the top of UKRI to pose the questions."
Prof Walport said the individual councils will stay and have a high degree of autonomy. And he pledged to appoint "the strongest people" to lead them.
So if the research councils are going to be left to get on with what they already do so well, why add an extra layer of bureaucracy?
Quite simply, it was because the Treasury was sceptical of what it saw as an uncoordinated research funding system with no strategic oversight or coordinated planning.
The creation of UKRI has already been a success in this respect. Reassured by the restructuring, the Prime Minister announced an extra £4.7bn for research spread over four years. In 2020, Prof Walport will have a total of £8bn to spend.
But he will be under pressure to deliver, so the investment from the Treasury continues.
He tells me his aim is to make the UK funding system "the best in the world", one fit for purpose in the 21st Century.
"By bringing it all together under the umbrella of UKRI we can have a powerful voice for research and innovation at a time when we really need that voice with the global challenges the world faces," he said.
"It's about having a strong voice representing those (research) communities that have so much to offer to society in terms of solving societal problems."
A key role for UKRI will be to get researchers out of their silos and encourage scientists from different fields to work together. Another is to help deliver the government's industrial strategy which aims to focus efforts on areas of scientific and technological strength for the benefit of the economy.
And one of the main challenges Prof Walport will face is the impact of Brexit. British universities employ about 30,000 scientists from EU countries and in collaboration with small businesses, receive £850m in research grants each year from the European Union.
Prof Walport says that he takes heart from the fact that the Prime Minster has on several occasions said that she appreciates the importance of UK science.
"There is no doubt about the vitality of our future research and innovation infrastructure depends on having the most skilled people from wherever they come," he told BBC News.
"I think that that is a message that is well recognised by government. Our job is to provide the support and the leadership and the mechanisms to enable us to remain at the forefront which we will do by remaining very global in our outlook.
"We have to have the confidence that there will be a solution that recognises that research and innovation are international activities."
Prof Walport was also keen to stress that the new agency includes the Arts and Humanities Research Council whose ideas he hopes the other research councils will draw on.
The acronym "Stem" is used to describe activities in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics. Prof Walport said: "The Industrial Revolution was driven by the steam engine. And I think that this industrial revolution is driven by "Steam" as well by which I mean science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics.
"And if you think what it is that makes modern technology usable is the sort of design element. So if you put all that together, then the opportunity [exists] to strengthen what's already a very strong research and innovation mechanism in the UK. That means getting the synergies and making the whole greater than the sum of the parts."
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It protects the A174 route between Whitby and Sandsend in North Yorkshire.
Worn-out defences have been replaced along a 0.6 mile (1km) stretch of the road, a popular tourist route, where it runs close to the shoreline.
Several landslips had led to costly repairs over the years and road closures, North Yorkshire County Council said.
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Darren Stephenson-Bennett, from Newton Aycliffe, crashed on a roundabout at the junction of the A68 and A1(M) near Darlington, County Durham.
The 28-year-old was last seen at a party on Saturday 27 August and was found dead by police seven days later after a phone call from the public.
He was confirmed dead at the scene but police say they are not sure when the crash happened.
It is thought Mr Stephenson-Bennett failed to negotiate the roundabout and went through a chevron board before hitting some trees, police said.
Insp Ed Turner said: "It's inevitable those questions will be asked of the police as to why we haven't found him before this time.
"There was a comprehensive missing from home investigation undertaken by Durham Constabulary. We didn't locate him.
"He went missing on the Saturday and wasn't reported missing until the Tuesday so we had a bit of catch up to play with."
In a statement, Mr Stephenson-Bennett's family said: "Darren was a much-loved husband, father, son and brother who was devoted to his family and his daughters.
"Darren was a popular person who would do anything for anybody.
"He was well-liked by all who knew him, extremely laid back and easy going, and no-one had a bad word to say about him."
The 23-year-old Slovakia-born former Chelsea trainee made the announcement on his Facebook page.
"After thinking about my future I chose not to accept the terms offered from Walsall for a simple reason," he said. "We did not agree on the new deal so it was best to move on."
Lalkovic was in his second spell at the Banks's Stadium.
He first arrived from Chelsea on a six-month loan in the summer of 2013, before returning last summer.
All 14 of his goals in 126 appearances in English football have come with Walsall.
He had a loan spell in his Chelsea days with Doncaster Rovers and was then signed by Barnsley on a short-term deal in January 2015, prior to returning to Bescot.
The Condor Liberation struck the quayside at St Peter Port, in windy conditions, on Saturday afternoon.
In a statement, the company said the vessel suffered "minor damage above the waterline" and as a result, would be out of action for a couple of days.
No-one was injured but some passengers remain on Guernsey as alternative travel arrangements are made for them.
While Condor Liberation under goes repairs in Poole, Dorset, the Commodore Clipper will provide passenger services between the UK and the Channel Islands.
Sunday's sailings had already been cancelled due to forecast bad weather.
Condor Liberation completed its maiden voyage to Jersey on Friday.
The 102m (335ft) long vessel was built by Austal shipbuilders in Australia and can carry up to 880 passengers and 245 vehicles.
It is now the only fast ferry operating between Guernsey, Jersey and the UK.
Following its purchase, the firm sold the smaller Vitesse and Express ferries to Greek company Seajets, with Vitesse already delivered and Express due to follow once Condor Ferries is happy with the new ferry in service.
The Liberation is supposed to be able to operate in bigger waves than the smaller ferries, but is not yet licensed to do so.
The bigger ferry cannot operate to Weymouth so sailings to the UK port ended on Monday.
The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction.
There were a number of people still trapped at the scene, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
Jiangxi province's fire services said 32 fire trucks and 212 soldiers had been deployed.
A total of 68 people were at the construction site at the time of the accident.
Photos posted by Chinese media showed iron pipes and concrete slabs lying on the ground inside the large cooling tower.
According to Jiangxi Daily, two 168m-high cooling towers were being built at the site as part of a project to add two 1,000-megawatt coal-fired power units to the power plant.
The project will cost 7.67bn yuan ($1.11bn; £0.89bn) .
Fatal accidents are common at industrial sites in China and there have been growing demands for more stringent safety standards.
He told BBC News NI that direct rule was a not "a good option".
Mr Corbyn added that he was surprised that a number of unionist politicians had raised the prospect of its introduction.
"I don't know quite why they'd say that unless that is something that they actually want," he said.
Martin McGuinness resigned on Monday in protest against the handling of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
Under Stormont rules, Sinn Féin have until next Monday to nominate a new deputy first minister, or the secretary of state must call an election.
Sinn Féin have made it clear they will not renominate and have called for an election to be held.
In his first interview about the crisis at Stormont, Mr Corbyn said he understood why Martin McGuinness resigned and that the Sinn Féin politician "obviously felt he had no alternative, otherwise he would not have done so".
The Labour leader also said that if DUP leader Arlene Foster had stepped aside as first minister because of the RHI controversy it "would have avoided the crisis".
Asked if the British and Irish governments should establish joint authority in the absence of devolution, the Labour leader said: "Joint authority would operate only for an interim period, but I am not sure that is really necessary.
"Surely we get through the election period as quickly as we can, if we have to go into the election period in order to ensure there is administrative government in Northern Ireland."
He added: "It is not a good situation. I am not presenting it as anything other than difficult."
He also said he hoped a last-minute deal could stop the executive collapsing and elections being called.
"I hope there can be talks even in this immediate period to try to restore the operation of government in Northern Ireland."
Mr Corbyn said having a power-sharing administration in Belfast was crucial at this time because of the Brexit negotiations but he ruled out delaying the triggering of Article 50 if there was no executive in Northern Ireland.
"I think it is quite difficult to delay it now because parliament has actually voted that it should be triggered by the end of March."
He also confirmed it was "extremely unlikely" that there would be official Labour candidates if an election is called.
Labour Party activists in Northern Ireland have fought a long-running campaign to persuade the party's ruling executive committee to stand candidates.
In an interview last September, Mr Corbyn said the party was considering the issue.
When asked why the party had delayed its decision on Northern Ireland candidates, he said: "Four months ago we were just coming towards the end of the leadership campaign of the Labour Party. The national executive of the party will no doubt be discussing this matter.
"It has not be discussed since then."
The Labour leader is also concerned about the political make up of Stormont following a fresh poll.
He said the reduction from 108 to 90 seats could lead to the assembly being "less diverse in its political representation".
Alexander Hilton, 24, encouraged Robert Forbes to drink the wine containing methanol before a ball in Fife.
Mr Forbes needed kidney dialysis after the incident in March 2011 and was left temporarily blind.
Hilton admitted assaulting him to his severe injury, permanent impairment and to the danger of his life.
Passing sentence at the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Burns told Hilton: "This was a wicked and deceitful act and it could have had fatal consequences."
The judge said Mr Forbes "has been left with the agonising prospect of going blind in the future".
He is Ghassan Hitto, a Damascus-born IT expert who spent decades in the US. He was elected at a meeting of coalition leaders in Istanbul in Turkey.
Mr Hitto's first task will be to form a government to oversee services in areas captured from government forces.
Meanwhile, the US and France denounced a Syrian airstrike on the Lebanese border as a "violation of sovereignty".
Reports from Lebanon say Syrian aircraft fired four rockets at the border between the two countries, near the Lebanese town of Arsal on Monday.
There were no casualties from the raid. Lebanese officials had earlier said it was not clear whether the rockets had landed inside Lebanese territory.
The US described the attack as a "significant escalation" of the conflict. France said the raid constituted "a new and serious violation of Lebanon's sovereignty".
In Monday's vote in Istanbul, Mr Hitto won with 35 out of 48 votes, in what coalition leaders described as a "transparent, democratic" election.
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Rebel groups
But some senior coalition leaders are reported to have withdrawn from the vote in protest over Mr Hitto's lack of military experience.
Last November, the 50-year-old moved from Texas to Turkey to help co-ordinate aid to rebel-held areas.
Earlier, the commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army said his group would work "under the umbrella" of any new government.
"Any institutions not following this government would be considered to be acting illegitimately and would be prosecuted," Gen Selim Idriss Idriss told AFP news agency.
Large swathes of northern Syria have been seized by rebels in recent months.
They are currently administered by a patchwork of local councils and armed groups who have been running some institutions, such as courts and prisons.
But reports say basic supplies such as electricity and water are limited.
Also on Monday, the US said it would not stand in the way of other countries arming Syrian rebels.
Last week France and the UK said they supported lifting the EU arms embargo on Syria to allow weapons to reach anti-government forces, citing guarantees from rebels that arms would not fall into the wrong hands.
However, other EU countries have expressed scepticism over any such move. The embargo is expected to be discussed at a meeting of EU foreign ministers later this week and a vote is due in May.
US Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters on Monday: "The United States does not stand in the way of other countries that made a decision to provide arms, whether it's France, or Britain or others."
But top US military commander Gen Martin Dempsey warned against acting too quickly.
"I don't think at this point I can see a military option that would create an understandable outcome. And until I do, it would be my advice to proceed cautiously," he told the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank.
Last week saw the second anniversary of the Syrian uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, which initially began as a wave of peaceful protests but which is now often described as a civil war.
An estimated 70,000 people have been killed and more than one million people have fled Syria since the uprising began.
Pauline Cafferkey, 40, was admitted to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital after being taken from her home in South Lanarkshire at 09:30.
She is undergoing routine monitoring by the Infectious Diseases Team and remains in a stable condition.
Ms Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working as part of a UK team in Sierra Leone in 2014.
A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: "Ms Cafferkey was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital under routine monitoring by the Infectious Diseases Team.
"She is undergoing further investigations and her condition remains stable."
Paramedics arrived at the nurse's flat in Halfway, Cambuslang, on Thursday morning.
Residents told the BBC that an ambulance, escorted by police cars left the flats on Lightburn Road, at about 09:30.
Police confirmed that officers had "assisted in the transfer of a patient" on Thursday morning.
Following news that Ms Cafferkey had been admitted to hospital, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted: "Sending my very best wishes to Pauline Cafferkey. She has already suffered way too much - & all for trying to help others. Thoughts with her."
Ms Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working as part of a UK team at the Kerry Town Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone.
She spent almost a month in isolation at the Royal Free hospital in London at the beginning of 2015 after the virus was detected when she arrived back in the UK.
Ms Cafferkey was later discharged after apparently making a full recovery, and in March 2015 returned to work as a public health nurse at Blantyre Health Centre in South Lanarkshire.
But it was later discovered that the virus was still present in her body, and she was readmitted to the same London hospital in October 2015.
She again recovered, before being treated at the Royal Free for a third time in February of this year due to a further complication related to her initial Ebola infection.
More recently, the nurse faced a number of misconduct charges by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
These were for allegedly allowing a wrong temperature to be recorded during the screening process at Heathrow on her arrival back in the UK from Sierra Leone in 2014.
The NMC's conduct and competence panel dismissed all charges at a hearing in Edinburgh last month after being told that Ms Cafferkey's judgement had been impaired by illness.
Two girls, aged 15 and 16, and two boys, aged 15 and 17, allegedly attempted to murder Gordon Friel in Forbes Place, Paisley, on 24 September.
A 13-year-old boy also faces a charge in connection with the attack.
Lawyers for the five - who cannot be named for legal reasons - pled not guilty on their behalf at the High Court in Glasgow.
The attempted murder charge against the four, aged between 15 and 17, includes claims Mr Friel was repeatedly punched, kicked and stamped upon.
Prosecutors further allege he had his head struck off a wall knocking him unconscious.
The 13 year-old is then said to have spat on Mr Friel as he lay on the ground.
The four charged with the murder bid, face a separate accusation of racially aggravated harassment towards Yao Yao and Yan Zhou in Paisley on the same day.
The 17-year-old boy is then accused of damaging property in the street.
The group - along with the 13 year-old - are also alleged to have acted in a threatening and abusive manner.
Judge Lord Burns set a trial due to start in June. The case could last up to 10 days.
Officer cadet Kidane Cousland, who grew up on a housing estate in Tottenham, says had he not signed up as a 16-year-old he would be dead or in prison.
Now 24, he served in Afghanistan in 2011 with 29 Commando, Royal Artillery.
He is among only a handful of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) cadets to be awarded the "sword of honour" for coming top of his intake.
Known as Danny to his Army colleagues, Officer Cadet Cousland will be presented with the accolade during Friday's graduation passing out ceremony at the military academy in Surrey.
It has been nine years since the last black officer cadet, Charlie Mulira, who is currently serving with the Irish Guards, received the award.
Officer cadet Cousland left school at 15 without being able to read but he has excelled in the academic challenges at Sandhurst, where he was among the May 2015 intake.
He did better than Oxbridge graduates in his war studies essay and hopes to complete a Bachelor's degree in the subject before doing a Master's.
"I went to school, I was completely disconnected, I didn't get on, I didn't do very well, I wasn't motivated... I was in a bad way really," he said.
"But something I always wanted to do since I was a child was join the Army."
He was brought up by a single mother who initially refused to sign his application form because of her perception of the Army as a "predominantly white organisation" and no place for her mixed-race son.
However, Officer Cadet Cousland said: "I either did that or my anger issues and frustration would actually see me move in a different direction, and probably end up killing me or I'd be in prison."
He came top of both the Army selection board when he applied and his Commando course, aged 18. He served as a bombardier in Afghanistan and was later recommended for officer training.
The Ministry of Defence says about 2.5% of Army officers and 4% of all recruits are currently from BAME backgrounds. It says it is on track to meet a target of 10% of all recruits being from BAME backgrounds.
But the Army insists officer cadet Cousland's award is not about tokenism. He beat 200 fellow recruits to the sword of honour.
Officer Cadet Cousland does not believe the Army is racist as an institution but admitted he had experienced some problems from individuals.
"As I learned from when I was a kid, my response to racism is just to prove them wrong by being the best I can be, every day," he said.
Ethel Irene Ditcher was killed when she was struck on Leigh Road, Leigh, at about 11:45 GMT on Wednesday.
Police said a man was seen to steal her purse before leaving. Officers are still trying to locate him.
Her family said they hoped "their conscience gets the better of them and they hand themselves into the police".
The man is described as white, about 6ft (1.8m) tall, between 30 and 40, and of medium build with a brown beard.
In a statement, her nephew and niece said: "We cannot believe that someone has done this to our auntie. We are absolutely disgusted by this person's actions."
Det Sgt Neil Lawless, from Greater Manchester Police, called it "one of the most disgusting crimes" he had ever investigated.
The Metropolitan Police said it was looking into "allegations of drug-related offences involving a member of the House of Lords".
It said a search warrant was executed at 18:00 BST at a central London address and no arrests had been made.
Lord Sewel is to be granted a "leave of absence" from the House of Lords.
He has already quit as deputy speaker and chairman of the Lords privileges and conduct committee.
Lords officials referred the matter to the police.
The Met said the warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act was granted by Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Police with sniffer dogs and a battering ram were seen at a building in central London.
News of the criminal investigation came after Lord Sewel said he would not attend the Lords until the outcome of any investigation into his conduct, after which he would review his "long-term position".
During that time, he will not be able to claim any expenses or allowances.
There have been calls for him to be expelled or to quit the Lords.
BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins said requesting a leave of absence was "not a resignation, not a throwing in of the towel. It's an acceptance that it may not be possible for him to return to the red benches until the investigation is complete".
Lord Sewel was appointed as a Labour peer in 1996 but has sat as a non-affiliated (independent) peer since taking up his standards role.
The original footage, released by the Sun on Sunday, appeared to show Lord Sewel snorting powder from a woman's breasts with a £5 note.
The Sun then published further photographs of the peer in Monday's newspaper, along with details of new footage in which he is said to make disparaging remarks about a number of other politicians.
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As the House of Lords is currently in recess, the leave of absence will take effect from 7 September, when peers return.
Under the rules, he will have to give three months' notice before returning.
"I wish to take leave of absence from the House as soon as it can be arranged," Lord Sewel said in a letter to the Lords authorities.
"I also wish to make clear that in doing so I have no intention of returning to the House in any way until the current investigations have been completed, when in the light of their outcome I will review my long-term position.
"I believe this is compatible with due process."
Baroness D'Souza, the speaker of the House of Lords, has written to Lords Standards Commissioner Paul Kernaghan asking for an investigation.
He is expected to decide in the next 48 hours whether to look into the allegations.
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Durham police tweeted a picture of the new doors, apologising that "time travel was not an optional extra".
A spokesman said customising the lifts showed the force could be "professional and still have a sense of humour".
Staff moved into the new £14m building next to its old base at Aykley Heads in Durham City last Autumn.
The tweet attracted one complaint saying the doors were a "waste of taxpayers money".
The six lifts were covered with vinyl wraps, not hand painted, and the cost had been "pretty modest", the spokesman for Durham Constabulary said.
Personalising the headquarters was a "bit quirky" and a "talking point" for anyone who came into the building, he added.
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The 25-year-old moves to Eastlands for a reported fee of £7m.
The defender, who joined the Gunners from French club Cannes in 2003, is City boss Roberto Mancini's first signing of the summer.
"I'm really happy to be joining such a great club. I hope I can add to the quality we already have here because we have a fantastic squad," he said.
"I can't wait to get started and I think anything is possible with this team."
The defender, who joined the Gunners from French club Cannes in 2003 and has 10 France caps, will contest the City left-back position with Aleksandar Kolarov.
And the Frenchman immediately directed a jibe at his new side's closest rivals, Manchester United.
"I understand that the people who live in Manchester are the true fans - they are from City," he told the club's official website. "That is a good point. I won't be bothered by United fans."
Clichy reportedly told Arsenal he wanted to leave last month and had also been linked with Liverpool and Roma.
The Frenchman spent the first half of his career with Arsenal as cover for Ashley Cole but became a regular in Arsene Wenger's side over the past five seasons following Cole's move to Chelsea.
Former Arsenal defender Martin Keown believes that selling Clichy represent a "good bit of business" for Arsenal.
"He was making mistakes at key moments and he wouldn't have been especially pleased with what he achieved at the club," said Keown.
"Whether or not Kieran Gibbs is going to be the replacement or not, I still feel that Wenger should buy another left back."
Clichy will be officially unveiled during City's forthcoming tour of the United States and Canada.
His move comes at a tricky time for Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, with playmaker Cesc Fabregas again being linked with Barcelona.
Midfielder Sami Nasri has also been tipped to leave the club and is thought to be a target for both Manchester City and Manchester United.
The body of a girl was found in Shipley on 19 May, 2011 and West Yorkshire Police hopes to identify the baby who was about three days old.
Her remains were discovered by staff at the Associated Waste Management depot last year.
The appeal comes as police talk with the coroner about the the infant's remains being released for a funeral.
Officers have sent 37,000 letters to homes in Bradford and Leeds to appeal for information in the past year.
Scientific work has now provided officers with a DNA profile of the child, although a matching profile of her mother is not on record.
It is believed the baby's delivery did not take place in a hospital and a post-mortem test failed to ascertain a cause of death.
Det Supt Sukhbir Singh, who is leading the investigation, said: "I would again urge the child's mother and family to come forward and help us identify her baby girl as she is laid to rest."
Police believe the mother of the baby is from the West Yorkshire area.
Staff at the waste management depot have taken an interest in supporting the funeral of the baby according to the police.
Anyone with information should contact West Yorkshire Police.
The final communique said members were determined to develop measures to stop firms shifting profits from a home country to pay less tax elsewhere.
The UK, France and Germany were the main movers behind the drive.
The communique also said members would refrain from devaluing their currencies to gain economic advantage, amid fears of a new "currency war".
The fears had been sparked by Japan's recent policies, which have driven down the value of the yen, aiding its exporters.
A recent survey carried out by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that multinational firms could exploit gaps between tax rules in the different countries in which they operate.
The finance ministers of the UK, France and Germany - George Osborne, Pierre Moscovici and Wolfgang Schaeuble - said international action was needed to crack down on companies which transfer profits from their home country to another in order to pay lower taxes.
CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet UK Ltd is a subsidiary of the imaginary US company CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet Corp. It assembles widgets from parts manufactured at CGHMN Corp factories in China, and then sells them in the UK.
"Transfer pricing" rules apply to the cost of parts, the fee payment and the interest on the loan. If CGHMN Corp overcharged for any of these, it would reduce CGHMN UK Ltd's corporation tax bill in the UK, while increasing CGHMN Corp's taxable profits in another country.
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Mr Osborne decried a global taxation system he said had been guided by principles set out by the League of Nations in the 1920s, with few changes since.
He said: "We want businesses to pay the taxes that we set in our countries. And that cannot be achieved by one country alone."
Mr Moscovici said France was "strongly determined to fight against tax fraud, tax avoidance, and tax evasion".
He added: "We must avoid situations in which some companies use international and domestic law to be taxed nowhere."
OECD secretary general Angel Gurria said laws had to be changed: "Avoiding double taxation has become a way of having double non-taxation."
The G20 communique read: "We are determined to develop measures to address base erosion and profit shifting, take the necessary collective action and look forward to the comprehensive action plan the OECD will present to us in July."
A number of companies, including Amazon, Google and Starbucks, have come under the spotlight for their taxation strategies in recent months.
Another giant international company, Facebook, has now been accused of ducking its tax obligations.
Facebook allegedly paid no corporate income tax in the US last year, and instead reclaimed $451m in taxes from the Internal Revenue Service, despite recording profits of over $1bn, US lobby group Citizens for Tax Justice has claimed.
Thanks to tax deductions the social network can claim on shares granted to its executives as part of its recent listing on the Nasdaq stock exchange, the company stands to benefit from a further $2bn of tax deductions in the future, the lobby group alleged.
However, in Facebook's defence, the same employee share scheme that has allowed it to cut its corporate income tax bill has also resulted in it handing over $2.86bn in employee income taxes instead.
The report by the OECD was released earlier this year, and found that:
By Hugh PymChief economics correspondent, BBC News
The tax policies of Amazon, Google and Starbucks have intensified the debate about corporate behaviour and pushed it high up the agenda for policymakers.
Everyone agrees there is a limit to what national governments can do to close loopholes in a world of globalised capital flows, where big companies can easily move profits to low-tax regimes. The G20 developments mark a move towards an international crackdown. George Osborne and his French and German counterparts will be powerful advocates for change at future meetings.
But it is only a start. And, as Mr Osborne has acknowledged, in a low-growth climate governments need to take care not to deter multinationals who might invest in their economies.
The OECD action plan, to be laid before the G20 in July, will be formulated with the help of three committees.
The UK will chair a committee looking at transfer pricing - how international corporate empires calculate the payments passed between their subsidiaries in different countries, which can be used to shift profits from high-tax jurisdictions to lower-tax ones.
Germany will head a panel looking at the ways in which companies have reduced their tax base - their taxable income and assets - while France and the US will jointly consider the problem of identifying the correct tax jurisdiction for business activities, particularly e-commerce.
Meanwhile, the G20 finance ministers avoided singling Japan out for criticism over the recent weakness of its currency.
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But the communique pledged that G20 members would "refrain from competitive devaluation".
It read: "We reiterate that excess volatility of financial flows and disorderly movements in exchange rates have adverse implications for economic and financial stability.
"We will not target our exchange rates for competitive purposes. We will resist all forms of protectionism and keep our markets open."
Mr Osborne said: "Currencies should not be used as a tool of competitive devaluation. The world should not make the mistake that it has made in the past of using currencies as the tools of economic warfare."
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said that global growth was still weak and unemployment "outrageously high" in many countries, and that policies should be directed towards creating jobs and growth.
Fitzpatrick, 59, will take over from Brian Caldwell, who is joining Shrewsbury Town in the same role.
After two spells as a player in Paisley, during one of which the club won the 1987 Scottish Cup, Fitzpatrick moved into management at St Mirren.
He left in 1991 but returned five years later before having a brief spell as Clydebank caretaker boss.
The Scottish Championship club described Fitzpatrick on their website as having "been around the club for over 40 years in various roles".
And he said: "I am absolutely delighted to be back at St Mirren FC and look forward to the challenges ahead."
Chairman Stewart Gilmour added: "The board are delighted that Tony has accepted the position of CEO at the club.
"Tony has a wealth of experience in business as well as in football and we are sure he will be a huge asset to the club, the community and general wellbeing and future of St Mirren FC.
St Mirren also announced that chartered accountant Allan Gallacher will assist Fitzpatrick "in overseeing the financial side of the club".
Gallacher said he was "privileged and honoured" to take on his new role and Gilmour added: "We are also delighted to welcome Allan to the team, his financial expertise will be of great benefit to the club."
He made the remark in a BBC interview marking the publication of his memoirs.
Mr Blair said radical Islamists believed that whatever was done in the name of their cause was justified - including the use of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.
Mr Blair, who led Britain into war in Afghanistan and Iraq, denied that his own policies had fuelled radicalism.
Asked about the argument that Chechens, Kashmiris, Palestinians, Iraqis and Afghans were resisting foreign occupation, he said Western policies were designed to confront radical Islamists because they were "regressive, wicked and backward-looking".
The aim of al-Qaeda in Iraq was "not to get American troops out of Baghdad [but] to destabilise a government the people of Iraq have voted for", he told the BBC's Owen Bennett Jones in a World Service interview.
The former British leader - who now acts as the Middle East envoy for the international Quartet - said that Iran was one of the biggest state sponsors of radical Islam, and it was necessary to prevent it by any means from developing a nuclear weapon.
"We need to give a message to Iran that is very clear - that they cannot have nuclear weapons capability, and we will stop them," he said.
Mr Blair said he was not advocating military action, but simply saying no option could be taken off the table.
Iran denies pursuing a nuclear weapons programme, and insists its atomic work is for civilian purposes.
Mr Blair told the BBC his view of foreign policy had changed as a result of the 9/11 attacks: "After 11 September, rightly or wrongly, I felt the calculus of risk had changed.
"There is the most enormous threat from the combination of this radical extreme movement and the fact that, if they could, they would use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
"You can't take a risk with that happening."
Mr Blair said he agonised over how to respond to radical Islam and still had doubts that he was right.
These are really difficult issues, he said, but added: "This extremism is so deep that in the end they have to know that they're facing a stronger will than theirs."
Mr Blair has also expressed optimism about the prospect of peace in the Middle East. Direct talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians began in Washington on Thursday.
Speaking in Dublin, on the prime-time entertainment programme The Late Late Show, Mr Blair said he believed the Middle East peace process was similar to Northern Ireland - and would be successful.
He said: "I feel it can be settled. You just have to carry on."
There was a small anti-war protest outside the Dublin studio where the interview took place.
Mr Blair also told The Late Late Show that his successor as prime minister, Gordon Brown, remained a friend.
In his autobiography, Mr Blair said Mr Brown was "maddening", had "zero" emotional intelligence and sought to frustrate key reforms.
However, Mr Blair said there were many things he admired about Mr Brown and would "probably" still go for a drink with him.
That isn't an assertion about today's politics. It was the verdict of the US Central Intelligence Agency on Labour back in 1985, in a memo for the agency's director on the early phase of Neil Kinnock's leadership.
This memo is one of millions of the CIA's historical records which have just been made available online. Previously researchers had to actually visit the US National Archives in Maryland in order to access this database of declassified documents.
The records reveal the deep level of concern inside the CIA about the strength of the Left within Labour in the early 1980s, a political force which the agency regarded as anti-American.
A report written in the run-up to the 1983 general election states that "a Labor majority government would represent the greatest threat to US interests".
The agency was particularly worried by Labour's then policy of opposition to nuclear weapons, which included cancelling plans for the Trident submarine programme.
This report was especially scathing about leading figures on the traditionally pro-nuclear Labour right who had compromised with this stance.
It said that "most disheartening from the viewpoint of US interests" was the position of the party's deputy leader, Denis Healey.
It reported that he still had ambitions to lead the party and as a result "he apparently has decided to appease the left by attacking US arms control policy, denouncing Trident, and denying he ever supported the NATO INF [Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces] program".
The report added that the growing power of the Left meant that "even moderates like Healey have been forced to ape anti-American rhetoric".
Entitled "The British Labor Party: Caught between Ideology and Reality", the document is a detailed account of the balance of power between left and right in the party and trade unions, as seen by the CIA.
It also records that leading Labour politicians had told US officials they did not take all of the party's policy programme seriously.
The CIA was also concerned by what it saw as Europe's large centre-left and socialist parties (including Labour) being too sympathetic to the Soviet Union.
One 1982 report concluded "We have long contended that Moscow's most effective allies in Western Europe are not the Communist Parties, but self-styled Social Democrats who have betrayed the original tenets of social democracy."
Another newly accessible document is a record of a 1981 meeting between delegations led by the US Defence Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Margaret Thatcher, who was on a prime ministerial visit to Washington.
The meeting discussed the controversial American plans for an Enhanced Radiation Weapon (ERW), more commonly known as the "neutron bomb", a weapon which was said to be able to kill very large numbers of people while leaving buildings standing.
Also present at the meeting was Mrs Thatcher's Foreign Secretary, Lord Carrington, who told the Americans that "it is considered unsporting in Europe for a weapon to kill people only".
The database contains just two references to the current Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. One noted his support in 1986 for an El Salvadoran trade union federation, Fenastras, which was linked to Marxist guerrillas during the country's civil war, while the Americans backed the military government.
This is just a small immediate selection from millions of pages covering a wide range of American and international issues which reveal the CIA's analyses and preoccupations in the past. Records relating to more recent events have not yet been declassified.
The CIA's decision to make all these documents searchable and accessible followed a legal case brought by MuckRock, a US organisation that promotes access to public records.
Mr Carswell said Turkey and Iceland had "unrestricted, tariff-free trade" even though they were not in the EU.
There was "no question" the UK, as the world's fifth largest economy, would face worse trade terms, he said.
The Remain side say quitting the EU and its single market would hit the UK economy, and cost jobs.
Meanwhile, Vote Leave pointed to a letter sent by JCB chairman Lord Bamford to all his employees, making the case for a Leave vote and saying the UK can "prosper just as much outside the EU".
He said there was "very little to fear" from a Brexit and that JCB would "continue to trade with Europe, irrespective of whether we remain in or leave the EU".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today, Mr Carswell, UKIP's only MP, also said it was important to "use the right tone" on immigration.
Mr Carswell, who unlike party leader Nigel Farage is part of the official Vote Leave campaign, said it was important to acknowledge concerns about the strain on public services from immigration, but also to recognise it was "eminently admirable" for people to travel around the world to seek a better life.
With his remarks he appeared to distance himself from comments by Mr Farage, who on Tuesday was forced to reject a claim from the Archbishop of Canterbury that he had been "giving legitimisation to racism".
There are just over two weeks to go until the UK decides on its future in the European Union, in an in-out referendum on 23 June.
On the economy - one of the key battlegrounds in the referendum debate - Mr Carswell insisted the UK could get a better trade deal if it was outside the EU.
"If we were to leave the EU we would start from the position of tariff-free unrestricted trade and we could certainly build on that and improve on that, not least by having free trade agreements with the rest of the world," he said.
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
Mr Farage has said "no deal" on trade "is better than the rotten deal we have got at the moment". Asked if he agreed, Mr Carswell said there was "no question whatsoever of us facing tariffs" if the UK voted to leave.
He said the UK had a £60bn trade deficit - the gap between UK imports and exports with the EU - and that every European country apart from Belarus enjoyed tariff-free trade with the bloc.
Mr Carswell added: "Turkey and Iceland aren't in the EU. They have unrestricted, tariff-free trade. Do you imagine that as the fifth largest economy in the world we would get worse trade terms outside the EU than Turkey does?
"Of course we wouldn't. I simply don't accept that we would face restraints and tariffs. We wouldn't."
Prime Minister David Cameron, who is campaigning for a Remain vote, has said there is "a growing consensus that leaving the EU would put jobs at risk and shrink the economy".
He has accused the rival Leave campaign of lacking economic credibility and said they have showed "complacency and nonchalance" in their response to economists' warnings about the potential impact of a vote to leave.
Pressed over Mr Farage's warnings about sex attacks of the type seen in Cologne - which the UKIP leader was challenged over during Tuesday's ITV referendum debate - Mr Carswell said: "I believe if you are talking about migration or immigration you need to, as the audience reminded us, use the right tone".
He said people had legitimate concerns about the strain immigration puts on public services but said it was also important to "recognise that people who travel halfway across the planet in search of a better life are doing something that is eminently admirable".
"But we need to control it", he added, and argued this was not possible while being a member of the EU - saying David Cameron had failed to meet his promise to get net migration below 100,000.
This issue covers immigration and free movement within Europe.
He said that outside the EU the UK would get back control of its border and be able to introduce an Australian-style points-based system to ensure a "fair" immigration system.
Britain currently has a points-based immigration system for people coming to work in the UK from outside the EU.
Leave campaigners want to extend this system to cover EU migrants, who are currently free to come to the UK and take up jobs, including low-paid manual work - but it would be up to the government of the day to decide whether to adopt this policy.
Asked if such a system would reduce migration of the UK, Mr Carswell said it would be up to the UK Parliament to set the level.
The attorney told a local newspaper he would ask a judge to authorise between $200,000 (£130,000) and $300,000 to cover George Zimmerman's expenses.
Under Florida law, the state must cover the cost as Mr Zimmerman was acquitted, said the defence lawyer, Mark O'Mara.
Mr Zimmerman, 29, was found not guilty in July of Trayvon Martin's death.
The neighbourhood watchman admitted shooting the 17-year-old in an Orlando suburb last year, but said it was an act of self-defence. The case fiercely divided the US.
Mr O'Mara told the Orlando Sentinel that the state of Florida was obliged to pay his client's legal expenses, except for the cost of his lawyer.
He said this would include the costs of expert witnesses, travel, paying for transcripts and an animated video that the defence team used to reconstruct their account of the fatal confrontation in a gated community in the town of Sanford.
The white paper, launched by Carwyn Jones and Leanne Wood in London, demands full single market access.
Ms Wood said on Monday that free movement was "not a problem".
UKIP's Neil Hamilton dismissed the Labour/Plaid white paper as a "white flag of surrender" to the EU.
Last week, Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK should leave the single market as she outlined her 12 principles for Brexit.
Mr Jones said the plan respected the Welsh vote to leave the EU but would give the UK "full and unfettered access" to the single market.
He said freedom of movement rules could require EU migrants to have a job offer before entering the UK, adding UK legislation could be enforced to stop workers being exploited.
"Our plan explains how we can strike a balance between the message the Welsh people gave us with the economic reality that we face," he said.
According to the paper, 79% of EU migrants aged 16-64 in Wales are in employment.
The Welsh Government white paper called for:
It also called for social and environmental protections, and workers' rights to be maintained, and for transition arrangements to be properly considered so the UK does "not fall off" an economic "cliff edge".
Ms Wood said that, in engaging with the process of drawing up a plan, Plaid Cymru had "prioritised the Welsh economy".
"We have done this because two thirds of all of our exports go to the European single market," she said.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Monday, Mr Jones said it made "no sense" to place barriers between Wales and its biggest market.
The document follows an agreement between Labour, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats.
UKIP Wales leader Neil Hamilton dismissed the proposals, saying: "It's not so much a white paper as a white flag of surrender to the EU before negotiations have actually started.
"If Theresa May were to take this blueprint to Brussels then the EU would get everything they wanted.
"It would mean that we weren't leaving the EU in any meaningful sense at all."
Nathan Gill, UKIP Wales MEP, said the paper proved "just how out of touch the political elite in Cardiff Bay are with the majority of Welsh voters".
"The latest YouGov poll released at the beginning of this month showed that the majority of Welsh voters want full control over immigration," he said.
"The only way to control the quantity and quality of people coming to Britain is to leave the single market."
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said he would have tried to reach a wider cross-party agreement but claimed the first minister had not invited him.
"We have a disorganised message coming from Wales," he said, adding Europe also needed to respond on the issue of immigration.
"When the single market was created and the tenets that underpin the single market, this mass movement of people around Europe wasn't a consideration," he said.
"It is a consideration today."
Mr Davies told BBC Radio Wales that, given Scotland had tabled a paper at the joint ministerial committee on Brexit last Thursday, the Welsh Government plan was "a bit late in the day".
But the first minister has defended the decision to publish the plan a week after Mrs May set out the UK government's objectives, saying the Welsh plan was more detailed and comprehensive.
The leaders' launch comes ahead of the expected decision by the Supreme Court on Tuesday on whether Parliament should have a say before Article 50 is invoked.
The Brazil forward signed a new five-year contract until 2021 in October, with his release clause set to rise with each year of the deal.
Neymar, 25, joined from Santos in 2013.
He scored 13 goals as Barcelona came second, three points behind La Liga champions Real Madrid, last season.
Neymar won a third Copa del Rey with the Catalan club last season, adding to two La Liga titles and a Champions League.
Barcelona forward Neymar, 25, has accepted an offer from Paris St-Germain after the French club triggered his £195m release clause. (Esporte Interativo via Daily Mail)
Barcelona's vice-president, Jordi Mestre, has insisted Brazil international Neymar will not leave the Spanish giants any time soon. (Daily Star)
Neymar frustrated at Barcelona and ready for Paris St-Germain move. (Goal)
South American football expert Tim Vickery
There is clearly something there, and if it doesn't happen in this transfer window the speculation is not going to go away in the next window.
Fifa World Player of the Year is an absolute obsession in Brazil. Between 1994 and 2007, five Brazilians won it on eight different occasions.
That set the bar for the subsequent generations. Neymar had seen the degree of difficulty in European club football was going to be strong. So that was the idea of going to Barcelona and being in Messi's shadow - great, pressure off.
But after a while, that shadow stops being refreshing and starts being cold, because you can't be Fifa World Player of the Year if you're not even the outstanding player in your own team.
I think it's absolutely no coincidence that this speculation has emerged shortly after the news that Messi has signed a new contract with Barcelona.
The police have not yet become involved in the botched scheme, which could cost taxpayers up to £490m.
Simon Hamilton says his plan is to cut the cost of it to "essentially zero".
Members of the Economy Committee heard that while there were concerns about abuse, no case of deliberate intent to deceive had yet been identified.
A Stormont election looms over the scandal after Martin McGuinness stepped down as deputy first minister.
On fraud, Mr Hamilton said his department was working through a PWC report which had identified potential cases of deliberate abuse of the scheme.
He said if fraud was identified it would be treated very seriously and the police would be called in.
The report has identified 14 potential installations where fraud is suspected.
Mr McCormick said they did not yet have a case which showed "prima facie evidence of intent to deceive which is the threshold for fraud".
He said the investigations were ongoing.
The regulations move to the assembly this afternoon when MLAs will vote on their introduction.
Mr Hamilton claimed if the regulations were enacted it would cut the Stormont overspend on the scheme for 2016/17 from £30m to £2m.
The economy minister also said the department intended to tender for a company to carry out audits on all 2,128 installations.
Last week, the existing auditor OFGEM said of the 63 boilers it had examined, payments had been suspended to more than half.
Some boiler owners have indicated that they will go to court if attempts are made to change their contracts.
Under the proposed regulations, they would get a reduced subsidy after a certain amount of heat had been produced, with a cap after which no payments would be made.
That is compared to a generous uncapped payment under the current rules.
The regulations would only run for a year giving time for consultation about a permanent change.
Mr Hamilton said some firms in receipt of the subsidy were getting returns of up to 50%, when the intention of the scheme had been that it would be around 12%.
His departmental permanent secretary Andrew McCormick, who was also at the committee, said that was the case in "quite a large proportion" of cases.
Sinn Fein members of the committee did not attending this morning's meeting.
"Enough is enough", she said, warning that a blind eye was being turned to extremism in too much of the country, reports The Herald.
The papers says the prime minister demanded a global effort to regulate the internet and deny Islamist extremists a "safe space".
The speech signalled a "radical shake-up of the war on terror", according to the Scottish Daily Express.
It also claims to have an exclusive picture of the three men thought to be responsible for the attack - one of them wearing an Arsenal shirt.
The Scottish Daily Mail says the security services are "facing difficult questions" over how at least one of the terrorists "slipped through the intelligence net".
"United and defiant" is the headline on front of The Scotsman, which reports that Ms May made a "robust attack" on the ideology of Islamist extremism in her speech outside 10 Downing Street.
The Courier reports that the so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
A one word headline - "Defiant" - leads the front page of The i. It reports that the general election will go ahead, despite the fact that seven people died and 48 were wounded in the attack on Saturday night.
The Scottish edition of the Daily Telegraph reports that counter terrorism officers last month secretly recorded an alleged terror cell discussing how to use You Tube to plot a van and knife attack in London.
The Daily Star describes the revellers who tried to fend off the terrorists and the police who responded to the incident as "heroes" who saved dozens of lives.
The Scottish Sun says one of the men thought to be responsible for the attack was a "home-grown jihadi" who wore an Arsenal shirt. It reports that he was an ex-London Underground and KFC worker who had been radicalised over the last year.
In a special wraparound front page, The Daily Record features the Manchester One Love concert on its front, and the latest on the London terror attack on the back.
Police were called to St Stephens Street subway in Norwich at about 07:00 BST on Wednesday after a man named locally as Sergio was found collapsed.
David Peel, during a vigil for Sergio organised by Class War 2015, said he understood Sergio's sleeping bag may have been taken before his death.
Norfolk Police, which is yet to comment on the theft claim, said the death was not thought suspicious.
Mr Peel, who organised the vigil, said: "There are very few details around at the moment. He was sleeping rough in this awful underpass on very cold nights.
"What is to blame is our system and our society which put Sergio here."
Norfolk Police said the death was being treated as unexplained.
Police began searching for Marcel Hesse after the dead boy was found in his cellar on Monday night. They said he posted images of the body online.
The teenager, 19, was arrested in the western city of Herne on Thursday after identifying himself at a restaurant, German media report.
He then reported a fire in a nearby flat, where another body was found.
Mr Hesse is alleged to have boasted in an online chat-room about also murdering a woman. The body found on Thursday was male, a police spokesman said.
Shocked locals have been gathering outside the apartment in Herne.
The nine-year-old boy died of multiple stab wounds, and the discovery of his body on Monday sparked a huge manhunt.
On Wednesday, with the suspect still at-large, children in Herne were told to play indoors at kindergartens. Police warned the public that the teenager may be armed.
A witness said Marcel Hesse had revealed his attack on the messaging service WhatsApp. He had suggested he had wanted to kill himself but failed and murdered the boy instead.
Police said he shared images on the internet of himself next to the dead child.
The boy's family told German media that the teenager had asked him to help with a ladder. The boy's stepfather went to search for the boy, and found his body in Mr Hesse's cellar.
Investigators in the nearby city of Bochum said the suspect had also spoken online of killing a woman, claiming she "put up more of a fight than the child" and weighed some 120kg (19 stone).
The motive for his alleged attack appeared to have been the woman's bank, computer and phone details.
The multi-million dollar deal gives the Motherwell-based company control of new operations in Michigan, USA, and Rzeszow, Poland.
The move takes the group's headcount to almost 900.
Norbert's Polish business adds 230 staff to MB Aerospace's existing 170 employees in Europe.
MB Aerospace chief executive officer Craig Gallagher said: "With its well-invested manufacturing facilities and deep customer relationships in North America, alongside its highly developed engineering resources in Poland, the Norbert business is an opportunity of vast potential to support the growth ambitions for MB Aerospace as a whole.
"Not only are we acquiring two highly-performing operations which possess attractive manufacturing capabilities and customer-service led management teams but we are also securing significant additional engineering and manufacturing capacity.
He added: "The Norbert acquisition is a further part of our strategy to progressively widen MB Aerospace's capability footprint to address the critical service needs of our aero-engine customers.
"Historically, a typical aero-engine would have more than 400 unique suppliers; on the current and future generations of aero-engines this will be reduced to around 100 with tier one suppliers required to operate across a range of capabilities to serve their customers."
Last year MB Aerospace acquired US-based Delta Industries a few months after US private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners bought a majority stake in the Motherwell firm.
The company, which specialises in machined and fabricated components for global aerospace and defence manufacturers, announced at the time it would embark on a series of acquisitions as part of an expansion drive.
MB Aerospace's key customers include Pratt and Whitney, Rolls-Royce, General Electric, Boeing, United Technologies and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The man, who lives in north London, was a resident at St Francis Boys Home, in Shefford, near Bedford, in the 1960s.
He has told police he was abused at the home, which closed in 1974, by priest Father John Ryan who died in 2008.
He told the BBC that Father Ryan said he could get out of punishment if he allowed the priest to abuse him.
The victim, who is now in his 50s and cannot named for legal reasons, said: "Father Ryan abused me. He used to make up reasons to punish us.
"He (Father Ryan) used to get me up to his office. Then he turned round and said 'If you let me fondle you, I won't hit you'.
"It took place every six months. I was a pet. He ruined those years. It was terrible."
He said he hoped the police investigation uncovered the truth about the abuse and hoped the church would apologise to him and other boys who were abused.
Bedfordshire Police said: "We have received a complaint concerning St Francis Boys Home and are in the early stages of an investigation."
A Northamptonshire diocesan spokesman, who also represents the St Francis Children's Society, said it would be inappropriate to comment as there could be "legal and police implications".
Another ex-resident of the orphanage Gordon McIntosh, 63, of Roehampton, south-west London, said a group of former residents were looking at starting legal action and a reunion was taking place on 22 June.
He recalled regular physical beatings by Father Ryan.
Damian Chittock, 51, of Tower Hamlets, east London, who said he was physically abused by staff at the home, added: "What we want is justice. We want people to stand up and say, 'it is not acceptable'."
He called on the charity which ran the home - now called the St Francis Children's Society - and the church to issue an apology to boys at the home who were allegedly abused.
Mr Chittock previously took the home to court in the 1990s and received a settlement of more than £30,000 over alleged physical abuse by Father Ryan.
Nutts Corner is the venue for a gathering of Elvis impersonators on 25 April.
The organisers need almost 900 Elvis impersonators to break the current Guinness world record.
Fans will be able to enjoy an open microphone event.
Retro jump suits, sunglasses and wigs are the order of the day.
Organiser Julie Robinson said the aim was to raise money for charity.
"Who isn't a fan of Elvis? He was gorgeous, and we want the generation from then, some might be in their 70s and 80s, to come along," she said.
The money raised by the Elvis event will go to charity.
But then not everyone has enjoyed an illustrious career involving working as chief executive of Slow Food UK, a not-for-profit body that promotes and supports local food networks across the world, as well as running food and agricultural programmes for the United Nations.
So when Ms Gazzoli, 39, spotted an opportunity for a Mediterranean-influenced organic baby food brand, she was able to get some big names from the food industry on board.
Her business plan for Piccolo developed on the kitchen table of Green & Blacks co-founder Craig Sams.
Shortly before launching the brand last year, she won seed funding from an impressive list of investors including food campaigner Prue Leith, former Pizza Express chief executive Mark Angela and ex-Duchy Originals boss Andrew Baker.
"It was important for me to have investors who knew the food industry. While I was coming from a non-profit background which involved helping the public eat better, I needed support in creating a company that would be commercial as well as have social values," says Ms Gazzoli, who was born in Geneva to Italian parents and grew up in Rome.
The investment allowed Ms Gazzoli, who left Slow Food UK in 2014 after a six-year stint, to set up a development kitchen for testing recipes. "Sometimes investment gets a bad rap but if it's the right investment it can you help," she says. "The directors involved have helped steer the company and have been extremely important in the initial success."
The funds also helped Ms Gazzoli to attract the right talent. Her recruits included Alice Fotheringham as head of nutrition and product development, who had previously worked with the leading baby food author, Annabel Karmel. And Kane O'Flaherty - a former Itsu and Metcalfe's Food Company's design expert - joined as head of creative.
Ms Gazzoli reveals how she managed to poach Mr O'Flaherty: "I kept making him his favourite dish - a Maltese rabbit stew - which takes 24 hours to make." Whether it was the cooking or her tenacity, Mr O'Flaherty eventually left MetCalfe's to join Piccolo.
Ms Gazzoli's aim was to create nutritious, organic baby food packed with flavour. For this, she turned to her Italian roots. "My family had a grocery store in the north of Italy and I grew up with a room just for making pasta, where ravioli and fresh pesto was made every day," she says. "I wanted to include lots of grains, pulses and herbs to create variety and a healthy balance."
Piccolo started with six products, such as fruit and yogurt blends, and now has 16 offerings including vegetable risotto and sweet tomato and ricotta spaghetti that cost between £1 and £1.60 a pouch. The range - most of which are made in the Mediterranean - will rise to 30 products by the summer.
Since launching in April 2016, the brand has found favour from both retailers and consumers. Piccolo products are available from 750 stores in the UK including Asda, Planet Organic, Whole Foods Market and Abel & Cole, and has just started selling in stores in China too.
Turnover for its first year is expected to reach £2m, but the Covent Garden-based company is yet to turn a profit.
Although the path from idea to production may appear smooth, Ms Gazzoli says the reality was more challenging as she hadn't done any negotiations with supermarkets before.
The slide in the value of the pound following the Brexit vote has also created problems. "We source from all over the Mediterranean, for example, apples from the Dolomites, and there's price fluctuations... prices are all over and it's a difficult time for grocers too. It's a very special time to be learning."
A recent vegetable shortage has been another spanner in the works. "I've had these sourcing issues and trouble getting products on time. I can't change courgettes to peas [in her products], so it's a very complicated scenario."
Like many business owners, Ms Gazzoli has to balance managing a fast-growing firm with childcare, raising her three-year-old daughter Juliet. "During the week there's no separation between my child and the business," she says.
"Juliet is often in the office, and if I'm stuck in a meeting the staff help me with the nursery run. They're both my babies and are both interweaved. Juliet loves Kane and Alice, she's grown up with them. I don't think you can separate when you're a start-up."
Her "very supportive" Italian husband and his parents help out with childminding duties as well.
Piccolo products have arrived on shelves as sales in the baby food sector are now worth about £700m, according to market research firm Mintel.
Daniel Selwood, food and drink editor at trade magazine The Grocer, says that while Ella's Kitchen - the top baby food brand - dominates the market, Piccolo still stands out.
"The focus on Mediterranean variants makes it a bit different to existing players. It offers a good rate of new variants, and also Catherine has got some pulse in the industry from being chief executive of Slow Food UK," he says.
The 34-year-old suffered a cardiac arrest early in the second half of the third-round tie while playing for the French sixth-division side.
The medical services treated him on the pitch but were unable to revive him.
Derme had been capped four times by Burkina Faso and had played in the French lower leagues and in Moldova, as well as in Burkina Faso.
Number 10 Admiral Grove, Toxteth, was sold following the death of "well-respected" tenant Margaret Gorse, its former owners Plus Dane Housing said.
The new owner is Beatles fan Jackie Holmes, who has previously bought properties connected with John Lennon and George Harrison.
She paid £15,000 over the guide price at the auction held at the Cavern Club.
Restrictions on the sale would mean it could not be turned into a tourist attraction or museum, a Plus Dane Housing spokeswoman said.
Starr moved into the terrace from nearby Madryn Street as a small child and lived there before finding fame.
He spent most of his formative years at the property, learning the drums and celebrating his 21st birthday party there.
The home became a regular haunt for the Fab Four as they honed their seminal sound.
Starr paid homage to the house in his 2008 song Liverpool 8, and The Empress pub at the end of Admiral Grove appeared on the front of his first solo album, Sentimental Journey.
Part of the official Beatles Tour, the property still attracts fans daily.
Plus Dane Housing said profits from the sale would be reinvested to improve other properties in the area.
Source: BBC/National Trust
Read more: Where did the Fab Four live in Liverpool?
The stand-out stars - sparkling Bugattis and sleek Maseratis - were completely ignored, as packs of journalists descended on a tiny booth that could barely fit two small cars.
It was like seeing the football star and head cheerleader sidelined on the dance floor at a prom, in favour of a member of the class of, well, 1992.
Alfa Romeo, Italian maker of the iconic Spider coupe immortalised by Dustin Hoffman in the classic 1967 film The Graduate, was making its return to US shores after a near 20-year absence.
Now controlled by Fiat Chrysler, the firm is planning on dipping its toe into the US market once more, with its two-seater 4C sports car - which has been available in Europe since earlier this year.
Sleek and low to the ground, Alfa Romeo's 4C is meant to compete against Porsche's Boxster and Audi's TT. With a mostly carbon fibre shell, it can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in just over four seconds.
But in a car show - and car market - already full with nostalgia, can Alfa Romeo's attempt to capitalise on its brand history work in the US?
Alfa Romeo left the US in the mid-1990s, after it struggled to compete with just a few luxury models in a market filled with big players that could offer a range of cars to consumers.
Owned by Fiat since 1986, its return to the US market has been discussed since 2000, but it is only under Fiat Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne that those discussions gained real traction.
It's a return that some say the brand badly needs.
"Alfa needs to play here - they really need to expand their volumes and begin to payoff the product development that's come from Fiat," says senior analyst Bill Visnic, from automotive information site Edmunds.com.
"It's difficult to call yourself a legitimate luxury brand and not be playing in the US market."
Mr Visnic added that the merger between Fiat and Chrysler could benefit Alfa Romeo, because it gives the brand access to Fiat and Chrysler car dealerships throughout the US.
Yet despite the large degree of interest - both from analysts and fans of the brand who have been clamouring for a return - the launch here was decidedly low key.
Alfa Romeo only introduced one car - even though most industry watchers agree it will need more than one model to make an impact.
Jiyan Cadiz, a spokesperson for Alfa Romeo, told the BBC that only 500 4C Launch Edition cars would be available to buyers over the summer, priced at about $70,000 (£42,000). The company says it expects to sell just under a thousand regular 4C models, at a base price of $54,000, by the end of this year.
However, Mr Cadiz added: "We do have more products to come - know that we wouldn't start now unless we were truly ready."
Many would-be buyers are desperate to find out more.
Dino Pappous is the president of the New York chapter of Alfa Romeo owners in the US. He owns two Alfas and loves the brand so much that he's busy organising the 2015 gathering of US Alfa owners (dubbed "Alfamiglia Nord Est").
"It's a car that attracts attention for the right reasons - it's subtle and unique - I would never buy a Porsche because it's like you're following the herd," he says.
He says he'd like to buy another Alfa - if he knew where to get one.
"It's not well advertised where to go to put a deposit or even where they are being sold," he says, adding that lack of customer service conjured up memories from Alfa's earlier US incarnation.
"Their commitment from a customer service level was brutal [in the 1990s] - if they don't get it right this time they're going to have a bad outcome again," he says.
Alfa Romeo faces another challenge too.
While the rebounding US economy has made it more attractive for brands like Alfa to re-enter the US market, it also has lured big players to once again invest in burnishing their so-called "halo cars", meant to build a brand following.
Ford celebrated the 50th anniversary of the release of its iconic Mustang "pony" car by re-creating a stunt it pulled in 1964 - putting it on the top of New York's Empire State building - and releasing 1,964 limited edition models.
Even Mazda, not a brand known for its long US lineage, got in on the nostalgia game by celebrating the 25th anniversary of its tiny MX-5 Miata convertible.
"It does seem like this year in particular it's a little heavy on heritage," said Mr Visnic.
But, he adds, there's a reason for that: "People know what a Mustang is - you can't buy that [brand recognition]," he says.
"It's what all car companies hope to establish but for the vast majority of products, it never really quite happens - nothing gets legendary anymore, so when you do catch the lightning in a bottle it means a lot to a brand."
But lightning rarely strikes the same place twice.
Alfa Romeo hopes to be the exception.
The company said like-for-like sales grew by 4% in the year to April, although trading in southern Europe continued to perform badly.
It said it expected underlying profits before tax to be at the top end of market expectations of £75-85m.
Sales fell 8% in Italy, Greece and Turkey, where economic growth has been relatively weak.
Dixons also said trading at its online electric retail site, PIXmania, "continues to be very challenging".
Sales at the website were down 24% for the year.
In contrast, sales at UK and Ireland operations, which consist of Currys, Currys Digital, PC World and Dixons.co.uk, grew 7%.
Dixons.co.uk closed in October last year, though PC World and Currys continue to trade online, alongside PIXmania.
Chief executive Sebastian James said he believed the company had "a clear business model that allows us to flourish in an internet world".
"We remain steadfastly focused on sorting out our businesses in more challenged markets and, in particular, PIXmania," he said.
"Above all, we are enjoying the feeling of a little wind in our sails and we want to make sure that, in spite of continued economic uncertainty, this carries on into next year and beyond."
Simon Johnston, 38, made no plea or declaration during a private hearing at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
He also faced a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice following the incident in the town on Saturday.
Mr Johnston, from Kirkcaldy, was remanded in custody and the case was continued for further examination.
He is expected to appear in court again next week.
The comparative figure for the previous year was £4.6m under the Championship leaders' previous controlling regime.
Chairman Dave King said in a statement: "I am also pleased to report that Rangers now has no third-party debt whatsoever.
"There are not many clubs in the world that are in that enviable position."
But, on the first anniversary of the takeover by the group led by King, the Glasgow club stressed that it "continues to require funding to meet its ongoing cash shortfall".
Interest-free funds provided by shareholders by 31 December 2015 was £9.25m, largely provided by King, shareholders Douglas Park, George Letham and George Taylor, plus a group of Hong King based investors.
Rangers say that additional funds have been committed to cover the balance of the financial year to June and King reiterated the intention to further invest in manager Mark Warburton's playing squad should they win promotion to the Premiership.
"It was always anticipated that further acquisitions would be necessary to compete in the Premiership if promotion was secured," said King.
"Mark and the football executive are already working on the player-recruitment plan for the close season, when we will bring in a number of new players to meet our ambitions to continue to compete at higher levels in the coming seasons."
Rangers' revenue for the first six months was £11m, an increase of £1.9m, with King praising supporters who have bought 36,500 season tickets as well as hospitality revenue of £3.3m.
This increase was achieved despite being compared to a period when Rangers benefited from £1.3m generated from hosting of the Commonwealth Games rugby sevens and a Scotland international.
King stressed that problems inherited from the previous regime remained and that arrangements with Sport Direct over the partnership to run Rangers Retail Limited "remain problematic".
It has led to legal disputes with the sports retailer and its owner, Mike Ashley, who is also a Rangers shareholder, but the club chairman remained hopeful that an agreement could be reached to renegotiate the terms of the agreement.
"It remains possible that the seemingly inevitable lengthy and costly litigation can be avoided," said King, who revealed that Rangers would present the results of a legal analysis of the contract with Sports Direct by the end of March.
"There is a far better alternative if Sports Direct recognises that the present arrangements are not working for either party and agrees to renegotiate the present arrangements to create the win-win situation that should have been reflected in the original agreements if Rangers had an effective negotiating team at that time."
The Briton beat Iulia Coroli of Moldova via unanimous decision in Turkey.
She now faces France's Sarah Ourahmoune in the last eight on Wednesday and must reach the final to book her place in Brazil at the first attempt.
Adams, 33, is aiming to become the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title in 92 years.
Her Great Britain team-mate Savannah Marshall lost to Erika Guerrier of France at the same tournament and will now hope to qualify via the World Championships next month.
There are 36 qualification places for the 2016 Olympics available - 30 for men and six for women.
Fifty-three staff were told at a meeting on Tuesday that they had lost their jobs.
The business was established in Derry in 1830 by Thomas Austin.
In November 2014, the building was sold to the City Hotel Group. The receiver then sold the trading side of the business.
In a statement, the group said they were not notified of the closure.
"It is with regret that the directors of the City Hotel have learned from media reports of the closure of the business operated by the trading company known as Hassonzender Ltd.
"We would point out that the City Hotel Group have no involvement in the trading business conducted by Hassonzender Ltd.
"We were not consulted about, nor did we have any notice of this closure."
Speaking to BBC Radio Foyle, Ronan Duffy, of McCambridge Duffy LLP, confirmed he had been appointed liquidator of the company.
"It's a very sad day for the city and for most of us," he said.
"Austins has been an iconic feature of city life for many years.
"It's no secret that retailers of many guises have had difficulties down through the years and Austins was not immune in experiencing that.
"I'm aware they went through some difficulties previously and restructured several years back, but it just hasn't proven to be enough."
Staff are due to meet the liquidators during the week to organise redundancy payments.
"There was a meeting first thing addressed by management and myself and, as you can imagine, it was fairly emotional," said Mr Duffy.
"It was a shock and it's a very painful process for everyone involved.
"We just want to deal with the employees as a priority and they will get paid by their redundancy payment service," he said.
Cassie Sainsbury, 22, was stopped at an airport in Bogotá on 12 April after being found with 5.8kg (12lb 13oz) of cocaine in her luggage.
Ms Sainsbury has said she was coerced into taking the drugs after threats were made to her family.
She will now face trial at a later date. If convicted, the Adelaide woman could spend up to 30 years in jail.
Ms Sainsbury would have served a six-year sentence under the failed plea deal.
Judge Sergio León said the deal had been rejected because Ms Sainsbury had brought up new evidence at her previous court appearance.
In a written statement, Ms Sainsbury told the Bogotá court she had been threatened by a man with a gun.
She claimed the man had sent her photos of her family and threatened to harm them if she did not carry the drugs.
The cocaine was allegedly found concealed inside boxes of headphones.
Her family has said the personal trainer had just finished a working holiday when she was arrested at El Dorado International Airport.
Penalties for possession, use, or trafficking of illegal drugs in Colombia are severe and offenders can expect long prison sentences under harsh conditions.
Lord Bichard, a former benefits chief, said "imaginative" ideas were needed to meet the cost of an ageing society.
And although such a move might be controversial, it would stop older people being a "burden on the state".
The peer is a member of a committee investigating demographic changes and their impact on public services.
The panel was told that the transfer of wealth from young to old in the UK was the highest in Europe.
Lord Bichard, a former head of the Benefits Agency and top civil servant at the Education Department, who is probably best known for chairing the 2004 inquiry into the Soham murders, said the debate on rising healthcare and pension costs needed to be broadened out.
"Are there ways in which we could use incentives to encourage older people, if not to be in full time work, to be making a contribution?," he asked the rest of the committee.
"It is quite possible, for example, to envisage a world where civil society is making a greater contribution to the care of the very old, and older people who are not very old could be making a useful contribution to civil society in that respect, if they were given some incentive or some recognition for doing so."
The 65-year-old crossbench peer, who has taken on a number of roles including the vice presidency of the Local Government Association and the chairmanship of a national after-school film club since retiring from the civil service in 2001, suggested the government should use the pensions system to "incentivise" retired people.
"We are now prepared to say to people who are not looking for work, if you don't look for work you don't get benefits, so if you are old and you are not contributing in some way or another maybe there is some penalty attached to that."
He asked: "Are we using all of the incentives at our disposal to encourage older people not just to be a negative burden on the state but actually be a positive part of society?"
Prof Martin Weale, a member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee, said the proposal was "outside the normal range of what is discussed", but added it was an "interesting point".
Asked about his suggestion after the meeting, Lord Bichard said it was a new idea but he intended to look into it further as part of his work for the committee.
He acknowledged it would be difficult for politicians to sell to the public, but added: "So was tuition fees."
Pensioners' rights campaigners reacted angrily to Lord Bichard's idea.
Dot Gibson, general secretary of the National Pensioners Convention, said: "This amounts to little more than national service for the over 60s and is absolutely outrageous.
"Those who have paid their national insurance contributions for 30 or more years are entitled to receive their state pension and there should be no attempt to put further barriers in their way."
Michelle Mitchell, director general of the charity Age UK, said: "Older people are a hugely positive part of society - over a third of people aged between 65 and 74 volunteer, a percentage that only drops slightly for the over 75s.
"In addition, nearly a million older people provide unpaid care to family or friends saving the state millions of pounds."
She added that almost a third of working age parents rely on grandparents to provide childcare - and more than 900,000 people are working past the traditional retirement age "either because they want to or because they can't afford to retire".
But she added: "We must not forget that retirement is a vastly different experience depending on your personal circumstances. For example, 40% of all people over 65 have a serious longstanding illness and 1.7m of our pensioners live in poverty.
"For many of those, retirement can be an unrelenting struggle of trying to survive on a low income in poor health."
Ros Altmann, director general of Saga, said: "This is a very strange idea indeed. Those who have retired have already made huge contributions to our society and are already the largest group of charity and community volunteers."
Prof James Sefton, of Imperial College, London, a former adviser to the Treasury, told the committee young people were effectively subsidising the older generation - and he could not understand why they were not protesting about it.
"I think they should be angry. I think the deal they are getting is poor," he told the peers.
"There are a lot of transfers going on within the system, from the young towards the old and I think awareness of it is very poor and I think eventually it will come out."
He said research he was carrying out at Imperial College, with Dr David McCarthy, suggested "the current generation are very heavy contributors to the public purse, whereas previous generations have benefited from the public purse".
This was mostly down to high house prices, high youth unemployment, rising public debt and the cost of education, added Prof Sefton, who is also a quantitative analyst at UBS bank.
The older generation benefits from public funds, in the form of healthcare and pensions, but younger people have to rely more on "private transfers" of wealth, such as family money, to a far greater extent than in other European countries, he added.
Update 26 October 2012: Lord Bichard has asked us to clarify that he was floating an idea at the committee rather than making a firm proposal. This report has been slightly amended to take account of that.
A boy aged 12 and a girl of 15 died when the driver lost control in snowy conditions and the bus overturned near Montflovin in the department of Doubs.
The driver and three children were slightly hurt in the crash as the bus travelled between Monteau and Pontarlier at about 07:40 (06:40 GMT).
They were evacuated to Pontarlier and the road was closed.
Officials said that a snowplough had cleared the road during the night and it had been treated with salt, although there would have been some snow on the surface by morning.
The cause of the accident is unclear although a collision with another vehicle has been ruled out.
Some reports suggested the bus had been travelling too fast for the conditions.
The driver had been taking 33 children to Lucie-Aubrac school near Pontarlier.
He was among those taken to hospital but local prosecutors said he would be investigated as part of a manslaughter inquiry.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls wrote on Twitter of his immense sadness and full support for the families of the two children who died.
Safa has reached agreement with Baxter's current club SuperSport United for the 63-year-old to continue with them until July.
The Briton replaces Ephraim 'Shakes' Mashaba, who was sacked last year.
"The coach has the skills to navigate the tough qualification path for the Africa Cup of Nations and the World Cup," said Safa CEO Dennis Mumble.
"We thank SuperSport United for their support towards the goals of the association and its national teams."
Baxter will continue with SuperSport for the final four fixtures of the Premier Soccer League season and for the Nedbank Cup semi-final on 20 May (and potentially, the final on 24 June).
He will also be in charge of the club's Confederation Cup group games, which are due to be completed in July.
SuperSport will face TP Mazembe of DR Congo, Guinea's Horoya and Gabonese side Moumana in the second-tier continental club tournament.
Baxter, who has previously coached South African giants Kaizer Chiefs, will also be given time away from club duties to prepare Bafana Bafana for their opening 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Nigeria on the weekend of 9-11 June.
South Africa's all-time leading goalscorer Benni McCarthy, who was consulted during the selection process for the coach, thinks the appointment boosts his nation's chances of qualifying for big tournaments.
"Most definitely yes. He knows all the in-form players," McCarthy told BBC Sport.
"He'll make the right decisions and select the right players and he knows what's expected by the South African public.
"It's a great appointment,"
SuperSport United's CEO Stanley Matthews admitted the club were reluctant to allow Baxter to leave.
"We obviously did not want to lose Stuart as our coach," Matthews said.
"He has done a great job in getting us to the competitive level we expect as a club.
"We also understand that Stuart would like to have a final go at competing at a World Cup and that would be a fantastic achievement for the country as a whole.
"But right now our focus, and that of Stuart's, has to be on a strong finish to the League, becoming the first club to retain the Nedbank Cup and to fight our way through the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup."
Baxter's first stint in charge of South Africa began in 2004 and he quit a year later after failing to lead Bafana Bafana to the 2006 World Cup finals.
The hard place is public opinion.
Most people see homosexuality as "something alien", says gay activist Zoryan Kis.
He says same-sex couples are sometimes asked to leave restaurants and that the majority of Ukrainians just want gay people to "leave the country".
And many do leave. Others have suffered homophobic violence, and in the most extreme cases murder.
The rock is represented by Western governments.
A trip to Kiev in the run-up to Gay Pride (its official title is Equality March) by the US State Department's first-ever envoy for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual rights, is testament to that.
Judith Gough, the UK Ambassador to Ukraine - who is a lesbian - argues that gay rights in Ukraine should be seen in a broader context.
"When people took to the Maidan [Kiev's Independence Square] two years ago they were fighting for European values."
Britain's top diplomat in Kiev says an important part of a post-Maidan Ukraine is "tolerance and protection of the rights of the individual". And on a personal level she says she has found most Ukrainians to be welcoming.
Even though she admits Ukrainians generally feel "less comfortable" talking about the issue, Ambassador Gough is encouraged by a level of debate which was previously absent.
However, the issue of gay rights in Ukraine is further complicated by two factors.
Firstly: the role of far-right Ukrainian nationalist organisations like Right Sector.
The group's press spokesman, Artem Skoropadsky, warned in a post on social media recently that if Gay Pride were to go ahead there could be a "bloodbath".
When we met Mr Skoropadsky he claimed he did not support violence, and was simply warning that it was possible.
Very few Ukrainians would condone violence. However, Mr Skoropadsky's justification for attempting to block this Sunday's march - because it "goes against nationalist, Christian values" - will resonate.
Far-right groups in Ukraine, including Right Sector, lack popular support. Their prominence has often been overstated by parts of the Russian media.
However, if they bring violence to Kiev's gay pride it is likely to feature prominently - possibly disproportionately - in the media-sphere of Ukraine's eastern neighbour, and be held up as another example of far-right-fuelled instability in Ukraine.
And that leads to the second complication: by pushing gay rights in Ukraine, the US and EU risk feeding a perception, popular in Moscow, that Ukraine today is having unpopular liberal values forced upon it.
US President Barack Obama's Ambassador for Gay Rights, Randy Berry, says it's simply about Ukraine giving "equality for all its citizens".
"I don't think it's that controversial," he adds.
Ukraine is undoubtedly changing. Kiev is a dynamic, creative city that surprises many people arriving from abroad.
The question is whether Ukrainian society and politics are ready to accept equal rights for gay people.
And those who support Ukraine's move to a more European mindset on the issue see Sunday as an important test.
A double murder investigation was launched on Wednesday after the bodies were discovered in Essex Close, Luton.
Bedfordshire Police believe the man found dead in the bin on Monday is connected to the death of a woman found at a property on 10 October.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of both murders.
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It is thought the dead man and woman were partners.
The woman's baby is being cared for.
Police have until Friday morning to continue holding the man who has been arrested before charging him or releasing him.
Det Insp Fraser Wylie said: "I believe I am not looking for anyone else as part of the investigation."
He said he was still "missing some parts of the jigsaw" and appealed for the public's help and wanted to hear from anyone who knew the occupants of the flat
A forensic examination was still going on at the flat.
The man's body was discovered in a wheelie bin on Monday night outside the entrance to the flats.
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Binali Yildirim, previously Turkey's transport minister and a long-term ally of Mr Erdogan, is the sole candidate.
But his appointment belies the profound political divisions in Turkey over issues such as the Kurdish minority, freedom of speech and Mr Erdogan himself.
The BBC spoke to supporters of three different parties, whose views show how divided the country has become.
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Mare Chrysanthemum gave birth to the "attractive" bay colt, who has a white blaze on his head like his father, at Coolmore Stud on Saturday.
The stallion, the world's top-rated racehorse who won all 14 of his races, commands a £125,000-a-time stud fee.
"From the reports I've received, his first foal is everything we could have hoped for," said a spokesman for Juddmonte Farms, Frankel's owners.
Frankel mated with 133 mares at Banstead Manor Farm, near Newmarket, between February and June 2013, and has been described as "super fertile" and a "thorough gentleman".
He yielded an estimated £15m from his first season at stud, and could reap a total of more than £100m from his breeding career.
Frankel, trained by Sir Henry Cecil who died in June of last year, is considered by some experts to be the greatest racehorse of all-time. In 14 races, the aggregate distance between him and the second-placed horses was 76.25 lengths (610 feet or 185 metres).
His meeting with Chrysanthemum is thought to have taken place around the time of Valentine's Day, 14 February 2013.
The stud in Tipperary, owned by John Magnier, reported that the foal - born at 20:30 GMT on Saturday - is a handsome bay (reddish brown) colt with "a good head, a white blaze and great presence".
Juddmonte Farms general manager Philip Mitchell said: "These are very exciting times for everyone who has supported the horse and we very much look forward to the rest of his first crop of foals."
Chrysanthemum, now aged six like Frankel, was trained to two Group Three wins by trainer David Wachman during her racing career. A daughter of champion sire Danehill Dancer, she was the first mare scanned in foal to Frankel last year, and this is her first foal.
The arrival came three days before the Irish stud lost its triple Coronation Cup winner St Nicholas Abbey, who died after a serious illness.
Of the 133 mares who visited Frankel, 126 are expecting foals in the first part of the year.
Six of the remaining seven were pregnant before suffering early foetal deaths although a "no-foal, no-fee arrangement" usually applies.
With 11-month pregnancies, the northern hemisphere breeding season starts in February so foals can be born in the early part of the following year, as racehorses officially age a year on 1 January for adminstration purposes.
Horses on the Flat, like Frankel, usually begin their racing careers aged two, so the first of Frankel's offspring are likely to be seen on the track for the first time in the summer of 2016.
Bookmakers were quick to react to the news, with one firm offering odds of 2-1 that the new arrival would win on his racing debut.
The newborn colt is rated a 40-1 chance to emulate his father by winning Newmarket's 2,000 Guineas, and is 66-1 for the 2017 Derby at Epsom.
The few Frankel foals that are sold at public auction will attract competitive bidding.
Last month, Godolphin racing boss Sheikh Mohammed - the ruler of Dubai - paid about £4m for the 2011 Oaks winner Dancing Rain, who is pregnant by Frankel.
Construction on the new lane, which runs alongside part of the existing canal, started less than a year ago.
The 72km (44 mile) route allows two-way traffic and can accommodate larger vessels.
Several container ships from around the world successfully navigated it on Saturday as part of a trial run.
Helicopters and naval vessels escorted the ships as part of the security operation.
The Sinai Peninsula, which borders the canal, is a base for Islamic militants, who have killed hundreds of people since the military overthrew President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.
The original Suez Canal opened almost 150 years ago and links the Mediterranean with the Red Sea.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi says the expansion of one of the world's busiest shipping routes will boost trade and increase employment across the country.
It currently handles 7% of global sea-borne business, and is one of Egypt's main sources of foreign currency income.
$8.5bn
raised for canal expansion project
$13.2bn
projected revenue by 2023 (up from $5.3bn)
72km of new channel and bypasses
97 ships a day by 2023 (up from 49)
11-hour southbound transit (down from 18)
12 months to complete project by Aug 2015
Work on the second waterway is estimated to have cost about $8.5bn (£5.4bn) and is being carried out by the army around the clock.
It will be formally inaugurated on 6 August - one year after construction started - meeting an ambitious target set out by Mr Sisi.
The project has been labelled "a rebirth" for Egypt by the head of the Suez Canal Authority, Adm Mohab Mameesh.
But it does have its critics. Some experts are dubious about the revenue projections and believe the money should have been spent elsewhere.
"It's a patriotic project first of all, and that's very difficult to quantify," Cairo-based investment analyst Angus Blair told the BBC.
On Saturday, Adm Mameesh also revealed plans to build another canal near East Port Said on the Mediterranean Sea.
It is expected to cost around $60m and will be 9.5km (6 miles) long, Reuters reports.
Workers who get in touch with internal investigators by then will be exempt from dismissal, according to a letter from VW brand chief Herbert Diess.
US regulators found VW put in software that turned on emissions controls when the car was being tested.
Some 11 million vehicles worldwide are affected by the scandal.
Mr Diess said the offer was being made in the interests of "full and swift clarification".
VW said it would not sack workers for what they might reveal, but they might be transferred to other duties.
"Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements who get in touch promptly, but no later than November 30, 2015... and... may rest assured that the company will waive consequences under labour law such as the termination of employment, and will not make any claim for damages," the letter said.
Last week, Europe's biggest carmaker also admitted to cheating on carbon dioxide emissions certifications.
VW has put aside €6.7bn (£4.7bn) to meet the cost of recalling the diesel vehicles worldwide that were fitted with so called "defeat devices" that circumvented tests for emissions of nitrogen oxides.
This offer shows the difficulty Volkswagen is facing.
It has appointed the American law firm Jones Day to carry out a thorough internal investigation into the emissions scandal. That is expected to take several months - yet the company needs to draw a line under the affair as quickly as possible, in order to focus on mending its battered reputation.
At the same time, the dirty laundry keeps on piling up. Last week's revelation of 'irregularities' in the measurement of CO2 emissions was a case in point.
Hence the amnesty for whistleblowers. Any concerted effort to deceive regulators would have needed input from engineers and technicians. They may have valuable knowledge to share, which could speed up the process dramatically.
The offer does not apply to managers. So if it turns out that deception was authorised at a high level, those responsible can still expect to be punished.
Russian security firm Kaspersky Labs told the BBC they believed the malware, known as Flame, had been operating since August 2010.
The company said it believed the attack was state-sponsored, but could not be sure of its exact origins.
They described Flame as "one of the most complex threats ever discovered".
Research into the attack was carried out in conjunction with the UN's International Telecommunication Union.
They had been investigating another malware threat, known as Wiper, which was reportedly deleting data on machines in western Asia.
In the past, targeted malware - such as Stuxnet - has targeted nuclear infrastructure in Iran.
Others like Duqu have sought to infiltrate networks in order to steal data.
This new threat appears not to cause physical damage, but to collect huge amounts of sensitive information, said Kaspersky's chief malware expert Vitaly Kamluk.
"Once a system is infected, Flame begins a complex set of operations, including sniffing the network traffic, taking screenshots, recording audio conversations, intercepting the keyboard, and so on," he said.
More than 600 specific targets were hit, Mr Kamluk said, ranging from individuals, businesses, academic institutions and government systems.
Iran's National Computer Emergency Response Team posted
a security alert
stating that it believed Flame was responsible for "recent incidents of mass data loss" in the country.
The malware code itself is 20MB in size - making it some 20 times larger than the Stuxnet virus. The researchers said it could take several years to analyse.
Mr Kamluk said the size and sophistication of Flame suggested it was not the work of independent cybercriminals, and more likely to be government-backed.
By Professor Alan WoodwardDepartment of Computing, University of Surrey
This is an extremely advanced attack. It is more like a toolkit for compiling different code based weapons than a single tool. It can steal everything from the keys you are pressing to what is on your screen to what is being said near the machine.
It also has some very unusual data stealing features including reaching out to any Bluetooth enabled device nearby to see what it can steal.
Just like Stuxnet, this malware can spread by USB stick, i.e. it doesn't need to be connected to a network, although it has that capability as well.
This wasn't written by some spotty teenager in his/her bedroom. It is large, complicated and dedicated to stealing data whilst remaining hidden for a long time.
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He explained: "Currently there are three known classes of players who develop malware and spyware: hacktivists, cybercriminals and nation states.
"Flame is not designed to steal money from bank accounts. It is also different from rather simple hack tools and malware used by the hacktivists. So by excluding cybercriminals and hacktivists, we come to conclusion that it most likely belongs to the third group."
Among the countries affected by the attack are Iran, Israel, Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
"The geography of the targets and also the complexity of the threat leaves no doubt about it being a nation-state that sponsored the research that went into it," Mr Kamluk said.
The malware is capable of recording audio via a microphone, before compressing it and sending it back to the attacker.
It is also able to take screenshots of on-screen activity, automatically detecting when "interesting" programs - such as email or instant messaging - were open.
Kaspersky's first recorded instance of Flame is in August 2010, although it said it is highly likely to have been operating earlier.
Prof Alan Woodward, from the Department of Computing at the University of Surrey said the attack is very significant.
"This is basically an industrial vacuum cleaner for sensitive information," he told the BBC.
He explained that unlike Stuxnet, which was designed with one specific task in mind, Flame was much more sophisticated.
"Whereas Stuxnet just had one purpose in life, Flame is a toolkit, so they can go after just about everything they can get their hands on."
Once the initial Flame malware has infected a machine, additional modules can be added to perform specific tasks - almost in the same manner as adding apps to a smartphone.
But this Friday night, his hospital - close to many popular bars and restaurants - was just 200m away from one of the devastating gun attacks that shook the city.
Three hours into his shift Dr Yordanov was caring for a "very nice old lady who was extremely sick" when a medical student ran towards him shouting incomprehensibly.
He didn't understand. But then he saw the patients who had just arrived.
The first was a lady in her 30s. She had three gunshot wounds.
He said: "I have never seen anything like it before.
"Her shoulder was a mess of blood and bones."
Dr Yordanov is just 35. He had never dealt with firearm wounds before. But as the oldest doctor in the department at that time, he had to take charge.
At first the patients came in walking, despite their wounds - helped by friends, or remarkably managing to hail cabs.
But as the night drew on ambulances started to arrive, ferrying in those more severely-ill.
Dr Yordanov says he doesn't know how some people survived.
One had a bullet lodged between her skull and skin.
"The fact she was there - that was a miracle," he said.
Another woman was covered in blood head to toe. He started to check for injuries.
But she told him: "It's not my blood. It was my husband's blood. He stood in front of me."
Dr Yordanov says the most difficult part was not just dealing with patients with complex injuries.
Difficult too were the patients who were less badly wounded but who could talk.
It was through their stories that he understood the horrors that had unfolded nearby.
He called quickly for reinforcements from all around the hospital.
And many volunteers came in from outside - even though the journey was dangerous.
Many were medical students who had been at restaurants nearby, instinct taking them to the nearest place they could be of help.
The department saw around 50 patients in total, all with gunshot injuries.
Dr Yordanov says though the situation was unfamiliar to him, after five initial minutes of feeling terrified his training kicked in.
He added: "This is what we do. This is our job.
"We stabilise the patient, we start treatment and we call in the surgeons when needed.
"We do this every day - this is just on a different and unexpected scale."
Dr Yordanov says being prepared is part of the job.
In fact earlier that day his out-of-hospital colleagues had taken part in a simulation exercise to help prepare for the possibility of multiple shootings.
According to Dr Yordanov these training sessions happen at least twice a year.
And though he had been part of one in the past, he had never expected it to turn into reality.
He says he is extremely proud of his colleagues and the emergency system Paris has in place.
Some doctors work as first-responders, acting as the first people on the scene and often treating patients at the roadside.
And on Friday evening the preparedness in place ensured patients were dispatched evenly to almost 20 hospitals across the region.
This meant surgeons and medical staff were not overwhelmed.
Back at Dr Yordanov's hospital, three patients who were wounded in Friday's attacks are in intensive care. One is extremely unwell.
But many patients who underwent less complex surgery have already been discharged.
Inevitably patients and medics will take their psychological wounds home.
There are numbers they can call and people they can go to for support.
In fact a psychiatrist at the hospital started counselling and debriefing patients just hours after the attack.
But how will Dr Yordanov cope?
On Monday night he went out for drinks with other medical colleagues who were on Friday's front line.
The bar they chose was very close to one involved in the tragedy.
"That's our answer. We are not going to change our lives."
Derbyshire chairman Chris Grant said the findings came from market research conducted by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) into the game's popularity.
"More kids these days can recognise a WWE wrestler than the England captain," Grant told BBC Radio Derby.
"Only a third could recognise Alastair and I think we've got to improve that."
He added: "That was a fascinating statistic they gave us."
English cricket is poised to get a new eight-team Twenty20 competition, which, if approved, could start as early as 2018, in an attempt to boost the profile of the sport.
The tournament would run alongside the existing 18-team T20 Blast and would be held at city-based Test grounds, but Grant is unfazed by the potential impact on one of English cricket's smallest counties.
"I think a lot of the negativity surrounds the fact that people feel that this will be the death of Derbyshire County Cricket Club," he said.
"I really don't see it that way. I think actually it could lead to 18 counties becoming stronger, a lot stronger and certainly more financially sustainable.
"The devil will be in the detail, there's a lot of work at the ECB still to be done. We don't know where these teams will be based, we don't know what they'll be called.
"In principle I think it's the right way to go and gives Derbyshire the best chance of preserving their first-class status long-term."
Encouraging people to play and watch cricket should be a priority for those involved in taking the game into a new era, according to Grant.
"The game has got some real challenges, participation is falling really dramatically and we've got to unlock a new audience," he continued.
"At the moment there are 990,000 people in this country who have attended a game in the recent past, but there are 9.4m people who describe themselves as a cricket follower.
"We're not really unlocking that extra 8.5m, and I think we've got to come up with something fresh and new to actually get them involved and get them to come and attend a game."
Mr Smith told the Guardian there should be a general election or referendum "when the terms are clear".
He said it was clear people wanted both access to the single market and controls on immigration.
He is challenging Jeremy Corbyn to become Labour leader, with fellow MP Angela Eagle also standing.
Mr Smith accused Mr Corbyn of acting selfishly, and said Labour was "teetering on the brink of being destroyed".
Ms Eagle said she and Mr Smith were not "very different" in terms of political views, but she had more experience and "further reach".
Mr Corbyn has rejected calls to stand down, saying he was elected as leader with a "very large mandate" 10 months ago and would campaign on "all the things that matter".
One Labour donor is launching a legal challenge to party's ruling that Mr Corbyn can be automatically included in the leadership ballot.
His rivals need the backing of 51 MPs or MEPs to stand.
In the Guardian interview, Mr Smith said the public should be given "another chance" once they knew what Brexit deal had been agreed.
"That does mean a second referendum or a general election when the terms are clear. The Labour government should be committing to that," he said.
He said many people voted for Brexit in "good faith", but many had been "misled by the Brexit campaign" and were now thinking it was the wrong decision.
Labour's role "is to be sensible and mature about this and put our foot on the ball for the British public and say what do the terms actually look like", he added.
After the 23 June referendum, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt also suggested the public should give their verdict on the UK's deal with the EU via another referendum or general election.
There have also been calls for a second public vote on EU membership itself, though the government rejected a petition demanding this.
BBC Reality Check examined these issues and concluded that another membership referendum was "unlikely", while a vote to ratify the UK-EU deal was "possible but not required by current legislation".
Speaking about her bid to lead Labour, Ms Eagle said Mr Corbyn "cannot provide" leadership in Parliament and was "not going down well on the doorstep" with Labour voters.
She said Mr Smith was a "perfectly fine man" whose views were similar to her own.
But she added: "I think I have further reach as a northern woman from working-class roots, as a person who understands identity politics... as a gay woman. I think I've got the toughness and the experience."
Announcing his leadership campaign on Wednesday, Mr Smith said Labour needed someone "radical and credible" in charge.
The Pontypridd MP, who quit as shadow work and pensions secretary last month, said he could "heal" the party and "turn the page" on its internal strife.
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John Rooney had an early opportunity for the home side, but failed to test Southport goalkeeper Max Crocombe, instead hitting the side netting.
Southport's Luke Foster then fired straight at home keeper Jon Worsnop after Chester failed to clear a corner.
The hosts had the best chance of all, but top scorer Ross Hannah fired over from six yards after Crocombe fumbled.
Chester, in 17th, are just eight points clear of trouble, having now failed to win in four National League games. Southport are two places, and three points, above them in 15th,
Chester manager Steve Burr told BBC Radio Merseyside:
"That's probably as good a 0-0 draw as you'll see. I was a lot more pleased with the way we played, following our win in the FA Trophy against Hungerford last week.
"But you can tell Southport have lots of confidence. You can see that from the results they've been having.
"The chances we did create we just didn't finish them. But, at the end, there was also a concern that they might go and pinch it."
In each election, one-third of the seats will be contested while in Salford, voters will also be asked to elect a city mayor.
Labour traditionally dominates Greater Manchester, and currently controls eight of the 10 councils with elections this year.
In Manchester, all 96 councillors are Labour and in Tameside, Wigan and Salford, they have near enough all of them too.
Their other councils look pretty secure as well but it will be interesting to see how much the party's grip strengthens under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.
It will be a challenge to make significant further gains because, four years ago when these particular council seats were last up for grabs, Labour did well.
It is fair to say 2012 was a bad year for the Conservatives following the the "pasty tax" Budget, while the Lib Dems were suffering as a result of being in coalition with the Tories.
One true splash of blue on the electoral map, however, is Trafford and the Tories are keen to tighten their hold.
The Conservatives are also intent on making inroads at the other end of the Metrolink line. Bury is currently run by Labour, and the Conservatives are pinning their hopes on voters there not thinking much of Mr Corbyn's leadership.
Labour have been campaigning hard in both Trafford and Bury, and the outcomes will be fascinating.
Stockport will be interesting too because while the Liberal Democrats are in charge they do not enjoy overall control.
At the moment they're the biggest party over Labour by just five councillors so there is the potential for a change of control.
The Lib Dems are also targeting gains in Rochdale, where they ran the council until only a few years ago. They are hoping to benefit from the recent controversies surrounding local Labour MP Simon Danczuk.
Elsewhere, UK Independence Party campaigners in Wigan are talking up their chances and hoping to get a bounce from the EU referendum.
It appears Bolton and Oldham, where they already have councillors, are the places where they're most likely to make gains, though.
After years of growing their support base in Manchester, the Greens are believing this could be their time to bring an end to Labour's total dominance.
Come Friday, Salford will also have a new city mayor as Labour incumbent Ian Stewart steps down.
Labour took more than half the vote four years ago, and its candidate Paul Dennett will hope to take on the role come 6 May. He is up against Robin Garrido for the Conservatives, UKIP's Owen Hammond and Wendy Olsen for the Greens.
Kuwaiti student Mashael Albasman, 24, was found dead with 13 stab wounds in her Bournemouth flat on 30 March.
Faleh Ghazi Albasman, 59, claimed it was an "honour killing" but psychiatrists found he had paranoid psychosis.
He admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
He was sentenced to a hospital order at Winchester Crown Court and will be detained indefinitely under the Mental Health Act until he is considered fit for release.
The court heard Mashael had come to Bournemouth from Kuwait in order to study English in November 2013.
Her father had accompanied her as a chaperone and was staying in the flat on St Michael's Road with Mashael when he killed her.
A post mortem examination found wounds were inflicted to her neck, shoulder and back from behind and she had made no attempt to defend herself.
Albasman then stabbed himself in the stomach and neck before going to the nearby Manchester Hotel where he told staff to call the police.
He told an Arabic speaking doctor at Southampton General Hospital who treated his wounds: "I finished her... it's about honour."
"She talked on the phone and didn't respect me. It was meant to be... an honour killing," Albasman later told police.
Psychiatric reports following Albasman's arrest found he suffered a brain injury in the 1970s which left him in a coma for a month.
Doctors concluded it led to him suffering from an "abnormality in mental function" which led to a "fatal outburst of aggression" after misinterpreting his daughter's actions after a build up of tension between them.
The court heard members of Mashael's family had described her as "reserved, but unhappy and shy".
They said she was "distressed and embarrassed" by her father's behaviour during their time in Bournemouth, when he would regularly accompany her to college.
Justice Nigel Teare said a prison sentence was "not appropriate" before detaining Albasman indefinitely.
They include photos posted to publicly-accessible parts of social networks.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a record number of reports in the first week of July, four times the weekly average.
It comes in a week UK authorities arrested 660 people in connection with online child abuse.
That investigation was believed to have been targeted at those using the so-called "dark net" - parts of the internet that are hidden and can be hard to access without special software.
But the NCMEC stressed there was still a significant and growing challenge for law enforcement agencies to deal with material on the open internet as well as the harder-to-reach areas.
In the US, all electronic communications providers (ECPs) have had to report any instance of child abuse on their networks to the Cyber Tipline provided by the NCMEC since 1998.
Since many of the world's most popular communications sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, are based in the US, the NCMEC works with authorities around the world to follow up leads provided by tips.
The UK is among the 62 countries working closely with the NCMEC.
In the week from beginning 29 June and ending July 5, 92,800 reports were made to the Cyber Tipline.
Of those, the vast majority - 91,334 - came from internet firms, with the remainder being tip-offs from members of the public.
On average, the NCMEC receives around 15,000 reports per week.
John Shehan, executive director of the NCMEC Exploited Children Division, said the large numbers early in July may prove to be an anomaly.
But he stressed the growing concern with social networks.
"You wouldn't think someone would do it on Pinterest or LinkedIn," Mr Shehan said.
"But any type of platform that allows people to post images or videos - they get used for the wrong reasons."
While most would assume social networks are an unlikely place for illegal material to be shared - by people who would presumably want to hide any trace of their identity - Mr Shehan said several theories had emerged.
"When you look at the types of offenders who have a sexual interest in children, there is a wide spectrum as far as their internet knowledge, and their backgrounds with being able to anonymise and hide their identities online.
"If you look at where the content is being uploaded from - sometimes we see that it goes back to third-world countries.
"Some of these are just starting to get high-speed internet access, and they may not be as sophisticated as some countries in using different anonymisers."
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suspected paedophiles arrested
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39 suspects were registered sex offenders
833 buildings searched
9,172 devices, including phones and laptops, seized
The BBC contacted the leading social networks that report into the NCMEC.
All stressed that the latest technology - which is able to spot known images of child abuse and flag authorities immediately - was deployed across the sites.
LinkedIn confirmed that reports about child abuse had been made to the NCMEC, but that instances were extremely rare.
Twitter, which is the subject of a campaign by internet activist group Anonymous to do more to quickly remove child abuse images, said it had a no-tolerance approach.
A spokesman said: "When we are made aware of links to images of or content promoting child sexual exploitation they will be removed from the site without further notice and reported to the NCMEC, we permanently suspend accounts promoting or containing updates with links to child sexual exploitation."
In the UK, there is no law that compels UK communications companies to inform the Cyber Tipline, or any similar service, about child abuse content discovered on their services.
In a statement to the BBC, the NCA said: "The UK internet industry is very small in comparison to the US and no such equivalent legislation currently exists.
"UK internet service providers voluntarily block access to known indecent images of children."
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) - the UK-based group that actively targets illegal content online - said that while it would be interesting to see the effects a US-style law would have, the UK's impressive record in stamping out child abuse meant existing rules were working.
"Due to the cooperation we have with the online industry in the UK less than 1% of child sexual abuse imagery is hosted here, down from 18% in 1996," said Susie Hargreaves, the IWF's chief executive.
Ms Hargreaves re-iterated the concerns of the the NCMEC that child abuse images were increasingly being spread on the open internet as well as the dark web.
"This isn't a problem which is only found in hidden areas of the internet," she told the BBC.
Within a year, the IWF had just four full-time analysts working on monitoring the internet.
"We now have 12 analysts who are still working full time and due to our ability to proactively seek out the images and videos, we're able to identify around three times as many URLs as last year."
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The Premiership leaders, 14 points clear at the top of the table, face Rangers on 31 December.
"It is great for all footballers," said the 27-year-old. "The hatred, that all the fans don't like you and all our fans are behind us.
"This is the whole point of being a footballer - that atmosphere when you go to stadiums like that."
Sinclair was on target in the 5-1 Old Firm derby win at Celtic Park in September and also featured in the League Cup semi-final victory when the sides met at Hampden the following month.
And the striker believes the intensity of the Old Firm derby is difficult to beat.
"It's obviously the massive game. All the fans will be up for that one," he said.
"I was on the bench but didn't play in the Man United derby. I played home and away against Cardiff when I was at Swansea but it doesn't compare to the Old Firm derbies up here, it doesn't come close to Celtic-Rangers.
"It is so loud and hostile you can't hear any of your team-mates. It is great. These kinds of game are massive and just such a big occasion."
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The former Swansea City, Manchester City and Aston Villa forward featured in Celtic's midweek victory against Partick Thistle after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Sinclair netted the only goal of the game to secure a 12th straight league win and extend Celtic's unbeaten domestic run to 21 games.
"Being out for three weeks, it felt much longer because of the run of games we have had and the games I have missed," he added.
"It is always nice to come back and get among the goals - hopefully I can keep building game by game."
Before the Old Firm derby, Celtic travel to New Douglas Park on Saturday to face Hamilton Accies before hosting Ross County on 28 December.
A British Airways spokeswoman said it was diverted as a precaution.
The plane, with 108 passengers on board, circled the International for a time before landing safely.
One of those on board, Justin Hames, said passengers were told there was a problem with an engine.
"As the wheels were going up, we heard the bang and that's pretty much it," he said.
"To begin with they didn't say anything - they didn't want to cause any concern - and then they said it was a small problem with the engine."
Alan Whiteside, operations director at Belfast International Airport, said: "Everything went smoothly, our own police and fire service on site here responded, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, the PSNI, the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service all attended as a routine.
"But nobody was required to take any other action - the aircraft landed safely thankfully."
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The visitors lived up to their pre-match promise to take the game to the only team left in the competition with the chance to take the Slam.
But Warren Gatland's side were equal to the challenge, holding their nerve under the pressure of great Welsh expectations, to deliver victory in arguably their best season since the game went professional in 1995.
A minute's silence before kick-off paid tribute to former Wales and Lions number eight Mervyn Davies, who died on Thursday. Davies had captained Wales for their 1976 Grand Slam.
Wales said Davies' achievements had given them extra motivation, but it was France who went ahead first through a Dimitri Yachvili penalty.
Giant wing Alex Cuthbert sliced through for a converted try to put Wales in front and two penalties from Leigh Halfpenny to one from Lionel Beauxis made it 13-6 to the hosts after an hour.
These boys can be regarded as being as successful as the 1970s side - three Grand Slams since 2005 is fantastic. I think there was a mental and physical turning point in the World Cup and they have built on it
Yachvili cut the gap to four points but Halfpenny's third penalty, with five minutes to go, saw Wales to their 11th Grand Slam in all.
France's defence was outstanding throughout with skipper Thierry Dusautoir again leading it by fearless example and Philippe Saint-Andre's side were also far more capable with ball in hand than they had been in defeat by England in the previous round.
But Wales were the better side and Dan Lydiate was the man of the match as he countered Dusautoir's defensive efforts.
Wales enjoyed the early momentum, prompting the home crowd to burst prematurely into song in anticipation of what they expected to follow.
But Jonathan Davies was twice thwarted on the left and Halfpenny saw a well-placed up-and-under come to nothing.
Scrum-half Mike Phillips was then penalised near halfway, giving France their first attacking platform.
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Julien Bonnaire set up the drive and after Wales were penalised Yachvili kicked the opening points.
Both sides saw promising attacks falter because of their own indiscipline at the breakdown.
Fly-half Rhys Priestland's first penalty attempt also rebounded off an upright while Halfpenny received treatment for a knock.
But Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones executed a superb steal on the floor from Dusautoir and when the ball went right, Cuthbert cut past Bonnaire 30m out before bursting clear for the opening try after 22 minutes.
Halfpenny added the conversion and after centre Davies's ball-freeing tackle on Florian Fritz, the full-back landed the penalty that resulted from the panic in the visiting defence.
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The up-and-unders were coming thick and fast from both teams amid the test of nerves.
Overall, however, Wales won the tactical battle in the opening period with greater possession and greater territorial gains.
A Jamie Roberts chip and chase created another Welsh chance as Dan Lydiate and lock Jones followed up to force another penalty, but Halfpenny saw it rebound off an upright to leave them 10-3 ahead at the break.
Wales suffered a blow at that point with skipper Sam Warburton continuing his record of not having finished a game against France, this time because of a shoulder injury.
Ryan Jones, sporting a Mervyn Davies-style headband a day after the death of the 65-year-old 1970s number eight icon was announced, came into a reshuffled back-row and Gethin Jenkins took over as captain.
Cuthbert broke through on the counter-attack as Wales began the second period with familiar intent, but just as Beauxis had failed with a long-range drop-goal, Priestland's effort also failed to get off the ground.
Gethin Jenkins illegally halted the threat after Palisson's dangerous chip-and-chase caught Wales out and Beauxis kicked the penalty.
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A frenetic period of end-to-end counter-attacking offered Halfpenny the moment he had been craving since a late, long-range penalty attempt fell short in Wales' failed 2011 World Cup quarter-final against France.
This time the full-back's thumping kick crossed the bar with metres to spare to put Wales a converted try ahead with 27 minutes remaining, only for the French defence to come out on top in five-minute arm-wrestle on the visitors' 22 that followed.
Having won that psychological battle, France failed to take advantage when their scrum was caught engaging early in Wales' 22.
Wales also had a let-off when Imanol Harinordoquy failed to spot Louis Picamoles on his right after Halfpenny had lost control near his own line.
Yachvili kicked the penalty that followed, but Halfpenny responded with a brilliant counter-attack that allowed him the chance to kick another penalty.
Priestland saw a late drop-goal attempt go wide, but the home side were in control for the final play to bring down the curtain on their success.
Wales: Halfpenny; Cuthbert, J Davies, Roberts, North; Priestland, Phillips; Jenkins, Rees, A Jones, AW Jones, Evans, Lydiate, Warburton, Faletau.
Replacements: L Williams for Phillips (63), Owens for Rees (63), Charteris for AW Jones (63), R Jones for Warburton (40).
Not Used: James, Hook, S Williams.
France: Poitrenaud; Fofana, Rougerie, Fritz, Palisson; Beauxis, Yachvili; Poux, Servat, Attoub, Pape, Maestri, Dusautoir, Bonnaire, Harinordoquy.
Replacements: Buttin for Poitrenaud (35), Trinh-Duc for Palisson (53), Debaty for Poux (44), Szarzewski for Servat (44), Pierre for Pape (67), Picamoles for Bonnaire (59), Parra for Yachvili (70).
Att: 72,658
Ref: Craig Joubert (South Africa).
After their FA Cup exit at the hands of non-league Lincoln City, he said "if the club want to sack me, so be it".
But now Town are unbeaten in five games, having drawn 1-1 at Carrow Road in the Championship on Sunday.
"I would hope that performance and result goes a long way to repairing our relationship with the fans," he said.
"It's been broken at times. They've not enjoyed it, they've not been watching good, attractive, winning football. I get that, I've not been enjoying it particularly.
"So over the last five games I think they've seen us play really well, and I would think helping stop Norwich in their tracks during a promotion push will endear us to our fans a little bit more."
McCarthy's side are currently 15th in the Championship, 11 points above the relegation zone and 16 behind the play-off places.
Jonas Knudsen opened the scoring for Town at the home of their fierce rivals, only for the eighth-placed Canaries to draw level after Jacob Murphy's shot squirmed through Bartosz Bialkowski.
But Town's Polish goalkeeper pulled off a string of fine saves in a man-of-the-match performance, and McCarthy believes Bialkowski is the best in the division.
"In my mind I haven't seen anybody better. He's outstanding," McCarthy told BBC Radio Suffolk.
"He's kept them out, he's been brilliant and he's let the one in. It happens, but what was good was we didn't concede again, and maybe eight weeks ago we would have lost that game."
Murphy's goal was his ninth of the season, but the midfielder said he took inspiration from Nathan Redmond's goal against Ipswich for Norwich in the 2015 Championship play-off semi-final.
"I'd watched the goals from the previous games and Nathan scored a similar one two seasons ago at his near post," he told BBC Radio Norfolk.
"So I knew that he would be vulnerable there. That was the thought process with that. You've got to exploit weaknesses."
The 32-year-old Pole has only partial movement in his right arm after a crash in a rally car in February 2011, since when he has not raced on a circuit.
However, he and Renault have maintained contact after an impressive first test back in an F1 car in Valencia in June.
A further test has been scheduled but Renault would not reveal details.
"There is nothing from us whatsoever," a spokesman said when asked about the date and location.
Kubica was faster when he drove at Valencia in a 2012 car than Renault's reserve driver Sergey Sirotkin.
And insiders say he has since driven the team's simulator and been as quick in it as lead driver Nico Hulkenberg, although this is not necessarily an accurate measurement of his on-track potential.
Senior figures are excited about the potential for a return, a source said, but still sceptical of Kubica's ability to make a full comeback to F1 because of the restrictions imposed upon him by his arm injury.
However, while a return is not close to happening, it is closer than it was before Kubica drove in Valencia last month.
His F1 career appeared to be over when he suffered multiple fractures and a partially severed right arm in the February 2011 crash, which happened a few weeks before he was due to start his second season with Renault.
Kubica had previously driven for BMW Sauber, winning the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix, and was considered one of the sport's brightest talents - rated by some in a similar bracket to multiple world champions Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.
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Kubica drove a Renault 2012 F1 car in a demonstration run at the Goodwood Festival of Speed on Sunday and told Sky Sports: "I know I can do pretty well behind the wheel of an F1 car already after one day of testing. So more can come from me.
"It is a good feeling. It is something I was not expecting, to deliver so good straight away.
"This gives me, not confidence, because I knew as a drive the skills are there, but a relief that can do it physically, that I can make the job.
"I still know there is a long way to go and I need to do it step by step. If I have an opportunity, I will try to do my best. If not, I will search for something else. It has been a long time away from the circuit.
"When you get to an F1 car and after one lap you see the pace is there, it is special emotions and I miss it so much. I am enjoying the moment because I have been through difficult days - but I could never believe I could be in this position four or five months ago."
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Because of Kubica's physical restrictions, Renault need to change the cockpit controls so that all the control buttons are on the left-hand side of the steering wheel and adapt the gearshift so that up and down shifts are both handled by the left-hand steering wheel paddle.
However, Kubica has yet to drive a 2017-spec car, which are faster and more physical than the one he has tested so far, and there are still question marks over his ability to operate an F1 car in all corners - tight left-handers are the main concern because of the restricted movement in his right arm.
Renault's links with Kubica come as the future of Briton Jolyon Palmer, their second driver, is in doubt.
Palmer has had a difficult first eight races of the season and the team have been considering replacing him for the second half of the year.
However, no decision has yet been taken and the team insist their focus is on helping Palmer deliver the results they expect.
Renault managing director Cyril Abiteboul said at the last race in Azerbaijan: "He has a contract with us. We are completely committed to helping him get through the period, which is a tough period, that's obvious.
"He has no ultimatum, but having said that he has to deliver, like every single member of the team."
UK scientists found one strain locked nitrogen in the soil, while another released a potent greenhouse gas.
The findings came to light after the researchers sequenced Bradyrhizobium, one of the most active and abundant groups of soil bacteria.
The findings were published recently in the journal Scientific Reports.
The team from the University of Reading and Rothamsted Research were the first to sequence the genome of Bradyrhizobium from European soils, allowing the scientists to compare strains of the bacteria from different parts of the world.
They collect strains of bacteria from various soils in a long-term experiment at Rothamsted Research, from plots that had been maintained as grassland or ploughed bare soil for the past six decades.
Lead author Frances Jones, who carried out the study as part of her PhD study, explained: "Bradyrhizobium is usually known for its close relationship with plants and so the fact that it is present in bare soil is exciting.
Prof Penny Hirsch, who leads the soil microbial ecology group at Rothamsted Research, added: "Discovering that one of the most abundant groups of bacteria in soil is potentially responsible for major nitrogen losses, and showing how different treatments affect this group in the long term, is an important step towards managing the soil to minimise fertilizer use whilst maintaining crop yields."
International attention was focused on the ground beneath our feet during 2015, which was designated the UN International Year of Soil.
Described as one of the most complex biological materials on the planet, a handful can contain billions of micro-organisms. It is estimated that just a centimetre of topsoil can take about 1,000 years to form.
Recognising the importance of healthy soil for farming, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) requested the publication of advice of how to look after soil.
It is thought that 2.9 million tonnes of soil is eroded each year, and soil quality is diminished by poor practices.
SEPA principal policy officer Mark Aitken added: "The publication is also immensely useful because it highlights the importance of good soil structure in protecting and improving water quality, and also in helping to reduce flood risks."
Rothamsted Research's Frances Jones said that there was a growing body of scientific work that considered the role of soil.
"There seems to be more and more studies coming in that are looking at both plants and below-ground function rather than treating them as two separate things," she told BBC News.
"It is becoming more common that people are looking at this interaction rather than separate environments."
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President Barack Obama said the US was pursuing "all the appropriate legal channels" in pursuit of him.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said it would be "disappointing" if Russia and China had helped him evade an attempt to extradite him.
Mr Snowden, who has applied for asylum in Ecuador, is believed to still be in Russia having flown there on Sunday.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said he did not believe Hong Kong's reasons for letting him leave.
The US has revoked Mr Snowden's passport, and he is thought to have spent the night in an airside hotel at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
On Monday, a seat was booked in his name on a flight to Cuba, but he was not seen on board when it took off.
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Diplomatic fallout over Snowden
The 30-year-old IT expert is wanted by the US for revealing to the media details of a secret government surveillance programme, which he obtained while working as a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA).
He is charged with theft of government property, unauthorised communication of national defence information and wilful communication of classified communications intelligence.
Mr Obama briefly mentioned the case at the White House on Monday, telling reporters: "What we know is that we are following all the appropriate legal channels and working with various other countries to make sure that the rule of law is observed."
Speaking during a visit to India earlier, Mr Kerry said it would be "deeply troubling" if it became clear that China had "wilfully" allowed him to fly out of Hong Kong.
"There would be without any question some effect and impact on the relationship and consequences," he said.
He also called on Russia to "live by the standards of the law because that's in the interests of everybody".
Later, Mr Carney said: "It is our understanding that he is still in Russia."
In strongly worded comments at a news conference, he said Washington was "just not buying" Hong Kong's assertion that the US extradition papers were not in order so they had no reason to detain Mr Snowden.
"This was a deliberate choice by the government to release a fugitive despite a valid arrest warrant, and that decision unquestionably has a negative impact on the US-China relationship," he said.
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He added that senior US officials were briefing President Barack Obama regularly about all the developments, and called on Russia to use all options to expel the former US spy agency contractor.
Meanwhile, Russia's Interfax state news agency quoted an informed source as saying Moscow was considering a US extradition request, but that Mr Snowden had not officially crossed the Russian border so could not be detained.
Mr Snowden was in hiding in Hong Kong when his leaks were first published.
During a visit to Vietnam earlier on Monday, Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino read out a letter Mr Snowden had sent to request asylum, in which he said he was "at risk of being persecuted by the US and its agents".
Mr Patino confirmed that his country was processing an asylum request from Mr Snowden.
Quito was in contact with Moscow who could "make the decision it feels is most convenient in accordance with its laws and politics and in accordance with the international laws and norms that could be applied to this case", he said.
When asked whether he knew of Mr Snowden's current location, he declined to answer.
"We will consider the position of the US government and we will take a decision in due course," he said, saying Ecuador put the protection of human rights "above any other interest".
The US and Ecuador have a joint extradition treaty, but it is not applicable to "crimes or offences of a political character".
Mr Snowden is being supported by the whistleblowing website Wikileaks, which said on Sunday that he was heading to Ecuador accompanied by some of its diplomats and legal advisers.
Ecuador is already giving political asylum at its London embassy to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden over allegations of sexual assault - which he denies.
On Monday, Mr Assange said Mr Snowden was "healthy and safe", and travelling to Ecuador "via a safe path through Russia and other states".
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He said Mr Snowden had left Hong Kong on a refugee document of passage issued by Ecuador, and was not carrying any NSA secrets with him.
Mr Snowden's leaks have led to revelations that the US is systematically seizing vast amounts of phone and web data under an NSA programme known as Prism.
He earlier said he had decided to speak out after observing "a continuing litany of lies" from senior officials to Congress.
US officials have defended the practice of gathering telephone and internet data from private users around the world.
They say Prism cannot be used to intentionally target any Americans or anyone in the US, and that it is supervised by judges.
Bar stools and glasses were thrown as 1,500 people opposed to Israel's military action took part in a march.
Nicholas Carter, 31, and John James Williams, 32, both of Bargoed, and Ahsan Malik, 56, of Aberdare, pleaded guilty to violent disorder .
Daniel Smout, 25, of Oswestry, Shropshire, admitted affray.
Prosecutor Huw Evans told Cardiff Crown Court it would be alleged that Smout started off the incident on 26 July by throwing a glass near the Mill Lane area.
Four other men pleaded not guilty to violent disorder and will go on trial in June.
Smout, Carter, Malik and Williams were told they would be sentenced at the end of that trial.
A ninth man was not asked to enter a plea and will make a separate court appearance in May.
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The Lionesses won all three of their Group D fixtures, progressing with Thursday's 2-1 victory over Portugal.
After Echouafni said England would "not want to play France", Sampson said his counterpart's record did not match his.
"He's played three won one, I've played 11 won nine," said the Welshman.
"He'll learn who to talk about and not to. It'll be a good game and we respect a very good French team. We are looking forward to it.
"We are an experienced team and I'm an experienced manager. The game is not played in this [press] room, lucky for them."
Speaking on Friday, Sampson stood by his comments, telling BBC Sport: "We're a team of street fighters and when we're poked our reaction is to poke back.
"I'm not the type to back down from a challenge, and I'm not sure this team are."
Sampson was appointed England head coach in 2013.
He has led the Lionesses to eight wins from 10 major tournament matches so far, including a third-place finish at the 2015 World Cup.
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The French, ranked two places higher than the Lionesses at third in the world, have not lost to England since 1974.
Les Bleues - who beat England 2-1 at the SheBelieves Cup in the United States in March - were among the pre-tournament favourites and were the seeded team in Group C.
However, after a narrow opening win over Iceland, draws against Austria and Switzerland saw them edge in to the last eight only as group runners-up.
They survived a major scare against the Swiss, coming from a goal down with 10 players to avoid a shock elimination.
That, coupled with England's dominance of Group D, means the Lionesses will meet France on Sunday in Deventer at 19:45 BST.
"We have three wins under our belt at the Euros, while France have one win," Sampson added.
"We feel confident for these high-pressure games. We've got a two-day turnaround, but we'll be ready for France."
England forward Nikita Parris, who scored the winning goal against Portugal, told Channel 4: "We've got so much momentum.
"We can't wait to go into the France game now. I think France will be more scared of us than we are of them."
England have been beaten by the French in the past three major tournaments, going out on penalties in the 2011 World Cup, losing 3-0 in the Euro 2013 group stages and suffering a 1-0 defeat in their opening game of the 2015 World Cup.
Parris' goal against Portugal was her first at a major tournament.
The Manchester City player told BBC Radio 5 live: "I didn't know what to do for a second, then I just ran to my mum in the crowd.
"I'm so happy to finally get a goal in a major championship. It's massive to be playing here. And I want a medal round my neck, so hopefully we can kick on against France now."
Barcelona's Toni Duggan, who opened the scoring in Tilburg, added: "I am so happy for her. The goal sums up her enthusiasm for the game.
"She skipped a few challenges, poked it home and was then off to her family and friends in the crowd. To see her do that on the big stage, I was made up for her."
England conceded their first goal of the championship to the Portuguese, who - like Scotland - were eliminated by Spain's superior goal difference in a head-to-head involving the three teams as all finished with three points.
"We have more to give, we can improve," added Sampson, who made 10 changes to his side on Thursday.
"From our experience, what we know about this England team is that we do get better as tournaments go on.
"We are the only team to give players so many minutes which means at any moment we can call upon anyone.
"So we go into this knockout stages exactly where we want to be, so it a great challenge for us to face France.
"We want to win this tournament the right way and that means we want to beat the best teams.
"We are in a good spot and there are some great teams in this tournament and we are certainly one of them."
PC Jeremy Fowler, 40, from Brecon, Powys, was accused of attacking the man at Merthyr Tydfil police station.
He had denied the assault, saying he merely rubbed the man's hair and face as a "bit of fun" while PC Matthew Davies held him to the floor.
The officers still face an internal investigation over the alleged assault.
PC Davies was cleared of assault at Cardiff Magistrates' Court last year, after he claimed the incident was nothing more than "horseplay".
A spokeswoman for South Wales Police said the force "took these allegations against two serving police officers extremely seriously and a thorough criminal investigation into what happened took place".
She said: "We immediately referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission to ensure independent scrutiny."
She said the alleged victim and colleagues affected by the incident had been supported throughout the investigative and court processes.
"Now that the criminal proceedings are completed, significant attention will be given to internal misconduct processes, which will examine the conduct of police officers in relation to this case," she added.
In a new book, Mr Blatter says he offered keen football fan Pierre Nkurunziza an ambassadorial role in exchange for the leader stepping down.
Mr Nkurunziza declined and won a controversial third term in office.
The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed it sought Mr Blatter's help but denied seeking Mr Nkurunziza's resignation.
"The intention was to contribute to a peaceful solution in order to prevent the current crisis in Burundi," a statement said.
The approach to Mr Nkurunziza took place in May last year, shortly after the protests began against his attempt to win another term.
The Burundian leader is known for his love of football - he owns his own side, Hallelujah FC, and once coached a Burundian first division team.
In his book, Mr Blatter is quoted as saying: "I proposed to the president... if it could be an advantage for him or his country, Fifa could deploy him as an ambassador for football in Africa, or the world."
But Mr Nkurunziza said no and was instead re-elected in a poll boycotted by the main opposition parties, who saw the bid as illegal.
Months of unrest have followed, with more than 400 people killed and tens of thousands fleeing the country.
Mr Nkurunziza's office told the BBC the Burundian president had been approached by Mr Blatter, and that the then-Fifa chief was being used by powerful Western nations, without naming them.
Mr Blatter resigned as boss of football's world governing body Fifa last year with the organisation mired in corruption allegations.
He has since been given a six-year ban from football by Fifa for ethics violations.
Palmira Silva, 82, was in her garden when she was attacked by Nicholas Salvador who stabbed and beheaded her, prosecutors said.
The court heard he was armed with a wooden pole and machete and was arrested following a violent struggle in which he was tasered six times.
The 25-year-old from Enfield denies murder by reason of insanity.
Prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC told the jury the killing happened three days after Mr Salvador had lost his job, and there was no dispute he killed her.
He said at the time of the killing, on the afternoon of 4 September last year, the defendant was living three doors away from Mrs Silva in Nightingale Road.
On the day of the attack the defendant armed himself and beheaded two of his hosts' cats, because he thought they were "demons", the court heard.
He then made his way through a few back gardens, smashed his way into a house and then attacked a car containing two members of the family he was living with.
Mr Salvador then leapt over a wall into Mrs Silva's garden where she was repeatedly stabbed before being beheaded, the court heard.
It was said Mr Salvador believed he was killing a supernatural entity in the guise of Hitler back from the dead, or a demon who had taken the form of a little old lady, Mr Rees said.
The prosecutor told the jury the defendant ran off and was arrested in the front room of another house following a "violent and chaotic struggle" with police in which he was tasered multiple times and kicked and punched, but to little effect. He had shown signs of mental illness, repeating phrases such as "red is the colour" and "I am the king."
One eyewitness had described how, before the attack, he looked like a headless chicken and appeared to be searching for more cats to kill, the court heard.
In the weeks before the attack, Mr Salvador had shown signs of "odd behaviour" and developed an interest in "shapeshifters" - supernatural entities that can transform into another being or form.
After being charged the 25-year-old was remanded in custody at Belmarsh prison before being moved to high-security Broadmoor Hospital due to his mental illness.
Mr Rees said that psychiatrists would give evidence that he was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia.
Mrs Silva came to Britain from Italy in 1953 and ran a cafe with her husband. She had two children, six grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mr Salvador also denies a charge of assault by actual bodily harm by reason of insanity and assaulting a police officer after Pc Bernard Hamilton, received a leg injury which needed hospital treatment.
The case continues.
An email from NHS regional director Will Huxter asked specialist units to delay any planned operations to free up space for any possible emergencies.
It revealed three children had to be taken out of the capital for treatment because there were no beds available.
Medical Director Dr Mark Spencer said it was "not unusual" to cancel surgery.
Seven hospitals across London provide paediatric intensive care with about 90 beds available for treatment.
The note to the units from Mr Huxter, regional director of specialised commissioning (London), said: "The demand for emergency beds over the last week has been increasing."
While he admitted this "is not unusual at this time of year" he wrote that "there have been periods where there have been no beds available".
"I am therefore asking you to review the requirement to proceed with non-urgent elective operating lists... and to confirm all steps to reduce planned for intensive care", the email said.
BBC London correspondent Karl Mercer said the NHS in London would not be interviewed and one paediatrician was told he could not speak about the measures.
In a statement, Dr Spencer from NHS England (London), said it was "not unusual for hospitals to reduce planned surgery" at busy times.
"This is to ensure that the sickest patients can receive the care they need when they need it most", he said.
Over half of the demand for intensive care beds is unplanned. The winter months normally sees admissions rise because there is an increase in respiratory infections, especially those under 12 months old.
A national review of paediatric intensive care is currently under way.
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Parkinson, 49, and 51-year-old Parkin were appointed in June 2016 and won promotion back to the Championship with the Trotters at the first attempt.
Former Bradford City boss Parkinson won League One manager of the month three times in his first season with Bolton.
"I'm delighted to agree the new deal and I'm looking forward to building on last season," Parkinson said.
The length of the pair's new deals have not been disclosed.
Parkin added: "I'm also delighted to have signed a new deal and we're all relishing the challenges that the Championship will bring this season."
Parkinson previously led Colchester United to promotion from League One in 2005-06 and Bradford City to the League Cup final in 2013 and promotion through the League Two play-offs in 2012-13. | Bolton Wanderers boss Phil Parkinson and his assistant Steve Parkin have signed new contracts with the club. | 40,868,134 | 169 | 22 | false |
The 31-year-old forward cost Real £56m when he joined them from the Italians in June 2009, but it is believed he has gone back to Milan on a free transfer.
The 2007 World Player of the Year has signed a two-year deal.
Appearances: 120
Cost per game: £466,666
Goals: 29
Cost per goal: £1,931,034
Games to goals ratio: 4.14
Honours: La Liga (2011-12), Copa del Rey (2010-11), Spanish Supercup (2012)
His exit comes in the wake of Gareth Bale's arrival at Real, a move which pushed Kaka further down the pecking order and meant he wanted to leave before the transfer window closed.
Talks between the player, Real president Florentino Perez and AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani lasted until the early hours of Monday morning.
A Milan statement said: "Last night after 20:00 CET, thanks to the traditionally good relationship between the two clubs, Real Madrid and Milan reached and formalised an agreement for the transfer of Ricardo Kaka into Rossonero colours.
"And overnight, a little before 03:00 CET in the morning, an agreement was reached with the world-class Brazilian."
After leaving Sao Paolo as a teenager in 2003, Kaka won the Champions League and a Scudetto during his six years in Milan, and landed the prestigious Ballon d'Or award in 2007.
During his time with Real he lifted the Primera Division trophy, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Supercup.
Kaka has scored 29 goals in 87 appearances for Brazil and played at three World Cups. | Brazilian Kaka has left Real Madrid and rejoined former club AC Milan. | 23,893,239 | 380 | 17 | false |
Sharmila Ullah, 30, died in hospital in 2014 after she was held at Bloxwich police station in the West Midlands.
The coroner at her inquest ruled her death was most likely due to alcoholism and the effects of withdrawal.
But the unnamed member of police staff has since been sacked for gross misconduct for failing to conduct cell visits which had been documented.
More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said he made simultaneous system entries confirming checks on Ms Ullah and other detainees when in fact he had not made any of the required visits.
"He was dismissed by West Midlands Police at a disciplinary hearing and steps are being taken by the force to prevent any further misuse of the recording function," the watchdog said.
Ms Ullah was taken to Walsall Manor Hospital from the Bloxwich custody suite when she became unwell after her arrest on 9 July 2014.
The next morning she was taken back to the police station where a doctor certified her as fit to be detained.
However, she was found unresponsive in her cell at about midday and was confirmed dead at hospital.
IPCC commissioner Derrick Campbell said: "Our thoughts are with Ms Ullah's family at this sad time for them.
"We carried out a thorough investigation as is right when someone dies in such circumstances.
"We have taken the family through our findings and hope they can take some comfort from the fact that the force has taken measures to address the issues identified."
Ch Insp Brian Carmichael from West Midlands Police Professional Standards Department said the force accepted the findings.
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Thane Maynard of Cincinnati Zoo said he would make the same call today as the gorilla was agitated and was hurting the four-year-old.
The killing of the male western lowland gorilla, Harambe, has sparked anger.
The boy's family said in a statement released to US media that he was "doing just fine" and thanked zoo staff for their quick action.
"We know that this was a very difficult decision for them, and that they are grieving the loss of their gorilla," the family are reported as saying.
The child has not been publicly identified.
Mr Maynard said it was easy to say things should have been done differently after the incident was over and the child was safe, but people making those criticisms "don't understand primate biology... and the danger the child was in".
Video footage of Saturday's incident shows the gorilla dragging the child through the moat in its enclosure.
Mr Maynard described how Harambe "swished him around in the water by the ankle" then carried him on to land.
The gorilla "wasn't trying to eat the child," he said, "but he was disorientated and wanted to get the child to stay there".
The screams from the crowd were adding to Harambe's agitation, the zoo director said.
US wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin told the BBC that he did not think zoo staff had any alternative as the gorilla was so powerful - easily six to eight times as powerful as an adult male human.
Tranquilising a large animal is not instant, he said. It could take many minutes and require multiple darts.
Harambe was born in captivity in Texas and moved to Cincinnati zoo in 2014, where it was hoped he could be part of the breeding programme. Fifty gorilla babies have been born at the zoo in the past 46 years, Mr Maynard said.
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Over the year, export volumes fell 2.1% compared to the previous 12 months.
Meanwhile, separate figures showed the value of retail sales remained flat between April and June, with growth much lower than levels across the UK.
The number of retail sales rose 1% in Britain in the second quarter of 2016, but north of the border the rise was 0.2%
Business minister Paul Wheelhouse said the export figures showed Scotland's place within the European single market was "absolutely vital".
He said: "These statistics remind us that Scotland's economy continues to face substantial challenges.
"Subdued global demand and the impact of a lower oil price environment have contributed to a drop in first quarter export volumes for companies working in several parts of the Scottish economy."
Mr Wheelhouse added: "While Scotland's economy is fundamentally strong, our continued EU status - and, thereby, our place in the world's biggest single market - is absolutely vital when it comes to promoting trade and protecting jobs, investment and long-term-prosperity, and this why we are committed to pursuing every possible avenue to maintain our place in the EU."
The figures showed a 3.3% increase in food and drink exports while the amount of textiles, clothing and leather goods sold abroad from Scotland went up by 2.1%.
The decline in exports was recorded ahead of the UK's vote for Brexit, which some economists have suggested could make British goods and services more attractive to overseas buyers as a result of falls in the value of the pound.
The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) said the latest retail figures continued the recent "trend of effectively flat retail sales".
SRC head of policy and external affairs Ewan MacDonald-Russell said: "This comes against the backdrop of an industry going through an intense period of structural, economic and regulatory change.
"Retailers are responding to this environment by becoming more innovative and productive through investment in people, technology and more efficient logistics systems.
"However, that's difficult when facing weak retail sales, falling shop prices and rising government-imposed tax and regulatory costs.
"When the uncertainty resulting from the Brexit vote is also considered, it becomes clear just how hard it is on the high street right now." | Scottish manufactured exports fell by 0.5% in the first three months of 2016, according to the latest figures. | 36,963,183 | 471 | 22 | false |
The FTSE 100 index closed 1.8% higher at 6,902.2 points, with miners Rio Tinto and Anglo American the top gainers.
Banks were boosted by hopes that a rescue package for Italy's Monte Dei Paschi may emerge.
Reuters reported that Italy was preparing to take a €2bn stake in the country's oldest bank.
"There is general Christmas cheer in the markets after the Dow Jones struck another record high on Tuesday," said Kathleen Brooks from City Index.
"This is helping to boost risk sentiment overall. The markets are still banking on a big US [growth] upswing under Trump, and also more stimulus from the ECB, which leaves equity markets in a sweet spot as we head into the end of the year," she added.
Shire was the biggest faller, down 4.5%, with WPP shedding 2.8%.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.55% against the dollar to $1.2608, and dropped 0.9% against the euro to €1.1723.
That followed a surprise fall in UK manufacturing, which analysts said could dent fourth quarter growth figures.
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Halfpenny, 26, is expected to have a scan on the injury on Monday amid fears he will miss the World Cup.
Scrum-half Rhys Webb, also 26, may also be out after damaging ankle ligaments as Wales beat Italy on Saturday.
"Really can't thank you all enough for all your well wishes. Trying to stay as positive as possible," Webb tweeted.
Webb was taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after the game, which Wales won 23-19.
Wales coach Warren Gatland said the scrum-half's injury was "not a break, but could be ligament damage".
The player tweeted earlier on Sunday: "Morphine and a scrub off the nurses. Good start to a glorious Sunday morning."
Toulon full-back Halfpenny was also taken off on a stretcher during Wales' final warm-up game, appearing to twist his right knee while attempting to collect a loose ball.
His right leg was heavily bandaged from the start of the game, and former Wales winger JJ Williams said he should not have been risked.
"The bandaging on his leg was quite enormous wasn't it? So there's a problem there," he told BBC Radio Wales.
"I think it was a bad decision to play him at all.
"It was the ideal chance to try Matthew Morgan at full-back - just give him a run out.
"They are paying the penalty. Now we've got a deep problem of who is going to replace these boys."
Webb has established himself as Wales' leading scrum-half, while Halfpenny is their main goal-kicker.
If Webb is ruled out, Racing 92 veteran Mike Phillips is a leading candidate to be recalled, having been omitted from the original 31-man squad.
Wales begin their World Cup campaign against Uruguay in Cardiff on 20 September, before facing England, Fiji and Australia in their pool.
Owen Farrell slotted a late penalty to level the scores at 15-15 and share the three-Test series with New Zealand.
Lions captain Sam Warburton said Saturday's draw was "a bit of an anticlimax for the players".
But head coach Warren Gatland said: "It is a great achievement coming here and drawing the series."
Having been outplayed in the first Test before securing a memorable victory in the second, the Lions were chasing only their second series win in New Zealand.
But neither side could find a knockout blow in Auckland and Farrell's late kick, plus referee Romain Poite's much-debated decision to change his mind and award a scrum rather than a penalty to New Zealand a minute later, meant captains Kieran Read and Sam Warburton lifted the trophy together.
"I don't think we played that brilliantly tonight but I think it is a fair result in the end," Gatland added.
"I'm really proud of the boys, no-one gave us a hope in hell at the start. They should be really proud of what they have achieved.
Lions skipper Warburton joked he was "getting ready for extra time" but a draw was "better than losing".
"Both teams are going to be gutted they didn't take a series win," he added. "I guess it's a little bit of an anticlimax from the players' point of view."
New Zealand, who had not lost at Eden Park since 1994, had a chance after Farrell's late leveller to win the match and take the series.
The All Blacks were initially awarded a penalty by Romain Poite from the re-start when replacement hooker Ken Owens caught the ball in an offside position, but the French official then reviewed it and called it instead as an accidental offside.
"We all know what happened and we all know probably what should have happened," Hansen said of Poite's decision.
"We're accepting of whatever decisions were made and whether we agree with them or not it's something we'll do our talking to the referees about."
Gatland, meanwhile, believed the penalty should have been given to the Lions.
"I thought it was a penalty to us, Kieran Read jumped in and he's hit the player [Liam Williams] in the air," he said.
"[Warburton] has been quite smart and astute in being able to talk the referee from a penalty into an accidental offside."
New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen said he felt "hollow" after Saturday's game and described the draw as "a bit like kissing your sister and no-one wants that".
But the 58-year-old added that "maybe a drawn series was fair".
"It's not a World Cup final, so if you're good enough to get a draw then maybe it's right that both teams get recognised," he said.
All Blacks skipper Read, playing his 100th Test for New Zealand, said he did not know what to feel.
"To walk away with a draw doesn't mean much," he said. "In the future I will look back at this with pride.
"Maybe it's the right result for the series. Both teams played well in patches and tonight we just couldn't be split."
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Gatland entered his post-match news conference wearing a red nose - a little jibe at the New Zealand press who have mocked and criticised the Hamilton-born coach throughout the tour.
The 53-year-old had the last laugh as he is now undefeated on two Lions tours.
Gatland will now return to his role as Wales head coach and turn his attention to the 2019 World Cup in Japan.
The England Under-21 international, who has been at Turf Moor since September, will join the club permanently on a three-and-a-half-year deal later this month.
Manager Sean Dyche described the 21-year-old as a "good young player".
"We see a lot of development in him as he's on a good pathway and we're delighted," he added.
Keane has made 11 appearances for the Clarets in the Premier League and the FA Cup, partnering captain Jason Shackell in central defence.
His loan deal was due to end after the home match against QPR on Saturday.
Keane has also represented England at under-19 level and helped them reach the semi-finals of the 2012 Uefa European Under-19 Championship.
The fishermen at Cove told last year how the landowner wanted the boats removed as he looked to improve the area where they were moored.
However, they have continued to operate.
A legal letter has now been received, giving them a deadline to remove the boats or face court proceedings.
Boat owner Jim Adam told BBC Scotland: "Many people use the facility.
"I find it incredible we have not heard in a year-and-a-half and then we get a letter, which is ridiculous.
"There's no intention to remove anything - we need to stand up for our rights."
Landowner Pralhad Kolhe declined to comment.
A letter from law firm Stronachs on his behalf, dated 26 August, gave a 14-day deadline before court proceedings would commence.
It stated the boat owners had "no right" to store their boats or equipment on Mr Kolhe's property.
The institution spent £168,747.16 on Prof John Hughes' house between 2010 and 2015.
The NUS said it was wrong that, "those who get paid the most money also get the greatest perks".
The university said it owned the building, and that it was a, "normal arrangement".
Freedom of information (FOI) figures reveal that the institution spent almost £130,000 refurbishing the house.
Payments for new furniture include £2,080 for a Laura Ashley bedframe and mattress, £1,289 for Laura Ashley curtains, as well as £1,499 for a sideboard.
Prof Hughes' broadband and telephone bills are also covered.
The university bought the residence for £475,000 in 2010 when Prof Hughes took up his position.
Fflur Elin, Bangor NUS president, said: "Is it right that people who get paid the most also get the most perks?
"Nobody has done anything illegal. But we should be moving to a system where this doesn't happen.
A Bangor University spokesman said a June 2011 independent report valued the property at £750,000 at that time.
They added: "The university has invested in a house for the vice-chancellor which is also used for events and meetings with the vice-chancellor.
"This is a normal arrangement for universities and the university own the house.
"It's important to note that the house is a university asset like many other buildings and can be sold at any point in the future, should the university wish to do so.
"During the same period, the university has also invested over £100 million in facilities for students at Bangor."
Captain Ronaldo left the Stade de France pitch in tears after 25 minutes following Dimitri Payet's tackle.
But Portugal won their first major tournament thanks to substitute Eder's 25-yard strike in extra time.
"It was tough to lose our main man, the man who could at any moment score a goal," said Pepe. "We said we would win it for him and we managed to do that."
Pepe, who plays alongside Ronaldo for Real Madrid, added his team had performed like "warriors on the pitch".
"There was a lot of suffering, it was a very intense game," he said.
Although Portugal had never won a major tournament before, this was their fourth European Championship semi-final or final in the past five tournaments - reaching the quarter-finals the other time.
They lost their only previous final - as Euro 2004 hosts - when underdogs Greece left a 19-year-old Ronaldo in tears. Sunday's final saw roles reversed, with Portugal upsetting the host nation to win the final.
Ronaldo, the most capped and prolific player in Portugal's history - with 61 goals in 133 caps - was in tears when he initially came off the pitch following Payet's tackle.
After some treatment he came back on for a few minutes, but had to admit defeat and came off on a stretcher, again in tears, as he threw his captain's armband to the ground before handing it to Nani.
The 31-year-old has won three Champions League titles and been named World Player of the Year three times, but had never lifted a trophy for his country,
"I am very happy," said the forward, who cheered on his team-mates and shouted instructions from the sidelines in animated fashion during the frantic final moments of extra time.
"I have been looking for this for a long time, since 2004. I asked God for another chance at this because we deserved it. Today I was unfortunate, I was injured but I always believed that these players, together with the strategy, would be strong enough to beat France.
"This is one of the happiest moments in my career. I always said I'd like to win something with Portugal."
Eder, who came on as a 79th-minute substitute, joined Swansea last summer but moved to Lille after failing to score in 15 appearances. His strike against France was his first competitive international goal.
Ronaldo had given him some words of encouragement at half-time in extra time, four minutes before his winner.
"Cristiano told me I would score the winning goal," said the 29-year-old. "He gave me strength and positive energy. A lot of hard work went into it.
"With the injury to Ronaldo, we went through a tough time because he's very important for us but he gave us all his courage and his strength. We were able to win it for him and all the Portuguese people."
Portugal, who began the tournament rated at 20-1 by the bookmakers, only won one of their seven matches in 90 minutes - the 2-0 semi-final win over Wales.
They qualified for the last 16 as one of the best third-placed teams having drawn against Iceland 1-1, Austria 0-0 and Hungary 3-3.
Fernando Santos' side beat Croatia 1-0 in extra time in the last 16 and Poland on penalties in the quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw. They are the first team to go to extra time three times in one European Championship.
Defender Jose Fonte, who plays for Southampton, said: "I was playing League One a few years ago. It defies description - this could be a Hollywood movie.
"France are an amazing team. We lost our skipper, who is the best player in the world, but we believed to the end. Portugal has a shiny future."
Santos took charge of his native Portugal in September 2014. The Iberians have not lost any of his 14 competitive games in charge.
"I am very happy, of course," he said. "First of all I'd like to thank God for being with us, my wife, my mother, my grandson. My father, wherever he is - he's probably having a few beers.
"Cristiano is an amazing example. Today he tried to remain on the pitch. He was very strong in the locker room, he helped all of the boys, that's the definition of team-work. We have a bright future but right now we need to celebrate."
Former England midfielder and Match of the Day summariser Danny Murphy: "It's the ultimate in football. This is for your country, something very few players have experienced.
"It's an amazing story for a team who weren't fancied before or during the tournament. They've shown tonight they possess character and quality.
"Ronaldo gives them the icing on the cake, he's the one who can change the games. Tonight they didn't need him. People won't remember he didn't play much in the final, they'll remember he was the captain of the team who won their first trophy.
"Isn't it brilliant to have a hero [Eder] rather than a villain? Someone scoring a wonderful goal in extra time to win a tournament like this compared to someone missing a penalty."
Ex-England defender and BBC Radio 5 live expert Danny Mills: "Ronaldo can now put himself up there with the greats and an international trophy is maybe what is missing from Lionel Messi's cabinet.
"Now he has eclipsed Messi because he has that trophy."
Barcelona star Messi quit international football this summer after Argentina lost the Copa America final.
Former France striker Thierry Henry, who won Euro 2000, said on BBC One: "It's a sad day. We have a lot of Portuguese in France. We're going to hear about this for a looong time, a very long time."
The brawl broke out at about 23:00 BST on Thursday in the Jourdain Road area of Blackbird Leys.
Police officers found a man in his late 20s with serious injuries at the scene, and he later died in hospital. His next of kin have been informed.
Three men and a teenager were arrested on Saturday, and another man was taken into custody on Sunday morning.
Det Ch Insp Mike Lynch said: "We continue to appeal for the public's help in investigating this senseless murder of a man in his 20s."
On Saturday afternoon police said they arrested two men aged 19 and one aged 27, then a 16-year-old boy was held during the evening, and a 23-year-old man the following morning.
All the suspects are from Oxford and remain in custody.
The building, in Boxford, Suffolk, is thought to have been in use as a shop since the early 15th Century.
It closed as a village store at the start of the year due to a change in ownership, but the building's post office counter remained open.
The Boxford Stores name has been retained as the premises reopens as a delicatessen and green grocers.
Roger Loose, treasurer for the Boxford Society, said there was evidence in church wardens' accounts the shop had been in continuous use since 1528 when it was rented to a butcher called Thomas Rastall.
It had also been a drapery and household goods shop in the 19th Century.
"It probably was a shop in the early 1400s, but we have found no documentary evidence of that," he said.
"The chances are that it was left to the church in a will."
The grade II-listed building on Swan Street was bought earlier this year by Lawrence Mott, who teamed up with local egg farmer Robin Windmill.
Mr Windmill said: "There are some others in the UK that claim the oldest shop title, but this is certainly one of the oldest.
"It needed a bit of freshness and quality and customers have told us what they wanted and we'll flex and do what they want us to do."
Julian Fincham-Jacques, chairman of Boxford Parish Council, said: "After years of uncertainty, this is great news.
"We were worried we could lose the post office, but now the store is re-opening, it looks as if the future of the post office is secured as well.
"There is a shop opposite which also sells groceries, but competition should be healthy and we hope there's room for both of them."
Snodgrass missed the unsuccessful Euro 2016 campaign as he spent 15 months recovering from a knee injury.
And the Hull City midfielder marked his return to competitive international duty with a hat-trick in a 5-1 win over Malta last month.
"He is such a positive influence on the group," said Anya ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier with Lithuania.
"It was devastating for him personally when he got such a bad knee injury. But you can see what he brings to the team and, against Malta, it looked like he was making up for lost time.
"He is always buzzing."
Scotland top Group F after the win in Malta, with England also picking up maximum points on the opening weekend.
Lithuania visit Hampden at the weekend, with a trip to Slovakia, the section's second seeds, on Tuesday.
"We know the type of joy it can bring to a nation if we qualify for Russia, we know how happy the whole country will be," added Anya, who won his 22nd cap as a late substitute in Malta.
"I felt the last campaign came down to a few minor details but we are full of optimism and everyone is ready to go.
"We showed when it went to 1-1 in Malta that we had a good mentality to come through that and go on to score five goals.
"We are all here to represent our country. If you are not one of the lucky ones who gets picked, you can still support from the bench or the stands. Enthusiasm is contagious and if you are moping around, the gaffer is not going to call you up."
James Morrison was an unused substitute against Malta and may find himself on the bench again on Saturday, given the little playing time he has had at West Brom.
The 30-year-old with 41 caps has been reduced to four Premier League replacement appearances for his club this season.
"It has been a long time and there is a bit of frustration," said the midfielder. "I have just been waiting for my chance and trying to take it and get back involved with Scotland.
"I think I am ready. I am just waiting. But Baz [Barry Bannan] did really well in the first game and I am pleased for him - he is one of my good pals.
"After scoring give goals in the last game, obviously we have got to be confident. Lithuania is one we will be looking to win. I think we are the favourites and we have a positive mentality going it, thinking we are going to win.
"Slovakia, we know is going to be a lot tougher. It would be great if we could make a statement in the group and win away against one of our rivals."
The presenter of the BBC News at Six and Ten and GMT on BBC World News will take a break from his on air duties while he undergoes treatment.
A statement from the BBC said: "He is grateful for all the good wishes he has received thus far and is optimistic for a positive outcome."
It added: "George asks that he and his family are given the space and privacy they require whilst he recovers."
The BBC said the news programmes would be presented by "familiar faces... until such time as George is well enough to return to work".
The statement continued: "Our thoughts are with him and his family and we send them our very best wishes during this time."
Alagiah, 58, first joined the BBC in 1989 and spent many years as one of the BBC's leading foreign correspondents before moving to presenting, reporting on events such as the genocide in Rwanda and the conflict in Kosovo.
He was made an OBE in 2008's New Year Honours.
Lancashire Police said the 33-year-old woman was discovered dead at a terraced property in Wilton Street on Friday morning.
A seven-month-old girl was found unharmed at the house and taken to a safe place.
The arrested man, 34, was held after being seen "acting suspiciously" on Holmby Street, police said.
He was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a knife and taken into custody. Soon after, police discovered the dead woman when officers were sent to check on her safety.
Police said a post-mortem examination was taking place to try to establish the cause of death.
The 27-year-old scored two goals in 15 appearances last season for John Sheridan's side after signing on deadline day in January.
Obadeyi's previous clubs include Rochdale and Plymouth, while he had spells in Scotland with Dundee United and Kilmarnock.
He joins Brian Wilson,Paul Green and George Edmundson in signing new deals.
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In a speech, Sir Michael Wilshaw said such pupils were often an "invisible minority" in schools rated good or outstanding in quite affluent areas.
He wants a new team of "National Service Teachers" sent in to help.
Sir Michael has praised big improvements in London schools.
And he says other big cities, such as Birmingham, Greater Manchester, Liverpool and Leicester, have also made great strides.
"Today, many of the disadvantaged children performing least well in school can be found in leafy suburbs, market towns or seaside resorts," he said in the speech in London.
"Often they are spread thinly, as an 'invisible minority' across areas that are relatively affluent.
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"These poor, unseen children can be found in mediocre schools the length and breadth of our country. They are labelled, buried in lower sets, consigned as often as not to indifferent teaching.
"They coast through education until, at the earliest opportunity, they sever their ties with it."
Sir Michael told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that many of the 1.2 million children in England on free school meals (FSM) were not doing well and that "two-thirds of these are white British children".
"Where the problems now are, are in schools, good schools, outstanding schools, in county areas, with small proportions of poor children that are doing extremely badly."
In a new report, he said there were 15 local authorities where only a quarter of children on FSM achieved five good GCSEs including English and maths last year and that those with the poorest record on this were West Berkshire, Peterborough, Barnsley and Herefordshire.
Nationally, the average for all children was that 59% reached that level, while for children on FSM it was 36%.
He made recommendations aimed at closing the achievement gap between rich and poor.
"National Service Teachers", he says, should be employed by central government to teach in "schools in parts of the country that are currently failing their most disadvantaged pupils".
And he is calling for smaller, "sub-regional" versions of the London Challenge, the initiative which ran in the capital in the 2000s and is credited with turning around many schools.
Under this Labour policy, schools were encouraged to help each other, with successful schools, heads and teachers working with those in less successful schools with similar intakes and circumstances.
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In England, the government has committed itself to closing the achievement gap.
Bridging what is known as the achievement gap is something all recent governments have pledged to do.
There has been some progress, but with a million children on free school meals (FSM) and the danger that many might leave school without good qualifications and end up jobless, there is a drive to do more.
This report suggests some children on FSM do badly at school because they have not had the best start in life and begin school with poor language or social skills, "not ready to learn". Their parents might have "weak parenting skills", they might be out of work or in poor housing, it says.
Without blaming parents, Sir Michael said exceptional schools could "make up for parental weakness", by giving such children extra help as well as high expectations.
He and others suggest this happens when there are systematic improvement programmes, high accountability and high levels of support.
The coalition introduced an extra payment for schools - known as the pupil premium - for each pupil who receives free school meals.
This was about £600 and is rising to £900 in September.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "Closing the unacceptable attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers is at the heart of our reforms. That is why we introduced the pupil premium, worth £2.5bn per year by 2015, to target additional funding for disadvantaged pupils.
"Ofsted itself has increased its focus on how schools use the pupil premium to narrow gaps in their inspections."
The spokesman added that other changes, to exams and the curriculum and the academies programme, would lift standards too.
Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, Stephen Twigg, said his party's plans were to increase collaboration between schools to improve standards, as Sir Michael recommended, but those of the government encouraged schools to "go it alone".
"This gap narrowed under Labour and Michael Wilshaw is right to say that our policies, such as London Challenge in which successful schools helped struggling ones, were key to this," he said.
"Labour will ensure all schools work together to raise standards for every child."
Mary Bousted, head of the teachers' union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, said the underachievement of poor rural children was not a new problem.
It had been highlighted in a 2008 report but had not been the focus of government attention "for too long", she told BBC's Breakfast programme.
One of the main factors was the isolation of schools and communities, particularly in coastal areas, where there were low wages, high worklessness, children not prepared for learning and children being moved in and out of schools, she said.
Such schools needed extra help and interventions, she added.
She also spoke of the "hidden" poor who were being taught in leafy suburbs among mostly children from affluent homes.
These schools often lacked the expertise or experience of inner-city schools of working with deprived children, she said.
Head teachers' association ASCL, said "parachuting teachers in to short-term placements" would be a "sticking plaster" and what was needed was a co-ordinated national strategy and the long-term support and assistance inner city schools had had.
Platanos College in Stockwell, south London, is one of the London schools to have turned itself around. Some 60% of pupils there receive free school meals.
Deputy head teacher Michael Rush said that in 2000, just 11% of pupils achieved five GCSEs at C grade or above.
Last year, 80% of all pupils achieved five good GCSEs including English and maths, with teenagers on free school meals only a few percentage points behind at 77% - way above the average for pupils on free school meals nationally.
Mr Rush said: "If you look at our intake, we don't have an option not to target the disadvantaged kids as they make up a high proportion of our students.
"We have had to look seriously at how to close the gap and raise the achievement of all children."
He said the school's strategies included having good information about children's abilities through regular testing and then targeting them with the right support.
Children are grouped by ability and there is an emphasis on getting the basics of English and maths right, plus extra classes at weekends and in the holidays - especially for the GCSE years.
Mr Rush said data was important - with the school educating children and parents about the various levels - and that all pupils were set "very challenging targets".
It said it had agreed to open and manage 20 Sprint-branded US stores as part of a pilot programme.
If that proves successful the two firms will move to a second phase that could see the opening of up to 500 US stores.
During the second phase Dixons Carphone will invest up to $32m (£20m) for a 50% stake in the joint venture.
The deal is the first major expansion for Dixons Carphone since the merger of Carphone Warehouse and Dixons last year.
Sprint is the third largest wireless broadband provider in the US and also owns Boost mobile and Virgin mobile phone networks.
Andrew Harrison, Dixons Carphone deputy chief executive, said "This is a very exciting venture for us, and is a significant step in growing our business in the US.
"We bring specialist knowledge and skills to this partnership and will be looking to deliver innovation and outstanding customer service under the Sprint brand."
News of the deal sent shares in Dixons Carphone up 1.5% to 465.10p.
Retail analyst Nick Bubb pointed out that this was not the first North American adventure for either Dixons or Carphone Warehouse, prior to their merger last year.
Dixons bought US electrical store chain Silo for £210m in 1987 but it was not a success. By 1992, Silo was losing £22.4m a year, and Dixons eventually sold Silo to Detroit firm Fretter for $45m (£29m) in 1993.
Mr Bubb said the experience of Silo was still "etched on the corporate psyche" of Dixons, which possibly helped explain why it was taking a fairly cautious approach to re-entering the US market.
Carphone Warehouse had a successful tie-up with Best Buy in the US through the Best Buy Mobile joint venture. That ended in 2012 when Best Buy bought out Carphone in 2012 for $1.3bn.
However, a joint venture between the two in the UK and Europe was not so successful, and all 11 UK Best Buy stores opened under the tie-up were closed.
Pembrokeshire council's cabinet voted on Monday to proceed with a bid for the title.
Members will now consult with stakeholders about putting together a formal application.
There are various stages to the bid, but a final decision on the host city is expected by December this year.
About 2,000 live in the tiny community, popular with tourists and pilgrims and famous for its cathedral which was home to the Patron Saint of Wales, St David.
The paper before the council said St Davids is "steeped in history and heritage... with a remarkable asset base for its size".
The UK City of Culture programme, a UK government scheme, was born from the success of Liverpool as European Capital of Culture 2008.
Derry-Londonderry was the first UK City of Culture in 2013 and Hull is the current city.
Businesswoman Dr Bell, a former member of S4C's governing authority, said she would not be commenting on the matter.
It is understood the Welsh Government hoped another of the shortlisted candidates would be appointed in her place.
However, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has opted to re-advertise the position.
It emerged the Welsh Government had vetoed the preferred candidate to represent Wales on the new BBC Board last week.
The members for England and Scotland were confirmed last Thursday.
But a UK government source said the Welsh Government had "seen fit to veto the secretary of state's choice of candidate".
The Welsh Government said: "Throughout the appointment process, our primary concern has been to ensure the BBC board properly represents the needs of the people of Wales.
"While we were unable to agree with the secretary of state's choice for the post of board member for Wales, we have made it clear there remain appointable candidates on whom we can agree.
"It is unfortunate that the secretary of state has been unwilling to have a proper dialogue with us about it. The latter stages of this process have been deeply unsatisfactory and we believe it is in both Wales and the BBC's interests that we now reopen the process."
Dr Bell has a background in the oil and gas industry and is a former managing director of the Global Oil and Gas Group at the Chase Manhattan Bank.
She is also a trustee of the National Museum of Wales and Wales Millennium Centre and a member of Cardiff University's council.
Former England captain and BBC pundit Alan Shearer, who scored 30 goals in 63 games for his country, explains why he thinks Tottenham striker Harry Kane can carry his impressive club form into international football in Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania.
I spoke about him recently to one of his former coaches at Tottenham, my old Newcastle team-mate Les Ferdinand, and he says Harry always wants to learn and improve.
He is not the kind of player who will stop working hard just because he has been called up to the senior squad for the first time by Roy Hodgson.
Yes, there was an arrogance about what Kane said over the weekend about him wanting to play for England now, and not just be part of the squad. But it was a good arrogance.
Even before Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge pulled out because of injury, I said that Kane should start against Lithuania in Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier.
One of the reasons I think that is because he has got the confidence to go into the England set-up and straightaway believe that he belongs at that level.
He wants the chance to prove himself. I was the same, and I can understand why he has been compared to me.
I am a huge fan of his and what I love about him is that he scores all types of goals and does not care about the reputations of whoever is marking him.
He has got a great touch, heading ability, can mix it physically and his finishing is top class.
There is a bit of everything to his game and he is happy to run in behind defenders or come short looking for the ball.
He is still raw but, if you put all of that together, then it suggests he can be very, very good.
There are a few reasons why it sometimes takes players time to adjust to international football.
When you are called up for the first time, you probably don't know a lot of people and it is not like joining a new club where you can settle in quickly because you are with your team-mates every minute of the day.
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With England you get maybe five to 10 days together, sometimes not for a few months. You cannot form relationships until you have spent time with people and it takes a while to get used to that.
On the pitch, it is different too. It is described as a step-up is because in the main you are up against better players than you are most weeks at club level.
That will not be the case against Lithuania, though. Again, that is why Hodgson should chuck Kane in for that game.
It is a game we will win anyway and, if he waits until the friendly against Italy on Tuesday, then there will be a lot of changes and it will be difficult to look at Kane properly.
He has scored 29 goals already this season and is clearly in brilliant form, so Friday would be a great chance for him to make a flying start to his England career with a goal on his debut.
Kane is certainly capable of it and I know how extra special it would be for him because it happened to me.
Graham Taylor gave me my England debut at Wembley in February 1992 in a friendly against France, who at the time had not been beaten for 20-odd games.
I was thrown in, like I think Kane should be, and started up front.
Sheffield Wednesday striker David Hirst was my partner in the England attack, with Gary Lineker on the bench.
Beforehand, I was determined to enjoy every minute of that game because I did not know whether I would get another chance, and my advice to Kane would be to approach his debut the same way.
Just before half-time came the moment I had lived for all my life. Nigel Clough took a corner, Mark Wright headed it down inside the area and I turned to fire the ball into the net.
I scored hundreds of goals in my career but I will never forget my first one for my country.
It was an amazing feeling, and I really hope Kane gets to experience it this week too.
There was more - Lineker came on for the second half and I set him up to score our second goal in a 2-0 win.
I was voted man of the match and my prize was two flights to New York. I never quite made it there, though - I gave the tickets to my sister instead.
For me it was pretty much a perfect debut, apart from the fact my mum and dad were not there to see it because I only found out a few hours before kick-off that I was playing and it was impossible for them to get down from Newcastle to Wembley in time.
But it did not stop me being dropped to the B team for England's next game, a friendly against Czechoslovakia a month later.
That was a big disappointment but I had to deal with it, and at some stage Kane will have to face a setback too, whether it be an injury or some bad luck.
His attitude will also help him deal with when something goes wrong, but for now I just want him to keep going. He deserves this chance.
When I broke into the England team, I was fighting for a place alongside Lineker with Paul Merson, Nigel Clough, Alan Smith and Hirst. It was quite intense.
It has been a long time since there has been any sort of competition up front and I think it is a positive that Hodgson might have a problem about who to pick up front when everybody is fit.
He has got Raheem Sterling, Sturridge, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck as well as Kane so, at some stage, someone is going to be disappointed. That's not a bad thing.
They already have Kane saying 'I'm here, I've arrived and I want my chance' and it will be even better if they start pushing each other as they fight for their place.
At the moment we don't know how Kane will fit into the team but I believe he will be an excellent foil for Rooney, and there is only one way to find out.
Alan Shearer was talking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
A disparate group of some two dozen people are relaxing - that is definitely the word - on plush benches which run along the sides of the vehicle.
They are not here to gaze at the Rocky Mountains. These tourists have come to the Mile High City to get stoned.
"Ready to get high," ask Stacey and Mia Jane, our cheerful, charming guides. The instant cheers and wide grins from the entire bus tell you that this is a rhetorical question.
The driver is sealed into his compartment, in the back a music video blasts out and the passenger compartment is soon filled with a thick fug of smoke.
Welcome to Colorado where recreational marijuana use has been legal since January 2014 and where an entirely new business - cannabis tourism - has taken off.
For many of the passengers this is a remarkable change after spending years hiding their habit in the shadows.
Marijuana has been smoked or otherwise ingested by humans for at least 2,000 years but for much of the past century it has been demonised.
The 1936 propaganda film Reefer Madness set the tone, suggesting that the drug led to murder, suicide and other horrors.
Billions of dollars has been spent on tackling suppliers and enforcing abstinence. And yet now, puff-by-puff, state-by-state, Americans are rehabilitating the herb.
Today it is a legal medicine in 25 US states. Four - Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington - allow recreational use, as does the District of Columbia.
On November 8, as well as choosing a president and sending politicians to Congress, voters in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada will decide if they want to join the recreational users.
Propositions to allow medical marijuana are on the ballot in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota.
In Denver, the state government is raking in millions of dollars in taxation from the fledgling industry, according to Mike Eymer, who runs Colorado Cannabis Tours. But, he argues, the business isn't yet treated equally.
"We still deal with a lot of stigma. We have to jump through a lot of hoops with the regulators. They treat this stuff as if it's nuclear castings," he complains.
Among the federal regulations are restrictions on the ability of cannabis-related businesses to use bank accounts.
In March, an official statistical analysis for the Colorado Department of Public Safety concluded that it was "too early to draw any conclusions about the potential effects" of legalising the drug "on public safety, public health, or youth outcomes".
But the chief prosecutor in Denver insists there has been a rise in violent crime as cash and drugs at marijuana facilities are targeted by armed robbers.
And that's not the only aspect of the industry which concerns District Attorney Mitch Morrissey.
He is worried about traffic accidents as well as the effects on health and education and he has a message for voters elsewhere: Don't end up a "Stoner State" like us.
"Why don't you wait? Because you have a guinea pig out there and it's called the state of Colorado.
"You're making a public policy decision that could have an impact on an entire generation of Americans."
Mr Morrissey says "greed" is the driving factor behind the relaxation of drugs laws.
Visit Desert Hot Springs and you can see his point. Except that here, in this unremarkable and unloved settlement in California's Coachella Valley, they would rather call it a business opportunity.
In recent months patches of barren, dusty land have been changing hands for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why? Because the town council has decided to embrace and encourage the growth and sales of marijuana.
At present the Wikipedia entry for Desert Hot Springs - upstaged for years by its fashionable tourist resort neighbour Palm Springs - does not even mention the trade.
Jason Elsasser of CV Pharms, a budding cultivation company, thinks that will soon change.
"It's going to be the Mecca of marijuana," he says.
"If what they have just approved so far was built - if they quit taking applications - their budget of $15m a year would increase to $35m to $40m a year," he says, referring to local taxation on production of medical marijuana.
If recreational use is approved on election day, Mr Elsasser reckons that his "humble little town" will go boom.
Back in Colorado, tour operator Mike Eymer is also eyeing California with interest.
He has plans to expand into the Golden State if it votes yes on Proposition 64.
"We raise more money than alcohol taxes do and we don't cause nearly the problem that alcohol does," he says.
But even if Californians approve the measure, as polls suggest they will, marijuana will still not be out of the shadows entirely.
Federal law continues to brand the drug as dangerous and prohibited.
It is a glaring and thorny contradiction, typical of the tussles between state and federal power and between authoritarians and libertarians in the United States.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has twice refused to downgrade cannabis from a Schedule I substance alongside heroin, LSD and MDMA (ecstasy) to a less dangerous Schedule II substance, arguing that it has concerns about patient safety and a "high potential for abuse."
That position may not be sustainable for much longer if millions more Americans use the ballot box on election day to say no to the war on drugs.
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Despite an encouraging first-half performance, Villa lost 1-0 at the Liberty Stadium to sit 12 points from safety with nine games remaining.
Federico Fernandez bundled the ball in to hand Villa a sixth defeat in a row.
"Once again it is frustrating to get nothing out of the game," the 49-year-old Frenchman said.
"Until mathematically it is not possible why should we give up?"
Off the field, Tom Fox stepped down from his role as chief executive at Villa Park this week, while sporting director Hendrik Almstadt also left the club.
There have been a number of changes recently, with ex-Football Association chairman David Bernstein becoming a director and former boss Brian Little taking an advisory role to the board.
"We showed as a team that we were not too much affected by the board stuff," added Garde. "We have to concentrate on our business and that is football and that's what we showed today.
"Today I'm quite pleased with the way that we played. When you've lost you're not happy, but the character that the players showed today we have to do every game."
Sir Norman Bettison was part of a team that gathered evidence about what had happened during the disaster for use at a public inquiry.
Giving evidence at the new inquests, he insisted he was "not embarrassed" about his work within South Yorkshire Police.
Ninety-six people died following a crush at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final.
Sir Norman also said it had "never occurred to him" to mention the work he did after the disaster in his application several years later for the position of chief constable of Merseyside Police.
The now-retired officer held that post between 1998 and 2004, before becoming chief constable of West Yorkshire Police.
The court, sitting in Warrington, Cheshire, heard his appointment on Merseyside created "strong feelings".
Sir Norman had been a chief inspector with South Yorkshire Police at the time of the disaster, and later joined the so-called "Wain Team" working at the force's headquarters.
He and his colleagues reported to Ch Supt Terry Wain and were tasked with gathering evidence about the disaster from officers who had been on duty at the match.
Sir Norman, who witnessed the disaster as a spectator, also attended the public inquiry in May and June 1989, and acted as a "liaison officer" for the force's chief officers.
The jury heard he applied for the Merseyside job in 1998, when he was an assistant chief constable in West Yorkshire.
His application form "did not mention" his work in South Yorkshire "in relation to Hillsborough", the court heard.
Peter Wilcock QC, who represents a group of the bereaved Hillsborough families, asked if Sir Norman was now "embarrassed" by his work on Hillsborough.
He also asked if "in spite of your attempts to distance yourself over the last 26 years, your work with the Wain inquiry inherently involved attempting to blame Liverpool fans, even when you personally knew they were not to blame".
Sir Norman replied: "Let me be clear, I'm not embarrassed by the issue.
"I was not involved in some black propaganda unit to put the blame on the fans."
He added that the "context" in 1998 was "very different from the context that you're trying to create in this courtroom".
He said in the nine years between the disaster and applying for the Merseyside job he had not been criticised for any of the work he had done relating to the disaster.
Asked by his own barrister, Paul Greaney QC, if he understood why the issue created "strong feelings" on Merseyside, Sir Norman said: "I genuinely didn't anticipate that but I did understand it immediately."
He said it did not occur to him to include any of his experiences at South Yorkshire Police in his application form because his work as an assistant chief constable in West Yorkshire was more relevant.
Mr Greaney said: "Did you deliberately conceal your role in the aftermath of Hillsborough from the selection panel or from anyone else concerning your appointment?"
Sir Norman replied: "No I didn't, nor have I."
The inquests, being held in Warrington, are scheduled to resume on Wednesday.
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Trainer Finbar O'Reilly and strength and conditioning coach Eoin Maguire have stood down from their roles.
Former Tyrone attacker McGleenan said he has already begun preparations for next season, after his maiden term in inter-county management this year.
The Breffni men were relegated from Division One of the league in April.
Cavan lost their Ulster Championship opener to Monaghan and scored a qualifier win over Offaly, before losing to Tipperary.
The six-month, £670,000 project will upgrade heating and electrics, as well as seeing large areas repainted.
The 14th Century church was demolished and rebuilt in the 1720s and it was believed all trace of the older building had gone.
But builders have uncovered a piece of ancient brickwork which it is hoped can be put on display.
Cathedral administrator Rachel Morris said the building was in very poor condition at the start of the 18th Century and the vicar took a novel approach to securing its future.
"He decided to knock the church down completely, judging it was easier to fundraise for a new building than repairing an old one," she said.
"So we thought all of the medieval church had gone so its quite important to find that.
"We are in discussions with our archaeologist but we would like to have it accessible to the public in the future."
While the cathedral is open on weekends, it is shut Monday to Friday.
In what is believed to be a UK first, this had meant cathedral services being held in a Roman Catholic Church.
The government won nine out of 10 points being challenged, which Simon Burns said effectively gave the "green light" to the high-speed rail project.
However, the consultation into compensation for those affected was ruled "unlawful" by Mr Justice Ouseley.
Anti-HS2 group 51m has been granted leave to appeal on two counts.
By Richard WestcottBBC transport correspondent
It's a significant win for the government. This court case had the potential to cause them some hefty problems.
If the judge had decided they'd got the environmental impact element wrong, for example, it could have delayed the project by months, even years, and cost the government (and therefore the taxpayer) a lot of money.
Instead, ministers promise they can now carry on without delay.
But don't think that's the end of the legal wrestling.
Today's losers are already promising to appeal. And ministers could face a whole new wave of legal challenges over the second phase of the line, which will run from Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds.
The London to Birmingham section of the rail £33bn rail project aims to be running by 2025.
The second phase, north from Birmingham in a Y-shaped extension to Manchester and Leeds, could be operational by about 2032-33.
The Department for Transport said that HS2 phase two would virtually halve journey times between Birmingham and Manchester - to 41 minutes - and between London and Manchester from two hours and eight minutes to one hour and eight minutes.
Under the plans, speeds of up to 250mph on HS2 would reduce a Birmingham to Leeds journey from two hours to 57 minutes, while phase one will cut London-Birmingham travel to 49 minutes, from the current one hour and 24 minutes.
But critics argue that HS2's predicted economic benefits have been overestimated by the government, and suggest swathes of picturesque countryside will be blighted by the railway.
The objections brought to court also included the claim that the government failed to adequately assess alternatives to the scheme.
Five judicial reviews were brought by four protest groups, including 18 councils, campaign group High Speed 2 Action Alliance (HS2AA), which represents more than 70 affiliated groups and residents' associations, and a golf club.
They had claimed there were failures in the consultation process and in assessing the high-speed link's environmental impact.
Speaking after the judgement, Mr Burns said the judge had delivered a "convincing decision... on all the key issues of the way in which the Department for Transport has handled the moving forward of HS2".
He told the BBC: "He has given us the "green light" to move forward... subject to the necessary parliamentary approvals.
"That is good news, because the project is in the national interest."
Mr Burns confirmed the government will not appeal against the compensation ruling. Instead, the DfT will hold another property consultation "picking up the points" raised by the judge on Friday.
The department insisted the re-running of the consultation "will not affect the HS2 construction timetable in any way".
During the hearing, the judge identified 10 grounds raised in the five cases.
He rejected nine of the points, including claims the line breached European environment and habitat rules.
But he ruled in favour of HS2AA regarding the nature of the consultation into compensation of householders living along the proposed route, saying "the consultation on compensation was so unfair as to be unlawful".
About 172,000 properties within 0.6 miles (1km) of the first phase are alleged to be affected by "HS2 blight".
Hilary Wharf, director of HS2AA, said the judgement was "a huge victory for the hundreds of thousands of people whose lives are blighted by HS2".
She added: "The government must now go back to the drawing board and rethink its approach to compensation.
"There are many better compensation alternatives which would help all those up and down the country trapped by HS2."
Shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle accused the government of a "botched" consultation which had contributed to "three years of dither and delay" over the HS2 project.
She said: "It is right that this vital infrastructure project can now proceed once ministers have re-run the part of the consultation that they botched.
"It is vital that the government now gets on with introducing the necessary legislation to make this scheme a reality on the ground. When they do so, they will have cross-party support from Labour."
One of the failed challenges was from Camden Council in north London, which had concerns that the proposals for Euston station would be detrimental to the local ethnic minority community.
Its leader, Sarah Hayward, said: "We are disappointed with this judgment and will continue to fight this fundamentally-flawed scheme."
The seven-year-old (4-1), guided by Gold Cup-winning jockey Robbie Power, beat Sub Lieutenant by six lengths.
It came after Power won the Top Novices Hurdle on Pingshou (16-1).
The treble was completed when 50-1 shot Ultragold clinched the Topham Chase under 18-year-old Harry Cobden over the Grand National fences.
Power came into the meeting in superb form after his Cheltenham success on Sizing John.
Fox Norton pulled clear of Sub Lieutenant with two fences to go and looked dominant in his first chase over more than two miles.
"It's fantastic, it's a pleasure to be riding horses like this," said Power. "He ran a cracker in the Champion Chase and was unlucky.
"When I schooled him at Colin's last week, I had no doubt two and a half miles would play to his strengths and he's travelled everywhere, jumped from fence to fence.
"He was never in any danger and running down to the last he met it well.
"He's a very classy horse and he could well be a King George horse, he could be as good over further, he's a very relaxed horse and has a great cruising speed. If we got nice ground that could be the race for him."
Cobden's win is a huge confidence boost for the teenager who rides the 50-1 chance Just A Par for trainer Paul Nicholls in Saturday's race.
"That was my first spin over the fences. Unbelievable," he said. "That was his first run over them too and he was back off his winning mark - I actually fancied him.
"He was very clever, dancing over ditches. There was a bit of carnage at Canal Turn but he knew what to do."
Might Bite is now about 3-1 joint favourite, alongside Thistlecrack, for the King George VI Chase at Kempton in December after winning the Mildmay Novices' Chase under Nico de Boinville.
The Nicky Henderson-trained gelding just won last month's RSA Chase at Cheltenham after dramatically swerving in the closing stages, but kept a straight line this time as he again held off stablemate Whisper.
Jockey Liam Treadwell will miss Saturday's Grand National after a fall at Aintree on Friday.
Treadwell, who won the National in 2009 on 100-1 shot Mon Mome, will be replaced on Tenor Nivernais by Aidan Coleman.
Daryl Jacob also suffered a fall and he, along with Katie Walsh who was injured on Thursday, will need to be passed fit by the Aintree course doctor on Saturday to decide whether they can take their Grand National rides.
Jacob's intended mount is Ucello Conti for Gordon Elliott and Walsh is scheduled to ride Wonderful Charm for Paul Nicholls.
BBC racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
Two really intriguing horses for the future - when they could easily meet - emerged from this second day of the Grand National Festival as contenders for top honours.
I'm not yet convinced Fox Norton will be quite good enough, but it looks like he could join stablemates like Thistlecrack, Cue Card and Native River on the road to the King George VI Chase after his very comfortable win in the Melling Chase.
In the Mildmay Novices Chase, the sometimes wayward Might Bite was fabulous, jumping with flair and precision, and showing none of the wandering tendencies that nearly saw him grab defeat from the jaws of victory at the Cheltenham Festival.
The King George is also likely to be his target, and of these two I imagine at this stage Might Bite would probably come out on top.
The permits allow people with disabilities to park nearer to where they are going, whether that is in a hospital car park or a shopping centre.
One County Down woman told the BBC she has been waiting for 14 weeks for a renewal of a badge for her son, who has Down's Syndrome and mobility problems.
A spokesperson for the department said the backlog was "reducing daily".
Lorraine, whose son Joseph is 12 years old, said she had applied for the renewal of their blue badge in May, but was told she was on a waiting list.
"When I spoke to staff, what they did say was we could continue to use the expired badge, but not in hospitals, shopping centres or private car parks," she told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme.
"But that's exactly the places where it's really important to have it."
"Joseph can't walk very far. He often refuses to walk which means we have to park near facilities if we're going anywhere," she added.
The department said it was working "as quickly as possible" to process all applications and that it hoped to be back to normal service as soon as possible.
"People with blue badges can continue to use their existing badge provided it has an expiry date after 1 April 2016 and you have submitted a re-application form," a spokesperson said.
"Traffic attendants are aware of this and blue badge holders who have submitted a reapplication form after 1 April 2016 will not be penalised for using an expired blue badge.
"This does not apply on private roads and car parks."
This story will be broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster programme after 08:00 BST.
Investigators plan to carry out exhumations until the end of May to examine remains of possible victims.
The man, identified only as Niels H, 39, was convicted in February last year over two patients' deaths at a clinic in Delmenhorst, north Germany.
In court he admitted killing up to 30 patients with heart medication.
The judges at the Oldenburg district court concluded that he had a desire to shine by resuscitating patients. He gave them overdoses of a drug that shut down their cardiovascular systems.
The deaths took place between 2003 and 2005. Police are investigating at least 200 deaths, including at other clinics where he worked, in Oldenburg and Wilhelmshaven.
If found guilty over the other deaths, Niels H would become one of Germany's worst post-war serial killers.
During the trial one senior doctor described Niels H as a "passionate medic" who had made a good impression on staff.
Doctors did notice, however, that he always seemed to be around when patients were being resuscitated, often assisting junior doctors with the procedure, he added.
Although he was charged with three murders, the court found him guilty on only two counts, explaining that it could not be proved that the former nurse had been responsible for the third death.
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Leicester defeated Watford 1-0 to move on to 60 points, five more than nearest rivals Tottenham, with nine games left.
"We are running for something special," said Ranieri, whose side have only lost three times in 29 league games this season, winning 17.
"Every match in the Premier League is a battle. Five points is nothing."
Winger Riyad Mahrez scored the only goal of the game in the 56th minute - a brilliant strike from 18 yards. Earlier on Saturday, title rivals Tottenham and Arsenal drew 2-2.
Leicester's next fixture is on Monday, 14 March when they host struggling Newcastle.
"The fans dream and we work, which is a good combination," the Italian added. "I said to my players, 'every game is a final'.
"We want to continue to fight and now our mind is on Newcastle, which is another tough match at home."
The former Chelsea manager also praised 25-year-old match-winner Mahrez, who grabbed his 15th goal of a stellar season.
"The goal was amazing," said Ranieri, who substituted the Algerian with 10 minutes remaining.
"The ball was there, the shot at goal was good quality, but we know very well about Mahrez."
The 650 statues called Figures and made by Bristol-based Liz Crow, represented all the UK's constituencies.
Ms Crow wanted people to think about the effects of continued austerity on people at "the sharp end" ahead of the recent general election.
The artist said saying goodbye to the figures had been "emotional".
Ms Crow planned to take the figures through a life cycle.
It began on the banks of the River Avon at Shirehampton in Bristol where the mud was gathered.
This was then taken to the banks of the River Thames in London where the artist moulded the figures over 11 days and nights while sitting opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The figures were taken on a mobile exhibition tour starting in Trafalgar Square then on to David Cameron's constituency office in Witney, Oxfordshire, and returning to Bristol.
Before making their final journey by boat to be scattered over the sea near Portishead, the figures were taken to a brick makers to be ground up.
"It was really emotional," said Ms Crow.
"I had such a strong sense of what the figures represented."
As the pieces were thrown into the sea, Ms Crow said she was thinking about "what it is to be human and the sort of society we want".
She believes the election result shows society thinks "some people are more significant than others".
Smaller developers will be able to buy sites in England with planning permission in place - with 40% of the new-builds to be so-called "starter homes" aimed at first-time buyers.
PM David Cameron said it was a "huge shift in government policy".
But Labour said he was using "rhetoric to hide his failure on new homes".
Shadow housing minister John Healey said the announcement did not promise new investment or affordable homes beyond those already announced.
Direct commissioning allows the government to assume responsibility for developing land, instead of large building firms.
Communities Secretary Greg Clark told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the government was "pulling out all the stops to get the country building".
"We know that consistently 90% of people aspire to own their own home, and for many years now home ownership has been in decline," he said.
He added that the eight biggest building firms accounted for 50% of the house-building market, and there was a need to involve smaller and medium-sized companies.
Downing Street said the move marked a "radical new policy shift", with up to 13,000 homes set to be built on five publicly-owned sites in 2016 - with up to 40% being affordable "starter" homes.
In December 2014 former Lib Dem chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander announced a pilot plan for the government to "directly commission, build and even sell homes" at a former RAF base in Northstowe, Cambridgeshire.
BBC home editor Mark Easton said the extent of government involvement marked something of an ideological shift for a Conservative administration, adding that starting 13,000 homes represented a "tiny proportion" of the million the government wants built by 2020.
The government wants to build 200,000 starter homes - to be offered to first-time buyers under 40 at a minimum 20% discount price - by 2020.
The discounts apply to properties worth up to £250,000 outside London, or £450,000 in the capital.
A pilot for the scheme will start on five sites:
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Mr Cameron said the government was "rolling its sleeves up and directly getting homes built".
The government will also announce a £1.2bn fund to help developers prepare underused brownfield land for building.
The move will fast-track the creation of at least 30,000 new starter homes by 2020, Downing Street said.
New homes 'failure'
Shadow housing minister John Healey told BBC News: "If new announcements built new homes, the government would have solved the housing crisis by now."
He described it as a "drop in the ocean" compared with the number of homes needed.
Labour said home ownership was at its "lowest level in a generation".
Mr Healey added: "In the Autumn Statement a few weeks ago, George Osborne tried to spin his halving of public housing investment as an increase. Now David Cameron is laying on the rhetoric to hide his failure on new homes."
The Saddlers' first-ever appearance at Wembley ended in a 2-0 loss.
"I'm proud of all the supporters," he told BBC WM 95.6. "They got behind us in their droves. We just wanted to give them more to shout about.
"The build-up is superb, but Wembley is no place to be on the losing team."
The Saddlers boss added: "We were very down on the coach on the way home. We've just got to pick ourselves up now for the rest of the season."
Smith's main focus now is arresting a slide that has seen Walsall win just once in eight League One games.
Having been potential play-off contenders for most of the campaign, Walsall are now closer to the League One drop zone (four points) than they are to the play-off places (10 points).
And ahead of Saturday's trip to Chesterfield, Smith knows his side have to start performing a lot better than they did on Sunday, in a game played in front of more than 72,000 spectators.
"I feel bit frustrated with the performance, which did not merit the occasion," he said. "Usually I'm a 'glass half-full' sort of person. Last week, we were one of four clubs who have never played at Wembley. Now there's only three, so you have to look at it that way.
"But, on Sunday, we simply had too many players below par.
"It was a bit of a nothing game. Neither keeper had too many saves to make and we've conceded a poor goal. We were very wasteful in the final third and did not work their keeper enough. And, to do that against the top team in the league, you're going to struggle."
Walsall boss Dean Smith was talking to BBC WM's Adrian Goldberg.
He said his father and the Paisley family had been hurt by the way some in the Free Presbyterian Church and in political life "took him for granted".
He quoted Edward Carson talking about a friend who used him as a ladder only to kick him away at a convenient moment.
The North Antrim MP was writing in the Ballymena Guardian.
Ian Paisley Jr's article is primarily a personal recollection of his relationship with his father and an account of how he was called to the family home on Friday.
He said happier memories overshadowed the darker moments.
A private funeral service was held on Monday at the former first minister's east Belfast family home.
As a mark of respect, assembly business was suspended as MLAs remembered the former first minister and DUP leader.
Mr Paisley moved from a political "never man" to become Northern Ireland's first minister in 2007.
He ended up leading a power-sharing executive at Stormont - although he had supported the strike to bring one down 30 years earlier.
A year after becoming first minister of Northern Ireland with Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness as the deputy first minister, he stepped down and handed over the reins to Peter Robinson, who also succeeded him as leader of the DUP.
Mr Paisley would subsequently claim that he was forced out by the party, blaming Mr Robinson and DUP MP Nigel Dodds for ousting him. Both men denied this.
Mr Paisley was a founder of the Free Presbyterian Church in 1951. He resigned as moderator in 2008.
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Ashleigh Butler and Pudsey, who died last week, became famous for their dance routine to the Mission Impossible theme and won the contest in 2012.
The death of the 11-year-old border collie, bichon frise and Chinese crested cross was announced on Friday.
"It's sad anyway, but it was so quick. No words can express just how much I will miss him," Ms Butler told ITV.
The pair were the first dog act to win the competition.
Speaking on This Morning, Ms Butler explained Pudsey was put down on Thursday after a short battle with leukaemia.
She said she was given Pudsey as a present for her 11th birthday.
"My parents had bred him and I really wanted to keep him. On my birthday they gave me a box, and I thought it was a Nintendo DS, so I started shaking it. It was an instant connection."
She said Pudsey "just wanted to please me, he could do anything he put his mind to".
"I took him on Britain's Got Talent to show how incredible he was. He gave me opportunities that I never thought I'd have."
Tributes began to pour in within minutes of news emerging of his death, with fans saying they were "heartbroken" and sending wishes to his family.
Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams took to Twitter to pay tribute, writing: "Farewell to a very special dog that the nation fell in love with".
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Ms Butler will team up with a new performing dog, Sully, who grew up with Pudsey over the past four years. Ms Butler Ashleigh said they were like brothers and said Sully "knows something is up."
"Sully was always going to take over but I didn't expect it to happen like this. Carrying on what Pudsey started will help me," she said.
Joint Warrior involved thousands of personnel, dozens of aircraft and the deployment of 30 warships and submarines in the sea of Scotland.
Marine conservation charity Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust observed the military activity off the west coast.
Trust staff and volunteers shadowed the war games to check for potential impact on marine life.
HWDT has shadowed Joint Warrior before, but this year added video range tracking kit to the monitoring equipment aboard its yacht Silurian.
The charity has now released a series of images from the expedition.
The League Two club were due in court on Monday to face a winding up petition over outstanding debts, but this has been adjourned to 6 February.
Hardy was approached by Notts County chairman Trew in October having already made two offers to buy the Magpies.
Trew put the club up for sale in February after claiming his family were subjected to "foul and mindless abuse".
Hardy is chief executive of the Paragon group and owner of Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club.
Notts County have lost their past six League Two matches and are 20th in the table.
Greater Manchester Police said the man was wounded while rowing with another customer in the Wilko store on Rochdale Road, Harpurhey, at about 12:00 GMT.
He has been taken to hospital for treatment. A police spokesman said his injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
The boys from Exeter's ISCA Academy had been told shorts were banned because they were not part of the uniform.
But the school has now said "as summers are becoming hotter" shorts will be brought in as uniform next year.
It said it could not allow an immediate change to uniforms because it "would put undue pressure on some of our families".
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It also said that, "recognising the recent temperatures", students were allowed not to wear their jumper or blazer.
Ties were allowed to be undone and pupils were allowed to have the top button on their shirts undone and to wear their shirts untucked "if they are feeling very hot".
It added that none of the estimated 30 boys had been penalised for wearing skirts in the protest.
The school uniform guidelines currently allow male pupils to wear trousers. Female pupils may wear trousers or tartan skirts.
Dairy farmers and those growing olives, tomatoes and wine grapes are among the most affected, farmers association Coldiretti warns.
Rome faces eight hours a day without running water after a halt was ordered on pumping water from a nearby lake.
A state of emergency was earlier declared in two northern provinces.
In southern Italy, hundreds of people were evacuated earlier this month, as firefighters battled wildfires.
Coldiretti warns that 60% of farmland is threatened by the drought caused by low levels of rainfall and made worse by a heatwave.
Wine grapes and olive production are suffering throughout much of Italy, amid concerns that a poor harvest could push prices up.
Reports say that milk production has fallen in several areas as cows suffer in the heat.
At least 10 Italian regions are preparing requests to the agriculture ministry for a state of natural calamity to be declared because of the drought, Italy's Ansa news agency quotes sources as saying.
In Rome, utility company Acea has warned of drastic water rationing after the local authorities in the Lazio region ordered the halt to pumping water out of Lake Bracciano, about 30km (19 miles) north of the capital.
The governor of Lazio told Tgcom24 TV station over the weekend that "the truth is Lake Bracciano has fallen too much and we risk an environmental disaster".
He added that only 8% of Rome's water was coming from the lake, urging the city authorities to find a solution quickly.
Earlier this month, Acea began shutting some of Rome's famed drinking fountains.
The Gunners boss will speak with the Germany midfielder about his suggestion in midweek that Arsenal had "mucked up" their Premier League title challenge.
"I agree the statement is not welcome," said Wenger. "No matter if it just one chance in 100, we have to believe."
Three wins in 10 Premier League games have left Arsenal 11 points behind leaders Leicester with a game in hand.
Arsenal are at home to Watford on Saturday in a repeat of last month's FA Cup quarter-final, which the Hornets won.
Asked whether he would discuss the quotes with Ozil, Wenger said: "We will talk about that of course.
"The worst thing in life is to have wrong beliefs. You have to make sure you give absolutely your best, and at the end accept if somebody is better than you."
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Torrance, 18, won the 1m event on Friday, synchronised 3m title on Saturday before sealing her individual 3m success.
"I won all the titles I wanted to, so can't complain really," Torrance said.
Noah Williams, 16, was the surprise winner of the individual 10m final.
Torrance, who claimed gold at the inaugural European Games in 2015, trains alongside Olympic champions Jack Laugher and Chris Mears in Leeds. She insists she has been motivated by their success last summer.
"It was really inspiring watching Chris and Jack and shows what can be achieved," she said.
"Hopefully I can push on, because I really want to one day be the best female diver in Britain."
Williams trains with Tom Daley at the London Aquatics Centre and with the Olympic bronze medallist skipping the event as he eases back into competition following a back injury, the teenager seized his opportunity.
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He scored 477.95 to finish ahead of Matty Lee (471.85) and Matthew Dixon (432.70) in third, with Olympic bronze medallist Dan Goodfellow fourth.
"I'm in shock if I'm honest, but it was a really good competition and a great experience," he told BBC Sport.
"Diving next to Tom Daley is brilliant because it gives you a goal and a real target as to where you want to get to yourself."
The next competition for Britain's top divers will be the season-opening World Series event in Rostock, Germany 24-26 February.
Fire crews from Ward End attended the scene in Garrison Lane, Birmingham, at about 13:20 BST on Monday.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said a sports car was in collision with another car and then hit a lamppost.
A spokesman said the 25-year-old driver hurt his nose but refused hospital treatment and was discharged at the scene.
The Royal couple are touring Wales for a week in July, staying at their home in Llwynywermod, Carmarthenshire.
They will also open a baking academy in Wrexham and attend the Llangollen International Music Eisteddfod.
A new winery at a vineyard in Monmouth will also be opened by the Duchess.
The tour starts on 6 July.
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Montpellier-bound Pienaar's perfectly-weighted kick set up Andrew Trimble's second-half score as Ulster held on despite a later Leinster penalty try.
An emotional Pienaar came off on 70 minutes while veteran Roger Wilson scored Ulster's first-half try in his last game before his retirement.
Leinster's defeat means they will host the Scarlets in the semi-finals.
Leo Cullen's Leinster side went into the final series of regulation fixtures leading the table but Munster moved above them after earning a thumping 50-14 win over Connacht which means Rassie Erasmus' team will face fourth-placed Ospreys in two weeks.
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Last weekend's defeat by the Ospreys had effectively ended Ulster's play-off hopes after another season of under-achievement for Les Kiss' side.
Only a huge bonus-point victory over their Irish rivals and equally thumping Scarlets win over the Ospreys - resulting in a points swing of 73 - would have seen Ulster squeezing into the last four and it was never a realistic possibility.
From an Ulster point of view, that left the occasion as primarily a farewell to Pienaar after a seven-year Kingspan Stadium career which, despite his numerous magnificent individual displays, saw him missing out on any titles.
As on so many occasions, the contest was lit up by a moment of Pienaar perfection in the 55th minute as his deft crosskick allowed Trimble to touch down following a period of Ulster pressure.
Amid rapturous applause, Pienaar was replaced 15 minutes later and he was greeted in the dug-out by his compatriot and former Ravenhill team-mate Johann Muller, who travelled from home in South Africa to watch his fellow Springbok's final competitive Ulster game.
Back row Wilson was also making his 221st and last Ulster appearance and his vigorous display was highlighted by a ninth-minute try which helped the home side lead 10-6 at the break, despite a misfiring line-out.
After slipping 17-6 behind, Leinster, parading a strong side despite the absence of British & Irish Lions trio Johnny Sexton, Robbie Henshaw and Sean O'Brien, fought back helped by a couple of wonderful Garry Ringrose runs.
After Cian Healy had been held up over the Ulster line, intense Leinster pressure yielded a 61st-minute penalty try which cut the margin to four but the home side held on with a degree of comfort in the closing stages.
Leinster's other eight points came from Joey Carbery's boot.
Ulster: C Gilroy; A Trimble (capt), L Marshall, S McCloskey, C Piutau; P Jackson, R Pienaar; A Warwick, R Herring, R Ah You; K Treadwell, A O'Connor; R Diack, S Reidy, R Wilson.
Replacements: J Andrew, K McCall, R Lutton, C Henry, N Timoney, P Marshall, P Nelson, J Stockdale.
Leinster: I Nacewa; A Byrne, G Ringrose, N Reid, F McFadden; J Carbery, L McGrath; J McGrath, J Tracy, T Furlong; D Toner, H Triggs; R Ruddock, J van der Flier, J Conan.
Replacements: R Strauss, C Healy, A Porter, R Molony, Dan Leavy, J Gibson-Park, R Byrne, R O'Loughlin.
Conradh na Gaeilge said a strategy was included in the St Andrews Agreement and in the programme for government.
The court was told that more than 10 years later there is still no strategy in place for the Irish language.
A lawyer for the Northern Ireland Executive argued that there was no government inertia nor sham process.
The lawyer said that the executive committee business between 2012 and 2016 had been entirely orthodox in dealing with this issue.
Only once during that time has the minister responsible put a strategy before the executive committee and that was rejected.
Aaron Worboys, 38, said he froze during a PTSD episode on the 1,156m (3,792ft) summit of Mount Warning in northern New South Wales state on Monday.
Rescuers climbed up to assess him before calling a helicopter.
Mr Worboys told the BBC he was angered to learn rescuers had criticised his fitness level and weight.
A Tweed District Rescue Squad officer told reporters Mr Worboys was "115kg and probably not the fittest man to be up there".
"We don't mind coming to genuine accidents but frivolous jobs are very disconcerting," the officer said.
The squad had been called to another rescue on the mountain only hours earlier, local media reported.
Mr Worboys, also known by his nickname "Dogga", told the BBC he was first diagnosed with PTSD 10 years ago. He served two tours of Afghanistan, before being medically discharged in 2014.
"Since then it has been a constant struggle both mentally and physically and in those two years I have put on 30kg," he said.
He said he started the Facebook group ;IGY (Pause, I've Got You) to raise awareness and support for those suffering PTSD.
The flights were made at Mexico's request and were supervised by the Mexican air force and other agencies.
It is the latest sign of growing US involvement in Mexico's campaign against violent drugs gangs.
Mexico confirmed the missions had been taking place after they were revealed by the New York Times newspaper.
Most of the drone flights have been over northern border areas, the scene of much of the drug-related violence that has left more than 34,000 dead since late 2006.
The New York Times report said the missions had been kept secret because of Mexican legal restraints and sensitivities over sovereignty.
In a statement, Mexico's National Security Council said the high-altitude flights had been carried out with "unrestricted respect" for Mexican law.
"These operations are always carried out with the authorisation, vigilance and operative supervision of national agencies, including the Mexican Air Force," the statement said.
It added that the targets of surveillance were determined by Mexican authorities, and that information gathered had been "particularly useful".
Unnamed US officials told the New York Times that drones had gathered intelligence that led to the arrest in Mexico of several suspects in connection with the murder of a US immigration agent, Jaime Zapata.
US President Barack Obama and his Mexican counterpart, Felipe Calderon, formally agreed to continue the surveillance flights during talks in Washington on 3 March, which included a frank exchange of grievances, Mexican and US officials said.
In state department cables released by Wikileaks and published by The Guardian newspaper last December, the US ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, painted an unflattering portrait of the Mexican security forces, and questioned whether President Calderon could win his war on drugs.
Foreign military and law enforcement agents can only operate in Mexico under extremely limited conditions, according to the Mexican constitution.
But the rising violence in Mexico has seen the US and Mexico deepen their co-operation to tackle a common threat.
The DNA of some native Amazonians shows significant similarity to indigenous inhabitants of Australia and Melanesia.
The two research groups, however, offer contrasting interpretations of how the Americas were first peopled.
The studies have been published in the journals Science and Nature.
There is agreement that the first people to populate the Americas came though Siberia - along a land bridge connecting it with Europe and Asia. But just where these people came from and when they arrived has been a matter of some debate.
By analysing the DNA of modern native Americans and ancient human remains, the group writing in Science concluded that all present-day Native Americans arrived in a single migration no earlier than 23,000 years ago.
Then, they argue, Native Americans split into two branches around 13,000 years ago: one that is now dispersed across North and South America while the other is restricted to North America.
"Our paper shows that the simplest possible model seems by and large to be true, with [that] one notable exception," Prof Rasmus Nielsen from the University of California, Berkley, told BBC News.
"[So] the fanciful ideas that somehow the Americas were populated by people coming from Europe and all kinds of other places are wrong."
The analysis also rules out a theory, favoured by some, of a staggered migration from Siberia: the first more than 30,000 years ago which was stemmed for 15,000 years because of ice blocking the route, and then a second wave when the route was clear.
But, in agreement with the study in Nature, Prof Nielsen's team does report traces of "Australo-Melanesian" ancestry in certain populations, including those of the Aleutian islands (off Alaska) and the Surui people of the Brazilian Amazon.
Prof David Reich, from Harvard Medical School, led the separate study in Nature. He told the BBC that "both studies show that there have been multiple pulses of migration into the Americas".
According to Prof Reich, the discovery of Oceanian ancestry among certain Native American groups indicates that the Americas were peopled by a more diverse set of populations than previously accepted.
"The simplest possible model never predicted an affinity between Amazonians today and Australasians," he said.
"This suggests that there is an ancestral population that crossed into the Americas that is different from the population that gave rise to the great majority of Americans. And that was a great surprise," he said.
Prof Reich believes that the most plausible explanation is that there was a separate migration from Australasia, possibly around 15,000 years ago. This group, he speculates, was probably more widely dispersed across North America but was eventually pushed out by other native American groups.
Prof Nielsen, however, has a different interpretation. He believes that the traces of Australasian DNA stem from a later migration, around 8,000 years ago, which progressed around the Pacific coast.
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The attack in Mezzeh is reported to have caused fires, but no casualties.
The Israeli military has made no comment, but it is the second time in a week that it is alleged to have carried out a strike on Syrian territory.
It is thought to have bombed weapons shipments intended for Lebanon's Hezbollah movement several times since Syria's civil war began in 2011.
Hezbollah, which fought a month-long war with Israel in 2006, has sent thousands of fighters to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
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Syria's state news agency, Sana, cited a military source as saying that a number of surface-to-surface missiles landed around Mezzeh airport at 03:00 (00:00 GMT).
They were reportedly fired by Israeli forces from a position "west of Tal Abu Nada", a mountain in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights known as Mount Avital to Israelis.
The military source said the attack was part of Israel's "desperate attempts" to support "terrorist groups and raise their deteriorating morale", an apparent reference to recent losses on the battlefield by Western-backed rebel forces.
Israel, the source added, would be "held fully responsible for the repercussions".
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the conflict in Syria, reported that explosions were heard in the vicinity of the airport overnight, and that fires had erupted inside the facility afterwards. It could not confirm the source of the blasts.
Last Wednesday, the Syrian authorities said Israeli jets had fired two air-to-surface missiles from Lebanese airspace towards Sabboura, a north-western suburb of Damascus that is located on the main road from the city to the Lebanese border.
The Israeli military also declined to comment on that incident.
Days earlier, it said the Israeli Air Force had killed four militants linked to so-called Islamic State in the Syrian-controlled Golan Heights, after they opened fire on a patrol on Israeli-occupied territory.
The Bundesliga club announced on Monday that the midfielder was in Manchester and had not joined their pre-season training camp in Austria.
City manager Pep Guardiola confirmed on 21 July he wanted to sign Sane.
The 20-year-old helped Germany reach the semi-finals at Euro 2016, having made his international debut in November.
He told Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel earlier this summer that he wanted to leave the club, according to German media.
Sane, a product of the youth system at Schalke, made his senior debut for them in April 2014.
He scored eight goals in 33 Bundesliga appearances last season as Schalke finished fifth, missing out on Champions League qualification for the second year in a row.
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While post-Brexit Britain might remain inside the European research funding system, academics in other countries are nervous about collaborating with UK institutions.
UK-based academics are being asked to withdraw their applications for future funding by European partners.
BBC Newsnight is aware of concerns raised by academics at Bristol, Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter and Durham.
Chris Husbands, the vice-chancellor at Sheffield Hallam, says that his researchers are already seeing significant effects.
He told Newsnight: "Since the referendum result, of the 12 projects that we have people working on for submission for an end-of-August deadline, on four of those projects researchers in other European countries have said that they no longer feel that the UK should be a partner because they don't have confidence in what the future is going to hold."
He added: "Leaving the EU doesn't necessarily mean being outside the European research network. Norway, Switzerland - they are part of the European research network [despite being out of the EU]. And it may be that there's where we end up.
"But it's not where we are now and in that uncertainty people are making decisions about what might happen - and like all people planning for the future, they're planning on a worst-case scenario."
Three other vice-chancellors, who have asked to remain anonymous, have confirmed similar problems for their researchers.
They also say they are fielding calls from prospective future EU students about their access to student loans and their immigration status.
They also report that staff members and prospective staff members have notified them of their decisions to seek work elsewhere in the EU.
At the moment, the UK and its universities remain full members of the EU. Jo Johnson, the science minister, has asked for academics to report any examples of British academics being discriminated against.
But academics in other countries are quite open that they are concerned about working with people who may become ineligible for future grants. Others have told Newsnight they fear the EU might not fund research in a country on the cusp of leaving the EU.
Stephan Koppe, an academic at University College Dublin, tweeted that he did not invite British academics to join with him recently, even before the referendum, because he feared the outcome.
The higher education sector was fiercely in favour of remaining in the EU.
Across the whole sector, more than 125,000 non-UK EU students are currently studying at UK universities, making up 5% of the entire student body.
At the London School of Economics, they make up 18% of the student body. The EU is also estimated to contribute about 15 per cent of the higher education workforce.
UK universities also won more than £800m in funding from the EU for research.
The critical concern for most vice-chancellors is research collaboration. In any given field where a researcher is hoping to make novel progress, there may only be a few experts on the cutting edge who can help them with their particular problems.
By making it easier for academics to work in other EU countries, and organising cross-border funding, researchers believe the EU enabled European science to do better.
Impediments to accessing the European research network would be keenly felt.
Universities UK, the umbrella body for the sector, estimates that more than 60% of the UK's international research partners are from other EU countries - and collaboration with other EU institutions is growing at a faster rate than relationships with other partners, such as the US or China.
There are also serious concerns about funding shortfalls in particular areas, prioritised by the EU, which - if the UK leaves the European research infrastructure - a future UK government may choose not to back.
Jonathan Adams, chief scientist at Digital Science, which analyses research effectiveness, says: "Leading groups which are critical to economy and society such as nanotechnology and cancer research receive significant amounts of funding from Europe."
So, he said do "smaller universities regionally distributed that are important to the regeneration of industry".
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Christian Benteke's equally stunning overhead kick had thrown Liverpool a lifeline after Daley Blind's crisp finish and Ander Herrera's penalty had put Louis van Gaal's side in control.
It was the signal for Martial, the 19-year-old signed from Monaco on deadline day, to make himself an instant hero after coming on as a second-half substitute, slaloming between Nathaniel Clyne and Martin Skrtel before a composed finish in front of the Stretford End.
United keeper David De Gea, making his first appearance of the season after signing a new four-year contract following the breakdown of his move to Real Madrid, demonstrated his worth with fine saves from Danny Ings and Jordon Ibe.
Liverpool, however, were uncharacteristically tame for a fixture against their fierce rivals and the win lifts United into second place in the Premier League table behind Manchester City.
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Old Trafford gave a rousing welcome to the world's most expensive teenager when Martial replaced Juan Mata after 65 minutes - and he electrified the "Theatre Of Dreams" 21 minutes later with a moment of sheer brilliance.
Martial had barely touched the ball but came alive with a run that took him between Clyne and Skrtel, the latter left twisting and turning hopelessly in the youngster's wake as he tucked a composed low finish past Liverpool keeper Simon Mignolet.
It was the impetuosity of youth but also the sign of quality. The comparisons have been made with fellow countryman Thierry Henry - and it was a goal the great man would have been happy to claim as his own.
It seems ludicrous to talk in such terms after only five league games but Liverpool's promising start has been overshadowed by two poor performances in defeat against West Ham United and now Manchester United.
Even in times of struggle under manager Brendan Rodgers, his teams have been characterised by a boldness and determination to attack and be creative.
Here Liverpool effectively stood behind the door, timid and barely making a tackle of any meaning, until Blind put United ahead early in the second half.
It was all a far cry from March 2014 when Liverpool came here with Luis Suarez, Raheem Sterling, Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard in their line-up and blew United away 3-0, before almost winning the title.
Rodgers knew he had to make a fast start after being handed the backing of owners Fenway Sports Group this summer following such a poor season last time out - and in his defence, the fixture list has not been his friend by handing Liverpool a tough early schedule.
He was also without influential figures here, such as captain Jordan Henderson and the suspended Philippe Coutinho, while also attempting to bed new signings into his team.
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Christian Benteke showed his quality at £32.5m but Roberto Firmino, a £29m capture from Hoffenheim, has yet to come anywhere near the pace of the Premier League.
Sadly for Rodgers, he was always going to be under close scrutiny and a glance at social media throughout the game saw plenty of Liverpool fans making reference to the currently unemployed former Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp.
Surely five league games in is too soon for owners to start thinking about pulling the plug on a manager they supported heavily in the transfer market this summer - but the pressure to get results is clear with the Anfield club without a victory in three, having won their opening two games.
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea got a predictably rapturous reception as he made his first appearance of the season after signing a new four-year contract following the breakdown of his proposed move to Real Madrid.
And he showed his class with crucial saves from Danny Ings and Jordon Ibe, although one piece of misplaced footwork almost caused problems for United. De Gea gives United real presence, quality and a formidable barrier in goal.
This has been a good end to the week for United and Van Gaal. They have one of the world's best keepers back and a victory over Liverpool is never bad for Old Trafford morale.
Manchester United United boss Louis Van Gaal: When you make a goal like Anthony you cannot wish for more, I think. A lot of players have made a debut and scored with me so it's a good signal.
"We played better in the first half. We had far more control, but we didn't create much, that is why I changed Memphis - to improve that last pass."
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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: "I thought in the first half we defended well but had nowhere near enough quality and composure on the ball.
"We were disappointed with a couple of the goals. I never thought the free kick was a free kick. Penalty, I think Herrera has done well, young Joe Gomez will learn he has to stay on his feet."
Manchester United travel to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League group stages on Tuesday, while Liverpool travel to Bordeaux in the Europa League on Thursday.
Match ends, Manchester United 3, Liverpool 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Liverpool 1.
Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United).
Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Liverpool. Alberto Moreno replaces Lucas Leiva.
Goal! Manchester United 3, Liverpool 1. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Young.
Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 1. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by David de Gea.
Attempt saved. Jordon Ibe (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Divock Origi.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dejan Lovren (Liverpool).
Attempt blocked. Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Danny Ings.
Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
Matteo Darmian (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Matteo Darmian (Manchester United).
Danny Ings (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Manchester United. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Michael Carrick.
Goal! Manchester United 2, Liverpool 0. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Penalty Manchester United. Ander Herrera draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) after a foul in the penalty area.
Delay in match Ashley Young (Manchester United) because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Juan Mata.
Substitution, Liverpool. Jordon Ibe replaces Roberto Firmino.
Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Liverpool) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Martin Skrtel.
Attempt blocked. Martin Skrtel (Liverpool) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by James Milner with a cross.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dejan Lovren (Liverpool).
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by David de Gea.
Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dejan Lovren with a headed pass.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Michael Carrick.
Offside, Manchester United. Ashley Young tries a through ball, but Juan Mata is caught offside.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Martin Skrtel.
The Morton captain has returned to training after four weeks out with an ankle knock ahead of the Scottish League Cup meeting with Aberdeen.
"I just started back training this week and played in a reserve game during the week there," said defender Kilday.
"I feel fit enough, but the boys have been playing well."
Morton, who beat two other Premiership sides - Kilmarnock and Hamilton Academical - on the way to the last four, have won four of their last five games.
The latest was an eye-catching 5-0 hammering of Queen of the South in Dumfries that led to their opponents being knocked off the top of the Championship table.
"The boys were brilliant last week," said Kilday. "They were magnificent - probably our best performance of the season.
"We're very confident, but we know Aberdeen are a very good team and it will be a hard game.
"We can't go to Hampden and defend for 90 minutes. We need to go out and play as well.
"Anything can happen because it's a one-off game."
Morton will be without midfielder Ross Forbes, who is suspended after picking up two yellow cards, but Gavin Gunning is another vying for a return to the Greenock side's defence on Saturday after recovering from injury.
"Since I came to Morton, I've basically played every game - I've never really been injured," said 24-year-old Kilday, who signed after leaving Hamilton in 2014.
"This is the only time I've been injured and we are in a semi-final, so it would be very disappointing if I don't play, but it is the gaffer's decision and I can't really complain if I don't play."
Kilday says his side's progress to their first semi-final since losing to Rangers in the Scottish Cup in 1981 has captured the imagination of the Greenock public and inspired the team.
"It's a big day for the club and the town," he said. "I'm sure the fans will come in numbers, so it'll be a great day for them.
"Playing the games leading up to this game, everybody's buzzing, so obviously it's been good for the club, it's been good for the boys, it's given us something to look forward to and I think it's shown in our performances.
"It would mean a lot, being the captain, just to get to a final and play in a final.
"You wouldn't expect Morton to get to a final, so it's a once in a lifetime chance because we're not expected to get to the semi-final either."
Kilday is fully aware of the threat posed by a Dons side sitting second top of the Premiership and picked out on-loan Norwich City midfielder James Maddison, along with attackers Jonny Hayes, Niall McGinn and Adam Rooney, as the major threat.
However, he suggested that Jim Duffy's side had their own match winner in Jai Quitongo, the 19-year-old former Aberdeen winger who has attracted interest from a number of English clubs.
"His pace, his power can cause them problems," added his captain. "Against Hamilton and Kilmarnock, he did really well, so I think he'll be a big threat to Aberdeen.
"Obviously it's his old club as well, so he'll want to show them what they're missing.
"He's really looking forward to it - he's a confident boy anyway, so I don't think he'll be too nervous and he doesn't let the speculation affect him."
Essex Police received reports a weapon had been fired at 23:30 BST on Thursday in Sandon, before a second incident at 00:20 in Chelmsford.
The pair, aged 16 and 17, were arrested following a police pursuit on Friday morning in Chelmsford, during which a car was abandoned.
They have since been released on bail.
The teenagers were held on suspicion of firearms and drug offences after police started pursuing a Mazda sports car in High Bridge Road at 11:00, which was then found empty in nearby Widford Road.
Detectives said they believed the "connected" shootings - in which doors were damaged at both Hall Lane, Sandon, and Hobart Close, Chelmsford - were "targeted" attacks.
Det Insp Danny Stoten, of the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, said: "The general public are not at a greater risk and I would ask anyone who saw cars or anyone acting suspiciously in these roads at the times of the incidents to contact the police."
People with any CCTV or dashcam footage of the scenes have also been asked to come forward.
A silver coupe-type car was seen leaving Hobart Close towards Queensland Crescent after the shooting.
Police also carried out a warrant in New Writtle Street in the city on Friday night, but said no-one was arrested.
Officers were first called with reports that a car was damaged by a possible blunt instrument in Rutland Road at 20:15 on Thursday, ahead of the firearms attacks.
The Team Sky rider is fourth after Sunday's second stage of the Vuelta - 52 seconds clear of Alberto Contador.
Another of Froome's rivals, Nairo Quintana, is seventh, one place behind Manxman Pete Kennaugh, who ceded the leader's red jersey to Team Sky colleague Michal Kwiatkowski.
Belgian Gianni Meersmann won the stage.
The Vuelta is the third Grand Tour on the cycling calendar after the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France.
Spaniard Contador was the last man to win more than one in a season - claiming the Giro and Vuelta in 2008.
Stage 2 result:
1. Gianni Meersmann (Bel/Etixx - Quick-Step) 4hrs 16mins 39secs
2. Michael Schwarzmann (Ger/Bora-Argon 18) same time
3. Magnus Nielsen (Den/Orica BikeExchange)
4. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol/Team Sky)
5. Jonas van Genechten (Bel/IAM Cycling)
6. Kristan Sbaragali (Ita/Dimension Data)
7. Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita/Trek-Segafredo)
8. Jhonatan Restrepo (Col/Team Katusha)
9. Jean-Pierre Drucker (lux/BMC)
10. Lorenzo Manzin (Fra/FDJ)
General classification:
1. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol/Team Sky) 4hrs 47mins 16secs
2. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa/Movistar) same time
3. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar)
4. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky)
5. Salvatore Puccio (Ita/Team Sky)
6. Peter Kennaugh (GB/Team Sky)
7. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar)
8. Leopold Konig (Cze/Team Sky)
9. Ruben Fernandez (Spa/Movistar)
10. Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa/Movistar)
Selected others:
16. Simon Yates (GB/Orica BikeExchange) +6secs
40. Alberto Contador (Spa/Tinkoff) +52 secs
131. Scott Thwaites (GB/Bora-Argon 18) +02mins 24secs
186. Hugh Carthy (GB/Caja Rural) +05mins 41secs
Among the festive issue are scenes of children singing carols, posting Christmas cards and building snowmen.
Five different drawings commissioned from illustrator Andrew Bannecker were selected for the first and second class stamps.
The latest recommended posting dates for UK mail are 18 December for second class and 20 December for first.
There is no Christian imagery among the designs, as the theme for Royal Mail's main stamp issue alternates annually between secular and religious designs.
A spokesman for the company said stamps depicting Madonna and Child would also be available.
Christmas stamps were first issued in 1966 when Royal Mail ran a children's competition to select the design.
Since then the festive stamps have only been designed by children twice, in 1981 and 2013.
This year's issue will be available online and in Post Offices from Tuesday and - as with all British stamp designs - were approved by the Queen before being printed.
Andrew Hammond from Royal Mail Stamps said: "Christmas is a stamp issue we particularly look forward to and the charming style of these designs sets the perfect tone for the festive season."
There are no deliveries on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day or, in Scotland, on 2 January.
Royal Mail said last December it delivered 115m parcels, handling 10m on its busiest day of the month.
June Williams, the younger of George Mottershead's children, was 88.
Chester Zoo's director-general Mark Pilgrim said news of her death brought "deep sadness" and paid tribute to her work which "cannot be underestimated".
As a child, Mrs Williams was often pictured alongside the zoo's animals in publicity shots for the popular tourist attraction in Cheshire.
She also met her husband Fred Williams, who died in 2012, at the zoo and they helped to build the aquarium.
In 1930, when she was four-and-a-half, her family moved into Oakfield House, near Upton, where they set up the zoo despite some local opposition.
After a short time abroad, they returned to Cheshire and continued to support the zoo's growth.
Her childhood experiences were depicted in the BBC One drama Our Zoo last autumn, in which she was played by Honor Kneafsey.
Mrs Williams was a consultant on the series, which attracted 5.3m viewers, and even had a cameo role with her son George Williams.
"That June was able to see her family's incredible story told through Our Zoo brought her great joy and experiences that she treasured," Mr Pilgrim added.
"We shall miss her and our thoughts and sympathies are with her children, George, Joy and Linda, and her grandchildren, Adam and Emma, of whom we know she was very proud."
Chester Zoo, which is home to about 12,000 animals, attracts 1.4m visitors annually, and has been named the UK's best zoo by users of the travel website TripAdvisor.
A book of condolence will be available for visitors to sign from Saturday.
The 34-year-old also returns to the Triangle circuit with a new team and former NW 200 winner Ian Newton as his crew chief.
"I'm looking forward to riding the Aprilia that I ride week in, week out in the BSB Superstock class." said Wilson on Wednesday.
Wilson will compete in the Superstock and Superbike events.
The Aprilia RSV4 will be prepared by Newton, who won two 250cc races at the seaside event in 1994 and 1995.
Wilson's EHA Racing squad is run by English-based Eglinton couple, Edward and Gail Allingham, in partnership with Newton.
"As we compete in the British championship we don't do many races in Ireland so it is really nice to get this opportunity to bring our team home," said Gail.
"We are really excited to coming over to compete at the North West with Ben."
Views have been sought from the public on the plan and other ideas to help the council tackle a potential funding gap of more than £21m next year.
Reducing the working and school week to 4.5 days would result in significant savings, the council has said.
Cutting class-time has been suggested before but was opposed by some parents.
Highland Council said most staff would still be working their existing contracted hours, but doing so over 4.5 days.
It added that some people may wish to reduce their contracted hours and this option could be available on a voluntary basis where practical.
Chief executive Steve Barron said: "It is important that to note that this is currently a proposal only, one which needs further work and which would only be implemented with the agreement of elected members in February.
"Clearly there will be some service areas where this could pose practical difficulties, hence the wish to consult and to think carefully about impact and feasibility."
Budget leader Bill Fernie said: "At this stage this is just a proposal, but we think it is a good idea and one which compare very favourably with some of the other options coming forward, and we will be consulting widely.
"It is our priority to maintain services and jobs in Highland and as such, this is part of a package of proposed measures, with the aim of setting a balanced budget, whilst protecting key services."
A year ago, Highland Council delayed a proposal to reduce the time pupils in primaries 4, 5, 6 and 7 spend in class.
The local authority said the decision had been made because other councils were considering the same idea and it had now become a "national debate".
But Highland Council had experienced an angry backlash from parents on the matter at the time.
A petition was raised against the plan and it also drew criticism from parents on social media sites.
Bob Coleman, of the teaching union the EIS, has raised concerns about the latest proposal.
He told BBC Radio Scotland: "The council has looked from time to time at cutting the primary pupil week and this might be an opportunity for the council to do that.
"We have always opposed cutting the pupil week in primary schools.
"From an educational point of view that would mean a significant loss of teaching time. It would amount to something like 19 days per session - seven months over a child's primary life."
He added: "A child's entitlement to education shouldn't be sacrificed on the altar of austerity."
The investigation centres on the Cairn India oilfield in Barmer district and 25 people have been arrested.
Fifty million litres of oil were stolen over a six-year period and sold to two local factories, according to police.
Estimates suggest the crude taken could be worth more than $7m (£5.3m).
District police chief Gangandeep Singla told AFP news agency that dozens more arrests could follow.
"The company suspected something fishy was happening and complained to us, and during investigations we found this was an organised ring," he said.
Tankers are used to take waste water from the oilfield. But those involved in the theft were filling two of the five compartments in each tanker with crude, the Hindustan Times reports.
Thirty-nine tankers were used for the theft and 33 have been seized, the paper quotes police as saying. The local factories are alleged to have sold the oil on across India for diesel production and road construction.
Police are looking into allegations that some local staff co-operated with the network.
Cairn India merged last April with Vedanta Resources, a British mining giant.
Ms Gupta, who owns Greenock-based PG Paper, was told by doctors that a cough or a cold could lead to a fatal stroke.
"At one point I actually left Scotland and went back to India preparing to die," she told BBC Scotland.
"That was a hard time for me because my daughter was just about one year old.
"Having recently lost my mother suddenly, when I was 26, it hit me hard. That's what kept me going. I just wanted to do my best for my daughter. I just wanted to live for her."
Poonam says it was in India that a doctor pointed out that she might have bone tuberculosis, a condition that is extremely rare in the UK but more common in India.
She was on medication and in a wheelchair for about a year as her foot swelled because of the disease.
"When I was finally discharged the doctor told me he had not had the heart to tell me I might never walk again," she says.
"But I wear high heels alright now. I'm fine. I go partying in them."
On Tuesday, Poonam will be partying at Buckingham Palace as she receives her OBE for services to business and charity.
She says: "I am delighted. I don't have words to express my joy actually.
"I just worked away and did what I did. I didn't expect something like this."
She adds: "I owe a lot to this country. It is the reason I have a career. I never felt ever that I was discriminated against for being an Indian or being a woman. I have always had everyone's support."
However, Poonam says her success in business was not easy and has taken a lot of work.
She arrived in the west of Scotland in 2002 after marrying Puneet, a Belfast-born pharmacist of Indian descent.
The couple settled in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, and Poonam, who has an MBA in International Business, went "knocking on doors" in the local area to try to get a job - even trying to get a checkout job at Tesco's in Greenock.
She says wherever she went she was told either she did not have any experience in the UK or was overqualified for the job.
"After a while I thought 'I'm going to run my own business' and I started exploring multiple commodities.
"My first company was called P2 locums and it used to place pharmacists in the NHS.
"I did that for a couple of months but my heart was always in international trade and I started exploring paper as a business.
"It took me 10 months of cold calling, research, visiting mills, visiting people, pretty much self-learning.
"My first deal finally came in October 2003. The name was born because the mill in Italy asked me what the name of the company was and I said PG Paper Co Ltd because I had to give them something."
The business she set up from her home 14 years ago now has a turnover of more than £20m and sells to 55 countries around the world.
"Our major markets remain Turkey, India, China and recently we have been expanding into South America," she says.
The commodity trading business exports 1,300 different paper products from office stationery to magazines, newspapers, toilet tissues and packaging, using warehouses at major ports around Europe and the US.
After she recovered from her illness Poonam, who had a second child during her treatment, says she threw herself into the business and into charity work.
She says: "I am from India. There are a lot of people who can use a lot of help in India."
Her main projects concentrate on female empowerment, helping young girls in India to get an education.
She set up the charity Scottish Circle to help women and girls around the world, inspired by her friend, Scottish singer Annie Lennox.
Poonam has built her company in Greenock and says she loves the area but admits that she found the accent difficult when she first moved to Scotland.
She says: "Although I had learnt English since I was 10, the accent and the way people speak English here is very different and I struggled.
"I said to my husband 'I will never understand anything'.
"But then I took a voluntary job for a couple of months in a chartered accountants and I think that helped me tremendously and I nailed it.
"I nailed the Scottish accent and now I absolutely love it by the way."
Jared Loughner, 22, entered the pleas over the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords and two aides.
State charges in the six deaths and other injuries are expected to follow.
Ms Giffords, who was shot in the head, is at a rehabilitation centre in Texas.
Mr Loughner, who has been in jail since the attack, arrived amid high security for his arraignment hearing.
Wearing glasses and an orange prison jumpsuit, Mr Loughner sat quietly through the whole hearing, smiling broadly, the Associated Press reported.
'Remarkable progress'
The 8 January shooting occurred at a meeting Ms Giffords, a Democrat, was holding for constituents at a supermarket in Tucson, Arizona.
Among the dead were a nine-year-old girl and federal judge John Roll. Federal prosecutors are weighing whether Mr Loughner can be charged with a federal crime over his death.
Prosecutors have said Mr Loughner, who had been rejected by the US military due to drug use and suspended from a college amid concerns about his mental health, targeted Ms Giffords for assassination.
Ms Giffords has made what doctors call remarkable progress, and is undergoing a course of intensive rehabilitation at Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital in Houston, where her husband Mark Kelly works as a Nasa astronaut.
Mr Loughner is represented by Judy Clarke, a prominent defence lawyer who represented an infamous parcel bomber and the man convicted of setting a bomb at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta. She is known as a fierce opponent of capital punishment.
The 20-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were also charged with affray.
The officer, in his 40s, was attacked in an alleyway near a pub in Bow on Tuesday. He remains in hospital.
Andrew Beadie, of Basildon, Essex, and Janine Morris, of Bow, are due to appear at Barkingside Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Ms Morris has also been charged with assisting an offender, following the incident outside the Bow Bells pub in Bow Road at about 21:00 GMT on Tuesday.
A 17-year-old man arrested on Tuesday night on suspicion of attempted murder has been bailed until a date in late January.
Heather Knight was named England's new captain on 3 June, following the retirement of Charlotte Edwards. Here, she describes her pre-series nerves and the record-breaking successes that followed.
I needn't have worried. We won the series comprehensively 3-0, but the most pleasing thing was the fashion in which we played and went about our cricket.
Our first run-out in the new era was literally a non-starter. A damp squib at Leicester's Grace Road led to play being abandoned and us coming back the next day. It was definitely a bit torturous to have to wait around, but with the weather brightening up we got a full game in.
I didn't start my captaincy career in the best fashion, forgetting to bring out a coin to do the toss with - schoolgirl error! But from there, it was an incredible day. The girls were outstanding while I managed to bag 5-26 and be there at the end to knock the runs off - a good day at the office, to say the least.
It was also great to see Brunty [Katherine Brunt] pick up her 100th ODI wicket - there's no-one who wears the Three Lions with more pride and I'm massively chuffed for her.
As a team, and as a batting unit in particular, it's fair to say we were under a bit of pressure going into the series following the recent changes to our batting line-up.
We couldn't have responded any better, chasing down a modest total in the first game with only three wickets down and then smashing 378 and 366 in the next two encounters - with 378 being a new England women's record in ODIs (coin remembered, what a toss to lose!)
About 25 overs into that match at New Road, with Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Winfield going well, someone asked what the record was. 'Statto' Laura Marsh immediately piped up with "374 in 1997" - impressive knowledge Laura!
We thought it might be a push, but when the promoted Nat Sciver got her shoulders loose, we knew it was a possibility. When I joined her at the crease, I told her "let's go for it", and we did just that - history made.
There was some talk after the game about the short boundary size at Worcester, but I think it made for massively exciting cricket to watch. On good pitches with shorter boundaries, the bowlers' skill level has to be very high and I'm all for anything that improves the standard of the game and makes for a better spectacle.
It was also nice to prove it wasn't a one-off and purely down to the boundary length as we again passed 350 on bigger boundaries in the final ODI in Taunton, with Tammy smashing her second hundred in a row.
She's been outstanding for us in this series, and the great thing is the number of different players that have put their hands up and performed for us at different times. We've put the hard yards in as a squad in the past few months and it's great to see everyone reaping the rewards out in the middle.
We know we've still got a long way to go as a team, with tougher challenges to come, but this series is a great place to start and kick on from.
On to the Twenty20s - see you all in Bristol on Sunday.
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The legislation would make it easier for the police to detain and prosecute suspected extremists and force Australians to justify their travel to areas of conflict abroad.
"The potential for terrorism in this country has substantially increased," warned Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
"We've all seen truly shocking imagery of Australians born and bred doing absolutely horrific things to surrendering Iraqi police and military personnel."
"What we are now acutely conscious of is the danger posed back here in Australia by people returning to this country who have been radicalised and militarised by the experience of working with terrorist organisations overseas."
Last month, authorities in Canberra said they had issued arrest warrants for two Australian Islamic State fighters, after one was pictured brandishing the severed heads of what appeared to be Syrian government soldiers.
Investigators have identified the two suspects as Khaled Sharrouf and Mohamed Elomar, who was shown in photographs posted on social media clutching the bloody remains of his enemies, and boasting that he would cut the throats of infidels.
The pair from Sydney are alleged to be two of the most notorious Australians fighting with the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Sharrouf has form. He was one of eight people arrested for plotting to attack the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney, and, after pleading guilty, was jailed in 2008, serving almost four years in prison.
In December, he slipped out of the country using his brother's passport, and has issued a call-to-arms for his fellow Muslims in Australia.
He has taunted the police, and recently sent a provocative note to Australia's Fairfax media from Iraq.
"We will dedicate our lives to your unrest," he wrote. "We are not mad men or dysfunctional as they portray us to be."
"By Allah, we are the sane. Anyone who sees what is happening to the Muslims around the world... and sits back and does nothing, he is insane."
Senior intelligence officials in Canberra also fear the conflicts in Syria and Iraq could revive the anti-Western extremism in Indonesia that led to the attacks in Bali in 2002, which killed 88 Australians. The bombings were blamed on the militant organisation, Jemaah Islamiah (JI).
Officials estimate that there are between 150 to 160 Australians currently fighting with radical Islamist groups overseas, considerably more than those who travelled to join the war in Afghanistan. 

"It's about as big a threat as we've ever faced," explained Professor Greg Barton, the director of the International Global Terrorism Centre at Monash University in Melbourne.
"It was returning fighters from Afghanistan to South-East Asia that formed the JI network. And if we follow the pattern of what happened with Afghanistan, they'll return home and find it hard to give up fighting."
"They'll have been traumatised and radicalised to a fairly horrible degree. We may see the likes of Bali 2002 repeated. I think it's almost inevitable we're going to see more lives lost from jihadi violence in South East Asia."
Australia has run deradicalisation programmes to try to divert at-risk young Muslims away from trouble.
Academic studies have shown that more than half of those who have embraced radicalism were born in Australia and about 60% are of Lebanese heritage.
Most were married with children, and weren't particularly religious prior to being seduced by extreme Islamic ideologies.
A fundamental driver, according to the research at the University of Western Sydney, has been the stigmatisation of Muslims within Australia and beyond.
Kuranda Seyit, the executive director of the Forum on Australia Islamic Relations, believes Canberra's efforts at deradicalisation have not worked.
"The government's attempts have not hit the mark," he told the BBC news website. "They have been cosmetic and have been addressing the wrong crowd, mainly moderate Muslims."
Targeting fringe groups is difficult. They are invariably small and close-knit, and are unmoved by the urgings of mainstream Imams and preachers.
"The onus (of deradicalisation projects) is on various community agencies and non-governmental organisations to address the problem but they don't have the capacity, skills or the knowledge to deal with the issue. Access to those groups who are at most at risk of radicalisation is the key problem here," Seyit added.
Australia intends to address the threat of homegrown extremism by boosting funding to security agencies over the next four years by A$630 million ($580m, £348m).
In a rare public appearance last month, the director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, David Irvine, said the nation must always be vigilant.
"We've always been worried about the threat of home-grown terrorism," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
"In the last 10 years we have actually stopped four mass casualty attacks occurring in Australia, when we stopped them quite early in their planning stages."
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Sadiq Khan has a back-story that may appeal to people who've never cast a vote in their lives.
He grew up on a south London housing estate, one of eight children, his father a bus driver. His children went to the same primary school as him. The Tooting constituency he represented since 2005 is where he's lived all his life.
In the second decade of the 21st Century some might argue the fact he is Muslim should pass unremarked. But his accession to City Hall would, for many, be a powerful statement of the city's diversity.
Some worry it may have the potential for division, but Khan has so far proved himself an inclusive campaigning force.
He's managed to be difficult to pigeonhole, occasional glimpses of radicalism disturbing the general picture of conformity which saw the human rights lawyer fit quite smoothly into the late New Labour model.
Is it sometimes a bit too smooth; is the calculation too obvious, ask some observers?
His victory in the Labour selection race trumps - for him - the campaign which won Ed Miliband the Labour leadership, in which Khan played a big part. The reward was senior roles as shadow lord chancellor and shadow justice secretary.
Some felt his association with the Miliband years would hamper his mayoral bid, but there was compensation in a reasonable result in London in May when the party gained seven seats.
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The 22-year-old will compete in the cross country event on 21 August.
The Scottish rider won silver at last year's European Under-23 Championships and bronze at the World Championships in Andorra.
Ferguson's selection, which follows the initial squad announcement last month, takes the number of British riders competing in Rio to 27.
Austen Harrison suffered fatal head injuries at the Hugo Boss shop in Bicester, Oxfordshire, in June 2013.
He had been playing with the 120kg steel-framed fitting-room mirror which toppled on to him while his father tried on a suit
An inquest jury at Oxford Coroner's Court returned a narrative verdict.
The jury found: "The mirror came to fall on Austen after he moved the wings, causing the unfixed mirror to become unstable.
"The jury believes that the mirror should have been fixed to the wall and that the wall should have been reinforced. We do not believe the mirror was fixed to the wall.
"We believe there were health and safety systems in place but are not confident that these systems would have avoided any danger posed by the mirror. In any case, these systems do not seem to have been followed."
Senior Oxfordshire coroner Darren Salter said he would be writing a report about the case to the chief coroner in the hope of preventing future incidents.
"It is surprising to me that the mirror stayed in its position for possibly up to six months.
"Sadly, this was an accident waiting to happen and sadly it happened to young Austen," he stated.
The coroner also said he would write to the managing director of Hugo Boss calling for improvements to be made to health and safety training.
Austen of Crawley, West Sussex, was with his parents Simon and Irina Harrison at the Bicester outlet village in Oxfordshire on June 4 2013.
He underwent an emergency operation to relieve pressure on his brain but died four days later in hospital after life-support was switched off.
Austen's family declined to comment after the inquest, nor were they prepared to say if they would be taking any further legal action.
However, the BBC understands Cherwell District Council is likely to seek a prosecution against Hugo Boss under section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
You can see highlights of Sunderland v Arsenal on Match of the Day at 22:20 BST on Saturday on BBC One and the BBC Sport website.
Stoke and West Ham, for example, have started to climb away from the relegation zone but the biggest worry for Sunderland fans is that their side do not look remotely capable of doing the same.
I know the Black Cats have got out of trouble before having found themselves in a similar situation but this time, after picking up only two points from their first nine games, things look really desperate for the only top-flight team without a win.
At least one element of their struggles seems to be self-inflicted, with everyone at the club feeling sorry for themselves - and not just because they have lost some players to injury and conceded some costly late goals.
There is a negative feeling about the place with the manager David Moyes and his players talking about how they have gone backwards since last season, when they should be searching for any kind of spark that could change things around.
From the outside, looking at the way they play and their lack of creativity, it is hard to see what that spark might be or what could fundamentally change under Moyes until the January transfer window opens.
If they can get one win under their belt then they will get a bit of belief back but, the longer this winless run goes on, the more negativity there will be.
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Sunderland finished last season on a high under Sam Allardyce, with a run of just one defeat in their last 11 games securing their safety.
In the space of five months, all of that confidence and momentum seems to have been sucked out of the club, despite them effectively having the same group of players who, not so long ago, looked inspired.
That is not all down to Moyes, but he has to take some responsibility for it.
I am yet to see a defined style of play from Sunderland since he took charge at the end of July.
That is in contrast to Allardyce's time as manager, when they were resolute and difficult to beat and, at the end of his stint at the Stadium of Light, also played with a purpose when they went forward.
Off the pitch, Moyes has not helped himself much either.
There was no need for him to be so pessimistic when he came out after the second game of the season and announced they would be in a relegation fight, which did not send out the right message to his players or the fans.
When he took charge, he had actually started out by being unrealistically positive - talking about Sunderland becoming a club that regularly finished in the top half of the Premier League - but his expectations went downhill very quickly.
I know you can argue that he has been proved right, because Sunderland are now battling the drop, but it meant there was a cloud over from them almost as soon as the season had started.
It seems to be a case that if you stop Jermain Defoe, you stop Sunderland. His statistics stand up well in comparison to last season, but the rest of their team are not doing enough in attack.
They were reliant on Defoe last season too, but others did chip in - in their first nine league games of 2015-16, five players found the net. This time around, only Defoe and Patrick van Aanholt have scored in the same period.
It is going to be a massive struggle for them to stay up from the position they are now in anyway, but they badly need a win and quickly. I don't see it coming at home to Arsenal on Saturday, though.
Do they even look capable of holding out for a draw against the Gunners, the way another struggling team Middlesbrough did at Emirates Stadium last weekend? No.
If you struggle to make chances and score goals, as Sunderland do, that puts more pressure on your defence because you know if you concede then you are in big trouble.
And the Black Cats have problems at the back as well - their only clean sheet in 12 matches under Moyes was against League One side Shrewsbury Town in the EFL Cup.
It does not bode well against an Arsenal side that are averaging more than two goals a game this season.
It is hard to find any positives from Sunderland's situation but at least they have not been cut adrift at the bottom - yet.
Unless they win soon, that could happen. I think Hull are also in for a very tough season but when I look at the other two teams immediately above them, Boro and Swansea, they definitely have more about them than the Black Cats do.
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Changing manager has clearly not helped Sunderland and comparisons with his predecessor do not help Moyes much either.
You cannot tell me that, if Allardyce was still in charge, Sunderland would have only picked up two points so far. It just would not have happened.
Moyes replaced him relatively late in the summer, which is difficult in itself, but he can only complain about the things that have gone against him up to a point. He should be doing much better than he is.
He is still the manager and he is capable of turning things around, so it is right there is no suggestion of him getting the sack.
But that will not last forever. This industry is results-driven and Moyes' results are not good enough.
That clearly has to change soon and, looking at Sunderland's next few fixtures, the one that stands out as a must-win is their home game against Hull on 19 November.
If they fail to beat Arsenal and Bournemouth, then the visit of the Tigers will be the game to define Moyes' tenure. If Sunderland are still without a win after that, things will become extremely difficult for him.
Chris Sutton was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
But Oskar Groening, known as the bookkeeper of Auschwitz, denied helping to facilitate the murders of 300,000 people at the death camp.
The court heard of his "indoctrinated obedience" which he said prevented him from "registering the atrocities".
He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
The charges against the former guard relate to a period between May and July 1944, during World War Two, when about 425,000 Jews from Hungary were taken to the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Mr Groening acknowledged on Wednesday that by counting the money confiscated from prisoners he was an accomplice to the Holocaust.
But he insisted he was simply following orders.
"There was a self-denial in me that today I find impossible to explain,'' Mr Groening said in a statement read by his lawyer.
"Perhaps it was also the convenience of obedience with which we were brought up, which allowed no contradiction.
"This indoctrinated obedience prevented registering the daily atrocities as such and rebelling against them.''
Pleas are not entered in the German system but in April the 94-year-old told Lueneburg state court he shared "morally in the guilt".
After Mr Groening's statement Auschwitz survivor Irene Weiss, 84, said she could never forgive him.
Ms Weiss said the guards who stripped prisoners of their valuables were in effect preparing them for the gas chamber.
She said she remembered arriving at Auschwitz as a 13-year-old and immediately being separated from her entire family except for her older sister.
She said she asked other prisoners when she would see them again.
"A woman pointed to a chimney and said: 'Do you see the smoke? There is your family,''' she said, according to a transcript of her statement from her lawyers.
She added: "If he were sitting here today wearing his SS uniform, I would tremble, and all the horror that I experienced as a 13-year old would return to me.
"To that 13-year-old, any person who wore that uniform in that place, represented terror and the depths to which humanity can sink, regardless of what function they performed.''
In his statement, Mr Groening said the personal stories of the co-plaintiffs during the trial had brought home the enormity of the atrocities.
He said: "I can only ask my God for forgiveness.''
The line was blocked between Tiverton Parkway and Exeter St David's when the River Exe swamped Cowley Bridge Junction on Saturday.
Passengers endured severe disruption as buses replaced trains.
Network Rail reopened the line on Friday afternoon after repairs and said a normal service would resume.
The company said its engineers "worked tirelessly through the Christmas holiday period" to repair the track.
Plastic dams protected signalling at Cowley Bridge where workers have been replacing ballast, which was washed away, from under the tracks.
Some branch line services in Devon and Cornwall are still closed.
A Network Rail spokesperson said: "We have learned some lessons from the flooding in November and done some things differently.
"There's nothing that we could do to prevent the River Exe bursting its banks and causing the track damage - but we have done some things proactively to minimise damage to the signalling."
In Devon, the Barnstaple to Exeter branch line remains closed.
Ballast has been washed out in several locations and the line is not expected to open until after New Year's Day.
Network Rail said it did not have a date for the reopening of the Exeter to Exmouth branch line.
It closed after parts of the line were flushed out by heavy rain at Lympstone.
In Cornwall the Liskeard to Looe branch line remains closed but is under repair and Network Rail said it hoped to reopen the line within the next few days.
Services between Par and Newquay are operating on a reduced timetable.
Priyantha Sirisena suffered severe head injuries in his hometown of Polonnaruwa, north-east of the capital Colombo, AFP news agency reports.
Colombo Gazette reports there was a "private dispute" and a man has been arrested.
The president is out of the country on a state visit to China.
His youngest brother, a businessman and father of three, was attacked on Thursday evening "during an altercation with a friend" said a government statement.
He was flown to Colombo to be treated for head injuries but despite surgery he died on Saturday, said doctors.
Official sources have said Priyantha Sirisena, 42, was the youngest in a family of 12 children.
President Sirisena came to power following bitterly fought January presidential elections.
Unlike most former Sri Lankan leaders, he has not extended personal security for his siblings and is known to have drastically scaled down his own protection unit.
The former champions were ninth of 10 teams last year as Honda struggled with its engine on its return to Formula 1.
McLaren chief Ron Dennis repeated his confidence the partnership would win but said: "We'll make no predictions about when those wins will come."
Jenson Button said the car "really looked the part" and team-mate Fernando Alonso said he was "raring to go".
Button, the 2009 world champion, will be first behind the wheel of the MP4-31 at the start of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Monday.
He said: "I'm not about to make any over-optimistic predictions - F1 is far too unpredictable to do that - but from what I've seen so far the aero detailing on the car looks fantastic and I'm really looking forward to beginning the process of testing our innovations."
Two-time champion Alonso added: "Last year was a tricky season for all of us but we learned a hell of a lot.
"The whole car is beautiful - it's particularly nicely packaged from an aerodynamic point of view and I'm 100% ready for the challenge ahead."
He said the new car was "impressive" and added: "It is a privilege to be part of this project."
However, the low-key nature of the comments from key figures provided on a team statement suggests a degree of realism about the step forward McLaren can expect.
The car is an evolution of last year's chassis, which was one of the more competitive on the grid but was hamstrung by the Honda power-unit's lack of performance.
The Japanese company has made changes to the areas which caused the engine's weaknesses - which were focused on its energy-recovery system.
Honda F1 boss Yasuhisa Arai said: "We won't know exactly where we stand until the end of the two tests."
It is not expected that Honda will have been able to close all the gap to the standard-setting Mercedes engine over the winter.
The 6ft 8in forward was a four-time BBL title-winner, helping Leicester Riders to the BBL championship, play-offs and Trophy treble this season.
Sullivan also played for Newcastle Eagles, Mersey Tigers and London Lions and led Team GB at London 2012.
"It is bittersweet. I enjoy playing for this club but it has to happen at some stage," he told the Riders' website.
Twice named the BBL's Most Valuable Player, Sullivan also won 100 caps for Great Britain before bowing out of international duty in July 2016.
"The time is right and I look forward to starting the next chapter of my life," said Sullivan, who operates a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club.
"I have been playing basketball for over two decades. I have had an amazing time representing my county, some amazing clubs and playing here [Leicester] for five seasons.
"Representing Great Britain at the Olympics and playing in London, a stone's throw from where I grew up with family and friends able to watch me play, and winning the first league title here in Leicester, those are the kind of moments I am going to take away."
Sullivan moved to the United States in 1996, where he played college and university basketball, before joining BBL side Newcastle Eagles in 2004.
He capped a highly successful two-year spell by helping Eagles win a clean sweep of the four domestic trophies in 2005-06, when he was also named BBL player of the year.
After that, Sullivan played for Spanish club Joventut Badalona, Dexia Mons-Hainaut in Belgium, Russian side CSK VVS Samara and Apollon in Cyprus.
He then returned to England for brief stints with Newcastle and Mersey Tigers, before joining Leicester in 2011.
Sullivan was part of the Riders roster that completed the treble in 2012-13, a feat repeated earlier this month in his second spell at the club, after a year with London Lions.
Internationally, Sullivan represented Britain at three EuroBasket competitions and was part of the England team that won a bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
He then captained the British team at the London Olympics, but they were eliminated at the group stage and failed to qualify for Rio 2016.
Mother-of-four Trudy Jones, 51, was one of 30 Britons to die in the attack in June 2015.
She was on holiday with friend Carol Anne Powell, who survived the attack and later identified Ms Jones's body.
Islamist Seifeddine Rezgui gunned down 38 people in total at the five-star Riu Imperial Marhaba, near Sousse.
An inquest at the Royal Courts of Justice in London is set to hear evidence about each of the 30 British victims. The first victim the inquest heard details about was Ms Jones.
In Ms Powell's statement, she said she "heard the most terrible explosion" behind her.
She added that she initially thought it was an explosion in a beach kitchen, and then crowds of people appeared, running away from the area.
She told the inquest how Ms Jones, from Blackwood in South Wales, had gone to the beach, saying: "I wanted to run towards the beach to check on Trudy, but people were running towards me shouting 'Go, go'."
"I started to run towards the hotel with the crowds of people."
Ms Powell described eventually deciding to play dead in a hotel car park.
She said a man picked her up and put her on his shoulders - while she continued to play dead - before carrying her to the safety of a neighbouring hotel.
"I am desperate to find out who he is because he saved me," she added.
Later, Ms Powell had to go to the mortuary where the victims' bodies were being held, and identified Ms Jones by her distinctive nail polish.
The court was told that a post-mortem examination was carried out in Tunisia and another in the UK - where Ms Jones was also identified through dental records.
Speaking to BBC Wales, the Jones family said: "It's been a heartbreaking day for all, re-living the events of June 2015.
"We will never come to terms with the loss of Trudy. She was the family's rock and our inspiration to life.
"Even though after this inquest it will be put to rest, we will never forget our treasure. She will always be in our hearts."
Another witness said he hid behind a sun lounger as tourists were "executed" by the gunman, the inquest heard.
Simon Greaves, who had been on holiday with his wife, said in a statement that he had seen Rezgui kill a person on a sun lounger with a single shot "like an execution".
"People were screaming and running towards the gate to the hotel and into the sea to seek safety," he said.
He said Rezgui "appeared very calm and looked like he knew exactly what he was doing".
He added: "My only thought was to get to my wife. I had no other thoughts."
The hearing briefly paused as Mr Greaves began to get upset.
He said he initially thought the gunshots were firecrackers: "I don't know the number of shots but it was a hell of a lot."
Another witness, Mark Hornby, who had booked a last-minute holiday at his local Thomson shop and was on holiday with Ms Powell, told the court that his travel agent had not said Tunisia was a terror risk.
"I assumed we would be safe," he said in a statement read out on his behalf.
At the time, the Foreign Office warned that "further attacks are possible" in the country, following shootings at a museum in the capital city of Tunis four months earlier.
Mr Hornby also told the court that there was "no security at all" at the front of the hotel and area around the hotel, despite the area being a known terror risk.
"It was easy to walk into another hotel, there was no one checking you," he added.
Rezgui was shot dead by police about an hour after the attack, which began at about midday on Friday 26 June 2015.
It comes after a Foreign Affairs Committee report said the UK should not join allied bombing in Syria without a coherent international strategy on IS.
The government has said it will only call a vote when it is sure to win.
The SNP said it would not back action without clear UN legal authority, while Labour MPs are divided on the issue.
IS has claimed responsibility for the Paris terror attacks, as well as recent attacks in Tunisia, Egypt, Beirut and Turkey among others.
The prime minister will appear in the House of Commons in the coming week to set out a "full-spectrum" strategy - including military, counter-terrorism and humanitarian actions.
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Chancellor George Osborne said MPs would then have time to "digest that response", and the government would take stock of what support it could count on in a parliamentary vote.
Privately, some Labour shadow ministers say they may be willing to support the prime minister rather than their own more cautious leader Jeremy Corbyn if a convincing case is made, BBC political correspondent Iain Watson says.
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It seems clear that - despite the speculation - there will be no rush to air strikes in Syria.
As the Chancellor made clear today, to fail to get Parliamentary backing would be a propaganda coup for IS.
What's holding Downing Street back is a lack of "definitive" offers of support even after Friday's UN security council resolution.
That's why what the prime minister says in response to the foreign affairs select committee next week is so crucial.
His own Conservative rebels are in listening mode - not hostile but not yet convinced.
There are Labour shadow ministers who would be prepared to back him, too. But they need a good reason to split with their leader, so Number 10 can't count on their support unless Mr Cameron delivers a convincing strategy.
Some Labour MPs would in any case feel emboldened if their own party does badly in the forthcoming Oldham by-election.
The pressure is now on Jeremy Corbyn to give his MPs a free vote to stop damaging stories of splits.
But there is unlikely to be a decision until he sees what David Cameron has to offer and whether the prospect of serious division is even likely.
So, despite the best efforts of some commentators, it's impossible to predict a precise timescale for air strikes.
In a speech on Saturday, Jeremy Corbyn, who is under pressure to allow his MPs a free vote on the issue, warned against "external intervention" in Syria.
His close ally, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, said if there had to be troops on the ground in Syria, they should come from the region itself, arguing that the US and the UK getting involved in another war in the Middle East played into the IS "narrative of crusader invasion".
SNP Deputy Leader Stewart Hosie said his party - which has 55 Westminster MPs - would not support any proposal for UK military action in Syria without a Chapter VII UN resolution, which he said would make military action legal.
Confirmation that the action would be effective and a "post-conflict" plan were also needed if the SNP were to back action, he added.
The Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland, which holds eight seats at Westminster, said it would back British military force in Syria provided it was "realistic and in the national interest".
Meanwhile Maj Gen Tim Cross, the most senior British Army officer involved in Iraq's reconstruction after 2003, said "hard military power" alone would not be enough.
"That will only be a part of holding, containing, degrading Isis in the Middle East. It won't destroy the idea and it won't destroy Isis in and of itself," he told the BBC.
MPs voted against UK military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government in 2013.
But they did later approve British air strikes against IS extremists in Iraq.
On Saturday, the prime minister welcomed a UN resolution asking nations to "combat by all means" the IS threat.
He is due to meet French President Francois Hollande in Paris on Monday to discuss ways of co-operating on counter-terrorism and the fight against IS.
The 17-year-old, whose father Lawrence is one of the world's richest men, raced in Formula 3 this year.
Sources close to the team say Stroll's role will be separate from that of Williams' reserve driver, whose job is to provide cover for the race drivers.
Briton Alex Lynn, Williams' development driver this year, is a contender to replace Adrian Sutil as reserve.
A Williams spokeswoman said the team could not comment on Stroll's appointment.
The team are retaining Brazilian Felipe Massa and Finn Valtteri Bottas for a third season as team-mates in 2016.
Test driver Susie Wolff announced last week that she was retiring from racing at the end of this month.
Stroll's position and title - which is likely to be either test driver or development driver - are to be confirmed later this month.
His role with Williams is expected to involve plenty of mileage in older cars that are not covered by F1's in-season testing restrictions. He is likely also to drive the team's simulator.
Any driving at official tests in the latest car would, initially at least, be done by Massa and Bottas or the reserve driver.
Lawrence Stroll is to make a significant financial contribution to Williams in return for his son's position.
The 56-year-old, who made his fortune in retail, is said by Forbes to be worth $2.4bn (£1.58bn) and to be the 16th richest man in Canada. He has been keeping an eye out for ways to promote his son's career towards F1.
But Stroll Sr is understood not to be taking a shareholding in the Williams team at this stage.
His son has shown promise in European F3 this year, finishing fifth in the championship in his first season in the category, although he was also hit with a one-race ban for causing a multi-car crash in one of the races.
He is to continue in European F3 with the Prema Powerteam in 2016.
Women work on average 50 minutes more a day than men, data from the WEF's Global Gender Gap report suggests.
The report says the prevalence of unpaid work burdens women and estimates that economic inequalities between the sexes could take 170 years to close.
The gap in economic opportunity, the WEF says, is now larger than at any point since 2008.
Nearly a quarter of a billion women have entered the global workforce over the past decade, the report says.
Although men do 34% more paid work than women, women still spend more of their time on unpaid work such as housework, childcare and care for older people.
When this is factored in, the WEF calculates women work more than a month more than men per year.
In India, Portugal and Estonia, this equates to more than 50 days more work for women than men per year.
In the UK women work nearly 12 days more than men.
In only six countries do men work more hours than women, but notably three of these are Nordic countries where parental leave can be shared relatively evenly between men and women.
Shared parental leave is strongly associated with women's economic participation in many parts of the world.
Vesselina Ratcheva, a data analyst at the WEF, told the BBC: "Shared parental leave can be good because it allows families to plan their lives, to fit having children in with their careers and to share responsibilities."
Paid leave for mothers greatly outweighs paid leave for fathers, and on the whole governments are more likely to shoulder the cost of maternity leave than paternity leave.
There is also a limit to the positive effects of extra parental leave.
In countries where paid parental and maternity leave exceeds two years, as it does in many Eastern European countries, women are less likely to participate in the labour force.
Some economists suggest that investing in the currently unpaid workers who constitute the caring economy could contribute to economic growth.
The International Trade Union Confederation estimates that if 2% of a country's GDP was invested in its care sector, employment would increase from 2.4% to 6.1%, depending on the country.
This would equate to nearly 13 million new jobs in the United States, 3.5 million in Japan and 1.5 million in the United Kingdom.
Crews were called to the property in Dalrymple Street, Girvan, just after 07:30 on Saturday.
The single-storey, mid-terrace house was "well alight" when they arrived at the scene.
The occupants were treated for severe smoke inhalation at the scene before being taken to hospital.
A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said: "Crews in breathing apparatus entered the burning property and managed to rescue two people from the house."
Appliances from Maybole, Girvan, Colmonell and the aerial rescue platform from Ayr remained at the scene on Saturday morning.
The SFRS said it would be working with Police Scotland to determine the circumstances surrounding the fire.
Official results show the party took 31 of the 53 available seats in the country's National Assembly.
The vote was the first time Gambians had gone to the polls since President Yahya Jammeh stepped down in January after 22 years as head of state.
President Adama Barrow was hoping for a majority to be able to bring in political and security reforms.
He won December's presidential election as the flag bearer for an opposition coalition including the UDP.
The results were announced by chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission Alieu Momar Njai who said the turnout was 42%.
Five more seats are appointed by the president meaning there is a total of 58 seats in the chamber.
An "altercation" happened at Stanwix Park Holiday Centre in Silloth, Cumbria, in the early hours of Saturday morning, police said.
It happened between 01:45 and 02:45 GMT, started in the bar and involved a number of people, officers said.
A 47-year-old Silloth man arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent has been released on bail.
A 47-year-old man from Kilmarnock was taken to the Cumberland Infirmary with life-threatening injuries but died on Sunday.
The force is appealing for witnesses.
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".
But European MPs have described it as a "very bad deal" and Labour said it amounted to a 3% tax rate.
Mr Cameron was challenged during Prime Minister's Questions about the amount of tax paid by the US tech giant, which has made billions of pounds of sales in Britain.
He said: "We're talking about tax that should have been collected under a Labour government, raised by a Conservative government."
He said it was "quite right" that the deal was done independently by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), but he was "absolutely clear that no government has done more than this one to crack down on tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance".
But Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told the Commons the deal equated to a tax rate of 3% and questioned why there was "one rule for big multinational companies, and another for ordinary small businesses and self-employed workers".
Labour has written to the National Audit Office asking it to investigate HMRC's handling of the settlement, while shadow chancellor John McDonnell has written to Mr Osborne demanding details of how it was reached.
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Former Business Secretary Vince Cable said Google had "got off very, very lightly" and the chancellor had "made a fool of himself" by hailing the deal as a victory.
Meanwhile, French MEP Eva Joly, vice-chairwoman of the Special European Parliamentary Committee on Tax Rulings, said the deal showed the UK was preparing "to become a kind of tax haven to attract multinationals".
She said MEPs would call George Osborne to appear before them and criticised the attempt to "make publicity out of it" by talking about large-sounding figures which she said were a fraction of what should be paid.
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First, George Osborne risked sounding far too content when he hailed the deal as a "victory" and a "major success". Government spokesmen were reluctant to repeat his verdict.
Second, Labour reacted quickly and managed to get a hearing. Their message sounded louder than their internal disputes, for a change.
Third, voters care. The perception that international firms get a better deal than ordinary people is toxic.
It is HMRC that collects tax, not ministers, and the government says it has acted and got results where Labour did not.
But few politicians ever caught the mood of a nation declaring themselves happy with a big business's tax return.
Conservative MP Mark Garnier, a member of the Treasury select committee, said the agreement represented a "relatively small" amount of money compared with Google's UK profits.
News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch tweeted to say he believed the company was only paying "token amounts for PR [public relations] purposes".
Reports in Wednesday's Times newspaper suggest Italy is poised to strike a deal for Google to pay £113m in back taxes to the Italian government, equating to a 15% tax rate. It is not known how many years such a deal might cover.
Google agreed to pay the back taxes after an "open audit" of its accounts by the UK tax authorities and a six-year inquiry by HMRC.
Despite the UK being one of Google's biggest markets, it paid £20.4m in taxes in 2013. The value of its sales in Britain that year was £3.8bn. Google makes most of its UK profits through online advertising in the UK.
The company has been criticised for its legal but complex international tax structures. Its European headquarters are in Ireland, which has a lower corporation tax rate than the UK, and it has also used company structures in Bermuda.
The BBC's economics editor Kamal Ahmed said it was now likely that focus would shift to other large multinational companies' tax arrangements - including Facebook, which paid only £4,000 in tax in the UK last year.
A new "diverted profits tax" introduced by the government, which aims to make international firms pay tax for operating in the UK, would see Google and others pay more tax in the future, he added.
Head of Google Europe Matt Brittin said last week: "We were applying the rules as they were and that was then and now we are going to be applying the new rules, which means we will be paying more tax."
During Prime Minister's Questions, he also confirmed the current arrangements were the subject of an urgent review.
Lorry fires led to the closure of the Channel Tunnel on 17 January, affecting passengers and hundreds of hauliers.
The tunnel reopened but power supply issues caused more delays and Operation Stack was in put place on the M20.
"It is important that we learn the lessons from this incident and if this report comes up with good suggestions then obviously we'll look at them very, very carefully," said Mr Cameron.
The prime minister was responding to Charlie Elphicke, the MP for Dover and Deal, who asked him to support a long-term solution to the problem.
During Operation Stack lorries are parked on the M20 and non-freight traffic diverted off the motorway.
At the end of January, £3m was allocated from the government's Local Growth Fund for a 3,300-space lorry park that is aimed at relieving pressure caused by Operation Stack.
Kent County Council wants to build a park at Westenhanger using its capital, as well as a £12.7m loan, to fund construction.
But the proposal has been described as "bonkers" by David Monk, Conservative leader of Shepway District Council.
Investigators discovered fingerprints of suspected ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud and Stade de France bomber Bilal Hadfi at a flat in Charleroi.
A house was searched in a nearby town and bomb belts were found at a flat in Schaerbeek in Brussels.
The flat in Charleroi is being seen as a key part of the investigation.
Co-ordinated suicide bomb and gun attacks by so-called Islamic State (IS) jihadists left 130 people dead at the Bataclan concert hall, restaurants and the Stade de France in Paris.
Several of the attackers had travelled from Belgium and investigators are now looking at a flat at Rue du Fort in Charleroi as their meeting point the day before the attacks were carried out.
Both Abaaoud and Hadfi were there and it is thought gunman Brahim Abdeslam and his brother Salah Abdeslam went there too, along with another suspected attacker, Mohamed Abrini.
No trace of explosives was found but police did discover several mattresses. The flat was rented for a year in early September 2015 and paid for in cash.
A Seat Leon car used in the Paris attacks was spotted close to the Charleroi flat as well as near the house in Auvelais.
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Belgian officials had already revealed they found a fingerprint in Schaerbeek belonging to Salah Abdeslam, who survived the attacks and went on the run. Traces of TATP explosive (acetone peroxide) were detected, suggesting the flat may have been used as a bomb factory. Again the flat was rented in early September.
They have now revealed that DNA traces of Bilal Hadfi were also found there.
The authorities say the house in Auvelais was also used as a hideout for two other men, thought to have travelled among refugees to get to Belgium. Several mattresses were found there too.
Officials say they were carrying false identities and were picked up in Budapest by Salah Abdeslam in September 2013. One of the men, using the false name of Kayal Soufiane, rented the Auvelais house on 5 October.
CCTV pictures emerged this week showing Salah Abdeslam at a petrol station close to the Belgian border in northern France, hours after he took part in the Paris attacks. He is seen with Hamza Attou, one of two men who are said to have driven him back to Belgium.
He evaded police and is now thought to be in Syria.
Cryptosporidium is a parasite that is very common in young farm animals and can easily be passed to people.
Sixteen others are being monitored after regular attendance at the farm or being in contact with those who have.
Public Health Wales is continuing to work with Coleg Gwent, which has written to all students who may have been on the Usk farm in March.
It has also cancelled a series of upcoming open days with primary schools.
Investigations are continuing into the outbreak which causes diarrhoea, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting.
Healthy people will usually make a full recovery.
Northumbria Police said the arrests on Sunday came after a Slovakian couple claimed they had been trafficked and exploited at work.
Two men aged 22 and 38 and three woman aged 18, 24 and 37 were later arrested on suspicion of trafficking people into the UK for exploitation.
A force spokesman said all have been bailed pending further inquiries.
A No 10 spokeswoman said: "We believe [it] was an appropriate response to the barbaric chemical weapons attack launched by the Syrian regime, and is intended to deter further attacks."
Dozens of civilians, including children died in the attack on Tuesday.
The Pentagon said 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired overnight.
The No 10 spokeswoman said: "Overnight, the US has taken military action against the Syrian regime, targeting the airfield in Shayrut which was used to launch the chemical weapons attack earlier this week."
US President Donald Trump explained in a televised address that the base had been the launch point for the chemical attack on the rebel-held town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province.
He called on "all civilised nations" to help end the conflict in Syria.
The UK government has made renewed calls this week for diplomatic action in response to the chemical attack.
The US, UK and France had brought a resolution before the United Nations Security Council, demanding an investigation.
But on Wednesday, Downing Street had played down the prospect of military action, insisting "nobody is talking" about an armed response to the atrocity.
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Sean Lynch said he misses seeing his family smile and seeing their happiness.
Mr Lynch, who suffers from mental health issues, inflicted "extreme and shocking" harm to himself over a period of three days at Maghaberry prison.
He used his fingers and thumbs to damage his eyes, and claimed to have used a piece of broken glass to injure his groin.
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Hazard had been rested, along with Diego Costa, as Chelsea manager Antonio Conte shuffled his pack against a Spurs side high on confidence after closing to within four points of their London rivals in the Premier League title race.
But the Belgian emerged as substitute to help settle an enthralling encounter.
Willian, in for Hazard, gave Chelsea the lead with a fine free-kick after five minutes but Harry Kane levelled for Spurs with an instinctive stooping header. Willian put Conte's side back in front from the penalty spot just before the break - Son Heung-min penalised for a foul on Victor Moses.
Spurs seemed to have the momentum after Dele Alli converted Christian Eriksen's brilliant pass seven minutes after half-time - before Hazard was introduced as Chelsea's trump card, along with Costa, on the hour.
Hazard drove powerfully past Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris after 75 minutes and Nemanja Matic set up an appearance alongside Arsenal or Manchester City in the FA Cup final with a spectacular drive five minutes later.
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Conte raised eyebrows with a team selection that saw Belgian outcast Michy Batshuayi given a rare outing on this huge occasion.
It led to suggestions Conte was prioritising the Premier League title race with Spurs after last weekend's jaded performance in a 2-0 defeat at Manchester United.
The winner takes the spoils, though, and Conte has every right to accept the plaudits as Chelsea won a magnificent game of football to reach the final.
Conte used Hazard and Costa at a crucial juncture - on the hour, with Spurs building a head of attacking steam and looking the more assertive side - after Alli had equalised for the second time.
Hazard, a scourge of Spurs having scored the goal that effectively ended their title chances last season, was involved in what turned out to be the defining moment 15 minutes after coming on, hitting a low drive that gave Chelsea a lead they would not surrender.
It was also an illustration that the strength of Chelsea's squad runs deeper than Tottenham's as they were able not only to bring on Hazard and Costa but also Cesc Fabregas to change the face of the game.
Spurs counterpart Mauricio Pochettino did not enjoy such success with his tactical tweaks, especially the decision to play Son as a left wing-back.
The South Korean never settled to his task or looked like reproducing the attacking threat that has been such a feature of Spurs' recent outstanding run of form - and his decision to go to ground provided an open invitation for referee Martin Atkinson to award a 43rd-minute penalty for his challenge on Moses.
Conte and Chelsea were the winners of this battle.
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If Spurs do make Wembley their home next season while a new stadium is built at White Hart Lane, they must somehow find a way of lifting the curse that has afflicted them on recent visits here.
Since beating Chelsea 2-1 to left the League Cup in 2008, they have played at Wembley nine times - winning once, losing six times and drawing once before today.
This was their third FA Cup semi-final loss in that time, following a 2-0 loss to Portsmouth in the 2010 FA Cup semi-final and a 5-1 loss to Chelsea two years later. They also lost League Cup finals to Manchester United in 2009 and Chelsea in 2015.
The Champions League also proved an unhappy home this season as they went out at the group phase after staging their games at Wembley.
As the Spurs players trooped off, they must have wondered what they have to do to win here because - for large parts - this was an excellent performance in a match of the highest quality.
Spurs looked to have the game in their hands at 2-2 but could not provide the sure touch in front of goal that has served them so well in recent times, despite dominating possession.
This failing was underlined by Chelsea's ability to ruthlessly punish every Spurs flaw, from Lloris not quite covering Willian's free-kick to Son's injudicious dive to concede the penalty.
Spurs are developing into a side with outstanding talent in all parts of the pitch but they were brought down by Chelsea's streetwise, experienced approach and Conte's clever use of his greater resources.
Spurs must have felt the door to a Premier League title triumph was ajar after their seventh successive home win against Bournemouth last weekend reduced Chelsea's lead to four points before they lost at Old Trafford.
Chelsea were hit hard by that loss and suddenly questions were being asked about a team that looked to be making serene progress towards the finishing line, as Spurs suddenly appeared on their shoulders.
This, however, was an emphatic response of resilience and brilliance from Conte's side as they reasserted themselves over their closest rivals with a win they will hope has enough psychological impact to give them that extra push towards a title that has looked theirs for so long.
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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino: "I feel proud. We were fantastic in the way we played and in our philosophy. They had five shots and scored four goals and we score only two. The penalty for me was a soft penalty or was not a penalty.
"Only now we can look forward. We are four points behind them and we will try to win our next game. I am not worried. The team is strong; we are focused. We were competing today with one of the best teams in Europe. Did we deserve more? Sure, but that is football.
"Now we will try to be calm, watch the game again and try to improve. We are in a process of trying to improve. If we cannot win the FA Cup this season we will try again next season."
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte: "I am proud for this achievement. It is great for the players for me. This is my first season in England and it is great to fight for the title and reach the final of the FA Cup, a great competition.
"During the season there is a moment as a coach you must take a strong decision. You have to take a risk. If you win the plan worked, if you don't the responsibility is on you. I think today our plan worked very well."
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Chelsea goalscorer Nemanja Matic: "It was a nice goal! But first of all I want to say I am very happy for the team, that we're going to play in the final.
"It's great when you have a chance to play in this stadium. For our supporters, you can see this is something special. To have a chance to win this trophy is significant for us as players.
"This result gives us more confidence of course - it's always good to win. Now we have to recover quickly for the next game on Tuesday."
Both teams turn their attention back to the Premier League title race in midweek.
Chelsea host Southampton at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday (19:45 BST), while Tottenham visit Crystal Palace on Wednesday (20:00 BST).
Match ends, Chelsea 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2.
Foul by Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur).
Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dele Alli.
Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a cross.
Foul by Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur).
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea).
Goal! Chelsea 4, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Georges-Kévin Nkoudou replaces Victor Wanyama.
Foul by Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur).
Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by David Luiz.
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
Goal! Chelsea 3, Tottenham Hotspur 2. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jan Vertonghen.
Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Pedro.
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur).
Victor Moses (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Nathan Aké (Chelsea).
Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Kyle Walker replaces Son Heung-Min.
Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Diego Costa (Chelsea).
Offside, Chelsea. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
Offside, Chelsea. Nathan Aké tries a through ball, but Marcos Alonso is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dele Alli following a fast break.
He shared a century stand with Chris Cooke (40) while Aneurin Donald made an attacking 45.
Two wickets in two balls from ex-Glamorgan loan paceman Andy Carter with the new ball helped keep Derbyshire in check.
Earlier seamer Tony Palladino had claimed the first three wickets to fall.
Bragg's patient knock took 217 balls and included 15 boundaries, before falling lbw to Wes Durston under the floodlights late in the day.
Glamorgan left out wicketkeeper Mark Wallace from a County Championship side through choice for the first time since 2001.
Derbyshire brought Palladino and spinner Matt Critchley into their side after their bowling struggles against Gloucestershire.
Glamorgan batsman Will Bragg told BBC Wales Sport: "Early on it's just nice to get through and see the new ball off, get past thirty and knuckle down.
"I didn't look at the scoreboard much, just played my own game in my own little bubble.
"I'm a bit disappointed with the circumstances I got out, but overall I'm happy though 129 isn't that great a score (as a career-best)."
"It's nice to bat at three in the early part of the season, you get more chance to get yourself in when the ball's a bit older and the openers did a good job today.
"The game's in the balance at the moment, I think we need another hundred runs to be competitive."
After rising 1.6% on Thursday, the FTSE 100 climbed another 53.31 points, or 0.79%, to 6,793.47.
However, Royal Bank of Scotland shares dived 7.19% after it reported a £2bn loss for the first half of the year, which it blamed on "legacy issues".
RBS also said it would not separate and list its Williams & Glyn business.
Shares in housebuilders rose as updates from two firms in the sector helped to ease fears of a Brexit-induced downturn in the sector.
Bellway rose 5.3%% after the housebuilder said customer confidence and trading conditions have "remained strong throughout the year", while bricks and concrete products maker Ibstock jumped 7.7%% after it said trading was continuing at normal seasonal levels.
The broader FTSE 250 index, which includes more British-based businesses, gained 1.28%, or 221.03 points to close at 17,465.35.
On the currency markets, the pound steadied after having fallen in the wake of the Bank of England's rate cut on Thursday.
Having risen during the day, sterling subsequently fell slightly against the dollar to $1.3066, a drop of 0.32%.
It was 0.13% higher against the euro at €1.1794.
Janet McQueen left her dog, mobile phone and money at her flat in Langside Road in the Govanhill area of Glasgow on 18 October last year.
Police said that despite door-to-door inquiries and numerous appeals there had been no trace of her since.
They said the past four months had been a "horrible" and "very distressing" time for her family.
Insp Alex Hutton, who is leading the search for her, said that on the day of her disappearance she was reported to have been acting in a distressed state on a bus.
He said: "This is a horrible time for the family; they just don't know where Janet is or what, if anything, has happened to her.
"The family kept in touch with each other and for Janet to be out of contact for so long is concerning and very, very distressing for them."
Mrs McQueen left her flat at about 21:00 Tuesday 18 October, leaving behind her dog Palsy, phone and money.
Insp Hutton added: "We know that earlier in the day she appeared somewhat distressed whilst travelling on a bus, so much so that the driver called police and she was taken home to family, however, for whatever reason, she headed out around 9pm.
"While there is nothing at this time to indicate any suspicious circumstances or that anything untoward has happened to Janet, it is very unusual for someone to just disappear without any trace.
"Officers have trawled through hours and hours of CCTV looking her, and we've been liaising with her bank in case there has been any activity on her account but so far nothing."
Insp Hutton urged anyone with information about Mrs McQueen's whereabouts to come forward.
She is described as being 5ft tall, of slim build, with short black hair. When last seen she was wearing glasses, a black anorak and dark-coloured trousers.
Chinese, Indian, Pakistani and Indonesian citizens have been leaving on ships chartered by some of their governments as the main airports remain closed. The BBC has spoken to some of them and here are their stories.
The Egyptian foreign ministry says 7,000 of its citizens have official entry stamps for Yemen but the Yemeni government estimates there could be as many as 17,000 Egyptians in the country.
Ahmed Sami, a communications engineer, has been based in Sanaa for four months on a work contract. He has left his accommodation, along with some Egyptian colleagues, for a safer place.
The Pakistan ministry of foreign affairs says there are approximately 400 Pakistanis still awaiting evacuation, mainly in Aden, Mukalla and Sanaa.
There are 200 Pakistanis stranded in Aden who are waiting to be evacuated by a Chinese naval ship. They will be taken to Djibouti by sea, from where a special flight will take them back to Pakistan.
"The government needs to urgently evacuate the Pakistanis from Aden because the situation there is very bad compared to Sanaa," said Waheed Bangash, an accounts officer in a Pakistani embassy school in Sanaa.
"The conflict between North and South Yemen has escalated and people in Aden are facing bombardment, and according to my information, that part of the country is on the brink of civil war."
"When news broke that Pakistan was helping Saudi Arabia in the operation and air strikes began, the Pakistani community was looked at suspiciously," he said.
The Foreign Ministry says it has repatriated at least 400 Indonesians as the security situation has worsened.
According to data from the ministry, there are 4,159 Indonesians who are registered as living in Yemen.
Of these, 2,686 are reported to be students who attend Yemeni schools and universities while 1,488 Indonesians are migrant workers.
Muhammad Wazier Hidayat, an Indonesian student who works at the Indonesian embassy, is in the Yemeni capital.
"I can't say that Sanaa is safe," he said. "The airstrikes hit a warehouse, only two kilometres away from the embassy."
"At the moment, I don't think we want to leave Sanaa," he said. "But if conditions worsen, then we will leave."
China has already dispatched two frigates to Yemen to evacuate its nationals over the past week.
About 570 Chinese citizens have been able to leave in recent days via Djibouti, Chinese sources say.
On Tuesday, the first batch of evacuees arrived in Beijing, holding national flags and banners saying "Thank you, motherland".
A staff member at the Chinese Embassy in Yemen said the evacuation was still under way as many citizens still remain in Sanaa.
The majority of Chinese nationals in Yemen are company employees, businessmen and students.
The official said the Chinese embassy in Sanaa and its consulate general in Aden are "operating as normal".
The Indian government estimates that some 4,000 of its citizens remain in Yemen.
So far, 300 Indian nationals have been able to return home with the assistance of the Indian Air Force.
Divya Ganapathy is a nurse who is waiting to be evacuated from Sanaa and has spoken to BBC Hindi.
"I have never seen such a situation before. We can't go out because there are gunshots and bombings.
"We are not able to rest because there is bombing all through the night. I live about 3km [two miles] from the hospital. We don't know what will happen tomorrow. Please help us."
The Indian government has called the evacuation Operation Raahat and has sent two warships - the destroyer INS Mumbai and stealth frigate INS Tarkash - to Djibouti, from where it has been flying its nationals back home.
Where does the Saudi offensive go next?
Yemen - who is fighting whom?
The Houthis: Zaidi Shia-led rebels from the north, who seized control of Sanaa last year and have since been expanding their control
President Hadi: Fled to Saudi Arabia after rebel forces advanced on his stronghold in the southern city of Aden
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula: Seen by the US as the most dangerous offshoot of al-Qaeda, AQAP opposes both the Houthis and President Hadi.
Islamic State: A Yemeni affiliate of IS has recently emerged, which seeks to eclipse AQAP
Failure 'not an option for Saudis'
Yemen crisis: An Iranian-Saudi battleground?
Yemen: Waiting for the war
Meeting the Houthis - and their enemies
The rise of Yemen's Houthi rebels
Women are being attacked for their looks and menstrual cycles by high-profile American politicians, hundreds of girls are being held as sex slaves by Islamic State militants and female genital mutilation is never far from the headlines.
But despite the dangers and challenges facing women, many feel this year is a better time than ever to be a woman, with many new opportunities available.
Our series focuses on women who are changing the world and blazing a trail for others to do the same.
We will name 100 of the most influential women in 2015 and celebrate their work through a day of live debates on 1 December which will take place at 100 locations around the world.
One of the issues up for discussion is whether the media is failing women in its news coverage.
In the run up to this debate, there will be two weeks of broadcast and online coverage on a range of topics from across the world. We meet the Indian girls who are given the name "Nakusha" or 'unwanted' by their parents and the nuns in Latin America who volunteer in some of the most dangerous prisons in the world.
We will also hear from Palestine's first female governor, examine what is is like to be the daughter of a dictator and follow the work of a teenager known as the Syrian 'Malala'. Sixteen-year-old Muzzon al-Mellehan is encouraging girls to study in refugee camps despite the difficulties.
Thirty of the BBC's 100 Women this year are entrepreneurs aged under 30. The list also includes nurses working on the frontline of war zones, along with leaders in science, politics, education and the arts.
The BBC News 100 Women season runs online, on BBC World News TV, on BBC World Service as well as on our 28 global languages services from 18 November to 2 December.
It is a chance for women to be represented, involved and inspired - and we want you to have your say.
Join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, using the hashtag #100Women.
The Senegalese, 54, started her role at football's governing body last month.
She told BBC World Service: "I've covered almost all the emergency situations in the world, including Afghanistan, Liberia, Sierra Leone, East Timor, Kosovo and Nigeria.
"I think my last 20 years have prepared me for this complex situation."
Samoura is the first woman to hold the position of secretary-general at Fifa.
She has replaced Jerome Valcke following the Frenchman's 12-year ban from all football-related activities after he was found guilty of misconduct.
Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter was suspended from all football activities for eight years in December following an ethics investigation.
Gianni Infantino was elected as Blatter's replacement in February this year and has promised to "work tirelessly to bring football back to Fifa and Fifa back to football".
Samoura said: "I'm aware of the challenges that I will be facing in this very moment within Fifa and we have already started this administration under of the leadership of the president of Fifa and put in place massive reforms."
Referencing her lack of footballing background, she added: "My background equips me to inject more diversity to make Fifa a more sustainable institution.
"I'm married to a former football player for 28 years who's also being a good advisor to me on a daily basis - but more importantly I have many, many friends among football players.
"[Cameroon legend] Roger Milla, who I met a few years back in Cameroon, we are in regular touch - and we have many other football players, especially the legends, who are in daily contact with me.
"More importantly, I have a deputy secretary-general - midfielder Zvonimir Boban - who played in the great days of AC Milan."
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An arbitration hearing in London upheld the International Tennis Federation's principle players should no longer be able to play for more than one country.
Bedene became a British citizen in March 2015, but represented Slovenia in three Davis Cup ties before the switch.
The ITF rule was introduced with barely three months' notice on 1 January 2015.
That was after Bedene had lodged his passport application.
Charles Hollander QC concluded the ITF was not obliged to grant Bedene an exemption, but expressed the "greatest sympathy" for his predicament.
"The ITF change in rules has come at precisely the wrong time for him," Hollander states in his ruling.
"Bedene cannot be characterised as one of those players who desire to adopt a 'flag of convenience'. To make matters worse, the Slovenian Tennis Association have not taken kindly to his defection."
The 27-year-old has fallen to 104 in the world rankings and revealed at the Australian Open that he came close to quitting the sport last year.
The ITF's board of directors rejected Bedene's appeal against the ruling last March but agreed to take the matter to arbitration after some intense diplomacy by the Lawn Tennis Association.
Bedene must now decide whether he wants to continue his challenge to the rule.
He has been given plenty of encouragement by Hollander, who says he hopes "the passage of time will be sufficient to persuade the ITF that Mr Bedene is a worthy candidate for an exemption".
The ITF has said it sees "no reason in principle why a further application should not be made".
The local authority has decided on the proposed settlement scheme with solicitors representing families.
It provides for payments of between £1,000 and £4,000, plus legal expenses.
The scandal involved families whose children's remains were disposed of without their knowledge.
It first emerged at Mortonhall Crematorium in Edinburgh where more than 250 families were believed to have been affected.
Staff at the crematorium buried baby ashes in secret and parents were told there were no ashes left when young babies were cremated.
The practice at the crematorium is thought to have been in place from its opening in 1967 until a change of management in 2011.
The Mortonhall Settlement report which outlines the compensation scheme will go before the council on 5 February.
Thompsons Solicitors, which represents 129 clients, helped develop the scheme.
The offer needs the approval of councillors.
Chief executive of the City of Edinburgh Council, Sue Bruce, said: "The events of the past two years have understandably been distressing for families affected by the events at Mortonhall Crematorium.
"The council is taking forward all the recommendations made by Dame Elish Angiolini in her report, and will ensure nothing like this happens ever again."
Meanwhile, draft designs for permanent Mortonhall memorials have been revealed.
Two memorials are being proposed after consultation with parents.
One will be within the grounds of Mortonhall Crematorium and the other will be at a location still to be identified in the city.
The Meadows and the Botanic Gardens are among the locations being considered.
Some families had strongly expressed that they did not wish to return to Mortonhall.
Parents will decide which designs are chosen with the aim to have the memorials completed by the autumn.
Patrick McGuire, from Thompsons Solicitors, said: "In addition to the grief they face over the loss of their children the families also have to bear the deep upset caused by practices at the crematorium.
"Despite this they have shown remarkable courage and resolve to make the Scottish public aware about what had gone on."
He added: "As a group the Mortonhall parents have displayed great solidarity and compassion to each other and it is largely through their efforts that we now have wider investigations into events at crematoria throughout Scotland.
"The Mortonhall families, through their tenacity and decency, have brought us to where we are today.
"In doing so they have ensured that in the future no other families will have to suffer distress due to unacceptable practices at our crematoria."
The 28-year-old has not fought since breaking his jaw against Carl Frampton last February, a fight in which he lost his WBA world title.
Frampton has since stepped up to featherweight and Quigg has set his sights on avenging that loss.
"It's no secret that I want a rematch with Carl," he said.
Mexican Cayetano, 29, has 20 wins and four losses on his record with his previous defeat coming against former world champion Leo Santa Cruz.
In July, Frampton became a two-weight world champion after beating Santa Cruz for the WBA featherweight title, and Quigg believes he can emulate that feat.
"I want to be linked with Carl and [IBF featherweight world champion] Lee Selby because if I am not, I'm doing something wrong," he said.
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There were emotional scenes as family members greeted relatives after the plane landed at Stansted Airport shortly after 03:00 BST.
Saturday's 7.8-magnitude quake killed more than 5,000 people.
The Foreign Office has confirmed that one British dual national, Hemchandra Rai, 42, was killed in the disaster.
The married father-of-three lived in Hong Kong. Reports of another possible British victim killed at Mount Everest base camp are still being investigated.
Meanwhile, a boy and a woman have been rescued from collapsed buildings in Kathmandu after surviving for five days in the rubble.
The UK government is preparing to send three RAF Chinook helicopters to help the relief effort as well as giving £2.5m to the UN's Humanitarian Air Service, International Development Secretary Justine Greening said.
The military and UN helicopters will be used to ferry people and aid supplies across remote and hard to reach terrain.
Among those arriving back at Stansted on board the Department for International Development (DfID) chartered Boeing 767 - which flew aid out to Nepal on Sunday - were children and people chosen as a priority because of health conditions.
The youngest passenger was a three-month-old baby.
Husband and wife Grahame and Holly Jobes, from Sunderland, were reunited as he stepped through immigration.
Mr Jobes, who was in Nepal for a friend's wedding, later told the BBC he was in Kathmandu when the earthquake struck.
"Things were dropping down, people were running.
"I am very fortunate, I managed to get out. I was next to people who are no longer here.
"I have three children and a new baby on the way, it was just a matter of staying alive really."
Mrs Jobes, who is seven months pregnant, said she was relieved to have her husband back.
"It has been a long morning and a long night, and long few days to be honest with you, but we are very pleased to be home."
Harry Quinn, 26, from Brighton, said a hotel which had turned him away because it was full, completely collapsed with 80 people inside.
"We were among the lucky ones but we saw plenty of others who weren't so lucky."
Ingrid Chiene, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, was greeted by her sons Harry, 12, and Ethan, 10.
"When it happened the whole building was moving from side to side and we thought it was going to fall down," she said.
"We looked outside and we could see a Mexican wave of other buildings moving."
About 30 British and Irish families are reportedly still waiting for news of their loved ones who may have been in Nepal at the time of the earthquake.
Judy Ross from Bath said she feared for the safety of her daughter, Susannah Ross, 20, who is among a group of trekkers stranded in northern Nepal following Saturday's earthquake.
She has heard her daughter is alive but said she did not know what state she was in, and that she feared boulders "the size of a car" were still falling in the area.
Ms Ross added the family was struggling to get information from the authorities about whether helicopters would be sent in to carry out a rescue.
An appeal launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has raised more than £19m in the UK - including £14m in public donations and £5m from the government, which matched the first £5m of public donations.
The UK government has also pledged £15m to Nepal in aid.
Members of a 60-strong UK International Search and Rescue (UKISAR) team have also started searching for victims on the ground - including in remote parts of Nepal - with specialist rescue dogs.
Hundreds of shelter kits and solar lanterns are among 18 tonnes of supplies from the UK which have arrived in the devastated region, International Development Secretary Justine Greening said.
A team of Gurkha engineers - 12 from 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles and six from the Queen's Gurkha Engineers - has also travelled to the country to help operate water purification equipment.
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State media said Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani had been convicted of security offences and financial crimes.
He was accused of inciting unrest after Iran's disputed elections in 2009 and was arrested on his return from exile in the UK in 2012.
Unofficial reports say the sentence is 15 years although this has not been confirmed.
Mehdi Hashemi has 20 days to appeal against the sentence, a judicial official said. The sentence is also said to include an undisclosed fine and a ban from holding public office.
He went on trial last August at Iran's Revolutionary Court, which usually hears cases involving security offences. His trial was held behind closed doors so the exact charges are unknown.
The 45-year-old was originally detained and questioned after returning to Tehran in September 2012. He was bailed after nearly three months in custody but later rearrested.
Former President Rafsanjani's family came under scrutiny during the 2009 elections after he backed Mir Hossein Mousavi, the reformist who failed in challenging President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Critics view Mehdi Hashemi's sentence as an attempt by hardliners to damage his father's reputation ahead of parliamentary elections next February.
Mr Rafsanjani, who was one of the founders of the Islamic Republic, was president of Iran from 1989 to 1997.
The 80-year-old fell out of favour in recent years although his support helped reformist Hassan Rouhani win the presidential election in 2013.
Last week, Mr Rafsanjani was heavily defeated by hardliner Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi in a vote to become the new head of the Assembly of Experts - Iran's top clerical body. | The son of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been imprisoned by a court in Tehran. | 31,899,684 | 397 | 31 | false |
Former transport official David Wildstein, 55, received three years of probation and 500 hours' community service for the Bridgegate scandal.
The judge praised him for co-operating with authorities to jail two Christie associates who were implicated.
All three officials claimed Mr Christie was aware, but he was not charged.
The scandal nevertheless contributed to derailing the governor's presidential ambitions.
Mr Wildstein, who pleaded guilty in May last year, was also banned from working in government at Wednesday's hearing.
His testimony helped convict former Christie deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly and former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive Bill Baroni.
"All three of us put our faith in a man who neither earned it nor deserved it," Wildstein said in court of himself, Ms Kelly and Mr Baroni.
"I willingly drank the Kool-Aid of a man I'd known since I was 15 years old."
They shut access lanes at the busy George Washington Bridge in 2013 to create traffic gridlock as retaliation against a local Democratic mayor who refused to endorse Mr Christie's reelection bid.
In September 2016, Wildstein told a court that the governor laughed when told about the traffic chaos during a 9/11 memorial service two days after the lane closures went into effect. | New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's former ally who admitted closing a bridge to punish a political opponent has been spared a prison sentence. | 40,588,363 | 288 | 32 | false |
Dywedodd Dr Emyr Roberts fod yr Undeb Ewropeaidd wedi cael effaith gadarnhaol ar y cyfan ond bod "potensial i wneud hyd yn oed yn well".
Mewn cyfweliad cynhwysfawr gyda BBC Cymru fe wnaeth hefyd amddiffyn ei arweinyddiaeth o'r corff amgylcheddol, sydd wedi wynebu blynyddoedd o benawdau anodd.
Fe fydd yn ymddeol ym mis Hydref ar ôl bron i bum mlynedd wrth y llyw.
Mae gan yr Undeb Ewropeaidd fwy o gyfreithiau amgylcheddol na'r un wlad na sefydliad arall yn y byd.
Yn y mwyafrif o achosion, staff CNC sy'n gyfrifol am fonitro a yw Cymru yn cyrraedd rheoliadau Ewropeaidd.
Bydd y cyfrifoldebau rheiny yn newid ar ôl Brexit wrth i safonau Cymreig neu Brydeinig gael eu datblygu, gyda mwy o ddyletswyddau yn cael eu gosod ar 'sgwyddau'r rheoleiddiwr o bosib, yn ôl Dr Roberts.
Dywedodd bod rheoliadau llym yr UE wedi arwain at "welliannau sylweddol", gan dynnu sylw at ansawdd dŵr ymdrochi Cymru a lleihad o ran llygredd gan ddiwydiannau.
"Gynta' oll mae'n bwysig iawn ein bod ni'n cadw'r safonau presennol ar ôl Brexit - maen nhw wedi bod yn llwyddiant," meddai.
"Ond efallai y gallwn ni ddefnyddio'r safonau i ddatblygu polisïau gwell - er enghraifft dod ag amaethyddiaeth a chadwraeth yn nes at ei gilydd.
"Mae 'na lot o gyfleon fedrwn ni gymryd i greu atebion Cymreig - lle yn y gorffennol ry'n ni wedi'n rhwystro i ryw raddau."
Dywedodd hefyd ei fod yn teimlo bod y cyhoedd yn gyffredinol ddim yn ddigon gwerthfawrogol o'r amgylchedd o'u hamgylch ac o'i fuddion.
Mae Dr Roberts wedi arwain CNC ers ei sefydlu yn 2013 pan ddaeth tri chorff amgylcheddol blaenorol - Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd, Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru, a Chomisiwn Coedwigaeth Cymru - ynghyd.
CNC yw'r corff mwyaf yng Nghymru sy'n derbyn ei nawdd gan y llywodraeth, gyda 1,900 o staff ar draws y wlad.
Ond ar ôl blwyddyn roedd y cyflwynydd natur Iolo Williams wedi disgrifio'r corff fel "trychineb o ran cadwraeth", gydag annibyniaeth CNC o weinidogion yn cael ei gwestiynu dros eu cefnogaeth am drac rasio ger Glyn Ebwy.
Daeth i'r amlwg bod uno cyrff gwahanol yn profi i fod yn sialens enfawr. Cafodd arolygon barn staff eu rhannu â'r wasg a honiadau bod problemau morâl dybryd.
Awgrymodd arolwg 2016 mai dim ond 10% o weithwyr CNC oedd yn teimlo bod y sefydliad wedi'i reoli'n dda.
Yn fwy diweddar, mae ffrae ynglŷn â chytundeb i werthu pren gwerth £39m na chafodd ei gynnig i fwy nac un cwmni wedi denu beirniadaeth lem gan Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru a Phwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus y Cynulliad.
Cwynodd y diwydiant coed bod arbenigedd wedi'i golli o fewn CNC, tra bod grwpiau afonydd a physgota wedi ymosod ar y corff hefyd gan ddadlau nad oedd bellach yn "addas i'w bwrpas".
Ym mis Mai cyhoeddodd Dr Roberts y byddai'n ymddeol, gan ddweud ei bod yn "bryd rhoi cyfle i rywun arall gymryd y llyw".
Wedi'i holi ynglŷn â'r feirniadaeth gyson a'r penawdau negyddol, dywedodd Dr Roberts wrth BBC Cymru bod hyn yn adlewyrchu'r angerdd y mae pobl yn ei deimlo tuag at amgylchedd Cymru.
"Dwi wedi dod i ddeall yn y swydd yma na allwch chi blesio pawb. Ac mae rhaid i chi gymryd penderfyniadau anodd," meddai
"Be da ni'n trio neud yw gweithio at y tymor hir, edrych ar y dystiolaeth a chymryd y penderfyniadau o hynny.
"Ac os mae'n siomi pobl, mae hynny'n anffodus, ond 'da ni'n gobeithio ein bod ni'n cymryd y penderfyniad cywir bob amser."
Ond fe wnaeth gydnabod bod y difrod sydd wedi'i wneud i enw da CNC yn sgil penawdau negyddol wedi cael effaith ar forâl staff.
Dywedodd bod yr arolwg barn yn 2016, ddangosodd fod llai na hanner gweithwyr y corff yn teimlo fel eu bod yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi, wedi bod yn "ddefnyddiol iawn, iawn".
"Mae wedi rhoi darlun clir iawn i ni o'r hyn roedd staff ei angen," meddai.
"Dy'n ni wedi ceisio cyfathrebu yn llawer gwell gyda nhw ers hynny, maen nhw'n cymryd penderfyniadau hefo ni rŵan.
"Felly ry'n ni wedi bod yn gwrando a dwi'n credu ein bod ni mewn llawer gwell lle rŵan."
Wrth iddo baratoi i adael ei swydd, fe rybuddiodd Dr Roberts y gallai'r gwasanaethau y mae CNC yn eu darparu ddirywio os yw'r corff yn gorfod gwneud arbedion pellach.
Mae'i gyllideb wedi wynebu toriadau o 15% mewn termau real yn ystod y pedair blynedd diwethaf.
Yn ystod yr un cyfnod mae CNC wedi derbyn dyletswyddau statudol ychwanegol wrth i ddeddfwriaeth newydd gael ei gyflwyno, fel y Ddeddf Amgylchedd.
"Dwi'n credu ein bod ni wedi llwyddo rheoli'r sefyllfa yn dda, gan gadw'r gwasanaethau y mae pobl yn dibynnu arnyn nhw," meddai Dr Roberts.
"Ond o hyn allan dwi'n credu bod 'na bwynt yn dod lle na allwch chi dorri ymhellach heb amharu ar y gwasanaethau rheini."
Cyngor y prif weithredwr i'w olynydd yw gwrando ar leisiau pobl sydd yn ymwneud â'r amgylchedd fel pysgotwyr a ffermwyr
Dywedodd mai ei gyngor i'r person fyddai'n ei olynu fyddai i gyfathrebu'n gyson gyda phobl sydd ynghlwm a'r amgylchedd ar lawr gwlad - "y ffermwyr, y grwpiau cadwriaethol, y coedwigwyr, y pysgotwyr, a sicrhau ein bod ni gyd yn gweithio gyda'n gilydd".
Mae Diana McCrae, cadeirydd CNC, wedi diolch i Dr Roberts am ei "ymrwymiad a'i waith caled yn arwain Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru".
Dywedodd mai ei blaenoriaeth fyddai sicrhau olyniaeth lyfn, fyddai'n darparu'r arweiniad sydd ei angen "ar ein staff gwych".
Ychwanegodd Lesley Griffiths, yr Ysgrifennydd dros yr Amgylchedd a Chefn Gwlad: "Mae dod a thri chorff ynghyd a chreu rheoleiddiwr effeithiol wedi bod yn dipyn o gamp." | Mae Brexit yn cynnig cyfle i wella'r ffordd rydym yn gofalu am amgylchedd Cymru, yn ôl prif weithredwr Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru (CNC). | 40,706,616 | 3,535 | 81 | false |
Sanaa Shahid and her four-year-old son were accosted by solicitor Alexander MacKinnon as they travelled on the Glasgow-bound service from London.
The Virgin Trains guard challenged MacKinnon and eventually removed him from the train.
MacKinnon admitted the racially aggravated offence at Carlisle Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
He was fined £1,154 and ordered to pay Mrs Shahid £50 compensation.
Mrs Shahid, who is also a lawyer, said she was targeted by MacKinnon on the 14:30 train on 29 December after he took exception to her and her son's presence in first class.
After telling her she did not belong, Mrs Shahid told MacKinnon he was a racist and began filming him.
As he prepared to be escorted off the the train, MacKinnon told Mrs Shahid: "You're so wonderful wasting police time, miss", before swearing at her and her son.
Mrs Shahid answered: "You're a disgrace to humanity. Just get off."
Earlier, MacKinnon was also heard speaking on his phone, saying that it was "my word against hers".
The train guard then approached MacKinnon and told him: "It's not just your word against hers, it's mine as well because I heard it all."
The guard added: "We're not going to accept it. You're drunk and racist and you need to get off the train."
Writing on her Twitter page, Mrs Shahid said she could not speak highly enough of the train manager who helped her and her son.
She added: "Sat with us until the guy was taken off by [British Transport Police]".
Mrs Shahid also thanked the BTP and tweeted: "Thank you for the excellent support and reassurance u gave following this incident and for pursuing the matter."
The Exiles are in the third round for the first time since being reformed in 1989 after a 1-0 win over Barnet.
Sheridan appreciates the financial impact a big team can bring, but is more concerned about qualifying for the fourth round.
"Obviously we want to go as far as we can and financially it can help the club - as simple as," he said.
"Listen, the draw takes care of itself.
"The lads are excited - everyone says we want this [team] or we want them, but at the end of the day it's another football match and whoever we get we've got to believe that we can get through to the next round.
"It gives the supporters a bit of excitement - you're in the hat and you don't know who you are going to get."
The draw for the third round will be made in Cardiff at 19:00 GMT on Monday and will be shown live on BBC Two.
The Salesman, up for the best foreign language film award, will be screened in Trafalgar Square on 26 February.
Its director has said he will not go to the Oscars due to President Trump's attempts to bar people from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran.
It is not yet known if Asghar Farhadi will attend the event in London.
The director - whose earlier work A Separation won the foreign film Oscar in 2012 - said the free screening had "a great symbolic value".
"The gathering of the audience around The Salesman in this famous London square is a symbol of unity against the division and separation of people," he said.
The afternoon event will include a programme of readings and speeches from actors and directors, including Mike Leigh.
The Salesman, which opens in the UK on 17 March, tells of a couple whose relationship suffers as they rehearse an amateur production Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.
Last month the organisers of the Oscars said they found it "extremely troubling" that Farhadi could be barred from entering the US.
In a statement, the director said he would not attend the Academy Awards even if he were offered dispensation by the US government.
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Sky withdrew the Colombian, 28, from competition in April over the results of out-of-competition blood tests.
But the UCI, the sport's governing body, said that after examination by independent experts "there was no basis to proceed further".
Henao was also withdrawn by Sky in March 2014 for three months over their monitoring of his biological passport.
Henao's 2016 tests were carried out at altitude and Sky commissioned an independent 10-week research programme to find out if the fact he was born at 2,125m above altitude had any bearing on his blood values.
The results revealed nothing to raise suspicion of any wrongdoing by Henao.
Team Sky's Chris Froome begins the defence of his Tour de France title on 2 July.
Shaun Longstaff, the former Scotland wing turned international rugby agent, might be talking about broiler chickens or beef cattle, livestock and commodities, rather than professional sportsmen.
But this is the ruthless business of modern rugby at the elite end - and the source of Longstaff's alarm.
His agency represents some of the sport's top global talent. Scotland internationals Tommy Seymour and Pete Horne, Ireland duo Conor Murray and Simon Zebo, England's Dan Cole, and Australian Will Genia are among the more illustrious names on his books.
Longstaff, 44, has seen the game change, watched players pump themselves bigger and stronger. He's observed the physical toll - the enforced retirements, the frightening and lingering symptoms of concussion.
He seeks the counsel of surgeons and scientists, and finds himself holding increasingly frank exchanges with his players about their quality of life after rugby.
And he worries about his role in it all, the path his sport is treading, and what might become of those whose careers and well-being he oversees.
Nobody had heard of Leone Nakarawa when the giant Fijian lock first pitched up at Glasgow three years ago.
Such was his astounding skill set, so utterly different to anyone else in his position in this hemisphere, that he left the Warriors this summer a Pro12 winner, World Cup star and rugby phenomenon bound for a lucrative contract with Racing 92, the French champions.
In Paris he joins forces with one of Longstaff's clients, the preposterously proportioned Tongan-New Zealander, Ben Tameifuna, a dump-truck of a prop who tips the scales at almost 150kg (23st 8lb).
There are more Nakarawas and Tameifunas out there to be plundered, hidden gems scattered across Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, and Europe's elite want one of their own.
"Some of the clubs knew we were going on a scouting trip to the islands in April," says Longstaff.
"They weren't looking for a playmaker, or a great kicker, because you can coach a great kicker - they were looking for something they couldn't get over here.
"'Find us a freak'. Someone big and fast and powerful. And they want them cheap, because it is business, and they know if they go to the islands, where poverty is rife, you can pay very little really and get someone over who might come through very quickly."
Amid the myriad analysis tools now used in elite rugby, many sides kit their players out with wearable sensors.
The thirst for more data and enhanced intelligence is a tenet of professional sport, and these gismos measure the G-forces generated when players collide, make a tackle, or hit a ruck.
But Longstaff warns the glorification, and quantification, of the "hit" fuels a dangerous cynicism seeping into some players' psyche.
"There are coaches who openly talk about the G-force on the hits," he says. "Some coaches are now reading and comparing them, in terms of whether they're hitting that ruck hard enough, or carrying hard enough, so effectively they're picking - which kills me - connected to how hard your Gs are on your hits.
"To me, that seems mad, that it's affecting the way you look at the game. If you haven't got the ball, you shouldn't be looking to think, 'there's a dead ruck, so if I hit that really hard, my Gs are going to be really high'.
"But it comes into their heads because they want to get picked, and if they get picked for that game, they might get that new contract. I've definitely seen that taking place, which is a concern."
Some coaches, says Longstaff, go further. The chaotic and perilous 'breakdown' is an environment in which an opponent can be taken out of the game.
"The main theme is violence at the breakdown for certain directors of rugby," he says. "I've played the game, I know it's a tough game, but that is a key focus for some. That's where they think they can get that edge.
"They want guys hurting the opposition at the breakdown because it's the one chance you can really blind-side someone."
Longstaff experienced the surgeon's scalpel almost as often as he donned a Scotland jersey in his own career.
Over a decade after hanging up his boots, he says the changes in the game and the shape of those who play it now make physical damage a constant threat.
"I've had two operations on my right shoulder, one on my left, a serious operation on my right hip, three operations on my knees," says Longstaff.
"If you tell any non-rugby person the amount of operations I've had as a 44-year-old, their eyes pop out of their heads. They think it's absolute madness.
"And then I explain to them I was the wimp on the wing who couldn't tackle a fish supper - I wasn't exactly putting my body into awkward positions very often.
"Fast-forward 20 years to what these guys are doing now. It is a different world, and they're doing it regularly. Is their quality of life going to be affected long-term?
"I always tell them to go into this with your eyes wide open, because they all feel bullet-proof. They're in an environment where everyone's bullet-proof; they're so tough."
With the enhanced physicality comes a vital emphasis on recovery. But Longstaff tells of international players given until minutes before kick-off to prove themselves ready for battle.
"Maybe rugby is on a different level physically because of the way you have to put your body on the line, and the way almost every player is not 100% when he plays," he says.
"I've seen players go into Test matches where the management give them right until the final hour to prove their fitness, which we see more and more often these days.
"Is that the right thing for their bodies, long-term? It is things like that I sometimes find myself saying to players."
If all this plays out at the top end of the sport, a little way below, youngsters graft to make the physical strides necessary to carve out a professional career.
"There's a massive number of players under the age of 21, 22 that were turfed out of academies last season," notes Longstaff.
"Huge numbers of guys just get moved on. And they have been changing the shapes of their bodies for maybe six years. They would actually look quite odd walking around town now.
"You've built this body, but then what do you do with it? You've got to manage it and live with it. That's their choice - they've gone into this to get bigger, but the pressures to get bigger are huge. Because if you can't get bigger, it's such a tough road to get through."
The consensus among leading scientists and doctors is that rugby is gradually addressing the intricate threat of injuries to the brain.
Scottish Rugby's top medic, the immensely-respected James Robson, told BBC Scotland in June that awareness and willingness to take concussion seriously is "massively better" now than in recent years.
Rugby's governing bodies say that is the reason for the increased instance of concussion reported in each of the past five annual injury audits undertaken on England's Aviva Premiership.
But earlier this year, John Beattie's BBC Panorama report investigated chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a form of dementia caused by repeated head trauma. It has been found in the brain tissue of deceased boxers, NFL athletes, and now, rugby and football players.
There is also a study in progress at the University of Glasgow, examining the long-term effects of concussion in former Scottish internationals.
Meanwhile, Scotland's current fly-half Finn Russell has still to return to contact training three months after the severe head injury he incurred on Pro12 duty for Glasgow Warriors.
And just last week, in the first case of its kind, the former Sale scrum-half Cillian Willis is suing the club for alleged clinical negligence over the concussion that ended his career - a development that has some of England's top coaches fearful of the precedent it could set.
Longstaff is deeply troubled by this tumult. He, like Robson, is encouraged by the shift in mind-set, but worries his players are unwittingly part of an experimental generation.
They can't know what they're getting into since the science to tell them does not yet exist. But some are already suffering.
"I think the attitude to concussion is improving," he says. "It's more accepted and far cooler now to say, 'I'm not alright', and get off.
"That's one level. The next level is professionalism, and it's ironic, because I represent money and professionalism in the game really, and money comes into it.
"These guys are thinking, 'if I don't play, I might not get that match payment' - some players will think along those lines - or 'I'm coming out of contract, and if I don't play this game, there's a break for three weeks, and then I'm coming into negotiations, I've got to play, and I've got to play really well'.
"The kids play and have different social pressures, and the professional men play and are concerned about livelihoods.
"I wouldn't consider myself some great mind in terms of changing of the laws - I don't know the way forward, I just know that I'm worried, and have been for ages.
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"I'm not sure there's a lot of knowledge there for players. I find myself sometimes offloading my own conscience a little bit - I talk to every player about their thoughts on where the game's going with regards to the protection for the brain.
"I'm their agent; I've been with some of these guys for 12 years now, so I have witnessed the physicality modern players face in the changing game.
"Have I done enough? Because if they go into their 40s and 50s with head problems - whether it's just headaches, which might be the lesser symptoms, or it's worse than that - it wouldn't sit well with me.
"I don't want to be an old man, and some of these players are 15, 20 years younger than me phoning me and saying, 'did you know about this? Because I can't remember what I did yesterday, and I can't hold down a job'."
Ciaran Williamson suffered two skull fractures and his brain stem separated when he was hit by the headstone in a cemetery in Glasgow.
The inquiry at Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that the stone also caused injuries to his heart and liver.
Ciaran's parents wept as the details of his death were read to the court.
The incident happened in Craigton Cemetery in Cardonald on 26 May 2015.
Details of Ciaran's injuries emerged in a joint minute of agreement of pathology evidence which was read to the court by Dorothy Bain QC.
She said: "The pediment fell striking Ciaran on the top of his head causing him to fall backwards, as a result he sustained several head injuries."
It was heard that the pediment "fell further and progressed down Ciaran's face causing him to sustain several abrasions".
The document also said "the pediment then landed on Ciaran's chest, shoulder and upper abdomen causing him to sustain the blunt force trauma injuries he suffered to his aorta and liver".
Miss Bain told the court: "At the point Ciaran was struck by the pediment his death would have been instantaneous and painless for him."
The inquiry aims to establish if there were any reasonable precautions that could have prevented the tragedy.
It will also consider if there were any defects in the system of work that caused or contributed to Ciaran's death.
Earlier expert stonemason Peter Hayman told the court that "very little force" would have been enough to topple the headstone.
He said a nearby tree's roots forced the memorial to lean forward but concluded "if left without any remedial action it would have eventually failed at some point".
He said the angle of lean on the stone was between eight and eight and a half degrees.
Dorothy Bain QC - representing Ciaran's mother Stephanie Griffin - asked Mr Hayman if he had visited before the incident, what risk he thought the stone would present.
The witness said that if it was leaning at the angle it was recorded at it "would be a definite hazard and danger".
He told the hearing that he would still assess the particular stone as a potential danger if the angle of lean was about six degrees.
Miss Bain asked what he meant by "very little force" and he said: "Perhaps even a strong gust of wind."
He added: "Ground heave, frost and thaw actions."
She asked: "If you had been asked to inspect the Ross memorial before the failure, would you have passed it as safe?" Mr Hayman said "No."
Miss Bain asked: "Would would you have done?" He replied: "I would have immediately fenced it off."
Mr Hayman said he was disappointed at the condition of some of the headstones at Craigton Cemetery.
It was heard that he had contacted the council to suggest an inspection and maintenance programme.
Under cross-examination by Mark Stewart QC, representing Glasgow City Council, Mr Hayman was asked whether he meant that the headstone was "so perilously balanced a gust of wind would knock it over?" He replied that he did not.
The inquiry before sheriff Linda Ruxton continues.
In a joint statement, they "looked forward to the notification as soon as possible by the new British government of the UK's intention to withdraw from the Union".
This would "permit orderly negotiations to begin".
The two men met in Dublin on Thursday.
Both leaders agreed on the importance of maintaining the closest possible partnership between the EU and the UK.
"Ireland and France are the UK's nearest neighbours, with significant and complex economic, human, cultural and historical links. In consequence, both countries have specific and indeed unique concerns to be addressed in future negotiations," the statement said.
Speaking during a press conference afterwards, Mr Hollande said that the UK cannot access the EU market without free movement.
Mr Hollande is also to pay a courtesy visit to President Michael D Higgins on his trip, which was expected to to last little more than five hours.
He is also to attend a special event for the French community in Ireland.
However, his visit has been shortened since last week's incident in Nice in which 84 people lost their lives when a man drove a lorry into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day.
During their meeting, President Hollande briefed Mr Kenny on the current security situation and both men agreed "on the urgent need to accelerate ongoing work on a range of EU counter-terrorism and security actions".
President Hollande cancelled a visit to the Islandbridge War Memorial Gardens where he was due to pay tribute to the tens of thousands of Irishmen who died in World War One fighting for French liberty.
The president is also due to meet the Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday evening in Paris.
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The Bayern Munich forward scored his ninth World Cup goal in as many games to give Germany a routine win at a rain-soaked Arena Pernambuco in Recife.
The rate at which Muller is scoring in World Cup games is matched only by Brazil legend Pele, who also found the net nine times in his first nine matches in the tournament.
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The 24-year-old German is now just six goals behind the all-time scoring record, which is jointly held by Muller's team-mate Miroslav Klose and former Brazilian striker Ronaldo.
This was a frustrating afternoon for the United States and their travelling army of fans. They failed to force Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to make a save of note but their qualification was assured by Portugal's 2-1 victory over Ghana in Brasilia.
The US will now travel to Salvador to take on the much-fancied Belgians on Tuesday. Germany will play the runners up of Group H in Porto Alegre on Monday.
Before the game, much had been made of the suggestion that both sides might play for a convenient draw that would take each of them through. But with US coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who previously managed Germany, facing off against his protege Joachim Low, neither team took a backward step from the first whistle.
Germany, playing their familiar passing game at a patient tempo, carved out a series of early chances.
On three occasions Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng found space wide on the right flank and fizzed fierce low crosses into the penalty area, while Arsenal's Mesut Ozil came closest to scoring, stepping away from Matt Besler's challenge to test United States goalkeeper Tim Howard.
Germany had to wait until the 55th minute to make the breakthrough, however, having seen Ozil and substitute Miroslav Klose go close.
It was a cross by the former that created the goal with Arsenal team-mate Per Mertesacker heading powerfully at goal and forcing Howard to push the ball into the path of Muller.
It is an unbelievable day for US soccer. They were not outstanding on the pitch today but they will always give 100% and be organised. The people back home will love this - we've finished above one of the best teams in the world and Portugal and Cristiano Ronaldo are going home. The next game is going to be a massive occasion.
The forward struck his shot first time and it flashed beyond Howard before he could react to put Germany ahead.
The United States did show spells that suggest they will not be easy to beat in this tournament. Michael Bradley was at the heart of their best work, setting the tone with his tenacity in the tackle and his ability to keep possession under intense pressure.
The Toronto midfielder created the USA's best chance of the game, finding Kansas City forward Graham Zusi, whose shot curled narrowly over the bar, but Bradley's touch let him down just as a shooting opportunity presented itself moments before half-time.
The midfielder allowed his frustrations to get the better of him as he caught Muller with his studs raised and was fortunate to escape a booking.
After half-time the USA improved. Alejandro Bedoya saw a shot blocked after a fluent move down the USA right, while Clint Dempsey headed just over late on.
And although Germany closed out the game, when the result was confirmed in Brasilia, the United States also had something to celebrate.
USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann: "It's huge for us to reach the last 16. We wanted at least a tie out of the game and maybe at the beginning we had too much respect.
"But overall there was tremendous energy and effort from all of the side. It's huge for us to get out of group - everyone said we had no chance but we took that chance. Now we want to prove a point."
Germany coach Joachim Low: "I knew it would be difficult today and it was. USA defended deep, they were well organised, but I have to say we dominated, denying them good chances in the process.
"Our midfield was great today - they were dynamic and never stopped running.
"It wasn't easy for USA - everyone thought Portugal would qualify, but they've done it. They're tough opponents and they've deserved it."
Germany forward Thomas Muller: "We were dominant. All the Americans did was sit back deep in their own half, and when that happens, it just becomes a patience game.
"But sometimes even I manage to have a bright idea - I spend the whole day training like I'm obsessed anyway."
Match ends, USA 0, Germany 1.
Second Half ends, USA 0, Germany 1.
Attempt missed. Clint Dempsey (USA) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clint Dempsey.
Attempt blocked. André Schürrle (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Offside, Germany. Manuel Neuer tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
Substitution, Germany. André Schürrle replaces Mesut Özil.
Thomas Müller (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by DaMarcus Beasley (USA).
Mario Götze (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Bradley (USA).
Offside, Germany. Mario Götze tries a through ball, but Miroslav Klose is caught offside.
Substitution, USA. DeAndre Yedlin replaces Graham Zusi.
Foul by Benedikt Höwedes (Germany).
Omar González (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Omar González.
Attempt saved. Benedikt Höwedes (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
Hand ball by DaMarcus Beasley (USA).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Germany. Mario Götze replaces Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Delay in match Jermaine Jones (USA) because of an injury.
Foul by Philipp Lahm (Germany).
Michael Bradley (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, USA. Conceded by Philipp Lahm.
Foul by Mats Hummels (Germany).
Jermaine Jones (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Miroslav Klose (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kyle Beckerman (USA).
Foul by Mesut Özil (Germany).
Fabian Johnson (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Kyle Beckerman (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kyle Beckerman (USA).
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (USA).
Substitution, USA. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Brad Davis.
Philipp Lahm (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jermaine Jones (USA).
Foul by Miroslav Klose (Germany).
Kyle Beckerman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
As many as 4,000 reindeer are involved in accidents with cars every year in Lapland, which is a region of Finland.
The Reindeer Herders Association hopes the reflective spray will help drivers see them during the dark months.
The special spray is being tested on the reindeer's fur and antlers to see if it stays on in different weather conditions.
Noshir Gowadia, who helped design the propulsion system for the B-2 bomber, was found guilty on multiple counts - including conspiracy and money laundering.
Indian-born Gowadia, 67, could be sentenced to life in prison.
The case is one of a series of major prosecutions targeting alleged Chinese spying in the US.
According to prosecutors, Gowadia helped China to design a stealth cruise missile.
It involved an exhaust nozzle that would evade infrared radar detection and US heat-seeking missiles.
Gowadia was accused of travelling to China between 2003 and 2005 while designing the missile.
He was said to have been paid $110,000 (£69,000) - money that was used to pay off a mortgage on a luxury home on the island of Maui.
In his defence, lawyers said it was true that Mr Gowadia had designed an exhaust nozzle for China - but that it was "basic stuff" based on unclassified information that was publicly available.
Gowadia, who was born in India, moved to the US in the 1960s and became a citizen about a decade later.
He has been in custody for nearly four years and faces life in prison when he is sentenced in November.
He was found not guilty on three counts of communicating national defence information to help a foreign nation.
The issues at Caia Park, Wrexham, reached their height in 2015, with 55 recorded deliberate fires.
The then North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Winston Roddick, called the incidents a menace and pledged £10,000 to tackle the issue.
Police will be joined by firefighters and other groups on Prince Charles Road to discuss the problem.
"It's been historically quite a demanding challenge," said Ch Insp Dave Jolly.
"At the moment we are still getting significant amounts of arsons, primarily around the Caia Park area.
"The risk presented by fire is very challenging for my officers and obviously for the fire service."
Last year, a youth centre was targeted, with other incidents affecting homes and cars in the area.
Tim Owen, from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Engaging with the public and the local residents, we are able to find out what is going on, and give them a bit of education on fire safety.
"Unfortunately there are people out there who still want to light fires."
Caia Park resident and community development worker Tracey Byrne said arson on the estate was posing a real risk to people.
"It's become a big issue, to be honest. I don't think people realise the dangers of it," she said.
"I think it is good to have days like this to prevent the dangers on the estate - not just arson - but a lot of things that are going on in the estate."
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The 33-year-old won a unanimous points decision to beat France's Sarah Ourahmoune.
Britain have now won 26 golds in Brazil and 63 medals overall, two short of the record 65 won at London 2012.
It is GB's first gold boxing medal in Rio, though super-heavyweight Joe Joyce could add another (Sunday, 19:15 BST).
"The gold rush continues," Adams told the BBC. "I'm now officially the most accomplished amateur boxer Great Britain has ever had. I can't believe it."
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Adams, from Leeds, has won Olympic, European and Commonwealth golds and is the first Briton to retain her Olympic crown since middleweight Harry Mallin in 1924.
She started strongly against the 15th-ranked Ourahmoune, winning the first of four two-minute rounds on all three judges' scorecard.
She improved further in the second, again winning across the board after pinning back her opponent with speed and accuracy.
Ourahmoune, who won bronze at this year's World Championships, battled back to take the third and also produced a spirited performance in the final round.
Both boxers celebrated at the final bell, but it was Adams whose arm was raised in victory after again impressing all three judges.
Anthony Joshua, 2012 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist on BBC TV:
"Nicky was counter punching and being patient, picking her shots wisely.
"No fight in an Olympic final is easy. The margins aren't far apart, they are two elite boxers and it was a very good fight."
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After a goalless first half, Eidur Gudjohnsen fired the Trotters in front from 12 yards before Davies doubled their lead four minutes later.
He then scored his 10th goal of the season with a powerful shot as Bolton did the double over the Bluebirds.
It was the Wanderers' first win away from home in eight league matches.
Cardiff remain 13th in the table, three points above Bolton who are still 16th.
Both sides started the match brightly in an open first half.
Bolton midfielder Barry Bannan blocked Cardiff striker Eoin Doyle's goal-bound shot on the line.
At the other end, Bluebirds defender Sean Morrison headed Dorian Dervite's header clear with goalkeeper David Marshall beaten.
The breakthrough came 10 minutes into the second half. Former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey chested the ball down to Gudjohnsen, who volleyed the ball into the top corner.
Heskey, 37, turned provider again four minutes later, sliding the ball through to Davies who fired a powerful low shot into the corner to make it 2-0.
The 29-year-old then latched onto Bannan's pass inside the area before bending the ball inside Marshall's left-hand post.
Marshall denied Davies a hat-trick, rushing out to block his goal-bound effort with his legs.
Cardiff manager Russell Slade:
"We're hugely disappointed because there haven't been many bad results in recent weeks.
"Even in the first half, many of us didn't see that coming but they were ruthless in the way they took their chances and when we had those windows of opportunity we weren't ruthless.
"They have a wealth of experience and their finishing was clinical which proved to be the difference today.
"We could say things could have been different if we still had Kenwyne Jones [on loan to Bournemouth] because we were getting balls into the box with quality."
Bolton manager Neil Lennon on strike duo Eidur Gudjohnsen and Emile Heskey:
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"You never lose the ability even if the legs start to go. But if you have got legs around them then it's OK.
"They've made a huge contribution to what we are trying to do, on and off the field. Heskey has been a model of consistency and Eidur still has plenty left.
"His motivation is to get back into the Iceland squad, he's done that and scored for his country which is a great story.
"It's a great example to a lot of players in the Championship, there were a few eyebrows raised and a few sniggers behind our backs when we brought these two in, but people aren't laughing now."
His adviser said Mr Trump would not appoint a special prosecutor to look into the former Secretary of State, as he had pledged during campaigning.
Later, Mr Trump said a fresh inquiry was not off the table, but he didn't want to "hurt the Clintons".
The FBI cleared Mrs Clinton, but criticised her private email server.
Mr Trump had threatened during his campaign to "jail" Mrs Clinton, and at rallies his supporters often chanted: "Lock her up!"
Senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told MSNBC that "when the president-elect... tells you before he's even inaugurated he doesn't wish to pursue these charges, it sends a very strong message - tone and content".
"And I think Hillary Clinton still has to face the fact that a majority of Americans don't find her to be honest or trustworthy, but if Donald Trump can help her heal, then perhaps that's a good thing," she added.
Remember crooked Hillary? The most corrupt politician ever, whose email scandal would be as big - if not bigger - than Watergate?
The butt of all those full-throated chants at Trump rallies, "lock her up, lock her up"?
And who could forget the memorable exchange in the second presidential debate, when Donald Trump promised to appoint a special prosecutor.
But now all that is gone, just some overheated campaign rhetoric that is being shelved, if you listen to his spokeswoman, Kellyanne Conway and close confidante, Rudy Giuliani.
This is part reality check: there is so much to do in the first 100 days, do you want to be bogged down in something as controversial as this?
And it's partly that the job's been done - if the language during the campaign was about discrediting Hillary Clinton in the eyes of enough of the electorate to get Mr Trump elected, then - well - it's mission accomplished.
The right-wing Breitbart News Network, one of the Manhattan billionaire's most loyal supporters, swiftly denounced the climb-down as a "broken promise".
Democrats also attacked Mr Trump for even having suggested in the first place that he could pursue charges against Mrs Clinton.
"That's not how this works," US Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut tweeted. "In our democracy, the President doesn't decide who gets prosecuted and who doesn't."
In other developments:
During the second presidential debate in October, Mr Trump pledged that if elected, he would appoint a special prosecutor to look into Mrs Clinton's private email use, suggesting she would be in prison.
His threat raised questions about whether a President Trump might flex his political muscles over the Justice Department.
If Mr Trump had followed through on the pledge, it would have been the first time in recent history that a president ordered his attorney general to prosecute a political rival.
In a call to donors following her shock election defeat, Mrs Clinton blamed her loss on the FBI's last-minute intervention.
The law enforcement agency's director James Comey shook up the presidential race when he announced a new inquiry into her email server 11 days before the election, only to drop the matter two days before Americans voted.
The development revived an investigation that had been declared over in July, when Mr Comey said Mrs Clinton's handling of classified material was "extremely careless", but did not warrant criminal charges.
Mr Trump first signalled he might drop his plan to prosecute Mrs Clinton, in an interview with CBS following the election.
"I'm going to think about it," he told the US network, adding that he wanted to focus on jobs, healthcare and immigration.
He told the programme he did not want to "hurt" the Clintons because they are "good people".
Looking east, the devastation is near complete. Every building, home, shop and street is ruined.
On a wall, above the collapsed lecture theatre of the city's cultural centre, an IS sniper, Abu Tarab, has written in Arabic a promise to the town: "Blood, blood, beheading, destruction."
IS delivered on part of his promise, but not fully. Kobane is broken, but it is not beaten.
The last word goes to the Kurds. Underneath the IS graffiti, a fighter has written: "Kobane is the graveyard of the Islamic State."
A few yards away the corpses of three IS fighters rot beside the crater from a coalition airstrike. The force of the blast tore them to pieces - a skull lies in the gutter.
For months IS and the Kurds faced each other, sometimes just yards apart.
There are still plenty of dangers here. Throughout the town, heavy steel mortars, still live, are rusting in the streets.
Almost comically, a tailfin protrudes from a wall or a pavement. IS may be gone, but it is not safe for people to return yet.
It is the Kurds who are left standing, some with trophies from the fight.
I meet one fighter who proudly unfolds an IS flag from his jacket. He tells me the jihadists used car bombs, packed with explosives to target Kurdish checkpoints.
More than 40 car bombs in total, "that's more than they used in Mosul", says another man.
From the same Iraqi city, the militants brought heavy weaponry, artillery and tanks, for the fight here.
Hundreds of Kurds died in the battles, but more than 1,000 IS fighters perished.
Most of its people fled Kobane. Those who stayed draped curtains across the roads, to hide out of sight of IS snipers.
Throughout the fighting, enduring the cold and the dark, Rahima and her 12 children and grandchildren would not leave.
"We faced difficulties," she said. "We were hungry, we were thirsty but we are no different from the fighters.
"They stayed, and we stayed - we were in the basement, when they had food they shared it with us. It was hard, but thank God, we knew we would win."
Her grand-daughter, Leyla, sits up proudly, when I ask her if she was afraid.
"Those who haven't seen the evil that took place here, will see it now," the 12-year-old said.
"Kurdish officials didn't abandon us. We are going to school now. And we are very happy because we will be able to go back to our villages. They liberated our lands," she added proudly.
There is silence now in the town and what is left of its streets, with only occasional gunfire underlying the fact that Kobane is at peace.
But driving the IS from here came at tremendous cost. Hundreds of coalition airstrikes have flattened most of the town.
And the IS did not go far, they are less than five miles (8km) from here. So while Kobane has been liberated, the fight against the militants goes on.
In the west, between buildings that were once under construction, a graveyard for Kurdish martyrs occupies the mud.
Plastic flowers stand brightly and on the headstones are the names of the dead carefully written in green paint.
Two small girls play nearby. They giggle and laugh, and sing a song, "the fighters are coming, the fighters are coming", over and over again.
I head east, closer to the front lines, Here the Kurdish fighters are young and determined. But still on three sides, they are nearly surrounded by the IS.
"The town has been liberated. It's a big victory. But the bigger win will be to free all the villages around Kobane," a fighter says.
"We will never allow a single IS fighter to survive in Kobane, in any villages and anywhere in our land."
Back at the green gate, by the railway line that separates Syria and Turkey, the sound of coalition aircraft can be heard overhead.
It is dark and there is low cloud, but suddenly, four loud and distant explosions. On the frontline to the west, the war against IS continues.
It is a war for which the battle for Kobane will be remembered. These streets tell, that with foreign help, IS can be defeated - but only at great sacrifice.
Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths is to consult on plans for a 50% reduction on 2006-7 levels.
Though not legally-binding, the food waste target could potentially be one of the world's most ambitious.
The EU recently agreed to halve food waste by 2030 while the USA has a similar goal.
The aim is to encourage more food recycling but also less leftover food in the first place - so reducing the amount of food which ends up in the fridge but is never eaten and fewer leftovers.
Scotland was the first UK nation to introduce a food waste target, a reduction of 33% by 2025.
Promotional campaigns, a doggy bag scheme for restaurants and legislation requiring local authorities to provide food waste recycling points have been introduced.
The Scottish government's Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham will visit Newport on Thursday to meet her Welsh Government counterpart and compare approaches.
Wales is leading the rest of the UK on recycling rates, and would currently place second in European rankings and third in the world.
The announcement comes a week ahead of the release of annual recycling figures, with the Welsh Government indicating that an improvement is expected on last year's rate of 60%.
That compares to 43.9% in England and 44.2% in Scotland.
But Ms Griffiths said food waste remained an area where "improvements can be made".
£210,000 to £188,000 tonnes of avoidable waste reduced 2003-2015
£550m value of avoidable food waste reduction
105,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emmissions avoided
-55,000 five-year change in tonnes of avoidable household food waste
Figures compiled by Wrap Cymru suggest about £550m of edible food was thrown away from homes in Wales in 2015.
However the amount of household food waste reduced compared with the rest of the UK.
It found the amount being thrown out by each person fell by 12% between 2009 and 2015 and is now lower than the rest of the UK by about 9%.
It could be due to lower income levels and better separate waste collections, Wrap Cymru said.
All local authorities now collect food waste in a separate caddy in Wales, compared to just 27% in the UK.
"If just half of all the food and dry recyclables found in Wales' bins were recycled, Wales would reach its 2025 recycling target of 70% nine years early," Ms Griffiths said.
The Scottish and Welsh Environment Secretaries will highlight areas where both devolved governments have set more ambitious targets than the UK government on environmental issues such as waste management.
They will pledge to work together to "resist" any attempt to return powers over devolved matters like the environment to Westminster after Brexit via the proposed EU Withdrawal Bill.
The UK government has said more powers will come to the devolved administrations after UK-wide frameworks on issues such as trade have been agreed.
He spoke at a Catholic shrine dedicated to Christians martyred for their faith in the 19th Century, on the second stage of his three-country Africa tour.
The Mass marks the 50th anniversary of the martyrs' canonisation.
After the mass he addressed thousands of young people, encouraging them to turn to their faith when faced with difficulties.
There were huge cheers as the Pope began the open-air ceremony at Namugongo, near the capital Kampala.
It was where many of the 45 Anglican and Catholic martyrs were burned alive.
Their execution was ordered by a king worried about the spread of Christianity.
Thousands of pilgrims braved rain to spend the night holding a vigil near the martyrs' shrines and there were long lines of pilgrims still trying to access the shrine as Pope Francis addressed the crowds on Saturday morning.
The Pope's five big issues in Africa
After the mass more than 150,000 young Ugandans gathered on the outskirts of Kampala for the Pope's other public event of the day.
Pope Francis urged them to use their faith to confront life's difficulties and turn negative experiences into strength.
Uganda is a deeply religious country, with over 14.1 million Catholics - and even adherents of other faiths will be paying close attention to the Pope's words, say correspondents.
He arrives here during the third week of a presidential campaign being fought by the country's ruler for the past 29 years, President Yoweri Museveni.
The Pope's message against corruption, and the need to care for the poor, is being welcomed by ordinary people here, in a place where some say corruption does much to damage the economy, and little to help people out of poverty.
Uganda ranks 142nd out of 175 countries on Transparency International's corruption perception index.
Gay rights activists in Uganda have expressed their disappointment that the Vatican did not respond to their request for a meeting with the Pope.
Openly gay Ugandans face many difficulties in everyday life, with many churches here preaching against homosexuality and encouraging homophobia. A Ugandan law, originally passed when the country was a British colony, still allows the authorities to pass a sentence of life imprisonment for gay people caught having sex.
There have been some critical references to the Pope's visit on Twitter - with some wondering "how many people have HIV today because contraception isn't allowed?" while others accused him of ignoring extreme anti-gay attitudes in Uganda.
On Friday, the Pope addressed an audience of young people in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, urging them to unite and take a stand against the destructive effects of tribalism.
He will travel to the Central African Republic (CAR), which has been hit by serious violence between Christian and Muslim militias in recent years, on Sunday.
Religion in sub-Saharan Africa:
Profile: Pope Francis
Source: US-based Pew Research Center 2011 survey
The Knights started the day with a 55-run first-innings deficit but after slipping to 166-6, Shannon's knock enabled the home side to save the game.
Shannon hit three sixes and 17 fours as he and Graeme McCarter (62 no) produced an unbeaten partnership of 162 runs.
Leinster's first-inning lead gave them 10 points as the Knights took nine.
Northern Knights 233 (85.4 overs): J McCollum 119 no, R McKinley 29, E Richardson 4-33, P Chase 3-41; 328-6 (96 overs): J Shannon 140 no, G McCarter 62 no
Leinster Lightning 288 (95.0 overs): J Tector 75, A Balbirnie 56; G Kidd 3-70, G McCarter 2-44.
He has taken over from Angus Robertson who was defeated at last week's general election.
The party also announced that Kirsty Blackman MP has been elected as its new deputy group leader.
Mr Blackford said it was an "honour and a privilege to be elected to lead the SNP's strong and talented team of MPs during such a crucial period".
The new group leader will get to quiz Theresa May every week at Prime Minister's Questions, making it a high-profile role.
Two other SNP MPs, Joanna Cherry and Drew Hendy, contested the Westminster leader position. A fourth candidate, Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard, withdrew from the contest on Tuesday, saying it was clear he did not have enough support to win.
Party leader Nicola Sturgeon said she was "delighted" to see Mr Blackford elected.
She added: "Ian has formidable professional and political experience and has played a key role in the last two years as part of the effective opposition to the Tory government.
"Ian has led our work opposing Tory benefit cuts, and supporting the WASPI women - supporting vulnerable people across the country in the face of callous Tory policies."
A former investment banker, Mr Blackford was the party's treasurer before falling out with then-leader Alex Salmond, which resulted in him being suspended by the party in June 2000.
But it was announced in 2015 that Mr Blackford would be the SNP's candidate in Ross, Skye and Lochaber in that year's general election, which saw him defeat former Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy.
He went on to hold the seat in last Thursday's election with a majority of nearly 6,000 over the Conservatives - the second largest enjoyed by any SNP MP.
Mr Robertson, who is also the SNP's deputy leader, had won widespread praise for his performance at PMQs, with many political opponents commending his forensic questioning of the prime minister.
But he became one of the most high-profile SNP casualties in last week's election when he lost his Moray seat to Conservative MSP Douglas Ross.
Up to 13,000 new homes are due to be built on the edge of the town, as part of the coalition's plans to help deal with the UK's housing shortage.
"I can confirm the government is putting its support behind Bicester," a Treasury spokesperson told the BBC.
The measure was announced as part of a National Infrastructure Plan.
"New houses support economic growth and are a crucial element of a fair society, so I've prioritised the investment of almost £2bn to ensure we can build on average 55,000 new homes a year until 2020," the chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, said on Tuesday.
"Combined with the other measures we are announcing today, we will vastly increase supply by providing funding certainty, unlocking capacity in housing associations and kick starting stalled regeneration projects."
Mr Alexander added a government agency could plan, build and sell tens of thousands of homes on public sector land.
He suggested that building projects of this nature could go some way to supplying the 250,000 houses that need to be built every year to meet the current housing shortfall, rather than selling land to private sector house builders who did nothing with the land.
He added: "The message to the house building sector would be simple: if you don't build them, we will."
A pilot project is already under way at Northstowe, a former RAF base in Cambridgeshire, with the capacity for 10,000 houses, That would make it the largest planned town since Milton Keynes.
Bicester is expected to get a new railway station to serve the expanded population as part of rail plans previously detailed by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.
Earlier this year, the government announced that Ebbsfleet in Kent had been picked to become the first modern garden city, with an initial 15,000 homes.
The government ultimately plans to build three garden cities, each with more than 15,000 homes.
In March, it said funding from an existing £2.4bn pot would be made available for developments being built up to 2020.
Garden cities are large-scale developments in which, according to the government, certain features can be "hardwired into designs from the beginning".
The government has said it does not want to "impose any definition of what garden cities are", but features can include "quality design, gardens, accessible green space near homes, access to employment, and local amenities".
But the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) said there are "mixed feelings" about government plans.
Helen Marshall of the Oxfordshire branch of the CPRE told the BBC: "I think most people in Bicester will have slightly mixed feelings. It may bring relief for some of the infrastructure problems and it might be good for the local economy but at the same time they don't want to lose the character of the town as it stands or the fact that it is in a rural setting surrounded by very lovely rural villages - so it's going to be a balance."
The garden city planning concept, by Sir Ebenezer Howard, was first used to create Letchworth Garden City at the start of the 20th century and Welwyn Garden City in the 1920s.
The concept was adopted again when the New Towns Act resulted in the development of new communities following World War Two.
The new communities were created to deal with an accommodation shortage caused by bomb damage, stagnation in the construction industry, returning service personnel and a baby boom.
They were called Garden Cities because their layouts included large amounts of green space.
Two years ago the government commissioned a report on the possibility of using Garden Cities to help deal with the housing shortage.
Michael Thomson, 51, from Dalry, North Ayrshire, is alleged to have been drunk, swore and struggled with police during the game on 31 December.
Gerard Donnelly, 24, from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, is accused of throwing a smoke bomb onto the pitch.
Both men denied the charges when they appeared from custody at Glasgow Sheriff Court and were granted bail.
They are due to go on trial in May.
Celtic won the game, which kicked off at 12:15, by two goals to one.
The 33ft (10m) hole in Fontmell Close opened up on 1 October. Engineers have pumped in 48 lorry-loads of foamed concrete to fill it.
Hertfordshire County Council revealed the operation has so far cost £100,000 across all the agencies involved.
On Friday, engineers said they believed the ground was still moving.
Experts are continuing to monitor the site and underground surveys continue.
Temporary supplies are connecting the street's homes to electricity, water and sewerage pipes, but there is still no gas supply.
"The next steps will be for utility companies to make permanent repairs ahead of the road being resurfaced," a council spokeswoman said.
The timescale of the repairs and resurfacing is not yet clear.
There are still homes near the site of the sinkhole without any services, the council's spokeswoman added.
Richard Thake, cabinet member for community safety at the local authority, said: "All agencies are continuing to work together to get residents back to their homes as soon as it is safe to do so.
"Our priority remains to ensure the safety of residents in the area and minimise disruption and to resolve the situation as soon as possible."
The council also encouraged people to stay away from the site as "only approved contractors and emergency access to the site is possible".
The Temple Circus roundabout close to Temple Meads station will be built over and replaced with a public square and a more direct route into the city.
A city council spokesman said the new square would "give life to the area day and night".
The council has said the plans are part of a wider £21m development across the Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.
Plans for the revamp involve:
An exhibition of the plans will be held at the Engine Shed from Tuesday, 13 January until Friday, 30 January.
The deadline for the public consultation is 18 February, 2015.
Zebre released a tweet confirming the takeover and future participation in the Pro12 and European Challenge Cup.
An FIR spokesperson told BBC Wales that Italy will continue to have two teams in the Pro12, honouring an agreement with the Celtic Rugby Board.
The new side will be called Zebre Rugby Club and will still be based in Parma.
This replaces the previous incarnation Zebre Rugby Srl and will be under new management, playing along with Treviso as the two Italian representatives in the league.
Doubts emerged about Zebre's future after players were reportedly not paid for two months and there are still concerns about whether they will play beyond the 2017-18 season.
A fresh company called Zebre Rugby Club Company has been created and a new chief executive and directors have been appointed.
Meetings will take place this week to determine the rebranding of the new side from the old organisation, with matters such as contracts and insurance to be discussed with players and staff.
The uncertainty comes with an official announcement this week expected by Celtic Rugby, the organisation responsible for the Pro12, on the expansion of the league with two South African sides.
The Southern Kings and Cheetahs are set to join sides from Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Italy for the 2017-18 season to expand the league to 14 sides, with a two conference system being suggested.
There have been plans mooted to expand the league even further, with a North American franchise being explored.
Burglars posing as meter readers entered the home of a 31-year-old woman in Uxbridge, at about 17:00 GMT on Friday.
The woman saw the man holding a knife to her baby before saying: "Where is the gold?"
An e-fit of one of the suspects, who pretended to be from a water company, has been released by Scotland Yard.
The man bound the mother's wrists and ankles and put her and her daughter in the bathroom during the raid.
He was then joined by a female accomplice and they began to search the house, eventually making off with some jewellery.
The mother and daughter were found by neighbours about 50 minutes later, when police were called.
The suspect was wearing a lanyard around his neck and a high-visibility jacket which made the victim believe he was a genuine meter reader, police said.
Emergency services attended the scene and the mother and daughter did not need to go to hospital.
Det Con Anji Dawson said: "This incident happened on Halloween at about 17:00 GMT so we believe there may have been many people in the area that may have seen the suspect."
The male suspect is in his early 30s, about 5ft10in (1.78m) tall, had a goatee beard and a neck tattoo.
He spoke with a London accent and wore a blue-coloured fleece with a short sleeved high-visibility jacket, dark trousers, black shoes and a woolly hat.
There is no description of the female accomplice, who was heard, but not seen by the victim.
Suso had looked set to be AC Milan's match-winning hero with two goals, before Perisic pounced in injury time.
Ex-Liverpool winger Suso curled home Milan's opener before Antonio Candreva smashed in an equaliser.
Suso scored again from a jinking run but Perisic turned home a corner from close range to deny Milan the chance to go 11 points above their rivals.
Read how the action unfolded here.
Former Lazio boss Piolo took charge of a Nerazzurri game for the first time, having been named Frank de Boer's replacement during the international break.
A derby defeat would have been the worst start imaginable, especially one that would have left them 11 points behind their rivals.
But Inter deserved their draw, with Candreva's first equaliser a brilliant 25-yard effort, and they took risks in the end, with goalkeeper Samir Handanovic coming up for the corner which Perisic converted.
Match ends, Milan 2, Inter Milan 2.
Second Half ends, Milan 2, Inter Milan 2.
Attempt missed. Mario Pasalic (Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Fernández.
Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Milan 2, Inter Milan 2. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia following a corner.
Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Mário with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Ignazio Abate.
Substitution, Milan. Mario Pasalic replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
Attempt blocked. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Perisic with a cross.
Yuto Nagatomo (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Suso (Milan).
Offside, Inter Milan. João Mário tries a through ball, but Stevan Jovetic is caught offside.
Substitution, Milan. Gianluca Lapadula replaces M'Baye Niang.
Stevan Jovetic (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Inter Milan).
Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Miranda (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by M'Baye Niang (Milan).
Attempt blocked. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Mário.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Stevan Jovetic replaces Marcelo Brozovic.
Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matías Fernández (Milan).
Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura from a direct free kick.
Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan).
Giacomo Bonaventura (Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic with a cross following a corner.
Substitution, Milan. Matías Fernández replaces Carlos Bacca.
Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Manuel Locatelli.
Attempt saved. Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danilo D'Ambrosio with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
Attempt blocked. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Brozovic.
Substitution, Inter Milan. Yuto Nagatomo replaces Cristian Ansaldi.
Foul by Miranda (Inter Milan).
M'Baye Niang (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jeison Murillo (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by M'Baye Niang (Milan).
Foul by Cristian Ansaldi (Inter Milan).
Suso (Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
João Mário (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The governing body wants to end a deal that means players across the country receive a percentage of its income.
The row has meant an Australia A team tour of South Africa being called off.
"We are willing to make important changes to modernise the existing model for the good of the game," said Smith.
But, in a post on Instagram, he added: "We are determined to keep revenue-sharing for all because we must take care of domestic players in Australia.
"I know from my career that, when I was dropped in 2011, if I didn't have a strong domestic competition to go back to, I certainly wouldn't be in the position that I'm in today."
The previous five-year agreement between CA and the players ended on 30 June, and the dispute has effectively left 230 of the country's players unemployed.
Talks over a new deal are expected to resume on Monday.
"State players need to be taken care of financially so the domestic competition will always be strong which in turn keeps us strong at the international level," said Smith.
In March, CA proposed salary increases for men and women as part of a revised memorandum of understanding, meaning players would no longer receive a percentage of the organisation's revenue.
This was rejected by the Australian Cricketers' Association, which also turned down a recent revised pay offer.
Australia's men are due to play a two-Test series in Bangladesh in August, while they are scheduled to host England in the Ashes from 23 November to 8 January, 2018.
The women's team are under contract until the end of the Women's World Cup, which is taking place in England.
Smith added: "As women's cricket gets bigger and bigger in Australia, women players must also be able to share in what they will be earning.
"They must have the same chances and incentives to grow the game as the men have had since revenue sharing started.
"It's time to get a deal done. It should be and can be an exciting time for the game."
Adam Collins, Australian cricket journalist and broadcaster
"What a mess. There's no other way to describe the fact the deadline has passed for Australia's cricketers to pen a pay deal with the board and no agreement is in place.
"The result? Unemployment with immediate effect. The implications? Vast. The Ashes? Who knows. The Ashes is the true marker of disaster. If that tour is cancelled, heads will roll. And rightly so."
The singer, better known by his stage name Toddy Cantuaria, is suspected of punching an Argentine tourist outside a nightclub in Rio de Janeiro in March.
The tourist, 28-year-old MatÃas Sebastian Carena, fell to the ground and hit his head.
He later died of the head injuries he had sustained as a result of the fight.
Rio police suspect Mr Cantuaria of delivering the blow which knocked Mr Carena out.
The punch-up in the fashionable Ipanema area of the city was captured on CCTV.
Local media reported at the time that the fight had broken out in a nightclub over the price of cocktails.
The CCTV footage shows a man punching Mr Carena, who falls to the ground. Another kicks him, while a third hits him with a crutch.
Rio police issued arrest warrants for four suspects, among them Mr Cantuaria, who was part of Brazilian band Karametade.
Before he could be arrested, Mr Cantuaria fled to Madrid and from there to Paris.
Mr Cantuaria is expected to be extradited to Brazil soon where he will go on trial and could face up to 30 years in prison if found guilty.
Less than six hours after take-off from Russia's Baikonur cosmodrome, Kjell Lindgren from the US, Kimiya Yui of Japan and Russian Oleg Kononenko safely arrived at the orbital outpost.
The flight had been postponed after the April launch of a cargo rocket failed.
Manned flights to the ISS are currently only possible with Russia's ageing Soviet space technology.
The US retired its Space Shuttle operation in 2011.
Thursday's mission capsule connected to the International Space Station about 250 miles (400km) above Earth at 01:45 GMT.
The three astronauts had been set to take off in May but Moscow was forced to delay the flight after the 28 April crash when an unmanned Soyuz cargo rocket had failed to reach the station and burned up in the atmosphere before crashing back to Earth.
"It's certainly no fun to see several of the cargo vehicles undergo mishaps," Mr Lindgren said. "It underscores the difficulty of this industry and how unforgiving the space environment," he told a news conference ahead of the launch.
For both the US astronaut and for Kimiya Yui, it is their first time in orbit.
The Japanese astronaut said he was taking some sushi along as a treat for the others.
The team has joined the existing ISS crew of Russians Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Kornienko and Scott Kelly from the US.
Aside from Russia's Soyuz rockets that largely date back to Soviet technology, two privately owned US companies flying cargo the ISS have also lost rockets in recent launch failures.
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Mathew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society for the Arts, was appointed last month to lead the review into the impact of "disruptive" businesses such as Uber and Deliveroo.
New technology combined with new business models has led to a rise in workers doing short-term, casual work.
Many are not eligible for the minimum wage, sickness or maternity pay.
The review will address questions of job-security, pension, holiday and parental leave rights. It will also look at "employer freedoms and obligations".
Mr Taylor will be joined by the entrepreneur, Greg Marsh, who founded onefinestay, a company which helps upmarket home-owners let their properties to visitors, Paul Broadbent chief executive of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority and employment lawyer, Diane Nicol.
The team will be talking to businesses and workers across the UK, including in Maidstone, Coventry and Glasgow. It will look into practices in manufacturing and rural economies as well as the "gig" economy.
"The most important part of our process is getting out and about to talk to businesses and workers across Britain about their experiences of modern work," said Mr Taylor, who was formerly the head of the Number 10 policy unit under Labour leader, Tony Blair. His current role at the RSA think-tank is politically neutral.
"As well as making specific recommendations I hope the Review will promote a national conversation and explore how we can all contribute to work that provides opportunity, fairness and dignity," he said in a statement.
Typically workers in the "gig" economy use mobile phone apps to identify customers requiring delivery services or small practical jobs. The Department for Business says 15% of those working in the UK's labour market are now self-employed.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is also set to launch a research project into the scale of the gig economy, which will examine the motivations of those engaging in "gig" work.
"Helping us to understand what impact modern employment practices have on workers will inform our forthcoming industrial strategy and also help us ensure our labour market and wider economy works for everyone," said Business Minister Margot James.
The government's Autumn Statement earlier this month indicated how the "gig economy" is also beginning to affect budget revenues, as self-employment and casual work reduce the amount of tax being paid.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) estimated that in 2020/21 it will cost the Treasury £3.5bn.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond indicated he would be looking for more effective ways to tax workers in the shifting labour environment. | A team of four experts is preparing to tour the UK to explore how the "gig" economy is affecting workers' rights. | 38,147,489 | 554 | 28 | false |
At a senate hearing on Wednesday, a visibly emotional Mr Kutcher said it was time for "society and government" to defend the vulnerable.
He said that he had been exposed to things "no person should ever see".
Mr Kutcher was speaking as chairman of Thorn, an organisation that develops software to locate victims of abuse.
"The right to pursue happiness for so many is stripped away, it's raped, it's abused, it's taken by force," Mr Kutcher, 39, said.
He told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington that new technology was needed to prevent websites from carrying adverts promoting the sexual exploitation of minors.
"Technology can be used to enable slavery, but it can also be used to disable slavery," Mr Kutcher said, adding: "Can we build the tools that are better than their tools to fight what is happening?"
He said that one of the tools his organisation had created, Spotlight, helped identify 6,000 victims in six months. It was developed after a 2012 survey found that 63% of underage victims were being bought or sold online.
Mr Kutcher, who is married to actress Mila Kunis and has two children, said that he aimed to help victims around the world with his work at Thorn after being affected by what he had seen.
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He told those present at the Ending Modern Slavery hearing that his organisation had been approached by authorities to help track online perpetrators with new technology.
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BBC Radio 4's You & Yours has spoken to people cold-called by Liverpool-based salesmen and persuaded to "unlock" their frozen pensions, with promises of cash upfront, and high returns.
But the BBC has heard support staff were encouraged to lie repeatedly to worried scheme members.
These sales companies are no longer trading, but former bosses deny wrongdoing.
More than five hundred people were persuaded to transfer more than £20m into the two schemes - Henley Retirement Benefit Scheme and Capita Oak.
Henley promised a tax free lump of 25% on the member's 55th birthday, while Capita Oak offered up to 15% cash upfront - regardless of age.
Both schemes promised a guaranteed return by investing the money in Lancashire storage company, Store First Ltd, part of Group First.
But many have struggled for months to receive payments, or get any details of where their pensions are and whether the promised return has been added.
The Liverpool-based sales companies - including Sanderson Clarke Ltd and Jackson Francis Ltd - have now ceased trading, leaving clients with no contact details.
In the case of Henley Retirement Benefit Scheme, BBC Radio 4's You and Yours has learned of at least 150 people who transferred more than £9 million.
Jane Parker from Kidderminster was first contacted by a sales agent in early 2012.
"I had a cold call from a company called Sanderson Clarke, a gentlemen called Dominic, about unlocking frozen pensions, and I agreed to look into it," she says.
"Once they looked into my pensions and said yes, they can be unlocked, they sent a chap called Ian round to have a chat with me.
"He said he was an independent financial adviser, but he only explained about this company called Group First, and that I'd get this 8% return.
"It sounded very good and very believable."
Jane says one of her frozen pensions - worth £30,000 - was transferred into the scheme.
"The letter from Henley Retirement Benefit Scheme looked very legitimate," Jane says, "with a registered number, with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs written on it."
She has since heard nothing from either Sanderson Clarke or Henley Retirement Benefit Scheme.
"I was getting concerned I hadn't heard anything so I tried to ring but nobody ever got back to me."
Eventually the line went dead, Jane says. Now she has no contact details at all.
"I have nothing, no paperwork whatsoever. This is my little pot of money for when I retire, so what I'd like to do is take all that money and put it into a legitimate scheme"
Steve Lomas, from Swinton in Greater Manchester, had a similar experience.
He was persuaded to transfer his £60,000 local authority frozen pension pot into the Henley scheme in the spring of 2013.
He was told he would receive a 25% tax free lump sum after his 55th birthday later that year.
Nothing happened. For a year he called and emailed Sanderson Clarke repeatedly - but they did not phone back.
He did eventually receive his lump sum, after the BBC made enquiries. He is still unsure where his remaining money is.
Graham Williams from Cardiff was persuaded by the Liverpool sales agents to transfer his £117,000 frozen pension into the Capita Oak scheme.
Unlike the Henley scheme members, he received 15% cash up front, almost immediately, although he was only 48, and payments before 55 are illegal.
He, too, has since heard nothing about where the rest of his pension is.
A former employee of the Liverpool sales companies told Shari Vahl from "You & Yours" that staff were frequently told to fob off pension members - many of whom became increasingly desperate.
"Basically I was getting told to lie to them," the employee said.
"It just got too much just listening to grown men crying, literally breaking down on the phone.
"It was not nice at all."
The former employee claims managers lied to clients "millions of times".
It was "things like, I'll follow up the call , I'll give you a call back, I'm writing it into my diary right now"
"They weren't writing anything into their diary, they didn't even have a diary."
The former boss of the sales companies, Stuart Chapman Clark, denies these allegations.
Another person who transferred their pension to Henley - Tony Helps - became so angry he chained himself to building of the Liverpool sales companies and contacted the media.
His gesture largely worked, and his pension was transferred out of the scheme minus £4,000 - which no-one can explain.
The BBC investigation has discovered a web of companies behind the schemes.
The deal to invest Henley Retirement Benefit Scheme money into Store First was brokered by Stuart Chapman Clark, who ran the Liverpool sales companies, and who has denied any wrong-doing.
The BBC did speak to the man who runs the storage company, Store First Ltd, Toby Whittaker.
He confirmed Stuart Chapman Clark came to him with a third of the £9m transferred into the Henley pension scheme, about £3.5m.
Mr Whittaker said that money was invested in Store First.
Mr Whittaker said he paid the guaranteed return - 16% - as promised, up front, on day one.
But he claims he paid it to a company based in Gibraltar, Transeuro Worldwide Holdings Ltd.
The BBC has tried and failed to make contact with that company.
Millions of pounds remain unaccounted for.
Experts say the case highlights the dangers of responding to cold calls, and allowing your pension to be invested in unregulated investments sold by unregulated advisers.
"Always, always check that the people you are dealing with are authorised by the regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority," says Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown.
"If they aren't regulated don't deal with them however plausible they seem or enticing the deal they're offering.
"Don't deal with unregulated advisers and don't put your money into unregulated investments; remember, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is."
You can hear the special edition of You and Yours here and there will be a special report on BBC Wales X-ray.programme at 19:30 | Millions of pounds is unaccounted for in two pension schemes. | 29,687,817 | 1,424 | 14 | false |
The National Assets Management Agency - the Republic of Ireland's 'bad bank' - took effective control of a property loan portfolio in Northern Ireland worth more than £1bn after the financial crisis.
It set up a committee to advise it on Northern Ireland issues and Mr Cushnahan was recommended for appointment by the Democratic Unionist Party.
He served on the committee from 2010 to 2013.
A former banker who became a corporate fixer, unknown to Nama, Mr Cushnahan had been talking to US investment firm Pimco who were interested in buying its Northern Ireland portfolio.
Before he left his Nama post, Mr Cushnahan attended meetings with Pimco as it prepared to mount a bid. He was due to be paid £5m if the bid succeeded.
However, the deal collapsed when Nama learned of his role.
Another company called Cerberus then bought the portfolio for £1.2bn.
Mr Cushnahan has consistently denied any wrongdoing, and that he was due to receive money in relation to that deal.
However, in February BBC NI's Spotlight programme broadcast a covert recording in which Mr Cushnahan claimed that he was due to be paid a fixer fee over the deal.
Mr Cushnahan was defended by former first minister Peter Robinson who, in October 2015, was appearing before a committee examining the sale of Nama's NI portfolio to Cerberus.
The first minister told the Stormont committee that he had been friendly with Mr Cushnahan for years and found him to be "motivated by the best interests of Northern Ireland".
He added that Mr Cushnahan could be described as a "pillar of the establishment".
He said that he or his special advisor had regular contact with Mr Cushnahan in the period leading up to the Nama deal.
The purpose of this was to get the "best possible assurance as to how any purchaser would operate" in Northern Ireland.
In June, the Irish parliament was told that Mr Cushnahan was one of two men arrested by the National Crime Agency as part of a fraud investigation. It was told the other was a former senior Nama executive.
Nama has launched two complaints about Mr Cushnahan to the Republic's Standards in Public Office Commission. It also reported him to police in the Republic of Ireland as well as the UK National Crime Agency.
Meanwhile, in September Spotlight broadcast another recording of Mr Cushnahan accepting a £40,000 cash payment from a Nama borrower. The man who made the payment, County Down property developer John Miskelly, said "payments made by me to any persons have been lawful".
The recording was made in 2012 at a time when Mr Cushnahan was still working as an adviser to Nama.
A former pupil of St Malachy's Grammar School in north Belfast, Mr Cushnahan held a number of senior positions in the banking world.
In the late 1990s, he established his own consultancy, advising companies on corporate finance issues and management buy-outs and acquisitions.
Mr Cushnahan has held dozens of corporate appointments and public sector positions during his career.
He was a corporate financier at the Northern Ireland Science Park for a three-year period and worked with the University of Ulster Foundation in Coleraine from 2009 to 2013.
He also had a long spell with Delta Print and Packing, off-licence group Wineflair and the the Red Sky construction group.
Mr Cushnahan also previously served as chairman of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners.
Within Stormont, he was for a time director of the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister as well chairing other internal panels.
Mr Cushnahan was also an advisor to the general board panel established by the Presbyterian Church to consider issues arising from the financial crisis related to the Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS).
He was awarded a CBE for services to the Northern Ireland's economy in 2001
Mr Cushnahan has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to his role at Nama. | One of the key figures in the controversy over the sale of Nama's Northern Ireland property portfolio is Belfast businessman Frank Cushnahan. | 37,372,316 | 881 | 31 | false |
Crane, 20, finished with 4-39 as the North fell short on 208 in pursuit of 228-8 in Abu Dhabi.
Durham fast bowler Mark Wood took 2-38 for the North on his return after three ankle operations.
Rain saw the final contest in the inaugural series between players from northern counties and southern counties shortened to 40 overs per side.
The three-match series is designed as a warm-up for county cricket's 50-over competition, the Royal London One-Day Cup, as well as helping players prepare for international cricket.
Eight players earned an automatic place on each team - with North represented by players from northern counties and South from southern counties - through the Professional Cricketers' Association's Most Valued Player ratings formula, while the remaining players were chosen by the England selectors.
The PCA MVP rankings system identifies the match-winners and key influencers of matches throughout the domestic season.
It takes into account conditions, quality of opposition, captaincy and strike-rates as well as runs scored and wickets taken.
South are coached by England assistant Paul Farbrace, while bowling coach Ottis Gibson oversees the North squad.
Kem Ley was shot at a cafe in the capital Phnom Penh last year, in a killing that shocked the country.
Oeuth Ang, who goes by the name "Chuob Samlab" (Meet to Kill), admitted the killing, saying it was over money.
Rights groups believe Kem Ley was probably killed for his outspoken criticism of the government.
Oeuth Ang, a former soldier, was found guilty of murder and illegal possession of a firearm.
Assassinations of high-profile activists are not uncommon in the country.
Over the past two years a growing number of anti-government campaigners and politicians have been prosecuted on what they say are trumped-up charges, says the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head.
Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia for more than three decades, is accused of increasingly authoritarian rule.
The country has also pushed through legislation allowing political parties to be dissolved if their leaders have criminal convictions, a measure critics believe is intended to ensure Hun Sen's party wins the coming general election, due next year, our correspondent adds.
Kem Ley had called for a new era of clean politics. Days before his death he had commented on a report exposing the business dealings of Hun Sen and his family.
Trinity Culley, then aged nine, grabbed towels and delivered her sister while the family waited for an ambulance at their home in Fingringhoe, Essex.
Mum Dee said Trinity was "amazing but a bit embarrassed as she saw everything".
"We're certainly not going to have to have that 'where babies come from' talk with her after this," she said.
Mrs Culley, 28, went into labour two weeks early on 31 March.
"Trinity dashed downstairs and grabbed towels and covered me up," she said.
"She just said, 'It's alright mum, I've seen this on One Born Every Minute'."
Trinity was not allowed to watch the programme but had been doing so in secret in her room, Mrs Culley said.
Jasmin Elizabeth-Rose weighed in at 7lb 1oz (3.2kg) and arrived "in about five minutes".
Mrs Culley said she and husband Terry, 34, were "extremely proud" of their eldest daughter.
Trinity, who has since had her 10th birthday, was "chastised" for watching the show on her television "which was not meant for that sort of thing".
Mrs Culley said: "She just turned to me and said, 'Well mum, if I hadn't watched it, I wouldn't have known what to do, would I?'."
In exchange for an empty bottle or jar, children will get a free ticket to a showing at the renovated Hippodrome cinema in Bo'ness, near Falkirk.
The picture house was re-opened last year after a £2m restoration.
The offer will see film fans who donate a clean, empty jam jar (with its lid) given two tickets for the price of one at special screenings.
This season's offer will allow movie-goers access to the silent Buster Keaton classic, Steamboat Bill Jr.
The jars will be used by the Georgian Kitchen in nearby Callendar House in Falkirk for jam-making.
Astrid Shearer, audience development officer at the cinema, said: "We're really proud of the Hippodrome's unique heritage and we like to think that, although we do show the latest releases, we also celebrate our place in cinema history, and give our audience the opportunity to see some exceptional and rarely screened films."
The exchange will not happen overnight: the complex logistics involved mean it will be 2017 before the great cetacean is hanging from the ceiling of the iconic Victorian Hintze Hall.
The museum thinks the change will increase the wow factor for visitors.
But it also believes the whale can better convey all the cutting-edge science conducted at the institution.
That is something a plaster-cast model of a Diplodocus skeleton - as familiar and as popular as it has become - can no longer do effectively.
"Everyone loves 'Dippy', but it's just a copy," commented Sir Michael Dixon, the NHM's director, "and what makes this museum special is that we have real objects from the natural world - over 80 million of them - and they enable our scientists and thousands like them from around the world to do real research."
The 25m-long blue whale skeleton currently hangs in the mammals gallery.
It was acquired for the museum shortly after it opened in 1881. The animal had beached at Wexford on the southeast coast of Ireland.
The curators paid £250 for it in 1891, although it was not put on public display in London until 1935.
Every single bone is present. They will now all be carefully dismantled, cleaned and catalogued, and then re-suspended on wires above the Hintze entrance.
Anyone walking into the current mammals gallery knows the skeleton to have a flat pose, but the intention is to give it a dramatic, diving posture in its new home.
"It's a fantastically complete specimen," said Richard Sabin, whose vertebrates division at the NHM will oversee the transfer.
"It's also one of the largest of its kind on display anywhere in the world; and we know its history, we know how it was killed and processed, and that's quite rare.
"Just the act of moving it will be great for science because we'll scan every bone, and that means any researcher will be able to study it and even print 3D parts if they want to."
The museum has chosen the whale to lead what it calls its "three great narratives".
These cover the origins and evolution of life, the diversity of life on Earth today, and the long-term sustainability of humans' custodianship of the planet.
The cetacean has something to say on all them, particularly the last. Blue whales were hunted to the brink of extinction before a ban on their exploitation was put in place in the 1960s.
Indeed, it was NHM scientists who were instrumental in gathering the data in the earlier decades of the 20th Century that showed commercial practices were driving the animal to oblivion.
"And going forward we want to tell more of these stories about the societally relevant research that we do," explained Sir Michael.
"So, for example, today our teams help the police with the forensic examination of crime scenes; we do projects that potentially could help feed nine billion people in 2050; and we also look at whether it's possible to eradicate certain parasitic diseases in Africa.
"We're not just nerdy guys who can identify every species of butterfly."
The museum would like to make the switch-over to the whale much faster, but Hintze Hall is a major circulation space and it has to remain open throughout the transition.
Dippy will not disappear. It is likely to feature in a larger exhibit that illustrates how dinosaurs lived in their environment. This could be taken outside to the front of the South Kensington building, Sir Michael said.
There is also the possibility that Dippy could go on tour as well, to bolster the exhibition spaces at regional museums in the UK.
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Brooks, 19, was included in a 20-man party for Wales' first appearance in the prestigious Under-20 competition.
But the Sheffield United player's England call-up was announced 11 minutes after his Wales withdrawal.
"It's a frustrating part of the job with dual nationality players," said Wales manager Robert Page.
"We'll support him in his decision."
Brooks has made four appearances in all competitions for League One champions Sheffield United this season.
The Welsh-language arts festival will run from 29 May to 3 June at Bridgend College's Pencoed Campus.
The council approved the six-day youth event which it hopes will bring 100,000 visitors and £6m to the local economy.
Cabinet member councillor Phil White said it was "a unique opportunity to promote the county borough to a national audience".
The 2015 Urdd National Eisteddfod will be in Caerphilly from 25 to 30 May.
The US agency's current policy prohibits anyone working for it who has used cannabis in the past three years.
However, its director James Comey has acknowledged that this is complicating its efforts to recruit hacking experts, according to the Wall Street Journal.
It said he made the announcement at a conference in New York.
"I have to hire a great workforce to compete with those cybercriminals, and some of those kids want to smoke weed on the way to the interview," the newspaper quoted him as saying at the White Collar Crime Institute's annual meeting.
It added that when one attendee asked how a cannabis-using friend interested in working for the bureau should now act, Mr Comey replied: "He should go ahead and apply."
A spokeswoman for the FBI confirmed Mr Comey had discussed cannabis in unscripted remarks during a question and answer session after his speech at the conference.
However, during a committee hearing at the Senate on Wednesday the FBI director subsequently said he had been trying to be "philosophic and funny" when he made the comments.
"I don't want young people to use marijuana. It's against the law," he added.
"I did not say that I'm going to change that ban. I said I have to grapple with the change in my workforce."
Unlike the FBI, the UK's National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU)'s vetting policy does not make specific reference to cannabis, but does have a wider anti-drugs rule.
"Whilst previous drug taking is not necessarily a barrier to employment provided people are open about it, applicants are told not to apply if they have taken illegal drugs in the preceding 12 months," said a spokeswoman for the National Crime Agency, of which the NCCU is a division.
"Before joining all new entrants have to undertake a drugs screening test before appointment is confirmed.
"Once employed, individuals are subject to NCA policies including random and intelligence-led 'with cause' substance testing. Certain high-risk posts require individuals to take more regular testing as a role requirement."
One expert thought it was sensible to review such anti-drugs policies.
"The sort of hackers that you want to hire tend to be young, the young tend to have bad habits such as smoking marijuana, and over time you'd expect them to do this less," Dr Richard Clayton, from the University of Cambridge's Computer Laboratory, told the BBC.
"But equally, I believe the FBI and the National Cyber Crime Unit have more problem recruiting people because of the salaries they pay, which compare poorly with the salaries available in the private industry."
The UK's Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told BBC Two's Newsnight programme in November that the NCCU might hire convicted hackers despite a current ban against recruits with a criminal record.
"The conviction would be examined in terms of how long ago it was, how serious it was, what sort of sentence had followed. So I can't rule it out," he said.
But Dr Clayton said he was concerned how this might be implemented.
"We like to send out the message that hacking is very bad and that if you get caught it can ruin your life," he said.
"But it's a problem if you then say, 'If you get caught we might let you serve a few months in jail and then give you a nice cushy job.'
"Perhaps we might want to have some sort of 'we won't hire you until your conviction is at least five years old' sort of policy."
The 39-year-old led the club to consecutive promotions from the National League to League One before a 10th-place finish in 2016-17.
After assisting former boss John Ward, Clarke took charge in March 2014 prior to relegation to non-league that term.
His side finished seven points off the play-off places in May, in their first season back in the third tier.
He had signed a three-year deal to 2019 in May 2016, after turning down a formal approach from Championship side Leeds United.
"We were very keen for him to remain in charge and to build on the success he has brought to the club in a very short time," club president Wael Al Qadi told the club website.
"It was important, we felt, to ensure we had the man we wanted at the helm. With Darrell as manager, we feel that the club is in a stable position and we are confident that he will continue to move us forward."
Clarke added: "I would like to thank the club's owners and directors for giving me the opportunity to continue, long term, to take the club forward and I would also like to thank our amazing fans."
The 21-year-old Frenchman previously played under Saints manager Claude Puel at the Ligue 1 club.
"I am really happy," said Hassen. "It's a pleasure for me to come to England and I am really happy to get to know the Premier League."
Southampton's executive director of football Les Reed added: "He has built an excellent reputation during his time with Nice."
Hassen, who has made 50 first-team appearances for Nice, has represented France at every youth level, from under-16s through to under-21s.
The Saints are also close to completing a £14m deal for Napoli forward Manolo Gabbiadini.
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Council plans were for 21 libraries to be community-run but the authority is now proposing that those libraries have some paid staff.
Consultation responses said this was necessary for libraries to survive.
The library budget is being halved in 10 years, from £7.8m in 2010 to £4.2m by 2020.
North Yorkshire County Council said under the new plans the "highest-performing" libraries - Catterick, Colburn, Crosshills, Easingwold, Eastfield, Sherburn, Stokesley and Thirsk - would be given 12 to 15 hours a week of additional support.
Five to seven hours of additional support will be given to the following libraries: Bedale, Bentham, Boroughbridge, Helmsley, Ingleton, Kirbymoorside, Leyburn, Norton, Pateley Bridge, Scalby, Settle, Starbeck and Tadcaster.
The authority said larger, busier libraries in Filey, Knaresborough, Pickering, Ripon and Whitby would retain a 40% staffing level alongside volunteers.
Core libraries in each of the county's seven districts will remain the same with a combination of the current staffing level of 60% and volunteers.
The authority said more than 17,000 people took part in the consultation and councillors were expected to approve the changes next month.
Skinner, 26, recovered from a poor start to beat New Zealand's Natalie Rooney 12-11 in the final.
Corey Cogdell won bronze in a shoot-off for the USA against Spain's Fatima Galvez after tying their match 13-13.
Skinner missed three early shots in the 15-game final, but took advantage after Rooney missed two in a row to win Australia's third gold of the Games.
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Areas affected include adult social care and children's services, including children's centres.
The county council said an increase in demand meant it needed to save the extra cash by 2018.
It comes on top of £64m cuts announced last year, when leader Conservative Ian Hudspeth said children's centres were no longer under threat.
Fears that some centres could close sparked protests last year.
A petition signed by David Cameron was presented by about 100 campaigners to the authority in a bid to save the county's 44 centres.
It was later agreed there would be a review to agree how the council could save £3m in 2017.
This latest round of proposed cuts sees the children's services lose an additional £1m next year, and £2m the following year.
However, the authority said there would be "no immediate reductions in services for many months".
Mr Hudspeth, said: "The council is facing unprecedented budget pressures from the rising costs of care and this pressure is expected to continue for many years to come.
"Since 2010, we have had five years of reducing council costs and finding savings of more that £200m."
Labour county councillor Liz Brighouse said none of the county's centres should close, but said because of the "massive cuts in budgets" she did not know how the council could keep them all open.
"We have to make sure centres which are keeping children safe are properly funded and kept open," she added.
A further £2m is set to come from the subsidised transport budget, which includes home to school transport, concessionary bus passes and dial-a-ride.
Another £6.1m would be found from learning disability services.
The council had already announced it would need to find that money and is running a consultation called the Big Plan looking at changing ways in which learning disabilities services work.
There will also be another £3m of unidentified cuts that would come from adult social care.
The annual cost of a resident parking permit would also rise from £50 to £60.
The new cuts would be implemented from next April up until the end of March 2018.
The council's cabinet will consider the proposals on 16 December. Full council is expected to make a final decision in February.
The leader of Oxfordshire County Council sees its financial woes as a clear case for more devolution.
Conservative Ian Hudspeth says its "the only way" the council can keep providing services, as it spends an increasing proportion of its budget on social care.
Certainly, many councils have been frustrated by constraints imposed by central government.
Cherwell District Council has already said it is planning to do without its Revenue Support Grant from 2017, and many have railed against the 2% cap on council tax rises.
But the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has repeatedly opposed large hikes in council tax as being unfair on families in a difficult financial climate.
If the council did have the power to set its own tax, would residents be happy to pay a different rate to neighbouring counties?
Midwifery sisters Mary Doogan, 57, and Concepta Wood, 51, say being forced to supervise staff taking part in abortions violates their human rights.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde claims conscientious objections do not give them the right to refuse such duties.
The hearing, at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, continues.
Ms Doogan and Mrs Wood sought during a grievance procedure to have confirmation that they were not required to delegate, supervise or support staff in the participation and care of patients through "the processes of medical termination of pregnancy and feticide".
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) rejected their application.
Both women have now gone to court seeking to have the ruling set aside in a judicial review.
They claim that the refusal to recognise their entitlement to conscientious objection was unreasonable and violated their rights under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) guaranteeing the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
They are seeking a finding that their entitlement to conscientious objection to taking part in abortions in terms of the 1967 Abortion Act includes the right to refuse to delegate, supervise and support staff involved in such work.
The women said in their petition that they are practising Roman Catholics and: "They hold a religious belief that all human life is sacred from the moment of conception and that termination of pregnancy is a grave offence against human life."
They maintain that they hold the belief that that their involvement in the process of termination is wrongful and an offence against God and the teachings of their church.
Ms Doogan and Mrs Wood, who are both midwifery sisters at the Southern General Hospital, in Glasgow, worked in the labour ward.
Ms Doogan, from Glasgow, has been absent through ill health since 2010 as a result of the dispute.
Her colleague, from Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, has been transferred to maternity assessment work.
NHS GGC, which is contesting their action, said it recognised their right not to participate in terminations under the terms of the Abortion Act.
But it maintains that it decided correctly that requiring them to delegate staff to nurse women undergoing medical terminations and to supervise and support staff undertaking that duty was lawful.
It maintains that the women's rights to conscientious objection under the legislation does not include the right to refuse such duties.
The board said that its decision respects the women's rights under Article 9 of the ECHR.
The GMB claimed the firm was failing to pay corporation tax and was not offering a "living wage" to employees.
Protests were held outside sites at Doncaster, Swansea, Glenrothes, Gourock, Hemel Hempstead, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Rugeley and Slough.
Amazon said it paid "all applicable taxes" and offered a "competitive package" to all its employees.
About 20 protesters outside the company's Doncaster site were dressed as grim reapers, wore masks of David Cameron and Nick Clegg and carried a giant mock Anti-social Behaviour Order (Asbo).
Paul Clarke, GMB national officer, said where Amazon differed from other retailers was its "refusal to pay proper taxes or to treat its workers properly".
"Profitable companies like Amazon, dodging fair taxes while failing to pay their staff a living wage and treat them properly, deserve a corporate Asbo," he said.
Mr Clarke said the retailer also denied staff the right to union representation and collective bargaining.
In a statement, Amazon said it employs more than 5,000 permanent employees across the UK as well as thousands of temporary staff, adding it paid "all applicable taxes in every jurisdiction that it operates within".
"We are proud of providing our associates with a safe and positive working environment, which includes on-the-job training and opportunities for career progression," the firm said.
The retailer offered its employees a "competitive package" including performance-related pay, with permanent employees also offered benefits including healthcare and a personal pension plan, it added.
Not only that, the defeat at Gateshead, win at Southport and draw at Halifax have taken in a combined 1,374 miles.
Defender Dean Wells, 28, like most of his team-mates, works as well as plays, and he has combined his job as a school caretaker with the Iron's push for the play-offs.
Here he talks to BBC Essex and gives is his week in his own words.
"I get a 6.30 alarm call from my little boy waking up to be fed. I pick up the gaffer Alan Devonshire at 7.15 before we meet the coach in Peterborough and we're in Gateshead five hours later.
"I play the full 90 minutes. The workrate of the lads, considering the number of games we've had and the travelling, is superb.
"For the first couple of hours on the coach back everyone's quiet. You have to get your head around the loss. But then the boys have a bit of banter and you have to get on with it.
"I roll into my house at about 10 past 11. I'm a massive Brentford fan, so I stay up to watch the Football League Show."
"It's Mother's Day, so I go and see my aunt who has brought me up since I was four.
"I got a bit of rest between 12 and two in the afternoon, had a little sleep and then caught some of the Liverpool versus Tottenham game."
"I'm up for seven to get Joe, the eldest of my two kids, ready for school. Then I'm at the gym for a couple of hours, before I go to work from two until seven.
"I'm a school caretaker at a local primary school in Isleworth. Last season I was doing 36 hours a week, but I've dropped it to 25 hours to fit it around the football.
"It can be anything from litter picking to fixing things in the classroom. It's not too bad. It's the joy of part-time football."
"It's the day from hell. I've never had a day like this.
"After finishing work at seven last night, I'm back in the school for seven this morning. For an away game I usually get a break after work - not today.
Heading into their game against Aldershot on Saturday, 22 March, Braintree were 13th in the Conference Premier.
Six games in 13 days later - and 13 points to boot - has seen them fly up the table to fourth place.
The Iron still have one game in hand on the teams below too.
"I'm superstitious and I like to pack my bag the day of the game, so I couldn't do it last night.
"I'm supposed to finish work at 12, but I ask to leave 10 minutes early to pick my lunch up from my aunt's - she's a better cook than my missus.
"I have to be at the gaffer's for 12.15 and we drive to Corley Services on the M6 to meet the coach.
"To be honest I was more tired driving up than back, because after such a good win you soften the blow a bit.
"Normally I'd get some sleep on the coach on the way back but you're still buzzing from all the sports drinks.
"I get in at half-past three. I'm in bed 15 minutes later."
"I got a decent night's sleep. Six or seven hours. Then it's off to the gym to see how the legs are getting on.
"Working part-time makes the recovery work hard. There's no going in for a warm down or a day off. One of the boys was in at five last night and up at eight for work.
"We get paid money though - it's part of the job.
"Luckily it's parents' evening at the school so my boss has let me come in an hour late, so I'm not in until three. It's off to my aunt's first for some healthy food to repair my body.
"It was Joe's parents' evening yesterday and he got a good report - so I found enough time to tell him 'well done'.
"He said 'well done on the result. Are the play-offs possible?' I said 'We hope so, but we're taking each game as it comes'.
"I haven't seen my six-month-old at all this week. It's not nice, but I'll make up for it when the fixtures are done and dusted."
"Considering the week we've had, I feel quite good. If we lose tonight it might be a different story though.
"I'm a bit stiff but once you start warming up you're fine.
"If we were in mid-table and just going through the motions, you could be disheartened. But the position we're in, we can't afford to have those thoughts.
"The motto at the moment is 'get on with it'. It's about a four-and-a-half hour journey home - so bed at about three.
"Then it's back up for work in the morning."
A woodchip fire broke out in Alexandra Docks, Newport, on 15 December 2015, and three months later there was another in Maesteg, Bridgend county.
South Wales Wood Recycling admitted three environmental charges at Cwmbran Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
The firm was ordered to pay £29,120 in fines, legal and investigation costs.
Company director Dennis Burke, 67, of North Cornelly, Bridgend county, had two charges against him dismissed, as well as a fourth charge against the company.
The court heard the fire at Newport burned for six weeks after a pile of wood chips exceeding 8,000 tonnes caught fire.
The company's permit specified the piles should not have exceeded 7,500 tonnes and be split into two piles with a fire break between them.
Adam Vaitilingam, defending, said the pile built up after two ships which were due to export the wood chips out of the dock were cancelled.
He added that strong winds at the time caused the fire to spread quickly and nearly caused "a loss of life for several members of the team".
In Maesteg, South Wales Wood Recycling had paid a now defunct company to take about 3,000 tonnes of wood chips in anticipation of a new biomass plant being built on the site of the old Llynfi Power Station.
The company said it was under the impression the necessary permit had been secured by that company in order to store the wood chips on the site.
Aled Watkins, prosecuting, said Natural Resources Wales made repeated visits to the Newport site and warned about the dangers of storing the wood in one pile.
Over the course of the six-week blaze at the Newport site, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service crews made 106 visits totalling 888 hours of labour, plus 218 hours spent on the site by fire officers costing a total of £181,524.
The company said it had taken on board the advice from NRW in Newport and "far from ignoring" it, was in the process of trying to rectify the situation when the fire broke out.
The Maesteg fire burned for 10 days and was not on the same scale as Newport, the court heard.
That site is in the final stages of being cleared.
District Judge Martin Brown said: "The company had the foresight of the danger in keeping the material in the form that it did [in Newport]."
The firm was fined £16,000 for the two Newport offences plus £4,000 for Maesteg.
It was also ordered to pay £9,000 in legal and investigation costs and a £120 surcharge.
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The hearings have focussed on the death of Arthur Horrocks, 41.
Nicola Stewart recalled hearing Mr Horrocks give her encouragement before he lost consciousness himself.
His nephew also described trying to rouse him after seeing that his eyes were closed as if he had gone to sleep standing up.
The inquests are investigating the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans who were fatally crushed at the FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989.
Mr Horrocks travelled from his home in Wirral with his brother Malcolm Horrocks, two nephews David and Keith Golding, and Keith's girlfriend Nicola Stewart.
The court heard how they went through the turnstiles at Hillsborough at about 14:45 BST then went into pen three on the Leppings Lane terraces.
In Ms Stewart's 1989 statement, she said that the "pressure just continued" to build among the crowd and "then there was one almighty surge".
She continued: "I couldn't move at all. My arms were pinned to my side.
"My feet were pinned to one position on the ground.
"I was screaming and all around me people were screaming as well because the pressure around was so unbearable.
"I was gasping for air, but there was nothing there. I wasn't able to expand my lungs because of the pressure we were all suffering from.... I could feel myself passing out."
Ms Stewart added: "Arthur Horrocks was just behind me. The last thing I remember him saying to me was 'keep your head up, keep breathing' and then he said to Keith 'I can't breathe'. I know I almost went."
David Golding, who gave evidence in court, said that Mr Horrocks was in front of him "within touching distance".
In his 1989 statement David remarked that "as the players came on to the pitch there was a big cheer" and as he looked to his left "I saw that Arthur's eyes were closed and his arms were down by his side".
He told the court: "I tried slapping his face, telling him to wake up. Keith was in a distressed state at this time, and Nicola.
"I said to them 'try and keep your arms up from your sides' so you had a bit of leverage if you needed to push anybody off you.
"But Arthur was just still and his eyes were as though he had just gone to sleep on his feet."
Mr Golding said that slapping his uncle and talking to him had no effect.
He said that shortly after he fell to the floor in the pen and his legs were trapped under bodies and Arthur also fell down.
Mr Golding added: "I didn't see him fall. I just saw him lying on this - what appeared to be bodies."
Former police constable Douglas Earls told the court he went into pen three and gave "six quick breaths and six chest compressions" to casualties he found inside, including Arthur.
Mr Earls said: "By this time I had organised other fans to pass people over the spiked fence to the other side to get him out of the pen."
In his 1989 statement Mr Earls said that Arthur was not breathing and did not have a pulse.
The jury saw video footage of Arthur being carried out of the pen and onto the pitch timed at about 15:25 BST, 19 minutes after police had stopped the match.
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Mr Earls said that after they had left the pen Mr Golding recognised his uncle and said "That's Arthur, it's Arthur, make him breathe".
The retired officer said he assisted an ambulance crew to give Arthur CPR and accompanied him to Sheffield's Northern General Hospital.
The ambulance carrying Arthur was seen on CCTV footage leaving the stadium at 15:48 BST.
He continued to receive chest compressions and resuscitation, but a doctor at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital said that he had died.
His body was initially taken to a temporary mortuary set up in the hospital's plaster room.
It was then sent back to the stadium's gymnasium where Malcolm Horrocks, Arthur's brother, identified his body.
The inquests, sitting in Warrington, Cheshire, continue.
Kelly Ackrill and Ashleigh Davidson, 28, from Ivybridge in Devon, had due dates two weeks apart in January.
But as soon as Kelly went into labour, so did Ashleigh and their babies River and Louella followed soon after.
Ms Ackrill said: "We are really close, we spend a lot of time with each other - but this is amazing."
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River was born at 18:40 GMT on Christmas Eve at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and his cousin Louella followed at 16:00 GMT the following day.
Both sisters are hairdressers and, although not identical, look alike. But there the similarities end.
"We have never experienced anything like it before but it's really odd how they are so close together," said Ms Ackrill.
"At 30 weeks I went into hospital having contractions.
"A few days before I went into hospital Ashleigh messaged me and asked me if I was OK because she kept on getting pains.
"She was convinced she was feeling the same labour pains that I was feeling.
"Ashleigh had been having contractions on Christmas Eve but it was not regular.
"Then I gave birth and the next day she went in and gave birth."
Ms Ackrill now has three sons, including River, and one daughter with partner Aaron Craig. Her sister Ashleigh now has two daughters with husband Tim.
The sisters also found out they were pregnant within days of each other.
"I had a feeling that we we would give birth closer than two weeks apart anyway," added Ms Ackrill.
"There's definitely something there."
Leave racked up 104,166 votes in the county and won with 57% - compared to Remain which secured 78,987 of ballots totalling 43%.
In Telford and Wrekin, the Leave campaign claimed victory with 63% after a total of 56,649 of votes - while Remain took 32,954 - 37% of votes.
The turnout in Shropshire was 77% and in Telford and Wrekin 72%.
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Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury & Atcham, said he was elated by the result.
"It is time to stand proud and tall as the fifth largest economy in the world, a permanent member of the UN security council and a member of the G7.
"This country punches above its weight and I have every confidence in our future."
But Richard Yates chairman of the Shropshire Branch of the National Farmers' Unions said he was concerned for the future of the country and his business.
"I fear it will lead to a break up of the UK. As a farmer and a businessman I am in unknown territory."
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Lucy Allan, Conservative MP for Telford, said she was pleased the Leave campaign won. She said: "I think it's to do with feeling under-represented, ignored, cut off from the political elites.
"Also it's a question of low wages being undercut by people coming in - those are the issues that people tell me they have concerns about."
Mark Pritchard, Conservative MP for Wrekin who had campaigned to remain in the EU, said the most important thing now was to restore stability in Britain and negotiate the best exit terms.
Gavin Denton, a commuter in Telford who voted to remain, told Radio Shropshire the result was "shocking" and rejected the agreement for a peaceful Europe after World War Two.
"I don't think anyone expected that it would happen," he said.
"I've felt European all my life."
But William Mantle, from Bridgnorth, was happy to be leaving the EU.
"Finally the glasses are off and people can really see what the European Union is all about," he said. "It's a corrupt organisation for the elite."
Thomas Holt, a winemaker who brings his produce from Spain to Shrewsbury, said the result has had an "instant impact" on his business by making his products more expensive.
"I'm very worried about the future, and I think it's a dark day for the UK," he said.
Adam Fejfer, a Polish man working in Shropshire, also said he was worried about the future.
He said: "Probably I will have to spend a few good quid for my British citizenship, which will be expensive for me and my family. I am really scared."
Workers have walked out for 48 hours in the long-running dispute with parent company Govia Thameslink (GTR) over the role of guards on new trains.
RMT spokesman Garry Hassell said the dispute "could last until Christmas".
Southern said the action would "achieve nothing" and it was pressing ahead with its plans.
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A Southern spokesman said: "This two-day strike will achieve nothing. After many months of trying to reach agreement with the RMT, we are now moving forward with our plans.
"We have guaranteed all our onboard staff a job until the end of the franchise, with no reduction in salary. Our plans are safe, and will mean fewer cancelled trains."
The rail operator said it was running 65% of the 2,020 trains detailed in an enhanced temporary timetable, but conceded many routes would have fewer trains and some would have no service at all.
The latest action follows a series of one-day strikes since April and a five-day walkout last month that was called off after three days.
Speaking to BBC South East Today, regional executive Mr Hassell said: "It could last until Christmas if the company continues not to take on meaningful talks - I believe we've been the doves in this dispute.
"The game's not up because whatever trains they bring, and whatever the name of the company is, the train service must be run safely."
Meanwhile, RMT general secretary Mick Cash said the strike was "rock solid and determined".
Mr Cash claimed it had been "forced" on workers "by the arrogance and inaction of Govia Thameslink and the government, who have made it clear they have no interest in resolving this dispute or in tackling the daily chaos on Southern".
The RMT is fighting moves to re-categorise conductors as "on-board supervisors", with drivers taking over responsibility for opening and closing carriage doors.
The union maintains it has legitimate concerns over safety and job cuts.
The rail operator, which imposed the changes on 21 August after several strikes went ahead, insists the plans are safe and will mean fewer cancelled trains.
The RMT said its fight was with "the company and the government, who have dragged this franchise into total meltdown".
"We cannot sit back while jobs and safety are compromised on these dangerously overcrowded trains," Mr Cash said.
Speaking on Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Cash accused Southern of "trying to railroad through their plans by getting rid of a second safety-critical person", saying the move was "detrimental to passengers and the disabled".
Alex Foulds, Southern's passenger services director, responded: "Our priority is to make our services more accessible, not less.
"There will be an on-board supervisor rostered to work every single train on which we currently have conductors and, because they'll be able to work any of our routes, we'll find it much easier to cover someone who goes sick at the last minute, for example.
"Those on-board staff will be more visible and better able to offer passenger assistance for everyone, including those with disabilities."
Analysis: Richard Westcott, BBC transport correspondent @BBCwestcott
There's more to this strike than meets the eye.
It's become a critical battle in a wider war over how the railways are staffed in future.
The government wants to save money and that inevitably means changing the roles of some of the people who work there. Moving to driver only operated trains in franchises is a way to cut costs.
The unions say that threatens jobs, so they've drawn a line in the sand. No more driver-only trains.
Both sides have a lot at stake. Whatever happens with Southern could set the tone for other rail franchises coming up in the future.
Rail bosses said the strike was taking place in the same week Southern reinstated more than a third of train services it had removed from the timetable in July to cope with ongoing disruption.
When the reduced timetable was brought in, the rail company blamed issues with crew availability.
Industrial action by RMT members and high levels of staff sickness had contributed to disruption of Southern services from the south coast into London, but the union denied claims that staff illness was unofficial industrial action.
Rail Minister Paul Maynard said: "Passengers want a railway that works for them and delivers the timely, modern and convenient service they expect.
"They should not have to suffer any further disruption from strikes as the unions try and prevent the delivery of a modern railway, with additional capacity and improved performance."
Customer advice issued by Southern said routes it would have no service on included:
Mohammed Alloush is the political leader of the powerful, Saudi-backed group Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam).
Both the Syrian government and its staunch ally, Russia, consider Jaysh al-Islam a terrorist organisation.
The opposition committee also warned that it would pull out of the talks if a third party was invited to attend.
Russia wants opposition groups tolerated by President Bashar al-Assad to participate in the negotiations on a political solution to the conflict in Syria, which has left more than 250,000 people dead since 2011.
Kurdish groups, which control large parts of the north, also want to attend.
An unprecedented meeting of Syrian opposition politicians and rebels in Riyadh last month led to the creation of a committee to oversee the talks with the government.
On Wednesday, the head of the Supreme Commission for Negotiations, Riad Hijab, announced Mr Alloush's appointment as its chief negotiator.
Jaysh al-Islam controls much of the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus. Its leader, Zahran Alloush, was killed in an air strike last month.
Russia says Jaysh al-Islam differs little from the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), but the two are violently opposed to each other and Zahran Alloush said before his death that he favoured allowing Syrians to decide whether they wanted Islamic rule.
Asaad al-Zoubi, a former Syrian army general, will serve under Mr Alloush as head of the opposition negotiating team, while his deputy will be George Sabra of the Syrian National Council.
Mr Hijab warned that the committee would not accept any attempts by foreign parties to "inject individuals in the form of a so-called third delegation, justifying their presence under unfounded pretexts merely to disrupt the political process and prolong the fighting in the name of combating terrorism".
The former prime minister also said that the opposition could not negotiate while Syrians "suffer from shelling, starvation and siege" by government forces.
"Dates are not sacred," he added. "Debased political bartering at the expense of the Syrian people is tantamount to callous extortion which we will not accept under any circumstance."
The UN has said it will not issue invitations to the peace talks until major powers backing the government and opposition had agreed on who should attend.
After a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Switzerland on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters they were not considering postponing the talks.
"We hope the negotiating process will begin this month," he said. "I stress that this will be just the start, because of course it will take a lot of time, a whole range of arduous tasks are to be resolved."
The paper said the printer found the front-page article "too sensitive". Tuesday's entire newspaper, however, can still be viewed online in Thailand.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 87, is currently in a Bangkok hospital.
Thailand has strict lese majeste laws that can result in jail terms for anyone who insults the monarchy.
Critics say the laws are used liberally by the military government to silence discussion about the royal family and the succession to the throne.
The Thai authorities have blocked a number of other news websites, notably the UK-based Daily Mail, after one article last year which included salacious details of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn's private life. That censorship precedes last year's military coup, although it has increased since the military takeover.
The military has shown itself to be extremely sensitive to any reporting on the royal family, with both the number and harshness of convictions for lese majeste rising sharply after the coup.
As the New York Times details in its article, Thais have been jailed for an overheard conversation in a taxi, a hand gesture, a university play, bathroom graffiti and most recently, two sentences of 28 and 30 years for Facebook posts.
Military ruler Prayuth Chan-ocha has also become visibly more irritated by media criticism of his performance, threatening to tape journalists' mouths shut, and to find other ways of punishing them.
Last weekend prominent journalist Pravit Rojanaphruk was detained, driven blindfolded to a secret military base outside Bangkok, and held for two days in a windowless room while being interrogated over his alleged links to anti-military conspiracies. He says it was made clear to him this was punishment for speaking out.
Thailand's lese majeste laws explained
The International New York Times (INYT) emailed subscribers in Thailand saying that Tuesday's edition was not printed as "it includes an article that our locally contracted printer deemed too sensitive to print".
"This decision was made solely by the printer and is not endorsed by the International New York Times," it said.
The article notes that the king has been in and out of the hospital in recent months and discusses his successors, particularly Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn.
Written by the paper's South East Asia correspondent Thomas Fuller, who is based in Bangkok, it also comments that lese majeste laws have stifled discussion on the issue in Thailand.
The last update on King Bhumibol released by palace authorities was in August when they said he was recovering from hydrocephalus, or excessive build-up of fluid on the brain.
The monarch has had frequent bouts of ill health in recent years. His health is closely watched in Thailand as he is seen as a unifying symbol and pillar of stability in a society that has seen increased political divisions and violence.
Nathan Matthews admits killing his 16-year-old stepsister but denies murder and conspiring to kidnap her.
The 28-year-old told Bristol Crown Court his intention was to "shock and scare" her because of the way she treated his mother.
Mr Matthews said he had "thoughts about doing it for a couple of months, on and off".
He described going to her house, where he tried to knock the teenager out in a struggle to get her into a suitcase.
Mr Matthews said he was wearing a mask when he handcuffed her and put Sellotape over her mouth and eyes.
He told the court the teenager struggled as he tried to put her into the suitcase and described how her breathing slowed.
"I remember I couldn't hear any breathing, so that's when I thought something's not right," he said.
"So I checked her for a pulse and there wasn't a pulse. She didn't have a pulse. Then I shut the suitcase."
After putting Becky's body in the boot of his car, he said he returned to the house and slammed the door so his girlfriend and co-accused Shauna Hoare would think Becky had gone out.
He told the court he sat on the sofa thinking "act normal".
In court: BBC Points West's Fiona Lamdin
Nathan Matthews is at times very distressed.
His mother Anjie was crying and her husband Darren had his arm around her, with the two gripping each other's hands in the public gallery.
When Mr Matthews is asked about his mother he sobs, leaning on the witness box by his elbows, hanging his head low.
He is squeezing a piece of paper and a tissue in his hands. Most of the time he is looking down, not giving any eye contact.
Asked why he did not go to the police and admit what he had done, Mr Matthews said: "Because then everybody else would find out and would be hurt."
Becky went missing from her family home in St George, Bristol on 19 February and her dismembered body was found in a shed several days later.
Mr Matthews, 28, of Hazelbury Drive, Warmley, South Gloucestershire, also admits perverting the course of justice, preventing Becky's burial and possessing a prohibited weapon.
Becky's best friend Courtney Bicker, 17, told police in a recorded interview that Becky said Mr Matthews had "graphically" described how he would kill her.
Mr Matthews denied threatening to kill her and said: "No, I can't say for 100% [that] I didn't make a random joke about something, but I never threatened Becky."
He denied that he conspired with his Ms Hoare to kidnap his stepsister.
Asked if he was controlling in his relationship with her, he said "she did mention it" but "it was not all one-sided" and "she had control over me as well."
He told the jury he suffered from anxiety and anger issues and said "if I am shown violence then I will show it back".
Mr Matthews admitted there was violence in his relationship with his partner and he had "scared her".
He said he had thrown her phone against a wall, shoved her head against a window while driving and pushed her into a lock on a door.
Ms Hoare, 21, of Cotton Mill Lane, Bristol, denies murder and conspiracy to kidnap, a weapons charge, perverting the course of justice and preventing a burial.
Two other men, Donovan Demetrius, 29, and James Ireland, 23, deny assisting an offender.
The trial continues.
Britain will be without their most successful female Olympian, Laura Kenny, who is pregnant with her first child.
Kenny's husband Jason is also taking a break following Rio 2016.
"It's a young squad and anyone has the chance to unseat someone more senior," said Dyer.
"The guys here are looking to make their own mark."
Archibald and Barker won gold alongside Laura Kenny and Joanna Rowsell-Shand, who has retired, in the team pursuit at Rio 2016.
Archibald is part of a new-look team pursuit squad and will also contest the scratch race, omnium and individual pursuit in Hong Kong, where the championships start on Wednesday.
Barker will also challenge for the points race and the madison.
"Laura has ruled the roost in the omnium in the past but Katie and Elinor are pretty good bunch race riders in their own right, as we've all seen," added Dyer.
"The most important thing with these World Championships is that those who have been committed to team events now have the freedom to commit a little bit stronger to individual stuff."
At the age of 23, Archibald is a senior member of the 20-strong Great Britain squad, which features 10 World Championship debutants.
They will be hoping to match their table-topping five gold medals from last year's event in London.
"The biggest change for us going into this World Championships is Laura not being here, along with Joanna and Ciara Horne," Archibald told the BBC's Rob Hatch.
"Myself and Elinor have somehow been thrust into the position of being the elders, aged 22 and 23. It's daunting.
"It's a fairly obvious truth that Laura Kenny is Olympic and world champion. You've got to expect that if she had continued training she would have had the form to make that selection.
"But she is not here and there is still a huge amount of competition. I feel quite privileged to have this chance and have this omnium spot. I want to be competitive."
Barker has relished being able to focus on her individual performances, winning gold in the Track World Cup points race in the Netherlands in November.
"I've done more racing in the last six months than I did in the year and a half before the Olympics," she told BBC Sport.
"I've made the most of being able to ride independently. I've changed my goals slightly and put my focus on the bunch races rather than the team pursuit."
The madison - one of the oldest and most exciting events in track racing - is part of the women's programme at the World Championships for the first time in Hong Kong, meaning women and men now compete in exactly the same events.
The race, similar to the points race but with riders in teams of two, was taken off the men's Olympic programme for the 2012 London Games.
But there are hopes it could be reintroduced for both men and women at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Archibald said: "It's going to be pretty exciting. When you make something an Olympic event, every nation pays attention and commits to it.
"For madison racing, there is a fantastic conversation going on. We all want it to be an Olympic event and this will be the first major trial."
Dyer added: "We know the UCI have been working hard behind the scenes.
"In the last year we've seen the women's madison come to the fore and that looks like a genuine attempt to achieve equality between men and women."
Olympic champions Steven Burke and Callum Skinner have also been named in the squad of 20 riders.
Women's endurance: Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Ellie Dickinson, Neah Evans, Emily Kay, Manon Lloyd, Emily Nelson.
Men's endurance: Matt Bostock, Steven Burke, Kian Emadi, Chris Latham, Mark Stewart, Andy Tennant, Oliver Wood.
Sprint: Jack Carlin, Katy Marchant, Lewis Oliva, Ryan Owens, Callum Skinner, Joe Truman.
Carter, 35, a two-time World Snooker Championship finalist, was fighting cancer for a second time after he had battled testicular cancer in 2013.
He said on Twitter: "Two beautiful words that I've been waiting for 'all clear'. I can now concentrate on getting my life and career back.
"I will be glad when this year is over. Some better things to come in 2015."
Carter's manager Steve Daintry told BBC Sport: "He went in for tests on Monday and had full body scans and blood tests.
"He has been on tenterhooks all week and on Friday, professor Neville Davidson said he was completely all-clear, with nothing to worry about. It couldn't have gone any better.
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"Although things had been looking good, this was the biggest test to see how his body had responded to the treatment.
"It's a big weight off Ali's mind. He can get back to a normal life and put the cancer behind him."
Essex-based Carter, who has won three ranking events during his professional career, finished as runner-up in the 2008 and 2012 World Championships.
After his diagnosis in May, he missed the first five months of the 2014-15 snooker season, before winning the General Cup, a non-ranking event held in Hong Kong in October.
He then played in the Champions of Champions event in November and got a standing ovation from the crowd in his first ranking event match at the UK Championship later that month.
"It has been a crazy, hard year for Ali and this is just a massive relief for him," added Daintry.
"He is a very down to Earth guy and he is very popular - the reaction and support he has had from his family, his friends, his fans and from the snooker family has been brilliant.
"The main thing for him is to get some normality back in his life. He wants to get back playing snooker and has a different perspective on life now."
Jacqueline Perry, 49, admitted nine counts of theft from semi-conscious patients at Swansea's Morriston Hospital.
Swansea Crown Court heard Perry, of Morriston, stole while working at the hospital between November 2014 and January 2015.
She will be sentenced in May.
An earlier hearing at Swansea Magistrates' Court heard Perry stole a 22 carat gold wedding ring belonging to 89-year-old Nancy Thomas.
The cancer sufferer also lost two other gold rings of "sentimental value," with all three collectively worth £1,800.
Perry also stole a gold ring from a patient recovering from surgery for stomach cancer and wallets containing small amounts of cash from chronically ill patients.
The 26-year-old tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, after Thistle's Premiership match against Celtic on 3 December last year.
He was banned for two years in April by the National Anti-Doping Panel.
Following an appeal by McMillan, the NADP reconvened in Glasgow in July and upheld the original decision.
McMillan's suspension runs from 18 December 2014 to 17 December 2016.
The player does not deny the validity of the test but has always said he consumed the cocaine without knowing he had done so.
McMillan says that, while at the home of his partner's parents, he drank from the wrong glass, not realising the drink had been mixed with cocaine by a friend of his partner's family, who had tried to hide his drug consumption.
McMillan's agent, Tony Asghar, told Ukad: "He was oblivious to the fact that it contained any other substance [than alcohol] and thought nothing of it."
Ukad chief executive Nicole Sapstead stressed the importance to all athletes of "strict liability".
She said: "They are solely responsible for any banned substance that is found in their system, regardless of how it got there or whether there was an intention to cheat or not.
"The principle of strict liability can be challenging for athletes. They have to ensure that they understand the anti-doping rules and that their family, friends, coaches and athlete support personnel understand them too.
"They need to be aware of the risks their career faces if they test positive, and ensure they manage that risk at all times."
McMillan began his career at Rangers and had loan spells at Hamilton, Queen of the South and Wrexham before joining Dunfermline in January 2012.
He joined Partick Thistle the following March and was sacked by the Jags on 28 February this year following an investigation by the club.
Swedish-based Minesto has applied to fix its underwater energy 'kites' in the sea off Holyhead on Anglesey.
It is part of plans for a 10MW underwater power plant, supplying the power needs of about 8,000 households.
A six-week consultation with Natural Resources Wales for a licence is now under way.
The scheme secured £11m in European Regional Development Funds in 2015, administered through the Wales European Funding Office (WEFO).
Developers said it would be the first full-scale operation of its kind in the world, following quarter-scale ocean testing off Northern Ireland.
The technology uses tidal currents to force water through a turbine as the underwater kites "fly" through the sea.
The initial installation in 100m (328ft) of water at Holyhead Deep will deliver a 0.5MW power plant, with more kites added over the months, until the 10MW site is fully operational.
Minesto said it remained "fully committed" to the project and developing a base in north Wales, despite the vote backing Brexit in June.
"During the period when Britain negotiates the conditions for leaving the EU, the question marks for every overseas business looking to invest in the UK will gradually be answered," said chief executive, Dr Martin Edlund.
"What we do know now is that our financial support from WEFO remains in place.
"This EU-funded project has already seen several new jobs created in Holyhead and Minesto is fully committed to develop our first tidal energy array and to build our future assembly facilities in north Wales."
The company hopes the first part of the project will be in place by 2017, if permission is granted for the marine licence.
The new inside sales centre will employ 500 staff, selling the company's services remotely.
It will sell software and services to customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Hiring is expected to start immediately, and positions will be filled over the next six months.
100 further positions are also being created across Microsoft's other operations in Ireland.
These include roles in finance, operations, engineering and sales.
Microsoft has been in Ireland since 1985 when it opened a small manufacturing facility employing 100 people.
Since then it has grown its presence considerably and currently has 1,200 full-time employees and 700 full-time contractors.
Its Irish operations include software development and testing, localisation, operations, finance, IT, HR and sales and marketing, serving both the domestic and Europe, Middle East and African markets.
Tries from Graham, Ross McCann and Callum Hunter-Hill gave Scotland a 19-12 lead after an open first half.
Will Jones and Ioan Nicholas had scored to keep Wales in touch, before Arwel Robson squeezed over in the corner to put them 25-22 up with 10 minutes left.
But Scotland wing Graham crossed six minutes later to set up a fifth-place play-off against Australia on Sunday.
Even if they lose against the Wallabies, sixth would be Scotland's highest ever competition finish.
Wales' defeat means they will face Italy in a play-off for seventh place, also on Sunday.
It could have been a different story had they capitalised on a strong start, as captain Jones cantered over after centre Owen Lane had intercepted a pass from Scotland fly-half Connor Eastgate.
Scotland responded in fine fashion as wing Graham touched down in the corner before centre McCann burst through some weak Welsh tackling to put his side 14-5 ahead.
Nicholas' incisive finish brought Wales back into contention, only for Scotland captain Hunter-Hill to force his way over from a driving maul.
Scotland were denied a second try from a maul on the cusp of half-time when the ball was held up over the Welsh try line.
A kicking battle then ensued between the two fly-halves, with Wales' Robson converting two penalties to Eatsgate's one to cut Scotland's lead to 22-18.
Robson added a try to his tally as he resisted a last-ditch tackle from Matt Fagerson to touch down in the corner.
He then struck a superb touchline conversion to give Wales a 25-22 lead after 70 minutes.
But Scotland had the final say, patiently going through several phases before Graham raced clear to avenge their 65-34 defeat against the same opponents during this year's Six Nations.
"We were disappointed with the result but we played some good stuff at times," Wales Under-20 coach Jason Strange told BBC Wales Sport.
"We scored four tries against three and that was a real positive for us and I thought there were some good individual performances.
"I felt ultimately our basics and fundamentals let us down and we lacked possession throughout the game and that was probably the difference.
"Overall there have been three narrow defeats, results are a part of it but what is important for us is the development of the players and the team, and the learning we take from this.
"A lot of the players are making a real good progress throughout the tournament."
Wales U20: Will Talbot-Davies (Newport Gwent Dragons); Jared Rosser (Newport Gwent Dragons), Ioan Nicholas (Scarlets), Owen Lane (Cardiff Blues), Ryan Conbeer (Scarlets); Arwel Robson (Newport Gwent Dragons) Dane Blacker (Cardiff Blues); Rhys Carre (Cardiff Blues), Ellis Shipp (Newport Gwent Dragons), Kieron Assiratti (Cardiff Blues), Will Griffiths (Ospreys), Sean Moore (Pontypridd), Shane Lewis-Hughes (Cardiff Blues), Will Jones (Ospreys, capt) Aled Ward (Cardiff Blues).
Replacements: Owen Hughes (Newport Gwent Dragons), Tom Mably (Cardiff Blues), Steff Thomas (Scarlets), Callum Bradbury (Cardiff Blues), Syd Blackmore (Bath Rugby), Reuben Morgan-Williams (Ospreys), Connor Edwards (Newport Gwent Dragons), Phil Jones (Ospreys).
Scotland U20: Blair Kinghorn, Robbie Nairn, Ross McCann, Stafford McDowall, Darcy Graham; Connor Eastgate, Andrew Simmers; George Thornton, Fraser Renwick, Adam Nicol, Alex Craig, Callum Hunter-Hill (captain), Luke Crosbie, Matt Fagerson, Tom Dodd.
Replacements: Robbie Smith, Fergus Bradbury, Daniel Winning, Hamish Bain, Archie Erskine, Charlie Shiel, Josh Henderson, Lewis Berg. | Hampshire leg-spinner Mason Crane helped the South to a 20-run victory and a 3-0 series win over the North.
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The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is asking the chancellor to introduce a Savers' Bonus, which would treat all taxpayers equally.
At the moment people on higher incomes benefit from either 40% or 45% tax relief, while others only receive 20%.
The ABI said a flat rate would provide a "massive boost" for ordinary workers.
But other sections of the pensions industry disagree, arguing that a single rate would be of little benefit to any savers.
Chancellor George Osborne is due to announce changes in his budget on 16 March, following a seven-month inquiry by the Treasury.
The ABI said that basic rate taxpayers - the majority of the UK population - currently receive only 30% of the money that the government spends on tax relief.
If there was a flat-rate, they could get almost half that sum, making the system much fairer.
Such a change would also encourage low and middle-income earners to save more. At the moment, such workers are not saving enough for retirement.
"The Savers' Bonus would provide a massive boost to the average worker's savings," said Yvonne Braun, the ABI's director of long-term savings policy.
"A single rate of tax relief would be simpler, fairer and more sustainable for all savers."
But others argue there would be little benefit to a flat rate.
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association - previously the National Association of Pension Funds - said any flat rate was likely to be set at 25% or lower.
It said that would produce little benefit to basic-rate taxpayers, but would "greatly reduce" the attractiveness of pension saving for 4.6m higher rate taxpayers.
Basic rate tax-payers making a £10,000 pension contribution would gain £500 if the flat rate was set at 25%.
But those on the higher, 40%, rate would lose £1,500.
One other advantage of a flat-rate is that it could save the Treasury up to £6bn a year if set at 25%, according to the Pensions Policy Institute.
Earlier this week the Treasury Minister David Gauke told the BBC that any changes would need to be effective for encouraging saving.
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It has taken Cellnovo more than a dozen years and tens of millions of pounds to bring its product to market.
The company employs 120 people in Bridgend and Swansea.
It is one of 12 firms being showcased by Innovation Point, set up to support technology start-ups.
Innovation Point was launched this week as a not-for-profit company and is a Welsh Government-supported venture with the private sector.
It will offer expert advice and help develop ideas and secure funding.
Cellnovo is a good example of how long the process can take.
It started as far back as 2002 and quickly identified type 1 diabetes as an area in which it could apply its technology.
The product is a wearable patch pump for insulin, which can be worn discreetly on the body.
It also comes with a touch-screen handheld device which controls the pump, but also enables people to record their activity and input blood/glucose readings.
This also connects to a medical database so patients or doctors can monitor how they are doing.
Dr Julian Shapley, founder and chief science officer, said: "The majority of patients take multiple daily injections - one in the morning of slow-acting insulin and then they have to inject themselves based on whatever they eat.
"Other than that there's the pump community - these are generally large belt-worn devices, with long tubes so you know you're wearing a medical device.
"We decided what we wanted to do was remove the visibility and add some consumer iPhone technology to it."
Getting the product to market had been a long journey but sales are now accelerating - the company also has an office in Paris - and have already increased to more than £330,000 for the last quarter.
"We started putting some designs together and building prototypes - back of an envelope details - and went out looking for investment and eventually got some venture capitalist funding in 2008," said Dr Shapley
As well as financial hurdles, the company had to go through the rigorous design and testing needed to pass the regulations required for medical devices.
The digital dozen
The companies will be showcasing their technology at the Digital 2016 conference in Newport on 6-7 June.
A recent Tech Nation report found more than 43,000 are employed in the digital technology sector in Wales and it contributes £600m to the economy.
But 59% of businesses surveyed highlighted a limited talent supply as a problem while 48% identified accessing finance as another difficulty.
Dr Shapley welcomes the involvement of Innovation Point as providing expertise.
"We did quite well out of the Technium process when we were growing but there was always room for more advice, to get mentors to give knowledge and experience," he said.
"My advice is get yourself a mentor, speak to your friends and family - and ignore the nay-sayers."
The test for Innovation Point will be whether it can help companies like Cellnovo reach their potential, allowing the company to grow and create skilled jobs along the way. | A wearable patch to manage insulin for diabetics is one of the ideas being developed by a "digital dozen" businesses looking to put Wales on the technological map. | 36,333,830 | 655 | 37 | false |
The incident happened on "rough" and "difficult" terrain at Bike Park Wales just before 15:00 GMT on Saturday.
The rider was winched to safety by the coastguard helicopter from Gethin Woods at Abercanaid and taken to Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales.
Details of the biker's condition are not known.
Kevan Thakrar, 26, from Stevenage, Hertfordshire, who is serving three life sentences for killing drug dealers, also lost his cranberry juice.
District Judge Neil Hickman said there had been a "cavalier disregard for Mr Thakrar's rights and his property".
The POA union, which represents prison workers, said it was "in despair" at the "ridiculous award".
Thakrar was jailed after he and his brother killed Keith Cowell, 52, his son Matthew, 17, and Tony Dulieu, 33, from Essex, at the Cowells' house in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, in 2007. They were also sentenced for two attempted murders.
In March 2010, Thakrar maimed three guards at Frankland Prison in County Durham after stabbing them with a broken bottle, but was cleared of two counts of attempted murder and three of wounding with intent.
Following the attack, Thakrar was moved from Frankland to Woodhill Prison in Milton Keynes and it was during this move that some of his possessions went missing.
According to the court judgment, detailed on Thakrar's Facebook page set up by campaigners protesting his innocence, he was awarded £224.97 for damage to his stereo, alarm clock and nasal clippers.
He was also awarded £90 after items including a carton of cranberry juice, protein powder and toiletries were lost, which he claimed left him "stressed".
Judge Hickman awarded him a further £500 to compensate him for lost photographs and personal items, making £814.97 in total.
The prison ombudsman had originally offered Thakrar £10 in compensation, but he took the case to court last year and Judge Hickman ruled that he deserved a further payout.
Peter McParlin, national chairman of the POA, said: "It's a ridiculous award, it's a disproportionate award.
"This is a high-security prisoner - as a bare minimum it will be costing the taxpayer at least £50,000-a-year to be kept incarcerated.
"He's the architect of his own situation and we are in despair."
A Prison Service spokeswoman said: "We robustly defend all cases as far as the evidence allows."
Following the judgement, Thakrar boasted about it on his Facebook page saying that he had hoped to send bailiffs to the Ministry of Justice to ensure they paid his compensation.
Lord Advocate James Wolffe said he was not arguing Holyrood had a veto, but said its consent was required because of the "significant changes" Brexit would make to its powers.
He was speaking on day three of the Supreme Court battle over who can invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
Ministers say they can do so with without consulting Parliament.
But campaigners dispute this, and earlier on Wednesday their lead lawyer said the government's argument "violates" basic principles of constitutional law.
Lord Wolffe, who will continue his argument on Thursday, agreed the UK Parliament should be consulted, and argued that Holyrood should also have a say.
The UK government has already responded to his argument, telling the court on Tuesday it was "fatally undermined" by powers over foreign affairs being reserved to Westminster.
Giving notice under Article 50 begins two years of formal Brexit talks.
The court also heard from lawyers from Northern Ireland, who said triggering Brexit could have a profound effect on the 1998 agreement at the heart of the peace process.
David Scoffield QC warned potentially "cavalier" ministers could materially alter "a carefully constructed devolution settlement". Another QC, Ronan Lavery, said since 1998 it had been for the people of Northern Ireland to decide their constitutional future, and that there could be no change without their consent.
"It would be very disturbing for the people of Northern Ireland that the terms so agreed in the Good Friday Agreement were not binding to some extent and did not have a constitutional status," he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Lord Pannick, representing Gina Miller, the lead campaigner calling for MPs to get a say, rounded off his argument.
He was grilled by Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger, who said it might seem "surprising" if the EU referendum had "no legal effect".
Lord Pannick said this had been the intention of Parliament when it passed legislation paving the way for June's referendum.
This law, he said, "simply says there should be a referendum - it says nothing more" and was designed to advise Parliament and the government.
It did not intend to hand ministers the power to invoke Article 50, he said.
He also argued that other Commons votes - such as the one taking place on Wednesday afternoon - would not count as Parliamentary authorisation.
"The law of the land is not altered by a motion in Parliament," he said.
"This is a basic constitutional principle."
Read legal correspondent Clive Coleman's full analysis
The government says it will trigger Article 50 by the end of March, which begins two years of formal Brexit talks.
It has said it will keep its cards close to its chest ahead of the negotiations, and has so far revealed little about what it will demand.
Campaigners, led by Ms Miller and hairdresser Deir Dos Santos, say triggering Article 50 requires Parliamentary approval, and won at the High Court last month.
The government has appealed to the Supreme Court, whose 11 justices are all hearing the case with a decision expected in January.
The singer, from Bethnal Green in London, was the eldest sister in the trio, who were known for songs including Little Drummer Boy and the Irving Berlin standard Sisters.
They had their own BBC TV show in the 1950s and were made MBEs in 2006.
Joy was also married to Wolverhampton Wanderers' star Billy Wright until his death from cancer in 1994.
She died on Monday after suffering a stroke last week her son, Vince Wright, told the Express and Star.
"We all thought the world of her and we are devastated she is gone," he said.
"She was a very bubbly, but private, character. We are all going to miss her terribly, she has been a part of our lives for so long now it really is going to be a big loss for all of us."
Joy, born Joycelyn V Chinery in 1924, and the twins Babs and Teddie, born in 1927, were brought up in Bethnal Green in east London.
Their parents were George and Victoria Beverley - who performed as music-hall duo, Coram and Mills.
During their formative years, money was scarce and the sisters shared a bed until they were teenagers.
Speaking in 2002, Joy insisted they did not notice being poor. "Mother was very clever," she told the Independent. "If we said we wanted a bike, she'd say: 'Oh, I love you too much to give you a bike.'"
During the Second World War the girls were evacuated to the Midlands. There they secured a contract to become "Bonnie Babies" in an advertising campaign for the bedtime drink Ovaltine.
Radio appearances for the BBC followed - with support from bandleader Glenn Miller they became professional singers, renowned for their close harmonies and glamorous lifestyles.
After the war the siblings were given their own TV show, initially called Three Little Girls in View and later retitled Those Beverley Sisters as the group's profile improved.
In 1951, the trio signed a recording contract with Columbia Records that helped them become the highest paid female act in the UK, earning more than £700 a week at a time when the average weekly wage was £5.
They were the first British female group to break into the US top 10 and enjoyed chart success with Christmas records like I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.
Other favourites included Bye Bye Love and Always and Forever.
But they all but retired after Joy married Billy Wright, then captain of the England football team, at Poole Register Office in 1958.
"I felt it was time we had an ordinary life," she recalled in a 1995 interview. "We'd had a successful career and I felt no guilt."
But the trio reunited in the 1980s, resurrecting old songs such as It's Illegal, It's Immoral Or It Makes You Fat for gay clubs and variety shows.
The sisters entered the Guinness Book Of Records in 2002, as the world's longest surviving vocal group without a change in the line up.
The same year, they sang for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at a Jubilee concert.
In 2006, the group were made MBEs for services to music, and arrived at Buckingham Palace - as always - in identical outfits.
Joy is survived by her twin sisters, three children, Vince, Vicky and Babette, as well as three granddaughters and one grandson.
The Dutch non-profit group, Women on Waves, offers free abortion services to women in countries where the procedure is banned.
It takes women in the early stages of pregnancy out to international waters, where the abortion is performed.
Abortion is banned in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation, except to save the mother's life.
The Army said it had been instructed by President Jimmy Morales to act, and would defend "human life and the laws of our country" by preventing the group from carrying out abortions.
Officials are preventing activists from disembarking from the ship, and women will not be allowed to board the boat, reports say.
The Women on Waves' boat docked on the Pacific Ocean port of Quetzal, in the city of San Jose, on Wednesday.
The group says it has a legal permit to sail in Guatemalan waters and the boat is being illegally "detained" by the authorities.
It had planned to stay in the country for five days.
The group says more than 60,000 illegal abortions are performed in Guatemala every year, and most of the women who put their lives at risk at the hands of untrained professionals are poor.
"We respect religious beliefs but this [abortion] is a fundamental right in a democracy," spokeswoman Leticia Zevich told La Hora Newspaper.
However, Guatemala's Catholic Church, other religious leaders and politicians protested against the presence of the boat.
"The boat of death has arrived in Guatemala," said lawmaker Raul Romero during a Congress session earlier on Wednesday.
In most Latin American countries, abortion is either illegal or only allowed to save the life of the woman.
It also makes the 33-year-old the most successful German rider in the history of the race, with five stage wins.
Greipel delivered a well-timed sprint to finish ahead of Italians Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo in the 211km race between Sulmona and Foligno.
Dutchman Tom Dumoulin of the Giant team retains the race leaders' pink jersey.
Dumoulin finished safely in the peloton as the sprinters hit the front of the race in the closing kilometre.
Australian Caleb Ewan headed the race as his Orica-GreenEdge made a late charge for victory, but Greipel pulled clear with around 50 metres remaining.
"If we were playing football we'd say we've scored a hat-trick," said Greipel, who also won stage five, while his team-mate Tim Wellens won Thursday's mountain-top finish.
Etixx rider Marcel Kittel was looking for a third stage win in this 99th edition of the Giro, but suffered a puncture five kilometres from the finish.
Stage seven result:
1. Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto) 5hrs 01min 08secs
2. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita/Trek-Segafredo) same time
3. Sacha Modolo (Ita/Lampre-Merida)
4. Caleb Ewan (Aus/Orica-GreenEdge)
5 Enrico Battaglin (Ita/Lotto)
Overall classification
1. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Giant) 29hrs 23mins 23secs
2. Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Astana) +26secs
3. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus/Katusha) +28secs
4. Bob Jungels (Lux/Etixx-Quick-Step) +35secs
5. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned/Lotto) +38secs
Anthony Pascoe, 56, of Gwithian Towans, Hayle, Cornwall, admitted sexual activity with the woman who has learning difficulties.
The judge at Truro Crown Court jailed Pascoe for four years and three months for the "appalling" offences.
Pascoe sent the woman "sexually explicit" text messages and had sex with her at the care facility.
Pascoe also had sex with the victim at her home, after which she became very upset and told her parents who informed the police.
Judge Simon Carr said Pascoe was fully aware of his victim's learning disabilities.
He said: "What is clear to me is that those difficulties were such that she was particularly vulnerable and susceptible to your approach."
The court heard the victim could not use a mobile phone or go shopping without assistance.
The judge said Pascoe's actions represented "a classic case of the grooming of the vulnerable" and had a "catastrophic" impact on the victim.
"You took away what little independence she had," he said.
Pascoe admitted two offences of possession of extreme pornography and three of sexual activity with a person with a mental disorder by a carer.
Following the hearing, the victim's father told the BBC it was "horrifying" to see his daughter abused in what he believed was a protected environment.
"We were trying to prepare her for an independent life and now she is terrified in case anything happens to us," he said.
Prof Rhys, who was raised in the Swansea valley and lived in Cardiff, died in his sleep at his home on Tuesday, one week before his 77th birthday.
He is survived by his wife and three children.
Tim Williams from the Welsh Automotive Forum said: "He was a great ambassador, fantastic academic, well respected, funny. He will be sorely missed."
Prof Rhys was the chairman of the Welsh Automotive Forum, professor emeritus and president of the Centre of Automotive Industry Research at Cardiff University and an adviser to the Welsh Government on economic and automotive affairs.
Mr Williams said: "Garel's death has been a tremendous shock to all in the forum and I know the sadness will be shared throughout the automotive community as we extend our very deepest and sincere condolences to his family.
"He was a wise counsellor, often taking an alternative view to the popular train of thought on an issue, but he was invariably right in the end.
"With his encyclopaedic knowledge of the Welsh automotive industry from the dawn of the motor car to the present day, I think it is fair to say we will not see his like again and he will be sorely missed by hundreds if not thousands whose lives he touched during a very full life."
The company said in January it was closing the Moreton site, with the loss of 342 jobs.
Wirral Council leader Councillor Jeff Green met Burton's boss Ben Clarke on Friday to ask if further council support would change the plans.
The firm said proposing to close the site was not an easy decision.
A spokesperson said: "The period of consultation with employee representatives at our Moreton site is ongoing during what we recognise is an extremely difficult time for Burton's Foods workers at the site, and their families too.
"Burton's Foods has maintained an open dialogue with unions and others in the local community since announcing its supply chain review.
"Especially given our long history at the site, the proposal to close Moreton was not made lightly and the review was extremely thorough."
The company, which makes Jammie Dodgers and Wagon Wheels, has proposed phasing down production at Moreton from March before completing the closure later in 2011.
It also plans to consolidate its Knowlsey multi-site distribution operations in a single location.
It will, however, invest £7m at its manufacturing sites in Edinburgh and Llantarnam, South Wales.
Lloyd Webber said he was "devastated" to end his career as a musician.
The 63-year-old said a herniated disc in his neck had reduced the power in his right arm, with which he holds his bow.
Lloyd Webber's acclaimed performance of his brother's Variations album was used as the theme to The South Bank Show.
He was also celebrated for his performance of Elgar's Cello Concerto and was elected president of the Elgar Society in 2009.
Lloyd Webber said: "I am devastated. There were so many exciting plans that cannot now come to fruition.
"I have had an immensely fulfilling career and feel privileged to have worked with so many great musicians and orchestras but now I have to move on."
His last album, A Tale of Two Cellos was a compilation of more than 20 duets for two cellos and piano and featured Lloyd Webber performing with his wife, Jiaxin Cheng.
His final concert as a performer is to take place at the Forum Theatre, Malvern, with the English Chamber Orchestra on 2 May.
"After 2 May, my cello will fall silent," he said, adding he had "no intention of enduring a forced retirement".
"I would like to use the knowledge I have gained through my life as a musician and an educator to give back as much as I can to the music profession which has given me so much over the years," he said.
He added he needed "time to reflect and to consider this sudden and distressing life-changing situation".
Lloyd Webber made his professional debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 1972 when he gave the first London performance of the Cello Concerto by Sir Arthur Bliss.
His Brit award-winning Elgar Cello Concerto, conducted by Yehudi Menuhin was selected by BBC Music Magazine as the finest ever version.
In May 2001, he was granted the first busker's licence on the London Underground.
"It is good to have variety in life," Lloyd Webber said at the time. "I like to play to people but the next stop will be the Royal Albert Hall."
His older brother, musical impresario Lord Lloyd-Webber, paid tribute, saying he "had known of Julian's difficulties for some while and, like him, I was hoping this would not come to pass.
"Music has lost one of its finest performers."
A new levy system will see offshore betting companies contribute 10% of their profits to British racing if they make more than £500,000.
Offshore companies were exempt under the previous system, drawn up in 1961.
"It is the clearest sign of the success British racing can achieve when we work together," said BHA chief Nick Rust.
"The new levy will make a significant contribution to securing the long-term health and growth of our sport."
The legislation was backed in the House of Commons and House of Lords.
BBC horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
This provides some much-needed financial stability for horseracing.
An increasingly precarious situation has arisen because, while the previous system was able to take into account 'traditional' ways of gambling on the horses [which are generally in sharp decline], ever-growing online betting, particularly when operated from offshore bases, were beyond its reach.
As of now, everyone that uses British racing as a betting medium must cough up. The British Horseracing Authority, which has been fighting for these reforms for years, believes it could make a difference of many millions for the sport.
The 19-year-old made his Toffees debut in the Europa League in December 2014 and made two appearances in the Premier League in the 2015-16 season.
Dowell was part of the England side that beat Venezuela to win the Under-20 World Cup in June.
"He brings quality and technical expertise," Reds manager Mark Warburton told BBC Radio Nottingham.
"We have a young talented player on his first loan and I am very much looking forward to watching him develop and contribute.
"He will be comfortable with the ball and can play in a variety of positions to give us that flexibility. He has a hunger and a passion when he plays and we want those type of players."
Forest begin their Championship season at home to Millwall on Friday and Warburton has revealed he wants one more signing in place before the season starts.
"We hope one more and then we are almost done," Warburton continued. "It has been a good summer and a lot of work has gone on and that's credit to Frank (McParland) and his team, as well as the CEO and the owner.
"Ideally it is one more in for Friday but we will have to see how it goes."
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Lucia Baratta and John Sessions flew to the islands on Monday for their ceremony but their luggage, including the wedding dress, was lost in transit.
The owners of the Kirkwall Hotel in Kirkwall posted an appeal for help on social media.
Responses to the plea included offers of a total of 12 wedding dresses in the right size.
Ms Baratta was also supplied with petticoats, veils, tiaras and shoes along with makeup and flowers.
The couple tied the knot in a ceremony on Tuesday afternoon and the bride was full of praise for all the help she had received.
She told BBC Radio Orkney: "We came to Orkney in a surprise elopement only to find our luggage was lost.
"We had no bags and no wedding dress.
"The outpouring from the community has been incredible."
The Beer, Baccy and Crumpet Party was told by the Electoral Commission its name could not appear on voting slips.
Leader Ray Hall, will now stand for the newly-christened Beer, Baccy and Scratchings Party in Eastleigh, after "discussions in the pub".
"Scratchings was the nearest name I could come up with," he said.
"It is amusing. It is public house humour."
But, Mr Hall added: "We do have serious policies as well."
The party's new name was accepted by the Electoral Commission on Wednesday and Mr Hall officially registered with the returning officer before the deadline at 16:00.
He said he planned to go for a "celebratory drink" afterwards.
Mr Hall previously said he did not believe crumpet was a sexist term, and there were "far worse words" used to describe women.
Mr Hall received 235 votes in 2013's Eastleigh by-election after Chris Huhne resigned.
Candidates expected to stand in the Eastleigh constituency are:
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The Americans led 52-29 at half-time on their way to winning the title for the 15th time in 19 stagings.
Kevin Durrant, part of the victorious American team at London 2012, scored 30 of his side's points.
Spain, beaten finalists at the past two Olympic Games, won the bronze medal in Rio as they defeated Australia 89-88 in a thrilling finish.
The US' winning margin was the biggest in a men's Olympic basketball final since they beat Croatia 117-85 in Barcelona in 1992.
Team USA finish top of the medal table with 46 golds, 37 silvers and 38 bronzes in an overall total of 121.
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An Ofsted inspection found a huge backlog of cases, a high turnover of staff and long delays in assessing children at risk of domestic abuse.
The service was rated "adequate" for safeguarding in 2012.
Tameside Council said it was committed to addressing the points raised "at the earliest opportunity".
When the inspection took place between 26 September and 20 October, there were more than 350 cases awaiting a decision.
The report said some children in need of help and protection "remained at risk of serious harm" for too long however it did not find evidence of "immediate harm".
Children at risk of domestic and sexual abuse were not being dealt with properly, it said.
Inspectors criticised managers and said their actions to address workloads and an increased demand for services had been "ineffective".
Children and families did not have regular contact or meaningful relationships with social workers leading to "drift and delay", they added.
The council's services for looked-after children, rated "good" in March 2012, now "require improvement", the report said.
And, while some looked-after children experience good-quality assessment and care, this is "not consistent for all children".
However, adoption services at Tameside were rated "good".
Council leader Kieran Quinn said he was "disappointed" with the overall rating but said keeping children safe was the council's number one priority.
"No stone will be left unturned in the work to find new, innovative and financially sustainable ways to deliver better services."
The report said the council took immediate steps to make sure the backlog of cases was reduced.
Steven Pleasant, chief executive of the council, said "additional resources" were being provided to deal with the increasing demand.
PC Sally Baines of West Yorkshire Police posted the appeal on Twitter on Friday, for two boys she said had never had pillows, toothbrushes or toys.
"Thousands" of gifts have been given.
Ms Baines, from Huddersfield, said she was "overwhelmed" by the generous donations, and said the boys now had "more than enough" presents.
She said a few would be chosen for the boys, who may not be able to take many with them as they are moved around the care system, but that she hoped the rest of the toys could go to children in similar situations in the Kirklees area.
The donations started after Ms Baines's first tweet, on Friday, which said: "Just been told about 2 kids under 6 who have been taken into foster care. Never had pillows, toothbrushes, toys. I am heartbroken."
She then tweeted: "Been asked if I can donate any toys or books for them, I think I will be going shopping this weekend to get them some stuff."
The Huddersfield Examiner launched an appeal on Saturday and tweeted: "Can you help two little boys in foster care who have never had any Christmas presents?"
Ms Baines, who is herself a mother, said before counting the presents she thought "hundreds" had been donated to the boys.
They include teddies, books, a football and a Star Wars scooter.
One little boy gave two of his toy cars. Ms Baines said: "He brought them in from his toy box at home."
Apple is obviously involved in a pretty major way and is also allowed to appeal as an affected third party but the argument is that Ireland used its tax system to give two Apple subsidiaries illegal state aid.
Some of the arguments are complicated but there are some pretty simple thoughts at the heart of this issue.
Where does the stuff that make Apple's products so successful actually happen. Is it A - in Ireland? B in your local electrical retailer? or C - in California?
If your answer to that question is C then you agree with the Irish government (and Apple).
The huge profits Apple generates are down to great US design and innovation, should be taxed in the US and one day they will be - just as soon as someone lowers US taxes (step forward Donald Trump?).
Until then, profits on Apple's non-US sales will continue to pile up in Ireland.
The Irish government today published the reasons it thinks that is not a very good reason for it to be the tax collector for the rest of the world.
Only a tiny fraction of Apple's $200bn+ Irish cash pile was actually earned in Ireland, why should Irish tax authorities be the ones to hit them with a worldwide bill.
This point is one that the Commission seems to tacitly accept by recently suggesting that once the money is collected, other countries might want to make a claim on the pot.
It also accepts that if billions in taxable income was repatriated to the US, Ireland would collect less.
So we have Apple as pinata, everyone having a whack until some money falls out.
Finally, says the Irish government, tax and spending decisions are a matter for sovereign governments - not the Commission - and you certainly can't retrospectively legislate.
The principles behind the commissions argument come out a 2010 OECD document that is not law in Ireland and even if it was, couldn't be applied to the two Irish tax rulings at issue which were taken back in 1991 and 2007.
Although it will be years before this case is settled, the tax landscape is already changing.
The Commission may end up losing this particular battle but there is progress in the international war against tax avoidance.
The notoriously complex "double Irish" tax structure is being phased out, the OECD's work on preventing profit shifting to low tax areas is being fairly widely adopted and companies are even moving their headquarters to places where they have a real physical business (Mcdonalds from Luxembourg to the UK for example).
And, if Donald Trump does cut US taxes from 35% to 15% as he hinted during his campaign, the sea of US corporate cash lapping around the shores of Ireland and Luxembourg may start flooding back home.
The body of Peter Shickle, 58, was found at a property in Silam Road on 6 November.
Graham King, of Harrow Court, and John George Jamieson, of Wigram Way, both aged 35, were arrested by Hertfordshire Police the following day and have since been charged.
Both are due to appear before magistrates at Hatfield Remand Court later.
Special events were held in Beaminster, Dorset, where 2nd Lt William Rhodes-Moorhouse is buried, on Sunday.
During World War One, he was wounded in the air during the second battle of Ypres, on 26 April 1915. He died the following day.
The stone will be unveiled at Whitehall to mark the centenary of his death.
A paving stone, which will form part of the war memorial in Beaminster, was also dedicated during a service at St Mary's Church in the town, on Sunday.
2nd Lt Rhodes-Moorhouse flew 35 miles (56km) back to base following his solo mission, despite having been hit in the thigh and losing three fingers on his right hand.
He insisted on giving his report before being treated in hospital.
His final words were: "If I'm to die, give me a drink and take my body home." Both his wishes were granted and he is buried on a hilltop in Beaminster.
Douglas Beazer, chairman of the Rhodes-Moorhouse VC Commemorations Group, said: "A month after his death king George V was told the deed that he'd accomplished selflessly and said this man must have the VC."
At the time of his death, 2nd Lt Rhodes-Moorhouse was a member of 2 Squadron Royal Flying Corps, which later became 2 Squadron Royal Air Force.
His musical education has paid dividends since winning the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2002, prompting him to pick interesting and unexpected collaborators over his six studio albums.
It's given him one of the most successful careers of any talent show winner: Young has sold eight million records, won an Ivor Novello Award, and scored four number one albums, including his most recent release 85% Proof.
"I like frailty and vulnerability," he says. "People who let me into their music and songs that evoke an atmosphere."
As he releases his new single, Thank You, the musician sat down to discuss his five favourite (and one least favourite) records.
"If we did this tomorrow it would be five different albums," he laughs.
Recorded at Abbey Road studios between April and June 1966, Revolver is the Beatles' first psychedelic masterpiece. Featuring tracks like Taxman, Eleanor Rigby and Good Day Sunshine, it ends with John Lennon's Tomorrow Never Knows - an attempt to condense the experience of an LSD trip into three minutes. It pointed the way forward not just for the Beatles, but popular music as a whole.
It was a record that was always played in my house from about the age of 10. It was probably when CDs first came in - my folks got Revolver and Abbey Road and we went away on holiday to South Africa and played it in the house we were staying in.
Every song was so different. I'd never heard anything like it before - and never since, actually.
Paul McCartney is one of my favourite singers. He's got this brilliant vibrato - but he doesn't rest on it. A Jazz singer would use the vibrato a lot, but his projection is quite straight. He passes through it.
I can do quite a good Paul McCartney impression, actually.
The follow-up to Thriller, Bad was released to fevered anticipation in 1987. Spawning nine hit singles, from the title track to Smooth Criminal, it marked the point where Jackson transformed from nimble-footed musical genius to paranoid, self-promoting King Of Pop. The key track is Man In The Mirror, a gospel-powered ballad that's equal parts self-reflection and self-flagellation.
Bad came out when I was at prep school, aged about nine, and it just took over the school. Everyone had it... on cassette, actually.
It was a really strict school. We were only allowed to listen to music on Wednesday, Saturday or Sunday and we weren't allowed to play music out loud. So it really was contained to my own world, on my Walkman.
Sonically, it was incredible. He'd moved to a lot harder sound. It became insane, epic. Dirty Diana is incredible - because it's so loud, then suddenly drops out to that fantastic bassline.
Michael was a global pop star with Thriller, but this moved him to a completely different sound. The videos and his look - suddenly he had the glove and the leather jacket.
The thing was, he wasn't Bad. But I guess as a young kid he did seem quite rebellious. There were all these posh kids running around doing a flick of their leg and saying, "who's Bad?"
Terence Trent D'Arby's fourth album was a scattershot selection of funk, rock, R&B and heartfelt ballads. A showcase in eclecticism, it was nonetheless short on memorable melodies. The exception was Holding On To You, a low-key love song that became a minor hit in the UK. After the album stalled, the singer was dropped by his record label and changed his name to Sanada Maitreya.
I was at public school by this stage, and Vibrator felt like it was my little secret. It's just incredible. Quite avant garde. Very weird. He was posing in a pair of feathered wings on the cover. People probably thought he was a madman.
I used to go to athletics meetings - I was quite a keen athlete - and I'd listen to Surrender before I ran the 400 metres. There was something a bit sad about it - but for some reason that's always got me hyped up. A bit like Radiohead. I've always found their music is really powerful and gets me psyched up if I'm doing exercise. When I used to do marathons, I used to listen to Radiohead.
The hit from that album was Holding On To You - I don't know where it charted but I remember him on Top of the Pops with his bleached blonde hair, cut really short. He was such a beautiful man. A very feminine-looking man. Still, to this day, no-one has rivalled him vocally.
After the Fugees disbanded in 1997, Lauryn Hill branched out and released her solo debut. Updating 70s soul with a hip-hop aesthetic, it sold more than 12 million copies and won five Grammy awards. An intensely personal record, Hill sings about putting her son before her career (To Zion) and her painful break-up with Wyclef Jean (Ex-Factor).
"I was in this tiny village in France and this flower shop was playing The Fugees' cover of Killing My Softly and I thought 'this is the singer I've been waiting for'. Her voice is so crystal, and all her vocal licks are so clear. You hear every note. It's not lazy. It's true great gospel singing in a pop voice.
I got this in in my first month at Uni in Exeter. I splashed out and bought it on Minidisc rather than copy it from someone else. It was very lavish.
"At the same time, I fell in love with someone and it was unrequited. It's that song, Tell Him. I used to listen to it over and over and over again.
"Did I tell him? Oh yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We got that out of the way. We're still great friends. He's a great actor. He lives in LA now with his wife. They're lovely.
"I learned how to write songs on my first album," said Emiliana Torrini of her debut, released in 1999. A collection of hushed, cherubic electro-pop, it produced a minor UK hit in the shape of To Be Free. The Icelandic singer took six years to follow it up with the vulnerable, confessional Fisherman's Woman and 2008's Me and Armini, whose rambunctious single Jungle Drum became a number one around Europe.
When I go into record shops I always ask for three recommendations. So I discovered this when I was in [defunct chain store] MVC buying Lauryn Hill. I heard this song and asked the staff, who's that playing?
Five more Will Young favourites
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??? Sia - Only See
??? Lucy Pearl - Lucy Pearl
??? D'Angelo - Brown Sugar
??? Sade - Love Deluxe
It's a really interesting record. It's not an amazing record, actually. I don't come back to it. But I'd mention that as my lead-in to Me and Armini. That should have won awards.
That's where she starts getting a bit punchy. There's a song - Gun - I listened to that and I wanted to do a whole dance piece to it. The same with another of the tracks, Big Jumps.
I love the softness of her voice, and I love the crack in her voice. Those are the artists I find interesting - that have every emotion and aren't afraid to show it. The frailty and the vulnerability.
That's what I've liked about singing and writing - it's like a musical version of the 12 Step programme, except you don't know who else is in the room.
I was at Glastonbury and I refused to see him. He's awful. What does he stand for? His arrogance completely over-runs him as a musician. He's so audacious and opulent.
It shows the worst of people who have loads of money. Massive weddings, opulent engagements. Who is this man? And why do we laud these people?
I'm not interested in arrogance. It's just a cover. Get rid of the arrogance and show me the frailty. I won't listen to his music.
Will Young's album, 85% Proof, and single, Thank You, are out now.
Elections are taking place for the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly of Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and for 124 councils in England.
Mayors will be elected in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Salford, with UK parliamentary by-elections held in Ogmore and Sheffield Brightside.
Police and crime commissioners are also being elected in England and Wales.
Problems were reported in Barnet, North London, where the council apologised after some people were unable to vote on Thursday morning.
The Electoral Commission said some polling stations did not have the correct lists of people's names.
Later in the morning, the council said the correct registers had been delivered and those denied a vote should come back.
Polling stations across the length and breadth of the country opened at 07:00 BST, with voting allowed until 22:00 BST.
Thursday's polls are the single largest test of political opinion before the next general election, which is scheduled for 2020.
Elections to the Holyrood Parliament in Edinburgh and the devolved assemblies in Cardiff and Belfast last took place in 2011.
The SNP has been in power in Scotland since 2007, while Labour has run the Welsh government since 1999.
There is a power-sharing arrangement in place in the Northern Ireland Executive. The DUP and Sinn Fein have been the two largest parties at Stormont since 2011.
Tap here to find out which election is taking place in your area.
In total, 2,747 seats in English councils - spanning metropolitan boroughs, unitary authorities and district councils - are up for grabs. The majority of the seats were last contested in 2012.
In London, the Greater London Assembly will be elected, as will a successor to the capital's mayor Boris Johnson, who has run City Hall since 2008. Mayoral contests will also be held in Bristol, Liverpool and Salford.
Election coverage on the BBC:
New MPs for the constituencies of Ogmore, in Bridgend County, and Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough will also be chosen.
The Ogmore by-election was triggered by former Labour MP Huw Irranca-Davies's decision to stand for the Welsh Assembly. The Sheffield contest was caused by the death of sitting Labour MP Harry Harpham.
Voters in 40 police force areas in England and Wales, excluding London and Greater Manchester, will also elect a police and crime commissioner. The inaugural elections for the positions were held in 2012.
Counting will take place throughout Friday with the majority of results declared on the day.
However, some English council results will not be announced until Saturday, when the final result of the Northern Irish election is also expected.
What to expect when (all timings are estimates)
Friday 6 May
00:30 First results from councils in England - around 80 results expected overnight
01:30 First results from Scottish Parliament - results in all 129 seats expected overnight
02:15 First results from Welsh Assembly - results in all 60 seats expected overnight
Results of Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner election and Liverpool Mayoral contest also expected overnight
11:30 First results from around 50 councils in England to declare on Friday
15:00 First results of London Assembly elections
17:00 First preference vote share information for elections to Northern Ireland Assembly
1800 Result of first preference votes for Mayor of London (final result expected early evening)
Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in England and Salford Mayoral contest also expected on Friday
Saturday 7 May
14:00 Results from five remaining councils in England
16:00 Result of Bristol Mayoral contest
Result of elections to Northern Ireland Assembly expected
Sunday 8 May
16:00 Result of elections to Bristol Council (final council in England to declare)
Results of Police and Crime Commissioner elections in Wales
Franck Ribery showed deft skill to swerve past two Hertha defenders and shoot low underneath Rune Jarstein as Bayern went ahead on 16 minutes.
Thiago Alcantara doubled their lead as he took advantage of a defensive lapse from the visitors in the area.
Moments later, Arjen Robben secured victory with a curling strike.
It was the Dutch international's first appearance of the season after overcoming a long-term groin injury and he capped it with a typical Robben finish, cutting in from the right to bend a left-footed shot inside the far post.
Hertha also came into the game, having won all three matches so far this season, but were outclassed by a dominant Bayern who reclaimed top spot from Borussia Dortmund, who beat Wolfsburg 5-1 on Tuesday.
Elsewhere, RB Leipzig were held at home 1-1 by Borussia Monchengladbach thanks to Fabian Johnson's late equaliser while Cologne moved up to second in the table with a 3-1 victory over strugglers Schalke.
Bayern Leverkusen played out a goalless draw against Augsburg and bottom side Werder Bremen once again failed to win as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Mainz.
Match ends, FC Bayern München 3, Hertha Berlin 0.
Second Half ends, FC Bayern München 3, Hertha Berlin 0.
Attempt saved. Sami Allagui (Hertha Berlin) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Stocker.
Attempt saved. Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arjen Robben.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Fabian Lustenberger.
Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Sami Allagui replaces Mitchell Weiser.
Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Niklas Stark (Hertha Berlin).
Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).
Mitchell Weiser (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Kingsley Coman replaces Franck Ribéry.
Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Javi Martínez.
Corner, Hertha Berlin. Conceded by Philipp Lahm.
Goal! FC Bayern München 3, Hertha Berlin 0. Arjen Robben (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Alcántara.
Goal! FC Bayern München 2, Hertha Berlin 0. Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Offside, FC Bayern München. Thiago Alcántara tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Fabian Lustenberger (Hertha Berlin).
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Arjen Robben replaces Thomas Müller.
Attempt blocked. Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Müller.
Substitution, FC Bayern München. Mats Hummels replaces Jérôme Boateng.
Attempt saved. Valentin Stocker (Hertha Berlin) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mitchell Weiser.
Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Valentin Stocker replaces Alexander Esswein.
Substitution, Hertha Berlin. Julian Schieber replaces Vedad Ibisevic.
Foul by Thiago Alcántara (FC Bayern München).
Mitchell Weiser (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München).
Peter Pekarík (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, FC Bayern München. Conceded by Fabian Lustenberger.
Attempt blocked. David Alaba (FC Bayern München) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Franck Ribéry.
Hand ball by Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin).
Arturo Vidal (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alexander Esswein (Hertha Berlin).
Foul by Xabi Alonso (FC Bayern München).
Vedad Ibisevic (Hertha Berlin) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins FC Bayern München 1, Hertha Berlin 0.
First Half ends, FC Bayern München 1, Hertha Berlin 0.
Offside, FC Bayern München. Philipp Lahm tries a through ball, but Thomas Müller is caught offside.
Robert Lewandowski (FC Bayern München) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Fiat employees from Termini Imerese are making their presence felt and no trains are getting through. Not even the huge train that rolls up to the blockade at this moment.
A huge train packed with more than 1,000 Republic of Ireland fans, that has travelled 3,000 miles across Europe - from Calais and up and down Italy - only now to be faced with potential World Cup derailment.
These fans are a bit tired. Emotional. And anxious. The Republic's final group game against the Netherlands is kicking off just up the road in Palermo.
They came together two weeks previously under the full-on football mania that had engulfed the country.
The Irish public had acquired a taste for major tournaments after Euro '88 and there was an unprecedented demand for tickets and transport for the Republic's first World Cup.
A unique situation requires unique solutions. Enter a madcap cross-continental scheme and a really, really big train.
In 1990, Pete O'Hanlon was working for Funtrek, a now-defunct travel company specialising in European coach tours.
"We had managed to secure tickets for the World Cup, so it was decided we would do it by train," said Pete.
"With the amount of people we were hoping to take, it just wasn't possible to do it with coaches. Plus, the lads would be having a few beers so..."
While Pete was in charge of much of the day-to-day management of the trip, another Funtrek worker, Dundalk man Colm Crosson, was tasked with the logistics.
In an era before cheap air travel, Google maps and smart phone apps, it was no small undertaking.
"The truth of it is that it's almost incomprehensible from where we sit today to understand how it worked," said Colm.
After securing a train through the Italian railway authorities - one of the easier tasks of the trip according to Pete and Colm - the next problem was the route.
On Wednesday, 6 June 1990, about 1,100 (mostly) men and women left Dun Laoghaire, near Dublin, on a ferry to Holyhead in Wales.
The plan was to take a train to Dover and a ferry to Calais before hooking up with the carriages that would take them to Italy.
To make matters more awkward, the Republic games would be played on the islands of Sardinia and Sicily.
It would be understandable to think a body of water, an actual sea, might stop the train dead in its tracks - but you'd be wrong.
"Oh no, we had a special boat that the train could go on to get to Cagliari and Palermo," said Pete. "The engine was taken off and the carriages loaded on. It was all sorted."
There were some other inconveniences on the way though.
"The toilet situation wasn't great," said Pete. "We also brought food with us for sandwiches and we planned to pick up bread in Paris - but by the time we got to Calais, most of the sandwich material was gone."
Regardless, it was full steam ahead to where the group would be based - Paestum, a small town about 60 miles south of Naples on the west coast of Italy.
Paestum was originally an ancient Greek city and, according to Wikipedia, was conquered by the Lucranians in the fifth century BC.
Now, the Lucranians were no doubt a tough bunch. But even they would have been impressed by the Irish invasion force that more than doubled the village's population in 1990.
"We had to get off the train and walk up this hill from the train station to the town itself," said Pete "I'd imagine the locals wouldn't have seen much like us arriving that day.
"We had a job finding accommodation for that number," said Colm. "Even having enough beer, that was a huge issue - I'm not kidding. The Italians really underestimated it.
"The other challenge was there was a voracious appetite for information.
"This was pre-internet, pre-Google. So we used to print out match reports and tape them together to put on display at the hotel or wherever.
"Huge crowds would gather round to read this stuff. It was amazing."
While everyone was having a good time, Colm and Pete were working flat out to make sure things ran smoothly.
"Honestly, I've never worked so hard as I did those two or three weeks and I doubt I ever will," said Colm.
"It was constant pressure, 18 or 20 hours a day. We had a lot of virgin travellers on the trip who were causing a herd mentality.
"People were asking me the maddest stuff. 'What's the exchange rate?' 'Why is the exchange rate like that?'
"It got to the point where I was going a bit crazy."
As Pete describes it: "It was a tough journey. Even the journeys from Paestum to the islands were 10 or 12 hours.
"Some of the guys were really unhappy. They thought we'd be in Italy in four or five hours initially."
But, overall, things were running relatively smoothly.
On the pitch, the Republic had snatched a 1-1 draw with old rivals England before a 0-0 bore draw against Egypt. Their last game against the Netherlands, in Palermo could see them through.
And then the Fiat workers brought the train to a grinding stop.
For Colm and Pete, the problem was not just how to get through the blockade, but how to keep people calm as the seconds ticked over to kick off.
A novice tour guide approached Colm in an "animated" state wanting to tell the passengers about the hold up.
"I told him to go ahead - but that he wouldn't be coming back. You couldn't have told them, it would have been crazy."
It was a time for heroes. And one was to emerge from the Irish masses.
"Joe Ó Bruadair spoke Italian but he was also a 'union man'," said Pete. "So he headed off in a police car to negotiate with the workers.
"Joe was able to speak the language of the strikers, and I'm not talking about Italian," added Colm.
"He told them that the people they were stopping here were the proletariat, not the fat cats who'd be flying into the matches on planes.
"These are your fellow workers,' he told them. In the end, ours was the only train they let through."
If Joe sounds slightly mythical, it is because he feels mythical. We have tried to get in touch with him for this feature but, 26 years after the event, the trail has gone cold.
Joe, if you're reading this, we'd love to talk to you about a train, a strike and 1,000 increasingly frantic football fans.
In the end, said fans arrived at Palermo's Stadio La Favorita just 15 minutes after kick off in plenty of time to see Niall Quinn's equaliser qualify the Republic for the second round.
The rest is history. The train and most of its 1,000 strong squadron stayed on for the game against Romania in Genoa.
Penalties. Packie Bonner. David O'Leary. Delirium.
With even the most generous savings accounts running thin, only a fraction stayed for the quarter-final defeat to Italy.
For Pete and Colm, the hard work was rewarded with tickets to the World Cup final between Germany and Argentina.
"It was a lifelong ambition," said Pete. "But a terrible, terrible final."
But, a poor final couldn't spoil two or three weeks riding the rails of Europe alongside the Boys in Green.
"It was a fantastic experience," said Colm. "I was fortunate to go in 1988 and the World Cup in 1994. Germany was exceptional - but Italia '90 runs it damn close."
McGrath announced his departure from the Erne County job on Friday night just eight days after committing to the job for a fifth season.
"It just got to a stage where players were saying, 'no', they wanted a change," McGrath told RTE Sport.
"It led me to a position where I felt it made no sense for me to stay. I took the decision to stand down."
McGrath added: "There was a strong possibility that if the current manager or management team was put back in place that a number of senior players would not commit to Fermanagh for 2018."
The twice All-Ireland winning manager with Down man took the decision to resign after meeting with Fermanagh county board officials and representatives of the players last week.
McGrath's exit will inevitably lead to accusations that player power ultimately forced his hand.
Former Down boss McGrath had been the Erne County's manager since succeeding Peter Canavan in November 2013.
McGrath guided Fermanagh to the All-Ireland quarter-finals in 2015 and his side were also promoted to Division Two of the Football League that.
However, the Ernemen failed to win a Championship match this year and were relegated to Division Three of the league as the unavailability of several regulars from the squad left McGrath's team severely short of manpower.
After losing to Armagh in the first round of the All-Ireland qualifiers, he said his management team would take time to consider their future.
On 6 July, however, Erne county officials announced that McGrath would be staying on for a fifth year.
Writing in his Daily Telegraph column, he called for tougher powers to deal with British extremists who leave the UK to fight in Iraq and Syria.
He said there should be a "presumption" that Britons who go without telling UK authorities have a "terrorist purpose".
Deputy PM Nick Clegg said changing the law would not help defeat extremists.
And former attorney general Dominic Grieve said Mr Johnson's proposal undermined UK values.
The Human Rights Act states that anyone charged with a criminal offence in the UK is "presumed innocent until proved guilty".
But Mr Johnson wrote: "The law needs a swift and minor change so that there is a 'rebuttable presumption' (which shifts the burden of proof on to the defendant) that all those visiting war areas without notifying the authorities have done so for a terrorist purpose."
Mr Johnson also said he wanted stronger monitoring of extremists and suggested the government could bring back control orders, under which ministers could sign an order placing a suspect under close supervision.
The orders were replaced in 2011 by the weaker Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPims), which restrict movement, the use of computers and mobile phones, and meetings with others.
Mr Johnson said Britons returning from Iraq and Syria would need "surveillance at the very least".
"If we have to bring back control orders for some of the more serious risks, we should do so immediately," he said.
People who "continue to give allegiance to a terrorist state" should have their citizenship taken away, Mr Johnson added.
He said Britain must try to close down Islamic State (IS), warning that if nothing was done it would mean "a tide of terror will eventually lap at our own front door".
He devoted much of his column to calling for a stronger military response against IS forces.
While recent UK military interventions had left the nation reluctant to get involved in overseas conflicts, he said, "doing nothing is surely the worst of all".
With the US and UK keen to avoid sending in troops, he said fighting IS would "probably need a vast and co-ordinated series of American strikes by drones and other missiles, coupled with a lot of effort from special forces".
Mr Johnson said failing to act would be "allowing a new and hideous regime to be born".
"The place would be a giant training ground for terrorists and wannabe jihadis. We need to try to close it down now, before it gets worse," he said.
"What is the point of having a defence budget if we don't at least try to prevent the establishment of a terrorist 'caliphate' that is profoundly hostile to civilised values?"
Mr Johnson has overall responsibility for the Metropolitan Police which believes that about half of the 500 British jihadists who have gone to Iraq and Syria to join IS are from London.
Commenting on Mr Johnson's proposed law change, Mr Clegg said new legislation would not remove IS, and the government should focus on working with Muslim communities in the UK.
"I sometimes wish it was as simple as Boris Johnson implies: all we need to do is pass a law and everything will be well," he said.
He said existing powers would be kept under review, but the UK already had considerable powers to keep itself safe.
Mr Clegg also rejected Mr Johnson's calls for Britons fighting abroad to be stripped of their citizenship and for the reintroduction of control orders.
Mr Grieve, who left his role as attorney general last month, told BBC Radio 4's The World This Weekend that Mr Johnson's proposal for a presumption of guilt would be a major change to the law.
"It is a draconian proposal because it would envisage getting rid of ordinary principles of common law which put the burden on the prosecution to prove its case by introducing a rebuttable presumption," the Conservative MP said.
"The first question I would ask is, what is the real necessity for this?
"We have successfully prosecuted a number of individuals coming back from Syria having engaged in terrorist activities or training.
"If we were to do this we would be undermining our own values and ultimately because this is a values battle that is not likely to be helpful in persuading people not to become terrorists."
Mr Grieve said there were "perfectly innocent reasons" for people to visit Syria, including seeing their families or taking medical aid.
Home Secretary Theresa May has proposed changes to the law to tackle extremism and radicalisation in the UK.
On Friday she said she was "looking again at the case for new banning orders for extremist groups that fall short of the legal threshold for terrorist proscription, as well as for new civil powers to target extremists who seek to radicalise others".
The announcement came after the killing of US journalist James Foley by IS militants, apparently including a man with an English accent.
Meanwhile, Downing Street has said the UK is stepping up efforts to defeat IS militants. Lt Gen Sir Simon Mayall has been appointed security envoy to the Kurdistan region of Iraq, which has been threatened by IS's recent advance.
Kurdish forces will be supplied with non-lethal equipment such body armour and night-vision goggles.
Tory MPs welcomed the chancellor's commitment meet the Nato target for defence spending.
But Labour said it was unclear how this would be achieved and reports that intelligence budgets would be included in the total would "cross the line".
Officials said Nato decided what was classified as defence spending.
The UK is currently one of only five Nato members, along with the US, Estonia, Greece and Poland, to meet the alliance's budget target - which recommends a minimum 2% of a country's annual GDP should be spent on defence.
Before the general election, David Cameron and other ministers would not be drawn on whether the UK would continue to meet the target in the next few years given the scale of the public spending cuts earmarked to eliminate the deficit.
Ministers agreed to protect spending on military equipment in 2013, promising it would rise 1% every year in this Parliament, but backbenchers contrasted the lack of guarantees over the rest of the budget with promises to protect spending on foreign aid.
But on Wednesday, Mr Osborne said the UK would meet the Nato pledge, on a "properly measured" basis and said overall spending on defence would be ring-fenced, getting a real terms 0.5% annual increase in its budget every year until 2020.
In the statement, the chancellor also said the intelligence agencies would enjoy, on average, a 1% annual increase in their funding between 2016 and 2020, equivalent to £1.5bn in extra cash a year.
The intelligence agencies received about £1.9bn in annual funding each year in the first four years on the coalition government, rising to about £2bn this year.
Labour has welcomed the 2% Nato pledge, saying it sends a strong signal about the UK's "enduring commitment" to the Transatlantic Alliance and its pivotal role in underpinning the UK's security.
But the opposition said questions needed to be asked about how the target could be met without "altering Whitehall accounting mechanisms".
Writing in Labour List, shadow defence minister Kevan Jones said the last government had excluded the Single Intelligence Account, the fund used to pay for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, from its defence budget for the purposes of the Nato target as well as the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, managed by the Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and the Department for International Development,
This, he suggested, was about to change.
"For months and months, Tory ministers failed to guarantee that they would meet the 2% target yet within weeks of forming a new government have been able to do just that," he wrote. "So, how do they do it?
"It appears as though ministers have crossed the line by allowing the spending on the Single Intelligence Account to count towards its 2% of GDP target....This wasn't the practice of Tory ministers in the last Parliament, but now, fearful of falling below the 2% threshold, they appear to have changed tack."
Nato has said its definition of defence spending is different from those of its members and therefore its figures "may diverge considerably" from those quoted by national authorities or given in national budgets.
In its most recent update, published last month, Nato breaks down national expenditure into the following categories: personnel, equipment, infrastructure and other items.
Spending on research and development and the pensions of both military and civilian personnel are included but spending on "other forces" which are not "structured, equipped and trained to support defence forces and which are realistically deployable" are excluded.
Since 2009, when the French gendarmerie was excluded from total expenditure, France has not met the 2% target.
Despite the funding guarantees, Mr Jones said the MoD would not become a "land of milk and honey overnight" and there would be significant pressure on budgets, given the government's stated aim of reducing department spending by about £20bn by 2019-20.
He said ministers had failed to give specific guarantees that they would not be further cuts to Royal Navy and RAF personnel.
David Cameron has said in the past that the defence budget should be considered "in the round", with spending on intelligence and counter-terrorism among those elements calculated as core spending.
The annual counter-terrorism budget across government is about £2bn, which ministers have also pledged to protect.
Councillors supported a recommendation to shut Angle, Stackpole and Orielton primary schools at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday.
Figures show the cost of running these are between 24% and 65% greater than the county average.
A new replacement school is likely to be built at Hundleton. A Welsh medium school is also set for Haverfordwest.
At the same meeting, councillors voted unanimously to establish a new school in Haverfordwest for children from 3 to 16.
While the exact location has yet to be decided, it will be Pembrokeshire's second Welsh medium secondary school.
St Davids councillor David Lloyd called it "a very important day for the Welsh language in Little England beyond Wales" - referring to the traditional nickname for parts of the county. | A mountain biker has been airlifted to hospital following a serious crash in Merthyr Tydfil.
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The former England Under-19 captain and Hampshire academy graduate has extended his deal at the Ageas Bowl until 2019.
Weatherley, 20, has made two first-class appearances and spent the winter playing grade cricket in Adelaide.
"Hampshire's where I want to be playing my cricket, it's an exciting club to be at," he told BBC Radio Solent.
Following Hampshire's signing of top-order batsman Rilee Rossouw on a Kolpak deal, Weatherley believes the loan to Division Two Kent will increase his chances of first-team cricket this season.
"It stems down to me being at an age where I want to play as much as possible," the right-hander said.
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It was brought by US owners of pickup trucks and SUVs whose claimed their frames could rust through.
The proposed settlement covers 1.5 million Tacoma compact pickups, Tundra full-size pickups and Sequoia SUVs.
Court papers alleged that the vehicles had received inadequate rust protection, and that corrosion could jeopardise their structural integrity.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs estimated the cost of frame replacements at about $3.375bn.
That was based on a cost of about $15,000 per vehicle and inspection costs of about $90m, at $60 per vehicle.
The Japanese carmaker Toyota admitted no liability or wrongdoing in the proposed settlement.
"We want our customers to have a great ownership experience, so we are pleased to resolve this litigation in a way that benefits them and demonstrates that we stand behind the quality and reliability of our vehicles," Toyota said in a statement.
Under the terms of the agreement, Toyota will inspect the vehicles for 12 years from the day they were first sold or leased in order to ascertain if frames need to be replaced at company expense.
They will also reimburse owners who previously paid for frame replacement.
The settlement covers Tacoma trucks from the model years 2005 to 2010, Sequoias from 2005 to 2008 and Tundras from the 2007 and 2008 model years.
The 23-year-old was signed by former manager Gianfranco Zola in January on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee believed to be around £2.2m.
Frei made 13 appearances for the Championship side, 10 of them from the substitute's bench.
His only goal for the West Midlands club came in a 1-1 draw at Rotherham.
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The match was called off at 9:30 GMT after referee Anthony Taylor had inspected the playing surface.
Altrincham are currently 19th in the table, while Dover occupy the last play-off spot in fifth.
Michael Bolingbroke, 50, will join the East Kilbride-based five-a-side football venue specialist on 13 June.
The move follows the appointment last week of a veteran leisure industry figure to lead Goals.
Mark Jones is leaving the Rank Group to become chief executive on 1 July.
Mr Bolinbroke, who joined Inter Milan in 2014, was chief operating officer of Premier League football club Manchester United from 2007.
He was previously a senior vice-president at Cirque du Soleil and a senior vice-president at The Jim Henson Company. He is also a qualified chartered accountant.
Mr Bolingbroke said: "I am delighted to be joining Goals at this important time in its development.
"I am passionate about all forms of the game and pleased to now be involved in this fast-developing area of the sport.
"I look forward to helping the company realise its significant potential."
The appointments follow a major review by Goals of its operations and the firm's performance in recent years.
It was set up after the company reported its first annual loss in 12 years.
Goals currently operates 46 centres in the UK and one in California.
The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is up by a little over 1% and hovering around 5,200 points.
If the gains continue, Australian shares are headed for their seventh straight day of gains.
Shares of major oil and gas producer BHP nudged up by nearly 5% in early Thursday trade.
But Australia's largest trading partner - China is missing out on the rally. The benchmark Shanghai Composite has started the Thursday session down by 0.3% at around 3,622.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index is up by 0.06% to 22,184.
In South Korea the benchmark Kospi is up, holding on to early morning gains, up by 0.45% to 2,007 points.
Shares of Hyundai Motor are also higher, up by 0.6%, on hopes that the car maker's union will be able to reach a deal with management over pay.
Union members will reportedly cast their vote on Monday, on a 4% rise in pay. Workers have gone on partial strike since the middle of December.
Meanwhile in Japan the Nikkei 225 index returns to trade with a jump by 0.85% to 19,050 points. The market there was shut on Wednesday for a public holiday.
The Bank of Japan has released the minutes from its November meeting on monetary policy. The minutes showed that policymakers at the central bank are confident the Japanese economy has continued to "recover moderately, although exports and production have been affected by the slowdown in emerging economies".
Overnight in the US, stocks rallied on Wall Street, led by energy stocks. A rebound in oil prices led to renewed appetite for shares of oil and gas companies.
The oil producers' group Opec has said it expects oil prices to recover to $70 a barrel by 2020. Prices are currently around $37 a barrel due to oversupply and slowing demand.
Elsewhere in Asia, financial markets in Manila, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia are closed on Thursday for public holidays.
The posts are at Tech Mahindra, a firm that provides business support to its client companies.
The company, which has its headquarters in India, set up in Northern Ireland in 2007 with the help of Invest NI.
The posts are at risk because it has lost a major contract with EE, the mobile and internet provider.
The BBC understands its workforce was informed of developments on Monday.
The work with EE is due to finish in early January.
A spokesman for Tech Mahindra told the BBC the EE contract was the "primary source" of its work in Belfast.
He added it was not yet clear how many jobs could be retained.
The company has its offices in Lanyon Place.
EE announced last month it was no longer going to subcontract work related to its broadband services.
That is what is currently done in Belfast by Tech Mahindra staff.
The Bees defender has yet to agree a new contract and was left out for their first two Championship games.
However, the 26-year-old returned in Tuesday's 2-2 draw against Bristol City, with Nico Yennaris wearing the captain's armband.
"Harlee was excellent and he didn't need the armband to show he could lead," Smith told BBC London.
"I understand his reasons [for not signing a new deal] and I have no problem with that. I didn't feel it was right for the other players who are committed to the club that he carries the armband."
Dean, who is out of contract at the end of the season, has made more than 200 appearances for Brentford since joining them on a permanent deal from Southampton five years ago.
The fire in Grantham began at 17:15 GMT and caused disruption to journeys on the East Coast Main Line, with trains having to pass the site at lower speed.
Five fire crews remained at the scene in Spring Hill Gardens, London Road, along with police and engineers.
Western Power Distribution said power had been restored to most customers but about 1,300 were still without supply.
Rail delays on Virgin East Coast services were expected to last until at least 21:30 GMT, the company said.
The fire has also caused severe disruption and delays on local roads including the A52 London Road.
Lincolnshire Police said no-one was thought to have been injured in the blaze and the cause was unknown.
Residents in the area of the fire have been advised to keep windows and doors closed by Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue.
The owner had written negative comments about Garadget's kit on both Amazon and the start-up's own site after having problems with its app.
People have expressed concern about the US firm's actions.
The block has been reversed and founder Denis Grisak agreed his first reaction was not the "slickest PR move".
But he noted that Tesla's Elon Musk had once cancelled a customer's order after criticising the automaker online.
Garadget's kit is designed to let owners open their mechanised garage doors remotely to let visitors in, and to offer a way to check the doors have not been left open by mistake after leaving home.
The product raised nearly $63,000 (£50,000) on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo last year and has since gone on sale elsewhere.
But on 1 April, a buyer named Robert Martin complained on Amazon that the product was "junk", and referred to it with a swear word on the firm's own community board.
The next day, Mr Grisak replied: "The abusive language here and in your negative Amazon review, submitted minutes after experiencing a technical difficulty, only demonstrates your poor impulse control. I'm happy to provide the technical support to customers on my Saturday night but I'm not going to tolerate any tantrums."
He added that he had denied a server connection to Mr Martin as a consequence and suggested Mr Martin ask Amazon for a refund.
When another user accused Mr Grisak of breaking the law by "bricking" the kit, he denied this saying he had not changed its hardware or firmware.
However, other board members also complained. One compared Mr Grisak to a "petulant child" while another claimed "sales are going to tank if people think you have a kill switch to be fired any time they say something you don't like".
Mr Grisak has said he has no intention of repeating his action.
But one tech industry consultant was also critical.
"The bottom line is that it's already a hard sell to get people to embrace the so-called internet-of-things," said Ben Wood from CCS Insight.
"In particular, there's a huge amount of trust involved in having something that can open your doors.
"When incidents like this happen, it makes it even harder to get these kind of products into people's homes. This was a very ill-advised move."
Shenley Academy in Birmingham said it was closed to all Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 pupils after travellers ignored an eviction notice issued on Saturday.
The group which officers said included 20 caravans, a horse and dogs, has since left the site.
West Midlands Police said it had helped evict the group after the city council served an immediate eviction demand.
The academy remained open to pupils in Years 11, 12 and 13 who were told to avoid using the main entrance and were escorted on to the site by police and staff.
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School principal Lucy Monk said of the partial closure: "I recognise that this situation is detrimental to the education of our students, and it is certainly not a decision which has been taken lightly."
Mrs Monk said in a statement later, the travellers had left the site and all students could return to school on Tuesday.
They left behind a horse, which was tied to the school fence.
The school is looking after it at the moment but it will go to the RSPCA if it is not reclaimed.
Margaret, from the group of travellers, told the BBC more traveller sites were needed.
"If there were more sites this wouldn't happen, she said. "There's going to be an awful lot more of this up until summer until the kids break up from school."
"There's no uproar about these children [from travelling community] not going to school or not having a home for themselves to live in," she added.
However, local police sergeant Dave Cotter said the travellers' behaviour was "totally unacceptable" and had caused huge disruption.
"The group ignored a notice to leave, which gave them 24 hours to move on, and in the end we were left with no option but to force them to leave the school grounds," he said.
Meanwhile, the travellers are believed to have moved on to a site in Kings Norton.
A resident told the BBC they had been evicted from the same place two weeks ago.
She automatically took a colouring book and crayons as she showed them to their table.
Mr Lusted, 26, stands 3ft 7in tall. His now fiancee Miss Roberts, 20, is 5ft 7in.
"I said, 'thank you very much' to the waitress, and as soon as she heard my voice she knew I wasn't a child," Mr Lusted said.
"She hid the colouring book behind her back and didn't disturb us again."
Thankfully the couple from Colwyn Bay, Conwy, both saw the funny side.
Mr Lusted was born with Diastrophic Dyslasia - a rare genetic condition that causes dwarfism - despite his parents both being of average height.
He has led an eventful life. He left school at 16 and is now a TV presenter and motivational speaker.
He has twice represented Great Britain in the World Dwarf Games and has been the UK champion at Class One badminton for nine years. He carried the Olympic torch when it travelled through Wales in 2012.
But his life has been far from easy. His condition has meant that he spent a lot of his early life in and out of hospital.
He said: "I have had constant treatment on my neck and to straighten my limbs.
"Dad had to use a spanner every day to twist the nuts on my frame to straighten my legs and sometimes you could hear the bones creaking.
"The toughest time of my life was when I was 14 to 15.
"I had a tough year because I was being bullied that year. I don't know why or if it is because of how I was.
"I remember I had a knife thrown at me. I was pinned up against the wall with my little legs dangling there and it really affected me."
He added: "I have often thought from an early age who would want to marry me, a dwarf from Wales."
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But he has found happiness with Miss Roberts and recently asked her to marry him.
Miss Roberts said: "All little girls dream about having their tall, dark and handsome prince charming.
"Never in my life did I think I'd date someone like James.
"Some people took a little longer to get used to the idea because he is a dwarf and I'm not."
The couple now face pressure from family members to have genetic tests if they have children to see if they would also be affected by James's condition.
Miss Roberts said: "A few of my family members would prefer me to be tested to see if I would have a dwarf child, but even if there was a chance of having a dwarf kid, it wouldn't change my mind."
Mr Lusted said: "When we're married, we'd love to have children and having a dwarf wouldn't bother us at all."
He added: "Even if we didn't have a dwarf, I don't think we'd think twice about adopting one. Their life is just as precious as our and we want to give them an opportunity too."
Perez, 23, joined the Magpies in 2014 from Benitez's former club Tenerife and scored six top-flight goals last term.
"This year we have received two offers (for Perez)," Benitez told BBC Newcastle. "We don't want to sell him.
"He has been working very hard during the summer, he is doing well. Directly, one coach was calling me, asking for him, with a good price to be fair."
Newcastle added Senegal midfielder Mohamed Diame and Republic of Ireland defender Ciaran Clark to their squad on Wednesday, after meeting release causes for both.
And Benitez says he would still like to add to his squad, with the Magpies' Championship campaign starting away to Fulham on Friday, 5 August.
"We are still looking for two or three players, if it is possible," he added. "We know that we need something, to give a little bit more balance."
The former Liverpool and Chelsea boss also spoke about speculation linking France midfielder Moussa Sissoko with a move away from Newcastle.
"We will try to do the best for us," said Benitez. "If he has to go because we have the right offer, fine.
"If he stays with us, fantastic. We are doing what we have to do to protect Newcastle United and to help Moussa Sissoko, the professional.
"If he goes because we have the right offer, it has to be good for the club too. Sometimes it is worse to keep players if they are not happy."
Briton Froome, 32, finished fourth on Thursday's tough stage 18 and has a 23-second lead over France's Romain Bardet with three stages remaining.
But the fight shown by his rivals means a third Froome victory in a row is not certain, Hayles told BBC Radio 5 live.
"He hasn't won it yet. He should, but this has been a tough battle," he said.
"The way these guys fought up the side of this mountain, they absolutely turned themselves inside out," added the former Olympic track cyclist.
Team Sky's Froome also believes overall victory is not yet certain despite having completed "the toughest part of the Tour".
Following a flat route on Friday's stage 19, the riders face the final individual time trial on Saturday in the penultimate stage in Marseille.
"It's nice to get through the Alps feeling good and looking forward to the time trial now in Marseille," added Froome.
"Rigoberto Uran is my biggest threat in Marseille. From the general classification group, he is the next strongest in time trials. He's only 29 seconds behind so he will be the guy to look out for."
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Froome is targeting his first stage victory on the 2017 Tour in Marseille, but says he will "have no regrets" if he rides into Paris wearing the yellow jersey without winning a stage.
"I'll do my best to try to win the stage and ride for the jersey. I've already seen the time trial course. It's a very fast 22km course. I'll do my maximum for sure," he said.
The Briton could become only the seventh man to win the Tour without securing a stage victory, but Hayles disagrees with claims this would be Froome's easiest yellow jersey.
"I've seen a couple of comments saying this is a dull win - this is anything but," said Hayles.
"Everybody tried to put pressure on Chris Froome but ultimately they failed. It didn't happen.
"He has had to try so hard, the margins are so tight - it's not over yet, he hasn't won it yet."
The pipeline was discovered on the bed of the river Chu, which forms the border between the two countries.
They suspect thousands of litres of pure spirit have passed through it.
It is unclear how officials made the discovery, but a search is now on for the smugglers behind the pipeline.
Local media has reported that the pipeline was found just a few kilometres from a border checkpoint.
Correspondents say that Kazakhstan is one of the biggest grain producers in Central Asia and spirits are far cheaper there than in neighbouring countries.
Kazakhstan is also a recent member of a customs union - along with Russia and Belarus - which has made it far more expensive for neighbouring countries to import alcohol without paying hefty duties.
Border guards recently discovered a similar pipeline used to smuggle oil products, including petrol and diesel.
It was set up because Kazakhstan is also a big oil producer - and oil products are much cheaper there than in its neighbours.
Lots of schools have now broken up for the summer holidays - so that means a few weeks of fun!
We want to know what you've got planned for the holidays - will you be seeing a film at the cinema or trying to read as many funny story books as you can?
Perhaps you're going on a holiday or plan to build a den in your garden with your friends or family?
This chat is now closed, here is a selection of your comments.
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I am going to Aldeburgh for 7 weeks
Sasha
I'm going to loads of camps then to Los Angeles! I'm so excited!!!!!
Eliza, London
I am going to London zoo and also going to the London tower to see the crown jewels.
Thomas
I'm going to Deerpark Forest in Cornwall. It is very fun! I went there last summer. There's even a duck race.
Nikita
Over the summer I am going to travel all over the country competing in canoe slalom!
Isobel, Staffordshire
I'm going to see Despicable Me 3 on Sunday with my mates.
Joseph, 14, Northamptonshire
In the summer holidays I am going to Tenerife. I am going with all my family. I am most looking forward to going on the beach because then I can play cricket.
Harry, 7, Wokingham
Ann-Marie James, 33, was stabbed in the chest at a flat in Wolverhampton by Melvin James, West Midlands Police said.
The 36-year-old is then understood to have turned the knife on himself and died at the scene.
Their mother, 59, has undergone surgery for abdomen wounds and remains critical. Two officers were also injured attempting to arrest James.
Police used stun grenades when they stormed a first-floor flat in Leasowes Drive, Merry Hill on Wednesday.
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One officer received a "stab wound to the arm" and another sustained a leg injury after being chased by the suspect, the force said.
A post-mortem examination showed both Ms James and her attacker died of stab wounds.
Det Insp Warren Hines, who is leading the investigation, said: "The family are absolutely devastated at the loss of Ann-Marie and Melvin, two people who were really dear to them.
"They have asked that their privacy is respected so they are able to grieve at this difficult time."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has started an investigation.
Geoff, who is now 92 and lives in Portrush, served as a wireless operator on a number of different aircraft, including the very first Vulcan Bomber.
He was also a crew member of the plane which was loaded with an atomic bomb during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
"We were sitting close to the runway loaded with an atomic bomb ready to go," he said.
"One always has at the back of one's mind that you would never have to go, but in those four minutes there is no telling what you were thinking," he said.
"It horrifies me to think that I might have been involved should it have occurred over here."
Geoff was also part of the team which saw the Vulcan Bomber go through the sound barrier.
"The day after we delivered the first Vulcan into service 60 years ago, we did intensive flying trials.
"It meant when we broke the sound barrier we had to do it way off the Scilly Isles so we didn't break any glass," he said.
"An inexperienced pilot could lose control, but in experienced hands you don't go beyond that."
The 22-year-old can go straight into the Baggies squad for Tuesday's Premier League game at home to Swansea City.
A product of Spurs' academy, he made his first-team debut in 2014 after loan spells at Peterborough and Swindon.
Pritchard, who spent last season on loan at Brentford, where he scored 12 goals in 47 games, has played just once for Spurs this season.
The England Under-21 international signed a new four-year deal with Tottenham last summer.
"It's been a hectic few hours - I was close to going elsewhere," he said. "But when this came about I didn't hesitate to come here."
"West Bromwich Albion indicated that they had no intention of changing their stance on selling Saido Berahino in advance of deadline day, and were true to their word, despite endless hyping of the possibility from outside.
"However much money Newcastle did offer, it wasn't enough to tempt chairman Jeremy Peace to sell, and that in turn made it much less likely Albion would expand their squad.
"The one deadline day signing day they did make was talented young midfielder Alex Pritchard, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur."
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Attention has fallen on Seddique Mateen, who runs a Facebook page where he describes himself as the "Provincial Government of Afghanistan", and refers to some sections of the Taliban as "our brothers".
Seddique Mateen has also appeared on his own online Afghan nationalist TV programme. Last year, he declared himself a candidate for the presidency of Afghanistan - a year after the election took place.
His video posts are something of a laughing stock in Afghanistan, where he's viewed as somewhat odd and incoherent, BBC analysts say.
Mr Mateen's video message addressed to the people of Afghanistan mourns the death of his son, saying "I do not know what caused him [to carry out the attack] last night... I was not informed that he had a grudge. I am deeply saddened about what he has done".
"The issue of homosexuality and punishment for that is up to God alone, this is not in the hands of human beings," he adds.
Changing the subject somewhat, he finishes the message by saying he supports the Afghan armed forces in their recent border clash with Pakistani troops, saying "Death to Pakistan, which supports killing and terrorism".
The video was one of several posted on his Provincial Government of Afghanistan Facebook page, where it provoked a stream of abuse from other Facebook users.
BBC analysis of Mr Mateen's online presence shows him to be a proud Afghan nationalist, whose "Durand Jirga" TV programme calls for the Afghan people to rise up and unite.
Despite being of Pashtun descent, he always addresses the Afghan people in the Dari language rather than Pashto, presumably to reach a larger audience. However, his speeches can come across as incoherent and erratic.
In May 2015, a year after the Afghan presidential election, he took to YouTube to declare himself a presidential candidate. "Given the fact that the territorial integrity of Afghanistan is in danger... I declare myself as presidential candidate and founder of the National Salvation Movement of Afghanistan," he said.
However, his videos aren't taken seriously in Afghanistan, and his claim in a recent programme to be the "revolutionary president" of the country reinforces the impression that he is something of an outsider.
Although once describing himself during a TV phone-in as a friend of Afghan president Ashraf Ghani, he appears to have changed his stance now that Mr Ghani is in power.
A video last Friday accused Mr Ghani of implementing "Britain's plan" for bringing Islamic State to Afghanistan. Just two days later he posted a video to Facebook urging a "hero" to emerge from the Afghan people to "give him a slap, the lunatic... He's a traitor. He's a traitor!"
He's highly critical of the government of Pakistan, and has strong views on the Durand Line - the British-imposed border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which has never been recognised by people living in the region whose tribal areas it divides.
"The problems of the Afghan people will not be resolved until the Durand issue is addressed. This problem will never go away. We need to unite to defend our homeland," he says in one video. His view is not popular among Pashtuns, and is seen as another example of his off-piste political views.
Controversially, he praises the Taliban for their stance on the Durand Line, referring to them as "our brothers".
He divides the Taliban group into two groups: "real" Taliban, who are against the Durand Line, and those he considers to be stooges of Pakistan, who kill Afghans.
"The Afghan brothers should not allow the mercenaries of ISI [Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence agency], who come to Afghanistan under the name of the Taliban and kill our Afghan sisters and brothers," he says.
"See the real Taliban and the Afghans who live in North and South Waziristan, they are the freedom fighters who want to liberate their land... The Pakistani government attacks them and kills their families and relatives," he continues.
In another clip, which he delivers in military fatigues and rounds off with a salute to camera, he shows little love for either Pakistan or Iran: "If we unite together we can go as far as Islamabad. We can solve all of Afghanistan's problems. If we unite, if Iran says anything we can sort it out."
It's likely that Mr Mateen's calls will fall on deaf ears.
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Samples taken from the 26-year-old Chester man were analysed by Randox Testing Services (RTS) in Manchester.
Two employees at RTS were previously arrested over claims data may have been manipulated.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was too little evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction.
RTS is used by police forces across the UK to analyse toxicology samples used in prosecutions.
According to police, 484 cases handled by the firm since November 2015 may have been affected.
A spokesman said: "We are working with the Home Office, police and the Office of the Forensic Science Regulator to assess the impact of the testing failure at Randox Testing Services.
"This includes establishing which cases have been affected by this issue and working with other agencies to decide what action should be taken in relation to those cases.‎"
The two arrested employees, aged 47 and 31, were quizzed on suspicion of perverting the course of justice and have been bailed, police said.
The company, based in Northern Ireland, said the investigation centres on the "manipulation of quality control data, which supports test results".
The allegations relate to drug tests analysed at the Manchester office.
Mr Lightman, not usually given to scaremongering, is warning about the shortage of that most vital ingredient in a school - the teachers.
Schools cannot recruit the teachers they need - and for some posts, such as a head of maths, he says they are as "rare as hen's teeth".
And as one unintended consequence, schools are having to spend their already stretched budgets on recruitment agencies and "finders' fees".
The National Association of Head Teachers says a survey of members shows some schools are having to pay £10,000 to fill a single vacancy.
It suggests 59% of schools advertising for staff had "struggled" to find someone - and a further 20% had failed completely.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned this is having a "significant impact" on schools.
The watchdog's own figures say 50% of heads in affluent areas could not recruit enough good staff and that rose to 77% in the "most challenging areas".
And this meant 61% of heads in these poorer areas had to rely on "temporary" arrangements to cover for maths or science.
But why is there such a recruitment problem?
John Howson, visiting professor at Oxford Brookes and fellow at Oxford University, has been monitoring the teachers' job market for more than 30 years.
He says this is the worst recruitment problem since 2001-02, when some pupils had to be sent home because of a lack of staff.
Like any storm, it's caused by a combination of factors all coming together.
The economy is picking up, so more companies are recruiting and that means more options for graduates.
Teaching is often seen as a safe haven in a recession. And when the economy improves, it becomes harder for schools to recruit and retain people
A study in the US this year suggested this pattern - and how teachers recruited in a recession were often better qualified and likely to get better results.
For the past three years, recruitment targets for initial teacher training have been missed. And Prof Howson says that with teachers facing further public-sector pay constraints, it is going to become even more difficult to attract new recruits.
And rather than more teachers in the training pipeline, fewer people entered initial teacher training in 2014 than in 2010.
Another complication is that a teaching shortage is not evenly spread.
There are particular subject areas that for many years have had difficulty - such as maths and science. And Prof Howson's analysis suggests that English teachers could also be in the "crisis" zone.
There are geographical pockets too. Prof Howson says Essex and Hertfordshire seem to have particular shortages.
There can be local deterrents in other parts of the country - whether it is over-expensive housing, poor transport links or an unattractive town. And tough schools can be a tough sell for staff who have a choice of jobs.
Prof Howson also warns of unintended consequences from teacher training initiatives.
The move to train more teachers in schools rather than university has created a supply of staff for those individual schools where trainees are learning their craft. These are often good schools and will hope to recruit from the ranks of their own trainee teachers.
There are also schools that benefit from the Teach First scheme to bring high-flying energetic young graduates into the teaching workforce.
But, says Prof Howson, such projects can leave other schools out in the cold, competing for what's left of a shrinking pool of teachers.
Ofsted says that 91% of head teachers in more challenging schools told them there was insufficient teacher training provision in their local area.
There have been warnings that the shortage is being exacerbated by so many teachers quitting the profession. Excessive workload, inadequate pay and complaints about endless political meddling have been among the reasons cited.
The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has studied these trends. It found that in 2014 about 10% of the teaching workforce left the profession - about 49,000 people.
But this was not unusual for the past decade, when the "departure rate" has been about 9-10%.
Instead, the most substantial issue, according to the NFER, is that teaching numbers are failing to respond to the soaring numbers of pupils.
Cities such as London face a huge spike in the school-age population, creating a flurry of temporary classrooms and school expansions, with some primary schools having to almost double in size.
This all means schools will need more teachers than ever before.
So what's going to happen next?
Prof Howson says the problem is going to be even worse next year.
But Mr Lightman says he doesn't think any pupils will be sent home. Instead there will be a less public, but nonetheless corrosive impact.
There will be bigger classes and more lessons taught by people who are not qualified in that subject.
"The true situation will be masked. Even if you don't have a maths teacher, you put someone in front of the class. The vacancy is filled, but not with the right person," says the heads' leader.
So what should happen?
In the short term, it will mean more supply teachers. And there's a cost for relying on temporary staff. A survey from the National Union of Teachers suggested schools in England spent £733m last year on supply agencies.
It will also mean schools looking overseas for the staff they can't find in the UK.
Mr Lightman suggests it needs a strong offer to get more young graduates into teaching, such as paying off their tuition fee loans.
A former government insider said one of the difficulties for Education Secretary Nicky Morgan is that the current system, with much of the training delegated to individual schools rather than university education departments, makes it hard to push for a rapid increase in numbers.
It's now a very diffuse system, with lots of individual training projects, which makes it much harder to "turn on the tap" for new recruits, compared with when teacher training was based on large numbers going through universities.
The study from the NFER also highlights the pool of tens of thousands of qualified teachers leaving the classroom each year.
They are not going for extra money - as the research shows most who leave education take lower-paid jobs elsewhere. And large numbers disappear into non-teaching jobs within education.
But how do you persuade them to stay in the classroom?
The Department for Education says it recognises the challenges for schools but the overall teacher vacancy rate is 0.3% and has remained under 1% for the past 15 years.
It also points out the number of teachers is at an all-time high, with 13,100 more full-time equivalent teachers than in 2010.
In response to the question of getting enough good teachers into areas such as coastal towns, the government has announced a National Teaching Service.
This will recruit a pool of 1,500 high-achieving teachers over five years who would be deployed to schools in areas with weak results.
There is a television campaign to boost recruitment and a range of bursaries worth up to £30,000 to entice students, particularly in shortage subjects.
A Department for Education spokesman said: "With the economy improving, we have redoubled our efforts to attract top graduates to the profession, and we have over 1,000 more graduates training in secondary subjects - and record levels of trainees holding a first-class degree.
"The vast majority of teachers stay in their roles for more than five years, and more than half of those who qualified in 1996 were still in the profession 18 years later.
"The latest figures also show the number of former teachers coming back to the classroom has continued to rise year after year."
In her letter to the Education Select Committee, Nicky Morgan writes: "High-quality teachers are the single most important factor in determining how well pupils do in school."
But the big challenge is to make sure there are enough of them.
The victims, including 11 children, drowned when their boat capsized after setting off from Balikesir province.
About 400 people have died crossing into Europe in 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says.
Most were travelling to Greece on their way to northern Europe. Recent fighting in Syria has sent thousands of people fleeing towards the Turkish border.
The sea route from Turkey to Greece was the most popular way for migrants trying to enter Europe in 2015.
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In the latest incident, Turkish media quoted official as saying that 40 migrants set out for Lesbos from the Altinoluk area early on Monday. They say their boat capsized two miles (3.2km) into the crossing.
Hurriyet newspaper says the vessel was using a new route, because security forces have stepped up moves to deter migrants from taking their chances.
The paper also denied earlier media reports that another migrant boat had capsized further south off Izmir province.
News of the deaths came as Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel was in Turkey to discuss ways of reducing the number of migrants travelling to Europe.
After talks with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Mrs Merkel said they had agreed to seek help from Nato - both countries are members - in handling the migrant crisis.
She said they would use the next meeting of the alliance to consider "to what extent Nato can be helpful with the surveillance situation at sea'' and support the EU border agency Frontex.
The IOM says more than 68,000 migrants arrived on Greek shores in the first five weeks of 2016, despite often stormy conditions. This is a huge rise from last year, when the figure for the whole of January was less than 1,500.
Nearly half of those who have arrived in Greece this year are from Syria, the IOM says.
But thousands of Syrians seeking to flee a government offensive in Aleppo, backed by Russian air strikes, are being prevented from leaving their homeland.
Turkey has so far closed the border to most of the 30,000 migrants gathering at the Kilis border crossing, despite appeals by EU leaders to let them cross.
After her talks in Ankara, Mrs Merkel said: "In the past days we have been not only shocked but horrified by the human suffering of tens of thousands of people through bomb attacks predominantly carried out by the Russian side."
Mr Davutoglu said his country would accept the migrants "when necessary", and that it would reveal plans next week to slow the flow of arrivals.
Calls from EU leaders for Turkey to open its borders to Syrian refugees have been criticised by both pro-government and opposition commentators in Turkey.
The opposition daily Cumhuriyet says: "While the EU is increasing security measures and closing borders to immigrants, it is asking Turkey to let them in."
The pro-government Yeni Safak says the calls from EU leaders are redolent of "hypocrisy". The paper describes the treatment of immigrants in Europe as "inhumane".
A columnist for the centre-right paper Hurriyet, Fatih Cekirge, also expresses indignation. He says world powers have different agendas with regard to Syria, but they are all sending the same message: "Don't come to Europe as a refugee, but die far from us."
The Indian Twittersphere exploded after Sindhu beat Marin 21-19, 21-16 to take the India Open Super Series tournament in Delhi on Sunday night.
The hashtags #SindhuVsMarin and #Sindhu were trending on Sunday and Monday.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan were among those who congratulated her.
Spain's Marin beat Sindhu to the gold medal in the Olympic badminton singles final in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
The celebration over Sindhu's victory is also significant as it shows the growing popularity of badminton in a country that famously worships cricket alone.
But Sindhu, and Saina Nehwal before her, have been instrumental in bringing badminton to the forefront of public consciousness.
Nehwal won a bronze medal at the London Olympics.
Most tweets on Sunday and Monday talked about Sindhu getting "revenge" for her Olympic defeat to Marin, while others praised her fierce game.
The player later took to Instagram to thank her fans and sponsors for her support. She also told the Times of India newspaper that she was happy with her performance as there were no "easy" points.
Ashley Keast, 26, was jailed for 32 months in March after he admitted breaking in to a property in Rotherham.
On Wednesday, he was jailed for a further four years after being found guilty of making threats to kill.
Keast, of Norfolk Court, Rotherham, was convicted after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court.
The court heard Keast had arranged for a threatening letter to be sent to the victim of the burglary after he was jailed.
He was also found guilty by a jury of witness intimidation and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Keast was arrested in connection with the burglary after he took a selfie on a stolen SIM card and sent it to his victim's colleagues.
PC Adam Broughton said: "Following the original conviction for burglary, the victim in this case felt that justice had been done. Unfortunately, this was not the end of the ordeal.
"The safety and wellbeing of any victim of crime is our main priority and this sentence reflects the seriousness of threats, intimidation and attempts by anyone to pervert the course of justice."
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The device, called the xPatch and produced by a US company, measures the size and angle of hits to the head.
"We don't want to meet our players in 20 years' time to find them suffering from dementia and reflect we suspected something was going on but didn't really know," said Edward Griffiths.
"We want to know - we want answers."
The Saracens chief executive added: "We feel obliged to ask these questions, however uncomfortable they may be."
Concussion is an issue of concern in rugby, with many retired players and medical experts warning that repeated impacts during a player's career may cause profound health issues later in life.
Former England players Shontayne Hape and Michael Lipman are among those who have been forced to retire because of the effects of concussion, with Hape complaining of "depression, constant migraines and memory loss".
The International Rugby Board introduced an enhanced Head Injury Assessment (HIA) protocol in June in an effort to improve player safety, and it has been in use in the Premiership this season.
Saracens players will wear the patches, made by Seattle-based X2 Biosystems, in matches and training sessions. The patches can then be removed and the data uploaded to a computer, where it will be logged.
Griffiths added: "We aspire to be a club that genuinely looks after its players, and nothing is more important than their medium and long term welfare.
"The findings will be reported in due course."
Helen Tye, 46, was given two sentences - of six months and a year - suspended for two years, at Winchester Crown Court.
She was convicted of two counts of fraud by abuse of position after a trial, but was cleared of a third count by the jury.
Ms Tye was suspended from the force's secretarial team when she was charged.
At the time, police said the offences related to a voluntary role she held with an organisation in the Godalming area.
The force has not yet commented on her sentence.
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The Coasters beat Boston 3-0 to secure promotion to the fifth tier and have scored 105 goals in the process, breaking Chester's record.
The club have reached the play-offs in the previous two seasons but missed out on promotion.
"It's a really emotional day," Challinor told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"I don't think things will sort of sink in, but we'll enjoy next week and enjoying walking out at our home ground as champions.
"It has been a tough season with things going on away from football.
"To get over the line and to achieve what we have is a very, very special day.
"It will be a special day as it is not often you get the chance to play with a freedom and not a great deal on the game - to walk out in front of our own fans will be fantastic."
It follows the release of an audio recording in which Mr Temer appears to encourage the payment of hush money to a jailed politician.
The charges have been delivered to a Supreme Court judge who must now decide if the case can be sent to the lower house of parliament.
The lower house would have to vote on whether President Temer can be tried.
After taking two in two balls to end Hampshire's first innings, Rushworth had Michael Carberry caught behind with his opening delivery in their second.
Durham had declared 304 ahead on 190-4, with spinner Mason Crane taking 4-72.
And Crane was there at the end to see Hampshire to 179-9, surviving 5.2 overs with Lewis McManus (53 not out).
The result did neither side any favours with the home side 18 points adrift at the foot of the Division One table, and although Durham moved up one place to third with their first draw of the season, they are 38 points behind leaders Yorkshire, who also have a game in hand.
Resuming on 61-1, the north-east county's initial task was to put enough runs on the board quickly to allow their bowlers time to win the match.
Mark Stoneman (88) and Scott Borthwick (39) added 71 before both fell to the promising Crane and Paul Collingwood weighed in with an unbeaten 29 off 22 balls before he decided it was time to call a halt.
Following the shock of losing Carberry, Hampshire slumped to 39-5, with James Vince and Will Smith also departing for ducks.
Joe Gatting made 32 before he was leg-before to off-spinner Ryan Pringle (5-63), but Gareth Berg (36) and McManus put on 53 for the seventh wicket.
Hampshire were 142-7 with 24 overs remaining when a rain shower took nine overs out of the game and although Pringle had Jackson Bird lbw at the resumption for his first five-wicket haul in county cricket, Durham could not separate Hampshire's youthful last-wicket pair.
Three additional overs were bowled as Durham had completed the scheduled number before 18:00 BST, and after Collingwood dropped Crane at slip, 20-year-old McManus hit the final ball for four to reach his maiden fifty and secure a dramatic draw.
Durham captain Paul Collingwood:
"We played some really good cricket this week and I was disappointed not to get that last wicket.
"We've lost about 30 overs in the match, which is pretty crucial.
"We can take a lot out of this match, we've done really well, but it's a shame not to have won the game."
Hampshire wicket-keeper Lewis McManus:
"It got a bit tight at the end. We lost a few wickets which put the game back into their hands slightly but I had faith in Mason and myself at the end.
"We have a big four games coming up and if we do the basics well then we are pretty confident."
Mr Strauss-Kahn stood alongside 13 co-defendants, most of whom were also acquitted of "aggravated pimping".
He has always denied knowing that some of the women who took part in orgies he attended were prostitutes.
Lurid details of the former French presidential hopeful's sex life emerged at hearings in Lille in February.
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Although using prostitutes is not illegal in France, assisting in supplying them is illegal and regarded as procuring. Mr Strauss-Kahn had been accused of playing a pivotal role in facilitating the orgies.
The verdict brings to a close four years of legal proceedings against Mr Strauss-Kahn, including charges of attempted rape which were later dropped in 2012.
Mr Strauss-Kahn gave little reaction while the verdict was being read out, but he was overheard saying to his daughter afterwards: "All that for this? What a waste".
His lawyer, Henri Leclerc, told journalists: "Everyone can see there was no legal basis in the case and all the noise that has surrounded this story has given us all something to think about."
The chief judge said Mr Strauss-Kahn behaved as a client and had not paid the sex workers he met. He only benefitted from others paying them to be present for group parties, the judge added.
Among the others acquitted was Belgian brothel owner Dominique Alderweireld, also known as Dodo la Saumure, who was accused of supplying prostitutes for the parties.
Passing through the brutalist architecture of Lille's courthouse this morning came the colourful parade of characters whose private behaviour has been pored over by the world's media. Having been subject to moral judgements for months now, they came to hear the legal ones.
In the courtroom, DSK sat, largely immobile, in a dark suit and tie, hands folded in his lap as the defendants walked one by one to the stand to hear their verdict.
When his time came, he stood stiffly at the stand, looking straight ahead as the charges were read aloud.
The man who had one day hoped to be president of France showed almost no response when his acquittal came.
Entering the courthouse before the verdict, Dodo said the trial "was meant to topple DSK". If it was, it didn't work. And today Dominique Strauss-Khan walked free.
The former public relations chief of Hotel Carlton in Lille, where some of the sex parties took place, was the only defendant found guilty.
Rene Kojfer was given a year's suspended sentence for his involvement in recruiting prostitutes and was fined €2,500 (£1,800).
Dominique Strauss-Khan would have faced a 10-year jail term if found guilty.
During the three weeks of hearings in February, sex workers described Mr Strauss-Kahn's rough behaviour at some of the parties. But he argued that he was not on trial for "deviant practices".
He told the court he participated in the parties because he needed "recreational sessions" amid one of the world's worst financial crises.
Friday's verdict was not a surprise as the state prosecutor Frederic Fevre had recommended Mr Strauss Kahn's acquittal, saying there was not enough evidence to back up the pimping charge. However, Mr Fevre had asked for his co-defendants to be convicted.
Five of the six plaintiffs - including four prostitutes - had also dropped their accusations against the 66-year-old because of a lack of evidence.
While Mr Strauss-Kahn has admitted to being present at the orgies, he has always maintained that he did not know that some of the women involved were being paid.
French media reaction
Several French commentators are unsurprised by the verdict and question whether the case should have come to trial at all.
"This shipwreck of an investigation had already been heralded by the prosecutor Frederic Fevre who... recommended several acquittals... noting that judges work 'with the penal code and not with the moral code'" - Pascale Robert-Diard's "Chroniques judiciaires" blog in Le Monde
"The unbridled libido of the key player may be a physiological peculiarity, but it falls more within the sphere of a medical publication than in works issued by Dalloz [French publisher specialising in legal reference books]" - Le Figaro
Chris Bakken, the project director for Hinkley Point C in Somerset, will take up a new role at US energy company Entergy in April.
EDF Energy said he had decided to return to his home country to pursue "new professional opportunities" and spend more time with his family.
He has been in charge of the £18bn Hinkley Point C project since 2011.
A final investment decision for the nuclear project was postponed by EDF Energy last month.
Hinkley is due to start generating power in 2025, and is expected to provide 7% of the UK's electricity once it is running.
Kerry Cabbin, the founder of Tough Cookies Education, which delivers workshops on sex and relationships to teenagers, says the digital age has created a culture where sexual bullying is considered a guide to whether boys like them and more targeted education is needed in the classrooms.
Sexual harassment has become a major issue in schools in the UK.
This report by the Commons Women and Equalities Committee does not surprise me as it highlights many of the problems that young people face on a daily basis.
All too often sexual harassment and bullying is dismissed as banter.
The behaviour is considered to be flirtatious or a laugh by pupils. Far too often, young people do not realise that their actions constitute sexual harassment.
There's something about secondary school aged children - they are not being educated that this type of behaviour is not right.
The MPs' report revealed 29% of 16-18 year old girls had said they have experienced unwanted sexual touching at school.
In 2015, a BBC Freedom of Information request found more than 5,500 alleged sex crimes in UK schools were reported to police in the past three years.
In 2010, a YouGov poll found 71% of girls had heard the terms "slut" or "slag" used towards them at school.
Through the workshops we deliver we have found that many young women see sexual harassment as an indication of whether a person likes them or not.
It is used as a guide to figure out if a boy fancies them. In the 1970s a boy would ask them out to the cinema, now girls think a boy likes them if they slap their bottom.
Young women are no longer feeling empowered. When we spoke to the teenage girls in our workshops, not one of them had been educated before on giving sexual consent.
Often, if someone wants to touch them sexually or kiss them they don't feel confident enough to say no. There are not enough girls that feel strong enough to stand up and say this is not acceptable.
The digital era has also played a part in this culture. Young people use their mobile phones to communicate so when it comes to verbal interaction it all gets a bit muddled.
We have found that young people have become desensitised to sexual language. In this day and age there is no watershed. Young people are exposed to sexual words and they are willing to use them in everyday settings.
Girls have become less offended so can hear words such as "slag" or "slut" and they don't think it is an issue. Often girls will even use these words themselves.
The Commons Women and Equalities Committee made recommendations to the government which included:
Young people need to realise that sexual harassment shouldn't be accepted but I wouldn't like to see all of this behaviour criminalised.
Pupils are often learning this behaviour from TV. In my day we watched Byker Grove but now children are watching Geordie Shore and Ex on the Beach.
They show this type of sexual harassment so teenagers begin to think that it is acceptable. They think "oh well, if they're showing it on TV then it must be OK".
I believe the majority of this inappropriate behaviour is not intended to damage or hurt the person it is targeted towards. It's seen as banter and a bit of fun.
Sexual harassment in schools needs to be treated as seriously as bullying. Many schools have moved forward and brought in specialist anti-bullying policies and sexual harassment needs to come under this umbrella.
Young people need to be educated and given the confidence to say that this behaviour is not acceptable. I believe that young people would listen to this education and would adapt and change the culture. | The world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, has agreed to settle a US Federal class action for up to $3.4bn (£2.7bn).
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Unusually dry conditions for this time of year have been blamed for the spread of the fires.
State Governor Jerry Brown is urging people to conserve water in what could be California's driest year on record.
Three people have been arrested and are facing charges of recklessly starting a fire.
Authorities say the blaze began when the three suspects threw paper into a campfire but spread quickly because of the dryness of the land.
The US-led, 12-nation agreement was set to cover 40% of the world's economic output.
Pulling out of the TPP was one of Mr Trump's first executive orders and fulfils a long-held campaign promise.
Australia has already devised a name for a possible new agreement: TPP 12 Minus One.
The country's trade minister Steve Ciobo said Australia would not abandon the TPP just because it would require "a little bit of elbow grease" to keep it alive.
The trade agreement was negotiated by former US President Barack Obama and was aimed at deepening economic ties between member countries, including Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru.
So what now for these countries?
Australia, among other nations, is looking for ways to salvage the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) without the US.
Mr Ciobo was in Switzerland last week to discuss new deals at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
"I've had conversations with Canada, with Mexico, with Japan, with New Zealand, with Singapore, Malaysia," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) from New York on Monday.
"I know that there's been conversations that have been had with Chile and with Peru. So there's quite a number of countries that have an interest in looking to see if we can make a TPP 12 minus one work," he said.
Mr Ciobo also said the original architecture of the TPP was designed to enable other countries to join.
"Certainly I know that Indonesia has expressed a possible interest and there would be scope for China if we were able to reformulate it to be a TPP 12 minus one for countries like Indonesia or China or indeed other countries to consider joining and to join in order to get the benefits that flow as a consequence," he said.
New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English has said he is hopeful of keeping a free trade deal alive with remaining members of the TPP agreement, while the country's trade minister Todd McClay told local media he expected TPP ministers would meet in the coming months to navigate a way forward.
Like his Australian counterpart, Mr McClay said he had met with a number of TPP member countries in Davos.
"New Zealand's economy depends upon fair access to overseas markets. We will continue to advocate for the benefits of trade liberalisation on the world stage," he said.
The country is also looking to hammer out bilateral deals with other countries and has recently been to the Middle East, promoting key New Zealand products including dairy.
Last week, Mr McClay confirmed New Zealand and Sri Lanka would move ahead with discussions on new trade and investment opportunities, including a free trade agreement between the two countries.
And the minister has said trade relations with the UK were in good shape, with an agreement in place to try and ensure there is no disruption to bilateral trade between New Zealand and Britain in the wake of Brexit.
Any hope of resurrecting the TPP will surely depend on Japan - the world's third largest economy.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reinforced his trust in President Trump's leadership and said he hopes to continue talks with the US around free trade.
"I believe President Trump understands the importance of free and fair trade, so I'd like to pursue his understanding on the strategic and economic importance of the TPP trade pact," said Mr Abe during a parliament session on Monday.
Japan's finance minister Taro Aso reiterated this stance on Tuesday and told reporters that plans were being put in place for Mr Abe to visit the US and meet Mr Trump.
Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko said he would now be closely watching for any changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement - which includes Canada, Mexico and the US - and how that might impact Japanese companies.
China, which was left out of the TPP deal, has its eye on its own regional trade pacts.
It has suggested a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific and is supportive of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which could see a free trade deal between countries including Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand.
During last week's World Economic Forum at Davos, Chinese president Xi Jinping defended the notion of free trade and said protectionism was akin to "locking oneself in a dark room".
The Chinese leader's comments were widely viewed as a reference to Mr Trump's "America first" policies and a clear signal that Beijing saw the move as an opportunity to play an even larger role in world trade - filling the vacuum left by the US.
It could be a crucial achievement for Hamilton, who needs to beat Rosberg in the race on Sunday to revive his faltering championship hopes.
Hamilton, who was 0.216 seconds ahead, trails by 33 points with 100 available.
Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo beat team-mate Max Verstappen to third, ahead of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel.
Sunday's race is live from 20:00 BST, with coverage online from 18:30 BST.
Hamilton was in convincing form throughout qualifying, fastest on both runs in the top 10 shoot-out and in the first session, although Rosberg pipped him by 0.099secs in the second session.
His attention will now be focused on the start, with which he has problems several times this season, because of the importance of leading into the first corner.
With warm, sunny weather predicted in southern Texas for race day - and 95,000 people expected through the gates - overtaking during the race will be difficult for whichever Mercedes driver is behind on the first lap.
"I feel amazing," Hamilton said. "It is my first pole here and many years of trying.
"I want to say a big thank you to the crowd - I could hear everyone cheering as I crossed the line and the energy was incredible."
Rosberg said: "Lewis was just quicker in sector one today. That's the way it is. He did a good job.
"As we have seen this year, qualifying is not all-important so I still have a good chance in the race."
The healthy crowd at the Circuit of the Americas, some of whom have been attracted by the chance to watch pop superstar Taylor Swift for free as part of the admission cost, were treated to an exciting session as the Mercedes duelled it out.
The race has added intrigue because of Mercedes' decision to start on the soft tyre, on which they set their fastest times in Q2, while Red Bull have split their drivers - Ricciardo starts on the super-soft and Verstappen on the soft.
The Red Bulls matched Mercedes for pace on their high-fuel race-simulation runs in Friday practice and could be a threat in the race.
Mixing up the drivers' strategies may keep Mercedes guessing if Red Bull can show comparable pace on Sunday afternoon.
Ricciardo said: "We expected it to go like this. Max wanted to try the soft and I was happy to go on the super-soft. I was more comfortable on that tyre in the long runs yesterday and hopefully it gives me a better launch off the line as well.
"We expected Mercedes to be very hard to beat and we have a good buffer over Ferrari. I think we have a good chance for tomorrow."
Ferrari were well out of it on one-lap pace, Raikkonen nearly 1.132secs slower than Hamilton and 0.227secs ahead of Vettel.
Informed observers say Vettel, whose form has slipped compared to Raikkonen in recent races, is trying to force the car to do things it cannot in his attempt to use his preferred driving style, rather than adapting to the car's behaviour.
"Kimi did a very good job today," said Vettel. "Both Q3 laps I wasn't happy. I probably pushed a bit too hard and we know that backfires on these tyres, but that is not an excuse, I should have done a better job.
It is part of the reason why I am not entirely happy with today but the gap to the cars in front is what we don't like. Coming here and seeing we are not as competitive as we thought is not good news."
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The top 10 was completed by Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg, the Williams drivers Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa and Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz as McLaren failed to make it through into the final session for the second consecutive race.
It was an especially poor day for Jenson Button in what is probably his last US Grand Prix - he was eliminated in the first session after McLaren sent him out on the 'soft' tyre for his first run and then encountering traffic on this final run on the super-soft.
Team-mate Fernando Alonso qualified 12th after being 0.414secs quicker than Button in the first session.
Jolyon Palmer put in a strong performance for Renault, taking 15th place, three positions and nearly 0.4secs quicker than team-mate Kevin Magnussen.
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Passengers in south east London, Kent and East Sussex are being asked to give their views on the next franchise blueprint for Southeastern.
The operator's contract to run the service expires in December 2018.
The proposals by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling also include options for new routes.
Among those proposed are a "London orbital service" connecting Ashford, Tonbridge, Redhill and Reading, to take pressure away from the M20 and M25.
High Speed services to Hastings, Bexhill and Rye could also be extended "to speed up links between Hastings and London and support the development of the town".
About 640,000 journeys are made on 1,900 Southeastern trains every week day.
Under the new franchise agreement for routes currently operated by network, trains could be made fully standard class.
The Department for Transport (DfT) consultation said although first class tickets were popular on certain routes, removing them would "create more room for passengers, which would be important during peak hours".
The new franchise could also see the introduction of high capacity, metro-style carriages on the busiest lines, giving a "better balance" of seating and room for standing passengers, space for wheelchairs and pushchairs on shorter journeys and quicker boarding and alighting at stations.
However, there could also be a reduction in the number of trains that call at some less well-used stations to cut journey times to key locations, and a limit in the choice of central London destinations from some stations.
Mr Grayling said services on the network had been "unacceptably poor for far too long", and passengers "deserve better".
The DfT consultation closes on 23 May.
The SNP formed the ruling administration with the Lib Dems and Labour in 2012.
David Alston, the council's Lib Dem group leader, said the group had found it increasingly difficult to work with the Nationalists.
It said "rumours" circulated within the Piccadilly Gardens office and it was "likely" he "could have been prevented from committing criminal offences".
The ex-presenter, 86, was jailed in 2013 after admitting indecently assaulting 13 girls - one as young as nine - between 1967 and 1985.
The BBC said it had "failed victims".
Trust chairman Rona Fairhead said the corporation had "turned a blind eye, where it should have shone a light. And it did not protect those who put their trust in it".
Victims of Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall will feel let down by the Dame Janet Smith report and will see it as "an expensive whitewash", according to a lawyer representing them.
Dame Janet Smith's review, set up in 2012, examined how Jimmy Savile and Hall carried out campaigns of abuse over decades while at the BBC.
Hall's sexual behaviour at the BBC
The report found 21 females, the youngest aged 10, were assaulted by Hall at the BBC between 1967 and 1991.
Young female visitors to BBC Manchester were jokingly referred to as "Hall's nieces" who had come for "elocution lessons", it said.
It also referred to Hall's "laddish sexuality, characterised by risque banter and often unwanted tactility".
There was "no evidence" BBC staff were aware that the girls involved were under-age, and "no-one complained to management", it added.
Hall, formerly of Wilmslow, Cheshire, had previously worked for BBC Radio 5 live and presented the BBC's regional North West news programme.
The former regional North West TV manager, Ray Colley, "took Hall to task" about rumours of inappropriate sexual conduct in his dressing room in 1970, the report said.
Had Mr Colley then taken the "basic steps" to monitor Hall's behaviour "it is likely he could have been prevented from committing the criminal offences", the former Appeal Court judge's report said.
There was no evidence people had "direct personal knowledge" of his sexual conduct in his dressing room, it added.
In the report, Dame Janet said: "In my judgment it must have been apparent to [Mr Colley], in the light of Hall's response and obvious lack of protest about such a serious issue, that the rumours relating to the period before he arrived were founded on fact.
"Therefore, at that stage, Mr Colley must have been, at the least, aware (without direct personal knowledge) that Hall had, in the past, engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct in his dressing room."
The report said there were "cultural factors" at the BBC that stopped people reporting upwards, "particularly when they related to talent".
Savile and Hall made "sorry reading" for the BBC and the inquiry found "disturbing things", the report said.
BBC culture "made it difficult to complain or rock the boat" and an "atmosphere of fear" still existed in the BBC to this day, it said.
However, it said no organisation could be "completely confident" that it did not harbour a child abuser.
During the inquiry, Mr Colley was contacted and said he "made it clear that sex on the premises was unacceptable".
His response in the report said: "Nobody ever told me that Stuart Hall was having improper sex in his dressing room or any sex in his dressing room.
"Patently, it should not have happened. If it did happen and I'd been told about it, it would have been sorted. I was more than able to sort Stuart Hall. I did not fear him in any way. He was not essential to my operation."
As part of Dame Janet Smith's review, Dame Linda Dobbs received evidence from people against whom Stuart Hall admitted inappropriate sexual conduct in connection with his work for the BBC, and provided her findings to the inquiry.
BBC staff failed to report the disgraced presenter indulging in "inappropriate sexual conduct" partly because he was seen as an "untouchable" celebrity, the report found.
Liz Dux, a specialist abuse lawyer at Slater and Gordon Lawyers, which represents 168 victims, said: "All the Savile and Hall victims have ever wanted from this report is truth and accountability.
"Despite millions having been spent on the inquiry, my clients will feel let down that the truth has still not been unearthed and many will feel it is nothing more than an expensive whitewash."
Ms Dux added: "It is unfortunate that Dame Janet had no power to compel senior managers to give evidence, giving the impression that the whole picture of who knew what has not been revealed."
Another solicitor representing victims said the report was "positive" in terms of truth, but fell "a long way short of what we wanted" in terms of "accountability".
Source: The Dame Janet Smith Review
The company said the decline was primarily due to the sale in 2014 of part of its stake in the cosmetics business L'Oreal.
It also suffered as a result of the strength of the Swiss Franc.
Annual sales growth for the group, whose brands include the chocolate bar KitKat and Nescafe instant coffee, came in below forecast at 4.2%.
Chief executive Paul Bulcke said "we delivered profitable growth at the higher end of the industry in what is still a challenging environment."
The company says it expects the trading environment in 2016 to be similar to previous years "with even softer pricing. As such we expect to deliver organic growth in line with 2015."
The comment sent shares 3% lower.
"It's a difficult environment. Profit margins are under pressure as companies are not able to raise prices, while productivity is edging lower," said Koen De Leus, senior economist at KBC in Brussels.
In its statement Nestle said growth was broad-based across all regions and categories.
In Asia, though, performance was "seriously impacted" by the withdrawal and destruction of Maggi noodles in India following a ban imposed by the country's food safety regulator.
The noodles began to return to the market in November.
Goals from Andrew Considine, Peter Pawlett and Kenny McLean gave the Dons a first leg lead against a side defending a 12-game unbeaten run at home in Europe.
"To win a game here 3-0 is a fantastic result," McInnes told BBC Scotland.
"Those conditions were torture at times, it was a battle of endurance."
Rijeka started well and hit the post in the opening 10 minutes but the visitors slowly grew into the game with McInnes feeling that they got their goals at the right time.
He said: "It's a job well done from everybody tonight. It's immensely satisfying. We should enjoy it and feel good about ourselves.
"I was pleased to get the water break to be honest. We just needed to be a bit braver with our pressing game because I felt they were enjoying the game in the first 20 minutes, but from there we gave a very competent, mature, smart performance and we were clinical.
"It shows what can be done with the players because Rijeka are a good team. The level of teams that they've managed to see off would suggest that was a very good job from everybody at Aberdeen."
Aberdeen now go into Friday's third qualifying round draw confident they will be the side that progresses, though McInnes has warned his players that the Croatians are too good a side to be written off.
Rijeka have defeated Stuttgart, Feyenoord and Standard Liege in recent seasons, as well as drawing with Sevilla, Lyon and Real Betis.
"We've got to realise it's only half-time, we've seen 3-0 leads quickly go at half-time so we've still got work to do to get through the tie, but we've given ourselves a fantastic opportunity," he said.
"They've got too much quality in their team for them to give this up. I think they're a team who've shown real fight and character over the last while, so we've got to be ready for that and make sure they see a similar Aberdeen performance."
Instead of chemicals and mechanical treatment, 60,000 plants sort out sewage from the village which has a population of 750.
The reed beds are spread across five ponds in a wetland the size of five football pitches.
During the 90 days it takes for the effluent to pass through, bacteria, ultraviolet light and the plants act on it.
When that is done, the run-off can be piped straight into a local river.
It is the first natural sewage treatment works developed by Northern Ireland Water.
They call it an integrated constructed wetland and it cost just over half the price of a traditional treatment works.
NI Water began looking for a solution after the existing treatment works at Stoneyford began to fail.
It had planned to build a replacement, but then it heard about a wetland alternative at Glaslough in County Monaghan.
The next challenge was to persuade people in Stoneyford that it could work.
"The local people were saying `what are you doing, you're going to put raw sewage onto the ground, we don't want that`, said NI Water's Dermott McCurdy.
"They were thinking about furry animals, flies, smells, and I could understand that."
So NI Water bussed a delegation to County Monaghan to have a look for themselves.
Mr McCurdy said that on the way back, there was a change in their attitude.
The wetland cost £800,000 and began working fully this spring.
In a couple of years the reeds and other planting will have matured. It is already attracting birds and insects.
The plan is to open it as a community resource that can be used by the villagers.
One resident, Jonathan Seymour, said there was a "mixed response" at first.
"Most of us are taxpayers and actually when we look at it, we're getting value for money," he said.
"It's nice to think that the environmental option isn't the most costly option. In fact, it's probably the cheapest option here."
It is one of several now being developed around Northern Ireland, including one with a 5,000-person capacity at Ballykelly, and a smaller one at Castle Archdale in County Fermanagh.
Taylor had to retire from her girls' singles quarter-final on Thursday against Kayla Day of the USA.
The 18-year-old from Southampton posted on Twitter on Monday that she has been under observation at the city's General Hospital for four days.
Her agent told BBC Sport Taylor is in a stable condition and improving.
The world number 377 is being kept on an isolation ward in hospital and is waiting for blood tests to reveal more details.
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The cap, which applies to posts earning above £20,800, is a measure introduced under the coalition government in 2011.
The Home Office has confirmed that the monthly allocation of so-called "Tier 2" visas has been filled for June.
There were 1,650 allocations for June, but the Home Office will not confirm how many applications it received.
The BBC understands that as well as nurses, doctors and teachers other visas refused were applications to bring in accountants, solicitors and management consultants.
Under the Tier 2 scheme, there are 20,700 posts available a year to employers who want to recruit a non-EU skilled worker.
Applicants have more chance of success if the company is trying to fill a post on a national list of shortage occupations. The BBC understands that none of the visas refused this month under the cap relates to a job on that list.
On Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to make it harder to bring in skilled staff from outside the EU, saying, it was too easy for some businesses to employ these workers, rather than train British employees.
Immigration Minister James Brokenshire said there were no plans to change the current Tier 2 limit - and the independent Migration Advisory Committee would be advising on further reducing economic migration from outside the EU.
"Our reforms will ensure that businesses are able to attract the skilled migrants they need," he said. "But we also want them to get far better at recruiting and training UK workers first."
But some business representatives predicted that enforcing the cap would be damaging.
Mark Hilton, head of immigration policy at London First, said: "Every skilled migrant we turn away as a result of this cap will hit jobs and growth.
"Of course business wants to hire locally, but you can't just magic people up with highly specific skills because they take years to develop."
Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at Oxford University, said: "The cap has been hit at a time when many companies are hiring recent graduates from both the UK and overseas.
"In the short term there is likely to be some disruption for businesses that have been counting on hiring specific candidates.
"More broadly, the cap is reshaping the skilled migration system as we know it in the UK, making it much more difficult for businesses and the public sector to hire lower-paid skilled workers, including nurses and younger people - who tend to earn less.
"In terms of the impact on net migration it is likely to be relatively small - non-EU workers made up 13% of UK immigration in 2014."
The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked to report by the end of the year on further restricting work visas to a narrower range of job shortages or highly specialist experts. Ministers are also proposing a "skills levy" on visas to fund UK apprenticeships and raising salary thresholds to prevent firms using foreign workers to undercut wages.
The march in the capital, Santiago, was largely peaceful, but there were isolated clashes, authorities say.
Riot police said that they had been attacked with petrol bombs. Police used water cannons and tear gas to break up one group of protesters.
Chilean students have been staging protests for free, high-quality education since 2011.
Wednesday's action was the second nationwide protest this year.
The police estimated the number of protesters in Santiago at more than 37,000 but organisers say 80,000 people took to the streets.
There also were protests in other Chilean cities, including Valparaiso, Concepcion, Temuco and Valdivia.
On the first national marches of 2013, in early April, more than 100,000 participated.
Although Chile's education system is regarded by many as one of the best in Latin America, students argue it is deeply unfair.
They say middle-class students have access to some of the best schooling in the region, while the poor have to be content with under-funded state schools.
There are no free universities.
The campaign for educational reform is the biggest protest movement Chile has seen since the return to democracy in 1990.
It started with a wave of mass demonstrations in 2011, which carried on throughout 2012.
Eight crews were called to RB Skip Hire Limited on Station Road, Chepstow, at about 16:30 BST on Thursday after the blaze broke out.
On Saturday, head of control at South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Jennie Griffiths, tweeted that the investigation had finished and the cause was ruled to be accidental.
No casualties were reported.
The tournament is usually held in January and February, causing disputes with European clubs who had to release players in the middle of the season.
The 2019 event in Cameroon will be contested by 24 teams, instead of 16.
The changes were rubber-stamped by the CAF executive committee in a meeting in the Moroccan capital Rabat.
Africa's flagship sporting event has featured 16 teams since 1996.
The expansion of the tournament could create problems for Cameroon, which will host the next finals, with the Central African nation's sports minister having to deny reports that preparations were behind schedule.
The competition will continue to be held every two years, in Africa and only with African countries. Caf was considering whether to allow countries from other continents to compete - or even host the tournament.
The announcements follow a two-day symposium organised by Caf president Ahmad to discuss the state of African football.
If Celtic beat Aberdeen, it will be Rodgers' first trophy as a manager, but he stressed that he would not define his career in terms of silverware.
"My ambition is for Celtic, not me," he said.
"A lot of great coaches don't get the opportunity to win trophies, but it doesn't make them less good coaches."
Rodgers won a Championship play-off final with Swansea City, but so far no major silverware with former clubs Watford, Reading and Liverpool.
"When I started coaching, my aim in coaching was to improve players, to develop players and if you are fortunate enough and lucky enough as a coach to work with teams that allow you to win trophies then great," said the Northern Irishman.
"Lots of coaches, lots of managers never have that opportunity.
"Some do. They are blessed to be able to work with players that have the opportunity to do that, but it will never define me as a coach.
"It may others, but it doesn't me.
"My view has always been 'can I improve players, individually and as a team?' and of course the consequence of that is trophies and that is what we want to achieve.
"But, on a personal level, it doesn't affect me whatsoever.
"Hopefully, over the course of my career, people will respect my work with players and my behaviour off the field and that means more to me than a load of trophies."
Asked if his view on managerial success was unusual, Rodgers pointed to Lazio coach Marcelo Bielsa, who previously managed Argentina, Chile, Marseille and Athletic Bilbao, as someone he particularly admired.
"I worry for the club, the team, the players, I want them to be successful," he added.
"And, make no mistake, of course I want to win, but I don't lie in bed worrying about it, worrying what I have on my CV.
"There are some coaches I look at and respect all around the world, guys like Bielsa, who I have followed intently all my life.
"A brilliant coach, an innovator of players and teams and maybe he hasn't won a whole bagful of trophies over the course of his career.
"But he has had brilliant teams set up that I have always admired and that doesn't make him any worse or less a coach than anyone else."
Cycle courier Andrew Boxer argued he was entitled to one week of holiday pay based on his work for Excel.
The tribunal said his claim was "well-founded" and that the firm "unlawfully failed to pay the claimant".
The ruling adds more legal weight to claims that some firms in the so-called gig economy are engaged in "bogus self-employment".
Mr Boxer launched his claim for £321.16 after he took a week's holiday in March last year for which he was not paid.
He had started working for Excel in September 2013. He signed contracts which referred to him as a "contractor" and "sub-contractor". But the tribunal concluded that his contract did not reflect the reality of his working situation.
He argued that while at the firm, he was a "worker" as defined by the Employment Rights Act. Under the act, workers are entitled to basic rights including holiday pay and the national minimum wage. His claim was backed by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB).
The tribunal heard that Mr Boxer worked approximately nine hours a day for five days a week. He had no opportunity to negotiate his pay rate or to provide someone else to do work on his behalf.
According to the ruling, Mr Boxer was asked by the judge if had ever queried any of the clauses in his contract. He said: "I had no choice, it would not have made any difference, they would have laughed at me if I had challenged a particular clause."
Excel did not produce witness evidence or attend the tribunal hearing. The firm initially offered to pay the claim for holiday pay "without acceptance of the validity of the claimant's claim". That was rejected by Mr Boxer.
IWGB General Secretary Dr Jason Moyer-Lee said the tribunal's judgement was "yet further evidence of what we have known to be true all along: courier companies are unlawfully depriving their workers of rights.
"As the tribunal dominoes continue to fall we would recommend that courier companies which are not yet subject to litigation by the IWGB urgently get their act together."
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In January, an employment tribunal found that a courier with CitySprint should also be classed as a worker rather than self-employed and that she should be entitled to basic rights including holiday and the National Living Wage.
The taxi-hailing firm Uber lost a similar case last year and has launched an appeal.
The former adviser to Tony Blair, Matthew Taylor, has been asked by the government to review modern working practices.
That has raised the prospect of whether the self-employed could be given more rights in return for paying higher National Insurance contributions.
Last week, amid a public outcry, Chancellor Philip Hammond was forced to scrap plans to raise National Insurance contributions for self-employed people, which he had outlined in the recent Budget.
He had previously cited evidence that the growth of self-employment could undermine the tax base by between £3.5bn and £5bn a year by 2020.
Critics say many firms in the gig economy should also contribute more, as they often pay lower levels of National Insurance and no pension contributions.
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The game - Pakistan Army Retribution - was released by a government digital agency in the central Punjab province.
Players could act as soldiers shooting the attackers in the school. The agency later admitted it was "in poor taste".
More than 150 people, mostly pupils, were killed in the attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar.
The game was released on Google Play several weeks ago - around the second anniversary of the attack.
However, it became a focus of public attention after Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reviewed the game, declaring that it "failed on every front".
Many online users joined in the criticism, saying the video was exploiting the tragedy.
They described the game as "distasteful" and "insensitive".
The Punjab IT board, which commissioned the game, later said it had withdrawn the video from distribution.
"Thank you for highlighting this mistake," agency head Umar Saif wrote in a tweet.
On 16 December 2014, seven Taliban attackers wearing bomb vests cut through a wire fence to gain entry to the Army Public School.
They went from class to class, killing 152 people - 133 of them children - and injuring more than 120.
All seven gunmen were later killed.
The Taliban said the attack - the group's deadliest in Pakistan - was in response to a government offensive in North Waziristan and the nearby Khyber area that began earlier that year.
The school killings were condemned across the world.
Peshawar - close to the Afghan border - has seen some of the worst of the violence during the Taliban insurgency in recent years.
The Odeon-owned cinema on Westover Road in Bournemouth has been sold and is due to be redeveloped into flats.
ABC - Associated British Cinemas - began in 1928, with the brand name gradually disappearing following its takeover by Odeon in 2000.
The last screening is Back to the Future, being shown in aid of Dorset Mind.
ABC was one of the biggest names during the post-war heyday of British cinema-going.
The Westover Road building first opened its doors as a 2,515-seat cinema in June 1937, showing the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical Shall We Dance.
The cinema divided into three screens in the 1970s but its 634-seat main auditorium remains one of the largest in the UK.
Film enthusiast Adrian Cox, from Barton-on-Sea, who tours cinemas across the country, said the ABC in Bournemouth was his favourite.
He said: "It's an event to watch a movie there. It has perfect sight-lines. A very tall person in front of you is never in the way because of the steep banking."
Mr Cox, who hired the cinema for a private screening of the once-banned Monty Python film Life of Brian, said modern cinemas tended to be smaller, less well decorated and "like little boxes".
The other Odeon cinema on Westover Road is also earmarked for closure ahead of the opening of the new BH2 leisure complex, planned for Bournemouth Square.
Cinema general manager Spencer Clark said: "It was one of the flagship cinemas for ABC and it's a fond farewell for what is a great venue."
It is the first time the procedure has been performed in Europe.
The technique, originally developed in India, offers patients the chance of a much faster recovery after the operation.
Normally a kidney transplant would involve serious open surgery and a sizeable incision to perform the transplant.
The team at the Royal Liverpool used keyhole surgery to implant the donor kidney through an incision of just 6cm (2in).
A smaller incision is a lot less invasive for the patient and heals more quickly.
The technique was developed by Prof Pranjal Modi at the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre in Ahmedabad.
He said: "It is tremendously beneficial to the patient. I talk one-to-one to all the patients and they are so happy.
"Their outcomes are so good that I am encouraged to do it further and further."
Brian Blanchfield, a company director, had spent years living with a failing kidney before his sister Pam donated one of hers.
He was up and about just four days after the operation.
He told the BBC: "I'm feeling good.
"They said I'd be the first one to do it, and the interesting thing was they asked me where I wanted the kidney to go.
"So they went through my appendix scar, as there was already a cut line there."
Sanjay Mehra, a consultant transplant surgeon at the Royal Liverpool, who assisted with the operation, believes there are significant benefits.
"[In the past] the scar has been around 20-25cm for the renal transplant patients," she said.
"But here the scar is around 6cm, so there is a huge difference in the size of the scar, which has a cosmetic benefit.
"But also in the long scar there is muscle cutting, which can give problems in the long term."
Elaine Davies, director of research operations for Kidney Research UK, says about 6,000 people - roughly 90% of the total organ waiting list - are waiting for a kidney.
But fewer than 3,000 transplants are carried out each year.
She said: "As this new technique results in the creation of a smaller wound, it limits surgical complications and improves recovery time, which will ultimately be better for the patient.
"Keyhole surgery for the retrieval of kidneys has already made a big difference to donors.
"As long as this technique for transplanting a kidney is proven to be as safe and as effective as the current technique, we welcome this development."
This is not a technique that will be used in every kidney transplant.
It is most suitable for those patients who are very overweight, where major abdominal surgery carries greater risk.
But it shows how keyhole surgery is now providing new options for surgeons in even the most complicated operations.
Two soldiers and a driver died in the attack on a vehicle carrying election materials in a remote coca-growing region, the military said.
The election frontrunner is Keiko Fujimori, daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, who cracked down on the Maoist Shining Path guerrillas.
However she is not expected to win a clear majority.
Polls opened at 08:00 local time (13:00 GMT). Opinion polls indicate that Ms Fujimori will not obtain the 50% of votes needed to avoid a second run-off round.
Her closest challengers are centrist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and left-winger Veronika Mendoza.
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Keiko Fujimori has marketed herself as being tough on crime and is supported by some Peruvians who credit her father with defeating the rebels.
Mr Fujimori is currently serving 25 years in prison for ordering death squads to massacre civilians during his attempts to end the insurgency.
The Shining Path rebel group was largely dismantled in the 1990s after a decade-long conflict that killed about 69,000 people.
However, rebels estimated to number in the hundreds still control areas of jungle in a coca-growing region of the country and the Peruvian authorities say they have joined forces with drug gangs.
Peru is one of the biggest coca leaf and cocaine producers in the world, according to the US authorities.
Bannsiders boss Oran Kearney was named January manager of the month following his side's impressive run of form.
"The top six has always been our target and incentive this season and we want to keep this run going," said Kearney.
"There is still a lot of work to do but we are moving in the right direction."
Coleraine lie fourth in the table with six sets of fixtures remaining until the league splits into the top six and bottom six for the remainder of the campaign.
"There were plenty of people in pre-season prepared to write us off and say the top six wouldn't be a possibility for us, especially since we lost Howard Beverland and Ruairi Harkin from the squad.
"We haven't secured it yet and there is still a lot to do but all parts of the team are functioning well and we have a serious foundation to build on," added Kearney.
Seventh-placed Dungannon harbour top-six ambitions of their own and are unbeaten in their two previous encounters with Coleraine this season, winning 4-0 at Stangmore Park and playing out a 2-2 draw at Ballycastle Road.
The Swifts could have defender Chris Hegarty back after a hamstring strain, while striker Andy Mitchell should be available sooner than expected, though he will not be fit for Saturday's game.
Crusaders are seven points clear at the top of the table as they prepare to entertain Ballymena United, whom they beat 6-0 at Seaview on the opening day of the season, the Sky Blues turning the tables with a 2-1 home win over the champions in October.
Linfield aim to build on their midweek County Antrim Shield success as they travel to Carrick Rangers, who will be boosted by a 4-0 Premiership success over Ards last week.
Ards now lie nine points above Carrick as they bid to avoid a relegation play-off and Colin Nixon's side take on former boss Niall Currie's Portadown outfit at Shamrock Park on Saturday.
"I had five wonderful years at Ards so I'm looking forward to seeing some familiar faces. I've no doubt it will be a difficult game," said Currie.
Keith O'Hara, Garry Breen, Mark Carson and Sean Mackle are all in line for possible returns for the Ports.
Glentoran have a full squad to choose from for their match against Glenavon at the Oval, with the exception of long-term absentees Willie Garrett and David Scullion.
Glenavon have defender Simon Kelly and midfielder Andy Kilmartin both struggling with groin problems.
Ballinamallard beat Glentoran 1-0 in their last league outing and will hope for a similar outcome when they play third-placed Cliftonville at Ferney Park.
The powerful and often disturbing paintings will feature in an exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery next month.
The pictures depict horrific scenes from 6 August 1945, when the first atomic bomb was dropped from a US aircraft during World War Two.
The images were created after a request by Japanese broadcaster NHK in the 1970s and later toured the country.
Twelve paintings and drawings by the so-called 'hibakusha', which translates as bomb-exposed people, will be included in The Sensory War 1914-2014 exhibition in Manchester.
They have been selected from more than 2,000 that were sent to NHK in 1974 and which were subsequently exhibited at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and around the country.
Between 60,000 and 80,000 people were killed instantly when the bomb was dropped in 1945. Many more died of the long-term effects of radiation sickness and the final death toll was calculated at 135,000.
The Sensory War exhibition explores "how artists have communicated the impact of war on the body, mind, environment and human senses" since World War One, according to the gallery.
The exhibition runs from 11 October to 22 February 2015.
The 41-year-old woman, from Pyle, and the 52-year-old man, from Porthcawl, were arrested on Sunday.
South Wales Police is treating the death at Monks Close as suspicious and has appealed for anyone with information to call 101.
Officers were called to the scene shortly after 06:00 GMT.
But the Turkish Lira, which initially fell by nearly 5%, recovered some of its lost ground and rose by 1.4% on Monday.
Over the weekend the government moved to calm fears and said it had consulted the central bank and the treasury and decided on "all necessary measures".
The central bank said it would provide unlimited liquidity to banks.
At about 1600 BST the lira was trading at 2.97.31 against the dollar, having ended the week at 3.01.57 per dollar, close to the record low set last September.
After a fairly quiet start to trading on Monday, shares on the Istanbul National-100 stock exchange slid by nearly 9% at one point, before clawing back some ground.
Salman Ahmed, chief global strategist at Swiss investment manager Lombard Odier, said the "swift resolution of the problem" had largely helped to cushion the shock to financial markets.
However, there are fears events could further damage Turkey's tourism industry, which is crucial to the economy.
Shares in tourism-related companies were worst hit on the Istanbul National-100 stock exchange. Airport operator TAV saw its shares fall by 17.34% and Turkish Airlines was down by 12.58%.
In May, visitor numbers were 35% lower than the same time last year, following some high profile security incidents.
"Given the sharp rise in political instability and Turkey's extremely vulnerable external profile, which is likely to worsen as tourism gets hit further, we think Turkish assets are likely to remain under pressure," said Mr Ahmed.
He pointed out that Turkey was already considered as vulnerable among emerging economies. The World Bank has forecast that Turkey's economy will grow by 3.5% this year, compared with 4.5% last year, which is low compared with other emerging nations.
The wide current account deficit is a particular problem. In 2015 it stood at more than $32bn (£24bn), or about 4.5% of GDP, and this is set to deteriorate because of the predicted decline in tourism and the blow to investor confidence.
Bulent Gultekin is Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, but in the 1990s he was governor of Turkey's central bank.
In an interview for the BBC he was asked about the consequences of the coup attempt.
He said that in the short term people would be "looking and considering their investment strategies and waiting to see how things will turn out".
"In the long run, inability to invest for long-term projects - education in particular, research and development, and to build human capital up further to become another [South] Korea - is going to be a tougher thing to do," he added.
Turkish government bond yields rose on Monday - an indication that the government is having to pay investors more to lend it money.
Until the coup attempt, the Istanbul National 100 stock index had risen by almost 15% since the beginning of the year.
There were chaotic scenes as the judge said he was referring the trial to another court.
Mr Mubarak was convicted last June of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 revolt that ended his rule.
He was sentenced to life but a retrial was ordered in January after he appealed against the sentence.
About 850 people were killed in the 2011 crackdown.
Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah announced his decision at the start of the retrial at a police academy on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital.
The judge said he was referring the case to the Cairo appeals court as he felt "unease" in reviewing the case.
That court is then expected to appoint a new panel to hear the retrial.
But there was shouting in the courtroom, with relatives of protesters killed in the 2011 uprising chanting: "The people demand the execution of Mubarak!"
Also, prosecution lawyers complained that the transfer could delay the case for months and make it less likely that the former president would be convicted and sentenced.
"Egypt cannot close the door on the former regime until there is justice for the martyrs of our revolution," said Mohamed Rashwan, quoted by Reuters news agency.
Mr Mubarak, 84, is in poor health and currently being held in a military hospital in Cairo.
On Saturday, he was flown by helicopter to the courthouse at a police academy on the outskirts of Cairo.
State TV showed him being wheeled into the building on a stretcher, wearing a white outfit. Wearing dark glasses and with an intravenous cannula on his hand, he later waved to the courtroom from inside a cage.
His first trial, at which he also appeared on a stretcher, lasted 10 months.
Two sons of the former leader, former interior minister Habib al-Adly and six aides will also be re-tried, facing the same charges as before.
Mubarak-era officials in the dock
Al-Adly was sentenced to life last year for contributing to the killing of protesters, and for five and 12 years for corruption charges.
Mr Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, will be retried on corruption charges for which they were acquitted in June, because of the expiry of a statute of limitations.
The former president was also found not guilty of corruption.
Businessman Hussein Salem, a close associated of Mubarak, is being retried in his absence - he went to Spain after being cleared of fraud in his first trial.
The 18-day uprising in 2011 ended Mubarak's 29-year rule of Egypt.
Families of protesters who died in the crackdown were disappointed that the former president was not convicted of ordering the killings.
There was also been anger among some that he has not faced trial for abuses allegedly committed earlier in his rule.
But the BBC's Alem Maqbool says news of the retrial has been overshadowed by the political instability and insecurity which followed the revolution.
As the retrial was about to begin, one man in Cairo who gave his name as Ahmed said the retrial was no longer the pressing issue for Egypt.
"What we care about now is how to make the country develop better," he told the Associated Press news agency.
"Mubarak no longer has any influence on our economy. The most important thing we should do now is to help industries recover."
Another man, Ashraf, told AP that if the trial was being seen as unimportant "it's because they are now in a very bad situation economically. The most important thing right now for Egyptians is how they can work and live".
Deaths during the uprising were largely blamed on the police at the time, but last week a report was leaked which implicated the army in serious human rights abuses at the time, including the killing and torture of protesters.
The leaked chapter, reportedly presented to President Mohammed Morsi late last year, contains testimony relating to civilians detained at military checkpoints who were never seen again and reports that the army delivered unidentified bodies to coroners.
Egypt's Defence Minister Abdel Fatah al-Sissi denied the accusations, calling them a betrayal.
The Bluebirds playing budget has been scaled back since their solitary season in the Premier League in 2013/14.
But Warnock is confident he can challenge at the top of the Championship with financial backing.
"It's a matter of talking to Vincent and trying to encourage him to give it another go really," he said.
In stating his ambitions for the Bluebirds, 68-year old Warnock dropped his biggest hint yet that he wants to continue in the post beyond the end of the season.
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"We all want to have a go at promotion from this division really and certainly in my circumstances and at my age I'm no different anyone else," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"It's just great to be able to see him face to face, talk to the main man really and tell him what your plans.
"I'm very enthusiastic about the club, I think it's made to measure for me. I hope that we can have a really good conversation about the future."
The Malaysian businessman, who became owner of Cardiff in May 2010, will not be at the Bluebirds Servernside derby against Bristol City on Saturday as the team try to pull away from the bottom three in the Championship.
And Warnock doesn't see the meeting as a chance for him to charm Tan into giving him a big transfer budget.
"I think it's an opportunity for the club as well not just me," he added.
"The club's got an opportunity to stabilise and look to future and look to be positive about what could possibly happen next year rather than doom and gloom.
"The opportunity is there, the staff is almost in place and the playing side doesn't need an awful lot to do with it.
"It's just a matter of pruning it and the getting that little bit of help to get that one player up front that you need when you get injuries.
"You need a couple of choices."
Warnock has ruled out spending big money in the January transfer window having already had a bid rejected for Aberdeen winger Johnny Hayes.
But he would like support for Kenneth Zohore who has now established himself as the club's first choice forward.
"I don't think we're going to be able to spend money on a top class striker in this window," he said.
"We'll have to go with what we've got and try and get a loan player in.
"I've made an offer for a couple of players as you know and that sort of money is what I'm looking at for this window."
Warnock has though performed a U-turn on the future of defender Bruno Ecuele Manga who he would now like to stay once he returns from international duty with Gabon at the African Cup of Nations.
"I think an MLS club made an enquiry for him but the way I feel at the moment, I'm quite happy to keep him," Warnock confirmed.
"If I can do business elsewhere to cover the ins and outs then I'm quite happy to have Bruno back until the end of the season and try and talk him into another contract."
The county topped National Geographic Traveller magazine's "Cool List" of must-see "culture capitals, hipster hotspots and wild escapes".
It was celebrated for its "weather-nibbled coast spotted with sea stacks, Blue Flag beaches and offshore islands".
Ireland's Tourism body Fáilte Ireland said it was delighted by the county's global accolade.
The magazine, which described the county as "a land that feels undiscovered", said there was an "array of reasons to visit", and gave a nod to the expected impact of last summer's filming of Star Wars: Episode VIII on the Inishowen peninsula.
National Geographic said: "From surfing beaches in Magheroarty and Ballyhiernan Bay to Horn Head - a driving, walking or cycling loop that squeezes the 1,600-mile Wild Atlantic Way into a 4.5-mile nutshell."
Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller, said: "Travel piques our curiosity and it's that curiosity that informs our annual Cool List - what's happening in the world, what's interesting and, most importantly, what's in it for you?
"We aim to answer these questions, and more, with our list of 17 must-visit destinations for 2017.
"From Ireland's forgotten county to the high temple of US hipsterism, from South America's hottest foodie city to Germany's art scene, we've selected the world's best places to see and be seen in the coming year".
He said the magazines's writers and editors compile a long list before whittling it down to the final cut.
"We considered many destinations for our Cool List 2017, but we felt Donegal was in a real sweet spot - off-radar and hard-to-access, but on the cusp of a breakthrough.
"On the one hand, you have big pushes like the Wild Atlantic Way and the recent visit of Star Wars; on the other you only have to drive a few miles to have a beach or a road completely to yourself.
"It's a warm-hearted place, but wilderness always feels just a stone's throw away. And it is wilderness... world-class wilderness.
"We think it's due a big year."
Fáilte Ireland's Director for the Wild Atlantic Way, Orla Carroll said: "We know Donegal is cool and now we're delighted that the rest of the world is hearing the same."
"The Wild Atlantic Way goes from strength to strength and it is starting to pick up a large amount of global recommendations."
The Chilean capital of Santiago come second on the list followed by Helsinki.
National Geographic's other "cool destinations" include Greenland, Iran and Sudan. The
Police shut the A4069 because of the fires at All Waste Services Ltd at the Old Sawmills, Llangadog, while the council's Llangadog recycling centre was also closed.
Motorists were diverted and bus Service 280-281 was unable to access the village.
Mr Firtash, one of Ukraine's richest men, is wanted by US authorities on suspicion of corruption and forming a criminal organisation.
The 48-year-old was regarded one of the main backers of the ousted Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych.
Austrian police said the arrest was not related to current political events in Ukraine.
"A national arrest order was issued for the businessman on the basis of several years of investigation by the US FBI and an arrest warrant," a police statement said.
He was arrested in an area of Vienna where one of his businesses was registered, Austrian media say.
Mr Firtash is founder and chairman of Group DF, whose website describes it as an international group of companies operating across Europe and Asia in energy and banking.
He also has many interests in petrochemicals and media.
Mr Firtash was a powerful voice in Ukraine's economic policy circles under former President Yanukovych, who was ousted by pro-European protesters last month.
Much of the anger behind the protests was fuelled by perceptions of corruption, and the alleged close links between the government and oligarchs.
Mr Firtash is not named on an initial EU list of Ukrainians suspected of misusing state funds and violating human rights, and whose assets are to be frozen as a result of the crisis over the Russian takeover of Ukraine's Crimea region.
The tycoon had been in dispute with Australian Sean Truman, who registered the domain name last year.
The National Arbitration Forum (NAF), a US-based adjudication body, ruled that Mr Truman had registered and used richardbranson.xxx "in bad faith".
The .xxx domain was introduced as a home for pornography and other adult-orientated web sites in 2011.
"We worry about the misuse of Sir Richard's name and he is pleased that we now have it under our ownership," said Nick Fox, a spokesman for the founder of the Virgin business empire.
Icann, the body which has overall responsibility for domain names, had ordered the transfer of the richardbranson.xxx domain name to Virgin, Mr Fox added.
Trademark owners were given the opportunity to block the registration of .xxx domain names last year before they were made available for general public registration.
Mr Fox said that Virgin was in the process of doing this when Mr Truman registered it, four days after general availability.
In Mr Truman's argument to the NAF, he contended that he had registered the domain name as a "souvenir" because of his admiration of Sir Richard.
He argued that Sir Richard has a history of using the "sex sells" principle in his business activities, using "Virgin" as a generic brand name.
The NAFruledthat Mr Truman should have recognized that his registration and control of richardbranson.xxx "would serve to vex or embarrass" Sir Richard.
Thomas Frederiksen, chief operating officer at UK web hosting company One.com, warned that the .xxx domain could cause serious problems for businesses.
"If someone has registered your company's name, or in this case the name of your CEO, it can permanently damage your brand," he said.
"This is a unique case as not all company CEOs will be able to argue that their name is protected under intellectual property law."
The work by think tank dpart found lowering the voting age could increase youngster's engagement with politics.
It also found schools had more influence than parents in giving confidence in understanding politics.
Those aged 16 and 17 were able to vote in the referendum on 18 September, the first UK ballot to include them.
Researchers at dpart gathered evidence from two surveys of under 18s - one conducted in April and May 2013, and then a second conducted one year later.
More than 1,000 young people responded to each survey.
They found under 18s were at least as interested in politics as adults.
Only 7% had never talked about the referendum with anyone.
Young people were less likely than adults to align themselves with political parties, but the proportion who said they did not feel an affinity to one dropped in the year before the vote, from 57% to 51%.
Parents had a strong influence in encouraging young people to vote, but had less impact on how they voted, researchers found.
Over 40% of under 18s said they intended to vote differently than their parents.
Schools played a more significant role than parents in enhancing young people's political understanding, but only when pupils actively discussed the referendum in class, researchers found.
The study said: "Lowering the voting age to 16 in combination with a detailed rethinking of the role schools play in political education may therefore be a positive development worth exploring beyond this referendum.
"Crucially, we need to be confident to make the classroom a place where politics can be discussed, rather than assuming that young people will be inappropriately ideologised in an easy way."
Dr Jan Eichhorn, from Edinburgh University's school of social and political science and the author of the study, said: "Fears of under 18s being inappropriately ideologised stem from an underestimation of young people's capabilities.
"We found these fears to be unfounded. Their engagement with politics is complex and they appreciate school as a space to do this.
"To have a lasting, positive impact, we need to trust schools and teachers to discuss politics actively in the classroom.
"There are positive effects on young people's political understanding and confidence that parental influence cannot achieve but school can."
Only four players have played more than his 477 Premier League appearances for a single club - Liverpool pair Steven Gerrard (504) and Jamie Carragher (508), and Manchester United pair Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, with 632 and 499 respectively.
So with Terry's departure the landscape of the Premier League and Chelsea will undergo a significant shift next season.
It clearly was to John Terry as he admitted it was "not going to be a fairytale ending". Instead, at a time not of his choosing and with the ruthless decision-making that has become a trademark for Chelsea's hierarchy, he is on the way out in May.
Terry has made it clear he wanted to stay on but this move has come from the top of club, most likely in the shape of owner Roman Abramovich and director Marina Granovskaia, the Russian's closest adviser and negotiator-in-chief.
Chelsea may simply be working on the basis of brutal realism. Terry was 35 in December and has heavy mileage on a clock that has been running since 28 October 1998, when he made his debut as a late substitute in League Cup tie against Aston Villa.
There will be a new manager at the Blues in the summer and the removal of the last of the longstanding old guard in west London leaves the decks clear without the presence of a player and personality who has been a huge influence on and off the field.
Where there may be surprise is that Terry's form, like Chelsea's, has been revived since the sacking of Jose Mourinho in December. In the 1-0 win at Arsenal in January, Terry was the defensive rock of old, despite having been informed before that game that his career at Stamford Bridge would be over in months.
In the final reckoning, Chelsea clearly believe that given his advanced years he is only going to decline from here on - a verdict he might dispute in typically combative fashion - and that a lucrative contract can be best spent on someone else.
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The banner hanging from Stamford Bridge's Matthew Harding Stand says it all about his relationship with Chelsea's fans: "JT. Captain, Leader, Legend."
Terry, quite simply, has been the towering figure in the most successful period in the club's history. He has always been a divisive character outside Stamford Bridge but inside he is loved by fans who regard him as a shining symbol of the club's glory years.
When Abramovich arrived in July 2003 and the trophies flowed following Mourinho's appointment in 2004, Terry fearlessly led from the front as the manager's voice on the pitch. He is one of the most significant figures ever to have represented Chelsea.
And yet there is a thread running through his Chelsea career that means there will also always be a darker reflection on his time at Stamford Bridge.
The image of Terry's tears after the Champions League final loss on penalties to Manchester United in Moscow in 2008 will be an enduring one, brought on by his slip as he went to take what would have been the winning spot-kick, hitting the post instead.
The Champions League was a narrative running through his career, with two semi-final defeats by Liverpool in 2005 and 2007 and another agonising injury-time last-four exit to Barcelona in 2009 - then the most ironic twist of all in 2012.
Chelsea, under caretaker manager Roberto di Matteo, finally claimed the holy grail with victory on penalties against Bayern Munich in the Germans' own Allianz Arena. All with Terry on the sidelines.
He had been sent off in the semi-final second leg in Barcelona and for all his posing in the team pictures, swiftly changing out of his suit into his kit as Didier Drogba's final penalty went in, he actually had his nose pressed up against the window as an outsider on Chelsea's greatest night.
And when the Europa League was won against Benfica in Amsterdam a year later Terry, whose relationship with another interim manager Rafael Benitez was fragile, was out through injury.
In September 2012 he was banned for four games and fined £220,000 after a Football Association regulatory commission found him guilty of racially abusing then Queen's Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a game at Loftus Road on 23 October 2011.
These will be gaps on his CV and moments of controversy - but when Chelsea's story is written he will be remembered as the most successful captain they have ever had.
Terry has been a member of a fraying Chelsea defence this season. In the 18 Premier League games he has played they have conceded 26 goals, compared with 13 in the same number last season. He has made 68 clearances this season compared with 101 in the same spell last term.
The signs have been there that Terry, magnificent as the title was won last season, was starting to suffer a decline in his powers.
And yet he will still be missed as someone who often dragged Chelsea to success by force of his own personality, a character supporters could identify with as one of their own, his programme notes often ending with the rallying call "Come On The Chels!"
Even as recently as 16 January, it was the marauding Terry who grabbed a 98th-minute equaliser to earn a 3-3 draw against Everton at Stamford Bridge.
He has not just been the driving force at the back, his record of 40 goals makes him the highest-scoring defender in Premier League history.
Even if he is approaching the end of his career at the top, his giant personality, winning mentality and determination to put himself on the line in every game means he will leave a huge hole in Chelsea's team.
As with former Liverpool captain Gerrard, a contemporary of Terry's with England and who twice almost became a Blues team-mate, it will be hard to picture his side without him leading it out.
Terry's departure really will be the end of a glittering era for Chelsea. He is the last of the big beasts to leave one of the most powerful dressing rooms of modern Premier League times - one which has occasionally been accused of wielding player power when managers such as Andre Villas-Boas and even Mourinho have been sacked.
The experienced backbone of Chelsea's greatest successes as four Premier League titles, five FA Cups, the Champions League, Europa League and three League Cups were won - including a domestic double under Carlo Ancelotti in 2010 - is now gone.
Goalkeeper Petr Cech left for Arsenal last summer while Didier Drogba's Indian summer ended after his second stint at Chelsea with a move to Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer. Frank Lampard joined Manchester City before going to New York City FC while Ashley Cole left for Roma before joining LA Galaxy.
Terry leaving breaks the last, and strongest, link in that chain of power.
Terry has already made it clear, unlike his great friend and team-mate Lampard, that he is aligned with Gerrard in not wishing to play for another English club once he has gone.
He does, however, plan to carry on and he may be tempted to follow the same lucrative path as Gerrard and Lampard. Terry will not be short of offers and he could join either of those at LA Galaxy, where former club and country team-mate Cole has also arrived, or New York City FC.
His former England team-mate David Beckham is in the process of building his Miami Beckham United franchise to join the MLS. New clubs are always keen to make a statement signing - could Terry join Beckham?
And what about China? The Chinese Super League is big, rich business as proved by the £25m deal that took Ramires from Chelsea to Jiangsu Suning during this transfer window.
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Lord Howell of Guildford argued there was "plenty of room" for developments and less concern than was the case over "beautiful natural areas".
But the Archbishop of Canterbury disagreed, calling the North East "beautiful, rugged, welcoming".
Downing Street said Lord Howell did not speak for the government.
Fracking - short for "hydraulic fracturing" - involves drilling deep under ground and releasing a high-pressure mix of water, sand and hundreds of chemicals to crack rocks and release gas stored inside.
Water companies are worried the process could contaminate drinking water aquifers that lie above shale gas reserves. But supporters of fracking say it is safe and essential to making the UK more energy self-sufficient.
Widespread fracking has not started in the UK yet, but Cuadrilla began exploratory drilling in Lancashire in 2011 and many other possible sites have been identified.
During Lords Questions, Conservative Lord Howell, who was energy secretary from 1979 to 1981, asked: "Would you accept that it could be a mistake to think of and discuss fracking in terms of the whole of the United Kingdom in one go?
"I mean there obviously are, in beautiful natural areas, worries about not just the drilling and the fracking, which I think are exaggerated, but about the trucks, and the delivery, and the roads, and the disturbance, and those about justified worries."
He added: "But there are large and uninhabited and desolate areas. Certainly in part of the North East where there's plenty of room for fracking, well away from anybody's residence, where we could conduct without any kind of threat to the rural environment."
Despite outbursts from other peers, Lord Howell continued, turning to energy minister Baroness Verma and asking: "So would you agree with me, that the distinction should be made between one area and another, rather than lump them all together?
"And if we can push ahead with this kind of gas production, then obviously it takes us fast away from the kind of coal burning, which is increasing at the moment because of delays in authorising gas production."
Labour's Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton said: "I declare an interest as a resident of Lancashire, who is aware of the enormous beauty of the Trough of Bowland.
"Would you, minister, join with me in condemning the alleged remarks of protesters in the south of England, that all the fracking could be done in the north of England?
"And will you join with me in insisting that the beauty of Lancashire is as important, not more but as important, as the beauties surrounding, for example, Guildford?"
Baroness Verma first addressed her Conservative colleague, saying: "As members are aware, [fracking] is at its early stages of exploration and there will be areas of landscape that won't be suitable for fracking, as you rightly point out.
"But we are in its early stages and as the government is determined to ensure that we are not dependent on coal but more on gas, and low-carbon energy sources, I think you make some very important points."
She told Baroness Farrington: "I'm sure that my noble friend did not say that Lancashire was [not] as beautiful. All parts of this great country are beautiful."
Lord Howell, the father-in-law of Chancellor George Osborne, was also the minister in the Foreign Office responsible for international energy policy between 2010 and 2012.
After the comments, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, wrote on Twitter: "North east England very beautiful, rugged, welcoming, inspiring, historic, advancing, not 'desolate' as was said in House of Lords today."
Friends of the Earth's Tony Bosworth called the comments "jaw-dropping", adding: "The government's ill-conceived fracking plans aren't something that can be quietly brushed under the carpet 'up north' - as the villages resisting the drillers in the Tory heartlands of England's south show."
North East Chamber of Commerce's director of policy, Ross Smith, said: "To be frank, this is a ridiculous way to describe a region that boasts some of the most beautiful unspoiled countryside in the UK and a host of the most recognisable and cherished landmarks and attractions in the country.
"However, if the point that Lord Howell is trying to make - albeit in a totally bizarre way - is that the North East has the expertise, the skills and the businesses within our energy sector to help solve the UK's energy issues then I would wholeheartedly agree."
And Claire Norman, spokeswoman for the Campaign to Protect Rural England, said: "We can't have a situation where it's OK for the South to think these things should happen in the North, or indeed vice versa."
A government spokesman said: "Lord Howell is not a minister and does not speak for the government. He has not been a government adviser since April 2013." | Fracking should be carried out in the North East of England, where there are large, "desolate" areas, a former energy secretary has said. | 23,505,723 | 1,144 | 34 | false |
The internal investigation into Clarkson's suspension, following a "fracas" with a producer, will be considered by Tony Hall next week.
Director of BBC Scotland, Ken MacQuarrie, who is leading the investigation, "is now considering the evidence", a BBC spokesperson said.
"Once this has been considered, we will set out any further steps."
"The BBC will not be offering further commentary until then," the spokesperson concluded.
Clarkson was suspended from Top Gear on 10 March, following an alleged altercation with producer Oisin Tymon.
Mr Tymon did not file a formal complaint and it is understood Clarkson reported the incident himself.
A lawyer for Mr Tymon said his client "intends to await the outcome of the BBC investigation and will make no comment until that investigation is complete".
All remaining shows in the current series were pulled following the incident.
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Top Gear is one of the BBC's most popular and profitable TV shows, with an estimated global audience of 350 million.
Its success is largely attributed to the contentious host, who has appeared on the show since 1988.
An online petition calling for the star's reinstatement - set up by political blogger Guido Fawkes - has accrued more than 975,000 signatures since the presenter's suspension.
Clarkson has expressed regret over the incident, which his co-presenter James May labelled "a bit of a dust-up".
The host was given what he called his "final warning" by bosses at the corporation last May after claims he used a racist word during filming.
He and his co-presenters May and Richard Hammond, are due to renegotiate their contracts with the BBC next month.
Warren Gatland's team scored tries through scrum-half Gareth Davies and hooker Scott Baldwin, with 13 points from fly-half Dan Biggar's boot, but missed a bonus point.
But Fiji struck back after the break with Vereniki Goneva rounding off a stunning 60-yard move.
Fiji paid for small mistakes, with Ben Volavola missing two easy penalties.
The result means Wales will reach the quarter-finals if Australia beat England at Twickenham on Saturday.
However if Stuart Lancaster's team beat the Wallabies, Wales will probably need to beat Australia on 10 October.
England's final game later that evening is against Pool A minnows Uruguay and a bonus-point win is almost a formality for the hosts in Manchester.
If England finish on the same number of points as Gatland's team, Wales will go through thanks to their 28-25 win at Twickenham.
However, if Australia also finish on the same number of points as England and Wales then the top two will be decided on points difference.
If Wales had scored four tries and won a bonus point, it would have meant England needing to gain a winning bonus point against the Wallabies.
But Wales never looked like being in that position, and were made to work hard for the win. Fiji came at them strongly after the interval as the home team lost a little of the composure they had shown in the first half.
Fiji resisted Wales' rapid start for seven minutes before Scarlets scrum-half Davies threw an outrageous dummy and touched down between the posts.
But with their scrum creaking in the face of a ferocious Fijian onslaught, Sam Warburton's men struggled to subdue the Pacific Islanders.
Fiji stood up well to Wales' driving line-out, and broke dangerously from their own half with Crusaders-bound fly-half Volavola and wing Asaeli Tikoirotuma embarrassing defenders with their elusive running.
But Wales established some control before the interval when the outstanding Biggar was involved twice in a move which ended with hooker Baldwin squeezing over for Wales' second try.
Fiji's resistance turned into downright aggression after the break as Wales' kicking game lost its accuracy and the visitors ran at Wales with relish.
When Goneva's sublime try was converted by Volavola, Wales' lead was down to four points and they were showing the effects of just four days' rest after their win over England.
Biggar restored order with two penalties to take his tournament tally to 36 points before limping off with cramp.
But despite Gareth Davies and Alex Cuthbert closely missing out on further tries, Wales were happy with the win.
Scrum-half Gareth Davies got the nod, but Taulupe Faletau, Sam Warburton and Dan Lydiate all had good shouts, as did Fiji's Goneva.
Wales: Matthew Morgan; Alex Cuthbert, Tyler Morgan, Jamie Roberts, George North; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Gethin Jenkins, Scott Baldwin, Tomas Francis, Bradley Davies, Alun Wyn Jones, Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton (capt), Taulupe Faletau.
Replacements: Ken Owens for Scott Baldwin (54), Aaron Jarvis for Gethin Jenkins (66), Samson Lee for Tomas Francis (49), Luke Charteris for Bradley Davies (13-26; 66), Justin Tipuric for Dan Lydiate (68), Lloyd Williams for Alex Cuthbert (19-26), Rhys Priestland for Dan Biggar (72), James Hook for Matthew Morgan (70).
Fiji: Metuisela Talebula; Timoci Nagusa, Vereniki Goneva, Levani Botia, Aseli Tikoirotuma; Ben Volavola, Nemia Kenatale; Campese Ma'afu, Sunia Koto, Manasa Saulo, Tevita Cavubati, Leone Nakarawa, Dominiko Waqaniburotu, Akapusi Qera (capt), Netani Talei
Replacements: Viliame Veikoso for Sunia Koto (74), Peni Ravia for Campese Ma'afu (76), Leeroy Atalifo for Manasa Saulo (76), Nemia Soqeta for Tevita Cavubuti (68), Malakai Ravulo for Dominiko Waqaniburotu (68), Henry Seniloli for Nemia Kenatale (70), Joshua Matavesi for Vereniki Goneva (70), Kini Murimurivalu for Levani Botia (74).
Egypt, representing the Organization for Islamic Co-operation, wrote to the General Assembly president to object to the participation of 11 groups.
US, EU, and Canadian officials have written to the president of the 193-member organisation in protest.
Egypt's representatives did not give a reason for requesting the ban.
US Ambassador Samantha Power said the groups appeared to have been chosen for their involvement in gay or transgender causes.
"Given that transgender people are 49 times more likely to be living with HIV than the general population, their exclusion from the high-level meeting will only impede global progress in combating the HIV/Aids pandemic," Mrs Power wrote to general assembly president Mogens Lykketoft.
She added that efforts to block participation of nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) is becoming "epidemic" and this severely damaged the credibility of the UN.
Some of the banned groups include the Asia Pacific Transgender Network from Thailand, the Eurasian Coalition on Male Health from Estonia, and the Ishtar Men Who Have Sex With Men from Kenya.
Other vetoed groups were due to come from Guyana, Jamaica, Peru and Ukraine.
General Secretary Ban Ki-moon announced in 2014 that the UN would begin recognising the same-sex marriages of its staff. Russia, with the support of 43 nations, including India, Egypt, China, and Pakistan attempted to overturn that decision.
In a press release to announce the conference, UN officials "emphasised the need to reach the people most affected by HIV, who continue to be left behind in the Aids response including sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people and people who inject drugs".
The conference, which will take place in New York in early June, has the objective of ending the Aids epidemic by 2030.
It is hoped the levy will cut the 7.6bn bags given to shoppers at major supermarkets every year, and retailers are expected to spend the money raised from the charge on good causes.
Campaigners have welcomed the move, but called for the law to include all retailers and all types of bags.
England is the last part of the UK to start charging for plastic bags.
The number of plastic bags given out by seven major supermarkets in England rose by 200 million in 2014 to exceed 7.6 billion - the equivalent of 140 per person and amounting to 61,000 tonnes in total.
Brenda Chapman said: "I can see the logic in charging for supermarket bags but if I buy a book or clothes I expect a bag to transport it home in."
Raymond in Bedford said: "Very happy about the charge for plastic bags, they should never have been introduced in the first place. What an environmental disaster they have proven to be."
Katharine in Poole, Dorset, said: "In the 1970s, Safeways used to provide paper sacks for free but charge for plastic carriers. Why doesn't the government revert to something like this?"
Plastic bag charge: Five of the most English reactions
The government hopes the English scheme will cut use of plastic carrier bags by up to 80% in supermarkets, and by 50% on the High Street. It also expects to save £60m in litter clean-up costs as well as generating £730m for good causes over the next decade.
The price hike affects only retailers with 250 or more employees, and unlike schemes in other parts of the UK, paper bags are exempt from a charge.
Smaller shops are exempt from the rule change but may choose to charge shoppers for bags as well.
Free bags will still be provided for consumers buying uncooked meat, poultry or fish, prescription medicine, certain fresh produce such as flowers or potatoes, and unwrapped ready-to-eat food such as chips.
The exemptions mean the move may not be as successful as schemes introduced elsewhere in the UK, campaigners have argued
But Alice Ellison, of the British Retail Consortium, said the charge sent out a "confusing, complex message" to customers, adding England should have adopted the same policy as the rest of the UK, where all shops charge for all types of disposable bag.
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A poll for the Break the Bag Habit coalition of litter charities found 62% of shoppers in England - six percentage points higher than in 2012 - thought it was "reasonable" to charge 5p for carrier bags.
Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Asda all said customers were reacting positively to the charge, and it was "business as usual" in their stores.
Friends of the Earth said the charge would significantly reduce the number of plastic bags being used by shoppers, but also called for it to apply to smaller shops.
Environment minister Rory Stewart said it could make a huge difference, "meaning we can all enjoy a cleaner, healthier country".
Regular plastic bags are not biodegradable and can remain in landfill for hundreds of years, Professor Tony Ryan, at the University of Sheffield's faculty of science added.
Slade was moved to head of football in Cardiff in May and replaced as manager by Paul Trollope.
The former Grimsby Town and Brighton boss left the Bluebirds on 3 June after just 28 days in his new role and was named Charlton boss three days later.
"That was my decision, I instigated that," said Slade, who joined Cardiff from Leyton Orient in October 2014.
Slade continued, "I believe in my own ability. I've been at Leyton Orient more recently for four and a half years.
"[I had] a couple of seasons at Cardiff but it was a mutual decision for me to leave and come to Charlton."
Slade has agreed a three-year deal at The Valley and is the club's sixth manager since March 2014.
Charlton were relegated to League One after finishing third-from-bottom in the Championship in 2015-16 and nine points adrift of safety, ending a four year spell in the second tier.
"I thought it was a good opportunity," Slade added. "The club maybe has lost its way, certainly last season.
"But it's an opportunity for me to get this club back on its feet and going in the right direction."
The Newcastle United forward has a calf problem and has returned to his club for further treatment.
It is another blow for Republic boss Martin O'Neill after the withdrawals of Wes Hoolahan, Shane Duffy, Ciaran Clark and Harry Arter.
Everton midfielder James McCarthy is being monitored for a hamstring injury.
McCarthy missed Everton's win over Hull on Saturday because of the injury and is a doubt for the Aviva Stadium game.
"He'll just take it on a day-to-day basis," O'Neill said on Monday.
"He thinks that he might be able to make it - that would be great if he can. If he doesn't, well, we'll just have to do without him."
Southampton striker Shane Long, Everton full-back Seamus Coleman and Aberdeen midfielder Johnny Hayes missed Tuesday morning's training session as a precaution.
O'Neill also goes into the game without Burnley winger Robbie Brady, who is suspended.
Ireland are unbeaten and top Group D with 10 points from their opening four qualifiers, while Chris Coleman's Wales are four points behind in third.
Republic of Ireland squad:
Goalkeepers:Darren Randolph, Keiren Westwood, Colin Doyle
Defenders: Seamus Coleman, Cyrus Christie, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce, John O'Shea, Andy Boyle, John Egan, Stephen Ward
Midfielders: Aiden McGeady, Glenn Whelan, James McCarthy, Jeff Hendrick, Robbie Brady, Conor Hourihane, David Meyler, Eunan O'Kane, James McClean, Jonathan Hayes, Daryl Horgan, Callum O'Dowda
Forwards: Jonathan Walters, Shane Long, Kevin Doyle
They have claimed dirty streets, poor amenities and local authority spending cuts could affect business.
Hoteliers and industry representatives have insisted facilities should not suffer even if "money is tight".
But local councils in the region said they are doing their best with limited budgets.
Toby Tunstall, chairman of Conwy Chamber of Trade, said the popular quayside area of the town is suffering from dirty litter bins and weeds.
"When the tourists come, we want to give them the best experience we can - to show Conwy off," he said.
"To my mind, not everything in town shows Conwy off for the best. The street cleaner whom we have does a good job, but sadly because of the cutbacks, his hours have been reduced.
"So there are times when the town looks as if it needs some work doing."
Jon Merrick, tourism and enterprise manager at Conwy council, said they are constantly looking at detail and prioritising the areas to improve.
He added: "The public sector is going through difficult times, but we also realise the importance of tourism to the local economy.
"Keeping our towns clean is a never ending task, but we do what we can to get the balance right."
The Welsh Government estimates tourism contributes £8.7bn to the Welsh economy and supports around 242,000 jobs directly and indirectly.
Jim Jones, managing director of north Wales Tourism, said: "Obviously there's a lot of pressure on public sector budgets at this time.
"But in the main tourist hotspots, it's still vital that we have good facilities in place.
"Tourist information centres and public toilets are still fundamental basics to the tourism infrastructure."
In Gwynedd, councils have said spending cuts may lead to the closure of public toilets and tourist information centres.
Steven Bristow, who runs a family attraction Greenwood Forest Park, said: "It's still important to invest in tourism facilities, even when money is tight.
"It affects repeat business. People may come once, but if they don't have a good experience, they won't come back, and they'll tell their friends."
A spokesman for Gwynedd council said the authority is currently looking to try and keep toilets and information centres open by working with other organisations, including private businesses and community councils.
The Work and Pensions and the Business select committees released a log provided by a Goldman Sachs banker who informally advised Sir Philip Green.
Anthony Gutman has already given evidence to MPs.
He told them he had initially warned Arcadia that BHS buyer Dominic Chappell had been declared bankrupt.
Mr Gutman also told Sir Philip's company in December 2014 - three months before the sale - that Mr Chappell had little retail experience.
The log reveals that after Arcadia was made aware of Mr Chappell's bankruptcy, the company said it had "no interest in proceeding with the sale".
However, the bidders continued to "pursue their proposal hard".
Sir Philip told Arcadia finance director, Paul Budge, that he would only consider the deal if Swiss Rock, which later became Retail Acquisitions, was "putting in cash/equity themselves and had a prominent retailer".
In an email exchange on 15 January, Mr Budge told Mr Gutman that Sir Philip was not prepared to do a deal on the amounts put forward - and the retail frontperson "was not credible".
Nevertheless Mr Chappell remained serious about his proposal.
The following month, Mr Gutman told Arcadia that although the proposed financial lender to Mr Chappell's company appeared credible, it had not conducted due diligence and there was risk attaching to the Swiss Rock proposal.
The Goldman Sachs banker also said that it was not clear that the lender, a hedge fund called Farallon, understood the existence of a pension fund deficit.
Within a month of that email, the sale was done.
Frank Field, chair of the Work and Pensions committee, said: "The full depth of the extraordinary circumstances of the sale of BHS to Retail Acquisitions are now beginning to come to light, especially with this remarkable record of the toings and froings of the deal to sell BHS to Dominic Chappell provided by the unpaid advisers at Goldman Sachs.
"An emerging theme of this inquiry is witnesses seeking to correct and clarify evidence they have given. What we are learning now throws some of the accounts we have heard so far further into question, and opens a series of new lines of inquiry that we are pursuing in advance of testimony from the lead actors in this affair over the next two weeks."
Mr Chappell is due to give evidence before another joint hearing of the two select committees next Wednesday.
The MPs have also invited Robin Saunders, the Texan banker and close confidante of Sir Philip, to appear within the next two weeks.
She helped him raise the money to buy BHS in 2000 and sat on its board, sharing in huge dividend payouts.
Harjit Singh Dulai, 44, from Uxbridge, was attacked in Rosedale Park, off Albion Road, Hayes, on the evening of 27 January. He died later in hospital.
The accused is due before Wimbledon Youth Court later.
As well as murder, he is also facing a charge of possession of an offensive weapon.
Five other men were arrested on suspicion of murder. Four have been bailed and one released without charge.
Flames could still be seen inside the tower block as crews used lights to search the building floor by floor.
Sixty-five people were rescued after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in north Kensington on Wednesday morning.
Police have warned the number of deaths is expected to rise, while PM Theresa May has promised a full investigation.
Thirty-four people remain in hospital - 18 of whom are in a critical condition.
Firefighters were called to the residential tower at 00:54 BST on Wednesday, at a time when "several hundred" people were thought to have been inside.
The tower had around 120 flats. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
Dozens of people left homeless by the fire have spent the night in makeshift rescue centres, while well-wishers have been signing a wall of condolence near the site.
Photographs have been left alongside messages for loved ones.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea council said it had placed 44 households so far in emergency accommodation.
Through the night, people have been donating food, clothes and blankets for those left without homes.
Bhupinder Singh, one volunteer handling donations, said: "It is times like this that the best of our community comes out. This is where you find out how good it is to live in England and how good it is to be a Londoner."
Questions have been raised about why the fire appeared to spread so quickly and engulf the entire building.
BBC Newsnight's Chris Cook says the type of cladding on the outside of Grenfell Tower, installed in 2015, had a polyethylene - or plastic - core, instead of a more fireproof alternative with a mineral core.
Similar cladding was used in high-rise buildings hit by fires in France, the UAE and Australia, he said.
Appeals are being made on social media for news of friends and family who are still unaccounted for.
Among them is 12-year-old Jessica Urbano Ramirez, 66-year-old retired lorry driver Tony Disson and security guard Mo Tuccu, who was visiting friends in the tower to break the Ramadan fast.
An emergency number - 0800 0961 233 - has been set up for anyone concerned about friends or family.
By Wednesday evening, almost all of the building had been searched but crews were still trying to put out "pockets of fire" in hard to reach places, London Fire Brigade Assistant Commissioner Steve Apter said
Checks confirmed the building was not in danger of collapsing, London Fire Brigade added.
Survivors of the fire told how they defied official advice to stay put, and ran with their families down dark, smoke-filled corridors to get out of the building.
Michael Paramasivan, who lives on the seventh floor with his girlfriend and young daughter, said: "If we had stayed in that flat, we would've perished."
Others were concerned that the smoke alarms did not go off.
Zoe, from the fourth floor, said: "The way the fire spread so quickly from the fourth floor, all the way up to the 23rd floor was scary."
People in the street below described watching as a baby was thrown from a window, people jumped and climbed down the side of the burning tower using ropes made from bed sheets.
Jody Martin said: "I watched one person falling out, I watched another woman holding her baby out the window... hearing screams.
"I was yelling at everyone to get down and they were saying 'We can't leave our apartments, the smoke is too bad on the corridors'."
Grenfell Tower underwent an £8.6m refurbishment as part of a wider transformation of the estate, that was completed in May last year.
Work included new exterior cladding and a communal heating system.
127 flats
24 storeys
20 residential levels
4 mixed levels of community areas and residential flats
2016 refurbishment completed
The 24-storey tower is managed by the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation on behalf of the council.
Before and during the refurbishment, the local Grenfell Action Group claimed that the block constituted a fire risk and residents warned that site access for emergency vehicles was "severely restricted".
Policing and fire minister Nick Hurd said checks were now planned on tower blocks that have gone through similar refurbishment.
He said authorities discussed "a process whereby we seek to identify towers that might be in a similar process of refurbishment (and) run a system of checks and inspections".
Construction firm Rydon, which carried out the refurbishment, said it was "shocked to hear of the devastating fire".
It originally stated that the work "met all required building control, fire regulation and health and safety standards".
It later issued a new statement, removing the previous mention of the building meeting fire regulation standards, instead saying the project met "all required building regulations".
In a statement, Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation, said it was "too early to speculate what caused the fire and contributed to its spread".
Council leader Nick Paget-Brown said the buildings were regularly inspected, but a "thorough investigation" was needed.
The prime minister has promised a "proper investigation" into the fire.
But Labour politicians are calling for answers from the government. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said: "We need to know what reports were available, what information was given and what actions were taken."
A review of building regulations covering fire safety was promised by Prime Minister Theresa May's chief of staff, Gavin Barwell, last year, when he was a government minister, but has not been published.
Responding to earlier reports, the Department for Communities and Local Government said it was "simply not true" that a report has been "sat on".
Following the Lakanal House fire in south London in 2009, in which six people died, the coroner recommended the guidance relating to fire safety within the Building Regulations was simplified.
The government said this work was "ongoing".
The government also wrote to councils encouraging them to consider retro-fitting sprinklers, as recommended by the coroner, a statement said.
Southwark Council was fined £270,000 for breaching fire safety regulations after the Lakanal House blaze.
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Six towns will be hubs for economic growth in surrounding communities, stretching from Neath to Cwmbran.
The minister in charge, Alun Davies, said he would also ensure more public sector jobs were relocated to the valleys "where appropriate".
He has been leading a taskforce which has undertaken a #TalkValleys series of consultations over the last year.
Mr Davies had already called for an "industrial renaissance" and for the valleys to be more than just "shiny new roads".
Our Valleys, Our Future is the result, with the priorities being good quality jobs and skills, better public services and stronger communities.
The taskforce is aiming to:
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The six hubs will each have a particular focus and aim to bring opportunities for people living in nearby villages:
"From the start, I have been clear this taskforce will not be another case of the government deciding what is right for the valleys," said Mr Davies.
"If we are to succeed, local communities and local people must be at the heart of our work."
He will now work on a delivery plan to be published in the autumn.
There have been previous attempts to regenerate the former coal mining and steel areas of south Wales with initiatives stretching back nearly 30 years.
1988-1993: Then Welsh Secretary Peter Walker's first valleys initiative, launched in June 1988, claimed to have secured £700m in extra investment, involving 24,000 jobs.
More than 2,000 acres of derelict land was cleared by the Welsh Development Agency. The final National Garden Festival was held at Ebbw Vale.
Victoria Winckler, of the Bevan Foundation think-tank, has called it a "masterpiece of spin and re-packaged monies" whose main legacy was "a derelict garden festival site and a chain of Wetherspoon pubs across the region".
1993-1997: The second £1bn valleys initiative by successor David Hunt promised a shift away from centralised initiatives towards a "dynamic" programme involving communities more.
He wanted the valleys to be treated as a special case and be supported by European funding.
2000-2006: By the turn of the century, with devolution, £1.5bn EU funding under the Objective One programme for west Wales and the Valleys was called a "once in a generation opportunity".
But it brought criticism that it lacked focus and spread the spending too thinly with the valleys still relatively poorer.
The Wales-wide Communities First programme - which had 24 projects in the valleys - was also set up in 2001.
2007-2017: There were another two lots of Objective One funding awarded (worth £2bn, 2007-13 and £1.89bn, 2014-2020).
Communities First was dropped in 2016 amid concerns about its effectiveness.
Prof Kevin Morgan of Cardiff University, author of A New Agenda for The Valleys back in 1988, said investment in high quality and affordable transport and improved housing was needed to better connect valleys towns.
He said that way, young professionals would be encouraged to live in places such as Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Prof Morgan added: "Pontypridd is the gateway to the valleys and it should fulfil the role of being a major employer hub for the central and upper valleys.
"Companies like Admiral would, I'm sure, make it an attractive proposition to put some of their back office functions in Pontypridd.
"This would help us to see the interdependence of our cities and Valleys. It's a win-win situation to recognise the interdependence of the two."
Mr Davies said the plan presented "an exciting opportunity to focus efforts and resources across government to make real and lasting change".
The Loyalist Communities Council (LCC) was launched in 2015.
In a statement, it said that "any unionist who votes for the Alliance Party is driving a nail into the coffin of the union".
The Alliance Party has strongly rebuked the LCC position, calling the statement "absurd".
The loyalist community council has the backing of the Ulster Defence Association, the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Red Hand Commando.
The LCC also said no party has done "more to undermine the Britishness of Northern Ireland, and foment community mistrust and division than the Alliance Party".
It called for a maximum turnout by unionist voters and endorsed four specific candidates.
They are Ulster Unionist Tom Elliott in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, the DUP's Nigel Dodds in North Belfast, the DUP's Gavin Robinson in East Belfast and the DUP's Emma Little Pengelly in South Belfast.
In the first two constituencies, the candidates mentioned are the only unionists running, but in the other two seats the DUP faces competition from the Ulster Unionists.
In a statement, the Alliance Party said: "In sharp contrast to the DUP, who appear content to accept the endorsement of paramilitaries, Alliance is satisfied to accept their rejection of our principled and consistent stand for the rule of law and against all terrorism.
"This absurd statement shows not only the dearth of political analysis within loyalist paramilitaries at this time, but highlights clearly which parties are really willing to take on and challenge paramilitaries, and which are happier to chase and foster their support."
In Monday night's UTV election debate, both Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill and Alliance's Naomi Long challenged the DUP's Nigel Dodds to reject the endorsement of a group linked to loyalist paramilitaries.
Mr Dodds replied that his party had always opposed paramilitarism.
Speaking on BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme on Tuesday, the DUP's Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said: "I do not seek, nor does the DUP seek the support or endorsement of any paramilitary organisation, and we reject any such endorsement."
The Ulster Unionist Party leader, Robin Swann, said: "The Ulster Unionist Party is a party of law and order.
"We have not asked for the support of paramilitary organisations nor do we want the backing of organisations still engaged in paramilitary or criminal activity."
On social media, former Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has clarified that he has not asked for and does not accept the LCC's statement of support.
Mr Nesbitt was not one of the candidates mentioned in the group's election statement.
Tony Blair's former chief of staff Jonathan Powell played a part in setting up the LCC.
Mr Powell described the formation of the council as the "last best chance" to include loyalists left behind by the peace process.
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Chasing 152, the hosts stumbled to 66-4, but Samit Patel's 45 off 28 balls and captain Dan Christian's attacking 36 not out saw Notts to 152-5.
Somerset's 151-6 looked below par after Steven Davies (59) and Peter Trego (40) had put on 85 for the third wicket.
The Outlaws join Hampshire and Glamorgan at Finals Day on 2 September.
The winner of Friday's match between Surrey and Birmingham Bears will complete the line-up at Edgbaston next Saturday.
The Outlaws made hard work of the first half of their chase, losing Riki Wessels in the first over and Alex Hales for 14 to a low catch by Trego.
Hales was given out on the field, but his dismissal was only confirmed after several replays to see if the ball had bounced, much to the disgust of the England opener and home crowd.
When Brendan Taylor was run out after a mix-up with Patel to leave Nottinghamshire four down, the game was in the balance.
But Patel and Christian smashed 54 off 5.4 overs to swing the match back in their favour.
Despite Patel being run out with 32 needed off 30 deliveries, Steven Mullaney (20 not out) completed the job with his captain to see Notts home with nine balls to spare.
Earlier, Somerset had been on course for a much bigger score with Davies and Trego in full flow taking the visitors to 102-2 off 13 overs.
Once Jake Ball's superb catch on the boundary got rid of Trego, the rest of the innings stuttered and the 2005 champions could only muster 49 in the final seven overs.
The Notts seamer, 29, took 6-17 in the second innings of the series-clinching third Test win in South Africa.
He has taken 330 wickets in 90 Tests, and is top of the International Cricket Council's Test bowling rankings.
"It's not just in the number of wickets he's taken, but in terms of match-winning performances," said Newell.
"I think to become number one Test bowler in the world, as he's now achieved this weekend, is a fantastic thing for Stuart.
"He has these runs of great form and Saturday was one of those examples.
"I think if you're looking at English Test bowlers since the history of the game he's got to be in the top five now."
The fourth and final Test against South Africa begins at Centurion on Friday, with England set to be without fellow fast bowler Steven Finn because of a side strain.
Whitney, 45, is preparing to shape his squad ahead of his first full season in charge after being appointed the Saddlers' permanent boss on 1 June.
"We understand it'll be different this year," Whitney told BBC WM 95.6.
"With the amount of players out of contract, it means we're not going to hit every one of them so we need to be ready and flexible."
Whitney, who took temporary charge after the dismissal of Sean O'Driscoll in March, guided Walsall to a third-placed finish last season but saw their promotion hopes end with a 6-1 aggregate defeat by eventual play-off winners Barnsley in the semi-finals.
With Walsall set to announce their retained players list in the next few days, Whitney has already stated his desire to keep in-demand striker Tom Bradshaw at the Banks's Stadium, but is confident any players - either those already at the club or any new recruits - will notice the difference he is trying to make.
"I want players to walk in here and know this can be a special place," said Whitney. "Those coming in for pre-contract talks with me will notice there's an energy and that comes from me and all my staff.
"Financially we may not be able to compete with the big boys in this league but physically we can - team ethos, work ethic and discipline can stand for a lot in this league and that's what we're going to push."
The Northern Irish driver finished second at Wales Rally GB, 26 seconds behind world champion Sebastien Ogier.
Meeke, 36, and co-driver Paul Neagle secured three podium finishes in 2015, including a first World Rally win in Argentina in April.
"My future's not secure yet but I hope this goes some way to try to secure that," he said.
"I hope things will come clearer in the next week or so."
Meeke's second place finish was the first top-three finish by a United Kingdom driver at the event since England's Richard Burns was third in 2001, and came 20 years after Scotsman Colin McRae won the Rally of Britain.
"I really enjoyed it here right from the beginning," Meeke said. "My rhythm was good right from the start of the rally.
"Seb never got too far away but I don't think we ever had a serious threat to win the rally against Seb unless he made a mistake."
Dungannon's Meeke finished fifth in the drivers' championship and helped Citroen secure runners-up to Volkswagen in the manufacturers' title standings.
"Coming into the last rally of the season, the situation with Citroen and the manufacturers' championship was really important," Meeke added.
"We had that job to consider - and to secure Citroen second place made it a good weekend."
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A spokesman said a saucepan, thought to contain homemade explosive material, was left at the front door of Carnagh Orange hall, outside Keady on Friday night.
The police said they were investigating reports of the attack, that has been condemned by both unionist and republican politicians.
One man survived, a second died and a third is still missing after the Belgian vessel overturned on Tuesday.
An investigation into the cause of the incident will be carried out by Belgian authorities, as will the missing person enquiry, the Coastguard added.
A salvage operation is expected to begin later on Thursday.
A temporary exclusion zone has been put in place around the vessel to allow the operation to take place.
The vessel from Belgium capsized off Ramsgate on the Kent coast at about 23:00 GMT on Tuesday.
Dover Coastguard said weather conditions at the time were "relatively benign" and the sea had been calm.
A man was rescued from the upturned hull at 07:30 GMT on Wednesday after he was spotted clinging to the vessel by a passing boat.
A second man "showing signs of life" was rescued from the sea later in the day but died in hospital.
The third crewman remains unaccounted for. An extensive search involving helicopters and boats was called off for the day late on Wednesday due to fading light.
The 17-year-old was stabbed to death after a night out in Bath in June 1984. More than 90 people were arrested but no-one was charged with her murder.
Avon and Somerset Police say forensic advances could lead to new clues in the case.
Det Insp Julie Mackay said they were contacting hundreds of people to ask them for DNA samples.
The A-Level student was last seen alive in the early hours of Saturday June 9 in Broad Street after deciding to walk home alone.
Her body was discovered later that morning by a milkman, close to a block of garages in St Stephens Court, Lansdown.
Since then, new forensic techniques have enabled police to develop of a full DNA profile of the suspected killer.
"We are now cross-checking that DNA with that of all people with links with Melanie or who we know were in Bath at the time and may be of interest," said Det Insp Mackay.
"It is a long and laborious process but I believe Melanie's murderer is within that group."
Police have also appealed for a "significant witness," who contacted police five years ago, to come forward again.
Det Insp Mackay said the person had "important information".
"All we need is a name," she said.
Mr Bent of Claremont Lane, Esher appeared at North Surrey Magistrates Court in Staines earlier.
He is next to appear at Guildford Crown Court on 16 October and was bailed.
The 37-year-old, who played for clubs including Wigan Athletic, Charlton Athletic, Everton and Leicester City, was arrested in Esher on 13 September.
Mr Bent also played as a striker for Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Ipswich Town and Birmingham City during his career. He is believed to have retired from football in 2012.
In June, his family failed to overturn a government decision not to hold a public inquiry into his killing.
A lawyer for the Northern Ireland Secretary told Belfast's High Court that as the challenge had failed, the family should pay the full costs.
But the judge rejected the application.
Sources have said that the bill would have been in the region of at least £150,000.
Mr Justice Stephens said Mr Finucane's family had succeeded in establishing that investigations into his killing had not been in compliance with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
One of Pat Finucane's sons, John, criticised the government for trying to make the family pay the legal bill.
"I think it was a very vindictive application," he said.
"The only way that that could be viewed is something that is quite mean, petty, and I think designed to stymie any decision by our family to go for an appeal."
Mr Finucane was a high-profile lawyer in Belfast who had represented clients including convicted IRA members, some of whom had taken part in hunger strikes at the Maze prison.
He was shot dead by loyalists in 1989 and his family have campaigned for an independent inquiry to examine UK state collusion in the murder.
Three years ago, Prime Minister David Cameron apologised to the Finucane family.
He agreed to a review of the case by Sir Desmond de Silva QC, but stopped short of a public inquiry.
In December 2012, a report by Sir Desmond said there was collusion in the murder of Mr Finucane.
It said the state had facilitated the killing, and made relentless efforts to stop the killers being caught.
Mr Finucane's family have said they will continue to campaign for a full public inquiry into his killing.
Mikel believes the arrival of Guus Hiddink as interim boss has helped the Blues start to recover from a low of 16th place in the Premier League.
"The atmosphere has improved since the change of manager," Mikel said.
"Jose is a fantastic manager, but sometimes football is a cruel game and you have to move on."
Mikel added: "He came back to the club a second time and won two trophies but now he is gone. Is it the right decision? We will only see in the future."
The champions dismissed Mourinho on 17 December - at that moment they were only one point above the relegation zone - and turned to Hiddink to rescue their season.
Dutchman Hiddink also managed the Blues on a temporary basis for the final three months of the 2008-09 campaign.
Mikel is one of only a few players, along with defenders John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic, who were at the club during Hiddink's first spell, which ended in FA Cup glory.
"He (Hiddink) hasn't changed much yet, but he was here before and he knows the place and all the staff," Mikel said.
"We are down there in the table for a reason so he can not come in and perform miracles.
"We have had three games now without losing, so (we) are making the right steps."
Mikel, who got limited game-time under Mourinho, making only two starts in five league appearances, could not explain Chelsea's meek title defence this season.
"It is difficult when you are not playing, as you do not really know what the problems are," Mikel added.
"I was not playing that much under Mourinho. It was a collective thing - the players and the manager were not performing."
Chelsea, currently 14th in the table with 20 points, travel to Crystal Palace on Sunday, hoping to register their first win under Hiddink.
Overseas sales in the "manufactured goods" category were down by more than 9%. These represent an eighth of Scotland's exports of goods.
The machinery and transport category, which accounts for a third of Scottish goods exports, was down by 5%, or £319m at £5.8bn.
That was a sharper fall than the UK declines registered in the data.
The UK figure for machinery and transport was barely down, at just below £108bn.
UK exports of manufactured goods were down by 6% on 2014, to less than £26.9bn.
The new figures do not include overseas sales of services such as banking, insurance, technical and professional skills or tourism.
The figures reflect a worldwide slowdown in trade, and also the problems exporters faced from the strength of sterling.
The other big sector in export of Scottish manufactured goods is whisky. That dominates the "beverages and tobacco" classification, which saw a continued slide of 4.4% in exports, to just under £4.5bn.
While exports fell, imports rose, according to the HMRC's latest "regional" trade figures.
The machinery and transport category of imports, which grew to account for half of all goods imported from overseas to Scotland, grew by £886m, or 16% during last year.
Total exports of goods from Scotland fell by 11% last year, while the UK as a whole saw a fall in the overseas sale of goods of 2.7%.
Exports of goods from Scotland to the European Union were down 20% in only one year - by 17% to Germany and by 23% to the Netherlands.
The USA remained the biggest single export market, with a one-seventh share, but the total value was down 3.5%.
The quarterly survey of companies by the Scottish Engineering trade grouping, just published, also reflected slides in both output and exports.
The figures were slightly improved on the final quarter of 2015. While 29% of companies in the survey said orders were up, 40% said they were down. Machine shops were particularly negative on orders.
On exports, there was a six-point gap between fallers and risers, making it the tenth negative quarter. The electronics sector, however, saw strongly positive signs of exports picking up.
Output volume has been negative for five quarters, with 27% reporting a rise, and 36% falling.
There was a balance of 26% of respondents saying they were shedding staff, and the same proportion reporting they were taking on more workers. The quarterly survey was also slightly negative on recruitment throughout last year.
One of the larger engineering-based companies based in Scotland, Aggreko, has produced full year results that reflect a wide range of changes in the world economy over the past year.
The provider of temporary power generation was hit by the fall in oil and gas prices, where it had been a provider of power on fracking projects, though it has partly offset that by doing better in petrochemicals and refining.
The company reported the impact of a slowdown in the growth of power demand in emerging economies.
The weakness of the mining sector hit operations in Australia, Brazil, Peru and Chile, while power shortages in South Africa helped grow orders.
The Glasgow-based company, which makes diesel and gas generators at its Dumbarton plant was badly affected by a gas contract in Bangladesh that required re-negotiation, and slower payments from clients, notably in Venezuela and Yemen.
It warned of security concerns in Iraq, and instability in Yemen, Venezuela and Libya.
It renewed a contract to supply temporary power in Japan, which began following the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.
And although it has pulled out of bidding for the Olympics in Brazil this summer, it provided power to the first European Games in Baku and to the ICC World Cup in New Zealand, where it also put power generators in place following cyclone damage.
Aggreko had revenue of £1.5bn in 2015, and pre-tax profits fell by 13% to £252m.
Despite that fall in profits, and a warning that the 2016 pre-tax profit will be slightly lower than 2015, the share price was boosted 13% after publication of the annual results.
Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded by 0.9% in the three months to June, compared with the previous quarter.
On an annual basis, the Thai economy grew by 0.4% from a year earlier.
Months of political turmoil before the coup caused a drop in exports, foreign investment and tourism.
Krystal Tan from Capital Economics said the coup helped calm political unrest and boost confidence in the economy.
"Growth is set to pick up further in the coming quarters, but it will take time for the recovery to gain a firmer footing," she said.
"The junta has made spurring the Thai economy one of its top priorities since coming to power. For instance, its moves to delay tax hikes, accelerate budget disbursements and clear the way for investment approvals to resume should help support domestic demand."
Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Board, which compiles the growth data, also released revisions to its first quarter figures.
The revised figures show the economy contracted by 1.9% rather than the 2.1% decline initially reported for the period from January to March.
A technical recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
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The crowding turned into a crush and 96 people died, with hundreds more being injured.
It was the biggest tragedy in British sporting history.
Families of the people who died have campaigned for many years to find out what happened on the day of the disaster.
Now the results of a special investigation, called an inquest, have been announced.
It says that the police, ambulance service and other organisations made mistakes that led to the disaster. It also says that the fans were not to blame.
Ayshah's been looking at what happened on that day.
In February, Twitter announced that 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 had been banned for the same reasons.
"Daily suspensions are up over 80% since last year, with spikes in suspensions immediately following terrorist attacks," said the firm.
It added that it continued to work with authorities on the issue of extremism.
In the past, Twitter has faced criticism over the level of extremist content that has been detected on its network.
Besides increased human efforts, Twitter said it had benefited from the use of spam-fighting tools that can help automatically detect problem accounts.
One third of the recent batch of suspensions were identified via such methods, the firm added.
"We have expanded the teams that review reports around the clock, along with their tools and language capabilities," said Twitter in its blog.
"We also collaborate with other social platforms, sharing information and best practices for identifying terrorist content."
However, the move was described as a "short term solution" by Nikita Malik, a senior researcher at the Quilliam Foundation, an anti-extremist group.
"What we're trying to do as an organisation when we work with social media companies like Google and Twitter is to help them have a more pro-active role," she said.
She added that it would potentially be more beneficial to focus on promoting counter narratives that challenged the message of extremist propaganda.
More than 120,000 people signed a petition backing Finn's Law, named after a dog who was stabbed while chasing a suspect in Hertfordshire.
Speaking during a parliamentary debate on the petition, Policing Minister Brandon Lewis said new legislation could be brought in next year.
"None of us think of police animals as just equipment," he said.
"They are an important part of the job."
German Shepherd Finn was stabbed in the head and chest and his handler received a hand injury in Denton Road, Stevenage, after they pursued a suspect on 5 October.
At the moment, those who attack police dogs and horses are prosecuted for causing criminal damage, but campaigners want the animals to be given the same status as injured officers.
Mr Lewis told the Commons: "It doesn't seem to me to properly convey the respect and gratitude that we do and should feel for the animals involved, and for their contribution to law enforcement, and indeed public safety more widely."
Peter Scotter shouted "you are in our country now" when he attacked his victim, who was with her young son, at a Sunderland shopping centre.
The 55-year-old, of Beach Street, Roker, Sunderland, admitted racially aggravated assault by beating and racially aggravated harassment.
He has 66 previous convictions and was told he was facing a jail sentence.
Both offences were based on Scotter's hostility towards a particular religious group, namely Islam, the court heard.
Judge Stephen Earl heard the victim was standing outside the Bridges shopping centre in July when Scotter grabbed her veil, almost throwing her to the ground.
Laura Lax, prosecuting, said the attack had left the victim feeling as if she could not go out.
Tony Hawks, defending, said Scotter had recently been diagnosed with a cancerous tumour under his tongue and was due to undergo surgery.
During the abuse, Scotter was heard to swear at the woman and call her a "stupid" Muslim.
He continued to make derogatory comments when he was being interviewed after his arrest, Miss Lax said.
Scotter's previous convictions include actual bodily harm and racially aggravated criminal damage.
She accused China of "trying to hack into everything that doesn't move in America", and urged vigilance.
US officials had named China as the chief suspect in the massive hack of the records of a US government agency earlier this year.
China had denied any involvement, and called US claims "irresponsible".
Speaking at a campaign event in New Hampshire, Ms Clinton said that China was stealing secrets from defence contractors and had taken "huge amounts of government information, all looking for an advantage."
She added that she wanted to see China's peaceful rise but that the US needed to stay "fully vigilant".
"China's military is growing very quickly, they're establishing military installations that again threaten countries we have treaties with, like the Philippines because they are building on contested property," she said.
US officials have blamed China for a major data breach of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that was revealed in June.
The hacking of federal government computers could have compromised the records of four million employees.
US intelligence chief James Clapper called China a "leading suspect" after the incident.
But China dismissed the accusation, saying that it was "irresponsible and unscientific".
China has previously argued that it is also the victim of hacking attacks.
Republican presidential candidates have used the recent OPM cyber hack to attack President Obama's administration, accusing it of "incompetence".
Marco Rubio and Rick Perry have called for the US to threaten sanctions against organisations linked to hacking, while Mike Huckabee has argued that the US should "hack China back".
Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Martin O'Malley has called for better funding for cyber security.
The hack against the OPM is not the first time that China has been blamed for a cyber attack against the US.
An earlier attempt to breach OPM networks was blocked in March 2014, with the US saying China was behind the attack.
The first one involved a cyclist who was seen on the hatch markings off the eastbound carriageway of the M8, before J15 Townhead, Glasgow, at about 07:30.
The other involved a pedestrian who was seen walking southbound on the hard shoulder of the northbound M77, near J1 Dumbrek Road.
Traffic Scotland tweeted warnings and said police were being notified.
Jakub Gorski, 19, was found with a stab wound to the chest in Hope Street, Higher Broughton, at about 19:45 BST on Friday evening.
He was taken to hospital where he later died.
On Sunday Greater Manchester Police arrested a fourth man on suspicion of murder.
Three other men, aged 26, 26 and 49, who were also questioned over the killing have been bailed.
Det Ch Insp Terry Crompton appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
He said: "Jakub's death has left a gaping hole in his family, who are understandably devastated by the loss of their young son and brother.
"To lose a child in such violent circumstances must be incredibly difficult to come to terms with, and my officers and I offer our most sincere condolences to the Gorski family at this time.
"We are doing everything we can to ensure we bring those responsible for his untimely death to justice, and the public can assist us in this task."
All matches will be played in Jamaica, with the first two in Montego Bay on 8 and 10 October.
The other three games - in Kingston on 14, 16 and 19 October - will double up as a round of fixtures in England's ICC Women's Championship campaign.
England, sixth in the championship, will qualify for next year's Women's World Cup by finishing in the top four.
The World Cup will be held in England in June and July 2017, with matches to be played at Lord's, Derby, Bristol, Leicester and Taunton.
"We all saw during the ICC Women's World T20 what a talented side they are, and they will be especially dangerous in home conditions," said England head coach Mark Robinson of West Indies, who won the World Twenty20 in April.
"It should be a really exciting tour and a challenge that we will relish."
England, who have won six and lost five of their 12 Women's Championship matches to date, face three home fixtures in the competition against Pakistan in June - at Leicester, Worcester and Taunton - before the West Indies trip.
Leon Barrett-Hazle, aged 36, has been officially identified by police as the man who was attacked on the top deck of the 11A bus in Handsworth on Monday.
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the West Midlands force said.
CCTV stills of the suspect were taken on board the bus and released earlier on Wednesday.
Witnesses are still being urged to come forward.
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The attacker is believed to have left the bus in Rookery Road after the altercation at about 22:30 GMT on Monday, police said.
A post-mortem examination will be carried out on the victim, who police said was from Smethwick, later.
Passengers who were on the top deck during the stabbing, including four who immediately got off the bus, have been urged to get in touch with officers.
Police said the suspect pictured was last seen wearing a puffa jacket and headphones over a baseball cap and was carrying a duffle type bag.
Detectives said the attacker was only on the bus for five minutes before stabbing the victim "several times" in the stomach and back.
Forensic searches were carried out on Tuesday, to find the weapon used, which is believed to be a folding pocket knife.
Christopher and and Adam Hoar, from Murton, County Durham, were spotted on Dalton Park retail park's CCTV camera repeatedly kicking the animal like a football in July.
Christopher, 31, of Woods Terrace, and Adam, 23, of Malvern Crescent, admitted causing unnecessary suffering contrary to the Wild Mammals Protection Act.
Peterlee Magistrates' Court was told their actions amounted to "torture".
Denise Jackman, for the RSPCA, which brought the case, said security staff at the retail park recognised one of the men on camera, as he used to work at the site.
District judge Kristina Harrison said: "I cannot see how anybody their size was doing anything other than torturing the hedgehog by kicking it around the place, using it as a football.
"This is a horrible case where you have tortured an animal who has hurt absolutely nobody and whose numbers in the wild are rapidly dwindling.
"If people feel horrified by the case, quite frankly they are absolutely right to do so."
Outside court, RSPCA inspector Helen Nedley said: "Wild animals have protection as well as domestic ones.
"We are here to protect both."
Fenby, 30, made his first appearance since the opening Premiership weekend in mid-October on Saturday as Irish moved to the top of their pool.
The 38-6 victory at the Madejski Stadium included six tries for Irish.
"It's been a frustrating season so far with not many opportunities for me," he told BBC Radio Berkshire.
Fenby made the switch from full-back to blindside wing as he was named man-of-the-match in his first start since 18 October.
"Being out of the side has been incredibly frustrating," the former Scarlets player added.
"It's part and parcel of professional sport really. Especially now with the investment we've made and the great players we've signed in the back three.
"There's loads of competition and it's all part of staying positive and waiting for your chance. When it comes, you've got to take it."
Irish top pool five after three games and face Edinburgh again at Murrayfield on Friday.
But, The Exiles are still without a win in the Premiership after losing their opening six games.
Fenby hopes they can take the confidence of their European campaign into domestic competition.
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Rotich took the title in two hours 24 minutes 55 seconds after a sprint finish with Ethiopia's Mare Dibaba.
Desisa's victory at 2:09:17 was more comfortable and he crossed the finish line 30 seconds ahead of his compatriot Yemane Adhane Tsegay.
African runners dominated the top 10 in both races.
This is the second victory for Desisa at the Boston Marathon.
His last came in 2013, the year that a bomb exploded close to the finish some two hours after he crossed the line.
Desisa returned his winner's medal that year in honour of the three people killed.
"I'm happy to win," he said after Monday's race.
Rotich and Dibaba battled for first place in the closing stages of the race, but Rotich was more determined.
"I saw the finish line tape and I thought this is it, I'm not going to let it go," she said.
She is the fifth Kenyan woman in a row to win at Boston.
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