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Jack Holland advanced from the back to give the Ravens the perfect start, flick-heading Blair Turgott's free-kick across the diving Kyle Letheren.
York's wretched run of luck was then emphasised by Charlie Cooper's header, which came back off the inside of the Bromley post.
Before half-time, George Porter broke down the left and fired in from an acute angle to double York's trouble.
After the break, Turgott was again the provider as Neil Smith's men secured victory. The winger's corner was headed in nicely by substitute Adam Cunnington.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Bromley 3, York City 0.
Second Half ends, Bromley 3, York City 0.
Goal! Bromley 3, York City 0. Adam Cunnington (Bromley).
Substitution, Bromley. Louis Dennis replaces George Porter.
Substitution, Bromley. Adam Cunnington replaces Tobi Sho-Silva.
Substitution, York City. Alex Bruton replaces Robbie McDaid.
Substitution, Bromley. Ben Chorley replaces Rob Swaine.
Substitution, York City. Callum Rzonca replaces Yan Klukowski.
Substitution, York City. Scott Fenwick replaces Charlie Cooper.
Second Half begins Bromley 2, York City 0.
First Half ends, Bromley 2, York City 0.
Dave Martin (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alan Julian (Bromley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Bromley 2, York City 0. George Porter (Bromley).
Goal! Bromley 1, York City 0. Jack Holland (Bromley).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Robert McGregor pleaded guilty to a total of 41 offences at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Police Scotland has described his actions as "abhorrent" and "unforgivable", and praised the courage shown by his victims.
McGregor is expected to appear at the High Court in Edinburgh again next month for sentencing.
The Public Accounts Committee said the department had admitted its 10-year plan may cost at least £5.2bn more than the £163bn forecast.
It also raised concerns about the MoD's assumptions that its funding would increase over the coming years.
The government said the committee's concerns were "overstated".
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the equipment plan, which runs from 2014 to 2024, was "realistic and affordable".
David Cameron has come under pressure from many of his own Conservative backbenchers to commit a future Conservative government to meeting Nato's target of spending 2% of GDP on defence.
The government has said a post-election spending review would set defence expenditure after 2016.
In a report published on Friday the cross-party group of MPs welcomed the "progress" the MoD had made in "getting to grips" with its defence budget and military equipment costs.
But it warned that the department would have to cut the amount of equipment it buys or take money from elsewhere in the defence budget if it did not get the equipment budget it was planning for.
"The department admits that the costs of its £163bn plan could be understated by at least £5.2bn - a figure that could grow as it develops a better understanding of the support costs involved," chairwoman Margaret Hodge, a Labour MP, said.
"If this turns out to be the case, the department's contingency of £4.6bn will not be sufficient and the department would need to draw on funds it has set aside to deliver other military capabilities."
The committee also expressed concern that the MoD had made assumptions in its budget that it would receive "1% above inflation increases" in funding for its equipment plan over the next decade.
But it cautioned that this was likely to be challenged in future spending and strategic defence and security reviews.
"If it receives future funding cuts, this could impact on capability unless sufficient efficiencies can be made to compensate," Mrs Hodge said.
The MPs also said it was "not confident" the department would be able to deliver the £4.1bn efficiency savings required, £800m of which it said had yet to be identified.
Despite years of reform to Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), which buys and maintains military equipment, it still lacked the necessary skills and was too reliant on expensive contractors, the report said.
In 2013-14, it spent £480m - or some 37% of its costs - on filling skills gaps with contractors, according to the MPs.
Mrs Hodge said it was "ironic" that the department was planning to spend £250m on contractors to advise on how it can reduce its over-reliance on them.
She warned that the DE&S must improve its skills otherwise it risked undermining the department's efforts to improve control over its finances.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said the £163bn plan was "a landmark investment" and welcomed the acknowledgement the MoD had got on top of its budget and military equipment costs.
But he added: "The committee's concerns on costs are overstated - our major project costs were reduced by £400m last year and we are confident of delivering the further savings.
"For the third consecutive year, we have a realistic and affordable equipment plan with substantial contingency funding."
He said changes to DE&S were enabling the department to "recruit and retain people with the right skills to manage major procurement projects and ensure good value for the taxpayer".
As part of the government's Army 2020 proposals, it is committed to reducing the size of the regular Army to 86,000 and doubling the number of reservists to 30,000.
But the committee said "real risks remain" to the plan, and called on the MoD to set out how it intended to address any shortfall in recruiting numbers.
Mr Fallon insisted the plans were "on track", however.
"Recruitment is moving in the right direction - the number of Army reserve new entrants enlistment in the first nine months of the financial year is 2,270, up 120% on the equivalent period last year," he said.
The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested the 16 and 17 year olds in the West Midlands.
Earlier it had denied claims the confidential hotline had been hacked.
Hackers Team Poison posted recordings online to YouTube, which apparently show them speaking to the hotline, plus officers discussing operations.
The teenagers were arrested on suspicion of offences under the Malicious Communications Act and the Computer Misuse Act.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the pair, who were arrested by detectives specialising in e-crime, remain in custody in the West Midlands.
Earlier the Met said the recordings had not come from an attack on internal systems but were made externally from the receiving handset.
The investigation is unrelated to the ongoing probes into News International.
Earlier on Thursday, after claims that the Team Poison group had made 700 calls to the hotline, Ailsa Beaton, director of information at Scotland Yard, said police remained confident their communications systems were secure and had not been breached.
In a statement, she said: "The public can remain confident in the ability to communicate in confidence and that the integrity of the Anti-Terrorist Hotline remains in place."
On Wednesday the military said all forms of co-operation were on hold, with things needing "to be improved".
But Wiranto, who goes by one name, said the suspension related only to a language-training programme.
The row relates to "teaching materials" at an Australian army language facility, officials say.
Indonesia's military chief said the materials included "unethical stuff" that discredited the military.
How close are Australia and Indonesia?
It is not the first time official statements about the matter have contradicted one another.
Earlier, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said relations with Australia remained "in a good condition". He confirmed he had sanctioned the suspension despite his spokesman denying he had any part in the decision.
Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne, meanwhile, said she was confident co-operation would soon be restored.
Indonesia's army spokesman Maj Gen Wuryanto had said the halt in co-operation came into force in December.
Military chief General Gatot Nurmantyo said the teaching materials in question were "about soldiers in the past, East Timor, Papuan independence and 'Pancasila'", a reference to Indonesia's founding philosophy.
A low-level separatist conflict has simmered in Papua province for almost half a century.
Senator Payne said an official inquiry into the dispute would be completed soon.
"I would hope at the conclusion of the inquiry, when we're able to indicate to Indonesia the steps that have been taken in Australia to address any of these concerns, we'll be able to discuss resuming the relationship across the board then," she told the Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
She said the issue of Papua was raised by Indonesia, but she said Australia "of course" recognised Indonesia's "sovereignty and territorial integrity".
Senator Payne also denied a claim that Australia had tried to recruit Indonesian officers in the past.
The allegation was made by General Gatot during a speech in November, according to the ABC.
"Every time there is a training programme - like recently - the best five or 10 students would be sent to Australia. That happened before I was chief so I let that happen," he was quoted as saying.
"Once I became chief commander of the national forces, it did not happen again. They will certainly be recruited. They will certainly be recruited."
Senator Payne said this was "not the case and it is something which we would not countenance, of course".
Indonesian special forces group Kopassus trains with the Special Air Service in Perth, according to local media.
The countries' navies had been expected to take part in multinational training exercises next month.
"Whether or not we will continue with the joint exercise, I will have to get back to you on that," First Admiral Jonias Mozes Sipasulta, from the Indonesian navy, told the ABC.
Bilateral relations have been tense at times in recent years, and have been suspended before, although there had been recent signs of improvement.
Military co-operation between the two nations covers a number of areas, including border control and counter-terrorism.
The Warwickshire professional, 23, seeded 89th for the tournament at the York Barbican, has lost three times in the final frame this season.
But he somehow regained his composure to win through 48-44 on the black.
"It's up there with my best wins, but I capitulated if I am honest. When it was 5-5 I fell to pieces. My arm went a bit like jelly," he told BBC Sport.
"I have lost a lot of close matches this year but, if you keep working hard, and I have been, then it pays off and I managed to scrape through. I am only in my third year a professional so you are always learning in these situations."
Wakelin, whose best ranking performance saw him reach the Indian Open earlier this year, apologised for his understandable show of excitement after sinking the final black to beat Welshman Stevens, the 2003 champion and former Masters winner.
"I had a bit of an outburst at the end and apologised to Matthew for that," said Wakelin, from Rugby. "But it means a lot to get through.
"I'm thrilled. He is such a tough opponent. He fought really hard to get back in to the match. He got a great clearance to go 5-5 and he put me under a lot of pressure. When you are playing against someone with such high calibre as Matthew you have to play well.
"Halfway through the final frame at 35-0 down with the balls all scrappy, it was difficult to see a way back. But I managed to chip away, play a couple of good shots and it came down to the pink. I messed up the black first time I played it and was lucky to get away with it."
Wakelin plays 25th seed Michael Holt in the second round on Sunday.
"Michael is a very tough player with a lot more experience than me so I will obviously be second favourite," added Wakelin. "But having won 6-5 on the black I am just grateful to still be in the tournament."
Clubs in England and France are reportedly interested in the back.
But Townsend said: "He is under contract and I look forward to him being here for the next season and a half and hopefully beyond.
"He is very happy here and we will make the most of his time here and cannot predict what will happen beyond that."
Warriors appear determined to rebuff any approach for the 24-year-old who came through the academy system at Scotstoun and has now won 22 international caps.
More immediately, the Pro12 club have 28 players out of contract at the end of this season and French Top 14 club Brive this week announced that prop Sila Puafisi would be joining them in the summer.
"It happens every year," said Townsend when asked if he was concerned about the number of players who could face approaches from other clubs.
"Most players sign two-year or three-year contracts, so we are going to get a situation where several are out of contract.
"We are at the halfway point of the season and we have a pretty good idea of players that we want to retain and those who might move on."
Townsend reiterated that Brive had been premature in announcing the signing of Scotland prop Ryan Grant on loan.
"Brive were wrong to say that," said the coach. "He is in the last year of his contract and there may be clubs interested, but he remains a Glasgow player."
Townsend would not comment about the possibility of a loan deal eventually being agreed and stressed that Warriors would only announce any arrivals and departures once finalised.
Dave Rennie, presently coaching the Chiefs in his native New Zealand, will take over from Townsend, who is becoming Scotland coach, at the end of the season.
"With Dave coming in, he might want to bring in a couple of players, but he is very confident in the group that we have," said Townsend, who has regular dialogue with his successor.
"This group can get better and do even more next year.
"We have 37 Test players, which is a huge number, and obviously we are not going to be able to keep everyone going into next season.
"That's why we are bringing in other players and bringing players through the academy."
It is believed that Scotland internationals Tommy Seymour, Peter Horne and Tim Swinson are poised to sign new contracts, but Townsend stressed: "That is not something we have announced."
However, he added: "We are speaking to a number of players who are out of contract and a lot of these discussions have been very positive."
Mr Santos told the BBC the Farc rebels had been weakened and that security had improved in Colombia.
But he defended his opposition to a ceasefire, saying both military pressure and peace talks were needed to end the war soon.
The two sides have been in negotiations in Cuba since November 2012.
He said he hoped they were close to peace.
"I am today more optimistic than I was a year ago," he told the BBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
"They (the rebels) still have the opportunity and the capability of committing terrorist acts (....) but the strength that they had before of taking over small towns or controlling regions, that is no longer present."
Q&A: Colombia peace talks
Rebel attacks have continued. On Friday authorities said two police officers had been killed in southern Colombia.
But Mr Santos reiterated a vow to keep military pressure on the Farc even as his government pursued a comprehensive peace in Cuba.
"It's counterproductive but it's less costly than prolonging the conflict many years more.
And I think the best way to end it is by applying military pressure, in other words the carrot and the stick at the same time."
The talks in the Cuban capital, Havana, are the fourth attempt since the 1980s to reach peace, having failed before amid disagreements, mutual recriminations and flare-ups of violence.
But after more than 14 months, the two sides have only agreed tentatively on two points of a six-point agenda: land reform and political participation of the rebels in a post-war Colombia.
The conflict - the longest-running in Latin America - has killed an estimated 220,000 people since it began in the 1960s, with some three million more internally displaced by the fighting.
From that date EU workers moving to the UK will have to register, at least until a permanent post-Brexit immigration policy is put in place.
But Home Secretary Amber Rudd has sought to reassure business there will not be a "cliff edge" in terms of employing foreign workers after Brexit.
She said policy would be evidence-based and take into account economic impact.
The CBI said businesses "urgently" needed to know what EU migration would look like, both in any "transitional" period after March 2019 and beyond.
Immigration was one of the central topics of last year's EU referendum campaign, and ministers have promised to "take back control" of the UK's borders as they negotiate Brexit.
The UK is currently due to leave the EU at the end of March 2019, but there has been increasing talk of a "transitional" (or "implementation") stage of around two years to smooth the Brexit process.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Home Office minister Brandon Lewis said details of how the government would manage immigration after Brexit would be revealed in a white paper later this year, and that the immigration bill would go through Parliament in 2018.
Mr Lewis said it was a "simple matter of fact" that EU free movement rules would not apply after 2019.
More detail of what would happen was later provided by the home secretary, with Ms Rudd, speaking during a visit to Troon, South Ayrshire, saying the "implementation phase" would involve new EU workers registering their details when they come to the UK.
She also said the government had promised an "extensive" consultation to listen to the views of businesses, unions and universities.
The Home Office has asked the Migration Advisory Committee to study the "economic and social costs and benefits of EU migration to the UK economy", its impact on competitiveness, and whether there would be benefits to focusing migration on high-skilled jobs. It is due to report back by September 2018 - six months before Brexit.
The home secretary said: "We will ensure we continue to attract those who benefit us economically, socially and culturally.
"But, at the same time, our new immigration system will give us control of the volume of people coming here - giving the public confidence we are applying our own rules on who we want to come to the UK and helping us to bring down net migration to sustainable levels."
Speaking in Sydney, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said he was unaware of the report that has been commissioned, adding that immigration had been "fantastic for the energy and dynamism of the economy" but "that doesn't mean that you can't control it".
For Labour, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said there was "far too much heat and not enough light about immigration, so any truly objective and well-informed analysis must be welcome".
But she raised concerns about the timescale for the Migration Advisory Committee report: "Six months before Brexit will not be enough time to structure a new immigration system."
Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Sir Ed Davey said the move would "do nothing to reassure the hospitals that are already seeing record numbers of EU nurses leaving, or the companies struggling to recruit the staff they need".
"The NHS, businesses and universities that depend on European citizens need answers now, not in another 14 months' time," he added.
The CBI said commissioning the report was a "sensible first step", adding: "Workers from across Europe strengthen our businesses and help our public services run more smoothly - any new migration system should protect these benefits while restoring public confidence."
But the Labour MP Yvette Cooper, who chairs the Commons home affairs committee, said it was "staggering" that it had taken the government a year since the EU referendum to commission it.
And property developer Richard Tice, co-chairman of Leave Means Leave, told BBC Radio 4's World at One: "This commission should be reporting by this Christmas, not by next September. It's completely unacceptable for this to drag on ... the government needs to rapidly accelerate this."
Manufacturers' organisation EEF said the migration committee was "best placed" to advise on what EU migration should look like after Brexit.
Both EEF and the CBI called for an immediate resolution of the question of the status of EU nationals already living in the UK.
The route has been axed after the Exeter-based company sold its runway slots at Gatwick airport.
Some of the company's Gatwick slots have been sold to Easyjet.
Flybe held 25 take-off and landing slots at Gatwick. The sell-off could provide the company with a cash injection of up to £20m.
But it means the company has now quit its main London hub.
Finance Minister Sammy Wilson said he was "very disappointed" at Flybe's decision.
"We still have a number of other airlines that fly to Gatwick from our airports so our connection to this important hub will be maintained," he said.
"Looking forward, and with Flybe maintaining their service to March next year, I hope that we will see other airlines step in to fill the gap that has been left by this unfortunate decision. Our local aviation industry has proven to be very competitive in this regard in the past."
Mr Wilson said Air Passenger Duty (APD) was "an unfair tax that impacts disproportionately on regions like Northern Ireland with limited alternative transport options".
"The executive devolved and eliminated APD on direct long-haul flights to secure the future of the direct air link to New York, but it needs to be recognised that further devolution of short-haul APD would not be an easy or painless option," he said.
"We would, under EU rules, face a spending block reduction of an estimated £60-£90m per annum which would clearly have an impact on the provision of vital services such as health and education."
Mr Wilson said he intended to write to the chancellor to raise the issue again.
Brian Ambrose, chief executive of Belfast City airport, said he was confident they would be able to find another airline to replace Flybe on the Gatwick route.
"We're used to changes to our network and I'm confident by this time next year we'll not only have replaced our Gatwick capacity, but will have built up other capacities," he said.
"Flybe is our biggest customer, but we've established a significant demand from Belfast City to London Gatwick.
"When you have a route with significant demand, other airlines take notice."
In a statement, EasyJet said: "EasyJet plc can confirm it has completed an agreement with Flybe Group plc to acquire 25 pairs of arrival and departure slots at Gatwick airport for a total consideration of £20m.
"The acquisition is subject to the approval of Flybe's shareholders.
"The slots will transfer from summer 2014 and will allow EasyJet to provide additional frequencies on popular existing routes from Gatwick as well as add new destinations across the UK and Europe."
Following the announcement, Ulster Unionist peer Lord Empey said it was important to guarantee air links between Northern Ireland and London.
"The Ulster Unionist party is continuing its campaign, in London and in Brussels, to ensure that Northern Ireland is not cut off from the national hub airport at Heathrow," he said.
"Over a year ago there were 10 direct regional connections from UK regional airports to Heathrow - today that has been reduced to eight regional city connections to Heathrow, so do not listen to those who say there is not a problem," he added.
"Aviation is a very volatile business and there are no guarantees that changes cannot be made in the future to our disadvantage."
Flybe was floated on the stock market at the end of 2010. Since then it has faced soaring fuel costs, falling passenger numbers and higher airport duty.
It is currently axing about 10% of its 3,000-strong UK workforce to cut costs by at least £35m. It has also reviewed its network of 13 UK bases of Aberdeen, Belfast City, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Guernsey, Glasgow, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton.
A year ago, Flybe ended its flights from Belfast City airport to Bristol. The airline said passenger levels were unsustainable.
Hear interviews with City Airport's Brian Ambrose and The Independent's travel editor Simon Calder on the NI Business News podcast.
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Vermont
Tully Castle on the shore of Lower Lough Erne is a popular tourist attraction.
It was built for Sir John Hume during the Plantation between 1612 and 1615.
The castle was destroyed during the rebellion of 1641 and was the scene of a massacre of Protestant settlers.
Now a formal garden with box hedges, herbs and flowers, which was restored about 20 years ago, has been removed and is to be replaced by grass.
A gate leading to the interior of the castle has also been locked.
Local business people have expressed anger at what has happened to the castle, which features in Northern Ireland tourist brochures.
David Bailey, who runs the nearby Blaney Caravan Park, said: "It looked very well for us for marketing this end of Fermanagh and you can see now we're left with nothing."
Farmer Roger Corrigan remembers the castle before the garden was created, giving visitors access to the site.
"A lot of money, a lot of thought, a lot of care, a lot of love from those people was put into doing the thing to the best of their ability and I feel what has been done, without any communication with the local people or the local community, I feel it's an act of vandalism," he said.
In a statement, the Department for Communities, which is responsible for the upkeep of historic monuments, said it has carried out a range of work at Tully Castle in recent years, to present the site to visitors and provide a venue for community events.
"An ornamental garden was planted within the bawn enclosure around 20 years ago. With the passage of time, the vegetation within the garden had become over-mature and much of it needed to be removed," it said.
"Taking into account the most likely landscaping when the castle was occupied, the department decided that it was most authentic to replace the ornamental garden with lawns.
"The works were completed as a necessary management task and not to save costs."
The spokesperson added: "The site is open to public at all times. The visitors centre and interior of the main building are open 1200-1600 on Sundays during the summer."
The bronze sculpture, named Earthly Messenger, will be unveiled later this year in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
It will be installed under the arches in Market Square, referenced by Bowie in the song Five Years.
The work features a likeness of Bowie in 2002 looking down at Ziggy, alongside of some of his other looks.
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Funds for the statue, designed by sculptor Andrew Sinclair, have been raised through a £100,000 crowdfunding appeal, plus grants.
When completed, speakers mounted above the life size artwork will play one of 2,000 tracks every hour.
Some changes are expected to the design before the finished product is officially unveiled in March.
Bowie unveiled two albums and his Stardust persona during gigs at the Friars venue in the early 1970s.
He played a gig there in September 1971 where he gave the town the world debut of his album Hunky Dory.
Four months later he played the venue again where the majority of the set was made up of songs which featured on the Ziggy Stardust album.
The former England captain was player-coach at Gloucester last season but has not been offered a new contract.
The 35-year-old centre, who joined Gloucester from Bath in 2005, won 75 caps for his country.
"It wasn't a hard decision in the end. It was a case of staying another year at Gloucester or retiring," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I didn't want to go and play at another club so it was an easy decision."
After 17 years, it's time to retire from rugby. I have been lucky to play with/against some great players, and two great clubs.
Mike Tindall on Twitter
Tindall's decision comes four days after former team-mate and close friend Iain Balshaw became the penultimate member of the 2003 World Cup-winning side to retire.
Tindall, who captained England in 2011, played 181 games for Gloucester and had considered continuing as a coach at Kingsholm, prior to the sacking of director of rugby Nigel Davies in May.
"I've had 17 years in the game, so I thought it might be nice to have a bit of time away to see if I wanted to still be in the environment, or out doing something else," added Tindall.
"There's personal ambitions I'm sad about missing. I would have loved to have said I was at a club for 10 years, but it doesn't always work out the way you want it to.
"No way would I change anything or feel sad about anything.
"I can say now I've done eight years at Bath, which I loved, and had nine fantastic years at Gloucester. I can be really proud of those times and I think it's the way I wanted it to finish."
The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract after leaving Schalke.
City manager Pep Guardiola said: "He is a special talent and an exciting player that I think our supporters will enjoy watching."
Sane, who helped Germany reach the semi-finals at Euro 2016, scored eight goals in 33 Bundesliga appearances last season as Schalke finished fifth.
"He has great technical ability, is comfortable on the ball and there is much to admire about the way he plays football," Guardiola added.
"He is fast, enjoys creating chances for others, works hard for the team and scores goals too. He also has a very positive attitude and will fit in well.
"At 20, he is still developing as a player but he is already a member of the German national side and I think he will be a fantastic asset to our club."
Sane said one of the reasons for joining City was to work with Guardiola.
"I think he can make me a more complete player," said Sane.
"I think I will need a bit of time to start with because it's another league and there's a different style of play, but I think I can adapt very quickly."
Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil both argue their ex-husbands misled judges about how much they were worth.
If the court rules in their favour, it could pave the way for many more people to seek to re-negotiate settlements.
Lawyers for one of the husbands, Mr Sharland, said the provision he made for his wife was "fair and reasonable".
However the lawyer representing both women, Ros Bever from Irwin Mitchell, said courts had turned a "blind eye" to dishonesty in divorce proceedings for too long.
She said the outcome of the hearing, which started on Monday and is expected to last three days, could have "wide-reaching" consequences.
The court will decide whether divorce settlements can be re-negotiated if either side is found to have been dishonest, or whether they can only be re-opened if the dishonesty was "material" - meaning it was significant enough to have impacted the settlement decision.
Ms Sharland, 48, from Wilmslow, Cheshire, accepted £10m from her husband Charles when they separated in 2010 after 17 years of marriage.
She believed it to be about half of his fortune, but it later transpired the internet entrepreneur had lied about the value of his company, Appsense, and plans for a future flotation.
The financial press valued it at more than £600m. In subsequent court proceedings Mr Sharland dismissed the valuations as "pure conjecture".
The Court of Appeal ruled that the misleading evidence would not have led to a significantly different outcome.
Today's cases go to the heart of the family justice system. They are about honesty when divorcing.
England and Wales, and London in particular, is seen by many as the divorce capital of the world. The reason is that for most marriages of any significant duration, there is a 50/50 split of the couple's wealth.
That means that there is a huge incentive not to disclose assets and to not put them into the pot to be divided up.
A court order approving a financial settlement can be set aside if one person fails to disclose assets, but it must be what the lawyers call "material" non-disclosure - that's "significant" to you and me. In other words it must be such that the court would have made a different order.
Some argue that means the courts have been too tolerant of people not disclosing their assets. Should the fact of the dishonesty itself allow one partner to re-negotiate the settlement?
This is the first time in a generation that our most senior court has looked at the issue. Expect some strong guidance.
Varsha Gohil, 50, from north London, accepted £270,000 and a car as a settlement when she divorced her husband Bhadresh in 2002.
In 2010, Mr Gohil was convicted of money laundering and jailed for 10 years. At his criminal trial, evidence revealed he had failed to disclose his true wealth during divorce proceedings.
However, the Court of Appeal ruled that information that emerged at his criminal trial could not be used to overturn the couple's settlement.
Divorce lawyer Mark Harper told the BBC it was "surprisingly easy" for people to lie during divorce proceedings, but said "if people lie, the court system can't function".
"A surprising number of people do hide money. Because it's 50/50 of what can be found.
"This is a very important case for the general public. Is one lie enough to tear up an agreement, or does it only matter if the lie was material?"
Ms Bever, a specialist family and divorce lawyer representing both women, said the outcome of the case would affect many people going through divorce settlements, including those involving "more modest" assets and sums.
"To both women these cases are about a matter of principle and justice," she said.
"Surely most people would hate to be in a situation where their former partner has been able to withhold information during their divorce proceedings; and for there to be no opportunity to challenge this when new information comes to light.
"The current situation sends out completely the wrong message in what is and is not acceptable in terms of disclosing financial information."
A panel of seven Supreme Court justices are expected to deliver a ruling later in the year.
Mr Sharland's solicitors, James Brown and Beth Wilkins at JMW LLP, said it would be inappropriate to comment in detail before the case had been heard.
"We are confident, however, that the Supreme Court judges will follow the example of their colleagues in the High Court and the Court of Appeal in agreeing that the provision made by Mr Sharland for both his family and his ex-wife was fair and reasonable," they said in a statement.
Mr Robinson told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that in the first instance they would talk to whoever held the most seats.
However, he said a lot would also depend on which party offered the best deal for Northern Ireland.
On Saturday, the DUP released a five-point plan for such negotiations.
Speaking on Sunday, Mr Robinson said: "We are one of those parties that has not determined that we will only speak to one party or the other.
"We're open to speak to whichever party I suppose in the first instance constitutionally we would want to go to the party that has won the most seats, but we wouldn't be adverse to speaking to the party that comes in second place."
He said the party would not simply put forward a sum of money it wanted for Northern Ireland, denying reports that it was seeking £1bn.
"After an election we will sit down with any potential government of the United Kingdom and we will see to what extent they can help us deliver our plan for Northern Ireland and how we can help push forward their plans for the United Kingdom as a whole," he said.
"So it's not as vulgar as saying 'here's an amount of money and we want it'."
Mr Robinson also said it would be unwise for either Labour or the Conservatives to seek the support of Scottish or Welsh nationalists in the event of a hung parliament.
"We certainly don't believe that it will be sensible to allow a lever on government by those who are separatists and want to break up the United Kingdom," he said.
University of Aberdeen experts looked at the eating habits of more than 20,000 middle-aged and elderly people.
They concluded that compared to those who ate no chocolate, those who ate up to a small bar a day had an 11% lesser risk of cardiovascular disease and a 23% reduced risk of stroke.
But the researchers warned this did not prove chocolate makes you healthier.
The findings, published in the British Medical Journal's "Heart" magazine, were based on data from the EPIC-Norfolk study which is tracking the impact of diet on the long-term health of 25,000 men and women in Norfolk.
The Aberdeen researchers also carried out a review of previously published evidence on the links between chocolate and cardiovascular disease.
Prof Phyo Myint, of the School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Aberdeen, told BBC Scotland: "This is the observational study therefore we can't imply the cause and effect relationship.
"We can't say for sure it could cause these benefits.
"What we observed is the association between the habitual consumption of chocolate, to a maximum of 100g a day, linked to a reduction in incidence of stroke and cardiovascular disease over longer-term follow-up, in this study 12 years."
About one in five (20%) participants said they did not eat any chocolate, but among the others, daily consumption averaged 7g, with some eating up to 100g.
Those who ate the most also tended to be younger, have a lower weight, waist to hip ratio, and blood pressure, and were less likely to have diabetes and more likely to carry out regular physical activity - all of which add up to a favourable cardiovascular disease risk profile, researchers said.
Eating more chocolate was also associated with higher energy intake and a diet containing more fat and carbohydrates and less protein and alcohol.
Calculations carried out by the researchers suggested that compared with those who ate no chocolate higher intake was linked to an 11% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a 25% lower risk of associated death.
It was also associated with a 9% lower risk of hospital admission or death as a result of coronary heart disease, after taking account of dietary factors.
The highest chocolate intake was similarly associated with a 23% lower risk of stroke, even after taking account of other potential risk factors.
The study authors also pointed out that dark chocolate is usually said to have more beneficial effects than milk chocolate, but milk chocolate was more frequently eaten by the Norfolk participants.
Prof Myint said chocolate was rich in fat and carbohydrate so it was important to burn off the calories from eating it.
He said: "The group that showed a benefit consumed 16g to 100g a day of chocolate. Most of them probably consumed around 100g a week rather than 100g a day and the results we see are group effects so we can't say eating 100g a day will do good."
Dr Tim Chico, reader in cardiovascular medicine and consultant cardiologist at the University of Sheffield, said: "This study adds to the evidence that people who consume chocolate tend to have lower rates of cardiovascular disease, although such studies cannot say whether the chocolate is the cause of this protective effect.
"There is evidence from other studies that have randomised people to be given chocolate that this can have effects that might reduce cardiovascular disease, such as a reduction in blood pressure.
"These studies taken together suggest that there might be some health benefits from eating chocolate. However, it is also clear that chocolate has the potential to increase weight, which is unequivocally bad for cardiovascular health.
He added: "The message I take from this study is that if you are a healthy weight, then eating chocolate (in moderation) does not detectibly increase risk of heart disease and may even have some benefit. I would not advise my patients to increase their chocolate intake based on this research, particularly if they are overweight."
6 July 2016 Last updated at 18:05 BST
The South African Olympic athlete has been sentenced to six years for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
He was taken immediately to jail. Both the prosecution and defence can appeal, but his lawyers say they will not.
He was one of that exclusive group who took rhythm and blues from its black roots and "crossed over" to make it part of most teenagers' lifestyle.
He influenced generations of succeeding rock stars, most notably the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys.
Yet he faced major financial difficulties through mismanagement and had frequent brushes with the law.
Charles Edward Anderson Berry was born into a middle-class family in St Louis, Missouri, on 18 October 1926.
As a teenager he began playing concerts in his local high school but his education was curtailed after he was convicted of armed robbery and spent three years in a reformatory for young offenders.
On his release he made a living as a hairdresser, playing in a trio in the evenings with Ebby Harding on drums and Johnnie Johnson on piano. Johnson would remain with Berry throughout his career
He was influenced by blues heroes such as Muddy Waters and T-Bone Walker, as well as white country and western music, though his singing style owed much to the clarity of Nat King Cole.
"My music is simple stuff," he once said. "Anyone can sit down, look at a set of symbols and produce sounds the music represents."
His recording career began in 1955 with the legendary Chess label in Chicago, where his first release Maybellene, became one of rock and roll's first hits.
In the next few years, he scored a succession of hits, all aimed at an adolescent audience, including Roll Over Beethoven, Sweet Little Sixteen, Carol and the classic Johnny B. Goode.
His music transcended the colour bar that plagued many contemporary black artists as affluent white teenagers in Eisenhower's America reached out for something new.
"I play the songs they want to hear," he said. "That makes them feel they're getting what they came for."
He appeared in several rock films including Rock, Rock, Rock and Mr Rock and Roll, both from 1957, Go Johnny Go from 1959, and Jazz on a Summer's Day in 1960.
In 1962 he was charged with transporting a minor across state lines for immoral purposes.
The girl in question was a 14-year-old prostitute from Texas who he claimed he had brought to Missouri to check hats at his St Louis nightclub.
After he fired her, she complained to the police. In court the judge's summing-up was blatantly racist and the trial was eventually declared null and void.
His conviction at a second trial and the resulting two-year sentence left him embittered.
His release coincided with the rhythm and blues revival in Britain. With his material being covered by bands like The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, his work was discovered by a new generation.
"If you tried to give rock and roll another name," John Lennon famously said, "you might call it Chuck Berry."
Successful tours followed. He scored a few more hits with No Particular Place to Go and Memphis, Tennessee. His biggest hit came later in Britain with the atypical 1972 novelty record, My Ding-a-Ling, replete with double entendres.
When he wasn't churning out the hits, Chuck Berry was thrilling audiences with his live performances. His trademark became his duck walk, a crouching movement across the stage made during his guitar solos.
Offstage, he could be a prickly character, exemplified in the 1987 film Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll which featured a tour with a backing band organised by devotee Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones.
In the same year, he published an explicit autobiography genuinely penned by himself.
Berry's attitude to money was notorious. He demanded cash upfront for many of his concerts and in 1979, he served a 100-day jail term for tax evasion.
There were further brushes with the law. In 1988 he settled a lawsuit from a woman he allegedly punched in the face.
Two years later he was sued by a group of women after it was discovered that a hidden camera had been placed in the toilets of his restaurant in Missouri.
He also received a suspended jail sentence for marijuana possession.
Despite the advancing years, he continued playing one-night concerts and embarked on a European tour in 2008 at the age of 82.
In January 1986, Berry was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a citation that summed up his contribution to popular music.
"While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together."
Berry himself had a simple explanation for his success.
"It amazes me when I hear people say, 'I want to go out and find out who I am.' I always knew who I was. I was going to be famous if it killed me."
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The 23-year-old was rushed to the intensive care unit of the heart attack centre at the London Chest Hospital.
Medics spent six minutes trying to resuscitate him on the field after he fell to the ground with no other players around him.
The score was 1-1 when the match was abandoned after 41 minutes.
"Bolton Wanderers can confirm that Fabrice Muamba has been admitted to The Heart Attack Centre at The London Chest Hospital where he is in a critically ill condition in intensive care," said a joint statement from Bolton and the hospital released at 2130 GMT on Saturday.
"No further information will be issued at this stage. The club and hospital request that the media and public respect the family's privacy at this time."
Medical staff gave the former England Under-21 international mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and tried to revive him with a defibrillator.
In total six medics were treating the player, who joined Wanderers from Birmingham in 2008 and has made 148 appearances for the club.
"Praying for you Fab. Hope he's OK. Thoughts with him and his family. For all those asking, I know as much as you do. Waiting anxiously for updates from teammates. Fab is a fighter!" Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden
"Pray for Fab. God willing he will pull through." Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe
"All our hearts with Fabrice Muamba, one of my closest friends at Bolton. I'm shocked, wishing him a fast recovery." Wigan's former Bolton goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi
"Hope Fabrice Muamba is OK. Praying for him and his family. Still in shock." Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney
"Doesn't matter who you support. Doesn't matter if you aren't a football fan. Doesn't matter if you aren't religious. Pray for Fabrice Muamba." Tottenham defender Kyle Walker
"I'm so sad about what happened to Fabrice Muamba today. Played with him for a couple of years. What a great guy. Always a smile on his face. Please Fabrice bring that smile back. My thoughts are with you and your lovely family!" Arsenal captain Robin van Persie
Both sets of supporters chanted Muamba's name as he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher. ESPN, who were broadcasting the match, reported that he was not breathing as he was taken into the tunnel.
Referee Howard Webb called the visibly shaken players off the field after consulting with Bolton manager Owen Coyle and Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp.
After Muamba was taken to hospital, the match was abandoned.
The former Arsenal midfielder was accompanied in the ambulance by Coyle and club captain Kevin Davies.
Football Focus presenter Dan Walker had an exchange of text messages with Davies on Saturday evening.
"Encouragingly, he [Davies] said Fabrice is showing real fight which is the best possible news," Walker said.
"Kevin says he is not giving up and he's digging in and showing a bit of battle.
"The fact they got him breathing again makes you marvel at the work these paramedics, doctors and nurses do."
Arsenal defender Johan Djourou, who played with Muamba at the Gunners, posted on Twitter that he had visited his friend in hospital.
"Just left the hospital. Love you so much man! Keep fighting. Everybody please pray for him he's an amazing man and friend."
BBC Radio 5 live's chief football reporter Ian Dennis, who was covering the game at White Hart Lane, witnessed medics rushing to aid Muamba.
"When the medical staff arrived his face was on the turf," he said.
"You could see them using a defibrillator and he was [electronically] charged on at least two occasions. Everyone could see Fabrice Muamba was fighting for his life.
"If he does pull through it will be down to the quick actions of the medics."
Soon after the incident, messages of support flooded in for the former Birmingham player.
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Spurs' Rafael van der Vaart was one of those on the pitch when Muamba collapsed. He tweeted: "Terrible what happened with Muamba during the game. We're all praying for him."
England international Jack Wilshere, who played with Muamba at Bolton, wrote: "Hope Muamba is OK. Thoughts with him."
Middlesbrough defender Justin Hoyte, who played in the Arsenal youth team with Muamba, said: "I seriously hope my best friend in football is OK. Stay strong bro, please please stay strong. God is with you remember that."
Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor said it was a "terrible thing to see for all the football family".
"This can happen on a pitch and [it is] one of the reasons why we insist all youngsters coming into the game have the ability to have heart screenings to avoid this happening," he said.
Football Association chairman David Bernstein said their thoughts and prayers were with Muamba and his family.
"Fabrice has played 33 times for England Under-21s, captaining Stuart Pearce's side during this time and is a player, and more importantly, a person we care greatly for," he said.
"We are in contact with Bolton Wanderers over Fabrice's condition and are awaiting updates."
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Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore added: "The thoughts of the Premier League, its clubs and players are with Fabrice Muamba, his family and Bolton Wanderers.
"We would like to praise the players, match officials, coaching staff and medical teams of both clubs at White Hart Lane for their swift actions in attending Fabrice.
"The League would also like to commend the compassion shown by the fans of Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur.
"We hope to hear positive news about Fabrice who is and has been a wonderful ambassador for the English game."
It will collate all the available data on each of the 350,000 new tumours detected in the country each year.
The aim is to use the register to help usher in an era of "personalised medicine" that will see treatments matched to the exact type of cancer a patient has.
Experts said it was "great news".
The old definitions of cancer - breast, prostate, lung - are crumbling.
Cancer starts with a mutation that turns a normal cell into one that divides uncontrollably and becomes a tumour. However, huge numbers of mutations can result in cancer and different mutations need different treatments.
Research into the genetics of breast cancer means it is now thought of as at least 10 completely separate diseases, each with a different life expectancy and needing a different treatment.
The national register will use data from patients at every acute NHS trust as well 11 million historical records.
It will eventually track how each sub-type of cancer responds to treatment, which will inform treatment for future patients.
Jem Rashbass, national director of disease registration at Public Health England, said: "Cancer-registry modernisation in England is about to deliver the most comprehensive, detailed and rich clinical dataset on cancer patients anywhere in the world."
He told the BBC: "This will fundamentally change the way we diagnose and treat cancer.
"In five years we'll be sequencing cancers and using therapies targeted to it."
The service will also exchange information with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, which have their own registers.
The Department of Health has already committed £100m to sequence the entire genetic code of 100,000 patients with cancer and rare diseases in order to accelerate progress in personalised medicine.
Emma Greenwood, Cancer Research UK's head of policy development, said: "It's great news that this national database has been set up.
"It means we have all the UK's cancer information in one place, making us well equipped to provide the highest quality care for every cancer patient.
"It'll be easier and quicker to further cancer research, and will speed up work to deliver personalised cancer medicine to patients in the future."
But did you know his first game managing in the Premier League was against the Red Devils in 2004?
Despite both clubs boasting many star players over the years, some faces from that game will be less recognisable than others.
Can you identify some of the players who featured that day?
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The government would be in a "strong" legal position if the two-year Article 50 talks ended with no deal, the Lords EU Financial Affairs Committee said.
But it warned failure to reach any kind of financial terms would undermine PM Theresa May's aim of securing continued favourable access to EU markets.
It has been reported the EU may demand a "divorce bill" of up to £52bn.
Mrs May has warned the EU against punishing the UK for voting to leave in last year's referendum but several EU leaders have said the UK cannot enjoy better arrangements outside the EU than it currently has.
The question of what, if anything, the UK remains financially liable for after Brexit is likely to be one of the flashpoints in negotiations when they begin in earnest.
Potential sticking points are likely to include:
The cross-party committee said talk of billions in pounds in liabilities was "hugely speculative" and there was a case that there may be no upfront cost to leaving.
"Although there are competing interpretations, we conclude that if agreement is not reached, all EU law - including provisions concerning ongoing financial contributions and machinery for adjudication - will cease to apply, and the UK would be subject to no enforceable obligation to make any financial contribution at all," it said.
"This would be undesirable for the remaining member states, who would have to decide how to plug the hole in the budget created by the UK's exit without any kind of transition.
"It would also damage the prospects of reaching friendly agreement on other issues.
"Nonetheless, the ultimate possibility of the UK walking away from negotiations without incurring financial commitments provides an important context."
The peers, led by the LibDem peer Baroness Falkner of Margravine, said some member states could take legal action against the UK for any outstanding liabilities but it was "questionable" whether any international court could have jurisdiction.
"Even though we consider that the UK will not be legally obliged to pay into the EU budget after Brexit, the issue will be a prominent factor in withdrawal negotiations.
"The government will have to set the financial and political costs of making such payments against potential gains from other elements of the negotiations."
During their inquiry, the committee was told the UK had signed up to "concrete" commitments under the terms of the Multi-Annual Financial Framework, which sets a ceiling for EU spending up to 2020.
Professor Takis Tridimas, from Kings College London, said he believed these were legally binding under existing EU treaties.
But he said they could be amended in "unforeseeable circumstances", if all member states agreed, and that the Brexit vote would constitute such a circumstance.
The attempt was made to pull the 62-tonne tank over 100m (328ft) at Tidworth Garrison, Wiltshire.
The team pulled the Challenger 2 tank at approximately the same speed as the Mk1 tank moved over the Somme battlefield 100 years ago.
Judges will decide in March if a Guinness World Record record was set.
Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Nick Cowey said: "We got going fine but really had to work hard for the last 50 metres.
"As we were pulling down and legs were starting to tire, people had to dig in and started cheering each other on, the crowd were fantastic and we got there."
The idea was thought up by Warrant Officer Class Two Harley Upham to commemorate 100 years since the Army put in the order for the first Tanks which were known as land ships.
The RTR was formed by the British Army in 1916, making it the oldest tank unit in the world.
Source: British Army
The Great Britain Tourism Survey indicates that the figure rose to about 12.9 million in the year to the end of September 2015.
It also suggests that expenditure on domestic tourism visits - visitors from Britain staying for at least one night - rose by 14% to more than £3.2bn.
The report said this meant Scotland was outperforming Britain as a whole.
Domestic overnight visits - from people in England, Scotland and Wales - accounted for more than 80% of all tourism visits to Scotland.
There were 15.5 million overseas and domestic visitors to Scotland in the year to September 2015, a rise of 7%, and for the first time total expenditure was more than £5bn, an 8% increase.
Tourism minister Fergus Ewing said: "This is an excellent set of figures that shows Scottish tourism goes from strength to strength.
"Scotland's tourism offer is unrivalled and, despite last summer's washout weather, over a million more visitors came to Scotland, spending eight per cent more compared to the year before.
"That's solid proof that people are prepared to come here to enjoy our natural assets, tourism attractions and quality experiences, and to spend in our hotels, shops and restaurants."
He added: "We must keep the momentum going. In 2016, the Year of Innovation, Architecture and Design, the industry has a further opportunity to showcase the best of what Scotland has to offer."
Mike Cantlay, chairman of VisitScotland said: "Scottish tourism continues to thrive and grow despite a backdrop of difficult economic trading conditions hitting the travel industry throughout the world.
"Many thought 2014 would be the big year for Scottish tourism, but I'm thrilled to see a continuing strong performance in 2015.
"The tourism industry has worked hard to improve everything from quality to value for money and this is reflected in these fantastic results - what a wonderful reflection on all their hard work."
Leanne Meecham, 26, was stabbed at her house in Westcliff-on-Sea, in Essex, in February. She died in hospital.
Her stepfather and former partner Simon Meecham, 43, was found guilty by a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday.
Sentencing Meecham, Judge Charles Gratwicke told him: "You are a jealous and aggressive man."
Prosecutors said Meecham, who had previously been married to Miss Meecham's mother Jane, was "motivated by jealousy and anger" at his stepdaughter's new relationship.
The judge told Meecham: "You could not bear to see Leanne with anyone else.
"As a result of your wickedness an innocent and loving young woman was cut down in the prime of her life."
During the trial, Meecham, from Rosewood Lane, Shoeburyness, told the jury he injured Miss Meecham by mistake, not realising he was holding a knife.
But Essex Police described the stabbing on 13 February as "a determined, focused and wholly unprovoked attack" on a "defenceless" victim.
Miss Meecham died in hospital in London a week later.
A post-mortem examination found she suffered brain damage, caused by a lack of oxygen, after she was stabbed in the windpipe.
A domestic homicide review and an internal police investigation into the case, supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission, are taking place.
Police had been called to disturbances at Miss Meecham's house on Park Street on numerous occasions.
In January, he was arrested and pleaded guilty to common assault, leading to he and Miss Meecham splitting up.
Det Ch Insp Mark Hall, of Essex Police, said: "This tragic case illustrates the dangers faced by those who suffer violence and abuse within their homes."
In a statement, the Meecham family said: "Despite the conviction of her killer, his term of imprisonment will never be sufficient punishment for taking Leanne from us."
The petrol-heads from Dorset, Staffordshire and Wigan roared through every county of England, Scotland and Wales with a coast in seven days.
Despite a dramatic flip over and painful potholes, the trio completed their Lawn Way Round challenge.
Tony Dwight, Darren Whitehead and Paul Tindall said raising £2,000 for Crohn's and Colitis UK made it all worthwhile.
Mr Dwight from Wigan, Mr Whitehead from Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, and Mr Tindall from Wimborne in Dorset, described their adventures after passing the finishing line on Friday.
"Sore backsides" came courtesy of 14-hour drives of more than 300 miles a day on the vintage 1970s-built mowers.
Mr Dwight, a 43-year-old lorry driver, joked: "I don't know what we were thinking."
Landscape gardener Mr Tindall's machine suffered a dramatic failure when his rear axle broke on a dual carriageway at 45mph.
Mr Dwight said: "He went across two lanes of traffic and flipped over but thankfully it was dual carriageway and the road was quiet."
The trio were stopped by police near Newcastle on Tyne, but only so the traffic officer could make a donation.
They started from base camp in Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, and motored around Wales, before heading into Lancashire and on to Carlisle in Cumbria.
They criss-crossed Scotland before turning south for Newcastle.
They then took in the east coast of England down into Yorkshire and passed through Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Hampshire.
A 340-mile final leg took in Devon, Cornwall, and Gloucestershire before arriving back at their starting point.
The men, who all race lawnmowers for a hobby, had already completed a previous lawnmower challenge after travelling the length of Britain in aid of Help For Heroes in 2011.
Mr Whitehead, who is chairman of the North West Lawn Mower Racing Association, said they were now looking for their next challenge, probably abroad.
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Smith, who has muscular dystrophy, was named in the final squad for the tournament alongside Northern Thunder team-mate Edward Common.
While Common, 22, has seven caps, Smith is yet to make his international debut.
"It's time for the next step," he told BBC Look North.
"I've played for five or six years, and three years at the highest level [with Northern Thunder].
"I remember sitting in class at school and we were discussing about thing we wanted to do when we were older, and people were saying 'be an astronaut'.
"I said I wanted to play powerchair football for England and it's happening."
Northern Thunder, run by the Percy Hedley Foundation, are one of two clubs along with West Bromwich Albion to have two players included in the squad.
Common, also from Northumberland, was part of England's World Cup squad in 2010 when they were beaten 3-0 by USA, an experience he is keen to avenge.
"This time we want to go one better," he said. "Hopefully we can go one better."
For a Canadian mum, that moment was taking time out of her own wedding to breastfeed her nine-month-old daughter.
Christina Torino-Benton, 30, said her daughter Gemma began crying during the ceremony after a hot, stressful morning without a nap.
The Montreal native said she quickly took her daughter and began breastfeeding her as the priest continued to talk - a moment the bride's photographer Lana Nimmons was able to capture on camera.
"It didn't cross my mind not to nurse her while it was happening," Mrs Torino-Benton told the BBC. "It was the only thing to do, really."
Mrs Torino-Benton decided to share the moment with her daughter on a breastfeeding group's Facebook page, where the photo has generated more than 7.9k likes.
The photo was captioned, "Talk about feeding anytime & anywhere. That moment when you're getting married and your baby gets hungry ;) feeling SO proud of myself! Fighting that good fight!"
The image prompted dozens of mums to share their own photos of breastfeeding in bridal gowns, and a line of pictures went down the Facebook page among the stream of comments.
"Ten minutes before I walked down the aisle!" one Facebook user wrote, posting an image of her breastfeeding. "We were on the way to him weaning so this was the last time we nursed and it's been just over a week now. I will always treasure this picture."
The bride said she welcomed the outpouring of support, but was surprised by some of the "hurtful" comments left in response to the photo.
Some people, she said, dismissed her for breastfeeding at church.
"To those people, I say, there is nothing more natural than feeding your infant with what God gave me", she told the BBC.
Reporting by Courtney Subramanian
Rebels said the attack - which reportedly left four people dead and many injured - was carried out by government forces using chlorine gas.
The UN special envoy for Syria said a chlorine attack, if confirmed, would amount to a "war crime".
Footage obtained by the BBC shows people with breathing difficulties receiving treatment at a hospital.
Men, women and children are shown being fitted with oxygen masks by medical staff.
The gas is thought to have been chlorine dropped in a barrel bomb, said the Syrian Civil Defence - volunteer emergency response workers who operate in opposition-held areas.
UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura confirmed the global body's experts were investigating reports of a gas, believed to be chlorine, being dropped on Aleppo.
"There is a lot of evidence that it actually did take place," he told reporters. "If it did take place, it is a war crime and as such it would require everyone... to address it immediately."
A man receiving treatment in hospital said he had been in the Zebdieh area of the city, where he lives, when two missiles landed near him and a group of friends.
"And a few minutes later, the smell of gas started spreading... and I felt my eyes burning and difficulties in breathing," he said. "The smell was very strong - beyond any description."
A medic at the hospital said they had received a lot of casualties, who were "all ages" including children and elderly people.
"When we examined these casualties, we realised it was due to chlorine," he added.
Chlorine is a common industrial chemical, but its use in weapons is banned by the Chemical Weapons Convention.
In 2013, the BBC found strong evidence suggesting residents of Saraqeb had been subject to a chemical attack by government helicopters, something denied by the Syrian authorities.
Fighting has escalated in Aleppo in recent days, with rebels severing the government's main route to the west of the city.
The offensive sought to break a siege by pro-government forces, who encircled the east in July with the support of Russian aircraft.
Russia has announced a daily halt to hostilities between 10:00 (07:00 GMT) and 13:00 from Thursday, to allow in aid.
But UN Emergency Relief Co-ordinator Stephen O'Brien said while that would be taken seriously, a break of up to 48 hours was needed to get enough aid in on lorries.
"We have supplies ready to roll - food rations, hospital supplies, ambulances, fuel for generators, water supplies and more.
"We will continue to use all available routes and mechanisms to do this, including cross-line and cross-border operations from Turkey."
A witness in Aleppo told the BBC there had not been any ceasefire on Thursday, contrary to what the Russians had said.
Earlier some of the last doctors in the rebel-held east of the city appealed to US President Barack Obama to come to the aid of the 250,000 civilians there.
They said that in the past month there had been 42 attacks on medical facilities in Syria, 15 of them on hospitals where they work.
On Monday, the UN said countless civilians had been killed or injured in Aleppo in recent weeks and hospitals and clinics had continued to be targeted.
Moreover, attacks on civilian infrastructure had left more than two million people without electricity or access to the public water network for several days, it added.
Elsewhere, Russian planes attacked targets in the northern city of Raqqa, a stronghold of so-called Islamic State.
Russia 'cuts IS capital's water supply'
The city's water supply had been cut off as a result, the group's media arm, Amaq, said. The report was confirmed by an anti-IS group.
Norfolk Police were called to the Thickthorn roundabout on the A11 near Norwich on Monday after reports the 30-tonne truck was missing.
Two police cars were written-off and a third damaged in the £50,000 wrecking spree that followed.
A 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and dangerous driving has been bailed.
He was also accused of taking a vehicle without consent, failing to stop for police and driving under the influence of drugs.
Six squad cars and a helicopter were involved as the truck was pursued along the A11 and A134 for two hours until officers managed to stop it at Brandon, Suffolk, at 14:30 GMT.
The truck was taken from a site in Spixworth.
Norfolk Police, who appealed for witnesses to get in touch, said no officers were injured in the pursuit. | York's horrendous run of form extended to 16 without a win in all competitions after a convincing defeat at Bromley.
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The 4,000-year-old Sekhemka was sold at auction by Northampton Borough Council for £15.76m to fund an extension to the town's museum and art gallery.
Culture minister Ed Vaizey will retain the bar until 29 March 2016 after hearing of a serious bid to raise funds to save the statue for the UK.
A campaign group wants the statue to be loaned to a museum and go on display.
Northampton Borough Council collected £8m by selling Sekhemka, the statue of an Egyptian court official.
But the statue's sale to an overseas buyer led to an export bar being imposed by the UK government.
Gunilla Loe is leading a campaign to keep the statue in the UK at a museum where the public would have access but said her group would not bid or fundraise.
She said the UK Action Group met with a senior team at the Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) on 1 September to see if there was a way forward.
The group wanted the DCMS to begin negotiations with the anonymous buyer to arrange a loan to a major British museum to stop the need for an export licence.
"We even suggested the planned museum complex in London's Olympic Park could be a suitable venue," she said.
The DCMS said: "The purpose of the export deferral period is to allow a buyer the opportunity to save the Sekhemka statue for the UK, and ensure there will be public access."
Spencer Compton, the second Marquis of Northampton, acquired Sekhemka during a trip to Egypt in 1850. It was presented to Northampton Museum by his son some years later.
Some transactions were affected for two 30-minute periods, leading to queues.
The Post Office apologised, saying that the service had now been restored across the UK network of 11,800 branches.
The problem came as Royal Mail's website continued to suffer from a computer glitch.
"We are very sorry for the inconvenience this problem has caused customers. We know how important the Post Office is to our customers at all times, but especially at Christmas," said Kevin Gilliland, the Post Office's network and sales director.
This is the second computer problem at the network in six months. In July, a shutdown blocked access for 3.3 million customers with Post Office card accounts.
Some pensioners have their benefits paid into a Post Office card account.
A Post Office spokesman said the glitch affected most services offered by the branches which were hit.
Andy Burrows, from the government-backed watchdog Consumer Focus, said the problems would have caused "major disruption".
"People rely upon the Post Office not just for mail services but also to access cash and much-needed pensions and benefits. We will be taking up our concerns with Post Office Limited as a priority," he said.
Post offices were expected to be particularly busy, because Royal Mail was predicting its busiest day of the year.
They were expecting 131 million items to be posted, double the usual number. They had taken on thousands of extra staff to cope with the Christmas rush, caused in part by the popularity of online shopping.
Last week, Royal Mail admitted that it had charged some customers twice for postal services as problems continue to hit its website.
Some 600 customers had cards debited twice, at an average of £50 each time, after repeating a purchase in the SmartStamp section which the system told them had initially failed. Various online postage applications - such as Price Finder - have also been down since 21 November.
A Post Office spokesman said the issues affecting Royal Mail were unrelated to the problems at the Post Office network on Monday.
The final deadline of Christmas post for sending overseas was Monday, and for standard packages is 14 December.
The Christmas deadline for second-class post is 17 December and is three days later for first-class deliveries.
Talks between representatives of the two sides to end the deadlock in the Senedd have now ended.
A joint statement from Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru said the nomination of a first minister could take place on Wednesday.
The previous attempt ended in stalemate last week.
Labour's Carwyn Jones and Plaid's Leanne Wood were tied 29-29 in a Senedd vote on who should be first minister.
It came after Labour fell short of a majority at the 5 May election. It needs opposition support to govern.
Little detail from the talks between the parties or what the deal may constitute has been released to the media.
The discussions have been led by senior party figures Jane Hutt, from Labour, and Simon Thomas, from Plaid.
Separate group meetings for the parties' AMs will be held on Tuesday.
A joint statement from Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru said the negotiations had ended and "good progress has been made".
"The leadership of both parties will now present the proposed way forward to members of their respective assembly groups tomorrow morning," it read.
"It is anticipated that plenary can then be recalled on Wednesday for the nomination of first minister."
Labour and Plaid Cymru previously said they were "confident" of breaking the deadlock over the election of a first minister after the first day of talks last Friday.
Sleet and snow showers affected many parts on Saturday and there are several reports of lying snow, particularly inland.
Warnings for snow and strong winds were in place on Saturday.
The police said driving conditions are hazardous on many roads across Northern Ireland.
In west Belfast, a motorcyclist was taken to hospital after being involved in a crash on the Falls Road.
It happened at about 3.15 GMT. The man's injuries are not thought to be life threatening.
Conditions are particularly poor on the M1 between Lurgan, County Armagh, and the end of the motorway.
Drivers have been advised to exercise extreme caution in the area.
At Mourneview Park in Lurgan, County Armagh, a match between Glenavon and Glentoran football clubs was postponed because of the snow.
Saturday night will bring further snow showers, along with icy stretches on untreated surfaces.
On Sunday there will be a gradual transition to milder air and rain.
The warping of space-time was sensed on Christmas Day in the US at the Advanced LIGO laboratories - the same facilities that made the historic first detection in September last year.
Back then, the waves came from two huge coalescing black holes.
This new set of waves, likewise, is ascribed to a black hole merger - but a smaller one.
Reporting the event in the journal Physical Review Letters, the international collaboration that operates LIGO says the two objects involved had masses that were 14 and eight times that of our Sun.
The data indicates the union produced a single black hole of 21 solar masses, meaning they radiated pure energy to space equivalent to the mass of one star of Sun size.
It is this energy, in the form of gravitational waves, that was sensed in the laser interferometers of the LIGO labs in Livingston, Louisiana, and Hanford, Washington State, at 22:38 Eastern Standard Time on 25 December (03:38 GMT, 26 Dec; Boxing Day in Europe).
Ripples in the fabric of space-time
According to UK collaboration member Prof Bernard Schutz of Cardiff University, making a second detection proves the first was not just an isolated event, and that Advanced LIGO really does have the capability to open up a new cosmic realm to investigation.
"It shows the first event wasn't just a fluke. It shows that the Universe is filled with black holes spiralling in together and merging and giving off these huge bursts of gravitational waves quite regularly. It's a violent Universe," he told BBC News.
It has been one big celebration since scientists fulfilled their decades-long quest in September by detecting the warping of space generated from the merger of black holes 29 and 36 times our Sun's mass.
Key LIGO pioneers have been lauded with prizes, and there are very short odds now on the achievement being crowned with a Nobel in October.
But the researchers involved say the effort was never about just the one detection; the dream has always been to use the routine observation of gravitational waves to learn new things about the cosmos. And that is apparent in the latest result.
Because of their lighter mass, the Christmas Day black holes spent more time - about a second - in the sensitive band of the LIGO instruments. The data captures the last 27 revolutions the black holes make around each other.
This has allowed scientists to glean insights about the objects not possible in September, including the realisation that at least one of the progenitor holes was spinning
Theorists have always said black holes should spin, but this is very strong observational evidence for the phenomenon.
"One of the black holes was spinning with the dimensionless number of 0.2," Prof Gabriela González from Louisiana State University, US, told reporters.
"We measure between zero (not spinning) and one (maximally spinning). We can also measure the spin of the final black hole but we expect that black hole to have a spin (because of the merger); we don't know about the original black holes and that's astrophysical information that informs the scenarios for how black holes form."
Significantly for this detection, the new waves had an amplitude that was below the LIGO instruments' noise level, meaning sophisticated algorithms were required to pull out the signal.
As with September's event, the Christmas Day merger occurred approximately 1.4 billion years ago, but little can be said about where exactly on the sky it happened.
The LIGO detectors measured the waves 1.1 milliseconds apart, and comparing these arrival times provides some directional information. However, it is only when the labs start working with the Italian laser interferometer, Virgo, due to start operations later this year, to provide a third point of reference, that better triangulation will be achieved.
The Autumn run of data-taking should also see improvements in sensitivity of 15-25%.
"That may not sound like much but what's important to remember here is that sensitivity is a direct measurement of how far we can see a particular gravitational wave event," explained LIGO executive director, Prof David Reitze.
"And since we increase the distance by which we see an event, we increase the volume by the cube of that number. So, even a modest improvement of 25% in sensitivity gives us a factor of two in event rate."
Given that this initial search immediately threw up two black hole mergers, scientists will be confident of making even more detections in 2016 - and not just of inspiralling black holes.
"There are other discovery targets out there that have always been on our list," said Prof Sheila Rowan from Glasgow University, uk.
"Supernovae - seeing the gravitational signal of a supernova core collapse. It's got fabulous science embedded in there that will tell us about the mechanism - the actual mass collapsing at the centre of a star.
"Pulsars - neutron stars rapidly spinning with a bump on their crust, tracing out a dent in space as they do so. That could carry information about the material from which neutron stars are made. We can't replicate that kind of matter here on Earth."
The collaboration has a "candidate" event on 12 October, but there is insufficient confidence in the data to claim this as an unambiguous detection, says Prof Fulvio Ricci from the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
"We don't flag it as a gravitational wave signal; we call it 'LVT', which means LIGO-Virgo Trigger. It's relatively significant. If we were to interpret it as an astrophysical signal, it is the signal coming from the merger of two stellar black holes."
Wednesday's announcement comes a week after the European Space Agency said it was now feasible to fly a gravitational wave observatory in orbit.
Its Lisa Pathfinder mission has been trialling technologies for laser measurement techniques that would work far from Earth. And the performances achieved in the demonstration have easily outstripped the expected requirements.
Having an observatory in space would enable the detection of gravitational waves of different frequencies to those sensed on the ground, including the warping generated by mergers of truly gargantuan black holes - ones that are many millions, even billions, of times the mass of our Sun.
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The trekkers from the Holt School in Wokingham were on a three-week expedition in Ladakh, northern India, organised by Adventure Lifesigns.
They were trapped after five days of rain and rescued by Indian Air Force helicopters on Friday.
Philip Collins, whose child is on the trip, said they "never felt at risk".
He said he had been told his daughter Emily and her fellow trekkers would fly back on Tuesday - two days before she is due to collect her A level results.
"There was no real concern, they were in a safe place and had plenty of supplies.
"We were able to speak to her, they were all fine.
"I think it's been an adventure, they never felt at risk."
A spokesman for Adventure Lifesigns said the group was made up of 20 pupils, three staff and five local guides.
Suzanne Richards, headteacher at the Holt School, said the company running the expedition had been "excellent".
The Indian Ministry of Defence said: "All major rivers in Ladakh region were flowing beyond their danger mark.
"The road and telephone communication was cut-off along most major roads.
"Thankfully, the trekkers had made a temporary 'SOS' sign, this distress signal on ground was instrumental in correctly identifying the location."
The UK Foreign Office said it was providing consular assistance and was in contact with local authorities.
Ray Lewis told an ITV documentary that a typed version of his statement referred to fans as being "pissed" when he had originally written "mixed".
He said he feels it was placed there to "give support" to "police actions".
An inquests jury found 96 Liverpool fans were unlawfully killed in the 1989 disaster and fans were not to blame.
In the documentary, Mr Lewis tells journalist Peter Marshall: "When I received the typed-up version it said these spectators were pissed. So they changed the word 'mixed' to 'pissed'.
"The handwriting, I must admit from the police superintendent, isn't particularly good but I'm sure that anyone who would actually look at that would identify the word is definitely not 'pissed'.
"So I just feel it's been placed in there to give support possibly to police actions."
The programme will also reveal that former Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards included allegations of bad behaviour of fans in his statement.
In his statement, Sir Dave described fans shouting lewd comments about a female casualty whose blouse had become unbuttoned. The allegations were also reported in The Sun newspaper.
Programme-makers, who say Sir Dave's description of the apparently dead woman does not match any of the seven women killed in the tragedy, said when they wrote to ask him about his statement their letters were returned unopened.
Two criminal investigations into the disaster, Operation Resolve and the Independent Police Complaints Commission inquiry, are due to hand files to the Crown Prosecution Service at the turn of the year.
Hillsborough: Smears, Survivors and the Search for Truth goes out on ITV1 at 22:40 BST on Monday.
Wright, 36, played for Norwich during a loan spell in 2005 and has served Colchester as a player, caretaker manager and coach.
"We would like to thank David for all that he has done," Colchester director of football Tony Humes told the League Two club's website.
"He has helped us set things up within the academy and we wish him well."
Wright, whose playing career also included spells at Ipswich, Crystal Palace, Wigan and Crewe, replaces Graeme Murty, who left Norwich in August for a coaching role at Rangers.
Colchester have placed Liam Bailey in charge of their Under-18 side following Wright's departure.
Curtis Bateson came close for North Ferriby early on, hitting wide when the ball broke to him in the area.
Danny Emerton also had a shot cleared off the line, but Braintree had half-chances of their own in a tight first half.
Steve Housham's visitors carved out further opportunities after the break, and Sam Topliss struck the crossbar with a fierce effort.
Braintree boss Hakan Hayrettin then made an inspirational substitution, bringing on Reece Hall-Johnson on the hour and 18 minutes later, the midfielder netted the winner for the hosts.
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Match ends, Braintree Town 1, North Ferriby United 0.
Second Half ends, Braintree Town 1, North Ferriby United 0.
Goal! Braintree Town 1, North Ferriby United 0. Reece Hall-Johnson (Braintree Town).
Substitution, North Ferriby United. Ryan Kendall replaces Curtis Bateson.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Sam Corne replaces Kyron Farrell.
Substitution, Braintree Town. Reece Hall-Johnson replaces Kristopher Twardek.
Substitution, North Ferriby United. Matt Dixon replaces Ross Armstrong.
Second Half begins Braintree Town 0, North Ferriby United 0.
First Half ends, Braintree Town 0, North Ferriby United 0.
Mark Gray (North Ferriby United) is shown the yellow card.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The 10-times ladies' champion is now three wins away from being the first woman to play in the tournament's main televised stages at the Crucible.
"It shows everybody can get a chance if they work hard enough to achieve their dreams," Evans, 29, told BBC Sport.
Evans, who says women are banned from playing in some snooker clubs, could face an ex-world champion next month.
Snooker's governing body, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), has revamped the qualifying rules for its showpiece tournament, which take place in Sheffield from 18 April to 4 May, in an effort to broaden its appeal.
All players seeded outside the top 16 will start in the same round, with a total of 128 players competing in the qualifiers.
This has opened up extra places, which will be given to any former world champions who want to enter, plus leading amateur players at the discretion of the WPBSA.
"I'm thrilled that I've been invited. It's fantastic news," said amateur player Evans, who in 2013 became the first female qualifier for the main stages of a ranking event.
"You are obviously going to get your critics saying it's only because she's a woman that she got the invite. I feel like I've paid my dues to the game and this is a little payback that I've been rewarded with this invite."
She is not the first woman to feature in the world qualifiers - although it is a rarity - having lost 10-6 to Sam Baird in her opening match four years ago after being given a wildcard to the professional tour that season.
Evans is followed by her daughter Lauren, an eight-year-old snooker fan. "She goes with me to tournaments and loves it. Bless her, she's my number one fan. Lauren had a 14 break down the club the other night," she said.
WPBSA chairman Jason Ferguson said he hoped the progress of Evans would help encourage more female players,
"Snooker is based on technical skills, it's not a strength or power game," he said.
"Men and women can compete - I actually believe it's one of the most accessible sports in the world.
"She deserves the chance to play in the World Championship and she will be aiming to become the first woman ever to play in the main event at the Crucible. Reanne is a trail-blazer for female players around the world."
Evans knows she only has an outside chance of making the final 32, and has mixed feelings about the chance of facing someone like five-time world champion O'Sullivan.
"You want to play people like Ronnie, but you know that's going to be your toughest game. You see how hard they work, how easy they sometimes make it look and it's not," said the player, from Dudley in the west Midlands.
Boasting a highest break of 142, she has appeared in two Snooker Legends Cups and defeated 1997 world champion Ken Doherty, Tony Drago, Joe Swail and Fergal O'Brien during those matches.
Evans said there are still some snooker clubs which will not allow females.
"It's scary. That's their rules and that's it basically. That's the way it's always been for them," said Evans, who took up the sport aged 13 after watching her brothers play.
"You want to beat the men anyway but it gives you that extra incentive to say: 'I can beat you, so why can't I play?'
"I don't think women have had the same chances as the men. It's not physical, so there's no reason why more women can't compete even at a higher level than me."
Of clubs turning away female players, Ferguson said: "If that is the case, that is totally unacceptable. Sport is about fairness and providing an opportunity for all."
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The invitation list for the World Snooker Championship has been broadened to give all previous winners a chance to grab one of 16 places to join the world's top 16 in the televised stage.
It is thought that former winners such as Steve Davis and John Parrott, plus six-time runner-up Jimmy White, will take part in the qualifiers at Ponds Forge, Sheffield, from 8 to 15 April.
A handful of overseas players will also be invited as the sport attempts to continue its global expansion.
Mandy Fisher, chairperson of World Ladies Snooker, said she welcomed the WPBSA's intention to govern and develop the female game.
"I'm very pleased to see Reanne given the chance to play in the World Championship, she is an outstanding player and worthy of the opportunity," she said.
"When I was playing league snooker, we had to send letters off to certain clubs when we were playing away because they didn't allow ladies to play.
"As a youngster, I had to play a frame and leave or sit in the corner and not have a drink. You don't hear about it as much, but I still hear about it.
"It does spur me on. If we play a certain club, they won't let me play. My ambition is to get ladies playing and bring the game through."
"I think that will help ladies snooker in general as I believe they have to have men and women playing. Hopefully it can only bring the profile of ladies snooker up if accepted. So hurry up."
"If we are given the opportunities to improve ourselves, then there's no reason why not.
"I think this is a a step forward and hopefully there will be bigger steps and we get a few ladies on the men's tour and get a ladies professional circuit."
The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens say they are implementing the ban to improve air quality.
They say they will give incentives for alternative vehicle use and promote walking and cycling.
The commitments were made in Mexico at a biennial meeting of city leaders.
The use of diesel in transport has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years, as concerns about its impact on air quality have grown. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that around three million deaths every year are linked to exposure to outdoor air pollution.
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Diesel engines contribute to the problem in two key ways - through the production of particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Very fine soot PM can penetrate the lungs and can contribute to cardiovascular illness and death.
Nitrogen oxides can help form ground level ozone and this can exacerbate breathing difficulties, even for people without a history of respiratory problems.
As the evidence has mounted, environmental groups have used the courts to try and enforce clear air standards and regulations. In the UK, campaigners have recently had success in forcing the government to act more quickly.
Now, mayors from a number of major cities with well known air quality problems have decided to use their authority to clamp down on the use of diesel.
In the UK, campaigners are calling for London's mayor to commit to phase out diesel vehicles from London by 2025.
Sadiq Khan has proposed an expansion to the planned Ultra-Low Emission Zone in central London.
ClientEarth lawyer Alan Andrews said: "In the UK, London's mayor is considering bolder action than his predecessor, proposing an expansion to the planned Ultra-Low Emission Zone. This is welcome but we want him to go further and faster.
"And it's not just London that has this problem, we need a national network of clean air zones so that the problem is not simply pushed elsewhere."
The diesel ban is hugely significant. Carmakers will look at this decision and know it's just a matter of time before other city mayors follow suit.
The history of vehicle manufacture shows that firms that do not keep up with environmental improvements will fail in a global market. The biggest shapers of automobile design are not carmakers, but rulemakers.
There is already a rush to improve electric and hydrogen cars and hybrids. That will now become a stampede.
There is an ironic twist to this. Governments originally promoted diesel vehicles because they produce fewer of the CO2 emissions that are increasing climate change.
But manufacturers misled governments about their ability to clean up the local pollution effects, so now diesel vehicles are being banned to clean up local air.
In their place will come electric and hydrogen vehicles, which are perfect for climate policy, if the power comes from renewables. Strange world.
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At the C40 meeting of urban leaders in Mexico, the four mayors declared that they would ban all diesel vehicles by 2025 and "commit to doing everything in their power to incentivise the use of electric, hydrogen and hybrid vehicles".
"It is no secret that in Mexico City, we grapple with the twin problems of air pollution and traffic," said the city's mayor, Miguel Ã
The tennis player joked to the BBC Sports Personality of the Year audience on Sunday that the comparison was "a bit harsh on Worthing".
He was speaking after being voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
Now the official town crier, Bob Smytherman, has invited Murray to find out what the resort has to offer.
He tweeted: "Very harsh on #Worthing but well done Andy Murray on becoming Sports Personality of the Year. You are always welcome in Worthing #SPOTY."
Mr Smytherman then added: "Oyez! Thanks for mention of #Worthing @andy-murray you are welcome to visit us.
"Congratulations on #SPOTY2015 Happy to show you around town."
Murray, who led the Great Britain tennis team to Davis Cup victory, told the audience in Belfast: "I didn't expect this.
"A friend actually sent me a message the other day with an article from a newspaper which said Andy Murray is duller than a weekend in Worthing, which I thought was a bit harsh - to Worthing."
It was the second time Murray had been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
He was presented with the award by Irish boxing legend Barry McGuigan, in front of a sell-out 7,500 crowd at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Sunday evening.
The Pavilion Theatre: One of the premier theatres on the south coast with its position on the promenade at the entrance to Worthing's pier, Visit Worthing says.
The South Downs: Easily accessible from Worthing. The South Downs Way runs from Winchester to Eastbourne and can be accessed at several points around Worthing or Adur.
Waterwise playground: Features seaside themes - a shipwreck, see saw and sand pit area along with rope and pendulum swings.
Kite surfing: "Worthing is a really cool place to live and has become the kite surf capital of the UK," Lewis Crathern, four-time British Kite surfer champion and Worthing resident says.
International Birdman Competition: Ron Freeman won the competition in July with a flight of almost 160m (525ft) in the event which sees people throw themselves off the town's pier in machines and various costumes.
From VisitWorthing.co.uk
However, sales to the rest of the United Kingdom expanded by 6% to £13.8bn.
Great Britain sales have become relatively more important to Northern Ireland businesses in recent years.
The Republic of Ireland continues to be the single, biggest export market with sales of £3.4bn.
The figures come from the Northern Ireland Broad Economy Sales and Exports Statistics report, an experimental data series compiled by government statisticians.
It shows that manufacturing continues to dominate Northern Ireland exports, accounting for 60% of sales.
However, manufacturing exports fell by almost 4% to £5.5bn in 2015.
Exports to all major markets fell: down by 4% to the Republic of Ireland and by 3% to the USA.
The number of businesses selling outside Northern Ireland fell marginally, down by 67 to 11,467.
A different, more recent, set of figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggests that Northern Ireland's manufacturing export performance is improving at a better rate than any other part of the UK.
HMRC data for the 12 months to September 2016 showed a 6% rise in the value of exports to £7.4bn.
Businesses have been helped by a slump in the pound, which makes their goods more competitively priced in the Eurozone and the United States.
Melania Trump took centre stage on Monday night, leaping to the defence of her husband in an interview with CNN. "Boy talk" was how she described lewd comments made by Donald Trump in 2005, suggesting he was "egged on" by the other man involved, TV host Billy Bush, and insisting that the man in the clip was "not the man that I know".
Hillary Clinton may be lying low but the email embarrassments keep coming on several fronts, this time a State Department official being accused of pressing for a "quid pro quo" with the FBI over email classification, and more drip-drip-drip Wikileaks revelations.
While she stays away from the campaign trail ahead of the debate, her rival had a busy day, unveiling an anti-corruption drive for Washington.
If Mr Trump does defy the polls and become the next president, his first trip could be to Moscow. Talking on radio on Monday, he said: "If I win on November 8, I could see myself meeting with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration." That won't do much to dispel claims that Mr Trump has too cosy a relationship with Russia's leader.
Even if he doesn't win, it looks like he'll be busy once the campaign's over. According to the FT (paywall), his son-in-law Jared Kushner has been looking into the possibility of setting up a Trump TV network. Mr Kushner, who is married to Mr Trump's daughter Ivanka, has become an increasingly important member of the Trump campaign in recent months - as has Roger Ailes, the former head of Fox News. Mr Trump would be following in the footsteps of famous election loser Al Gore, who launched Current TV in 2005 to much acclaim but ended up selling the failing network to Al Jazeera in 2013.
One star unlikely to appear on Trump TV is comedian Amy Schumer. Her stand-up show in Tampa, Florida, made headlines on Monday after about 200 people were said to have walked out when she described the Republican nominee as an "orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster". On Twitter, one member of the audience wrote: "You ruined my night. Spent 300 for a comedy show. Then you went on a political path that was rude and disrespectful to Tampa." Another said: "Big ups for getting political." Guess you can't keep everyone happy.
$382,000
The amount of money given to the Clinton campaign by 430 people that work in journalism, according to an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity, while Donald Trump's campaign has received $14,000 from about 50 journalists. The research will be a boost to Mr Trump, who has long argued that the media is working against him.
Hillary Clinton is taking a break from the campaign trail to focus on preparation for Wednesday's third presidential debate, which is being held in Las Vegas.
Her surrogates are out in force though, with Bernie Sanders in Arizona, a state the Democrats are increasingly hopeful of turning blue, while Bill Clinton is in Pennsylvania and Tim Kaine is in Detroit.
There's no sign of Donald Trump focusing on debate prep, with the Republican candidate due to hold three rallies in Colorado, a battleground state where he has slipped in recent polls.
Meanwhile, Republican running-mate Mike Pence will be campaigning in North Carolina.
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Fans will get to see Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, a one-off episode set in London in 1895, on New Year's Day.
The episode will also be broadcast on PBS in the US on the same day as its UK transmission for the first time.
A trailer shows Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Holmes and Watson in foggy Victorian London as they pursue an "impossible case".
London in 1895 is often thought of as being the quintessential setting for Arthur Conan Doyle's original Sherlock Holmes stories.
It is also the year after the fictional detective returned after Conan Doyle apparently killed him off.
The cast for the 90-minute special includes Rupert Graves, Una Stubbs, Louise Brealey and Amanda Abbington. The episode has been co-written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss.
Moffat said: "Sherlock on the big screen. For us, it's a giant leap backwards - into Victorian London. The mean streets of 1895 have never looked so good."
The cinema screening will also include extra material including Moffat giving a guided tour of 221B Baker Street and behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the episode.
It will be shown in selected branches of Picturehouse cinemas and selected Odeon and Vue cinemas. Tickets go on sale on 2 November 2015. Details of cinema screenings in other countries are still to be announced.
The show's fourth series will begin filming next spring.
Ingram suffered a reoccurrence of a knee problem during the warm-up against Leicestershire.
"Initial (medical) reports are that the situation is better than first feared, we're tentatively looking at about two weeks," said head coach Robert Croft.
Glamorgan suffered a 10-wicket defeat in their opening game of the season.
Ingram was named in the squad for the first Championship match at the SSE Swalec Stadium and was expected to play, but withdrew on the morning of the first day's play.
Teenager Aneurin Donald deputised for Ingram, top-scoring with 57 in the second innings against Leicestershire.
"It's not ideal on the morning of the game when you lose a player like that," Croft told BBC Wales Sport.
"Fair play to Aneurin Donald, he was under pressure from the first innings but I'm really excited about the positive nature of his (second) innings."
Ingram, 30, has not played since February after sitting out the closing six weeks of the South African season, partly as a result of what he described as a "knee niggle."
The left-hander was Glamorgan's leading run-scorer in four-day cricket in 2015, and Croft is keen to have him back as soon as possible.
"We know what a good cricketer he is, he's also a good asset in the field as a good set of eyes and ears," Croft added.
Glamorgan play a series of six Championship games in successive weeks at the start of the 2016 season, beginning at Derby on 24 April.
While flexible and stretchable electronics have been on the rise, powering them with equally stretchy energy sources has been problematic.
The new idea in Nature Communications uses small "islands" of energy-storing materials dotted on a stretchy polymer.
The study also suggests the batteries can be recharged wirelessly.
In a sense, the battery is a latecomer to the push toward flexible, stretchable electronics. A number of applications have been envisioned for flexible devices, from implantable health monitors to roll-up displays.
But consumer products that fit the bendy, stretchy description are still very few - in part, because there have been no equally stretchy, rechargeable power sources for them.
"Batteries are particularly challenging because, unlike electronics, it's difficult to scale down their dimensions without significantly reducing performance," said senior author of the study John Rogers of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
"We have explored various methods, ranging from radio frequency energy harvesting to solar power," he told BBC News.
In recent years, Prof Rogers worked with colleagues at Northwestern University, focusing on stretchy electronics of various sorts made using what they termed a "pop-up" architecture. The idea uses tiny, widely spaced tiny circuit elements embedded within a stretchy polymer and connected with wires that "popped up" as the polymer was stretched.
But batteries do not lend themselves to this idea; traditionally they are much larger than other circuit elements. They could be made from smaller elements wired together, but to create a small battery with sufficient power, the elements must be spaced more closely than those of the pop-up circuits.
The team's new idea was to use "serpentine" connections - wires that loop back on themselves in a repeating S shape, with that string of loops itself looped into an S shape.
Stretching out the polymer in which the tiny solar cells were embedded first stretches out the larger S; as it is stretched further, the smaller turns straighten - but do not become taut, even as the polymer was stretched to three times its normal size.
The team says the stretchy battery can be charged "inductively" - that is, wirelessly over a short distance. Prof Rogers said that the uses for such batteries and the stretchy circuits they power were myriad.
"The most important applications will be those that involve devices integrated with the outside of the body, on the skin, for health, wellness and performance monitoring," he explained.
However, the prototype batteries described in the paper were only run through 20 charge/discharge cycles, and Prof Rogers said that "additional development efforts to improve the lifetime will be required for commercialisation".
Sir John won the outstanding contribution accolade at the BBC's Audio Drama awards in London on Sunday.
Among the work for which he was recognised was a Radio 4 adaptation of War and Peace and also the station's version of Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell.
Whitfield meanwhile won the lifetime achievement award for more than 70 years in radio drama and comedy.
The annual event, held in the Radio Theatre at BBC Broadcasting House, recognises the cultural significance, range and originality of audio drama.
The awards include drama performed online, as well as on radio.
They also give credit to the creativity of the actors, writers, producers, sound designers and others who work within the field.
On receiving his award, Sir John, said: "I like working in radio drama because one is using what is fast becoming the actors' forgotten weapon - the voice."
The 76-year-old is one of Britain's most venerated actors whose career in film, TV and in radio has spanned more than six decades.
Outside radio, his best-known roles include his Oscar-nominated performances in The Elephant Man and The Midnight Express and as Quentin Crisp in the 1975 ITV drama The Naked Civil Servant.
June Whitfield was being recognised at the BBC awards for an entire radio career that began in the 1940s.
The actress, who has now become best-known for the TV comedies Terry and June and Absolutely Fabulous, first found fame on radio in the BBC comedy Take It From Here.
She said: "I'm absolutely delighted to have received this lifetime achievement award.
"It really does feel like a lifetime - I first worked for BBC radio in the 1940s. Thank you so much BBC for this much-appreciated award."
Others to be honoured included Alfred Molina, who was named best actor for his performance in Radio 3's A View from the Bridge, while Monica Dolan won the best actress prize for her part in Radio 4's Vincent in Brixton.
In the best supporting actor/actress category, Susan Wokoma won for Radio 4's Three Strong Women.
Karen Bartke won the best debut performance award for her role in My Name Is… on Radio 4.
Playwright Charlene James also took home the award for best original single drama for the Radio 4 version of her play Cutting It.
The play also previously won the George Devine playwriting prize in 2015 and the Alfred Fagon award in 2014.
Actor and comedian Sir Lenny Henry, who hosted the event, said: "I'm honoured to have once again presented the BBC Audio Drama Awards, which showcase outstanding work by a diverse group of talented writers and creators.
"We should be proud of the range of excellence that the industry attracts, and produces, and it's great that this year's awards include both classic plays and innovative dramas reflecting modern Britain.
"Long may it continue."
Fifth-placed Argyle have drifted three points away from the top three after going 3-0 down by half-time.
A Matty Cash strike from 25 yards in between Clevid Dikamona and Christian Doidge headers had the Daggers flying.
Plymouth replied as Peter Hartley headed in and Graham Carey curled home, but it proved too late.
Lynton Crosby's company told its client how to exploit perceived "failings" in the NHS in 2010, based on an opinion poll, the Guardian reported.
But Mr Crosby's firm said this had been "simply research" and "misrepresented".
Australian Mr Crosby has advised Mr Cameron since last November.
A Conservative spokesman said he worked for the party, not the government, and had never lobbied the prime minister.
The Guardian reported that a slideshow presentation had been produced for the H5 Private Healthcare Alliance by Mr Crosby's firm Crosby Textor towards the end of 2010, just months before the government's Health and Social Care Bill gained its second reading in the House of Commons in January 2011.
The presentation stated that people believed the NHS provided good health care, but it was "too bureaucratic with long waiting lists".
Crosby Textor advised its client that 63% of those questioned in a poll conducted for the presentation agreed that "going private frees up the NHS waiting list".
Mr Crosby, who masterminded the Tories' 2005 election campaign, was brought back into Conservative headquarters by the prime minister in November last year. The health presentation pre-dated his re-hiring by Mr Cameron by two years.
The Guardian story follows Labour leader Ed Miliband's call for an inquiry into whether Mr Crosby was behind the prime minister's decision to shelve plans for plain cigarette packs.
Shadow health secretary Mr Burnham said: "It is more evidence of a shocking conflict of interest that David Cameron has created at the heart of his government.
"Shortly after Lynton Crosby started work for the Conservative Party, the government shifted its position in favour of private health companies by trying to sneak NHS regulations through the House forcing services out to the market.
"At the time, experts expressed surprise at the sudden shift in position. Now we can guess why."
But, in a statement, Crosby Textor said: "This so-called leaked document is a presentation of research given to scores of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs at the House of Commons by H5 almost three years ago, full copies of which were widely circulated at the time.
"As is absolutely clear to anyone who has read the whole document, it is simply a piece of opinion research, like hundreds conducted every week by polling companies across the UK. Like any piece of opinion research, it merely summarises the views of those polled.
"The part-publication of this research, to fit a pre-decided agenda, completely misrepresents the research. And any claims that this amounts to more than a three-year-old poll, are completely wrong."
A Conservative spokesman denied that Mr Crosby had any influence on Mr Cameron's policy decisions.
"The prime minister has been clear that Lynton Crosby has never lobbied him on anything. Lynton Crosby is an adviser to the Conservative Party. He does not advise on government policy."
Four constituents raised the action against the Lib Dem under the Representation of the People Act 1983.
They claim Mr Carmichael misled voters over a memo which was leaked before May's election.
Crowdfunding raised - and passed - the initial target of £60,000, but a new target has been set at £208,000.
Earlier in the year, the election court in Edinburgh heard evidence from six witnesses over three days, in what was believed to be the first case of its kind in Scotland for 50 years.
The two judges, Lady Paton and Lord Matthews, will present their judgement to the House of Commons at a later date.
The contents of the memo, published in the Daily Telegraph at the start of the election campaign in April, claimed that SNP leader and Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, would secretly prefer Tory leader David Cameron as prime minister rather than his Labour opponent Ed Miliband.
At the time of the leak, Mr Carmichael claimed in a TV interview the first he had heard of it was when he received a phone call from a reporter.
The newspaper said the first minister's comments, reportedly made to the French ambassador, undermined claims that she wanted to build a "progressive alliance" with other left-wing parties.
Mr Carmichael - who was Scottish secretary in the Tory-Lib Dem coalition before the election and is now his party's only MP in Scotland - authorised the leaking of a civil service memo by his special adviser.
Both the ambassador and the first minister later denied the accuracy of the civil service memo.
The court heard how a Cabinet Office inquiry into the leak was launched shortly after the newspaper article was printed on 3 April.
Mr Carmichael told the court he was initially "less than fully truthful" with the inquiry.
Mr Carmichael's lawyers argue his actions were political and did not affect his re-election.
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Westbrook scored his 42nd triple-double of the season to eclipse the previous best set by Oscar Robertson in 1961-62.
He scored 50 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists to end the Nuggets' play-off hopes as well as sinking a dramatic long range-winning three-pointer.
"It's something you dream about as a little kid," said Westbrook.
A triple-double means a player has recorded a double-digit number in three of five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.
Westbrook, 28, recently made the highest scoring triple-double in NBA history with 57 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists against Orlando Magic.
His performance against the Nuggets also saw him secure his third 50-point triple-double of the season, which is another record.
Some, including Kellogg's Frosties and Coco Pops, contain three-and-a-half sugar cubes or more per 40g serving, Public Health Liverpool (PHL) found.
A seven to 10-year-old's recommended maximum daily allowance is six cubes.
Kellogg's said it had recently reduced sugar in Coco Pops by 14% and added the recommended portion size for its cereals was 30g.
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A spokesperson said its "long-term sugar reduction programme" had also seen sugar reduced in other cereals like Special K and Bran Flakes.
The Liverpool campaign Save Kids from Sugar has broken cereals down into "high" and "medium" sugar classifications and also recommends healthier options.
Too much sugar in a child's diet can lead to obesity, tooth decay, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some common cancers, PHL said.
Figures from the government's National Child Measurement Programme, showed more than a fifth of reception class pupils in England were classified as overweight or obese in 2015-16, with that figure rising to a third for year six children.
1 in 5
reception age children in England are overweight or obese
1 in 3
children in year six
44% of year six children in Greenwich, the highest in England
31% of reception children in Middlesbrough, the highest in England
14% of reception children in Kingston upon Thames, the lowest in England
25% of year six children in Richmond upon Thames, the lowest in England
Almost a third of five-year-olds in Liverpool have decayed, missing or filled teeth, with two children a day under the age of 10 having to be admitted to hospital to get teeth removed, PHL said.
More than 23% of year six children are obese in Liverpool and almost 40% are overweight or obese, it added.
Source: Public Health Liverpool
Over the next three months posters and leaflets will be put in health centres, dental surgeries and hospitals in Liverpool.
The public health team will also be working with school breakfast clubs and holding events aimed at educating parents.
Parents can log on to Save Kids From Sugar to calculate how much sugar their children are consuming.
Source: Public Health Liverpool
Councillor Tim Beaumont said: "It is a myth that breakfast cereals are a healthy choice. Some are, but most are loaded with sugar. Families simply don't realise how much is in them."
Director of Public Health Dr Sandra Davies said: "Most people don't have the time to read labels when racing around the supermarket to complete their weekly shop and so we have to support them to make healthier choices."
A Kellogg's spokesperson said: "We have a long tradition of helping improve the health of the nation - whether that's adding folic acid in our foods to combat birth defects to reducing salt - and we take our responsibilities seriously.
"That's why Kellogg's is committed to providing people with less salt and sugar in our foods. Our actions will have reduced sugar from the UK's diet by more than 2,000 tonnes by the end of 2017."
A Nestle spokeswoman added that "providing clear nutrition labelling has long been a focus".
"We agree that we all have a role to play in limiting the amount of sugar children consume... and we continue to look for opportunities to make further improvements."
Liverpool-based children's charity Kind said it "fully supported" the campaign to help people "make the right choices".
"Obviously, there is a major problem with the fact that a percentage of our children live in households that are struggling financially. It is often very difficult for parents to buy the healthy option when budgets are so tight," it added.
It said house prices jumped by 1.7% in June compared with the previous month, marking their fourth consecutive monthly rise.
Annual price inflation also rose significantly, from 8.6% in May to 9.6% in June.
It brings the average price of a UK house or flat to £200,280, the highest amount recorded by the Halifax measure.
However the figures are in stark contrast to those produced by rival lender, Nationwide.
Last week it said that house price inflation had fallen to 3.3% a year, bringing the average price to £195,055.
Halifax said the rise was being driven by tight supply with the number of homes for sale now at a record low.
Halifax's housing economist Martin Ellis said there were now signs of a recent "modest pick up in demand".
"Economic growth, higher employment, increasing real earnings growth and very low mortgage rates are all supporting housing demand," he added.
The lender, which uses data from its own mortgage lending, said average house prices per square metre had risen by 18% since 2010, with prices in Greater London seeing the fastest growth.
Speaking ahead of the party's spring conference, Mr Farage said UKIP would back future Tory budgets if they helped eliminate the current deficit by 2018.
He said George Osborne had failed to meet his deficit targets since 2010 because he had shirked "tough choices".
UKIP would quit the EU, axe HS2 and cut the foreign aid budget to save cash.
In a speech to UKIP activists in Margate, Kent, Mr Farage said he was "optimistic", "upbeat" and "bullish" about his party's chances at the general election.
He predicted the party would get a "good number of UKIP MPs over the line" and emerge as the "main opposition to the Labour Party" in the north of England.
"I believe in Britain, I believe in you, I believe we will score a famous victory on 7 May," he said.
Mr Farage added that the campaign for the general election had begun in January and was the longest and most negative in history.
"People of this country need the politics of hope and of inspiration that says things could be better," he said.
It would not be easy for UKIP, he said, because the whole of the political establishment was against the party and he urged candidates who might face attacks to "ignore it, turn the other cheek and tell voters what we stand for".
The party, which had its first two MPs elected to Westminster last year, is seeking to boost its representation further, with an eye on potentially holding the balance of power in the event of another hung Parliament.
The Conservatives have dismissed talk of potential post-election deals with UKIP although Mr Farage, who is standing in the Thanet South constituency in Kent, has suggested he would "do a deal with the devil" if it would lead to an early referendum on the UK's future in the EU and the UK ultimately leaving the union.
Asked if he would support a future Conservative-led government if it was reliant on UKIP votes to get Budget proposals through Parliament, Mr Farage said he would, but only if it "sticks to its promises" to reduce the £90bn deficit on day-to-day spending.
"Let's face it, the Conservatives have failed totally on removing the deficit," he told the BBC. "People need to wake up to this. Our deficit, our national debt, has doubled in the course of the last five years.
"What George Osborne will do is put before the next Parliament another ambitious programme for deficit reduction. What we are saying is, if we are in a position of influence, we will do our very best to make sure this time it actually happens."
The government argues that it has halved the annual budget deficit since 2010 but Mr Farage said the Conservatives' attempts to go further had been hampered by their Liberal Democrat coalition partners.
"George Osborne was right to say he would eliminate the deficit by the start of 2015 but he failed to do it because he had coalition partners who did not appear to be very interested and he did not himself make some of the tough choices."
UKIP says leaving the EU would save about £8bn a year and that it would also cut £9bn from the annual foreign aid budget by focusing only on the most urgent projects. It also says abandoning the HS2 high-speed rail link could save up to £50bn.
"We have some positive ideas and these are the kind of things we will be arguing for," Mr Farage added.
In his speech to the two-day conference, UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall said there was a "fight on" for the future of the UK in the aftermath of the Scottish independence referendum.
He attacked the SNP for saying they would vote on Commons legislation directly affecting England.
Immigration spokesman Stephen Woolfe said policymakers had "taken their eye off the ball" for a decade about the impact of migration on infrastructure.
"Schools are now full, hospitals are troubled, healthcare - it is very difficult to be seen in many areas of this country," he said.
The Conservatives have said they are also aiming to achieve an absolute surplus - covering both day-to-day spending and capital investment - by 2019, while Labour say they will get day-to-spending into into surplus by 2020 at the latest.
Speaking one week after the shooting of a police worker in an apparent terror attack, Mr Turnbull also said anyone preaching hatred or intolerance was undermining the country.
Police accountant Curtis Cheng was gunned down in Sydney Parramatta's suburb last Friday.
His killer, 15-year-old Farhad Jabar, was shot dead by police at the scene.
Police believe Jabar had been radicalised. Four people suspected of being linked to the attack were arrested in raids in western Sydney this week, but most have now been released without charge.
On Friday after holding talks with Muslim leaders, Mr Turnbull said violent extremism was "a challenge to the fundamental Australian value" of mutual respect in a multicultural society.
"It is not compulsory to live in Australia," he said. "If you find Australian values are, you know, unpalatable, then there's a big wide world out there and people have got freedom of movement."
"Those who seek to gnaw away at that social fabric are not part of the Australian dream, they are not advancing the interests of our great country."
He encouraged Australians to "call out the language of hatred wherever it is practised".
Earlier on Friday, the chairman of the mosque in Parramatta, Neil El-Kadomi, told worshippers that they should appreciate what Australia had done for them.
"We live in Australia," he said, in comments quoted by Fairfax Media. "Australia gives us lots of benefits, there's opportunity and you are allowed to practise your religion freely."
He told Fairfax Media there was no place for extremism at the mosque, which was the last place visited by Jabar before he carried out his attack and was regularly used by some of the men arrested this week.
Mr Kadomi said he would tell worshippers on Friday: "If you don't like Australia, leave."
Last week's shooting came amid heightened anxiety in Australia about the influence of domestic and overseas radical Islamist groups.
Around 120 Australians are currently fighting with IS in Syria and Iraq, and almost 30 Australians are believed to have been killed, a spokesperson for the Minister for Justice told the BBC last month.
Officials are worried about the security implications from those who return home, and from those who support them.
More than 160 Australian passports have either been refused, suspended or cancelled on national security grounds.
Jordanian police want to question the guard and have sealed off the area, but Israel says he has diplomatic immunity.
A second Jordanian hit by the gunfire died in hospital. Israel says he was inadvertently shot.
It is one of the most serious incidents between the two countries since they signed a peace treaty in 1994.
Israel's foreign ministry said one of the Jordanians stabbed the security officer from behind inside a residential building adjacent to the embassy where he had gone to install some furniture.
The suspected attacker was named in local media as Mohammed Zakaria al-Jawawdeh, a 17-year-old carpenter.
The second Jordanian, who later died, was the building's landlord.
All three were taken to hospital and the guard is believed to have returned to the embassy compound following treatment.
Jordanian authorities are investigating and have sealed off the area around the heavily protected embassy in the Rabiyeh neighbourhood, an affluent part of Jordan's capital.
Unconfirmed reports in Israeli media say Jordan is not allowing the guard to leave the country and that Israel has confined embassy staff to the compound.
Israel's foreign ministry said that under the 1961 Vienna Convention, the security guard has immunity from investigation and detention.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Israel's ambassador to Jordan, Eynat Schlein, following the incident on Sunday night. Discussions are also under way between Israeli and Jordanian authorities to try to resolve the matter.
The incident comes at a time of heightened tension in the region over a Jerusalem holy site, where Jordan has an historical role as custodian.
On Friday, thousands of Jordanians protested in Amman against the installation by Israel of metal detectors outside the East Jerusalem site sacred to both Muslims and Jews.
Jordan, which occupied East Jerusalem from 1949 to 1967, funds the upkeep of the site, which is known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif and Jews as the Temple Mount, and runs the Waqf, the religious trust which administers the compound.
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians over the site have surged in recent days in response to the metal detectors, which were put in place following the killing nearby of two Israeli policemen.
Security cameras have now also been installed at a gateway leading to the site.
Condor Ferries has cancelled return services from Poole to Guernsey and Guernsey to Jersey because of "inclement weather conditions".
The services affected are the 13:00 BST Poole to Guernsey, 16:30 Guernsey to Jersey, 18:30 Jersey to Guernsey and 20:00 Guernsey to Poole.
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning in southern England.
Wind could reach speeds of 60mph (97km/h) in exposed coastal sites, it said.
The Petitions Committee said the debate would be on 5 September as a "huge number" had signed it.
But the committee said the debate did not mean it was supporting the call for a second referendum and it was "too late" to change the referendum rules.
The UK voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48% in the referendum on 23 June.
The petition, set up on 25 May before the referendum, states: "We the undersigned call upon HM Government to implement a rule that if the Remain or Leave vote is less than 60%, based [on] a turnout of less than 75%, there should be another referendum."
Those who signed it have already received an email that said the prime minister and government had "been clear that this was a once-in-a-generation vote" and the decision "must be respected".
The referendum saw 17.4 million (51.9%) votes cast to leave the EU, compared with 16.1 million (48.1%) for Remain, with a turnout of 72.2%, according to the Electoral Commission.
In a statement, the House of Commons Petitions Committee said a debate on the petition would allow MPs to "put forward a range of views on behalf of their constituents" and a government minister would respond to the points raised.
But it said: "A debate in Westminster Hall does not have the power to change the law, and won't end with the House of Commons deciding whether or not to have a second referendum...
"It will be up to the government to decide whether it wants to start the process of agreeing a new law for a second referendum."
The online petition, set up by William Oliver Healey, gained more signatures than any other on the parliamentary website in the wake of the EU referendum result.
Before the result was declared just 22 people had signed it.
The petition was investigated for fraud last month and 77,000 signatures that were found to be false were removed.
It was considered for a parliamentary debate by the Petitions Committee because it had received more than 100,000 signatures.
More empty seats on flights contributed to a 7.5% fall in underlying pre-tax profit to A$852m ($656m; £527m), while revenue slipped 3.3% to A$8.18bn.
The results were better than guidance given by the airline.
Shares rose more than 5% in morning trading in Sydney to A$3.73, although the stock is flat over the past 12 months.
Chief executive Alan Joyce said: "The international market is tough because of capacity growth and lower fares, and Qantas International is not immune from those pressures."
The airline planned to remain disciplined on capacity, keep costs down and introduce new aircraft and offerings such as high-speed Wi-Fi.
Qantas will start flying the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner this year.
Qantas also said it expects to start offering free onboard Wi-Fi on domestic routes in the coming weeks, followed by international services later in the year.
The company did not give annual profit guidance as the short-term outlook remains subject to variable factors, including "oil price movements, foreign exchange movements and global market conditions".
In the year to June 30, Qantas posted a record net profit of A$1.42bn and announced its first dividend payout to shareholders in seven years.
That followed cuts of A$2bn to costs and restructuring, with thousands of jobs axed and dozens of aircraft sold or orders deferred.
It hasn't quite happened like that - despite some apocalyptic warnings before the referendum.
Today the FTSE 100 is up more than 2% and is now above its level for all of June save referendum day.
The FTSE 250 - a better barometer of British business health - is up nearly 2%, though still significantly lower than it was on referendum day, its highest for the year, when many market participants believed Remain would win on 23 June.
Government borrowing costs are falling.
And sterling has stabilised.
So, are investors now comfortable with the decision to leave the EU?
Crisis over, so to speak?
Many argue that would be a peculiar judgement to make.
Markets are built to discover prices, not to make political points.
The volatility in the markets in the run-up to the referendum and the fierce falls in its aftermath were clear signals of participants struggling to judge business and currency values given the uncertainty around the UK's economic future.
Also, that something markets thought was going to happen - a vote to remain in the EU - did not.
Hence a big sell-off and a significant decline in the value of sterling.
Big sell-offs present buying opportunities, and are therefore often followed by rises as investors look for bargains.
Bears are followed by bulls.
Exporting companies are also helped by a weaker currency as their products tend to become more competitive.
And for any businesses that earn revenues in dollars - such as some pharmaceutical and oil companies - a decline in sterling is positive for profits.
In uncertain times, price discovery can be a tricky business.
As UBS's Bill O'Neill said on referendum night, "markets are a discounting machine and they will overreact first, think later".
Well, they have now had time to think.
And many of the signals are rather better than some feared.
First, the market system has remained operational.
Mark Carney's statement early on Friday morning that the Bank of England stood ready to provide all necessary support maintained investor confidence that liquidity would not dry up.
Participants did not simply leave the field of play.
Second, as Samuel Tombs of Pantheon Economics told me, it has become clear that Britain is not heading for a "hard Brexit".
The invoking of Article 50 - which starts the two-year clock ticking on Britain's exit from the EU - may not happen for months.
And some big figures - like George Osborne, still of course the Chancellor of the Exchequer - have said that Britain should remain a member of the single market, an important point for many businesses that trade with the rest of the EU.
Yes, government borrowing costs are falling. But many argue that is down to a "flight to safety" - the purchasing of government debt - rather than a judgement on the future performance of the UK economy.
What the relief rally of the past two days is not telling us is that anything fundamental about the economics of Britain's decision to leave the EU has changed.
Consensus Digest, which brings together the economic judgements of the major forecasters, suggests that economic growth rates will fall over the rest of 2016 and 2017 as businesses delay investments.
We are yet to see much - if any - economic data about what has happened in the real world post the referendum.
Of course, that data - released over the next few months and years - may not be as poor as some predict.
Or it may be worse.
But, once we have some facts, we will at least be able to look through the gyrations of the markets and make a clearer judgement about the effects on the UK, European and global economies of the decision taken on 23 June.
Demonstrators carried banners saying "I respect your family, respect mine."
The cardinal of Mexico City, Norberto Rivera Carrera, denied the Catholic church was behind the protests in cities across the country.
In May, President Enrique Pena Nieto proposed a bill which would legalise same-sex marriage nationwide.
Gay marriage is legal in Mexico City and three other states. Some states have less formal arrangements.
The marches on Saturday were organised by a Catholic organisation, the National Front for the Family.
In a social media post, the Front said that around 300,000 people had taken part in 16 cities.
Local media reports put the numbers much lower.
Despite denial of involvement by the Catholic church, in some states priests were seen taking part.
Speaking to Reuters news agency, a member of the Front in the city of Queretaro said that the marches were to "awaken society in defence of the family, of natural marriage between a man and a woman".
There have not been such big marches over government legislation on social and religious issues in Mexico since the 1930s during the country's civil war, the BBC's Katy Watson in Mexico City reports.
This mixture of biomechanics and computer science originated as a teaching aid for veterinary students.
Researchers from Bradford University presented their work at the British Science Festival.
Collaborations between the group and international film studios are ongoing.
Traditionally, motion capture is only used to record the movement of humans. Animals are created directly by animators, but they can make mistakes if the biomechanics are not fully understood - and it is time consuming work.
This can lead a film audience into an "uncanny valley", where focus is shifted from the story to the inaccuracy in the animation.
Motion capture works by placing cameras with infrared LEDs around an area containing an object, person or animal wearing reflective markers.
The light hits the reflective markers and thus the marker's position is reflected back and recorded.
This is not new technology, but the group is using it in a new way.
"We thought, humans have been done a lot - but animals have not. It seemed like a very obvious thing to do," Karl Abson, lecturer in Biomechanical Animation and Motion Capture, told BBC News.
The group at Bradford has attached markers to a horse and captured a range of motion. This biomechanical understanding can then be embedded into animation software.
This significantly reduces the time required to build an animation, and delivers more realistic results. It is also becoming cheaper, as new types of camera are brought to the market. Abson highlighted the cost benefits for film makers.
"In Avatar six years ago, they placed one or two markers on the animal to track its position. If you're paying for the motion capture system you might as well fully utilise it, rather than tracking the position and then getting an animator to do all the work," he said.
The technique could also be used to build more realistic animations of extinct animals and mythical creatures like dragons and flying horses.
Mr Abson is already working with British, American and Russian film studios, and the gaming company Electronic Arts.
The technique is also proving useful in veterinary science as a teaching aid, which is how the work originated.
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It comes after an outcry over the death of a student who tried an experimental cancer therapy that came top of the list in his Baidu web search.
Baidu had come under fire for allegedly selling listings to bidders without adequately checking their claims.
The search engine giant says it will now overhaul its search results so they are primarily ranked by credibility.
Baidu is China's largest search engine with 70% market share and more than 660 million people using its mobile search every month.
Currently, on Baidu, listings that have paid for a prominent placement are marked at the bottom with a small sign saying "promote", but many say this does not identify them as paid-for listings sufficiently clearly.
In a statement (in Chinese) on Monday, the Cyberspace Administration of China said Baidu's search results appeared to have "had an impact" on student Wei Zexi's choice of treatment.
Baidu gave "too much weight" to paid-for advertisements in its search results, "commercial promotions were not clearly marked", and this had "affected the impartiality and objectivity" of Baidu's search results, the statement added.
The regulator demanded that Baidu make several changes, including:
In response, Baidu said it would "implement all the changes demanded by investigators, and deeply reflect on its shortcomings".
It would "thoroughly investigate its medical promotions, and change its search results ranking system so they are primarily ranked by credibility", and "control the number of commercial promotions per page".
Analysts said that Baidu's shares fell by 5% in pre-market trading in New York on Monday, as healthcare provides 20-30% of its search revenue, Reuters reported.
Student Wei Zexi, who was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma in 2014, had said he found out about a controversial cancer treatment through Baidu.
The treatment was unsuccessful and the 21-year-old student died on 12 April.
Before his death, Wei publicly accused the hospital of misleading him and his family of the treatment's effectiveness, and criticised Baidu for selling search listings for medical information to the highest bidder.
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The U's lost 3-2 to Middlesbrough on Saturday after coming back from 2-0 down against the Premier League side.
Appleton's side return to League Two action at Charlton on Tuesday and are also in the EFL Trophy semi-finals.
"It's been great," Appleton told BBC Radio Oxford of the cup run. "But right now, it's all about wiping the memory of this out of the players' systems."
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Oxford are 12th, seven points off the League One play-off spots, but with two games in hand on sixth-placed Southend United.
"It's going to be a long shot (to reach the play-offs) as we're probably going to need about 10 wins out of the 16 games left," Appleton said.
"The players will be down right now, but it's our job to make sure we pick them up as fast we can and dust them down."
Goals from Chris Maguire and Toni Martinez within two second-half minutes brought Oxford back into the tie at Middlesbrough before Cristhian Stuani scored Boro's winner four minutes from time.
"It wasn't to be," Appleton added. "But, the players gave me that belief and encouragement for each other that we're going to need while still fighting on two fronts."
Lucien Pérot, 69, and Olivier Boudin, 38, appear to have died as they were having a meal together.
Their bodies were found on Thursday in the garden of Perot's house in Authon-du-Perche, about 150km (90 miles) south-west of Paris.
One was sitting on a chair and the other lying down, prosecutors say.
"Their bodies showed no apparent sign of attack. They seem to have died simultaneously," the prosecutors told L'Écho Républicain newspaper (in French).
They were found by a neighbour, who told the newspaper that she had seen the two friends eating in the garden the night before.
Prosecutors added that they were considering a number of hypotheses, including a dual suicide, poisoning, or the possibility of the sudden death of one causing a fatal shock in the other.
Martin Olsson fired Norwich ahead in the first half, but Burton levelled as Lucas Akins netted from close range.
Parity lasted less than a minute as Jacob Murphy put Norwich back in front as his effort went in off the post.
Tom Flanagan was sent off for a second booking as he handled in the area, but Robbie Brady's penalty was saved before Ivo Pinto shot high into the net.
Norwich are now a point clear at the summit after previous leaders Huddersfield went down 1-0 at Reading.
Burton had the better of the early play, although they only had Lloyd Dyer's 15th-minute shot over the bar to show for it before Olsson got on the end of Graham Dorrans' pass having started the move out wide.
Akins steered in Albion's equaliser straight after half-time following a goalmouth scramble, but seconds later Murphy put Norwich back in front with his fifth goal of the season from Cameron Jerome's lay-off.
Flanagan was harshly given his second booking as a shot from outside the box hit his arm, but Jon McLaughlin got down to his right to keep out Brady's penalty before smothering a Jerome effort soon after.
Although Burton's Jackson Irvine sent a header just wide, Norwich dominated with a man's advantage - Brady hit the side-netting and Olsson went close to his second before defender Pinto wrapped up the points.
Norwich manager Alex Neil:
"I am satisfied with the result because that is the main thing in any game, to win it.
"As for the performance, well I thought there were a number of good individual displays but did we play well as a collective unit? I think we could probably have been better.
"The main thing is we are getting results, that is what it is all about."
Burton manager Nigel Clough:
"We were playing against a side who were in the Premier League five months ago, who could afford to change their whole side after winning at Everton in the cup in midweek.
"So to have pushed them so close, and created so many chances, is a good thing, I suppose.
"In the end we were punished for conceding two really poor goals. The second one should never have happened - we had just equalised and you have got to defend better than that from the kick-off."
REACTION: Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough talks to BBC Radio Derby
Match ends, Norwich City 3, Burton Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Norwich City 3, Burton Albion 1.
Attempt missed. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Timm Klose (Norwich City).
Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Louis Thompson (Norwich City).
Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Graham Dorrans (Norwich City).
Goal! Norwich City 3, Burton Albion 1. Ivo Pinto (Norwich City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Murphy.
Substitution, Burton Albion. Shaun Barker replaces Stuart Beavon.
Substitution, Norwich City. Nélson Oliveira replaces Cameron Jerome.
Attempt missed. Robbie Brady (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Jerome.
Foul by Jonny Howson (Norwich City).
Hamza Choudhury (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Josh Murphy (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Graham Dorrans.
Substitution, Norwich City. Josh Murphy replaces Jacob Murphy.
Substitution, Norwich City. Louis Thompson replaces Wes Hoolahan.
Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jon McLaughlin (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wes Hoolahan (Norwich City).
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Timm Klose.
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Cameron Jerome.
Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
Attempt blocked. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Beavon.
Attempt missed. Martin Olsson (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ivo Pinto with a cross.
Attempt saved. Cameron Jerome (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robbie Brady with a cross.
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Jon McLaughlin.
Penalty saved! Robbie Brady (Norwich City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Second yellow card to Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) for hand ball.
Penalty conceded by Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Graham Dorrans (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Jerome.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Burton Albion. Will Miller replaces Jamie Ward.
Delay in match Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Jamie Ward (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Beavon.
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
Offside, Burton Albion. Tom Flanagan tries a through ball, but Stuart Beavon is caught offside.
Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Lucas Akins.
Attempt blocked. Robbie Brady (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Murphy.
15 March 2016 Last updated at 11:21 GMT
The gunman got back on the moped in Tulse Hill, Brixton, and the rider drove off in the direction of Norwood at about 19:00 GMT on 7 February.
A 20-year-old victim was treated in hospital for thigh injuries and released the following day.
Police said the moped driver was wearing a light coloured helmet and the gunman was wearing a black, full face helmet with white flashings and dark trousers with white stripes on the leg.
Anyone with information about the attack is urged to contact police or call Crimestoppers anonymously.
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It took until stoppage time in the first half for Stephen McManus to separate the two sides who started the night in the bottom two places.
McDonald struck following a corner before netting again from 25 yards to lift Well into eighth in the table.
Defeat leaves United 13 points adrift of nearest rivals Kilmarnock.
The opening 45 minutes were torrid, with very few chances for either side before McManus found the net.
James McFadden floated in a free-kick to the near post and the former Scotland international glanced it into the far corner
Until this point, United had the best of the few chances made.
Guy Demel attempted an extravagant overhead kick, but the ball was deflected wide of the target.
And Blair Spittal forced goalkeeper Connor Ripley to dive low to his left after waltzing past two Well defenders.
Both teams were playing a 3-5-2 formation, which meant space in the middle of the park was at a premium with neither side able to create clear-cut chances.
The home side started the second half well - and John Rankin had a net-bound header blocked on the line by team-mate Billy Mckay.
Then Ripley flapped at a Rankin cross and, from the rebound, Spittal had a header that clipped the top of the crossbar.
But Motherwell's second came from another set-piece.
Josh Law floated in a corner that was flicked on to the back post, where McDonald was allowed time to turn before firing the ball into the roof of the net.
All three points were secured when McDonald thundered home a shot from 25 yards low to the left-hand side of goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima.
Match ends, Dundee United 0, Motherwell 3.
Second Half ends, Dundee United 0, Motherwell 3.
Foul by Coll Donaldson (Dundee United).
Chris Cadden (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Coll Donaldson (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Louis Moult (Motherwell).
Foul by Gavin Gunning (Dundee United).
Wes Fletcher (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Gavin Gunning (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Wes Fletcher (Motherwell).
Substitution, Motherwell. Wes Fletcher replaces Scott McDonald.
Substitution, Motherwell. Steven Hammell replaces Marvin Johnson.
Attempt missed. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Scott Fraser (Dundee United).
Scott McDonald (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by John Rankin (Dundee United).
Chris Cadden (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Scott Fraser (Dundee United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Sean Dillon (Dundee United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sean Dillon (Dundee United).
Scott McDonald (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Dundee United. Conceded by Ben Hall.
Coll Donaldson (Dundee United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Louis Moult (Motherwell).
Substitution, Dundee United. Riku Riski replaces Guy Demel.
Goal! Dundee United 0, Motherwell 3. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Connor Ripley.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
Attempt saved. Marvin Johnson (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Eiji Kawashima.
Attempt saved. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Scott McDonald (Motherwell) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Scott Fraser (Dundee United).
Keith Lasley (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ben Hall (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Edward Ofere (Dundee United).
Goal! Dundee United 0, Motherwell 2. Scott McDonald (Motherwell) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Josh Law with a cross.
Corner, Motherwell. Conceded by Paul Paton.
Foul by Edward Ofere (Dundee United).
Louis Laing (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Blair Spittal (Dundee United) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box.
Invincible-class HMS Illustrious is currently moored in Portsmouth Harbour after 32 years in service.
The Disposal Services Authority (DSA) is looking for prospective buyers to bid on the 22,000-tonne ship for recycling only.
It said the sale could be discontinued should a heritage option become open.
The ship has sailed 900,000 miles on operations across the globe, including the aftermath of the Falklands War, helping maintain a no-fly zone in Bosnia in the 1990s and doing the same in the Arabian Gulf in 1998.
It also helped with the aid mission in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan.
Bids must be in by 23 May with viewings in June, according to the DSA.
Venue management company SMG was chosen by Aberdeen City Council's finance, policy and resources committee.
An SMG spokesperson said the project would become a "jewel in the crown" of the city and the wider north-east economy.
Plans for the new AECC were approved last year.
Council leader Jenny Laing said: "I am looking forward to hearing about the exciting plans which SMG has for operating the new venue in the future."
The council said it should be stressed that jobs at the current and new AECC would remain as they are currently under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE).
Davies, 30, says he has reached "common ground" to sit out matches with Samoa in Apia and Tonga in Auckland in June.
"I don't think I'm going in the summer because my wife is due our second child in July and I think I'm going to have the summer off," he said.
Davies has played twice for Ospreys since recovering from a knee injury he sustained in November.
The former Blues and Wasps player joined Ospreys at the start of the season on a national dual contract in which the Welsh Rugby Union pays 60% of his salary.
The deal means Davies can discuss balancing his rugby and domestic commitments with the WRU.
His fellow Ospreys lock Alun Wyn Jones will miss the Wales trip after being selected to go to New Zealand on a third British and Irish Lions tour.
"It's kind of my choice. I need a good pre-season coming up," said Davies.
"I've been out for a long, long period of time and it's very hard for me to jump the gun and say I'm going to be playing in the summer and doing all this, especially for Wales.
"You've got to be playing right on top of your game to wear that jersey so at the moment I don't think it's going to happen.
"It's hard to turn your country down, I understand. But luckily I'm centrally contracted so you talk these things through.
"I think my wife would probably come to New Zealand or Samoa and find me because the hardest thing would be my daughter would still be in school so I can't leave her on her own.
"So I'll be having a busy summer changing nappies, I think."
Asked if he had come to agreement over his absence from the Wales tour, Davies replied: "I think that's the common ground we had.
"One reason I came home was to get looked after because you can see the benefits of central contracting.
"I'm not getting ahead of myself. I want to start performing in the black jersey of the Ospreys to even consider myself for the summer tour."
Fourth-placed Ospreys host fifth-placed Ulster in a crucial Pro12 game on Saturday.
The Irish side could overtake Ospreys in the table if they win at the Liberty Stadium.
"I want to be as big as the biggest artists out there," says the 18-year-old, who hails from Croydon, in south London.
Despite her age, she already has an impressive amount of material under her belt, a result of eight years of determined songwriting, singing and recording.
A Brit School drop-out, she released her debut EP Welcome to the Winter in 2014, and her distinctive, sultry vocals quickly attracted high-profile fans like Nas and Charli XCX, who co-wrote Raye's breakthrough single I, U, Us. In return, Raye worked on Charli's current hit, After the Afterparty.
The singer, born Rachel Keen, spoke to the BBC about her religious upbringing, writing for Rihanna and how a car crash almost ruined her career before it started.
When did you decide you wanted to be a singer?
Pretty young. I'd say about eight. I was pretty sure.
Who did you see on the television and think, 'I want to be them one day?'
Well, we used to watch X Factor every week - but I was brought up in the church. My dad used to lead worship and my mum would sing in the choir, so there was always music going on.
Did they teach you to play, too?
My dad used to sit me at the piano as a little kid. I'd sit his lap and push his hands out of the way, like, "I can do it!".
When did you first perform on stage?
There was a talent show in primary school and I remember going at it every year. In the second year, I wrote my own song - I would have been about 10 - and I performed it to the whole school.
What was it about?
I kid you not, I improvised the whole thing! I called it Sometimes, based off the Ella [Fitzgerald] tune, but I was just improvising words.
You're a Brit School drop-out...
I am! I did two years and learned an extensive amount... but nobody there liked pop music. It's all cool, underground, indie artists. I did a song called Hotbox, and I was scared to play it to people because I was like, "Oh, my friends might think this is moist [embarrassing]."
I felt confined. I was ready to get out.
And of course Hotbox turned out to be hugely important...
Yeah, Olly from Years and Years heard it, and that got me my record deal.
How did you write that song?
When I first went to the Brit School, everyone would have these wild parties. I remember going to a friend's house and someone started rolling a massive joint. I was like, "Oh my God: drugs!"
I was just 14 and I said "no thanks" but I became stoned anyway because the room became a big cloud, do you know what I mean? I felt really scared but safe but worried - and I expressed that in the song. It's very anecdotal.
Your first EP, Welcome to the Winter, sounds like a soul record… but your new music is more pop. Why is that?
Welcome to the Winter was influenced by Jhene Aiko and Drake. On the second EP, I wasn't trying to copy anyone else. We did six key changes in one song! It pushes boundaries and it's exactly where I want to head with my music.
In a 1Xtra interview, you said you "had to evolve and compromise in order to find an audience". What did you mean by that?
With Welcome to the Winter, I realised nobody really cared other than the cool kids in London. Annie Mac wouldn't play it, other people wouldn't play it. It was really disheartening.
So I had to find a way to do what I want, in a way that people would hear it. It took a long time of frustration and writing, but I found music that has that kind of power.
How did you end up writing I, U, Us with Charli XCX?
I was in a writing camp where Charli came into the room. We had food in the studio, we were running around, having a wicked time, and we did three or four vibes.
I, U, Us was one of those. We knew when we played it back to everyone at the end that it had something special.
When you talk about writing camps, I have a vision of you, out in the wilderness, sitting in a tent while someone strums a ukulele. Please tell me that's true.
Haha! Some writing camps are very weird and factory-like, but often it's just a couple of rooms. You rotate across the period of a week to work with loads of different people.
Sometimes, it's a concentrated thing for one specific artist. I remember going to the Rihanna writing camp: they booked out a massive studio, and they'd have a writer in each room, trying to churn out as many songs as they could. There's a lot of pressure, but you do get songs.
What happens to the discarded ones. Can you nab them for yourself?
Yes, if the other writers agree. But if you only contribute a couple of lines, it's not really your song to take.
How did you end up singing on Jonas Blue's single, By Your Side?
So my friend's dad is an Uber driver, and he happened to pick up Jonas Blue. And he says: "You have to hear this girl called Raye. She's so good." He was banging on about it for the whole journey, so Jonas didn't have any option but to listen to it… and then he loved it and reached out to my label saying, "I'd love to get Raye on this song".
But it nearly ended in tragedy...
Yeah, I was driving to his studio and some idiot came and knocked me off the road and I crashed my car into a lamp post.
How were you able to sing after that?
I was in tears. It had really shaken me up. But I had to pull it together, because it's a very beautiful and upbeat and happy song.
You've just supported Jess Glynne on her UK arena tour. What went through your head the first time you played to 10,000 people?
I was really lucky it was a whole tour because I was able to become more confident every night. Obviously it's a support slot, so you've got to work triple as hard, but I ended up bloody loving it. If you'd seen the last show compared to the last show, the difference was just wicked.
Is the goal to do your own arena tour some day?
My goal is to be the biggest singer I can be. I want to be as big as the biggest artists out there - a Katy Perry or a Taylor Swift.
That's going to involve a lot of costume changes.
OK, not the costumes - but an artist on that international level. I can't think of a comparison, but maybe that's a good thing. I just want to be someone new.
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The claim: There could be another referendum on the UK's relationship with the European Union.
Reality Check verdict: A second referendum on the UK's membership of the EU seems both unlikely to happen and unlikely to give a different result to the first one. A referendum on the deal reached for leaving the EU is possible but not required by current legislation.
It is not the first time it has been mentioned.
Actually, it was discussed much earlier in the campaign with Michael Howard suggesting in February that a vote to leave could "shake EU leaders out of their complacency" and lead them to offer the UK a better deal to persuade the country to stay.
There has been no sign of that happening so far.
But second referendums have been in the news - Nicola Sturgeon wants a second referendum on Scottish independence, and it has been less than two years since the last one.
It would not be the first time there has been a second referendum when the population of a member state has voted against the EU.
In Denmark, a second referendum was held after voters rejected the Maastricht Treaty.
A deal was done giving the country an optout of the euro and home and justice affairs, and the second referendum passed.
In Ireland, a second referendum was held after the original referendum had rejected the Nice Treaty.
Again, concessions were made and the second vote passed.
Ireland also had two votes on the Lisbon Treaty.
In each case, the unanimous approval of EU members had been needed for treaty changes, so the whole process would have stalled if the referendums had not passed.
That is not the case with the UK's decision.
The referendum in the UK was, strictly speaking, only an advisory one.
Tottenham MP David Lammy has said that people could "stop this madness through a vote in Parliament", and there has been a big petition calling for another referendum.
But Dr Simon Usherwood, from the think tank UK in a Changing Europe, says that if there was a second referendum, it would annoy the electorate and make people more likely to vote to leave.
"The public would also very likely take a second vote... as a mark of bad faith, and would respond accordingly," he says.
"Rather than avoiding Brexit, it would simply harden the decision."
In a post-referendum poll by ComRes, 92% of leave voters said they were happy with the outcome, while 4% of remain voters were happy (and, overall, 7% were indifferent).
MPs have rushed to say the democratic process must be respected and the UK must leave the EU, among them Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
But Mr Hunt wrote in Tuesday morning's Daily Telegraph newspaper that there would need to be a vote on the terms on which the UK leaves.
"We need to negotiate a deal and put it to the British people, either in a referendum or through the Conservative manifesto at a fresh general election," he wrote.
Mr Hunt is talking about having this vote before the UK triggers Article 50, which begins the process of the UK leaving the EU.
That would mean waiting for a new prime minister to take over, negotiating a deal on the UK's trade relationship with the EU and, then, holding either a referendum or a snap general election, or indeed waiting for the scheduled one in May 2020, before triggering Article 50.
And bear in mind that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said there cannot be any discussions of the terms of the UK's deal before Article 50 has been triggered.
Whether there has to be a referendum on the deal with the EU will be a matter for Parliament and the next prime minister, but the current legislation does not require there to be one.
The European Union Act 2011 "ensures that if in the future there is a proposed treaty change or decision in the existing treaties that moves a power or an area of policy from the UK to the EU, the government will require the British people's consent in a referendum before it can be agreed", but the negotiations are unlikely to move power in that direction.
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David Fawcett, a government senator, made the comment during a parliamentary hearing on Monday.
In a debate about asylum seeker boat arrivals, Mr Fawcett accused the opposition Labor Party of "[bringing] the fleas in the first place".
He later apologised for his "poor choice of words", claiming they were not directed at asylum seekers.
"I have just been on the phone to Mr Phil Glendenning, the president of Refugee Council of Australia," Mr Fawcett told a late senate session.
"He has outlined how the words I spoke earlier today have been taken, and the deep hurt that this has caused across the network of communities that his council represents... consequently I sincerely apologise."
Australia has a tough and controversial policy of holding asylum seekers who arrive by boat in offshore detention centres on the Pacific nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
Mr Fawcett made the remark as he criticised Labor for highlighting cost blowouts in the Department of Immigration and Border Control.
"I just do question the ethics of nitpicking when your particular group perhaps brought the fleas in the first place," he said.
The comment was met with a "hear hear" by one person present, while fellow government Senator Ian MacDonald said "nicely put".
Mr Fawcett later claimed he had been misconstrued. He said the comment was meant as a figure of speech to criticise Labor MPs for "pursuing very small" details on asylum seeker policies "during a period of great activity and stress" for the department.
Labor immigration spokesman Shayne Neumann said it was "beyond belief" that a "government senator would ever refer to vulnerable people seeking asylum as fleas, and even worse, to have other coalition senators laugh, cheer and eagerly agree".
Australia's offshore detention policy is supported by the government and Labor. It is intended as a deterrent, but critics say it harms asylum seekers.
Earlier this month, a policy to resettle up to 1,250 refugees in the United States was plunged into uncertainty following a tense phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
A spokesman said it had become increasingly difficult to attend international language events under the Isis banner.
There were also a few "negative comments" for staff wearing Isis T-shirts, said the spokesman.
The re-branding has adopted the name Oxford International Education Group.
The chain of language schools and education providers has been called Isis since 1991, taking its name from the part of the River Thames at Oxford that is called the Isis.
But the group has decided it is no longer practical to keep the name, when there are so many negative connotations of violent extremism, with Isis one of the names attached to the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
A spokesman said a decision had been taken not to wait for a change in the political situation but to go ahead and switch from Isis Education to avoid any further risk of embarrassing confusions.
"To have our staff in certain markets operating with Isis business cards, Isis group email addresses, Isis banners, was not an option. Thus, after 24 years as Isis the rather sad decision was made to re-brand," said a spokesman.
Branches such as the language school in Greenwich in south London have changed their signs.
Apart from the problems of the branding within the UK, the group had concerns about international perceptions of the Isis name.
Recruiting students, including from the Middle East, had become more difficult with the Isis name and there were concerns about difficulties for staff working overseas.
There were also concerns about internet search engines and the results that might follow from someone looking for the Isis training centres.
The education group, which runs English courses for thousands of overseas students, was started with funding from the Prince's Trust.
It is the latest example of the name Isis no longer being considered appropriate.
Last week, the World Meteorological Organisation said that it would remove Isis from a list of potential names for hurricanes.
It had been on a list for future hurricanes in the Pacific, in reference to the ancient Egyptian goddess, but it has now been dropped and replaced with Ivette.
A private equity firm and a software brand are among the businesses which have dropped using Isis as their name.
The curving "Banana flats" in Leith were home to Simon Williamson in local author Irvine Welsh's book.
Cables Wynd House was built in the 1960s in the "Brutalist" architectural style.
Historic Environment Scotland said it had decided to recognise the flats and neighbouring Linksview House after consultation with residents.
Edinburgh City Council, who own some of the flats, were also consulted.
Category A means they are of national or international importance.
Historic Environment Scotland said, after World War Two, Scottish cities began an ambitious building programme to improve living conditions and health standards in Scotland.
The first housing was "basic, high-density accommodation", built at minimal cost, whereas blocks like Cables Wynd House and Linksview House represented a new way of thinking.
Dawn McDowell, from Historic Environment Scotland, said: "In the early 1960s a new, higher quality, and more holistic approach to housing schemes was being pioneered, inspired by housing schemes in France - which aimed to create not just houses but communities.
"Cables Wynd House and Linksview are amongst the best examples of these schemes, with their use of external access decks as a way of recreating the civic spirit of traditional tenemented streets, and the inclusion of modern features like lifts and heated flooring helping to lift living standards for the residents.
"Cables Wynd was the largest block of flats in Edinburgh at the time, and possibly the most accomplished architecturally, characterising the 'New Brutalism' in building, which laid bare the essential materials of a building's construction, using reinforced and in situ concrete."
The two blocks become the 50th and 51st buildings built after World War Two to be recognised with a Category A listing, joining structures like the Forth Road Bridge, St Peters' Seminary in Cardross and The Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.
Cables Wynd House was made famous for its part in Welsh's Trainspotting where it featured as the childhood home of the character, Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson.
Prof Miles Glendinning, director of the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies, said the two blocks combined "international excellence in modernist urban design with an attention to the spirit of place".
"Edinburgh's post-war multi storey social housing redevelopments were designed to fit into small, highly constrained sites. I believe that Cables Wynd House in particular, was built in its distinctive curved shape as a creative solution to the constraints of that particular site," he said.
"Along with Linksview House, it represents an outstanding synthesis of international modernist architecture with Geddes's 'conservative surgery' principles."
Much of the interior of the castle, which dates from the 11th Century, was destroyed after the Middle Ages.
Archaeologists hope methods such as aerial photography and radar will reveal its secrets, including a chamber block where Henry may have been born.
A Castle Studies Trust grant will help pay for the research.
Aerial photographs taken in 2013 have given glimpses of what lies beneath the surface, with parch marks showing the outline of a number of possible buildings.
Dyfed Archaeology Trust will carry out the work.
The driver, in his 50s, was injured in the crash on the guided busway near Cambridge railway station on 21 June. Two passengers on board were unhurt.
Whippet Coaches initially said they were "proud" he appeared to have swerved to avoid the cyclists.
However, an investigation found he was "speeding above 20mph in a 15mph zone", so was dismissed.
The bus left the concrete guided track on Clifton Way and smashed into a wall.
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Bus operator Whippet posted on Twitter at the time saying: "We believe our driver swerved to avoid two cyclists - putting their safety above his own - we are very proud of him."
Another tweet from the company read: "Initial reports from the driver and passengers is that the bus swerved to avoid a cyclist on the busway."
The tweet about the driver putting other people's safety first has since been removed.
Charlie Hamilton, managing director of Whippet, said: "An investigation by Whippet Coaches into the accident involving one of its buses along the Cambridgeshire guided busway on 21 June 2017 has found the driver was travelling above the speed limit.
"Our driver training programme has a robust safety component and we hold our drivers to the highest driving standards. The driver in this case failed to adhere to traffic regulations, and has been dismissed."
The driver was travelling at 24mph (38.5km/h) at the time of the crash - "so, considerably over the speed limit", Mr Hamilton said.
"Ultimately it was down to human error. The driver was speeding and that's the root cause of what happened."
Asked about the company's tweets regarding a cyclist or cyclists on the track, he said: "It wasn't down to the cyclists, so for that tweet we apologise."
Last month a Cambridge city councillor bought her own speed gun after being concerned that buses on the guided route were going too fast.
Liberal Democrat Zoe O'Connell said she found a large percentage of buses were going faster than the 15mph limit near the railway station.
The Cambridgeshire guided busway, which connects Cambridge with Huntingdon and St Ives, opened in 2011.
It carries thousands of passengers every day, with buses running on concrete tracks.
A busway driver working for another operator, Stagecoach, was fired for speeding after a crash in 2016 injured five people.
Tom McKeon was giving evidence at an inquiry probing claims of child abuse in the care system dating back to 1945.
Allegations of physical abuse made by former residents against some former staff there have been denied.
Mr McKeon said he only ever saw one incident where a teacher pushed a pupil against a wall.
Mr McKeon, who founded Les Chenes in the 1970s and worked there for ten years, said he had reprimanded the member of staff at the time and warned him such behaviour risked assault charges.
He moved on to other education jobs in the 1980s, then was head of education in Jersey from 1997 until he retired in 2007.
Les Chenes closed in 2003.
Mr McKeon told the inquiry in later years it could not treat teenagers being sent there with "deep psychological problems".
In a speech to the UN General Assembly, he also said Japan would also contribute $750m to peace-building efforts in the Middle East and Africa.
However, he remained firm that Japan would not take in any refugees from those conflicts. Japan accepted only 11 of 5,000 asylum seekers last year.
Huge numbers of people have fled to Europe in recent months.
Heading north from the Mediterranean, large numbers have gathered at border crossings and some have died trying to cross into Europe by sea.
"Before accepting immigrants or refugees, we need to have more activities by women, by elderly people and we must raise [the] birthrate," Mr Abe said at a news conference, according a translation seen by Kyodo news agency.
Japan - along with Brazil, Germany and India - is pushing for a seat on the Security Council.
Japan is in the process of changing the role of its military so that it can play a more active role in UN peacekeeping. Its post-war constitution bans the use of force to resolve international conflicts except in cases of self-defence.
Hundreds of military vehicles, backed by air power, rolled across the desert towards IS positions early on Sunday.
The progress on Sunday in the south of the city, the second biggest in Iraq, takes them within striking distance of Mosul airport.
Fears have been voiced about the safety of many thousands of trapped civilians.
The offensive was formally announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi early on Sunday.
Army Staff Lieutenant General Abdulamir Yarallah said in a statement that elite Rapid Response units captured the villages of Athbah and Al-Lazzagah - two villages south of Mosul airport.
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Government forces retook the eastern side of the city, the last major IS stronghold in Iraq, last month. But military officials say the western side, with its narrow, winding streets, may prove a bigger challenge.
For now, there is no advance from eastern Mosul as all bridges from there to the west of the city, across the Tigris river, have been destroyed.
Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, the commander of the US-led coalition forces, said in a statement on Sunday: "Mosul would be a tough fight for any army in the world."
Special forces units safely detonated a number of IS car bombs as they cleared villages south of Mosul, according to the BBC's Quentin Sommerville, who is embedded with the troops.
As well as primed car bombs, the jihadists left behind SIM cards, clothes, instant coffee and weapons as they retreated.
The UN has voiced concern about civilians trapped there, amid reports that they could number up to 650,000. Leaflets warning residents of an imminent offensive were earlier dropped over the west of the city.
Charity Save the Children said on Sunday it believed that as many as 350,000 children were trapped.
"This is the grim choice for children in western Mosul right now: bombs, crossfire and hunger if they stay; or execution and snipers if they try to run," said the charity's Iraq country director, Maurizio Crivallero.
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville is embedded with the Emergency Response Division special forces troops near Mosul
The assault began just after dawn, after days of coalition air strikes, with hundreds of armoured vehicles, thousands of men, and support from helicopter gunships.
The men of Iraq's Emergency Response Division, police special forces are leading the attack. Their targets are three IS held villages to the south of west Mosul. They are trying to gain the high ground from IS, which will give them sight of the city's airport and its southern edge.
The government forces made quick gains but have been slowed as they begin to take villages. There are no signs of any civilians. Heavy machine gunfire, rockets and artillery fire are constant.
For the first time in nearly three years, the Iraqi flag is again flying over the south of western Mosul.
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Iraqi forces have now all but surrounded the western part of Mosul, while the US-led coalition has been carrying out air strikes on IS targets.
Ahead of the launch of the operation, Mr Abadi said in a televised speech: "We announce the start of a new phase in the operation, we are coming to Nineveh to liberate the western side of Mosul."
"Our forces are beginning the liberation of the citizens from the terror of Daesh [IS]," he added, quoted by AFP news agency.
The UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Iraq, Lise Grande, told the BBC on Saturday that "all of the parties to the conflict do absolutely everything they can to ensure that civilians survive the battle, and that they live".
"Absolutely nothing is more important going into the campaign to retake western Mosul," she added.
As the advance got under way, the UN commissioner for human rights called on the Iraqi government to investigate videos shared on social media that appeared to show Iraqi troops brutally abusing and executing IS fighters on the streets of east Mosul late last year.
The videos have not been verified at this stage by any government authority or independent group. The Iraqi prime minister's office said it had launched an investigation.
The offensive on the eastern part of the city was launched on 17 October, more than two years after jihadists overran Mosul before seizing control of much of northern and western Iraq.
Experts warn that western Mosul, although slightly smaller than the east, is more densely populated and includes districts that are seen as pro-IS.
The UN said in late January that almost half of all the casualties in Mosul were civilians. At least 1,096 have been killed and 694 injured across Nineveh province since the start of October.
Joseph, 25, has played in all 15 Tests under Eddie Jones but is back with Bath after being cut from a 24-man squad.
Elliot Daly is favourite to start at outside centre, with Ben Te'o also pushing for a starting berth, while James Haskell is set to return on the open-side flank.
England will confirm their starting XV and replacements on Friday morning.
They need to shed one more player from the retained squad when they select their matchday 23.
If selected in the run-on XV Haskell would be making his first start since June 2016.
The 31-year-old spent six months out with a foot injury before featuring as a replacement in victories over France and Wales in this year's Six Nations.
Prop Mako Vunipola and wing Anthony Watson have been included after recovering from injury, but both may be used from the bench against the Azzurri.
England trained last week with Owen Farrell at fly-half and Teo'o and Daly in the centre, a combination which has yet to start a Test.
In recent matches Farrell has played at inside centre, outside starting fly-half George Ford.
But assistant coach Steve Borthwick says vice-captain Farrell, who is set to win his 50th cap, will be an influence wherever he is selected.
"It's great we have versatility there, it allows flexibility," Borthwick said. "He is a great player and a fantastic leader."
Italy have recalled Exeter centre Michele Campagnaro as they make four changes for Sunday's match.
Three come in the backs, with fly-half Tommaso Allan and wing Giulio Bisegni joining Campagnaro in the starting XV.
Braam Steyn replaces Maxime Mbanda at blind-side flanker as Italy search for their first win of the tournament.
Conor O'Shea's side are bottom of the Six Nations table after heavy defeats by Wales and Ireland.
England 24-man training squad:
Forwards: Jack Clifford (Harlequins), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), James Haskell (Wasps), Nathan Hughes (Wasps), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)
Backs: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Bath Rugby), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby), Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Te'o (Worcester Warriors), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Italy squad to play England:
Starting XV: Edoardo Padovani (Zebre); Giulio Bisegni (Zebre), Michele Campagnaro (Exeter Chiefs), Luke McLean (Benetton Treviso), Giovanbattista Venditti (Zebre); Tommaso Allan (Benetton Treviso), Edoardo Gori (Benetton Treviso); Andrea Lovotti (Zebre), Leonardo Ghiraldini (Stade Toulousain), Lorenzo Cittadini (Bayonne), Marco Fuser (Benetton Treviso), Dries Van Schalkwyk (Zebre), Braam Steyn (Benetton Treviso), Simone Favaro (Glasgow Warriors), Sergio Parisse (Stade Français)
Replacements: Ornel Gega (Benetton Treviso), Michele Rizzo (Leicester Tigers), Pietro Ceccarelli (Zebre), George Biagi (Zebre), Maxime Mbandà (Zebre), Giorgio Bronzini (Benetton Treviso), Carlo Canna (Zebre), Tommaso Benvenuti (Benetton Treviso)
The London-born actor picked up a Golden Globe award earlier this year for his role as Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the hit TV series.
He said the honour was "one of the greatest I've ever received".
The freedom of the City dates back to 1237 and is offered to individuals to celebrate a significant achievement.
Other recent recipients include Sir Michael Caine and London 2012 Paralympian David Weir.
Receiving the award at the City's Guildhall, Lewis said: "It's remarkable, I'm still surprised. I wasn't quite sure if they'd got the right person, so I'm very happy to be here. It's a rare occasion."
Lewis, 42, was educated at Eton College and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, from where he graduated in 1993.
The actor, also known for playing Soames Forsyte in ITV's The Forsyte Saga and Major Richard D. Winters in the US mini-series Band Of Brothers, said he felt strongly connected to London.
"I feel like a Londoner through and through actually. London is the greatest city in the world, I think."
He also revealed historical family ties to the City. "Four previous lord mayors were related to me - my great-great-grandfather, great-grandfather and a great-uncle, and my grandfather.
"They started out as girdlers. They'd probably be making Spanx now if they were around today," he joked.
The freedom of the City of London is believed to have begun in 1237 and enabled recipients to carry out their trade.
Today people are nominated or apply for the freedom, because it offers them a link to the historic City of London and one of its ancient traditions.
However, many of the so-called traditional privileges associated with the honour, such as driving sheep over London Bridge, no longer exist.
Lewis said the lapsed tradition was a "shame", adding: "I've got a flock in my garden in Tufnell Park but I wasn't allowed to bring them down."
Lewis will next star as Lord Capulet in an upcoming production of Romeo And Juliet, directed by Carlo Carlei.
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The "world-class" facility will be built at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at Catcliffe in Rotherham.
Construction is due to start this year, with full production of advanced carbon fibre chassis by 2020.
Shaw became the fourth-most expensive defender in history when Manchester United signed him earlier this month from Southampton for £27m.
Mourinho says Shaw's reported wages of around £100,000 a week were too large.
"If we pay to a 19-year-old boy what we were being asked for, to sign Luke Shaw, we are dead," said Mourinho.
"We would have killed our stability with financial fair play and killed the stability in our dressing room, because when you pay that much to a 19-year-old kid - a good player, fantastic player - but when you pay that amount of money, the next day, we would have had players knocking on our door.
"They would have been saying, 'How is it possible I play 200 games for this club, won this and that, yet a 19-year-old comes here and gets more money than I get?"'
Shaw, a Chelsea fan as a youngster, made his Premier League debut in November 2012 and earned his first England cap in the friendly against Denmark in February.
The left-back has agreed a four-year contract with United, with an option to extend for a further year. The fee could rise to £31m, depending on his performance.
He became the youngest player to feature at the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil when he played the entire 90 minutes of England's 0-0 draw with Costa Rica.
Daniel O'Reilly is more commonly known as Dapper Laughs. He's released a novelty Christmas album on Spotify called Proper Naughty Christmas.
He claims some of the proceeds will be going to help the homeless.
But Shelter says it doesn't want a penny from the self-proclaimed ''proper lad''.
Shelter's CEO Campbell Robb told Newsbeat: "The fact that 90,000 children will wake up homeless this Christmas is no joke.
"Dapper Laughs's brand of 'comedy' - which is deeply offensive about homeless people, not to mention many others - is something we felt it was important to take a stand against.
"The support from the public has been overwhelming and we've seen a fantastic rise in donations as a result, meaning Shelter can help even more people this Christmas."
It all kicked off when the website UsVsTh3m tweeted a link to a not-so positive review of the 14 track record.
The album includes songs called A Walk To The Pub...With A Tramp, Cracking On To A Sweetheart and Leaving The Pub...With A Tramp.
It's available on Spotify and according to the comedian will raise funds for homeless charities.
But Shelter then said it would not be accepting any money from Dapper Laughs.
The comedian rose to fame on the back of his Vine video account where he claims to give "lad advice on romancing the ladies and being a geeza".
The star of ITV2's Dapper Laughs: On The Pull has 144 million Vine viewings, 1.7 million followers on Facebook and another 362,000 on Twitter, but his comedy isn't for everyone.
His clips, peppered with the catchphrases "she knows" and "proper moist", have been called sexist by viewers, and fellow comedians.
Earlier this week Cardiff University students successfully petitioned for the cancellation of his show at their student union.
The union said Dapper Laughs was banned after students complained that he "trivialised rape, unprotected sex and dehumanising of women."
Petition organiser and student Vicky Chandler said she was really pleased the union had placed students' wishes above profits.
"It's been a hard campaign and we've received a lot of abuse from a minority of people but we are really happy we've been listened to," she said.
"Hopefully in the long run people will see that they can stand up about things they believe in and their voice will be heard.
"It's been so great to see so many people standing up and supporting us.
"It's started a talk about feminism and sexism on campus that I hope will continue."
Newsbeat contacted Dapper Laughs's management team but they refused to comment.
But an ITV spokesman said: "Dapper Laughs: On The Pull features an established internet comedy character created by Daniel O'Reilly.
"ITV2 commissioned a show in which this character is placed within a recognisable TV format, a dating advice show.
"Comedy is subjective and we realise the content of the show might not be to everyone's taste.
"We regret that any of our viewers were offended. However, as with all of our shows, the series content was carefully considered, complied and deemed suitable for broadcast."
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The 21-year-old joins on a four-year contract with the option to extend for a further year.
"This is a dream come true for me, a new chapter in my life and one that I am looking forward to," said Depay.
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United manager Louis van Gaal said the Netherlands international has the potential to become "a great footballer for this club".
Depay completed a medical at United last month but the move has only just been finalised.
He finished the season as Eredivisie's top scorer with 22 goals as PSV secured their first Dutch title since 2008.
"I have been at PSV Eindhoven since I was 12 years old and I would like to thank them for everything," added Depay, who has 16 Netherlands caps.
"It was a great moment when we won the league and I was so happy to be part of that."
Former Netherlands manager Van Gaal is looking forward to working with Depay again.
"I know Memphis well from our time working together in the Netherlands national team," said the United boss.
"He is a young versatile player who has the ability to play in a number of different positions.
"It will take time for Memphis to get used to the rhythm of the Premier League.
"But I have no doubt that he has the potential to become a great footballer for this club and he is at the right club to continue the good work he has done so far."
But as part of a new agreement, negotiated with doctors' leaders, the Welsh Government has said surgeries will be expected to deliver a range of extra services.
The deal means family doctors will get a 1% pay rise and 1.4% extra to cover expenses and surgery costs.
There will also be extra cash for sickness and parental leave.
More money will also be available to help pay for the personal insurance GPs need to practice - which is becoming more expensive.
The Welsh Government has said the combined increase of 2.7% in pay and expenses is higher than in previous years.
GPs' pay is set out by a contract struck between doctors and the NHS and also includes money for running their surgeries and sets out what services they need to provide in return.
In 2016/17 it was 2.2% and the rise was 1.16% the year before that.
But surgeries will be expected to use additional cash to deliver a range extra services including:
The new agreement sets out the money GP surgeries will get in the next financial year.
Previously, contracts have covered a two-year period.
GP leaders have said the shorter-term deal had been agreed while more far-reaching changes to their contract are discussed.
Negotiations will focus on improving access to services and reducing bureaucracy.
They added that family doctors continued to face "extraordinary pressures" dealing with the needs of an aging and growing population.
Mr Gething said: "In Wales, our collaborative approach to the challenge of providing high-quality healthcare sets us apart.
"We have worked closely with our GP colleagues to create solutions that deliver the best care for patients.
"I'm confident that this approach of working in partnership is the right one, as we continue to transform primary care in Wales.
"It provides a strong platform for GPs to continue to provide high quality, sustainable, healthcare."
The chairwoman of GP Committee Wales, Dr Charlotte Jones, who led the negotiations on behalf of the BMA doctors' union, said she was certain the approach would "deliver the best outcomes for GPs and patients alike".
"The contract changes announced today will be part of a longer piece of work to review the entire contract and make it fit for the future," she said.
She also welcomed the ongoing investment into developing clusters alongside other health services, the recently announced £40m for premises development, and the £95m for training healthcare professionals to support primary care.
"These funds go hand in hand with today's announcement, with the ultimate aim of strengthening primary care," Dr Jones added.
The FTSE 100 closed up 57.5 points, or 0.82%, at 7,052.13, helped by Anglo America's 2.72% rise, and Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton adding 2.61% and 2.46% respectively.
China's stimulus plan buoyed stocks, offsetting fears about Greece, which led to Friday's 1.3% FTSE 100 fall.
Ashtead, up 2.88%, was the index's big gainer after Barclays tipped the stock.
Another big mover was InterContinental Hotels, 2.35% higher on speculative chatter about a merger deal.
Outside the 100 top companies, oilfield services provider Petrofac extended recent losses to finish down 10%.
Petrofac said it would incur an additional £130m loss this year on its Laggan-Tormore gas plant project in the Shetland Islands.
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Hazel Baines, who has dementia, fell on Harrowby Lane, Grantham, at about 17:00 BST on Thursday evening.
Mrs Baines' son, Nigel, said he was "shocked, but not surprised" by what happened to his mother.
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) apologised, and said it was experiencing "very high demand" at the time of the call.
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Mr Baines, a cartoonist and illustrator, said his mother has dementia and is from the "no fuss" generation, so would not have insisted on an ambulance.
"But, you can tell from the look on her face she was in pain," he said.
He thanked the paramedics and passers-by who helped, but said what happened highlighted the under-resourcing in the system.
"The funds just have to be there to provide the emergency care people need," he added.
His mother was also kept waiting for a further two and half hours at Lincoln County Hospital due to delays in admissions.
In a statement, EMAS said: "In this case, the initial 999 call reported a non-life threatening injury, confirming the patient was alert, sat in a chair and did not want an ambulance sending. The paramedic already en route was therefore stood down and made available for a new 999 call."
Medical director Dr Bob Winter added: "At the time the second call came in we were experiencing very high demand, and so it took us an hour and 52 minutes to get an ambulance to the patient."
"We can only apologise."
Earlier this year, a report found there were "insufficient staff" at the trust to meet the needs of patients in a "timely manner".
Last month, the chief constable of Lincolnshire Police criticised a lack of ambulances in the county.
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.
In its place was Japan's ancient capital, Kyoto.
The list was created by a committee of American military generals, army officers and scientists. Kyoto, which is home to more than 2,000 Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, including 17 World Heritage Sites, was at the top of it.
"This target is an urban industrial area with a population of 1,000,000," the minutes from the meeting note.
They also described the people of Kyoto as "more apt to appreciate the significance of such a weapon as the gadget".
"Kyoto was seen as an ideal target by the military because it had not been bombed at all, so many of the industries were relocated and some major factories were there," says Alex Wellerstein, who is a historian of science at the Stevens Institute of Technology.
"The scientists on the Target Committee also preferred Kyoto because it was home to many universities and they thought the people there would be able to understand that an atomic bomb was not just another weapon - that it was almost a turning point in human history," he adds.
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Attacking Emperor Hirohito's palace was discussed, but the US concluded that Japanese reaction to the death of a man considered in Japan a living deity was unpredictable and it was not recommended. Tokyo had already been virtually destroyed by fire bombing in March, so was considered to be of little strategic value.
Large industrial area which was untouched by conventional bombing, but removed from the list by the end of July.
Important port, identified as a potential centre for industrial dispersion by the US Target Committee.
But in early June 1945, Secretary of War Henry Stimson ordered Kyoto to be removed from the target list. He argued that it was of cultural importance and that it was not a military target.
"The military didn't want it removed so it kept putting Kyoto back on the list until late July but Stimson went directly to President Truman," says Prof Wellerstein.
After holding a discussion with the President, Mr Stimson wrote in his diary on 24 July 1945 that "he was particularly emphatic in agreeing with my suggestion that if elimination was not done, the bitterness which would be caused by such a wanton act might make it impossible during the long post-war period to reconcile the Japanese to us in that area rather than to the Russians".
Tensions that led to the Cold War were already brewing and the last thing the Americans wanted to do was bolster the Communist cause in Asia.
That was when Nagasaki was added to the target list instead of Kyoto. But Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not military targets either.
As we know today, hundreds of thousands of civilians, including women and children, were killed. And while Kyoto may have been the most famous cultural city, the other cities also had valuable assets.
"That is why it seems that Stimson was motivated by something more personal, and these other excuses were just rationalisations," says Prof Wellerstein.
It is known that Mr Stimson visited Kyoto several times in the 1920s when he was the governor of the Philippines. Some historians say it was his honeymoon destination and that he was an admirer of Japanese culture.
But he was also behind the internment of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans because, as Mr Stimson put it, "their racial characteristics are such that we cannot understand or trust even the citizen Japanese".
That may be partly why another man took the credit for saving Kyoto for many decades.
It was widely believed that it was the American archaeologist and art historian Langdon Warner, and not the controversial Secretary of War, who advised the authorities not to bomb cities with cultural assets including Kyoto. There are even monuments to honour Mr Warner in Kyoto and Kamakura.
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In his 1995 book, Drop the Atomic Bomb on Kyoto, Japanese historian Morio Yoshida argued that Mr Warner was celebrated as a saviour of Japan's cultural assets as part of America's post-war propaganda.
"During the US occupation of Japan after the war, there was heavy censorship about atomic bombs," says Prof Wellerstein.
"We learned enough lessons from the previous wars about defeated enemies hating you, so any spin that would make the Japanese believe that America cared about Japan - whether the people or cultural assets - would be seen as great by the occupation authorities."
But not only did President Truman apparently care little about Japan's cultural assets, he also described Japan as "a terribly cruel and uncivilized nation in warfare," calling the Japanese "beasts" who deserved neither honour nor compassion because of the attack on Pearl Harbour.
These kinds of remarks have resulted in speculation that the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan, not Germany, because of racism - that using the weapon against white people might be seen as more of a taboo than on the Japanese.
Today, President Truman is both praised and criticised for making the call to drop the bombs.
In reality, historians say he gave the order to start using the new weapon only after about 3 August and he was not fully involved in detailed decisions.
Prof Wellerstein says there is documentary evidence that the President was surprised by the devastation caused by the first bomb, especially that so many women and children had died, and the second and more powerful bomb - that hit Nagasaki - was dropped only three days later.
That call came from the military director of the bomb project, General Leslie Groves, who led the Target Committee and lost the battle to keep Kyoto at the top of the list.
He said in a letter dated 19 July that he wanted to use at least two and as many as four atomic bombs on Japan. "You can argue that he had a personal stake in using both of the different types of atomic bombs," says Prof Wellerstein.
So, 70 years ago today, instead of thousands of temples and shrines, it was the people of Nagasaki that evaporated in the blink of an eye.
The city which was not even on the initial list of targets on the bombing order was chosen because of bad weather over the second target of Kokura city - which prevented the pilots from dropping the bomb on 9 August.
In some senses, it is perverse to claim that Henry Stimson saved Kyoto from the atomic bomb as if it was a positive outcome.
But another atomic bomb was prepared to be dropped on 19 August if Japan had not surrendered four days earlier. The third target is believed to have been Tokyo - possibly the Emperor's palace.
Today, despite the suffering that they caused, it is quite common to find people in Japan who say that the atomic bombs were needed to end the war.
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The Supreme Court said the Department of Health's argument for appeal did not meet the criteria.
In June, the Court of Appeal ruled that legislation that prevents civil partners adopting was unlawful - but Edwin Poots appealed that decision.
The Supreme Court said there were no grounds for an appeal and dismissed it.
Mr Poots tried to challenge an appeal court's decision that paved the way for gay and lesbian couples to adopt children in Northern Ireland.
A spokesman for the UK's top court said: "The Supreme Court of the UK has refused permission to appeal the Court of Appeal's decision in this matter."
At present a single gay or lesbian person can adopt in Northern Ireland but a couple in a civil partnership cannot.
Mr Poots said: "It is with disappointment that I note that the request for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court has been refused.
"I am currently carefully considering the implications for the Adoption and Children Bill, which is currently being drafted and which I intend to introduce in the assembly next year."
A challenge to the legislation was mounted by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, which was backed by an unidentified lesbian woman who wants to enter into a civil partnership and be able to adopt her partner's biological child.
Unmarried couples in Great Britain can apply jointly to be considered for adoption irrespective of sexual orientation. But anyone unmarried in Northern Ireland is only eligible for consideration as an individual.
Those in civil partnerships cannot apply individually or as a couple.
The commission challenged the law on the grounds that certain provisions were unjustifiably discriminatory to those in homosexual relationships, in contravention of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled in the commission's favour and against Mr Poots' department in June.
The department then applied for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court on a point of law.
The Supreme Court spokesman added: "The Supreme Court issued an order on 22 October 2013 stating that the application did not satisfy the criteria of raising an arguable point of law of general public importance."
The refusal of the Supreme Court in London to grant the further appeal on adoption law was welcomed by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
Chief Commissioner, Professor Michael O'Flaherty said: "The commission brought this case to ensure that the best interests of children in Northern Ireland would be protected.
"Unmarried couples, those in same sex relationships and civil partnerships are eligible to be considered to be adoptive parents.
"All of the judgements and today's rejection by the Supreme Court to hear a further appeal confirmed that the law in Northern Ireland was out of step with the United Kingdom's human rights obligations."
Alliance Party MLA Kieran McCarthy said: "Edwin Poots' position as health minister has been seriously undermined by successive legal failures over adoption by civil partners and the ban on gay men donating blood.
"He has continued to waste public money on his own personal campaigns despite several failures in the courts.
"The minister must do what is right and urgently allow civil partners the opportunity to apply to adopt. He must accept this decision and cease any further legal action.
"There are too many children in our care system for us to be deciding who has the right to apply to adopt a child. It should be about whether a couple can provide a loving and safe home for a child."
Sinn Fein MLA Maeve McLaughlin who is the chair of the Health Committee has called on the minister to reveal how much money has been spent on the legal challenge.
"This is a sensible and logical decision and one that will be welcomed widely. It is a decision that is against discrimination and for equality," she said.
The Green Party leader Steven Agnew added that the minister had "over-stepped his legislative boundaries".
"Surely questions must now be asked about his competency as a minister especially since his continual trips to court to try to push his own agenda is at the expense of the public purse," he said.
The SDLP have said the policy around adoption needs to be "immediately rectified".
"The Minister must confirm that legislation will now be brought forward to rectify this situation. I believe not to do so would mean that the Minister is not fulfilling the requirements of his office and he would be left with no alternative but to depart that office," said Alex Attwood.
The Rainbow Project said they hoped the ruling would bring an end to the "discriminatory practice" in Northern Ireland.
Traore, 19, went off in Saturday's 3-1 defeat by Sunderland after providing the assist for Carles Gil's goal.
The Spaniard, who has been asked to play for Mali, joined Villa from Barcelona for £7m in the summer and has made 10 appearances, scoring one goal.
Villa are bottom of the table, 11 points from safety, having won just one of their 20 Premier League games.
Manager Remi Garde said last weekend's defeat had made the club less "attractive" to potential January signings, but said some targets are "still very motivated to join".
He added: "The group has been suffering for a long time now, since the beginning of the season. We need fresh players to regenerate this group. Sometimes the spark needs to come from outside. Hopefully this is what will happen in the transfer window."
Reports this week in the national press have suggested the club is already planning for relegation to the Championship by instructing scouts to recommend players who will get Villa promoted back to the top flight.
Asked whether he is already planning for next season in this transfer window, Garde replied:
"No, I am planning for the next game. I just try to work hard on this transfer window to attract players that could help us to win the next game, not the next league.
"Sometimes there are a lot of players in other countries that want to play in England. Some want to play for me because I know them. But of course the situation in the last weeks has not played in Aston Villa's favour.
"If I can attract the first one, maybe the others will follow. I think when you are a good player it shouldn't take you so long to settle in."
He moved to Edinburgh last summer from Bath, where he was behind England's George Ford in the pecking order.
Inverness-born Heathcote, 23, who made his Scotland debut against Tonga in 2012, has now won three caps.
But he has so far not been selected for the Six Nations, despite 12 conversions and 28 penalties in 10 club starts.
"Tom has experienced international rugby," said Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan. "He has illustrated his talents across different competitions so I have no doubt he will flourish in the environment we are creating at Sixways. I am delighted that he has chosen to play a role in our future as we look to become a successful Premiership side."
"It is a great opportunity to join a club with so much potential," said Heathcote. "With a young squad, great facilities and infrastructure, the club is very attractive to me."
Having been born in the Scottish Highlands when his father was a pilot stationed at RAF Kinloss, Heathcote moved to England at the age of three, being educated in Wiltshire.
He came through the academy at Bath, going on to represent England at Under-20 level.
He won his first Scotland cap as a late replacement in the 2012 defeat by Tonga at Pittodrie, before his first two international starts came in the summer of 2013 against Samoa and Italy in South Africa.
Thomas Millward, from Cheltenham, was found with head injuries at Girton College and died the next day.
The 19-year-old's father, Brian, expressed concerns at the lack of a post-mortem examination.
Assistant coroner Simon Milburn said further evidence regarding the hallucinogenic drug would be heard at a three-day jury inquest.
The pre-inquest hearing, in Huntingdon, was told evidence of two people running up and down a corridor before the incident and of a footprint on a vending machine would be considered.
Brian Millward told the court he understood the coroner had ruled out a post-mortem because "attending doctors were able to say with a significant degree of certainty what the medical cause of death was".
But, he said, his son had a knee problem, and he felt the examination "might have given possible indications of how high he fell from, whether his knee had given way, or that kind of thing".
He also told the court he was concerned the guard rail on the upper floor at Girton College "was considerably lower than the building regulations would recommend".
A university spokesman said: "Girton College continues to mourn the loss of Thomas Millward, who is remembered as a gifted student, loyal friend and keen sportsman."
Daniel Edwards, 22, is accused of murdering Fiona Southwell at farm near Seaton, East Yorkshire in July.
The jury at Hull Crown Court heard Ms Southwell replaced him as a stable hand at Grange Farm after he was sacked.
Mr Edwards of King Street, Hornsea, East Yorkshire, denies murder.
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Opening the case for the prosecution, barrister David Gordon said Ms Southwell died from multiple stab wounds in "a vicious, protracted attack".
He added that Mr Edwards resentment about losing his job "may have provided him with a motive".
"This might sound extreme," Mr Gordon said. "Most well-balanced individuals who lose their job wouldn't then resort to violence against the person taking over their job - but there it is."
The court heard Mr Edwards was working in a new job at a neighbouring farm on the morning of the murder.
Ms Southwell's body was found by her brother, Samuel Southwell, who had become worried when she did not return home for meals. He went to look for her and found her lying on her back in a barn.
The prosecutor said Mr Edwards was arrested at his home on 16 July. Clothing stained with Ms Southwell's blood was recovered from his bedroom.
Her blood was also found on the defendant's ankle, on a kitchen knife found in a hedgerow near the farm and on a blood-stained child's vest, thought to have been used to wipe the knife clean, the jury was told.
The trial continues.
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Thousands of performers were involved either side of the two-hour procession of competing countries at the Maracana.
Competition begins on Thursday, when Great Britain's Dame Sarah Storey can become the most successful female Paralympian.
Storey goes for gold in the C5 pursuit (qualifying: 15:19 BST, finals: 21:12).
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The opening ceremony began with American Aaron "Wheelz" Fotheringham, in a wheelchair, jumping from a massive ramp from the Maracana stands and performing a back flip through a giant ring.
The Brazilian national anthem was played on the piano by Carlos Martin, whose right hand is severely disabled, before the parade of athletes, with the loudest cheer of the night reserved for competitors from the host nation.
Each nation carried a piece of a jigsaw, which bore the name of their country on one side and faces of competing athletes on the other.
Once completed, the jigsaw was adorned by the faces of every competitor at the 2016 Games. All of the faces came together to form a beating heart, which began beating in time to the music.
One of the most striking parts of the ceremony was when bright lights temporarily 'blinded' the crowd to try to show spectators the reality Paralympic athletes face, forcing them to rely on other senses such as hearing.
Rio 2016 organising committee president Carlos Nuzman was booed during his speech, as was President Temer a short while later.
The South American country has been beset by political unrest and, just 24 hours earlier, former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff left her official residence for the last time following her impeachment and removal from office.
Nuzman did manage to finish his speech, which spoke of building a "new world, more accessible to all and with no obstacles". Temer's role was brief as he officially opened the Games and handed over to more performers.
Finally the flame was lit in driving rain and in front of a cheering crowd by influential official Marcia Malsar.
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Funding
The biggest concern for the Games was around a shortfall in funding, with the struggling Brazilian economy and low ticket sales meaning Rio's organising committee had not raised enough money to fund the event.
Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes had to secure an additional £36m of funding and £24m in sponsorship from state-run companies, meaning the Paralympics will go ahead, but with cuts to the workforce and transport services as well as the closure of some media centres.
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Tickets
Ticket sales have improved, with 1.6 million sold of the 2.5 million available, after only 12% had been bought just three weeks ago.
The London 2012 Paralympics sold a record 2.7 million tickets.
Prince Harry has made a donation to the #FillTheSeats initiative, which is working with Paralympics organisers to buy 10,000 tickets for local children.
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Russian doping
There was also the ongoing saga of whether Russian athletes would be able to compete, after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Association found evidence of widespread doping across Russian sport.
Unlike the Olympics, which allowed individual sport federations to decide if Russians could compete at Rio 2016, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has applied a blanket ban, which Russian officials unsuccessfully appealed against.
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Athlete classifications
And concerns have been raised about whether the system used to determine the classifications athletes compete in is being manipulated to boost medal chances.
British T37 200m sprinter Bethany Woodward, who has cerebral palsy and will not be competing in Rio, has criticised the British Paralympic Association (BPA), saying "they've brought in people who are not like me in terms of disability".
BPA boss Tim Hollingsworth said no advantage was being sought for Britain's 264 athletes in Rio.
The IPC says the system is always under review, while UK Athletics said it will look at classifications after Rio, standard practice for the body after every Games.
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China are the Paralympics superpower, having topped the medal table at London 2012 with 231 medals, 95 of which were gold.
Russia came second four years ago, with 36 gold medals, but will not be in Rio because of their ban, giving Great Britain, third in 2012 with 34 golds, a great chance of moving up a place.
Among the global stars in Rio are Brazilian swimmer Daniel Dias, American swimmer Elizabeth Marks, Australia's Olympic and Paralympic table tennis player Melissa Tapper and the Netherlands' 'Blade Babe' Marlou van Rhijn.
The Cardiff and Vale University board says a quarter of all attacks and incidents in Wales happen to staff on its sites.
Security staff at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff have been given five personal CCTV devices.
A further six cameras have been ordered for the health board's other sites.
"If someone is being abusive or violent, we notify them about the camera and once they know it's filming them, they back down," said security team leader David James.
"It's an excellent deterrent to protect our staff."
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It was supposed to be a simple eliminator for a shot at the British welterweight title, just another fight for two aspiring boxers making their way in the sport.
But it ended up being a night of tragedy which saw Towell lose consciousness, suffering from brain injuries that would take his life.
Imagine living your life's ambition, but earning the opportunity to do so by enduring unthinkable hurt.
For Evans, no imagination is necessary.
On Saturday, 8 July at London's Copper Box Arena, Evans will challenge British welterweight Bradley Skeete, an opportunity 'earned' by winning that fateful fight with Towell.
It is a bittersweet moment for a fighter who has been dreaming of winning a British title since childhood, especially as Evans feels he is fighting not just for himself, but to honour Towell's memory.
Evans says not a day goes by when he does not think about Towell, who lost his life aged just 25.
"At first it was horrible, every fighter knows the risk when you go into the ring but you never expect it to happen to either of you and you don't want it to happen," said Evans.
"It has been a rough few months, I have had to pick myself up and family and friends have helped me through it. You never stop thinking about it.
"I don't want to sound like a stuck record, but it is not just about doing it (being successful) for myself anymore, it is for Mike and his family as well.
"After it happened, I just locked myself away, eating rubbish, picturing a little boy without his daddy. I was numb. I was constantly questioning whether I wanted to continue boxing. It dawned that it could've been me."
Evans attended Towell's funeral and was embraced by the family and now they are ready to offer their support for the Welsh boxer's British title opportunity.
"The Towell family have been incredible," said Evans. "I've had some of Mike's fans looking to buy tickets to come and support me on 8 July and that is just incredible in itself.
"I have posted tickets up to Dundee and I've done it with a smile on my face because it is touching, it is beautiful.
"It is really, really nice of them to come and support me.
"Some of Mike's friends and family will be there, but I can't see that as something that brings back bad memories. It is touching and should only help as I find it touching.
"My dream is to win and take the belt to Dundee and that is exactly what I said I would do 10 months ago."
For Evans, following the Towell fight, there was no longer such a thing as 'normal' nor could he decide on how to return to the ring, or even if he should.
Evans needed a change of scene and has switched trainers, splitting with Gary Lockett and rejoining Tony Borg's St Joes stable, alongside world champion Lee Selby, his brother Andrew and Olympian Fred Evans.
He has fought only once since the Towell fight, a four-round effort on a small hall show in Swansea where he beat journeyman Kevin McCauley, but Evans thinks that return to the ring might have been the most vital fight of his career.
Because simply getting back into a boxing ring to hit and be hit, was a psychological barrier that needed to be overcome.
"My last fight, a four-rounder, I needed it to test the water, to get back that feeling of hitting someone and being hit. I needed to have that feeling of getting back in the ring again," he said.
"I got through that, I coped on the night and now I know I am ready to get back and do what I set out to do in the first place, which is get that British title.
"I've been asked before about whether what happened with Mike affects me in the ring, in terms of hitting people and getting hit.
"The answer is it can't. When you step through the ropes you have a job to do and I know my opponent is trying to do the same thing to me.
"You need to have that tunnel vision, for however long you are in that ring for.
"You are in the zone and have a job to do at the end of the day. You can't worry about anything."
Evans winning the British title would be the culmination of a lifelong dream, but the Welshman knows he is far from favourite to beat champion Skeete, a heavy odds-on favourite with bookmakers.
"I have been boxing since I was nine years old and I am 25 now. This is what I have boxed all my life for and sacrificed so many birthdays, weddings, holidays, stag-dos, the normal things people do.
"This is a massive opportunity for me and I can't wait to get in the ring now.
"The bookies think I have no chance, but I see it as being much, much closer than that - don't be surprised if I upset the odds.
"He's looking to move on to bigger things, he's already talking world level (fights) and the name Manny Pacquiao has been mentioned.
"His people are talking about the future, but he's not got past me yet.
"If I catch Skeete, if I can get to work on the inside, I think I am going to hurt him and it will be his toughest test."
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Eighteen rats have been caught and killed recently at their terraced home on Edinburgh Street, off Lisburn Road.
The family, which includes three young children, has said more rats are in and around the property and they need help to deal with problem.
The landlord has hired workmen to track down the rodents but more have appeared.
Traps have been set and poison laid but the rats keep coming.
The landlord said the tenants "keep the house very well" but the rats were causing serious damage to the property.
"They're eating the concrete floor in the kitchen, they're eating through the cavity walls, they disconnected the electricity in the shower," he said.
"It's just a matter of time until the lights go out, we would think."
The property owner has criticised Belfast City Council for being slow in responding to call for help over the problem.
"I've been on to various departments - pest control, environmental health, the Department of the Environment," he said.
"And the best reply that we can get is that these people will come out in about 10 to 14 days.
"We just think that's totally unsatisfactory when there are children in our city and they're having to endure rats running over their bed during the night."
He added: "The people of this community have complained in the past but their complaints haven't been listened to.
"They have become somewhat resigned to this problem, but it should be taken very seriously."
A council spokesperson confirmed the issue had been reported to them but explained there is a waiting list for its pest control services.
The council said rats are a particular problem at this time of the year.
The family has been told that pest control officers will try to get to the property as soon as possible.
The Major Oak in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, which is thought to be up to 1,000 years old, came up against 13 other trees in a public vote.
It had won England's first Tree of the Year competition in November, but lost out on Euro glory to a tree in Estonia.
Nottinghamshire County Council said it was pleased the competition gave the Major Oak such a high profile.
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The winning specimen, "Oak tree on a football field" in Estonia, landed 32% of the 185,000 votes cast across Europe.
The Major Oak came sixth with 9,941 votes, making it the highest placed British tree. Scotland's Lady's Tree and the Lonely Tree of Llanfyllin in Wales came ninth and tenth.
Councillor John Knight, chairman of the culture committee at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: "We are very pleased the Major Oak has enjoyed a high profile throughout the competition and we hope it will encourage our European neighbours to want to visit the iconic tree in Robin Hood's county."
Jill Butler, the Woodland Trust's ancient tree expert, said: "It is clear some of our European cousins place huge cultural importance on their special trees and it's something we need to adopt in the UK too."
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The 41-year-old was shot and stabbed in Birstall, in her Yorkshire constituency of Batley and Spen, on 16 June 2016.
To mark the first anniversary of her death her family and friends have urged people to hold events that celebrate her life.
The Great Get Together, involving picnics, street parties and concerts, runs across the weekend.
Organised by the Jo Cox Foundation, it aims to reinforce the message in Mrs Cox's maiden speech in the House of Commons that "we have more in common than that which divides us".
Mrs Cox's sister, Kim Leadbeater, said the events were "nothing to do with politics, nothing to do with religion".
"Nothing to do with anything other than getting together with people in your communities," she added.
"People are desperate for it - people want something that is about coming together and being positive."
The Labour MP's former constituency is the focus of a number of events.
Schoolchildren across the area participated in special assemblies and Upper Batley High School renamed its conference centre in honour of Mrs Cox.
The new centre was opened by Mrs Cox's parents Gordon and Jean Leadbeater. Mrs Leadbeater said she was delighted to take part in the ceremony.
"There was nothing Jo liked better than getting into the schools," said Mrs Leadbeater.
"She knew that this is where it all started, the grassroots. Start with the children and work up."
Mr Leadbeater added that, although the anniversary was difficult, "what keeps us going is the strength we are getting from people and we can feel the love".
People gathered for "a moment of reflection" close to the site of Ms Cox's murder in Birstall market place.
Children wrote messages on a memorial wall erected in the square.
More than 500 children sang in a choir on the village green in Heckmondwike.
Nationally more than 100,000 events have been planned between Friday and Sunday, the foundation said.
Mrs Cox's widower Brendan said he was "awed" by the numbers of people who planned to take part.
The 29-year-old France international, who spent four years at the Gunners from 2004 to 2008, was released by AC Milan in the summer.
Flamini had been training with the north London club in recent weeks.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said: "He is a player of real quality, with a fantastic work rate and great mentality."
"He can play as a defensive midfielder or provide cover for first-choice full-backs Bacary Sagna and Kieran Gibbs.
"As we know, Mathieu is a strong midfielder, but is also comfortable playing in defence too. He is a very good addition to our squad."
Capped three times, he made 102 league appearances during his first spell in London after joining the club from Marseille.
Flamini joins Auxerre forward Yaya Sanogo, 20, as the only new signings at Arsenal so far this summer.
Founded in 2002 by Jonathan Abrams and Ross MacKinnon - two computer programmers working in Silicon Valley, California - Friendster burst onto the scene in March 2003.
It was, Mr Abrams was rumoured to have said, a great way to meet girls.
By the autumn of 2003 it had amassed three million users and secured millions of dollars worth of investment.
Mr Abrams was thrust onto the covers of top magazines and appeared on late-night US talk shows.
MySpace, Bebo and Facebook were still nowhere to be seen.
Friendster, with its rapidly growing userbase, had the biggest headstart in a race which would come to define the decade.
It is a race Friendster ended up losing. Eight years on from its Silicon Valley beginnings, the website barely resembles its original self.
A string of software glitches and slow performance plagued the site, and, as competitors loomed, the number of active users plummeted.
In the years that followed, many of the brains behind Friendster's early success moved on to other projects - perhaps ruing early missed chances to sell up to Google.
And as visitor numbers continue to dwindle, the future appears bleak for the godfather of huge social networks.
There may be a twist in the tale yet, though. In December 2009 Friendster was acquired by MOL Global, Asia's leading "online payment solutions provider".
While Friendster has all but disappeared from the radar in the US, its take-up in Asia is still strong, and MOL Global is intent on making that count.
The site says 90% of its entire traffic comes from from the continent, and Friendster is neck and neck with Facebook in countries like Malaysia and the Philippines.
But the company cannot rest on its laurels - it learned that lesson the hard way when, according to the New York Times, Friendster scoffed at early incarnations of MySpace and Bebo.
It is now hoping its latest product launch will be the start of a highly profitable resurgence.
Friendster Games will draw on the massive success of Farmville, a Facebook-based social game that allows players to build and maintain a farm.
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Over 50 million people play Farmville every month - many spending real-world money in order to obtain "Farm cash" to spend on their farms.
It is a model which excites Ganesh Kumar Bangah, MOL Global's CEO.
"If you'd asked me three years ago whether Farmville, a game where you can go and basically build your farm by buying cows etc would be very popular, I would say you were crazy," he told BBC World Service's Jennifer Pak.
He estimates that the social gaming industry will be worth $5 billion by 2012, and Friendster wants a large piece of it.
"Just because Friendster started first and lost market share to a competitor, it doesn't mean it cannot re-engineer itself, or re-evolve itself, and be successful again," Mr Ganesh insists.
The site offers a suite of games that can be played - like Farmville - directly within the browser.
Titles include Blow 'Em up in Boomz (the site's most popular title, available in Chinese only) and Lady Popular, a game which invites players to "create your own Lady" and decide make-up, clothes and so on.
All the games have a distinctly Asian feel - with visuals inspired by Japanese anime and a nod to role-playing genres - and are engineered to encourage a local feel to the site's community.
Alongside the gaming effort is a new music portal helping local independent acts promote and share their work. Somewhat ironically, it mimics the approach MySpace adopted as it toppled Friendster in the US.
Yet with more and more of its key userbase moving over to Facebook, all this may simply not be enough.
Indeed, just months after MOL Global acquired Friendster, it also went into partnership with Facebook to provide the software behind its Facebook Credits system.
Ashley Norris from social media agency Sutro Digital believes Facebook will never be beaten when it comes to social gaming, but suggests that Friendster's recent enhancements could help it retain existing, profitable, users.
"It goes back to content being the king, and content being the key," he said.
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"If you can provide lots of local content, you give people a compelling reason to come back to your site. Gaming's one element of it - but it could be music, television, video."
Social media analyst Chris Leong says Friendster will have difficulty attracting new users as a huge number of Farmville's fans would not actively search for games to play.
"The reason why they actively play games is because of Facebook. Because some of their friends invited their friends on Facebook and they happen to hang around on Facebook for pictures and for other kinds of status updates - that's why they love the games that they play."
This chimes true for Sarah Skidmore, a 22-year-old self-confessed Farmville addict from the UK.
"I found it through friends on Facebook. I play it because it's free and it's the sort of game you need to keep coming back to.
"Facebook is a site I go on every day anyway - so it's just easier there."
All 42 families living at Amona complied with a court order to leave after officers moved in on Wednesday.
But dozens of supporters barricaded themselves inside the local synagogue.
Meanwhile, Israel's prime minister has announced that he plans to establish a new settlement in the West Bank for the first time in more than two decades.
A statement from Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he had set up a committee that would "begin work immediately to locate a spot and to establish the settlement" for those evicted from Amona.
More than 600,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
There are also more than 95 outposts - settlements built without official authorisation from the Israeli government - across the West Bank.
Located on a hilltop near the settlement of Ofra, north-east of Ramallah, Amona was built in 1996 on land registered as privately-owned by Palestinians.
In December 2014, the Israeli Supreme Court ordered the government to completely remove the outpost within two years. But the deadline was recently extended until 8 February.
On Wednesday morning, police officers arrived to begin the evacuation.
Although they clashed with hundreds of pro-settlement activists gathered at the outpost, who threw stones and caustic liquid at officers and staged sit-ins, only one house and the local synagogue were still occupied on Thursday morning.
After clearing the house, police moved onto the synagogue.
Haaretz newspaper reported that protesters inside the building threw rocks, iron bars and liquid at the officers as they breached the barricades, injuring eight.
It also quoted Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan as saying the protesters were "hooligans" who were showing "contempt to Judaism and have no respect to religion".
Twenty-four police officers and 18 civilians were injured on Wednesday.
Seven people were also arrested for disturbing public order and preventing police from carrying out their duties. Hundreds of others were removed from the site.
Mr Netanyahu said on Thursday that his government would establish a new settlement on state-owned land to replace Amona "as soon as possible".
His decision comes after the Israeli Supreme Court rejected the government's plan to relocate some of the families from Amona to an adjacent plot, after ruling that some of the land is owned by Palestinians.
On Tuesday, Mr Netanyahu approved plans for 3,000 new homes at existing settlements - the third such announcement since the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, who has hinted he will be more sympathetic to settlement construction than his predecessor.
Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi told the BBC that Mr Netanyahu had been "emboldened" by Mr Trump's failure to express any disapproval at what she called the "frenzied escalation of Israel's illegal enterprise".
Economy Minister Simon Hamilton has produced amending legislation which would reduce tariffs paid to about 1,800 people who got into the scheme before November 2015.
The legislation has not been yet been approved by the Department of Finance.
It is understood that departmental officials will continue to assess the plan over the weekend.
The RHI scheme was set up by former first minister Arlene Foster in 2012 when she was enterprise minister.
Its aim was to increase consumption of heat from renewable sources.
However, businesses received more in subsidies than they paid for fuel, and the scheme became heavily oversubscribed.
It could lead to an overspend of £490m over the next 20 years.
Mr Hamilton's plan requires an assembly vote to change the tariffs from the new financial year starting in April.
It also proposes a public consultation on a longer-term solution.
But there remains an acceptance within the Department for the Economy that any moves on tariffs could face a legal challenge.
Earlier this week, Mr Hamilton formally submitted the plan to the Department of Finance for approval.
At that time the Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said he had tasked "my top economists, legal advisors and accountants to conduct a thorough and professional assessment of the proposals before reporting back to me with their recommendations".
"I have told them that they should apply themselves expeditiously to the task at hand. The operation of RHI has been botched, the solution must not be botched."
On Monday, MLAs are also due to vote on legislation which will mitigate the impact of the so-called bedroom tax.
The "bedroom tax" is a Westminster government policy which cuts housing benefits for some social housing tenants.
He had been suffering from cancer for some time and passed away at his Berkshire home on Monday evening.
In 1993, Mr Rendel won a 28% swing from the Tories in Newbury and retained his seat in two subsequent elections.
In 2015 he stood unsuccessfully as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Somerton and Frome.
The leader of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron has paid tribute on Twitter describing him as a "committed and selfless individual."
Mr Rendel's focus on constituency work sometimes led to him being out of step with his party's opinions.
He was a strong supporter of the controversial Newbury bypass, a focus of environmental protest and also strongly campaigned on opposition to nuclear technology.
Mr Rendel had an atypical background for a Liberal Democrat, as an Old Etonian, who had rowed for Oxford in the university boat race.
He stood for the party leadership in 1999 but had little support among MPs and came last in the ballot.
In 2001 he became the party's education spokesman after having served on the public accounts committee.
Mr Rendel represented Newbury between 1993 and 2005, when he lost his seat to Conservative, Richard Benyon.
In 2010 he found himself alone amongst members of the Liberal Democrat Federal Executive in voting against plans to enter a coalition government with the Conservatives.
"We are facing the worst floods of all time," said PM Viktor Orban.
Europe's second-longest river is set to hit unprecedented levels in the capital Budapest in the next few days.
A state of emergency has been declared, and thousands of volunteers have been working to reinforce the banks of the swelling river.
Water levels are set to reach 8.85m (29ft), some 25cm (10in) higher than the Danube's previous record high in 2006.
Emergency workers have set up camps along the river as residents packed sandbags around their homes amid an atmosphere of concerned expectation, says the BBC's Nick Thorpe in Budapest.
Kristalina Georgieva, the EU Commissioner for International Co-operation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, tweeted: "Hungary well prepared for highest ever measured water levels on Danube. We are monitoring & ready to assist."
Mr Orban, who spent the night at a military barracks in the flooded western city of Gyor, said recent dry weather in Austria and Germany, as well as a hot forecast for Hungary over the weekend, gave reason to hope that Europe's worst river floods for more than a decade could soon be over.
"The fact is that along the border (where the Danube lies between Hungary and Slovakia) the water level is already above the highest level ever measured," he added.
Budapest Mayor Istvan Tarlos said that in a worst-case scenario up to 55,000 people may need to be evacuated.
However, he said he was confident that only the lowest-lying areas would be exposed to the river's expanded flow.
Nine hundred people have already had to evacuate their homes upstream, the Associated Press news agency reports.
Widespread flooding in central Europe has inundated swathes of Austria, Germany, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, killing at least 15 people.
In the Slovak capital Bratislava, the main flood defences held firm against the swelling Danube on Thursday.
But while river water levels were receding in some areas, the Danube had yet to reach its peak in Slovakia, said the European Commission's newly inaugurated Emergency Response Centre (ERC).
In northern Germany, workers piled sandbags along the banks of the River Elbe as waters rose, after widespread flooding further south.
As flood waters receded to the south and east, defence work continued apace near Lueneburg in Lower Saxony.
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from threatened areas in Germany, where the flooding is worse than that recorded in 2002.
The economic impact might be worse than the 11 billion-euro losses caused by the 2002 floods, said Eric Schweitzer, the president of the German chamber of trade and industry,
"In some regions, the extent of damage is likely to be rather larger than in 2002," wrote Mr Schweitzer in an editorial for the Rheinische Post newspaper.
On Thursday the Elbe flooded parts of Dresden as it peaked nearly 7m (22ft) above its normal level, but the city's historic centre remained unscathed.
Upstream along the Elbe in the Czech Republic, emergency workers used boats to shuttle supplies to stranded people as large areas remained under water.
Valerie Amos said 3,000 people were evacuated last Sunday, but that the same number were trapped in the town amid continuing shelling and fighting.
Thousands of people were in a similar situations in towns across the country, she said.
The army has previously said rebel-held areas must surrender or starve.
Also on Saturday, activists said at least 16 soldiers were killed in a suicide bombing and fighting at a checkpoint near the mainly-Christian area of Jaramana.
State media blamed "terrorists" for the explosion but did not give details.
Rebels control much of the countryside around Damascus but Jaramana - a Christian and Druze area mostly loyal to President Bashar al-Assad - is still held by the government.
In a statement, Baroness Amos said was "extremely worried by the situation unfolding across Syria where ordinary women, children and men are facing horrific violence and brutality from all sides of the conflict".
She said relief workers had been unable to access Muadhamiya for months, and that the ongoing conflict was preventing any rescue mission from going ahead.
"I call on all parties to agree an immediate pause in hostilities in Muadhamiya to allow humanitarian agencies unhindered access to evacuate the remaining civilians and deliver life-saving treatment and supplies in areas where fighting and shelling is ongoing," she said.
But she said this was not the only area of concern, citing Nubil, Zahra, old Aleppo town, old Homs town and Hassaka as other places where people were in danger.
"Civilians must be allowed to move to safer areas without the fear of attack," she added.
"It is vital that all parties to the conflict respect their obligations under international human rights and humanitarian laws to protect civilians and to allow neutral, impartial humanitarian organizations safe access to all people in need, wherever they are in Syria."
Muadhamiya and at least two other Damascus's suburbs - Yarmouk and Eastern Ghouta - have been besieged by government forces for several months.
The situation has become so desperate that earlier this week Muslim clerics issued a religious ruling allowing people to eat cats, dogs and donkeys just to survive.
Those animals are usually considered unfit for human consumption in Islam.
Syrian activists say they are now starting to record the first deaths of complications caused by malnutrition.
On Friday, the US urged the Syrian government to allow relief convoys to reach starving civilians.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki warned that "those who are responsible for atrocities in the Damascus suburbs and across Syria must be identified and held accountable".
More than 100,000 people have been killed in Syria's conflict, now in its third year. The unrest began in the midst of the Arab Spring regional uprisings, with protests against President Bashar Assad, before degenerating into civil war.
A British surgeon who volunteered in a hospital in northern Syria for five weeks told the BBC on Friday that he had treated pregnant women deliberately targeted by snipers.
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David Nott said there "was definitely a game going on between the snipers".
"One day we would receive patients who had purely groin wounds, another day purely chest wounds or purely abdominal wounds. Then another day full-term pregnant ladies were coming in having been shot."
Most of the unborn babies and many of the women did not survive, he said.
International efforts to halt the violence have consistently faltered, but last month the UN Security Council broke its deadlock, voting unanimously to adopt a binding resolution on ridding the country of chemical weapons.
The move followed international outrage at a chemical weapons attack near Damascus in August.
UN experts are currently working in Syria, inspecting chemical weapons sites and destroying the arsenal, and say they have completed almost half their mission.
Cllr Bob Wellington has led Torfaen council for 13 years.
He will also end his role as leader of the Welsh Local Government Association, a position he has held since 2012.
Mr Wellington, whose political career started in 1978 with Cwmbran community council, was given a CBE in 2014 for services to his community and local government.
"The time is right to step aside," said the Labour councillor for Greenmeadow.
First Minister Carwyn Jones paid tribute and added: "He will be remembered for his years of selfless dedication to the people of Torfaen."
Train drivers union Aslef called for him to be sacked following widespread disruption across the network on Thursday.
It follows growing dissatisfaction with Scotrail over delayed, cancelled and overcrowded trains.
During a visit to Glasgow's Queen Street station, Mr Yousaf said he would "most certainly not" quit his post.
Mr Yousaf spent the morning rush hour at Glasgow's Queen St station.
He was trying to reassure commuters after one broken-down train caused chaos on the railways, which affected thousands of people on Thursday morning.
Nicola Sturgeon apologised for Thursday's rail problems during First Minister's Questions.
She told MSPs that the option of stripping operator Abellio of the ScotRail franchise was being kept under review.
In an interview with BBC Radio Scotland, Mr Yousaf said the firm faced "very, very serious consequences" if performance did not improve.
Asked if he would step down, he said: "My job is to make sure the railways are running, to make sure the buses are as efficient as possible, to make sure our trunk road network is moving.
"I am committed to doing that job, as you would imagine I am, and I will be, monitoring things absolutely closely.
"Yes of course there's an apology there for commuters that were disrupted yesterday but an assurance from ScotRail, from me, that we are monitoring things closely and I expect improvements to happen and happen immediately."
When he was again asked if he would leave his job, he said: "Most certainly not."
The disruption to the rail service on Thursday was caused by a broken down train between Haymarket and Waverly stations in Edinburgh.
It affected passengers in the central belt but it also caused delays to trains travelling to Inverness, Aberdeen and on the Borders Railway.
One traveller told BBC Scotland she had been on a train for more than three hours. "It's an absolute shambles, an absolute joke," she said.
Another said: "I was told to get off in Polmont, we just had to stand there. No-one told us what was going on. We were told there was replacement bus services but they never came."
A third commuter said Haymarket station was "like a scene from a zombie movie".
He added: "There was a lot of unfortunate people there, not quite sure what was going on."
Mick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers' union Aslef, said: "The Scottish government response to the rail crisis has been pathetic.
"Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has stood by while Abellio Scotrail takes Scotland's passengers and taxpayers for a ride."
He called for Mr Yousaf to be sacked and for ScotRail to be brought into public ownership.
Speaking at First Minister's Questions, Ms Sturgeon told the chamber: "I am sorry for the disruption that was caused this morning and also sorry for any disruption that any passenger faces on any day of the week. That is ScotRail's position and it is also mine."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale had raised the issue of the train problems saying it had been "yet another shambolic day on our railways, causing misery for passengers".
Dutch rail operator Abellio began to operate the ScotRail franchise in April 2015.
Last month ScotRail was fined £483,000 for failing to meet required standards for trains and stations.
And government agency Transport Scotland instructed the operator to draw up a performance improvement plan after reliability dropped.
ScotRail announced on Wednesday that it was to stop its much-criticised policy of allowing late-running trains to skip stops to improve punctuality during rush hour.
The operator said it would learn from Thursday's events and "can never stop striving to improve".
The Financial Conduct Authority said it was the largest fine that it or the former Financial Services Authority had imposed for retail conduct failings.
The bonus scheme pressurised staff to hit sales targets or risk being demoted and have their pay cut, the FCA said.
Lloyds Bank has accepted the regulator's findings and apologised to its customers.
"The findings do not make pleasant reading," said FCA director Tracey McDermott.
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There was a grim atmosphere in some Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches, as staff tried to avoid being demoted and having their pay cut for failing to meet sales targets.
"I left just before I was likely to have had a breakdown," one staff member told the BBC.
Another reported that "The only thing that matters is hitting sales numbers, not the customer."
And one who lost his job said: "I can only describe my nine months in a branch as a disgrace."
Lloyds has embarked on a trawl of sales to 692,000 customers to see how many may have lost out.
About 11,000 cases are being prioritised - cases where the behaviour of advisers seemed to be most questionable.
There are suggestions that Lloyds may have set aside as much as £100m to cover compensation for failings including the ones highlighted today.
The fine could have been £35m had Lloyds not agreed to settle early, the FCA said.
Lloyds has already set aside £8bn for mis-selling loan insurance and £400m for mis-selling interest rate swaps. And in 2003 it was fined £1.9m and handed a £100m compensation bill by the Financial Services Authority for mis-selling so-called "precipice bonds".
Richard Lloyd, executive director of consumer organisation Which?, said: "This should send a clear message to the banking industry that mis-selling won't be tolerated and that customers, not sales, must come first."
He called for the FCA to deliver "a big change in banking culture across the industry".
"In one instance, an adviser sold protection products to himself, his wife and a colleague to prevent himself from being demoted," the FCA said.
The FCA said the failings affected branches of Lloyds TSB, Bank of Scotland (BoS) and Halifax and involved the sale of individual savings accounts and income protection insurance products between 2010 and 2012.
More than one million products were sold to nearly 700,000 customers over the period.
Lloyds TSB offered some staff a "champagne bonus" of 35% of their monthly salary if they met sales targets, while Halifax and BoS offered monthly "grand in your hand" bonuses.
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But the FCA found that more than 200 Lloyds TSB sales advisers received bonuses even though all their sales were unsuitable or potentially unsuitable.
"Customers have a right to expect better from our leading financial institutions and we expect firms to put customers first - but firms will never be able to do this if they incentivise their staff to do the opposite," said Ms McDermott.
"Because there have been numerous warnings to the industry about the importance of managing incentives schemes, and because Lloyds TSB had been fined in 2003 for unsuitable sales of bonds, we have increased the fine by 10%," she added.
The FCA said both Lloyds and Bank of Scotland had since made "substantial changes" and that many of the wrongs were now being righted.
The firms had agreed to review sales of investment products by financial advisers and "pay redress where unsuitable sales took place", it added.
Accepting the FCA's findings, Lloyds Banking Group said in a statement: "The group recognises that its oversight of these particular schemes during the period in question was inadequate and apologises to its customers for the impact that they may have had.
"We are determined to ensure that any customer impacts are dealt with quickly and fully."
The statement added that the bank did not expect there to be any "material financial consequences" as a result of the fine and potential compensation to customers.
Police were called at 05:15 BST to reports of an overturned van towing a caravan between junctions 8 and 9 on the northbound M11 in Essex.
The girl was taken to hospital although her injuries are not believed to be serious, police said.
Three men from Poland are currently being questioned by officers.
Police said two of the men, aged 42 and 19, were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and people trafficking.
The third man, aged 29, was arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.
The move comes two days earlier than expected, after a court ruling.
An aide to the prime minister said the measures had ended at 14:00 GMT, but the government later said it was still waiting for the text of the ruling.
The measures were introduced on 14 August after security forces forcibly ended sit-ins in support of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
They had been due to last a month, but the government extended them for two more months on 12 September.
An adviser to Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi told the BBC that both the state of emergency and the 01:00-05:00 curfew were lifted with effect from 16:00 local time (14:00 GMT) on Tuesday.
This followed the ruling by the administrative court that said the decree extending the measures should only be effective for two calendar months.
However, a cabinet statement then said Cairo was still waiting for the text of the ruling before implementing it.
The statement also stressed that the army-backed government would abide by the verdict.
The state of emergency and the curfew allowed the authorities to make arrests without warrants and search people's homes.
Many people have also blamed the curfew for a fall in business in Cairo - at a time when the government is trying to create jobs and revive the economy.
The measures were introduced after hundreds of people died following the clearing of the pro-Morsi camps in the capital.
Mr Morsi, the country's first democratically elected president, was ousted by the army in July following widespread demonstrations against his rule.
He is currently on trial for allegedly inciting the killing of protesters outside the presidential palace in 2012.
Egyptians lived under a state of emergency - which gives extra powers to the security services - for more than three decades, until President Hosni Mubarak was forced from power amid mass protests in 2011.
Even with Thursday's moves, Egypt's military-backed government will still be keeping a tight grip, the BBC's Orla Guerin in Cairo reports.
The authorities say security forces will be deployed on main streets and in city centres across the country to tighten control, our correspondent says.
And she adds that stringent new limits on freedom of movement are expected to be introduced soon, in a law regulating public protest.
Human rights campaigners say the proposals will give police the power to ban protests outright.
A draft legislation - currently being considered by Interim President Adly Mahmud Mansour - requires protest organisers to notify police in advance of any meeting of more than 10 people, in public or in private.
Ministers have ruled out the idea, unveiling new plans which focused on better testing of cattle and limited badger culls on individual farms.
Dr Neil Paton of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) told AMs that wildlife was "left uncontrolled".
The Welsh Government said its current approach was proving effective, with a downward trend in new TB incidents.
The climate change, environment and rural affairs committee has been taking evidence on the Welsh Government's new strategy for tackling bovine TB, currently open to consultation.
The aim is to eradicate the disease in high risk areas such as south west Wales and the border with England, and prevent it spreading to north west Wales.
The Welsh Government has repeatedly resisted calls for widespread culling of badgers, a policy which has proved controversial in England.
Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths has said she would consider allowing the cage-trapping of badgers and the humane killing of infected animals if they were found to be part of the problem on individual farms.
But Dr Paton, president of the BVA in Wales, told AMs on Thursday: "What make a cull effective is sufficient number of badgers killed in sufficient time over a sufficiently large area."
He called for culling areas of at least 150 sq km (58 sq miles), with "hard borders" such as rivers and major roads which would contain the targeted badgers.
Ogmore Labour AM Huw Irranca-Davies asked about the need for badger culls if bovine TB infection was mostly from cattle to cattle.
Dr Paton said there would always be a "re-infection pressure" from wildlife.
"There is 50 percent cattle-to-cattle transmission - I'm not going to argue with that number - but where that originates from is typically from introduction from another source, and some of that source is wildlife.
"Once one cow is infected within a herd, then it spreads potentially rapidly.
"So unless you've dealt with the wildlife as part of your overall control strategy, then you are not going to get eradication."
Dr Paton stressed the BVA's preference for humanely trapping and shooting infected badgers, rejecting the free shooting policy that had been used in England as inhumane and ineffective.
Conservative rural affairs spokesman Paul Davies said: "There is a clear requirement for a more holistic approach and the Welsh Government's strategy should include all the tools at its disposal to ensure we eliminate Bovine TB in both our cattle and wildlife population."
James Byrne from Wildlife Trusts Wales said his organisation was "conscious of the hardship" that bovine TB causes in the farming community.
But he added: "The scientific evidence demonstrates that culling is likely to be ineffective in fighting the disease and, worse still, risks making the problem even worse."
"The emphasis of all our efforts should be to find a long-term solution, based on good science," he added.
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "Our refreshed approach to TB eradication will continue to focus on all sources of infection.
"However, cattle control measures continue to be the main focus of the programme as this approach is proving to be effective, with a downward trend in new TB incidents.
"A consultation on the refreshed programme is underway and the cabinet secretary has invited people to have their say on the proposals."
Known as White O'Morn in the 1952 film, the privately owned building in Connemara, County Galway, has been derelict since the 1980's.
Each year, thousands of fans flock to the locations in County Mayo and County Galway where the film was made.
Many have taken stones from the cottage as souvenirs, adding to the dilapidation.
A visitor once boasted that every stone in her fireplace had come from the Quiet Man cottage.
Protected status will make the removal of stones and other items illegal.
In the movie, directed by John Ford, retired American boxer Sean Thornton (John Wayne) returns to the village where he was born and falls in love with Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara).
The scene in which Wayne kisses O'Hara at the door of the thatched cottage is one of the most famous in the history of film.
The Quiet Man cottage was an historic family home dating back to the pre-1820s.
A local family were still living there at the time the movie was made. Only exterior shots were filmed in Ireland. All interiors were shot in Hollywood.
Records show the cottage existed on the same site as far back as 1820.
It is expected the council will announce its decision in July.
Campaigners have been appealing for protected status and restoration of the building for almost 20 years.
An online petition was immediately signed by star of the film, Maureen O'Hara.
To date almost 9,000 people have signed it.
Speaking in 2014, the actress said: "If you think about Duke, John Ford and all the people who worked on the picture, it is sad to see the cottage in shambles.
"How can anyone say anything but wonderful things about it, and see to it that it is restored for them and in their memory - and for Ireland."
Foundation for Peace represents those affected by the 2005 attacks, where suicide bombers killed 52 people and injured more than 770 in London.
The exhibition features artefacts belonging to the Met's Crime Museum.
The force said displaying such items was "always going to be" complex.
Items from historic and recent crimes are displayed at the exhibition in the Museum of London.
Nick Taylor, chief executive at the Foundation For Peace said people affected were living with the "physical and mental consequences" of the 7/7 terrorist attacks every day.
He said trauma manifests itself in different ways and "anything like this" can act as a trigger for post traumatic stress.
He added: "People may not able to go out or get dressed, they may feel depressed and not be able to go out to work - or even be able to do normal tasks we take for granted, like getting up in the morning."
Acts of terrorism could traumatise victims a long time after the event, he said, so 10 years since the attacks did not mean people were not still struggling.
Met Police assistant commissioner Martin Hewitt said the exhibits gave insight into the force's detective work and were "fascinating stories".
He added: "We have used an ethical panel to scrutinise and discuss the proposed selection to ensure that we are sensitive to both the victims and the officers involved, and their families.
"Under no circumstances did we want the museum to glamorise crime, or the criminals involved."
Speaking to Newsbeat from the US, Ben Winston says that the reports "were really weird and came from nowhere".
"The idea that America struggles to understand English people is a slightly odd idea considering the amount of English actors," he says.
"I don't think anyone's worried about his [Corden's] voice at all."
Corden's first night on The Late Late Show on Monday, has generally been considered a success.
"They say you should never read reviews and you try not to, because you have to take them with a pinch of salt because, well, they could be terrible tomorrow," Winston says.
"But I have seen them and it's exciting. They've been so kind and lovely and really seemed to enjoy the show."
Unlike pretty much every other chat show host in the US, Corden does not sit behind a desk, despite trying one out in rehearsal.
"It was strange because he felt too far away," says Winston.
As soon as he came out from behind the desk though, "it just felt right".
The first set of guests on the show were high profile stars, Tom Hanks and Mila Kunis, and Winston says viewers can expect a lot more big names on the programme.
"I hope we get One Direction on the show. They're not in America now until the summer, so I don't think they're going to come on any time soon," says Winston, who has worked with the singers before, on their This is Us film.
"But we've got David Beckham on Monday. We've got Simon Cowell the week after, so we're definitely having our British contingent."
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American officials hailed the agreement as "a significant step forward" in the fight against IS.
Turkey is already allowing US planes to operate from two Turkish airbases.
Turkey has already conducted a handful of strikes against IS, but it will now be fully integrated into the strategy of the wider anti-IS coalition.
Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said it would probably take "a few days'' to put the agreement into practice.
He added that "co-operation with the Turks and the expansion of that co-operation remains a work in progress" and that talks were continuing with Turkey "with regard to border issues".
Last month Turkey launched its first strikes on IS militants since the group began its advance through Iraq and Syria in 2013.
It had previously been reluctant to take military action, but that position changed after a number of attacks within Turkey that were blamed on IS.
However, Turkey has been targeting militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq as well as Islamic State militants.
Observers say PKK fighters have been on the receiving end of far more attacks than IS.
Turkish officials deny that the campaign against the Islamic State group is a cover to prevent Kurdish gains.
The government has previously faced criticism at home and abroad for not doing enough against IS, despite being part of the international coalition fighting it.
The incident, involving at least two riders, took place shortly after the Joey's Windmill section of the course.
The race was immediately red-flagged and two riders were taken to hospital after being treated at the scene.
The organisers have not released any details about the identity or condition of the riders involved.
Racing was held up for more than an hour before the action resumed.
The Dundrod 150 event is part of the Ulster Grand Prix bikes meet which concludes with the main day of racing on Saturday.
The second leg in Lobamba should have been played on Tuesday but was postponed for what Fifa said were 'logistical reasons' after reports in Swaziland had said the Djibouti squad were stranded in Kenya.
Swaziland's progress to the next round was almost certain after their emphatic 6-0 win in the first leg.
The hosts made sure of the victory in a much tighter home leg at the Somhlolo National Stadium.
Sandile Hlatjwako put the hosts ahead early in the game with a sixth minute strike.
Djibouti made their presence felt with an unexpected equaliser 16 minutes later through Mohamed Issa Liban.
But Sandile Hlatjwako got his second of the game in the 43rd minute to further boost Swaziland's aggregate advantage.
With no more goals in the second half, Swaziland secured an 8-1 win overall to advance to the next knock-out round where they will play Nigeria.
Former Cheltenham and Bristol Rovers coach North joined the Spitfires to work alongside Todd in October 2015.
Strevens, who is serving a seven-game suspension for spitting, takes on a player-coach role at an Eastleigh side just two points adrift of the National League play-off spots.
"I'm doing it for the best of the club, myself and the players," said Todd.
Todd, who previously played for North while he was an assistant manager at Torquay United, told BBC Radio Solent: "It just wasn't working and I decided to let him go.
"I thank him for his effort and time at the football club but you move on because that's football."
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Politicians will be poring over the redrawn boundaries proposed this morning. Some will be casting nervous glances at their neighbours.
With new constituencies, there are no guarantees that MPs will be chosen as candidates at the next general election in 2020.
Some will see their constituencies disappear or merge with neighbours. But that doesn't necessarily mean those MPs will vanish from parliament.
Labour's rules allow MPs to make a territorial claim to a new constituency, if enough of their old seat is contained within its boundaries.
If 40% of a seat moves into a new constituency, the MP's name goes on to a trigger ballot, allowing local party members to decide if they want to adopt the sitting MP or open nominations for a new candidate.
In some instances, more than one MP could be in the frame.
The Aberavon constituency of Stephen Kinnock, for example, would be split up by the new map. It's the smallest Labour-held seat in Wales.
Mr Kinnock says he has a claim to the new Neath and Aberavon seat, so Labour members there could face a choice between him and the current Neath MP, Christina Rees.
Hoping to avoid that clash, Mr Kinnock's office will be submitting revised proposals to the Boundary Commission for Wales.
Could Labour-leadership hopeful Owen Smith go head to head with Cynon Valley's Ann Clwyd for a new Cynon Valley and Pontypridd seat? Of course, there's always the possibility that one of them stands down from Parliament and makes way for their comrade.
A similar situation could arise in Newport, where the city's east and west constituencies are in line for merger. They're held by Labour's Paul Flynn and Jessica Morden.
Islwyn, represented by Labour's Chris Evans, is being carved up.
And in Cardiff there's potential for musical chairs. Labour MPs Jo Stevens and Stephen Doughty could both make a claim to be the candidate for the proposed Cardiff South and East constituency, a party source told me.
There's talk on the left of the Labour Party about using this as an opportunity to get rid of MPs who have been disloyal to Jeremy Corbyn.
Labour won't be the only party with selection headaches.
Following a strong showing at the 2015 election, when they won 11 Welsh seats, it won't be easy for the Tories to decide who stands where.
A new South Pembrokeshire constituency would absorb large parts of the seats currently held by Tory neighbours Stephen Crabb and Simon Hart.
On the north Wales coast, the seats of UK government ministers Guto Bebb and David Jones will disappear. Instead a Colwyn and Conwy constituency would be created. At first glance, it looks like promising territory for the Tories.
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All seats in Wales - and therefore all parties - will be affected by these proposals.
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Ricky's been checking out what's said to be one of the safest drones on show at the exhibition, because the propellers aren't exposed.
Instead, they are encased in plastic, meaning owners can actually take hold of the drone.
It can even be switched off by turning it on its side.
Raymond Nevitt, 51, of Manchester, absconded in 2006 following a conviction for defrauding the taxpayer.
Nevitt was sentenced to three years and nine months in his absence in 2008.
At Manchester Crown Court, Judge Steiger agreed not to add extra time on Nevitt's sentence as he had spent nine months in a South African jail.
Nevitt was ordered to pay £1.6m or serve a further 10 years following a Proceeds of Crime hearing in 2008.
His solicitor, celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, said his client was "considering his legal position" in relation to appealing against the current sentence and the proceeds of crime matter.
Nevitt, described by one police source as "a walking fraud machine", had travelled on a fake passport first to Spain, then Thailand before hiding in Cape Town for five years.
He was arrested in May 2015. Police found him with 28 mobile phones and a large number of sim cards.
The Serious Fraud Office confirmed Nevitt was flown back to the UK on Tuesday.
The former director of three Trafford Park-based computer parts companies was first convicted of defrauding the taxpayer in 2006.
As his firms were going under Nevitt forged paperwork so companies would lend him money on the strength of bogus orders - known as "Fresh Air" invoicing.
In the final analysis, IBM Global Financing lost £1,6m and Barclays Sales Finance lost £654,857. Other creditors lost about £1m.
Mr Freeman said outside court his client wanted to "apologise to the judge, court and prosecution authorities for absconding" and said "he was at a very low ebb".
He added:"For the past nine months, he's been living in a hellhole in Pollsmoor jail, with 70 inmates in one room, 40 mattresses, one shower and one lavatory, neither of which worked properly.
"For many reasons, he's extremely relieved to be back on home soil."
Annual growth in consumer credit hit 6.6% last month, the British Bankers' Association (BBA) said, despite weaker sales in the shops than in November.
The BBA, which represents the major High Street banks, said this was driven by demand for cheap personal loans.
The Bank of England has vowed to keep an eye on personal debt levels.
In November, Bank of England governor Mark Carney said: "We are going to remain vigilant around the issue, because we have seen this shift."
The net increase in consumer credit was £330m in December, the BBA figures show.
However, the BBA said that uncertainty regarding the economic and political climate in 2017 could lead to consumers having a more safety-first approach.
"Overall, we've seen high levels of consumer and business borrowing, although there are early indications that 2017 could see softer demand for credit from business and households, as they anticipate future interest rate rises and wait for further clarity on Brexit," said Rebecca Harding, the BBA's chief economist.
Analysts at Capital Economics said recently that there was no need to panic over household debts.
The cost of servicing debts compared to household income was still low and manageable, it said. Interest rates would have to rise significantly to raise this cost to the levels seen in 2008.
Separate figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders estimated that gross mortgage lending reached £20.4bn in December.
This is 4% lower than November and 4% higher than December 2015. It brought the estimated total for the year to £246bn, a 12% increase on the previous year and the highest annual gross lending figure since 2008.
Instead the Ukrainian military officer has declared a hunger strike from Friday in protest at an unexplained delay.
She's refused solid food before, for weeks at a stretch. This time she's also vowed to refuse liquids in an attempt to force a resolution to her case and return home.
Ms Savchenko launched her protest after the judges adjourned the trial abruptly until next week, without calling for her closing speech.
As armed men in balaclavas cleared the court, Nadia Savchenko yelled from her metal cage that she was "fed up" of Russian justice but insisted her spirit would not be broken "even if they kill me".
It was a dramatic twist in a long-running controversy which began when she was captured by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, just across the border from the courthouse.
She says her captors smuggled her into Russia a week later. The prosecution claim she crossed illegally by herself, but can't explain why.
Summing-up this week, prosecutors told the judges that they have "established objectively" and "'beyond doubt" that in June 2014, Nadia Savchenko was directing artillery fire for a Ukrainian volunteer battalion.
They claim that she targeted a group of civilians, motivated by hatred for Russia after it annexed Crimea.
Two Russian state TV journalists were killed, at a time when clashes between Russian-backed rebels and Ukrainian forces were at their height.
But defence lawyers say Nadia Savchenko had nothing to do with that strike. They have presented mobile phone records that suggest she had already been captured when the Russians were killed.
"Our evidence shows it happened between 11:40 and 12:00," Ilya Novikov told the panel of judges, listening intently but utterly expressionless.
And yet at 10:44, Nadia Savchenko's mobile phone signal was picked up far from the artillery strike, in rebel-held central Lugansk.
The lawyers point to other evidence, including the location of shadows on video footage to confirm that.
The prosecution produced rebel fighters to testify that Savchenko was captured after the shelling, but they were vague or contradictory on most other details.
So the defence argue that this case is a show trial, with a guilty verdict guaranteed.
"An attorney usually tries to reduce the sentence for a client. But for us 23 years or five makes no difference," Mr Novikov said.
"We're convinced her release depends on political efforts," he said, explaining that the team is pushing for a prisoner swap, negotiated between Moscow and Kiev.
During the hearings, Nadia Savchenko followed closely, leaping up from time to time to object loudly. She mocked the prosecutors across the room, accusing them of lies and distortion.
But her full anger was only released when she was denied her right to a final speech.
Her younger sister released the statement later on Facebook, declaring Russia a "Third World country with a totalitarian regime... where they don't care about human rights or international law".
"We don't know what's going on," Vira admitted, concerned that the final verdict will now be delayed too.
"I'm scared that Nadia wants to go on hunger strike. Because you can't live long without water," she said.
She will try to persuade her to call off her protest on a prison visit later on Friday.
But Nadia Savchenko says she has had enough of Russian justice. So by taking this extreme step, she is trying to force events to a speedier end.
The 20-year-old had a loan spell with Port Vale earlier this season, making three appearances in all competitions.
He could make his debut for the Tykes in Saturday's trip to Swindon.
Meanwhile, the League One side have extended 20-year-old Manchester United striker Ashley Fletcher's loan spell until the end of the season.
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Van den Driessche became the first rider to be caught with a hidden motor at the Cyclo-cross World Championships U23 race in Belgium last month.
She faces a minimum six-month ban but Richards, who won the race, wants more.
"Six months is pretty short as it's only a season off the bike - I think a couple of years," said Richards.
"But because she is such a young age I think there should be more penalties for the coaches and support team around her.
"Belgium is so into cyclo-cross that it's quite upsetting there wasn't the right support around her. So I think the penalties should not just be on her."
The International Cycling Union (UCI) found the motor in the seat post of 19-year-old Van den Driessche's bike at the end of the race in Zolder.
She has denied knowing it was there, claiming she sold the bike to a friend last year and he had joined her in a practice session on the course a day before.
A team mechanic had then picked the bike up, thinking it was hers, cleaned it and put it in the team truck ready for the race.
The UCI, however, has sent the "technological fraud" case to an independent disciplinary panel which is expected to meet in the coming weeks.
As well as the minimum ban of six months, Van den Driessche, the Belgian U23 cyclo-cross champion and pre-race favourite in Zolder, could be fined at least £14,000.
The scandal has overshadowed what was a superb performance by Richards in her first cyclo-cross race abroad.
The Malvern-based 18-year-old won a silver medal in the junior race at the Mountain Bike World Championships last September and had only started riding cyclo-cross (a fast, muddy, cross-country-style event on road bikes) in England this winter to prepare for the 2016 season.
"I was doing it for training, really, as it's better than the (indoor) turbo," said Richards, speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live's Bespoke programme on Thursday.
But she became the British U23 champion in mid January, before claiming a convincing win in the inaugural U23 women's race at the world championships.
Richards did not actually hear the full details of the mechanical doping controversy until the morning after the race and admitted that her initial reaction was shock because she did not think mechanical doping was possible.
"But I also felt sorry for her because she's only 19 and must have been under a lot pressure to perform to resort to that," she said.
"I thought it was quite sad because at 18 my objective is to have as much fun as possible, but the UCI has done a really good job because cheating is just unacceptable."
You can hear more from Richards in Bespoke's winter training special podcast - also featuring interviews with Chris Froome, Giant-Alpecin's Chad Haga and One Pro Cycling owner (and ex-England cricketer) Matt Prior.
Moyses, 50, a former Imps player and director, initially took charge on a caretaker basis following the departure of Gary Simpson in November 2014.
"Managing a football club as well as running my own business has led to me working over 80 hours a week and that is simply not sustainable," he said.
Lincoln are 12th in the National League table, having taken two points from a possible 18 since 12 March.
Moyses announced his intention to leave after meeting club chairman Bob Dorrian, and said the decision was not taken "lightly".
"The club is in a good place and there has been a complete overhaul of the playing side," Moyses told the club website.
"Like the foundations of a house, you can't see where the strength is and whoever takes the reins will inherit a strong, decent group of players ready to challenge next season."
Jessica Wallace, 28, from Newark, died on Friday morning when her car collided with a lorry on the A46 near Newark. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 58-year-old man arrested over the crash has been released on bail, pending further enquiries.
The road was closed for most of the day, causing congestion throughout the area and into Lincolnshire.
Police have renewed an appeal for witnesses
It is hoped a new pavilion to replace the Ross bandstand will revitalise West Princes Street Gardens.
The current Ross bandstand hosts hogmanay and festival concerts but lies empty most of the year.
The competition to design a new year-round arts venue attracted 125 entries. The £25m cost has been met by private and public funding.
Public views are being invited with judges due to announce the winning design in August.
The seven shortlisted architect firms are Adjaye Associates, Bjarke Ingels Group, Flanagan Lawrence, Page Park Architects, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter, wHY and William Matthews Associate Architects.
Trailing 2-1 from the home leg, Saints lost 1-0 to a late Trakai goal.
"Our approach play was good, but we lacked quality in the final third and that's killed us," said Wright.
"We need to get more quality in to take us to the next level. If we don't then we'll end up with more frustrating performances like that."
The Perth side had plenty of possession, but defender Joe Shaughnessy, who scored in the first leg, squandered three headed chances.
Maksim Maksimov netted the only goal on 88 minutes, with Trakai playing most of the second half with 10 men after the dismissal of captain Arunas Klimavicius for a second booking.
"You can't say we played badly," Wright told BBC Scotland. "We made opportunities.
"I'm extremely disappointed for the players because they put a lot into the game.
"We put two good crosses into the box all night and the keeper has had to make two saves.
"The final ball let us down. Crosses just weren't good enough.
"We have given away three poor goals and that's been the difference. They have defended better than us."
Summer signings Stefan Scougall and Scott Tanser both started in Vilnius, but Wright is anxious to strengthen his squad further.
"We're a good side," he said. "We're hard to beat. But, when it comes to games like this and we need to break teams dow,n we don't have that quality.
"We're a small club with the ninth or 10th (smallest) budget in the league. When it comes to Europe and we don't have that quality, that's when it's highlighted most."
Saints' exit follows Rangers' shock defeat by Progres Niederkorn of Luxembourg, while Celtic and Aberdeen begin their European campaigns next week.
"You could argue Scottish football in Europe has been in decline for a long period," added Wright.
"I go back to the fact we are a small club. If we get past the first round, it's a great achievement, but we've let ourselves down.
"I can't speak for other managers, I can only focus on my team and trying to improve my squad.
"I've got really good players and they give everything, but how do you get better in Europe? You need that extra quality.
"I look at the league and it's so strong. I think we'll do well again. But, if we want to maintain fourth place, we've got to get players in."
Speaking to the Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick Grimshaw, she says: "It's basically the toughest obstacle course on TV ever."
The series, based on Japanese show Sasuke, is a hit in the US, Malaysia and Sweden and will also be hosted by Ben Shephard and Chris Kamara.
"It's so fun, it's so much fun," The Saturdays singer continues.
"We've just shot all of it in Manchester and I've had such a ball.
"It's a real family show. It's a Gladiators meets Total Wipeout sort of thing. It's full-on, it's hard and it really tests people," she explains.
250 competitors will start, but it's thought few of them will complete the course.
At the end they'll have to run up a huge tower named Mount Midoriyama to be crowned the first Ninja Warrior UK.
"What's great about the show is that all sorts of people can enter, so we've had people from midwives to firemen to teachers," she says.
"Actually we had a gladiator come on - I don't think I can say who - but it's not as easy as he thought."
And Rochelle admits that they even made Ben Shephard have a go.
"The guy's so fit it's unbelievable and he did really, really well."
She says she won't be doing it herself though.
"Even running around the course to interview people was exhausting, so they'll have trouble getting me to have a go.
"Guess what we have too? The foam finger. I've got one at home."
Ninja Warriors starts this Saturday at 19:00 BST on ITV1
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It sounds like an idea for a science fiction film, but here in the UK scientists and engineers are spending time and money to see if they can do exactly that.
British warplanes are already flying with parts made from a 3D printer.
Researchers are already using that same technology to build drones.
The military advantage is obvious - building equipment quickly and close to the battlefield - without long waits and long supply chains - gives you an enormous advantage over any enemy.
But the latest innovation being developed by Prof Lee Cronin at Glasgow University takes 3D printing to another level.
With industrial advice from BAE Systems, he is developing something called a "chemputer" which, in theory, would be able to "grow" small scale unmanned aircraft, or drones in a laboratory.
While a 3D printer physically makes the parts for a machine, the "chemputer" speeds up the chemical reactions from the molecular level.
Such a breakthrough could mean it would take weeks rather than months or years to build an aircraft from scratch.
An animated video of what it might be like is almost a scene out of Star Wars "Attack of the Clones".
Prof Cronin admits that creating even small aircraft out of chemicals "would be very challenging".
But he says that by developing an autonomous digital synthesis engine they will be able to assemble "complex objects with minimal human assistance". At least at some point in the future.
That still seems a long way off. But another innovation may be much nearer.
A small British company, Reaction Engines Limited, is already developing a rocket that could one day fly at hypersonic speeds.
Hypersonic speed is roughly defined as Mach 5 and above (Mach 1 is about 760mph).
BAE Systems has already invested more than £20m in the project.
It sees the potential for developing military aircraft that could reach a target much faster than any jet.
Flying at high speed and high altitude in space, it could also avoid air defence systems and anti-aircraft missiles.
BAE System has produced an animation that shows such an aircraft delivering swift support to special forces troops thousands of miles away.
Rather than bombs, the rocket releases small surveillance drones.
But it is clear the defence industry is already looking at their potential use on the battlefield.
The advance for commercial flight too is pretty obvious, slashing the time to cross the Atlantic.
Before dismissing such ideas as the stuff of nonsense, it is always worth remembering the speed of change.
3D printers are being used widely by the military.
I was recently on board a US Navy aircraft carrier which has its own 3D printer.
Armed forces across the world are also relying much more on unmanned land, air and underwater vehicles that can work remotely.
The US Air Force now trains more drone operators than fighter pilots.
In fact its newest aircraft - the F35 - has been called the last manned fighter.
As Prof Nick Colosimo of BAE Systems notes, "the world of military and civil aircraft is constantly evolving".
Grandmother-of-five Doreen Bindley will be studying English and maths as part of a course normally taken by school-leavers.
The Co-op worker from Desborough, Northamptonshire, is three months into the Government-backed retail customer services assistant apprenticeship.
She said without challenges "you might as well sit down in a chair and die".
Mrs Bindley, who enjoys quizzes and computer games, said she last studied "about 30 years ago" when she took her O-levels.
She has worked at the Gladstone Street Co-op for 17 years and was persuaded to take the course by fellow workers.
"I never thought I'd be doing something like this at my age, but I'm so glad that I listened to my colleagues who said 'go for it'," she said.
She said the idea of being tested again had been "quite daunting" but had so far found the apprenticeship, aimed at anyone 16 and older, "easy".
"When you get older you get more experience and you can do things a lot easier," she said.
The Central England Co-operative Society's Alison Cooper said Mrs Bindley was "really enjoying the new challenges".
She said: "Doreen's age is not really anything to do with it. She has got a good skill set and this was a chance to refresh those skills."
Julian Jones, managing director of Adaptive Business Support, which works alongside the Central England Co-operative Society to support the apprentice programme, said Mrs Bindley proved apprenticeships were for everyone.
"Occasionally inspiration emerges from the most unlikely places," he said.
Despite displaying signs of trauma and asking on four occasions to be transferred to naval duties, the 21-year-old was convicted of desertion by court martial, and shot on 5 January 1917.
As the ground war on the Western Front intensified and the sea battles fell in importance, Lt Dyett was amongst men transferred from naval duties to take part in the Somme offensive.
However, both he and his superior officers quickly learnt that he was ill-suited for land warfare, and he was held in reserve.
When Lt Dyett was eventually sent forward in November 1916, he was unable to find the group with whom he had been ordered to meet.
He returned to headquarters and was instructed by a junior officer to try again.
But when he took exception to receiving orders from a lower rank, he wandered off and claimed to have become lost.
Lt Dyett was arrested for desertion the following day, and convicted on the testimony of the junior officer.
He was not given counsel at the hearing, and was sentenced to death despite a plea for clemency from his own commanding officer.
As Swansea University WW1 expert Dr Gerry Oram explains, Lt Dyett may well have been a victim of a wider policy.
"Edwin Dyett was one of just a handful of officers to be shot for desertion or cowardice; the overwhelming majority were from the ranks.
"This undoubtedly caused discontent in the trenches, discontent of which Field Marshal Haig would undoubtedly have been aware.
"We can't say for certain that this is why he ordered that officers received particularly harsh treatment on the rare occasions they were convicted, but it has to be considered as a possibility."
However, the field marshal's son, the 2nd Earl Haig, denied this in an interview published by The Guardian newspaper in 2006.
"My father took a lot of trouble anxiously going into these cases late into the night," he said.
"The majority were not shot. Court martial were carefully done… he did not just sign on the dotted line.
"It was a terribly sad situation and some of the soldiers were genuinely shell-shocked.
"But many were rogues, persistent deserters and criminals, or they were guilty of cowardice."
The night before his execution Lt Dyett wrote home: "Dearest Mother mine … my only sorrow now is for the trouble I have caused you and Dad … Please forgive my mistakes … I am sorry for the dishonour I have brought on you."
In 2006 Lt Dyett was one of around 300 troops granted a conditional posthumous pardon, expressing regret for the death sentence but falling short of quashing the convictions.
However Julian Putkowski, historian and driving force behind the Shot at Dawn campaign, says the gesture did not go far enough.
"The 2006 pardons granted by the British government are a compromise, a generic half pardon. The soldiers remain cowards and deserters but the government was sorry they were killed by the war," he said.
"The terms of the conditional pardon stated that the executed men did not deserved to be executed, and that they were victims of war, not military injustice.
"So, the original judgments of the military court martial were not overturned - the executed men remained guilty and the families were not going to be presented with the dead men's war medals."
Scotland Yard said the man was arrested in north London earlier.
Operation Yewtree is the investigation into abuse by Savile and others, and police said allegations against the man held were not linked to the late DJ.
Savile died in 2011 and a police report later called him a "predatory" offender who abused more than 200 people.
The latest arrest takes the total number of people arrested under Operation Yewtree to 17, and so far seven of those have been told they will face no further action.
Another five remain on police bail, including former pop star Gary Glitter, comedian Freddie Starr and veteran broadcaster Paul Gambaccini.
All the men deny any wrongdoing.
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The company hired Swiss designer Yves Behar to shape the look and feel of the device.
Mr Behar had previously designed popular consumer gadgets like the Jambox wireless speaker and Jawbone fitness band.
One expert told the BBC that consumers still needed convincing that they needed "smart home".
"I don't think aesthetics are the only barrier. The rival Nest thermostat looks absolutely fantastic, but hasn't taken off in the UK," said Chris Green, technology analyst at Davies Murphy Group.
The new device is Hive's second version of an internet-connected thermostat, that lets people remotely control their heating from a smartphone app.
Mr Behar said he did not build a touchscreen into the new thermostat because he found them a "distraction".
Watch the interview to find out what he thinks the home of the future may be like.
Video journalist: Chris Foxx
Peers rejected plans to reduce the rate of some benefits given to the families of disabled children.
Ministers had wanted to reduce the amounts paid for children who do not need care at night - but say current recipients will not lose money.
But peers backed an amendment put down by crossbencher Baroness Meacher limiting the cuts by 246 votes to 230.
The government has already suffered a series of defeats in the Lords, notably on its proposed ??26,000 cap on total benefits, planned changes to employment and support allowance for cancer patients and charges for single parents to access assistance from the Child Support Agency.
Ministers have insisted they will seek to reinstate the proposals when MPs reconsider changes to the Welfare Reform Bill agreed by the Lords - a process beginning on Wednesday.
Q&A: Welfare Bill flashpoints
Ahead of Tuesday's vote, the government said the proposed changes would help to direct more support towards the most severely disabled who do need round-the-clock care.
Under the current system, children who receive Disability Living Allowance can also receive extra money via the "disability element" of Child Tax Credit. Those with the highest needs - requiring 24-hour care and support - can get ??75 a week, those who do not need care at night can get ??53 a week.
Under the new Universal Credit system, introduced in the Welfare Reform Bill, the lower rate would be cut to ??26.75 a week, although ministers say there will be no "cash losers" - those who currently get the benefit will not lose money.
Ministers also want to introduce a slight increase to the weekly rate for the most disabled children, raising it to ??77. Critics argued the change would see many families losing as much as ??1,400 a year.
A crossbench amendment tabled by Baroness Meacher calling for the lower rate to be at least two thirds of the value of the top rate was passed by 16 votes.
"One hundred thousand or so children affected by this loss of benefit are very likely to live in poverty," she told peers, adding that "a loss of some income really does matter".
Two Conservatives and seven Lib Dem peers voted against the government, joining forces with Labour members and the majority of crossbenchers to back the amendment.
The Lincolnshire councillor, who has not been identified, received a number of threatening letters demanding £10,000 be paid in Bitcoins.
He was told his friends and associates would be told if he failed to pay. Two letters were sent to people he knew.
Lincolnshire Police has been informed and are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
Supt Mark Housely, said it looked as if the scammers had targeted their victim using details on the council's website.
He said: "Recognising that the person had a reputation to uphold, they used the details to contact them three times in six days."
Although worrying, Supt Housely's advice was for anyone receiving a similar letter "to treat it with the contempt it deserved" and inform police.
He said the blackmailers, who could be based anywhere in the world, had previously targeted officials in the Thames Valley area, where letters were sent to 11 people.
Supt Housely said it was possible the scammers were now targeting Lincolnshire.
The Belgium international, 22, is set to move to the Premier League club in a £33m (40m euros) deal on Sunday.
Batshuayi, who scored 23 goals in all competitions for Marseille last season, will be new manager Antonio Conte's first signing at Stamford Bridge.
"This should be formalised tomorrow, I will leave Olympic Marseille this summer," Batshuayi wrote on Twitter.
Batshuayi came on as a substitute in Belgium's 3-1 Euro 2016 quarter-final defeat by Wales on Friday.
The Brussels-born forward, who signed for Marseille from Standard Liege in 2014, came off the bench to score in Belgium's 4-0 win win over Hungary in the last 16 on Monday.
He was linked with several Premier League clubs, and Crystal Palace reportedly agreed a fee with Ligue 1 side Marseille earlier this week.
Prosecution lawyers asked for the extra time to obtain further documents for their case against 29-year-old former Bank of America employee Rurik Jutting.
He was arrested after police found two bodies, including one in a suitcase, at his apartment in Wan Chai in November.
Mr Jutting, originally from Cobham, Surrey, was not required to enter a plea at the Hong Kong court.
He is charged with the murders of Sumarti Ningsih on October 27 and and Seneng Mujiasih on November 1.
Police had been called to Mr Jutting's property on Halloween night and first found 29-year-old Ms Mujiasih with wounds to her throat and buttocks.
She died a short time later. The body of Ms Ningsih, 23, was found in a suitcase.
The two women were in Hong Kong as domestic workers but were working in the sex trade.
Cambridge-educated Jutting was ruled mentally fit to stand trial for the murders after undergoing psychiatric tests.
Jutting moved to Hong Kong from London in July 2013 and is understood to have quit his highly-paid job in the days before the incident.
The case will resume on 8 May.
Hartley has not played since 9 December, when he was sent off for striking and received a six-week ban.
But the Northampton hooker will have a gruelling series of tests on Wednesday to prove his match fitness before the opener against France on 4 February.
"Dylan has been training the house down, and we expect him to be ready to go," Jones told BBC Radio 5 live.
"He's got a few hurdles he still has to jump, and if he jumps those and jumps them well, he'll be captain of the side."
Hartley is available to play again on 23 January, but is unlikely to feature for Northampton in the Anglo-Welsh Cup the following weekend.
Jones also says the Harlequins prop Joe Marler may return quicker than expected from a broken leg.
It was initially thought Marler would miss between four and six weeks, but Jones has refused to rule him out of the clash with the French.
"His recuperation might be quicker than we think," Jones said. "There is always a chance [he will be fit for France]. There is certainly hope there."
First-choice loose-head prop Mako Vunipola is also injured, but Jones says there is enough back-up in that position.
"[Matt] Mullan has been doing well for Wasps, [Ellis] Genge has been up and down for Leicester but has enormous potential, and Nathan Catt is someone who has been consistently impressive for Bath," Jones continued.
"We've got injuries but that is part and parcel of rugby. We see it as an opportunity to grow the squad."
With Chris Robshaw certain to miss the Six Nations with a shoulder problem, Jones has confirmed he is considering moving Maro Itoje from the second row to fill the void on the blindside flank.
"We have fantastic potential replacements there - Itoje is a candidate for six," Jones said.
"[Teimana] Harrison has been doing well for Northampton, while Tom Wood has been the player of the competition; he's been outstandingly consistent. So we are in good stead."
To prove his fitness Hartley will be put through a training session at Northampton, overseen by a member of England's back room staff, that will simulate a game situation.
"He'll do a session that's the equivalent of a game," said Jones. "A game of Test rugby is approximately 36 minutes of ball in play. You have to run around 120 metres per minute, that's the average speed.
"It's old school - run hard, get up, get off the ground, run again. It will give us a very good indication of where Dylan is and his ability to play rugby.
"It's like having a racehorse that does trials - if they run fast in the trials there's a good chance they're going to run fast in the race."
4 February - France at home (16:50 GMT)
11 February - Wales away (16:50 GMT)
26 February - Italy at home (15:00 GMT)
11 March - Scotland at home (16:00 GMT)
18 March - Ireland away (17:00 GMT)
The Sensex index rose 6% to a record 25375.63, before falling back to stand up 1.29% at 24121.74.
Both foreign and local investors are buying in the hope that BJP reforms will revive the Indian economy.
Mr Modi plans to revive economic growth in India by boosting investment.
By mid afternoon, local time, the BJP and its allies had gained 339 parliamentary seats of the 543-seat parliament, suggesting the most resounding victory by any party for thirty years.
Congress, which has been the dominant party in India since independence in 1947, is likely to be left with fewer than 50 seats.
India's stock market has hit repeated highs this week as foreign investors placed their bets on a win by Mr Modi.
Asia's third-largest economy has struggled with rising price pressures and problems with bureaucracy and corruption.
Desmond Chua from CMC Markets says investors are excited by the prospect of reforms.
"India's Sensex has been on a relentless rally due to build in expectations of a positive election outcome, with opinion polls pointing towards a single coalition led by BJP's Narendra Modi," he said.
"In the event that we see anything else, especially in the case of a hung parliament, we can expect to see a deep correction after such a huge rally."
He had an "extraordinary life" and died peacefully at home in Lewes, East Sussex, son-in-law Philip Preston said.
Lord Briggs worked at the Bletchley Park code-breaking station during World War Two, and later helped establish the Open University and Sussex University.
Sussex's vice-chancellor, Prof Michael Farthing, called Lord Briggs a "visionary and a dear friend".
Prof Farthing, who was with Lord Briggs and his family when he died, said he would "miss him terribly".
"He had a huge breadth in his life and he contributed to an enormous number of different universities, different ideas to his discipline of history, and on a much wider scale to higher education in general," he said.
Lord Briggs, who was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, and attended Cambridge University, received a call in 1943 to join British intelligence at Bletchley Park - the base from which Germany's Enigma code was deciphered.
After the war he returned to his academic interests, becoming an expert in the Victorian period and writing several books during a career at universities including Oxford and Princeton.
His five volumes on the history of broadcasting in the UK was often described as the unofficial history of the BBC.
BBC director general Tony Hall said Lord Briggs's "great gift to the BBC was the insightful and illuminating histories he wrote about the corporation, which set the highest bar for all media histories to follow".
The vice-chancellor of the Open University, Peter Horrocks, said Lord Briggs was a "towering figure in education, influencing the development of new universities in Britain and abroad".
Lord Briggs was made a life peer in 1976 and sat as a crossbencher.
He leaves a wife, two sons, two daughters and 14 grandchildren.
Since March 2012 those with up to £20,000 in their 123 account have earned 3% in savings interest a year.
However from 1 November they will now receive just 1.5%.
Santander said the changes were being made "due to the market expectation of interest rates staying lower for longer".
Earlier this month the Bank of England cut base rates from 0.5% to 0.25%, and signalled that there could be further cuts ahead if the economy worsens.
Santander said that market rates had fallen considerably since the account was first introduced.
However experts have warned account holders not to act hastily, as 1.5% is still amongst the best instant access savings products on the market.
Competitors are also expected to follow suit.
"Clearly the economics no longer stacked up for Santander, but with base rate teetering towards zero it may not be the last bank to trim its in credit current account rate," said Andrew Hagger of Moneycomms.co.uk.
Customers with less than £1,000 in their 123 accounts will now qualify for interest payments, which they did not enjoy previously.
Santander will also raise the cost of an arranged overdraft, from January 2017.
Our world has become a more dangerous one for man and beast alike, with murder and murderers dominating recent news.
I was struck these past few days by the callous murder of some 80 elephants in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park.
Poachers, it has been reported, poured cyanide into the drinking and salting wells frequented by some of Zimbabwe's 80,000 elephants with the sole aim of killing them and removing their ivory tusks for sale to buyers in Asia.
The National Parks say a thorough search of the surrounding villages has already yielded 19 tusks together with cyanide poison and the authorities have made arrests.
Across the continent, poachers have been killing elephants in greater and larger numbers - a family of 11 was slain in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park back in January, and, according to The International Fund for Animal Welfare, some 400 elephants were slaughtered in the first three months of 2012 in Cameroon's Bouba Ndjida National Park.
While over in Gabon, a country whose green credentials are the envy of many, 11,000 forest elephants are said to have been killed by poachers from 2004 to 2013 because they were after the pink-tinged ivory of Gabon's forest elephants which is said to fetch high prizes and much in demand by jewellers and their customers in Asia.
A pattern seems to be emerging here where Africa's close encounter with new economic giants like China has meant all resources are on the negotiating table; but ivory, long protected by international law, can only be obtained by the illegal poaching of Africa's most majestic beasts.
It is difficult to know where the blame begins for this sudden elephant murder spree.
African detective novelists might lead their protagonists from the urban hotels where an encounter with a Chinese businessman will tempt a poor worker to head to his village and inform his relatives that a little hunting will benefit the whole family.
But in reality it will impoverish these African nations as a whole and the sight of elephant carcasses strewn across the savannah with their tusks removed confirm the suspicion that people are the worst guardians of this planet and should not be trusted to hand it over to future generations without unbelievable damage.
And so it was heartening to hear Zimbabwe's Environment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere talking of changing the law so that poachers may be punished more severely for their outrageous disregard for the nation's heritage.
"We are responding with all our might because our wildlife, including the elephants they are killing, are part of the national resources… that we want to benefit the people of Zimbabwe," the minister said.
This particular cyanide slaughter will have affected not just the elephants - birds, lions, leopards, giraffes and many other beasts that used the same watering holes will have perished and the body count will rise as hyenas, jackals and vultures feasting on the remains will ingest the cyanide poison which human hands laid in the water for a few miserable dollars.
Ironically, since the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) banned ivory sales in 1989, loxondanta Africana - African elephants - have had a tough time holding on to their tusks and their lives.
Before such a ban, China even gifted the United Nations, in 1974, a magnificent sculpture of exquisite craftsmanship depicting the Chengdu-Kunming Railway.
But today we would recognise that that piece was made out of eight enormous elephant tusks, four elephant lives and dozens of repercussions for their grieved offspring.
The minister of environment in Zimbabwe is at pains to call this a global problem and he is right.
The green concerns of the modern day are alive to the possibility that there may be none of these awesome beasts left should poaching and the markets for ivory be allowed to go unchecked.
Rather than turn Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls into a tacky Disney World theme park in an effort to attract tourism, the government would be better off pulling in the elephants' friends to their beautiful parks.
For elephants are not short of sympathisers and half a million people in 15 cities across the globe will be marching to draw attention to the plight of the African elephant this October.
The cyanide slaughter awoke the social media generation from teenagers to vegetarians to international footballers.
The Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey - whose current form has delighted fans in north London and Africa's massive Arsenal following - tweeted a few days ago: "Just read about elephants being poisoned for their ivory in Zimbabwe. Absolutely shocking."
The minister was aware of this famous tweet and told the BBC that Mr Ramsey would be welcome to see for himself the efforts under way to save his tusked friends.
But if Minister Kasukuwere is to be the saviour of the elephants, he must punish the buyers too, and not flinch at the possibility of poisoning the poachers themselves - the life of a poacher who cannot think of the future beyond a few hundred dollars surely deserves poison too?
For the lives of 80 elephants lost so brutally would have replenished the national coffers with their enormous weight in gold 80 fold through resurgent tourism.
In the end, the government threw the law book at the poachers - 15 years in jail and a fine of $800,000 (£493,000).
But someone bought that cyanide, someone funded the brutal operation and someone somewhere has more of those tusks missing from those elephant carcasses.
There is more to be done.
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His novel includes: "He lavished on her body indirect touches and bitter-sweet sensations flooded her brain."
The 55-year-old beat fellow authors including the Man Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan.
The award, in its 22nd year, highlights "crude, badly written or perfunctory use of sexual description" in modern books.
Previous winners of prize, established by The Literary Review in 1993, include Melvyn Bragg, Norman Mailer and AA Gill.
Last year the prize was won by Manil Suri for The City of Devi.
Okri's Age of Magic follows a team of eight documentary makers travelling from Paris to Basel, who end up in a Swiss hotel by a lake in the shadow of a looming mountain.
Judges were impressed by an erotic scene involving Lao, the documentary's presenter, and his girlfriend, Mistletoe.
"When his hand brushed her nipple it tripped a switch and she came alight. He touched her belly and his hand seemed to burn through her.
"He lavished on her body indirect touches and bitter-sweet sensations flooded her brain," it reads.
The author, who was unable to collect his award, said in a statement: "A writer writes what they write and that's all there is to it."
Okri's publisher, Head of Zeus, who were at the London ceremony to accept the award on his behalf, said that winning was "fun but a bit undignified, just like sex, assuming you do it properly".
Okri, who won the Booker Prize in 1991 for The Famished Road, overcame a strong shortlist.
It included Richard Flanagan for the Deep North, which includes the line: "He kissed the slight, rose-coloured trench that remained from her knicker elastic, running around her belly like the equator line circling the world."
Eric Reinhardt's The Victoria System also made the shortlist with the highly-charged phrase: "It was as if I were drinking in life itself."
Investors focused on economic news after concerns on Tuesday over geopolitical tensions caused by Turkey shooting down a Russian plane.
The main Dow Jones index was up 1 point at 17,813.
The wider S&P 500 was flat at 2,088.29, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 13 points at 5,116.
On the Dow, drugs giant Pfizer climbed for the second day in a row, up 3% after having fallen initially on the announcement of its $160bn takeover of Allergan on Monday.
Tractor giant Deere jumped 5% after its earnings beat analysts' forecasts.
HP Inc lost 14% after reporting weak sales of PCs, printers and commercial software. Spun off Hewlett Packard Enterprise rose 3% after reporting better sales of hardware for data centres.
US markets will be closed on Thursday for the annual Thanksgiving holiday. They will re-open for a shorter than normal session on Friday.
25 May 2016 Last updated at 04:17 BST
The BBC has found evidence of children working at every stage of the tobacco production process in Indonesia - the world's fifth-largest producer.
In a report released on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch claims that thousands of children are working in hazardous conditions in the tobacco industry.
Rebecca Henschke reports from the island of Lombok.
It ended a six-game winless run and was just the second time they had scored more than once since November.
"Hopefully now we can start looking the other way and climbing," Hodges told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"But it's only one win, it's not been enough, we've had a poor December, but it's the first win of the year so we're pleased to get that."
Goals from Ryan Brett, Andrew Neal and Dan Smith put the White Tigers 3-0 up early in the second half before Oxford pulled two goals back.
"The effort they put in, we couldn't carry that through for the whole 90 minutes on a sodden pitch, but we worked extremely hard and when you lose games in a row you do get a bit nervy," added Hodges.
"We put pressure on ourselves at the end as we were camped in our own 18-yard box instead of relieving the pressure and squeezing up a little bit.
"But when you're losing games and desperate to get over the line then sometimes, by hook or by crook, you have to do whatever you can to get get over the line and I felt we deserved the win."
Officers executed 22 warrants at properties across the two counties, including two homes in Oxford and addresses in Bicester and Worminghall.
Twelve men and five women were held on suspicion of various offences, including supplying drugs.
Police said they had recovered quantities of cocaine and cannabis as well as money and a CS gas canister.
Det Supt David Poole said: "Today's arrests are the culmination of an extensive investigation by Thames Valley Police.
"We will take any action necessary to stop the supply of illegal and dangerous drugs, which cause so much harm to our communities."
The arrested men, aged between 23 and 62, and the women, aged between 28 and 51, are being held in custody.
Research by the CBI suggests business activity increased markedly in the three months to May.
Rain Newton-Smith, the CBI's director of economics, said growth had "cranked up several gears".
In April official figures revealed the UK economy grew by 0.3% in the first three months of 2015, which marked the slowest quarterly growth for two years.
BBC business correspondent Joe Lynam said those April figures stoked fears that the country might be set for a slowdown.
But now the CBI is suggesting that all sectors of the economy are growing.
Its latest survey of more than 800 companies suggests the services sector - which ranges from restaurants and plumbing to banking and finance - stood out in particular.
This sector recorded its fastest growth in business volumes since February 2006 and was the main driver of the overall acceleration, the survey concluded.
The CBI said growth could be boosted further as things improve economically in the Eurozone, which is the UK's largest trading partner.
Mr Newton-Smith added: "As we move through the second quarter, growth has cranked up several gears and businesses expect that faster pace to continue.
"This supports our belief that the weaker-than-expected GDP growth in the early months of 2015 will be short-lived.
"A stellar increase in activity in the business and professional service sector and retail sales bounding ahead are clear indications of strong business and consumer confidence and increased spending power.
"UK exports are likely to be helped by renewed momentum in the euro area but the stronger pound and weak demand in many overseas markets continue to pose challenges."
Earlier in the month the CBI urged businesses to "speak out early" in favour of remaining in a reformed European Union.
Its president Sir Mike Rake said there were "no credible alternatives" to EU membership.
Coastguard rescue teams hoisted him back up the slope at Slains Castle near Cruden Bay, after he fell shortly after 10:00 on Sunday morning.
Aberdeen Coastguard said he suffered injuries including fractures but his condition was not life threatening.
Three coastguard teams, the Peterhead lifeboat and a rescue helicopter from Inverness were involved in the rescue.
Staff were told the headquarters will shut, along with the remaining two branches in Bellshill and Coatbridge.
It is understood that 70 jobs are likely to be lost.
The bank is thought to have found the cost of new regulation to be too great for a small lender, and the Board of Trustees made the decision to close.
Chairman Jeremy Brettell said: "Whilst we are financially strong, a comprehensive strategic review of all future options concluded that we will not have - as a very small bank - the resources in the years ahead to provide the products and services our customers need in this increasingly digital world.
"The decision to implement a phased end of business activities is totally consistent with the over-riding responsibility of our Board of Trustees to protect the best interests of our customers, both now and in the future."
The closure came despite many of the new rules being introduced in response to the errors made before the financial crisis by Airdrie's much larger competitors.
The bank's chief executive Rod Ashley stressed the strategic review had "interrogated" all future options available to the bank.
He said: "Sad as the course of action outlined today is - in terms of our history and heritage - we are in absolutely no doubt it is in the best future interests of our customers."
Its profile was high when the Royal Bank of Scotland and Halifax Bank of Scotland had to be rescued. With a strong traditional ethos, it saw the number of customers increase.
In 2010, several of Scotland's most prominent leaders each put £1m investments into Airdrie Savings Bank, to help it expand.
However, in recent years, it has struggled as the industry has seen customers move their banking away from branches, and secure internet and mobile banking has required very high levels of investment.
Airdrie Savings Bank had already closed several branches in central Scotland. Baillieston, Muirhead, Motherwell and Shotts saw their branches close in August 2015.
The bank was founded in 1835, and ran out of a church and then two Airdrie shops, until its first branch was opened in 1883.
The arrangements for winding up a bank require it to offer depositors their money back, or to move their accounts to another lender. The loan book also has to be wound up, which can see it sold to another bank.
The regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority, within the Bank of England, has to be informed of a bank winding up, but does not intervene where the directors or trustees are carrying this out in an orderly way.
Wendy Dunsmore of the Unite union, which represents staff, said: "This announcement is a bitter disappointment and will come as a shock to many.
"Unite will be doing everything we can to support our Airdrie Savings Bank members during this incredibly sad and difficult time, and to make sure their employment rights are protected.
"Our understanding is that the bank has had to meet extra costs due to increased regulation following the financial crash of 2008. So Airdrie Savings Bank has become yet another innocent victim of casino bankers."
She added: "Even at this late stage, we would urge the Scottish and UK governments and the banking regulators to work with us to explore all options for saving jobs.
"One of Unite's first steps will be to talk to the Scottish government's Financial Services Taskforce which was set up during the banking crash to help redundant workers back into employment."
Airdrie and Shotts MSP Alex Neil reacted angrily to the announcement.
He told BBC Scotland: "It really makes my blood boil that all these fat cats in the City of London who brought the financial crash upon us all these years ago, they're still walking away with big bonuses.
"The people who ran the Airdrie Savings Bank, many of them on a voluntary basis at board level, are now having to face this closure because of the regulation resulting from the greed of the fat cats in London."
Four specialist bikes and kit worth about £60,000 were stolen from the team's van outside the Premier Inn Hotel in Cardiff.
Mechanic Steve Edwards said the riders had to race knowing if they crashed they had no replacement bikes.
He told BBC Wales: "If something went wrong it was race over for them."
Mr Edwards, from Rhondda Cynon Taff, discovered the theft when he went to check on the equipment ahead of the 87-mile (140km) race at about 07:45 BST on Sunday, and noticed the van's back window had been smashed.
South Wales Police is investigating the theft, believed to have taken place between 19:30 on Saturday and 08:00 on Sunday outside the hotel on Pentwyn Road.
Mr Edwards said a Bolide TT, three spare bikes and about 10 sets of Zipp 404 wheels were stolen, amounting to a theft of about £60,000 of equipment.
The theft of the spare bikes - which are exact replicas of the ones used by the riders - meant three riders had to compete knowing if they crashed it would be the end of their race.
He said: "If there was a crash in the race, as often happens, nine times out of 10 the rider is ok, but the bike is badly damaged. So they can jump straight back on their number two bike.
"It's hard on the head then, three of the guys knew straight away, if something goes wrong it is going to be race over for them."
He said: "The bikes are very specific to the riders, they are racing on them week-in-week-out, they can't just jump on any bike.
"They are team bikes, they are the same, but the frames are measured differently, set up differently. Some of the riders are 6ft 2in."
The team also had to rely on spare wheels being brought from their headquarters in Newport, after the theft left them with no spares if a rider got a puncture.
Mr Edwards said the bikes would be very hard to sell on, as they are very unique with the Team Wiggins branding.
Pinarello Bolide TT bikes cost at least £10,000 while Zipp 404 wheels start at £650 each.
Five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins founded Team Wiggins in 2015 to develop young British cycling talent.
The Blues stunned the visitors with a Rhys Patchell try after 43 seconds, but Montpellier hit back with three tries in 18 minutes to take a firm grip.
Josh Navidi and Lloyd Williams crossed either side of half-time before Alex Cuthbert's try put the Blues in front.
Navidi's second put the result beyond doubt, but Charles Geli's late try gave the French a bonus point.
The victory moves the Blues level on points at the top of Pool Three with Harlequins, who are expected to beat bottom club Calvisano on Saturday.
Montpellier would have returned home with two bonus points after Demetri Catrakilis' conversion brought them within seven points, but Patchell snatched it from them with the last kick of the game when he landed his second penalty.
It was a night to remember for Patchell, who was forced to move from fly-half to full-back moments before kick-off after Dan Fish injured his thigh in the warm-up.
He immediately shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on a rare start in his favoured position to give the Blues a perfect start with the game's first try, which he converted.
But Montpellier then looked a class apart as they showed precision and power to score three slick tries through prop Jamie Mackintosh and wings Timoci Nagusa and Julien Malzieu to open a 13-point advantage.
The Blues regrouped and clawed their way back into the match with two tries either side of half-time through flanker Navidi, converted again by Patchell, and then scrum-half Williams.
Moments before the home side's third try, Montpellier lost hooker Bismarck Du Plessis to the sin bin, and replacement lock Robins Tchale-Watchou soon followed to reduce the French to 13 men.
They survived without conceding a point, but then gifted the Blues a fourth try when a loose pass allowed Cuthbert to intercept and the Wales wing had enough pace to run from his own half to score.
Patchell stretched the advantage with another penalty and then Navidi's second score gave the Blues enough breathing space to mean Geli's late try did not prove too costly.
Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson said: "It was a huge squad, both financially and physically, we were up against.
"We dug deep, and to score five tries and play the way we did is a great win.
"We've got a bit to work on in terms of what we are conceding - we seem to like to make it exciting here for some reason - but it's really pleasing to get a win."
Cardiff Blues: Rhys Patchell; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams (capt); Sam Hobbs, Kristian Dacey, Tau Filise, Jarrad Hoeata, James Down, Macauley Cook, Josh Navidi, Josh Turnbull.
Replacements: Ethan Lewis, Gethin Jenkins, Craig Mitchell, Scott Andrews, Cam Dolan, Tavis Knoyle, Aled Summerhill, Garyn Smith.
Montpellier: Benjamin Fall; Timoci Nagusa, Anthony Tuitavke, Robert Ebersohn, Julien Malzieu; Benjamin Lucas, Benoit Paillaugue; Jamie Mackintosh, Bismarck Du Plessis, Pat Cilliers, Jacques Du Plessis, Paul Willemse, Wiaan Liebenberg, Antoine Battut (capt), Akapusi Qera.
Replacements: Charles Geli, Mikheil Nariashvili, Nicolas Mas, Robins Tchale-Watchou, Fulgence Ouedraogo, Cameron Wright, Demetri Catrakilis, Anthony Floch.
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland).
Touch judges: Leo Colgan (Ireland), Paul Haycock (Ireland).
Citing commissioner: Dave Guyan (England).
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Artists including Jools Holland, Curtis Stigers and the Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek will perform at the event, which has been running since 1978.
This year's festival promises to be the biggest yet, with 170 different concerts throughout the capital over the next 10 days.
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But the Greeks themselves can be a little wary about receiving gifts themselves, particularly in the form of economic assistance.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast that the country's shattered economy could grow by 2.8% next year if the Greek government implements all the changes demanded by its eurozone creditors.
The IMF also predicts unemployment will begin to fall in 2017.
Many Greeks have greeted the forecasts with astonishment.
"I don't believe it," said Vasiliki Iliopoulou, a retired pharmacology professor.
The government slashed her pension by more than 50% and she now has to support her seriously ill husband, her two elderly parents and her two sons, both graduates in their mid-20s.
Professor Iliopoulou runs a social clinic dispensing life-saving drugs to seriously ill people without medical insurance.
She told me: "It is very difficult for young people who are 25 years old to be told, 'Come back to your house and live altogether with your parents, and grandparents'.
"What has then become of our lives?
"They are in cafes because they live altogether in one house and they need to get out! It is too difficult to live like this."
It is understandable why so many Greeks remain pessimistic about the economy.
More than 23% of working-age Greeks are unemployed and public sector pay and pensions have been cut by more than 40% in many cases.
At the same time, taxes have gone up by around 25%.
Greece has paid a heavy price for a debt crisis that emerged more than six years ago.
There was more good news this week when eurozone finance ministers agreed to release another 1.1bn euros (£990m) later this month in the latest tranche of the 86bn euro (£77bn) loan bailout that was agreed last year.
That was the third bailout since the crisis began.
Ministers also gave the go-ahead to a further 1.7bn euros (£1.5bn) but this had been delayed due to what has been described as "technical reasons".
So far Greece has received 33.5bn euros (£30bn) from the total bailout agreed last year with its creditors.
But the deal has come at a price.
The money is in return for 15 changes to the Greek economy and economic governance demanded by eurozone ministers.
The so-called "milestones" include privatisation of government assets, energy sector changes, and changes to Labour laws.
Nick Makoutzis, who edits the Athens-based politics and economics analysis website Makropolis, said: "The first set of reforms focused on the tax and pensions system and they were very painful for this government to implement because they came to about 3% of GDP.
"The next review from the lenders will focus on more structural reform and one of the key issues will be the further liberalisation of Greece's labour market."
But he said the lenders, particularly the IMF, wanted more.
"They want the government to make it even easier to hire and fire people, particularly in the case of mass dismissals, and increase the flexibility in the labour market," he said.
There has been debate about how far the coalition government, led by the left-wing party Syriza, has actually implemented the reforms.
Opposition parties have accused the government of failing to deliver.
Anna-Misel Asimakopoulou, economics spokesperson for the main opposition party New Democracy, claims the government has failed to implement many of the changes.
She told me: "The government has so far just legislated for things.
"The reforms in the labour market, for example, are supposed to come in this second package of reforms.
"But you never know with people in the government what's true and what's not."
Everything has become worse, in her view.
"If you ask a person on the street, 'Are you better off today than you were at the of 2014?' I seriously don't think you'll find anyone who will say yes," she said.
This pessimism was dismissed by Giorgis Stathakis, Greece's minister for the economy and infrastructure.
He told the BBC: "I think the reforms have been legislated; they have been put in practice, most of them.
"Nowadays, all sides agree that this government is committed to an agreed process. It is implementing it; it's not backfiring.
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"But as soon as they are agreed I think that we are committed to implementing all the agreed process."
Mr Stathakis also insisted that the country remained committed to the EU and the euro, despite all the economic agony it has gone through since 2010.
"Greeks remain very much pro-European and the vast majority feels that we should stay in the European Union and we should stay in the euro," he explained.
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Full-back Bolton, 22, leaves the Shaymen less than a week after winning the FA Trophy at Wembley, and is reunited with former boss Neil Aspin.
The England C international call-up, who can play right or centre-back, spent two full seasons at the Shay.
"I think he is good enough to play in the Football League," Aspin said.
"Hopefully we can make that happen at Gateshead. He has all the right attributes. He is tall, he is mobile and he has room to develop further. And I feel he will do that."
Hope & Glory Festival, headlined by James at Liverpool's St Georges Quarter, was pulled on Sunday.
There were reports of overcrowding, long delays for artists and acts axed at the last minute on Saturday.
Organisers said it was pulled over safety concerns. The city council said there would be an "urgent inquiry".
Anselm Grant, from Blackburn, Lancashire, tweeted he had tried a number of times to get a response from Eventbrite and festival organisers but had had no reply.
He said it had "cost me £600 for tickets and with hotel and travel".
Lynne Carruthers tweeted organisers that she had travelled from Glasgow to the event.
"You've skinned us. Please tell us how to get our money back," she wrote.
Festival organisers told the BBC: "We cancelled the event because we felt parties employed to deliver the festival had not done so to ensure Sunday would be a safe event."
In a statement, they said they "accepted ultimate responsibility" and "profusely apologised" to the public.
They added people who bought tickets for the event should contact the relevant ticketing company for refunds.
A spokesman added: "If tickets were purchased from the festival's official website, the majority were bought through Eventbrite."
Eventbrite said it goes to "great lengths" to ensure all customers are treated fairly when an event is cancelled and will work with organisers "to clarify whether impacted attendees can be refunded".
Police had to help open up another entrance on the first day of the festival - which was attended by 12,500 people - amid long waits and poor access to toilets and food and drink facilities.
James did manage to get on stage but lead singer Tim Booth tweeted afterwards: "Sorry everyone was messed around so badly.
"Hope you managed to find some pleasure amongst the chaos."
Charlotte Church, who was pulled from the line-up on Saturday due to the delays, ended up playing a set at Liquidation Liverpool after making a plea for a venue on social media.
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Likewise, the Lightning Seeds also asked on Twitter for a suitable venue to do a gig on Sunday night.
They played a set along with Clean Cut Kid at Liverpool's Zanzibar.
Other bands on the bill included The Fratellis, Razorlight and Ocean Colour Scene.
Labour-run Liverpool City Council said the weekend festival was a private event which was licensed by the authority to run for three years.
The mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson tweeted: "There will be an urgent inquiry into what went disastrously wrong here."
Councillor Richard Kemp, leader of Liverpool's Liberal Democrats, has asked the city council for a "full report" to be made public on the problems.
The city council said the organisers had 25 years' experience in the live music industry and plans were "robust and independently assessed and approved".
It added: "All efforts will now be made to understand what lessons can be learnt."
It said the perishable items left at the site were taken to the Whitechapel Centre, a Liverpool-based charity for the homeless.
Fergus Wilson, who planned to stand as an independent, was told it was invalid as his papers were not hand delivered to the returning officer, but posted.
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Kiss moved into the Ulster position on Monday after his seven-year stint as Ireland assistant coach ended following the recent World Cup.
The Australian, 50, will lead the coaching team, although Neil Doak's job title remains head coach.
"I'll have my hands over everything," Kiss told BBC Sport NI on Tuesday.
Ulster's last rugby director David Humphreys was not involved in the coaching of the team but Kiss has made clear that he will have a very "hands on" role with the squad.
"I'll be over everything eventually once I get to know everything inside out. Hopefully I can make a contribution," said former Australian Rugby League international Kiss.
"We've got good coaches here in Neil Doak, Allen Clarke and Joe Barakat and I've had my first meetings with them over the last couple of days.
"They have an idea where I'm going to be injecting myself and that will evolve as I get to know the rugby programme here.
"And they know that I'll be putting myself on the pitch in particular."
After Mark Anscombe's departure from the head coach position in the summer of 2014, Kiss was appointed as Ulster's interim director of rugby for the opening weeks of the 2014-15 season.
Then in October of last year, as he returned to his Ireland post, it was announced that he would take up the Ulster director role full-time following this year's World Cup.
During his playing career, Kiss won four caps for the Australian Rugby League team before coaching stints with rugby league clubs the London Broncos and North Sydney.
He switched to rugby union in 2001 to work as defence coach for the Springboks before a six-year stint as assistant coach at the New South Wales Waratahs was followed by his appointment to Declan Kidney's Ireland set-up in 2009.
Voting has ended across the region's 10 borough council areas of Manchester, Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.
The results are expected on Friday afternoon.
The mayor will lead the region's combined authority, working alongside existing council leaders.
A sign reading "No visitors" at the entrance to the open plan office suggests it is sensitive work.
Clocks on the wall show the time in various cities as reports come in from Facebook users around the world.
The promise is simple: "Everything gets looked at, absolutely everything gets looked at."
"Whether someone goes to our help centre to flag that their account has been hacked or whether they want to report a page or photo because they think it's inappropriate, it'll come to this team in Dublin," explains Safety Policy Manager Julie de Balliencourt.
Despite claims that Facebook relies on algorithms, image-recognition software and automated systems, the company insists human beings make the decisions.
A lot of reports are trivial. Football fans reporting rival supporters or friends who've fallen out and want to make a point.
But at times, lives are at risk.
"We prioritise based on how serious something could potentially be," Julie said.
"So if we feel that someone is being bullied or there's a risk of real-world harm we are going to prioritise those reports ahead of the rest and they'll be reviewed in a matter of hours."
Facebook has faced criticism in the past for being inconsistent in the way it handles sensitive content.
Controversy over pictures of women breastfeeding and beheading videos are examples of the company's policies proving unpopular.
But the social network insists there are hard and fast rules about what users can or can't post.
"There is a line and there is content that we won't allow, we have a whole set of rules that are available on our site," said Julie.
Jess Lathan, 26, is one of many people who posted a comment on the Newsbeat Facebook page expressing frustration at how the reporting process works.
"I've tried to report several different indecent images on Facebook, really graphic or pornographic images.
"I'm not sure how bad it has to get before something violates Facebook's terms and is actually removed," she said.
Facebook Content Policy Manager Ciara Lyden described the process of responding to rules as "a balancing act".
"It comes from the starting point of how do you keep people safe, but Facebook is also a place for sharing and we want to connect the world and allow people to be open."
But the company admits it doesn't always get it right.
"Because we have teams of people, sometimes we make mistakes.
"We're human and we're very sorry when we do make a mistake," said Julie de Balliencourt.
Facebook won't say exactly how many people work in their Community Operations team.
Newsbeat understands some of its work is outsourced to companies in various countries around the world.
While Facebook promises that every report is looked at by a human being, automated systems are also used.
"We have things in place relating to spam," Julie explains.
"Facebook is highly attractive to spammers and phishers. We have automation in place to flag fake accounts and remove them."
However, decisions to remove content reported for being violent, explicit or offensive are open to interpretation.
"Where it can become tricky, you need to take into account who is making the report, maybe the relationship they have with the person they are reporting.
"The language they speak, the country they come from - maybe if it's a photo that is posted on a page we will want to look at the whole page not just the photo in isolation."
A common complaint from users is a lack of feedback on why content is or isn't removed.
Facebook admits there is room for improvement, promising changes to the reporting system.
"In the next few months we want to be more explicit and explain in much more detail why something was ignored or why something was actioned," Julie said.
But still, users should expect to be challenged by some of the content they see, suggests Julie.
"The same thing will apply if you choose to watch the news, you're going to see different types of content that are thought provoking.
"Those are real things happening in today's world that would maybe raise really good questions.
"The fact is that you see great things and sometimes you see things that shouldn't be there."
With 1.3 billion users, Facebook will never keep everyone happy.
It is clearly trying to strike a balance, but as the number of users continues to grow, that challenge may only become harder.
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Boris took five years to build at a cost of £350,000.
The robot "sees" objects with sensors on its face and wrists. In 10 seconds it calculates up to a thousand possible ways to grasp an object with its five robotic fingers and plans a path of arm movements to reach its target, avoiding obstructions.
"It's not been programmed to pick it up - it's been programmed to learn how to pick it up," explained Professor Wyatt from the University of Birmingham.
"The idea is to get the robot to load your dishwasher."
"You get a bunch of objects off a table, scattered as you might have them on a kitchen surface, and the robot will look through the set of objects, find one it wants to pick up, figure out where to put it in the dishwasher, and load it," said Professor Wyatt.
Why has Boris been assigned kitchen duties?
"It's a typical task that humans engage in. So by putting that into a robot, we hope to make the robots more flexible in future."
ECB President Mario Draghi said the bank expected the bloc's economy to shrink by about 0.5% this year, before recovering later in 2013.
He said weak consumer and investor sentiment was weighing on growth.
Earlier, the ECB held the benchmark eurozone interest rate at the record low of 0.75%, as had been expected.
Mr Draghi said rates had been left unchanged due to higher energy prices, rising taxes and the fact inflation fell from 2.5% to 2.2% last month.
Interest rates are the main tool used by central banks to influence demand and therefore prices in the economy.
Mr Draghi said the bank expected inflation to fall below 2% next year. The target rate is below but close to 2%.
Interest rates have been at 0.75% for five months, after July's cut from 1%. The Bank of England also kept its main interest rate unchanged on Thursday, leaving it at 0.5%.
The ECB revised down is forecast for the eurozone economic growth in 2013 to between minus 0.9% and plus 0.4%.
For 2014, it forecast growth of between 0.2% and 2.2%.
Mr Draghi said "persistent uncertainty" was weighing on economic activity.
He said the bank continued to see "downside risks", in particular "uncertainties about the resolution of sovereign debt issues in the euro area, geopolitical issues and fiscal policy decisions in the United States".
He was referring to the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic spending cuts and tax rises which kick in in the new year and which will push the US economy back into recession. US policymakers are trying to agree a way to avoid the cliff.
However, Mr Draghi said a "strengthening global demand and a significant improvement in financial market confidence" would help fuel a recovery later in 2013.
The eurozone is back in recession as austerity measures designed to reduce debt levels continue to undermine demand and confidence.
The economy of the 17-member bloc contracted by 0.1% between July and September, after shrinking 0.2% in the previous three months.
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is at a record high of 11.7%.
The eurozone was last in recession in 2009, when the economy contracted for five consecutive quarters.
The problem seems to be getting worse - according to the charity NSPCC, one in five children is now bullied online.
Meanwhile trolls, who send abusive messages to anyone they take an instant and often irrational dislike to, are now as established on the online scene as they once were in fairy tales.
It is time, says the UK's Anti-Bullying Alliance to call a halt to a trend that is "gradually chipping away young people's self-esteem".
"Cyberbullying increases isolation and impacts on mental health more than other forms of bullying," says Luke Roberts, national co-ordinator of the UK's Anti-Bullying Alliance.
Karthik Dinakar was a victim of bullying and knows how hurtful it can be.
"I was very nerdy and different and it was difficult going through high school," he says.
Shortly after Mr Dinakar joined MIT as a researcher at its Software Agents Group, a teenager jumped off a bridge in New Jersey as a result of slanderous comments on social media.
The incident cemented in the researcher a desire to do something to help.
"That had an impact on me and resonated with my own experience," he says. "I set to work on a couple of algorithms to detect when someone is being mean."
The computer code matches what you write online to a database of commonly used words. It learns as it goes, using natural language processing, meaning that it can become pretty sophisticated at spotting even very subtle bullying.
Mr Dinakar says the system could be used by social media sites to flag potentially hurtful messages before they are sent.
"My observation is that we say things when we communicate online without pausing and thinking. So imagine if a box could pop up before you post saying 'Do you really want to send this?'"
It is the digital equivalent of the little voice that everyone has in the back of their mind when they write something. Mr Dinakar calls it "empathetic computing".
Already the algorithm is being used by A Thin Line, an MTV website where teenagers share experiences of bullying.
So, for instance, if a visitor writes the words "girlfriend" and "dumped" in a message it can be identified as being about a relationship and placed in the relevant section. But if the post also includes terms such as "fatty", "slut" or "naked pictures", it can be flagged for review.
"A girl who has been harassed on Facebook can be matched to someone with similar experiences. It helps young people realise that they are not alone in their plight," explains Mr Dinakar.
He adds that the tool can also be used by moderators to sift through the content that needs the most immediate attention.
"These social sites have billions of users, and moderators have no way to prioritise the more serious cases of bullying."
Such tools could prove invaluable, thinks Mr Roberts.
"It sounds pretty amazing," he says.
"Studies have shown that there is a lower level of empathy for the target in cyberbullying so anything that helps people reconnect with the fact that there is a human being at the end of the message is a good thing."
As long as there are ways to communicate, bullies and trolls will exploit them but as we enter an age of all-pervasive network connection so too will calls for government, industry and community to act to limit the huge damage such people can do.
"Everyone has a piece of the puzzle. Industry can make safer online communities, young people can be educated better to deal with the issue, parents can offer better support rather than just banning their digital devices," says Mr Roberts.
"This is a solvable problem."
Recent experiences highlight the need for such a system.
Last month ex-footballer Stan Collymore accused Twitter of failing to deal with a torrent of abuse he had received.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme he claimed that Twitter appeared to be more interested in making money than protecting its users.
"I accuse Twitter directly of not doing enough to combat racist/homophobic/sexist hate messages, all of which are illegal in the UK," he said.
In response Twitter urged anyone plagued by abusive tweets to use its new "report tweet" button.
"We cannot stop people from saying offensive, hurtful things on the internet or on Twitter. But we take action when content is reported to us that breaks our rules or is illegal," the firm said in a statement.
Facebook is also regularly accused of not doing enough to protect youngsters from abuse and cyberbullying.
Late last year, it beefed up its anti-bullying policy, offering youngsters on the site easy ways to contact an adult in their network to talk about the bullying.
Its bullying prevention hub offers suggestions for teens, parents and educators on how to address bullies and how to take action on the site.
It insists that it has "some of the most effective reporting tools available on the internet today".
"If people see activity on Facebook that makes them feel uncomfortable there are links on every page to report it so that we can remove it," the firm tells the BBC.
Mr Roberts thinks that such sites could do more.
"They say that bullying is unacceptable but they also say that they don't want to interfere with user content. It is as if their online space has been created without reference to human relationships," he says.
And while the new reporting tools are useful, they could be more effective.
"Even if young people report abuse it is often not clear what happens next," he says.
"Will they get a response in 10 hours, 10 days, a year?"
The actor had been due to appear on Tuesday's show but dropped out when he realised Morgan was the presenter.
McGregor said he objected to Morgan's comments about the Women's March.
Speaking on Wednesday's GMB, Morgan said: "I was very disappointed with what he did - he let down the viewers and he let down himself."
At the weekend, Morgan had described some of the women who were taking part in protest marches against President Donald Trump as "rabid feminists", prompting criticism on social media.
McGregor had been due to appear on GMB on Tuesday to promote his latest film, T2 Trainspotting, but left minutes before he was due on air when he was told Morgan would be conducting the interview.
Speaking on Wednesday's GMB, Morgan said: "Ewan McGregor is a major star, perfectly entitled to have his opinion about politics, I'm entitled to mine.
"We should all be able to have different views. I would have respected [McGregor] more if he'd walked out here sat down and said: 'You are wrong about the Women's March', and we could have had an adult conversation about it."
He added: "Having a conversation about these things is how we all move on."
Morgan's co-host Susanna Reid said to Morgan: "As you know I took issue with your views on the Women's March and I would have welcomed someone else taking issue with you on the programme so I was also disappointed that we didn't see [McGregor]."
McGregor has not commented further about the issue since his initial tweet.
The actor appeared on the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show on Wednesday, but presenter Chris Evans declined to ask him any questions about Morgan.
McGregor appeared with T2 Trainspotting director Danny Boyle and fellow cast members Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner.
During the interview, Boyle revealed all four of the main cast members were paid the same salary for taking part in the sequel.
"We didn't take as much money as we were offered because we wanted to keep a perspective on it and not let it become inflated," Boyle explained.
"So we said to the guys: 'We're going to pay you all the same.... but it won't be a great deal of money. What we will do is if the film is a success, you'll all share equally in the profits of the film.' And that felt respectful to what the film had done for us."
Asked whether there was likely to be a third Trainspotting film, Boyle replied: "I'd love to get this lot back together again."
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An unbeaten 106 by South Africa's Hashim Amla helped Kings XI post 198-4.
However, Buttler and fellow opener Parthiv Patel added 81 in the first 5.5 overs of the Mumbai run chase.
Buttler reached his half-century from 24 deliveries and smashed 77 from 37 balls - including five sixes and seven fours - to set up an eight-wicket win.
Amla cleared the ropes six times in making his maiden T20 century, and was well supported by Australian Glenn Maxwell's 18-ball 40 as they looked to have put Kings XI in a commanding position.
But some brutal hitting allowed Lancashire's Buttler to compile his maiden IPL fifty, sharing big partnerships with Patel (37) and Nitish Rana (62 not out from 34 balls) as Mumbai secured victory.
The Dow Jones and S&P 500 indexes closed 1.56% and 1.2% down, after tumbling more than 3% earlier.
The main European stock exchanges also slid to a 15-month low.
Analysts say investors fear low oil prices reflect a fall in demand for fuel which could be a sign that growth in the global economy is slowing down.
The falls in Europe and the US came after Asian stocks closed sharply lower.
Markets in Dubai closed at a 28-month low, while in Japan shares fell to their lowest level since October 2014.
Many markets are now in so-called bear market territory - a fall of 20% or more from their most recent peak.
At one point, the benchmark Brent oil index was down more than 5%, while US oil fell almost 7%, fuelling fears about the impact on economic growth and falling revenues earned by oil-rich nations.
Europe's main markets fell sharply, led by the FTSE 100, which sank 3.46%.
Germany's Dax and the Cac 40 in Paris ended 2.82% and 3.45% down respectively. The FTSE 100's fall marked a 203.2-point fall, to 5,673.58.
Since the FTSE 100's all-time high of 7,103.98 points on 27 April last year, the total market capitalisation of the index has fallen by £396bn.
Top emerging market shares and currencies were also caught up in the turmoil, with the Russian rouble hitting a new record low of 80.295 against the dollar.
Some observers think that many markets were riding for a fall. Asset prices were pumped up by ultra-low interest rates in the developed world and also by the central banks that have engaged in quantitative easing, buying financial assets with newly created money.
That happened with shares, with bonds and with commodities. For commodities the boom is well and truly over, partly due to the slowdown in China and in the case of oil mainly due to plentiful supplies.
Clearly there are some troublesome developments and the IMF has a warning: "If these key challenges are not successfully managed, global growth could be derailed."
That at bottom is what the markets are worried about.
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"Investors have decided the world is a riskier place," said Laura Lambie, senior investment director at Investec Wealth Investment.
She says that concerns over growth in China, the prospect of rising US interest rates and the possibility that low oil prices might force some oil companies out of business are the main concerns for investors.
"There's been a short-term change in sentiment," she said.
The downwards move came after oil prices continued to slide, with the price Brent Crude at one point down 5.2% to $27.28 a barrel, before easing back to stand at 3% down. The price is around a 12-year low.
Meanwhile, US crude plunged to its lowest since May 2003, sinking 6.6% to $26.59, but later edging back to about 4% lower.
The oil price has plummeted 75% since mid-2014 as oversupply, mainly due to US shale oil flooding the market, has driven down the cost of the commodity.
At the same time, demand has fallen because of a slowdown in economic growth in China and Europe.
The world's energy watchdog warned on Tuesday that the market could "drown in oversupply".
The International Energy Agency, which advises countries on energy policy, said it expected the global glut to last until at least late 2016.
The International Monetary Fund's decision on Tuesday to downgrade its global growth forecast for this year and issue a warning about the outlook added to the dark mood among investors.
World stocks are now at their lowest levels since 2013, with the MSCI world equity index down 9.9% in January, its biggest drop since 2009.
Analysts said they expected the volatility to continue.
"I am quite pessimistic about the equity markets for the next two to three months. I do not see a 2008-style scenario, but I do see a bear market coming," said Andreas Clenow, hedge fund trader and principal at ACIES Asset Management.
An inquiry into the conflict which began in 2009 has been delayed because key exchanges have yet to be released.
Sir John Chilcot, who is leading the inquiry, is in dispute with the government over the documents.
The Cabinet Office comments came after the Independent newspaper reported that Washington was behind the delay.
The paper claims the US State Department and White House have "refused to sanction" the declassification of pre and post-war communications between the then president and prime minister.
But describing such exchanges as a "particularly privileged channel of communication", a Cabinet Office spokesman said: "Any suggestion that the US has a veto is wrong.
"The government is currently engaged in discussions with the Inquiry.
"All sides recognise that this raises difficult issues involving legal and international relations considerations."
A publication date for Sir John's final report - which is set to be about a million words long - was never set.
But it had been expected in 2012.
Earlier this month Sir John wrote to Prime Minister David Cameron saying the inquiry had asked to see 25 notes from Mr Blair to his American counterpart at the time and more than 130 records of conversations between the two or between Gordon Brown and Mr Bush.
Sir John said the progression of his inquiry was "dependent on the satisfactory completion of discussions" with the government over the disclosure of key material.
The Cabinet Office spokesman said: "As the exchange of letters between government and the inquiry shows, these issues are being worked through in good faith and with a view to reach a position as rapidly as possible."
The Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson had just stood down over allegations he had failed to disclose his interest in his family's offshore account. He was the first political casualty of the Panama leaks scandal.
The prime minister has not been accused of breaking any Icelandic law. No matter. The impression of a conflict of interest and of a lack of transparency was enough to bring him down.
A sizeable number of the crowd huddled against a biting north-east wind simply would not accept a leader with links to offshore havens.
This is a small country that only recently had almost been brought down by failed banks using shell companies in tax havens.
What made the disclosures even more sensitive for the prime minister is that he was overseeing negotiations over the failed banks.
There is a new politics that has grown out of the financial crash in 2008. What was once confined to the margins of public debate - tax havens, bank secrecy, corporate tax rates, tax evasion - has seeped into mainstream politics.
The actions of the global elites feed the strain of anger detected in European and US politics.
In 1994, I presented a three-part BBC One series called Dirty Money. There were examples of cartel members dropping off cases of cash in British dependent territories in the Caribbean.
But by far the biggest business was providing shell companies. These were islands of secrecy and the flows of money that passed through the offshore banking centres were immense, but it was hard to spark political interest.
I recall, however, speaking to a Senate aide on Capitol Hill who said to me: "Nearly every major crime in the United States had a financial link to offshore havens."
The financial crash of 2008 changed everything. Politicians could no longer look away.
The revelations eroded trust and voters began to engage with the world of finance. Rogue traders had dealt in sub-prime mortgages. Others had rigged markets.
The investments of banks had nearly brought down the Irish economy. Banks, which were too big to fail, had to be bailed out by taxpayers. Politicians and voters paid attention.
In this climate some of the walls of bank secrecy - like in Switzerland - have been breached. Offshore havens are being squeezed.
For the past five years, Europe's leaders have been working on legislation to ensure that, in future, taxpayers will not have to stump up for failing banks.
The post-2008 world has also focused attention on inequality. Certainly in the United States one of the main political questions of this election year is whether the system works for the many or for the few.
Many of the new jobs are low-wage. In real terms the wages of the middle-class have fallen since the crash. Unemployment, although gradually falling, has remained stubbornly high in Europe.
So in a time of insecurity, who pays what tax matters.
The European Commission has promised to crack down on tax avoidance. On Tuesday a Commission official welcomed the Panama Papers, saying: "The global focus on this issue provides us with the momentum we need to drive forward our agenda."
European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager described the Panama Papers as the "tip of the iceberg". Several governments have promised to launch investigations into the individuals named in the documents and to recover money if there is proof of illegality.
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In the post-crash world the amount of tax that companies pay plays high in the minds of voters.
Here, too, the momentum is towards change. The European Commission will shortly put forward plans that would make large companies disclose how much tax they pay in each member state.
The former Icelandic prime minister insists that he has done nothing wrong but in the new politics denials are no longer enough. Iceland faces a period of political uncertainty with many demanding not a change of prime minister but fresh elections.
There are legitimate reasons for placing money offshore. But voters still trying to recover their security from the crash of 2008 are not in a trusting mood.
Their frustration fuels a new politics, mistrustful of elites, angry with the perceived failures of mainstream parties and suspicious of politicians and the world of finance.
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A metal detectorist unearthed the fragments of the guns, thought to date back to the 15th Century, at the site in Towton, near Tadcaster.
The find contradicts the idea that guns were only used in that period of history to attack castles.
Experts say it sheds light on the use of guns by troops in medieval battles.
Tim Sutherland, an archaeologist visiting the University of York, said the unearthing of the parts of gun barrels was "incredibly important" - but possibly unlucky for the soldier who had been holding the weapon in the conflict in 1461.
The manufacturing of firearms in that period of time was notoriously unreliable, Mr Sutherland said.
He revealed the reason the guns were probably not found intact was that it was not uncommon for the weapon to explode in the user's hands because of metal casting faults.
Experts at the ISIS Research Centre in Oxfordshire, which uses neutron analysis to examine samples in minute detail, said the finds were "unique in Britain".
Mr Sutherland said: "In terms of its rarity, we don't know of any other battlefield where one of these has turned up.
"In terms of the Towton battlefield, it's very important because we're looking at the cusp of the use of archery and the introduction of handguns.
"When we analyse the internal coating, that has the constituent parts of gunpowder.
"It's incredibly important and we still can't believe we've found this."
He added: "We have fragments of handguns that exploded during the Battle of Towton - how rare can you get? It's unbelievable."
The Battle of Towton saw up to 28,000 soldiers killed on a single day and has been named as one of the bloodiest battles to ever take place on English soil.
Metal detector user Simon Richardson, who was trawling the site for objects said he was not sure what he had found on the battlefield.
He said: "I found two pieces on two separate occasions.
"I had an idea of what they were, but it's pretty rare.
"I had previously found a lead ball, so I knew guns had been used."
Dr Evelyn Godfrey, who analysed the fragments at ISIS said the fragments had revealed more about battlefield weapons.
She said: "We have looked at the crystal structure of the objects
"Almost certainly there are two different alloys which came from two different castings.
"They are almost certainly from two different guns."
But the effectiveness of early battlefield firearms was not a refined art.
"The weapons did more damage and scared horses than it did to the opposition," Mr Sutherland said.
Smith was rewarded for being the only solo artist to sell more than a million albums in both the UK and US in 2014.
Pharrell Williams, Beyonce and Rosanne Cash, daughter of country legend Johnny, won three awards each.
Beck won two, including best album. Other British winners included Clean Bandit with Jess Glynne and Aphex Twin.
Madonna, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Kanye West and Sir Paul McCartney were among those performing at the Los Angeles ceremony.
But the night belonged to Sam Smith, who has cemented his place as one of pop's biggest stars just nine months after the release of his debut album In the Lonely Hour.
Earlier, he said: "Before I made this record, I was doing everything to try to get my music heard... I tried to lose weight and I was making awful music. It was when I started to be myself that the music flowed."
Smith's ballad Stay With Me won both song of the year and record of the year - the former recognises the songwriters, while the latter goes to the performer and producer.
Accepting the record of the year trophy, he said: "I want to thank the man who this record is about, who I fell in love with last year.
"Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys."
Smith also performed his the song on stage with Mary J Blige; while his other awards were best new artist and best pop vocal album.
He lost out on the best album award to long-serving indie troubadour Beck, who was honoured for his twelfth studio LP, Morning Phase. It also won best rock album.
"We made this record at my house for the most part, so I would like to thank my kids for letting me keep them awake a little bit longer," he said.
Pharrell's Girl won best urban contemporary album, while Happy won best music video and best pop solo performance. He performed that hit on the night with pianist Lang Lang and composer Hans Zimmer.
Drunk In Love, Beyonce's collaboration with her husband Jay-Z, was named best R&B performance and best R&B song. Beyonce also won best surround sound album.
The other triple winner, Rosanne Cash, picked up the best American roots performance and song awards for A Feather's Not A Bird and best Americana album.
Among the British artists, Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne won best dance recording, while Aphex Twin won best dance/electronic album for Syro, his first album for 13 years.
Ed Sheeran, who had three nominations, went home empty-handed, but did join ELO's Jeff Lynne on stage to perform at the ceremony.
Other performers on the night included Sir Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Rihanna, who teamed up to play their joint composition FourFiveSeconds.
Madonna was joined by half-naked male dancers wearing glittering masks and horns to perform Living For Love, from her new album Rebel Heart.
There were also duets between Jessie J and Sir Tom Jones; Hozier and Annie Lennox; and Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.
The ceremony departed from pure entertainment for a segment in which US President Barack Obama sent a recorded video message in support of a campaign against domestic violence.
Domestic abuse survivor Brooke Axtell then delivered a poignant message about how a seemingly "handsome, charismatic man" had threatened to kill her.
The Grammys will be broadcast in the UK on Channel 4's 4Music on Monday 9 February at 21:00 GMT.
And in his quest to do so Mr Abe, who won a return to office as Japan's prime minister in December, has launched one of the most aggressive policy moves in Japan's history.
Such has been the scale of his plan, that observers have even named it after him, calling it "Abenomics".
It is based on three key pillars - the "three arrows" of monetary policy, fiscal stimulus and structural reforms - to ensure long-term sustainable growth in the world's third-largest economy,
And with initial surveys indicating a big victory for the ruling coalition - led by his party - in the weekend's upper house elections, he is expected to be able to push his plans with even more assertiveness.
While the markets, investors and Japanese exporters have cheered his moves so far, some have warned of the risks and threats posed by them in the long run.
The scientists successfully rid 37 pigs of viruses hiding in their DNA, overcoming one of the big barriers to transplanting pig organs to people.
The team at eGenesis admits preventing pig organs from being rejected by the human body remains a huge challenge
But experts said it was a promising and exciting first step.
The study, published in the journal Science, started with skin cells from a pig.
Tests identified 25 Pervs - porcine endogenous retroviruses - hidden in the pig's genetic code.
Experiments mixing human and pig cells together showed those viruses could escape to infect human tissues.
But the researchers then used the game-changing gene-editing technology Crispr to delete the 25 Pervs.
It then took cloning technology, the same used to create Dolly the sheep, to place the genetic material from those cells into a pig's egg and create embryos.
The complex process is inefficient, but 37 healthy piglets have been born.
"These are the first Perv-free pigs," Dr Luhan Yang, one of the researchers from Harvard University and the spinout company eGenesis, told the BBC News website.
They were also "the most genetically modified [animals] in terms of the number of modifications", he said.
If xenotransplantation - using organs from other species - works, then it has the potential to alleviate long waits for a transplant.
More than 100,000 people need an organ transplant in the US. There are about 6,500 people on the UK waiting list.
Dr Yang told the BBC: "We recognise we are still at the early stages of research and development.
"We know we have an audacious vision of a world with no shortage of organs, that is very challenging, but that is also our motivation to remove mountains."
Pigs are particularly promising for xenotransplantation as their organs are a similar size to humans', and the animals can be bred in large numbers.
But removing the viruses is only half the challenge, even organs donated from other people can cause a strong immune reaction that leads to the transplant being rejected.
The US team is investigating further genetic modifications to make pig organs more acceptable to the human immune system.
Darren Griffin, a genetics professor at the University of Kent, said: "This represents a significant step forward towards the possibility of making xenotransplantation a reality.
"However, there are so many variables, including ethical issues, to resolve before xenotransplantation can take place."
Prof Ian McConnell, from the University of Cambridge, said: "This work provides a promising first step in the development of genetic strategies for creating strains of pigs where the risk of transmission of retroviruses has been eliminated.
"It remains to be seen whether these results can be translated into a fully safe strategy in organ transplantation."
The researchers had to overcome unexpected challenges from performing so much gene-editing in one go.
The Crispr technology works like a combination of a sat-nav and a pair of scissors. The sat-nav finds the right spot in the genetic code, and then the scissors perform the cut.
But making 25 cuts throughout the pig's genome led to DNA instability and the loss of genetic information.
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LetScotland - the Association of Professional Letting Agents in Scotland - said it would provide "a voice for honest, ethical, professional" agents.
Its aims include encouraging "a positive relationship" between landlords, agents and tenants.
It also wants to work with Scottish ministers on proposed legislation for the sector.
In May the Scottish government announced a new private rented sector strategy, which involved ministers working in partnership with letting agents on the introduction of new regulations for the industry.
LetScotland chairman Malcolm Warrack said: "We exist to provide a voice for the sector which is currently missing.
"We want to ensure that the important role of the private rented sector and its practitioners is positively reflected in public.
"And in private, we want to ensure that the sector is subject to legislation which reflects its importance and meets the needs of tenants, landlords and agents."
He added: "LetScotland will be pioneers for good conduct in the private rented sector.
"The minority of unethical agents damage our businesses and our sector and, as much as anyone else, we want tough sanctions available to act against them.
"So we will be open and transparent in our dealings. In return, we expect fairness and accurate representation."
The University of Leicester and Anthony Nolan event was backed by policeman Rik Basra, who had a transplant in 2011.
A total of 1,405 people signed a stem-cell register at the drive, beating the previous record of 1,020, also set in the city in 2014.
"It's phenomenal… it has been amazing," Mr Basra's wife Kas said. "We are very emotional about it all."
The donors agreed to sign up to the Anthony Nolan register - which helps match stem cells with blood cancer patients. The register is run in partnership with the NHS and other charities and contains 500,000 profiles.
"Back in 2014 when we had our 'Race to 1,000', we recruited 1,020 [donors], so we wanted to break our own record and set a new UK record," added Mrs Basra.
Health experts say Asian people are more likely to need organ transplants than the rest of the population because they are more susceptible to illnesses such as diabetes, kidney disease, viral infections and heart disease.
Mr Basra said: "My stem cells stopped working correctly, they started producing defective cells so I needed somebody else's cells to replace mine.
"My blood group has now changed to my donor's.
"Effectively, I've got somebody else's immune system working in my body keeping me alive."
Anthony Nolan head of register development, Ann O'Leary, said: 'The event in Leicester was the most remarkable, record-breaking turnout at a recruitment event that we've ever seen.
'We are incredibly grateful to the University of Leicester and the Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign for helping to recruit informed and committed potential lifesavers to the register".
"An honest day's work for an honest day's pay." Capitalism was "nothing less than a crusade to enfranchise the many in the economic life of the nation".
Politicians - and indeed supporters of free market economics - have long feared a society where some people flourish to great personal gain and others miss out at great personal loss, despite their best efforts.
That way lies the chaos of a resentful backlash. And capitalism does not like chaos.
Last week, Andrew Haldane, the chief economist of the Bank of England, warned of a country where economic divisions are growing.
On Monday, Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank, said that Britain was facing "a lost decade" of stagnant incomes where people in work were no better off than before the financial crisis.
Today's Joseph Rowntree report reveals that what is called "in-work poverty" is at record levels.
Millions of people are endeavouring to do an honest day's (or night's) work for not very much pay at all.
This is the issue of our age - the sense that despite effort expended, people feel "the system" is against them.
As Mr Carney said, there is much greater acceptance of high and stubborn levels of inequality - which hasn't actually changed significantly in relative terms since the financial crisis - as long as people feel their position is getting better or has the potential to do so.
Once that breaks down, because of stagnant incomes and high costs of living, faith in the system falls and the desire for radical change grows.
Theresa May is acutely aware of this. She has spoken of an economy that "works for all".
It is an ambitious target, and presumably means that fewer people should suffer in-work poverty, not more.
The prime minister has three years to achieve a reversal of the trend highlighted by today's report.
Then, she faces a public who have yet to vote for her as a prime minister in a general election.
With in-work benefits frozen and the risk of inflation rising, Downing Street knows it is facing into some significant headwinds.
There is much good news in the Joseph Rowntree report.
The pensioner poverty rate is down. The number of people in workless families is down as employment levels rise. Attainment levels at school are improving.
But Mrs May has not set her government that test. She has set a test on how the economy operates and who is rewarded.
The PM has bet the farm on improving productivity, the amount of economic value produced for each hour worked.
The wealth created should mean a pay rise for all.
That means investing in roads and railways, and businesses backing new technology and skills training so that Britain works more smoothly.
These are long term projects aimed at solving deep seated problems. And the levers are not all under the control of the state.
The private sector will have to play its role.
Mass low wage sectors such as retail, healthcare and hospitality will find themselves under increasing scrutiny.
Those on lower incomes feel squeezed - are squeezed - now.
The next election is in 2020.
Mrs May will hope that the Joseph Rowntree report on poverty that comes out the Christmas before that date has better news.
That an honest day's work is actually rewarded with an honest day's pay.
Police lowered the Greenpeace campaigners dangling on ropes from St John's Bridge into boats, while the Coast Guard cleared dozens of kayaks.
The icebreaker, chartered by Royal Dutch Shell, had been prevented from leaving port for hours.
A judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay $2,500 (£1,600) per hour of blockage.
The Fennica icebreaker was in Portland for repairs. At one point it had to retreat before the activists refused to move.
The protest began on Wednesday. Thirteen activists were hanging from the bridge and another 13 were looking out.
After a tense standoff, on Thursday evening authorities began lowering some of the campaigners around 200ft (60m) onto Coast Guard boats below the bridge.
The vessel then weaved through some remaining protesters hanging from the bridge, moving toward the Pacific Ocean.
Portland police spokesman Sgt Pete Simpson said safety was the priority during the operation to clear the demonstrators.
"This is, obviously, a very unique situation," he told the Associated Press news agency.
Earlier, US District Court Sharon Gleason ruled that Greenpeace was in civil contempt, ordering the fine.
The US Coast Guard warned the protesters that they were breaking the law.
The activists said they had packed enough food and water with them on the bridge "for the long haul".
The icebreaker is a part of Shell's exploration and spill-response plan off of Alaska's coast, protecting the fleet from ice.
Campaign groups have urged President Barack Obama to rescind Shell's permit to drill in the Arctic.
They say drilling could be damaging to populations of whales, polar bears and walrus in the event of a spill.
Saturday's 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest saw Johnson's side suffer a club-record eighth consecutive league defeat, leaving them 20th in the table.
"I don't feel in a panic situation here," Lansdown told BBC Points West.
"He has my full support. He has the support of the board, I think he has the support of the majority of the supporters still and the players."
Johnson admitted he was "ashamed" of the club's recent form after their loss at the City Ground, which saw them slip to within two points of the relegation zone, having been fifth in October.
Asked whether 35-year-old Johnson - who was appointed in February - needed to get something from the Robins' next two home games, Lansdown replied: "No, not necessarily.
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"We need to win games and we need them quickly. But we're still outside the relegation zone and have plenty of time to turn things around.
"We know we are going through a bad patch but the only thing we can do now is stay strong.
"It is a difficult time for Bristol City - no doubt about it. It is a challenge. We all have to face that challenge head on and overcome it."
Lansdown added to BBC Radio Bristol: "He is a young manager and, like young players, will make some mistakes but learn from those mistakes.
"He will turn it around. He'll sort it out."
Bristol City face Burnley away in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday before back-to-back home league games against play-off hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday and bottom-club Rotherham on 31 January and 4 February respectively.
Muldoon, 28, made 66 appearances and scored 12 goals for the Imps over the past two years at Sincil Bank.
After helping his former club secure promotion to the Football League last season, he turned down the offer of a new contract.
Meanwhile, striker Danny Rowe has signed a new two-year contract at the club with the option of a further year.
The 28-year-old scored 50 goals in all competitions last season as Fylde won the National League North title by six points.
How many British people have bought a bar of chocolate on holiday somewhere outside Europe and been surprised at how different it tastes?
EU rules demand chocolate contains 30% cocoa - compared with only 10% in the US - and that is what makes British chocolate so delicious, says emeritus Professor Mike Gordon.
"A high cocoa content is important to give it a good flavour," said the retired food and nutritional sciences lecturer at the University of Reading.
"I remember having a Hershey bar in the 1960s which was pretty poor quality, but I've not tried US chocolate for many years," he said.
The quintessentially British Cadbury's chocolate has been made at the Bournville factory in Birmingham since 1905.
The regal-looking purple-wrapped bars contain up to 5% vegetable fats under EU law but it is not added to the recipe across the pond.
So if the UK left the EU, could Cadbury's American owner change the recipe to suit its own tastes or even take production away from Britain altogether?
Snack giant Mondelez International, which owns Kraft and took over Cadbury in 2010, said it was watching the EU referendum campaign closely.
"As a business that sells products across the EU, we look forward to having clarity on the UK's role within Europe so that we can have certainty and make long term plans for our business," a spokesman said.
But there were no plans to move production out of Bournville, which he called "the heart and home of Cadbury".
In 2014, Mondelez invested £75m to upgrade lines at the factory, which it hailed as "the best place in the world" to make bars such as Dairy Milk.
But the company remained tight-lipped when pressed on the possibility of recipe changes in the event of the "leave" vote winning the EU referendum on 23 June.
"We can't say anything else at this point," the spokesman said.
Changes to the nation's favourite chocolate brands do not go unnoticed.
There was online outcry last year when the chocolate shell of Cadbury's Creme Eggs was changed from Dairy Milk to "standard, traditional Cadbury milk chocolate".
Fans of the Fruit and Nut bar were similarly unhappy a few months later when sultanas were added to the recipe along with raisins.
And the new curved shape of Dairy Milk, which saw the bar shrink from 49g to 45g, sparked a debate on whether it changed the taste.
"The big confectionery companies go to great lengths to ensure consistent flavours at the lowest price, so the chances of noticing any change [if Britain left the EU] are very low," said chocolate expert Dom Ramsey.
Mr Ramsey runs a craft-chocolate making business in London and believes companies such as his would be hit hardest by leaving the EU.
"Smaller makers are more likely to be focused on quality, making it increasingly difficult to sell an already higher-priced product if things like import duties come into play," he said.
30%
Cocoa in the EU
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Cocoa in the US
Since 2000, all EU member states must sell British chocolate containing:
5% non-cocoa vegetable fats
20% milk solids
Brits and Americans were united in spotting differences in taste between US and UK chocolate in BBC blind tests.
One British taster, Alexandra Dimsdale, described US Cadbury as having a "chemical fruity taste", UK Cadbury as "delicious and comforting" and Hershey's as "more oily".
Meanwhile, Sidhartha Nilakanta said the Cadbury made in his home country was "creamy and sticky", the UK version "just average" and Hershey's a "little chalky".
Hershey, which has the licence to make Cadbury products in the US, blocked the import of the UK version to protect its American brand but said that was nothing to do with differences in taste.
The ban led to Brits living across the Atlantic stockpiling their favourite bars before shops ran out.
Another London-based chocolate consultant, Jennifer Earle, said the UK had a history of doing chocolate differently from the rest of Europe.
In 2000, the UK won a 27-year-battle to make its EU partners sell British chocolate made with up to 5% vegetable fats or up to 20% milk content across all member states.
"We've always had that exception and that's what people like over here so I don't think it would have much effect if we left the EU," she said.
Before the EU ruling "chocolate purist countries" Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Germany, Greece and Holland banned vegetable fats from their own and imported chocolate.
"Cocoa butter is the only fat that should be used in chocolate," says fellow purist Angus Thirlwell, who co-founded British high-end brand Hotel Chocolat.
Mr Thirlwell's mantra is "more cocoa less sugar" and his milk chocolate contains a minimum of 40% cocoa.
He said two world wars and rationing were to blame for diminishing the cocoa content of British chocolate.
"There was a temptation that people had got used to that taste and sugar was 10 times cheaper than cocoa so British chocolate has never really recovered," he said.
"Historically the amount of cocoa in counter line chocolate has gone down and down and down and I can't see that bottom being reached yet.
"British chocolate brands have been taken over by American companies and they are increasingly pulled towards the orbit of American approach to chocolate."
Mr Thirlwell believes it is "unacceptable" for a bar to be called chocolate if the largest ingredient is not cocoa.
"It should be called candy," he said. "If we leave the EU perhaps Britain could create our own standards that are more rigorous."
So leaving the EU could allow British chocolate makers to break free from regulations and change their recipes.
But as a nation so passionate about our bars, with palates highly sensitive to change, it seems unlikely the chocolate manufacturers would want to leave a bad taste in our mouths.
The show brings together more than 200 paintings, sculptures, photographs, digital prints and performance pieces from the US artist's six-decade career.
The Times, The Telegraph and The Guardian awarded the show five stars.
The Telegraph's Mark Hudson wrote: "This, to my mind, is the exhibition of the year."
He added: "I can't recall a show in recent times that takes us so vividly into a moment.
"You come away thinking that, if he didn't actually invent the Sixties outright, he pretty much invented Sixties art."
The Guardian's Adrian Searle described it as "impossibly rich and rewarding".
He wrote: "Room after room arrests us with yet another creative swerve, a shift in medium, scale, formal attack and presence.
"The show maintains surprise, even though he was so prolific that much is missing."
The exhibition covers Rauschenberg's work from the late 1950s to his death in 2008 and is the first posthumous retrospective of the pioneering artist.
Writing in The Times, Rachel Campbell-Johnston said: "The breadth of vision is mind-opening."
Noting how he influenced UK artists like Tracey Emin, she added: "Our Brit artists may half wish that this show wasn't coming: we find out how many ideas have been pinched.
"For the rest of us this retrospective is a must-see."
The exhibition is open to the public from Thursday until 2 April 2017.
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The domestic flight with 118 people on board was hijacked after taking off from Sabha, bound for the Libyan capital Tripoli.
Instead, the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 was diverted to Malta International Airport.
It appears the two hijackers are supporters of Libya's late deposed leader, Muammar Gaddafi.
Pictures of them kneeling on the tarmac with their hands up appear to show the moment they were arrested by the Maltese authorities.
All the passengers - including one infant - and a number of the crew had already been released.
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat initially said that the men had been armed with pistols and a grenade - but later tweeted that the weapons appeared to be replicas.
Mr Muscat said neither of the men, believed to be of Libyan nationality, had made any demands.
He told a press conference: "The two hijackers have been detained in custody and interrogations are ongoing. The rest of the crew and passengers are also being questioned to ascertain events.
"Once this interrogation process is completed over the next few hours arrangements will be made to send the passengers and the crew members back to Libya with another Afriqiyah aircraft."
Shortly before the incident drew to an end, one man emerged from the plane briefly and stood on the plane steps waving a green, Gaddafi-era flag - adding support to earlier suggestions they were loyalists to the former leader, killed in 2011.
Taher Siala, the foreign minister of Libya's internationally backed Government of National Accord, said the hijackers wanted to set up a pro-Gaddafi political party.
Airport security in Libya: Rana Jawad, BBC North Africa correspondent, Tunis
Airport security in Libya is as lax and chaotic as the country's' politics. Various armed groups who do not have any particular allegiance to any Libyan administration control them all.
Over the years there have been several incidents that passengers have become accustomed to, which often go unreported. This includes planes being delayed because rival armed groups drive up the runway, or even temporarily board them if they have a particular demand or a personal axe to grind.
The capital's main airport was burned down during the 2014 rival militia clashes to control it.
Libyans already have trouble flying out of their own country, and cannot travel direct to any European country. European airspace has been closed to all flights from Libya for over two years. The latest incident will undoubtedly dash any hopes that a change in that reality will take place any time soon.
One of the hijackers told a Libyan television station: "We took this measure to declare and promote our new party."
Initial information had suggested the hijackers were trying to claim political asylum in Malta, the mayor of Sabha, Colonel Hamed al-Khayali, told the BBC.
The incident began after the plane took off from Sabha at 11:10 local time (08:10 GMT), landing in Malta two hours and 20 minutes later.
Mr Muscat said the passenger list included 82 men, 28 women and one baby.
Col Khayali said security at Tmenhant was poor, with a distance of 5km (3.1 miles) travel between the airport building and planes.
"That is an open space and it is possible that along that route something was smuggled on board," he said.
Malta International Airport was closed and all flights were diverted while the incident was on-going.
Libya has been in a state of chaos since the 2011 overthrow of Gaddafi, who had ruled the country since 1969.
His removal left warring militias battling for control of different parts of the country, with so-called Islamic State (IS) taking control of areas.
Forces loyal to a national unity government, backed by the UN, recently took control of the coastal city of Sirte, which had been a bastion for IS since June 2015.
Schurrle, who becomes manager Jose Mourinho's first signing since returning to the club, has signed a five-year deal.
"It is an honour for me to play for this club, with this team and for these great fans," Schurrle said.
The 22-year-old scored 11 goals in 34 league games for Leverkusen in 2012-13.
Those performances helped the club finish in the third and final automatic Champions League qualifying place in the Bundesliga.
Schurrle, who is comfortable playing on the wing or in a central striking role, has also impressed for Germany - scoring seven goals in 24 appearances - and was included in their Euro 2012 squad.
He joins up with compatriot Marko Marin, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Werder Bremen in July 2012 but made just 12 appearances in his debut season.
Leverkusen rejected a bid from Chelsea for Schurrle last summer, and the German club revealed renewed interest from the Blues before Mourinho's appointment on 3 June.
Some say he has chosen a path down to the abyss by removing the much respected Pravin Gordhan from the treasury.
There is huge outcry across the nation following the biggest cabinet reshuffle since the early 1990s.
Calls for President Zuma to step down are now being echoed throughout South Africa.
This reshuffle affected nine ministers and six deputies. But the finance minister's sacking has overshadowed everything.
There is no doubt that Mr Gordhan was a hard working minister respected globally and came with impeccable anti-apartheid struggle credentials at that.
Mr Zuma used his presidential powers to steamroll a list of cabinet ministers not approved by either his deputy president or the secretary general of the governing African National Congress (ANC) as is the norm.
This move by President Zuma has not only surprised ordinary folks on the streets but it has also shocked those at the top table sitting alongside him.
"It felt like this list was developed somewhere else and it was given to us just to legitimise it... We are unhappy," lamented ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe
President Zuma was clearly rewarding loyalists and getting rid of opponents within the party. Mr Gordhan was sacked with no iota of evidence of malfeasance against him.
To demonstrate how high the stakes are for the 74-year-old president you have to look at what opposition member of parliament Julius Malema said before the sacking.
"Once Zuma announces the removal of Pravin…that will be the end of his journey as the president," warned the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader.
Mr Malema has lodged an application with the Constitutional Court to order the speaker of parliament to institute impeachment proceedings against Mr Zuma.
If you want to know why president Zuma fired Pravin Gordhan, you have to trace the story back to December 2015.
This was when the president fired a highly regarded finance minister Nhlanhla Nene and replaced him a little known ANC back bencher Des Van Rooyen. Chaos ensued and markets reacted negatively to the sudden reshuffle.
The value of country's currency, the rand, tumbled to record levels, as it did on Friday morning.
Mr Zuma was then forced to make the biggest political U-turn since the end of apartheid. Mr Van Rooyen was removed four days after his appointment.
Mr Gordhan was then brought in to start his second stint as the man in charge of the country's finances.
So in essence, Mr Gordhan was never Mr Zuma's choice in the first place.
Since then he has been plotting to get rid of him. Finally, after much resistance, at the stroke of midnight he had the gall to execute his wishes in spectacular fashion.
The president appears to be frustrated by Mr Gordhan's apparent parsimony when it came to spending.
Bu whereas he wanted to keep a tight rein on the money, Mr Zuma wants to spend big.
The president supports a deal to build two nuclear reactors set to cost nearly $60bn (£48bn).
Money the country does not have, according to the outgoing finance minister.
He was also keen to slow down the flow of money to state-owned companies like the forever thirsty national carrier South African Airways, the on-and-off power utility Eskom and others such as Transnet, which is responsible for ports and railways.
But there are also corruption allegations.
Mr Gordhan's deputy, Mcebisi Jonas, who is also on his way out, said last year that he was offered cash from a member of the wealthy Gupta family with ties to the president on condition that he would channel government contracts to their businesses.
The Gupta family denied the charge.
This was the beginning of this drama which culminated in Thursday night's political bloodbath.
But wait, there is more.
In dramatic fashion at the beginning of the week, the president ordered Mr Gordhan to return "immediately" from an investment roadshow in London.
However, reports have since emerged that Mr Zuma, based on questionable intelligence, believed that his finance minister was also going to meet with individuals who wanted to overthrow the state.
An allegation Mr Gordhan said "sickens him".
There are also big divisions within the governing alliance.
One of the ANC's key partners in the tripartite alliance the South African Communist Party rejected the idea of getting rid of Mr Gordhan outright as soon as the president informed them about his intention.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has also reacted with shock. He said the sacking was "unacceptable".
But has not offered to resign over the issue. Mr Ramaphosa wants to replace Mr Zuma as president of the ANC laster this year. But the president prefers his former wife Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma instead.
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This reshuffle could have triggered the hairline crack that eventually splits the 105-year-old liberation movement.
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"They would still have the Cup and we would have the Trophy, so it's not a revenge game.
"It's for us to play our style of basketball and see where the dust settles at the end of the game.
"We have a team that can complete with them and can beat them, but we should only be focused on that game and nothing else."
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"We saved the best for last," Mr Obama said, as the couple welcomed Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and his wife Agnese Landini to the White House.
The event, attended by guests from the worlds of politics, finance and fashion, was one of the largest of Mr Obama's eight years as president.
It was Mrs Obama, however, who quickly became the focus of attention on social media after appearing in a rose gold Atelier Versace gown.
Her choice of dress was likely to have been a deliberate nod to her Italian friends and a celebration of the close relationship between the two nations.
The First Lady has a history of attending events garbed in outfits created by fashion designers with links to the US.
It has been a busy month for Mrs Obama, the first African-American First Lady who has had a strong political presence in her eight years at the White House.
Last week she delivered an emotional speech in New Hampshire condemning Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over his treatment of women.
The speech, in which she described how Mr Trump's behaviour had "shaken me to my core", resulted in calls for her to run for the presidency.
There were also messages of support from Twitter users describing Mrs Obama as the "baddest" First Lady in US history.
Mrs Obama has been the subject of "love letters" from prominent feminists, which have been published in The New York Times Style Magazine.
Gloria Steinem, a feminist activist who has been writing about women's rights for more than 40 years, penned a letter in which she said that Mrs Obama had changed history "in the most powerful way ‒ by example".
"We will never have a democracy until we have democratic families and a society without the invented categories of both race and gender," wrote Ms Steinem.
Award-winning author Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie, who wrote the critically acclaimed novel Americanah and had her feminist TED talk featured on Beyonce's song Flawless, said Mrs Obama had transformed the perception of First Lady into something "warmly accessible".
"A person both normal and inspirational and a person many degrees of cool," wrote Ms Adichie, adding that she had become an American style icon for the way that she comfortably embraces fashion.
"No public figure better embodies that mantra of full female selfhood: Wear what you like," she wrote.
Also featured in the magazine are letters from Pulitzer Prize winner and US author Jon Meacham, and US actress and writer Rashida Jones.
The tower was opened in 1965 by then Prime Minister Harold Wilson and the restaurant opened the following year.
The tower was closed to the public in 1971, with the restaurant shutting in 1980.
BT will hold a ballot for members of the public to eat at the restaurant while overlooking London's skyline.
Gavin Patterson, BT Group chief executive, said: "I'm delighted we're able to re-open the restaurant to the public.
"The BT Tower was a unique feat of engineering when it was first built and it remains an important and much-loved building today."
This is not a total eclipse - that will not happen until 2019.
Instead, this is a penumbral eclipse, where the earth passes between the moon and sun, blocking out sunlight and casting a shadow on the surface of the moon.
On Friday night,, stargazers will notice the top of the moon becoming much dimmer than the bottom.
The eclipse coincides with what is known as the Snow Moon - a full moon that occurs in February, historically marking the snowiest month in North America.
One thing is certain, it is going to be a very cold night with temperatures widely falling below freezing.
The good news is, plenty of clear gaps in the sky are expected to allow lots of viewing opportunity.
"This is going to be the highlight of the year," said David Moore, editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine.
"We are strongly urging everyone to go out and look up at this spectacle of nature."
The eclipse begins at 22:34 GMT and dimming of the moon will start to become detectable with the naked eye after 23:00.
It is due to peak at 00:44 on Saturday before ending at 02:53.
1498 - Christopher Columbus sights Guyana.
1580 - Dutch establish trading posts upriver.
1620 - Dutch West India Company establishes a foothold in Guyana, including armed bases, and imports slaves from Africa to work on the sugar plantations.
1780-1813 - Guyana changes hands several times between the Dutch, French and British.
1814 - Britain occupies Guyana during the Napoleonic Wars.
1831 - Guyana officially declared a British colony.
1834 - Slavery abolished; many slaves leave plantations to set up their own freeholdings and are replaced by indentured workers mainly from India.
1879 - Gold is discovered in Guyana and is followed by an economic boom.
Britain sent troops after blaming unrest on "communists"
On This Day 1953: Britain sends troops
1889 - Venezuela lays claim to a large portion of Guyana west of the Essequibo river.
1899 - International arbitration tribunal rules in favour of Guyana (then called British Guiana) in the territorial dispute with Venezuela.
1953 - Britain suspends Guyana's constitution, sends in troops and installs an interim administration after democratic elections for parliament produces a result not to its liking - a victory for the left-wing Indo-Guyanese Progressive People's Party (PPP).
1957 - Britain restores Guyanese constitution; PPP splits along racial lines, with Cheddi Jagan leading a mostly Indian party and Forbes Burnham leading a party of African descendants, the People's National Congress (PNC).
1961 - Guyana granted full autonomy, with Britain retaining control over internal and defence matters; Jagan of the PPP becomes prime minister.
1962 - Venezuela revives its territorial claims on Guyana; Cheddi Jagan introduces austerity programme, sparking off violent riots and a general strike; British troops sent in to restore order.
1963 - Racial violence between people of African origins and Indian supporters of Jagan.
1966 - Guyana becomes independent with Forbed Burnham as prime minister.
Over 900 cult members led by Jim Jones committed mass suicide at the Jonestown settlement
Guyana mulls future of Jonestown death site
1978: Mass suicide leaves 900 dead
1970 - Guyana becomes a republic within the British Commonwealth with Raymond Arthur Chung as titular president.
1978 - Nine hundred members of a religious sect commit mass suicide at Jonestown, a community established by sect leader Jim Jones.
1980 - Guyana gets a new constitution and Burnham becomes the country's first executive president.
1985 - Desmond Hoyte (PNC) becomes president following the death of Burnham; economy begins to deteriorate.
1992 - PPP wins first completely free parliamentary elections since independence; Cheddi Jagan becomes president.
1997 - Jagan dies and is replaced by his wife, Janet, after elections.
1998 - Government declares state of emergency in Georgetown in response to violent riots amid allegations of discrimination by PPP against Afro-Guyanese.
1999 - Bharrat Jagdeo becomes president after Janet Jagan resigned for health reasons.
2000 - Long-running dispute with Suriname over the offshore border comes to a head when Surinam gunboats evict an oil exploration rig from the area. Guyana had approved the exploration.
2002 July - TV presenter Mark Benschop charged with treason. Court says he encouraged protest in which presidential complex was stormed by demonstrators, who were complaining of discrimination against Afro-Guyanese.
2003 April - US embassy employee is kidnapped and released after a ransom is paid. The abduction is part of a wave of violent crime; the murder rate in 2002 quadrupled to more than 160.
2004 May - Home Affairs Minister Ronald Gajraj steps down to allow an inquiry into allegations that he is linked to a death squad accused of executing hundreds of suspected criminals.
2004 June - UN sets up tribunal to try to resolve long-running maritime border dispute between Guyana and neighbouring Suriname.
2004 December - Jury at trial of TV presenter Mark Benschop, charged with treason in 2002, fails to deliver unanimous verdict, necessitating re-trial.
2005 January - Government declares the capital a disaster zone as severe flooding follows days of continuous rain. More than 30 people are killed. UN estimates loss to the economy to be $500m.
2005 April - Ronald Gajraj reappointed as interior minister after inquiry clears him of direct involvement in killings of known and suspected criminals. He resigns in May.
2006 April - Agriculture Minister Satyadeow Sawh is shot dead. The murder is part of a string of gun crimes. The ruling party says the killing is intended to incite pre-election violence.
2006 August - President Bharrat Jagdeo wins another five-year term in general elections.
2007 June - Former Guyanese MP Abdul Kadir is arrested in Trinidad on suspicion of involvement in a plot of blow up New York's JFK airport.
2007 September - A UN tribunal rules in the Guyana-Suriname dispute over maritime territory, giving both a share of a potentially oil-rich offshore basin.
2008 July - President Bharrat Jagdeo accuses the EU of using its economic might to 'bully' developing nations into accepting its terms in negotiations with 16 Caribbean countries over a trade agreement.
2008 October - President Jagdeo signs trade agreement with EU.
2010 October - Parliament abolishes mandatory death penalty for murderers, unless they have killed members of security forces.
2011 November - Donald Ramotar is elected as president. Ruling People's Progressive Party loses majority at parliamentary elections, but remains largest party.
2012 July - Three die as police clash with demonstrators protesting against electricity price hikes.
2014 November - President Ramotar suspends opposition-dominated parliament just before it debates no-confidence motion in his government. Opposition accuses him of undermining democracy.
2015 May - Ex-general David Granger of the Afro-Guyanese Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change wins presidential election by slim margin, ending 23 years of rule by Indian-dominated People's Progressive Party.
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The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) confirmed the Grade II listed prison, shut in 2013, would be made available as a venue in the town's 2016 Year of Culture events.
The Year of Culture initiative is aimed at uniting the town's arts groups and making it a cultural destination.
Alex Brennan of organisers Reading UK said it would be a "fabulous" addition to the Year of Culture programme.
The MoJ said it would be working with a third party to make the venue suitable to host a season of art, literature and music in the autumn.
It said there would be no additional cost to the taxpayer.
Reading East Rob Wilson MP said using the prison would "help celebrate the town's cultural and historical significance".
Mr Brennan said: "It has a central place in Reading's history. It would be a marvellous and rather unusual venue and I really hope something comes of it."
The prison was the subject of inmate Oscar Wilde's poem The Ballad Of Reading Gaol and part of the prison is on the site of a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Roderick Maclean Shot at Queen Victoria in 1882
Amelia Dyer Convicted of baby farming murders in 1896
Oscar Wilde Playwright jailed after 1895 trial for indecency
Arthur Griffith Leading Irish republican interned in 1916
In November 2015 the MoJ said the site would be sold for housing.
A spokesman confirmed archaeological investigations were set to begin shortly before a development plan is formulated.
Reading Borough Council has hopes to take it over the site and has previously criticised the MoJ for "dithering" about making a decision over its long term future.
The empty jail cost the MoJ about £262,000 in the 2014/15 financial year, which covered security and utility bills.
Sharapova, 25, claimed a one-sided 6-3 6-2 win to add to the Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open titles from earlier in her career.
Maureen Connolly Brinker (US)
Doris Hart (US)
Shirley Fry Irvin (US)
Margaret Court (Aus)
Billie Jean King (US)
Chris Evert (US)
Martina Navratilova (Cze/US)
Steffi Graf (Ger)
Serena Williams (US)
Maria Sharapova (Rus)
The Russian overwhelmed her Italian opponent, who was playing in her first Grand Slam singles final.
Sharapova's run in Paris has also moved her top of the women's rankings.
At a time when the women's game is lacking a dominant and consistent figure, Sharapova provided more evidence that she is capable of filling that vacuum.
Since she was last world number one in June 2008, the top ranking has been held by eight different players and changed hands on 15 occasions, while the last six Grand Slams have been won by six different women.
Sharapova, who has battled back from shoulder surgery that threatened her career and severely disrupted her serve, produced a display of power and precision which will now see her head into Wimbledon as a strong favourite.
She and Errani had never met before and, while the Russian was the clear favourite, her opponent posed a threat having won three clay court tournaments coming into the French Open.
But the Italian had her first two service games broken and struggled to handle the power of her opponent's game.
The Russian had lost her last two Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon and the Australian Open but was clearly determined not to slip up again.
Errani engineered a break back to register her first game but it was a temporary reprieve as Sharapova claimed a third set point with a backhand down the line.
Sharapova broke to love at the start of the second set and despite Errani drawing cheers from the crowd with some adventurous shotmaking, it was not enough to disrupt the second seed.
Errani had won the women's doubles title with Roberta Vinci on Friday and, after her semi-final win over Samantha Stosur, said she had to start showing greater belief against more illustrious opponents.
But the Bologna-born right-hander rarely looked like she thought she could overcome Sharapova and after wasting a break point in game four, she was broken again in game five.
Sharapova set up her third match point with a magnificent running forehand winner up the line, and converted it when Errani sliced a tame backhand into the net.
It was her first Grand Slam title since the 2008 Australian Open and she sank to her knees in celebration.
Other parts of the UK have a one-year deferral period for men who have had sex with men and want to donate, but Northern Ireland has an outright ban.
A judge has ruled the health minister did not have the power to keep the ban.
The current health minister, Jim Wells, is appealing the judgment.
John O'Doherty from gay support group, the Rainbow project, said there was no medical evidence to justify the ban imposed by former health minister Edwin Poots, DUP.
He told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster on Thursday: "It is a ridiculous situation.
"We supported a lifetime ban during the Aids crisis because it was in response to medical need.
"This is a decision that has to be made on a medical basis. We are continually hearing from the blood service that they need blood, yet we are blanket saying no to gay and bi-sexual men.
"At the same time, Northern Ireland is taking blood from Scotland where they have removed the ban on gay and bi-sexual men giving blood."
Mr O'Doherty said the equality legislation was "only as strong as those who implement it".
The bar on gay men donating blood was put in place across the UK during the Aids crisis of the 1980s, but was lifted in England, Scotland and Wales in November 2011.
New rules were introduced that allowed blood donations from men whose last sexual contact with another man was more than a year earlier, but Northern Ireland did not follow suit.
A gay man, granted anonymity due to his perceived vulnerability, launched a judicial review challenge to the then health minister Edwin Poots' decision not to adopt the same policy on this side of the Irish Sea.
A judge ruled that Mr Poots' decision was "irrational" and "infected with apparent bias".
Mr Poots said he had kept the ban on the basis of ensuring public safety.
Under a freedom of information request, the BBC asked the Department of Health to release any medical evidence it held that supported the minister's decision to continue to enforce the lifetime ban.
The response stated that "this department does not hold any papers in relation to medical evidence to support maintaining the permanent blood donor deferral for men who have had sex with men donating blood".
"The department takes advice on blood safety matters from the Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO).
"SaBTO was content that based on this and other evidence, a change to 12 month deferral would maintain the safety of blood transfusions, and recommended that communications about policy change should emphasise the importance of compliance.
"SaBTO found that the evidence no longer supported a lifetime ban."
The SaBTO evidence held by the department says that with enhanced compliance the risk of HIV being released into the blood supply "could be reduced to as low as 0.161 per million donations".
Mr Poots said in 2012 that he had seen two pieces of evidence that had helped him make his decision to maintain the ban.
The BBC understands that these pieces of evidence were a letter and a European Council report.
The BBC has now obtained a copy of the letter from the former Irish Health Minister James Reilly and the European Council report and has published them online.
In a subsequent letter to the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, in July 2014, Mr Reilly asked for a review of the position in the Republic of Ireland.
He said he was "concerned that the ban on donation of blood by gay men may no longer be justified on scientific grounds".
In January 2012, the director general of health improvement and protection in the Department of Health in Whitehall replied to a letter from the Stormont health department on the issue.
Prof David Harper wrote that it was "SaBTO's clear view that the available evidence showed that lifetime deferral for blood donations from men who have had sex with men was no longer appropriate."
He added: "Our decision on such blood donations is based on these findings, and, we were also minded that for our policy on permanent deferral to be lawful and defensible, it would need to be proportionate and based on reasonable grounds."
The Northern Ireland Department of Health has issued a statement saying: "As the appeal is ongoing it would not be appropriate to comment on matters that are before the courts."
In a recent ministerial question, Mr Wells revealed that £40,000 had so far been spent on legal fees challenging the ruling.
It has also been revealed in court that despite the unidentified applicant's sexual orientation, he has become a born-again Christian who now disapproves of homosexual practices.
The department also confirmed it had not made any attempt to prevent blood from the rest of the UK coming into Northern Ireland.
Mr Poots and Mr Wells are members of the DUP, which said that it was not appropriate to comment while the case was ongoing.
Sinn Féin MLA Maeve McLaughlin, chair of Stormont's health committee, has called for the ban to be lifted immediately.
"There is a very clear equality issue at the heart of all of this and there is the issue of public funding," she said.
"It has been clearly documented and stated that there is no medical evidence to support this outright ban. It should be lifted. This has gone through a judicial court process where it has been deemed irrational.
"Lift this ban and halt all court proceedings."
The US government has already imposed sanctions on Mr Putin's aides, but it is thought to be the first time it has directly accused him of corruption.
His spokesman told the BBC that "none of these questions or issues needs to be answered, as they are pure fiction".
Last week a UK public inquiry said Mr Putin had "probably" approved the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
Litvinenko, a former Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) agent and fierce critic of Mr Putin, was poisoned in London with radioactive polonium in 2006.
Adam Szubin, who oversees US Treasury sanctions, has told BBC Panorama that the Russian president is corrupt and that the US government has known this for "many, many years".
He said: "We've seen him enriching his friends, his close allies, and marginalising those who he doesn't view as friends using state assets. Whether that's Russia's energy wealth, whether it's other state contracts, he directs those to whom he believes will serve him and excludes those who don't. To me, that is a picture of corruption."
The US government imposed sanctions against a number of Kremlin insiders in 2014 and stated that Vladimir Putin had secret investments in the energy sector. However, the Americans did not directly accuse him of corruption at the time.
The sanctions - later expanded to include more individuals and organisations - coincided with similar EU measures against Russia. The trigger for them was Russia's annexation of Crimea, during political turmoil in Ukraine.
US government officials have been reluctant to be interviewed about President Putin's wealth, but Mr Szubin agreed to take part in a BBC Panorama programme investigating the issue.
Mr Szubin would not comment on a secret CIA report from 2007 that put Mr Putin's wealth at around $40bn (£28bn). But he said the Russian president had been amassing secret wealth.
"He supposedly draws a state salary of something like $110,000 a year. That is not an accurate statement of the man's wealth, and he has long time training and practices in terms of how to mask his actual wealth."
The Kremlin denies such allegations. In 2008, President Putin personally addressed claims that he was the richest man in Europe, saying: "It's simply rubbish. They just picked all of it out of someone's nose and smeared it across their little papers."
But Panorama has spoken to former Russian insiders who say they have first-hand knowledge of Vladimir Putin's secret riches.
Dmitry Skarga, who used to run the state shipping company Sovcomflot, says he oversaw the transfer of a $35m yacht to Mr Putin. Mr Skarga says the 57m-long Olympia was a gift from Britain's most famous Russian - the Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich.
"It's a fact that Mr Abramovich, through his employee, transferred a yacht to Mr Putin," he said. "I was on board of this yacht at the end of March 2002, in Amsterdam. And there was a representative of Mr Abramovich… He said that Roman is the owner of this yacht."
Mr Skarga says the Olympia was then given to the Russian president via an offshore company. He then oversaw the management of the yacht for Vladimir Putin and prepared reports on the boat's running costs.
He said: "This yacht was maintained and paid for running costs from the state budget."
Mr Skarga says the yacht was kept secret because it belonged personally to Vladimir Putin, rather than the state.
Panorama asked Mr Abramovich about the yacht. His lawyers dismissed claims about him as speculation and rumour.
President Putin declined to be interviewed for Panorama.
Panorama: Putin's Secret Riches is on BBC One at 20:30 GMT on Monday 25 January and will be available to watch later via BBC iPlayer.
Andrew Fisher was suspended by the party and faced calls for his expulsion over the August 2014 post on Twitter.
The National Executive Committee said his suspension had now been lifted.
Mr Fisher welcomed the decision but two leading MPs said the "slap on the wrist" was inadequate.
Caroline Flint and Siobhain McDonagh said they were disappointed there had not been a full disciplinary inquiry.
The appointment of Mr Fisher, an economist and former trade union official, to Mr Corbyn's inner circle caused concern among some Labour MPs who questioned statements he had made in the past.
The policy adviser wrote a tweet in August 2014 appearing to endorse the Class War candidate in the Croydon South constituency rather than Labour's candidate Emily Benn. He has since apologised, insisting he had been "misinterpreted".
Other tweets posted from his account, which has since been deleted, were critical of Labour frontbenchers while one message appeared to welcome former shadow chancellor Ed Balls losing his seat in May.
A Labour Party spokeswoman said the NEC had completed its probe into Mr Fisher and that he had been "issued with an NEC warning and his suspension has been lifted with immediate effect".
Mr Fisher said he was "very pleased" with the outcome and had accepted the official warning. "I've been a Labour member for 20 years and all I've wanted is for Labour to be strong and effective - whether in government or opposition.
"I will continue to support Jeremy Corbyn... and help Labour build towards 2020."
After he was suspended earlier this month, Mr Corbyn said Mr Fisher continued to work for him and he retained "full confidence" in him.
But Ms Flint and Ms McDonagh said it was "unacceptable for members to support other parties, delight in Labour MPs losing their seats or to engage in cyber-bullying".
"The chair of this investigation has been subjected to huge pressure, and this has compromised the independence and integrity of Labour's disciplinary process," they said.
"Others have been excluded from our party for less than the activities of Mr Fisher. It would appear that there is one rule for members and one rule for those who work for the party leader."
Burton will be promoted to the second tier for the first time if Walsall fail to beat Fleetwood on Monday.
Lucas Akins met Mark Duffy's cross to put Burton ahead with a tap-in finish.
Cody McDonald levelled with a header from a Bradley Dack corner and the Gills piled pressure on Burton before Naylor headed in a Duffy corner.
Gillingham, who are two points adrift of sixth-placed Barnsley after the Tykes drew 2-2 with already-relegated Colchester, suffered an early double blow with Bradley Garmston and Aaron Morris forced off injured inside 16 minutes.
Still, the Gills made it difficult for Nigel Clough's Burton side, with McDonald and Dominic Samuel particularly menacing, but Burton survived a number of scares before Naylor won it.
The former Wales defender, 41, told BBC Wales Sport that financial problems at the club means he could no longer continue in his position.
"Over the last two or three months I've had to compromise myself because of the financial situation and it's made me unhappy," he said.
Coleman joined the second tier club on a one-year deal in May and will leave them in fourth position in the league.
He applied for the Wales manager's job in 2010 and is likely to be one of those considered for the post as Gary Speed's successor, but he stressed the timing of his departure from Larissa was "purely coincidental".
"My decision to break my contract here has nothing to do with Wales at the moment," he said.
"Of course I'll be linked with [the Wales job]. Even if I was to stay with Larissa I would have been linked with it anyway."
Coleman's final game in charge was a 1-0 home win on Sunday, which kept Larissa two points adrift of the top spot.
But he said the lack of funds at the club, a result of the financial crisis in Greece, hindered him from working as he wished.
"The president has had to cut the budget by almost half so a lot of our players and staff haven't been paid for months and months and months," he said.
"It's not a situation I want to be involved in if I'm honest with you.
"But I'm leaving I think with a bit of dignity. I had a fantastic ovation from the supporters yesterday [Sunday] in our home game, which we won 1-0. They understand my reasons."
Coleman's first managerial experience abroad also ended acrimoniously when he resigned from Real Sociedad after less than six months in charge.
But he says the latest set-back to his career will not deter him from working abroad again.
"The experience is great, so are the different cultures," he said. "As a coach you're asked different questions tactically because things are done differently.
"So you learn a lot and you have to learn quickly. I've enjoyed the experience here [in Greece] definitely."
Former Wales captain Coleman started his managerial career at Fulham in 2003 before moving to Real Sociedad in 2007.
His last job before going to Greece was at Coventry City, where he was sacked in May 2010 after the Sky Blues came close to relegation during his two seasons in charge.
The government is confusing GDP per household with household income.
GDP per household is what you get when you add up everything produced in the economy in a year and divide it by the number of households. GDP per household does have an impact on household income, but not on a pound-for-pound basis - so you would expect it to fall by somewhat less than £4,300.
If you think about it, this must be the case. GDP is currently about £1.8tn a year - if you divide that by 27 million households you get £66,666. But average household income is about £44,000. They are clearly not the same thing.
Another thing to stress is that the Treasury is not saying that the economy would be this much per household worse off than they are now in 2030. It is saying that the economy would be 6% smaller in 2030 if the UK left the EU than it would be if it stayed in.
But the question is, how much do we believe in this sort of study at all. Reality Check has discussed in the past the problems with economic modelling.
If you don't want to be influenced by economic modelling then look away now, after all, it is very difficult to predict anything in 15 years.
If you are still reading, the thing to take away from this morning's events is this: ignore the headline figures - the Treasury thinks that leaving the EU would be bad for the UK economy, reducing its output by a considerable amount.
If what you care about is economic modelling, then this is a perfectly respectable piece of modelling, following broadly similar methodology to the one from the Centre for Economic Performance, although headlining the figure taking into account dynamic effects rather than static ones (dynamic models include changes that happen over time such as trade increasing competition or efficiency).
This is not hugely surprising - economic models tend to assume that free trade and economic cooperation are a good thing.
Looking into the detail, it is a bit odd that the Treasury has used ONS forecasts for what will happen to population by 2030, without considering what difference leaving the EU would make. Given that one of the key points of leaving the EU is supposed to be to tighten up the UK's borders, it seems a mistake not to take into account that effect.
The same is true, as mentioned earlier, with the figures of GDP per household being based on the number of households in 2015, not a forecast for 2030.
One useful thing from this Treasury report is that it helps put into context the significance of the UK's contribution to the EU Budget. The Treasury says that the 6% of GDP in 2030 would cut tax receipts by £36bn, dwarfing the contributions to the EU. Indeed, the Treasury has reached the £36bn figure after subtracting the UK's £7bn a year average net contribution.
Reality Check verdict: The precise figure is questionable and probably not particularly helpful. If you want to be influenced by economic modelling, the useful thing to take away is that the Treasury thinks leaving the EU would be bad for the economy, by an amount that would dwarf the savings from not having to contribute to the EU Budget.
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It was created after communist South Yemen and traditional North Yemen merged in 1990, following years of strife.
Tensions remain between the north and the south, however. A southern separatist movement was defeated in a short civil war in 1994, and tensions re-emerged in 2009 when government troops and rebels, known as the Houthi, clashed in the north, killing hundreds and displacing more than a quarter of a million people.
A fresh wave of protests in 2011, inspired by the Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, forced then-President Ali Abdallah Saleh to resign.
Yemen has also become a base for militant groups, like Al-Qaeda and Islamic State, adding to instability in the country. The country spiralled into civil war in 2014 and, despite peace initiatives, fighting continues.
Population 25.6 million
Area 536,869 sq km (207,286 sq miles)
Major language Arabic
Major religion Islam
Life expectancy 65 years (men), 68 years (women)
Currency Yemeni riyal
President: Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi
Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi came to power in 2012, after then-President Ali Abdallah Saleh stepped down in a bid to end civil unrest.
He resigned in January 2015 and fled the country after Houthis took over the capital, Sanaa.
He is still supported by Saudi Arabia and loyalist forces willing to fight the Houthi rebels. He has set up a temporary capital in the city of Aden.
Yemen is currently in a state of political limbo. The Houthis claim the parliament has been dissolved and replaced by a transitional revolutionary council, headed by Mohammed Ali al-Houthi. But the UN, US and Gulf Co-operation Council refuse to recognize the Houthis' rule.
The political uncertainty and insecurity is also affecting Yemen media, according to Reporters Without Borders. The media watch dog documented a string of incidents of harassment, threats and assaults by security forces and unidentified groups or individuals in 2014.
The Houthi movement has also targeted the facilities of the national state broadcaster.
TV and radio are vital elements in Yemen's media scene, due in part to widespread illiteracy.
The broadcasting sector has expanded in recent years and many privately-owned outlets have strong political affiliations. Several privately-owned radio stations are on the air, some of them also affiliated with political parties.
Some key dates in Yemen's history:
1839 - Aden, in South Yemen, comes under British rule. When the Suez Canal opens in 1869, it serves as a refuelling port of strategic importance to the British empire.
1918 - North gains independence with the departure of Ottoman forces.
1969 - South Yemen gains independence from Britain. Marxists take power, renaming country People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and reorienting it towards Soviet bloc.
1990 - The two Yemens unite.
1994 - Brief war of secession ends in defeat of southern separatist forces.
2000 - Al-Qaeda gains prominence in Yemen, ushering in a period of terrorist attacks, instability and crack downs against foreign Islamic clerics operating in the country.
2011 - Protests in Tunisia inspire demonstrations; President Saleh agrees to hand over power to his deputy, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
2014 - Houthi rebels overrun the capital, plunging country into civil war and prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene militarily to stop them from gaining more ground.
The delay to include the shares was seen as a setback in China's attempts to open up its financial markets and attract foreign capital.
Trading of mainland shares have been volatile but continue to hit new highs.
The Shanghai Composite closed down 0.15% to 5,106.04 after falling more than 2% earlier.
Even though MSCI said the decision around China-listed shares would remain on its 2016 review list, the delay shows that global asset managers still have reservations about Beijing's willingness to fully open up its capital markets, according to analysts.
"The early morning announcement suggests that China needs to step up its efforts to liberalise the A shares (Shanghai) market, in particular, increasing foreign participation," said Bernard Aw, market strategist at IG Markets in a note.
Shares in China National Nuclear Power (CNNPC) jumped 20% in their Shanghai debut after raising $2.1bn (??1.3bn) in the country's largest initial public offering since 2011.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index closed down 1.1% to 26,687.64 points.
Japan's Nikkei 225 also reversed earlier gains to close down 0.3% at 20,046.36, as the yen strengthened after the central bank governor said a further decline in the currency was "unlikely".
The dollar fell to as low as 122.77 yen from the day's high of 124.63 and last stood at 123.03.
Investors seemed to ignore data that showed core machinery orders unexpectedly rose in April by 3.8% from the previous month - much higher than expectations of a 2% decline and up from a 2.9% increase in March.
This is a sign that business spending is gaining strength, according to analysts, who said a weaker yen was supporting exporters and the manufacturing sector.
In an announcement made after markets closed, Japanese insurer Tokio Marine Holdings confirmed it would purchase the American-based insurance firm HCC Insurance Holdings for $7.5bn (??4.85bn).
The move is a continuation of the firm's overseas expansion as it looks outside of Japan for continued profit growth.
In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 index closed up 0.1% at 5,478.60 points.
Shares of Westpac ended flat after one of the country's biggest banks said that it was splitting its most profitable retail and business banking division to simplify the organisation and improve accountability.
It also announced that the manager in charge of the combined group - Jason Yetton - would leave the bank and position he has held since November 2011.
South Korean shares finished down with the benchmark Kospi index some 0.6% lower at 2,051.32.
Fifa's decision to award Qatar the World Cup has been mired by allegations of corruption.
But the Supreme Committee For The 2022 World Cup's general secretary, Hassan al Thawadi, told BBC Sport: "The Qatar bid did not do anything wrong."
And he dismissed the "unsubstantiated allegations" as "prejudice" and "taking things out of context."
The tiny oil-rich state, with a population estimated to be around 1.7m, will be the first Middle Eastern country to host a major sporting event.
"Why is everyone focusing on Qatar?" questioned al Thawadi.
"The attack on 2022 fits the prejudice people have in their minds. An Arab nation could not have won."
We will not lie, our bid budget was significantly higher than any of the other bids, yes
Asked whether Qatar bribed Fifa members to win the World Cup, al Thawadi replied: "Plain and simply, no."
He added: "We never broke any rules in response to a question over whether the Gulf state had paid money or gifts to secure the 2022 tournament."
Phaedra Almajid, a "whistleblower" behind a series of corruption allegations involving Fifa executive committee members and Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid, has told the BBC she fabricated the claims.
In a vote held by Fifa's executive committee on 2 December 2010 in Zurich, Qatar beat Australia, Japan, South Korea and the United States to host the tournament.
Ever since, though, Qatar has had to combat a string of negative headlines and stories over its successful bid and its suitability to host the 2022 tournament.
Al Thawadi described calls for a possible review of the decision as an "absolute outrage", adding: "If there is evidence, investigate the evidence, but if there is nothing there and it's based on rumours…"
Further suspicions were raised about Qatar's bid in May when an e-mail written by Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke to former Fifa vice president Jack Warner was leaked.
In it, Valcke hinted Qatar's suspended executive committee member Mohamed Bin Hammam was trying to buy the Fifa presidency as Qatar had "bought" the World Cup finals.
Valcke wrote: "[Hammam] thought you can buy Fifa as they bought the World Cup."
The Fifa general secretary later insisted he was referring to Qatar's bid budget rather than accusing the country of any unethical behaviour or wrongdoing.
But that did not placate al Thawadi.
He said: "We were very angry when we heard about [the e-mail]. We sent a letter to Fifa straight away, requesting an explanation in very firm tones. We said if it was not explained we reserve all right to take legal action."
The Gulf state has also attracted criticism over the amount of money it spent on its bid.
Their total budget was significantly more than $43m (£27m) quoted by previous reports and included $25m (£15.7m) on an air-cooling prototype shown to Fifa members during their campaign.
"We will not lie, our bid budget was significantly higher than any of the other bids, yes," said al Thawadi.
"Our campaign had to use whatever advantages it could have towards coming out and being considered a credible campaign. One of our strongest advantages was, yes, our resources."
Widdop suffered a knee ligament injury with club side St George-Illawarra.
Ratchford can fill a number of positions including the halves and loose-forward and joins club captain Chris Hill in the squad,
He made his debut against France last autumn, but missed the 2016 Four Nations with a knee injury.
Yan Xin said police had told him that Mr Jia was taken away at the airport last week, before boarding a flight to Hong Kong.
Mr Jia is said to be linked to a letter calling for the resignation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, published on a state-linked site earlier this month.
The letter was quickly taken down.
Mr Yan posted on his WeChat account that police said Mr Jia was "suspected to be involved in a certain case" but did not give any details.
Friends have told media outlets that they believe Mr Jia disappeared because he warned an editor friend, Ouyang Hongliang, after the letter was published on Mr Ouyang's news site Watching, also known as Wujie News.
Rights group Amnesty International's researcher William Nee also told the AFP that Mr Jia's disappearance was "most likely" related to his involvement in the letter. Amnesty has called on people to appeal for Mr Jia's release.
Mr Jia has reportedly denied he had anything to do with the letter itself.
Meanwhile, Mr Ouyang, who is Watching's chief executive officer, is also thought to be missing.
Several of his friends have told the BBC that they have been unable to contact him since last week, and the BBC's own attempts to contact him on his mobile have also failed.
The case comes after the recent controversial disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers, who later were confirmed to be detained on the mainland.
The letter, attributed to "loyal Communist Party supporters", had criticised Mr Xi for various political, economic and diplomatic decisions, as well as for creating a "personality cult".
"On the cultural and ideological front, you [President Xi] have emphasised 'party-surnamed media' [an official campaign to get all media to toe the party line], and have disregarded the citizen aspect of the media, stunning the whole nation; you supported... low-standard people to become our literary representatives, disappointing the workers in the larger literary world; you have condoned cultural units in directly singing your praises; your wife Peng Liyuan's sister took over the producing duties of the CCTV Spring Gala, causing everyone's beloved and anticipated programme to become your personal propaganda tool.
Your condoning of a personality cult, not allowing 'rash opinions of central leadership', creating a 'one voice party' method - those of us who have gone through the Cultural Revolution can't help but feel secretly worried - our party, country and citizens cannot go through yet another 10-year catastrophe!"
Read the full letter
It was first posted on overseas website Canyu and appeared to be republished on Watching on 5 March, before it was taken down. Canyu's version is still online.
China has seen a recent spate of censorship incidents amid a crackdown on dissidents, journalists and lawyers.
Shane Mulholland, 27, from Derrylin, played for the county's senior hurling team. He was also a development coach for Cavan GAA.
He was originally from Loughguile in County Antrim.
Two vehicles were involved in the collision on the Lisnaskea Road at around 19:00 BST. Tributes to GAA man killed in crash
Another adult and two children were taken to hospital following the crash, but all three have since been discharged.
Martin McBrien, from Derrylin O'Connells GAA Club, said: "Shane just had so much to offer our club. He was a man of immense talent particularly in the field of hurling.
"Just this very morning he was due to start coaching our under-eights in the skills of gaelic football, hurling and camogie.
"That's just an indication of what Shane was prepared to contribute to our club and what I know he would have contributed had he been spared."
Cavan GAA county chairman, Gerry Brady, said he had seen Mr Mulholland on Friday and described his death as a "total shock".
"He had been working yesterday, the staff and fellow coaches and other members of staff naturally enough were all looking forward to a Friday evening said goodbye to each other," he said.
"Little did anyone know that a few short hours later that the tragic and untimely news would come to us that Shane had been taken from us.
"It's just unbelievable that someone so full of life, a brilliant coach could be taken away from his family, his young wife and baby and his extended family, it's just terrible."
The Gaelic Players Association described Mr Mulholland as "an outstanding ambassador for his teammates and his sport".
Sports Minister Carál Nà ChuilÃn expressed her sadness at his death.
"Shane was a talented and energetic person who gave so much in life and his untimely passing will leave a deep void in the lives of those who were fortunate to know him," he said.
"I am deeply saddened by his loss and offer my sincerest condolences to his wife Vanessa, his young daughter Aisling and the entire Mulholland family circle. It is a time of unimaginable grief for them and they are very much in my thoughts at this time.
"Shane's loss will also be felt amongst his hurling colleagues in Lisbellaw and Fermanagh, in his native Loughguile and by the young people he coached in Cavan, and I am also thinking of them all at this time."
She's set to star alongside Reese Witherspoon in a new HBO drama about breakfast TV shows, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Jennifer has been busy appearing in films since Friends ended, but has made the occasional guest appearance in shows like 30 Rock and Cougar Town.
This currently-untitled show would be her first role in a full series.
The project is at the very early stages and hasn't started filming yet, or even been bought by a network.
It is being led by former HBO head of drama Michael Ellenberg and his newly launched film and TV production company Media Res.
Jennifer and Reese will be credited as executive producers - but it's not clear how much involvement that will actually involve behind the scenes.
The pair have of course been seen on the small screen together before, when Reese played Rachel's self-centred younger sister in Friends.
Jennifer has been concentrating on her movie career in recent years - starring in films like We're The Millers, Cake, Horrible Bosses and Marley & Me.
This new series is far from the first fictionalised account of what goes on behind the scenes in TV studios.
Recent movies to tackle the subject include Morning Glory, starring Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton, while Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom depicted a nightly cable news programme.
More recently, Vanessa Williams has been seen playing the creator and executive producer of the lunchtime talk show in VH1's Daytime Divas.
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The rest of Northern Ireland's five trusts have cancelled some non-urgent elective surgeries.
It is one of a series of escalation measures put in place in order to tackle demands on the emergency system.
The Southern Trust said it had cancelled less than 10 operations and was doing so on Tuesday only.
The Belfast trust said: "This decision has not been taken lightly and will be kept under review throughout the remainder of the week.
"We would like to stress that cancer surgery and emergency cases are unaffected.
"Minor healthcare issues can be dealt with at home, by a pharmacist or by a GP."
Meanwhile, the South Eastern Trust said all of its hospital emergency departments were under "significant pressure" on Tuesday evening.
It said the Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, was facing "particular challenges".
It is not unheard of for hospitals to cancel non urgent operations in times of pressure.
But it is unusual for all five health trusts to do it at the same time.
It is an indication of just how much pressure Northern Ireland's health service is under, especially within emergency care.
The BBC has been told that the measure is being reviewed daily and was introduced after all health trusts reported an extraordinarily busy weekend.
The ED attendances for the period from 22 December last year to 15 January are 23408 with 145 waiting longer than the 12 hour target.
Last year, more than 23,000 people sought help at their emergency department when 145 people exceeded waiting 12 hours.
A national target is in place where people should not have to wait more than four hours to be seen by a doctor in the emergency system.
While a spokesperson for the Health and Social Care Board said it was unacceptable that anyone should have to wait, they stressed that Northern Ireland's waiting time figures were improving.
In 2011/12 there were 10,211 12-hour breaches, while last year that figure was slashed to 3,130.
Antrim Area hospital is reported to be the busiest on Tuesday night.
On a normal day, it sees around 200 people in its emergency department, but it is expected that figure will be exceeded on Tuesday night.
In a statement, the South Eastern Health Trust said it was experiencing "significant pressure" at all of its emergency departments and increasing emergency admissions to all its hospitals.
"We are facing particular challenges at the Ulster Hospital emergency department, and would like to remind people to only attend if they are a genuine emergency."
The trust warned patients that they may have to wait longer than usual because of the "surge in attendances".
"Our staff have gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure patients receive the highest quality of care under difficult circumstances, and we would like to pay tribute to them for their hard work," the trust said.
On Tuesday night, Health Minister Jim Wells paid tribute to health workers: "I am so grateful for the dedication and hard work of all the staff who are under huge pressure in our hospitals."
The Health and Social Care Board said: "As part of trusts' normal escalation arrangements, all trusts have had to cancel some non-urgent elective procedures to provide additional capacity to respond to the emergency pressures.
"This decision is not taken lightly and it is recognised that it causes inconvenience and frustration for patients.
"Patients requiring urgent treatment will continue to receive this. The number of cancellations will vary across trusts and trusts are reviewing the position daily to minimise the impact on patients."
The Moors, playing at this level for the first time in their history, drew first blood at Gander Green Lane when Darryl Knights set up Ryan Beswick for a close-range opener in the 38th minute.
Sutton were level two minutes before half-time, though, Dean Beckwith heading home from a corner after the U's had enjoyed a dominant spell.
Marcus Bignot's Solihull secured all three points with two second-half goals.
Debutant Omari Sterling-James volleyed a 53rd-minute strike past Ross Worner and, 14 minutes from time, Shep Murombedzi flicked the ball into the path of Andy Brown, who scored in the far corner.
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Match ends, Sutton United 1, Solihull Moors 3.
Second Half ends, Sutton United 1, Solihull Moors 3.
Liam Daly (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Dean Beckwith (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Omari Sterling-James (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Harry White replaces Andy Brown.
Corner, Sutton United.
Ryan Beswick (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Solihull Moors.
Danny Lewis (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Sutton United 1, Solihull Moors 3. Andy Brown (Solihull Moors).
Substitution, Sutton United. Bradley Hudson-Odoi replaces Roarie Deacon.
Chris Dickson (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Bobby James Moseley replaces Darryl Knights.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Akwasi Asante replaces Stefan Moore.
Substitution, Sutton United. Maxime Biamou replaces Dan Fitchett.
Substitution, Sutton United. Chris Dickson replaces Simon Downer.
Goal! Sutton United 1, Solihull Moors 2. Omari Sterling-James (Solihull Moors).
Corner, Sutton United.
Corner, Sutton United.
Second Half begins Sutton United 1, Solihull Moors 1.
First Half ends, Sutton United 1, Solihull Moors 1.
Corner, Sutton United.
Corner, Sutton United.
Goal! Sutton United 1, Solihull Moors 1. Dean Beckwith (Sutton United).
Corner, Sutton United.
Goal! Sutton United 0, Solihull Moors 1. Ryan Beswick (Solihull Moors).
Corner, Sutton United.
Corner, Sutton United.
Corner, Sutton United.
Corner, Sutton United.
Corner, Sutton United.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
David Little was speaking the day after BBC Scotland revealed the (SYFA) had 949 volunteers without Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) certification.
The scheme carries out background checks on individuals to ensure their suitability to work with children.
Mr Little explained the "churn" in volunteers had led to a backlog.
SYFA chief executive Mr Little said his organisation had 15,000 or so helpers who ran its 39 leagues and coached 60,000 registered players.
He told members of Holyrood's health and sport committee: "We have a churn of anywhere between 30 and 40% of our members on a yearly basis, which causes great difficulties.
"It's not as if we've got members who are going to be there year in, year out.
"There will always be people to be checked.
"This is indicative to sport in general, not just football, that there is this churn of officials."
Mr Little said up to 1,000 checks can be required each month, with the system for processing these run by volunteers.
Any official who had not completed the PVG process was classed as a provisional member and was not permitted to have unrestricted access to players.
Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton said the "weak link in the chain" was what happened while coaches were waiting for the PVG check to come through.
Mr Little replied: "I would suggest that that's a risk."
He added: "As long as we have PVG checks outstanding, I am concerned."
The evidence session on child protection in sport follows allegations of historical abuse in football.
Police Scotland is investigating 130 reports of child sexual abuse in the sport.
A number of professional clubs have started internal investigations while the Scottish Football Association (SFA) is setting up an independent review.
Andrew McKinlay of the SFA said the review would also consider the PVG process at the SYFA and how it was run and funded.
He said: "We feel there is a lack of consistency potentially across the membership."
The Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme is managed through Disclosure Scotland.
If forecasts are correct, the gap in productivity between Wales and the UK will widen, analysis from the Bevan Foundation suggests.
It predicts more professional but fewer lower skilled jobs, which make up a significant part of Wales' economy.
But the Wales Office said wages and living standards are both improving.
The foundation urges radical approaches.
The Merthyr Tydfil-based think-tank has brought together economic, education, environment and health forecasts.
It gives three scenarios and if the current forecasts are correct, the outlook for Wales in five years is "far from rosy".
The foundation said the Welsh government and public bodies need to re-think how they do things to tackle the challenge to living standards.
The UK government said Wales has the joint fastest growing economy in the UK.
A Welsh government spokesman said: "We will consider the issues raised in this report but let's be clear, we are a pro-business government.
"We work very closely with companies to create growth and jobs in every part of Wales. Inward investment is at its highest for decades because investors know that they can rely on a supportive, agile government and a skilled workforce."
"It is highly unlikely that the approaches of the last 15 years will manage to buck the trend in the next five," said foundation director and report author Dr Victoria Winckler.
"We need to ask some searching and fundamental questions about the role of the state, third sector and business; about how to target scarce resources and how to engage with people.
"These are probably the biggest challenges to face Wales in a generation. They are tough individually but, like buses, they're all coming at once."
The report calls for Wales to make use of its environment, history and culture, businesses and institutions and "crucially, the skills and resilience of its people".
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The report said business as usual was not an option and Wales needs to anticipate the future and not just react to the present.
Dr Martin Rhisiart, an economist at the University of South Wales, said it was an interesting and commendable report but there were many uncertainties with economic forecasts.
He said there was a need for more openness when debating the long-term challenges.
"At times we are lacking some self-critique in Wales. We don't have much independence of thought, the state has a disproportionate role in the lives of individuals, we don't have as big a private sector, so very few independent institutions are doing or are commissioning research around the themes of this report.
"That would lead to diversity and alternative ideas."
The Wales Office said Wales was an ambitious nation with a strong future built on solid economic foundations.
"Notwithstanding the fact that many of the issues touched upon in this report are the responsibility of the Welsh government, it completely ignores the dramatic transformation that the Welsh economy has experienced over the last five years," said a spokesman.
Prices rose by 6.9% in the year to October, down from 7% in September.
The average price remains at £217,000, according to the index, which includes data from the Land Registry and Registers of Scotland.
Areas near London saw the fastest price rises, but the City of London and Aberdeen saw the biggest falls.
Basildon saw house prices rise by 19.9% over the past year, while in Slough they were up by 19.6%.
Prices fell by 8.8% in the City of London, by 8.7% in Aberdeen, and by 4.9% in Kensington and Chelsea.
Howard Archer, chief European and UK economist at IHS Markit, said he expected house prices to slow further next year.
"We suspect that house prices will come under increasing pressure as 2017 progresses, and will likely be essentially flat over the year. Indeed, we would not rule out a marginal drop."
However, in July, shortly after the EU referendum vote, Mr Archer said that house prices could fall by up to 7% next year.
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Christopher Davies, 52, from Holywell in Flintshire died in hospital last August following the collision at nearby Carmel.
On Monday, Gareth Ifan Ritchie pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving during the hearing.
Ritchie will be sentenced in July. He was given an interim driving ban.
The court was told that he was travelling at speeds of between 52 and 63 mph on a 60 mph stretch of the A5026 at Carmel.
As he negotiated a bend, the car drifted across the carriageway into Mr Davies.
The motorcyclist was taken to Glan Clwyd hospital in Bodelwyddan, Denbighshire, but died from multiple injuries.
Ritchie, from Caerwys, told police he did not have any memory of the accident, except that the motorcyclist was travelling at speed.
But prosecutor David Mainstone told the court that the speed of the biker was irrelevant.
"The fact is that the defendant lost control of his car and strayed into the opposite lane," he said.
"That is the cause of the accident, not the speed the deceased was travelling at."
Describing the defendant as a man of good character with a clean driving record, his barrister Daniel Oscroft said: "He does not remember the accident at all.
"He knows that in the absence of any evidence to the contrary he must accept the prosecution case."
Sentencing was adjourned until 23 July.
They will be constructed along with a refreshments kiosk early in the new year.
Scottish Borders Council leader David Parker said the railway had been a "huge success" but the issue of a lack of toilets had been regularly raised.
He said he was sure the new facilities would be welcomed by passengers.
Funding for the project came from ScotRail and the Borders Railway blueprint group.
The announcement came on the first anniversary of the opening of the route between Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders.
Katherine McKenna, 32, had her phone snatched after the moped thieves mounted a crowded pavement in Store Street, Bloomsbury, on 25 July.
She was about to respond to an emergency call to go to the aid of an elderly man who had fallen down stairs.
Police said no suspects had been identified over the attack.
Ms McKenna was attacked by three muggers on two mopeds who all wore helmets with black visors covering their faces.
She said she was "really shocked. I could not believe that it happened. I was angry I couldn't respond to the patient who needed my help.
"Sadly this type of attack is common. They are hurting people; they are putting other people in danger on the roads and pavements but they are also a danger to themselves."
Despite the attack Ms McKenna said she was determined to go back to work the next day.
"If I didn't go back to work, they would win. I want to keep doing my job which is caring for and treating people in London," the paramedic said.
Paul Cook, operations general manager at LAS, said: "It is appalling for a paramedic to be targeted while on duty and we will work with the police to identify and prosecute those who did this."
Scotland Yard have closed the investigation having not indentified any suspects but said "any further information that comes to light will be reviewed by officers".
Last month another London paramedic was taken to hospital when masked men threw liquid in her face while she was answering a 999 call.
Once described by the Prince of Wales as looking like "a place where books are incinerated, not kept", the concrete building is being cleared as part of a major redevelopment project.
Built more than 40 years ago, it has been stripped inside, although work is not expected to be finished until next autumn.
Campaigners had wanted it to be given listed status and preserved.
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They handed a 2,000-signature petition to the city council earlier this month.
Crowds gathered to watch the city's "important example of brutalist architecture" be slowly taken down.
Designed by local architect John Madin, who was also behind the BBC's Pebble Mill studios and the chamber of commerce building in the city, it was opened in 1973.
A "concrete cruncher" is being used initially to "nibble" at the exterior, but because of the impact of the work the building has been strengthened with about a dozen steel joists, developers said.
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The nearby one-way Paradise Circus loop has been closed to enable demolition equipment, including a special excavator used on buildings in tightly constrained places, to be put in place.
While work to clear the site takes place, a walkway through the old Paradise Forum has been closed, along with a large part of Chamberlain Square.
Pedestrians and cyclists are being re-routed through Fletchers Walk.
Developers described the start of the demolition work as a "significant milestone".
Once fully demolished, it will be replaced with office space as part of the £500m Paradise regeneration scheme.
The 10-year project will see new offices, shops and walkways created, which will link Chamberlain and Centenary Squares.
A new £190m library opened in Centenary Square in 2013.
Darren Brownlie headed Queens ahead and Lyle's shot doubled their lead before the break.
Another from Lyle continued the hosts' dominance and Harris then fired his first.
Harris struck again and then set up Iain Russell's effort as the Palmerston side ended a run of three straight defeats with a handsome win.
The Learning Through Landscapes charity said outdoor spaces in many dementia care homes were rarely used but residents missed their own gardens.
It follows a pilot project at a care home in Herne Bay, Kent, which was given a seaside area.
A beach hut reminded residents of visits to the coast, the charity said.
The landscaper also laid paths which always return to the beginning and beds with familiar flowers, said Sue Cliffe, from Age UK Herne Bay.
"Since we have made the changes our service users engage so much more with the outdoors.
"They are now able to go outside on their own and can often be found with a cup of tea watching the wildlife in our new habitat area.
"We can see for ourselves how being outdoors and in the natural environment helps their health and well-being by improving mobility, increasing relaxation and reducing anxiety."
Dawn Austwick, Big Lottery Fund chief executive, said: "This inspiring project will support people with dementia to be more independent.
"Designed with input from the residents themselves, with familiar features that will stimulate their memories, these outdoor spaces will have a hugely positive impact on people's health and well-being."
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Sales for the past six months, down 5% on the same period in 2014, at £128m, were also depressed by tough price competition in the soft drinks market.
The Cumbernauld-based firm is no longer selling the Orangina Brand and Finlays water. Stripping out those brands means there was a decline of 3.5%.
AG Barr said it hoped to regain momentum in the second half.
In a update issued to the stock exchange, the company said trading had "remained subdued as anticipated".
The share price fell 4% on the news.
The firm, which also makes Tizer and Rubicon, said its performance compared to a period last year when it was buoyed by its sponsorship of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
It said this "along with poor weather, particularly in the north of the UK", had hit sales while a switch-over in IT systems had produced "short term customer service challenges which have also impacted our overall revenue performance".
Barr added: "Market conditions have remained competitive with ongoing deflation across the soft drinks market and continued high levels of price promotion.
"Despite these challenges our margins remain in line with management expectations."
In recent months, it has closed its site in south Wales, started new packaging lines at its new Milton Keynes plant and acquired the Funkin cocktail drinks business.
The statement went on: "Our objective for the second half of the year is to bring improved operational stability and growth to the business and to begin to realise the benefits associated with the changes we have made."
After a disappointing first half of the year, AG Barr said it expected its sales and profit targets to be made up in second half.
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Hughes is in a critical condition after being struck on the head by a bouncer in a state match in Sydney on Tuesday.
Simmons was hit by a David Lawrence ball in 1988 but made a full recovery following life-saving brain surgery.
"I was out of hospital in eight days, which none of the doctors expected. I hope he pulls through," said Simmons.
Simmons was the same age as Hughes - 25 - when he took a blow on the head from a Lawrence short ball in fading light in Bristol during a tour match against Gloucestershire.
His heart stopped and he required emergency surgery at Frenchay Hospital.
But Simmons, who unlike Hughes was not wearing a helmet, made a full recovery, playing in a charity match in the Caribbean four months later before resuming his international career the following year.
"My injury was as serious as you can get," Simmons, now Ireland coach, told BBC World Service. "I had to have emergency surgery to have a clot removed from my brain.
"I was written off as never to play again and put in a long-term unit for head injuries, but I was out in eight days."
Simmons also said he felt sympathy for New South Wales bowler Sean Abbott, whose delivery struck Hughes on the back of the head beneath his helmet after the batsman had missed a pull shot.
Lawrence, who played five Tests for England before his career was ended by a horrific knee injury, was deeply affected by the aftermath of his delivery to Simmons.
"I had known 'Syd' from a long time before," said Simmons. "We were friends before that through [West Indies paceman] Courtney Walsh.
"My wife told me when I was in the hospital bed he came to visit. He was holding my hand with tears running down his cheek.
"A bowler is never to blame. It's just one of those unfortunate things that happens once in every long while."
Simmons said his wife hid the full details of his injury from him for two years after he regained consciousness, helping him focus on returning to the cricket field.
"All I thought about when I came through was that I wanted to play again," he added. "I wasn't studying all the tubes all over my body.
"That was my catalyst. I looked forward to playing cricket again and playing for the West Indies."
Hughes, who received mouth-to-mouth resuscitation at the side of the pitch, is in an induced coma at St Vincent's Hospital after surgery.
Doctors will provide an update on his condition on Wednesday.
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The blaze caused damage worth £17m to the Mount Murray Hotel and Country Club in 2013, Douglas Courthouse was told.
Roy Cross, 64, of Santon, was given 240 hours of community service after being found guilty of three "foreseeable" health and safety breaches.
No-one was harmed in the blaze and the hotel has since closed.
Sentencing Cross, Deemster Dermot Main-Thompson told him he had narrowly escaped a jail term.
"You introduced flammable material to a roof and then introduced a naked flame. The consequences, in my judgement, were wholly foreseeable."
The hotel, which included a golf club, was developed by the late island-based tycoon Albert Gubay in the 1990s.
The fire engulfed the whole of the main accommodation block's roof destroying more than 90 rooms and resulting in 90 members of staff losing their jobs.
Speaking after the hearing, the Isle of Man government's senior health and safety inspector Robert Greaves said Cross's failings "meant the safety of up to 100 hotel guests and staff were put at risk".
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He fractured a vertebra in his spine when kneed in the back by Juan Zuniga in a challenge that went unpunished.
"Brazil will be without their two most important players - leading scorer Neymar and captain Thiago Silva - against Germany.
"Neymar is a huge loss but it opens up a chance for someone else and I would expect Chelsea forward Willian to get his opportunity now."
Neymar, 22, was in tears when he was carried off on a stretcher before being taken to hospital in Fortaleza.
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said: "Neymar was going to be hunted. For three matches that has been happening."
Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar told Brazil's SportTV: "Unfortunately, he's not going to be able to play. He is very, very sad.
"It's not serious in the sense that it doesn't need surgery, but he'll need to immobilise it to recover."
Lasmar added that he expected the recovery period to take at least a few weeks.
Neymar recovered from thigh and knee injuries sustained in the second-round win over Chile to play against Colombia.
The Barcelona forward has featured in all five of Brazil's matches at the 2014 Fifa World Cup and is their top scorer with four goals.
Neymar had a quiet game on Friday and was replaced in the 88th minute after Napoli defender Zuniga challenged him for a header, with referee Carlos Velasco Carballo taking no action.
Scolari said: "Not even a yellow card, nothing.
"People think Germany, these or the others, only they are hunted, but not Neymar."
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Zuniga insisted: "I never meant to hurt a player. It was a normal move.
"I was playing for the shirt from my country, not with the intent to injure. I was just defending my shirt."
Thiago Silva's early goal and a stunning David Luiz free-kick in the second half set up victory for Brazil, who withstood a late Colombia onslaught that saw James Rodriguez score an 80th-minute penalty.
Brazil committed 31 fouls during a scrappy game while their South American rivals made 23.
Hosts Brazil meet Germany in the semi-final in Belo Horizonte at 21:00 BST on Tuesday.
Brazil captain Silva will also miss that game through suspension after picking up a second booking of the tournament against Colombia.
The final will be held at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, 13 July.
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SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon has also urged NI Water to put a more robust system in place to prevent tampering with hydrants.
Ligoniel and New Lodge are among the areas that have been affected.
NI Water said some staff had come under threat as they tried to close hydrants.
It stressed that fire hydrant abuse was illegal and appealed to community and political representatives "to continue to support us in tackling this issue".
"There have also been incidents where NI Water staff have come under threat from local youths when they try to close the hydrant down, having to return late into the night when the crowds have gone," NI Water said.
"This is totally unacceptable behaviour toward staff who are trying their best to do their job and protect the water supply to customers.
"The whole community needs to help us put a stop to this behaviour before the unthinkable scenario occurs where a fire breaks out and there is no water for the NI Fire & Rescue Service to deal with the fire."
Ms Mallon said the disruption began on Sunday.
"It is particularly hard for parents with young children when there is no access to water to bath them and in this hot weather drinking water - for the likes of elderly people it is also a hardship," she said.
"Some young people might think this is harmless fun, it is not, it is causing serious disruption to people's lives.
"For Northern Ireland Water there must be a more robust way of securing the hydrants to prevent this abuse, surely in this day and age there must be a way of securing them so they cannot be tampered with."
NI Water said it had used "vandal-proof" hydrant lids in an attempt to stop the hydrants being vandalised, but said that "if someone has the time and the resources, they can eventually break these open".
Ms Trierweiler left Pitie Salpetriere hospital for the presidential residence at La Lanterne in Versailles.
Ms Trierweiler later tweeted to say she was "very touched" by all the messages of support she had received.
Closer magazine had alleged the liaison between Mr Hollande and Julie Gayet.
It said that the affair had begun during the 2012 presidential race.
Ms Gayet, 41, says she is suing Closer for breach of privacy, seeking 50,000 euros (£41,000; $68,000) in damages and 4,000 euros in legal costs.
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Ms Trierweiler, 48, works for Paris Match magazine, which said she was planning to rest at La Lanterne.
Mr Hollande has not commented on the latest news.
However, a source at the presidential office told Agence France-Presse news agency that Ms Trierweiler would stay at La Lanterne "for a few days".
Ms Trierweiler later tweeted: "Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all those who have sent messages of support and for my recovery - by Twitter, SMS or email. Very touched."
Ms Trierweiler had been admitted to hospital on 10 January, in a reported state of shock at the allegations.
Mr Hollande visited her for the first time on Thursday evening.
French media have claimed that Ms Trierweiler suffered an anxiety attack last week, but her friends have played down her condition.
At his annual news conference on Tuesday at the Elysee to discuss his political agenda, Mr Hollande was asked questions about the alleged affair.
Mr Hollande, 59, said he was experiencing a "difficult moment" in his private life but refused to answer questions over the report in Closer, saying "private matters should be dealt with privately".
Nor would he clarify whether Ms Trierweiler was still first lady before a February trip to the US.
State Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has said more than one judge should have a chance to review the law.
The law bans abortions after a foetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into pregnancy.
In April, District Judge Daniel Hovland found the law "invalid and unconstitutional".
"The United States Supreme Court has spoken and has unequivocally said no state may deprive a woman of the choice to terminate her pregnancy at a point prior to viability," Judge Hovland wrote in his ruling.
The US Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Roe v Wade decision of 1973 that abortion must be legal until a foetus is viable, typically 22-24 weeks.
"The legislature passed the law in hopes that a higher court would revisit the issue," Mr Stenehjem said in a statement to the Associated Press news agency.
"It seems prudent that an appellate court should have an opportunity to consider the issue rather than have one judge overturn the judgment of the legislative assembly."
The case will now be heard by the US 8th Circuit Court of Appeals.
North Dakota's anti-abortion law was one of four such bills Republican Governor Jack Dalrymple signed into law in 2013.
The state's sole abortion clinic and the Center for Reproductive Rights sued to overturn the law and a US district judge ruled in April.
"The court was correct to call this law exactly what it is - a blatant violation of the constitutional guarantees afforded to all women," Center for Reproductive Rights president Nancy Northrup wrote in a statement after the April ruling.
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The Italian celebrated on the pitch with his players at full-time at Goodison Park, after goals from Pedro, Gary Cahill and Willian.
Chelsea need three more wins from their last four games to secure the title in Conte's first season in charge.
"There are two Antonios. Two different people," said the 47-year-old.
"During the game, I know I am an animal.
"After the game, I must be relaxed when we win but I think it's very good to celebrate this win with the players, staff and fans. I live for this."
Conte, who won three consecutive Serie A titles as Juventus boss between 2012 and 2014, is renowned for being an energetic, loud presence on the touchline.
He celebrated all three of his side's goals at Everton by punching the air and running down the touchline.
The Italian is calm and thoughtful during post-match interviews and news conferences, a trait he says he likes to see in his players.
"We must be pleased because we played a game with the head and, at this part of this season, it is important to use our head, then your heart and then your legs," he said.
Conte believes in the mantra so much, he wrote a book called Testa, cuore e gambe (Head, heart and legs) in 2014.
Chelsea's lead over second-placed Tottenham remains at four points after Spurs' 2-0 win over Arsenal later on Sunday.
And Blues captain Cahill said it could prove to be a crucial day in the title race.
"We have made a massive stride, there's no getting away from that," he said.
"We knew how big the three points would be. There's still time to go but it's a huge step."
Later on Sunday a government committee will discuss a draft bill that contains the plan.
Israeli media say the measure would stop mosques from using PA systems for their five-times-daily calls to prayer.
Critics say the move would be unnecessarily divisive.
The volume limitations would apply to all religions but will mainly impact on Muslims' call to prayer from mosques. The first of these is at dawn and the last is after sunset.
About 17.5% of people who live in Israel are ethnically Arabic and most of these are Muslims.
Nasreen Hadad Haj-Yahya from the Israel Democracy Institute, a thinktank, wrote in a local newspaper that "the real aim is not to prevent noise but rather to create noise that will hurt all of society and the efforts to establish a sane reality between Jews and Arabs".
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting: "I cannot count the times - they are simply too numerous - that citizens have turned to me from all parts of Israeli society, from all religions, with complaints about the noise and suffering caused them by the excessive noise coming to them from the public address systems of houses of prayer.
"Israel is committed to protect anyone who suffers from the excessively loud calls."
Police said it is believed the device was thrown at a property in Sheridan Street, in the New Lodge area, overnight, but the incident was not reported until 09:45 GMT on Saturday.
Damage was caused to a window frame in the attack but the occupants of the house were not injured.
A number of houses were evacuated during the police operation but residents have now been allowed home.
Pires said it took him more than six months to settle after his 2000 move.
His fellow Frenchman Lacazette, a 26-year-old striker, cost the Gunners £46.5m from Lyon after scoring 28 goals in Ligue 1 last season.
"I think he'll be a success. But maybe he will need time to adapt," Pires, who was at Arsenal for six years, said.
Lacazette scored on his first Arsenal appearance in a pre-season game against Sydney FC last week, and is likely to face Chelsea in Beijing on Saturday.
But former France international Pires - who also made the direct move from Ligue 1 to the Premier League - believes it will take time for Lacazette to get used to English football.
"He is a good striker who has scored a lot of goals with Lyon. Of course it will be very difficult in the beginning because when you play in France and move to England it is not the same, it is very aggressive.
"Maybe he will need time for the adaptation but everyone around him is very important, especially the French connection.
"But to make the adaption, to find the rhythm and the tempo, for me it took six or seven months. It was very tough, for me it was the aggression and intensity."
Pires said he initially thought he had made a mistake signing for Arsenal from Marseille because of the physical nature of the game in England.
He said: "It was my first game away at Sunderland and Arsene Wenger said 'Robert, I know you are a bit upset because you want to play but I prefer if you are on the bench and you can watch the game, the fight and the tempo'.
"After 20 minutes sat on the bench I said to myself 'what are you doing here?' because it was very, very difficult. I remember one tackle from Patrick Vieira and I thought this football wasn't for me.
"It was very difficult and it is about adaptation. If you play in France, Spain or Italy it is not the same football."
Pires also said that 21-year-old Monaco winger Thomas Lemar, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal, "is one of the best French players".
"I love Lemar. He played very well last season with Monaco in the Champions League. He is a young player with good technique, a good left foot, he can do a good cross and score good goals. For me, he has a very good profile to play for Arsenal."
Officers said the incident happened in the early hours of Saturday and have issued descriptions of two men wanted in connection with the assault.
One was described as being aged between 24 and 28, of slim build, with short brown hair.
The second suspect was described as being about the same age, with ginger hair.
Police said the men were understood to have been in the area in a small black vehicle.
The 31-year old, who has played 22 ODIs and 10 Twenty20 internationals, holds a UK passport and will play in all forms.
Broom said: "It's a great opportunity for me. I have heard great things about the progress being made at Derbyshire."
Elite performance director Graeme Welch said: "We know we need to strengthen our batting. Adding a player of Neil's experience and calibre will do that."
Christchurch-born Broom's last appearance for the Black Caps came in a T20 international against Sri Lanka in November 2013.
In a video posted on YouTube, Brett and Naghemeh King said they had "pleaded" with staff at Southampton General Hospital for their five-year-old son Ashya to be given it.
The technology is currently only available in the UK to treat eye cancers, but patients with other forms of cancer can apply for NHS funding for therapy abroad.
So what is proton beam therapy?
The treatment is a type of radiation therapy that uses beams of protons - or small parts of atoms - rather than high energy X-rays, as with conventional radiotherapy.
The protons can be directed at a tumour more precisely than X-rays and unlike conventional treatments the beams stop once they hit the target, rather than carrying on through the body.
Experts say this causes less damage to surrounding tissue and reduces side-effects.
Matthew Crocker, a consultant neurosurgeon at St George's Healthcare, in London, said conventional radiotherapy had "a range of side-effects, partly because of the way that the energy is distributed".
He said proton beam therapy could be potentially successful for tumours "within the brain and central nervous-system".
NHS England says the treatment works best on "very rare cancers, including tumours affecting the base of the skull or the spine", and is "particularly suitable to specific complex childhood cancers".
Currently, the only facility that offers proton beam therapy in the UK - Clatterbridge Centre for Cancer NHS Foundation Trust, in Wirral - treats rare cancers of the eye.
The Department of Health says that from April 2018 the treatment will be offered to up to 1,500 cancer patients at hospitals in London and Manchester, following investment worth £250m.
Until then, it says the NHS will continue to fund selected patients to be sent for treatment in other countries, including Switzerland and the US.
Individual cases are put forward by consultants who submit a form for review by a clinical panel, the NHS says.
The panel then decides whether the patient is suitable for proton beam therapy.
Since establishing a programme to send patients overseas in 2008, the NHS says 412 patients out of 546 referrals have been approved for the treatment, including 293 children.
However, the treatment is very expensive.
The NHS estimates the average cost of the treatment to be £100,000 per patient.
Families of patients who have not received NHS funding have often been left having to raise thousands of pounds to pay for the treatment themselves.
Charities say, even if funding is approved, families should be aware of extra costs involved including any additional medical treatment, and accommodation and living expenses for family members.
Tracy Laycock said her son Morgan was approved for NHS funding to cover his treatment in the US state of Oklahoma, after he developed a tumour on his face.
She said waiting to hear from the NHS panel was "just the worst time ever".
"We nearly didn't get it because Morgan was classed as being too old so we had a bit of a carrot-dangling situation where [they said] yes you could have it but he might not get it if a younger child had come along," she said.
"We already had a family discussion before that and we would have sold everything to fund it privately if we couldn't have it done [through the NHS]."
Announcing the decision in October 2012 to develop two proton beam therapy centres in the UK, the Department of Health said there was a "clear need to develop services in this country".
It estimated that, until then, the NHS would be spending about £30m a year treating up to 400 patients overseas, adding that costs had "increased as the international demand increases".
The BBC Trust rejected the Traveller Movement's original complaint in March, but the group have brought it to Ofcom.
It was sparked by a placard featuring the words "Pikey's Peak" which host Jeremy Clarkson put up after a race between 1980s hatchbacks.
Clarkson has since been axed from the show, after a "fracas" with a producer.
During the episode, broadcast on 2 February 2014, Clarkson had been ridiculing co-presenter Richard Hammond's choice of a Vauxhall Nova when the term was used.
"Ofcom is investigating a complaint from the Travellers' Movement that it was offensive to include a placard with Pikey's Peak written on it in this BBC show," said a spokesperson from the broadcasting regulator.
Top Gear was cleared by the Editorial Standards Committee of the BBC Trust over the comment earlier this year.
It acknowledged the word "pikey" derived from the word "turnpike" and was therefore related to travellers, but said there was no "intended racist reference".
The committee said the word had "evolved into common parlance among a number of people to mean 'chavvy' or 'cheap'".
This, it said, meant many Top Gear viewers "would not necessarily associate it with the Gypsy and Traveller communities".
It also noted that the placard was a deliberate pun on the US race course Pike's Peak, which had been referenced earlier in the show's script.
Ofcom said its investigation, launched on 22 April, was looking into whether the potential for offence caused by the use of the word "pikey" was justified by the context.
A statement from the Traveller Movement welcomed the decision and said it hoped Ofcom's investigation was "thorough".
"When the BBC Trust ruled that the Top Gear use of the word 'pikey' had nothing to do with gypsies and travellers and meant cheap and dodgy instead, it was clearly the trust that was being a bit cheap and dodgy," it said.
"We believe in freedom of speech, but with that freedom there must be responsibility.
"The BBC Trust abdicated that responsibility when they legitimised the use of a racist word on one of their most popular and money-spinning programmes."
It said the topic was one that needed attention, adding: "We can bang on about semantics and meanings, but at the end of the day too many gypsies and travellers hear that word in the form of racist abuse.
"How can you work for understanding and integration when racist abuse is seen as funny by a national public broadcaster paid for by the public?"
Top Gear producers are currently looking for a new look presenting team for the show.
Last month Clarkson's co-presenters James May and Hammond ruled themselves out of returning for the next series without him.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) said the Israel-Hamas conflict had left hundreds of thousands "desperate" for food, water, shelter and medical care.
Minister Justine Greening echoed that and said government matching meant DEC donations would "go twice as far".
A three-day ceasefire in Gaza is in its final day, with indirect talks ongoing.
The talks, about a long-term truce, are taking place in Cairo
Israeli officials say they are willing to extend the ceasefire before it expires on Friday morning but Hamas, which controls Gaza, says there is no agreement and there is a big gap between the sides' positions.
Ms Greening, the UK's International Development Secretary, said: "Four weeks of violence have left people in Gaza in desperate need of food, shelter and medical supplies.
"The British people have shown immense generosity in situations like this and the UK government will help that generosity go twice as far.
"For people wanting to help civilians in Gaza caught up in this crisis, giving now means every pound they donate will buy twice as many food parcels, provide twice as many blankets and help twice as many people to get through this crisis."
The UK government said the £2m commitment would take its total support for the people of Gaza since the start of the crisis to £17 million.
Saleh Saeed, chief executive of the DEC, an umbrella organisation which brings together 13 UK aid charities to deal with international crises, said this was a "vital moment" for Gaza.
"Hundreds of thousands of people have left their homes, and whilst many are now returning the situation they are returning to is very grave," he said.
"They have limited access to even the most basic human needs including food and water.
"The healthcare system is on the verge of collapse."
He said work by major aid agencies was being scaled up "as the ceasefire continues to hold", but DEC members "urgently need money".
Four weeks of fierce fighting between Israeli forces and militants in Gaza claimed more than 1,900 lives.
Palestinian officials say at least 1,875 people have been killed since Israel launched Operation Protective Edge on 8 July.
Israel's government says 64 soldiers have been killed, along with two Israeli civilians and a Thai national.
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The 27-year-old, nicknamed 'Beef', broke into the world's top 100 by finishing eighth at Royal Troon.
That came three months after he won his first European Tour title with victory in the Spanish Open at Valderrama.
"At The Open I'd come off and maybe sign five or 10 autographs... now it's more like 40, 50, 60," Johnston told BBC Radio 5 Live. "It was crazy."
The Englishman is preparing to play in the US PGA Championship, which starts on Thursday.
"You've got to find the right balance," he said. "I love spending time and signing stuff. I think that is really important, but you have to find that balance.
"To have won the Spanish Open and come eighth at The Open... it's great, but there are seven people ahead of me, so it could be better."
Johnston has been grouped with the United States' Scott Piercy and Swede Alex Noren for the opening two rounds at Baltusrol in New Jersey.
The trio will tee off at 17:35 BST on Thursday.
Zidane, 43, has guided Real to the Champions League final and to within a point of La Liga leaders Barcelona since taking over in January.
The World Cup winner with France from 1998 has a contract until 2017.
"We haven't won anything yet and my belief is when you have this job you have to give everything, every day and not think any further," said Zidane.
"We'll see what happens at the end of the season."
Real will meet neighbours Atletico Madrid in the Champions League final in Milan on 28 May. They are third in La Liga, one point behinds leaders Barcelona with two games remaining.
Zidane took over at the Bernabeu after Real sacked Rafael Benitez, now in charge at Newcastle United.
Mr Buhari expressed "deep shock" at the past week's violence between herdsmen from the Fulani ethnic group and local farmers, an official statement said.
Several thousand people have been displaced, according to local media.
Benue has a history of violent attacks and reprisals between semi-nomadic herdsmen and farmers.
The clashes are often linked to cattle raiding.
Mr Buhari called for unity among Nigerians, saying: "There should not be any reason why Nigerians of any group or tongue cannot now reside with one another."
Different groups of Fulani militants killed a total of more than 1,200 people in 2014, meaning that if taken together they would be the world's fourth deadliest militant group, according to the most recent Global Terrorism Index.
The scope of their attacks is now enough to "pose a serious threat to stability", the report said.
The communal violence in central Nigeria is not connected to the six-year insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in the country's north-east.
Boko Haram was the world's most deadly militant group, according to the report.
The charity, which combines skating with education for street children, says its priority now is to continue working after a suicide bombing that left four of its students dead.
"This tragic incident will not deter Skateistan from continuing our activities in Kabul," media officer Rhianon Bader told the BBC.
"We have many street working kids coming each week, and this incident only makes it more clear how important it is that we provide them with a safe space to have fun and gain access to education.
"More than the despair we are experiencing, we know that keeping the skate park open remains a light in the dark for the children here."
Those killed in the attack by a teenage Taliban bomber included Nawab, 17, and Khorshid, 14, who were instructors at Skateistan.
Khorshid's sister Parwana, eight, and student Mohammad Eesa, 13, also died, as did Assad - Khorshid and Parwan's cousin. Navid, a 14-year-old volunteer, is in hospital, seriously injured.
They were a tight-knit group, hawking scarves and chewing gum on the streets of the Afghan capital one day, donning helmets and kneecaps and gliding down skating ramps the next.
It's the second time the charity has been directly affected by the conflict in Afghanistan which has claimed hundreds of young lives in recent years.
Last December, four former female students were killed in a suicide attack targeting Ashura religious celebrations. Four of the charity's current students who were begging in the area were seriously injured.
Skateistan was started in 2007 with 10 skateboards by Oliver Percovich, an Australian now aged 37, who had moved to Kabul with his girlfriend.
He recalls how many kids shrieked in excitement when they saw him skateboarding. Some of them boldly came forward to borrow his skateboards. And when those boards came back to him in tatters after a few days, his decision was made.
"These kids are trying to break the shackles of old mentalities in Kabul. They are not scared. If they hadn't come after me every day, I would've left a long time ago," he told the BBC two days before Saturday's bombing.
Mr Percovich was unavailable for comment after the attack.
Skateistan
Kabul's fallen skateboard fanatics
Afghanistan has some of the toughest conditions in the world for children, with many working on the streets selling scarves, trinkets and chewing gum.
Skateistan started small, offering daily practice sessions in public spaces in Kabul. Street kids went along, as did children from richer families and it was a chance to bring them together, organisers say. Soon it was time to take the next obvious step: to build a skate park.
Mr Percovich admits that, at the beginning, he struggled to get by on only $10 a day. But eventually, donations started to flow in and he managed to get help from the Danish and Norwegian embassies.
Companies like Black Box Distribution contributed skateboarding equipment. The final step was persuading the Afghan Olympic Committee to donate land to set up the park.
The charity, whose logo is an assault rifle snapped in half by a skateboarder's wheels, hopes to open a new facility in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif later this year.
Today, nearly 400 children take part in Skateistan, 40% of whom are girls - making it the largest female sporting federation in the country.
In conservative Afghanistan, girls cannot be seen associating with men in public after they hit adolescence.
Recruiting girl students into Skateistan is a detailed and complicated process, says the charity's education co-ordinator, Benafsha Tasmim, 23.
"Parents allow girls on a number of conditions, the most important of which is that they practice in a female-only environment. We have classes for boys and girls separately."
Employing female instructors like Khorshid who died in the bombing helped in solving the problem.
One organiser says Khorshid was "always smiling no matter what troubles she had to deal with every day. She knew what she wanted in life and wasn't afraid to fight for it despite having more responsibilities and sorrows than a child should ever have."
The school will conduct memorial services throughout the week, providing assistance to families who lost their children in the attack.
The female panda, named Qui, arrived at Drusillas Park in Alfriston from Les Sables Zoo in Vendee in September.
She was undergoing the required six months quarantine in an enclosure out of public view and was due to go on show in April.
Keepers at Drusillas said they were at a loss to explain the death and post-mortem tests failed to show a cause.
Zoo director Laurence Smith said: "We are incredibly sad for the loss of our beautiful red panda. In the short time that she was with us, Qiu proved to be a sweet natured, friendly animal who was very inquisitive.
"The unexpected and unexplained nature of her departure has been a real shock to the whole zoo."
In November, staff at the zoo appealed to the public to help to feed Qui after a shipment of bamboo from Italy was delayed and they were running low on food for the panda.
Drusillas was then "inundated" with offers of help, receiving more than 100 phone calls and emails from the local community and abroad.
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To the outsider it looks like any other ageing factory. In the dank, strip-light lit interior there are rows of disused machines with cogs wrapped in cobwebs.
But three years ago the factory became the focus of the world's media, when it became apparent it was the last in the Palestinian Territories to produce the keffiyeh, the traditional Arab headdress and favourite of former leader Yasser Arafat.
The Palestinian keffiyeh industry had suffered a slump following market liberalisation measures under the 1993 Oslo Accords.
Wholesalers in the Palestinian Territories increasingly bought cheaper versions of the scarf from China, Jordan and Syria. A Hirbawi Textiles scarf costs around $6, while a Chinese keffiyeh costs as little as $3.
For loom worker Abdel Aziz El Taraki the move signalled the demise of the family run business.
Set up in 1961, the factory started with just two weaving machines, but as the headscarf became synonymous with Palestinian nationalism, demand quickly rose.
"Of course business used to be much better. We used to have 15 machines working and it wasn't enough, we sometimes had to work for 24 hours to cover the demand," says El Taraki.
"In the 1980s, during the first intifada, production was covering everywhere from Gaza to Jerusalem and Ramallah. Every imported keffiyeh sold here means one less sold for us.
"In the past we were doing very well, it then deteriorated until we only had two machines working in the factory."
Following the media attention came a flood of inquiries about the factory.
Capitalising on the public's interest, the Hirbawi family set up an web page so orders from foreign countries could be placed.
Around the same time the story had caught the eye of the 'Young Professionals for Palestine', a group of internet activists based at the time in Kuwait.
Group founder Noora Kassem says they were concerned foreign imports were destroying the meaning of the Palestinian scarf.
"Globalisation has allowed cheaper products to be made in other countries that actually care nothing about the identity of the product itself and one of the things we were worried about was the fact that that mass production would take away from the authenticity of the product by ensuring it's not made in Palestine anymore," says Kassem.
"We felt like we had to mobilise to help the factory get more customers, and to get a larger client base and perhaps maybe improve its own capacities and its ability to get more machines.
"So what we did is we we made some sales by buying some keffiyehs, and sold them to people in Kuwait and tried to get more people to buy from the factory themselves."
But despite the group's best efforts, the logistics of buying and selling the keffiyehs from Kuwait became problematic.
"We ended up setting up the Facebook page so that people could directly deal with the factory. The owner is very old and is a little bit resistant to changes in technology taking place and so hopefully adapting to those changes will take them into the new fold," she says.
"Of course we can't intervene and take their books and tell them how to do their business but we can help through marketing, through PR, through contacts and connectivity."
With more than 1,000 members the Facebook page is proving very popular.
"We've got people all over the world from Australia to India to South Africa," says Kassem.
"All over the Middle East, Arabs and non-Arabs alike, interested in the message and exactly what the keffiyeh stands for.
"A lot of people associate it with a fashion accessory, but they were interested to find out what the history of it is and that this is the last factory and it came from Palestine."
Jouda Hirbawi, one of two sons who looks after the day-to-day running of the factory, welcomes the Facebook page.
He says the site has had a direct impact on sales with up to 1,500 orders a month, mostly from America and Europe. But despite its success he says the Palestinian Authorities should do more to help domestic industries.
"The Chinese use cheap materials and cheap labour, so the product that comes here is very cheap and there is no way to compete with it honestly," explains Jouda.
"Of course no country can ban imports, but there are ways to control them, for example, they should impose taxes on imported products. This way they will support local producers who employ a lot of people. This will help the local economy as well."
Production is currently up at the factory with eight machines producing more than 70 keffiyehs a day.
But with ageing technology and little evidence of investment in the factory's infrastructure, the Hirbawis will be aware they must do more or face the day when their looms fall silent.
The air quality in China can sometimes be so bad, that the government have to give people warnings about the level of pollution in the air.
When the levels are high they can close schools, stop planes taking off, close factories and limit the number of cars on the road.
In north and central China, cities like Beijing, are currently under a red alert air pollution warning - the highest level.
Millions of people, especially children and elderly people have been warned to stay indoors when the levels are high.
If they do go outside lots of people wear facemasks, to try to filter out the pollution.
Coal is used to power some Chinese factories and as it's winter now, more people are using it to heat their homes.
This means that more coal is burnt and this can increase the pollution levels in the air.
The weather can also have an effect on pollution.
As there is very little wind at the moment, the pollution is gathering in one area, rather than being blown away.
Pollution can be measured in different ways, but the World Health Organisation (WHO) use a scientific measurement called PM 2.5.
This measures the number of small particles in the air which can be breathed in.
They recommend that 10 micrograms is a safe amount in a year.
Recent recordings in China's capital city Beijing were higher than 400 micrograms per metre cubed, and around 600 in the city of Shijiazhuang.
According to weather forecasts a wind from the north should blow most of the pollution away on Thursday.
However for big cities like Beijing the air pollution levels can be high for most of the year.
In 2014 China's government said they were working hard to reduce the amount of pollution in the air.
Since then they've been trying to close down some coal-burning factories, and limit the amount of traffic on roads.
Jack, Calum and Robbie Hudson have become the first siblings to swim the entire river course from the source at Mallerstang to the Solway Firth.
They were raising money for the Swimming Trust and completed the last leg at Port Carlisle on Sunday.
Calum Hudson, 25, said the final few days were made harder after he contracted an ear infection.
The trio trained for eight months for the challenge.
Calum, who lives in London, said: "I thought the hardest thing was getting up early and putting on a cold wet suit. But then I got a really bad ear infection about two days ago.
"So I found out that the combination of earache and spending 10 hours a day in cold river water were my two least favourite things."
Before the start, brother Jack, 23, who lives in Newcastle, said completing the swim with his brothers would be an "incredible achievement".
Robbie, 27, who lives in Berlin, added that the course had been "a challenge".
The brothers were all born in Yorkshire, but grew up in the Cumbrian village of Langwathby,
Former US President George W Bush said the CIA had saved lives by using "enhanced interrogation techniques" to acquire information from suspects but insisted: "This government does not torture people."
President Barack Obama, however, condemned the CIA interrogation programme as a "dark and painful chapter" in US history and signed an executive order banning the techniques on his second day in office.
Shortly after the attacks on 11 September 2001, the CIA drew up a list of new interrogation techniques that included sleep deprivation, slapping, subjection to cold and simulated drowning, known as "waterboarding".
Waterboarding involves a prisoner being restrained on his back with their feet at a level higher than their head, or tied upside down. A cloth is placed over the prisoner's face or pushed into their mouth. Sometimes plastic film is used.
Water is then poured on to their face and into their nose and mouth. The prisoner gags almost immediately as the water starts entering the lungs.
As they start to feel they are drowning, they typically panic and struggle, and their body goes into spasm. Waterboarding can result in brain damage, broken bones and psychological damage.
The report also details an "aggressive phase of interrogation" for detainee Abu Zubaydah where he was confined to a coffin-sized box for a total of 266 hours. He was kept in an even smaller box for 29 hours.
It also describes the use of sleep deprivation for up to 180 hours, painful stress positions, sexual threats and humiliation.
The controversial methods were used by CIA interrogators at secret locations across the world, known as "black sites".
Torture is defined by the UN Convention against Torture, which the US has signed, as "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person" in order to get information.
The US legal code defines torture as an action "specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering", while the US Constitution bans "cruel and unusual punishment".
Human rights groups and several foreign governments say the CIA programme included torture.
But the US government under Mr Bush did not agree and made a distinction between "torture", which it accepted is banned by US and international law, and "enhanced interrogation techniques".
However, President Barack Obama halted the programme when he took office in 2009, and acknowledged that many of the measures amounted to torture. "I believe that waterboarding was torture and, whatever legal rationales were used, it was a mistake," he told reporters.
In April 2009, President Obama released a series of legal memos written between 2002 and 2005 by lawyers under the Bush administration that sought to justify the use of waterboarding and other methods.
The memos argued that the methods were not "cruel, inhuman or degrading" under international law and highlighted safeguards, such as conducting the interrogations under the supervision of a physician or psychologist with the authority to stop it.
One memo said waterboarding would only be used when the CIA had "credible intelligence" that a terrorist attack was imminent and there were "credible indicators" that the subject possessed "actionable intelligence".
Former CIA lawyer John Rizzo authorised the programme. Speaking to BBC Newsnight earlier this year, Mr Rizzo said capturing and interrogating terrorists was better than killing people through drone strikes.
The CIA used "enhanced interrogation techniques" for several years but it is unclear how many detainees were subjected to the methods. Only three people are believed to have been subjected to waterboarding.
According to ex-CIA officer John Kiriakou, al-Qaeda suspect Abu Zubaydah "broke" within half a minute of being waterboarded. Abu Zubaydah said later he had made things up to satisfy his interrogators.
A justice department memo reported by the New York Times in 2009 revealed that CIA interrogators had used the waterboarding technique 83 times on Abu Zubaydah and 183 times on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who planned the 9/11 attacks.
The third person known to have been waterboarded is Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole.
The practices were brutal and produced little intelligence of value, a leaked White House memo said in July 2014.
The arguments over waterboarding reflect all arguments about similar methods. Do they produce information or lies? Can the information be obtained by other means? And are they counter-productive?
The Senate committee concluded that the CIA's use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" was not an effective means of acquiring intelligence or gaining co-operation from detainees.
It also criticised the CIA for allowing two psychologists, who had no background in counter-terrorism and who were hired to develop procedures, to assess the effectiveness of their own programme.
The unlikely interrogators
The UN and human rights groups have called for the prosecution of US officials involved in the use of "enhanced interrogation techniques".
Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism, said in a statement: "As a matter of international law, the US is legally obliged to bring those responsible to justice."
Critics of the programme have called for George W Bush himself to be investigated, alongside former Vice-President Dick Cheney, former Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and ex-CIA Director George Tenet.
However, President Obama has previously stated: "Those who carried out their duties relying in good faith upon legal advice from the department of justice... will not be subject to prosecution."
There have been previous investigations but they have not resulted in any prosecutions.
In 2012, US Attorney General Eric Holder looked into CIA interrogation practices overseas but said the evidence was not "sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt".
17 September 2001: President Bush authorises CIA to detain suspected terrorists
August 2002: Abu Zubaydah, a Saudi terror suspect, subjected to persistent "coercive interrogation", including waterboarding
November 2002: Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri transferred to CIA custody and subjected to waterboarding.
March 2003: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, suspected 9/11 mastermind, captured - later waterboarded 183 times
2 November 2005: Washington Post reveals existence of global CIA interrogation programme
8-9 November 2005: CIA authorises destruction of "coercive interrogation" videotapes
September 2006: President Bush publicly acknowledges the programme for the first time
March 2008: President Bush vetoes legislation to limit CIA interrogation techniques.
January 2009: President Barack Obama bans the CIA's detention authority and limits interrogation to techniques authorised by the Army Field Manual.
The elephants left a trail of destruction in a suburb of the city of Mysore, in the state of Karnataka.
Officials say the animals walked into the city from a nearby forest, leaving residents running for their lives.
Officials say that one elephant barged into a women's college compound and wandered the grounds, while the other wreaked havoc in a residential area.
Forest rangers and officials from Mysore Zoo later tranquilised and captured the animals.
A 55-year-old man who left his house in the Bamboo Bazaar area of Mysore after hearing the commotion was trampled to death, Karnataka state Higher Education Minister SA Ramdas told AFP news agency.
Mr Ramdas said schools and colleges in the city were closed throughout Wednesday and extra police had been deployed as a precaution.
State forest department officials said the young elephants came from forest about 35km (22 miles) from the city.
They say that two other elephants remain at large on the outskirts of Mysore.
One official blamed the rampage on human encroachment into areas traditionally inhabited by elephants.
"Unregulated expansion of farm lands and increasing movement of people and vehicles through the elephant corridor are making the wild jumbos enter into villages and towns in search of food and shelter," he told AFP.
Mr Ramdas said that the two captured elephants would be released back into the wild.
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Last year's winner Ronnie O'Sullivan has decided not to defend his title, but with top-ranked Mark Selby in the draw, there is no shortage of pedigree.
BBC television coverage begins on Saturday, 28 November as BBC Two and BBC Red Button broadcast live from the Barbican Centre.
Online viewers will also be able to choose from live streams of both tables from the second round onwards, and there will be BBC Two highlights and reaction in our 'Extra' programme for those who miss the day's play.
All times GMT. Fixtures and event start times are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Also, coverage on BBC Red Button can be subject to late schedule changes, so details may differ from this page. National and regional variations have been included where possible.
Friday, 4 December
13:00-18:00, BBC Two
13:00-18:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC Red Button
13:00-18:00 & 19:00-23:00, BBC Sport website & app, Connected TV
23:35-00:25, Highlights, BBC Two
Saturday, 5 December (times subject to change)
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Amnesty International say the children are among more than 200 people estimated to have been killed by the banned weapons since January.
Those affected by the "poisonous smoke" vomit blood, struggle to breathe and watch as their skin falls off.
The Sudanese government has said the allegations are baseless.
"The allegations of use of chemical weapons by Sudanese Armed Forces is baseless and fabricated," Sudan's UN Ambassador Omer Dahab Fadl Mohamed said, quoted by Reuters.
"The ultimate objective of such wild accusation, is to steer confusion in the ongoing processes aimed at deepening peace and stability and enhancing economic development and social cohesion in Sudan."
The government in Khartoum and rebels have been fighting in Darfur for 13 years.
Yet the conflict and its toll on the western region's citizens has fallen off the radar since 2004, when warnings of a potential genocide forced the outside world to act.
But a new report into repeated attacks by the Sudanese government against their own people reveals "nothing has changed", according to Tirana Hassan, Amnesty's director of crisis research.
The human rights group's eight-month investigation uncovered "scorched earth, mass rapes, killings and bombs" in Jebel Marra, a remote region of Darfur.
Researchers also found 56 witnesses to the alleged use of chemical weapons on at least 30 occasions by Sudanese forces, who launched an offensive against the Sudan Liberation Army, led by Abdul Wahid (SLA/AW) in the middle of January.
"The scale and brutality of these attacks is hard to put into words," said Ms Hassan. "The images and videos we have seen in the course of our research are truly shocking; in one a young child is screaming with pain before dying; many photos show young children covered in lesions and blisters. Some were unable to breathe and vomiting blood."
Survivors told Amnesty International of the putrid and "unnatural" smelling smoke which filled the air after the bombs were dropped.
Many began vomiting within minutes of coming into contact with it. Often, the vomiting and diarrhoea would be bloody, while others were left with "bulging" eyes.
Survivors' eyes were also reported to change colour, as did their urine and their skin, which would then harden and fall off.
A man named Ismail, who tried to help people in late January, told Amnesty: "Their skin was falling off and their bodies had become rotten… and their breath was very bad".
Several of the children he treated died, others were still in pain months later.
Two independent chemical weapons experts agreed the injuries seen were consistent with a chemical attack, with symptoms pointing to vesicant or blister agents.
Amnesty is now calling for an investigation, and for governments to apply pressure on Khartoum, in particular to allow humanitarian agencies access to Darfur's remote populations.
Ms Hassan said: "The fact that Sudan's government is now repeatedly using these weapons against their own people simply cannot be ignored and demands action.
"This suspected use of chemical weapons represents not only a new low in the catalogue of crimes under international law by the Sudanese military against civilians in Darfur, but also a new level of hubris by the government towards the international community."
Park's said the acquisition would add a further 12 dealerships to the group and take the number of franchise partners to 23.
Macrae and Dick runs dealerships in Stirling, Perth, Inverness, Elgin and Aberdeen.
Hamilton-based Park's already operates in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, West Lothian and Fife.
Park's director Ross Park said: "We are moving in to new territory and we cannot wait to get started.
"The acquisition was assisted by the support of the Bank of Scotland, in terms of funding, and that of our current partners, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover and Honda who were all supportive of increasing our representation of their brands.
"We are also delighted to forge new relationships with fantastic brands such as Ford, Toyota and Mazda."
Macrae and Dick chairman Francis Hamilton said: "When we decided we were to sell the business we sought out a motor group in Scotland which was similar to our own and one which likewise expresses commercial competence, courtesy to its customers and concern for its staff."
The five-time Olympian also predicts Team GB will collect at least five medals at Rio 2016 after a successful World Championships in Russia.
"Peaty will win the 100m breaststroke. I'll be surprised if he's beaten," said Foster.
GB had nine podiums at the Worlds to finish fourth in the medals table.
After a disappointing home Olympics in 2012 yielded just three medals and no golds, British swimming saw its flagbearer Rebecca Adlington retire and a major review of what went wrong.
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From just one medal at the World Championships in Barcelona two years ago to nine in 2015, the mood is different now.
"There was usually someone who was guaranteed to get medals which took pressure off the rest of the team. When we went to Barcelona in 2013, it was so disappointing. We didn't really have any leaders," said Foster.
"In 2012, Peaty and people like James Guy and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor were only 16 or 17. You need a couple of years for those people to grow in strength and confidence."
Foster believes swimmers benefit from spending time in the company of winners, and points to the achievements of two-time 2008 Olympic champion and mentor Adlington
"Becky helped an awful lot. People thought if Becky, the girl next door, can achieve what she has then why can't I do that?" he said.
"The biggest shift I had when I was younger was being around Adrian Moorhouse and other top swimmers.
"Any athlete or swimmer when they first start out might have the belief you want to be the best, but when you hang around the best, you realise they are just like you and it's all about applying yourself.
"They get a coffee, they eat, just like you."
Belief is the byword of the current British set-up, revamped after the 2012 review with Adlington's former head coach Bill Furniss and performance director Chris Spice instilling a "tough love" discipline.
Foster said the current squad is not prepared to rest on their laurels, unlike some in previous generations.
"I remember when I was one of the older ones and looking at some of the younger ones coming through who thought that by being on the British team they were Olympic champions," he said.
"They just had this swagger as if to say 'I've made it.' Well, no you haven't. Now they seem to have a different mindset, a different belief, and hunger.
"They see every training session and race as an opportunity. You need to think about how you gain that extra hundredth of a second. That's what's changed an awful lot."
Peaty, who led the way with 50m and 100m breaststroke world titles plus a relay gold, is a prime example of that belief. Without being arrogant, the 20-year-old from Staffordshire believes he will be Olympic champion.
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"If you turn up with the right frame of mind, then that reflects in your results," said Foster, who specialised in the 50m butterfly and freestyle events.
"If he maintains what he's doing in the 100m, they won't beat him, no chance."
Peaty's mindset and world record time should help give him a start on opponents.
"There is a slight mental edge when you think he has been half a second faster than anyone else in the world," said Foster.
"I was always looking to the other end and thinking all I've got to do is get there first. I can't affect matey in lane one. The only person you can slow down is yourself."
Coach Mel Marshall should help keep him grounded, and keep Peaty away from thinking 'Olympics, Olympics, Olympics' all the time, according to Foster.
"In your head it is a big jump because the Olympics is what everyone aspires to win," said Foster.
"But the two biggest threats I think - Cameron van der Bergh and Kevin Cordes - he has smashed before.
"The key is not to get too carried away. Mel will manage that, give him enough space and also rein him in.
"Peaty doesn't shy away from competition. He will get up and race. He's got everything, he's got the body for it, but the body and talent aren't enough. You've got to have the mindset."
One man missing in Russia was American Michael Phelps - the most decorated Olympian of all-time with 22 medals, including 18 golds.
After a six-month ban following a drink-driving conviction, he returned in April and set three new world bests at the US national championships at the weekend.
"He's the man again," said Foster. "He probably kept his hand in and when you've done that many lengths and that many miles, you don't lose it overnight.
"I think he probably had lost the hunger and then maybe thought 'What do I do next?' He's set the bar so high in swimming, how can you compare to that?
"He came out of the swimming bubble, dabbled in a few things, and wanted to come back. You miss the routine, the training element, standing on the block.
"Chad le Clos beating him at the Olympics would have hurt. He probably needed a new motivation. Now he has something to prove."
"America will be much stronger again next year. Chuck in Michael Phelps, and he will make a huge difference," said Foster.
"With Adam Peaty and James Guy, and others, I think realistically without getting too over-excited, I could see five or six medals for Britain, with one or two golds. And there could be more from the likes of Jazz Carlin, Fran Halsall and Hannah Miley.
"I'm not saying we have a hundred Michael Phelps out there - he is a one-off, a huge star, phenomenal, but we have some talented swimmers.
"It's the best British team I've ever seen, without a shadow of a doubt."
Five-year-old Andrea Gada died after she was hit by a car in Eastbourne, East Sussex, on 16 December.
Her parents have delayed her funeral hoping that her grandparents and aunt, who were refused visas, could attend. It is now due to be held on 9 February.
Stephen Lloyd MP said he was cautiously optimistic visas would now be approved.
He said the Home Office had been in touch with the family in Eastbourne asking their relatives to reapply for temporary travel permits.
The Liberal Democrat MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon said: "Since then I have worked with the family in Eastbourne over the submission."
"Basic compassion and humanity cries out" for Andrea's relatives to be allowed into the country, Mr Lloyd added.
"I hope and pray that the right decision will be taken imminently."
Last week, a petition signed by more than 93,000 people in support of their visas was handed in at Downing Street on behalf of Andrea's parents, Charity and Wellington Gada, of Downland Close, Eastbourne.
It said the family "pose no risk to the country" and "they simply want to support us and grieve the loss of our beautiful girl".
Mr Lloyd also raised the matter during Prime Minister's Questions in the Commons on 14 January.
The Prime Minister said he would look into the case but the Home Office upheld its decision when it reviewed the family's application for a second time.
Three of the cars went up in flames after the smash on the southbound junction of the motorway last night.
One woman was pulled from a flaming car by an off-duty paramedic who ran to her aid.
A 52-year-old man from Exmouth, Devon, has been arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving, police say. He remains in police custody.
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The person who was killed has not yet been identified by police who are appealing for witnesses.
West Midlands Ambulance Service received a 999 call to the M42, between junctions one and two, at 20.55 BST and sent two ambulances and two paramedic officers to the scene.
Three of the cars were described as being "well alight" when crews arrived.
The injuries of one occupant were fatal.
An ambulance service spokesman said: "Unfortunately, it immediately became apparent nothing could be done to save them and they were confirmed deceased."
Of another patient, the service said: "An off-duty technician, who was in traffic just behind the accident, immediately went to assist upon seeing the collision and with the help of bystanders, managed to pull a woman from one of the burning cars."
The woman, said to be in her 70s, was treated for minor burns and an arm injury and taken to hospital.
The spokesman added: "The quick-thinking actions of those who rescued the woman undoubtedly saved her from suffering far more significant injuries."
The driver of the car - a man also believed to be in his 70s - had got out of the car and was treated for minor injuries.
The male driver of another car was treated for a knee injury and taken to hospital.
Four other patients, including the driver of the lorry, were assessed and discharged at the scene with minor or no injuries, the ambulance service said.
A police spokesman said: "A criminal investigation has commenced, with forensic reconstruction currently taking place."
The crash caused major delays on the southbound motorway.
Cook claims "multiple breaches" of the Olympic selection policy were made in his case.
"I am determined that no-one else should go through this totally dispiriting experience," the 31-year-old said in a statement.
"I've been so let down by my governing body. In my opinion, they have not treated me well."
British Fencing rejected Cook's appeal against his exclusion, with the 2010 British champion claiming he was initially left out because he did not give contact details to selectors, who told him they did not know he wished to be considered.
His request for an appeal hearing was turned down in June on the grounds the deadline was "long past".
The Edinburgh fencer is now being represented by Simon Smith, a partner in defamation, media and reputation management specialists PSB Law.
His complaint is made in libel to British Fencing and concerns statements made to the media by the governing body.
At the time of his appeal rejection, British Fencing communications director David King told BBC Sport: "We stand by the fact that our selection procedure is very clear - 25 other athletes participated and five appealed their non-selection. Keith Cook did not participate in the process."
The governing body added that Cook was still considered but did not reach the required standard.
However, Cook asserts that the minutes of the Olympic selection meetings will show that he was never considered.
"To add insult to injury, they've even claimed they didn't know I wanted to be considered for the Olympics after six years of dedication and training - just bizarre," he added.
"The Olympic motto is 'Inspire a generation'. This is not how I wanted to do it, but I am showing the courage to stand up for what's right - for the truth."
More than 120 people were injured in the explosion at the Erawan shrine, a Hindu tourist hotspot also frequented by Buddhists.
Authorities have been releasing details of those confirmed to have been killed or injured, while Asian media outlets have revealed more about those who died, more than half of whom were foreigners.
Suwan Sathman, 30, worked for a foundation that manages the Erawan shrine. He was killed in the blast.
His family members told Thai media that he had a six-year-old son and had been planning to marry his fiancee soon.
"They [the bombers] have total disregard for victims' families. This is murdering innocent people. Suwan has worked hard to take care of his family," Mr Sathman's mother told the Bangkok Post.
Other Thai victims include: Yutthanarong Singror, 44, who was on his way to deliver documents when the blast happened; Standard Chartered bank employee Suchada Niseeda, 32; and Namouy Sangchan, 30.
Chinese state media has reported that as of Tuesday evening, six Chinese citizens had died - four from mainland China, the other two from Hong Kong. Twenty-two Chinese nationals were also among the injured.
The UK Foreign Office said a British national resident in Hong Kong was among the dead, with Prime Minister David Cameron saying on Twitter he was "deeply saddened" to hear of her death.
That person has been named as 19-year-old law student and food blogger Vivian Chan.
She graduated from Harrow International School in Hong Kong in 2014. The school said in a statement that she was a "tremendous role model".
The South China Morning Post said she was a fan of Hong Kong singer Joey Yung, whom she met in 2014. Ms Yung posted a picture of herself with Ms Chan on her Facebook page and said: "I'm very sad at this moment, she left such a deep impression on me."
Pontakorn Urapeepatanapong, who went to school with Ms Chan, told the BBC: "[She was] very easy to like. Everyone got on well with her. She'd always have a smile. You'd think she was happy about everything."
Ms Chan was travelling with Hong Kong resident Arcadia Pang, 24, who also died.
Ms Pang had studied human resource management at the Institute of Vocational Education in Hong Kong. A friend of hers told the Post that she was "very gentle and quiet".
Authorities have confirmed four Malaysians were killed, and three were injured.
Malaysian press reports said the dead were all from the same family.
They are: Lee Tze Siang, 35, and his four-year-old daughter Lee Jing Xuan; as well as Lim Saw Gek, 49, and 20-year-old university Neoh Jai Jun.
The Star said they came from a family well-known in their hometown of Butterworth for their kueh (traditional cakes) business.
One Singaporean woman was killed and seven other Singaporeans were injured, the foreign ministry said in a statement to parliament.
Sources confirmed the dead woman to be 34-year-old Melisa Liu Rui Chun, who worked for the Singapore branch of French insurance company AXA.
She was on holiday with her husband and brother - both were injured, reported The Straits Times.
Friends of Ms Liu remembered her as a bubbly and outgoing person who was a fan of football club Manchester United.
"She was always laughing, very loud and outgoing. I saw her as one of the boys," the newspaper quoted one of her friends as saying.
An Indonesian government statement reported by Indonesian media said a 61-year old woman, Lioe Lie Tjing, had been killed.
Her husband, Hermawan Indradjaja, is in intensive care at a Bangkok hospital.
Taiwan media report that at least five Taiwanese nationals were injured.
Thailand's Institute of Forensic Medicine said that among those injured were citizens of Japan, the Philippines, Oman, Maldives and Qatar.
The al-Qaeda-linked group says it has killed more than 50 soldiers and seized military vehicles and weapons.
But a Kenyan military spokesman said the dawn attack was repelled, the base was not overrun and scores of insurgents were killed in the fighting.
A year ago al-Shabab carried out a similar attack on a Kenyan base in the town el-Ade.
In that raid the Islamist group said it had killed more than 100 soldiers, but the Kenyan government refused to give its casualty figures.
Kenya's ministry of defence spokesman has not confirmed the deaths of any soldiers in the latest attack.
Lt Col Paul Njuguna, however, did say that soldiers had killed "scores" of al-Shabab fighters when the attackers tried to enter the camp in Kolbiyow, near the Kenyan border, after setting off a car bomb.
Al-Shabab says it has taken control of the base and surrounding area, according to the AFP news agency.
Kenya contributes more than 3,600 troops to the Africa Union mission helping the UN-backed government tackle al-Shabab in Somalia.
It appears lessons have not been learnt from the attack on the Kenyan base in el-Ade town last year. Regardless of the death toll this time, al-Shabab's audacity to repeat such an assault on a location where the Kenyans should be strongest reveals how much work still needs to be done in counterinsurgency.
The attack will also spur calls in Kenya for a review of its ambitions to stabilise its north-eastern neighbour, where it first sent soldiers in October 2011.
There appears to be a view in the government that the greater the silence about its losses in the battlefield, the less criticism it will receive. There are still unanswered questions from el-Ade, with some families of slain soldiers left in the dark about the fate of their loved ones.
One year later, this latest attack is proving that there is only so much that the Kenya and African Union mission can sweep under the carpet.
Thomas Keating, 22, has been charged with reckless driving over the death of 20-year-old Emily Jayne Collie.
The pair were riding separate jet skis when they collided on the resort island of Phuket on Sunday.
Mr Keating was accompanied by Ms Collie's parents when he was formally charged by police on Thursday.
The charge of reckless driving causing death carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 20,000 Thai baht (£450; $570).
Ms Collie suffered neck and shoulder injuries in the crash and died while being taken to hospital.
Police told local media Mr Keating's case would be heard in about a month.
"The deceased's relatives have told police they understand that this was an accident and will not pursue the case," Col Sanya Thongsawad told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"Police don't have to detain him but he is now banned from leaving the country until the court process is completed."
Col Sanya told the Phuket News he expected Mr Keating to receive a suspended sentence.
Mr Keating's passport was confiscated as "standard procedure", police said.
Australian consular officials released a statement from Ms Collie's parents.
"This was a tragic accident. We do not believe anybody was at fault," Ian and Sally Collie said.
"We do not place any blame on Tom Keating, who we care about very much and who we know loved Emily deeply.
"We are all heartbroken beyond words, and at this extremely sad time, we wish to be together with our family, with Tom, and with other loved ones to grieve and celebrate Emily's life."
Friends of the couple have written messages of support for Mr Keating on Facebook. He has also shared his grief online.
"I'll always be your boy and you'll always be my girl! We had so many plans for our future Emmy," Mr Keating said.
"I love you such much Emily and I wish I could just bring you back into my arms."
Ms Collie's parents are expected to return with her body to the state of Victoria this weekend.
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Everton loanee McAleny bagged his second hat-trick of the season for the U's as the hosts dominated throughout.
Marvin Johnson's finish and Joe Rothwell's dink came before McAleny strikes either side of the break.
James Vaughan headed a consolation for Bury on the hour before McAleny's third goal came deep into injury time.
Oxford, who head to Wembley on Sunday to face Coventry City in the EFL Trophy final, move to within four points of the play-offs with six games remaining.
Bury are just four points above the relegation places in 17th with five games still to play.
Match ends, Oxford United 5, Bury 1.
Second Half ends, Oxford United 5, Bury 1.
Goal! Oxford United 5, Bury 1. Conor McAleny (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Martínez.
Foul by Antonio Martínez (Oxford United).
Paul Caddis (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Robert Hall (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Paul Caddis (Bury).
Attempt missed. Robert Hall (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Antonio Martínez (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Antony Kay (Bury).
Attempt missed. Tom Walker (Bury) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United).
George Miller (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Philip Edwards (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hallam Hope (Bury).
Attempt saved. Robert Hall (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Josh Ruffels (Oxford United).
Leon Barnett (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Oxford United. Joe Skarz replaces Marvin Johnson.
Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt saved. Liam Sercombe (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Robert Hall (Oxford United).
Paul Caddis (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jacob Mellis (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Marvin Johnson (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jacob Mellis (Bury).
Attempt missed. Jacob Mellis (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt saved. Antonio Martínez (Oxford United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Antonio Martínez (Oxford United).
Leon Barnett (Bury) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Conor McAleny (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jacob Mellis (Bury).
Attempt missed. Robert Hall (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt missed. Paul Caddis (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
Foul by Cheyenne Dunkley (Oxford United).
George Miller (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Conor McAleny (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Delay in match Simon Eastwood (Oxford United) because of an injury.
George Cottrell was arrested at the airport, as he was attempting to travel back to the UK with Mr Farage.
He was allegedly caught in an FBI sting operation agreeing to launder money for undercover agents posing as drug traffickers.
A UKIP spokesman said the alleged offences date from before Mr Cottrell was directly involved in the party.
According to the Associated Press news agency, Mr Cottrell is facing 21 counts relating to money laundering, fraud, blackmail and extortion.
An Arizona federal indictment said that in 2014 he agreed to launder the purported drug proceeds of undercover FBI agents by transferring them to offshore accounts.
He later met the undercover agents in Las Vegas, arranging for them to transfer 20,000 US dollars (£15,500) to an associate, the indictment says.
He was arrested on 22 July at Chicago's O'Hare airport as he attempted to return to the UK with Mr Farage after they had visited the Republican Party convention in Cleveland.
Mr Cottrell, who is in his 20s, is also alleged to have tried to blackmail the fake drug traffickers by threatening to report them to the police unless they paid him 130 Bitcoin, then worth around 80,000 dollars (£62,000), according to the indictment.
A UKIP spokesman said: "George was an unpaid and enthusiastic volunteer for the party over the period of the referendum.
"We are unaware of the details of the allegations excepting that they date from a time before he was directly involved in the party."
Mr Cottrell has been denied bail by a judge who said he "poses a serious risk of flight".
His uncle, Lord Hesketh, is a former hereditary peer, who worked for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher before losing his seat in the Lords in 1999 as a result of the House of Lords Act. The peer later defected to UKIP.
Mr Yang, 48, better known by his pen name Guo Feixiong, had been detained since organising a week-long peaceful protest outside a newspaper office in the southern city of Guangzhou in 2013.
Amnesty International branded the sentence "a clear-cut act of political persecution".
Two other activists Liu Yuandong and Sun Desheng were also jailed on Friday.
Yang Maodong had helped organise a press freedom protest outside the Southern Weekly in Guangzhou in January 2013, after its reporters complained that the newspaper's New Year message urging stricter adherence to the constitution had been changed by censors.
He also encouraged activists to hold up placards in several other cities.
Mr Yang, who had previously been imprisoned for five years after campaigning against corruption, has been held in detention for two years since his arrest, amid boycotts by his lawyers over procedural issues.
Mr Yang's lawyer, Zhang Lei, told Reuters on Friday: "He wasn't guilty of anything at all. This sentence is unacceptable and unfair."
Mr Yang's sister said the trial amounted to "cruelty and political persecution".
Another of his lawyers, Li Jinxing, said that minutes before the trial the court in Guangzhou had added a charge of provoking troubles, which allowed for a longer sentence.
Roseann Rife, East Asia research director at Amnesty International, said: "It's a dark day when people advocating for press freedom and democracy are subjected to torture and other ill-treatment and sentenced to lengthy prison terms after sham trials."
Sun Desheng was jailed for two and a half years and Liu Yuandong for three years for disturbing public order.
Chinese judicial officials have not commented on the sentences but in similar cases the foreign ministry has urged other nations to respect China's judicial sovereignty.
On Thursday, a court reduced the sentence of prominent journalist, Gao Yu, 71, for leaking state secrets from seven years to five and allowed her out of jail on medical grounds.
The Northern Ireland winger signed for the Mourneview Park outfit in July but has struggled to adapt to the part-time nature of Irish League football.
The 33-year-old is set to sit out the rest of the season and make a decision about his future in the summer.
McCourt had agreed a one-year contract with the Lurgan Blues.
"Paddy is a model professional and he's been very honourable and shown great integrity in the way he has dealt with me," said Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton.
"He feels that he hasn't reached the heights he had hoped to and I feel that sometimes the way we played didn't suit Paddy.
"When I signed him I had hoped he would fit in with our style of play at the time but it hasn't worked out that way so we agreed that it would be best for both parties to release him.
"Paddy told me he has found it difficult to adjust to part-time football from being full-time and he missed the full-time regime of training everyday.
"Myself, the coaching staff and the players have all really enjoyed working with Paddy and I personally wish him all the best in whatever he chooses to do as he weighs up his options for the future."
McCourt left Luton Town to return home in May after his wife Laura was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The NI international started his professional career with English Football League side Rochdale in 2001, before moving to League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers in 2005.
Later that year he moved to his home-town club, Derry City, then moved to Glasgow Celtic where he spent five seasons.
He subsequently had spells at Barnsley, Brighton and a loan spell at Notts County before signing a two-year deal at Luton Town.
The chancellor should "hold fire" on further cuts until the UK economy picks up, it said.
UK growth could be downgraded to 2% in Wednesday's Budget amid a slowing world economy, the forecasters predicted.
Mr Osborne said he was planning further cuts "equivalent to 50p in every £100" of public spending by 2020.
The chancellor will also detail plans in the Budget to hand millions of low-paid workers, who put aside £50 a month, a top-up of up to £1,200 over four years.
Martin Beck, senior adviser to the EY Item Club, told the BBC: "You could argue the low-hanging fruit - the easy cuts - have already been made and cutting further is actually going to be pretty tricky."
The government should instead focus on boosting the economy, particularly amid market turbulence and a slowdown in global economic growth, he said.
"That's what's caused us to think maybe the chancellor should be careful here and not potentially make a weak economic situation weaker," he said.
The EY Item Club expects the chancellor to meet his aim of achieving a budget surplus by 2020, but of £4bn rather than the £10.1bn forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in November.
That is despite lower predicted tax revenues on the back of weaker GDP growth, lower oil and share prices and softer wage growth, the forecasters said.
"This bad news will be mitigated by the prospect of lower government spending, due to the impact of lower gilt yields and inflation on debt servicing costs," it added.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) last week downgraded its growth forecast for the UK economy from 2.5% to 2.2%, blaming "global headwinds and uncertainty".
EY Item Club is an independent forecasting group that uses the Treasury's model of the UK economy to make its predictions.
Douglas Frederick Ayton first abused the girls when they were aged 11.
Ayton, 62, forced them into sexual acts in his home in Londonderry, his holiday home in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, and in his car.
One of the attempted rapes took place as his wife was in hospital giving birth to one of their daughters, the court heard.
The abuse began after Ayton, of Donnybrewer Road, befriended the girls' families, allowing him to spend extended time alone with them.
He carried out most of the assaults while his wife was at work in a pub, but some of it happened as she and their children were present in the family home.
The abuse started in late 1981 and continued until early 1987, but only came to light in 2012 when one of the victims contacted police.
A second woman then came forward. Both are entitled to lifelong anonymity.
The judge at Antrim Crown Court said the abuse had been "systemic and sustained... robbing the girls of any normality throughout their teenage years".
His behaviour was "exploitative, manipulative and abhorrent", she added.
In a statement read to the court, one of the women said she was so "brainwashed" by Ayton that she would have "done anything for him" when in reality he "repulsed" her.
Ayton had initially pleaded guilty to only half of the charges, but changed his plea on a further 18 in May.
He had told police he had not abused the girls, but it had been a "two-way thing", and claimed he and the girls were "good together".
Ayton was given two consecutive seven-year sentences for the 33 charges of attempted rape and sexual assault.
He was given a further six months for the abuse of one of the girls' schoolmates.
He will also have to sign the sex offenders register.
In May 2016, Giwa and four others in his group were banned by the NFF for five years for impersonation and taking football matters to a civil court.
The ban was for breaches of the NFF statutes and the Fifa code of ethics.
Giwa has since August 2014 insisted he was elected NFF president in a disputed vote that was not recognised by Fifa.
Fifa threatened to ban the country from international competition if Giwa did not step down, and at the end of September the NFF elected Amaju Pinnick as its new president.
Giwa, Muazu Suleyman, Yahaya Adama, Sani Fema and Johnson Effiong were later suspended, and Fifa said in a statement on its website on Tuesday that the bans would apply worldwide.
However, Giwa intends to launch an appeal.
"They [Fifa] have not communicated to us directly and reading something on Fifa's website is not a direct communication," Giwa told BBC Sport.
"Once we hear from Fifa then we will take the necessary steps and we cannot rule out [filing an appeal with Court of Arbitration for Sport] over something so excessive."
Eastleigh's Paul Reid was sent off for an off-the-ball incident involving Mark Ricketts before Joe Jones' header gave the visitors the lead.
Jai Reason's fine finish levelled the scores after Woking's Keiran Murtagh was dismissed for a second caution.
Midfielder Evans secured the points after nodding home at the back post.
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Woking boss Garry Hill told BBC Surrey: "When we were 1-0 up at half-time, I wasn't 100% sure whether it would be enough to see it through and it was very important to say to our young players to keep their discipline and I was comfortable at 1-0.
"When you have one of your more senior players go to ground to even it up it certainly made it tough for us. They got the equalising goal and to be honest they looked like the team who were going to win it."
"I don't have a complaint, I am just disappointed for the changing room. I'm not knocking the effort or the battling performance, but when you're on a low, it's tough for them to dig in."
Mr Juncker urged Mr Tsipras to come up with some alternative proposals "swiftly" so that negotiations could continue this week.
On Friday, Mr Tsipras rejected the EC's own reform proposals as "absurd."
Mr Juncker was speaking at the G7 summit in Bavaria.
In a signal that relations between Europe and Greece's new Syriza government may be reaching breaking point, Greece's combative finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, told a Greek newspaper that the latest reform demands were "an aggressive move designed to terrorise the Greek government... this Greek government cannot be terrorised".
Mr Juncker said that while he regarded Mr Tsipras as a friend, "friends have to observe minimal rules".
Mr Tsipras had misrepresented the EC's proposals to his parliament, Mr Juncker said, by suggesting they were offered on a take-it-or-leave-it basis, when he "knew perfectly well that I was willing to discuss the main points of disagreement".
The European Commission is asking for further reforms to Greece's economy, including tax increases and cuts in civil servants' salaries and pensions, before the next €7.2bn (£5.2bn) tranche of bailout money will be released.
But Greece has robustly rejected these proposals without some form of debt restructuring agreement in return.
Earlier this week, Greece said it would delay making a €300m loan repayment to the International Monetary Fund, instead rolling up four scheduled payments into one €1.6bn payment to be made at the end of June.
BBC economics editor Robert Peston said this move meant that "the risk of Greece defaulting on its debts - and leaving the euro - has substantially increased."
Massimiliano Allegri's side keep their nine-point cushion over Roma in second and may feel it should be more, having faced 10 men for nearly half an hour.
Vasilios Torosidis picked up a second yellow card and Carlos Tevez stylishly whipped in the resulting free-kick.
Seydou Keita headed level but Juve are closing in on a fourth straight title.
Roma, last champions in 2001, simply struggled to ask questions of a Juve side without key midfielders Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba in the Italian capital.
The players delayed kick-off by 15 minutes in a show of solidarity towards cash-strapped Parma, who are on the brink of collapse, but when this much anticipated fixture started, neither side registered a shot on target in the opening 45 minutes.
This was Roma's big chance to cut the gap to six points by inflicting just a second defeat of the season on Juve, but they were ponderous, passing sideways as the visitors sat deep.
Juve recorded a record 102 points to win last season's title and though this year has not proven quite the same demolition job, their experience defensively was telling on the big occasion.
Neither side attacked with intent and both delivered well-timed fouls at the sense of danger, yielding nine bookings in all and one red card.
Torosidis caught Arturo Vidal in the opening period and tripped the Chilean just over 20 yards from goal to earn his dismissal.
He had barely left the pitch when Tevez bent a free-kick over the wall right footed and past Morgan De Sanctis in the Roma goal.
It was a goal worthy of winning such a crucial match but Roma responded admirably and Keita leapt at the back post to guide a header home despite Alvaro Morata's attempted clearance on the line.
His second goal of the season would not prove enough to force an unlikely win and with 39 points left to play for, Roma must hope others in Serie A can damage Juventus's fine form.
Roma manager Rudi Garcia: "What I can say is that we responded magnificently. Considering that we were a man and a goal down, to end the game playing the way we did shows you that we're alive and kicking. We showed immense character."
Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri: "Drawing this game angers us. We haven't won on the road for three games and it's now time to get back to doing so. "Considering how the game was panning out and the way we played it's a pity to leave here with a point, but in the final stages of the game, with Roma's pressure, we could have even risked losing."
Police said John McHale, 57, was strangled with a ligature and stamped on by David Platt before being doused with white spirit and set alight.
Mr McHale's body was found in March at Syl's Guest House on Manchester Road, Audenshaw.
At Manchester Crown Court, Platt, 39, was told to serve at least 30 years.
The fire service was called to the guest house, where Platt and Mr McHale lived, after the sprinkler system was activated.
Mr McHale, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was found buried under a pile of duvets, curled up in the foetal position, police said.
One of Platt's fingerprints was found by crime scene investigators on a bottle of white spirit left in Mr McHale's bedroom.
And a pillow matching a duvet found covering McHale's body was found in Platt's bedroom next door.
Lucy Marlow, senior crown prosecutor for the CPS in the North West, said Platt was a "dangerous man" who had carried out a "premeditated and brutal murder".
She said: "The offence was motivated by both the defendant's desire for financial gain and his belief that the deceased, who was a convicted sex offender, was a lesser person than him.
"David Platt has shown no remorse throughout the case and continued to deny all responsibility for the murder and arson, but following trial a jury found him culpable of the offences he faced.
"The CPS and police will continue to work together to bring to justice those who take the law into their own hands and attempt to deliver their own retribution."
Scotland's Anderson, who has won the past two Alexandra Palace showpieces, will play either John Henderson or Andrew Gilding in round two.
The 2004 runner-up Kevin Painter won the last six legs of his opening tie to beat fellow Englishman Jamie Caven 3-1.
Jamie Lewis and Michael Smith also progressed to the next round.
Top seed Michael van Gerwen, who has won 25 tournaments in 2016, will begin his defence against either Canada's Ross Snook or Finland's Kim Viljanen.
A copy of the ceasefire deal, seen by the BBC, says the main entrances to the camp in Damascus will be opened and basic services will be restored.
About 18,000 people have been besieged since last July. Rights groups say more than 100 people have starved to death.
Syria has been engulfed in a bloody conflict between government and rebel forces over the past three years.
The ceasefire is said to include the Syrian regime, rebel groups based in Yarmouk and many Palestinian factions, Sana news agency reports.
It is not clear when the truce will begin. Previous truces have been broken.
Both food and medicine are in scarce supply in Yarmouk and large parts of the suburb lie in utter ruin, the BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet reports.
For the last two weeks, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been unable to distribute food because of continued clashes and shelling, our correspondent adds.
Yarmouk has become a symbol of suffering in Syria. This once vibrant Palestinian community has been targeted by a punishing government siege, and rivalry among numerous Syrian and Palestinian armed groups.
We saw, on the two occasions this year we managed to enter the besieged area, how desperate conditions are.
Nearly 18,000 people are struggling to survive, without basic necessities, under constant shelling and sniper fire.
On our last visit in May, Syrian military officers told us they expected to reach an agreement soon. UN officials also spoke of possible positive change.
It's taken weeks longer than expected. But the document I've seen sets out a complicated deal.
If all the parties to this conflict stick to their agreement to keep this southern gateway to Damascus both neutral and peaceful, it will be a major achievement, and rare good news for the long suffering people of Yarmouk.
UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness said the agency had received "credible information about an agreement signed yesterday between Syrian authorities and armed opposition groups inside Yarmouk".
"We would welcome any durable and binding agreement that achieves a cessation of hostilities, full humanitarian access and an end to the suffering of civilians in Yarmouk and all of Syria," he added.
The camp, first built for Palestinians fleeing the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, became the focus of heavy fighting in late 2012 when armed opposition groups moved in.
Government forces cut off the rebel-held camp in July 2013, trapping the refugees and some Syrians.
Gabon will host the tournament during January and February.
The 28-year-old has started the last three matches for the Bluebirds, who are 19th in the Championship.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock has suggested Manga could be among players available for transfer to leave the club during the January window.
Manga was a £5m signing from French club Lorient in September 2014.
Warnock hopes the player's involvement in the Cup of Nations will not be a hindrance to a potential move.
Born just around the corner from The Valley in Greenwich, 25-year-old Oztumer was released at the age of 16 by the Addicks for being too small.
But a defiant Oztumer's stance was: "If you're good enough you're tall enough".
"Every day I get told I'm too small," the 5ft 3in Saddlers man told BBC WM.
"I still have to stretch really high in the supermarket to get stuff," quipped the Londoner, who still believes himself capable of reaching football's top shelf, like so many other vertically-challenged famous players before him.
"On the pitch, I've made it an advantage for me," he said. "I've learnt what to do and what not to do and it doesn't bother me any more."
After his release by Charlton, Oztumer played in Turkey, then with south London non-league side Dulwich Hamlet, the former home of ex-Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright.
Having scored 28 times in the Ryman Premier, following an unsuccessful trial at Burnley, he then caught the eye sufficiently to be given a contract by Peterborough United boss Darren Ferguson, moving from Dulwich for an undisclosed fee.
But, after scoring seven times in 50 appearances over two seasons with Posh, he has now doubled that tally this season following last summer's move to Walsall.
His tally of 14 is currently bettered only by four players, all strikers - Sheffield United's Billy Sharp (26), Bury's James Vaughan (20), Scunthorpe's Josh Morris (19) and 16-goal Matty Taylor, who moved from Bristol Rovers to Championship rivals Bristol City in January.
Only two of those 14 have been penalties, although another was a freakish injury-time effort against his old club Peterborough which went in straight from a corner.
"I feel I've progressed a lot this year," he said. "I was at Charlton for nine years to the age of 16, then didn't get offered a scholarship. But, at the time, they were a Premier League side with a very good academy.
"When you get released at that age, you think is it over for me? Am I going to be a professional? I dropped into non-league but I've worked my way back up, it's been a learning curve and I think I'm better for it."
And he says the only reason that he has one eye on winning on Saturday is to help League One play-off hopefuls Walsall match their superb recent home form by earning a first away win since Boxing Day.
"It's not personal," he said. "It'll just be nice to go back home as I live only five minutes from the ground and can see my family over the weekend.
"But there's still 30 points on the table for us. If want to reach our targets, we need to win more away games."
Erhun Oztumer was talking to BBC WM's Rob Gurney
Carál Ní Chuilín previously said she first heard about fears over Casement Park's emergency exits last year.
However, that has now been contradicted by the former chairperson of Sport NI.
Dominic Walsh told Stormont's Culture, Arts and Leisure committee that Ms Ní Chuilín was briefed on the concerns at a meeting in the summer of 2012.
Mr Walsh said the then permanent secretary of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (DCAL) and the minister's special adviser were also present at the meeting.
He said it was a detailed conversation and they even discussed the possible purchase of houses near Casement Park to accommodate better exiting arrangements.
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) wants to build a new stadium on its existing grounds at Casement Park, west Belfast, but the multi-million pound project has been beset with problems and delays. Its planning permission was overturned last year.
Stormont's Culture, Arts and Leisure committee is conducting an inquiry into whether "appropriate consideration was given to plans for emergency exiting during the design process".
In a statement on Thursday afternoon, Ms Nί Chuilίn denied misleading the committee.
Previously, she said the first she heard of the safety concerns was April last year, when Sport NI's stadium expert Paul Scott gave evidence to the committee.
In a BBC interview at the time, the minister said the safety concerns had not been known to her "ever before".
She added: "I am absolutely confident that had concerns of that nature been raised with my officials before, I would have heard about it."
However, Mr Walsh insisted on Thursday that the minister was present at a regular Friday "update meeting" in the summer of 2012 at which the issues were discussed.
Committee member William Humphrey, from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), said it was important to find out if the minister had "misremembered or misled" the committee.
Its members voted in favour of asking her to return to the committee to explain what happened.
Ms Nί Chuilίn said she welcomed the opportunity to "again present evidence and rebut allegations made by other parties".
"I have put on record that I was not aware of allegations in relation to concerns around emergency exiting at Casement Park prior to April 2015. I am happy to put this on record again today and will do so again before the committee.
"Also, on being made aware of these allegations in April 2015, I immediately commissioned a fully independent Project Assessment Review (PAR) led by the British Cabinet Office to provide overall assurance of the Regional Stadia Programme and Casement Park in particular.
"This report was published on 7 August 2015."
North Wales Police will withdraw reinforcements helping Lancashire Constabulary police the protest at Cuadrilla's site near Preston.
The force said it was due to "high demands" in north Wales this summer.
Praising the decision, North Wales PCC Arfon Jones tweeted: "Let them pay for their own security."
The force has had one sergeant and six constables at the site, where demonstrations have been taking place since January.
There have been between 50 and 80 officers at the site every day, including officers from Cumbria, Merseyside and north Wales.
Mr Jones, who is opposed to fracking, said: "I was told that North Wales Police were sending officers to Preston to assist Lancashire Constabulary in policing the fracking protest against Cuadrilla.
"The force were aware I was unhappy but it was an operational decision over which I had no control as mutual aid between forces is provided as part of national agreement on strategic policing requirements.
"I was told last week that there would be no further deployments after I made representations around capacity issues in north Wales and questioned how could we justify sending officers to Lancashire in those circumstances."
North Wales Police Deputy Chief Constable Gareth Pritchard said: "We regularly support colleagues across the region as and when we can and when asked.
"As a force we also benefit from their support and it's only right, when able, we reciprocate."
But he added that "due to high demands in north Wales over the holiday season" the force was unable to offer further support.
"Colleagues in Lancashire are aware of and understand this decision," he said.
Lancashire Constabulary declined to comment.
Four crew members were onboard Rescue 116 when it crashed off the coast of Mayo over a week ago.
Captain Dara Fitzpatrick was recovered from the sea, hours after the crash.
A signal from the helicopter's black box was picked up close to Blackrock Island days later.
The remotely operated vehicle has a range of cameras, sensors and grabbers that can be used at depths of up to 3km.
It will be sent into the main search area, 60 metres from Blackrock, to collect data to ensure that dive teams have as much information as possible before they attempt to reach the recorder.
Heavy sea swells and bad weather conditions have delayed efforts in recent days but those overseeing the operation are hopeful that there may be a window to advance the search on Wednesday.
The main aim of those involved in the search is to locate chief pilot Mark Duffy and winchmen Paul Ormsby and Ciarán Smith.
The funeral for Captain Fitzpatrick was held on Saturday in Dublin.
She was mother of a young son and the most senior pilot with CHC which runs the contract to provide search and rescue services in the Republic of Ireland.
On Monday, air accident investigators said the helicopter had come "into contact with rocky surfaces".
The Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) said recovered wreckage was primarily from the tail area of the helicopter.
The Irish coastguard Helicopter Rescue 116 crashed off the coast of Mayo last Tuesday.
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Simon Hillier, 41, and Stewart Staples, 57, died in the fire at SP Plastics in Stafford on 30 October 2014.
BBC Midlands Today reporter Liz Copper spoke to family and friends as police submitted a file to prosecutors.
Mr Hillier's brother, Mark Hillier said: "I just hope we find out what it is that caused it, why it was caused, and what can be done about it."
A friend of Mr Staples, Adrian Sullivan said: "Until there is closure we can't get over it."
The plan will begin with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. Syrian forces will end combat missions in specified opposition-held areas.
Russia and the US will then establish a joint centre to combat jihadist groups, including so-called Islamic State (IS).
A Syrian opposition coalition has cautiously welcomed the agreement.
"We hope this will be the beginning of the end of the civilians' ordeal," said Bassma Kodmani, a spokeswoman for the High Negotiations Committee.
"We welcome the deal if it is going to be enforced."
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The announcement follows talks in Geneva between US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
The plan would need both the regime and opposition "to meet their obligations", Mr Kerry said.
The opposition had indicated it was prepared to comply with the plan, he said, provided the Syrian government "shows it is serious".
Mr Lavrov said Russia had informed the Syrian government about the arrangements and the Syrian government was "ready to fulfil them".
Mr Kerry said the cessation of hostilities also involved humanitarian access to besieged areas, including Aleppo.
Seven days after the start of the cessation of hostilities, Russia and the US will establish a "joint implementation centre" to fight IS and another main group, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.
Jabhat Fateh al-Sham used to be known as the Nusra Front but changed its name in June and announced it was cutting ties with al-Qaeda.
Mr Lavrov said the joint implementation centre would allow Russian and US forces to "separate the terrorists from the moderate opposition".
"We have agreed on the areas where such co-ordinated strikes would be taking place, and in those areas, on neutral agreement shared by the Syrian government as well, only the Russian and US air force will be functional," he said.
But Mr Lavrov added that "the Syrian air force will be functional in other areas, outside those that we have singled out for Russian-American military co-operation".
Getting a deal was an achievement, given the sour atmosphere between Moscow and Washington. It offers some fragile hope about stopping the slaughter.
But there is scepticism about its chances. That is because a lot is going to have to go right, quite quickly, if the agreement is to work.
One necessity is President Assad's consent. A week-long ceasefire might be possible, but a political deal to end the war is still out of sight.
The Assad regime's survival depends on the Russians, so he will listen to them. But with Russia's help, the Assad regime is looking more robust.
So it is hard to see why the president, or his Russian allies, would want him to go.
The war in Syria is made up of layers of conflict, which connect up to regional and global rivalries. That makes it very hard to calm, let alone end.
Mr Lavrov and Mr Kerry stressed that the plan could pave the way for a political transition.
"The plan is more prescriptive and far-reaching than any proposal to date and, if implemented by all sides, could allow political negotiations to take place on Syria's future," Mr Kerry said.
The United Nations envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, welcomed the agreement and said the UN would exert all efforts to deliver humanitarian aid.
Fighting has recently escalated between Syria's army and rebels in eastern Aleppo, where 250,000 people live.
On Sunday, Syrian government forces were reported to have recaptured parts of Aleppo which were lost to rebels last month, placing rebel-held districts in the city's east once again under siege.
Mr de Mistura warned earlier on Friday that food and water shortages made the situation in Aleppo even more serious, and that fuel supplies could run out within days.
UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien told the BBC conditions in Aleppo had become appalling: "Eastern Aleppo is at the apex of horror, where any one of us, if we were there, would find life barely possible, let alone tolerable."
The US and Russia support opposite sides in the conflict that began in 2011: Washington backs a coalition of rebel groups it describes as moderate, while Moscow is seen as a key ally of President Assad.
A handful of 27-year-old Dean Shaw's pills inadvertently ended up in a bag containing an iPad that the child was playing with.
The youngster discovered the Class A drugs and put a pill in his mouth before spitting it out because "it didn't taste nice."
Shaw will be sentenced in March.
Dundee Sheriff Court was told the incident could have resulted in "absolutely catastrophic consequences."
The court was told the carrier bag had been at Shaw's Arbroath home and was taken away by a woman and put on her kitchen table.
Her son went to play with the iPad and put one of the yellow, strawberry-shaped tablets into his mouth and then spat it out.
The woman found the pills strewn across the table.
Depute fiscal Vicki Bell told the court: "She thought they were sweets and noted there were some left in the shopping bag.
"She asked the child about the sweets and he said they were not sweets as he had put one in his mouth and it didn't taste nice so he spat it out."
The woman contacted Shaw who told her the tablets were ecstasy.
Miss Bell said: "The child was taken to Arbroath minor injuries unit and observed but didn't have any symptoms of ingesting the tablets.
Police raided Shaw's home and found £3,691 in cash, cocaine with a street value of up to £9,600 and 28 ecstasy tablets.
The prosecutor added: "He told police he didn't know how the tablets got in the bag.
"He said the only explanation was that he had a party and when people left someone had put them there because they didn't want to take them in to the street."
Shaw, from Arbroath, admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and possessing ecstasy on 15 August last year.
Defence solicitor John Hall said: "He profoundly and profusely apologises for this.
"It is not lost on him that there could have been absolutely catastrophic consequences.
"He is fully aware that the likely outcome of this case will be a period of custody."
Sheriff Lorna Drummond QC deferred sentence and released Shaw on bail.
She said: "These are very serious matters and custody must be at the forefront of the court's mind."
"They've got to understand that they've become the winner and then the real work starts," says Louis Walsh.
Ben Haenow, Fleur East and Andrea Faustini are all hoping to be crowned the X Factor winner.
They'll sing their favourite song of the series on Saturday's show and perform their celebrity duets.
"The competition's one thing. You have themes, you have all the different obstacles and they grow during that process," Cheryl Fernandez-Versini told Newsbeat.
"But, afterwards it's about being who you are as an artist in this current market which is extremely hard right now," she added.
Ed Sheeran and Meghan Trainor will also perform on the show tonight and will no doubt reveal some more pearl's of wisdom for the contestants.
After the excitement of releasing their debut single and possibly making the Christmas number one spot what happens to the winner's career is not by any means for certain.
Whether they fade into pop oblivion or become a star with long-term staying power is all down to hard work and a little bit of luck says Dermot O'Leary.
"The stars have got to align. I always tell the contestants 'When you leave here the hard work starts and that's the rest of your career,'" he says.
Past winners have gone on to varying degrees of success.
Remember series two winner, Shayne Ward? Or series four winner, Leon Jackson? What about series seven's Matt Cardle?
Arguably the winner who has had the most success is Leona Lewis. She made it big both sides of the Atlantic.
Is their success or lack of it down to hard work or hard luck? Who knows, but Dermot's biggest bit of advice for the winner is: "Enjoy it. Enjoy the next nine months."
"Get your head down, work hard and make sure that the album you want to make is the album you make and work with the people you want to make it with," he says.
Louis also believes a great record deal and great songs help. Naturally.
But he also agrees: "You need a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck."
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Pars defender Ben Richards-Everton skewed a header into his own net as Hibs dominated the first half.
The visitors improved after the break and Gavin Reilly slid in the leveller after 58 minutes.
But a blunder from Callum Fordyce allowed Cummings to slam the ball in from Martin Boyle's delivery.
Cummings, who found the net 25 times last season, now has three league goals in two games for Neil Lennon's men, who are joined at the top of the table by Raith Rovers.
Both sides looked cautious early on with chances rare at either end.
There was a scare for the visitors midway through the first half when winger Joe Cardle was short with a pass-back, allowing Cummings to intercept. The striker's shot was cleared off the line, with Grant Holt blasting the rebound wide.
The breakthrough for Hibernian came on 29 minutes with a fair slice of fortune going their way.
A Darren McGregor header was cleared off the line, with Paul Hanlon sending the ball back in a busy penalty box with Richards-Everton's attempted clearance slicing off his head into the top corner of the goal.
Roared on by a crowd of 16,477 - the biggest gate in Scotland, the goal gave the home side impetus, with John McGinn prominent in the middle of the park.
The Scotland international twice threatened with long-range efforts, the first saved magnificently by David Hutton, the second deflected narrowly wide, while a looping header from Cummings came back off the post.
Early in the second half, veteran English striker Holt wasted another good opportunity to get off the mark for Hibs when he lacked composure in front of goal.
Just before the hour, Dunfermline drew level after excellent play down their left hand side.
Cardle slid a great pass between defenders Hanlon and Liam Fontaine for Reilly to run on to and the on loan Hearts striker turned the ball onto his left foot before shooting underneath the advancing Ross Laidlaw.
Dunfermline grew in confidence and enjoyed a good spell but it was the hosts who struck the decisive blow with 11 minutes remaining.
Fordyce completely missed a cross from substitute Boyle with Cummings standing directly behind him to knock the ball home much to the delight of a packed Easter Road.
Hibernian's Neil Lennon: "We have to learn to be better. Dunfermline came back into the game when we were on top. To their credit they scored a very good goal and then put a bit of pressure on us. We have to handle those spells a little bit better. Because good players began to look a little bit anxious.
"I thought John McGinn had a wonderful game. From minute one to minute 90 he drove the game. A special performance. McGeouch and Boyle made a difference when they came on. My disappointment is we didn't get more from set plays as Keatings' delivery is very, very good.
"Grant Holt is probably trying too hard. For someone of his experience he is getting into the right positions but he is rushing it. They will come. That's three games in a week he has played and he is contributing just fine."
Dunfermline's Allan Johnston: "It was very harsh. If you look at the two goals we lost one was an own goal and for the other we just missed the ball.
"There were a lot of positives, a lot of great play. We scored a really good goal ands you could see the crowd were getting on their backs the second half. We looked the team that we're going to go and score. You can't be critical of the players. I thought they gave everything. They were different class."
"Obviously, Callum Fordyce is disappointed with the goal. It took a bad bobble and he has just missed it and not cleared it. But I thought it was an incredible performance for someone who has been out for that length of time and I'm sure he will be a massive player for us this year."
Match ends, Hibernian 2, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Second Half ends, Hibernian 2, Dunfermline Athletic 1.
Foul by John McGinn (Hibernian).
Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Martin Boyle (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Hibernian. Jordan Forster replaces Marvin Bartley.
Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic).
Darren McGregor (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gavin Reilly (Dunfermline Athletic).
John McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt missed. Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
Foul by Darren McGregor (Hibernian).
David Hopkirk (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Dunfermline Athletic. David Hopkirk replaces Michael Moffat.
John McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic).
Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Foul by John McGinn (Hibernian).
Kallum Higginbotham (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Hibernian 2, Dunfermline Athletic 1. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Boyle.
John McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ben Richards-Everton (Dunfermline Athletic).
Corner, Dunfermline Athletic. Conceded by David Gray.
Substitution, Hibernian. Dylan McGeouch replaces Liam Fontaine.
Attempt saved. John McGinn (Hibernian) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Liam Fontaine (Hibernian) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Liam Fontaine (Hibernian).
Ryan Williamson (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darren McGregor (Hibernian).
Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Hibernian. Martin Boyle replaces Grant Holt.
Attempt blocked. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Lewis Stevenson (Hibernian) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Marvin Bartley (Hibernian).
Rhys McCabe (Dunfermline Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jason Cummings (Hibernian) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
John McGinn (Hibernian) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Moffat (Dunfermline Athletic).
The 27-year-old Argentine, who won the US Open in 2009, last played at Miami in March.
He has had wrist surgery three times since 2010, the third time in June 2015, and asked fans not to expect too much immediately after his comeback.
"I know you are anxious to see me play, but I ask you for patience," he said.
In October, ministers announced Wales' 22 local authorities would be getting £146m less than this year.
The total block grant - covering 60% of council spending - would be cut by 3.4% to £4.12bn, Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said on Wednesday.
Ceredigion faces the biggest cut at 4.5%, and Neath Port Talbot the lowest with 2.4%.
Several councils have begun consultations with residents as they decide which services will face the brunt of the savings needed.
Around 25% of council spending is covered by specific grants, and most of the remaining 15% by council tax, the Welsh government said.
The jobless rate dropped by 0.5% to 4.5% in the three months to February, while the rate for the UK as a whole was unchanged at 4.7%.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data also showed that employment north of the border fell by 8,000 to reach 2,596,000.
It now stands at 73.4% - below the UK average of 74.6%.
The number of adults under 65 counted as economically inactive rose by 18,000 over the quarter to 786,000.
The claimant count rose by 2,300 in March to 77,000.
Meanwhile, average weekly earnings, including bonuses, increased by 2.3% - the same as in the year to January.
On Tuesday, data showed inflation was running at 2.3%, above the Bank of England's 2% target.
The labour market figures come a week after new statistics showed that Scottish economic output contracted by 0.2% in the final quarter of last year.
Employability and Training Minister Jamie Hepburn said: "Despite economic challenges these latest figures show Scotland's labour market remains resilient with unemployment falling and our female employment rates and youth unemployment rates outperforming the UK.
"While we are doing all we can to support employment, clearly the biggest threat to Scotland's labour market continues to be a hard Brexit, which threatens to cost our economy up to £11bn a year from 2030, and cost the country 80,000 jobs over a decade."
Scottish Conservative finance spokesman Murdo Fraser said Scotland was "suffering from an SNP slowdown".
He added: "Growth is now in decline, and job creators across Scotland are ringing the alarm bells.
"Threatening us with a second referendum and making Scotland the highest taxed part of the UK will only drive away jobs and investment.
Scottish Labour economy spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said the increase in economic inactivity and the fall in the number of people in work was "a worrying sign of the underlying problems in Scotland's economy".
She added: "The picture on high streets and in communities across Scotland is clear - the SNP is not doing enough to create high quality, well paid jobs.
"Labour has been calling for months for a review of economic inactivity in Scotland - these figures show why this is so important."
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) general secretary Grahame Smith said: "Headline falls in unemployment are often held up to be a positive news story.
"Unfortunately the focus on this measure masks the underlying weakness of the economy.
"Unemployment may be falling but inactivity is rising, up by 59,000 across the year.
"Too many jobs are precarious and the number of those in part-time work but needing more hours remains high."
Now Pharrell is to make a cameo appearance as himself in The Simpsons, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The rapper is set to appear in an episode of the Fox comedy called: Walking Big & Tall.
The plot is based on a true story about a US TV station hiring a composer to write a city-pride song in the 1980s who then ended up copying the same track in other cities.
According to one of The Simpsons producers, Al Jean, Springfield learns that its official song is "actually a carbon copy of many other cities".
It's then that Pharrell "offers to write a new anthem for the town," he says.
The episode will be broadcast on Sunday 8 February.
The Simpsons, which began in 1989, is the longest-running animated comedy show of all time, with more than 500 episodes broadcast.
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Representative Duncan Hunter, a frequent critic of the Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS), has written to Defence Secretary Ash Carter about the incident.
DCGS is a communications network for military and intelligence units.
Twenty-two people died at the Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital on 3 October.
There is no clear indication yet that any disruption of the DCGS network had a direct impact on the decision to attack the hospital.
However, it has not yet been explained why military commanders made that decision, given that the Pentagon has commented the strike was not "intentional".
Mr Hunter says that his sources for information on DCGS include military personnel acting as whistleblowers who are afraid to speak out publicly.
"Senior army leaders have gone to extraordinary lengths in recent years to deny evidence of the failures of the DCGS program, and I am asking for your help to prevent them from doing so following this tragic incident," wrote Mr Hunter.
Parts of the system that Mr Hunter highlighted in his letter as not working during the attack included a server that allows communications between different divisions of the army and a cloud service that is intended to provide communication to personnel in the field.
Aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has been deeply critical of the strike and says that Mr Hunter's comments "reinforce" the need for an independent investigation.
Various inquiries, by the US Department of Justice, the Pentagon, Nato and an American-Afghan team have been requested.
MSF has also applied for an investigation by the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission (IHFFC), which was created in 1991 under the Geneva Conventions.
"It was one of the only buildings in all of Kunduz that had full electricity from generator power that night - from the air, the hospital must've been as visible as a full moon in the night sky," an MSF spokeswoman told the BBC.
"The attack lasted for more than an hour and the bombing didn't stop, despite our calls to US officials in Kabul and Washington to make it stop. "
In a statement, a US Department of Defense spokesman said: ""We have confidence the ongoing investigations into this tragic incident will uncover what happened and why this hospital was mistakenly struck.
"As appropriate, the Department of Defense will apply any lessons learned from the investigations to try and ensure incidents like this do not happen again."
The Department for Work and Pensions says the aim is also to recoup more of the £1.2bn the government loses to benefit fraud every year.
A No 10 spokesman said getting the welfare budget under control is "key".
Credit references can already be checked by officials but are not often used and are dependent on tip-offs.
Prime Minister David Cameron believes calling in bailiffs to confiscate and sell expensive items, such as cars and computers, from cheats will be a strong deterrent to fraudsters.
Low-value possessions and essential items are unlikely to be taken.
"Getting the welfare budget under control is a key part of our long-term plan for the economy," said the spokesman.
"We want to end the something-for-nothing culture and deliver for people who want to work hard and play by the rules."
The government launched a scheme this year to encourage benefit claimants to disclose changes in their circumstances to help prevent overpayment, which costs £1.6bn a year.
The defendant, identified as Chayapha, was arrested in June and charged with sedition for a posting allegedly opposing the military government.
A strict lese majeste law makes it a crime to criticise Thailand's royals.
Prosecutions have soared since the army, which styles itself a champion of the monarchy, seized power last year.
Critics have said the broadly-worded lese majeste laws are being used to silence dissent and opponents.
The woman was found guilty on Tuesday at a hearing at which she did not have a lawyer present, a court official told AFP news agency.
"From her Facebook posts, she was found guilty of defaming the monarchy, threatening state security and violations of the computer crimes act," the official was quoted as saying.
The single mother's 19-year sentence was cut in half because she pleaded guilty.
Her lawyer Thanathorn Thananon said he had only heard of the sentence after it was handed down.
"The defendant was originally called in and charged with sedition for posting on Facebook that a counter-coup against the junta was imminent," he said, the Bangkok Post reports.
"Further investigation by the authorities found content that brought about lese majeste charges.
The military courts failed to inform us that a hearing was taking place. They only told the defendant to appear at short notice."
Since its coup last year, the military government has arrested a string of suspects, accusing them of claiming or using connections to the monarchy for personal benefit.
"Since Thailand's coup, it hasn't been hard to get thrown in jail for criticising the junta," Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, told Reuters, referring to another lese majeste case.
"Now, all you have to do is press 'Like' on your Facebook page."
Earnings rose 20% to $3.1bn (£2bn) in the second quarter, compared to a year ago, with the price rise offsetting the effect of a stronger dollar, which eats into overseas revenue.
The world's largest beverage maker gets more than 40% of its sales from international markets.
Total revenue fell more than 3% to $12.16bn in the three months to 3 July.
"Our second quarter results were in line with our expectations and mark continued progress toward restoring momentum in our global business," said chief executive Muhtar Kent in a statement on Wednesday.
However, he warned that fluctuations in exchange rates would continue to have an "unfavourable" effect on its results this year.
The US dollar has risen more than 8% against a basket of major currencies so far this year.
The Coca-Cola Zero brand saw growth of 6% in the quarter, compared with 1% for the Coca-Cola brand, 3% for Sprite and 2% for Fanta.
"Growth in these brands was partially offset by a 7% decline in Diet Coke," the company said.
The drinks maker has been struggling to grow as health conscious consumers continue to turn away from carbonated soft drinks.
Jason Gates, 39, was reported missing on 17 March.
Police have received a sighting of him in Drumnadrochit, near Loch Ness, on 14 March. His dog was also found on farmland close to the village.
In their new appeal, Mr Gates' family said they were increasingly anxious about his wellbeing.
His family said: "We're very grateful to members of the emergency services and search and rescue personnel who continue the search for Jason.
"We'd like to thank members of the local community for their assistance and to everyone who has shared the appeal via social media.
"It's been over three weeks since we've heard from Jason and we are increasingly anxious.
"We'd also like to appeal to Jason directly. If you can see this message, please make contact so we know you're ok. We just want you to be safe and to be reunited as a family."
Insp Ian Graham, of Police Scotland, said officers with search dogs continued to make searches of areas around Drumnadrochit.
He added: "We are continuing to keep Jason's family updated and provide them with support at this difficult time."
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Figures for England and Wales show 533 children and young people are now diagnosed with type 2 diabetes - up from about 500 the year before.
This is still only 2% of all child diabetes - most have type 1 instead.
The Local Government Association says it is still too much.
Diabetes is a condition that causes a person's blood sugar to become too high.
There are two main types:
The body, which represents hundreds of individual councils with responsibility for public health, believes cases will continue to rise unless bold action is taken in the English government's awaited childhood obesity strategy.
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The LGA is calling for teaspoon sugar labelling and a reduction of sugar content in fizzy drinks, greater provision of tap water in schools and restaurants, and for councils to be given powers to ban junk food advertising near schools, to be included in the childhood obesity strategy.
Cllr Izzi Seccombe, from the LGA, said: "This is a wake-up call for the nation as the government faces a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take radical game-changing action in its forthcoming childhood obesity strategy.
"We cannot afford to delay any longer."
The government has repeatedly postponed the publication of its action plan.
The release date is now expected to be some time this summer.
A Department of Health official said: "We are determined to tackle obesity, and our comprehensive childhood obesity strategy will build on measures we are already taking, like the soft drinks industry levy.
"The strategy will look at everything that contributes to a child becoming overweight and set out what more can be done by all."
Helen Dickens, of Diabetes UK, said people needed help to make healthier choices and lead healthier lives.
"Type 2 diabetes typically develops in adults over the age of 40, so it is extremely worrying that we are seeing more young people develop the condition," she said.
"Although there are a number of risk factors for type 2 diabetes, some of which are out of our control, one of the most important risk factors is being overweight or obese, which we can do something about.
"That is why it is so essential that the government publishes it's childhood obesity strategy to help make it as easy as possible."
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The incidents took place in separate incidents in 2009 and 2012 in Wollongong, New South Wales when the girls were each about seven years old.
A man, Shabbir Mohammedbhai Vaziri, was found guilty of covering up the acts.
FGM is when a girl's genitals are partly or wholly removed for non-medical reasons.
It usually carried out for a number of cultural, religious and social reasons, and is associated with ideals of femininity and modesty in some societies.
The women, who cannot been named, belong to a Muslim sect. One is the girls' mother, the other a 72-year-old former nurse.
The court heard they had cut the genitals of the two young girls in ceremonies known as "khatna".
Vaziri, a leader of the sect, was accused of ordering members to tell police they did not practice FGM.
The three were released ahead of sentencing in February. They could face up to seven years in jail.
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Cloak uses public location data from other social networks, Foursquare and Instagram, to determine the locations of others you know.
Users can choose to receive an alert when certain people are believed to be nearby.
It is the latest in the recent trend of "anti-social", or secretive, apps.
Apps such as Snapchat - which deletes photographs and videos seconds after they have been viewed - and Secret - which broadcasts messages anonymously - are growing in popularity.
Likewise WhatsApp, a private-messaging service recently bought by Facebook for $19bn (£11.4bn), indicates a shift back to conducting online conversations in private.
Cloak describes itself as a method to "avoid exes, co-workers, that guy who likes to stop and chat - anyone you'd rather not run into".
It was created by programmer Brian Moore and the former creative director of viral news site Buzzfeed, Chris Baker.
Mr Baker told the Washington Post that his service was typical of the direction social networking was taking.
"Personally, I think we've seen the crest of the big social network," he said.
"Things like Twitter and Facebook are packed elevators where we're all crammed in together… I think anti-social stuff is on the rise. You'll be seeing more and more of these types of projects."
Nick Jones, editor-in-chief of App Magazine, told the BBC he was unconvinced - though tempted.
"It does sound like a gimmick," he said. "But I might use it myself!"
He suggested that these niche apps were being developed not because of any great consumer need, but because developers are keen to corner some of the few remaining untapped social-media markets.
"People are having to diversify their apps and find some unique angle to their app, and then try and sell it to Facebook and make a pretty penny."
However, he admitted: "Secrecy has its advantages for people. It's quite attractive."
2 April 2016 Last updated at 09:43 BST
Autism can affect the way you live your life and see the world around you.
It's not a disease or an illness, but a condition you're born with.
Alex says he finds it difficult to cope in busy environments and can get upset if there are too many people or if it's too noisy.
He's been helping to make the film to try and let other people understand more about autism.
The BBC's disability reporter, Nikki Fox, went to meet him.
A total of 252 soldiers of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers were killed at Festubert in France on 15 May 1915 in what was the first planned night attack of the war.
In total, more than 20,000 men died over 10 days of fighting.
The Enniskillen-based regiment suffered its heaviest losses of World War One, enduring a higher rate of casualties than at the battle of the Somme.
While the Somme lives on in popular memory, evoking military slaughter on an industrial scale, the battle of Festubert is often overlooked.
Inniskillings Museum, which is devoted to the history of the regiment, has released some startling photographs taken of soldiers in the days before they went into battle.
During the month of May 1915, 392 men from the regiment were killed in battle. Some of them featured in photographs taken just a few days before.
In the months following the battle, reports would appear in the regiment's journal, the Sprig of Shillelagh, documenting the extent of what had happened.
Sgt R Langford wrote: "Many of our wounded were buried by shells in dug-outs where they had been placed for safety."
Wives would search for news of their husbands, while others supplied photographs of where their husbands were known to have died for obituaries.
The battle is also being commemorated on the Scottish isle of Skye, where the town of Portree lost 10 men in a single night.
Many of the men from Skye, Kingussie and Beauly who died at Festubert had played shinty, a fact recalled in some of the events.
Shinty commentator and historian Hugh Dan MacLennan is among those taking part in the commemorations.
He said: "Festubert is our focus because it was one of the first great killing battles, which saw death on an industrial scale.
"Not only that, but its impact on Highland communities is beyond belief."
Writing to Mr Jones, Mr Davies called the comment, made on The Wales Report, a "false assertion", and "misleading".
Mr Davies said he had texted Mr Jones an offer to work with him, and had also made other offers publicly.
A spokesman for the first minister called the letter "ridiculous".
Mr Jones was asked on the BBC Wales television programme on Wednesday why other party leaders had not been invited to help formulate the Labour-Plaid Cymru Brexit plan unveiled on Monday.
Referring to Mr Davies, Mr Jones replied: "At no time has he ever said that he wanted to be part of the process to work out what the journey should be for Wales."
In his letter to Mr Jones, Mr Davies said: "I regret that your inability to reflect the truth in a televised interview has forced me to formally wrote seeking an apology for your actions which have distorted my position.
"In light of your false assertions being made publicly, I would expect your apology, which will assert the truth, to be made equally as publicly."
Mr Davies enclosed a copy of a text message sent to Mr Jones on the day after the referendum, 24 June, where he said: "We have disagreed on the outcome we [were] seeking to achieve.
"But the results are in and Wales has spoken. I am ready if you want to work with [me] to deal with the new landscape.
"However appreciate you may find that difficult politically and personally but the offer is there."
According to a copy of the text message, Mr Jones replied: "Thanks. Let's touch base next week."
In his letter, Mr Davies said he had made subsequent offers publicly, and added: "Your misleading remarks are regrettable."
A spokesman for the first minister said: "In the seven years of Carwyn Jones being first minister, this is the most ridiculous letter we've ever received.
"But, we will of course respond within 17 working days."
Secretary of State Theresa Villiers and First Minister Peter Robinson attended the event at Belfast City Hall.
Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan also attended the Belfast commemoration.
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny laid a wreath in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
More than 200,000 Irish-born soldiers are estimated to have served in the British army and navy from 1914 to 1918.
Thousands of soldiers also left the country and the Irish army to join British forces during World War Two.
Hundreds of people gathered at the cenotaph at Belfast City Hall for a two-minute silence to honour those killed in World Wars One and Two and later conflicts.
The band of the Royal Irish Regiment played during a wreath-laying ceremony.
Ms Villiers said: "I always find Remembrance Sunday profoundly moving as an experience, and it was so today, all the more so, now that we're in this decade of centenaries, with the centenary of the Somme coming up next year which has so much resonance for many people in Northern Ireland."
Ms Villiers said it was important that the Remembrance Sunday service was a shared experience.
"It's a welcome change over recent years that the Irish government has been represented here, because it's undoubtedly true that men from throughout the island of Ireland served incredibly bravely in the armed services over many years," she said.
Mr Flanagan said: "I believe that it's important for all Irish people to reflect on the memory of our loss, and to commemorate it in a way that perhaps we haven't in the past."
In Enniskillen, the Remembrance Sunday commemorations took place 28 years to the day since an IRA bomb at the war memorial killed 11 people.
Mr Kenny became the first Irish prime minister to attend a Remembrance Day service in Northern Ireland when he took part in commemorations at Enniskillen in 2012.
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8 January 2015 Last updated at 05:47 GMT
In his latest film Testament Of Youth, it's short and straight. So Kit turned to a wig.
"It was one of those things I was quite concerned about, We knew we couldn't cut my hair because it was close to the filming of Thrones so we wigged it.
"It was done really well by a really good guy and it didn't distract because it can be one of those things that really takes away from a performance if there's a wig that looks wrong."
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The Whites won a 15th-minute penalty when Bruno handled, but David Stockdale saved Stefan Johansen's spot-kick.
The hosts dominated the first half and were rewarded after the break as Lucas Piazon curled into the corner.
However, the game turned when Tomer Hemed levelled from the penalty spot after he was fouled, before Lewis Dunk was quickest to a loose ball to score Brighton's winner two minutes later.
The win for the visitors, coupled with Newcastle's surprising loss at Blackburn, sent the Seagulls two points clear at the top after they extended their unbeaten run to 18 league games.
Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic left striker Chris Martin out of his squad, with the forward linked with an early return to parent club Derby County from his season-long loan.
It did not seem to affect the hosts in the opening hour. They forced the early penalty and also had Matt Smith go close in the first half, before Piazon's opener soon after the break.
The Seagulls drew level when Ragnar Sigurdsson brought down Hemed in the box and the Israel striker scored his sixth goal of the season.
And before Fulham had time to gather themselves, Dunk was on hand to head in the rebound after Anthony Knockaert's effort had been saved.
Brighton manager Chris Hughton:
"We probably didn't deserve the win but we showed enough.
"There were periods in the game where Fulham looked very good. It is very difficult when you are playing a team as expansive as these are. You have to make sure you don't allow them opportunities to play.
"We found it difficult but we came away with the best chance in the first half but we needed a goalkeeper who was very good today and sometimes those ingredients win you games."
"The challenge for the players is to stay at the top. We have stressed to the players the second half of the season will be harder because everyone is pushing harder, expectation levels rise and we have to manage that.
Match ends, Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
Solly March (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Denis Odoi (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Bruno.
Foul by Sone Aluko (Fulham).
Jamie Murphy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Fulham. Neeskens Kebano replaces Kevin McDonald.
Attempt missed. Scott Malone (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney following a corner.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Tomer Hemed.
Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Bruno.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Gaëtan Bong.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Solly March.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jamie Murphy replaces Anthony Knockaert.
Substitution, Fulham. Denis Odoi replaces Lucas Piazon.
Attempt missed. Ryan Fredericks (Fulham) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Humphrys.
Goal! Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Dunk.
Goal! Fulham 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty conceded by Ragnar Sigurdsson (Fulham) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomer Hemed draws a foul in the penalty area.
Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Tomer Hemed replaces Sam Baldock.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Gaëtan Bong tries a through ball, but Sam Baldock is caught offside.
Substitution, Fulham. Stephen Humphrys replaces Matt Smith.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Jiri Skalak.
Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jiri Skalak.
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Bruno.
Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by David Button.
Attempt saved. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a through ball.
Attempt saved. Lucas Piazon (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Malone.
The attack on a guesthouse in the Zari district of Balkh province is the latest of several on aid workers in Afghanistan recently.
The charity - People in Need (PIN) - said the victims were "killed in their beds while they were sleeping".
The attack has not yet been claimed by any group or individual.
PIN condemned the attack, saying in a statement published on its website that it was "unprecedented in its brutality".
"Those killed include two drivers, two guards and five project staff, which included a woman," PIN country director Ross Hollister told reporters.
PIN said it had suspended all of its work in Afghanistan and was adopting measures to strengthen the security of its employees in the country.
The charity has been working in Afghanistan since 2002, delivering aid to remote communities in the east and north of the country.
Balkh police chief Abdul Razaq Qaderi told AFP news agency that police had launched a search operation for the gunmen, who are believed to be Taliban militants.
Tuesday's attack comes just weeks after 14 people were killed in a Taliban attack on a guesthouse popular with international aid workers in the capital, Kabul.
They play two Tests against the hosts on 25 and 26 February, before facing Germany on 1, 3 and 4 March in three unofficial practice matches.
There are 11 players who could make their England debuts in the squad.
Goalkeeper Maddie Hinch is unavailable because of commitments with Dutch club SCHC and is replaced by Amy Tennant.
Giselle Ansley, Joie Leigh, Shona McCallin, Lily Owsley, Laura Unsworth, Ellie Watton and Hollie Webb are the players included in the squad who won Olympic gold in Rio last summer.
England, who are ranked second in the world, play world number one side the Netherlands on 11 June at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park followed by the EuroHockey Championships and World League tournaments. The team is building towards the World Cup in London in 2018.
In January, Kerry announced a 33-woman squad to lead England and Great Britain into the next Olympic cycle. Captain Kate Richardson-Walsh has retired since Rio, while a number of other players have chosen to take a break from international hockey.
Kerry said: "We have laid some good early foundations in other parts of the programme and we now start the very first steps in building and experimenting with how we are going to play.
"The matches will see us put out brand new combinations and explore new ways of playing based around the strengths of the new squad."
Full squad: Giselle Ansley, Emily Defroand, Sarah Haycroft, Sabbie Heesh, Jo Hunter, Hannah Martin, Hollie Webb (Surbiton), Grace Balsdon (Canterbury), Susie Gilbert (Reading), Kathryn Lane (Leicester), Joie Leigh (Clifton Robinsons), Shona McCallin, Ellie Watton (Holcombe), Lily Owsley, Livy Paige, Erica Sanders, Anna Toman, (University of Birmingham), Suzy Petty (Wimbledon), Ellie Rayer (Loughborough Students), Zoe Shipperley (Buckingham), Amy Tennant (Grossflottbeker), Laura Unsworth (East Grinstead).
He spoke to the Commons after the BBC revealed the findings of an NHS England report into mental health patients at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.
He offered a "heartfelt apology" to families affected.
Southern Health said it had made "substantial improvements".
Mr Hunt described the findings of the report - which was commissioned by NHS England and carried out by Mazars, a large audit firm - as "totally unacceptable".
Southern Health is one of the country's largest mental health trusts, covering Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and providing services to about 45,000 people.
The leaked report, which was passed to BBC News, looked at all deaths at the trust between April 2011 and March 2015. During that period, it found 10,306 people had died. Most of these deaths were expected but 1,454 were not.
Of those, 272 were treated as critical incidents, of which just 195 - 13% - were treated by the trust as a serious incident requiring investigation (SIRI).
Mr Hunt told the Commons there was an "urgent need" to improve the investigation and learning from the estimated 200 avoidable deaths that happen every week across the NHS system.
He outlined a three-point plan to try and improve the situation. This included:
Labour's shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander described the findings as "truly shocking revelations".
The report was ordered in 2013, after 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk drowned in a bath following an epileptic seizure while a patient at Southern Health hospital in Oxford.
An independent investigation said his death had been preventable, and an inquest jury found neglect by the trust had contributed to his death.
His mother, Sara Ryan, told BBC News earlier the behaviour of the trust was "barbaric".
"I can't express how shocked we were, we had no idea at the level of disregard and disinterest that Southern Health were demonstrating towards a group of their patients," she said.
"Scrutiny should be put on other trusts across the country to see if this is common practice, you know, it's absolutely barbaric."
Beverley Dawkins, who was an adviser to the report, said its findings were "just the tip of an iceberg".
"Until there is a proper ongoing mortality review we won't understand the scale of the problem," she said.
The report also found that the likelihood of an unexpected death being investigated depended hugely on the type of patient.
The most likely group to get an investigation were adults with mental health problems, where 30% were investigated.
For those with learning disability the figure was 1%, and among over-65s with mental health problems it was just 0.3%.
The average age at death of those with a learning disability was 56 - over seven years younger than the national average.
Even when investigations were carried out, they were of a poor quality and often extremely late, the NHS England report, which is yet to be officially published, said.
Mr Hunt told the Commons the culture change required in the NHS remained "unfinished business" from the Mid Staffs scandal.
"The fundamental question that we all need to reflect on is why is it that we don't currently have the right reporting culture in the NHS when it comes to unexpected deaths," he said.
Health Select Committee chairwoman Sarah Wollaston described the report's findings as "deeply disturbing" and welcomed the measures announced by Mr Hunt, particularly the pledge that it will not be treated as an isolated incident.
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust said it accepted its processes "had not always been up to the high standards our patients, their families and carers deserve".
"However, we have already made substantial improvements in this area over a sustained period of time," a spokesman added.
"These issues are not unique to the trust and we welcome the opportunity to shine a spotlight on this important area.
"Though the trust continues to challenge the draft report's interpretation of the evidence, our focus and priority is on continuing to improve the services we provide for our patients."
The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) confirmed it had told Tesla to scrap the "misleading" term.
It said the term gave customers "incorrect expectations" that they could stop concentrating on the road and let Autopilot take over completely.
Tesla said it had always told drivers to keep their hands on the wheel.
The Autopilot software helps cars:
However, Tesla has been clear that the feature should only be used on the motorway, and drivers must still pay full attention to the road.
The firm has been under scrutiny after one of its vehicles running Autopilot crashed, killing the owner.
"It can be confirmed that a letter to Tesla exists with the request to no longer use the misleading term Autopilot for the driver-assistance system of the car," a KBA spokeswoman told news agency Reuters.
According to the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, the letter to Tesla said: "We demand that the misleading term Autopilot is no longer used in advertising the system."
In a statement, Tesla said the term autopilot had been used in aviation for decades.
"Tesla's Autopilot operates in conjunction with the human driver to make driving safer and less stressful. This is how the term has been used for decades in aerospace: to denote a support system that operates under the direct supervision of a human pilot," the company said.
"We have always been clear with our customers that Autopilot is a drivers assistance system that requires the driver to pay attention at all times.
"Just as in an airplane, when used properly, Autopilot reduces driver workload and provides an added layer of safety when compared to purely manual driving."
The company's co-founder Elon Musk had been expected to make an announcement related to Tesla on Monday, but he has now tweeted that it has been delayed until Wednesday for "refinement".
Hull Magistrates' Court heard a catalogue of failures resulted in one of the vessels sinking after colliding with a larger transport ship.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency prosecuted David Carlin and Thomas Neilsen after the 19 May incident.
The court heard the men had "shown a blatant disregard for the rules designed to prevent collisions at sea".
The coastguard agency said Mr Carlin left Grimsby Docks in the early hours making his way to Hull in his 15m (50ft) vessel, Peggotty.
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Despite the thick fog, he failed to comply with a number of regulations to keep his and other vessels safe, the court was told.
These included failing to make his vessel's radar operational, failing to make sound signals and failing to ensure all the navigation lights were working.
He had also not prepared an effective plan for the journey and was relying on an untested mobile phone app, the court heard.
At the same time, Mr Neilsen, from Denmark, was on the bridge and in charge of the Petunia Seaway, a 200m (656ft) transport vessel making its way down the Humber towards Grimsby.
The court heard he allowed the vessel to move at speeds of 14 knots (about 16mph) in zero visibility.
He also neglected to properly monitor the ship's radar, and "failed to spot they were bearing down on the other boat".
After the incident, the crew of the smaller boat were rescued before it sank.
Gwen Lancaster, from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said the collision could "easily have resulted in far worse consequences for those onboard the Peggotty".
"Both vessels were under the command of experienced professional captains who should have known better," he added.
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The two-day tournament features the top eight players from the PDC Order of Merit including 2016 world champion Gary Anderson, Phil Taylor and world number one Michael Van Gerwen.
The BBC will show all the action live from the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff, with commentary coming from Vassos Alexander and Dan Dawson.
Paul Nicholson, Mark Webster and Alan Warriner-Little are among the experts providing analysis.
There will also be a live text commentary, with in-play video highlights, social media debate and analysis, on the BBC Sport website and app.
The final has a £100,000 first prize on offer for the champion.
The top two from each group progress to knockout semi-finals.
Group matches are best-of-19 legs while knockout matches are played over 21.
Saturday evening's group matches
Adrian Lewis v Michael Smith
Gary Anderson v James Wade
Michael van Gerwen v Phil Taylor
Peter Wright v Robert Thornton
Coverage times
Live on BBC Two from 18:30-22:00 BST
Sunday afternoon's group matches
Final round of group matches
Coverage times
Live on BBC Two from 13:00-17:00 BST
Sunday's evening session
Semi-finals and final
Coverage times
Live on BBC Two from 18:30-22:30 BST (BBC Red Button 18:30-19:00 BST and BBC Two Scotland 19:00-22:30 BST)
Saturday afternoon group matches
Michael van Gerwen 10-5 Robert Thornton
Phil Taylor 10-5 Peter Wright
Gary Anderson 10-5 Michael Smith
Adrian Lewis 3-10 James Wade
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BBC One aired A Question of Sport Darts Special on 21 September with guests Michael van Gerwen and Adrian Lewis.
CBBC broadcast a special Blue Peter Sports Badge show on 22 September, featuring young darts hopeful Beau Greaves.
Dermot O'Leary, Greg James and Alex Jones are among the BBC presenters who have been filmed trying their hands at BBC Sport's nine-dart challenge, to be shown during the live TV coverage and on the BBC Sport website.
BBC Radio 5 live's Fighting Talk will also broadcast live from the Motorpoint Arena on 24 September from 10:30-11:30 BST, with PDC chairman Barry Hearn joining the satirical sport show panel.
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The additional two days' paid leave will be used by officers to engage in sport or community activities.
Other initiatives introduced by newly-appointed Chief Constable Bill Skelly, include a temporary tennis court at the force's headquarters.
Mr Skelly said it was "an investment" in the workforce to try and improve the physical and mental health of officers.
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The chief constable said Lincolnshire officers were averaging six days a year in sick leave, costing the force about £1m per year.
Mr Skelly said the idea was to help staff deal with "the stress and anxiety of an increased workloads and reduced [police] numbers".
"This isn't about distracting or diverting from their core duties that the public pay for," he said.
"The whole thrust of the wellbeing agenda is that if people are happier, people are feeling well about themselves and they are healthier and more active, then the job that they are employed to do, to help reduce harm in our communities to protect our public they will be able to do that better."
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Arriving at 71-4, Stokes counter-attacked in thrilling fashion, reaching his sixth Test hundred off 122 balls.
He was dropped twice, including the ball before making his century by Shannon Gabriel, who removed Stokes for 100 as the hosts were all out for 258.
Anderson snared Kieran Powell as the tourists closed on 19-1, 239 behind.
Following a dismal showing in the first Test at Edgbaston, West Indies bowled menacingly in the first two sessions, inspired by Kemar Roach (4-71) and returning fellow fast bowler Gabriel (4-51), to edge an engrossing first day.
However, they will rue dropping four catches in total and a ragged spell after tea that helped England - who lead the three-match series 1-0 - recover from yet another fragile top-order display.
England's batting flaws were exposed again but Stokes belied his team-mates' struggles with an enjoyable innings of power and poise.
He had to grind at the start but found fluency by getting onto the front foot to hit thumping cover drives, reaching his half-century with one that whistled to the fence.
The longer his innings went on, the better Stokes looked, deftly punching down the ground and also charging the fast bowlers to clip forcefully through mid-wicket in hitting 17 boundaries in total.
It was far from a chanceless knock - Kraigg Brathwaite's drop was tough but catchable, Gabriel shelled a very simple chance at mid-on with Stokes on 98, while there was also an inside edge that dropped short of wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich.
But in the context of where England were when he came to the crease, this was perhaps Stokes' most important Test century.
In his five previous hundreds, England's lowest score when the Durham man arrived at the crease was 120-4 - this innings underlining how the vice-captain is thriving on increasing responsibility.
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Reactions to West Indies' demoralising defeat by an innings and 209 runs at Edgbaston encompassed pity, scorn and frustration.
The problems are far-reaching, but it was heartening to see this side respond with a disciplined bowling display infused with the odd burst of fire from Roach and Gabriel.
The latter proved how much his side missed him in the first Test, regularly bowling up near 90mph as he found the outside edge of Alastair Cook's bat to remove the in-form opener for just 11.
The burly 29-year-old has previously struggled to replicate that pace in subsequent spells but returned to have Jonny Bairstow caught well in the slips by Jason Holder before exchanging words with Stokes after gaining quick revenge for his poor spill.
The bowling was threatening but the fielding was forgiving - Powell dropping a straightforward chance with Joe Root on just eight before the England captain went on to hit a world record equalling half-century in 12 consecutive Tests, later edging Devendra Bishoo to first slip.
Windies captain Holder also let Root and Stokes accumulate after tea with some questionable field settings on an otherwise promising day for his side.
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England's problems at two, three and five show no signs of being solved.
Opener Mark Stoneman played watchfully for his 19, only to drive loosely at a pitched-up ball from Roach and inside edge him behind.
Tom Westley looks to have been sussed out in just his fourth Test match - once again his head falling over a full, straight ball that trapped the number three plumb lbw.
And Dawid Malan edged the nagging but gently-paced Holder on to his own stumps - the number five holding a lovely pose entirely at odds with just having played down the wrong line.
The uncertainty over these positions since the last Ashes series has contributed to England having just the sixth best average number of runs at the fall of the third wicket of all Test-playing nations over the past two years.
Australia are top by some distance, adding to the fear England will arrive down under this winter both unsure of their best team and unequipped to defend the Ashes.
That feels a long way away. For now, an under-strength West Indies are proving too much for a trio being forced to adapt to Test match cricket in a rush.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Test Match Special: "It's been a nice day to have the ball in hand. Edgbaston was a one-sided contest but today it's been a two-sided contest. Gabriel was magnificent but Roach was the pick - he bowled the perfect length for Headingley.
"Some of Stokes' strokeplay was as good as anything you'll see. He has the knack of hitting the ball where the fielders aren't. Root played nicely and will be disappointed with his dismissal. He didn't need to take any risks against Bishoo."
West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach, speaking to Sky Sports: "We had a big meeting about discipline, we weren't good enough in the first Test and we came out and were much better here.
"It was a pretty tough day, you've got to keep mentally strong. Stokes batted really well - it didn't go our way today with those catches but we will talk about that too.
"I can't really fault the fielders much - we fielded well in the warm-up games but today was not a good day at the office."
England's Ben Stokes, speaking to Sky Sports: "We might be a little disappointed with 258 but we won't know if it's a good score until the end of the West Indies innings.
"I tried to be positive today - they were trying to bowl wide to me so I tried to hit into the leg side to upset their plans.
"I had a brain fade on 98. It was one of those moments, where I thought 'what am I doing?' I was annoyed at myself for getting out too."
At 09:35 BST, the chimps at Twycross Zoo escaped into an area they were not meant to be, leading to safety concerns.
A police spokesperson later said "everything was now in order".
Twycross Zoo, which reopened two hours later, said the animals were encouraged back into their enclosure with ice cream and fizzy drinks.
A zoo spokeswoman said: "At no time were the public at risk, and no people or chimps were harmed during the incident, however it is part of our safety procedures that we close the zoo whilst such events are resolved.
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"All of the chimps are fine, if not a little excited about having ice cream for breakfast. They are all on view to the public as normal."
Sharon Redrobe, the zoo's director, told BBC Radio Leicester: "Eight adventurous chimps got into the service corridors, but still within the main building, so it was still reasonably safe.
"They had a fun time running up and down, opening and closing cupboards. It took about an hour to get them into their day place.
"We apologise for closing but it was for a very good reason."
An internal investigation will now take place to discover how the animals escaped.
Leicestershire Police said the problem occurred during the moving of eight chimps and officers were called as a precaution.
Paul Barton, 32, of no fixed address, appeared at Norwich Magistrates' Court and his due to appear at the city's crown court on 18 October.
The girl had been playing in Pointers Field, Norwich, when she was grabbed at about 16:30 BST on Friday.
She managed to break free and escaped uninjured, Norfolk Police said.
Mr Barton was remanded in custody ahead of the crown court hearing.
The 21-year-old made 30 appearances in two seasons with Verona after joining from Manchester United in 2014.
"We have managed to sign him despite the fact he was being chased by a number of top sides and that is a great sign," boss Roberto Di Matteo said.
"He's a young man but has plenty of experience and I'm sure he'll prove to be an excellent signing for the club."
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The 26-year-old has been left out of caretaker Wales coach Robin McBryde's squad for the two Test summer tour against Tonga and Samoa in June.
But Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac believes Davies is the best seven in Wales.
"If we had a choice of him over other open-sides in the country we would take James every day," Pivac said.
Despite Sam Warburton and Justin Tipuric being away with the British and Irish Lions there was no space in the Wales squad for Davies, with Cardiff Blues' Ellis Jenkins, Thomas Young of Wasps and Dragons' Ollie Griffiths selected ahead of him.
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Olympics sevens silver medallist Davies was instrumental as Scarlets overcame the first-half dismissal of wing Steffan Evans to claim a 27-15 win in Dublin on Friday.
Davies, brother of Lions and Wales centre Jonathan, played out of position on the wing in the second half, after Evans was red carded for a tip tackle on Leinster centre Garry Ringrose.
"If you put him on the wing he doesn't flinch, just goes out there and does the job," Pivac added.
"He has a great skill set and a very big heart.
"I have said from day one he is a fantastic player and I rate him very highly.
"His performances over three seasons have been top drawer and not just one or two weeks like some of the other players.
"As a group we support James and think he is a fantastic player."
More than 65,000 people signed a petition which stated the clip - featuring a pendant with the Arabic word for God on it being reduced to sand - was offensive.
The music video has not been cut, but the pendant has now been digitally "scrubbed" out of the scene.
Petition instigator Shazad Iqbal, said he was "thrilled" with the outcome.
"The name of Allah has been removed from the Dark Horse video - we couldn't have done it without everyone's support so I thank each and every one of you deeply, our voices have been heard," he wrote on Change.org.
"I feel that the impact we have made and the total number of signatures obtained does convey just how worthy a cause this is, it is a significant step towards the right direction."
It is unclear whether YouTube made the change or if it was instructed to by Perry's record company.
The parties have yet to respond to BBC requests for a comment on the move.
Perry's video features the pop star as an Egyptian queen who transforms suitors into sand by disintegrating them.
Mr Iqbal, from Bradford, began the petition after he spotted one of the suitors wearing the pendant.
Explaining his reasons for starting the petition, Mr Iqbal wrote: "Blasphemy is clearly conveyed in the video, since Katy Perry - who appears to be representing an opposition of God - engulfs the believer and the word God in flames.
"Using the name of God in an irrelevant and distasteful manner would be considered inappropriate by any religion," he added.
The Dark Horse video has attracted more than 37 million views since it premiered on YouTube on 20 February.
The team won a record 36 medals at Glasgow 2014, four more than their highest haul at Manchester 2002.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "We are so proud of Team Wales and their amazing achievements".
Specially-commissioned medals from the Royal Mint were presented to the athletes during the ceremony.
Mr Jones, who attended the event in front of the Senedd, added: "We were all enthralled as we watched pinnacle moments such as Geraint Thomas' gold in the men's road race, our double-gold in the pool and of course Frankie Jones' six medal haul in the rhythmic gymnastics."
The crowds cheered the athletes as they were presented to the audience on the steps of the Senedd with the biggest applause saved for the gymnasts and cyclists.
Welsh Assembly presiding officer Dame Rosemary Butler said all the athletes were "role models for Wales" and "with young people like this, the future of Wales is assured".
Wales finished 13th in the final medal table with five gold, 11 silver and 20 bronze.
Highlights last month saw Jazz Carlin becoming the first Welsh woman to win a Commonwealth Games swimming gold in 40 years in the 800m freestyle, before Georgia Davies matched the feat in the backstroke.
Frankie Jones - who had been the Team Wales flag bearer - took home six medals in her final championship before retiring at the age of 23.
She also received the prestigious David Dixon award for inspiring others at the Games, which was presented to her at the closing ceremony.
She is now about to start university but said: "Young people are coming up to me to say they want to do gymnastics. It's a privilege to see that happening."
The first minister said she had finished 16th in the medal table "on her own".
"She's a wonderful example to young people all over Wales," he said.
It was time for families, who swelled the crowd as they paid their own tributes to the years of dedication, occasional agonies and many miles travelling to training.
Proud mother Judith Fitzgerald, from Pontypool, was there to support squash playing son Scott, 32, who made the last 16 in the doubles and won the plate in the singles.
"He's been playing since he was nine," she said. "They give up a lot to do what they do. He had to go all the way to Manchester to train because they don't have a doubles court in Wales."
Team captain and discus thrower Aled Sion Davies had returned home after an "emotional rollercoaster" of a games.
He said he had the "taste of silver, but I don't want to taste it again".
His father Huw, there with wife Jackie, spoke for all families who share in the joy and pain when he said: "We watch him for a while and then close our eyes for the last couple of throws. You want him to win and when that final throw has gone you can relax and celebrate."
The National Society for the Prevention of Child Cruelty (NSPCC) said there were 1,825 recorded offences against under-18s between 2013 and 2014.
It marks a big rise from 864 recorded offences in the region in 2012-2013.
Greater Manchester Police is yet to comment but previously said tackling the issue was "an absolute priority".
The figures released in the charity's report titled How Safe Are Our Children? cover the period from 1 April 2013 until 31 March of last year.
Nationally the report said 31,238 offences - 85 a day - including rape, sexual assault and grooming, were reported to police in the period.
In October a report ordered after the Rochdale grooming case in 2012 found child sexual exploitation had become a "social norm" within some areas of Greater Manchester.
The author of the Real Voices report, Stockport MP Ann Coffey, said girls in uniform were regularly stopped by men outside schools and the "prevailing public attitude" blamed children, leading to 1,000 convictions from 13,000 cases over six years.
Nine men were jailed for running a child sex ring in the Rochdale area.
The newly-released figures were for a period prior to Greater Manchester Police's launch of the It's Not Okay campaign to tackle child sexual exploitation in September.
The force made 22 arrests in the week-long crackdown on child grooming.
The think tank says frequent use of computers in schools is more likely to be associated with lower results.
The OECD's education director Andreas Schleicher says school technology had raised "too many false hopes".
Tom Bennett, the government's expert on pupil behaviour, said teachers had been "dazzled" by school computers.
The report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development examines the impact of school technology on international test results, such as the Pisa tests taken in more than 70 countries and tests measuring digital skills.
It says education systems which have invested heavily in information and communications technology have seen "no noticeable improvement" in Pisa test results for reading, mathematics or science.
"If you look at the best-performing education systems, such as those in East Asia, they've been very cautious about using technology in their classrooms," said Mr Schleicher.
"Those students who use tablets and computers very often tend to do worse than those who use them moderately."
Annual global spending on educational technology in schools has been valued at £17.5bn, by technology analysts Gartner. In the UK, the spending on technology in schools is £900m.
The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) says schools have £619m in budgets for ICT, with £95m spent on software and digital content.
But Mr Schleicher says the "impact on student performance is mixed at best".
The report says:
"One of the most disappointing findings of the report is that the socio-economic divide between students is not narrowed by technology, perhaps even amplified," said Mr Schleicher.
He said making sure all children have a good grasp of reading and maths is a more effective way to close the gap than "access to hi-tech devices"
He warned classroom technology can be a distraction and result in pupils cutting and pasting "prefabricated" homework answers from the internet.
The study shows "there is no single country in which the internet is used frequently at school by a majority of students and where students' performance improved".
Among the seven countries with the highest level of internet use in school, it found three experienced "significant declines" in reading performance - Australia, New Zealand and Sweden - and three more had results that had "stagnated" - Spain, Norway and Denmark.
The countries and cities with the lowest use of the internet in school - South Korea, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Japan - are among the top performers in international tests.
The study did not gather a figure for the UK's internet time in class, but the UK has among the highest levels of computers per pupil.
But Mr Schleicher says the findings of the report should not be used as an "excuse" not to use technology, but as a spur to finding a more effective approach.
He gave the example of digital textbooks which can be updated as an example of how online technology could be better than traditional methods.
Mark Chambers, chief executive of Naace, the body supporting the use of computers in schools, said it was unrealistic to think schools should reduce their use of technology.
"It is endemic in society now, at home young people will be using technology, there's no way that we should take technology out of schools, schools should be leading not following."
Computers in UK schools
Source: BESA
Microsoft spokesman Hugh Milward said: "The internet gives any student access to the sum of human knowledge, 3D printing brings advanced manufacturing capabilities to your desktop, and the next FTSE 100 business might just as well be built in a bedroom in Coventry as in the City."
Head teacher John Morris also strongly rejected the idea.
"We're preparing our children for jobs that don't yet exist," said Mr Morris, head of Ardleigh Green junior school in the London Borough of Havering.
"We're training them to use technology which hasn't yet been invented. So how can you possibly divorce technology from industry or from teaching and learning?
"When people say too much money is being spent on technology in school, my response is 'Nonsense'. What we need is more money, more investment."
The government's behaviour expert Tom Bennett said there might have been unrealistic expectations, but the "adoption of technology in the classroom can't be turned back".
England's schools minister Nick Gibb said: "We want all schools to consider the needs of their pupils to determine how technology can complement the foundations of good teaching and a rigorous curriculum, so that every pupil is able to achieve their potential."
British actor Jeremy Irvine plays a fictional character who incites the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York which kicked off the US gay rights movement.
But the petition accuses the film, Stonewall, of "whitewashing" history.
"It is time that black and brown transwomyn (sic) and drag queens are recognized for their efforts," it says.
It continues: "From the preview alone, we know that will not be happening. Majority of characters casted are white actors, cis men play the role of transwomyn, and folks who began the riots do not seem to be credited with such revolutionary acts."
Cis refers to the term cisgender, which is an individual whose gender corresponds to their assigned sex at birth.
The riots, in June 1969, followed a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay hangout for Latino and black transgender protestors such as Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson, both of whom became prominent activists.
They co-founded the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, a group dedicated to helping homeless young drag queens and trans women of colour.
Much of the anger is directed toward's the film's portrayal of Irvine's white cisgender gay character as a leading light in the movement.
The film's director Roland Emmerich addressed the petition on his Facebook page, saying: "I understand that following the release of our trailer there have been initial concerns about how this character's involvement is portrayed.
"But when this film - which is truly a labour of love for me - finally comes to theatres, audiences will see that it deeply honours the real-life activists who were there [...] and all the brave people who sparked the civil rights movement".
"We are all the same in our struggle for acceptance," he adds.
Irvine himself also defended the film in a post on his Instagram account.
"I saw the movie for the first time last week and can assure you all that it represents almost every race and section of society that was so fundamental to one of the most important civil rights movements in living history," he wrote.
The film is due to be released in September.
The Saudi and Bahraini foreign ministries urged people to leave quickly for their own safety.
But the UAE issued a "complete ban" on travel to Lebanon, and said it would pull out most diplomats from Beirut.
Last week, Saudi Arabia halted a $3bn (£2bn) military aid package after the Lebanese government failed to condemn attacks on the Saudi embassy in Iran.
A Saudi official said the Sunni-ruled kingdom had noted the "confiscation of the will" of the Lebanese state by the Iran-backed Shia Hezbollah movement.
The Saudi embassy in Tehran and the consulate in Mashhad were stormed by protesters in January after the Saudi authorities executed a prominent Shia cleric.
Hezbollah said Saudi Arabia stopped the aid because of economic pressures it faced as a result of the conflict in Yemen, where it is leading a coalition fighting the rebel Shia Houthi movement, and lower oil revenues.
Lebanese Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri meanwhile urged Saudi King Salman "not to abandon Lebanon and to continue to support and embrace it", vowing that the country would "not be a protectorate for Iranian policies in the region".
The Saudi, Bahraini and UAE foreign ministries on Tuesday gave no reasons for the warnings against travel to Lebanon other than safety concerns.
But Bahrain and the UAE, both Sunni-ruled nations, have backed Saudi Arabia in its dispute with Iran. Bahrain followed Saudi Arabia in cutting diplomatic ties, while the UAE downgraded its representation.
Mr Andre told ITV2 and the court he had received death threats on Twitter from Neville Hendricks, who produced his TV shows, after the pair fell out.
ITV cut ties with Mr Hendricks, claiming breach of contract.
But the High Court rejected the death threat claims and said ITV2 must pay "substantial damages".
Mr Hendricks' company, Mr H TV, produced Mr Andre's The Next Chapter series and Here To Help, along with Kerry Katona's reality projects, working closely with the singers' manager Claire Powell, head of CAN Associates.
Ms Powell and Mr Hendricks' had what was described as an on-off relationship, sharing a son together, before an acrimonious split in 2011.
Ms Powell's relationship with Kerry Katona also broke down, amid false rumours she was having an affair with Mr Hendricks. He believed the rumours were being spread by Ms Powell.
Around he same time, Mr Hendricks set up a Twitter account from which tweeted or engaged in conversations giving intimate details of Mr Andre and Ms Powell's private lives "in the most scurrilous and vitriolic terms," said the judge.
Mr Andre's solicitors wrote to Mr H TV, saying he "wanted no further dealings" with the company.
The judge said the letter was "almost certainly" responsible for ITV2 terminating its agreement with the production company.
ITV2 also wanted to terminate its contract over a proposal that Kerry Katona would appear on Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5, claiming it breached an exclusivity clause.
Mr Justice Flaux called Mr Hendricks "an honest witness" and a respected producer of a "particular genre of television, which in a very real sense, he had devised".
He also dismissed Mr Andre's accusations that the tweets constituted a real threat, although they were "offensive and expressed in foul language".
The suggestion that "a grown man in the position of Mr Andre was genuinely scared by what was said in the tweets has to be viewed with considerable scepticism," said Justice Flaux.
"I consider that Mr Andre and Ms Powell used the tweets as a pretext, first to justify refusing to start filming Peter Andre: The Next Chapter series five and second to put illegitimate commercial pressure on ITV2 to terminate its contract with the claimant and use another production company," he said.
He said it was ITV2 that was in breach and not Mr Hendricks, who was seeking damages for lost profits of up to £7m.
The satellite is described as healthy and ready for what scientists concede will be a risky manoeuvre.
Juno has to execute a precise rocket firing to slow itself sufficiently to get captured by the giant world's gravity.
If it succeeds, researchers should get their best ever view of what lies beneath Jupiter's stormy clouds.
The 35-minute orbit insertion burn - timed to to start at 03:18 GMT (04:18 BST) on Tuesday - is sure to jangle the nerves of everyone here in mission control at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California.
If the engine fails to fire at the right time or for an insufficient period, this $1.1bn (£800m) venture will simply fly straight past Jupiter and into the oblivion of deep space.
Juno will not have its main dish pointed at Earth during the braking procedure, so the mission team will have to follow events via a series of simple tones sent back through the probe's low-gain antenna.
Rick Nybakken, Juno's project manager, said the probe had to thread itself on to a very accurate trajectory to achieve its goal.
"What we're targeting is a space that's tens of km wide. We're going to hit that within 1.2 seconds after a journey of [2.8 billion km]. That tells you just how good our navigation team is," he told reporters.
"We need to get into orbit tonight and I'm very confident we will."
The scientists must sit on their hands, though. The event is so far away, radio messages take 48 minutes to cross the vastness of space. Juno has to do everything on its own.
Assuming everything goes to plan, Juno's mission is to look down on the giant world to work out what it is made from and how it is put together.
We should finally discover whether it has a solid core or if its gas merely compresses to an ever denser state all the way to the centre.
We should also gain new insights on the famous Great Red Spot - the colossal storm that has raged on Jupiter for hundreds of years. Juno will tell us how deep its roots go.
The principal investigator is Scott Bolton from the Southwest Research Institute in Texas.
He says he cannot wait to get started: "It is the king of our Solar System. This is it; more massive than all the other planets and everything else in our Solar System combined (other than the Sun)," he said.
"Its zones and belts, its Great Red Spot, its incredible turbulent atmosphere - we've known it for many, many years. It's a gorgeous planet but what Juno is about is looking beneath that surface. We've got to go down and look at what's inside."
But as enticing as the science is, what worries team-members is the intense radiation around Jupiter, which could upset Juno's electronics, now or in the coming months.
This radiation is a consequence of Jupiter's mighty magnetic field, which whips particles to near light-speed.
Experts have designed Juno's orbit such that it avoids dipping into the most hazardous regions that surround the planet.
Engineers have also put sensitive electronics for the probe's instruments and control systems inside a thick-walled titanium box.
Even so, some equipment, such as the visible camera, is expected to fail before a formal end to the mission is called in early 2018.
JPL engineer Heidi Becker said the success of Juno was going to depend absolutely on the protection it receives from its "suit of armour".
"[Without it], Juno would be experiencing a radiation dose of over 20 million rads, which is like a human undergoing 100 million dental X-rays in a little over a year," she explained.
But it is only by getting in close to Jupiter - a little under 5,000km above the cloudtops on occasions - that Juno can acquire the data it seeks.
The satellite is equipped with nine instruments designed to study Jupiter's spectacular auroras and to look through the planet's many obscuring layers.
A key quest is to determine the abundance of water in the atmosphere - an indicator of how much oxygen was present in Jupiter's region of the Solar System when it formed, and perhaps a tell-tale of any migration it may have made from its original formation location.
The uncertainty over the presence of a solid core should be resolved with the aid of very precise gravity measurements.
Scientists have models for how they think the centre of Jupiter behaves, but there is no way they can test the physics in an Earth lab.
"The atmospheric pressure at Earth is about one bar; at the centre of Jupiter it is 80 million bar," explained mission team-member Fran Bagenal from the University of Colorado. "That's like a thousand elephants, one on top of the other, with the bottom elephant standing on a stiletto."
The orbit insertion burn on Tuesday will put Juno in a large ellipse around the planet that takes just over 53 days to complete. A second burn in mid-October will tighten the orbit to just 14 days. It is then that the science can really start.
Nasa plans to run the mission through to February 2018.
Juno will be commanded to end operations by ditching itself in the atmosphere of the planet.
This ensures there is no possibility of the probe crashing into and contaminating Jupiter's large moons, at least one of which, Europa, is considered to have the potential to host microbial life.
There will be updates on Juno's orbit insertion across BBC News, and the BBC Sky At Night programme will run a special programme dedicated to the mission on Sunday 10 July at 20:30 BST, on BBC Four.
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In a reduced fixture card due to Scottish Cup ties, Edinburgh beat Arbroath 1-0.
Elgin City were 4-1 winners at home to 10-man Montrose and profited from Clyde's 1-0 loss at Cowdenbeath.
Annan Athletic and second-bottom Stirling Albion were in cup action while leaders Forfar Athletic and Berwick Rangers did not play.
Fourth-placed Arbroath sustained a first defeat in 10 matches after Ouzy See's close-range shot gave Edinburgh their third league win of the season.
At Borough Briggs, Montrose found themselves down to 10 men after only six minutes with Terry Masson sent off for a foul on Archie MacPhee.
However, it took Elgin until the second half to make their numerical advantage count, MacPhee striking low into the net.
Chris McLeish netted from close range and Shane Sutherland also fired home before Michael Bolochoweckyj's shot replied for the visitors. Brian Cameron struck Elgin's fourth late on.
At Central Park, Cowdenbeath and Clyde were locked at 0-0 until the 86th minute, when Kris Renton headed what would be the hosts' winner.
Elgin and Clyde are level on points but a superior goal difference puts Jim Weir's men ahead, with both teams five points behind a Forfar side that has two games in hand.
To mark the centenary, her record label projected her photograph onto the white cliffs of Dover - but a Spitfire fly-past was scrapped due to bad weather.
Asked for advice on ageing, she said: "Be active to your full capabilities.
"Keep interested, read books, watch television and try to keep in touch with life and what people are doing, seeing and enjoying."
Speaking to BBC Radio 2, she added: "While you can do that, I hope you will continue."
Dame Vera became known as the "forces' sweetheart" during World War Two for travelling to conflict zones around the world to give morale-boosting performances to British troops.
As part of the birthday celebrations, children at Brampton Primary School - Dame Vera's old school in East Ham, east London - sang Happy Birthday to her via Skype.
They also serenaded her with a selection of her best-loved hits including We'll Meet Again and The White Cliffs of Dover.
Speaking from her home in Ditchling, East Sussex, she thanked the pupils and recalled her "very good memories" at the school.
Speaking earlier to Radio 2, the veteran singer said: "When I look on my mantelpiece and see these cards wishing me a happy 100th birthday, I can't believe it.
"But there you are, time marches on and this is what I have on my mantelpiece to remind me how old I am."
Although the planned Spitfire fly-past over the Dover cliffs wasn't possible, supporters of the Dame Vera Lynn's Children's Charity did brave the wind for a birthday party atop the cliffs.
The Mk9 Spitfires may have been grounded and the 50ft high Bluebirds due to fly over Southforeland Lighthouse safely pinned to the White Cliffs, but Winston Churchill still came to party in Dover today.
Forty mile per hour winds and a wet low mist didn't dampen spirits as veterans, re-enactors and the Singing Sweethearts serenaded Dame Vera and sang happy birthday.
A military-style salute and flag-waving carried on regardless, all in support of her children's charity but also celebrating the 100th birthday of our own Forces' Sweetheart.
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Following heavy pressure, Messi curled Barcelona into the lead from the edge of the penalty area before the break.
Former Liverpool striker Suarez doubled the lead as he rifled the ball into the top corner from 18 yards.
The win was sealed by Marc Bartra's close-range header before Suarez slotted in a close-range second.
Luis Enrique's men have won 20 out of their last 21 matches in all competitions and remain four points ahead of second-placed Real - who beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 later in the evening.
Barcelona, who face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final and play Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final, are chasing a treble.
But they will have to be more clinical than they were against relegation-threatened Almeria, with a host of chances spurned during a dominant first half.
Messi's brilliant curler from the right, his 33rd goal of the season, was all they had to show for a half in which they had 68% of possession.
Former Barcelona defender Sergi, who made more than 250 appearances for the Catalans, was taking charge of Almeria for the first time and their hopes of a shock result were effectively ended by Suarez.
The Uruguayan, who had been guilty of poor finishing in the opening half, cut inside on his left foot before drilling the ball into the top corner for Barcelona's second.
By the time Bartra headed home the third from Xavi's corner and Suarez converted Pedro's pass, Almeria already knew the game was lost.
Masters champion Danny Willett, US Open winner Dustin Johnson and Open victor Henrik Stenson tee off at 18:45 BST on 28 July at Baltusrol, New Jersey.
Rory McIlroy is in a trio featuring Australia's world number one and defending champion Jason Day and Open runner-up Phil Mickelson (13:30).
Injury again rules out Tiger Woods.
It means the 40-year-old American, who won the last of his 14 majors in 2008, will not have played in any of this year's four majors.
Americans Jordan Spieth and Bubba Watson will play alongside Sergio Garcia of Spain.
England's Andrew 'Beef' Johnston, who became a cult figure at The Open, is out at 17:35, while Justin Rose begins at 18:35.
The final major of the year has been brought forward from its traditional slot in August to the last weekend in July to avoid a clash with the Olympic golf tournament in Rio.
Selected tee times (all BST)
Thursday, 28 July
Hole one
12:00: Mark Brown (US), Patton Kizzire (US), Bradley Dredge (Wal)
17:35: Scott Piercy (US), Alex Noren (Swe), Andrew Johnston (Eng)
18:25: Sergio Garcia (Spa), Jordan Spieth (US), Bubba Watson (US)
18:35: Justin Rose (Eng), Patrick Reed (US), Charl Schwartzel (SA)
18:45: Danny Willett (Eng), Dustin Johnson (US), Henrik Stenson (Swe)
18:55: Graeme McDowell (NI), Webb Simpson US), Louis Oosthuizen (SA)
Hole 10
13:10: Brandt Snedeker (US), Brooks Koepka (US), Lee Westwood (Eng)
13:20: Keegan Bradley (US), Adam Scott (Aus), Jamie Donaldson (Wal)
13:30: Phil Mickelson (US), Rory McIlroy (NI), Jason Day (Aus)
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One hundred years on from the birth of the popular children's author, the website revealed Dahl's top 10 books in both digital and print format.
The BFG - recently adapted into a film by Steven Spielberg - was second, followed by George's Marvellous Medicine.
Matilda and James and the Giant Peach rounded out the top five.
Dahl published his first children's book more than 70 years ago - yet he still ranks in the top five best-selling children's authors on Amazon's UK site.
Dahl appeared in the top five alongside the modern day best-sellers, Julia Donaldson, JK Rowling, Jeff Kinney and David Walliams.
Dan Mucha, books director for Amazon.co.uk, said: "Having grown up with Roald Dahl's books and seeing my children read them today, I understand firsthand the joy and enduring quality of his stories.
"The centenary of his birth marks a big moment in the literary calendar and we have seen his books continue to sell incredibly well in both print and on our Kindle store.
"We expect that he will remain one of the top children's authors for years to come."
Sales of the titles were tracked over a five-year period.
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Alex, from New York, wrote the letter after seeing the photograph of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, a bloodied and dazed Syrian boy which prompted outrage around the world.
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Public support in Britain for the Army has been consistently strong. But General Carter says there are risks here as well as benefits.
"That public support," he says, "is very much based upon sympathy and not necessarily upon empathy.
"And I think if we wish to sustain our numbers, and indeed the sort of attitude you would want your army to have, I think it's important that the cursor swings more towards empathy than sympathy, so that people understand more about what an army does and why you need an army, and therefore what its final task might be."
Of course the Army is about much more than that final task - "closing with and engaging the enemy".
But the unpopularity of some of Britain's recent wars, the lack of understanding about military matters among much of the public, and the increasing sensitivity to casualties, have all meant that the term "boots on the ground" - putting soldiers into harm's way - has become almost toxic.
General Carter has some sympathy with this view.
"I think the term 'boots on the ground' has become difficult for people to comprehend.
"The trick of course is for boots on the ground to be applied in a way that is not necessarily risk-free, but is done for appropriate gain and benefit."
This issue of the relationship between Britain and her army is a central aspect of General Carter's thinking.
He is speaking at an Estonian army base in Tapa, a garrison town a little under 100 miles from the Russian border.
The general is visiting the British-led multi-national battle group, which is there as part of a Nato deployment to reassure the Estonians and to demonstrate the alliance's cohesion to Moscow.
"Young people join an army to be used and that is important to us," he says.
"So the opportunity to do something like we are doing up here in Estonia is important.
"But we also need to be prepared to be used in other ways as well, providing we can be used in an effective fashion."
For the British army, this is a period of unprecedented change as it transitions away from a dominant focus on counter-insurgency operations in the heat of Iraq and Afghanistan, and re-builds its capability to fight modern high-intensity combat - the sort of conflict it trained for day-in and day-out during the Cold War years.
The strategic picture is also changing dramatically.
The potential threats are becoming more complex, the dividing line between peace and war ever less clear.
Some people argue that the modern, Western way of war is at arm's-length - exemplified by armed drones and stand-off weapons fired at great distances from their intended targets.
By such readings the traditional army - leaving aside maybe the special forces - seems strangely out of step with the apparent new reality.
But General Carter disagrees.
"I don't subscribe to the view that we find ourselves in a new era of warfare where you can do it all with stand-off; you can do it all with bombing; you can do it all with special forces and you can do it all with proxies," he tells me emphatically.
"Those are all simply fallacies. The bottom line in all of this is that, in the final analysis, people live on land and it is ultimately the land component that has to 'mix it' where people live. History proves that that is a requirement.
"Our policy makers absolutely understand that you have an army because, in the final analysis, armies are the business when it comes to a decision, and ultimately it's about a decision."
Britain's army is of course an awful lot smaller than it once was.
How big should it be in part depends upon what the country can afford. So does General Carter think that he has enough soldiers?
"The straightforward answer to that question is that given the tasks that we have currently got, we have adequate numbers," he says.
"If the tasks change or the tasks increase then we might have to ask questions about it."
On equipment he is confident that the Army will get things that it needs, though "how quickly it arrives is always a question".
But the Army itself is going to change even more dramatically in the years ahead. And this too is something that General Carter is pushing forward.
Traditionally the Army - like most others - is what he terms "bottom-fed".
In other words, "it recruits people who are youngsters and we grow them through a career".
But he believes that as the Army requires and takes on more specialists, it is going to have to offer a very different career structure.
"I suspect," he says, "that maybe as much as 30% of the army may be specialists in the future - and how we supply those specialist career schemes is something we have to think about."
This could mean a lot more of what the Army calls "lateral entry" (ie joining at a much later age, probably from an established career) or indeed sharing people with industry.
Nonetheless, at least in his lifetime, General Carter does not expect the combat arms of the Army "to look particularly different" to the way they do today.
"I think we will still deliver that effect through a bottom-fed delivery system in the way that we understand it."
But he says specialists will need to be recruited differently and that will have significant implications requiring a review of ranks, career structures, working practices and so on.
General Carter thinks that the Army is about a year or two away from taking on regular personnel by this lateral entry method.
But the core business of the Army is not going to change.
While its roles go way beyond just training for high-intensity combat, as here in Estonia, it remains part of the nation's insurance policy.
So being so close to the Russian border, what security challenge does the general worry about most?
"Probably the greatest risk at the moment," he says, "is the risk of miscalculation.
"Understanding your potential opponents," he says, "and having the communications systems in place and the processes in place so that you realise what messages you are sending is fundamental.
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The League Two side put former first-team coach Sarll in caretaker charge at the start of February, following the sacking of Teddy Sheringham.
Roeder, an ex-Newcastle and West Ham boss, joined Sarll six weeks later.
"The decision was made at the end of last week but we wanted to finish the last game before announcing our plans," said chairman Phil Wallace.
"Glenn and Darren have proved to be an inspiring combination and the way we have finished the end of the season bodes well if we can add some goals to the squad."
Stevenage ended the season on a five-game unbeaten run, finishing 18th, one place higher than they were following Sheringham's departure.
The force said it responded to 157 domestic abuse incidents and arrested 51 people on Sunday, when Celtic played Rangers at Celtic Park.
Throughout the policing area, a total of 230 arrests were made for violence, anti-social behaviour and disorder incidents compared to an average 182.
Police blamed excessive match day drinking for the spike in violence.
Assistant Chief Constable Campbell Corrigan said: "Let's be perfectly clear - we are not blaming the fans and the clubs for the levels of violence and disorder. The vast majority of people enjoyed the match and were able to enjoy their day without being affected by any violence.
"However, with around 230 arrests yesterday for violence, anti-social behaviour and disorder incidents, it's clear that we are left to mop up the consequences of people drinking to excess. People were behaving outrageously and the general public shouldn't tolerate it.
"Far too many people are drinking too much and are doing so over a sustained period of time. As a result, they get drunk, become full of aggression, and inevitably end up getting into bother - accident and emergency's were full across the force area."
Police said 23 people were arrested at the Old Firm match, which Celtic won 3-0, with 16 of these for sectarian breach of the peace.
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Austria almost scored the quickest ever goal at the Euros but David Alaba's shot after 28 seconds hit the post.
Hungary contained their rivals and took the lead when Adam Szalai slotted in Laszlo Kleinheiser's pass.
A disappointing Austria had Aleksandar Dragovic sent off for a second bookable offence before Zoltan Stieber sealed Hungary's win with a composed dink.
Relive Hungary's victory over Austria
Hungary were back at a major tournament for the first time since the 1986 World Cup and triumphed by virtue of superior work-rate, organisation and quality.
They might not have had as many household names as their rivals but they had more of a team ethic and were rewarded when Szalai - having been involved in the build-up twice - put them in front. In the closing moments Stieber coolly lifted the ball over the keeper to seal the win.
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It was also a memorable day for Hungary keeper Gabor Kiraly, 40, who overtook Lothar Matthaus' record to become the oldest player to appear at a European Championship finals.
He defied his years when he dived low to his left to save Junuzovic's deflected shot but, overall, he had little to do.
Former West Brom and Fulham midfielder Zoltan Gera, 37, was an influential presence for Hungary in midfield as he made the most tackles of any player on the way to a famous win for his country.
Austria had high hopes at Euro 2016 after they won nine out of 10 matches in an unbeaten qualifying campaign.
However, Alaba's early effort aside, they struggled to live up to the expectation as key forwards Zlatko Junuzovic, Marko Arnautovic and Marc Janko were comfortably marshalled by the Hungary defence.
Arnautovic did produce one lovely flick in a one-two that opened up the Hungarian defence but, after receiving the ball at the far post, Martin Harnik mishit his effort at goal.
Junuzovic, who had 10 assists in the Bundesliga as he helped Werder Bremen avoid relegation last season, went off with an ankle injury and Austria manager Marcel Koller will be concerned by the seriousness of that as well as the lack of cohesion and quality from his side.
Austria coach Marcel Koller: "I think we started well. Essentially I think we were too nervous in the first half and lost the ball too often unnecessarily. We gave Hungary the chance to have possession too often."
Hungary boss Bernd Storck: "We knew what to expect from Austria and we knew what their strengths were. We took their important players out of the game which was key, and that was vital to our success."
Hungary's next game is in Marseille where they take on Iceland at 17:00 BST on Saturday, 18 June, while Austria are in Paris to take on Portugal at 20:00 BST on the same day.
Match ends, Austria 0, Hungary 2.
Second Half ends, Austria 0, Hungary 2.
Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Alaba.
Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Tamas Kadar (Hungary).
Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tamas Priskin (Hungary).
Attempt missed. Alessandro Schöpf (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Alaba.
Florian Klein (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Zoltán Stieber (Hungary).
Substitution, Hungary. Adam Pintér replaces Krisztian Németh.
Goal! Austria 0, Hungary 2. Zoltán Stieber (Hungary) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tamas Priskin following a fast break.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Attila Fiola (Hungary) because of an injury.
Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Adam Nagy (Hungary).
Corner, Austria. Conceded by Tamas Kadar.
Attempt blocked. David Alaba (Austria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Klein.
Krisztian Németh (Hungary) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Alessandro Schöpf (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Krisztian Németh (Hungary).
Substitution, Hungary. Zoltán Stieber replaces László Kleinheisler.
Julian Baumgartlinger (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tamas Priskin (Hungary).
Substitution, Austria. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Martin Harnik.
Offside, Hungary. Balázs Dzsudzsák tries a through ball, but Tamas Priskin is caught offside.
Foul by Tamas Kadar (Hungary).
Rubin Okotie (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Julian Baumgartlinger.
Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Martin Hinteregger.
Attempt blocked. László Kleinheisler (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Attila Fiola.
Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross.
Foul by Richárd Guzmics (Hungary).
Marko Arnautovic (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Robert Almer.
Attempt saved. Krisztian Németh (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Nagy.
Attempt missed. Adam Nagy (Hungary) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Balázs Dzsudzsák.
Florian Klein (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tamas Priskin (Hungary).
Substitution, Hungary. Tamas Priskin replaces Ádám Szalai.
Breivik claims to have been kept in isolation since 2 September, with time outside his cell limited to an hour a day.
Breivik killed 77 people in 2011 when he bombed central Oslo before going on a shooting spree at a youth camp.
He was sentenced to 21 years in 2012.
His claims about deteriorating prison conditions were made in a letter to media outlets in Norway and Sweden.
In his letter, Breivik, 36, says harsh prison conditions have forced him to drop out of a political science course at the University of Oslo.
"Studying and corresponding is not humanly possible under such circumstances, and this applies to anyone who is isolated under such conditions," he wrote according to English news site The Local.
Breivik said that if conditions remained unchanged he would continue the hunger strike until he died, Norwegian media reported.
No one at Skien prison, where Breivik is held, is currently on hunger strike, prison director Ole Kristoffer Borhaug told the BBC.
He declined to comment on the conditions of individual prisoners.
Norwegian Justice Minister Anders Anundsen also declined to comment on Breivik's claims, according to the Dagbladet newspaper.
The University of Oslo admitted Breivik as a full student in July, explaining that inmates had a right to higher education if they won entry to courses.
Breivik has previously complained of "inhumane" prison conditions, including that his coffee was being served cold.
The UK and Jersey have imposed bans on imports following the discovery of the fungus Chalara fraxinea in the UK.
Charlara dieback, caused by the fungus, has killed 90% of Denmark's trees and could devastate the UK's ash trees, which make up 30% of natural woodland.
Nigel Clark urged people to be vigilant and to cancel any orders for ash trees they may have placed.
He said garden centres and growers were cooperating with the voluntary ban, but there were concerns private individuals may order trees online or bring saplings in from mainland Europe.
Mr Clark said anyone who had planted ash trees in the past two to three years could contact him to have them inspected.
He has put forward proposals for a full ban, which are due to be discussed by the Commerce and Employment Department board on Tuesday.
More than 200 people died when three trains crashed at Quintinshill in Dumfries and Galloway on 22 May 1915.
One of the trains was a World War One troop transport carrying hundreds of Scottish soldiers who were bound for Gallipoli.
The Princess Royal and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon were among those attending the service.
The scale of the Quintinshill disaster was horrific, the result of two train crashes.
It started at 06:50, when a troop train packed with 500 soldiers of the Royal Scots crashed into a passenger service which was stationary on the main line near the border between Scotland and England.
Just over a minute later, an express train travelling north crashed into the wreckage of the first crash.
Gas from the lighting system of the troop train's old wooden carriages caught fire and it took 23 hours to extinguish.
More than 200 soldiers were killed, as well as 12 civilians, although some remains were never identified and the exact death toll is uncertain.
In addition to the deaths, there were 246 people injured.
The two signalmen controlling the line were both sent to prison.
Gretna Green was the focal point of services on Friday to remember those who died.
Dumfries and Galloway Council leader Ronnie Nicholson said: "As we commemorate the events in World War One, it's important that we take time to respectfully mark the centenary of this momentous event, which took place in our region."
The programme of events on Friday included a march to Quintinshill rail siding, the unveiling of a roll of honour at Gretna Old Parish Church, a commemorative tree planting at Gretna Green war memorial, a reading of a poem about the crash and a wreath laying at Quintinshill Bridge.
On Thursday, a memorial service was held in Larbert, Stirlingshire, when a procession involving the military, community groups and local schools walked from the town's parish church to Larbert station.
The troop train had left Larbert prior to the crash.
During World War One the rail network was put under enormous strain. Old carriages, unsuited to high speed travel, had to be brought back into service to transport the troops.
The carriages which transported The Royal Scots that day were lit by gas. The hot coals ignited the gas tanks and set off a huge fire.
There were reports that some trapped soldiers were shot rather than suffer the pain of being burnt to death.
Those soldiers from The Royal Scots who survived the crash looked so destitute when they returned to Edinburgh that they were taunted by schoolchildren who thought they were enemy prisoners of war.
While the signalmen responsible for the crash at Quintinshill were both jailed, they served just over a year in prison and were reemployed in the railways after their release.
The Quintinshill Rail Disaster: Tragedy on the Home Front
On Saturday, the Princess Royal and Ms Sturgeon will also attend a service at Rosebank Cemetery in Leith. It will also be attended by descendants of those who died in the disaster and former members of the Royal Scots.
After the service, troops will parade along East Claremont Street where Princess Anne will take the salute.
The soldiers who were on the troop train were from the Leith battalion of the Royal Scots.
The service on Saturday will be led by Rev Iain May, minister of South Leith parish church.
Like many people from the city, one of his relatives was caught up in the disaster.
He said: "Around 50 of the soldiers who died in the crash were members of my parish and when I was looking through the names for this service that I discovered my namesake, John May.
"It turned out he was my grandfather's older brother.
"He was 24 when he died, which is the same age as my son, and looking at photographs from 100 years ago he really looks like my son, which really brings it all home to me."
The Danish defender admits "it was a bit of a strange feeling" when the players heard the news initially.
But having effectively retained the title by beating Hearts, given their goal difference, a point against Aberdeen on Sunday would confirm it.
"It hasn't been a problem at all," Sviatchenko said about Deila's exit.
"What the manager tells us is what we're doing on the pitch. We have good working relations and we're all professionals.
"We're all the same about getting towards the end with good results. We are all together now.
"It strikes your mind [who will replace Deila], but we all have good faith in the board to find a good replacement. Our job is to perform and play football. We're just waiting for when the announcement will be and we're professional about it.
"We have to remember as well, it is a massive achievement to win the title. We are very happy about that and of course we want to play well in the last games and do everything to get those nice displays."
Celtic's players are likely to only enjoy four weeks' break between the end of this campaign on 15 May and the start of pre-season training, due to the second qualifying round of the Champions League starting on 12/13 July.
Sviatchenko will return to Denmark with his family for part of the break, but he is relishing the prospect of Champions League football.
The 24-year-old would like to meet his international team-mate Kasper Schmeichel in the tournament by reaching the group stages and drawing Leicester City.
"Leicester has done great in the Premier League and done something that people wouldn't imagine they could do," Sviatchenko said.
"Kasper Schmeichel will be staying there now and playing the Champions League. I congratulated him, I texted him, and he's a happy guy.
"I want to play in the Champions League, that's why I came here. We have one goal, to get through and we will do everything we can to flourish."
Sviatchenko also welcomed the news that Celtic will open a safe standing area at Celtic Park next season, becoming the first major club in Britain to re-introduce terracing with rail seats.
"It's something that has been talked about for a long time and now it is coming here to Celtic Park," Sviatchenko said. "We are one of the first to do this and it's very good the fans feel more safe."
Agbeze, who skippered the side for the first time in May, is joined by Jade Clarke and Joanne Harten, who have been named as vice-captains.
Eboni Beckford-Chambers and Natalie Haythornthwaite come into the defence and mid-court respectively.
The series starts on 29 November.
England squad to face Jamaica:
Ama Agbeze (Capt.), Jade Clarke (Vice-Capt.), Joanne Harten (Vice-Capt.), Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Ellie Cardwell, Amy Clinton, Beth Cobden, Kadeen Corbin, Stacey Francis, Serena Guthrie, Natalie Haythornthwaite, Leah Kennedy, Laura Malcolm, Chiara Semple
And there's certainly going to be a vigorous bout of Parliamentary ping-pong with the Commons, probably going to more than one round, to resolve the differences between the two Houses.
And the same applies to the Trade Union Bill, where there have been three government defeats, and ministers have been forced to make substantial concessions to avoid more.
Next week, peers will also be responding to Commons amendments to the Immigration Bill and the Energy Bill - both on issues where peers have defeated the government and may not wish to back down.
But lurking just offstage will be the spectral presence of the Strathclyde Review, which contains proposals to clip their lordships' wings, in response to the stinging defeat they inflicted on that statutory instrument on tax credits, in the wake of the Budget. Strathclyde is sleeping, but might awake, rebellious peers to crush - if there's further provocation. Several noble ears are pressed to the ground to detect any rumblings that would suggest the appearance of a bill to curtail the powers of the Upper House in the Queen's Speech, in May. Were such a bill to appear, life in the posh end of Westminster could become very interesting indeed
Next week's committee corridor highlights include George Osborne at the Treasury Committee to talk Brexit on Thursday (10.30am) and also on Thursday, the Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, before the BIS Committee, to talk about the UK Steel Industry - Tata Steel will give their evidence first.
And keep an eye out for the Procedure Committee, who're due at some stage to rebuke Theresa May, in person, over the Home Office's poor performance in answering Commons questions.
Here's my rundown of the week ahead:
The Commons opens at 2.30pm with Education questions, which will doubtless focus on the government's scheme to convert all schools in England into academies. Any post-weekend ministerial statements or urgent questions will follow at 3.30pm.
Then MPs turn to the Lords amendments to the Immigration Bill, and in particular the "Dubs amendment".
Labour peer Lord Dubs does not accept a compromise offered by the government to his amendment to allow in 3,000 children from Syrian refugee camps: "While I welcome this proposal, it doesn't deal sufficiently with the substance of my amendment and I will continue to press the government for more action when the Immigration Bill comes back to the floor of the Lords next week. You also have to wonder whether the use of the '3,000' figure is a deliberate ploy to muddy the debate."
A number of Conservative MPs rather agree with Lord Dubs and there's the possibility of a backbench rebellion - even, perhaps a government defeat.
The Dubs amendment, won by a majority of 102, required that:
"(1) The Secretary of State must, as soon as possible after the passing of this Act, make arrangements to relocate to the United Kingdom and support 3,000 unaccompanied refugee children from other countries in Europe.
(2) The relocation of children under subsection (1) shall be in addition to the resettlement of children under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme."
And I'm told that, when the bill bounces back to the Lords, both Labour and Lib Dem peers will be whipped very intensively to keep the Dubs proposal alive.
The next debate could also be tricky for the government. Backbenchers outside London (mainly but not exclusively Conservatives) have waged a long and successful campaign to rebalance the funding formula for schools in England, which they have long argued are under-funded in comparison to schools in the capital. So successful have they been that London MPs have obtained a Backbench Business Committee debate on education funding in London, to air their anxieties that their schools stand to lose funding.
In Westminster Hall, MPs debate (4.30pm -7.30pm) E-petition 108072, which calls for the meningitis B vaccine to be routinely given to children. The Conservative Ben Howlett leads proceedings, and following joint evidence sessions with the Health Committee, he believes the scientific evidence supports extending vaccination to children up to the age of four. That would cover the period of maximum vulnerability to the disease, and after that age there are alternative treatments available, he argues. Public Health Minister Jane Ellison is expected to respond for the government.
In the Lords (2.30pm) there's plenty of action, starting with the third reading of the Trade Union Bill , where peers will probe the re-drafted government amendments on check-off (allowing employers to deduct union dues from pay packets), facility time for union officials and the role of the Certification Officer.
That is followed by the fifth and final day of report stage consideration of the Housing and Planning Bill , where peers are due to look at more planning issues. The Lib Dem Baroness Parminter has amendments down on carbon compliance standards for new homes and on sustainable drainage to help prevent flooding.
The Commons opens at 11.30am with Justice questions - after which Labour former minister David Hanson will present a Ten Minute Rule Bill to exclude the 92 hereditary peers who still sit in the House of Lords (under a compromise deal brokered in 1999 by the former Speaker of the Commons, Lord Weatherill). He says the last straw was the by-election to replace the late Lord Avebury as a Lib Dem hereditary peer, where seven candidates vied for the favour of an electorate of three.
Then MPs turn to the report stage of the Policing and Crime Bill - followed by a quick rubber stamp English grand committee and a third reading. This is a wide-ranging measure covering collaboration between the emergency services, police complaints and super-complaints about policing, replacing the Association of Chief Police Officers with the National Police Chiefs' Council, regulation of firearms, the licensing of alcohol, the powers of the National Crime Agency and combating sexual exploitation of children.
All sorts of amendments and new clauses are being proposed: watch out for a new clause from Conservative backbenchers David Burrowes, Derek Thomas, Will Quince and Craig Mackinlay, to require "due diligence checks" before the sale of knives to people under 18. Knife crime has long been an issue where Conservative backbenchers have pushed for tougher laws.
Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts has another new clause to devolve responsibility for policing to the National Assembly for Wales, and another calling for the codification of the wide assortment of laws on digital crime. And she joins Labour's Lyn Brown and Sarah Champion in proposing a new offence of abduction of a vulnerable child aged 16 or 17 - to apply to people who take a child away from the responsible person.
Another new clause, proposed by the Labour frontbench, would enact the Future in Mind report's recommendation that young people who have been sexually abused or exploited should receive a comprehensive initial assessment, and referral to appropriate service.
Other new clauses deal with firearms regulations, deaths in custody, mental health, grooming children for criminal behaviour, soliciting for prostitution via telecommunications, an increase the maximum sentence for child cruelty from 10 years to 14, the use of Tasers on psychiatric wards, national anti-doping provisions and the right of Special Constables to join the Police Federation.
Expect complaints that far too little time has been allocated to deal with all of these.
In Westminster Hall, there are backbench debates on fixed-odds betting terminals (9.30am-11am); research and development of new antibiotics (2.30pm-4pm); quiet cities (4pm-4.30pm) and the effect of social security changes on equality (4.30pm-5.30pm).
In the Lords (2.30pm) it's ping-pong time again. After the usual half hour of questions to ministers, peers will turn to the Energy Bill, where the Commons has rejected Lords amendments on subsidies to onshore wind. The government will point to its manifesto commitment on this issue, and argue that peers should not press the point. And then it's on to the Immigration Bill - where there's a strong expectation that peers will have another go at pressing the "Dubs Amendment" (see above).
After that the report stage consideration of the Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill should be a pretty routine affair.
The Commons opens (at 11.30am) for Cabinet Office questions - followed at noon by Prime Minister's question time. The day's Ten Minute Rule Bill, from the Lib Dem Tom Brake, is the Landlord and Tenant (Reform) Bill. And after that it's on to Lords amendments to the Trade Union Bill; this could go to several rounds of ping-pong, with negotiations still under way between the parties.
In Westminster Hall, the subjects for debate include violence against women and girls and the Sustainable Development Goals (9.30am-11am) and the use of ambulatory care (2.30pm -4pm).
The Westminster Hall debate to watch (at 4.30pm-5.30pm) may well be the Conservative MP Stewart Jackson's, on government proposals for devolution in East Anglia. There's a radical scheme proposed to create a super-authority, under an elected Mayor, covering Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and his Peterborough constituency, and Mr Jackson is not a fan.
Proposals for devolved authorities, which would be handed control of some central government funding, on terms negotiated with the Treasury, are popping up all over England - and some are encountering stiff resistance. There are fears that this one, for example, could eventually lead to the abolition of East Anglia's county councils. This debate could push a mostly unremarked, but very far-reaching government policy into the limelight.
In the Lords, (from 3pm) the big event is the third reading of the Housing and Planning Bill , where the main issues are mostly around probing concessions promised by the government. Expect plenty of ping-pong with the Commons to follow.
The Commons opens (9.30am) with Transport questions, followed by the weekly the Business Statement setting out the future Commons agenda, from the Leader of the House.
That's followed by two Backbench Business Committee debates - first on World Autism Awareness Week and then on HMRC's Building our Future plan, which entails major staff cuts and the closure of many local tax offices.
In the Lords (11am), peers will administer the final rubber stamp to the Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Bill, at third reading, and then they will turn to a general debate on the steps being taken to build a stronger economy.
Neither House sits on Friday.
An elderly man is hanging from a crane, hooks pierced through the skin on his back. In his hand, he is holding a picture of his beloved leader, who is sick and in hospital.
In "sharing" his leader's pain, the man says, he is praying for her speedy recovery.
Elsewhere, in the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras), men and women huddle in groups and pray outside the Apollo Hospital, where Chief Minister Jayaram Jayalalitha is being treated. Across the city, workers belonging to her AIADMK party eat food off a temple floor and offer prayers for their leader's health.
And in what many say is a shocking display of worship and obeisance, children with their cheeks pierced with metal arrows and foreheads smeared with holy ash pray for Amma (mother), as she is popularly known.
"People feel a lot for Amma. All this is an outlet for all those emotions,'' says Vetrivel, an AIADMK lawmaker.
Jayaram Jayalalitha, one of India's most powerful and controversial politicians, was admitted to hospital on 22 September.
Initially, the doctors said the 68-year-old was receiving treatment for "fever and dehydration". She was placed under observation and her diet was monitored.
After three anodyne bulletins, the doctors said in a release on 3 October that she was on "respiratory support" and was being administered antibiotics. A British doctor specialising in critical care treatment was flown in to examine her.
The lack of what many say is adequate and credible information on the leader's health is triggering a tsunami of rumour-mongering, mostly over social media.
A photograph of a woman in an intensive care unit in a Peru hospital was circulated, claiming it was the picture of Ms Jayalalitha. Now police have warned people against spreading rumours about her health.
Social activist Chandra Mohan says it is "unacceptable" that people do not have access to information about their leader's health.
"It is one thing to have right to privacy for a patient but not really if you are in charge of the state. If the chief minister is not fit, a replacement needs to be made. But the problem is that Jayalalitha has projected herself as the undisputed leader of the party so even to suggest this is considered blasphemy," he says.
Mr Mohan is not off-the-mark: the AIADMK is practically what many say is a "one-woman party", and Ms Jayalalitha's two-week-long absence and her deteriorating health have rattled the party rank and file. Since there is no second line of political command, Tamil Nadu is being run by bureaucrats in her absence.
Authorities are also reluctant to make public any detailed information about their leader's health, fearing reckless acts of self-harm by her supporters.
Self-immolation is one of them: on Wednesday, an AIADMK supporter set himself on fire and was admitted to hospital with 30% burns.
Such displays are not just limited to politics in Tamil Nadu. Several fans of the Tamil film star Rajinikanth undertook various acts of self-harm during temple rituals hoping to help him recover when he was ill several years ago.
Opposition politicians have been seeking more clarity on Ms Jayalalitha's health. But on Thursday, the high court in Chennai dismissed a petition seeking more details.
Now the people of Tamil Nadu are waiting to see whether the charismatic leader can script her most dramatic comeback.
The Pavilion Theatre said it had to draw up the guidelines after repeated problems, including crying babies, over several years.
But it has been condemned by parents who say the rules should not apply to children's shows like Justin's Party.
The Pavilion said its policy showed a "common-sense approach".
The theatre, which brands itself as Glasgow's Family Theatre, says that crying babies must be "removed from the auditorium as quickly as possible".
It adds that parents should ensure that "every effort is made to avoid your baby being sick" when winding children.
Emma Smith, from Clarkston in East Renfrewshire, said she became aware of the theatre's policy when she saw someone selling-on tickets to Justin's Party - a children's show starring CBeebies' Justin Fletcher.
"I went onto the website to see what the theatre's babes-in-arms policy was and I couldn't believe it," the mother-of-two told the BBC.
"Babies are not allowed to be sick or cry - it's ridiculous."
Ms Smith has a six-year-old daughter and a 15-month-old son and said most parents of toddlers or young children who wanted to go to the theatre would be in a similar position.
"Some shows are just for adults and that's fair enough, but this is for children. Most people have more than one child and are likely to be bringing babies," she said.
The primary school teacher said she also thought some of the language in the policy was "unprofessional".
"It uses the word 'disgusting' about changing nappies," she said.
"Most parents would know not to change a nappy in the theatre, and take their baby out if it was crying. That's pretty normal. It's about common sense.
"Only a minority of parents wouldn't do this."
The policy, written by the theatre's owner Iain Gordon, was drafted after "numerous complaints".
It states: "This has been made necessary due to the large number of inconsiderate parents with very young babies which has led to other customers' enjoyment of the show being spoiled.
"It is unfortunate that we have to treat everybody the same but experiences over the past few years have given us no alternative."
The policy states: "Changing of nappies must be carried out outwith the auditorium. This perhaps sounds bizarre but this has happened numerous times and can be disgusting to those surrounding this area."
Ms Smith's post on the "Help What Am I Going To Do Today?!" Facebook group has attracted more than 330 comments.
Many condemned the theatre's policy as "shocking" and "horrendous", with some calling for a boycott or protest outside the theatre.
However, others supported it, saying it reflected what should be a "basic level" of consideration by parents.
Mr Gordon said the policy was a "common -sense approach" that had been in operation since 2007.
He told BBC Scotland that the other part of the policy was ensuring numbers in the auditorium complied with licence conditions and said "95%" of the complaints were made by people not at the Justin's Party show on Thursday.
"Today we have had 3,000 people through the theatre at two performances and I am sure that the large majority of people enjoyed the show and their visit," he added.
"I must also add that most theatres in the country now adopt a similar policy and only recently cinemas have also had to take similar steps, so it's hardly a new story.
"We try hard throughout the year and have always been known as Glasgow's Family Theatre and we are proud that we try to ensure that everyone coming to the theatre, young and old, enjoys their visit."
There were warnings from MPs about the lack of choice and fears for the implications for rural schools.
Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said: "What choice is there in a one size fits all policy?"
But Education Secretary Nicky Morgan accused Labour of "deliberate misinterpretation".
This was an Opposition Day debate on the government's White Paper, but some of the most pointed criticism came from the Conservative benches.
The government won the vote, but Labour said that the strength of feeling showed ministers would not be able to go ahead with the school plans in their current form.
Tim Loughton, a former minister in the education department, questioned the imposition of a "compulsory and arbitrary time line".
"As a Conservative I also believe in choice," he told the House of Commons.
Tory MP Jason McCartney also highlighted the importance of choice and Caroline Nokes questioned the value of enforced academy status for primary schools which were already high achievers.
Will Quince said there was "no evidence that academies are somehow automatically better than state-maintained schools".
"Call me old-fashioned but I hold the view that if you've got a well-governed, well-run school that's performing well, just leave it alone and let it do its job."
Another Conservative, Steve Brine, said: "If I were to sum up the concerns expressed to me by teachers locally it would be confusion, I think, as to why something that is so obviously not broken needs fixing."
James Cartlidge said that he had visited an outstanding school in his constituency that did not want to become an academy.
"What I fundamentally struggle with is a very simple point that I should go to them and say despite the fact that your school is outstanding, that all of your staff are working brilliantly and delivering fantastic education, that we are now going to force you to become an academy."
Edward Leigh suggested that there might be time for "compromise" about how this would apply to small primary schools.
Labour's Lucy Powell opened the debate by challenging the expense and purpose of the shake-up of England's schools.
She accused the government of being "obsessed with school structures instead of standards".
And she asked MPs: "What is autonomous about forcing a highly performing school into an academy chain?"
Mrs Morgan accused Labour of "scaremongering and ignoring the achievements of both the profession and our education system".
She said that improving schools through the academy process was a step towards "real social justice".
There were sharp exchanges about how the government's proposals would affect the role of parent governors.
The White Paper says: "We will no longer require academy trusts to reserve places for elected parents on governing boards."
But the education secretary rejected the suggestion that this would mean abolishing the role of parent governors.
There had also been arguments over the academy plans in Prime Minister's Questions, earlier on Wednesday.
David Cameron had rejected claims it would mean the "removal of parent governors from school governing bodies".
Mr Cameron said it was "simply wrong" to say it would scrap them.
"Parents have a great role to play, but no school should think that simply by having parent governors you've solved the problem about how to engage with parents," said the prime minister.
"The Labour motion says the White Paper proposes the removal of parent governors from school governing bodies. It does no such thing."
The government argues that removing the requirement for parent governors does not mean that academies would not want to retain them.
At present, academy chains can already remove governing bodies from their individual schools - and a single board of trustees can act as a governing body for the entire chain.
These boards must have at least two elected parents - but under the White Paper's proposals, academy chains could operate without any elected parent representatives on any of its boards.
An academy chain has already scrapped governing bodies for its academies.
E-ACT, with academies across the West Midlands, Buckinghamshire, Bristol, Yorkshire and north-west England, abolished all of its governing bodies for individual schools in January, ending the powers of scrutiny of parent governors.
Middlesex bowler Toby Roland-Jones drops out, but both Steven Finn and Jake Ball retain their places.
Both Anderson and Stokes missed the 75-run defeat in the first Test as they continued their recovery from injury by playing for their counties.
Anderson could replace Ball, who picked up a niggle during his Lord's debut.
Stokes will be hoping to return to England's top six, while Yorkshire leg-spinner Rashid adds options at a ground renowned for being one of the country's most receptive to slow bowlers.
Anderson took 3-58 as he bowled 22 overs for Lancashire over the weekend while Stokes proved his fitness by sending down more than 36 overs in the match, including taking three wickets in the home side's second innings at Southport.
Full squad: Cook, Hales, Root, Vince, Ballance, Stokes, Bairstow, Moeen, Rashid, Woakes, Broad, Anderson, Finn, Ball.
Don Mussie Zerai has lived in Italy for more than 25 years, since fleeing Eritrea as a teenager.
He says he regularly receives calls from distressed migrants making the crossing from Africa to Italy.
Mr Zerai was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 for helping save lives by simply answering his phone.
But the prosecutor's office in the Sicilian town of Trapani is investigating him, along with others, over allegations of aiding and abetting illegal immigration.
He denies the allegation.
"When I receive a distress call [from people coming to Europe] I collect information and I pass the information to the Italian coastguard (which takes the lead in co-ordinating rescues) so the authorities can intervene," he told BBC Newsday.
Mr Zerai, 40, says he sends the same information to various non-governmental organisations, including Medecins Sans Frontieres and Migrant Offshore Aid Station.
But he denies he has been working with German NGO Jugend Rettet, which is accused of having direct contact with traffickers in Libya.
The Iuventa, a boat operated by Jugend Rettet, was impounded on the Italian island of Lampedusa earlier this month.
"The newspapers claim that [I] have secret chat, all this parallel communication - all this is false. My communication is clear, open and legal," Mr Zerai told the BBC.
He believes the accusations are part of a political campaign drawn up by Italian authorities, who have accused many charities of working with smugglers to act as a taxi service for refugees and migrants.
"If some NGOs are involved and do something illegal, it is correct to ask them for accountability but politicians are using campaigns to criminalise others. The consequence of this is, those who pay the price are the people who are in need."
Organisations involved in rescue operations have rejected accusations of collusion, saying their only concern is to save lives.
Italy is the main route for refugees and migrants trying to reach Europe due to its proximity to Libya, with many fleeing war, poverty or persecution.
Over the years the number of people coming to Italy due to the migration crisis has increased, and so has the public hostility.
Mr Zerai says he makes this clear to those back home.
"I tell them stay at home and that the atmosphere in Europe is not good, you are not welcome here at this time because of the economic crisis and discrimination.
"They say yes we know, but what's the alternative?"
Almost 1,000 people are thought to have drowned in waters between Libya and Italy this year, according to the UN refugee agency.
Mr Zerai believes the key to tackling the crisis is better leadership across Africa.
"It's not easy to say stay at home if no-one gives them a chance for a better life and a dignified life, so we need to invest resources and money to create these conditions," he says.
His comments echo those of Italy's ambassador to the European Union, Maurizio Massari, who told the BBC that the only way to tackle the crisis is to have stable African countries.
But Mr Zerai said this could take more than 30 years.
As a refugee, he cannot return to Eritrea because it is a "dictatorship", he said.
"I have denounced it many times so I'm at risk. But not all Eritreans have the same problem," Mr Zeria added.
Listen to the full exclusive interview with Don Mussie Zerai on Newsday on the BBC World Service on Thursday 17 August
His body was discovered at the property on Town Mill Brow in College Bank Way, Rochdale, on Monday afternoon.
The 61-year-old, who has not been named, was found with "various injuries," police said.
Det Supt Jon Chadwick of Greater Manchester Police said the investigation is at an early stage but that officers were yet to establish exactly how the man died.
Tom Grambusch fired the pool winners in front early from a penalty corner in the Johannesburg encounter before a late strike from Martin Zwicker.
The Irish had already secured a quarter-final spot before their final pool match took place.
The results means they meet Spain, who finished second in Pool A.
Ireland created little from open play while Shane O'Donoghue failed to make the most of penalty corner opportunities.
After Grambusch grabbed the opener, Zwicker shot high into the Irish net after good work from Timm Herzbruch.
The top five from the South Africa tournament are guaranteed qualification for next year's World Cup finals.
Ireland: D Harte, J Jackson, M Bell, C Cargo, A Sothern, E Magee, S O'Donoghue, J McKee, P Gleghorne, C Harte, S Cole.
Subs: J Carr, J Bell, M Nelson, N Glassey, S Murray, J Duncan, S Loughrey.
Germany: M Appel, M Muller, L Windfeder, M Grambusch, M Trompertz, T Herzbruch, JP Rabente, T Grambusch, M Miltkau, B Furk, N Wellen.
Subs: J Gomoll, C Ruhr, D-E Linnekogel, M Zwicker, T Walter, J Meyer, F Weinke.
The government regulator, Monitor, said it would examine why a national target of four hours is routinely not met.
It said Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is "consistently failing" to meet the standard of 95% of patients seen within the timeframe.
The trust said the target was only narrowly missed last month.
Monitor regional director Paul Streat said: "For the benefit of local people in Gloucestershire, the situation needs to improve soon.
"Over the past year we have worked with the trust and local healthcare organisations to identify what could be done to improve healthcare across the area, but we now need to look more closely at what the trust could do for its patients in A&E."
The watchdog said the trust had missed the 95% of patients being seen within four hours target "for the majority" of the financial year 2014-2015.
It said no decision had yet been made on whether action would be needed, and it is to announce the outcome of its investigation once it has been completed.
A spokesman for the trust said a "detailed action plan" had already been implemented and the trust "continued to make good progress".
"In May the trust narrowly missed out on the four-hour wait, having achieved 93.53%"
Clinical chair of NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, Dr Helen Miller, said: "There is a joint plan in place which includes recruiting additional staff, providing increased access to GP appointments and increasing capacity within community services.
"This plan is supported by significant additional investment in frontline services."
The emergency departments in Cheltenham and Gloucester treat about 120,000 patients every year, according to the trust's website.
The 33-year-old joined the club aged eight, made his debut in 2002 and has scored over 10,000 first-class runs.
Nash said: "To be awarded a testimonial year with Sussex is a huge privilege. It was always my dream to play first-team cricket here.
"To have played over 400 games, won trophies and have a lot of personal success is something my family and I are very proud of.
The Cuckfield-born batsman was a member of the team that won the Championship title in 2006 and 2007, one-day trophies in 2006, 2008 and 2009, and the Twenty20 Cup in 2009.
Sussex's chairman Jim May said: "Chris Nash has been a tremendous player for Sussex over many years.
"His ability to play a major part in all competitions makes him a very valued cricketer."
The 22-year-old moved to Craven Cottage in August and has scored four goals in 17 appearances for the Whites.
Piazon, a Brazil Under-23 international, has featured three times for Chelsea since joining the Premier League club in January 2012.
He previously had loan spells at Malaga, Vitesse Arnhem, Eintracht Frankfurt and Reading.
Kick-off was scheduled for 19:45 BST but the game started over an hour late.
North Korea beat Colombia 2-0 in the second of the Olympic matches held at Hampden Park on Wednesday.
Games organisers in London have apologised to North Korean officials for the mistake.
The error occurred when a video package was being shown ahead of kick-off, with the North Koreans noticing that their faces were being pictured alongside the South Korean flag.
The squad walked off and could only be persuaded to return when the teams were announced again with each player's face displayed next to the North Korean flag.
The BBC's sports editor David Bond said it was an "embarrassing mistake" and not the start Games organisers would have wanted on the first day of sporting action, but "no great harm was done".
Relations between the two Koreas are tense - they remain technically at war following the 1950-53 Korean conflict, which ended in an armistice.
Speaking after the match, North Korea's coach Sin Ui Gun said: "Our team was not going to participate unless the problem was solved properly.
"Unfortunately it took some time later for the broadcast to be done again properly and we made the decision to go on with the match."
He added: "Our players cannot be shown especially with other flags, especially the South Korean one.
"If this matter had not been solved, continuing would have been a nonsense."
A statement released by London 2012 organisers said: "Today ahead of the women's football match at Hampden Park, the South Korean flag was shown on a big screen video package instead of the North Korean flag.
"Clearly that is a mistake, we will apologise to the team and the National Olympic Committee and steps will be taken to ensure this does not happen again."
It was not immediately clear who had produced the video shown in the stadium.
London 2012 spokesman Andy Mitchell said: "The South Korean flag was shown in the video package on the screen before the kickoff and the North Koreans were naturally very upset about that.
"We have made a full apology to the team and the North Korean NOC. A genuine mistake was made for which we apologise."
South Korea will face North Korea in the first round of the men's Olympic table tennis team event after the pair were drawn against each other on Wednesday.
The first event of the Olympics got under way at 1600 BST at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Wednesday and ended in a win for Team GB over New Zealand in the women's football. Two matches also took place at the City of Coventry stadium.
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Meanwhile, thousands of Games spectators have arrived in London, on one of the busiest days for Heathrow airport.
A strike by border staff, due to take place on the eve of Friday's opening ceremony, has been called off by union officials.
Police said the black BMW 1 series, with registration plate NJ12 NUC, was taken from a driveway on Glasgow Road in Paisley at about 14:50 on Monday.
One of the thieves took the car for a test drive before another man appeared and pulled the knife on the sellers.
They made off with the car, leaving its owners - a 58-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman - in a state of shock.
Police said the couple had recently advertised the car on a number of online classified and marketplace websites before the theft took place.
They had gone on a test drive around the local area with what they thought was a prospective buyer before returning home and finding another man waiting.
Detectives said he produced a knife and threatened the couple before both men made off in the car towards Hawkhead Road.
Both suspects are described as being white Scottish men, aged between 20 and 25 and about 5ft 8in in height.
One of the men had a slim build and short dark hair and was wearing a luminous green hooded top, navy trousers and trainers, described as being nylon.
The other man had fair hair, shaven at the sides and longer on the top.
He was wearing a grey bomber jacket with the jacket zipped up and was wearing dark jeans.
Det Con Jamie Howarth said officers were assessing CCTV to find those responsible.
He added: "We are still working to trace and recover the vehicle and I would ask anyone who encounters a black BMW 1 series with this registration to contact police.
"This was a despicable robbery, which took advantage of the fact that the couple were attempting to sell their vehicle online.
"The owners were engaging with the suspects in good faith who have then twisted this against them. They were taken entirely unaware and no amount of vigilance on the part of the sellers could have prevented this callous robbery."
Police described the incident as "isolated" and said there was no suggestion that other crimes of the same nature had occurred.
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An explosion went off just after 10:30pm on Monday night as people were leaving the Manchester Arena.
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There were no lives lost in accidents on the stretch of road between July and December last year.
The group, whose partners include Police Scotland, Highland Council and Road Safety Scotland, said average speed cameras had made the A9 safer.
Six people have died since the network of cameras went live in October 2014.
Police Scotland has ruled out excessive speed - something the cameras are designed to tackle - or overtaking manoeuvres as the cause of those fatal accidents.
Transport Minister Derek Mackay said the reduction in fatalities was welcome.
But he added that every road death was "one too many" and the Scottish government and its partners were "steadfastly committed" to making the road safer.
Government agency Transport Scotland's accident database holds reports going back to 1978.
The A9 Safety Group said that at that time the A9 was undergoing a major upgrade, "making a direct comparison with any earlier period problematic".
Gavin Francis Egan was found in the lake at Peasholm Park, Scarborough, at about 11:30 GMT on 24 February.
The IPCC investigation regards the actions taken by the force in response to information from the ambulance service.
The force said it was "inappropriate to comment" on the investigation.
North Yorkshire Police referred this incident to the IPCC, the statement added.
Police had been told by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service at 04:00 of a telephone call from a member of the public saying a man had been pulled from the lake, said the IPCC.
It seems the man reportedly pulled from the lake was not found by the ambulance service or police until later that day, it added.
Tom Milsom, of the IPCC, said: "Our investigation will examine how North Yorkshire Police responded to the report by the ambulance service to determine whether the appropriate action was taken."
Investigators want to hear from witnesses who saw or heard anyone in the lake or the subsequent police search in the park between 04:00 and 11:30 on Wednesday 24 February.
Rescuers searching for a woman trapped in a landslide at her home in Looe, Cornwall, said they had found a body.
Over 200,000 Belfast customers were affected by a blackout but power is starting to be restored.
Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier with Russia has been postponed until 15:00 GMT Saturday due to heavy snow.
There are 12 flood warnings in the South West, with Met Office warnings for snow covering much of the UK.
This comes just over a week before the start of British Summer Time.
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BBC forecasters said the snow would cause travel disruption across northern parts of the UK on Friday, with some 20cm-40cm (8in-16in) falling in places. Atrocious conditions could be expected on high ground, they said.
Roads in northern parts of Wales, the Midlands into the Pennines, southern Scotland and Northern Ireland would be the worst affected, while gale force winds would blow snow and drifts across trans-Pennine routes, they added.
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Meanwhile, flooding is affecting parts of southern Cornwall and Devon, with some areas predicted to see 50-75mm of rain falling in a 24 to 48-hour period.
In Looe, Cornwall, torrential overnight rain caused the partial collapse of a house, converted into flats. Specialist search teams, including one using a sniffer dog, arrived at Veronica Flats in Sandplace Road, to search for a missing woman. Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service later said they had found a body.
The Met Office has one amber warning, which means "be prepared," for heavy rain in south-west England.
Parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have amber warnings for snow in place.
Heavy snow is expected to continue into the night and Saturday across central swathes of the country, with a risk of snowfall hitting the Home Counties and north of London.
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Peter Box, chairman of the Local Government Association's economy and transport board, urged people to check on elderly or vulnerable neighbours to ensure they were all right during the extreme weather.
As well as setting flood warnings, which mean "flooding is expected, immediate action required", in the South West, the Environment Agency also has around 90 flood alerts, meaning "flooding is possible, be prepared", across England.
Environment Agency spokesman Ben Johnstone said: "We strongly urge people to sign up to flood warnings on the Environment Agency website, keep a close eye on local weather forecasts and be prepared for possible flooding."
People should not try to wade or drive through any deep water, he added.
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AA head of operations Darron Burness, meanwhile, has warned of "a real witches' brew of driving wind, rain and snow" for drivers across the UK.
"Drivers should be well prepared as even short journeys can quickly turn bad," he said.
"Wherever you're going, take plenty of warm layers, check the travel reports before heading out and stick to the main roads where possible."
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) found that the number of people looking to buy a home in February increased at the slowest rate since April last year.
Statistics showed that a lack of properties for sale meant that house prices continued to rise.
However, the report expects the market to pick up over the summer months.
Rics' latest residential market survey suggests the initial surge in demand driven by the more accessible housing market had started to ease off slowly.
A net balance of 24% of surveyors reported a growth in inquiries from people looking to make a purchase.
The comparable figure for January was a 34% net balance of surveyors, while December recorded a 52% balance.
Statistics in the survey also suggest the number of homes being placed on the market for sale failed to pick up and supply was still "falling well short of required levels".
This lack of available properties helped continue the rise in house prices last month, with a balance of 45% more chartered surveyors reporting prices increasing rather than falling.
This increase means that the cost of a home has now risen across Scotland for 10 months in a row.
Rics Scotland director Sarah Speirs said: "The growth in buyer numbers that we've seen for some months started to slow down in February, as the surge in interest sparked towards the end of last summer began to level off."
She added: "While this does not mean an end to the increasing activity we've been seeing recently, it does suggest that the pent-up demand generated throughout the downturn is gradually exhausting itself."
That is the ambitious premise behind new legislation to be debated soon in the French National Assembly.
The bill tabled by the ruling Socialist Party (PS) contains more than 20 articles. Most of them are aimed at disrupting foreign pimping networks, or helping sex workers who want to stop.
Another abolishes an existing law against touting.
But the bit which has got France talking is Article 16.
For the first time in France, this would make it an offence for a person to "have recourse to prostitution", in other words to pay for sex.
Those found guilty would be liable for fines of 1,500 euros (£1,250; $2006) - double that if it was a repeat offence.
In addition, the man who paid for sex would be made to undergo an "awareness" course on prostitution, similar to ones on the dangers of drink-driving given to traffic offenders.
The bill has a good chance of passing into law.
A similar resolution was voted through the assembly at the end of 2011, with the support of both left and right. It only failed to proceed because of lack of parliamentary time.
But shifting the criminal burden away from prostitutes, and onto those who use them, is a major ethical and social change. And ahead of the parliamentary debate - scheduled for 27 November - the national debate is starting to catch fire.
The most eye-catching opposition has come from an unexpected quarter.
Last week a group of men signed a petition entitled "Touche pas a ma Pute!" (Hands off my Tart!), which was published in the magazine Causeur (Chatterer).
Styling themselves the "343 Salauds" (Dirty Swine), the men - led by writer Frederic Beigbeder - condemned MPs for intruding into the private sphere and trying to "decree norms for desire and pleasure".
"We believe that everyone has the right to freely sell their charms - and even to enjoy it," they said.
"We love freedom, literature and intimacy. When the state starts taking charge of our private parts, all three are in danger .… In opposition to the sexually correct, we intend to live as adults."
The petition was deliberately provocative, and it hit the mark. The reaction was outraged and instantaneous.
Some were particularly offended over the signatories drawing a parallel with two of the great causes of the progressive left: abortion and anti-racism.
The "343 Salauds" was a reference to the 343 Salopes (Dirty Cows) - campaigning women who back in 1971 signed a manifesto declaring that they had had an abortion.
And "Touche pas a ma Pute!" is a rip-off of the 1980s slogan "Touche pas a mon Pote!" (Hands off my Buddy!), which helped mobilise opinion against the far-right Front National.
According to the Socialist Party, the Salauds' petition was "scandalous and reactionary … lifting the lid on the real aim of those who defend prostitution - which is the preservation of … male domination and female submission."
For the organisation Osez le Feminisme (Dare to be Feminist), Anne-Cecile Mailfert said it was the work of "343 dominant males who want to protect their position and continue to use money for access to women's bodies".
The 343 men stated that paid sex should only be with freely consenting partners, and it condemned "violence, exploitation and human trafficking". But for opponents this was at best naive, at worst self-serving.
"How can you claim the right to liberty in an activity which exemplifies its very opposite?" said Anne Zelensky, one of the original 343 Salopes. "When it comes to prostitution, no-one is free: not the prostitute and not the client."
The row has thrown into relief one of the intellectual faultlines in modern-day France, where there is a rumbling "fronde" or insurrection against the "politically correct".
Opponents see the signatories as right-wing reactionaries, malevolently usurping the cry of Liberty in order to defend their macho privileges.
But for the Salauds, the fight is against a nannyish and intolerant ruling class that has turned the feminist slogans of 40 years ago into a moralistic crusade.
"Today the left - which is supposed to be the cutting edge of progressivism - is dominated by an irrepressible urge to control and prohibit," wrote Causeur's editor Elisabeth Levy.
In truth debate on the prostitution law will hinge on other factors.
Opposition to the bill also comes from many people who work with prostitutes. They say that criminalising clients will drive the business further underground, and make prostitutes even more vulnerable to exploitation from the mainly foreign gangs that control them.
It is estimated that there are around 20,000 prostitutes in France, and 90% of them are of foreign origin.
Others argue that the law may well cut "on-the-street" trade, but will be ineffectual against internet-based prostitution which is poised to sweep up the demand.
Many "independent" prostitutes also oppose the law, saying it will threaten relationships they have built up with their clients.
Meanwhile both sides in the debate cite findings from the few other countries, like Sweden, that have already criminalised paying for sex.
But in a way the big question is the one asked by Causeur and the 343 Salauds.
Is eradicating prostitution - the self-declared goal of the government - really a serious proposition?
Or put another way, which is stronger: the human sex drive, or the law?
Monk says talks are on-going ahead of the 26-year-old's proposed move to the Premier League champions.
The Ivory Coast international's agent Francis Kacou said on Wednesday that the deal should be completed soon.
"Unless they reach the valuation we hold . . . then obviously no business can be done," said Monk.
"There are talks between the two clubs and at this moment in time it's ongoing.
"Obviously they have talked about fees, but whether they are close or far apart is unclear at the moment.
"It's important that whatever happens, whatever player that we try to make agreement with or sell, that it reaches the valuation that Swansea hold."
The Swans boss also played down the possibility of losing another striker, Frenchman Bafetimbi Gomis, 29, to Crystal Palace and dismissed reports linking the Welsh club with Tottenham Hotspur's full-back Kyle Naughton, 26.
Bony joined Swansea for a club-record £12m from Vitesse Arnhem in 2013.
The fee being discussed would break the Welsh club-record sale of £15m that Liverpool paid Swansea for midfielder Joe Allen in August 2012.
Bony, who scored an injury-time equaliser for Swansea against QPR on New Year's Day, is on Africa Cup of Nations duty with the Ivory Coast for at least the next three weeks.
"I spoke to him after the QPR game and just wished him all the best for the Africa Cup of Nations. That's the only conversation I've had with Wilfried," said Monk.
"Wilfried has been fantastic for me, I've enjoyed working with him daily and improving him.
"If the two clubs agree the right fee for Swansea City then I'm sure that deal will be done and we'd wish Wilfried all the best. But if not, he comes back to Swansea and then it's the same as normal."
Monk also repeated he will not seek to bring on-loan Michu back to the Liberty Stadium from Napoli.
Michu joined Swansea from Rayo Vallecano for £2.2m during the summer of 2012 and was the club's top scorer with 22 goals in his first full season.
His performances saw him linked with big-money moves, but he extended his stay in south Wales by signing a four-year deal in January 2013.
The former Oviedo and Celta Vigo player's second season with the Swans was marred by knee and ankle problems and he scored only two goals in 15 starts in the Premier League.
The Spaniard has not played for the Italian club since October 2014.
The Saffrons had already missed out on promotion before the Ruislip game, which saw the Exiles pull clear after a tight opening 20 minutes.
London led 0-15 to 0-11 at the break and ran out two-point winners despite a late Niall McKenna goal for Antrim.
Derry are relegated to Division 2B after losing 2-18 to 1-16 against Kildare in Newbridge.
Down have progressed to the Division 2B decider thanks to a 2-17 to 1-13 victory over Meath at Ballycran.
The Mourne men will meet Armagh in an all-Ulster final, with the Orchard side earning their place following a 1-17 to 1-10 success against Mayo at the Athletic Grounds.
Antrim are back in competitive action on 23 April when their Christy Ring Cup campaign starts against Kildare.
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Monaghan 2-13 2-6 Warwickshire
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Tipperary 2-27 2-15 Cork
Waterford 0-24 1-21 Galway
Kilkenny 0-23 1-14 Dublin
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Laois 0-21 0-22 Wexford
Clare 0-20 1-15 Limerick
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Kildare 2-18 1-16 Derry
London 1-21 1-19 Antrim
Carlow 0-20 1-15 Westmeath
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Armagh 1-17 1-10 Mayo
Wicklow 2-27 0-17 Donegal
Down 2-17 1-13 Meath
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Roscommon 4-13 1-14 Tyrone
Louth 5-12 2-8 Fingal
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Leitrim 1-11 2-16 Fermanagh
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Prime Minister Stefan Lofven visited the centre for unaccompanied migrants in Molndal, near Gothenburg, hours after the killing.
An asylum seeker of 15 was arrested on suspicion of murder. The victim has been named locally as Alexandra Mezher.
Mr Lofven said many Swedes feared that such attacks could happen again.
"I believe that there are quite many people in Sweden who feel a lot of concern that there can be more cases of this kind, when Sweden receives so many children and youth, who come alone [to seek asylum]" he was quoted as saying by Radio Sweden.
Police officers arriving at the scene at Molndal near Gothenburg found a "crime scene with a lot of blood", said spokesman Thomas Fuxborg.
"The perpetrator had been overpowered by other residents, people were down and upset."
The victim, whose family was described as Lebanese in origin, died in hospital of her injuries.
Ms Mezher had worked at the asylum centre for a few months and a cousin quoted by Expressen newspaper said she was "an angel who wanted to do good". She had been planning to do a postgraduate course in social sciences, Goteborgs-Posten reported.
A knife believed to be the one used in the attack was recovered.
The residents at the home, all aged between 14 and 17 and about 10 in number, were moved to new accommodation for the night, according to local media.
Sweden's National Police Commissioner, Dan Eliasson, has requested 4,100 additional officers and support staff to help fight against terrorism, carry out migrant deportations and police asylum facilities, Swedish news agency TT reports.
"We are forced to respond to many disturbances in asylum reception centres," he was quoted as saying.
"In some places, this takes significant police resources. This was not the case six months ago and it means that we won't be able to respond as effectively in other areas."
Sweden accepted almost 163,000 asylum applications last year, almost a third of them from Syria. Migration officials say 35,400 unaccompanied minors sought asylum in Sweden in 2015, five times the number in 2014.
The national migration agency has described the surge in arrivals from unaccompanied minors as "a great challenge for all municipalities in the country".
Along with Germany, it is a prime destination for refugees and other migrants entering the EU illegally.
However, it recently introduced temporary border checks in a bid to control the influx of people.
Ofsted found investigations into abuse "are not always compliant" with guidelines, poor record management and inadequate services for care leavers.
Inspectors said senior leaders were aware of issues but a "corporate failure" over recruitment meant they were not addressed.
Wirral Council said £2m was being invested to improve the service.
In the report, Ofsted rated leadership and management, the experiences and progress of care leavers and the services provided to children who need help and protection as inadequate.
The council performs well with children most at risk, but does not react as quickly to those at a "lower risk".
It found staff turnover was high, there has been a failure to recruit a permanent head of services and social workers' caseloads, though not excessive, are often complex.
The watchdog said the authority does not know where many of those who leave care are or what they are doing.
Julia Hassall, director of children's services said: "Social workers are constantly being asked to do more, with much less... but we need to create the right environment for our staff, and give them the right tools to do their jobs well."
The improvement plan, with the additional £2m investment from council reserves, includes more effective training and development for staff and recruiting and retaining social workers.
Eric Robinson, chief executive of the council, said: "These failings are unacceptable... It is absolutely vital we put them right as quickly as possible."
The Department for Education said it takes "tough action where councils are failing children" and expects Wirral Council to improve as a matter of urgency.
It added it would review the authority's progress in six months.
Ofsted rated the council's fostering and adoption services as good in 2011.
The US travel ban on refugees and citizens from nations including Syria, Iran and Iraq has sparked protests.
Number 10 said a "committee for state visits" had recommended the president be invited to the UK.
It also said government travel advice for Britons was correct.#
The Foreign Office has said the clampdown should not affect UK nationals travelling to the US, even if they had shared nationality with one of the countries on which restrictions have been placed.
But the US embassy in London has issued a statement telling any citizens of the seven countries in question and also those holding dual nationality not to apply for a visa for the time being.
A UK government spokesman insisted the FCO guidance "was cleared by the top team in the White House and they are in charge".
An executive order signed by Mr Trump on Friday halted the US refugee programme for 120 days, indefinitely banned all Syrian refugees and suspended the entry of all nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, also including Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and Libya.
The White House says a ban is justified on grounds of national security.
It has also indicated that it might extend so-called "extreme vetting" procedures to more countries.
The move has been criticised by MPs from all parties, with former Conservative cabinet minister Baroness Warsi describing it as a "Muslim ban" in all but name.
She told the BBC that the UK government must be forthright in its response.
"If we want to continue to be a country which supports liberal progressive values in which all have equal worth and equal value in our society then we have to be clear that we voice that view and that opinion so that people in this country know that whatever crazy things the President of the United States may be doing it is not what we believe and it is not what we support," she told Radio 4's Today.
But former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said many British politicians were guilty of "double standards", suggesting he had not heard any condemnation of President Obama for imposing a six month ban on Iraqis entering the US in 2011 following the discovery of two suspected Iraqi terrorists living in Kentucky.
He added: "This was all part of his (Donald Trump's) manifesto, In fact, in some ways he has not gone as far as he said during some parts of the campaign."
Mr Farage said he would like tougher vetting procedures in the UK as well.
"You were always going to find individual cases where families will have a grievance but... I have got moderate Muslims friends living in this country who feel every time there is a terror attack, that their quality of life is declining hugely."
In addition to the ministerial statement, expected to begin at 15:30 GMT, former Labour leader Ed Miliband is pushing for an emergency debate on the issue.
Over a million people have signed a petition calling for Mr Trump's state visit to be stopped.
Pressed on why the honour of a state visit had been extended to the president so soon after taking office, the PM's spokesman told journalists normal procedure had been followed after recommendations were made by a committee for state visits which works within the Foreign Office.
The spokesman said he was not aware of the membership of the committee.
On Wednesday, Evans told BBC Radio 5 live that the "on-camera" Top Gear team would "definitely" include a woman.
However later in the day, Shillinglaw said there would be "no gender diktats" with regards to the presenting line-up.
She said female presenters would be considered, but the decision "will be about what's right for the show."
"It has always been a very male world hasn't it?" Shillinglaw told Steve Hewlett on BBC Radio 4's The Media Show.
"I think it's a part of thinking about how we could do things differently, to get a lot more spontaneity in to the show."
"I really care about women on television. I really care how that sits in terms of the channel mix as a whole on BBC Two," she said
But added: "I have never in my life thought about an individual show in terms of gender diktats and I certainly wouldn't start doing that now."
Like Shillinglaw, Evans has insisted that any female addition to the show would be chosen "not for the sake of it".
Asked by Steve Hewlett, on Radio 4's The Media Show, whether there would be a female on the Top Gear team, Evans said: "I think there has to be."
"There are some fantastic girls in and around the motoring world - it would be silly not for them to be represented."
He further clarified his comments on his Radio 2 breakfast show on Thursday.
"It was quoted in the papers, and it has been again this morning, that I said yesterday there would definitely be a female co-presenter," said Evans.
"There'll definitely be a female presence on the show and that could well be a co-presenter. It could be two. It could be no co-presenters, and film reporter or a driver..."
Evans has announced open auditions for his Top Gear co-hosts, saying anyone from around the world with "a real appetite for cars" was welcome to apply, whether they were "famous people" or not.
"If you're up for it, we want to hear from you," said the Radio 2 DJ, "but you've got to know about cars".
Evans said the hosts could be "male, female, young or old, it doesn't matter" and suggested the three-host format would not necessarily return.
On Thursday's radio show, Evans gave details of the audition process, which invites applicants to post a video on an as-yet-to-be-revealed website, from Friday, 19 June.
The videos must meet the following criteria.
• Applicants must be over 16.
• They should talk direct to camera.
• Videos should be shot "from the waist up".
• Cars should not feature in the video.
• No stunts.
• No gimmicks.
• Entrants must be knowledgeable about cars "because Top Gear has to have an authenticity".
• The video must be no longer than 30 seconds. "If it is, we won't watch it."
Classic Car Show host Jodie Kidd and Formula One presenter Suzi Perry have both been tipped for presenting roles alongside Evans - effectively replacing co-hosts James May and Richard Hammond.
The original line-up quit the show after Jeremy Clarkson was sacked for punching a Top Gear producer in March.
Speaking on the Media Show, Shillinglaw confirmed that May and Hammond had considered returning to the show, but turned down the BBC's offer last week.
"In the end a deal was offered to them and they felt that deal wasn't quite right for them. You know what, that's absolutely their choice," said the BBC2 controller.
She said the offer was made to Evans when those discussions came to an end.
"The important thing was there weren't multiple conversations going on at any one time. We felt we wanted to do this right and do this respectfully.
"Everyone as far as I am aware has conducted themselves with real grace and thoughtfulness."
Evans, who has signed a three-year deal to host and produce the BBC Two show, will also continue with his Breakfast Show slot on BBC Radio 2, and is reported to be earning £5m from the Top Gear deal.
"Chris... has a brilliant quality for generating surprise on television. I think that's something that a show like Top Gear needs," said Shillinglaw.
"Having had an awful lots of ups and down in this career, I think that he wants to work with us to make sure that the surprise ends up on screen, and is to the benefit of the show and to the benefit of the viewers," said Shillinglaw.
Top Gear is watched by 350 million viewers worldwide, with overseas sales worth an estimated £50m a year.
The 36-year-old joined from Hearts on Friday to replace Karl Robinson, who left the club in October.
"The facilities are here to take this team to the very top," Neilson told BBC Three Counties Radio.
"It's a club that has the potential to get there, 100%. As we all know the facilities are there, the chairman's there, so it's all coming together."
The Scotsman's first league game in charge will be at home to arch-rivals AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
Neilson left a club sitting second in the Scottish Premier League to be appointed to the third-tier Dons, a move some had reservations about.
"It's a step up in the progression of my career - all Scottish managers want to manage in England," he added.
"You don't move from the top end of the SPL into the top league in England, it doesn't happen.
"Stevie [Crawford, new assistant manager] came down and he was astounded by the size of it and the infrastructure's that here.
"If people were to look at the club and do their homework on it, they'd realise this club has massive potential."
There were almost six weeks between Robinson's departure and the appointment of Neilson, but Dons chairman Pete Winkelman insists he has no regrets over the time he took to find a successor.
"I really don't understand the criticism that I've had with taking my time to be really honest," he said.
"The longer I took, the worse the opportunities were this season to do something about it, and that was the thing that was actually playing on my mind - the fact that I was throwing this season away - but would I have done that to get the right person, in my mind? Yes."
Winkelman says no decision has yet been made over the future of Richie Barker, who had been in temporary charge of the team, though he shares Neilson's lofty future ambitions.
"Do I need this club to be in the Premier League? Yes, because Milton Keynes needs it in the Premier League," Winkelman added.
"Absolutely, mark my words - this club one day, with or without me, is in the Premier League. That's the only way this story can finish."
The Fawcett Society, which campaigns for equality, said Caribbean and white Irish working women, on average, earn more than men from the same background.
Its report found that, for most ethnic groups, men earned more than women.
It used hourly pay data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) covering full-time employees in the UK.
The gender pay gap, or the average difference in hourly pay between men and women, currently stands at 13.9% for full-time workers, according to the ONS.
The society found the biggest pay gap between white British men and women, where male full-time workers were paid £15.35 an hour on average and women £13.21, between 2010 and 2015.
Caribbean women, by contrast, earned £14.51 on average, compared with £13.34 for their male counterparts.
White Irish women also had higher earning power - £18.04 per hour, compared with £17.39 for men, the Fawcett Society found.
The report is based on analysis of ONS Labour Force Survey figures from 2010 to 2015, which collects information from 100,000 people every three months.
The research excluded Arab people because of the sample size being too small, but included other groups such as Indian and Chinese people working at least 30 hours a week.
The smallest sample was for Chinese workers, at 534, and the largest sample was available for white British workers - 106,123 people.
The "reverse" pay gap for black Caribbean people could be explained by mothers in this group returning to work while their children are very young, explained Anthony Breach, one of the report's authors.
But he said that black Caribbean men and women were more likely to experience discrimination in the workplace.
"They have more difficulties in the labour market as a whole and we know men's unemployment rate is higher," he said.
Meanwhile, pay for white Irish women in the UK has outpaced counterpart male salaries since the 2000s, the report said.
Mr Breach said white Irish women were more likely to do full-time work than white British women, and have a low unemployment rate compared with the rest of the population.
Sam Smethers, the Fawcett Society's chief executive, added that the gender pay gap was a "complex picture" in which many women were still left behind.
"This is a story of low labour market participation and low pay when they are in work - together with high levels of unpaid caring work," she said.
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The Ariane 5 rocket was due to take a South Korean satellite and a Brazilian satellite into orbit later on Tuesday.
But the booster could not be rolled to the launch pad because of the protest at the Guiana Space Center over what workers for energy company EDF said were "deplorable working conditions".
The launch has been moved to Wednesday.
Workers used tyres and wooden pallets to erect barricades at the facility in French Guiana.
Satellite launch company Arianespace said in a statement that "due to a social movement, it was not possible to carry out today's [Monday's] scheduled transfer of the launch vehicle from the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building to the launch zone."
It said that the launch vehicle, as well as the satellites had been "placed in a stand-by mode and are being maintained in fully safe conditions".
The two satellites, owned by Brazil and South Korea respectively, aim to improve internet access to remote communities in Brazil and provide a range of video and data services over East and Southeast Asia.
It is not the first time industrial action has delayed a launch at the Kourou Space Centre.
In 2011, another Ariane 5 rocket launch had to be moved back when workers demanded extra pay for working on Sundays.
The Scotsman Hotel's pervious owner was placed in an unusually complex liquidation procedure.
The price for the former newspaper office, which has 69 bedrooms, is not being made public.
However, it is claimed this is the biggest purchase by the G1 group in its 27 years.
It runs five hotels already, along with 47 other pubs, clubs and restaurants in Scotland.
Mr King said: "We have enjoyed huge support from Edinburgh City Council, the patrons and the teams employed in our Edinburgh venues over the years.
"The acquisition of The Scotsman Hotel is a significant reflection of a continued commitment to the city, and to the creation of further opportunities for the group and its employees.
"We aspire to build on the iconic presence and reputation of The Scotsman Hotel to be at the forefront of hotel venues in the city."
In a pulsating eight-try match Mark Bennett's interception try with seven minutes to go seemed to have sealed one of the great World Cup upsets.
But with time running out referee Craig Joubert called a deliberate offside when replays seemed to indicate the ball had come off a Wallaby player.
Bernard Foley stroked over the three points to steal the game away.
At the final whistle Joubert ran for the tunnel to a deafening chorus of boos, Scotland's players and vast support shattered by the cruel finale.
Scotland's defeat means that for the first time in history there will be no northern hemisphere team in the World Cup semi-finals.
But all the talk will be of Joubert's late decision and later behaviour, even if the laws of the game meant he could not ask for assistance from the television match official for the fateful penalty.
Replays being shown on the big screens inside the ground as Foley lined up his kick meant that the referee was almost the only man among the 80,000 who did not realise an error may have been made.
Australia will now meet Argentina in next weekend's semis but they will be mightily relieved to have escaped from a battle which pushed them to their limits.
Scotland's last win at Twickenham was 32 years ago, but a team that ended this year's Six Nations with the wooden spoon produced one of their nation's finest displays to come agonisingly close to reaching the last four for the first time since 1991.
Australia dominated the early exchanges, and after Foley almost wriggled across the try-line his centre Tevita Kuridrani bounced through Tommy Seymour's ineffective tackle, drew the last defender and put Adam Ashley-Cooper away into the right-hand corner.
But Scotland struck back through a Greig Laidlaw penalty and then roared into a shock lead when Peter Horne darted through off a badly defended ruck after a series of muscular drives from his forwards.
Laidlaw's conversion and another penalty extended the advantage to 13-5, before Kurtley Beale's long mis-pass freed Drew Mitchell on the left to score Australia's second try.
Foley again could not land his conversion, and when Scotland's forwards won a scrum penalty Laidlaw took the lead back to six.
But as a breathless first half came to a crescendo, Australia kicked a penalty to the corner, set up the rolling maul off the line-out and shoved Michael Hooper over the line.
Foley's third miss meant the Wallabies still trailed by a point at the break, and they had never before won a World Cup match from such a position.
Yet within a few minutes they were ahead. Sean Maitland was controversially sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on, Australia drove again off the line-out and Mitchell dived in for his second try as Will Genia exploited the space vacated by Scotland's left winger.
This time Foley did convert, only for Laidlaw's boot to keep Scotland in touch - and when Ashley-Cooper had a try ruled out by the TMO for a knock-on missed by almost everyone else, the blue-shirted thousands in the crowd roared with renewed hope.
Their team responded in wonderful fashion. Finn Russell charged down Foley's horrible kick, gathered and fed the onrushing Seymour off the deck to make it a one-point game.
Again the momentum swung, Scotland losing their own line-out inside their own 22 to set up a series of drives that ended with Kuridrani crashing over, Laidlaw answering with his fifth penalty for 32-27 with 10 minutes to go.
Bennett then picked off James Slipper's poor pass to dive under the posts, the flawless Laidlaw converting to give Scotland a two-point lead and put victory within their grasp.
But then came the late, late drama, Scotland losing their own line-out, the ball ricocheting loose and Joubert making his critical call.
Matt Giteau won the sponsor's award, his all-round game in midfield essential as Foley suffered a difficult afternoon until his late nerveless penalty.
But Scotland captain Laidlaw's 19 points from a possible 19 from the boot and energy off the breakdown kept his side in the game and almost inspired them to a remarkable win.
Australia coach Michael Cheika: "It's a penalty and that's the way it works. We gave away a try on a charge-down, and an intercept - and that one through the ruck wasn't good. We've got to block that area.
"All credit to Scotland, it was a great game and we just had to get through it somehow. We got the job done, we got five tries and we'll enjoy moving on."
Scotland coach Vern Cotter: "It's pretty tough. The guys played very well, they never let go and fought the whole way, and it's fine margins isn't it?
"They put this team, who were favourites for the tournament, under pressure. This will make them better and more confident. They did believe throughout the game - and we nearly got there."
Australia: Beale; Ashley-Cooper, Kuridrani, Giteau, Mitchell; Foley, Genia; Sio, Moore, Kepu, Douglas, Simmons, Fardy, Hooper, McCalman.
Replacements: Phipps for Genia (71), Slipper for Sio (50), Polota-Nau for Moore (62), Holmes for Kepu (54), Mumm for Simmons (65) Not Used: McMahon, Toomua, Cooper.
Scotland: Hogg; Maitland, Bennett, Horne, Seymour; Russell, Laidlaw; Dickinson, Ford, Nel, R Gray, J Gray, Cowan, Hardie, Denton.
Replacements: Vernon for Horne (71), Lamont for Seymour (63), Reid for Dickinson (47), Brown for Ford (54), Welsh for Nel (75), Swinson for J Gray (67), Strauss for Cowan (67)
Not Used: Pyrgos
Sin Bin: Maitland (42)
Att: 77,110
Channel 4 confirmed to BBC News it was "looking at options" for the show, which would form part of its Stand Up To Cancer fundraiser in October.
According to reports, the problem-solving show would feature celebrity contestants, with former Doctor Who star David Tennant tipped to host.
However Channel 4 said it was "premature" to confirm the details.
The Crystal Maze originally ran from 1990-95 and was first hosted by Rocky Horror Show creator Richard O'Brien and then Ed Tudor-Pole in its last two years.
It saw members of the public tackle a range of physical, mental, skill and mystery timed challenges across four themed zones.
The format was recently revived as an immersive live experience in London thanks to a crowdfunded project.
Organisers for the The Crystal Maze experience told Buzzfeed the new Channel 4 special would be filmed on their premises.
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From bins being converted into toilets to women being caught on CCTV dumping cats in them, the wheeled receptacles are rarely out of the headlines.
Now Birmingham, one of the last - and biggest - parts of England where the bins are not supplied to homes, is in the process of introducing them.
The council says a £30m government grant means it can give two bins - one for recycling and one for general rubbish plus an optional third for garden waste - to every household.
The exceptions will be maisonettes, along with people who live on steep hills and other "unsuitable" areas.
Bins have been delivered to pilot areas Brandwood and Harborne before they reach the rest of the city, to bring it in line with 82% of England's councils.
But critics of the bins say they clutter streets and are unsuitable for a city such as Birmingham which has a lot of terraced housing, meaning residents would have to wheel them through their homes, or store them permanently in front of them.
"It's a Marmite topic," said Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, who is in charge of waste for Ealing Council, in London.
His authority has only brought in wheelie bins in small parts of the borough that requested them - the rest of it, including areas of terraced housing, still use bin bags.
"You get the people who love them because they stop vermin like rats and mice from getting to their rubbish - and you get lots of people who hate them and think they signal the end of the world," he explained.
"Bringing them into one area at a time has its benefits though - I think sceptics see them working there, see the plus side, find out how other people overcome problems and realise it's not Armageddon after all."
Other councils have found other practical problems with them.
In Malvern, Worcestershire, original plans to give them to all households had to be abandoned over concerns they would roll down the town's famous hills.
The district council is still going ahead with introducing them but only in streets that have been tested for dangerous gradients.
In several towns and cities, the introduction of wheelie bins has also coincided with rubbish collections dropping from weekly to fortnightly.
In Hinckley, Leicestershire, the strength of feeling was so strong that when the wheelie bins were introduced in 2004, residents marched to the council's offices - with their bins in tow.
And over the decades, the seedy side of them has also emerged.
In 2007, South Yorkshire Police said inhaling toxic wheelie bin fumes had become the "drug of choice" for teenagers, and several murder victims have also been found dumped in wheelie bins.
Some residents found their bins were even spying on them after councils in some areas, including Bristol, started using microchips to monitor how much rubbish homes were throwing away.
Building fires have also been started by arsonists setting the bins alight.
And campaigners warn wheelie bins can become obstacles in Britain's already-cluttered streets and can be particularly hard to negotiate for parents with pushchairs, disabled people and those with sight problems.
Kevin Golding-Williams, from pedestrian campaign group Living Streets, said councils introducing wheelie bins had to check they did not become a nuisance.
"They're another part of street clutter," he said.
"Particularly when people have no front garden, they can just leave them out permanently on the pavement.
"Councils need to monitor the situation and check the environmental benefits the wheelie bins bring strongly outweigh the negative impacts."
But there are lots of people who love wheelie bins - not least businesses that have emerged because of their existence.
From wheelie bin cleaners to firms that make wooden huts to cover them and stickers that identify which houses they belong to, everything has become a business opportunity.
Peter Bond owns BritishBins Ltd, which, among other things, sells wheelie bins to individuals who want their own, even if their local councils do not provide them.
"They might want them to transport the rubbish and keep the rats and mice out," he said.
"Different councils have different policies about what they do about emptying people's own bins - Bromley, for instance, are happy to empty them anyway but others, including Wandsworth, won't."
Mr Bond's website contains a newsfeed of all wheelie bin-related news from the local and national press and has researched the history of the bins - from their design in Germany to their introduction to the UK in the mid-1980s.
"You hear a lot of bad press when it comes to wheelie bins," he said.
"The stories you read in the likes of the Daily Mail include the worst cases of 'health-and-safety-gone-mad', including elderly ladies being asked to push bins long distances because binmen aren't allowed and the chips used to spy on people.
"You also hear a lot about rows with neighbours - people who have taken the wrong wheelie bin and others who have put rubbish in the wrong bin.
"One way or another wheelie bins have definitely made their mark on Britain."
He did, though, give the green light to sending more US troops to Afghanistan.
So Reality Check decided to look into which countries have a military presence in Afghanistan and how numbers have changed over the course of nearly 16 years of armed conflict.
Of any foreign country, the US has deployed by far the largest number of troops.
The majority of the American servicemen and women work with the Nato mission "Resolute Support", which comprises troops from 39 nations (full list at the end of this article), to train, advise and assist the Afghan security forces.
A recent official figure put the total number of troops involved in Resolute Support at 13,576.
The sizeable number of US troops not deployed with the Nato mission conduct counter-terrorism operations.
The Nato combat mission, which numbered more than 130,000 in 2011, ended in December 2014.
Some of the wealthiest Nato members, like France and Canada, no longer contribute troops. During a violent part of the war in 2011, with troop levels at their peak, the UK had 9,500 troops in the country. It now has 500 in support of the Nato train-and-assist mission.
But over the last year, the Taliban has made significant territorial gains and security incidents have reached their highest level since 2007.
In February, Gen John Nicholson, senior commander of US forces in Afghanistan, told a senate committee that there was a shortfall of a few thousand troops needed to help break the "stalemate".
Although President Trump did not reveal exactly how many more military personnel might be deployed, it is thought around 4,000 may be added to the roughly 8,300 currently there.
Even with an additional few thousand, US troop numbers are significantly down on recent years.
The Taliban government was toppled less than two months after the war began in October 2001 and the US military declared an end to major combat in May 2003.
However the new Afghan government struggled to establish control and Taliban fighters regrouped.
President Obama announced an additional 30,000 troops in 2009 and by 2011 there were 100,000 US troops in the country. Numbers dropped back again after the US surge.
Albania - 83
Armenia - 121
Australia - 270
Austria - 10
Azerbaijan - 94
Belgium - 62
Bosnia-Herzegovina - 55
Bulgaria - 92
Croatia - 95
Czech Republic - 223
Denmark - 97
Estonia - 4
Finland - 29
Georgia - 872
Germany - 980
Greece - 4
Hungary - 90
Iceland - 2
Italy - 1,037
Latvia - 22
Lithuania - 21
Luxembourg - 1
Mongolia - 120
Montenegro - 18
Netherlands - 100
New Zealand - 10
Norway - 42
Poland - 198
Portugal - 10
Romania - 587
Slovakia - 38
Slovenia - 7
Spain - 8
Sweden - 25
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 139
Turkey - 659
Ukraine - 10
United Kingdom - 500
United States - 6,941
Total 13,576
[Source: Nato]
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Inter-party talks began in September to resolve the current political crisis.
They have been focused on the budget, welfare reform as well as past and present paramilitary activity.
The current crisis at Stormont was triggered when police said they believed IRA members had been involved in the murder of a former IRA man.
The parties have also been deadlocked over the issue of welfare.
The Northern Ireland parties had agreed on a welfare reform deal in December but Sinn Féin withdrew its support in March.
Speaking at a Remembrance Sunday event in Enniskillen, Mr Kenny said: "I'm very hopeful and happy that the reports I'm getting are that a deal is on here.
"I do hope it can be concluded successfully in the next couple of days."
Mr Kenny said he would raise the issue with Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday.
He also revealed that he would be meeting Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minster Martin McGuinness.
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers told the BBC that she expected this week to be crucial in finding a resolution.
"I think there has been some progress on certain issues, the gap is closing, but it is still a very difficult task," she said.
"There are still some very sensitive and difficult issues, where getting a resolution and finding common ground between all the participants in the talks is going to be very difficult."
Mr Robinson and Mr McGuinness held a private meeting with Mr Cameron at Downing Street on Friday.
Robert Bates, 74, has been given the maximum sentence recommended by jurors for second-degree manslaughter.
He killed Eric Harris, 44, in a sting operation over gun sales in Tulsa in April 2015. The victim's family said they did not think race was a factor.
Bates' lawyer said he would appeal.
The incident was captured on video and showed Mr Harris being chased and brought to the ground before he was shot.
A gunshot is heard and a man says, "Oh, I shot him. I'm sorry."
Mr Harris is heard calling out "He shot me, oh my God!" He later died in hospital.
At the time of the shooting, Bates had been a reserve deputy in Tulsa County Sheriff's office, a volunteer position, since 2008.
He was also chief executive of an insurance firm and a major donor to the Sheriff's office.
Judge Bill Musseman said the prison sentence was a "legitimate and moral consequence" of Bates' actions.
The accused, wearing orange jail clothing with his hands shackled, said in court: "I'm very remorseful for what happened."
A jury last month had found him guilty and recommended the four-year sentence.
The case provoked an outcry as it followed other incidents where a white officer killed a black man, raising concerns of racial discrimination and lack of police training.
He has written a 12,000-word open letter denying accusations he violated anti-doping rules.
They include claims he was involved in doping US record holder Galen Rupp - training partner of Britain's Mo Farah - in 2002.
The 56-year-old coach added: "I believe in a clean sport and hard work and so do my athletes."
Read Alberto Salazar's full statement here.
There is no suggestion double-Olympic champion Farah, who is part of Salazar's Nike Oregon Project (NOP) training operation in the United States, has broken any rules.
The BBC understands Salazar is being investigated by the US Anti-Doping Agency, to determine if anti-doping rules may have been violated.
At least six former Oregon Project members have been approached by investigators in the last month. Documents and medical records have been requested from some of those giving evidence. A key figure heading up the probe is Usada lead investigator, Bill Bock.
A BBC Panorama investigation in collaboration with US journalism organisation ProPublica claims that American distance runner Rupp, 29, was given the banned anabolic steroid testosterone in 2002, when he was 16 years old.
In his letter, Salazar denies that Rupp has ever taken a banned substance, and Rupp has also denied the claims.
No allegations were made against other NOP athletes in the investigation.
Cuba-born American Salazar added in the statement, published on the NOP website, that his athletes had to "fully comply" with the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) code and International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) rules.
He continued: "I am saddened that these false allegations have been allowed to run with little care for the carnage in their wake.
"I am always extra cautious and take every step to ensure my athletes comply with the anti-doping rules."
Defending Rupp, who won Olympic 10,000m silver behind Farah in 2012, Salazar said: "Galen suffers from severe allergies and breathing issues. He is medically diagnosed as suffering from both asthma and Hashimotos disease, a thyroid disease.
"Galen is one of the hardest working, most honest and genuine athletes I have ever known. Galen has never taken a banned substance in violation of the Wada code."
Salazar, who claims the allegations were based on "nothing but innuendo, hearsay and rumour", goes on to highlight Rupp's medical history in detail as well as details of thyroid and asthma medicine use in the NOP.
He also provides figures to answer claims about the alleged abuse of therapeutic use exemptions, or TUEs, which permit athletes to use certain substances to treat some conditions.
"We currently have nine athletes in the Oregon Project. Since 2011, those athletes have had a grand total of four TUEs," said Salazar.
"From these numbers it is clear that the Oregon Project is not manipulating the TUE process in any way."
The lengthy document also addresses specific claims made by individuals in the investigation.
Following Salazar's open letter, Nike said in a statement: "Both Alberto and Galen have made their position clear and refute the allegations made against them, as shown in Alberto's open letter.
"Furthermore we have conducted our own internal review and have found no evidence to support the allegations of doping."
Salazar is an "unpaid consultant" for UK Athletics, which has promised a review of his role. It said: "The content of the statement will be referred to our Performance Oversight Group for consideration in their ongoing internal review."
A BBC spokesperson said: "We are confident in our programme and that it was right to air the allegations of the witnesses who appeared on it.
"We stand by our journalism and it is now for the relevant anti-doping authorities to investigate the allegations.
"The detailed allegations were put to Mr Salazar four weeks before the programme aired giving him the opportunity to address them in full.
"The BBC has also invited Alberto Salazar to be interviewed about the allegations, an offer which still stands. Almost two months after Mr Salazar was first made aware of the allegations, we welcome his more detailed response."
Hull trawler Arctic Corsair was rammed by the Odinn when Iceland imposed a limit on how much fish could be caught in its waters in the 1970s.
Ex-fishermen and civic leaders from Hull are heading to Iceland on Wednesday for a four-day trip to meet veterans from the Icelandic boat.
Hull City Council said it would "offer a hand of friendship from both sides".
Icelandic councillor Elsa Yeoman, chairperson of culture and tourism in Reykjavik, said: "Reykjavik and Hull share a long history based on the importance of fishing.
"Now, with the rivalries of the past squarely behind us the two cities engage in a relationship based on respect, friendship and trust that is deeply rooted in our shared history - and sacrifices to the sea."
Councillor Terry Geraghty said: "For many years fishing vessels from all over the world exploited the rich waters around Iceland and this special visit will offer a hand of friendship from both sides of the Cod Wars."
The trip is also part of a project by Hull Museums on the history between Iceland and the UK during and after the Cod Wars, the authority said.
Assistant Curator Tom Goulder said: "An important part of the trip for the Hull ex-fisherman is the chance to reflect with Icelandic counterparts on the relationship between the two countries and the shared history of lives lost at sea."
According to National Historic Ships UK, Arctic Corsair broke the world record for landing the most Cod and Haddock fish from the White Sea in 1973.
About 400m of safety line which had been installed in November to help the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade (TVLB) carry out rescues has been ripped out and fixings destroyed.
Harbour masters said it was a "pointless act".
The TVLB said the line is vital for safety.
Peter Lilley, captain of the TVLB, said: "Mounting rescue operations from Tynemouth Pier in stormy weather is one of the most dangerous situations our team can face and we have been very grateful for the support from the Port of Tyne in working to install this brand new safety line.
"We are very disappointed to hear that it has been vandalised within days of its installation, which increases the dangers our volunteers face if called to an emergency situation at this location."
Last year's Harvest Festival in Kingham featured KT Tunstall, The Feeling and chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
David and Samantha Cameron
attended, but the event's organisers, Big Wheel, went bust, leaving 200 people a total of £1m out of pocket.
The new family-friendly festival will include children's entertainment.
The title of the festival is expected to be Jamie Oliver Presents the Big Feastival with Alex James.
The event at Churchill Heath Farm, where Mr James now makes cheese, will feature live and recorded music and food.
It will run from 31 August to 2 September and up to 10,000 people are expected to attend.
Organisers Taste Festivals Ltd submitted a licensing application to West Oxfordshire District Council for the event on Friday.
The application states that although the acts have yet to be finalised, the music "will reflect the family demographic the event is aimed at".
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The Irishman led Edinburgh to the semi-final of last season's Heineken Cup but this term his team have won only four out of 14 RaboDirect Pro 12 games and lost all six of their European ties.
"I am very disappointed by the run of results this season," said Bradley, 50.
Edinburgh's defence coach Billy McGinty has resigned from his post.
His duties will be shared by Bradley, who will continue to coach until May, and forwards coach Neil Back, who joined the club in July last year.
I will put everything into the remainder of the season to help the club build for a brighter future
When Andy Robinson vacated the post in 2009 to become Scotland head coach, he was replaced by Rob Moffat.
Nick Scrivener was appointed as interim head coach when Moffat was sacked in January 2011 and when Scrivener returned to his native Australia, Bradley was handed the reins in May of that year.
"It's been an honour to be Edinburgh Rugby head coach and I'd like to thank my fellow coaches, management team, players, staff, fans and sponsors for their support these past two years," said Bradley.
"Building a strong club with a clear identity, which has shared ownership from the players, management, fans, sponsors and the community at large is the key driver of all successful teams and, for me, it is critical that this work continues and enables both the club and the team to reach its full potential.
"The undoubted highlight of my two years was the joy on the faces of all connected with Edinburgh Rugby when the final whistle went when we overcame Toulouse in last year's quarter-final of the Heineken Cup at Murrayfield.
"I will put everything into the remainder of the season to help the club build for a brighter future."
Scottish Rugby has now started to look for a replacement for Bradley for next season.
Its chief executive Mark Dodson issued a statement on the departures.
He said: "Michael and Billy have played a pivotal role in a number of memorable games at Murrayfield.
"In particular, last year's journey to the Heineken Cup semi-final in Dublin was a highlight.
"This season's results, however, have been below the standards expected by the club and its fans and we believe the time is right to begin the search for a fresh coaching team."
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee will examine whether the FA can "comply fully with its duties".
Whether reform is impossible within the FA's structure will be looked at on 9 February and new laws may be proposed.
In July, sports minister Tracey Crouch said the FA would lose its £30m to £40m of public funding if it did not reform.
Then, in December, Crouch said that the government would bring in legislation to force through reforms if the governing body did not make changes itself.
Committee chairman Damian Collins MP revealed on Friday that the FA had been given six months to meet the government guidance on best practice for sports governance but had failed to do so.
That guidance called for things such as a move towards gender equality on boards, more independent oversight, more accountability and term limits for office bearers.
Collins said: "We do not believe the FA will comply voluntarily: it can survive easily without the government's contribution of money to grassroots sport, and there are powerful vested interests that refuse to accept the right of all those involved in football to play a role in the governance of the sport.
"We are therefore preparing a draft bill to bring the structure of the FA, especially its board and council, more into line with modern company practice and the government's guidelines for sports bodies."
"We are aware of the discussions next week. The government announced a code for governance for sports' governing bodies last year and we are working to their timeline for implementation later in the year.
"Football, like all sports, is following due process and we remain committed to working with the government towards compliance with the code."
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The motion comes after five former FA executives said the governing body had failed to "self-reform".
In a letter to committee chairman Collins, David Bernstein, David Davies, Greg Dyke, Alex Horne and David Triesman described it as outdated, held back by "elderly white men" and unable to counter the power of the Premier League.
Among the points made by the five former FA executives are:
Collins responded by saying the committee "shares your concern" and confirmed a draft bill to deliver the necessary reform was being prepared.
And in an interview with the BBC in December, the committee chairman added that: "We feel now that time has run out. We no longer have any confidence that the FA can or will reform itself."
While Collins and his select committee may draft legislation, it would still need government backing for it to be passed - and previous governments have not previously showed signs of supporting any new law to enforce reform.
Furthermore, football's world governing body Fifa has rules stating football associations must be "independent and avoid any form of political interference".
Fifa has taken action on government's interfering in the affairs of other football associations in the past.
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The committee is ratcheting up the pressure by bringing this debate. It has grown weary of the FA failing, as it sees it, to modernise sufficiently.
Football's own parliament, the FA Council, is seen as grossly unrepresentative of those involved in the game. The FA board has one female representative in Heather Rabbatts but the hope is that will soon change - two additional women are expected to join an expanded 14-person board by the summer.
Negotiations and implementing reforms within the Council may be trickier, though.
FA officials will sit down with the government in April to show their plans and a timeline for achieving them, as mandated by last year's Code of Sports Governance. At risk is their funding and, potentially, financial guarantees from Whitehall to bid for future World Cups or the European Championship.
Next week's debate will undoubtedly antagonise relations between the FA and MPs.
Privately, there's a degree of frustration and anger within Wembley over being labelled as, effectively, not fit for purpose. To that end, it hasn't gone unnoticed by some that the committee of MPs calling for change currently constitutes one woman, 10 men and has no black and minority ethnic representatives.
Senior figures do admit there is plenty of work to be done to improve diversity within English football governance. But they are also proud - and will defend - their work on inclusion, investing money, improving grassroots facilities and promoting the sport at all levels.
Cardwell, 20, signs for Grimsby having scored four goals in five pre-season trial appearances for the Mariners.
The 6ft 2in striker spent five years at Reading, gaining experience on loan at Braintree Town, Woking and Brighton.
He becomes the club's sixth summer signing following the arrivals of Ben Killip, Nathan Clarke, Sam Kelly, Mitch Rose and Siriki Dembele.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
Lauren Bradshaw approached with caution as she spotted something "basking in the sun" in Winsford, Cheshire.
But after she picked it up, she soon realised it was "a plastic one made in China" and her snappy arrival had been in vain.
She said: "I reached out to pick it up and just burst out laughing."
Talking about the discovery on Friday, she said: "As I approached, it looked very pale in colour and I thought it must be some kind of lizard - but then as I got nearer, it became clear it was a crocodile.
"One thing is for sure - a day in the life as an RSPCA officer is never dull!"
Many nurses have reportedly stayed away from the main hospitals in Harare and nearby Chitungwiza in an indefinite protest over pay and conditions.
Last week, army doctors were brought in to help cope with the doctors' strike.
The BBC's Shingai Nyoka in Harare says Zimbabwe's medical professionals are some of the worst paid in the region and their salaries are often paid late.
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Hospitals have been turning away the sick and patients have been discharged early following a doctors strike over allowances and job security.
There is a concern that army personnel brought in as a stop-gap will not be able to cope without nurses.
The nurses' main demand is that the government honours its commitment to pay out 2016 bonuses.
The Labour manifesto included a pledge to raise the minimum wage to the level of the Living Wage - now paid to those aged 25 or over - for 18-24 year olds.
But questioned about whether 16-year-olds should get it, Mr Corbyn said it "should apply to all workers".
"I don't think young people eat less than old people," he added.
The National Living Wage was introduced by the Conservative then-chancellor George Osborne in his July 2015 Budget.
As of April this year, it is paid at a rate of £7.50 an hour for workers aged 25 and over, with the aim of increasing it to £9 an hour by 2020.
Labour's general election manifesto pledged to raise it to at least £10 an hour by 2020 for workers aged 18 or over. But when Mr Corbyn was asked whether 16-year-olds should get it as well, he replied: "You're absolutely right.
"Yes, the £10 an hour living wage, real living wage, is correct and also should apply to all workers, because I don't think young people eat less than old people - that's my experience anyway."
Currently workers aged 21-24 get a minimum wage of £7.05 an hour, while those aged 18-20 get £5.60 and under 18s get £4.05 an hour. If you are an apprentice. it can be as low as £3.50 an hour.
Mr Corbyn also used his address to the conference to link the Grenfell Tower fire, which is thought to have killed at least 79 people, to "austerity economics".
"Make no mistake about it - this is the brutal reality of austerity economics that has failed in its own terms, and leading to falling living standards, rising inequality and disasters," he said.
He added that Labour was "ready for another election at any time, to finish the job of beating the failed, clapped-out Tories and form a government that works for all".
The right-back, 27, was out of contract after two seasons at Southampton and is reunited with former Saints boss Ronald Koeman, now in charge at Goodison Park.
Everton have already signed Jordan Pickford, Davy Klaassen, Michael Keane, Wayne Rooney and Sandro Ramirez.
"You can see this is a club that wants to achieve something," said Martina, who has 30 caps for the Caribbean nation of Curacao.
"Cuco Martina is an experienced player who can perform in different positions at the back, which is important," Koeman said.
"It's also important, with the number of games we will face in the coming campaign, that we have strength and competition in the squad."
Martina recently became captain of his national team.
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Charlotte Foster, 23, from Newport, Shropshire, died from a blood clot in January last year, three weeks after seeing GP Sunil Simon.
Following an inquest last summer Dr Simon was referred to the General Medical Council by the coroner.
A misconduct hearing will take place in Manchester on 2 June.
Miss Foster went into cardiac arrest at work and died three days later at Telford's Princess Royal Hospital on 25 January, three weeks after she went to the doctor with breathing difficulties and leg pain.
The allegations facing Dr Simon include not obtaining an adequate patient history, failing to consider the possibility of a pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis, failing to make arrangements for a follow up consultation if symptoms persisted, and failure to examine Miss Foster's respiratory system, legs or pulse.
In July last year, coroner John Ellery concluded it was more likely than not she would have survived had her pill - Dianette - been stopped and treatment started when she saw a GP.
The force confirmed a formal complaint was received in relation to the incident in Camden, north London, on Friday.
One officer was filmed striking a car windscreen when the driver refused to get out of the vehicle.
The driver, stopped in a case of mistaken identity, was not arrested.
A Met Police statement released earlier said: "The footage continues to be subject to an investigation by officers from the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) and the driver of the car has been spoken to by these officers.
"The officers involved in the incident have been identified and have been placed on restricted duties."
The incident took place at 17:00 BST on Friday and was circulated on social media on Saturday.
Leon Fontana, 25, told the Press Association he was the driver and the person who filmed the footage.
The police statement added: "Although the investigation is in its early stages, it has been established that the officers stopped the vehicle based on information relating to a man who is of interest to police.
"On conclusion of the incident, the officers identified that the driver was not the man in question and he was not arrested."
The footage showed a man in police uniform pulling at a partially-opened driver's side window, repeatedly telling the driver "get out of the car".
He ordered the driver to get out of the car one more time before saying "you're not allowed to drive it".
When the driver continued to refuse to leave the vehicle the officer hit the driver's side window with what appeared to be a baton.
Meanwhile, a voice from inside the car said: "I've got a licence. I've got a licence. I've got insurance. You're smashing this for no reason."
The officer could then be seen striking the windscreen, shattering the glass before he sliced around the damaged area with what looked like a cutting tool.
Mr Kenny stood down as the party's leader at midnight, but will stay on as PM until his successor is chosen.
Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney are considered favourites to lead the party but the winner would then face a Dáil (parliament) vote to become taoiseach.
The nominations deadline is expected to be 17:00 local time on Saturday.
Fine Gael's ruling body - the executive council - will meet on Thursday evening to finalise its plans for the party's leadership contest.
Mr Varadkar, the social protection minister, and Mr Coveney, the housing minister, are expected to announce their candidacies shortly.
However, Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) Frances Fitzgerald has ruled herself out of the contest.
Ms Fitzgerald, who is also the current justice minister, said in a statement that she had "seriously considered contesting the leadership election".
However, she added: "I have decided that entering the contest is not the right decision for me."
Ms Fitzgerald also paid tribute to Mr Kenny saying: "His work on behalf of the country and our party has been immense and extraordinary."
Another Fine Gael veteran, Finance Minister Michael Noonan, announced his decision to step down from Cabinet after the leadership election.
Mr Noonan also confirmed that he will not contest the next general election.
In order to get their name on the ballot paper, prospective candidates must secure signatures from at least eight members of Fine Gael's parliamentary party.
The parliamentary party comprises:
There had been speculation in the media for months about Mr Kenny's future.
It followed a series of scandals involving An Garda Síochána (Irish police force) and the party's disappointing performance in the 2016 general election.
As he resigned, Mr Kenny asked the executive council to "expedite the process" and chose a new party leader by Friday 2 June.
Speaking to Irish broadcaster RTÉ, Fine Gael chairman Martin Heydon said that meant the timescale would be tighter than had originally been planned, but would be manageable.
"Anybody who wants to be nominated will need 10% of the parliamentary party to nominate them, and by Saturday evening we'll know how many runners are in the field," he said.
After nominations close, Fine Gael will then choose its leader through an electoral college system in which weighed votes are given to different branches of the party.
Mr Heydon told RTÉ that while Fine Gael members have the power to pick the new leader of their party, Dáil TDs must then vote on whether or not they become taoiseach.
"If we have a new leader of Fine Gael appointed on 2 June, the Dáil doesn't sit until the following week, for the June bank holiday, so there would be a 10-day period there before the Dáil would be back."
He said the next opportunity for the Dáil to vote on a new taoiseach would be Tuesday 13 June.
Over the last year, Mr Kenny led a minority government, which was propped up by an alliance of independent TDs and required the support of the opposition party - Fianna Fáil - to pass its budgets.
Mr Heydon added: "We have a lot of partners in government - between the Independent Alliance, our supply and confidence arrangement with Fianna Fáil.
"And I think that it is right that a new leader coming in would be given the time and space to be able to consult all of those parties, let them known their vision and our plans, to get that process in place."
Mr Kenny leaves the Fine Gael leadership as the party's most successful taoiseach.
In a statement announcing his retirement, he said it had been a "huge honour and privilege" to lead the party over the course of 15 years.
The win moves Britain up to third in the table, five points behind leaders and host nation South Korea, who play North Korea later on Thursday.
If South Korea win, Britain will secure a bronze medal with victory over fifth-placed Australia on Saturday.
"This was a great performance and I am really pleased for the girls," head coach Cheryl Smith said.
"There were so many excellent performances all over the ice and they have much to be proud of.
"Of course, there are things we can do better but the girls deserve this victory."
Brentford sacked Marinus Dijkuizen in September, with Lee Carsley put in charge of the Championship club until the end of the season.
Despite overseeing an improvement in results, Carsley has said he does not want the job on a full-time basis.
The Bees have not yet made an official approach for Clotet, but the Spaniard is believed to be on their shortlist.
Clotet, 38, joined Swansea's academy in 2013 and was promoted to assist manager Garry Monk when Michael Laudrup was sacked in February 2014.
Brentford, who are 11th in the Championship, are searching for a permanent manager following Dijkhuizen's swift departure.
The Dutchman was only in charge for nine matches, having been appointed in June after the controversial departure of previous boss Mark Warburton.
Carsley won four games in a row in October after starting his reign with two defeats.
They defeated Ripley's side by an innings and 92 runs on Wednesday.
"I would suggest that Essex will be pretty near the top of the league at the end of this season," he said.
"They've got two guys in Ryan ten Doeschate and Ravi Bopara that have often been at the IPL and the England captain (Alastair Cook for first four games), so it's been a tough gig."
Essex have won two and drawn the other in their opening three Division Two fixtures.
Ripley told BBC Radio Northampton: "They've also got (David) Masters back from injury for this game so they look very strong.
"We didn't measure ourselves well enough against them which is disappointing. We're better than we showed in this match and when we play these guys again we need to be a lot better."
Northants are currently bottom of the table after two matches, with their opener against Sussex abandoned because of bad weather.
Ripley's side reached 481-7 in their first innings at Wantage Road against Sussex, with Ben Duckett making an unbeaten 282 before the match was called off.
"Sussex are one of the favourites as well and we can't lose sight of when we played them in our first game and acquitted ourselves very well," he said.
"We got a lot of pats on the back as to how well we batted and the weather robbed us of a chance to win.
"We haven't got to panic a great deal. I'm looking forward to the games coming thick and fast because now we can feel like we can get into a rhythm."
Meanwhile, Essex paceman Matt Quinn will be out for two to four weeks after injuring his side during a second XI game versus Middlesex last week.
But a finance expert said the growth needs to reach other parts of Wales.
Chris Parry, from Cardiff Metropolitan University, has called for a "northern powerhouse" and "mid Wales powerhouse" in a bid to boost other areas.
It came as GDP figures for the UK showed a slower growth for the economy than predicted.
There are no separate Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for Wales. The best guide is using GVA - Gross Value Added - which is in effect GDP minus taxation and those figures are expected before the end of the year.
Cardiff is the only part of Wales that has GVA above the UK average.
The service sector now accounts for more than three quarters of economic output in the UK.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) which produces the GDP figures said there had been a "robust" growth in the service sector - a quarterly increase of 0.7% - but both manufacturing and construction output had shown falls.
Mr Parry said: "In Cardiff and the surrounding areas it's showing signs of being really good.
"When you move north and east of Cardiff it's still struggling a little.
"To really get a balanced economy in Wales we need to be doing more than drinking coffee but doing renovations to our homes, decorating, that sort of stuff."
Phil Morris, partner with EJ Hales property agents, said the companies wanting to open restaurants in Cardiff city centre are mainly from London.
He said Cardiff is now in "tier one" of the cities that London restaurants want to locate to.
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Wahaca opened its first Mexican restaurant outside London in Cardiff city centre, serving around 5,000 people a week.
Manager Megan Roberts said: "People in Cardiff are eating and drinking out, it's becoming a social occasion more than going out binge drinking or whatever.
"We always hoped it would take off, but never imagined it would be so busy and so successful."
Tortilla's UK managing director Richard Morris opened up a Cardiff restaurant at the start of the Rugby World Cup.
"We're growing every day and every weekend," he said.
He said choosing Cardiff was a "no brainer" given the numbers of office workers and students.
But he said the sector was already moving to cities like Swansea too.
Robert Peston: No growth without services
Mr Parry said professionals in financial and legal services and students who put a lot into the economy.
"There's good gross income in Cardiff. It's rising as well, not as much as in London and the other big cities but it's growing," he added.
Wages are picking up and job security is improving in the city but he said Wales' service sector was struggling to pick up as a whole.
"The challenge for the sector is to say it's not just about Cardiff but the rest of Wales which is something Ireland did quite well," he said.
"In Wales we need to develop a northern powerhouse and a mid Wales powerhouse in the country."
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Generally across the UK he thinks the economy is doing reasonably well.
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They were trying to explain why the animals have lower levels of cancer than would be expected by their size.
The team at the University of Utah said "nature has already figured out how to prevent cancer" and plan to devise new treatments.
But experts said the focus should be on the "ridiculous" and "absurd" things humans do to increase risk.
There is a train of thought that says every cell can become cancerous so the more of them you have, the more likely you are to get cancer.
So if an elephant has 100 times as many cells as a person then the trunk-swinging mammals should be 100 times more likely to have the disease.
And yet the analysis, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed only 5% of elephants die from cancer compared to up to 25% of people.
The scientists turned to the elephant's DNA - the blueprint of life - to find an explanation.
Cancer is caused by mutations in a cell's DNA that produce faulty instructions leading to rampant growth as the cell spirals out of control,
But animals also have "smoke alarms" that detect the damage and either lead to the cell being repaired or killed.
One of these alarms is called TP53, and while humans have one TP53 gene, elephants have 20.
As a result, elephants seem far more keen to kill off cells on the cusp of going rogue.
Dr Joshua Schiffman, one of the researchers and a paediatric oncologist, said: "By all logical reasoning, elephants should be developing a tremendous amount of cancer, and in fact, should be extinct by now due to such a high risk for cancer.
"Nature has already figured out how to prevent cancer, it's up to us to learn how different animals tackle the problem so we can adapt those strategies to prevent cancer in people."
Animals have evolved different ways of tackling cancer including the naked mole rat, which is also incredibly cancer-resistant.
But Prof Mel Greaves, from the Institute of Cancer Research in London, says we should focus on why humans have such high levels of cancer.
He told the BBC News website: "In terms of adaptive mechanisms against cancer we have the same as a chimp, but we get a lot more cancer than a chimp.
"I think the answer is humans are completely unique as a species in having very rapid social evolution in a short period of time."
He pointed to the rise of unhealthy, cancer-causing behaviours, such as obesity and sunbathing.
"You've never seen an elephant smoke!" he added.
The menopause is also a potential explanation for why humans have not evolved better ways of preventing cancer.
In an evolutionary sense "success" is judged by the number of descendants you have rather than how long you live.
Elephants have the greatest reproductive success towards the end of their lives, while humans can live for decades after the menopause.
It means there is little evolutionary pressure in humans to develop ways of preventing cancer in old age.
"Humans have engineered socially extended lifespans way beyond reproductive senescence - you can't find another species like that," concluded Prof Greaves.
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Nigel Rowse, 59, put his hand on the woman's bottom and between her legs and told her he was in love with her.
Rowse, of Umberleigh, Devon, admitted sexual assault and received a five-month jail sentence, suspended for two years.
His victim said the assault had "destroyed her confidence".
Rachel Drake, prosecuting at Exeter Crown Court, said Rowse had touched the woman in the firm's store in the city in May last year.
She said the woman jumped and told Rowse to stop but he returned a short time later and repeated his behaviour.
"She told him he had problems and he replied 'I'm a dirty old perv and they ought to put something in my tea,'" said Miss Drake.
A disciplinary inquiry led to Rowse being sacked and the police being informed.
In a victim impact statement the woman said the assault made her feel like "a totally different person" and had caused her stress and anxiety.
Warren Robinson, defending, said the incident and its consequences had forced Rowse to reassess his behaviour and attitudes towards women.
Recorder Donald Tait told Rowse the stress he caused was "serious and significant".
"The woman felt unable to confide in anyone and felt trapped," Mr Tait said.
Graphic footage released by Animals Australia shows a cow being clubbed over the head five times.
The man, said to be a Vietnamese slaughterhouse worker, continues to hit the cow on the ground before it dies.
The government has said it is investigating but Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce ruled out an export ban.
The latest footage has been released a year after officials promised to investigate similar allegations about the treatment of Australian cattle in Vietnam.
Australia exported 227,563 cows to Vietnam in the 12 months to the end of April, according to the Australian Livestock Exporters' Council (Alec).
Animals Australia said just two of 13 slaughterhouses it visited in Vietnam met Australian requirements.
It also alleged that Australian cattle had been found in 11 non-accredited abattoirs, indicating the failure of traceability systems.
"Nobody can claim they didn't know this was happening - the exporters knew, the department knew and the minister knew," Lyn White of Animals Australia said.
Alec said it would suspend exports to the abattoirs under investigation.
It also said it would review its systems that oversee control and traceability, which would include ensuring that CCTV systems were working at abattoirs receiving Australian cattle.
Animals Australia exposed similar practices in Vietnam last year but says Alec failed to respond to its findings. The government said at the time it would investigate.
Alec boss Simon Crean said the latest footage was "inexcusable", the ABC reported.
Australia's live cattle export industry is estimated to be worth about A$800m (£415m) a year.
There have been numerous controversies over the treatment of cattle abroad.
In 2011, footage of cruel treatment in Indonesian abattoirs prompted the government to ban live cattle exports to that country, while exports to Egypt were suspended in similar circumstances in 2013.
He secured a total of 43,208 votes, with Labour candidate Julie Jackson coming second with 35,108.
Mr Seccombe, who is Ettington Ward councillor on Stratford District Council, will begin his new job on 12 May.
He replaces Ron Ball, who announced last year he would not stand for re-election.
Congratulating his successor, Mr Ball said: "I have no doubt that he will find the job as rewarding and enjoyable as I have and I wish him the very best for the next four years."
The turnout across Warwickshire was 26.73%, with 111,900 total votes cast.
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Robinson, who on Friday completed the signing of defender Charles Dunne, confirmed Well recently rejected a Jambos bid for 20-year-old Cadden.
"The offer that was made was verging on laughable for someone of Chris's talent," Robinson said.
"The offer of £100,000? We will move on very quickly because it won't be something I will consider."
Scotland under-21 international Cadden has made 69 appearances for the Steelmen after making his debut in 2014, netting seven goals.
"It's football, isn't it?" Robinson added. "The other teams will try to get your players for as cheap as they can and we will try and sell them for as much as we can.
"But it doesn't warrant a discussion. Chris is a big, big part of our plans. He is one of the best young players in Scotland and there will be interest in him, no doubt.
"Chris's time will come when he will probably leave but it won't be for that kind of money and it won't be at this time.
"Chris isn't someone who is wanting to leave the club and race away anywhere else. His development is here, he will get better and better at our place.
"But it is a little bit frustrating when some of the perceived bigger clubs think they can come in and unsettle your players."
Well, meanwhile, confirmed the signing of former Blackpool and Oldham defender Dunne on a one-year deal.
The 24-year-old former Republic of Ireland under-21 international worked under Robinson at Oldham.
"We haven't seen the best of him yet as he's had a bit of a stop-start time with injury and he just needs to play football, so we are delighted to have him," the Motherwell manager said.
"He's strong, quick, and good in the air. He's definitely getting back to that form and he just needs someone to believe in him.
"I do need another right-sided centre-back/right-back, so we'll assess them after the games."
French defenders Cedric Kipre, a 20-year-old former Leicester player, and Bira Dembele, a 29-year-old former Barnet player, could feature as trialists for Motherwell in a friendly at Stirling Albion on Saturday alongside former Barnsley striker Shaun Tuton.
Motherwell are also understood to have made an enquiry about Peterborough striker Shaq Coulthirst, although any move would depend on other forwards leaving.
He named five people:
Fifteen years later, these men still form President Putin's core group and dominate the strategic heights of Russian government and big business:
This core group illustrates two important points about who runs Russia.
First, there has been continuity in terms of the personnel closest to Mr Putin. Real reshuffles are rare, and very few have been evicted from this core group.
Second, the heart of the leadership team is made up of allies who served with Mr Putin in the KGB, in 1990s St Petersburg, or both.
This core group also includes others whom the president trusts to implement major infrastructure projects, such as Arkady Rotenberg, one of those responsible for the Sochi Winter Olympics, as well as several regional figures and senior bureaucrats.
Many of these figures held senior positions even before Mr Putin's rise to power.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, formerly Minister of Emergency Situations, was a prominent party political figure in the second half of the 1990s and leader of the United Russia party from 2001-05.
Such figures convene in the security council, one of the most important organisations for co-ordinating high-level decision-making and resources.
At the same time, the Russian administrative system - the so-called vertical of power - does not function well: policy instructions are often implemented tardily and sometimes not at all, so others have important roles helping develop and implement projects.
One such individual is Yuri Trutnev, elected as a regional governor in 2000, and then appointed Minister for Natural Resources and Ecology in 2004.
In 2013, he was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary to the Russian Far Eastern Federal District, a high priority post for Mr Putin.
Russian observers also point to the role played by Vyacheslav Volodin in helping Mr Putin run Russian politics since 2011.
Mr Volodin rose through regional and then national party politics, before being appointed to government positions.
He established the influential All-Russian Popular Front in 2011, which makes an increasingly significant contribution to formulation, implementation and monitoring of the leadership's policies.
Mr Volodin was subsequently appointed First Deputy Head of the presidential administration, responsible for overseeing a "reset" of Russian domestic politics since 2012.
Alongside continuity in the core leadership team, there has been a growing need for effective managers to implement its policies.
Indeed, rather than shrinking, as some commentators have suggested, the leadership team appears to be expanding.
There are several rising stars who play increasingly important roles in party politics and administration.
One is 39-year-old Alexander Galushka, who is a member of the Popular Front and many of the president's and prime minister's advisory committees.
He was appointed Minister of the Far Eastern region in 2013.
This leads us to the final point about who runs Russia with Mr Putin - while the President is the central figure, he is part of a team, which itself is part of a system, and therefore highlights the importance of effectiveness in implementing tasks.
All the individuals have reputations for hard work, loyalty and proven effectiveness in completing difficult tasks in business, state administration and politics.
As one Russian close to Mr Putin has observed, he did not choose them for their pretty eyes, but because they get things done.
Andrew Monaghan is a senior research fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House.
Luigi Belcuore, from Warwickshire, died in October 2009 when an operation on his knee went wrong at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital.
The Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service ruled the case against surgeon James Richardson was not proved.
The hospital said Prof Richardson is a "highly experienced" surgeon.
In a statement the hospital said it "deeply regrets" the unexpected death of Mr Belcuore .
The hospital expressed its "most heartfelt and sincere sympathies" to Mrs Belcuore and her family, for what must have been "an extremely distressing and traumatic time".
In January Mr Belcuore's family was awarded an undisclosed sum in compensation following his death.
Speaking after the award was made Mrs Belcuore said she was "shocked" the surgeon was allowed to continue practising after the death of her husband.
In its statement the hospital said Professor Richardson "is a highly experienced consultant orthopaedic surgeon and continues to work at the hospital".
The tribunal heard that Prof Richardson had used a piece of equipment used to blow air into the knee joint, which he had modified specifically for the operation.
Over five weeks, the tribunal heard allegations Prof Richardson had failed to provide good clinical care, had not properly informed Mr Belcuore about the modified medical device being used and had failed to get proper consent for its use.
It was further alleged that Prof Richardson's actions had increased the risk of an air embolism occurring.
The Medical Practitioners' Tribunal Service, after hearing from several expert witnesses, determined the four main points against Prof Richardson to be not proven.
A DVD of the operation was shown twice to the tribunal panel.
Michael Menlowe, the tribunal's chairman, said in regard to failures of good clinical care it noted the statement of one expert witness who said the surgery had been carried out "very skilfully" and "elegantly".
Mr Menlowe said another medical expert had gone on to say that "had the tragic incident of 20 October 2009 not occurred... (the) method of carrying out the procedure would have been widely adopted".
The panel had determined he "did not fail to provide good clinical care", and the tragic outcome was not "reasonably foreseeable", he said.
He also said Prof Richardson had "explained the procedure to Mr Belcuore" and stated "the expert witnesses were unanimous in their view that consent had been satisfactorily obtained".
It further accepted air had probably entered Mr Belcuore's blood through an "abnormal and undetectable" cyst, and found Prof Richardson's actions had not increased the risk of an air embolism.
The tribunal reported its findings on Saturday.
The winners include a whisky distillery in Scotland, a fishing hut in Hampshire and Manchester's Whitworth gallery.
Fourteen of the buildings are in London, including three housing developments, two schools, Foyles bookshop and the National Theatre.
The shortlist for this year's Stirling Prize will be drawn from the 37 award-winning buildings.
"The admirable aspect shared by every one of our winners is ambition," said RIBA President Stephen Hodder.
"The UK is blighted by poor-quality new housing and dilapidated school buildings, so I am delighted that the notable trends amongst this year's RIBA National Award winners are the volume of inspiring new housing and education projects.
"All 37 of our RIBA National Award winners should provide inspiration for developers, local authorities and architects alike and will delight generations to come."
Below is a selection of this year's winners from across the country.
The Stirling Prize shortlist will be announced on 16 July.
Archer, who competed as Hatti Dean, was promoted to bronze in 2015 after Marta Dominguez was found guilty of doping.
The 35-year-old Briton also competed at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka.
Kharlamova was one of six Russians punished for drugs offences by the country's anti-doping agency.
Five other Russian athletes and a weightlifter were also given suspensions by anti-doping department, Rusada.
Irina Sergeyeva, who won a silver medal at the 2009 European Cross-Country Championships, is suspended for two years and six months backdated from May 2015.
Steeplechaser Ekaterina Doseykina, who took part in the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, is banned for four years starting from December 2016.
Race walker Zilya Garipova has been given a one-year ban backdated to October 2016 and hurdler Ivan Khudyakov has also been suspended for four years from April 2017.
Weightlifter Anastasiya Vorobyova has also been punished with an eight-year ban, backdated to 25 July.
Meanwhile, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Friday that Russian triple-jumper Anna Pyatykh has been banned for four years and has had her result from the world championships in 2007 scrapped for 'violating rules on prohibited substances'.
The 36-year-old originally came fourth in the triple jump final in Japan, but bronze medal athlete Hrysopiyi Devetzi was disqualified for violating anti-doping rules.
Pyatykh's ban is backdated to 15 December 2016, when she was provisionally suspended.
Her results from competitions between July 2013 and December last year have also been wiped.
The collision involving a motorcycle and a car happened at the junction of the Ballymaconaghy Road and Knockbracken Manor at around 17.40 BST on Friday 30th September.
A man aged in his 50s was arrested by police and later released on bail pending further enquiries.
The PSNI are appealing for witnesses.
Northern Gas Networks (NGN) claims a nationwide move away from methane to a hydrogen grid was "technically possible and economically viable".
The gas distributor said conversion could start in Leeds by 2026, with estimated costs of £2bn.
The city has been selected due to its "size and location", the report said.
The H21 Leeds City Gate report said more than 30% of all UK carbon emissions were from domestic heating and cooking, with a conversion to hydrogen reducing heat emissions by "a minimum of 73%".
Existing underground gas pipes could be used and household appliances could be converted to run on hydrogen, it added.
Instead of burning methane and releasing carbon into the atmosphere, the process would remove the carbon and store it in "appropriate geological storage locations" under the North Sea.
The remaining hydrogen, which emits no carbon dioxide when burnt, would then be used for domestic energy, NGN said.
Dan Sadler, from NGN, said: "This is a major opportunity for our country to become a world leader in hydrogen technology and decarbonisation and would create thousands of new jobs across the UK."
The gas distributor said the highly flammable substance would need "expert management", but added research had found the risk between hydrogen and natural gas leaks in a typical home "comparable".
Councillor Lucinda Yeadon, Leeds City Council's executive member for environment and sustainability, said: "Transforming Leeds into a hydrogen city would be a bold step.
"The project has massive potential to make a significant dent in the city's environmental performance, as well as opening up a wealth of opportunities for innovation, manufacturing and low carbon transport."
The 27-year-old, who has 41 caps, played every minute of his country's World Cup campaign in Brazil as they finished third in Group E.
Granada, who, like Watford, are owned by the Italian Pozzo family, only signed Paredes from Ecuadorian side Sporting Barcelona earlier this summer.
The transfer is still subject to international clearance.
The terms for Paredes's move to Watford are undisclosed.
He will be Watford's seventh summer signing, following striker Matej Vydra, winger Lloyd Dyer, midfielder Daniel Tozser, defenders Craig Cathcart and Gabriel Tamas, and goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
Mississippi students had urged for the removal of the flag from campus because of its associations with slavery.
The university chancellor ordered the flag to be lowered and said it was being sent to the archives.
It has been the state's flag since 1894, and residents opted to keep the flag during a 2001 state-wide vote.
The student body senate voted to request removal of the flag, then was joined by two other student groups in the call.
"The University of Mississippi community came to the realisation years ago that the Confederate battle flag did not represent many of our core values, such as civility and respect for others," said chancellor Morris Stocks.
The murder of nine parishioners at a historical black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in June renewed a debate about the place of the flag in US culture.
The suspect, Dylann Roof, has appeared in many photos holding the flag.
A month after the tragedy, the flag was removed from South Carolina's capitol grounds.
The Confederate battle flag became a potent symbol for the southern states fighting the Civil War as they sought to break away from the union.
It is seen by some as an icon of slavery and racism while others say the banner symbolises their heritage and history.
Christopher Stubbs, 20, from South Bank, appeared at Teesside Magistrates' Court. He was remanded to appear at Teesside Crown Court on 7 March.
Two men, aged 21 and 22, arrested on suspicion of the murder, have been bailed. A third man, aged 22, has been released without charge.
Mr Pettite was found with serious chest injuries in Oakley Walk on Tuesday.
Police said he had staggered a short way.
He died later at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Among them recently was Ali, a young Iraqi in his 20s who says he spent 29 days travelling over sea and land to escape his conflict-ridden homeland in the hope of a better life in northern Europe.
He reels off the countries he has travelled through to get this far: "From Iraq to Turkey, Turkey to Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Denmark and finally Sweden".
On the journey he says he was imprisoned, moved on, or ignored.
"I like Sweden," he says. "My treatment is on another level - I'm a human."
Sweden has a reputation for generosity, having welcomed asylum seekers for decades. But in recent years numbers have substantially increased.
Last year, this country of fewer than 10 million people, received more than 80,000 applications for asylum - the highest number per head of population in the European Union (EU), and second only to Germany.
The latest influx - driven by the rise in numbers fleeing war in Syria - has raised questions about whether the country's "open-door" policy is sustainable.
Critical voices in Sweden (as in other European countries) question whether governments can afford to host refugees at a time when public finances are stretched.
And there is anxiety in Sweden about the impact of integrating so many migrants into the economy and labour market.
Morgan Johansson is Sweden's Migration Minister. He told me it was time for other EU members to "play their part" in offering shelter to refugees.
Mr Johansson says that understanding the significant and positive impact refugees can have on an economy is key, particularly for governments in the ageing countries of northern Europe, where more workers are needed to support the growing number of pensioners.
"Take, for example, the Syrians who are now coming to Sweden," he says.
"One third of them have higher education. They are doctors, engineers, nurses, people we know we will need in the Swedish economy. We need them right now, but we will need them even more in the coming years".
Focussing on realising the economic potential of refugees means that getting them jobs is central to Sweden's integration policies, something the government has invested heavily in over recent years.
The Swedish Public Employment Service (SPES) is the government agency charged with assessing the skills of those granted asylum, arranging additional training or education where required, and matching refugees with potential employers in need of their skills.
Lamis Qandalaft, a 32-year-old banker from Damascus, is one of the success stories of the scheme. Two years ago, she fled to Sweden with her husband after he had been called up to serve in President Bashar al-Assad's army.
This summer, after training and an internship, she finally landed a job at the headquarters of Swedbank in Stockholm.
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Although the couple subsequently divorced, Ms Qandalaft says securing the job has been the foundation of her new life in Sweden.
"They have a good plan for us here," she says. "A plan to study the language and do specialist training.
"All my problems went away when I got the job. Now I have it, it's easier for me to find good accommodation, to live a normal life, to have a better life."
However, efforts to integrate all the refugees that have arrived in Sweden over the past two years into the jobs market have only had a limited success.
According to the SPES itself, in the past 24 months only 30% of refugees put through its integration programme have found jobs or accessed education.
Learning Swedish remains a significant barrier for many trying to enter the labour market, and there are questions about how effectively the majority of refugees, who are low-skilled with little formal education, can expect to contribute to the economy - at least in the short term.
Domestically there are rumblings of discontent with government policy. In a recent opinion poll, the Sweden Democrats, an opposition anti-immigration party, came out as the single most popular party, with the backing of more than a quarter of voters.
The party's migration spokesman Markus Wiechel says the government needs to be more selective about who it lets into the country.
"If you need people with a certain education you should focus on letting those people in," he says. "But right now we're just letting everyone in regardless of their education."
Migration Minister Morgan Johansson rejects that argument.
"There is a moral obligation; we can't pick and choose," he says. "Even people with low skills can be educated, and all human beings have the same value - that is the core of the European Union."
But then the skies darkened and heavy rain like no one had seen in living memory began to fall.
It rained for just 30 minutes.
"After the rain, there was a silence followed by terrible thunder and lightning," says 63-year-old resident Cristina Inga.
Her house was destroyed first by flooding, and then tonnes of rocks tumbled down from the mountain.
"We survived by escaping through the roof," she recalls.
"All the neighbours did the same; we all helped each other."
When the landslide was over, their street was covered in mud and boulders over two metres (6ft 5 inches) high.
The street they lived on ran along a wash, a natural watercourse which floods when it rains heavily in the Andes.
It is by no means a place to build homes, but the people who live here are poor.
"I was born here, my parents settled on this land because we had no money" Ms Inga explains.
Her house had been destroyed three times before 23 March.
She currently lives in a wooden shack but is proud to be the legal owner of the plot of land it is build on.
As for the risks, she says: "We don't move because we have nowhere else to go."
What happened in Moyopampa earlier this year is seen by many as a sign of things to come.
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the region may be facing the worst El Nino weather phenomenon in over 60 years between now and March.
The Peruvian government has already declared a state of emergency in more than half of the country's regions.
Peru, along with Ecuador, are the two countries most directly affected by El Nino.
In fact, it was Peruvian fishermen who named El Nino (The Child) in a reference to Baby Jesus because it used to arrive around Christmas time.
But for the people of Moyopampa, El Nino's arrival is not something they look forward to.
It is one of 107 places in Peru which the country's Civil Defence Institute (Indeci) has declared "vulnerable".
Three million people live in these vulnerable areas and are at risk of losing everything to heavy rains, mudslides and flash floods.
The government has set aside three billion Peruvian soles ($1bn; £0.65bn) to respond to the fall-out from El Nino and to support all sectors of the economy threatened by it.
Previous El Ninos destroyed key roads and bridges leaving communities isolated and often desperate for help.
So the ministry of transport is sending more than 1,000 portable bridges to different locations along Peru's coast.
So far, most of the government's efforts have been focused on cleaning the beds of coastal rivers, building floodwalls in vulnerable locations and making sure there is enough equipment to help in case of floods, mudslides or any other disasters.
On the day I visited the site of the Moyopampa landslide, local authority workers were removing debris which had been littering the street since March.
Others were building floodwalls which residents hope will be strong enough to withstand the forces of nature.
Ms Inga says she will only move if the government offers her family proper housing.
In the meantime, she puts her faith in God.
"I am scared. We are scared. But in God I trust and he always has the last word," she says with conviction.
But then, as if having second thoughts, she looks up at the sky and adds: "But down here we should be the first ones to protect ourselves".
Consular officials can now ask for social media usernames going back five years via a new questionnaire.
It also allows authorities to request email addresses, phone numbers and 15 years of biographical information.
This can be requested when "more rigorous national security security vetting" is needed, a State Department official told Reuters.
According to reports, the State Department expects that about 0.5% of visa applicants will be given the questionnaire.
Critics have argued that the checks could lead to extended, fruitless lines of inquiry or the collection of personal information not relevant to security checks.
Providing the information is voluntary, though the questionnaire informs applicants that "individuals who [...] do not provide all the requested information may be denied a US visa".
A proposal to request "social media identifiers" for travellers using the visa waiver program was put forward by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last year.
This came into force for some visa waiver travellers in December 2016.
The new questionnaire applies specifically to visa applicants not using the visa waiver program.
Evaluation of social media activity is increasingly common, though US employers in Maryland and Illinois were recently banned - thanks to state-level legislation - from asking job applicants for their social media logins.
The 32-year-old was discovered at a property on Moor Road near Coalisland shortly after 13:00 BST on Thursday.
It is understood he is eastern European but his name has not yet been released.
Police said they are "continuing to investigate a possible link" to an attack on another man who was shot and assaulted in Coalisland on Wednesday.
The other victim is also from eastern Europe.
The officer leading the murder investigation, Det Ch Insp Lee McNevison, said: "If anyone saw anything unusual in the Moor Road area of Coalisland in recent days we would like them to contact detectives at Dungannon police station by calling the non-emergency number 101."
Hooker Ken Owens will win his 50th cap as coach Rob Howley sticks with the 23-man squad that beat Ireland 22-9 in Cardiff last Friday.
Howley has resisted calls to include inexperienced players, saying the team deserves a vote of confidence.
"I was delighted for the players at Friday's performance," he said.
"They deserve the opportunity to build on that in our final Six Nations encounter."
Scarlets hooker Owens, 30, has won 31 of his 49 Test caps off the bench, but has started in all four of this season's Six Nations matches and is being tipped as a potential British and Irish tourist for the summer tour of New Zealand.
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He lines up alongside Tomas Francis and Rob Evans, while the back row of Sam Warburton, Justin Tipuric and Ross Moriarty is retained with Bath number eight Taulupe Faletau on the bench.
Faletau's Bath team-mate Luke Charteris is also among the replacements, with Jake Ball retaining his second-row place alongside captain Alun Wyn Jones in the starting line-up.
Wales could finish as high as second in the championship if they beat France and other results go their way.
"The experience we showed and the intensity we brought to the match was hugely important and that will be just as important as we face a good France team," said Howley.
"For us there are areas of the game we want to work on from Ireland and we have an opportunity to do that on Saturday and finish the campaign with another quality performance.
"The players who took to the field at Principality Stadium deserve the opportunity to start and we were pleased with the impact from the bench so will be looking for the same this weekend."
Halfpenny, North, Davies, S William, L Williams; Biggar, Webb; Evans, Owens, Francis, Ball, AW Jones (capt), Warburton, Tipuric, Moriarty.
Replacements: Baldwin, Smith, Lee, Charteris, Faletau, G Davies, S Davies, Roberts.
Both the haze and the controversy around it have intensified in recent years. But what causes it, and what makes it such a contentious issue?
Every year Indonesia sees agriculture fires in Riau province in East Sumatra, South Sumatra, and parts of Kalimantan on Indonesian Borneo.
The fires are said to be caused by corporations as well as small-scale farmers who use the slash-and-burn method to clear vegetation for palm oil, pulp and paper plantations.
The fires often spin out of control and spread into protected forested areas.
The problem has accelerated in recent years as more land has been cleared for expanding plantations for the lucrative palm oil trade.
The burnt land also becomes drier, which makes it more likely to catch fire the next time there are slash-and-burn clearings.
This year has seen one of the worst and most prolonged periods of haze, thanks to unusually dry weather in Indonesia caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon.
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The haze usually measures hundreds of kilometres across. It has spread to Malaysia, Singapore, the south of Thailand and the Philippines, causing a significant deterioration in air quality.
This year it has been blamed for deaths in Indonesia and respiratory illnesses in around 500,000 people, according to the government.
Elsewhere it has prompted school closures, flight cancellations and virtual shutdowns of towns and cities.
Singapore and Indonesia use the Pollutants Standards Index (PSI) to measure air quality, while Malaysia uses the similar Air Pollutants Index (API). On both indices, a reading that is above 100 is classified as unhealthy and anything above 300 is hazardous.
At the forest fire epicentres in Kalimantan and Sumatra, PSI readings have exceeded 2,000, prompting the government in late October to prepare ships to evacuate children in several provinces.
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Besides irritating the respiratory tract and the eyes, pollutants in the haze can cause serious long-term damage to health.
The indices used to measure air quality in the region usually measure particulate matter (PM10), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone.
PM2.5 is considered the most dangerous as it can enter deeper into the lungs. It has been associated with causing respiratory illnesses and lung damage.
The forest fires have also destroyed much of the natural habitat of Indonesia's orangutans and released large amounts of damaging carbon into the atmosphere.
US-based environmental research organisation World Resource Institute said in October that the daily carbon emissions were surpassing the average emissions by the United States.
Indonesia has been dumping millions of litres of water in affected areas and has sent in the army to help firefighters put out the fires.
It has also accepted help in the form of firefighting teams and military equipment from several countries including Russia and Singapore.
Indonesia has for years promised to step up enforcement. Under President Joko Widodo, it has named 10 corporations as suspects this year, and said it is investigating more than 100 individuals.
But at the end of September, Mr Widodo told the BBC that his country needed at least three years to tackle the haze as it was "not a problem that you can solve quickly".
In 2002, all 10 South East Asian countries signed an agreement to combat the issue through greater monitoring and encouragement of sustainable development, but efforts have been limited.
Indonesia has long struggled to police the vast rural expanse in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
But Indonesia and environment rights activists also say it is not entirely to blame, as some of the corporations accused of illegal burning have Malaysian and Singaporean investors.
Singapore in 2014 passed a set of laws that allow it to prosecute individuals and companies that contribute to the haze, and has begun taking legal action against several firms.
There have also been name-and-shame campaigns and calls to boycott the products of the companies said to be contributing to the haze.
In the meantime Indonesian authorities continue to struggle to put out the fires, many of which have flared up on flammable and dry peat-rich areas.
A peat fire is difficult to put out as it can burn underground for months, and requires a lot of water to extinguish. Fires can spread underground and spring up in other places later.
The "fight-fire-with-fire" approach by US doctors replaced aggressive versions of the bug with their friendlier cousins.
Trials on 173 people, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showed the odds of repeat infection were cut dramatically.
Experts said it was a promising start and an interesting idea.
C. difficile infections cause diarrhoea and fever.
They have been a major problem in hospitals around the world, with around 29,000 deaths in the US alone linked to the bug each year.
The bacteria are able to take over the gut when a course of antibiotics kills off the bugs that normally live there.
The treatment is yet more antibiotics, but this puts some people into a vicious cycle as the drugs leave the gut vulnerable once again.
The symptoms are caused by toxins released by C. difficile bacteria.
So the team at Loyola University Health System in Illinois tried giving patients spores of non-toxin-producing C. difficile.
The friendlier bacteria should occupy the spaces in the gut that the toxic C. difficile normally inhabits and prevent it coming back.
The trial showed the healthier bacteria took hold in the gut 69% of the time. In those people, just one in fifty faced another infection.
Meanwhile, one in three people had renewed symptoms if the bacteria failed to colonise the gut or if they were given a dummy treatment.
Dr Dale Gerding, one of the researchers at Loyola University Health System, told the BBC: "C. difficile infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection that we have, it is a big problem.
"What we're doing is establishing competition with the original, toxic strain.
"I'm excited about this and looking forward to a phase-three [larger] trial, we think it'll go a long way to reduce C. diff recurrence."
Their ambition is to also give the spores to people who are about to go on a course of antibiotics so they never become ill from C. diff.
A similar technique for treating stubborn C. diff infections that has been gaining popularity is a faecal transplant.
Healthy gut bugs are taken from a relative's stool and given to the patients.
Dr Simon Clarke, from the University of Reading, told the BBC: "It is an interesting idea, it is a less grim version of a faecal transplant and a very interesting concept to block infection.
"They are still infected with bacteria, but they are a more friendly version.
"This paper established the proof of principle, but what they need to do is find out exactly how you can use it."
The study was funded by ViroPharma Incorporated, which is now part of the biotech firm Shire.
Eight branches were due to close, but the Conservative-run council's cabinet said all will remain open while it carries out a review of the service.
Labour deputy leader Mark Bullock said he did not think the numbers add up.
"This is just a tactic. They are saying they will not close libraries but maybe some of them will not be open."
A final version of the proposed budget was published ahead of the cabinet meeting to finalise details that will go to the full Conservative controlled county council later this month.
Cuts include turning off street lights, ending lollipop patrols and social service budget reductions.
A Northamptonshire organisation which represents care homes said a proposal to cut funding for residential care was "unlawful".
Norarch said it would call for a judicial review if the authority goes ahead with the plans.
In 2008, councillors agreed on a four year plan to provide £1m a year to help pay for care home places but after paying only half of the money councillors now want to stop the rest.
Glenn Hurd, from Norarch, said the authority had a duty to carry out its agreement.
"The service has been under-funded for years and in law the council is obliged to provide proper budgets and we are considering challenging this."
The council also plans to axe bus subsidies but will set £1m aside for replacement transport schemes.
Advice services, which were due to lose £150,000, will receive £250,000 under the latest plans.
The council said it received a reduction in funding from the government and will need to make £137m in savings over the next four years.
Council leader Jim Harker said: "These final budget proposals are the culmination of weeks of consultation with residents and scrutiny committees.
"The comments we received about our library proposals demonstrated the strength of feeling people have about their local libraries.
"We have also heard people's feedback about our proposed saving for advice and information services and are therefore looking to invest in this area instead.
"Some difficult choices have still had to be made, and our final budget proposals balance the need to save money whilst also ensuring a council tax freeze."
Liberal democrat leader on the council Chris Stanbra said the cuts that worried him the most concerned social services.
The proposals will go to a full council meeting on 24 February.
It says it has observed starvation, the burning of villages and rape being used as weapons of war across the country.
The three-member commission, which was established earlier this year, has just completed a 10-day visit to South Sudan, which has been blighted by conflict for more than three years.
President Salva Kiir has denied that ethnic cleansing is taking place.
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In a statement released on Thursday, the commission says "the stage is being set for a repeat of what happened in Rwanda" in 1994 - a reference to the killing of 800,000 people, mostly Tutsis and moderate Hutus, in the space of three months.
Yasmin Sooka, the chair of the commission, said that everywhere the team went in South Sudan, it "heard villagers saying they are ready to shed blood to get their land back".
South Sudan's civil war has caused more than 2.2 million people to flee their homes.
It began in 2013, two years after South Sudan became independent, when President Salva Kiir sacked his cabinet and accused Vice-President Riek Machar of instigating a failed coup.
Government and rebels agreed to attend peace talks in 2014, and a deal was signed a year later.
Mr Machar eventually returned from exile to be reinstated as first vice-president of a new unity government under Mr Kiir in April 2016.
However he was again sacked months later after renewed conflict.
The 31-year-old former Oxford United forward has scored 15 goals to help the Spitfires to within a point of the National League play-off places.
"It's sad news for James as he's a great lad and a great player for us," Eastleigh manager Chris Todd said.
Todd's side travel to Halifax on Tuesday knowing a win will lift them into the division's top five.
"It would be nice to get James Constable promoted into the Football League," Todd told BBC Radio Solent.
"I'm sure he's probably sitting at home wishing he was with us as that's the kind of player he is.
"These things happen and you can't control the uncontrollables, but it gives someone else an opportunity."
The lamb, nicknamed Skippy because "he looks like a kangaroo", was born on a farm at Chilton Foliat in Wiltshire.
Described as a "freak of nature" by farm hand Sally-Ann Fisher, Skippy was "completely abandoned" by his mother and is now being hand-reared.
Ms Fisher said: "We've made a little jacket for him to wear out of an old jumper to keep him warm at night."
Ms Fisher, who farms with her partner near Ramsbury, said the lamb had been born 10 days ago but they were "not aware" that its lack of wool was a condition or a "health problem".
"He's just unlucky, but he's doing great," she said.
Hannah Park, from the National Sheep Association, said the condition was "not common".
"Some breeds with less wool might be susceptible but it is extremely unusual and not something we would see," she said.
Members of the Energy Institute say investing in nuclear and renewables is risky following unpredicted delays and changes in subsidies.
Their biggest fears are over carbon capture, a technology the PM said was vital, before he withdrew funding.
The government says it will reassure investors with a new plan in the autumn for clean, secure, affordable energy.
The Energy Institute is the industry's professional body. Its survey also indicates an expectation that if the UK were to vote to leave the European Union it would create problems for energy supplies, renewables, climate change and air quality.
It suggests members do not trust the UK or other countries to keep their promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to safeguard the climate.
The survey was completed by 438 energy professionals, academics and analysts who are members of the Institute.
When asked what were their biggest fears they cited "energy policy continuity" following a year of multiple unheralded changes in support of clean technologies.
The government offered what it called a "reset" of energy policies in November, planning to deliver a new wave of gas power stations, support low-carbon energy and promote a flexible electricity grid - but the announcement was criticised for leaving too much uncertainty for clean technologies.
"Plainly, the government's energy policy 'reset' has yet to reset confidence among professionals working in the energy sector," the Energy Institute said as it released its latest survey on Wednesday.
It says low oil prices are a further factor discouraging investment in energy efficiency and low-carbon technologies, as well as in UK oil and gas supply.
The Institute's members say that, despite the euphoria surrounding the Paris climate change agreement in December, they are sceptical countries will deliver their commitment to hold global temperature increases to well below 2C and to try to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C.
Most members do not expect emissions to be held at the level associated with a temperature rise of 2C. Even fewer believe this is likely than did last year before the Paris deal.
A majority think the UK will slip behind its carbon budgets for the coming years and fall significantly short of its goal of reducing emissions by 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.
There is a particularly gloomy outlook on energy efficiency: professionals working in the sector say despite government promises to radically improve efficiency, its policies so far have had no effect.
This issue covers energy availability and environmental protections.
Prof Jim Skea, president of the Energy Institute, told BBC News: "The single biggest wish for people working in UK energy is stable government policy that helps them decide where to invest profitably.
"Renewable energy and capturing carbon - key to implementing the Paris climate agreement - are seen to have been particularly badly hit by policy changes over the last year."
A government spokesman told BBC News: "We are giving investors the certainty they need to come to the UK with our long-term plan for a secure, affordable and clean energy system fit for the 21st Century.
"We're doing this in a way that will meet our climate change commitments in the most cost-effective way, and have already reduced our emissions by over 30% since 1990."
Prof Skea also explained members' fears over the UK's EU referendum vote: "The overwhelming majority (by 4-1) of energy professionals foresee negative impacts on the UK energy system under Brexit.
"Our members have highlighted energy security, energy innovation and renewable energy development as particular areas of concern."
Those who want to leave the European Union say the UK could reduce energy prices if they were outside the bloc, and that other European countries would still want to sell their electricity to the UK after Brexit.
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Broos, 63, takes over from Volker Finke who was sacked in October.
Alexandre Belinga, the team's interim coach for the past three months, will remain as an assistant to the Belgian along with another former Belgian player, Sven Vandenbroeck.
Broos, who has coached extensively across Europe, was a surprise choice.
He was not on Fecafoot's shortlist of five, which included three Frenchmen, a Serbian and a Cameroonian.
Broos has vast experience as a manager, having won the Belgian Championship twice with Club Brugge and then again with Anderlecht. He has also enjoyed spells in Greece, Turkey and Algeria in recent years.
His first task with Cameroon will be to keep them top of their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group M, when they face qualifiers - home and away - against South Africa next month.
He will also take charge of the Indomitable Lions when they take on France in a friendly in May.
Vale of Glamorgan council said the number of meals needed fell from a daily average of 112 in 2012 to 45.
The Food Shed, which works with HMP Parc in Bridgend, is one of the social enterprises which has stepped in.
Prisoners prepare and cook meals but do not deliver them and G4S, which runs Parc, said these skills helped break the "vicious cycle" of offending.
The freshly-cooked meals made by the prisoners are delivered to people who are unable to cook for themselves.
Councillors agreed to start working with The Food Shed to provide meals in the western part of the county before it expands across the area.
It is not a contract but The Food Shed was one of the social enterprises which was recommended as an alternative when the council service ended.
The decision came after the council's former Labour administration decided to stop providing the service in January.
The council said meals on wheels ran at a loss and cost the social services department £50,000 a year.
People affected had their needs reassessed, were written to about the change and were also called or visited in person.
If they were happy to make the switch to a new provider, council staff passed their details to the relevant organisations.
Lisette Saunders, G4S deputy director at HMP Parc, said: "Our partnership with The Food Shed provides quality food for vulnerable people and supports our work with prisoners to develop skills, provide training and improve job prospects, ultimately helping the men in our care break the vicious cycle of offending."
G4S said one former prisoner who was involved with The Food Shed while serving his sentence was given a job with them after his release.
Ms Saunders added: "Programmes like The Food Shed encourage prisoners to be involved with the local communities, to be good neighbours and to give something back to those who are in most need."
That's what happened in the Scottish League Cup tie between Rangers and St Johnstone, yet it was Saints that delivered the resounding performance.
Tommy Wright's side ended Rangers' 100% record, and allowed a number of observations to be made.
One match is not a reliable body of evidence to base unambiguous judgements on but interesting points could be raised from the way St Johnstone won 3-1 with such conviction and poise.
Once again, the Saints boss showed there are few better in Scotland at setting out a game plan and organising players to execute it.
That was seen clearly during the 2013-14 season, when St Johnstone met Dundee United five times, winning them all without conceding a goal.
The last occasion was, of course, the Scottish Cup final at Celtic Park, and even the semi-final was a showcase for the manager since he had the awareness and wherewithal to change his side's tactics mid-game against Aberdeen and eventually win the tie 2-1.
Against Rangers, Wright exploited the space that full-backs James Tavernier and Lee Wallace leave behind them as they act, effectively, as auxiliary wingers. He also lined up his defence and midfield in such a way that Rangers were denied space to work in the final third and so restricted their openings.
Rangers play the same way all the time but St Johnstone had the capability to deal with that approach and, indeed, exploit it.
Michael O'Halloran can play centrally or wide, leading the line or deeper.
St Johnstone deploy him in whichever role makes best use of his lightning pace and direct running depending on the shape and style of their opponents. He is developing into a consistently effective and dangerous player.
The Perth side have been less assured in defence in this campaign than previously, in part due to injuries but also due to the necessary break-up of the long-time centre-back pairing of Steven Anderson and Frazer Wright. The latter has left the club, while the former was on the bench at Ibrox as he continues his comeback from injury.
Different combinations have been tried at the back and, against Rangers, it was nous that stood out. Dave MacKay and Tom Scobbie always took up positions to block Rangers trying to play through or cross, while the full-backs and midfielders were diligent in closing down space.
Rangers could not string their attacking combinations together quickly or decisively enough to breach the visitors' defence.
The contrast was clear, since Rangers left themselves far more open because of their attacking style. The centre-backs, Rob Kiernan and Danny Wilson, are often left in isolation at the back but neither is commanding enough even when a long ball is delivered up the middle.
Rangers have lost several goals this season through the centre of their defence and the partnership, as well as the defensive contribution of the midfielders, needs to improve and solidify whilst not facing, most weeks, periods of extended pressure against Championship sides.
Mark Warburton has one shape and game plan - 4-3-3 and attack - which will continue to serve him well this season.
Stepping up a level will require better players if it is to remain effective but there will also come a time when alterations need to be made to overcome problems or deal with opponents who can exploit them.
The squad also currently lacks a strong, tall, mobile and commanding centre-forward and gritty experience in midfield.
No assertions can be made about the gap between the Championship and the Premiership based on events at Ibrox. St Johnstone were simply the better side on the night, while individually the Rangers players all have the attributes to play in the top flight.
Dunfermline, from League One, pushed Dundee United close at Tannadice, while Morton, of the Championship, knocked out Motherwell.
Even so, it was clear that St Johnstone will continue to be a team that is awkward to beat, well organised and with a searing threat in the cutting edge of O'Halloran and a hardy endeavour, as well as spikiness, from the reliable Steven MacLean.
Rangers are making progress under Warburton and the cup defeat should not cause them to falter in the league.
The Ibrox side would benefit from a bit more experience and sharper defensive instincts but playing at a higher level would also demand and generate a greater sharpness that would make their short, passing approach more effective in and around the penalty area.
Three men entered a house in Parkgate Drive at about 01:20 GMT on Saturday, ordering the occupant into the living room and demanding money.
They ransacked the property and took two mobile phones and a tablet computer.
The occupant was not injured but he was left badly shaken.
A joint funeral is being held in the West Midlands for Adrian Evans, 44, his nephew Joel Richards, 19, and father Charles (known as Patrick) Evans, 78,
The funerals of Sue Davey, Carly Lovett, Janet and John Stocker, and Bruce Wilkinson will also take place.
They were among 30 UK victims of the attack near Sousse that left 38 dead.
The Foreign Office has since asked all British nationals to leave Tunisia and a state of emergency has been declared in the north African country.
A service of remembrance for all those caught up in the 26 June beach attack is to take place in the autumn, the government has announced, and a memorial dedicated to them will be built.
The funeral for the three members of the Evans and Richards families will take place in West Bromwich.
Adrian Evans, a council worker from Tipton, his father, who had worked as a general manager at Newby Foundries for 33 years, and teenage nephew, from Wednesbury, had just arrived in Tunisia when they were killed.
They were all Walsall FC fans and scarves were laid outside the club's stadium following their deaths. There will be a private cremation and private event at the club's ground.
Mr Richards was a local football referee and a student at the University of Worcester. His brother Owen, 16, survived the attack.
A service of thanksgiving for Ms Davey, 43, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, is to be held in her home town. She has been described by her son Conor Fulford as a "very special person".
She had been on holiday with her partner Scott Chalkley, 42, who was also killed.
A joint funeral for Janet and John Stocker, from Morden, Surrey, will take place at Putney Vale Crematorium in south-west London.
Mrs Stocker, 63, and her 74-year-old husband had five children and 10 grandchildren.
They were described by their family as the "happiest, most loving couple who enjoyed life's simple pleasures as well as the pleasures and love of their extensive family and their many friends", and who were "very much in love with each other".
The funeral of Mr Wilkinson, 72, from Goole, East Riding, will take place in the town.
He was retired, having worked at Drax power station, and was described by his family as a "kind and compassionate man" who was a "devoted husband, father and grandfather".
A service will also be held in Gainsborough for 24-year-old graduate Ms Lovett.
The beauty blogger and photographer had recently got engaged.
Her family paid tribute to her as a "beautiful shining light" who "radiated love and happiness around her".
He said the software controlling the new system would not be ready for the start of the season on 18-20 March.
"My guys who do the timing said: 'Mr E, we don't want to be put in the position because we don't think we can get it done properly in time'," he said.
He added the system "wasn't my idea" and he wanted a different approach.
Ecclestone said the new system would go ahead, however.
Governing body the FIA announced on Wednesday that a new qualifying system had been agreed that would feature the slowest car being eliminated every 90 seconds in three knock-out sections of qualifying.
The teams were to spend the next few days making sure there were no unintended consequences before it was formally adopted, but the problems have instead been discovered by Ecclestone's Formula 1 Management company, which handles the timing software.
"It's not quite that easy," Ecclestone, 85, said. "You've got all the graphics to go on the screen.
"If you're going to try and explain it to the public properly, it's not just a case of 'OK, the guy was the last one, bye-bye'. You can't just do that.
"We'll have to deal with it. I've told the FIA this and asked them what they'd like to do with it but the bottom line is there's not a lot they can do with it because we do all the timekeeping. So, that's it."
The idea behind the new qualifying format is to introduce an element of uncertainty that could lead to cars qualifying out of position.
But Ecclestone said his original idea had been for a different way of shuffling the order.
"I don't want to touch the current qualifying, which I think is good," he said.
"What I've said was, if the guy that's on pole won the last race, for example, we'd have to come up with some sort of a format to say in the end he starts 10th. And the guy who was third in the last race starts maybe eighth or something like that.
"And then you will find you get a whole mix-up of the grid and some of the guys who don't get as much TV coverage will be up at the front.
"Because you can guarantee the guy who's on pole will still win the race but it ain't going to be like pole man disappears and that's it."
He said the teams were opposed to this idea.
"People at the time that don't want any change at all thought: 'Well, Ecclestone's going to push through something so we might as well agree with that rather than have something that is a bit more drastic'," he said.
"Because it could happen that the guy on pole doesn't get through the pack.
"Monaco, Hungary - there's lots of places where you wouldn't want to put your money on the guy coming through the field."
His replacement will be named on 17 January when interim coach Rob Howley announces his Six Nations squad.
Ospreys lock Alun Wyn Jones, who has 105 caps for Wales, is the prime contender to replace him.
The Cardiff Blues flanker, 28, first captained Wales in 2011 and led the British and Irish Lions to a 2-1 series win in Australia in 2013.
Warburton, who has 69 Wales caps, was skipper for the 2011 and 2015 World Cup campaigns.
He led the side to the semi-finals in 2011 and quarter-finals four years later, as well as a Six Nations Grand Slam in 2012 before winning the championship the following year.
"It's a massive decision. He's been the captain for so long and it shows his integrity," former Wales international Emyr Lewis told BBC Radio Wales.
"It shows how unselfish he is and he's put the Welsh team at the forefront of his reasoning behind it."
Jones, 31, has captained Wales in the past and led the Lions in the final Test in Australia after Warburton was ruled out with injury.
Lewis says Jones would be a good choice to take over, adding: "Everyone's got respect for him and it's going to be an interesting battle now for the number seven position."
Wales begin their Six Nations campaign on 5 February against Italy.
Hisham Geneina was fired in March by President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi after estimating corruption had cost Egypt $67.6bn (£51.3bn) over four years.
He was sentenced to a year in jail and fined $2,200 but told he could avoid prison if he paid an additional $1,100, judicial sources said.
His lawyer said he would appeal.
Lawyer Ali Taha said prosecutors had failed to prove their accusations and said the case for the defence had not been examined. Reporters were not allowed to attend the sentencing at a Cairo court.
Geneina, a former judge, denied the charges and said they were politically motivated.
After firing Geneina, President Sisi appointed a fact-finding commission that concluded the auditor had over-estimated the scale of corruption. and thus misled the public.
The case was based on comments Geneina made to two Egyptian newspapers last December when he was still head of the Accountability State Authority (ASA).
The daily al-Youm al-Sabea quoted him as saying in an interview that endemic corruption had cost Egypt some 600bn Egyptian pounds ($67.6bn) in 2015 alone, mostly in corrupt land deals.
Geneina later said that he had been misquoted and that the figure covered four years, a claim supported by a separate interview with another newspaper.
He also noted that it was based on a study commissioned by the Egyptian planning ministry and carried out with the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
President Sisi has made fighting corruption a top priority since coming to power after leading the military's overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013.
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham told the BBC there "couldn't be a more serious time" to be strengthening borders, after the Brussels attacks.
But he quoted whistleblowers as saying the Border Force had been told to expect cuts of 6% in both the next financial year and the one after.
The Home Office said funding was being finalised and "all necessary measures" would be taken to secure UK borders.
In a letter to Home Secretary Theresa May, Mr Burnham said making savings now would be a "very serious mistake".
In the wake of the Brussels bombings, the government said it was deploying more Border Force staff to strengthen checks at UK entry points.
But Mr Burnham accused the home secretary of "going to great lengths" to conceal further cuts planned for the agency.
He said it was "highly unusual and should be challenged" for ministers not to have released the Border Force budget with the start of the new financial year only a few days away.
He said the force had "already experienced consecutive years of cuts" and was "stretched to the limit".
"The public has a right to know about the government's plans for the UK border and that is why I call on them to publish these figures without delay and to drop these damaging cuts," he added.
The Home Office said extra money for the force had been promised in the chancellor's Budget this month.
A spokesman said the government had "invested tens of millions of pounds to bolster security at ports in northern France" and would take "all the necessary measures" to maintain the security of the UK's borders.
Mr Burnham said the funding promised in the Budget was for customs activities of the Border Force, to counter smuggling, not for immigration staff.
He called on the government to strengthen the UK's sea, rail and air borders with Belgium, saying British border officials should be deployed to work alongside local staff in Belgian ports, as already happens in Calais.
The Home Office said the Border Force "has the ability to redeploy resources on a national basis, and can allocate funding to address specific pressures when necessary.
"This includes the additional £17m being invested during the next financial year to ease migrant pressures in the Calais region and further strengthen the UK border."
It said it was "not uncommon" for the force's budget to be finalised this close to the financial year and the home secretary would respond to Mr Burnham's letter "in due course".
Dyfed-Powys Police said the incident took place in the Temple Street area of the town, and the injured man, 31, later died in hospital.
A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is being questioned by police.
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Belgium international Dembele appeared to eye-gouge forward Costa during Spurs' 2-2 draw with Chelsea on Monday.
Referee Mark Clattenburg did not punish the 28-year-old during the game.
Dembele chose not to contest the charge, and will now be unavailable to manager Mauricio Pochettino until Spurs' fifth game of next season.
He has made 29 appearances in the league this season, scoring three goals.
Dembele was one of nine Spurs players booked in the draw at Stamford Bridge - a Premier League record for one team.
Monday's result ended Tottenham's hopes of winning the Premier League. Pochettino's side have two games remaining this season, against Southampton and Newcastle, with three points almost certain to secure second place.
Stoke and former Republic of Ireland keeper Shay Given told BBC Radio 5 live that he thought the punishment was "way too high".
"Looking at the incident, did he stick his finger in his eye and actually gouge his eye?" he said.
"I've seen worse tackles on the field which don't get a suspension or a maximum of three matches. If someone is going to go in two-footed, lunging, and their opponent are out for six to nine months with a broken leg and they don't get a ban - I don't understand that.
"Dembele's fingers weren't right in his eye. He scraped a bit of his face. I think it is harsh. I know the FA are trying to send a message that this isn't acceptable, but I've seen worse things on a football pitch."
Former West Brom striker Jason Roberts agreed, saying: "Things happen on the pitch that can genuinely hurt somebody - like Fellaini's elbow on Huth. That in my opinion was much more dangerous and more of an issue than what Dembele did."
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Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the comments in a phone call with his American counterpart John Kerry.
Western sanctions, coupled with falling global oil prices, have hurt Russia's economy.
The EU and US have imposed a string of financial penalties on Moscow following Russia's annexation of Crimea in March.
The new US legislation, aimed mainly at Russia's defence industries, gives President Barack Obama the power to impose further sanctions if he chooses - though no action has yet been taken as a result of the bill.
It would also allow Mr Obama to provide lethal and non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine.
On Thursday the EU introduced measures which outlaw European investment in Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula annexed by Russia.
During a marathon end-of-year press conference on Thursday, Mr Putin accused Washington and the West of trying to isolate Moscow.
He said the US was trying to tame the Russian "bear", adding that sanctions were to blame for up to 30% of the economic woes which led to the dramatic slide of the rouble on Tuesday.
Washington is calling on Mr Putin to pull out of the Crimea and stop supporting pro-Russian rebels fighting the Ukrainian government.
Mr Obama has said the US is ready to "roll back" sanctions if Russia takes the "necessary steps" to defuse the current standoff.
Talks are due to start on Sunday involving Ukrainian officials and pro-Russian separatists.
The negotiations are aimed at implementing a ceasefire deal that was signed three months ago but which has failed to halt fighting.
Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council said on Friday that five soldiers were killed and seven injured during clashes in the east of the country.
Valerie Hunter Gordon's family said she died on 16 October in Beauly.
She created the first "Paddi" after having her third child, Nigel, in 1947 and becoming fed-up with washing traditional nappies.
The two-part garments were initially made out of old nylon parachutes, tissue wadding and cotton wool.
Mrs Hunter Gordon made hundreds of the nappies using a sewing machine at her kitchen table, supplying friends with the product and constantly modifying the design.
Her husband, Major Pat Hunter Gordon, was also pressed into helping make the nappies when he returned from fighting in Borneo.
Speaking to the BBC in 2015, Mrs Hunter Gordon said she had found washing nappies much too laborious and so began searching for disposables.
"I thought you must be able to buy them - but you couldn't, not anywhere," she said.
"It seemed extraordinary that it hadn't been done before. I thought, it's easy, I'll make them. But it wasn't easy. It was quite tricky.
"Everybody who saw them said, Valerie, please would you make one for me? And so I ended up by making about over 600 of them.
"I spent my time sitting at my mother's sewing machine, making these wretched things."
Paddis replaced absorbent cotton towelling nappies, which had to be washed after each use.
"Everybody wanted to stop washing nappies. Nowadays they seem to want to wash them again - good luck to them," Mrs Hunter Gordon said last year.
The couple applied for a patent in 1948 and signed an agreement with Robinsons to manufacture the nappies in 1949. The first nappies were modelled by her son, Nigel.
Possible names for the product included Valette, Snappy, Napkins, Lavnets and Drypad. The name Paddi was chosen after a meeting between Major Hunter Gordon and a group of senior executive Army officers at The Army Staff College in Surrey, according to the Paddi website.
At first, there was resistance to the nappies from doctors, who thought it would harm babies' skin, and a general public not used to throwing things away in the post-war years.
However, an article in Lancet written by an Army doctor who used Paddis for his baby helped change medical opinion and they began to be stocked by Boots.
They were advertised as "A really attractive garment, skilfully designed by a Mother, to make the whole-time use of disposable nappies a practical possibility".
The company eventually went into decline in the 1960s, with the arrival of the American brand Pampers.
Mrs Hunter Gordon's daughter, Frances Ross, said her mother had been survived by six children, 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, with another due in a few months.
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Conservative peer and writer Lord Fellowes said the "unfortunate fashion" was nothing new.
But Labour's Lord Blunkett, who is blind, said it could make understanding programmes "an impossibility".
Kent Police negotiators and firearms officers were called to Hersden, near Canterbury, at 23:20 GMT on Sunday.
Marc Traylor, 40, and the 16-year-old girl are from the same family, police said. It is understood they are father and daughter.
Mr Traylor is in a critical condition while the girl is critical but stable with stab wounds, the force said.
Two knives have been recovered from the scene.
The shooting has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The IPCC confirmed its investigators had been sent to the scene.
Peter Johnson, who lives opposite the property, said he thought he heard two shots.
"I saw up to about 10 police cars and two armed response units... and what looked like a young girl being carried up the road towards the ambulance.
"About half an hour after that I noticed they brought the man out on a stretcher," he said.
Plenty of Britons are expected to head over for the coming bank holiday weekend and next week's school half-term break.
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Strikes and blockades by workers disrupted six of France's eight oil refineries this week. However, all but one of the fuel depots being blockaded have now been freed.
France's CGT union announced on Friday it would be holding an indefinite strike at the Total petrol refinery in Donges.
The availability of fuel at petrol stations is now reported to be improving slightly, but there may still be shortages and queues, especially in Brittany, Normandy and northern France, of half an hour or an hour.
Port workers in Marseille, Cherbourg, Le Havre and St Malo have also taken industrial action.
And there been disruption on some high-speed TGV rail services, as well as regional and commuter trains.
Fuel purchasing restrictions have been put in place by local authorities in some parts of France.
Some petrol stations may have run out of some types of fuel. Fuel rationing may be imposed, and drivers may not be able to fill up jerrycans either.
The Mon-essence.fr website has produced a map developed from its mobile app data to help motorists identify petrol stations where fuel is not available.
This site said on Friday morning that about 52%, or about 5,300 out of 10,246 petrol stations in France, were reporting partial or total shortages of fuel.
The Carbeo website also has information on fuel availability.
French Transport Minister Alain Vidalies said on Thursday that 40% of petrol stations around Paris were struggling to get fuel.
The French Petrol Industries Union said the government had authorised the use of strategic reserves, with analysts estimating that the country has four months of fuel reserves.
The UK Foreign Office has issued travel advice for those heading over to France.
French ambassador to the UK Sylvie Bermann said the country was doing "everything possible" to ease travel problems ahead of the Euro 2016 football tournament, due to begin in two weeks.
"I think you can travel, obviously, but if you can have some fuel before that, maybe it's better," she added.
The RAC is discouraging UK drivers from taking extra fuel supplies over to France.
Aside from the safety risks, authorities only allow drivers to carry an additional 10 litres of fuel with them upon entering French territory.
Also, most ferry operators do not permit the carrying of any additional fuel in cans, the motoring body says.
Earlier this week, the AA reported taking calls from motorists who had run out of fuel in France. It is advising people to fill up before crossing the Channel.
Shell says it has seen an increase in demand at its petrol station on the M20, near Folkestone, while BP says it has not seen any rise in demand for fuel, with usual deliveries scheduled for stations in Kent.
The transport of petrol cans onboard Brittany Ferries' ships is forbidden. The transport of diesel in vehicles is only permitted in containers or jerrycans specifically constructed for the carriage of diesel and to a maximum of 5 litres per vehicle.
Fuel cans must not be brought on board DFDS Seaways ferries.
P&O Ferries said on Twitter that passengers were now able to bring five litres of spare fuel on board, provided it was in an "approved container".
Eurotunnel allows up to 30 litres of fuel to be driven over, depending on the type of container.
Some parts of France have restrictions on carrying fuel.
The Prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais says that "in order to limit the fuel of users and for safety reasons", it is illegal to sell, purchase, distribute or transport fuel in "packaged form" such as jerrycans or cans.
Brittany Ferries says some of Friday's scheduled trips have been disrupted, following some cancellations on Thursday.
P&O Ferries is not reporting any delays with its Dover to Calais service.
DFDS Seaways is also not reporting delays on its services to Dunkirk and Calais.
Rebecca Elder from Aberdeen has been travelling through France after studying in Angers, reaching Poland yesterday.
She says her fellow students all had trains cancelled or rescheduled.
"Getting round Angers has taken double the time," she said.
"There have been lots of flight delays from Nantes or Charles de Gaulle airports, and in the past few days I've had friends who have struggled to find fuel to drive home or they've hit blocked roads.
"I would tell British travellers to leave extra time and have back up plans."
Ms Elder also described tensions as being "a lot higher in the Loire, Normandy and Bordeaux regions".
Workers at oil refineries, nuclear power stations, ports and on the railways downed tools amid growing industrial action over controversial labour reforms.
These include making the 35-hour working week an average time, firms being given greater freedom to reduce pay and easing the conditions for laying off workers - currently strongly regulated in France.
Staff at 16 of France's 19 nuclear power plants have also voted for a one-day strike.
French President Francois Hollande has said he will not back down over the dispute, but Prime Minister Manuel Valls has signalled that the reform package could be modified.
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Victor Rees from Hundleton was working in the Caribbean when he was arrested on 21 May, and his partner Jade Laville told BBC Wales he was "petrified".
The reason for the arrest was not clear - police had ordered all machinery at the site to be turned off, but Mr Rees stopped to make his crane safe first.
Ms Laville said it was "a relief" to have him home.
The Foreign Office said at the time embassy staff in Haiti were providing support.
A German energy co-operative founded by environmental lobby group Greenpeace is to launch a legal action against the European Commission.
It accuses the Commission of wrongly approving the nuclear reactor project in October following a lengthy state aid inquiry.
The co-operative argues the new plant threatens to "distort" competition.
EDF Energy is due to build the plant, the first in the UK in almost 20 years.
The Commission gave the go-ahead to the project after the government reduced the subsidy by more than £1bn.
The most recent estimate put the cost of Hinkley C at £24.5bn - much higher than the government and EDF's original £16bn forecast.
The latest figure includes the impact of inflation as well as interest costs for the 10 year construction period.
Soenke Tangermann, managing director of Greenpeace Energy, said the "highly subsidised" electricity produced by the plant would "noticeably distort European competitiveness."
The energy cooperative was founded by Greenpeace 15 years ago and now operates as an independent company.
"This effect will have economic disadvantages for committed green [energy] providers like us and that's why we are going to court," Mr Tangermann said.
Greenpeace Energy says the subsidies planned for the controversial scheme are far higher than those for wind and solar power in Germany.
Austria - which opposes nuclear power - has also signalled it will launch its own legal challenge against the project, arguing that subsidies ought to be restricted to renewable energy sources.
Greenpeace Energy is also calling on the German government to take action against what it calls "the unfair state aid approval."
A German government official told the BBC last autumn that he could see no grounds for launching a legal challenge despite widespread opposition to the Hinkley decision in the country.
Berlin is committed to phasing out nuclear power as part of its long-term transition to renewable energy known as the "Energiewende."
The law firm Becker and Buettner has been instructed to prepare the application for an annulment of the Commision's decision, which will then be put before the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
The 38-year-old has been in interim charge of Killie for their last four games following Lee Clark's move to Bury.
During that time, McCulloch's Kilmarnock have won two and lost two.
"I'm enjoying it just now so there's no reason to start asking for a longer term," McCulloch said.
"I'm enjoying it day-to-day, I'm enjoying it week-to-week. I think it'd be a little bit selfish of me to say, 'give me it until the end of the season'.
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"I don't think anybody can really do that in my position.
"We had a good result last week against Ross County and I got a text from a couple of the board saying 'great result', 'keep it going'. I'm happy with that."
That 2-1 win over County took Killie up to seventh in the Premiership and featured a winning goal from Kris Boyd, who has now scored 100 league goals for two clubs in Scotland's top flight.
Boyd is in his third spell at Rugby Park and McCulloch said of his former Rangers team-mate: "I've had the privilege of playing next to him.
"His goal record's phenomenal. He's a winner. He's great about the dressing room for the kids. The scary thing is there's still more goals in him so I wouldn't rule him out breaking more records.
"He doesn't get anywhere near as much credit as he should get. He's had stick, basically, from all fans in Scotland and he just manages to keep popping up with goals."
The club's 12-goal scorer, who signed on a one-year deal from Yeovil in July 2015, has already been linked with a move to join newly-departed ex-Vale boss Rob Page at promoted Northampton.
"His agent sent an email today to say that they were rejecting the offer," said Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite.
"They want to terminate his contract and for him to be paid up."
Smurthwaite told BBC Radio Stoke: "That is what were going to do.
"We gave the boy a chance then, all of a sudden, his requirements have gone up six-fold and we're not in that market.
"Rob was hoping we could keep him but he's got interest from other clubs now.
"I suppose we could have tied him down to a two-year deal when he came, but he wanted to make himself known again, reinvent his career, and we've benefited from that. That's football."
Former Crewe Alexandra Academy product Leitch-Smith, who spent a year at Yeovil prior to his move back to the Potteries, did not make an instant impact at Vale Park.
Having failed to score in his first 16 games, he then hit 12 in 26 matches over the second half of the season to help transform Vale from relegation candidates to potential play-off challengers.
Leitch-Smith follows the lead of defender Richard Duffy and striker Louis Dodds, who are to make summer moves after rejecting new deals, while midfielder Michael O'Connor is looking to move to cut down on his travelling.
A report has already concluded a "lethal mix" of failings led to the deaths of 11 babies and one mother over nine years at Furness General Hospital.
Mr Hunt said he now wanted the role of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to be examined.
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) is to conduct the review.
The "preventable" deaths occurred between 2004 and 2013 at the hospital, which is part of the Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
It was later found that the maternity unit at Furness General had been "dysfunctional" with "substandard care" provided by staff "deficient in skills and knowledge".
Working relationships between doctors and midwives were also found to be extremely poor, with midwives referring to themselves as "the musketeers" as they pursued normal childbirth "at any cost".
Mr Hunt has already said the NMC should no longer be responsible for the statutory supervision of midwives in the UK, suggesting there should be a move to a model of supervision similar to that of other health professionals.
The PSA review was to be carried out "as soon as possible", he said.
He added: "Given the NMC's importance in ensuring high standards of care in nursing, health visiting and midwifery, this review will provide the public and the NMC itself with independent assurance that all the lessons from its handling of the events at Morecambe Bay have been learned and acted upon."
NMC chief executive Jackie Smith said: "As an open and transparent organisation, committed to continuous improvement, we welcome the contribution of the PSA in helping us to identify learning from our handling of these cases in order to establish where we could do things differently should a similar situation arise now.
"We cannot change what has already happened; however, we must move forward by identifying how we should do things differently in the future."
In 2014 the NMC was criticised by the PSA over its handling of disciplinary cases relating to the scandal hit Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust.
Police have used pepper spray and stun guns on the third day of protests to try to disperse students, some of whom demonstrated topless on Tuesday.
A list of alleged campus rapists was leaked on social media on Sunday by a student group angered by assaults.
The university has suspended lectures and set up a task team to investigate.
The hashtags #RUReferencelist - referring to the 11 alleged rapists named on Facebook - and #nakedprotest have been trending on Twitter for a number of days in South Africa.
Police in the Eastern Cape Province have not commented on the list of alleged rapists or made any arrests.
The BBC's Pumza Fihlani in South Africa says students can report rapes directly to the police but if an assault occurs on campus, they should report it to the university authorities, who then bring in the police to investigate.
According to South African law, suspects in sex crimes can only be named after they have appeared in court and pleaded.
But students at the university in Grahamstown who say they have been victims of rape complain that no action was taken when they reported the assaults.
Vice-Chancellor Sizwe Mabizela called on all the students to come forward with information, saying the university had no record of such reports.
"As soon as we receive a statement, we will be able to hold a pre-suspension hearing with the accused with a view to suspend them," South Africa's ENCA broadcaster quoted him as saying.
Rhodes University's student paper Activate says the arrested students are to be charged with protesting in public and being in possession of weapons.
A video on social media shows one student being arrested as police tried to remove a barricade erected on a road on campus.
South Africa has the highest number of rapes in the world - last year 43,195 cases were reported.
Officials claim the figures are on the decline, but activists say many more rapes go unreported.
Sharp, who scored 30 goals in 2016-17 as the Blades were promoted, met Jack O'Connell's cross to put them ahead.
United's Leon Clarke and Barnsley's Angus MacDonald were sent off before half-time for a clash off the ball.
Adam Davies brilliantly prevented David Brooks from making it 2-0, but Barnsley slipped to a third loss in four games.
Having tipped Brooks' poked effort onto the post, Davies made another fine stop to deny Jack O'Connell as the home side created the better of the second-half chances.
In a feisty local derby that saw six players booked, Clarke and MacDonald were red carded moments before the break after the pair tussled in the Tykes penalty area.
Sheffield United's second league win of the season is also their ninth in a row at Bramall Lane.
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder:
"We played well today, we needed to be a little bit more positive in the final third after the last two games.
"We needed to be better in the final third today and I thought we did that. We are a little bit disappointed we have not put the game to bed.
"The slight criticism of my team is that we didn't put them to bed, I thought we played some really good stuff."
Barnsley boss Paul Heckingbottom:
"It was disappointing. Compared to the last two performances it was chalk and cheese. The players know that. We started on the back foot and it was a game too far for us.
"It was a first derby for a lot of them, the first time we played three times in a week, I need to learn about these players.
"There weren't many who came out with positives today."
Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Barnsley 0.
Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Barnsley 0.
Foul by Joe Williams (Barnsley).
Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
Attempt blocked. Ike Ugbo (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Thiam with a cross.
Offside, Sheffield United. Ched Evans tries a through ball, but Enda Stevens is caught offside.
Ched Evans (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Matty Pearson (Barnsley).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) because of an injury.
Offside, Barnsley. Adam Hammill tries a through ball, but Brad Potts is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Mamadou Thiam (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Pearson.
Attempt saved. David Brooks (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Coutts.
Substitution, Barnsley. Mamadou Thiam replaces Tom Bradshaw.
Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matty Pearson.
Attempt blocked. Matty Pearson (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
Foul by David Brooks (Sheffield United).
Ryan Hedges (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Sheffield United. Ched Evans replaces Billy Sharp.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
Attempt blocked. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Adam Davies.
Attempt saved. Jack O'Connell (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross.
Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
Attempt saved. David Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a cross.
Attempt missed. Paul Coutts (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Sheffield United. David Brooks replaces Mark Duffy.
Attempt saved. Matty Pearson (Barnsley) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Hammill with a cross.
Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Jake M Wright.
Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Basham with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Offside, Sheffield United. Kieron Freeman tries a through ball, but Mark Duffy is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Hammill with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Chris Basham.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Adam Davies (Barnsley) because of an injury.
John Fleck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
He was ordered to pay 15,000 Egyptian pounds ($2,190; £1,440).
Mr Youssef had spent five hours at the public prosecutor's office, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
He has faced several complaints over his show El Bernameg (The Programme), which satirises many public figures.
On his Twitter feed, Mr Youssef said the bail conditions were related to three lawsuits, while a fourth was still being investigated.
The case has highlighted worries about press freedoms in Egypt.
At one point during his arrival at the prosecutor's office Mr Youssef donned an oversized academic hat, mocking one which Mr Morsi wore recently when he received an honorary doctorate in Pakistan.
In a statement sent out on his Twitter account as he arrived, he said that lawyers and policemen at the office wanted their picture taken with him, and joked that this was perhaps the real reason for his summons.
However, the al-Misri al-Yawm news portal reported that the judge asked him to remove this and other tweets written during the questioning.
Bassem Youssef is a doctor who shot to fame after winning a large number of followers with his witty lampooning of public figures in amateur videos posted on the internet following the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule in February 2011.
He became a household name when his satirical show - likened to Jon Stewart's The Daily Show in the US - began to be broadcast three times a week on one of Egypt's independent satellite stations.
But sketches in which he portrayed Mr Morsi as a pharaoh, calling him "Super Morsi" for holding on to executive and legislative powers, and, separately, putting the president's image on a pillow and parodying his speeches angered one Islamist lawyer, whose formal complaint resulted in the investigation.
As well as insulting Mr Morsi and Islam, Mr Youssef is also accused of "spreading false news with the aim of disrupting public order".
Mr Youssef's case is also seen as the latest in a string of prosecution actions against opponents of the president and the movement that supports him, the Muslim Brotherhood.
Earlier this week, Egypt's top prosecutor ordered the arrest of five political activists, among them a leading blogger, on suspicion of inciting aggression against the Brotherhood.
Many journalists have criticised the Islamist-backed constitution which came into force earlier this year, arguing it does not offer enough guarantees for a free media.
The constitution also sparked protests from opponents who say it favours Islamists and does not sufficiently protect the rights of women or Christians.
"I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired," said Preet Bharara on Twitter.
Mr Bharara was first asked to remain in his post by President Donald Trump, when they met after the election.
But on Friday he was included in a list of prosecutors appointed by former President Barack Obama who were asked by the Justice Department to step down.
Mr Bharara's tweet continued: "Being the US Attorney in SDNY (South District New York) will forever be the greatest honour of my professional life."
Presidents often order appointees of the previous administration to resign but the decision to replace so many in one swoop raised eyebrows.
Mr Bharara's inclusion in the list came as a particular surprise. He told reporters in November that he had been asked by Mr Trump to stay on, and had agreed.
The prosecutor rose to prominence after pursuing high-profile corruption cases and cases against Wall Street bankers.
He won a $1.8 billion ($1.5 billion) insider-trading case against hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, the largest in history. SAC was forced to close down.
He has also prosecuted both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.
Among his current cases was an investigation into fundraising by New York mayor Bill de Blasio, as well as a sexual harassment case against Fox News by its employees.
After it was reported on Saturday that he had refused to resign, top New York Republican Brian Kolb tweeted: "Good for Preet, he is doing the job he was appointed to do!"
On Saturday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement: "President Trump's abrupt and unexplained decision to summarily remove over 40 US attorneys has once again caused chaos in the federal government."
"Preet Bharara, like many of the US attorneys dismissed this week, served with honour and distinction."
However, ex-Republican strategist Brian Walsh argued that the firing was "nothing new" as "US attorneys serve at the pleasure of the [president] - even Preet".
Mr Bharara's office and the Justice Department refused to comment further, according to the Associated Press.
The first minister wants the Scottish government, along with the UK's other devolved administrations, to have a "direct input" in the process.
She will make that point at the British-Irish summit in Dublin later.
Downing Street said it will "work with and listen to" the devolved administrations on a range of issues.
Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to negotiate a "better deal" for the UK in Europe in advance of a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU which is due to be held by the end of 2017.
The SNP had demanded a so-called "quadruple lock" to make sure Britain's exit from the EU was dependant on all four nations voting for it in the referendum.
The 24th British-Irish Summit is being held in Dublin and features leading figures from the UK Government and administrations from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the UK islands.
Speaking ahead of the meeting, Ms Sturgeon said: "This issue of European membership can't simply be put into a reserved box because the decisions the European Union takes, the terms of the UK's membership, impacts on our economy, impacts on jobs, impacts on industries like fishing and farming and issues like climate change.
"These are all responsibilities of the Scottish government. So you can't simply put it in a box and say it's got nothing to do with the Scottish government. These things matter a lot to people right across this country."
Scotland's first minister said the devolved administrations "cannot be kept in the dark" over EU negotiations which she said could jeopardise the UK's place in Europe.
She added: "It is absolutely essential that Scotland's voice, and those of the other devolved administrations, is heard to ensure our interests are acknowledged.
"That is why I am today calling for a forum to be identified which gives the devolved governments a direct input to the negotiations to ensure that our priorities are listened to and our vital interests are protected."
"The Scottish Government unequivocally supports our membership of the EU.
"At the same time, as I made clear when I visited Brussels recently, I don't believe the EU is perfect and it can be reformed to work better for its citizens."
A Downing Street spokesman said: "The government's objective is to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the EU and to address people's concerns, and then make the case for the UK stay in the EU on a reformed basis.
"Of course we will continue to work with and listen to the devolved administrations on a whole range of issues."
Midfielder John Mikel Obi, defender Kenneth Omeruo, strikers Odion Ighalo, Alex Iwobi and Kelechi Iheanacho are all with Premier League clubs.
Ighalo and Mikel are two of the three over-aged players allowed by Fifa, along with goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi.
The squad includes 16 full internationals, but only eight players who are at Nigerian clubs.
"I feel honoured to be selected by my country and I hope to give my best at the Games if I make the final squad," Ighalo told BBC Sport.
But Iheanacho's participation in Brazil is in doubt after Nigeria coach Samson Siasia complained early this week that numerous letters from the Nigerian Football Federation to the striker's club, Manchester City, have gone unanswered.
The Olympic tournament, which is for Under-23 players, starts on 3 August, meaning Iheanacho would miss a big chunk of his club's pre-season preparations and summer tour of China.
If Nigeria progress from their group, Iheanacho would also be away for the start of the Premier League season. And if they reached the medal matches he would miss the first leg of the club's Champions League play-off.
Defender Omeruo, who spent last season on loan at Kasımpasa from Chelsea, is included in the provisional squad despite having earlier ruled himself out because of a groin problem.
Omeruo had revealed doctors told him he needed to rest over the close season but Siasia believes Nigeria have a strong medical team to look after the centre-back in Brazil.
Meanwhile, the NFF said the so-called 'Dream Team VI' would prepare for the Olympic Games in the United States and Mexico.
"The team will face the U-23 National Team of Mexico in Mexico on Saturday 2 July," the NFF said in a statement.
"The team will continue its training camp in the United States of America and will play Charleston Battery FC in Atlanta on Saturday 16 July. Another game against the Honduras U-23 team is also being planned for 27 July."
Nigeria, who have been drawn in Group B of the Rio Games alongside Sweden, Colombia and Japan, boast a proud Olympics record.
They made Olympic football history in 1996 by becoming the first African team to win the gold medal.
Nigeria also finished runners-up at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where current Under-23 coach Siasia also led the 'Dream Team' in China.
Nigeria Provisional 35-man squad
Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa FC, South Africa), Yusuf Bala (Kano Pillars), Emmanuel Daniel (Enugu Rangers), Taiwo Abdulrahman (Kwara United), Ndubuisi Agu (FC Porto, Portugal), Junior Ajayi (CS Sfaxien, Tunisia), Stanley Amuzie (Olhanense FC, Portugal), Taiwo Awoniyi (Frankfurt FC, Germany), Okechukwu Azubuike (Yeni Malatyaspor, Turkey), Etor Daniel (Enyimba FC), Augustine Dimgba (Sunshine Stars), William Troost-Ekong (Haugesund FC, Norway), Saturday Erimuya (Kayseri Erciyespor, Turkey), Oghenekaro Etebo (CD Feirense FC, Portugal), Imoh Ezekiel (Anderlecht, Belgium), Saviour Godwin (Ostende, Belgium), Odion Ighalo (Watford FC, England), Kelechi Iheanacho (Manchester City, England), Alex Iwobi (Arsenal, England), Emiloju Julius (MFM FC), Kingsley Madu (AS Trencin, Slovakia), John Mikel Obi (Chelsea, England), Musa Muhammed (Istanbul Basaksehir, Turkey), Usman Muhammed (CF Uniao, Portugal), Wilfred Ndidi (KRC Genk, Belgium), Erhun Obanor (MFM FC), Godfrey Oboabona (Caykur Rizespor, Turkey), Kenneth Omeruo (Chelsea, England), Sodiq Saliu (Seraing FC, Belgium), Abdullahi Shehu (CF Uniao, Portugal), Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium), Seth Sincere (Rhapsody FC), Ndifreke Udo (Abia Warriors), Aminu Umar (Osmalispor, Turkey), Sadiq Umar (AS Roma, Italy)
It took fire crews took an hour to cut the pair out of the blue van, which had become "embedded" underneath the lorry in the M6 crash in the West Midlands.
Paramedic Natalie Greaves said the 18-year-old driver was "so, so lucky" to escape with just a broken wrist.
His sister, who was in the front passenger seat, was uninjured.
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The crash happened at about 21:45 GMT on Tuesday on the southbound M6, just before junction 10a for the M54, near Essington, south Staffordshire.
The brother and sister travelling in the van are from Warwickshire.
West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman Murray MacGregor said: "On arrival, ambulance staff found a blue van that was embedded under the rear of an articulated lorry.
"Due to the level of damage, it took firefighters an hour to cut away enough of the van to allow the two people inside the van to get out; throughout, the pair were receiving care from ambulance staff."
The lorry driver was shaken but otherwise unhurt.
The hosts were bowled out for 303 in 45.2 overs before the Kiwis chased the target to take a 2-1 series lead.
"We could have batted 50 overs, got 250 and I would have been very furious," Morgan told BBC Test Match Special.
"I was happy we scored 300 in the manner that we did and want to continue playing with that attacking mindset."
After a dismal World Cup, England's new-found aggressive style has seen them make their highest ever limited-overs score in the first ODI against the Black Caps and almost pull off a remarkable run-chase in the second.
However, a collapse of five wickets for 14 runs saw them fall short of an imposing target in the third match in Southampton, as New Zealand got home with an over to spare thanks to centuries from Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor.
"There's a bigger picture here, we've a lot of young guys," said 28-year-old Morgan, who made 71. "Because we're changing the mindset, it will take longer than one series to do so.
"We'll maintain that through this series and the rest of the summer. We're competing and we've won one game so far, which is a big bonus for us."
Williamson and Taylor compiled a third-wicket stand of 206, the largest partnership for New Zealand in an ODI against England, taking advantage of three dropped catches.
Dubliner Morgan said the missed opportunities in the field were more costly to his side than batting errors.
"The dropped catches were more critical," said Morgan. "Not batting the overs didn't really bother me.
"It would have taken something special with the ball to win this game and it was a matter of breaking one crucial partnership."
MyFerryLink staff occupied two ferries and blocked the Channel Tunnel in July and August in protests over job losses.
The disruption to cross-Channel traffic led to Operation Stack's implementation on the M20 in Kent numerous times.
Eric Vercoutre, of Syndicat Maritime Nord, said: "We're truly sorry about what happened."
However, he warned there could be more strike action next month.
"If, on the 1st October, we don't get the redundancy payments that we're legally entitled to and our September wages we'll blockade the port again."
MyFerryLink staff began blockading the Port of Calais in June ahead of the company ceasing operations on 1 July, with the loss of hundreds of jobs.
After weeks of disruption, the dispute between the French government and ferry workers was resolved last week, with a deal to employ 402 French workers with Eurotunnel and DFDS Seaways.
"Our aim really wasn't to make life difficult for the British," Mr Vercoutre said.
"It's always the people lower down who suffer - lorry drivers, employees - that's not the aim.
"The aim is to make those higher up do something, ministers both in the UK and France.
"They only do something when we set tyres on fire, when we block miles of roads. They only react then, that's just not right."
But Donald Armour, of the Freight Transport Association, said the French government had not done enough to broker a deal to prevent further blockades.
"It looks like a pussyfooting deal. There doesn't seem to be any real negotiation behind it," he said.
"If it was done properly we'd like to have seen Calais and the Cocquelles area made a strike-free zone as part of the settlement.
"All we can do, through the government, is express our concern because the French are still holding a gun to the UK economy's head. That's no settlement for us."
Mr Armour said his organisation was pushing for compensation from the French government but it would be "very difficult" to get and "no promises" were being made to members.
A total of 18 people were on board when the Super Puma crashed on its approach to Sumburgh.
Solicitors Digby Brown said the claim against operator CHC was being raised due to the physical, emotional and financial losses.
CHC said it wanted to resolve claims as quickly as possible.
A hearing is due to call at the Court of Session in Edinburgh before the end of the month.
In a statement, CHC said it "deeply regrets the loss of life that occurred in the Sumburgh accident.
"As the second anniversary approaches, the AAIB investigation into the cause of the Sumburgh accident continues and its findings are still awaited. Based on the ultimate findings, the company is committed to taking appropriate actions to ensure its passengers and employees continue to fly safely."
The statement continued: "Throughout the period of investigation, there has been much work undertaken to provide financial assistance to the families impacted by the accident.
"For those that have brought claims, the process of assessing and quantifying them has been a difficult one for all involved, but considerable progress has been made and a large number of claims have already been resolved.
"Regrettably, a few claims remain unresolved as the insurer awaits the results of professional assessments, such as medical exams. Whilst this is disappointing, CHC and its insurers are keen to receive these assessments so the process can move forward and these few outstanding claims can be resolved."
Chris Gordon, a partner with Thompsons who is acting on behalf of three of the families, said "Although significant interim payments have already been secured to assist the families with their financial position, the claims are not yet settled and were raised by us in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, in March."
Helicopter passengers Sarah Darnley, from Elgin, Gary McCrossan, from Inverness, Duncan Munro, from Bishop Auckland, and George Allison, from Winchester, lost their lives in the crash.
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Steve Wilcox, who ran a crowd-funding campaign to recreate the rubbery keys, told the BBC his team had received what was likely to be the final product.
He said the project had been delayed after the team decided to support Android tablets as well as Apple's iOS devices.
The new keyboard can be connected to a tablet computer with Bluetooth and used to control retro gaming apps.
A majority of the computing is done by the tablet, not the keyboard.
Mr Wilcox said the company had the necessary licence to use the ZX Spectrum name and the software it was offering in the keyboard's companion app.
He said he hoped the finished keyboards would be delivered within six weeks and sent to those who had backed the project.
The initial production run of 5,000 units has already sold out.
Thomas Mongan, 28, allegedly slashed the female officer across the neck and jaw at Maghaberry Prison, near Lisburn, on Monday.
The woman was taken to hospital after the incident which is said to have been carried out with some form of a blade.
Mongan appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court to face a single charge of attempted murder.
He confirmed he understood the alleged offence.
An investigating policeman said he could connect the accused to the charge.
The defence solicitor put no questions to the officer.
Mongan, a prisoner with a previous address at Riverview Meadows in Belfast, did not seek bail.
He was remanded in custody to appear again in court on April 10.
Officers were called to the Xscape retail park in Castleford where up to 30 men were fighting.
Security staff at the retail park broke up the fight. One man was injured, but not seriously.
West Yorkshire Police said there had been no arrests and appealed for help identifying those involved.
Eyewitness Carl Carritt said: "I was in the soft play area with my son - a three-year-old - and we were looking out of the window.
"We saw it all kicking off, there was fighting in pockets all over. It really was something out of the Wild West - I was shocked.
"It's not an environment I'd be wanting to be taking my son to in the future. We were a bit scared."
Ch Insp Darren Williams said: "Inquiries are ongoing today regarding the circumstances of the fighting at Xscape and officers are also viewing CCTV and available footage on line.
"Clearly this would have been a distressing incident to witness for those attending the leisure park at the time and this sort of behaviour is totally unacceptable and will not tolerated.
"It must also be stressed that this sort of large scale incident is very unusual for the centre.
"I would ask anyone who can help identify those involved, or who has filmed the incident themselves and has footage which they can provide, to contact Sgt Alex Macleod at the Castleford Neighbourhood Policing Team on 101."
In a statement, Xscape Yorkshire said: "We do not tolerate this kind of behaviour at Xscape Yorkshire, and we are working closely with West Yorkshire Police in their investigations of the one-off incident."
His arrival follows his release by Stoke and the departure of Paul White, whose contract with Forest Green has been cancelled by mutual consent.
Eve played in an FA Cup qualifying-round tie against Margate during a loan spell earlier this season.
"This is a real test for me and I want to get as many games in as I can," the 20-year-old said.
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It happened after heavy rain in the city on Tuesday.
The hole appeared close to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's Sydney home.
Thankfully, there are no reports of any injuries or damage to nearby houses.
The local council said it was working to repair the street and make sure the area was safe.
Burns kicked a penalty and converted George Worth and Luke Hamilton tries to put Tigers 17-5 up at the break, with Henry Taylor going over for Saracens.
Ellis Genge crossed and Burns kicked a penalty and converted his own try to seal victory, with Matt Gallagher grabbing Sarries' only other points.
Leicester face either Exeter or Harlequins in the final on 19 March.
Quins travel to Chiefs' Sandy Park on Sunday for the second semi-final looking to reach the decider at their Twickenham Stoop home seven days later.
Leicester's victory, their first in four meetings against Saracens in all competitions this season, ends the London club's cup defence, with Sarries holding the trophy for 720 days after the competition did not take place in 2015-16 because of the delayed start to the domestic campaign brought about by the World Cup.
Sarries' 16-12 win over Leicester at Welford Road on 1 January was a result which promoted Tigers to sack director of rugby Richard Cockerill the next day.
The East Midland club's first final appearance in any competition since winning the 2012-13 Premiership title comes just three months after head coach Aaron Mauger took charge on an interim basis.
Both sides made a number of changes, with Saracens fielding an entirely different starting line-up to the team which beat Newcastle in their previous game.
South Africa winger JP Pietersen and try-scorer Hamilton were two of just three to retain their spots following Tigers' defeat by Exeter a week earlier, while first-choice fly-half Burns marked his return to the starting XV with a 67th-minute try.
Saracens academy coach Ian Vass: "It's our first loss at Allianz Park in over a year but it wasn't all about winning or losing.
"It was important for this group to have the experience of playing in a semi-final as they are a whole new group from the one that won this competition two years ago.
"We are frustrated as we never really got into the match for the breakdown area was a mess and it didn't help the flow of the game."
Leicester assistant coach Geordan Murphy: "We had a lot of experience out there and the boys got stuck in and played for each other.
"It was important that we got the first score as Saracens can put you under a lot of pressure if they go ahead as it proved in the league fixture here.
"So we focused on that and our forwards deserve a lot of credit by controlling things as some of them have been out for a considerable period and badly needed game time."
Saracens: Gallagher; Ellery, Streather (capt.), Tompkins, Earle; Whiteley, Taylor; Barrington, Saunders, Koch, Lemalu, Flanagan, Brown, Conlon, Vunisa.
Replacements: Lindsay, Stringer, Lamositele, Isiekwe, Burger, De Kock, Lozowski, Perkins.
Leicester: Worth; Brady, Tait (capt.), Roberts, Pietersen; Burns, Kitto; Genge, McGuigan, Balmain, Wells, Kitchener, Hamilton, Thacker, McCaffrey.
Replacements: Croft, Rizzo, Bateman, Maksymiw, Owen, White, Williams, Thacker.
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There is a growing feeling that players are losing patience with the ways of the USGA.
And after damaging controversies at the last two US Opens, former world number one Adam Scott described them as "panicky" and followed Phil Mickelson in piling pressure on the beleaguered organisation.
Two years ago at Chambers Bay, the USGA seemed the only observers unwilling to criticise greens so bumpy they were not fit to stage a monthly medal, never mind one of the big four majors.
"They were simply the worst most disgraceful surfaces I have ever seen on any tour," Ian Poulter said at the time.
Then came last year's ham-fisted handling of the Dustin Johnson rules fiasco that left no one knowing the leader's score throughout most of the final round at Oakmont. It was a farce that, again, portrayed the sport in a poor light.
Thankfully Johnson's contentious one stroke penalty, after he was deemed to have caused his ball to move on the fifth green, did not affect the eventual outcome as the current world number one brilliantly closed out his first major title.
Asked by American magazine Golfweek if he thought the USGA were feeling the heat, Scott replied: "Absolutely."
"They've taken criticism for the last two years, I'm sure they're not liking it. They're going to have to try to run a really good event."
This week the USGA have the opportunity to make their final tweaks to the par-72 Wisconsin course, which is just eleven years old and stages its first US Open, starting on 15 June.
It is another gamble to hold the championship on such a young course especially so soon after Chambers Bay, a course that opened for business in only 2007.
Famed for being the toughest of the majors, ahead of the Masters, Open and PGA Championship, the US Open is usually set up to make level-par a winning score.
Narrow fairways, uncompromising rough, rock hard lightning fast greens and relentless length are the stocks in trade of America's national championship.
It can make for attritional, one-dimensional golf where the last man standing claims the title.
"The ball is in their court; they control it all," Scott added. "Hopefully they get it right this time, just from a playability standpoint.
"Let's just have something that's a challenge and interesting, not just playing brutal."
The 36-year-old is one of the game's deeper thinkers. "Maybe it's time to do away with the even-par target, just thinking about the bigger picture of the game of golf," said the 2013 Masters champion.
"If their major pinnacle event requires courses to be the way they are, it doesn't set a good example for every other bit of golf that they try to promote. Maybe we should get the numbers out of our heads and try a new strategy."
It seems the USGA recognise they are under pressure. Their chief executive Mike Davis recently met with the PGA Tour's player advisory council in a bid to improve relations.
"Whether it's rules changes or any other decisions they make, I think their process is out," Scott said of the administration which jointly sets golf's rules with the R and A.
"I just don't see how they get to some of these decisions. They're hanging onto the rules of golf by a thread, really. That's why they're panicky and they're trying to see what's going on out here on Tour."
The USGA was also criticised at last year's Women's US Open for their handling of a penalty imposed on Anna Nordqvist for touching the sand in a bunker during her three hole play-off with eventual champion Brittany Lang.
On the final hole, rules officials were out of sequence when they informed the players of the Swede's two-stroke penalty which was incurred on the previous hole and only detected by a high definition television camera.
Oblivious to her rules infraction Nordqvist hit her third shot to the last green - then Lang, who was in full possession of the facts, could play a more conservative approach to the final play-off hole to close out victory.
To cap it all USGA president Diana Murphy erroneously referred to champion Lang as "Bethany" at the presentation ceremony.
Rightly or wrongly, they can expect further criticism for staging this year's Women's US Open at Donald Trump's Bedminster course in New Jersey.
Mickelson was withering in his assessment of the USGA at last month's Players Championship. The six times runner up was asked whether a successful men's US Open at Erin Hills would restore the USGA's reputation.
"I don't know if doing one thing right is going to fix that," replied the left hander, who is set to miss next week's championship to attend his daughter's high school graduation.
Only a delay to first round proceedings through adverse weather would create the time for Mickelson to complete his parental duties and tee it up at the year's second major.
The 46-year-old, who has won the three other majors, will probably be nothing more than an interested but distant spectator for this US Open.
And like most of the golfing world he will want to see whether the USGA can put on a blemish-free tournament.
Their stated aim of a US Open is to thoroughly test each and every part of a player's golf game. Next week all aspects of their organisational competence face an even sterner examination.
The Frenchman, 49, succeeds Tim Sherwood and will watch Villa's match at Tottenham on Monday from the stands.
Garde, who left Lyon in 2014 after three seasons, described joining the Premier League's bottom club as an "unbelievable honour".
"Obviously we have a difficult task in front of us but I'm looking forward to the challenge," he added.
Villa have slipped to six straight defeats in the league and, with just one win since the opening day of the season, the club sacked Sherwood after eight months in the job.
Chairman Randy Lerner said: "Nobody at Villa can deny that we are way behind. We recruited aggressively this past summer and it is our responsibility to now harvest this talent rather than buckle under pressure and criticism - we are better than that.
"Remi arrived with honesty, humour and a steely sense of what it will take for Aston Villa to be what it is meant to be - hard working, tireless, creative and unwilling to concede."
Former Villa boss Gerard Houllier, who Garde worked under early on in his coaching career at Lyon, told BBC Radio 5 live: "At the moment let's not dream, escaping relegation would be as good for the club as winning the title."
After recruiting more than £28m of players from French Ligue 1 during the summer, Villa will hope the ex-Arsenal midfielder can draw more from the likes of Jordan Amavi, Jordan Veretout and Jordan Ayew than Sherwood managed.
But despite coaching at Lyon, Garde has only managed one club - achieving league finishes of fourth, third and fifth while at Stade de Gerland, where he also won the French Cup in 2012.
Former Villa midfielder Ian Taylor told BBC Radio 5 live: "I'm always partial to giving a manager a chance and seeing how he goes but we're in a position right now where we need an instant fix and if Remi Garde can't give us that instant fix then you fear the worst."
Houllier added: "All I know is he's an experienced coach, a good manager. He did extremely well at Lyon in a difficult context where there were some financial restrictions. He managed to get some young players through who are shining now."
Villa sold key players in Fabian Delph and Christian Benteke during the summer but Garde says Lerner and chief executive Tom Fox have "ambitious plans" for a club that has not finished higher than 15th since 2011.
His early movements at the club have not been straightforward, as fog ruined plans to travel to Birmingham on Monday. Garde instead flew straight to London to watch his new side play at White Hart Lane.
One of the crucial tasks for Garde - who speaks good English - will be to get Villa scoring more goals as only Stoke (0.82) average fewer goals per game than Villa's 0.9 in the Premier League.
His first game in charge will be at home to Manchester City on Sunday before a trip to Everton on 21 November.
He said Mr Trump's attempt to discredit a poll before it has even taken place was "unprecedented" for a US presidential candidate.
Also "unprecedented", said Mr Obama, was the Republican candidate's "flattery" of Russia's president.
Mr Trump is facing sinking poll numbers and accusations of sexual assault.
The businessman-turned-politician has claimed the 8 November election will be "absolutely rigged" for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
But in a White House Rose Garden news conference on Tuesday alongside visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Mr Obama said his assertions were "based on no facts".
"I'd advise Mr Trump to stop whining and try to make his case to get votes," Mr Obama said.
"By the way," he added, "[it] doesn't really show the kind of leadership and toughness that you want out of a president, if you start whining before the game's even over.
"If whenever things are going badly for you and you lose you start blaming somebody else, then you don't have what it takes to be in this job."
Mr Obama also addressed the Republican candidate's admiring remarks about Vladimir Putin.
"Mr Trump's continued flattery of Mr Putin and the degree to which he appears to model much of his policies and approach to politics on Mr Putin is unprecedented," he said.
His broadside comes a day after Mr Trump said he would consider visiting Russia before taking office, if elected.
He told a talk-radio host: "If I win on November 8, I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration."
Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton face off in the third and final presidential debate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, on Wednesday.
The Republican candidate has seen his poll numbers slide since their first battle of wits, followed by the emergence of a 2005 sex boast tape that he was forced to address in the second debate.
Mr Trump denied any impropriety, but a number of women have come forward with sexual assault allegations against him.
Mrs Clinton will head into Wednesday's debate with a seven-point lead over her Republican rival, according to a Monmouth University poll.
She leads Mr Trump 47% to 40%, while 7% of likely voters say they will support the Libertarian Party candidate, Gary Johnson.
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The US Department of Justice wants to extradite Navinder Singh Sarao, 36, on charges of wire fraud, commodities fraud and market manipulation.
The crash wiped billions of dollars off the value of US shares in minutes.
At a Westminster Magistrates' Court hearing on Wednesday, Mr Sarao opposed his extradition to the US.
Separately, US regulators filed civil claims against Mr Sarao, adding that he made $40m (£27m) over five years.
It is claimed the trader, from Hounslow, west London, used automated computer programmes to manipulate share prices.
Scotland Yard confirmed Mr Sarao was arrested by the Met's extradition unit.
"This is like something out of a thriller - it's a most remarkable story," the BBC's economics editor Robert Peston said.
"The allegation is that he was sending what are known as spoof orders to sell futures contracts in the US stock market. He would drive the price of the stock down... then withdraw the sell orders, but the price would already have fallen.
"He would then buy the orders back and guarantee a profit for himself. According the charge sheet, he did this thousands and thousands of times over many years.
"This is an amazing insight into the way computers have completely transformed the stock market business."
The infamous flash crash saw US markets plunge rapidly, only to then rebound just as quickly. Regulators blamed high-frequency traders placing multiple sell orders.
High-speed trading is where share dealers create computer algorithms to buy and sell stocks in milliseconds.
The Justice Department said in a statement that "Sarao's alleged manipulation earned him significant profits and contributed to a major drop in the US stock market on May 6, 2010".
The statement continued: "By allegedly placing multiple, simultaneous, large-volume sell orders at different price points - a technique known as 'layering' - Sarao created the appearance of substantial supply in the market."
Mr Sarao was then able to buy and sell futures contracts tied to the value of the share indexes, it is alleged.
In a separate announcement, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released details of civil charges against Mr Sarao and his company Nav Sarao Futures Limited.
The statement alleges market manipulation over five years, and as recently as 6 April.
CFTC director of enforcement Aitan Goelman said: "Protecting the integrity and stability of the US futures markets is critical to ensuring a properly functioning financial system.
"Today's actions make clear that the CFTC, working with its partners on the criminal side, will find and prosecute manipulators of US futures markets wherever they may be."
The minister of immigration and citizenship, John McCallum, said the country's resettlement programme would be expanded in 2016 to take 50,000.
Mr McCallum made the announcement from the Jordanian capital of Amman, where he met Syrians heading to Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed some of the first arrivals earlier this month and said Canada was "showing the world how to open our hearts".
His new Liberal government had promised to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February.
But Mr McCallum said Canada now hopes to settle as many as 50,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2016.
The UN refugee agency, the Jordanian government and the International Organization for Migration will be helping to speed up the vetting process, he said.
The minister spoke to Syrian families as they prepared to board flights to Canada.
He told one family: "Everyone in Canada is waiting to meet you."
Mr McCallum also toured development projects and refugee facilities during his two-day visit.
Source: Government of Canada
Officials from the Manx Wildlife Trust said the pups may look harmless but can be aggressive if approached.
The first pup to be born this season was recently spotted by wardens on the Calf of Mann.
A spokesman from the trust said mothers have been known to abandon their pups if they are unduly disturbed by members of the public.
He added: "It's important to keep dogs away from them too.
"It is usual for the mothers to leave them alone for a while on the beach, so there is no need to be alarmed if they appear to be on their own, their mum is probably not far away."
The Wildlife Trust is currently carrying out a monitoring programme to gain more insight into the Grey Seal population around the Manx coastline.
Anyone concerned about a pup is asked to contact the Manx Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA).
Holloway Prison, which famously housed members of the suffragettes and Diana Mosley, has been branded "inadequate" by inspectors.
George Osborne announced the jail would close and female prisoners would serve their sentences in "more humane" conditions in future.
The Prison Governors Association (PGA) said it was surprised and had "major concerns" about the move.
A number of other Victorian jails will be sold in order to help fund nine new prisons.
In a written statement, Justice Secretary Michael Gove said Holloway's "design and physical state" did not provide the best environment for the rehabilitation of offenders.
Mr Gove's statement echoed the latest inspection of the prison, which found it was "a very difficult establishment to run".
He described the jail as "inadequate and antiquated", and said the more humane surroundings of the new prisons would help to keep prisoners away from crime.
Holloway is expected to close by next summer.
In response to the announcement, a PGA spokesperson said the association had "major concerns".
"The PGA has not been consulted on this decision and it leaves us with some major concerns as to the capacity within the female estate," the spokesperson said.
The Government has said investment in prisons would reduce running costs across the estate by £80m a year when its reforms were complete.
Teams are required to run gearboxes for five consecutive races but Ferrari found some debris in the German's gearbox and changed it for reliability.
The problem means Vettel can start no higher than sixth - and will likely be eighth at best - for Sunday's race.
Ferrari abandoned their plans to run the prototype 'halo' head protection in first practice following the problems.
They have not yet decided when or whether they will run the 'halo' again. The version in Austria is different from the one tested pre-season, in that it uses titanium rather than steel and has slightly modified dimensions.
Vettel's gearbox problem is the latest in a series of reliability issues for Ferrari this season as they seek to challenge Mercedes.
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£200,000 will be made available, mostly to marching bands, in 2016-17.
DUP colleagues of Mr Givan objected when the scheme was suspended by the Sinn Féin Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín in 2015.
The programme provides grants of between £500 and £5,000 distributed through the Arts Council.
Mr Givan said the marching bands sector was "the largest community arts sector in Northern Ireland with well in excess of 20,000 participants".
"These bands contribute to our society not just musically, but providing structure, discipline and a social outlet for a huge number of young people across Northern Ireland," he said.
Officers who work in Camden say they will not enforce the law "without good reason" and instead want to look at why riders are taking to paths instead of using the road.
Inspired by a similar operation launched by West Midlands Police, officers will talk to cyclists they see using pavements in the Primrose Hill area of the city, as well as stopping and warning drivers who overtake cyclists with a gap of less than 1.5m.
They hope to identify the most dangerous spots where riders "feel forced" onto the path.
But the decision to stop fining cyclists has polarised opinion.
Thomas Newton, who lives and works in London, said: "It's a vehicle, it belongs on the road, end of story.
"I've had several near misses with riders jumping red lights and not stopping at zebra crossings. I appreciate that there are many conscientious cyclists, but it's not those guys who are the problem."
Jonathan Morris, from Hatfield, said he feels more at risk from cyclists than cars and would not like to see the police dropping fines.
"Cyclists are everywhere, can ride very fast and cause injuries because they dart all over the place and seem to show a disregard to pedestrians," he said.
"Cars and other motorised vehicles stay in the road and are mostly predicable - even when it comes to rushing through amber traffic lights."
But Dan Jestico, who cycles with his two young children, disagrees.
"It is entirely possible to ride sensibly on the pavement," he said. "No one is suggesting that cyclists should ride like idiots anywhere, be it pavement or road.
"I cycle my two small kids to nursery on the pavement. It would be ludicrous for us to ride on the road."
Emma Richardson, from Nottingham, says it is all a matter of context.
"I don't think it would be appropriate for a cyclist to try and weave through a busy street as they risk injuring pedestrians," she said.
"But if the pavement is very empty, then no problem really. Just use common sense."
Source: Stuart Kightley, partner at Cycle Injuries Solicitors
A spokeswoman for the National Police Chiefs' Council said enforcing the fines is "a local issue" and the decision would depend on each force area and "challenges they face locally".
But Sustrans, an organisation promoting sustainable transport, urged police forces to follow the lead of officers in Camden.
"We don't advocate cycling on pavements, but often fining people that do is a harsh line to take," Tim Burns, senior policy and partnerships advisor at Sustrans says.
"Many people in the UK do not feel confident or safe riding a bicycle on our roads. If we are to encourage cycling as an efficient and healthier way to get around our towns and cities whilst reducing cycling on pavements we need to better understand the concerns and needs of people and provide adequate cycle provision for them."
Living Streets, a campaign group for pedestrians, wants better enforcement of the law, not less.
Dr Rachel Lee, policy and research coordinator for Living Streets, says: "We know most cyclists prefer to use the road, but a small minority continue to ride their bicycles on the pavement for reasons of convenience or safety.
"This can make pedestrians feel vulnerable - especially those who are visually impaired, suffer hearing loss or have mobility issues.
"Although Camden's emphasis on education is welcome, cycling on pavements is illegal. We want better enforcement of the law."
In other parts of the world, cycling alongside pedestrians is seen as the norm.
Countries including Germany, Switzerland and Spain have invested in large networks of cycle paths or pavements that are split between cyclists and pedestrians.
Some cities in the US, such as Minneapolis and Portland, have also rolled out the extra space for those on two wheels.
And in places like Fukuoka, Japan, bicycles are banned from the road entirely and wide pavements ensure safety for both walkers and riders.
Local councils across the country say they are spending more money on creating safer cycling routes for their residents.
When he was mayor of London, Boris Johnson invested £50m into creating cycle "superhighways" across the capital.
Nottingham City Council is also investing £6m to build cycle "superhighways" across the city and it wants riders to stick to the roads.
A spokesman said: "We are investing substantially in infrastructure which allows cyclists to be segregated from other road traffic and from pedestrians, which clearly is the best possible solution for everyone.
"This isn't possible in every location and so we look to cyclists to use roads where no alternative exists. We will often warn cyclists using pavements that it is an offence that could result in a fine."
Mr Pig had a large tumour on his face and was seized by RSPCA officers, who said he had been suffering "in a huge amount of pain".
Bob Skinner, of Corfe Mullen, Dorset, said his 20-year-old kunekune "was old but wasn't ready to be put down".
Mr Skinner, who was found to be in breach of animal welfare laws, has complained to Dorset Trading Standards.
The RSPCA took Mr Skinner to court after he failed to seek veterinary treatment for Mr Pig.
In a statement the charity said: "We have received a complaint regarding our investigations and are currently looking in to the matter."
The RSPCA has previously defended its decision to put the pig down, which it said had "been suffering significantly for three to four weeks".
Mr Skinner said: "Mr Pig was taken and put down for no apparent reason other than he had an ulcer on his face. I'm not quite sure where it went wrong."
He described Mr Pig as his "only companion", adding: "He made my days."
In a statement, Dorset Trading Standards - which gave the RSPCA permission to put Mr Pig down - said: "The vet certified that the animal was being caused suffering.
"Using our powers under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, we permitted the RSPCA to seize the animal for further checks.
"The following day, an RSPCA vet requested that the pig be put down."
The RSPCA said it had arranged to return Mr Pig's body to Mr Skinner.
The report said Jamison, who died on 1 September aged 63, had cardiovascular disease and narrowing of the arteries.
Jamison, who joined Survivor in 1984, co-wrote and sang I'm Always Here, the theme tune for hit TV series Baywatch.
He also performed back-up vocals for recordings by ZZ Top, Jeff Healy Band and other recording artists.
Jamison was not a member of Survivor when the band scored its biggest success with 1982 hit The Eye of the Tiger.
But he did appear on such tracks as High on You, The Search is Over and Burning Heart, written for 1985's Rocky IV.
Jamison, who was also a member of Target and Cobra, left Survivor in 2006 but rejoined the band in 2011.
After his death, his bandmates said their "time spent with 'Jamo' is time that we will hold close and dear to our hearts".
The hosts were ahead within four minutes when Josh Coulson sent Harrison Dunk's cross towards Williamson, who fired home from close range.
Yeovil had Liam Walsh dismissed after 10 minutes following an off-the-ball altercation with James Dunne.
Dunk teed up Williamson to score again before the break, before James Spencer wrapped up three points late on.
The 28-year-old Commonwealth Games bronze medallist competed for Ireland at the Rio Games and reached the welterweight quarter-finals.
"I have done everything I can do in the amateur game," said the Ballymena man.
Ireland team-mates Paddy Barnes and Michael Conlan have already signed their first professional contracts since returning from Brazil.
"I'm now looking forward to going pro and I know for a fact that I will be a better pro than I was an amateur," he added.
"The longer rounds will suit me as you can take your time and settle into the fight.
"At the minute I'm in negotiations with two American promoters and I still have lots of questions to ask them because it is my career on the line after all.
"If that doesn't work out then I can go the same route as Paddy Barnes and stay on these shores, but hopefully I will know what I'm doing in the next couple of weeks."
Cormac McGuckin, 29, from Broagh village, Castledawson, County Londonderry, was given a 20-month jail sentence at Antrim Crown Court on Monday.
He admitted fraud, theft and impersonating a police officer.
Earlier, the court heard that he had befriended an elderly man and persuaded him to write blank cheques.
He then lodged the money to his own account.
The crime came to light when the victim's son discovered his father had a £10,000 overdraft.
When questioned about the fraud and theft, McGuckin admitted the offences.
The court heard that he also impersonated a police officer in a telephone call to a wedding shop in Portglenone.
McGuckin's fiancee had called to the shop to collect her tiara and wedding veil, but could not do so because of police queries about credit card transactions.
The court heard that there was "absolutely no question" that she had done anything wrong.
However, McGuckin called the shop in the guise of a police officer and said it was all right to release the veil and tiara.
A defence lawyer told the court that McGuckin would "almost inevitably lose his liberty, will likely lose his employment and will lose his ability to provide for his family".
The lawyer said McGuckin was "genuinely contrite, genuinely ashamed and remorseful".
The judge said the crime was driven by McGuckin's pathological gambling addiction.
McGuckin wept as the judge gave him a 20-month sentence for the theft and fraud and three months for impersonating a police officer to run concurrently.
He will spend eight months in prison and a further year on licence.
He has also been ordered to undergo psychological treatment for his addiction.
The broadcaster, who presents the Victoria Derbyshire Show on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel, revealed the diagnosis on Twitter and said she would be having a mastectomy.
Derbyshire, 46, said she planned to work on the programme "as much as possible during treatment".
She also praised family, friends, the NHS and her colleagues in her tweets.
Derbyshire, a former BBC Radio 5 live presenter, tweeted: "Hi, have been diagnosed with breast cancer & am having a mastectomy in a few wks.
"Family, friends, work & NHS staff are being brilliant."
She added that said she would be "doing the programme as much as possible during treatment in the months ahead".
A BBC spokesman said: "We wish Victoria a full and speedy recovery and look forward to having her back full-time on the programme as soon as possible."
The Tunisia international, 24, joins on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce said: "Wahbi is a dynamic attacking player [with] the ability to score goals. I am delighted to welcome him to the club."
Khazri becomes the Black Cats' fifth signing of the January window, after Lamine Kone, Steve Harper, Dame N'Doye and Jan Kirchhoff.
He had previously been linked with Everton and Aston Villa.
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Jean Charles de Menezes was shot at Stockwell Tube station after being mistaken for a terror suspect.
His family are challenging a decision not to prosecute anyone for murder over the electrician's July 2005 death.
Lawyers are putting the family's case against the UK before the judges.
They argue the assessment used by prosecutors in deciding no-one should be charged is incompatible with Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which covers the right to life.
They claim the test applied by the Crown Prosecution Service - that there should be sufficient evidence for a "realistic prospect" of conviction - is too high a threshold.
The CPS ruled out prosecuting officers in 2006, but they did charge the Met Police with breaching health and safety laws, leading to a £175,000 fine.
An inquest jury later returned an open verdict after being told by the coroner they could not conclude Mr de Menezes had been unlawfully killed.
The Strasbourg case was lodged by Patricia da Silva, a cousin of Mr de Menezes, who was 27 when he died.
Hugh Southey QC, representing the family, told the court he would argue that previous investigations into the death did not satisfy the requirements of Article 2.
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In short, the article says the state must never arbitrarily take someone's life, and must also safeguard the lives of those in its care.
It lists three scenarios where force at the hands of the state could be justified:
It also requires the government to carry out a independent investigation into all deaths caused by the state. This investigation must be brought about by the state of its own accord, and include an element of public scrutiny.
Mr Southey said: "We submit that the legal test does not correspond to Article 2 and fails to hold the officers to account. The investigation did not satisfy Article 2, it does not justify that the shooting was lawful.
"If the public don't believe that officers may be held to account, the order of the law is called into question."
Mr de Menezes was shot amid an operation to hunt down the men responsible for the failed suicide bombings of 21 July 2005 in London - attacks that came after the deaths of 52 people in four similar explosions two weeks earlier.
Representing the UK, Clare Montgomery QC, told the court that in the aftermath of the London bombings there was "huge pressure on the officers".
She said while it was recognised they had failed in their "duty of care" to Mr Menezes, none of the mistakes they made "amounted to gross negligence or manslaughter".
Undercover police officers began following Mr de Menezes because they thought he looked like one of the bombers who was on the run, and he lived in a flat that shared a communal entrance with another linked to the suspect.
They followed him into the station where he was pinned down and shot seven times in the head and once in the shoulder by two officers trained in stopping suicide bombers.
Dominic Casciani, BBC home affairs correspondent
Article 2 of the European Convention requires a proper investigation into a death when the state is involved. In the UK, that usually means an inquest or, in Scotland, a fatal accident inquiry.
But the de Menezes family say that the CPS denied them that full investigation by refusing to prosecute anyone for murder.
The CPS said there was no realistic prospect of a conviction - and it is that well-established legal test for criminal prosecutions in the UK that is under attack in this European Court case.
The Grand Chamber's judgement will be many months away - but a decision against the UK could have profound implications for how the CPS decides who goes on trial.
So what's at stake in this case is not just the outcome of a long-fought family campaign - but, potentially, a key part of the prosecution system itself.
Ms da Silva said: "For 10 years our family has been campaigning for justice for Jean because we believe that police officers should have been held to account for his killing.
"Jean's death is a pain that never goes away for us.
"Nothing can bring him back, but we hope that this legal challenge will change the law so that no other family has to face what we did."
English duo Peaty and Guy will make their Olympic debuts in Brazil, as will Welsh Commonwealth champion Jazz Carlin.
"I want to make Britain proud," Peaty, 21, told BBC Sport.
Scotland's Hannah Miley, 26, and Robbie Renwick, 27, will compete in their third Games.
However, former world champion Liam Tancock and ex-European gold medallist Lizzie Simmonds - who both raced at Beijing 2008 and London 2012 - miss out.
European Games medallist Georgia Coates, 17, who finished third in the 200m freestyle final, is the youngest member of the Rio swimming squad.
Who else has made GB's squad for Rio?
What's happening in Olympic sport this week?
Team GB swimmers failed to achieve their Olympic medal target of five at London 2012, winning one silver and two bronzes. However, a record-breaking 2015 World Championship has given the squad cause for optimism with world medallists Peaty, Guy, Carlin and Siobhan-Marie O'Connor among their ranks.
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Peaty, who won three world titles in Kazan, is aiming to be the first British man since Adrian Moorhouse in 1988 to win an Olympic swimming gold medal.
"It's Olympic year so you never know who's going to appear, but I'm definitely the strongest I've ever been," Peaty said.
"It has been a long time [since the 1988 gold], but I like the pressure because it leaves me with nowhere to hide."
Miley has won World, European and Commonwealth honours in an impressive career, but hopes Rio will finally allow her to realise her lifetime ambition of an Olympic medal.
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"It's another fantastic opportunity to put myself out there against the very best in the world," she said.
"It's the biggest event in the world - and hopefully I can come out on top."
Tim Shuttleworth (1500m), Chloe Tutton (200m breaststroke), Max Litchfield (400m individual medley) are among a group of exciting youngsters to claim breakthrough British titles last week and secure surprise Olympic selections.
"The team has been refreshed as a result of a series of great performances from some of our Podium Potential youngsters," British Swimming performance director Chris Spice said.
"Athletes have done a good job to make the team, but our primary focus is to improve performances in Rio."
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Scottish Commonwealth champion Dan Wallace has been given a reprieve despite a disappointing performance at the trials last week which saw him fail to attain the qualification standard in any of his three strongest event.
He, Cameron Kurle and Ieuan Lloyd are the 'wildcard' picks, reserved for those swimmers that the GB selectors feel could act as relay alternates to key athletes who have large competition schedules at August's Games.
The British swimmers who missed out on selection for Rio - despite victories at the Olympic trials - were Roberto Pavoni, Luke Greenbank, Alys Thomas and Adam Mallett.
James Guy, Adam Peaty, Max Litchfield, Jazz Carlin, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, Andrew Willis, Hannah Miley, Ben Proud, Chloe Tutton, Ross Murdoch, Stephen Milne, Robbie Renwick, Duncan Scott, Craig Benson, Fran Halsall, Molly Renshaw, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Tim Shuttleworth, Aimee Willmott, Eleanor Faulkner, Georgia Coates, Camilla Hattersley, Georgia Davies, Cameron Kurle, Ieuan Lloyd, Daniel Wallace.
The American sank three birdies on the back nine in a five-under 65 to move to 16 under as compatriot Spieth (67) bogeyed the last to drop to 14 under.
Americans Matt Kuchar (65) and Bud Cauley (68), and Spaniard Sergo Garcia (68), are tied for third at 13 under.
Overnight leader Ben Crane struggled to a 72 to fall six off the pace at the TPC Four Seasons Resort in Texas.
US Open champion Spieth had held the outright lead but he hit his tee shot on the 14th into water and had to hole a 23-foot bogey putt to drop only one shot.
However, there was a two-shot swing on the hole as Koepka sank a 20-foot birdie putt to take the lead.
The 31-year-old has already received a two-game ban for his red card - and now faces more matches on the sidelines.
Bamba confronted the referee, fourth official and Neil Warnock as he reacted angrily to a Jonathan Douglas tackle.
He has until 18:00 GMT on Friday to respond to the charge.
Ivory Coast international Bamba, who has apologised, will not play in Cardiff's next home match against Barnsley, having missed the 2-1 win over Wolves on Tuesday.
Cardiff boss Warnock has not ruled out the club taking disciplinary action, saying: "You can't condone that [Bamba's reaction].
"I've not seen that part of him before, but he was absolutely furious. He'll get violent conduct and banned for three games and quite rightly so.
"He was a bit big for me. I could not get him around the neck. I'll have to grow a bit. But he is distraught in there, and quite rightly so."
Warnock blamed referee James Adcock for trying to play advantage when Douglas had originally fouled Bamba.
"When you look at the video, the lad, Douglas, he knows what he's doing," said Warnock.
"He's left his foot in which wasn't spotted by anybody, but that does not condone what he has done.
"The ref should have just blown for a foul. It would have saved a man getting sent off, it would have saved 20 minutes of bedlam, it would have saved me a lot of hassle.
"He [the referee] said he wanted to give us the advantage, which it did, but we don't want it there. When Sol goes down like that, he does not go down for nothing, you've got to stop the game and learn from it. I hope the referee has learned from that."
Bamba apologised for his conduct in a statement released by the club.
"I want to apologise to the Cardiff City supporters, my team-mates and manager for my conduct during Saturday's game at Ipswich," he said.
"Whilst I was extremely angry with the challenge on me at the time, it did (sic) not condone my reaction and I accept that the referee had no choice but to show me a red card.
"I've spoken to my manager and team-mates and apologised to them in person.
"I've had a fantastic time at Cardiff City since joining in October and I look forward to returning. My intention will then be to make further amends with my performances on the pitch."
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Six farmers loaded up trolleys with milk, clearing the shelves at Morrisons, Tesco and Lidl in Yate on Thursday.
Trolleys were then left at the checkout. One of those involved, Matt Kingston, told BBC Points West that British dairy farming could be a "thing of the past" unless something is done about prices.
Morrisons, the supermarket shown in the video, said it buys milk from processors - not farmers - and those businesses set the price paid to farmers.
The Scottish 400m hurdler won a ballot of the GB squad, beating defending world champions Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford to the role.
"I was completely shocked when I found out but it's really special," 30-year-old Doyle told BBC Radio 5 live.
"It means so much more because my team-mates have chosen me. I was so honoured."
The World Championships take place from 4 to 13 August and a 78-strong team will be representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Doyle was part of the 4x400m GB team who claimed bronze at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
She also represented Britain at the London 2012 Games and Scotland at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
"I have been fortunate enough that I have been at a home Olympic Games and a home Commonwealth Games," added Doyle.
"I will just try to draw on those experiences of what it meant and how we performed at those championships and use that to, hopefully, get the team fired up for London.
"Even just watching the World Para-athletics Championships, you can see what that stadium and atmosphere does - I don't think we will need too much motivation to go out there and perform well."
All the members of the squad voted for who they wanted as team captain - previously someone was selected by the performance director.
The decision to change the method of selection was made in order to "give the athletes empowerment".
"It will also bring the whole team closer together, because it is something they have all decided upon and had a say in," said Neil Black, UK Athletics performance director.
"It will give the captain a stronger voice and strengthen the post. It shows that the management and coaches have a deep-rooted trust in the athletes."
The initial squad was named on 11 July and will be finalised on Tuesday.
Four-time Olympic champion Farah is aiming to defend the 5,000m and 10,000m titles.
The 34-year-old has not been beaten over either distance at a major championships since 2011.
Laura Muir, who recovered from a stress fracture in her foot earlier this year, is also looking to achieve double success on the track in London having qualified for the 1500m and 5,000m.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson has been selected for both the heptathlon and high jump and heads into the championships in good form. The 24-year-old broke her heptathlon personal best in Gotzis in May and holds the British record in the high jump.
World long jump champion Rutherford, who won Olympic gold at London Stadium in 2012, is in the squad despite currently recovering from an ankle ligament injury.
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Men
100m: James Dasaolu, Reece Prescod, CJ Ujah
200m: Zharnel Hughes, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Danny Talbot
400m: Dwayne Cowan, Matt Hudson-Smith, Martyn Rooney
800m: Elliot Giles, Kyle Langford, Guy Learmonth
1500m: Josh Kerr, Chris O'Hare, Jake Wightman
5,000m: Andrew Butchart, Mo Farah
10,000m: Mo Farah
3,000m steeplechase: Rob Mullett, Zak Seddon
110m hurdles: David King, David Omoregie, Andrew Pozzi
400m hurdles: Jack Green
High jump: Robbie Grabarz
Long jump: Greg Rutherford
Triple jump: Nathan Fox
Hammer: Nick Miller
Decathlon: Ashley Bryant
20km race walk: Tom Bosworth, Callum Wilkinson
50km race walk: Dominic King
Marathon: Andrew Davies, Callum Hawkins, Josh Griffiths
4x100m: Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Adam Gemili, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, Reece Prescod, Danny Talbot, CJ Ujah
4x400m: Cameron Chalmers, Dwayne Cowan, Jack Green, Matt Hudson-Smith, Martyn Rooney, Delano Williams, Rabah Yousif
Women
100m: Desiree Henry, Daryll Neita, Asha Philip
200m: Dina Asher-Smith, Shannon Hylton, Bianca Williams
400m: Zoey Clark, Emily Diamond, Anyika Onuora
800m: Shelayna Oskan-Clarke, Lynsey Sharp, Adelle Tracey
1500m: Jessica Judd, Sarah McDonald, Laura Muir, Laura Weightman
5,000m: Eilish McColgan, Laura Muir, Steph Twell
10,000m: Jessica Martin, Beth Potter, Charlotte Taylor
3,000m steeplechase: Rosie Clarke
100m hurdles: Tiffany Porter
400m hurdles: Eilidh Doyle
High jump: Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Morgan Lake
Pole vault: Holly Bradshaw
Long jump: Lorraine Ugen
Discus: Jade Lally
Hammer: Sophie Hitchon
Heptathlon: Katarina Johnson-Thompson
20km race walk: Gemma Bridge, Bethan Davies
Marathon: Tracy Barlow, Alyson Dixon, Charlotte Purdue
4x100m: Dina Asher-Smith, Desiree Henry, Corinne Humphreys, Shannon Hylton, Daryll Neita, Asha Philip, Bianca Williams
4x400m: Zoey Clark, Emily Diamond, Eilidh Doyle, Laviai Nielsen, Anyika Onuora, Perri Shakes-Drayton
The Independent Monitoring Board has published its annual review into Eastwood Park Prison for 2013-2014.
The report also raised concerns over an increase in inmates being confined to cells, a lack of disabled accommodation and a need for refurbishment.
It also noted 40 single cells being used for double occupancy.
A spokesperson for the prison's service said a number of new prison officers have now started work at Eastwood Park.
"The safety of prisoners and staff is our top priority.
"We work hard to tackle violence and will always press for prosecution of those responsible."
'Unnecessary difficulties'
The report notes some cells are not suitable for the confinement of prisoners because of a lack of ventilation.
Panels on some cell doors were deemed "not fit for purpose" as they prevented "clear observation or communication with prisoners" inside, it was claimed.
The board noted there have been three deaths in custody compared with none in 2012/2013 and said it was concerned it had not been told when the inquests are due to be held.
The report calls for improved scheduling of prisoner arrivals saying as there is no cut-off time for prisoners arriving at Eastwood Park this causes "unnecessary difficulties in the induction and settling in of new prisoners".
It also wants to see more educational and rehabilitation courses offered to reflect increasing prisoner numbers and the changing length of stay and more counselling for inmates.
The Independent Monitoring Board is appointed by the Secretary of State from members of the community in which the prison is situated.
In a statement The Ministry of Justice commented it is "pleased this report praises HMP Eastwood Park for its management of female offenders, as well as its work to ensure prisoners get the skills and experience to help apply for jobs upon release."
The collection of hot air balloons, buildings and felt foxes - dubbed Briswool - is being placed in museum freezers ahead of an exhibition in May.
Curator Catherine Littlejohns said the "precautionary measure" was against their "main foes - moths and beetles".
More than 250 knitters and crocheters are involved in the three-year project, started by artist Vicky Harrison.
Ms Littlejohns, from Bristol Museum, said freezing was "a non-invasive process" which doesn't harm the objects.
But freezing at very low temperatures kills any larvae, she said.
"When we take [the objects] out and put them on display we know that they are safe, and that there's not going to be any infestation in the museum of our other collections."
She said the potential for "infestation and damage" came from the "usual clothes moth and carpet beetle".
"They especially like proteins you find in wool, feathers and skin so we have to be extremely careful that we don't get that sort of thing in the museum and that's why everything is frozen," she said.
Ms Harrison said she started the process to pack the items for freezing at her house a few months ago.
"We've had to pack everything into giant plastic bags and they all had to be clipped up and labelled, a bit like getting food ready to go in your home freezer."
She said she was "excited" at the prospect of seeing the complete Briswool model laid out together for the first time when it goes on display next month.
"I've only ever seen sections of it - sections of the river or sections of the hills," she said.
Briswool will be on show at the Mshed from 14 May.
The 133-year-old company said it would also end production of video cameras and digital picture frames.
Kodak said it would concentrate on more profitable divisions such as photo printing and desktop inkjet printers.
The company, which entered bankruptcy protection from its creditors last month, said that the changes should save about $100m (£63m) a year.
Kodak said in a statement that it had been cutting its exposure to loss-making operations for some time.
"Today's announcement is the logical extension of that process, given our analysis of the industry trends," said Pradeep Jotwani, president and chief marketing officer at Kodak.
The company will continue to honour product warranties and provide technical support for the discontinued products.
Kodak said it was working with its retailers to ensure an orderly transition.
The move to seek bankruptcy protection came after Kodak failed to sell its catalogue of digital imaging patents last year.
At the time, Kodak warned that it was running short of cash if it did not find a buyer by the end of 2011.
The company has struggled to compete as mobile phone manufacturers have introduced increasingly sophisticated cameras on their own devices.
Some of those convulsions are on display in the first conference season since their victory.
UKIP and the Lib Dems may be interesting, but it will be Labour's fraught week that will fascinate.
The Conservatives are masters of all they survey, and it was an act of kindness that the Daily Mail did not drop Lord Ashcroft's brawny bombshell on the day of David Cameron's speech.
The prime minister could argue he has had astonishing success with plans to encourage national happiness, at least if the reaction to an unsubstantiated porcine allegation on Twitter is anything to go by.
While national broadcasters behave with the care and responsibility of a nanny directing her charges' attention away from two dogs copulating in the street, everyone else is falling about laughing, giving Cassetteboy a triumph and zillions of hits.
But it barely matters.
I hesitate to write "water off a duck's back" under the circumstances, but even the US politician and master of the pithy phrase Edwin Edwards never had it so good.
The prime minister will endure a few more awkward moments, but Chancellor George Osborne can afford to giggle.
Although the conferences can be something of a showcase for politicians, they are mostly something to be endured and survived.
With a few notable exceptions, memorable moments tend not to be good ones for those involved.
Think about Ed Miliband's walk in the park, and forgetting to mention the deficit.
This year, there will be a curious mixture of triumphalism and the deepest gloom.
One MP on the right of the party joked to me that as the people usually grouped outside the hall, selling left-wing newspapers and shouting about betrayal will be on the inside, in charge, he and other besuited MPs should be on the pavement protesting, chanting about the need for fiscal responsibility.
It was a burst of gallows humour from a man who seems deeply depressed, wondering whether he has wasted 30 years of his life on a party that he now thinks is unelectable.
For the team around Jeremy Corbyn the challenge is clear - whether they can stop the conference degenerating into bitter snipping and recriminations, and whether their man can capture the mood that propelled him into power, and excite a wider audience in the way that he appealed to those who voted for him.
For the Labour right, people who have been in charge of their party for two decades or more, the challenge is almost overwhelming.
There is not, as far as I can tell, any coherent plot. It is far too early for that.
Some may still see David Miliband as the king across the water, but names of alternative leaders are almost irrelevant.
They know there is no point in re-running a contest just to get the same result.
They know that Mr Corbyn will have to have failed and seen to fail before they make a move. It makes the local, London and Scottish elections next year really rather important.
But for the Labour right a likely outcome - modest gains, bumping along in the opinion polls, will increasingly raise the question of what they do and when they do it.
They worry about not just Mr Corbyn's policy, but what they see as a lack of coherence, a lack of grip.
Although they are delighted he hasn't stuck to a hard line on the EU or Nato, some are also dismayed at the casual way of making policy.
The trouble is while they insist that Mr Corbyn sticks to an open, tolerant view towards dissenters - even allowing members of the shadow cabinet to disagree with him on the airwaves - they also know that is a political disaster.
Come election time, it will be hard to persuade anyone to vote for a party that speaks with two voices.
Many insiders think, even aside from his policies, Mr Corbyn simply doesn't have the organisational ability, stamina and temperament to do the job.
They could be wrong, and even if they are right, it doesn't solve their ideological problem - there will be others waiting in the wings.
For those who regard themselves as moderates, there is no clear way to regain their party - after all it took a bit of an accident for Old Labour to do the same.
Headlines, of course, declare there is a Labour civil war.
That is understandable, but wrong.
At the moment, there are two armed camps, warily eyeing each other, both shocked by what has just happened.
Brawling could break out, but clear-headed assassins will bide their time.
While a bulk of Labour MPs look back on the centre ground with a certain nostalgia, Conservatives see a whole vista of opportunity open up.
Mr Osborne's summer Budget was designed to portray the Conservatives as the "real" party of working people after Labour's defeat, and every strategic bone in his body must scream out that he should do more, in word and deed, to occupy abandoned territory.
But as others have pointed out, Labour's internal problems will give the government the space to chuck plenty of red - or blue - meat to their supporters.
The Conservatives need to worry not about next year's election so much as the European referendum, probably later next year.
It will be a dangerous time, with plenty of furious dissent within the party.
Renegotiation will not be easy for Mr Cameron, selling it to his backbenchers even harder.
He could not survive losing the plebiscite - but the Conservative Party could and would.
To be a Tory, now, is to face unbounded opportunity.
For others, the landscape is bleak.
The leaders of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) and the opposition Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed on formal negotiations.
They reached agreement at a third round of exploratory talks in Berlin.
CDU leaders seem to have softened their opposition to a national minimum wage, a concession to the SPD.
Some of the negotiating will be over who gets which ministry, the BBC's Steve Evans reports from the German capital.
If the SPD take charge of finance, the departure of current minister Wolfgang Schaeuble may mean a softening of German economic policy.
Forming a new German government can be a long and difficult process but all the signs now point to a grand coalition, our correspondent says.
The CDU, along with its Bavarian sister party the CSU, fell just short of an outright majority at the polls on 22 September.
The CDU/CSU took about 41.5% of the vote, the SPD won 26%, the former communist Left Party 8.6% and the Greens 8.4%.
Germany is the EU's most populous country and has its biggest economy, making it a pivotal member of the eurozone.
"At the end of the third round of exploratory talks we are convinced that we can find sensible solutions for both sides, and most of all for the country, even on disputed questions," SPD chairman Sigmar Gabriel said.
"The conservatives know... that a nationwide minimum wage of 8.5 euros [£7.2; $11.5]... is one of the central tasks and without this a coalition would not make sense for the SPD. That was no big surprise for the CDU/CSU."
CDU secretary general Hermann Groehe said: "We have a joint goal of seeing a sensible minimum wage ruling - I am sure we will find a result but we didn't discuss it today."
"In the three exploratory sessions it became clear that with regards to identifying the most pressing political tasks facing Germany over the next four years and how to deal with these, we can find enough common ground to rule this country successfully," he said.
The chairman of the CSU, Horst Seehofer, said the paramount issue for him remained "no tax increases and no new debt", according to the Munich daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
Mrs Merkel's previous coalition ally, the Free Democrats, failed to win any seats so the two-term chancellor set about seeking a new partner.
Talks with the Greens ended in failure on Wednesday and both of the big parties have ruled out a coalition with the Left Party.
As well as the proposed minimum wage, taxation will also be a key issue for the talks.
The SPD has not won an election since 2002 and it joined a previous grand coalition under Mrs Merkel in 2005.
One final hurdle for the coalition deal will be a vote by SPD party members, promised by the party leadership, on whether to endorse it.
The Chinese firm, one of the biggest smartphone vendors behind Apple and Samsung, said that its shipments also rose 44% to 108 million units.
The company's growth figures come as it launched its latest flagship smartphone - the Huawei Mate 8 - in Las Vegas.
Its telecom devices for carriers, such as routers, are banned in the US.
The Shenzhen-based company is also one of the world's largest telecommunications firms, but has been blocked from participating in broadband projects in the US and Australia over espionage fears.
But other businesses, such as consumer electronic products including mobile devices, are allowed into the US market.
Huawei's smartphone business has been growing rapidly. Earlier this year, the firm said sales had jumped almost 40% in the first half of 2015.
The growth in smartphone sales last year is being attributed to strong sales in China and Western Europe.
Its new premium Huawei Mate 8, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, is priced at $644 for the base model.
The firm has previously said it wants to shed its low-cost appeal and produce high-margin premium devices to challenge Samsung and Apple at the top end of the market.
Making her debut at the season-ending event, she raced into a 3-0 first-set lead, wrapping it up in 30 minutes.
The Slovak, 27, kept up the momentum and sealed an emotional victory with a dramatic double net-cord.
"This is the biggest moment of my career," said the world number eight.
She had lost to Kerber in the round-robin phase and booked her place in the final after a thrilling three-set win over Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia on Saturday.
And she once again showed her determination and commitment against the German, who won two Grand Slams this year in Australia and the United States.
Cibulkova found her range from the start of the match, hitting winners at will and Kerber struggled to cope with the variety of shots.
The only time Cibulkova looked nervous in the 76-minute match was when she was serving for it at 6-3 5-4. She missed on three match points and saved two break points before winning.
Cibulkova, who will end the year as world number five, is the second player in a row after Agnieszka Radwanska to win the WTA Finals after only one victory in the three round-robin games.
The Dow Jones fell 119.09 points to 17,731.95 while the S&P 500 lost 11.95 points to 2,102.15.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 25.36 points to 5,146.41.
Caterpillar shares lost 3.6% after the construction and mining equipment maker reported a fall in profit.
Second quarter net income fell to $710m from $999m a year earlier, after the sluggish global economy hit sales.
Shares in American Express fell 2.5%. The firm's second quarter net income fell 5% to $1.44bn after the strong dollar cut revenue from abroad.
McDonald's also edged down, closing 0.5% lower. The fast-food chain reported earnings of $1.2bn for the three months to 30 June, down from $1.39bn a year earlier.
Same store sales at its US restaurants fell 2% in the US, but rose 1.2% in Europe.
But there were some bright spots. GM was a standout performer, with its shares surging 4% after the carmaker reported its second quarter profit had quadrupled compared to a year ago.
"Earnings overall have been better than expected, but still not very good. The valuations on the market are not cheap... so we're going to need to see earnings growth for the market to make progress," said David Lynch, portfolio manager at Kenjol Capital Management.
Uefa has confirmed the game - one of the biggest in European club football - will be held at the Millennium Stadium in 2017.
Prime Minister David Cameron praised the decision as "fantastic news".
Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Crabb said the fixture would bring with it "an economic boost that reaches the whole of Wales".
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) led the bid to host one of Uefa's major finals with support from the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), and the owners of the Millennium Stadium.
Mr Crabb said the decision was "another ringing endorsement" of the Millennium Stadium's "credentials as a world class sporting venue".
"The FAW's bid has had the full backing of the UK government and we should be rightly proud of all the efforts that have gone into securing this pinnacle match," he said.
"Hosting this prestigious fixture is another opportunity for one of Europe's most exciting capital cities to shine in front of an audience of millions, bringing with it an economic boost that reaches the whole of Wales."
Mr Cameron called the stadium "one of the best in Europe" and added: "It is fantastic news that this has been recognised by Uefa and that the 2017 Champions League final will be in Cardiff."
UK Minister for Sport Tracey Crouch said: "I am pleased the UK government could help secure the biggest match in club football for Wales that will bring both economic and sporting benefits to the country."
Sushmita Banerjee, who was married to an Afghan businessman, was killed outside her home in Paktika province.
The book about her dramatic escape in 1995 became a best-seller in India and was made into a Bollywood film in 2003.
Ms Banerjee had recently moved back to Afghanistan to live with her husband.
A senior police official told the BBC's Jafar Haand that Ms Banerjee, who was also known as Sayed Kamala, was working as a health worker in the province and had been filming the lives of local women as part of her work.
Police said Taliban militants arrived at her home in the provincial capital, Kharana, tied up her husband and other members of the family, took Ms Banerjee out and shot her. They dumped her body near a religious school, police added.
The Taliban have told the BBC they did not carry out the attack on Ms Banerjee.
Ms Banerjee, 49, became well-known in India for her memoir, A Kabuliwala's Bengali Wife, which recounted her life in Afghanistan with her husband Jaanbaz Khan and her escape.
She was the subject of the 2003 Bollywood film, Escape From Taliban.
Starring actress Manisha Koirala, the film described itself as a "story of a woman who dares [the] Taliban".
Ms Banerjee also told her story in an article she wrote for Outlook magazine in 1998. She went to Afghanistan in 1989 after marrying Mr Khan, whom she met in Calcutta.
She wrote that "life was tolerable until the Taliban crackdown in 1993" when the militants ordered her to close a dispensary she was running from her house and "branded me a woman of poor morals".
She wrote that she escaped "sometime in early 1994", but her brothers-in-law tracked her down in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, where she had arrived to seek assistance from the Indian embassy. They took her back to Afghanistan.
"They promised to send me back to India. But they did not keep their promise. Instead, they kept me under house arrest and branded me an immoral woman. The Taliban threatened to teach me a lesson. I knew I had to escape," she wrote.
It was shortly after that, she wrote, that she tried to escape from her husband's home, three hours from the capital, Kabul.
"One night, I made a tunnel through the mud walls of the house and fled. Close to Kabul, I was arrested. A 15-member group of the Taliban interrogated me. Many of them said that since I had fled my husband's home, I should be executed. However, I was able to convince them that since I was an Indian, I had every right to go back to my country," Ms Banerjee wrote.
"The interrogation continued through the night. The next morning, I was taken to the Indian embassy from where I was given a safe passage. Back in Calcutta, I was re-united with my husband. I don't think he will ever be able to go back to his family."
It is thought about 6,000 people were on the beach on Tuesday.
Police have said the majority were well-behaved but their officers were forced to intervene in some incidents of disorder.
In addition to the arrests, officers seized "significant amounts" of alcohol.
Ch Supt Paul Main, the division commander for Ayrshire, said: "Today more than 6,000 people arrived at Troon Beach, some of whom were already under the influence of alcohol... Approximately 25 police officers were deployed to the area including local officers, officers from the road policing unit, mounted branch and support unit.
"Officers seized significant amounts of alcohol and more than 10 arrests have been made.
"Whilst the majority of people come to Troon to enjoy the sunshine and the beach a number engaged in anti-social behaviour resulting in officers intervening in incidents of disorder.
"This has had an impact on local residents and people who came to town to enjoy the town."
The court suspended the execution of Mukesh Singh and Pawan Gupta while their appeal is heard. The other two men are also expected to appeal.
The appeals follow the high court's decision this week to uphold the death penalty handed down last September.
The brutal gang rape in December 2012 led to protests and new anti-rape laws.
The 23-year-old physiotherapy student was attacked on a bus that she had boarded with her male friend as they returned home from watching a film. Her friend was also beaten up.
The woman, who has never been officially named because of legal restrictions, died from injuries 13 days later.
Six men were arrested. One of them, a juvenile, was sentenced to three years in a reform facility last August.
Another suspect, Ram Singh, was found dead in his jail last March, having apparently taken his own life.
The remaining four men deny the charges.
Their appeal against the death sentence to Delhi's high court earlier this week was rejected.
In response, the lawyers for Singh and Gupta filed a petition to the supreme court saying their defence had been completely ignored by the high court judges.
The supreme court is due to hear their appeal on 31 March.
Lawyers for the other two defendants, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Thakur, are expected to file a similar appeal.
Direct talks were expected to begin in Pakistan next week between the Taliban and Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US.
The Taliban have been waging an insurgency against the Afghan government since being ousted in 2001.
Talks between the two have been on hold since last year.
The Quadrilateral Coordination Group, made up of representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the US, had insisted in February that talks would take place in early March.
But in a statement released on Saturday, the group rejected those reports.
"We reject all such rumours and unequivocally state that the leader of Islamic Emirate has not authorised anyone to participate in this meeting," the group said in a statement.
"(Islamic Emirate) once again reiterates that unless the occupation of Afghanistan is ended, black lists eliminated and innocent prisoners freed, such futile misleading negotiations will not bear any result", the statement added.
Why did Pakistan admit to hosting the Afghan Taliban?
Why are the Taliban resurgent in Afghanistan?
The Taliban have stepped up their offensive against the Afghan government with a winter offensive, outside the usual fighting season.
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil in Islamabad says the Afghan army has struggled to push them back, even with American air support.
The US has launched air strikes against Taliban positions, something the Taliban say must stop before talks are resumed.
The 30-year-old was detained under the Mental Health Act by police over concerns for his welfare.
He was taken to hospital "for assessment" after police were called to Salford on Sunday.
It is understood his condition is a recent occurrence.
Lennon is now "receiving care and treatment for a stress-related illness", his club has said.
The England international, who joined Everton from Tottenham in 2015, has not played for the first team since February.
Greater Manchester Police said: "Police were called at around 4.35pm to reports of a concern for the welfare of a man on Eccles Old Road.
"Officers attended and a 30-year-old man was detained under section 136 of the Mental Health Act and was taken to hospital for assessment."
News of Lennon's admission has led to an outpouring of support on social media from those involved in the game, as well as fans of his current and former clubs.
Everton tweeted on Wednesday: "Thank you for all the kind messages for Aaron. We are supporting him through this and his family has appealed for privacy at this time."
Lennon's representative, Base Soccer Agency, tweeted: "Everyone at Base Soccer sends their support to @AaronLennon12 - get well soon and stay strong."
Ex-Liverpool and Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore, who has been affected by depression: Thoughts and love with Aaron Lennon and his family right now. I know that place, and I know he'll be fine with good support from us all.
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno, who has battled depression: Thoughts are with Aaron Lennon today, stay strong & as positive as possible, there is light at the end of tunnel. You will get through this boss.
Lennon's former club Tottenham Hotspur: Get well soon @AaronLennon12, we're all thinking of you.
The Professional Footballers' Association: Get well soon Aaron, we are all thinking of you and here to offer our full support.
Former Queens Park Rangers and Burnley defender Clarke Carlisle, who played with Lennon at Leeds United: Love and blessings to my old teammate @AaronLennon12. Nail this now and there's plenty more left in the tank my friend.
Ex-Manchester City and England midfielder Trevor Sinclair: Thoughts with Aaron Lennon right now.
Former Aston Villa forward Darren Byfield: Hope Aaron Lennon will be OK and gets the help he needs.
Former Watford and Sheffield United striker Danny Webber: Get well soon Aaron Lennon.
England cricketer Kate Cross, an ambassador for Opening Up Cricket which promotes mental wellbeing: Fingers crossed Aaron Lennon is OK. Another reminder that mental health affects us all. Be kind.
5 October 2016 Last updated at 00:59 BST
It is a celebratory event, acting as a family reunion between the living and the dead.
A civil tribunal in Queensland found Dr Patel had lied in order to be registered in the state.
It said he had concealed the fact that he had been sanctioned in the US for unprofessional conduct.
Dr Patel was jailed in 2010 for causing three deaths at a Queensland hospital but was freed in 2012 on appeal.
He received a two-year suspended sentence for fraud in 2013 and later moved back to the US. The Medical Board of Australia had applied for Dr Patel's ban after criminal proceedings ended.
Dr Patel's case stemmed from his time working at a hospital in Queensland between 2003 and 2005.
There were complaints from hospital staff that he had botched operations, misdiagnosed patients and used sloppy surgical techniques.
He was arrested in the US in 2008 and extradited to Australia to stand trial.
He was jailed for seven years in 2010 after being convicted of criminal negligence leading to the deaths of three patients. He was also found guilty of causing harm to another patient.
But in 2012, Australia's highest court quashed the convictions on appeal and retrials were ordered. He was subsequently acquitted in one case and the jury failed to reach a decision in another.
In 2013, prosecutors dropped outstanding charges. He received the suspended sentence for fraud after he admitted to dishonestly obtaining his medical registration.
Peter Benstead, 72, denies 10 counts relating to the Crown Currency Exchange business, which left more than 12,000 customers out of pocket.
Southwark Crown Court heard he had no real knowledge of the foreign exchange market and repeatedly speculated with customers' investments.
Mr Benstead and five co-defendants deny all charges.
The court heard Mr Benstead, from Penzance in Cornwall, lived a luxury lifestyle including annual cruises, desirable properties and five-star hotel stays.
But David Etherington, defending Mr Benstead, denied any criminal activity on his client's part.
Outlining the case for the defence, he said it was possible to be "both incompetent and honest".
Established in 2004 and based in Hayle, Cornwall, Crown Currency enabled individuals and business customers to pre-order foreign exchange at a set price, up to a year in advance.
Co-accused former director Edward James, 75, a former mayor of Glastonbury, had "nothing to gain" from any deception, his counsel Jonathan Turner said.
The court heard former accountant Stephen Matthews accepted he was "asked to hide a black hole" in company accounts but did not think he was doing anything dishonest.
Mr Benstead's son-in-law Roderick Schmidt, 45, was described by his defence counsel as "a puppet for Peter Benstead".
Mr Benstead's wife Susan, 69, said she had no reason to suspect the money her husband used to buy their £900,000 home in West Cornwall was illegally funded by Crown customers' investments.
Son Julian Benstead, 45, denied any involvement in the theft of 11.3kg of gold.
The court heard Julian Benstead ordered 20kg to fulfil clients' orders, but the majority went missing and has not been seen since the companies folded in October 2010.
The trial, which is expected to last at least 11 weeks, continues.
Chester played in Wales' 3-2 defeat by Netherlands, but has started only once in the Premier League this season.
The 26-year-old does not understand why manager Tony Pulis has not played him more often.
"To be playing for Wales I have to start for my club. It's impossible to play at this level and not be playing week in, week out," he said.
"I know myself I need to be playing at my club to give me the best chance of going to France and playing when we get there.
"I don't think it's good enough to be playing for Wales when I'm not playing for West Brom."
Former Manchester United trainee Chester was promoted to the Premier League with Hull and had two seasons in the top flight before joining West Brom last summer in the wake of the Tigers' relegation.
The 26-year-old was part of a three-man central defence at Hull and also with Wales, playing a key role as Chris Coleman's side qualified for the European Championships next summer, but his rare Albion appearances under Welshman Pulis have come at right-back.
"[Wales manager] Chris Coleman has been brilliant to me and that's nice to hear, so it's up to me to go back to West Brom and play. But I'm finding it difficult," he added.
"When I signed [Pulis] said he knew I could play at centre-back but he wanted to use me at full-back.
"I think the disappointing part for me is I played the first game of the season and I think I showed enough, with hard work and playing there regularly, that is something I could become quite good at.
"But to only give me one opportunity there I find it quite difficult to understand."
Chester, the most expensive defender in Albion's history, revealed he spoke to Pulis in October to enquire what he had to do to get back in the first team at the Hawthorns.
"He said he understood it was a new club and a new position and we had some work to do," Chester said.
Asked if he would look elsewhere in the January transfer window, Chester replied: "I'm 12 games into a four-year contract, but I'm not one who likes to sit and watch.
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Imrich Joni, 19, is accused of killing 68-year-old Gordon Bolam in the city's Pollokshields area between 29 June and 14 July 2016 and then hiding the body.
Prosecutors claim Mr Joni used a knife and ligature to kill Mr Bolam. He also stands accused of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
Mr Joni denies the charges against him. At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lady Scott set a trial date for April.
Prosecutors stated that Mr Bolam was struck on the head, neck and body with a knife and a mug or similar items.
Mr Joni is further said to have inflicted blunt force injuries by "means unknown".
The allegation claims the teenager then placed a ligature around Mr Bolam's neck.
Mr Joni faces a separate accusation of attempting to defeat the ends of justice by hiding Mr Bolam's remains in a wardrobe and piling clothes and bags on top of his body.
He is also alleged to have cleaned the flat to try and remove blood as well as getting rid of clothes, trainers and a knife.
Mr Joni is further accused of breaching a bail order imposed by a sheriff on 20 June. A condition was said to be he did not enter Glasgow other than for the "purpose of attending court".
He also faces final charges of breaking into Edinburgh's Festival Theatre on 30 or 31 July and having bladed items in a public place.
Mr Joni's trial is due to get under way at the High Court in Edinburgh on 11 April. | A teenager is to stand trial accused of murdering an OAP in his Glasgow home. | 38,518,649 | 354 | 19 | false |
But over a period of 10 years, Marie Black, Michael Rogers and Jason Adams treated children "like sexual playthings", at parties, in a hotel room, and at private addresses.
The abuse, which centred around 34-year-old Black and took place in Norwich and Romford, included forcing the children to have sex with one another.
Parties were held, with the adults playing card games to decide who would abuse which child.
In interviews, the victims described how they were abused in front of one another and other adults. Some of the abuse involved children's toys, including Barbie dolls.
They said the abuse became so routine that the victims came to accept it as normal.
One of the male victims said: "There would be parties and they would do some games where the boys were in one room with the men and the girls were in another with the women.
"The adults would have a card game and the winner would get to choose a boy to start touching their private parts and then hurt them afterwards."
One boy told the authorities he didn't know that sexual contact between adults and children was wrong. "I thought it was usual".
Allegations were first reported to police in 2010 but it was in December 2012, when further evidence was disclosed, that police had sufficient evidence to make the initial arrests in 2013.
Several victims described watching Black and Jason Adams - found guilty of 13 counts - taking photos and laughing.
Adams, a former cleaner at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, had previously gone to jail for a year for assaulting Ms Black and a child.
He admitted cruelty to four children, but denied all the sexual offences. He was found guilty of 13 counts.
"I neglected the children. I ill-treated them. I completely acted in the wrong way, frightened them," he told the court.
He blamed his actions on working nights, tiredness and temper.
Michael Rodgers, of Romford, was found guilty of 14 counts including cruelty, rape and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
Six other people on trial were cleared of all charges.
Det Ch Insp Peter Hornby, said the children were all under 13 and were subjected to abuse "beyond most people's imagination".
"It is the most harrowing case I have dealt with in 23 years of policing.
"Marie Black has been found to be at the centre of this abuse and incited others to commit abuse against them.
"She thought they would never speak out.
"Today's verdict is testament to the children's bravery and to the hard work of dedicated professionals from a range of agencies in this case.
"It has brought them the knowledge they are believed and, I hope, will encourage other victims of abuse to find their voice and come forward."
Describing Black, prosecutor Angela Rafferty QC said: "Was she a helpless victim of abusive males or was she herself deeply involved with the children's ill treatment?"
She added: "Many of the defendants have become good at appearing normal and respectable.
"This is what you would have to do in order to be child abusers to the extent alleged here."
Black was painted as a victim by her defence, who maintained she only ended up in court because of a terrible combination of circumstances.
She chose not to give evidence in her own defence, but vehemently denied all the charges against her.
When returning to the dock after the guilty verdicts were read out she said: "We've been stitched up."
The court heard the trial was delayed when prosecutors raised concerns over changes made to statements taken from the children.
But Ms Rafferty said it was "nonsense" that social workers and foster carers were responsible for children making up allegations.
She put it: "Would five small children be able to make up so many things, separately, and in such detail?
"Would they be able to pretend to be distressed or manufacture reluctance to disclose facts about the things they endured?"
"Would they exhibit the sexualised behaviour… if these allegations are false?" | They were seemingly respectable people living ordinary lives. | 33,593,184 | 904 | 11 | false |
Scottish Premiership rivals Partick Thistle, Championship outfit Hibernian and clubs from England were among those interested in his signature.
Hateley, who previously had a spell in Scotland with Motherwell, has signed a two-year contract at Dens Park.
He made 29 appearances last season as Slask finished 10th in the table.
Born in Monaco while his father, Mark, was playing there in the French top flight, Hateley started his own football career with Reading.
After a loan spell with Basingstoke Town, he moved to Motherwell in 2009 and went on to make 150 appearances for the Scottish top-flight outfit.
Having rejected a new contract at Fir Park, Hateley had a four-month spell with Tranmere Rovers before moving to Poland.
Dundee said on their website: "He has been much sought after over the past few weeks, with a number of clubs vying for his signature."
Although Hateley can play in midfield, he can also play right-back and Dundee manager Paul Hartley has been seeking a replacement in that position after Paul McGinn moved to Chesterfield.
Ziggy Gordon, who rejected a new contract with Hamilton Academical, had chosen to join Partick Thistle instead of Dundee earlier this summer. | Dundee have won the race to sign Tom Hateley after the 26-year-old right-back/midfielder's release by Polish top-flight club Slask Wroclaw. | 37,278,213 | 290 | 46 | false |
The Grammy-winning rapper has admitted it's her most personal album yet, littered with references to her break-up from boyfriend Safaree Samuels.
Now Samuels has broken his silence on their 11-year relationship, revealing he was the one who "walked away".
"It got to the point where I was being treated like an employee, instead of like her man," he said.
In an interview with Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club he told listeners Minaj was his "soul mate" despite the rapper saying she was single on Twitter last May.
The pair are understood to have got together when they were in a group called Hoodstars in the early noughties.
"We were friends at first and then it turned into a relationship," said Samuels.
"The group thing didn't work out and she had the drive to do things herself. I was just there to support her and do what I could."
But as Minaj's success rocketed, Samuels says the relationship started to change.
"Everyone around her works for her, you know?
"So it got to the point where it was like, 'I'm your man. I'm who you go to sleep with every night. I'm who you wake up with every morning.' And it got to the point where I was being treated like an employee, instead of like her man."
Then in late December the pair got involved in an argument on Twitter.
"I would never do anything publicly to try to pull her down," said Samuels.
"I could be out here telling a million stories, but I'm not gonna do that and I never plan on doing that.
"Don't say, 'Oh, I don't have no talent' because every time it came to writing raps and doing music, it was me, her and a beat.
"She doesn't do it by herself. It was me and her. Don't discredit me on what I've done for you, that's weak.
"I would never do that for her."
Since the split Minaj has been photographed with hip-hop artist Meek Mill.
"If that's who she decides to move on with, it is what it is," said Samuels.
"I'm not mad, I'm not bitter because if I wanted to make it work, I could've made it work.
"I walked away. I'm not going to say I broke up, but I'm the one who walked away."
Follow @BBCNewsbeat on Twitter, BBCNewsbeat on Instagram and Radio1Newsbeat on YouTube | Nicki Minaj's new album The Pinkprint is currently sitting pretty at number two in the US Billboard album chart. | 30,810,106 | 575 | 27 | false |
The pumped storage hydro (PSH) scheme would be constructed at Glenmuckloch near Kirkconnel.
It is claimed the venture by Buccleuch and 2020 Renewables could create and store up to 400MW of electricity.
They said 300 people would be needed during the construction phase with about 15 operational staff thereafter.
Glenmuckloch Pumped Storage Hydro Ltd has submitted the application to the Scottish government.
John Glen, chief executive of Buccleuch, said: "Glenmuckloch is undergoing a remarkable transformation following a hugely uncertain future just three and a half years ago.
"The successful restoration of the mine is well under way but due consideration must be given to the future life of the site beyond that.
"We are at a very early stage in this process and the section 36 application is one step in that overall process."
He said it would be "premature" to say the scheme would definitely proceed but if it did it would be one of a small number in the UK.
"To make it successful, it would require substantial investment and commitment from a range of stakeholders," he said.
PSH works by releasing water from a higher waterbody to a lower one and passing it through a turbine or series of turbines to generate electricity.
Water is then pumped back up the hill and stored in the upper reservoir until further electricity is required.
Alan Baker, managing director of 2020 Renewables, said: "One of the legacies of the Glenmuckloch mine is an 18 million cubic metre hole in the ground which means the site naturally lends itself to consideration of a PSH scheme." | An application has been submitted to create a hydro energy and storage system at an opencast mine site in southern Scotland. | 35,159,970 | 349 | 25 | false |
He paid tribute to the legend of the Bokke - their two World Cup wins, their strength in depth and their monstrous 40-point awakening against Samoa after the horrors of Japan - while at the same time saying that their reputation will count for nothing when these teams start battering each other to a pulp in front of a Newcastle crowd that will be heavily lopsided in Scotland's favour.
"They're just 15 guys," said Scott of the South Africans.
"You can't put them on a pedestal. They're just like any other team. We'll detach the Springbok aura and analyse them as human beings."
And there's much to analyse in this World Cup match, on both sides. The Springboks have picked a side that is as close to full strength as makes no difference.
Scotland, on the other hand, have ripped up the starting team that beat the USA, some changes by necessity, others by design with an eye on Samoa in a week's time.
They are between two worlds right now; they'd like to beat South Africa, but they simply have to beat Samoa.
Scott is part of a midfield combination - with Richie Vernon - that has played the sum total of 68 minutes together in the centre.
They are playing behind a fly-half, Duncan Weir, who has started one Test match in 15 months, and behind a front row of the scrum that boasts 27 caps compared with South Africa's 210 and a Scottish back row that has 44 caps as opposed to the Springbok three, who boast 149.
In experience terms it's a rout. In their isolated pockets of success against the Springboks in recent times, Scotland have always gone in with a full metal jacket approach, with all their best players on the park, but are now trying to do it with depleted resources.
The team, and the management, rail against the notion of this being a second-string Scotland, but it is. It has to be. Three games in 10 days is a murderous regime, especially when your fourth is the biggest one of all. Key men need some breathing space before Samoa. That's the reality of squad management at a World Cup.
Only seven players who started the opening 45-10 win against Japan will start again on Saturday. Only four who faced the Americans from the beginning have been picked again. Mark Bennett, Finn Russell, Sean Maitland - all gone for different reasons.
The rock-like Alasdair Dickinson is on the bench. His replacement, Gordon Reid, has never started a tournament Test. John Hardie is missing again from the 23. His place in the team goes to Blair Cowan, who wasn't even in the original 31-man squad.
This will be a momentous occasion but it's also a mountainous task facing Scotland.
It doesn't seem to matter what combination of second rows South Africa deploys, they always seem to have the same untouchable quality out of touch.
Victor Matfield and Eben Etzebeth or Pieter-Steph du Toit and Lood de Jager or any combination of the four seems to produce a torrent of quality line-out ball on their own throw while inflicting a world of uncertainty on the opposition throw.
It's the launch-pad for everything they do. The beginning and end and in-between of their game-plan.
Against Scotland it's the 23-year-old phenomenon Etzebeth and the equally remarkable 22-year-old De Jager who team-up, with Du Toit on the bench and Matfield in the stand, injured. De Jager has played 14 Tests and has already scored four tries - two of them against Scotland in Port Elizabeth in the summer of 2014.
Nobody expects South Africa's line-out to miss a beat in Matfield's absence. As Jonathan Humphreys, the Scotland forwards coach, put it on Friday: "They have brilliant young locks. They seem to pull them off a conveyor belt."
South Africa have had 27 line-outs at this World Cup and have won all 27. Stretch it back another two games and their stats read 52 line-out wins from 54.
This is a double-edged weapon, of course. They dismantled Samoa's line-out last week, stealing six of their throws while also rendering the ball they did manage to win fairly useless. Samoa were under so much pressure that they could launch nothing off their set piece.
The same went for South Africa's revenge mission against the Pumas in the Rugby Championship. Having lost to Argentina in Durban in August, they turned around and beat them in Buenos Aires a week later and they did it, in part, by stealing 40% of the Pumas' line-out ball.
"There's been a talk of them changing their line-out calls," said Humphreys. "I don't think it's possible to change your complete book of line-outs in a week.
"Their lineout is very, very effective, it's very simple, so whether they have changed or not, I don't know. It's not something we have talked about. It's about doing what we need to do and if they have had some disruption, then great.
"We have to stop them turning that lineout into a line-out maul, though. They have probably the best line-out maul in world rugby."
South Africa have scored three tries off driven line-outs at this World Cup, so Scotland have been warned. Not that they need warning. This is hardly a secret weapon that the Springboks are packing. As a threat it's obvious but how to stop it is a conundrum that will have tested the combined wisdom of the Scotland management to the max.
"Their maul attack is the most potent in the world," said Humphreys. "You have to be extremely physical in those areas and if you're not then the game can quickly get away from you.
"I don't think there is any magic formula for stopping a maul. It's about being legal, trying to get there early and disrupt what they are trying to do. There are a variety of strategies you can adopt. We take a lot of pride in being very physical."
By his own admission, the line-out is an alien world to Scott, but the consequences of Scotland failing to disrupt the South Africans will soon be visited upon him by way of a bullocking forward coming at him or a blur movement in the shape of Jesse Kriel or Damian de Allende, his opposition in the midfield, or any number of other game-breakers in that Bok backline.
Of the line-out battle and the quest to stop the Springbok maul, Scott concludes: "That's the game right there. The forwards are going to have an extremely tough day at the office and as a backline we have just to help them out as much as possible.
"That means making our tackles and putting them backwards. I know from playing the Springboks that when they have that maul rumbling and have big players coming at you on second or third phase it can sometimes be too much to stop.
"They're going to come out of the traps quickly and we have to start well. They have to win, but I don't think there's much chance of them being stifled by the pressure. Two teams will go hammer and tongs. It will be a brutal encounter."
Vern Cotter's team are 13-2 to win, South Africa a virtually unbackable 1-8. The odds layers can see only one winner.
The Springboks' recovery from the nightmare of Japan was a thunderous one, but their diehard supporters need more evidence of a renaissance before they fully buy into it. After all, South Africa have still lost five of their last seven games.
In three of those defeats they capitulated late. Famously, they conceded at the death against Japan, they coughed up 10 points in the last seven minutes against New Zealand and 14 points in the last seven minutes against Australia.
Duane Vermeulen, the hulking number eight, spoke about this on Friday. "It's definitely a thing we need to work on," he said.
"We still haven't figured out what the problem is. Is it fatigue? Is it lack of effort. I don't think so. I think most of it comes down to discipline."
South Africa can be a devastating force when things are going their way, but if Scotland can stay with them then nerves and that strained discipline under pressure could yet play a part. In two matches in this World Cup they have conceded a whopping 27 penalties.
"If you've lost your first game then every game is a knockout game," said Humphreys.
"If things don't go your way, if you're not getting what you want early in the match, then the more the pressure mounts."
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Dutch firm Verweij and Partners entered negotiations with Alderney States over the Victorian fortification in 2007.
Frans Verweij said the restoration of the existing building would be first followed by work on new buildings with work expected to take about a year.
Plans for the site released in 2010 included a hotel and conference centre.
Mr Verweij said the £20m hotel would have "about 70 rooms, a nice restaurant overlooking both sides of the sea, a swimming pool and a spa".
He said the company was also approaching airlines about possible new routes to and from the island in the hope of bringing in more tourists.
Mr Verweij said Biggin Hill and Oxford were among the possible new destinations.
Fort Tourgis dates back to the 1850s. An earlier plan to convert it into flats fell through when the proposed investor pulled out in 2006.
From a 140-character marriage proposal to inspiring a revolution from the comfort of a sofa, people have been sharing their stories to mark 10 years of Twitter.
The first Twitter marriage proposal
When American Greg Rewis was thinking of an unusual way to propose to his then girlfriend Stephanie, he decided to tweet her after she had turned him down on a private messaging service.
"The proposal started as a joke" he told BBC News. "I was talking to Steph on an instant messenger and asked her if she wanted to marry me. She said that I had never asked her in a proper way. So I posted on Twitter and told her to refresh her feed. It simply looked like it was the right moment.
"It was quite a shock when I found out that this was the first proposal on Twitter. Had we known it was the first time, we would have made it more impressive. I would have planned everything way better.
"We now live together and split our time between Phoenix and California, but I have to travel a lot for work. We still use Twitter to stay in touch and actually we live-tweeted our wedding a year after the proposal in 2009."
'I met my husband on Twitter'
Sumita Dalmia, from Atlanta, has won almost $10,000 worth of prizes through Twitter over the past few years, so it came as no surprise to her friends and family when a Twitter chat led her to true love.
"I was searching for tickets one day in September 2013 on Twitter for Jazzoo, an annual event held at Zoo Atlanta," Sumita told BBC News.
"I searched "jazoo tickets" and Anuj Patel's (my now fiancé) tweet popped up.
"He had already given up his ticket but his biography on Twitter caught my attention because he works in sports and entertainment, which is a field I was very much interested in getting into.
"We started chatting and tweeting turned into direct messaging and then emailing, and then texting, and phone calls, and then we met in person. The rest is history I guess!"
In December 2015, Anuj arranged an elaborate proposal for Sumita which was Twitter themed. After sending her on a treasure hunt around Atlanta by sending her tweets, Anuj got down on one knee on a helicopter landing pad in the centre of the city, holding a large Tweet poster asking her to marry him.
Teenager's take on UK election changes debate
During the 2015 UK general election, 18-year-old Abby Tomlinson, from Merseyside, helped to create the hashtag #Milifandom after she felt the then Labour leader Ed Miliband was not getting fairly treated by the press.
"I decided that I wanted to play an active role and my admiration for Ed Miliband started," she said.
The hashtag soon became the number one Twitter trend in the UK and unveiled a cult following for Miliband. It didn't help his fortunes in the election but it has changed Abby's life.
"The next day, a couple more news organisation got in touch and wrote articles and I started doing interviews. Then a couple of weeks later, Ed rang me up to thank me.
"I would say Twitter changed my life in a way because it helped me decide what I wanted to do. I was always interested in politics and I've always enjoyed writing, but this gave me a chance to write for prestigious media outlets.
'I found a career through Twitter'
Marwa Mammoon, from Egypt, is a BBC journalist, but in 2011 she was a stay-at-home mum. Pregnant with her second child and unable to take part in public demonstrations during the Egyptian revolution, she activated her Twitter account and changed her life.
"I was sitting at home but I was being politically active" she said.
"I would pick a new topic every couple of weeks, such as female genital mutilation, sexual harassment and other women's issues which mattered in the Arab world and would write about them.
"I didn't realise what influence I had. I was just ranting. Then before I knew it, I was named on Twitter as one of the most influential women in the Arab world.
"The next day all the political parties in Egypt were trying to get me to join them. I was broke and needed a job though so I sent out a funny tweet appealing for a job.
"For most of the time this was happening I was tweeting from a broken phone which had half a broken screen.
"I wasn't a journalist, I had worked in marketing but ended up working as a chief editor of a website which was set up by an American investor."
The website was a success and after a few years Marwa left to work for the United Nations. She then worked Radio Netherlands before joining the BBC.
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Its survey indicates 70% of UK adults, 31 million, watched TV via free catch-up services such as BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub in September and October.
Meanwhile, 16% of web-connected adults viewed catch-up TV on a tablet.
Traditional live TV remained the most popular way of tuning in, however.
Of the 9,000 individuals surveyed, more used these tech-savvy television services in the UK than in the US, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia, Spain or Sweden.
"UK viewers won't be tied to the TV schedule this Christmas," Ofcom director of research James Thickett said.
"More than anywhere else, we're watching TV and films at a time that suits us, on a range of devices, in and out of the home.
"So this year, more people can fit their festive TV viewing around opening presents and carving the turkey."
Members of the Welsh Affairs Committee will meet managers from the company running Lynx House on Monday.
Committee chair David Davies said MPs wanted to "get behind the headlines".
"It is important that we scrutinise this area now as the refugee crisis shows little sign of abating in the near future," he added.
Earlier in February, Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens said Lynx House staff told that her asylum seekers, some injured and some suffering from scabies, were being sent there in "crazy" numbers.
A rule making Lynx House residents wear coloured wristbands to get food was scrapped after claims that the practice was dehumanising and made people targets for abuse.
At a tearful news conference, the premier said he would stand down after 10 years in public life.
"I said many times I didn't want to become a career politician," he said on Thursday. "Today, I am making good on that pledge."
Mr Baird was one of Australia's most popular politicians, but recent polls showed a drop in his approval rating.
He said his resignation would take effect immediately after a party meeting next week to elect a new leader.
Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian is considered his most likely successor.
"I think everyone's in shock," NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro said. "Today's announcement, of course, truly shows the measure of the man and that he's putting family first."
Mr Baird, who became premier in April 2014, said it had been a "tremendous honour" to lead the state.
But he said the job had come at a "strong personal cost", especially in recent months.
"My father and my mother and my sister are going through a very serious health challenge and, to be honest, at times I have been in pain not being able to spend the time [with them] that I should," he said.
"This will change today."
He said his father, who had undergone open-heart surgery, was now the primary carer for his mother, who has muscular dystrophy. His sister was enduring cancer.
"I have decided that this is the perfect time for me to hand the reins over to a new premier," he said.
After taking over from predecessor Barry O'Farrell, who resigned after failing to declare a gift of wine, Mr Baird enjoyed a long period of public support.
A strong public speaker who used social media to his advantage, Mr Baird embarked on a series of ambitious investments in the state's infrastructure.
But his soaring approval rating - as high as 61% in December 2015 - plunged in the second half of 2016 following controversial policy decisions.
He was criticised for advocating for strict lockout laws in Sydney, which mean nightspots cannot let in new patrons after 01:30. Critics say the laws have severely affected the city's vibrancy and economy.
Mr Baird was also forced to reverse a ban on greyhound racing in October, saying he "got it wrong" by banning the industry just months earlier following an animal cruelty scandal.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull thanked Mr Baird for his time in office, saying he "played a great innings".
"You've restored the state's finances and you are building the infrastructure that sets New South Wales up for the 21st Century economy," he said.
Clenching the right hand for 90 seconds helps in memory formation, while the same movement in the left improves memory recall, say US psychologists.
In an experiment, 50 adults performed better at remembering words from a long list when they carried out these movements.
The researchers think clenching a fist activates specific brain regions that are associated with memory processing.
Lead scientist Ruth Propper, of Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey, said the research suggests simple body movements can improve memory by temporarily changing the way the brain functions.
"Clenching your right hand immediately prior to learning information and clenching your left hand immediately before recalling it would be helpful to improve memory," Dr Propper told BBC News.
Past research has shown that right hand clenching activates the left hemisphere of the brain, while left hand clenching activates the right hemisphere.
This has been associated with emotions - for example right hand clenching with happiness or anger, and left hand clenching with sadness or anxiety.
Memory processing is thought to use both sides of the brain - the left for encoding memories and the right for retrieving them.
Future research will examine whether hand clenching can also improve other mental processes, for example verbal or spatial abilities, and memory of pictures and places, as well as words.
However, more work needs to be done in more subjects to be certain of the results.
Prof Neil Burgess, of University College London Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, said a larger study was needed to be certain of a specific effect on memory.
This should include brain scans to look at blood flow to the left or right hemispheres of the brain.
Commenting on the study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, he said: "Ideally replication would use a more powerful design (i.e. more people or a within-subjects design) and include fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging to measures brain activity) verification of the effect on blood flow."
The England seamer, 32, claimed six wickets in the second Test against West Indies to climb three places and sit alongside Australia's Ryan Harris, behind only South Africa's Dale Steyn.
Anderson last week surpassed Sir Ian Botham as England's highest Test wicket-taker with his 384th dismissal.
Team-mates Joe Root and Gary Ballance also moved up the ICC rankings.
Root, 24, is fifth in the batting standings - the highest he has been - after his unbeaten first-innings 182 in the second Test in Grenada.
Fellow Yorkshire batsman Ballance, 25, is in a career-high 17th after scores of 77 and 81 against West Indies.
A black Volkswagen Golf collided with a white Citroen DS4 close to junction 35 in Sheffield at around 14:30 GMT on Saturday.
The driver of the Golf, a 56-year-old man from Barnsley, was airlifted to hospital but died shortly afterwards.
The male driver of the Citroen and a male passenger in the Golf received minor injuries.
The southbound carriageway of the motorway remained closed for several hours.
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The bridge had been replaced by a newer version that opened last month after this one began to get worn down.
Openers Stoneman (Durham) and Chopra (Warwickshire) and injured Northants paceman Stone are all out of contract at the end of the season.
But they face competition for Chopra, who has also been approached about a return to his former county Essex.
Stoneman is understood to interest a number of sides, including fellow Division One strugglers Surrey.
The 29-year-old, Durham's limited-overs captain, has been offered a new contract at Chester-le-Street.
But former Bears skipper Chopra, 29 has already intimated to the Warwickshire hierarchy that he would like to return home to the south-east.
Chopra, 29, who left Essex for Edgbaston in 2010, was appointed Warwickshire captain in 2014 after leading the Bears to the T20 Blast trophy, having previously deputised for Jim Troughton.
He was then replaced by Ian Bell before the start of this season
Stone, 22, is expected to miss the rest of the season after damaging an anterior cruciate ligament while celebrating the wicket of Worcestershire and England all-rounder Moeen Ali in the T20 Blast on 3 June.
Manx advocate John Quinn has been appointed by The Queen for a period of 12 months.
Mr Quinn said: "I will endeavour to serve the crown and the Isle of Man to the best of my abilities."
Mr Harding, 50, who has held the position since November 2010, was suspended on 3 October after appearing in court to face criminal charges.
He is currently on bail facing six charges - including three counts of forgery.
A government spokesman said Mr Harding, who earns in the region of £160,000 a year, has been suspended on full pay.
From March, Mr Quinn will serve as legal advisor to the the island's lieutenant governor, council of ministers, government and statutory boards, while Mr Harding is unable to undertake his duties.
Mr Harding has so far appeared in court twice, along with the deputy assessor of income tax, Colin Goodwin.
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Beaten by 75 runs amid a flurry of rash strokes in the first match of the series, they were heavily criticised by fans and media.
In reaching 314-4 at Old Trafford, England proved they had looked at what happened, talked about it and worked things out.
Captain Alastair Cook, with a typically composed 105, and Joe Root, who made an even more assured unbeaten 141, were at the forefront of an impressive response.
If there was a recklessness at Lord's that stemmed from a desire among the England batsmen to impose themselves on the bowlers, here they played proper Test cricket.
Cook and Root were magnificent, compiling patient, well-paced innings that every other batsman - on both sides - would be advised to follow.
We must remember that Pakistan's is a very unusual attack - how often do you see three left-arm seamers and a leg-spinner in a side? - and Root adopted the unusual tactic of taking an off-stump guard to combat them.
John Holder, who spent 27 years as a first-class umpire, said he had never seen a player bat on off stump during his career.
It certainly worked for Root. It helped him decide what to play at and what to leave - I can only remember the ball beating his bat a couple of times all day - and he played much straighter than he did at Lord's, when he was caught slog-sweeping and on the pull.
Conditions undoubtedly helped England, who, by winning the toss for the first time in five Tests against Pakistan, enjoyed first use of a typically true Old Trafford surface under clear skies.
I wrote earlier this week that England needed to learn how to play leg-spinner Yasir Shah. They did that with aplomb.
Pakistan's match-winner at Lord's with 10 wickets, Yasir barely spun a ball all a day. He ended it with figures of 0-111.
For that, Root and Cook can take the bulk of the credit. They made Yasir work for his wickets - no swipes across the line, no charges down the pitch. Crucially, there were no easy pickings.
As impressive as Cook and Root were, there are still concerns over the rest of the England top five.
Alex Hales made only 10, but equally worrying was the manner in which he was worked over by Mohammad Amir - bowling full, swinging it away and then bringing one back in to bowl the opener comprehensively.
After such a good series against Sri Lanka - he made three scores in excess of 80, and averaged 58 - it feels like we are back to where we were with Hales during the winter tour of South Africa, when people were questioning his technique against high-quality opening bowlers.
Gary Ballance will rue his dismissal for 23 late in the day, while James Vince missed another chance to press his case with a modest 18.
Caught in the slip cordon at Lord's, he was dropped at second slip on the drive today before finally edging another loose drive off Rahat Ali.
Test cricket is a test of patience - it is the batsman against the bowler and a matter of who will crack first. Vince cracked.
He has not convinced me yet as a Test cricketer, and if he does not get runs in the second innings I am not sure he will keep his place for the rest of the four-Test series.
England played superbly on the first day and may well go on to win this game but, regardless of the result, they missed a golden opportunity to play two spinners at Old Trafford.
Leg-spinner Adil Rashid should have been picked to complement Moeen Ali's off-spin.
On a pitch that traditionally favours the slower bowlers, in dry conditions and with tours of Bangladesh and India looming this winter, England should have had another look at Rashid and left out Vince.
They have so much batting depth and so many all-round options they could afford to play one less specialist batsman. Who knows, Rashid may well have scored more runs than Vince anyway.
As it is, Rashid's only chance may come in the final Test at The Oval, which gives him a solitary game to get accustomed to Test cricket again before England's tour - plus the added pressure of having to impress.
Given what happened at Lord's, England's ideal scenario at Old Trafford would be to win the toss, post a big score and Yasir to have 0-100 by the end of the day.
In that respect, they could not have asked for much more on Friday.
But the familiar failings of Hales, Vince and Ballance are no closer to being rectified.
Although England remain well placed to post an imposing total in excess of 450, all the batsmen, including Root, must start from zero on Saturday.
So there is work to be done, not least with Root and Cook's top-order colleagues.
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Three crews, including a water rescue unit, worked to save the animal at about 15:00 BST.
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue put up the sheep in the Caversham Road fire station drill tower and gave him the nickname 'Minty'.
'Minty' was reunited with its owner the next day and will rejoin the flock.
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Flint's drinking water became contaminated with lead in 2014 after the city changed its water supply.
The lead investigator said that they "effectively buried" data showing that elevated levels of lead in children's' blood was tied to the water supply.
The six people are all health and environmental workers.
Investigators said they put "children in the cross-hairs of drinking poison".
The majority African-American city changed the source of its water supply to the Flint River after previously receiving it from Detroit, to save money.
The acidic water of Flint River corroded the city's pipes, which leached lead into the water.
Several of the charges can lead to time in prison, including wilful neglect of duty, misconduct in office, and conspiracy.
As well as concealing data that "could have saved children" from lead poisoning, employees also manipulated test results, investigators said on Friday.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette was asked what motivated these employees to allegedly conceal and falsify data.
Mr Schuette said that he believed those accused "viewed the people in Flint as expendable, as if they didn't matter".
Liane Shekter Smith, Adam Rosenthal and Patrick Cook were employees for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; and Nancy Peeler, Corinne Miller and Robert Scott worked for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
A lawyer for Mrs Shekter Smith said that the charges came as a surprise, saying that investigators will be "really hard-pressed to find that she did anything wrong, and certainly nothing criminally wrong".
These are the second batch of charges to be announced after two state regulators and a city employee were charged with official misconduct in April.
Investigators alleged that they engaged in evidence-tampering and other criminal offenses.
Federal regulators say that filtered tap water is now safe to drink, but they still recommend bottled water for young children and pregnant women.
Estimate vary, but experts believe that the repairs could cost over $1bn (£750m).
Ex-midfielder Scholes, who played 718 games for United, said he "would not enjoy" playing for Van Gaal and there was "a lack of creativity and risk".
He made the remarks following United's exit from the League Cup on Wednesday.
Van Gaal told the media Scholes did not "have the responsibility" to comment.
"Is he saying this for the benefit of the club or benefit of himself?" he asked.
United have failed to score in their past two games and have the lowest goals return in the Premier League's top six.
However, Van Gaal feels Scholes' criticism of his tactics is unwarranted.
"I don't agree with his opinion," he said. "I always take risks. Manchester United is always entertaining."
Scholes, a member of United's famed 'Class of 92', praised their current defence as having been "coached brilliantly" but said any striker would struggle to score in Van Gaal's side.
But the Dutchman believes Scholes' tactical assessment would be better delivered privately to coaching staff, which includes long-time former team-mate Ryan Giggs.
"I cannot defend myself. He is a legend," said Van Gaal.
"But when you are a legend, you have to speak with the manager, or his friend Ryan Giggs, or [executive vice-chairman] Ed Woodward and say things like this.
"We are improving a lot but it takes three years.
"But when Mr Scholes says I have to go, then I must go. But that is not his responsibility, it is that of [Manchester United owners] the Glazers and Mr Woodward.
"When we lose and lose and lose I shall be finished. I know that. But we are improving. We now have 20 points from 10 games. Last year it was 13."
United have confirmed striker Memphis Depay will miss Saturday's trip to Crystal Palace, although they have not said what injury he is suffering.
The man, who wears a fisherman's black hat, has been linked to up to 450 burglaries in southwest London, including the home of Boris Becker.
He is said to enjoy "the notoriety of targeting the wealthy" and has stolen jewellery worth £10m over 12 years.
Premier League footballers have also been targeted.
Most of the stolen items have never been recovered, said police.
Three homes have been targeted in Wimbledon Village in the last two weeks by the suspect who often removes or destroys security equipment before breaking in.
Det Insp Dan O'Sullivan said: "This man has been linked to as many as 450 burglaries and related offences, making him the most prolific burglar in the UK over the past 12 years, and possibly in Europe.
"We are renewing appeals and asking for the public's help in identifying this man so that we can bring him to justice and bring his crime spree to an immediate halt.
"Someone must recognise this man and his distinctive clothing. He spends a lot of time away from home in the early hours, which cannot go unnoticed by his family and friends."
Officers said there have been two instances where CCTV systems at other residential properties in the area have been tampered with.
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live the detective said the suspect, dubbed the Wimbledon Prowler by the press, always kept his hand over his mouth to protect his identity.
Mr O'Sullivan said money was not his main motive, rather, "the notoriety of targeting the wealthy," including premiership footballers and Boris Becker's family who have been targeted twice in the recent past.
Kayleigh Wilkinson and her daughter Amelie-Jayde, four, were among 39 people on board the National Holidays coach which crashed with a tanker and lorry in France on Friday.
Two people involved in the crash died. All the bus passengers were unharmed.
The pair from Stockton still went to the resort to "salvage the holiday".
Ms Wilkinson, 27, from Stockton, was asleep at the time of the crash on the A1 near Paris.
She told BBC Tees: "The next thing I knew was hearing a really loud crash and the bus jolted forward.
"Bags were going everywhere and people were shouting."
Ms Wilkinson, who was also travelling with her sister, said the driver had to smash the emergency door as the tanker had come to rest against one side of the coach.
She said: "A passenger behind us said 'Everyone needs to get off right now because that tanker is on fire'.
"Everyone flew to the front of the bus and a gentleman and I were passing children between each other before the adults got off.
"We were shouting 'Give me the kids!' We were throwing children over the door to them to safety."
Moments after all passengers were off, the tanker exploded and engulfed the coach in flames, destroying everyone's luggage, including many passports.
Ms Wilkinson said: "Everything's gone, we literally only have the clothes on our back and our handbags, which had our passports in."
She said National Holidays was providing people with money and supporting all the passengers while arranging trips home.
Ms Wilkinson said she had remained determined to get to Disneyland Paris and the family arrived at the park on Saturday.
"We will try and salvage what we can from this holiday. We are staying; my little girl has been looking forward to this," she said.
A spokesman for National Holidays said: "Our team has worked through the night to get passengers to their destination at Disneyland Paris and provide options for them to return home or continue with their holiday, providing funds and helping to supply replacement clothing for those families whose luggage was damaged.
"At the moment, the majority of the 39 passengers have opted to stay in Disneyland.
"Such incidents are, thankfully, rare and we will be working closely with French investigators to establish the facts over the coming days."
The 33-year-old victim was shot in the hip at a house on Normanton Avenue, Weaste, Salford, at about 18:15 BST on Wednesday. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Police are exploring a possible link to the death of Paul Massey, found dead outside his home on 26 July.
No arrests have been made.
Ch Supt Mary Doyle, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "We are looking into the possibility that this incident is connected with the murder of Paul Massey.
"I believe that the answer to what happened to Paul Massey, and now this incident, lie within the community and I would like to urge anybody with information to come forward."
Police patrols have been increased in the area to prevent further incidents and reassure the public, she added.
Massey died from a gunshot wound to the chest after being shot four times outside his home, about four miles away from the scene of the latest shooting.
Once dubbed "Mr Big", he was jailed in 1999 for 14 years over a stabbing, unsuccessfully stood to be Salford mayor in 2012.
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Announcing charges after 20 months of Operation Delego, senior US officials said some 600 users of a site known as "Dreamboard" had been investigated.
Attorney General Eric Holder said some images on the site showed the abuse of infants and young children.
The US has 43 of those charged in custody, with nine held overseas.
The 20 others charged as part of the US probe remain at large, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said, and are known only by their internet pseudonyms.
Ms Napolitano described the amount of pornographic material seized as equivalent to 16,000 DVDs.
Authorities have arrested people in 13 other countries: Canada, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Qatar, Serbia, Sweden and Switzerland.
Members of Dreamboard traded graphic images and videos of adults molesting children aged 12 and under, often violently, the US Department of Justice said.
Collectively the members of the site created a massive private library of images of child sexual abuse.
"The members of this criminal network shared a demented dream to create the pre-eminent online community for the promotion of child sexual exploitation," Mr Holder said.
"But for the children they victimised, this was nothing short of a nightmare."
Of the 52 individuals arrested under the US investigation, 13 have pleaded guilty, a justice department statement said, including two bulletin-board administrators in Canada and France.
Operation Delego represents the largest prosecution to date in the US of those who have participated in an "online bulletin board conceived and operated for the sole purpose of promoting child sexual abuse, disseminating child pornography and evading law enforcement", the statement said.
Dreamboard was created in 2008 and shut down in early 2011 when it became evident the US government had launched a probe into the online network.
The charges being handed to members of the website carry sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison.
Joshua Reid, 21, admitted two charges of assault to injury and one of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner in Ladybank, Fife, in November.
Dundee Sheriff Court heard how Reid attacked his mother after being offered only leftover takeaway for dinner.
He then threw a carving fork at his mother's partner, which pierced his clothes and stuck in his shoulder.
The court heard how the assaults on 41-year-old Gillian Farquharson and her partner Grant Swan, 44, happened hours after the funeral of Ms Farquharson's father.
At one point Reid dragged his mother along the ground when she tried to escape.
Ms Farquharson later told police she feared her son was going to kill her.
Fiscal depute Eilidh Robertson told the court that after being offered leftover takeaway, Reid swore at her and threw food over the walls, saying "you have two seconds to clean up that rice or you will get it'.
He then threw crockery around.
Ms Robertson said: "His mother tried to leave but as she walked out he followed her, seized her by the arm and pulled her into the house. He grabbed her by the neck and threw her on to the sofa."
Mr Swan tried to intervene but Reid threw a carving fork at him, embedding in his shoulder through his coat and hoody.
"The accused shouted he was going to do his mother, calling her a slag and a dog," Ms Robertson added. "The complainers later spoke to police and his mother said she had been absolutely terrified and believed he would kill or stab her."
Defence solicitor David Bell said: "He had taken alcohol for the first time in a long time and the effects of that combined with the event and the argument caused this.
"The death of his grandfather was a significant event for him. He reacted extremely badly to what happened."
The court heard that Reid had been committing crimes since he was 14 and he had convictions for theft, carrying a knife, assault and robbery.
Sheriff Alastair Carmichael jailed Reid for eight months and ordered him to be monitored in the community for four months after his release.
He said: "There isn't any alternative to a custodial sentence.
"This was a serious matter involving the throwing of a carving fork that embedded in this man's body.
"Fortunately the injuries were not as serious as they could have been."
Their male counterparts have not reached a major finals since the 1998 World Cup.
There are few parallels between the extent of the challenge faced between the men's and women's national teams, but can any lessons be learned?
Anna Signeul has been managing the Scotland women's team since 2005, a spell that has encompassed three World Cup qualifying campaigns and two European Championship qualifying campaigns.
There were moments of anguish along the way, not least a 3-2 defeat by Spain in extra-time - with the winning goal conceded with the final kick of the ball - that denied Scotland a place at the Euro 2013 finals.
Signeul and the players grew together. She persevered in the role because she believed a young team would grow together and because the margin between success and failure was always so thin.
Under Signeul, there has always been a sense of progress being made, while her role in the development of the women's game across the board has allowed the women's national team to take precedence. Signeul, after all, was adamant that coaches of the club sides should attend a Scotland fixture followed by a coaching conference rather than attend their normal club training session.
Gordon Strachan has prioritised establishing a strong unity and bond between his players. He encourages high-tempo and fully committed training, as well as selecting players on the basis of how they interact with each other away from the pitch. Signeul has a smaller pool of players from which to select, but that has in itself become an advantage.
Of the squad for the final qualifier against Iceland, the 22 players were drawn from only 12 clubs, with six coming from Glasgow City, four from Hibernian and two from Manchester City.
Most of the players have developed together, so that fostering a spirit among them has involved encouraging bonds and relationships that already exist.
The core of Signeul's side hardly altered, with goalkeeper Gemma Fay playing all eight qualifying games, along with Joanne Love, Hayley Lauder, Caroline Weir and Jane Ross.
A further three players were involved in seven games - Leanne Crichton, Jennifer Beattie and Lisa Evans - and two more - Leanne Ross and Kirsty Smith were in six. So 10 players were involved in all but two of Scotland's qualifying games.
The consistency was effective at the back, with at least one of Frankie Brown, Ifeoma Dieke, Beattie and Lauder always selected in defence. Twice, all four lined up together, while on three occasions, Dieke and Beattie were the centre-back partnership.
The result was a solidity at the back that contributed to Scotland conceding only seven goals, a total bettered only by Iceland (2), Spain (2), France (0), Sweden (3), Denmark (1), Germany (0), Switzerland (3), England (1), Belgium (5), Norway (2) and Austria (4). The figure is better understood when it is taken into account that Scotland conceded four against the group winners, Iceland, in a rare night when they were outplayed.
Most of the qualifying groups contained two strong sides, which skews the analysis of results and statistics.
But it is clear that Scotland were extremely well served by the goalscoring ability of Jane Ross, who ended the qualifying campaign with 10 goals, making her joint top scorer with Iceland's Harpa Thorsteinsdottir.
She was well supported, though, by team-mates Kim Little - five goals and seven assists - and Lauder - one goal and six assists - to make the most of attacking phases during the qualifying games.
Ross played all but five minutes of the entire campaign and was efficient in front of goal, scoring roughly once every four attempts on goal.
Betty Miller hoped to get half the value of Leslie Quaintance's home by killing him, Exeter Crown Court heard.
Miller, 37, pleaded guilty to administering a poison, so as to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm.
She was jailed for 18 months, suspended for two years and ordered to receive psychiatric treatment.
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The court heard Mr Quaintance met Miller at a church when she was homeless, in 2013.
He took pity on her and gave her a home and they started a relationship, the court heard.
When he moved from Christchurch in Dorset to a £245,000 flat in Exmouth, Devon two years ago he put a half-share in the property to her and left her £50,000 in his will.
The court heard Mr Quaintance had a kidney condition that meant the headache drug Ibuprofen could prove fatal.
Last August, Miller, who is now living in supported accommodation in Bournemouth, put Ibuprofen in his coffee, but he only drank half a cup and suffered no serious ill effects.
However, Miller later confessed to what she had done, to a mental health nurse and police found details of the poisoning in her diary.
Peter Coombe, prosecuting, said: "When police searched her room they found a copy of his most recent will, details of his share holdings, Land Registry documents and bank statements."
Judge Geoffrey Mercer said the drug was "intended to make his symptoms progress so he would pass".
He said Mr Quaintance "not surprisingly, was shocked and distraught that somebody he was close to treated him in this way".
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, 40, set the record after conquering the treacherous K2, her husband said.
"She is over the moon," he said on Mrs Kaltenbrunner's website.
Mrs Kaltenbrunner, a nurse, is only the third woman to reach all 14 highest summits, but the first two climbers used supplemental oxygen.
"SUMMIT!!! At 6:18pm local time, Gerlinde reached the summit of K2," her husband Ralf Dujmovits said on the climber's website on Tuesday.
The Austrian was accompanied by three other climbers to the top of the 8,611m mountain - the world's second tallest after Mount Everest.
"Gerlinde is over the moon and can't believe how lucky they were to reach the summit TOGETHER in this fantastic weather, despite the difficult conditions during the ascent," Mr Dujmovits added.
Mrs Kaltenbrunner had previously failed six times to reach the top of K2.
Martin Boyle's header just before half-time cancelled out Calum Gallagher's low finish to grab a point for Hibs, who had won their last five matches in all competitions but now sit eight points behind leaders Rangers.
John McGinn saw two efforts saved while Liam Fontaine headed over the bar.
Lewis Stevenson saw a cross hit the bar while Saints goalkeeper Jamie Langfield held a Dominique Malonga header.
The coach says that Mbia is suspended for their match against France on 30 May after his red card in another friendly against Nigeria last year.
He added that Mbia is also due to play for his club Hebei China Fortune a day earlier.
The 29-year-old will also miss a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on 3 June against Mauritania.
Mbia was left on the bench by Broos for their last Nations Cup qualifier against South Africa in March.Norwich City's Sebastien Bassong, Marvin Matip and Landry N'guemo also miss out.
There is a recall for the Tottenham Hotpsur striker Clinton Njie after recovering from the knee injury that saw him miss both matches against South Africa.
Broos has called up three locally-based players to his squad for the matches, Mohammed Djetei Union Douala, Coton Sport's Aaron Mbimbe and Jonathan Ngwem of Unisport.
Cameroon are currently top of their 2017 Nations Cup qualifying pool with eight points and one point ahead of Mauritania, with only the group winners guaranteed a place at the finals in Gabon.
Cameroon squad:
Goalkeepers: Andre Onan (Ajax, Netherlands), Guy Roland Ndy Assembe (Nancy, France), Fabrice Ondoa (Tarragona, Spain)
Defenders: Allan Nyom (Watford, England), Nicoals Nkoulou (Marseille, France), Aurelien Chedjou (Galatasaray, Turkey) Henri Bedimo (Lyon, France) Ambroise Oyongo (Montreal Impact, MLS) Adolphe Teiku (Sochaux, France) Jonathan Ngwem (Unisport Bafang), Mohammed Djettei (Union Douala) Aaron Mbimbe (Coton Sport Garoua)
Midfielders: Franck Kom (Etoile du Sahel, Tunisia), Eyong Enoh (Standard Liege, Belgium) Georges Mandjeck (Metz, France) Sebastien Siani (KV Oostende, Belgium)
Forwards: Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto, Portugal), Eric-Maxime Choupo-Moting (Schalke, Germany),Benjamin Moukandjo (Lorient, France), Jacques Zoua (Ajaccio, France), Anatole Abang (New York Red Bulls, MLS) Karl Toko (Sochaux, France), Clinton Njie (Tottenham Hotspur, England), Edgar Sali (St Gallen, Switzerland)
Most of the prisoners were captured after a manhunt through local streets lasting several hours, but two were killed and one remains at large.
It is the second mass breakout in the area in a week.
On Wednesday, 53 men escaped from another jail on the city outskirts and only 13 of them have since been found.
Social media images broadcast on Brazilian TV captured the moment when the explosion ripped through the external wall of the Frei Damiao de Bozanno prison.
Minutes before a man in the street walked up to the prison wall, left a package and moved quickly away.
Seconds after the blast, dozens of men are seen leaping through the hole in a cloud of dust.
They fanned out into the residential streets, many running into houses.
The prison guard's union said it had warned the authorities that a breakout was imminent.
It said that at the time of the explosion, only half the observation towers at the prison were manned because of staff shortages.
The union said that the state of Pernambuco in which Recife lies has little more than 1,500 prison guards for its penitentiaries when there should be at least 5,000.
Prisons in the state are often run by electing inmates to maintain security alongside the guards.
The union also said that like most Brazilian jails, this one was severely overcrowded.
The prison complex houses four times the number of prisoners it was built for.
With just seven added to the overnight score, the Tykes totalled 308.
Lancashire then collapsed from 46-0 to 92-7 and, when Neil Wagner went to Adil Rashid's first ball, at 126-8 they were in danger of being asked to follow on.
But they rallied to reach 196, thanks to Liam Livingstone's unbeaten 60 before Yorkshire closed on 77-3.
Livingstone's 48-run ninth-wicket stand with Kyle Jarvis (33) took Lancashire past the initial follow-on avoidance target of 159.
But the Division One leaders were bowled out just four runs shy of a batting point, leaving the hosts with a 112-run first-innings lead.
Earlier, after being last out in the Tykes first innings for 45, it was the introduction of Steven Patterson that parted the Lancashire openers, Tom Smith square driving low and hard to point.
Hameed soon followed to Bresnan for 17, taken at second slip by Adam Lyth moving to his left and, three runs later, with the first ball of a new spell, Jack Brooks trapped Luke Procter lbw moving across his stumps.
Wickets continued to topple in the afternoon, Bresnan, Brooks and Patterson each claiming a second victim, until Jarvis came in to thrash 33 off 28 balls in his stand with Livingstone which took just in 6.4 overs. He was stumped after charging at Rashid, who then had last man Simon Kerrigan lbw.
Lyth dominated the final session with an unbeaten 44 in 31 overs as the Tykes built on their lead, for the loss of three wickets, two of which fell to Wagner.
Yorkshire's Steven Patterson:
"It was a good day for us in the end. We would have liked 15-29 more runs in the morning but it was good to get out there and bowling. We bowled a bit wide for 10 or so overs but then found our rhythm, applied pressure and it showed.
"I knew when I went out that I wanted a couple of wickets for 300 and it is always nice to reach a personal milestone. Now I will have to set another one, probably 350 but I will struggle to reach that this year.
"The pitch is offering plenty, if we have a strong first hour with minimal damage and can get 250 ahead with seven wickets in hand. We can then make an imposing total to put them under pressure."
Lancashire's Liam Livingstone:
"We didn't get as many runs as we would have liked but we are ready to fight on over the next couple of days.
"If we have a good morning and can bowl them out for under 200 we can chase it on the final day. We want to play a positive brand of cricket and are not scared of chasing final-day totals.
"It was a difficult day for us, but we finished it quite well and pegged it back at the end and I was very happy with my knock."
He said he expects eurozone government heads to issue a communique later today that will say there is now a basis for a formal agreement with Athens to complete the current bailout programme and release €7.2bn of vital funds.
Mr Stathakis conceded that technical work would need to be done in the coming days to formalise the agreement. But he was hopeful that Greece would be able to make its €1.5bn payment to the IMF on its due date of June 30 - and therefore avoid a devastating default.
He detailed Greece's new money-raising proposals. These include:
1) A new tax on businesses
2) A new tax on the wealthy
3) Some increases in the VAT rate on selected items.
But he said that his Syriza government, led by Alexis Tsipras, had avoided crossing its red lines.
So, he said, there would be no further reductions in pensions or public-sector wages. And there would be no increase in VAT on electricity.
He also said that the government had agreed with the IMF and eurozone governments that the targeted budget surplus would be 1% of GDP or national income this year, 2% next year and 3% the year after.
There will be no agreement with creditors to cut Greece's massive burden of debt, despite Syriza's earlier insistence on this. But Mr Stathakis told me the government heads' communique would say that debt relief will be on the agenda for negotiation in coming months.
He anticipates some criticism for the agreement from the left of his party. But believes his government can ride this out.
Crucially he believes Mr Tsipras has done enough to prevent the European Central Bank ending its emergency support for the Greek banking system.
Mr Stathakis also said that the government will be able to re-introduce collective bargaining by trade unions, which is of vital importance to his party.
In the most recent accident, nine people are missing. On Wednesday, 10 people were killed and 25 went missing when an overloaded boat capsized.
All of the rescued passengers from the first boat were arrested under immigration laws.
Both of the boats were carrying Indonesians heading back to their home country for the Ramadan fasting month.
Malaysian maritime agency official Mohammad Zuhri said that the second boat, which sank on Thursday morning, capsized in waters off Sepang town on the outskirts of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur.
Mr Zuhri said 18 people, including four women, were rescued by passing merchant ships.
Officials said the boat was also believed to have been headed towards Indonesia's Sumatra island.
Malaysian authorities earlier said that they were investigating why the first boat sank.
The wooden vessel sank about midnight (16:00 Tuesday) off Port Klang, near Banting in the Strait of Malacca.
Survivors said the boat was leaking, which could mean it was hit by an object.
"Rough seas are making our rescue operation difficult but we will continue the search," said Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency official Mohamad Hambali Yaakup.
He said the boat sank not far from shore and raised hopes that the missing passengers could have swum to safety.
Another maritime official said said more sea vessels and divers were deployed in the search on Thursday.
Thousands of Indonesians work illegally in plantations and other industries in Malaysia. They often risk dangerous sea journeys to return home.
But yesterday's announcement by Ed Miliband that as prime minister he would abolish non-dom status may well be the last nail in the coffin of a political approach - not quite an ideology - which had at its core the idea that it was better to get the wealthy and powerful in the tent, rather than doing what they typically do if they are outside the tent.
To understand the scale of the shift, I spoke to a New Labour veteran. This is what he said to me about the non-dom cull: it would "alienate some people whose goodwill is a good investment for us, send the wrong signal about the UK and [is] a rather useless piece of posturing (as the last Labour government concluded for 13 years)".
In other words, it is a powerful and important symbolic break with the Blair era. But Ed Miliband would say the policy is about a good deal more than gesturing. At its kernel, for him, is a big change in his assessment of how to fulfil Labour's mission of helping the poorest.
Tony Blair's view was that reaching an accommodation with the wealthiest and most powerful was not only the route to electoral success, but was also the best way of stimulating economic growth that would generate the tax revenues that could then be deployed to lift up the poorest.
Until the great crash and recession of 2008, he and his successor Gordon Brown could argue that their calibration of Labour's style of left-wing politics, as friendly to the City of London and to those accumulating vast fortunes here, had helped to generate prosperity which in turn could be used to fund a massive expansion of spending on schools and hospitals - and therefore went with the grain of Labour history.
But for Miliband, that calculation has had to be re-done, as living standards were savagely squeezed in the years after that profound economic shock, and the welfare state has been rolled back.
Miliband would also say that the stagnating gap between the incomes of rich and poor and the widening wealth gap have shown that collaborating with the wealthy has not delivered adequate fruits to the poorest.
That's why he decided that he no longer had to woo them with non-dom tax breaks, and it also explains an industrial policy - that includes breaking up the banks and freezing energy prices - which is more overtly challenging of the status quo than was typical of New Labour.
Now the conventional view from the centre of politics of what he's doing is that he is a throwback to Labour's left-wing past, a Michael Foot in a sharp tailored suit.
But that doesn't feel right to me. He isn't resorting to the traditional left-wing solutions of nationalisation, significantly increased state spending, incestuous deals with trade unions or penal increases in tax rates.
What he is attempting to do - perhaps naively, perhaps clumsily - is encourage competition, give more power to consumers, nudge up the minimum wage and take on vested interests.
I am not sure whether it is being kind or cruel to him to say that his repositioning of Labour - conspicuously to the left, but not by the normal route - should be seen not like Foot but more like Margaret Thatcher: like him, she upset the grandees in her party who believed that political and economic success could only be won from the conventional centre ground.
And the backlash from the establishment against Miliband is not unlike the way - for example - that the vast majority of economists in Britain ganged up more than three decades ago to argue that her hairshirt economic policy and economic liberalism was bound to fail.
Thatcher correctly identified that a particular economic model - of the state wagging the economic dog - had run its course after three decades. Miliband has made an equally bold judgement (which may or may not be correct) - that the prevailing economic model of the 35 years since then, that of a relatively unfettered private sector wagging the economic dog - has also run its course.
It is interesting, in this context, that in opposition Margaret Thatcher was less popular than the then prime minister, "Sunny" Jim Callaghan, that her personal rating (like Miliband's) lagged her party's, that she offended large parts of the media, and that many people thought her appearance and style of speaking were a bit weird (sound familiar?).
What is also important about Ed Miliband is that he appears to have more-or-less given up on reaching an accommodation with what would be seen as the right-wing media. In a total departure from the convictions of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown he seems to believe that he can win in the face of extreme hostility from the country's best-selling newspapers.
He is presumably gambling that Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the rest have disintermediated "old" media to an extent, that social media gives him the ability to go over or under the papers when talking to voters.
And he is also counting on Labour's greater number of constituency volunteers to outgun the Tories' more ample financial resources (and the party's private polls indicate it may be winning the war on the ground).
So what is striking, as the election looms, is the sheer scale of Miliband's repositioning of Labour, both in respect of fundamental policy and the communication of policy - and it is also striking that this has not led to the scale of meltdown in Labour's popularity that New Labour's vanguard would have predicted.
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The victory saw Craig Fulton's side emerge top of Pool A in the tournament, having also defeated Ukraine and then Austria in a penalty shoot-out.
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The host nation began their campaign with a thumping 9-2 win in their opening fixture of the competition on Saturday, then saw off the Austrians 4-2 in a penalty shootout after their match ended 1-1.
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In the full A-level, 29.9% of students scored A or A*, whereas across the nations 26% got these grades.
Increased interest in film or media studies was linked by the Joint Council for Qualifications to the filming of the Game of Thrones in NI.
However, political studies A-level entries were down.
The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQCIC) said there was a slight increase in top A* grade, rising from last year's 7.2% to 7.3% this year.
The figure across England, Wales and Northern Ireland was 8.2%.
About 32,000 students in Northern Ireland have received their A-level exam results.
The vast majority of candidates were able to find out their grades online.
About 24,000 of them have been able to log on to the internet from 07:00 BST, wherever they are in the world, to check their performance.
A spokeswoman for the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) said almost 13,000 students had used its online results service by noon on Thursday.
In mathematics, 45.3% of entries were awarded grades A*-A.
The most popular subjects continued to be biology, mathematics, history, English and religious studies.
The most popular subject for boys was mathematics, with 1,815 entries, while the top choice for girls was biology, with 1,871 entries.
Increased interest in the creative industries was reflected in a greater number of entries in subjects such as film and media studies (up 5.7%), and art and design (up 3.5%).
Entry figures at AS level jumped to 45,751, an increase of 5.2% on 2013 figures, the highest entry for AS in Northern Ireland since its introduction in 2001.
Education Minister John O'Dowd said the results were the "culmination of many years of hard work by pupils, with support from their teachers and families".
""However, not all pupils will get the results they were hoping for today and I urge those young people not to worry.
"Help and advice is available to you and I encourage you to speak to your teachers, careers advisers and parents to discuss your future career or study path," he said.
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry said: "The importance of making an informed decision following exam results is imperative to effective career planning.
"Taking time now to explore options will pay dividends in the future."
Rebecca Hall, president of the NUS-USI (National Union of Students - Union of Students in Ireland), said: "Many students in higher education find it difficult to make ends meet and the cost of living has increased in recent times.
"I would take this opportunity to call for the employment and learning minister to examine increasing student grants and maintenance loans in line with inflation annually, within the review being conducting on higher education here."
Northern Ireland's two universities want to recruit higher-paying students from outside the region, but they said local applicants would not be disadvantaged.
Both Queen's University, Belfast, (QUB) and the University of Ulster (UU) have been offering perks, such as free flights and en-suite accommodation, to prospective entrants with addresses outside Northern Ireland.
Students from Great Britain who opt to study in Northern Ireland currently have to pay up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees to their chosen university.
In contrast, applicants from Northern Ireland who are offered a place at either QUB or UU will pay a maximum tuition fee of £3,685 during the academic year 2014/15.
A deal that secured reduced fees for local students was reached in 2011 following negotiations between Northern Ireland Executive ministers and Stormont's Department for Employment and Learning (DEL).
However, if the Northern Ireland students apply for a course based elsewhere in the UK, they could face the full £9,000 annual fee, depending on their choice of course and college.
Anthony McGrath from QUB said students from Great Britain who paid £9,000 for a place at the Belfast university would have "a number of different incentives to come here".
"We've tried to package things together for GB students to try to attract students, try to make things as easy as possible.
"We find that there are a number of barriers in the way for students to come to Belfast, to come to Northern Ireland, and we've tried to reduce those barriers."
Mr McGrath, however, said he believed Northern Ireland students were "getting a great deal at the moment, because they're paying much less than GB students" to study at Queen's.
Both QUB and UU have assured students from Northern Ireland that they would not lose out on university places as a result of their drive to attract higher-paying applicants.
John Mallalieu, 89, from Caunton, died in December, two weeks after his ambulance was diverted from a hospital near Mansfield to Nottingham.
A report said a "catalogue of errors" had led to an "unacceptable delay" in him getting treatment.
Mr Hunt said lessons had been learnt from the "catastrophic mistakes".
An ambulance took 90 minutes to arrive and then staff at the specialist stroke unit at King's Mill Hospital, near Mansfield, told paramedics they were able to accept Mr Mallalieu.
However, staff called back to say they were due to close for the weekend and diverted the ambulance to Nottingham City Hospital.
Mr Mallalieu did not receive treatment for almost three hours and died two weeks later in intensive care.
Speaking to BBC Nottingham, Mr Hunt said the patient's family had been "badly let down".
"I would personally like to apologise for what happened. It was totally unacceptable," he said.
"A whole series of catastrophic mistakes were made.
"Nothing we say can bring back Mr Mallalieu or make up for what happened, but I want to make sure we learn every single lesson so that it can never ever happen again.
"The best comfort we can give Mrs Mallalieu in this horrible situation is the assurance that the NHS has learnt from what happened."
Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust which runs King's Mill Hospital and the East Midlands Ambulance Service said no individual would be disciplined for the mistakes.
The organisations blamed "systematic" or "organisational" errors for the mistakes and said changes had been made.
Colin Gregg, 74, had a "strong determination to sexually abuse little boys" and there was a pattern to his offending, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
The former head teacher, from Gosforth in the city, denies 26 indecent assault charges relating to nine complainants.
His trial was told how Mr Gregg became a "wealthy man" by helping to expand the family bakery business.
Mr Gregg is accused of molesting boys in his car, at schools where he worked and at home, with the allegations covering a period from the 1960s to the 1990s.
"On the surface, he has lived a life of decency, indeed one of distinction," said Paul Greaney QC, opening the prosecution case.
The court heard how Mr Gregg trained as a teacher and taught at prestigious Durham School and was once employed as a social worker, becoming the head of a school for "delinquent children".
Mr Gregg, a father of three, also worked as the head of the former King's School in Tynemouth and set up the North East Children's Cancer Run.
Mr Greaney told the jury that the defendant's position was that "each and every one of the complainants is telling calculated and deliberate lies".
He said Mr Gregg would claim the allegations against him were "motivated by people trying to win compensation".
The trial, which is expected to last six weeks, continues.
A 36-year-old man in Leeds and a 27-year-old man in Normanton both died on Saturday.
It is thought the deaths were drugs-related although toxicology results are being awaited, said police.
Meanwhile, three men and a woman were found dead at separate addresses in South Yorkshire on Good Friday.
In the latest incident, officers found a man's body at a property in Compton View, Leeds, at about 08:20 BST on Saturday.
Paramedics were then called to a man with breathing difficulties in Park Green, Normanton, at about 12:50 BST. He died at the scene.
Neither death is being treated as suspicious, said detectives.
Det Ch Insp Jim Dunkerley, said: "We do believe these deaths are Class A drugs-related."
Class A drugs include heroin, cocaine (including crack), methadone, ecstasy (MDMA), LSD, and magic mushrooms.
The force said it was aware of warnings issued by other police forces about unusually strong heroin or derivates possibly in circulation.
"It seems prudent to issue a warning now to local drugs users", said Det Ch Insp Dunkerley.
Mr Corbyn reacted angrily after Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Sir Nicholas Houghton questioned his refusal to launch nuclear weapons if he became PM.
The Labour leader said the military should remain politically neutral.
But Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said it was "entirely proper" for Sir Nicholas to express a view.
The row, which took place on Remembrance Sunday, highlighted tensions within Labour over the role that Trident has to play in defence policy, with Mr Corbyn at odds with many of his MPs and shadow ministers over the issue.
Speaking during the Labour party conference in September, Mr Corbyn - who is a longstanding opponent of nuclear weapons and supporter of unilateral disarmament - stated that he could not see the circumstances in which he would be prepared to order a nuclear attack.
Sir Nicholas said he would be worried if such an approach was "translated into power", prompting Mr Corbyn to argue that the head of the armed forces had overstepped the mark and breached conventions that the military should stay out of party political matters.
Mr Corbyn lodged an official protest with the Ministry of Defence over the comments. But writing back to Mr Corbyn, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon defended the military chief's right to respond to questions about the UK's security.
"In his interview, CDS was - as he stated expressly - making a point about the credibility of the deterrent rather than any individual," he wrote.
"As the principal military adviser to the government, I consider it entirely proper for him to answer how we maintain the credibility of the ultimate guarantee of our security."
He added: "CDS is unwavering in his commitment to the principle that members of the armed forces are politically neutral and serve The Queen and he government of the day. I am confident that he will continue to uphold it.
"As you a now a member of the Privy Council, I would like to extend an invitation to meet with CDS and the other defence chiefs to discuss the current threats to our national security."
Its new ranking emerged in a Civil Aviation Authority report on airport and passenger activity for 2016.
In the league table of 47 UK airports, Belfast International comes in behind Heathrow, Gatwick, Edinburgh and Glasgow in terms of passenger flow.
Overall, the airport grew by more than 17% last year with over 5.1 million passengers through the facility.
That figure is expected to grow further in 2017, despite the decision by United Airlines to end its trans-Atlantic service months after a £9m rescue deal.
Managing Director Graham Keddie said it was "an outstanding result" for the airport.
"Passengers are voting with their wallets. They want value for money and frequent services at the best times of the day," said Mr Keddie.
"Small to medium businesses are doing more business in GB and we're able to get them to their target markets at competitive rates with easyJet and Ryanair.
Mr Keddie said the airport could do "much more with the right supports".
"Air passenger duty is a considerable disadvantage, not only to our airports, but to Northern Ireland as a region," he said.
"If it disappeared, we could transform inbound tourism, leading to further significant investment along with the creation of thousands of jobs. Getting rid of this impediment is, in my view, a no-brainer."
Speaking about the end of the United Airlines service, he said: "We're working closely with government to deliver a major long-haul project that would open up attractive additional and badly-needed connections."
After falling 1% at the start of trade, the FTSE 100 closed 9.77 points, or 0.15%, higher at 6,353.52.
Oil company shares were initially among the biggest fallers after oil producers failed to agree an output freeze at their weekend meeting in Qatar, but clawed back most of their losses.
BP dropped 0.04% and Shell fell 0.7%.
The price of Brent crude fell by 7% at one point in reaction to the news from Qatar before recovering slightly.
The meeting in Qatar was attended by most members of oil producers' group Opec, including Saudi Arabia, but not Iran.
After hours of talks, Qatar's energy minister Mohammed bin Saleh al-Sada said the producers needed "more time".
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest exporter, had been prepared to freeze output if all Opec members had agreed.
But Iran is continuing to increase output following the lifting of sanctions against it.
Other firms to suffer from the slide in oil prices included British Gas owner Centrica, which dropped 1.6%.
Joshua Mahony, market analyst at IG, said that following the lack of agreement in Qatar, "anxiety, instability and unpredictability within the commodities market will dominate the state of play across the majority of financial markets".
Travel-related shares were boosted after Berenberg upgraded Tui Travel to "buy" from "hold". Shares in Tui rose 2.3%, and elsewhere in the travel sector Easyjet climbed 0.7% and Intercontinental Hotels closed 1.4% higher.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.5% against the dollar to $1.42680, and ticked up 0.1% against the euro to €1.26090.
Thousands of items including dangerous cosmetics, electrical products and chargers were seized.
Counterfeit footwear, leather goods and tobacco were also found in various raids across the UK.
The operation, led by the Trading Standards e-crime team, targeted markets where the suppliers of these traders were thought to operate.
The raids were the result of intelligence work including information recovered from mobile phones and satellite navigation systems found during previous raids.
"When criminals infiltrate and undermine social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram consumers are put at risk of injury and harm," said Graham Mogg, who chairs the Anti-Counterfeiting Group.
"Targeting the wholesale suppliers at markets and retail premises, as well as the traders operating on social media, has removed tens of thousands of unsafe and other counterfeit goods from the market place."
Details were released on the same day as Christmas shoppers were warned to check their presents after a raft of fake goods were seized on their way into the UK.
More than 83,000 items were confiscated by the Border Force at airports in one operation over six days in December.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it will have "devastating effects" for the health of women and girls.
In total, $32.5m (£26m) will be withdrawn for the 2017 financial year.
This is the first of the promised cuts to US financial contributions to the UN by the Trump administration.
The state department justified its decision by saying the Population Fund supports or participates in a programme of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilisation in China.
But the Population Fund, which promotes family planning in more than 150 countries, says this is an "erroneous claim", and that its work does not break any US laws.
On Tuesday, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Mr Guterres deeply regretted their decision, adding he believed it was "based on an inaccurate perception of the nature and importance of the work done" by the fund.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump reinstated a ban on US funding of any international organisation that provided any kind of abortion service or advice.
The state department referred to the presidential directive from January and a provision called the Kemp-Kasten Amendment in its statement on Monday.
The UN Population Fund has often been the target of conservative Republican administrations, the BBC's Nada Tawfik in New York reports.
Presidents Ronald Reagan, George HW Bush and George W Bush withheld funding for the same reason.
The Population Fund, like other UN agencies, is funded by governments voluntarily. In 2015, it received $979m in donations, with the US being its fourth-largest donor.
In a Hollywood Reporter interview in August 2015, he said: "Meryl Streep is excellent; she's a fine person, too."
Streep had criticised the president-elect at the Golden Globes awards ceremony in Beverly Hills on Sunday.
She also referred to Mr Trump's apparent mocking of a disabled journalist at a rally last year.
Streep told the audience: "You and all of us in this room really belong to the most vilified segments in American society right now.
"Think about it, Hollywood, foreigners, and the press."
"There was one performance this year that stunned me," she continued, without naming Mr Trump.
"It sank its hooks in my heart. Not because it was good. There was nothing good about it. But it was effective, and it did its job. It made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth.
"It was that moment when the person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter. Someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back.
"It kind of broke my heart when I saw it. I still can't get it out of my head because it wasn't in a movie. It was real life."
In response, Mr Trump tweeted that Streep was a "Hillary flunky".
He added: "For the 100th time, I never 'mocked' a disabled reporter (would never do that) but simply showed him 'groveling' when he totally changed a 16 year old story that he had written in order to make me look bad. Just more very dishonest media!"
Meanwhile, Scandal and West Wing actor Josh Malina had some fun on Twitter yesterday as he enraged many of his followers who misunderstand his jokey tweets about Streep's acting.
Referring to the actress's prolific career, Malina tweeted: "My problem is she has no range. Same role, over and over."
He also compared Streep's heavy drama Doubt with the lighter, comedic The Devil Wears Prada, suggesting: "Large portions of Prada appear in Doubt unchanged."
Some of Malina's followers were outraged at his comments, although many also pointed out that he was being sarcastic.
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Fire broke out on Monday night in the hold of the Purple Beach, as it headed for the German port of Brake.
Residents near Bremerhaven were told to keep windows and doors shut as a strong smell was reported in the area.
Although the fire was initially put out, it started again on Tuesday prompting the crew to leave the ship.
The 192m-long (630ft) ship had been heading from Immingham on the north-east coast of England to Brake, south of Bremerhaven, when it caught fire.
It was still well alight on Wednesday and authorities said there was a danger it might explode.
Footage from the scene showed smoke rising from the Marshall Islands-registered ship on Wednesday.
The 22-strong crew and firefighters, who had tried to put out the blaze, arrived back on land overnight after three boats were sent to their aid some 20 nautical miles (40km) north of the German coast and 15 nautical miles west of the island of Helgoland.
A total of 36 people were taken to hospital for treatment for inhaling toxic gas, although no-one was said to be in a serious condition.
Maritime emergency officials issued an alert to nearby islands as well as mainland areas of northern Germany because of the cloud of malodorous gas.
"There's no danger to the environment yet," maritime official Michael Friedrich said, although there were fears that could change.
Postman Martin Noble had to flee his home in Carlisle in the early hours of 5 December when Storm Desmond hit.
He thought he had contacted to Cumbria Community Foundation for help, but only realised three weeks ago he had forgotten to press send.
The family has now received help and Mr Noble said "despair" had been lifted.
Postman Mr Noble, who had been living in the city's Warwick Road, said: "We thought that we didn't qualify and that's why we hadn't heard anything.
"I re-sent the application when I realised I hadn't sent it in the first place and I got a phone call the next morning offering a grant.
"On that Saturday in December, a policeman knocked just after midnight and said we had to evacuate immediately. We lost everything - all our white goods and furniture."
The Community Foundation said almost 1,000 families out of the 5,300 made homeless by Storm Desmond were still in temporary accommodation.
It has now re-launched its appeal to raise money for its relief fund.
Andy Beeforth, chief executive, said: "We know that there are people out there who were flooded and still haven't come forward for help.
"We think this is partly because some people still think they are not eligible for a grant or that someone else is in greater need."
Mr Noble, his wife Selina and daughter Daisy are in temporary accommodation in Wigton and friends rallied round donating furniture.
He added: "We had maxed out our credit cards.
"There were so many times we were in tears and wondered how we were going to get through. For so long it was so bleak.
"You can't believe the happiness we feel now."
In a statement, it said Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay would raise the issue at a major two-day Asia-Europe summit starting on Friday, attended by China's Premier Li Keqiang.
A UN-backed tribunal ruled on Tuesday that there was no legal basis to China's claims in the South China Sea.
China has vowed to ignore the ruling.
It says the panel has no jurisdiction and its activities in the region will not be affected.
The Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (Asem) in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia on Friday and Saturday will be the first major multilateral diplomatic gathering since the 12 July ruling over the South China Sea.
The summit will see 53 leaders from Asia and Europe attending, including from countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia which also claim territory in the region.
It will also be the first meeting in which the new Philippine government of President Rodrigo Duterte will be represented on the world stage.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said Mr Yasay, representing Mr Duterte, would "discuss within the context of Asem's agenda the Philippines' peaceful and rules-based approach on the South China Sea and the need for parties to respect the recent decision".
It is the strongest statement yet from the Philippines on the ruling.
Mr Duterte has adopted a more conciliatory approach than his predecessor Benigno Aquino, saying the Philippines would be willing to share natural resources with China in contested areas if the tribunal ruled in its favour.
It initially welcomed the ruling as a "milestone decision", but without outright celebration.
China, which claims almost all of the South China Sea, has said the summit is "not a suitable place to discuss" the issue.
"It should not be put on the agenda," Assistant Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou told Reuters.
Tuesday's ruling came from an arbitration tribunal brought by the Philippines under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which both countries have signed.
It said China had violated the Philippines' sovereign rights and caused "severe harm to the coral reef environment" by building artificial islands.
The ruling is binding but the Permanent Court of Arbitration has no powers of enforcement.
The Dons were baffled by Caley Thistle's unwillingness to allow the 27-year-old to speak to them after they submitted a £200,000 bid.
Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes thought their offer would trigger a contract release clause.
But Inverness insist the player is content to remain with them and say the late bid was "unwelcome".
McInnes said Aberdeen were "surprised and disappointed" that their offer had been unsuccessful.
He was of the opinion Tansey had been keen to move to Pittodrie and added that he would welcome an investigation into Caley Thistle's failure to heed the release clause.
Inverness responded with a statement reading: "Aberdeen FC made their official approach to us on Saturday evening in relation to an offer for Greg Tansey. This was followed by a period of activity, culminating in their final offer on Monday afternoon.
"This was an unwelcome and late approach for a very popular and influential player within the club.
"However, after meeting with Greg following the final offer we were delighted to be assured by him that he is happy in Inverness and that he had elected to remain at Tulloch Caledonian Stadium and we thank Greg for his integrity, honesty and loyalty to the club.
"The club then informed Aberdeen FC that their final offer had not been successful.
"In the period after Aberdeen FC making official contact with us, we were of course determined to act in the best interest of Greg Tansey and our club and we are confident that the outcome will be warmly received by our fans."
The rapper had posted an expletive-laden video on Instagram where he said too many black-focused films and TV shows focused on slavery.
"When are you going to make a series about the success black folks is having?" he said.
The show's producer Will Packer said its critics were "uncomfortable revisiting the reality of that time".
He added: "I understand it. But at the same time, I vehemently disagree."
Roots is a remake of the original 1977 series, based on the book by Alex Haley, which was hugely popular - consistently reaching around 30 million viewers during its run.
Viewing figures peaked for the series finale at 36 million - the third most watched programme in US TV history.
In 2013, it was announced that the series would be remade with Forest Whitaker and newcomer Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte.
The first episode of the new miniseries was watched by 5.3 million viewers in the US on Monday evening.
The remaining episodes are being broadcast every night this week.
Packer said he felt there was "irony" in Snoop Dogg criticising the show whilst also using racist terms, such as the N-word, in the video.
"I couldn't help but think there's a ghost of some horrendous slave owner that is smiling and smirking as he watches this black man call himself that," Packer said.
The rapper had initially said that films and TV shows with predominantly black lead characters such as 12 Years A Slave, Roots and Underground only focused on negative topics such as slavery.
"I'm sick of this, they're just going to keep beating that into our heads about about how they did us," he said.
"I don't understand America, they want to keep showing the abuse that we took hundreds of years ago."
In an interview with the Tallahassee Democrat, Packer responded: "I don't think we should get too comfortable as a country, as a society or as a race of people."
"I think this is a story that's important enough it should be told in repeated ways."
In 2014, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary highlighted "significant concerns" about how Gwent Police treated some domestic violence victims.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has also criticised the force in a string of reports.
Gwent Police said its training had "vastly improved" in recent years.
The IPCC commissioner for Wales wants all forces to change the way they train officers and civilian staff who deal with domestic abuse cases.
In February, Gwent Police was heavily criticised in a series of independent reviews into the murders of Kim Buckley, her daughter Kayleigh and six-month-old granddaughter Kimberley, who died in September 2012 when Kayleigh's partner Carl Mills set fire to her home in Cwmbran.
The reviews concluded that the family might still be alive if police had done the proper checks on Mills's background.
IPCC commissioner for Wales, Jan Williams, said the findings of several investigations into how Gwent Police handled such incidents had demonstrated that their training was "not fit for purpose".
Ms Williams told BBC Wales she had raised her concerns about the over use of e-learning with all four forces in her regular meetings with Welsh chief constables and police and crime commissioners, as well as with HMIC.
"E-learning does have a place - these can be good products and I wouldn't discount it, as it can be valuable," she said.
"In this area however, I do think reliance on e-learning alone is flawed, because not everyone learns well sitting in an isolated room on a computer, tick-boxing against various questions."
She is calling for more interactive learning in a classroom or other setting where case studies can be worked through and scenarios discussed with colleagues to broaden understanding and improve insight.
Cases where police in Wales have been criticised over their handling of domestic abuse allegations include:
Police federation representatives across Wales are also concerned about a growing reliance on e-learning.
Simon Newport, chairman of North Wales Police Federation, said there was reluctance on the part of forces to take officers away from frontline duties for classroom training because of cost-cutting.
"It's quite simply down to budget cuts as far as I'm concerned, increased austerity in public services, reduced officer numbers here in north Wales and across Wales" he said.
South Wales Police has also come under fire in the past for its approach to domestic abuse cases.
Sophie Howe, deputy police and crime commissioner for South Wales, said the force was committed to rolling out more classroom-based training for frontline staff and has begun involving domestic abuse experts and survivors in devising and delivering training.
Gwent Police said: "Supporting victims and prosecuting offenders remains one of our key priorities and is something we take very seriously.
"In the past few years, training in how to spot the signs of domestic violence and abuse, and how best to respond, has vastly improved for both officers and staff.
"All frontline officers have undertaken some form of domestic abuse-related training which can be delivered in a number of different ways ranging from lectures and classroom-based training to the completion of e-learning packages."
It rejected any suggestion that the force was not providing appropriate training.
North Wales Police said all staff received face-to-face training from internal and external providers and the force was spending above average on training.
"It's not the spirit of the law. Companies should be much more careful about their reputation," he told ITV.
The £7.20 hourly rate for workers aged 25 and over came into effect in April.
Many firms have cut overtime pay rates or benefits such as free lunches to fund the rise in basic pay rates.
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Mr Osborne's warning comes after a debate in the Commons on Monday on the impact of the 50p hourly increase in the National Living Wage (NLW), said profitable firms trying to "evade the spirit" of the new laws would face government pressure.
"I promise you that we will use the full force of our office, little though it sometimes feels, to put pressure on those companies to live up not only to the legal obligations, which are our job in making legislation in this House, but to their moral obligations, which are the ones that we feel matter a great deal more," said Conservative minister Nick Boles.
A motion warning the wage changes have left thousands of low-paid workers "significantly worse off" and calling on the government to ensure they are protected was passed unopposed.
DIY chain B&Q, supermarket Tesco, coffee chain Caffe Nero and the John Lewis Partnership have all recently reduced some staff payments or perks, but most have said the moves were unrelated to the 50p-an-hour increase in the National Living Wage (NLW).
B&Q initially said it planned to cut Sunday and Bank holiday pay rates in exchange for lifting the lowest hourly rate for all staff to £7.66 from 1 April, 46p-an-hour above the NLW.
It later decided to extend compensation for workers who were adversely affected by this change to two years, from one after nearly 140,000 people signed a petition against the cuts.
In April, Caffe Nero said it would no longer give its staff a free lunch when they are on shift, as part of a "pay review" introduced in response to the new National Living Wage.
The John Lewis Partnership - which includes supermarket chain Waitrose - said it stopped so-called premium payments - higher hourly rates for overtime or Sunday working - from 1 February after realising competitors did not offer the same deal.
"Premium payments are not a feature of the market," a spokeswoman for the group told the BBC.
She said the decision was announced in September last year, before the new National Living Wage was announced, and was unrelated. She also said the group's average hourly pay rate, outside London, was above the NLW at £7.80.
Similarly, Tesco said from 3 July all staff who worked on Sundays and Bank holidays would be paid at time-and-a-half, rather than the current double time rate received by staff on older contracts, but said staff negatively affected would receive a lump sum covering 18 months of the pay difference.
It also said the average hourly rate for staff was above the NLW at £7.62 an hour.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) - the government's regulatory watchdog - has warned that 60,000 jobs will be lost by 2020 as a direct result of the National Living Wage (NLW).
The vehicle is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and a battery pack.
The Ballymena company hopes that London may in future place an order for the buses.
Wrightbus previously delivered 1,000 Routemaster vehicles to London when Boris Johnson was Mayor.
However, his successor Sadiq Khan has pledged to stop buying pure diesel double deckers from 2018.
Wrigthbus launched its new bus at London City Hall and it will be trialled next year.
William Wright, director of Wrights Group, said: "Innovation and technology is at the core of everything we do.
"This vehicle brings an interesting new dimension to bus technology, offering transport operators a choice to help address the world's environmental challenges."
Wrightbus makes buses for customers around the world and employs more than 1,900 people.
The woman was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of inviting support for a proscribed organisation and distributing terrorist material.
She was questioned by West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit and police said an address in Coventry was being searched.
The public had not been at risk and the arrest was pre-planned, police said.
The Finn's lap of 1:18.634 was 0.39secs quicker than the previous best by team-mate Sebastian Vettel and is 0.686secs faster than anything by Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton was fifth fastest, 1.216secs slower than Raikkonen.
McLaren-Honda's dismal winter continued with two on-track stoppages.
They also endured another day of very limited mileage as Fernando Alonso suffered the same intermittent electrical problem that had caused two on-track stoppages for team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne on Thursday.
The Spaniard ended the day with the team's fastest time of the winter - but he was still only 11th fastest and 2.755secs off the pace.
And for the third day in a row they failed to complete even 50 laps - the only team in that position.
Raikkonen's time was all the more impressive for being set on super-soft tyres - Vettel had used the theoretically faster ultra-softs to set his best time on Thursday.
The 2007 world champion, who had a spin in the afternoon that disrupted a race-simulation run, did also use the ultra-softs but was 0.3secs slower than his best lap.
Red Bull also showed some strong pace with Max Verstappen second-fastest on a 1:19.438, 0.4secs ahead of Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas.
Pre-season testing times are notoriously unreliable indicators of true form because there are so many possible variables in the specification of the cars.
But the growing feeling within F1 is that Ferrari may start the season with a genuinely competitive car.
"The others look very quick and it looks like we have a good battle on our hands," said Hamilton.
"Ferrari have done a fantastic job and I think there's more to come from them. Their pace has really been spectacular.
"I don't know if Red Bull have brought their upgrade package here but normally they bring it to the first race. They're definitely still up there. I expect us to be having a real serious battle with both these teams.
"I don't know if we can go as fast as them, I really don't. We'll find out. We hope we can, but they've done a fantastic job."
Fastest times, day four, final pre-season test
1 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:18.634 **
2 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:19.438 **
3 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Toro Rosso 1:19.837 ***
4 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes 1:19.845 **
5 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes 1:19.850 ***
6 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:19.885 ***
7 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:20.116 ***
8 Jolyon Palmer (GB) Renault 1:20.205 ***
9 Lance Stroll (Can) Williams 1:20.335 *
10 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas 1:21.110 ***
11 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:21.389 ***
12 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber 1:21.670 **
13 Pascal Wehrlein (Ger) Sauber 1:23.527 *
*** = ultra-soft tyre; ** = super-soft; * = soft
Emergency services were notified of his death at about 07:30 BST on Monday.
He is understood to have died at a property in Ilfracombe, near the Lidl supermarket.
Devon and Cornwall Police have launched an investigation and are currently treating the death as "unexplained". The child's family has been informed.
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He has for some time ruled out a formal coalition. So has she.
So speculation has moved on to whether they could reach an informal arrangement - "confidence and supply" - where the SNP would guarantee a Labour budget in return for concessions.
For a time, relatively measured language was used towards the SNP as Labour tried to woo their former supporters who had voted "yes" in the referendum.
The rhetoric is now more robust as the polls refuse to budge.
But the underlying thinking is much the same.
Because the SNP has promised the Scottish people they won't help David Cameron into Downing Street, if Labour have the most seats but fall short of a majority they say they would simply challenge the nationalists to back a legislative programme - their Queen's Speech.
While they would talk to SNP and indeed DUP MPs, as Angela Eagle, shadow leader of the house told the BBC, no deal - formal or informal - would be forthcoming.
Instead that Queen's Speech would be sure to include policies which those other parties would vote for - such as the abolition of the under-occupancy penalty or bedroom tax - to ensure it passed and to minimise the opportunity for mischief.
If the SNP took down a Labour government promising coincidentally to implement some of their policies, their chances of doing well at the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections would be diminished.
Further down the line, the SNP could vote against Trident - but enough Conservatives would back renewal for a Labour minority government to avoid defeat.
The trickier question is what happens if the Conservatives have more seats than Labour. Could Ed Miliband still become prime minister with tacit SNP support?
Would he accept a "runner-up" could be PM? That's a question he hasn't yet answered.
Constitutionally it would be possible, but politically it could damage Labour's future prospects in England.
The 27-year old made 107 appearances for the U's after moving from Rotherham in January 2015.
Skarz was a key part of the side that won promotion from League Two in 2016 and played 38 matches in all competitions last season.
The former Bury player could return to the Shakers for a second spell having last played for the club in March 2013.
Joshua Davies, 19, was injured after falling on to rocks in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, last year.
Kurtis Lawrence, 18, and two boys, aged 16 and 15, who cannot be named, denied throwing stones aimed at Mr Davies.
They were found not guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and of inflicting grievous bodily harm by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court.
Some teachers have been reporting temperatures topping 32C (90F) and very uncomfortable conditions in class.
And some schools have been dishing out ice lollies and renting air conditioners to help pupils keep cool.
General secretary of the NASUWT teaching union Chris Keates said such heat makes pupils lethargic, can affect concentration and lead to fainting.
Her union wants to see a statutory maximum temperature of 30C in school classrooms. This would mean staff and pupils being sent home if thermometers went above this.
She said excessive temperatures are a major problem for schools and that most are ill-equipped to cope with them.
She claimed teachers and pupils were sweltering in classrooms with inadequate ventilation and sometimes not even blinds at the windows which can be used to provide some limited shade.
Ms Keates said: "The impact of excessive temperatures on teaching and learning needs be given serious consideration.
"Pupils become extremely lethargic, unable to concentrate and, in some cases, faint.
"Lessons are disrupted by constant requests for time out to get drinks of water or to go outside and many tasks take far longer to perform. Teachers report that the quality of work undoubtedly suffers at such times."
Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, is also calling for statutory maximum temperatures to come into force.
She said: "Clearly, very high temperatures can affect the ability of teachers and pupils to concentrate and to work effectively, and can cause physical discomfort and illness.
"The NUT will continue to campaign to ensure that 26C is the absolute maximum temperature in which teachers should be expected to work."
One teacher told the NASUWT: "I teach in a classroom with no ventilation, no windows and just two doors which open into other closed areas. When the weather is above 24-25C, and more especially if the humidity remains high, the room is too uncomfortable in which to work.
"Any significant movement results in sweating, it becomes difficult to concentrate and there is a complete loss of enthusiasm to do anything beyond basic childminding."
Meanwhile head teachers have been trying their best to help both staff and children keep cool in schools up and down the country which have not yet broken up for the summer holidays.
Some have taken the precaution of cancelling or rearranging their sports days, while others have been encouraging children to stay in the shade at break times.
Parents are being reminded by text message and email to send their children to school in sunhats and to put on sun cream before they leave home.
One head, Simon Hawley of Colham Manor Primary School in Hillingdon, said ice lollies were being dished out to pupils by catering staff once a day.
And like many other schools he has hired extra air conditioners and is ensuring pupils have constant access to water. He has also relaxed the uniform requirements
A school in Cardiff which was not so willing to bend the rules to allow shorts ended up with a group of Year 10 boys mounting a protest by donning skirts instead of their regulation trousers.
It has entered into an initial 15-year partnership with Community Windpower at its nine-turbine Sanquhar site.
The company said it was a "proud moment" and "another key milestone" in its efforts to become a sustainable business.
The development in Dumfries and Galloway is scheduled to open early next year.
Nestle said it already took all of its grid supplied electricity in the UK and Ireland from renewable sources.
However, chief executive Dame Fiona Kendrick said the new deal took things "a huge step further".
"This is a newly commissioned wind farm, generating new energy, creating capacity that didn't previously exist and capable of providing half of our electricity needs," she said.
Community Windpower said it was "delighted" to be working with Nestle while climate group RE100 said it showed that business demand for renewables was rising.
It follows an incident outside the County Bar on the High Street in Peebles at about 01:40 on Sunday.
A 49-year-old man challenged three other men about their behaviour towards his wife while they were in the bar, at which point the group attacked him.
He was injured and taken to Borders General Hospital where he continues to receive treatment for his injuries.
Police said they were following a positive line of inquiry, but were keen to speak with anyone who could assist with their inquiries.
Det Con Callum Peoples said: "The victim has sustained a number of painful injuries to his face during the attack, which we believe was witnessed by a number of people.
"We are actively pursuing various lines of inquiry to trace those responsible and anyone with information relevant to this ongoing investigation is asked to contact police immediately."
Peter Dahlin is believed to be the first foreign national detained in connection with the drive.
The foreign ministry said Mr Dahlin, who co-founded a group offering legal aid to Chinese citizens, is suspected of harming the national interest.
Since July, nearly 300 people in China's legal community have faced police questioning or detention.
Peter Dahlin's Chinese girlfriend is also missing and is thought to be in police custody.
Earlier, Chinese Urgent Action Working Group (China Action) said Mr Dahlin had been detained on 4 January while en route to the airport.
Swedish officials have said they are looking into the detention of one of their citizens in China.
On Tuesday several lawyers were said to have been charged with "subversion".
China Action describes itself as a legal aid organisation. It provides assistance to uncertified lawyers who provide legal aid in rural areas, as well as directly aids disadvantaged groups and individuals who have experienced rights violations.
It has told reporters that Mr Dahlin, 35, was detained on suspicion of "endangering state security".
"Peter has been arbitrarily detained on spurious accusations," a spokesman was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
The group also says officials were denying all access to Mr Dahlin who is suffering from Addison's Disease, a rare defect of the adrenal gland, which needs daily medication.
Sweden's foreign affairs ministry has tweeted that a 35-year-old male citizen has been detained in China. "Our embassy is looking into this and has requested to visit him," it said.
Reuters news agency quoted Hong Lei, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, as saying that he did not know about the detention.
On Tuesday, seven human rights lawyers and their associates who have been missing since last summer were formally arrested and charged with "subversion", according to their friends and relatives.
Two more human rights lawyers - Wang Yu and husband Bao Longjun - were formally arrested on subversion charges on Wednesday, a lawyer said.
Mr Dahlin is not the only Swedish citizen thought to be in Chinese custody.
Another Swedish citizen, China-born Gui Minhai, is also missing in connection to a suspected crackdown on a Hong Kong bookshop known for publishing and carrying books critical of the Chinese government.
In July, the Chinese authorities launched what appeared to be an orchestrated campaign, when more than 280 human rights lawyers and activists - along with their associates - were summoned, detained or just disappeared. The arrests have been widely seen as the state's attempts to stifle dissent.
He said the UK government's response to Scottish plans to protect trade with Europe would be crucial.
Mr Salmond, the SNP's international affairs spokesman at Westminster, said a rejection of the plans would probably result in an autumn 2018 referendum.
The UK government has said it will seek a deal for "the UK as a whole".
Speaking on the BBC's Sunday Politics Scotland programme, Mr Salmond said: "The UK government has still to respond to Nicola Sturgeon's compromise proposal.
"That's going to come over the next few weeks and once that's done - if they reject it as many people predict - then we'll know that they're not interested in the voice of Scotland.
"As Nicola Sturgeon has said it is (then) very likely there will be another independence referendum."
In an initial response to the Scottish government's plan to continue open trade with the EU, published at the end of 2016, a Downing Street spokesman said the government welcomed it and would "look closely" at it.
But the spokesman made clear that Prime Minister Theresa May is determined to deliver a UK-wide Brexit and did not believe there should be a second referendum on Scottish independence.
He added: "The government is committed to getting a deal on exiting the EU that works for all parts of the UK - which clearly includes Scotland - and works for the UK as a whole.
"The best way for that to be achieved is for the government and devolved administrations to work together."
Mr Salmond said he thought the degree of progress being made in Brexit talks would be clear before a vote on Scottish independence took place.
He said: "If there is another independence referendum then the timescale I would have said would be the autumn of next year."
"If you're talking about a referendum in about 18 months time, by then the negotiations will be crystallised.
"You'll be able to tell what the deal - or no deal - is going to be.
"And certainly that's after the timescale the government was talking about this week about bringing the deal or non-deal back to the House of Commons for a vote."
Scottish Labour said the supporters of independence had still to answer detailed questions such as which currency an independent Scotland would use.
The party's business manager James Kelly added: "Scotland is divided enough, the SNP should rule out another divisive independence referendum and focus on improving our schools and hospitals.
"Labour believes that together we're stronger, and that is why we oppose a second independence referendum."
Rhoda Kearney, who was from Magherafelt, was killed in the collision on Broad Street in the town on Tuesday.
Insp Alan Hutton said: "Shortly after 12:10pm, it was reported a Volvo articulated lorry was involved in the incident."
Police are appealing for witnesses who were in the area to contact them on the non-emergency number 101.
Gatland - who has been Wales coach since 2007 - has chosen 16 England players, 12 from Wales, 11 from Ireland and two from Scotland.
Wales finished fifth in the 2017 Six Nations, below England, Scotland and Ireland.
"I didn't realise the split in the numbers," Gatland said on the issue.
"We didn't go through the numbers. We put together a group of players in each position we felt were in contention and then we went through and individually selected those players."
England captain Dylan Hartley was not selected, despite leading England to back-to-back Six Nations titles, with Gatland preferring Ireland's Rory Best, England's Jamie George and Wales' Ken Owens as his three hookers.
England fly-half George Ford also missed out with Ireland's Johnny Sexton, England's Owen Farrell and Wales' Dan Biggar selected at number 10.
Ireland's Donnacha Ryan, England's Joe Launchbury and Scotland's Jonny and Richie Gray were other notable absentees.
"We had a long and lively debate about hookers. Dylan has done a great job for England," Gatland said.
"If we picked him and left out Jamie George, Rory Best or Ken Owens you would be asking the same question. They were arguably form players in the Six Nations. Dylan has been unlucky.
"There has been a lot of discussion about Launchbury, Donnacha Ryan and the Gray brothers. At the end of the day selection is a matter of opinion and that is what makes it interesting."
Gatland appointed Warburton the youngest Lions captain since 1955 in 2013 and has now made him just the second player to skipper the Lions twice.
That comes despite the Cardiff Blues forward stepping down as Wales captain before this year's Six Nations and suggestions he will face a battle for his starting place.
"One of his greatest qualities is that it is not about Sam Warburton, it is about the team," Gatland said.
"He will be under no doubt his form has to be good enough.
"He will understand that and respect that because it is not about Sam Warburton, it is about the team and that is what I like about him as a person and an individual."
"Ironically, I think it may be easier for Sam to captain the Lions than Wales," Gatland added.
"He is under great scrutiny, pressure and expectation as Welsh captain. I think he will find it easier because of the quality of the squad and other leaders in the team will hopefully make his job pretty seamless and easy."
BBC Radio 5 live rugby reporter Chris Jones
Warren Gatland is a coach who has never been swayed by public opinion; this was the man who dropped the great Brian O'Driscoll four years ago, so making big calls like leaving out England's all-conquering captain, picking only two Scots, or selecting as many as 12 Welshmen, would have been done with one target in mind - beating New Zealand.
While the squad is full of power and heft, the decision to pick Jonathan Joseph - who was struggling to make the party - as well as players like Elliot Daly, Stuart Hogg and Liam Williams, means there will be no shortage of pace and skill in the backline.
However, the centre pairings early on in the tour will be an indicator of how the Lions want to play the game, with an onus likely to be on physicality, while opting for Dan Biggar over George Ford or Finn Russell shows the desire for durability, consistency and temperament over raw game-breaking ability.
But how much do you know about the Women's Rugby World Cup?
Here are five key facts about the competition, which comes to a climax this Saturday at Belfast's Kingspan Stadium.
This is the first time the Women's Rugby World Cup has been hosted by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).
The tournament, which is held every three to four years, was established in 1991.
However it was not officially recognised by the then governing body - the International Rugby Football Board.
It was eventually given retrospective endorsement by the World Rugby Union in 2009.
This year's event is set to be the biggest tournament yet.
Twelve teams have been competing in this year's tournament in the hope of being crowned World Champions.
They have travelled from far and wide to compete, with teams from Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and Australia set to show off their skills.
Each squad is made up of 23 players, 15 of whom take to the pitch to face their rivals.
The rules are the same as in men's rugby, and the opening rounds of the tournament were played at Dublin's UCD Bowl and Billings Park, with the play-offs based at Queen's University in Belfast.
Tuesday's semi-finals - in which New Zealand eased past the USA and England defeated France - were played at Belfast's Kingspan Stadium, which also plays host to Saturday's final between England and the Black Ferns at 19:45.
Five other matches on Saturday will decide which teams come in from third to 12th places.
More than 6,000 fans turned out to watch the international sides battle it out in the opening rounds of the competition.
Officials said tickets for the opening matches were fully sold out.
Looking ahead to Saturday's final, the trend has been is continuing, and fans hoping to attend are encouraged to pre-book - although there will be a limited number of tickets on sale at the stadium.
The teams have been supported by rugby die-hards who have followed them across the globe.
That of course means good news for Northern Ireland's tourism and the economy.
Tourism NI's Director of Events, Aine Kearney, said the tournament was not only a highlight of the sporting calendar, but also a "key economic driver".
"With 21 matches broadcast to a global audience, it will undoubtedly benefit Northern Ireland," she told BBC News NI.
While men's rugby has a long-held tradition in Ireland, Ireland also has a claim as the founding land of women's rugby.
In 1887, Emily Valentine became the first female ever recorded to play rugby and score a try during a match at Portora Royal School, in Enniskillen.
She was only 10 years old at the time, and was asked to play alongside her brothers as the team were a man down.
Delighted at her achievement, Emily Valentine wrote a detailed description of her experience in her journal.
"I used to stand on the touchline in the cold damp Enniskillen winter, watching every moment of play, furious when my side muffed a ball, or went offside, bitterly disappointed when a goal was missed," she wrote.
"I knew the rules. At last my chance came. I got the ball - I can still feel the damp leather and the smell of it, and see the tag of lacing at the opening."
"I grasped it and ran dodging and darting, but I was so keen to score that try that I did not pass it, perhaps when I should.
"I still raced on, I could see the boy coming toward me. I dodged, yes I could and breathless, with my heart pumping, my knees shaking, I ran.
"Yes, I had done it; one last spurt and I touched down, right on the line."
Hughes, 36, has been without a club since a brief spell in Australia with Melbourne City.
Stephen Robinson recently took over as manager of Oldham, having left his roles as Northern Ireland coach and assistant boss at Motherwell.
Robinson said he was trying to sign two Northern Ireland players.
Having spent the bulk of his career in the top flight with Newcastle, Aston Villa and Fulham, Hughes could be reluctant to drop down to League One and it is believed he has other offers to carry on playing.
However, after a one-year stint in Australia, his familiarity with 41-year-old Robinson could persuade him to link up with the former Northern Ireland coach in his first managerial post.
Hughes played in three matches at Euro 2016, taking him to 103 international caps.
"There are a couple of Northern Ireland internationals I am currently speaking to," former Luton and Bournemouth player Robinson told Press Association Sport.
"I have spoken to one in particular. At this moment, he is not going to commit. It is something we are still working on. It would be a massive signing for Oldham."
Robinson's first phone call after holding discussions with Oldham was to his "mentor", Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill, who encouraged him to take the job even though it meant losing him from his backroom team.
However, Robinson stressed he believes his country can reach greater heights still after the Euros, provided O'Neill is not signed up by a club side too.
"As long as they keep hold of Michael, there's a lot more to be achieved. The man can achieve anything he wants in football," added Robinson.
"It wasn't a case of I think that was as far as we can go. It was more the opportunity of Oldham and managing in League One and being able to put my stamp on things, that was the temptation."
The Mountain Goat, which is based on one of the original chassis from 1895, was delivered to Gwynedd from Derbyshire where it was built.
It follows the Snowdon Lily, a similar carriage which was introduced in 2013.
The Mountain Goat arrived at Llanberis station on Wednesday morning.
The target is for 65% of ambulances to reach high priority calls inside eight minutes but that has been missed for most of the last two years.
September's figures are out next week but BBC Wales can reveal a slight improvement up to 58.9%.
Chief executive Tracy Myhill said it needs to satisfy the public.
Speaking to BBC Radio Cymru's Manylu programme, Ms Myhill, who is in an interim role, said targets rightly focused the mind and the emergency target had received a lot of attention.
"There's a huge focus on the one target - but my own view is until we can satisfy people we are continuing to improve that target, it's hard to talk about other things."
Ms Myhill said there were other good things going on towards transforming the service, which include:
"It's a do-able target. It's not an imminent fix, it's a really complex system," said Ms Myhill.
"I can't say to you tomorrow or a next month that 65% target will be hit. What I'm aiming to do is to ensure there is continuous improvement and continuous movement towards that target.
"The whole way this service works, commissions and delivers is different and we need to change with that, to give people the service they deserve," she said.
As for getting rid of the target, Ms Myhill said she was in favour of reviewing it only once it was hit.
"We need to look at this target and we need to make sure it's the right target for the safety, the quality and service for the population but it's hard to do that when you're not meeting it," she said.
"We've got to collectively show improvement before we can change the target to be more meaningful."
September's figure of 58.9% compares to August when just 56.9% of ambulances arrived at the scene within eight minutes.
But it is above the 58.3% figure for July.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said the August targets times were disappointing, adding that he hoped the new acting ambulance chief along with extra paramedics would be able to make a difference.
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Baroness Altmann, who left her post in Theresa May's reshuffle, said the policy had "outlived its purpose".
Since 2010, the "triple-lock" policy has meant that pensions rise by the inflation rate, average earnings or 2.5%, whichever is highest.
The government has said there are no plans to review the policy.
In an interview with The Observer, Lady Altmann said the cost of the triple lock would become "enormous" after 2020 and that dropping it would ensure billions of pounds could be spent on better causes.
"The triple lock is a political construct, a totemic policy that is easy for politicians to trumpet, but from a pure policy perspective keeping it forever doesn't make sense," she said, arguing instead for a "double lock" whereby the state pension increases in line with either prices or earnings.
Lady Altmann told the paper she had lobbied the former Prime Minister David Cameron last year to alter the policy, but he had blocked the change for political reasons.
In their 2015 election manifesto, the Conservatives promised to extend the triple lock until 2020.
Last month, in the run-up to the EU referendum, Mr Cameron said that pensioner benefits, which cost £90bn every year, were a "policy priority" but might have to be re-examined in a post-Brexit climate.
She said: "Absolutely we must protect pensioner incomes, but the 2.5% bit doesn't make sense.
"If, for example, we went into a period of deflation where everything, both earnings and prices, was falling then putting pensions up 2.5% is a bit out of all proportion.
"Politically nobody had the courage to stand up and say we have done what we needed to do," she added.
"The cost of the triple lock on the public finances from 2020 onwards is enormous. And if you reduce it to a double lock you save billions of pounds."
The triple lock had "fulfilled it purpose" and pensioner households were now "no more likely to be poor than other age groups", she said.
A spokeswoman for the Department for Work and Pensions said Lady Altmann had no bearing on policy and "we have no plans to review it".
"This is just speculation on her part and we don't comment on speculation," the spokeswoman added.
Age UK responded by saying that that triple lock was important because it provided older people with financial security.
"It's also necessary to see the bigger picture: ‎research shows that the State Pension is still the largest single source of income for most older people in the UK, with the vast majority having contributed to it throughout their long working lives," said Caroline Abrahams, charity director of Age UK.
"1.6 million older people still live in poverty in the UK; and our State Pension is worth appreciably less than its equivalent in many other developed countries," she added.
Analysis: Simon Gompertz, personal finance correspondent
It doesn't take a genius to predict that the days of the triple lock may be numbered.
The Tories fought the last election on a commitment to keep it going, but that commitment only stands until 2020.
And of course David Cameron famously warned before the referendum that a victory for Leave would put the whole thing in question.
The reason is that in a low inflation environment, promising to raise the State Pension by at least 2.5% a year adds many billions to the cost of the system over decades.
A double lock isn't the only alternative. The lock could be scrapped completely. Or the government could consider a triple lock "lite" under which the guarantee of a minimum increase was drastically reduced.
Plus, there is another scenario, in which inflation - and perhaps wages — start to rise rapidly as a result of the drop in sterling and never look back.
In that scenario, a double lock would be just as generous as a triple lock.
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the sector from Markit/CIPS fell from 53.5 in May to 52.3 in June. This matched April's figure, which was the lowest since February 2013.
A figure above 50 indicates the sector is expanding.
The results reflect the "intensified" anxiety over Brexit in the run-up to the referendum, Markit said.
Almost 90% of the data was collected before the referendum result was known.
"The PMI surveys indicate that the pace of UK economic growth slowed to just 0.2% in the second quarter, with a further loss of momentum in June as Brexit anxiety intensified," said Chris Williamson, Chief Economist at Markit.
"A further slowing, and possible contraction, looks highly likely in coming months as a result of the uncertainty created by the EU referendum."
The data on the service sector follows Monday's weak report on the UK's construction industry.
The Markit/CIPS construction purchasing managers' index fell to 46.0 in June, its lowest level since June 2009. It had been 51.2 in May.
"[The] services survey was thankfully not as bad as the construction survey released yesterday. But it was not that good either and suggests that the economy struggled to grow much at all in Q2," said Ruth Miller, UK economist, at Capital Economics.
"However, there is scope for policymakers to respond to any weakness in the economy ahead. We think that a cut in interest rates in the near term looks likely and possibly a re-starting of the Bank of England's quantitative easing purchases," she said.
Markit's purchasing managers' index for UK manufacturing, released last week, showed a slight pick-up in June from May.
Mr Dean, who designed album covers for the likes of prog-rock bands Yes and Asia, filed a legal action at a court in New York last week.
He has accused Cameron of "wilful and deliberate copying, dissemination and exploitation" of his original images.
Nine time Oscar-nominated Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all time.
Since its release in 2009, the film, which used groundbreaking 3D technology, has made more than $2.8bn internationally.
It won three of the Academy Awards for which it was nominated in 2010, including best art direction, best cinematography and best visual effects.
Set on the alien planet of Pandora, the computer generated landscapes include vast floating islands, jungle wildlife and huge tree-dwellings.
In his legal action, Mr Dean - described in the papers as "an international artist and designer, whose evocative and visionary images... created a new genre of work" - has claimed Cameron had "studied and referenced his art in preparation for the film".
The papers continued: "The similarities of each such work are substantial, continuing, and direct so as to rule out any accidental copying or similarity in scenes common to the genre."
Mr Dean, who graduated from the Royal College of Art, in London, in 1968 said that, in particular, his paintings of floating islands and huge graceful arches in the sky, painted over the course of 40 years, were copied by the director.
The artist also pointed out the similarities between the Tree of Life and the Home Tree of Avatar's fictional alien race the Na'vi, and his works Pathway and Floating Jungle.
Mr Dean said his claims were backed up by "numerous comments on the internet".
Cameron - who won a best director Oscar for the film Titanic - has said publicly that he first came up with the idea for Avatar in 1995.
Mr Dean said he took a similar proposal to the Cannes Film Festival in 2005, four years before the film's release.
Mr Dean's is the second legal action currently being faced by Cameron over Avatar.
In March, a judge gave the go-ahead to screenwriter Bryant Moore, who claimed parts of two scripts he sent to Cameron's company were used in Avatar. In 2012, Cameron won two separate judgements against similar accusations.
The filmmaker has already announced two sequels to Avatar are already in pre-production. The first is due in December 2014 with the second to follow 12 months later.
He said: "We will not back off the throttle of Avatar's visual and emotional horse-power."
Walt Disney is also to build attractions based on the film at its theme parks.
Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, was ordered to face lethal injection after emotional statements from family members of the victims.
The crime shocked America and helped defeat a bill to abolish the death penalty in the state of Connecticut.
Komisarjevsky's accomplice, Steven Hayes, was sentenced to death in 2010.
The two were on parole for burglary when they broke into a home in Cheshire, Connecticut.
While Dr William Petit was tied up, his wife Jennifer Hawke-Petit was forced to withdraw money from her bank.
She was then raped by Hayes and strangled to death.
Hawke-Petit's 11-year-old daughter, Michaela, was sexually assaulted by Komisarjevsky.
Both girls were tied to their beds and left to die as the house was doused in petrol and set on fire.
The only survivor, Dr Petit, was beaten with a baseball bat and tied up but escaped.
He testified during Friday's sentencing hearing that the crime had been a "personal holocaust".
"I lost my family and my home,'' he said. "They were three special people. Your children are your jewels.''
Defence lawyers had argued that Komisarjevsky, convicted of sexual assault and murder in October, should be spared execution in light of the abuse he suffered as a boy.
But Judge Jon Blue disagreed and told the convicted man he had brought the harshest sentence on himself.
In court on Friday, Komisarjevsky acknowledged he had hurt many people, but insisted that he never raped the girl and had not intended to kill.
"They were never supposed to lose their lives," said Komisarjevsky, who will become the 11th man on Connecticut's death row.
"I know my responsibilities, but what I cannot do is carry the responsibilities of the actions of another,'' Komisarjevsky said. "I did not want those innocent women to die.''
During the trial, Komisarjevsky and Hayes blamed each other for escalating the crime.
Being condemned to death was a "surreal experience", Komisarjevsky added.
Talking about the penalty, he said: "I wonder when the killing will end."
They are not likely to be put to death soon, as both cases will be automatically appealed, a process that could last decades.
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Selby won a slow opener on the pink and led 3-1 at the break despite Selt having good chances in the next three.
The Englishman then knocked in three fifty-plus breaks to secure a semi-final meeting with Neil Robertson.
World number 81 David Grace won five frames on the trot to beat Martin Gould and faces Liang Wenbo in the last four.
Leeds-based Grace was outclassed early on, with world number 24 Gould hitting two tons and a 72 to earn a 5-1 lead.
But Grace, who cleans snooker tables to supplement his earnings, eked away at the lead and secured victory in a nerve-wracking 11th frame to become the lowest-ranked UK Championship semi-finalist since Alan McManus in 1990.
China's Wenbo and world number three Robertson both won their afternoon quarter-finals 6-5, beating Hong Kong's Marco Fu and Scotland's John Higgins respectively.
World number one Selby is "relishing" the prospect of playing Robertson. "Neil has been playing the best snooker of the tournament so far," he told BBC Sport.
The incident was investigated by the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.
It did not uphold the complaint but advised the authority to apologise to parents for the failure of a decision letter to be "more empathetic".
The council said it had changed procedures which it believed would prevent any repeat of the incident.
The complaint came from a man, named only as Mr C in the SPSO report, over a child who it was feared had gone missing while using the school bus service.
It subsequently emerged the child had stayed longer on the bus than they were meant to.
The father claimed the primary pupil had been put at risk because the driver did not know which children were travelling on the bus and had not checked to see if the child was on board when asked to do so.
Mr C complained to the council that the driver had not followed procedures but the authority subsequently found he had followed the guidance in place at the time.
The parent also said he was not confident in his child using the bus service because he did not believe the matter had been investigated properly.
He added that he did not believe adequate controls had been put in place to avoid the same thing happening again.
An SPSO investigation found no evidence the probe had not followed council procedure and did not uphold Mr C's complaint.
It also concluded that changes to school bus procedures had been made and no further problems had been reported.
However, it did find the authority had not given the couple "sufficient advice" about the changes it was making.
It advised the council to apologise for its failure to give fuller information about the incident which took place late in 2013.
A spokesperson for Scottish Borders Council said: "While the SPSO have not upheld this complaint, we have, through our investigation into the complaint and our work with the SPSO, identified a number of improvement actions that we believe will prevent a reoccurrence of this incident.
"We have also taken on board and actioned the recommendations made by the SPSO in their decision report."
Williams, 32, was sent off in the second Lions Test and successfully appealed against a decision not to include a warm-up game in his ban.
Ex-Wasps back Kurtley Beale, 28, will make his first appearance for Australia since the 2015 World Cup final.
Australia host holders New Zealand in Sydney on Saturday at 11:00 BST.
South Africa then face Argentina in Port Elizabeth at 16:00 BST.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has made six changes to the side that drew the third Test against the British and Irish Lions in July.
Ryan Crotty partners Williams at centre, Damian McKenzie comes in at full-back, Ben Smith and Rieko Ioane are named on the wings, while Liam Squire replaces Jerome Kaino at blind-side flanker.
Williams has not played since he was red carded for a shoulder charge on Anthony Watson during the Lions' second Test victory over New Zealand on 1 July.
He was cleared to play against Australia after an independent appeal committee ruled a 'game of three halves' involving provincial sides and the All Blacks had sufficient meaning to be part of Williams' suspension.
"He's certainly raring to go - it's been an awkward time for him, it's been tough," said assistant coach Ian Foster.
"He's made sure that he has used that time smartly, he's trained well and been able to get on top of a couple of niggles."
Beale left Wasps at the end of the Premiership season to rejoin former side New South Wales Waratahs after he was advised to return to fulfil his ambition of playing in the 2019 World Cup.
He scored 12 tries in 60 Tests for the Wallabies prior to a knee injury he suffered in the 2016 Super Rugby season, which also delayed his debut for Wasps.
Beale is one of five changes made by coach Michael Cheika from the side that beat beat Italy 40-27 in Brisbane in June.
Curtis Rona makes his debut on the left wing, Henry Speight comes in on the right wing, Samu Kerevi partners Beale at centre, while Sean McMahon starts at number eight.
Scientists say the plants have been designed to improve resistance to blight.
They argue that the type of genetic modification used is akin to conventional breeding.
But the decision has been severely criticised by campaigners who say that there will be "grave ramifications" for the country.
Late blight is sometimes said to be the most dangerous potato disease in the world. It can rapidly turn the vegetable into an inedible mush.
In recent years, more aggressive strains of blight have become prevalent, resulting in a chemical arms race as farmers and growers seek to kill the fungus with ever more powerful sprays.
The financial cost in a country like Ireland is estimated to be 15 million euros each year.
Since 2010, the European Union has been trialling genetically modified potato plants at a number of locations in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Now Ireland has given the go-ahead for a two-hectare trial site that will see how the GM potatoes cope with less anti-fungal spray than conventional varieties.
John Spink is head of crop research at Teagasc, the Irish food development authority that has applied for the licence.
"We need to do this trial in Ireland because our environment is different from other parts of the EU," Mr Spink told BBC News.
"It's not about commercialising GM potatoes. We're looking at impacts on the environment and on the pathogen itself."
But campaigners believe that the trial is risking Ireland's reputation as a green, clean food-producing island.
The Organic Trust in Dublin says that this approval has "grave ramifications for Irish food and farming". The Trust' s Gavin Lynch says that this will be the first GM trial since 1996 when a previous attempt at growing GM sugar beets was discontinued.
"Ireland's status as a GM-free country is being risked here," Mr Lynch told BBC News.
"It's only a two-hectare trial, but that's like saying you're only a little bit pregnant, there are no grey areas with GM."
Scientists at Teagasc say that the trial will use what is known as cisgenic technology to modify the potatoes. They argue that the technology is more similar to conventional breeding than to the more widespread "transgenic modification", which incorporates genes from an entirely different species.
In the case of the potatoes that will be trialled, they contain a resistance gene taken from
Solanum venturii, a wild south American relative of the potato.
"You could achieve the same results by conventional breeding," said Mr Spink, "but it might take 15-20 years - this way we can do it in weeks.
"And it allows us to target the genes we want; conventional methods would bring in other genes that you don't want or need."
But anti-GM campaigners in Ireland are not convinced that the cisgenic technique is benign.
"It is portrayed as 'GM-lite' - but in reality cisgenic is a nonsense," said Mr Lynch.
"It is just there to make GM more palatable to the general public. The fact that it comes from a related plant doesn't make it any different. The real danger is the process."
This view is echoed by Stella Coffey, a campaigner who runs a blog called
GM Moratorium
, describing herself as a grandmother and biotech sceptic.
"They haven't researched other options - it's absolutely preposterous to use such a risky tech as your first line of action. It's one of the biggest cons that has been perpetrated by regulatory science in a long time."
The trial is set to run for four years. Consent has been granted subject a number of conditions and reporting requirements.
It is understood the two boys hid in the Sainsbury's at Kingsgate in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, after it closed at 22:00 on Monday 7 August.
It is believed they were found by staff at about 02:00 on Tuesday morning.
A Sainsbury's spokeswoman said the firm was helping police with their inquiries.
She said: "We can confirm there was an incident at our East Kilbride store and we're supporting the police with their investigation."
A police spokeswoman confirmed an investigation was under way and that inquiries were continuing.
Prakash, a senior recruiter for so-called Islamic State, was arrested in Turkey last year and placed in jail.
Earlier last year, Australia incorrectly announced that Prakash - who has been linked to foiled terror attacks - had died in a US air strike.
The Melbourne-born man will now face trial in Australia, Mr Turnbull said.
"We have an extradition treaty with Turkey," Mr Turnbull said on the local Seven Network on Friday.
"It is just as well we do, because otherwise we would not be able to get him back and ensure this man faces justice in Australia."
Local media reported that Prakash was likely to face several terror-related charges if successfully extradited.
Prakash, also known as Abu Khaled al-Cambodi, left Australia for Syria in 2013 and has since appeared in propaganda videos and magazines.
Authorities have linked him to terror plots in Australia and calls for lone-wolf attacks against the US.
In May last year, Attorney-General George Brandis described Prakash as the "principal Australian reaching back from the Middle East" to terror networks in Melbourne and Sydney.
At the time Mr Brandis, citing US intelligence, said Prakash had been killed in an air strike in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
However, it later emerged that Prakash had been wounded and survived.
Mr Turnbull on Friday reiterated that his nation was committed to destroying the "barbaric terrorist group".
In March the entire board of directors at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust resigned after a review of its services.
The trust came under fire after Connor Sparrowhawk drowned at its Slade House facility in Oxford and boss Katrina Percy resigned in October.
Lynne Hunt will now take over as chairwoman of the trust on 3 July.
Previous interim chairman Tim Smart stood down after he was criticised for creating a new job for Ms Percy.
The trust is now being prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive over Connor's death in 2014.
Ms Hunt was previously vice-chair at Dorset Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and was described as having "a track record of almost 40 years public service".
She said: "With this new leadership and a board of newly appointed non-executive directors we can influence and develop a culture of change and improvement."
Southern Health provides mental health services to patients across Hampshire, Dorset, and Oxfordshire.
July 2013 - Connor Sparrowhawk, 18, drowns after an epileptic seizure at Oxford unit Slade House. An inquest later rules neglect contributed to his death
11 December 2015 - The BBC reveals details of a leaked Mazars report which highlights a "failure of leadership". Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says he is "profoundly shocked"
17 December 2015 - The report is officially published and shows out of 722 unexpected deaths over four years, only 272 were properly investigated
6 April 2016 - The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issues a warning notice to significantly improve protection for mental health patients
29 April 2016 - A full CQC inspection report is published which says the trust is continuing to put patients at risk
30 June 2016 - Following a review of the management team competencies, it is announced that Katrina Percy is to keep her job
29 July 2016 - The BBC reveals the trust paid millions of pounds in contracts to companies owned by previous associates of Ms Percy
30 August 2016 - Ms Percy announces she is standing down as chief executive, but is staying on in an advisory role
19 September 2016 - Interim chairman Tim Smart resigns after admitting he created a job for Ms Percy
7 October 2016 - Ms Percy resigns completely from the trust
13 December 2016 - A CQC report, the culmination of a one-year inquiry, says investigations into patient deaths are inadequate
16 March 2017 - All the non-executive directors resign from trust
The Sky Blues' sixth draw in 10 games maintains their winless start to the League One season, while the Dons' point lifts them out of the bottom four.
In front of their lowest home crowd in 17 months Tony Mowbray's City made a great start, scoring only their fifth league goal of the season inside the second minute.
James Shea could only parry Kyel Reid's cross, allowing Marvin Sordell to blast in right-footed from eight yards.
Jon Meades levelled when he out-jumped home keeper Reice Charles-Cook to head home Darius Charles' nod down.
Marcus Tudgay should then immediately have put City back in front, only to volley over from close range, while Reid had a shot deflected over early in the second half.
Just when the Sky Blues had run out of steam and looked to be settling for a point, the Dons stunned them by taking the lead as Meades' header was parried by Charles-Cook but Lyle Taylor was left unmarked at the far post to nod in.
City were given nine minutes of injury time to rescue something from the game and they got a point when Daniel Agyei had his shot saved by Shea, only for fellow sub Wright to scramble in the rebound.
Match ends, Coventry City 2, AFC Wimbledon 2.
Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, AFC Wimbledon 2.
Attempt missed. Andre Wright (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Jonathan Meades.
Marvin Sordell (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Daniel Agyei (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Lewis Page (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon).
Goal! Coventry City 2, AFC Wimbledon 2. Andre Wright (Coventry City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Daniel Agyei (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon).
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Marvin Sordell.
Foul by Marvin Sordell (Coventry City).
Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay in match Jordan Turnbull (Coventry City) because of an injury.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Andre Wright.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Marvin Sordell.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
Jordan Turnbull (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon).
Hand ball by Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution, Coventry City. Andre Wright replaces Marcus Tudgay.
Attempt missed. Jodi Jones (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Goal! Coventry City 1, AFC Wimbledon 2. Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner following a corner.
Corner, AFC Wimbledon. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
Chris McCann (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card.
Chris McCann (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dannie Bulman (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt saved. Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Daniel Agyei (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darius Charles (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Dominic Poleon replaces Andy Barcham.
Daniel Agyei (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon).
Substitution, Coventry City. Daniel Agyei replaces Kyel Reid.
Attempt blocked. Jodi Jones (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Tom Beere replaces Dean Parrett.
Jordan Willis (Coventry City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jordan Willis (Coventry City).
Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick on the left wing.
It comes after an audit suggested the firms had been charging for tagging criminals who were either dead, in jail or never tagged in the first place.
In July, the government had asked the SFO to consider carrying out an investigation into G4S.
G4S said it would co-operate fully with the SFO investigation.
A spokesman for G4S said: "G4S confirms it has today received notice that the director of the Serious Fraud Office has opened an investigation into the 'contract for the provision of electronic monitoring services, which commenced in April 2005, as amended and extended until the present day'.
"G4S has confirmed to the SFO that it will co-operate fully with the investigation."
The audit by accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, launched in May, alleged that the charging discrepancies began at least as far back as the start of the current contracts, in 2005, but could have dated back to the previous contracts in 1999.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling told the two firms that an independent "forensic audit" - a search for possible illegality - should be conducted, which among other things would need to examine email trails between bosses.
G4S was reported to the SFO when it refused to co-operate with this further audit, while Serco allowed a further forensic audit to take place.
In the course of the audit in September, the Ministry of Justice provided material to the SFO in relation to Serco's conduct.
G4S made headlines after it failed to provide all of its contracted security guards for the London 2012 Olympics, prompting extra military personnel to be called in to fill the gap and leaving the firm with losses of £88m.
It follows reports in the Irish Farmers Journal that farmers had been receiving calls from the bank in recent days.
It is understood the number of businesses affected in Northern Ireland is small and most of the work is concentrated in the Irish Republic.
The newspaper reported that farmers were being given three options.
These are: to repay; to refinance or to have their loan sold to a third party.
The bank said it was in contact with some clients.
It said these were businesses who were "outside current arrangements or in arrears and under special management in our problem debt unit".
It said the purpose of the calls was to discuss the potential inclusion of their debt in a "future loan disposal process".
They were also being offered options to repay or refinance.
Ulster Bank has sold several large portfolios of loans to investment funds over the last two years.
Those portfolios have largely contained commercial property loans.
The buyers have included Goldman Sachs and Cerberus.
The 29-year-old made his debut in 2007 and played 136 times for the club in all formats
He made 57 first-class appearances, taking 154 wickets with career-best figures of 7-74 and scoring 1,725 runs, including two centuries.
Clare said: "It's been a pleasure to represent the club but it is now time for a new challenge and I'm looking forward to continuing my career."
Elite performance director Graeme Welch said: "Jonathan has worked extremely hard over the last two years to overcome a back injury.
"He has shown a real determination, but with the number of young players coming through, it was the right time for him to look for regular first-team action elsewhere. We wish him all the best."
The 25-year-old was manager Slaven Bilic's first signing when he joined from Sampdoria in 2015.
"Over the next five years, we can achieve many, many things," the former Spain Under-21 international said.
He is the second player to sign a long-term contract in a week, following defender Angelo Ogbonna, who also put pen to paper on a five-year deal.
Rather than rebuilding trust with the Jewish community, Mr Corbyn caused "greater concern", Ephraim Mirvis said.
During his speech, Mr Corbyn said Jews were "no more responsible" for Israel's actions than Muslims were for "those various self-styled Islamic states".
Mr Corbyn later denied he was comparing Israel and so-called Islamic State.
It comes as MP Angela Eagle, who resigned from the shadow cabinet earlier this week, indicated she may challenge Jeremy Corbyn to a leadership contest.
Mr Corbyn had been speaking at an event to report on an inquiry set up following the suspension of MP Naz Shah and ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone amid claims of anti-Semitism.
The party would not tolerate racism of any kind, he said.
However, former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks added his voice to the complaint that Mr Corbyn appeared to compare the state of Israel to so-called Islamic State (IS), calling it "demonisation of the highest order, an outrage and unacceptable".
The comments showed "how deep the sickness is in parts of the left of British politics today", he said in a statement.
He said IS was "a terrorist entity whose barbarities have been condemned by all those who value our common humanity. In the current political climate, when hate crimes are rising and political rhetoric is increasingly divisive, this is all the more shocking."
Mr Corbyn had said: "Our Jewish friends are no more responsible for the actions of Israel or the Netanyahu government than our Muslim friends are for those various self-styled Islamic states or organisations."
When later asked if he was comparing Israel to a terrorist group, Mr Corbyn said: "No, no of course I'm not. The point in the report is that you shouldn't say to somebody just because they're Jewish, you must have an opinion on Israel. Any more than you say to anyone who is a Muslim you must have an opinion on any vile action that's been taken by misquoting the good name of Islam. I just ask people to be respectful and inclusive in their debate."
Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry later phoned the Israeli Ambassador in London to apologise for any offence caused by Mr Corbyn's remarks. A source close to Ms Thornberry said Ambassador Mark Regev "had no issue with the speech".
But a spokesman for Mr Regev said he had "welcomed Emily Thornberry's unequivocal apology following Jeremy Corbyn's unacceptable remarks" and said reports that he had no problem with the speech were "erroneous".
Meanwhile, Labour MP Ruth Smeeth called for Mr Corbyn to "resign immediately", claiming he failed to intervene when "anti-Semitic slurs" were directed towards her in front of him at the event.
Ms Smeeth, who is Jewish, walked out of the press conference after comments by one of the leader's grassroots supporters which she said suggested she was in collusion with the right-wing media.
After the event, she released a statement saying his failure to intervene showed a "catastrophic failure of leadership", and added her voice to the chorus of Labour MPs calling for their leader to resign.
"It is beyond belief that someone could come to the launch of a report on anti-Semitism in the Labour Party and espouse such vile conspiracy theories about Jewish people, which were ironically highlighted as such in Ms Chakrabarti's report, while the leader of my own party stood by and did absolutely nothing," she said.
She said she had previously made no comment on his leadership, she but felt "a Labour Party under his stewardship cannot be a safe space for British Jews".
A Labour Party spokesman said: "All allegations of anti-semitism are taken very seriously by the Labour Party and that is why Jeremy asked Shami Chakrabarti to produce her report the conclusions of which we will consider carefully."
At the event, Ms Chakrabarti, the chairwoman of Labour's inquiry into anti-Semitism, had said the Labour Party was not overrun by anti-Semitism or other forms of racism but there was an "occasionally toxic atmosphere".
But she said there was "too much clear evidence... of ignorant attitudes".
Ms Chakrabarti's inquiry has made 20 recommendations but she said she does not approve of lifetime bans for party members.
Mr Corbyn said he put his weight behind the inquiry's "immediate implementation".
He called for an end to Hitler and Nazi metaphors and comparisons between different human rights atrocities.
"Diluting degrees of evil does no good," Mr Corbyn said.
"Racism is racism is racism. There is no hierarchy, no acceptable form of it," he said.
Recommendations made by the inquiry include:
Ms Shah, the MP for Bradford West, was suspended after social media posts emerged in which she suggested Israel should be moved to the United States.
Mr Livingstone was then suspended after claiming Hitler supported Zionism, as he tried to defend Ms Shah.
No update on these cases were given as Ms Chakrabarti said due process must be followed.
What's the difference between anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism?
Q&A: Labour anti-Semitism row
Andre Ayew opened the scoring for the Hammers, prodding past Jordan Pickford after a scuffed Andy Carroll volley fell to him in the penalty area.
Sunderland finally broke their scoring duck, with Wahbi Khazri's corner flying straight in for the Black Cats' first goal in more than 11-and-a-half hours.
James Collins headed in from a Robert Snodgrass corner to put the visitors in front, before Borini levelled from the edge of the box.
Sam Byram was then sent off for West Ham for a second booking in added time, but Sunderland were unable to find a winner.
It makes it eight games without a victory for David Moyes' side, who remain rooted to the bottom of the table.
Sunderland showed plenty of passion and desire in front of their home fans, but the hosts desperately needed three points at the Stadium of Light.
They remain nine points from safety, albeit with a game in hand on 17th-placed Hull, who are one of three sides they face during the run-in that are also scrapping for survival.
Moyes knows his side must take points off the Tigers, as well as relegation-threatened Middlesbrough and Swansea, with trips to Champions League-chasing Arsenal and leaders Chelsea to follow.
But the former Everton and Manchester United boss will have taken some positives from his side's attacking performance against West Ham, having previously gone seven games without finding the net.
Khazri was instrumental and after his goal straight from a corner, which needed an element of luck, the winger set up Didier Ndong only for the midfielder to blaze over.
Substitute Borini showed he can help ease the burden on top-scorer Jermain Defoe for goals, meaning the Black Cats are not quite resigned to the Championship just yet.
Sunderland's problems may lie with scoring goals, but West Ham's have stemmed from conceding them.
They have now let in 59 this season - one more than the bottom-placed Black Cats - and it could have been more, were not for the hosts' profligacy in front of goal.
Darren Randolph was perhaps blocked off by Victor Anichebe as Khazri's corner curled in, but the West Ham goalkeeper found himself out of position for Borini's leveller.
Manager Slaven Bilic says his side "still have work to do" to make certain of their Premier League status for another year, although the Hammers are now closer to the top eight than they are the bottom three.
Bilic handed Carroll the armband and the forward was a nuisance throughout, finding space in the area from Byram's cross to inadvertently set up Ayew for the opener.
West Ham's second goal, one of only three efforts on target from the visitors, also came as a result of being sharper in the box, with Snodgrass' teasing delivery met smartly by Collins.
Sunderland manager David Moyes: "We need to win games and today we've got to take three points. It wasn't for the want of trying [that we didn't].
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"I thought the boys played really well, they showed great character to come back.
"We'll keep believing while we're in with a chance, and somewhere along the line hope the football gods will shine on us."
On defender Billy Jones, who was stretchered off: "The medical team tell me his head hit the ground and he lost consciousness, a bit of concussion. We've sent him to hospital, but I'm sure he'll be OK."
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic: "We are disappointed to concede a late goal. It was a fair result. It is a point, we wanted three and we were close.
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"They were throwing long balls in, putting the bodies in, from one of those situations they score the goal.
"We have four points from the last two games, we have an unfinished job to do. We have to pick up more points to be safe."
Sunderland travel to Middlesbrough, currently one place above them in 19th, on Wednesday, 26 April, before hosting Bournemouth three days later.
West Ham welcome Everton next Saturday, before a visit to Stoke a week later.
Match ends, Sunderland 2, West Ham United 2.
Second Half ends, Sunderland 2, West Ham United 2.
Substitution, West Ham United. Jonathan Calleri replaces André Ayew.
Attempt missed. Victor Anichebe (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio Borini.
Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by André Ayew (West Ham United).
Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second yellow card to Sam Byram (West Ham United) for a bad foul.
Foul by Sam Byram (West Ham United).
Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Victor Anichebe (Sunderland).
Goal! Sunderland 2, West Ham United 2. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Sunderland. Lamine Koné replaces Javier Manquillo.
Substitution, Sunderland. Fabio Borini replaces Billy Jones because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, West Ham United. Håvard Nordtveit replaces Robert Snodgrass.
Delay in match Billy Jones (Sunderland) because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) because of an injury.
Substitution, Sunderland. Adnan Januzaj replaces Lee Cattermole.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by José Fonte.
Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Billy Jones.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United).
Victor Anichebe (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland) right footed shot from long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Sam Byram (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Sam Byram (West Ham United).
Victor Anichebe (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Sunderland).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Victor Anichebe (Sunderland) because of an injury.
Cheikhou Kouyaté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
Attempt blocked. Edimilson Fernandes (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
Foul by James Collins (West Ham United).
The lagoon at Surf Snowdonia at Dolgarrog in the Conwy Valley was filled with more than six million gallons (33,000 cubic metres) of water for its opening on 1 August.
But it had to be drained so engineers could fix a fault affecting the wave foil which creates the waves.
About 14,000 people visited the centre in its first two weeks.
The original featured Yul Brynner as a malfunctioning robot cowboy who begins attacking guests at a hi-tech theme park.
In the HBO pilot, Sir Anthony will play Robert Ford, described as Westworld's "brilliant... complicated" chairman.
The project is being developed by Star Wars Episode VII's director, JJ Abrams' production company Bad Robot.
Sir Anthony, famous for his role as Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs and its sequel and more recently Thor: The Dark Side, will appear alongside actress Evan Rachel Wood for the project.
A description of Wood's role as Dolores Abernathy suggests her character is not human.
Entertainment Weekly reported: "Dolores is the quintessential farm girl of the frontier West - who is about to discover that her entire idyllic existence is an elaborately constructed lie."
Sir Anthony is best known for his cinematic roles but has made a number of television appearances.
He narrated a TV documentary series, American Masters, in 2007 and appeared as Abel Magwitch in a 1989 version of Great Expectations.
Earlier this month, members including police community support officers (PCSOs) backed action in protest over a 1% pay offer. They are calling for a 3% wage increase.
It will be the first pay strike by police civilian workers for 25 years.
Unison said members would hold four weeks of industrial action short of a strike after 22 December.
Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "Police staff have been hit hard by the cost-of-living crisis. Since 2010, two years of pay freeze and a below-inflation pay deal last year has seen the value of their pay decline by 13%.
"It is rare for police staff to take industrial action and the strike is a clear sign that they've had enough."
He urged employers to return to the negotiating table, adding: "Police staff have had a raw deal. All we're asking for is fair pay. Our members' contribution to community safety is immense and it needs to be reflected in their pay."
Unison represents some 30,000 police staff in England and Wales.
The talks are being held at the border village of Panmunjom by Red Cross officials from both sides.
Thousands of families have been separated with little contact made since 1953 when hostilities ended.
The sporadic reunions depend hugely on the state of relations, and the North is known to have cancelled a few. The last one was held in February 2014.
Each meeting gets deluged by tens of thousands of applications from South Korea, but only a tiny percentage get selected. The last meeting saw 100 from each side attending, in a hugely emotional event.
The discussions come after a tense few weeks on the Korean peninsula, which saw exchanges of fire at the border and the evacuation of thousands of South Koreans from the border region.
The tensions began when a border landmine injured two South Korean soldiers - South Korea responded by broadcasting propaganda messages into the North.
The two sides reached an agreement to defuse the situation after marathon talks.
The North, which denied planted the mine, agreed to express "regret" about the incident - though later clarified this was an expression of sympathy not an apology.
The two countries remain technically at war as the Korean War only ended in an armistice.
Boycott said on BBC Test Match Special: "There was some really, really bad cricket. Three of them were out pulling or hooking.
"You need to know when to attack and when to defend, but England have committed hara-kiri."
England have already won the series but Australia lead this game by 374 runs.
Boycott continued: "If I was the chairman of England cricket, I'd be going in to talk to the coaches. I'd want to know what you're going to do about this. Because if you don't solve it, I will - I'll get somebody else.
"England will follow on tomorrow and it will be all over by Saturday night."
The hosts had reached 46-1, having lost captain Alastair Cook when he was bowled by a turning delivery from Nathan Lyon for 22.
But that was the cue for his side to lose seven wickets for 46 runs in 22.3 overs - with the manner of nearly every dismissal drawing Boycott's ire.
"Adam Lyth grafted and played nicely, but Peter Siddle came on, his second ball was a loosener, a lollipop outside off stump and he went to pull it and it looped to mid-on. Your career is at stake here," he said.
"Jonny Bairstow came in and they set the trap for him - they put two back and he knocked it straight down his throat.
"Then Ben Stokes came in - almost every second or third ball he was whooshing at it, almost as if he was trying to win the match.
"Jos Buttler is like a rabbit caught in the headlights of Ashes cricket. A seven-year-old schoolboy would have played better. He hasn't made a run all series.
"He hasn't shown any application whatsoever. It looks to me like his mind and confidence is shot for Test cricket - it's pathetic."
Pace bowler Steven Finn, the only England man yet to bat, said: "We had a very poor day, there is no hiding away from that.
"We have to make sure tomorrow is a very good day to make sure we stay in this game."
With the Ashes gone, Australia batsman Steve Smith, whose 143 put the tourists in the driving seat, hopes his side can give retiring skipper Michael Clarke a good send-off by winning this game.
"It is disappointing that we can't win the series but Michael said before this Test match that he wanted a lot of fight and character from us," said Smith.
"The way we batted and grinded out in the first innings showed that, and to have them 100-8, it's been a very good couple of days for us."
Meanwhile, Boycott also felt England were guilty of "believing their own publicity" after their limited-overs success against New Zealand earlier in the summer.
"After they played well in the one-dayers, they said we're going to play positive, attacking, aggressive cricket," he said.
"We want application, we want fight, we want some adaptability to the conditions."
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Nagl was one of only nine home players to compete in Tuesday's event on the new links course after international golfers declined invitations, with many pointing to clashing schedules.
"I never expected it to be so well developed," the 35-year-old said.
"I would say it's equal to a good course like the Doral in Miami."
She added: "Apart from the bunkers, which have too much sand, I have to say the course is in great shape.
"It suits a player using mid and long irons to approach the greens. The second shot will matter."
The Reserva de Marapendi was designed by American Gil Hanse, who renovated Donald Trump's Doral and The Country Club in Massachusetts, which will host the 2022 US Open.
Construction of the coastal course in Barra - three miles from the athletes' village - began back in March 2013.
The layout was supposed to be ready to be inspected in 2014, but land ownership and environmental issues meant construction was held up.
Another recent concern has been mosquitoes, which have been largely responsible for spreading the Zika virus in Brazil and other countries in South America.
Nagl, who grew up in Germany but is hoping to qualify for Brazil, said: "My mum in Berlin gave me some mosquito spray before I left for Brazil.
"However, I didn't see one mosquito. I was surprised because it was so hot and humid.
"It will much cooler by the time of the Olympics in August."
Sixty players will compete over 72 holes of strokeplay in both the men's and women's events in Rio.
Golfers in the top 15 of the world rankings will automatically be eligible, although no more than four players from any one country can take part.
International Golf Federation director Antony Scanlon said this week he was adamant the top three men's players Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy would compete at the Games,. And last month, world number one women's player Lydia Ko said the Olympics is her "top priority".
Despite a no-show from those golfers at Tuesday's test event, organisers were not concerned about participation levels come the time of the event, which begins on 11 August.
"I have no doubt the best golfers are coming," said Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the Rio 2016 local organising committee.
"That happened when tennis was included. The Olympic competition is different from all the others they play every year."
The GMB union, representing staff employed by Carillion at the hospital, is to hold a consultative ballot on Wednesday for porters.
Unison members voted to strike in July but the action was postponed and negotiations are continuing.
The dispute is over changes put forward which GMB said could lead to porters losing up to £56 a week.
The union wrote to Carillion to try and resolve the issues, but says it has received no response.
In total 56 porters would be affected by the changes.
Carillion has been contacted for a comment.
It was last in port a year ago with the Queen Mary and Queen Victoria to celebrate Cunard's 175th anniversary.
The ship arrived in time for a Service of Celebration at the Church of Our Lady and St Nicholas at 11:00 BST.
It was the first time a Cunard ship arrived in port skippered by a woman, with the line's first female captain Inger Klein Olsen, 43, at the helm.
Other elements of the celebration included two concerts plus a finale firework display, before the ship was due to depart at 22:22.
The Cunard building is one of the Three Graces on Liverpool's Pier Head waterfront, which is a Unesco World Heritage site.
The 68-year-old chief minister of the southern state of Tamil Nadu suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died at 23:30 (18:00 GMT) on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Pranab Mukherjee are among those attending the state funeral.
Her grave is located next to that of her mentor, MG Ramachandran.
Ramachandran, an actor turned politician, was instrumental in introducing her to politics.
The fact that Jayalalitha was buried is unusual, as members of her caste are always cremated.
However, senior members of her party were quoted by Indian media as saying that she transcended caste for her people, and burying her next to her mentor would also give the people a "monument" to remember her by.
A sea of people joined her funeral procession headed to Marina beach in Chennai. Earlier, her body, draped in the Indian flag, was on display at a large public hall.
Extra police have been deployed in the state amid fears of unrest due to the extreme devotion she inspires among her supporters, many of whom refer to her as "Amma" (mother). There were concerns that they could resort to self-harm or violence, but crowds have been orderly and disciplined apart from a few minor scuffles.
From the early hours people streamed into the large public park inside which Jayalalitha's body lay in state, wrapped in the national flag.
They converged into the arena from all directions, as the police struggled to control the flow.
It was so intense that you felt there could be a stampede at any moment, as men and women surged forward in waves, straining to catch a glimpse of their beloved "Amma".
Many were visibly distraught.
"Amma why have you left us," one woman wailed, while another beat her chest.
By the coffin were the VIPs - the prime minister, senior politicians and celebrities.
But those below were the ordinary men and women who formed the bedrock of her support.
"We don't know what will happen to us now," one man muttered, his voice breaking. Another told me he had come from Sri Lanka. "I came to see her because she is my mother," he said simply.
A seven-day period of mourning has been declared in Tamil Nadu. The central government in Delhi has declared Tuesday a national holiday as a mark of respect.
Jayalalitha had been receiving treatment for months and was last seen in public in September.
She is revered by many but was seen by her critics as having created a cult of personality over the years.
Tributes began to pour in for her as soon as her death was confirmed by the Apollo hospital, which had been treating her since 22 September.
"RIP Jayalalitha" has been trending on Twitter, while Facebook is also filled with elegies for a woman who is widely respected for managing to hold her own in the male-dominated world of Tamil Nadu politics.
Khushboo Sundar, film actress and Congress party spokesperson, told the BBC: "It's very painful for me. Despite our political differences, I had respected her. We were hoping against hope, none of us wanted her to lose this battle.
"She was a symbol of strength for women like me. She fought against so many odds to make a name for herself in a male-dominated profession like politics. We have a lost a great politician, and a great champion of women's rights."
A senior politician of Jayalalitha's AIADMK party, O Panneerselvam, was sworn in as chief of Tamil Nadu within hours of her death, the party's Twitter account confirmed.
Jayalalitha lived a dramatic life, both on screen and off.
She appeared in more than 100 films before turning her hand to politics in the early 1980s.
Jayalalitha later won control of the AIADMK from its late founder's wife, before leading it to victory in 1991, the first of four occasions she would do so.
She was accused of corruption on several occasions, and spent two short spells in prison - most recently in 2014.
But a Karnataka high court order in 2015, which cleared her of involvement in a corruption scandal, paved the way for her return to power.
Jayalalitha's admirers remain unbowed in their admiration for her and argue she has played a key role in the development of Tamil Nadu as one of India's most economically influential states.
The shadow chancellor said Labour would oppose the bid to force future governments to run a budget surplus, having recently said it would back it.
The situation was branded a "shambles" after MPs were told about the U-turn at a stormy meeting at Westminster.
Mr McDonnell said Labour would now draw up its own fiscal charter.
He said work on this would start "tomorrow", adding that Labour would create a "new economic paradigm" and was bringing in a "new politics".
"We want people to pay their way but not in terms of income tax. We think people are taxed enough - ordinary low and middle earners - it will be the corporations who should pay their way," he said.
Asked why he had U-turned on supporting Chancellor George Osborne's bill - which commits future governments to balance their budget each year - he said that a trip to meet those hit by the Redcar steelworks closure had prompted the change of mind.
He said that as a result he did not want Labour associated "in any way" with the austerity policies of the government.
Austerity battle
Mr McDonnell said he had changed his mind on parliamentary tactics but denied changing his economic policy. He said they had seen the bill as a "gimmick" so had intended to "ridicule it" by voting for it. He said Labour had also intended to try and amend the bill, but parliamentary processes had stopped them being able to.
Mr McDonnell's interview came after he had to explain the move at a shadow cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning which was described as "more reflective" than the heated meeting of Labour MPs on Monday.
The BBC's Eleanor Garnier said some at that meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party had reacted in fury at the decision - one which BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg says Mr Corbyn had "no idea" was coming.
Former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie criticised the U-turn and said Labour should set out its own motion.
"To go from one extreme to the other is wrong in economic terms but also it sends the wrong message to the general public as well," Mr Leslie told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
If it's all a political trick why should anyone care? Diane Abbott, the shadow international development secretary tried to laugh off the chaos at the weekly gathering of Labour MPs last night when she was put up to defend the policy today.
Labour's change of heart, withdrawing its support for George Osborne's attempt to make it illegal for governments to spend more than they have, was she argued, nothing more than her party's ongoing commitment to Keynsian economics. And the chancellor's efforts are all a dastardly trap that doesn't matter.
There is a logic to opposing the bill. One senior figure in the party told me this morning, without being able to borrow to invest "there is no Labour economic story".
And for Jeremy Corbyn's anti-austerity message to stick, it was odd that his close colleague John McDonnell had supported the idea in the first place.
The Scottish Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale was among those who argued that position could not stick.
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But one of leader Jeremy Corbyn's allies, shadow international development secretary Diane Abbott, said some in the party were "only slowly coming to terms with the fact that Jeremy won" the leadership contest.
She said the row over Mr McDonnell's change of heart was "a process story" and said most of the Parliamentary Labour Party were comfortable with the position being taken.
"I suspect my colleagues, on reflection, will calm down," she added.
Harriet Harman, who was Labour's interim leader after Ed Miliband stepped down, told LBC radio it was "a very disappointing time for the Labour Party".
She said of the reaction to Mr McDonnell's U-turn: "It's not surprising, bearing in mind that this is the most important issue in terms of public confidence and trust in the Labour Party, that there was some anxiety and concern about us changing our position.
"But", she advised, "we need to get ourselves back on track. We need to be coherent, we need to rebuild confidence in the public because actually the country can do much better than… this government."
MPs will debate and vote on Chancellor George Osborne's Charter for Budget Responsibility on Wednesday.
The charter would legally prevent future governments from spending more than they receive in tax revenue when the economy is growing.
The proposal commits the government to keep debt falling as a share of GDP each year and achieve a budget surplus by 2019-20. Governments will then be required to ensure there is a surplus in "normal times".
Chancellor George Osborne said Labour's economic policy had "lurched from chaos to incredibility".
"Two weeks ago ‎they said they were going to vote for a surplus - now we know they want to keep on borrowing forever. That would be a grave threat to the economic security of working people‎," he said.
At the weekend, SNP leader and Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon challenged Labour to join her party in voting against the charter.
Welcoming the U-turn, Angus Robertson, SNP leader at Westminster, said it was "promising" but added it was "disgraceful there has had to be any doubt that the Labour Party would oppose Tory cuts".
He said the vote would be a major test for Jeremy Corbyn's leadership, claiming Labour's credibility "would be in ruins" unless every one of its MPs voted against the charter.
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility would be responsible for policing the new rules.
It would also have the power to decide when the government should be able to spend more than it is taking in revenue - for example, when the country is in a recession.
Marc Bolland's comments came as he addressed shareholders at the retailer's Annual General Meeting.
Some shareholders expressed frustration at the time it was taking to revive the High Street giant.
Earlier on Tuesday, M&S reported its 12th consecutive drop in quarterly sales of general merchandise, with trading hit by problems at its website.
Mr Bolland admitted that issues with M&S's revamped website had had "an impact on sales", with online purchases down 8.1% in the latest quarter.
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At the AGM at London's Wembley Stadium complex, one shareholder said: "This must be the slowest turnaround of a ship in history."
Another said M&S had forgotten how to produce goods "that appeal to the public".
The new website intended to transform the 130-year-old business but has faced obstacles since its launch in February.
All six million customers registered on the old site were forced to reregister, and there have been reports of problems with site navigation.
Last week, Laura Wade-Gery, who was head of M&S's online business, was promoted to oversee M&S's UK stores and some are tipping her to, one day, take over from Mr Bolland.
Problems with online sales contributed to a 1.5% fall in like-for-like sales of general merchandise in the 13 weeks to 28 June
However, the fall was offset by continued growth in M&S's food sales, which increased 1.7%.
Overall, UK like-for-like sales were up 0.3%.
The retailer said sales of womenswear increased during the quarter, but like-for-like clothing sales overall were down by 0.6%.
Mr Bolland said: "We have seen a continued improvement in clothing, although as anticipated the settling in of the new M&S.com site has had an impact on sales.
"We are pleased that the womenswear business was in growth, driven by full price sales, in line with our increased focus on margin.
"Our food business had another great quarter, continuing to outperform the market, through our focus on differentiation through quality and innovation."
Neil Saunders, managing director at retail analysts Conlumino, said: "The latest update from Marks and Spencer tells an old tale: that the strategy on clothing will deliver results if only it is given more time.
"There may well be some merit in this story, but it is one that can only be spun for so long before it becomes incredulous."
Keith Bowman, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown Stockbrokers said: "Against a backdrop of low expectation, M&S appears to have offered some hope.
"For now, M&S remains a work in progress. The group's offering continues to be honed, food sales are expanding, bolstered by the roll-out of new Simply Food stores, whilst the strength of the group's brand name and the still attractive dividend yield cannot be forgotten."
Many readers have been in touch to comment on their experience with the revamped M&S.com.
Laura Ann McCarthy said: "I have tried using the new website and I have found it incredibly difficult and frustrating to use. I regularly shopped online at M&S before but I have not bought anything since the launch of the new website."
Ronbo from Lancashire emailed: "The old M&S website may not have been flashy but it was a masterpiece of clarity. In seeking to emulate retailers like Next, M&S have produced an over-complicated user interface that spends most of its time "selling at" the consumer rather than responding to their requests".
Jerry Sanders, an independent internet analyst, said that successful websites should not require too many steps before purchasing. He recommends simple search bars to find an item, followed by a "buy it now" button.
He said: "Three pre-purchase interactions are just about tolerable - four or more and the sale will likely be lost to a competitor's site.
"As the spending power of the social media generation becomes more and more influential old-style websites requiring several layers of navigation are running into problems."
Daniel Booth, editor of Computeractive said: "M&S can't expect the High Street loyalty they enjoy to automatically translate online, and they risk losing the next generation of web-savvy shoppers if their website is substandard".
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Joyce was furious on Sunday when he was run out despite footage indicating fielder Mohammad Nabi had crossed the boundary rope when fielding the ball.
Two days later the 37-year-old batted for Ireland's entire innings, with Gary Wilson's 58 helping them post 265-5.
In reply, Afghanistan could only make 253-9 at a sweltering Stormont.
Joyce's 148-ball innings, which included three sixes and 19 fours, is the second highest in Ireland's one-day history behind Paul Stirling's 177 against Canada six years ago.
Sussex batsman Joyce also hit a century in Ireland's other victory in the five-match series.
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After skipper William Porterfield and Sean Terry were dismissed cheaply to leave Ireland on 44-2, Joyce and Wilson put on 134 for the third wicket.
After Wilson's departure, Kevin O'Brien, making his 100th one-day appearance for Ireland, holed out to Najibullah Zadran for only one off Nabi's bowling.
Stirling quickly departed, but Stuart Poynter (12 no) stayed with Joyce to the finish as Ireland posted a total that was ultimately beyond the visitors.
Zadran top-scored for the tourists with 54, O'Brien gaining some solace for his failure with the bat by claiming three wickets.
Afghanistan were in trouble at 119-6 but rallied with a seventh-wicket partnership of 94, before losing their last three wickets in quick succession.
Ireland will be in action next in one-day games against Pakistan at Malahide on 18 and 20 August.
Jon Shaw handled Adam Mekki's cross in the area and Norwood converted the spot-kick to give the hosts the lead.
Mekki was then brought down in the box and Norwood once again scored the penalty to double the advantage.
Michael Higdon nodded in the third, before Danny Johnson grabbed a consolation late on.
The win sees Rovers consolidate fifth place, with sixth-placed Wrexham now four points behind.
Gateshead's hopes of a play-off place remain intact as they sit in ninth position, five points behind Tranmere.
Once a Conservative supporter, she distanced herself from the party and became an independent councillor in 2007, before joining UKIP.
One of UKIP's most fluent and reliable media performers, Ms James, 56, has held several high profile roles in the party, including the deputy chairmanship and spokeswoman for justice and home affairs.
She rose to prominence in the party after almost winning the 2013 Eastleigh by-election from the Lib Dems, coming within fewer than 2,000 votes of victory. She impressed journalists with her performance and relegated the Conservatives in to third place.
Ms James went on to enjoy greater electoral success the following year, when she was elected to the European Parliament as MEP for South East England - a position she still holds today.
As UKIP's deputy chair and home affairs and justice spokeswoman Ms James has maintained a high profile in the party's ranks.
The MEP was selected to stand as its parliamentary candidate in North West Hampshire in 2015, but she later dropped her bid "personal reasons". But she would go on to play a prominent role in UKIP's election campaign.
While seen as measured and steady, Ms James has not shied away from making the odd controversial comment, saying during an LBC radio interview in April 2015 that she "admired" Russian President Vladimir Putin for his leadership strength.
"I admire him from the point of view that he is standing up for his country," she said in response to a question about Russian aggression in Ukraine. "He's very nationalist... I do admire him. He is a very strong leader."
She also publicly criticised her predecessor as chairwoman, Suzanne Evans, describing her as "a woman scorned" after Ms Evans sought and lost a High Court bid to overturn a temporary suspension from the party - a ban which ultimately prevented her from running for the leadership.
In her pitch to succeed Mr Farage, who has led the party for almost all of the past nine years, Ms James pledged to bring a "different" leadership style to UKIP, saying she would harness the "scale of depth of talent" among the party's membership, local representatives and MEPs.
But she encountered criticism from some in the party during the leadership campaign, after failing to take part in hustings with the other candidates.
Philip Broughton, one of those candidates, accused her of "undemocratic" campaign tactics, but Ms James defended her decision, saying she could answer more of activists' questions at her own events.
Prior to entering politics, Ms James was a businesswomen and healthcare professional, specialising in healthcare strategy development, innovation and business transformation.
She was educated at Rochester Grammar School and Thames Valley University and lists fitness, dance, antiques and travel among her interests.
She is also fluent in French and German.
There has been controversy about firms using zero-hours contracts but not allowing staff to work elsewhere.
McDonald's has been trialling the move in 23 company-owned and franchise outlets.
During the trial only around 20% of the staff chose to move to fixed hours contracts, the company said in a statement.
Paul Pomroy, McDonald's UK chief executive officer, said: "The vast majority of our employees are happy with their flexible contracts, but some have told us that more fixed hours would help them get better access to some financial products.
"Thanks to the support of our franchisees, we are able to respond to our people's needs, and will begin to roll out fixed hours' contracts, including new joiners, across the course of the year," he added.
McDonald's has a UK workforce of more than 115,000, the majority of which are on zero-hours contracts.
Paul Maloney, the GMB union's southern region secretary, said: "Workers at McDonald's should be offered up to 40 hours of work a week, and permanent contracts to include annual leave, sick pay and a pension scheme.
"The government has been examining possible changes to make precarious employment more secure."
Meanwhile, investors got a taste for McDonald's shares after the fast food chain reported better-than-expected profits in the first quarter.
McDonald's said profits grew by 8% to $1.2bn (£950m), helped by cost cuts, Big Mac promotions and an expansion of its All-Day Breakfast.
Its shares rose more than 5% to hit a record high.
Sales declined for the eleventh straight quarter, but fell by less than analysts had expected.
The company's chief executive, Steve Easterbrook, unveiled new plans last month to win back and retain customers.
Mr Easterbrook said the first-quarter results showed McDonald's had a "sense of urgency across the business".
Revenue fell 4% to $5.68bn, although that was partly due to the sale of restaurants to franchisees as part of Mr Easterbrook's turnaround strategy.
Sales were higher than expected after growth in China and the UK, as well as the launch of its All-Day Breakfast in Canada following a similar rollout in the US in 2015.
Shares in McDonald's have now risen about 15% this year, giving the firm a market value of $115bn.
At the International Sivananda Yoga ashram in south Delhi, a few dozen men and women are working to perfect their stretches, bends and breathing.
Guided by their teacher, with their palms flat on the mat, and knees pushing into their armpits, they slowly lift their entire bodies to rest on their arms.
They are performing Bakasana - also known as the Crow pose - which is among the toughest of yoga poses.
The 90-minute advanced class is for those who have been doing yoga for years and for whom it is a way of life.
The 60-year-old ashram has played a crucial role over decades in popularising yoga in the West through its centres, and the "students" here are getting ready for Sunday's event.
"It is a good initiative. It will create further awareness about yoga the world over," says Prakash Chand Kapoor, senior yoga teacher and director of the centre.
Among the students is Anjali Singh. "Yoga is our gift to the world. I'm really proud we are celebrating this day," she says.
And India has made grand plans to ensure its success.
The lawns of India Gate in the heart of the capital are a hive of frenetic activity.
Rajpath - the King's Avenue - has been shut to traffic for days, dozens of metal detectors are in place, a massive public address system is being installed and 7,000 yoga mats are being unrolled.
This is where 35,000 officials, soldiers and students are expected to perform 35 minutes of exercises, led by trained yoga teachers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is a huge yoga enthusiast and according to reports practices it daily, will be in attendance though he will not be doing yoga.
Similar events are being organised in hundreds of Indian cities and towns and across the globe too.
There will be yoga at Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world, and on high seas.
Popular yoga gurus with hundreds of thousands of followers, smaller private yoga studios and individuals have also pledged to participate in the event which the Indian government hopes will get into the Guinness Book of Records.
"The numbers are mindboggling, we expect tens of millions to participate," Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said.
Ms Swaraj herself will be in New York where she will attend the celebrations with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
"Of the 193 member countries of the UN, yoga will be done in 192 countries - except in Yemen because of the conflict there," Ms Swaraj said.
Yoga has been practiced in India for thousands of years, it's taught in many schools and individuals or groups can be seen doing asanas (yoga poses) in parks across the country.
Over the past few decades, it has also grown in popularity in the West where it has become a multibillion-dollar industry and been endorsed by celebrities like Madonna.
To popularise Sunday's event, top Bollywood actors and sports stars have been roped in and training camps are being held all over the country.
But the day, being billed as one to promote "harmony and peace", has hit a controversial note.
Some Muslim organisations say yoga is essentially a Hindu religious practise and that chanting "Om" or performing Surya Namaskar (Salutation to the Sun God) is against monotheism that Islam preaches.
Kamal Farooqui, a member of the Muslim Personal Law Board, told BBC Urdu that "yoga is not the only form of exercise, there are other forms of exercise too" and that by promoting yoga Mr Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to push its Hindu agenda.
Angered by the debate, an MP from Mr Modi's party advised Muslims opposed to sun salutation to "go drown in the sea".
The government has been quick to point out that participation in the yoga day is not mandatory.
"We're not forcing any one to participate - there's no threat, no coercion," Ms Swaraj said, adding that Hindu chants or the sun salutation were not even part of the yoga day protocol and reports that Muslims were opposed to yoga were exaggerated.
But the slugfest has some yoga practitioners worried.
"This event was supposed to bring people together, but statements by senior BJP leaders are polarising people. These are damaging and unnecessary," said yoga teacher Aashish Nanda.
"Yoga is in a way Hindu because it comes from Gita and (Hindu god) Shiva was the first yogi. And the way the BJP is projecting it, there seems to be an agenda here," he adds.
Mr Kapoor of the Sivananda ashram agrees that yoga has its origins in Hinduism, but he believes that it is for everyone because it has "no caste, creed or religion".
"It's is not religion, it's a vast science of spirituality. The aim of yoga is to be a good human being. To be happy. So it's for everyone because everyone wants to be happy."
Irresponsible statements by politicians, he says, do not bother him.
"They're good for a panel discussion on TV. It's their job, and this - doing yoga - is my job," he says.
Project Wolf aims to examine the effect large predators have on ecosystems, and not just the animals they hunt.
Volunteers working in teams of three "wolves" have been moving through woodland at Dundreggan Conservation Estate in Glenmoriston.
The groups disturb deer which feed on young trees and other plants.
Findhorn-based charity Trees for Life is running the project.
It has previously been involved in debates about reintroduction of wolves and lynx, large predators once native to Scotland.
The wolf was hunted to extinction in Scotland in the 1700s with some of the last killed in Sutherland and Moray.
Alan Watson Featherstone, Trees for Life's founder, said: "Grazing pressure on young trees by too many deer, today undisturbed by natural predators, is the major threat to Scotland's native forests.
"This is starkly apparent in the surviving Caledonian Forest, where many remnants consist only of old and dying trees because young trees cannot survive the relentless browsing.
"Project Wolf - an innovative answer to this challenge - is supporting our reforestation work by creating a 'landscape of disturbance'.
"By walking through Dundreggan's woodlands at unpredictable times, the volunteers mimic the effect of wolves in keeping deer on their toes and less likely to spend time leisurely eating seedlings and young trees."
Mr Watson Featherstone added: "This will encourage new trees to flourish - giving them the chance to form the next generation of forest giants that are desperately needed if the Caledonian Forest is to survive."
Project Wolf will run through until the end of summer.
Previous animal research has implicated common viruses in weight gain, but the evidence has been disputed.
The latest study, in Pediatrics, found that obese children with antibodies specific to a certain virus weighed 35lbs (15.8kg) more than those without.
Nothing has yet been proven on this theory, say UK experts.
Previous research has shown that chicken or mice injected with similar types of viruses showed a statistically significant weight gain.
A link between the AD36 virus (adenovirus 36) and obesity in human adults has also been written about previously.
But how AD36 infects people and why it affects people differently is still not known.
In the University of California study of 124 children aged eight to 18, half of the children were considered obese based on their Body Mass Index.
The researchers found the AD36 antibodies in 19 of the children, 15 of whom were in the obese group.
Within the group of obese children studied, those with evidence of AD36 infection weighed an average of 35lbs more than obese children who were AD36-negative, says the study.
Jeffrey Schwimmer, lead researcher and professor of clinical paediatrics at the University of California school of medicine, said he hoped his research would change attitudes to obese people.
"Many people believe that obesity is one's own fault or the fault of one's parents or family. This work helps point out that body weight is more complicated than it's made out to be.
"And it is time that we move away from assigning blame in favour of developing a level of understanding that will better support efforts at both prevention and treatment.
"These data add credence to the concept that an infection can be a cause or contributor to obesity," he said.
Julian Hamilton-Shield, professor in diabetes and metabolic endocrinology at the School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, says the jury is still out on this idea.
"It's an interesting if small and non-definitive study. This does not show causation, just an association.
"For instance, it may be that obese people are at more risk of catching AD36.
"However, it does add a little evidence to suggestions that AD36 may be implicated in some way with childhood obesity," he said.
Those planning a switch before a fixed-term deal expires can do so for free for up to 49 days before the deal ends.
But Ofgem is to examine allegations that British Gas told some customers they would have to pay a termination fee within that period.
The complaints were passed to Ofgem by the website MoneySavingExpert.
The website said it had received complaints from some customers that they had been told to pay up to £60 for switching, despite being within the 49-day period.
It is not known whether anyone actually paid the fees.
British Gas said it would co-operate with the inquiry, but gave no further comment.
Ofgem said that it would also be looking at whether British Gas had obeyed the rules which oblige them to write to customers on fixed deals, telling them they are about to expire.
However it said the opening of the investigation did not imply that they had made any findings of non-compliance.
MoneySavingExpert said that it had received similar complaints about Npower at the end of last year, and subsequently about E.On.
Ofgem said it was talking to both companies about their exit fees, but they were not part of the inquiry.
News of the investigation was welcomed by MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis.
"The rules are very plain; you cannot and should not be charged exit penalties if your switchover takes place within the last 49 days of your energy fix," he said.
"At least two firms - British Gas and Npower - have wrongly put that they would charge in their official literature. At best they are careless in the way they treat customers; at worst that they are trying to bully them into staying with misinformation."
The matchmaking show will include LGBT contestants for the first time, in its new incarnation on Channel 5.
O'Grady was a close friend of the late Cilla Black, who hosted the show on ITV during its run from 1985 and 2003.
He said: "Blind Date is an incredibly special family show which brought laughter, tears and joy to TV viewers throughout the land."
The presenter and comedian added: "I am honoured to present the brand new series and, after speaking to Channel 5, I know the series is in safe hands. I can't wait to see if we can find love."
Channel 5's official announcement said the show had been "updated for the 21st Century".
"With no chance to swipe left, send a selfie or message back, the class of 2017 must break with modern-day dating convention and rely on their basic instincts to find the chemistry," it said.
The original version of the show involved three individuals of the same sex being introduced to the audience.
They were then asked questions by a contestant of the opposite sex who could not see them - and one would be chosen to go on a date,
The new format will retain the sliding panel that conceals the contestants, the three question format and live studio audience, but will also include "thematic twists" to "breathe new life" into the series.
Ben Frow, director of programmes for Channel 5, said: "Paul is the perfect choice to bridge the old and the new, capturing the essence and charm of a series that became staple Saturday night family viewing in living rooms up and down the country, whilst attracting and appealing to a whole new generation of TV viewers."
During its run, three pairs of Blind Date contestants married, with Black attending all of their weddings.
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Lord Ballyedmond, a member of his staff and two personal pilot were killed shortly after take off in Norfolk.
Pilots Carl Dickerson and Lee Hoyle, expressed concerns before take off in March 2014, the jury in Norwich heard.
Coroner Jacqueline Lake said she would be raising concerns over regulations controlling flights from private land.
The inquest was told Lord Ballyedmond, born Edward Haughey, made regular visits from Northern Ireland to check progress on the refurbishment of his stately home Gillingham Hall, in his Agusta Westland AW139 helicopter.
On 13 March 2014, he was delayed in taking off because he had been overseeing the hanging of pictures, the hearing was told.
Mr Dickerson had warned they needed to take off "no later than 7pm" because of bad weather, but the four - including Lord Ballyedmond's foreman Declan Small, 42 - did not take off until 19:22, by which time fog had closed in.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) expert Tim Atkinson told the hearing that in such conditions the helicopter would not have been allowed to take off from a licensed aerodrome.
The jury saw video mobile phone pictures of the helicopter - which was found to have no mechanical defects - preparing for take off from the helipad, during which the pilots decided to disengage the autopilot.
In the footage, one of the pilots said: " I don't mind telling you I'm not very happy about lifting out of here. "
The other replies: "It should be ok because you can still see the moon."
Moments after the words "nose down" were spoken from the cockpit, the helicopter ploughed into a line of hay bales in a field near the take off site.
The inquest heard the two pilots were experienced but there was no evidence either had been trained in taking off vertically in low visibility.
Following the verdict, a statement was read out on behalf of the families of Lord Balleyedmond and Mr Small.
It read "It is still a mystery why the pilots did not comply with the operations manual and adopt safe take off procedures or why they chose to de-select the autopilot while attempting to take off, at night, in dense fog.
"The families continue to believe after this week of evidence that this was a preventable accident."
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Mourinho, 53, was sacked in December amid suggestions he had fallen out with several senior players.
Conte, who arrives with a reputation as a disciplinarian, will take over in the summer after signing a three-year deal.
"If he comes in and starts hitting the players with a whip are they going to respond?" said Sutton.
Under Mourinho, Chelsea won the Premier League title by eight points last season and also lifted the League Cup.
But they lost nine of their opening 16 league games this term and were 16th in the table, one point above the relegation places, when Mourinho was sacked.
Former Netherlands coach Guus Hiddink, who was appointed as Mourinho's replacement until the end of the season, has not lost any of his 15 league games in charge.
However, the Blues have turned to Conte - who will arrive after Euro 2016 - as their new long-term head coach.
"Chelsea have a good option of keeping Hiddink," Sutton, 43, added on BBC Radio 5 live. "It is working under him - the team have improved beyond all recognition.
"Bringing in a similar type of manager to Mourinho in Conte doesn't make any sense to me.
"If the players have downed tools before there is every suggestion that, with Conte coming in and being a similar type to Mourinho, they will down tools again if things aren't going well."
Conte won the Serie A title in each of his three years as Juventus boss, before leaving to take over the Italy national team in 2014.
And former Chelsea players Andy Townsend and Pat Nevin both believe the Blues have made a "good appointment".
"I don't think Conte will be far removed from what Jose was like at his very best," said former Republic of Ireland midfielder Townsend.
"Jose captured the attention of the players when he arrived. There was an intensity about what he did, the players responded and enjoyed working under that sort of regime.
"I feel Conte will do the same."
Ex-Scotland winger Nevin added: "People think of him as a one-system manager. He's not. He's always been very adaptable.
"Chelsea are going through a serious transitional period and he's got to sort it out."
One of Conte's first jobs at Stamford Bridge could be to make a final decision about John Terry's future.
The Chelsea captain, 35, is out of contract in the summer and says he has not been offered a new deal.
But Townsend believes Conte's arrival could help extend the former England defender's stay at Stamford Bridge.
"If Conte turns up and wants to play three centre-backs then I don't see why John couldn't play for another 12 months in that system," he said.
"Conte had Leonardo Bonucci, Andrea Barzagli and Giorgio Chiellini at Juventus - three very experienced players - so he is not against having experienced players around him."
Sutton added: "They have got to keep John Terry at the club in some capacity. I think Conte will keep him purely on his playing ability."
Conte would not have taken the Chelsea job had he not been promised funds to transform the squad by Blues owner Roman Abramovich, believes Sutton.
But the former England striker thinks the Blues will struggle to attract top-class players without the lure of European football.
Chelsea, who won the 2012 Champions League and 2013 Europa League, are 10th in the Premier League, 10 points adrift of the top four.
"Who is going to want to go to Chelsea?" said Sutton, who also played for Norwich, Blackburn and Celtic.
"How are they going to attract good players?
"If you want to play Champions League football you go to best teams. Chelsea are going to find signing top players tough."
After Mourinho's sacking, Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo said there had been a "palpable discord between manager and players".
But Nevin does not believe that former Italy international Conte will alienate players with his approach.
"He was a very strong midfield player, he could go and mix it with the best of them so he isn't going to be any shrinking violet," said Nevin.
"I suspect if anyone wants to be a prima donna they probably ought to get out now if they possibly can.
"He has dealt with top players like Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba so he can deal with all sorts."
Eden Hazard was one of the stars in Chelsea's title triumph last season, winning the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award after scoring 19 goals in all competitions.
But the Belgium midfielder, 25, has struggled to replicate the same form this season.
"Conte will have sat in front of Roman Abramovich and said 'I'll get more out of Hazard, I'll get him back to his best'," said Townsend.
"If I was Conte I would be saying 'don't give him away to Real Madrid or Paris St-Germain, I'll get him going again'."
United play Middlesbrough on Sunday with the 12:00 GMT kick-off coming 62 hours after the end of their Europa League last-16 victory over FC Rostov.
Mourinho says United will "probably lose" and it would be "common sense" for the game to start at 17:00.
"They simply don't care," added the Portuguese of the Premier League, who offered no comment on the situation.
There is an agreement that clubs in Europa League action on a Thursday do not play on Saturdays. An international break stops the Premier League game at The Riverside from being played on Monday.
Premier League host broadcasters Sky and BT Sport decide which games they will televise live. Sky can show two mid-afternoon games on a Sunday - Tottenham v Southampton and Manchester City v Liverpool this week - and the game at Middlesbrough is being shown on BT Sport, who have the option of a midday slot.
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Mourinho said that football authorities in other countries are more helpful to their European contenders.
"In Italy when clubs go to the knockout stages and play on the Tuesday or Wednesday, the week before they play on the Friday. In Portugal, the week after they play on the Monday," he explained.
But Mourinho knows the Premier League's combined £10.4bn TV deals take precedence.
"It's the simple criteria of 'we give you so much money'," he said.
"That is true and we appreciate it. They are totally right and we have to thank them so much for what they are building.
"But you can just have a little touch. Nobody can explain why we are playing at 12 o'clock."
United have played 20 matches since 26 December and have a minimum of 14 more to complete before the Premier League reaches its conclusion on 21 May.
Next among their top four rivals are Manchester City, who will play a minimum of 29 games in the same period. Arsenal and Tottenham are both on 28, with Chelsea and Liverpool, neither of whom qualified for Europe this season, on 26, eight fewer than United.
Of United's 20 most recent games, Paul Pogba played in 18 and was an unused substitute in one. The only game he missed was the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Wigan on 29 January.
Pogba suffered a hamstring injury during Thursday's win over Rostov which rules the midfielder out of the Middlesbrough game, plus France's international fixtures against Luxembourg on 25 March and Spain three days later.
Mourinho defended his decision not to play a weakened team in the 1-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Chelsea on 13 March, when the physical strain on United was increased by Ander Herrera's first-half red card and not arriving back in the north west until 04:00 on Tuesday after they had to make the journey by bus.
He said: "This is Manchester United, I don't sacrifice anything.
"I don't go to Chelsea with a Nicky Butt team [Under-23s] like Manchester City did last year.
"Do you want me to play with Nicky Butt's boys at Middlesbrough? What would Hull, Sunderland and the other teams in the relegation battle say then? We cannot do this."
Not everyone in the United squad has been used extensively.
In midfield, Michael Carrick has played for one minute in United's past three games, while Jesse Lingard has played for nine minutes and Bastian Schweinsteiger not at all.
Full-back Luke Shaw, who is in England's squad to face Germany and Lithuania, has not been involved since the Premier League game against Bournemouth on 4 March.
Former United captain Roy Keane is giving no credence to Mourinho's complaints.
The Irishman, who made 480 appearances and won seven league titles, a European Cup and four FA Cups in a 12-year United career, feels Mourinho is making excuses and they could have beaten Rostov - eighth in the Russian Premier League - with a reserve side.
He told ITV: "Why do we have to listen to that garbage?
"He is manager of one of the biggest clubs on the planet. They've had an easy ride in the cups, with a lot of home draws.
"Maybe the club's too big for him. I'm sick to death of him. Manchester United reserves could have won that game."
The Metropolitan Police said the Ford Mondeo had failed to stop for officers and an authorised pursuit was under way by a marked police car.
The Mondeo mounted the kerb and drove on the pavement on Tottenham High Road, shortly before 15:50 BST.
It hit a woman in her 50s and an eight-year-old boy and did not stop.
The boy's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Police said they were waiting for an update on the condition of the woman.
Officers said the car carried on driving after hitting the pedestrians and went back on the road, before it hit a wall in Park Lane.
The occupants then abandoned the vehicle and fled.
Officers who were in the police car stopped and went back to help the pedestrians until London Ambulance Service arrived.
Collision investigation officers remain at the scene.
The police force said there had been no arrests and inquiries continued.
The 23-year-old RAF gunner vanished after a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 24 September.
His mother Nicola Urquhart organised the public search off the A11 near Barton Mills in conjunction with Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue.
She previously said she had lost faith in the police. This is the second search she has arranged.
Mr Mckeague, from Dunfermline in Fife, was last seen walking alone in Bury St Edmunds at about 03:25 BST.
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Investigators tracing his phone's signal found it had moved from the town to the Barton Mills area, but the phone has never been located.
Joining the search, Mrs Urquhart said: "This area here, at Barton Mills, is where Corrie's phone 'pinged' off the mast, and this is the one bit of evidence we've been given.
"If he was to try to get back to Honington [RAF Honington, where he was based] he's got to walk through the woods that we're going to be searching."
She said she "understood" police did not have the resources to search "such a vast area with only one tiny bit of evidence".
Volunteers were split into teams lead by experienced searchers.
About 40 members of the public joined rescuers from organisations in Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Essex.
Five cadaver dogs - used to search for bodies - were also brought in, as well as a drone.
Andy King, chairman of Suffolk Lowland Search and Rescue said this latest search concentrated on "areas of interest".
"We've looked in places that he could perhaps be if he'd been hit by a car.
"There are also possible places where you might go if you wanted to dump a body. Some have been searched before, others haven't."
The search had been "a success in terms of ruling out some areas, but it cannot be called a true success until we find him, and unfortunately that's not the case today", he said.
The problem, as always, is that the figures are not in synch - Wales and Northern Ireland data for accident and emergency waiting times are for the month of December, while NHS England has come up with its latest weekly figures, up till Sunday, 11 January.
And what's happening in Scotland? Well we have no new figures since September and they will not be updated until February.
So what do we learn? There is confirmation, if it were needed, that the pressures on hospitals are being felt around the UK and posing challenges for both Westminster and the devolved administrations which run health.
Wales, like England, is recording the worst outcomes relative to four-hour waiting-time standards since current data-recording protocols were introduced over the last decade.
It is worth noting that in the week ending 11 January, the number of attendances at English A&E units fell slightly and the proportion seen within four hours was up by three percentage points compared with the previous week.
This was the week which saw a dozen hospitals declaring "major incidents" in a bid to clear the backlog in A&E and discharge as many patients as possible to free up beds.
But there will still major pressures on the service and the number of delayed transfers of patients was the highest this winter.
What is described as an "unprecedented increase in demand for ambulance services" has been given as a reason for a change in ambulance response policy in parts of England.
A row blew up in December after a leaked memo suggested that ambulance priorities might be changed because of pressure on the system.
An option under discussion was to reduce the number of conditions labelled as "Red 2", the second most urgent category. The government has now announced its plans.
The statement from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt sets out a new a policy to be piloted in the South West of England and London.
The conditions branded "Red 1" and "Red 2" will remain the same, with a few actually moving up to "Red 1".
But the length of time before an ambulance is dispatched will be increased from 60 to 180 seconds.
The logic is to give more time to decide on priorities and avoid dispatches to cases which turn out to be less urgent than first believed.
Mr Hunt has made clear the changes have been made purely on clinical advice. NHS England and ambulance chiefs argue they will eliminate " inefficiencies" and "distortions" created by attempts to hit the eight-minute response time national target.
But Labour's response was that in the worst winter for the NHS in years it was the wrong time to experiment or relax operational standards.
A letter to the Health Secretary from Keith Willett, NHS England's director of acute care, suggests he would have liked to go further and downgrade some conditions from "Red 2" because those patients didn't derive clinical benefit from the arrival of an ambulance within eight minutes.
This was the thrust of the leaked memo last month. He acknowledges that the idea needs further discussion and could not be introduced short-term.
Reading between the lines, the Health Secretary seems to have decided that the changes to ambulance protocols flagged up in the December memo are too controversial.
What remains to be seen is whether the more limited shift in policy flagged up today becomes a political hot potato.
It reported a net profit of $44.5m (£26.7m) in the October-to-December period, up from $2.4m a year ago.
The numbers come amid reports that Sina is planning to list Weibo in the US and that it plans to raise nearly $500m by selling Weibo shares.
Weibo claims that it has over 500 million registered users.
China is the world's biggest internet market and social networking sites have become increasingly popular with users.
As a result, many firms have turned to the medium to advertise their products and services in an attempt to attract new customers, helping boost growth of companies such as Sina.
According to the firm's latest numbers, advertising revenues at Weibo rose to $56m during the fourth quarter - a 163% jump from a year earlier.
"The strong performance of Weibo's advertising and value-added services in the fourth quarter allowed us to end 2013 with strong top line and bottom line growth," said Charles Chao, chief executive of Sina.
However, a report published last month indicated that the number of Weibo users declined steeply in 2013.
The China Internet Network Information Center said in its annual report that almost 28 million people abandoned Weibo last year.
The fall marked the site's first drop in usage amid a government crackdown on so-called 'rumour mongers' online.
Weibo's surge in popularity gave users new opportunities for self-expression, but it also attracted the attention of authorities who moved swiftly to silence voices online.
A law was introduced to allow the Chinese government to jail microbloggers and dozens more were arrested.
Web users are believed to have migrated to mobile messaging platforms.
Mr Chao of Sina said the firm "will continue to focus on growing Weibo's user base and user engagement" in the current year.
The costumed performers now roam freely in Manhattan's busy Times Square, the heart of the theatre district.
The council is mulling rules for pedestrian plazas after receiving complaints about aggressive behaviour.
Some working in Times Square argue that the rules would inhibit their tips.
In August, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio formed a task force to combat the proliferation of the busking street performers.
The panel recommended that street performers be roped off into designated zones.
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"Come to New York, duke it out with a superhero! Is that really what we want to be known for?" Councilmember Daniel Garodnick said.
During the hearing, a man dressed as the comic book villain the Joker, 49-year-old Keith Albahae, said he experienced harassment from tourists, being spit on.
"I defended myself by spitting back," he said. "It's not right, this is apartheid, what's being proposed here. We provide an immense entertainment. The only people who are upset basically are people who want free pictures."
Abdelamine Elkhezzani, wearing a Spider-Man costume, said he has been arrested four times in Times Square, most recently after allegedly fighting with a tourist over a tip.
"It sounds like we're criminals carrying guns and knives," he said. "They are harassing us."
In another instance, a man dressed as Cookie Monster attacked a child when his parents did not tip.
The legislation would not restrict any activity that goes in in Times Square now but would limit it to specific zones.
"We are not saying that all the people dressed in costume behave this way, but there is a consistent and ongoing issue that needs to be dealt with," said Tim Tompkins, president of the Times Square Alliance business group.
A union representing those who sells bus tour tickets is not happy with the proposed law either.
The president of Transport Workers Union Local 225, John Menshon, said he and his colleagues should not be "penalised for somebody else's aggression".
Zones would allow for 50 to 55 people at one time. If the bill passes, it would go into effect by the summer, covering all 53 pedestrian plazas in New York City.
The document claims Chris Roberts said he was able to make the plane "climb" and "move sideways" from his seat.
He was escorted from an aircraft by the FBI after an internal US flight last month.
Mr Roberts has tweeted that the FBI "incorrectly compressed" his research.
And he maintains that he carried out his work in the public interest.
"There's a whole five years of stuff that the affidavit incorrectly compressed into 1 paragraph... lots to untangle," he wrote.
"Over last five years my only interest has been to improve aircraft security... given the current situation I've been advised against saying much," he wrote in a separate tweet.
Mr Roberts, founder of One World Labs, is an expert in airline system security issues and is not detained by the authorities at time of writing.
He had previously been banned from a United Airlines flight after joking on Twitter that he could deploy the oxygen masks during the journey.
He is now being represented by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF).
The BBC has contacted Mr Roberts, the EFF and the FBI for comment.
The FBI document also says he had "exploited" the in-flight entertainment systems on various aircraft "15 - 20 times" between 2011 and 2014.
Mr Roberts gained physical access to it by connecting his laptop via the Seat Electronic Box located underneath passenger seats, the FBI states.
In an interview with Wired magazine last month Mr Roberts suggested he only "sniffed the data traffic" on those occasions.
"We were within the fuel balancing system and the thrust control system. We watched the packets and data going across the network to see where it was going," he said.
Other experts in the cybersecurity community say it is not clear whether he really did hack an actual aircraft.
The FBI document also says Chris Roberts told them he used Vbox, a virtual environment, "to build his own version of the airplane network", pointed out security expert Graham Cluley on his blog.
"If that were true, Roberts might have accessed the plane's systems and data without permission, but perhaps never sent the real live system any commands to mess with the aircraft's journey," he wrote.
Prof Alan Woodward from Surrey University told the BBC he found it "difficult to believe" a passenger could access and manipulate flight control systems from a plug socket on an aircraft seat.
"Flight systems are typically kept physically separate, as are any safety critical systems," he said.
"I can imagine only that someone has misunderstood something in the conversation between the researcher and the FBI, someone is exaggerating to make a point, or, it is actually possible and the aircraft manufacturers have some urgent work to do."
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the rig at Dalmore beach, a beauty spot on the Isle of Lewis, was carrying 280 metric tonnes of the oil.
It said two out of four tanks holding the oil appeared to have been damaged.
UK government official Hugh Shaw said there was no evidence of oil around the installation or on the beach.
He said the fuel may have been lost during the grounding and then dispersed at sea.
The Scottish government said it was "closely monitoring" the situation, although the UK government has responsibility for managing such incidents.
Mr Shaw, the Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention who is overseeing the salvage operation, said monitoring for oil was being done from the shore and from the air by aircraft.
He said counter pollution measures were ready and available if oil was detected.
The rig was being towed from Norway to Malta when the tug towing it got into difficulty in bad weather on Sunday evening. The tow line is understood to have broken in the early hours of Monday.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney has contacted UK government officials to question why the rig was being towed when stormy conditions were forecast.
The MCA said it was unclear how much fuel had been "released into the environment".
The apparent breaches in two of four fuel tanks were noted during an assessment made by a team from Smit Salvage and Transocean on Tuesday.
The squad was able to assess three of the four tanks. Mr Shaw said it was not known if all the fuel the rig was carrying had been lost.
Bad weather has prevented the team of eight from returning to the rig, which ran aground on Monday morning after a tow line to a tug broke.
The MCA said: "The rig remains in the original position and was reported to be carrying 280 metric tonnes of diesel oil on board in total split between a number of separate tanks.
"During the inspection the salvors discovered that two of the fuel tanks appear to have been breached, however, it is unclear at this time how much oil from those tanks has been released to the environment.
"Weather conditions have made it impossible for the team to continue the assessment today."
A temporary exclusion zone of 300m to keep boats away remains in force.
The Western Isles Emergency Planning Co-ordinating Group met on Wednesday and reinforced appeals for the public to avoid the area. which is popular with surfers and visitors to Lewis.
Only emergency vehicles and local residents are allowed to use the Dalmore village road and the area is being monitored for animal health issues.
Scottish Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham said it was "obviously concerning" that fuel tanks appeared to have been breached.
She said: "Although the diesel is expected to rapidly disperse in the current sea conditions, the environment group, which is chaired by Marine Scotland, has put in place measures to swiftly identify any potential environmental impact on this precious and fragile marine habitat.
"This whole incident raises serious questions about why this rig was being towed through Scottish waters when such stormy conditions were forecast, and the deputy first minister has been in direct contact with the UK government about this very point."
We hosted a live debate on our @BBC_HaveYourSay Twitter account from 1600-1700 BST on Friday, 17 April, following the #BBCdebate of opposition leaders on BBC One and the News Channel on Thursday.
Here is a selection of some of the best comments and responses we received:
Llywedd in Gwynedd, Wales: I won't be voting because it doesn't matter who I vote for, as this area is a safe seat for Plaid Cymru.
Charles, Bedworth: Anyone who doesn't vote is an idiot. People fought for the right to vote. To throw that away is an insult to their memory
Here are some tweets in response to Charles' comment:
Amy Stott, Huddersfield: It's a disgrace Cameron and Clegg weren't on the BBC debate. How do they expect to get votes if they don't show up?
Karen Lee, Glasgow: I didn't vote in the last election due to apathy. The independence referendum politicised me, my friends and family. I feel this time that my vote counts and that makes me feel like my choice will make a difference for my children.
Peter, Bishops Stortford: Exactly why vote? This is the most boring election ever. No ideas except to counter what the next party is doing.
Mike in Hastings: I've only voted once. Until the first-past-the-post system changes to make it fairer, I will not be voting again.
Antonio, London: I am 57 and have never voted. I've been in the UK since I was 12. I feel I should now vote and have a say in this election.
Adam Turel, Bournemouth: I will always vote but there is no incentive to vote in a safe seat which returns the same party colours every time
Sandy, Essex: This time around, I'm afraid nobody is getting my vote. I'd rather abstain than vote for any of these awful candidates. The only one who's talking to British people is Farage but I don't agree with some of his policies so I cannot vote UKIP.
Here is a tweet in response to Sandy's comment:
Claire Wilkins, Chesterfield: I always vote. I think there will be a larger turnout this time as certain parties generate strong feelings.
Officers found the items, including sunglasses, jewellery, clothes, and perfume, after raiding homes, businesses and storage units in the Strangeways area of Manchester.
More than £270,000 in cash was also recovered, police said.
A man, 44, and a woman, 35, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud, money laundering and counterfeit and trademark offences.
Both have been released pending further investigation.
Det Insp Paul Walker said "intelligence from our partners", which included Trading Standards, Visas and Immigration and the designer brands, led to the haul.
Manchester has been identified by trading standards as a hotspot for the trade in fake goods.
Paul Bond, 62, attacked Dr Marian Bond at their home in Over, Cambridgeshire, on 11 July. He then called 999 to say he had attacked his wife.
Police arrived to find him covered in her blood. Surgeons had to remove part of her skull to save her life.
Bond denied attempted murder but was found guilty at Cambridge Crown Court.
Bond struck his wife, head of the animal behaviour and welfare department at Anglia Ruskin University, at least twice with a 2.5lb (1kg) lump hammer severely fracturing her skull and jaw, Cambridgeshire Police said.
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He then called the emergency services. Officers found him at the couple's Willingham Road home with blood on his hands, cheek, chest and dressing gown.
Dr Bond's injuries were so severe lead investigator Det Insp Jerry Waite said they would "probably have been dealing with a murder" had it not been for the quick intervention of paramedics.
"This was a horrific assault which could easily have killed Dr Bond," he added.
Dr Bond was placed in an induced coma in hospital and part of her skull was removed. She has since made a partial recovery, Cambridgeshire Police said.
Bond pleaded guilty in November to intending to cause grievous bodily harm but denied attempting to murder her.
He is expected to be sentenced on Tuesday.
Anthony Moran believes his friend was the intended target of the masked gunmen, but he managed to flee the scene.
Mr Moran said he decided to speak out to clear his name after he was shot - it is believed by dissident republicans - on Monday of last week.
He was visiting his friend in Galliagh Park when three masked men burst in.
Two were carrying metal bars and a third was armed with a gun. The 44-year-old said his friend was under threat from dissident republicans.
When a number of shots were discharged, he said his friend ran out and the gunman then turned his attention to him.
"I believe that the guy who shot me knew that he wasn't there to shoot me," he said.
"But whatever way their operation panned out, I think, in a split-second decision, he's decided to take it upon himself - 'there's somebody here, I can't get the guy [they planned to shoot], I'll get this guy here whoever he is'."
"I'm not known to them, I've never been in trouble with them, I've never had the need to go and speak to them, they've never spoke to me, I've never been in trouble with the police.
"So I definitely don't understand why I was targeted in the end and, as I say, I don't think I was originally the target.
"I think it was just a split second decision by the guy with the gun."
Mr Moran said he would have to use a wheelchair for at least the next six weeks and after that there will be several months of rehabilitation. However he said he is determined to make a full recovery
He said his family have been trying to find out why he was targeted, but have so far been met with silence.
The Italian produced a sublime curling strike in the 86th minute to restore his side's lead and was booked for removing his shirt in celebration.
In added time, he was dismissed after being shown another yellow card for a clash with Lorient's Steven Moreira.
Despite Balotelli's red card, Nice easily held on to extend their unbeaten start to the season to eight games.
Ricardo Pereira had given the hosts the lead in the 11th minute before Benjamin Moukandjo equalised for Lorient shortly after the hour mark.
Nice's victory means they moved above Monaco, who had gone top on Saturday by thrashing Metz 7-0.
Match ends, Nice 2, Lorient 1.
Second Half ends, Nice 2, Lorient 1.
Foul by Younès Belhanda (Nice).
Michael Ciani (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Nice. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
Second yellow card to Mario Balotelli (Nice).
Steven Moreira (Lorient) is shown the yellow card.
Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Walid Mesloub (Lorient).
Offside, Nice. Paul Baysse tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
Mario Balotelli (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Issam Ben Khemis (Lorient).
Valentin Eysseric (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Valentin Eysseric (Nice).
Issam Ben Khemis (Lorient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mario Balotelli (Nice) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Nice 2, Lorient 1. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Wylan Cyprien.
Cafú (Lorient) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cafú (Lorient).
Substitution, Lorient. Issam Ben Khemis replaces Arnold Mvuemba.
Attempt missed. Mario Balotelli (Nice) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Ricardo Pereira (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mohamed Mara (Lorient).
Dante (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Majeed Waris (Lorient).
Attempt missed. Valentin Eysseric (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a cross.
Valentin Eysseric (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Michael Ciani (Lorient).
Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Dante.
Attempt blocked. Jimmy Cabot (Lorient) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Cafú.
Offside, Nice. Alassane Pléa tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
Substitution, Nice. Alassane Pléa replaces Mathieu Bodmer.
Attempt missed. Zargo Toure (Lorient) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cafú.
Offside, Nice. Valentin Eysseric tries a through ball, but Mario Balotelli is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Walid Mesloub (Lorient) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy Cabot.
Attempt blocked. Majeed Waris (Lorient) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Ciani.
Corner, Lorient. Conceded by Jean Michael Seri.
Substitution, Lorient. Majeed Waris replaces Benjamin Moukandjo.
Foul by Mathieu Bodmer (Nice).
But after efforts by the United Nations to secure a truce there failed, the first few days of the Islamic holy month saw intense fighting between forces loyal to exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Houthi rebel movement.
Located in the highlands of south-western Yemen, Taiz was considered the country's cultural capital before it plunged into conflict more than two years ago.
With a relatively well-educated population of 300,000, Taiz was the cradle of the "Arab Spring" protests in 2011 that eventually forced long-time President Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power to Mr Hadi, who was then his deputy.
Today, the city's many professionals have been drawn into a struggle for survival, as Houthi fighters and allied security units loyal to Mr Saleh besiege their homes.
Mufeed al-Shemeeri still recalls the first time he fired a Kalashnikov over the frontline.
"I remember feeling I was very far from the path I had imagined for myself," he says.
The 26-year-old began his academic career as a postgraduate teaching assistant at the University of Taiz's applied sciences faculty and had plans to study for a PhD.
The closest he had ever come to a weapon until two years ago was wearing the traditional jambia dagger around his waist.
But as fighting in the city intensified and the university was forced to close, he felt his only choice was to join a local militia loyal to Mr Hadi known as the Popular Resistance.
The Popular Resistance was formed by residents within weeks of the arrival of Houthi and pro-Saleh forces in late March 2015, after they had taken control of the capital Sanaa.
The militiamen drove the rebels out of most of Taiz over the next few months with the help of a Saudi-led multinational coalition backing Mr Hadi.
But they were unable to stop the rebels from blocking roads into the city and preventing deliveries of basic supplies.
Despite two years of virtually uninterrupted fighting and bombardment that has devastated Taiz, neither side has been able to break the deadlock.
The medical humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières, said in January that it had helped treat 10,700 people for war injuries in the city since 2015, while the UN reported in March that more than 2,000 people had been killed in Taiz and its surrounding province.
Omar al-Humairi has not worked since the siege began.
The 32-year-old was a practising lawyer, but his career was put on hold when the local courts closed.
He gave little thought to the future when he first joined the Popular Resistance.
"I didn't imagine that after six months, after two years there would still be war," he says.
Omar has also put off plans to settle down for as long as the conflict lasts.
"I don't want to get married when I'm fighting this battle and there's no guarantee that I'll live."
From the other side of the frontline, senior Houthi fighter Ahmed Amin al-Musawa says the decision of Taiz's residents to take up arms is "the best thing we have achieved in the war".
"Taiz was peace-loving and civilised and now everyone is prepared to fight for decades," he adds.
"Whether or not we have security in Taiz, whether or not we have an army, the people of Taiz will be able to protect their homes and what is happening now will not happen."
The former court clerk says extremist groups that the Houthis say they are fighting in Taiz are now coming under pressure from members of the Popular Resistance.
"They have started to say to al-Qaeda: 'Get out of Taiz, we will defend our city.' This is a major gain."
"I expect that in the future, they will fight them and drive them out of Taiz. And if that happens, you can be sure that we will be in agreement with them."
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants have been seen on the frontline, and the jihadist group itself released a video last year showing its presence in the city.
Colonel Abdo Hamoud al-Sagheer of the Yemeni army denies that al-Qaeda and other jihadist groups are present in Taiz, and disagrees that weapons will help the city.
"It is true that the people of Taiz didn't use to use weapons - they used the pen against oppression. But the militias attacking them have forced them to defend themselves," he explains. "This is not a positive thing but a necessity."
He does not believe that the fighting will help the city's people to protect themselves in the future, especially with the recent incorporation of the Popular Resistance into the army.
"Taiz is now building a national army that is capable of defending Taiz, its people and its property. It is capable of defending Yemen in general," he says.
Since the University of Taiz reopened late last year, Mufeed's waking hours have been spent between the barricades and lecture theatres, like many of the students who fight alongside him.
"There isn't a single day when they don't bring their pens, notes and textbooks with them [to the frontline]," he says.
On some days, he adds, they take turns to study in four-hour shifts while others keep look-out.
Mufeed is not ready to give up the battle for now, but does not see his future as a soldier.
"Once the siege on Taiz is lifted, that's it, I'll return to the university full time."
Mufeed celebrated his engagement in January, having postponed his plans to marry and start a family when the conflict erupted.
He says returning to work at the university has helped him gain a semblance of his former life.
"I took this step thinking that, God willing, the best is yet to come and that I can go back to the plans that I had before."
A security alert began after a suspicious object was discovered in Rosapenna Street on Wednesday morning.
Homes and businesses were evacuated as an army bomb disposal team moved in to examine the device.
DUP MLA William Humphrey said those responsible for planting the pipe bomb should "be taken off our streets and put behind bars".
He added: "There are people who don't want to see Northern Ireland moving forward, who have their own agenda, an evil agenda, and it needs to be rejected by society."
All roads in the area have been reopened and residents have been allowed to return to their homes.
Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly said those behind the pipe bomb were "attempting to drag us back to the past" and there was "no rationale or justification" for their actions.
"Whoever was behind this attack needs to realise they do not have the support of the local community and they should stop these pointless actions immediately," the North Belfast MLA added.
The Foxes did well to reach 211 all out after being 0-2 and then 13-4 as pace bowler James Weighell claimed 4-34.
Tailender Zak Chappell made a one-day best 59 not out, but Stephen Cook (67) and Michael Richardson (51) added 91 to put Durham on course for their target.
Skipper Paul Collingwood saw them home on 215-5 in the 44th over with an unbeaten 65 off 60 balls.
It was Durham's 11th victory in their last 12 games against the Foxes in the 50-over format of the game.
And they were in control after Leicestershire openers Mark Pettini and Cameron Delport went for ducks in the first two overs after they were asked to bat first.
Mark Cosgrove (37) and Lewis Hill (44) stabilised the innings and Chappell and Dieter Klein (26) added 73 for the ninth wicket to see the total past 200.
Klein (2-37) had Keaton Jennings lbw for 12 as Durham began their reply, but it was their sole breakthrough until Richardson was run out after Cook turned down a second after completing a single.
Tom Wells finally bowled Cook, one of two wickets in the same over, but Collingwood struck two sixes before ending the game with a lofted boundary off Wells, the seventh of his innings.
And speed is not quite how many would describe the six weeks it takes to conduct a general election campaign.
But however we describe it, we are really talking about elections that are called unexpectedly.
Every other election in Wales is fixed-term; whether you are a councillor, MEP, police commissioner or assembly member, you know the date and year when you next face election.
Before the 2011 Fixed-term Parliaments Act (and hasn't that worked well) there was no fixed future date for a general election.
The law simply stated that no parliament could last longer than five years, the choice of the precise election date was in the hands of the prime minister.
In recent decades, a pattern emerged of about four-year terms in Westminster, with governments trying to massage the economy so that the election coincided with a "feel-good" factor that enhanced their prospects of re-election.
Governments that went the full five year term were almost always in trouble and hanging on in the hope that something would change the political weather in their favour.
An election might also be called if the government had so small a majority that they were unable to guarantee the passage of their legislation through parliament.
In 1964, Labour won the election with a majority of four seats.
In January 1966, a good by-election result in Hull encouraged them to call a general election for 31 March, at which they increased their majority to 98 seats.
In late 1973, the impact of the miners' strike and associated industrial unrest provoked Conservative prime minister, Edward Heath, to call an election to resolve the question "who governs Britain?" in February 1974.
The Conservatives won more votes but fewer seats than Labour and the latter formed a minority government.
Labour called a second election that year, in October, in order to seek a clear majority of their own.
In the event, they emerged with a majority of just three seats that was whittled away until Jim Callaghan, the Labour PM and a Cardiff MP, concluded the Lib-Lab Pact in order to guarantee the passage of their legislation through the Commons.
Finally, we come to the general election that the law said should be held in 2020 but is being held in 2017.
It is certainly a snap election in the sense that it caught everyone by surprise.
It was called at a time when the government party was 20% ahead in the opinion polls, which is a bit of a clue as to why it is happening.
The era of "snap" elections was supposed to be over, however, if the Conservatives win on 8 June they are pledged to abolish the Fixed Term Parliament Act.
If so, we return to political choice rather than legal certainty when it comes to the timing of future general elections.
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Actors Brad Pitt, Christian Bale and Josh Brolin attended as well as singers Pharrell Williams and Courtney Love.
Dozens of fans congregated outside the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to say goodbye to the grunge rocker.
Cornell, who killed himself earlier this month, battled throughout much of his career against drug and alcohol addiction in addition to depression.
The ashes of the 52-year-old Soundgarden and Audioslave lead singer were interred in the "Garden of Legends" alongside Johnny Ramone at the cemetery, which describes itself as "the resting place of Hollywood's greatest stars".
Eulogies were delivered by Brolin and the singer's former bandmates Kim Thayil, Tom Morello and Matt Cameron.
A version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah was also performed on an acoustic guitar.
Cornell's widow Vicky and his three children were among hundreds who gathered at the open-air ceremony. Cornell was cremated at a far more low-key event on Tuesday.
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Fans were allowed to watch the proceedings from a distance alongside the media - they were later allowed to visit his grave.
Cornell was found dead in his hotel room on 17 May after performing a show in Detroit. Officials later confirmed he had hanged himself.
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Kapil Mishra, who has been sacked from the party and the cabinet, said Mr Kejriwal misused his powers as Delhi's chief minister.
Mr Kejriwal on Monday tweeted that "truth will prevail".
The AAP was born out of a massive anti-corruption movement that swept India in 2013.
The party had promised to make "big revelations" in the state assembly on Tuesday. But it did not comment on corruption allegations, choosing instead to highlight its findings about "electoral fraud".
The AAP said it lost the recently concluded Delhi municipal elections to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party because Electronic Voting Machines were rigged.
Mr Modi's party rejected these allegations, and asked Mr Kejriwal to respond to Mr Mishra's claims.
Mr Mishra, who was water minister in Mr Kejriwal's cabinet until last week, said the chief minister had "forgotten the founding values of the party".
But the AAP said in a statement that Mr Mishra was sacked because of his poor performance and accused him of making allegations out of frustration.
Led by Mr Kejriwal, a former tax inspector who reinvented himself as a corruption buster, the party won 67 of the 70 Delhi assembly seats in 2015 in what was a huge setback for the BJP.
Mr Kejriwal promised to bring in good governance, end corruption and make Delhi safe for women.
But the party has since suffered from infighting, reportedly between Kejriwal supporters and more left-leaning factions.
Retired PC Trevor Bichard, one of five officers in the control room, was giving evidence at the new inquests.
He also told the jury no-one inside the box was monitoring the central pens where the crush took place.
Ninety-six fans died following the crush at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
Mr Bichard told the jury that after 15:00 BST on the day of the disaster, 15 April 1989, police radios were not working and "we had basically lost control".
"It was clear that we weren't controlling what was happening," he said.
"The instruction had gone out to open the gates. Another message had come in about opening another gate.
"The situation had created a life of its own."
He told the inquests he began to receive radio messages about the volume of people outside the gates at the Leppings Lane end of the Sheffield stadium at 14:30.
He turned one of the cameras to look at the crowd outside and estimated there were about 3,000 people there, the jury heard.
Mr Bichard, who retired after reaching the rank of chief inspector, said he focused completely on events taking place outside the turnstiles at Leppings Lane, not on the terraces.
He said one of the cameras, camera number five, which was overlooking the Leppings Lane terraces, was "iffy" and having "whiteouts".
He said he was surprised when he overheard a "unique" order by Supt Roger Marshall to open exit gate C at the Leppings Lane end to relieve the crush outside, the jury heard.
Mr Bichard said the instruction was "insistent and desperate" and his voice was "very distressed".
He said there was "no discussion" about where fans would go, and that he had "no idea" why he did not question where fans would go once it was opened.
The gate was opened at 14:52.
"People would come in, choose where they wanted to stand and gradually it would fill out," he said.
"Central pens always fill first and then it moves outwards," Mr Bichard told the inquests.
He said that the concern was about the people outside.
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Mr Bichard also told the jury of a brief discussion, lasting only seconds between 14:30 and 14:45, in which senior officers talked about about delaying the kick-off.
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The inquests continue.
Aston Martin has announced it is to build its new luxury car, the DBX, in St Athan, creating 750 highly-skilled jobs.
The village was chosen over 20 global locations and will be the only place in Wales to build a complete car.
The coup has been hailed as proof of the area's resurgence. But what will it really mean for local people and how will it change the area?
In the words of Aston Martin chief executive Dr Andrew Palmer, St Athan will turn "from a military base to a luxury vehicle manufacturing plant... and frankly, the sooner the better".
Mr Palmer wants to build the workforce from within Wales. When asked about sourcing staff he said: "They're here, they're in Wales.
"You've got some wonderful universities, Cardiff University for example, you train great people. I believe this will retain youngsters in Wales and in Cardiff. "
And he said he was keen to utilise the area's existing skills: "We have a wealth of craftsmanship here - it takes 200 hours to make a car and to do that we need skilled labour.
"We have got that skilled labour in Wales... and that played a big part in our decision [to come to Wales]."
Cardiff and Vale College, which has sites in Cardiff and Barry, said it saw the news as an "opportunity" for students.
Principal Mike James said: "We are very excited by this investment... it represents a fantastic opportunity for our learners to gain employment with a world-renowned, prestige company."
The college said it was working closely with the Welsh government and employers.
Motor industry economist Prof Garel Rhys, who is chair of the Cardiff airport and St Athan enterprise zone advisory board, said colleges have a big role to play: "Colleges need to make sure that they speak to Aston Martin and they will.
"Aston Martin were attracted to the location for the skills required so colleges are doing the right thing already... [they're] doing a sterling job."
Prof Rhys said Wednesday's announcement was just the start of investment in the area: "The car came around in 1888, we've got a car company for the first time ever...
"When you're waiting for a bus for a long time, damn it, if one comes along a second one turns up. So possibly we might now get a second or third car maker."
His hopes were shared by First Minister Carwyn Jones, who told the assembled press at the unveiling that any development would "not just help Aston Martin but open up the site to further development as well".
And according to Prof Rhys, the 750 Aston Martin jobs can only lead to more jobs: "Every job Aston Martin creates will create 0.8 of a job elsewhere.
"There will be more businesses, leisure and retail services. Then they'll get to the point where they'll employ more people.
"You'll see a new school, the reopening of a post office. The knock-on effects don't happen overnight but it can take up to about six years for the whole thing to work through. "
He said Nissan's investment in Sunderland led to the creation of 27 separate companies: "And the north east of England had virtually no history in the industry."
The development will not have a big impact on the appearance of St Athan as the Aston Martin plant is going into an existing building, the super hanger, Prof Rhys said.
But a proposed northern access road from the B4265 between Boverton and Llanmaes traffic signal junctions was "essential" to the enterprise zone, Vale of Glamorgan council said.
New homes could also be on the cards, according to Prof Rees: "There'll be a lot of people moving into Wales from elsewhere... there will be a need for housing quite clearly and that will come down to housing authorities if the local area wants to benefit from this as much as possible.
"It'll be high quality housing as well."
Wednesday's optimism and excitement follows a spell of economic disappointment for the area.
In October 2010, a £14bn defence training academy which would have created 2,000 jobs at St Athan was scrapped as part of 8% of cuts by the UK government to the defence budget.
Then in 2012 the last RAF aircraft was repaired by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) at its St Athan base, ending 75 years of maintenance at the site.
But for today the future is looking bright for the people of St Athan.
Vale of Glamorgan council leader councillor Neil Moore described the announcement as a "vote of confidence" in the area.
He added: "It marks a very significant point in the ongoing resurgence of the Vale of Glamorgan."
"It's an enormous number of jobs, " said Prof Rees.
"They're very well paid jobs. And what a fantastic brand to work for."
Ava and Elouise Lucas were born at 25 weeks after doctors discovered a potentially deadly condition.
After just 18 hours, Elouise died, and weeks later medics advised parents Lauren Smith, 23, and Graham Lucas, 27, to switch off Ava's life support.
But after a "traumatic" four months, Ava was allowed to go home.
The twins were born in January, with Elouise weighing just 400g (14oz) - less than a bag of sugar.
Their parents were told the girls had twin-twin transfusion syndrome, with one losing blood to the other via connected blood vessels.
As soon as they were delivered, Ms Smith said, her daughters were immediately taken to intensive care.
"It was the most traumatic time of my life when the girls were born," she said.
"I didn't see them for hours and when I did, it was clear they weren't ready to take on the challenge they needed to face."
Within hours, the couple were told Elouise was dying.
"We had to make the hardest decision - a decision no parent should have to make - we had to turn off our baby's machine," Ms Smith said.
"We were broken-hearted and inconsolable that one of our precious babies had died but we had to stay strong for Ava and pray she would pull through."
After four weeks, doctors advised the couple to switch off Ava's life support machine, but the couple declined.
Ava remained on life support for 10 weeks, underwent life-saving treatment and was treated at five different hospitals.
After four months, she was well enough to go home to Peterborough with her family.
Ava is still on oxygen and has brain damage. Ms Smith said medics suspect she will have cerebral palsy.
"She was put through a lot but never gave up and we are so proud of her for that," said Ms Smith.
"This Christmas will be very difficult as even though we are celebrating Ava being alive, we will be remembering our beloved Elouise.
"We will lay flowers in our garden for her and think of her all day.
"We know she will be looking down on Ava as we make the day one to remember."
The injury puts him out of Saturday's European Champions Cup final against Clermont Auvergne at Murrayfield.
The 28-year-old winger was named as part of Gregor Townsend's first Scotland squad on Monday for matches in Singapore, Australia and Fiji.
"Sean is unfortunately out for the rest of the season," said McCall.
"It may or may not need surgery, but we won't find out for a few days. It's cruel luck for a player who has been in such great form."
Scotland will play a Test against Italy in Singapore on 10 June before facing Australia in Sydney on 17 June and Fiji in Suva on 24 June.
New-Zealand-born Maitland joined Glasgow Warriors in 2012 from Crusaders and qualified to play for Scotland through his Glaswegian grandparents.
He scored on his Scotland debut against England at Twickenham the following year and has gone on to score five tries in 28 international appearances.
Backs:
Back three: Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh Rugby), Ruaridh Jackson (Harlequins), Lee Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Tim Visser (Harlequins); Centres: Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors), Nick Grigg (Glasgow Warriors), Matt Scott (Gloucester), Duncan Taylor (Saracens); Fly-halves: Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors), Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors); Scrum-halves: Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors), Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors), Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh)
Forwards:
Props: Alex Allan (Glasgow Warriors), Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Willem Nel (Edinburgh Rugby), D'Arcy Rae (Glasgow Warriors), Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors); Hookers: Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby), George Turner (Edinburgh Rugby); Locks: Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors), Richie Gray (Toulouse), Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby); Back row: John Barclay (Scarlets - captain), Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh Rugby), John Hardie (Edinburgh Rugby), Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors), Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors).
10 June - Scotland v Italy, Singapore National Stadium, Singapore (KO tbc)
17 June - Scotland v Australia, Allianz Stadium, Sydney (05:00 BST)
24 June - Scotland v Fiji, ANZ Stadium, Suva (KO tbc)
Susan Potts, 64, of Lodge Close, Uxbridge, Middlesex, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
Potts was arrested after Gladys Allen, 93, was found dead at a house in Crimicar Lane, Sheffield, last January.
Her family said they were "grateful" the justice system had recognised the defendant's mental state.
A post-mortem examination of Mrs Allen's body had proved inconclusive, South Yorkshire Police said.
However, Sheffield Crown Court was told her body had a range of injuries. including head wounds and broken ribs.
The Potts family said Mrs Allen had been the central focus of the family and Potts had been a "loving daughter who was consumed by remorse".
The statement continued: "The tragedy that occurred in January was because at that time Sue had become severely depressed; it would have been unthinkable in any other circumstances.
"We are grateful that the justice system has recognised, that, but for her mental state, this tragedy would not have occurred, and that Sue will continue to receive treatment in hospital.
"The hope for all of us, including Gladys' friends and neighbours, is that with expert care, Sue will recover and eventually return to her family."
The duo have fronted the show since it began on BBC Two in 2010, alongside judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
They said in a statement: "We made no secret of our desire for the show to remain where it was... we're not going with the dough."
Love Productions, which makes the show, thanked them for "bringing their unique humour to the tent".
Giedroyc and Perkins said they were "very shocked and saddened" to learn Bake Off will be leaving the BBC.
Their statement continued: "The BBC nurtured the show from its infancy and helped give it its distinctive warmth and charm, growing it from an audience of two million to nearly 15 [million] at its peak.
"We've had the most amazing time on Bake Off, and have loved seeing it rise and rise like a pair of yeasted Latvian baps.
"We're not going with the dough. We wish all the future bakers every success."
In their statement, Love Productions said: "We would like to thank Mel and Sue for bringing their own unique humour to the tent over the past years and we respect their decision not to be part of the Bake Off team on Channel 4."
A spokesman for Channel 4 said earlier today that it "would be delighted if the presenters and judges want to come to Channel 4".
It is not yet known if judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood will stay with the show.
The BBC fell £10m short of the amount of money required to keep The Great British Bake Off, BBC News understands.
The corporation is thought to have offered £15m per year to keep the programme on the BBC.
That would have been double the amount the BBC currently pays for the show and its sister programmes such as An Extra Slice and the Sport Relief specials.
But it is understood Love Productions refused to entertain any offers below £25m per year.
Channel 4 will begin airing the programme in 2017, starting with a celebrity special in aid of Stand Up To Cancer.
On the news that Giedroyc and Perkins were leaving, former contestant Kate Henry, who was on the show in 2014, told the BBC News channel: "I'm quite sad that future contestants won't get to experience the joy of Mel and Sue in the tent.
"They really make it a fun experience rather than painfully stressful."
She said it would be an "utterly different show" if Berry and Hollywood were also to leave.
Ian Cumming, who was a contestant last year, told the BBC: "I'm really shocked. You're losing the humour of the show (with Giedroyc and Perkins leaving). That was always its charm. I think it will gradually slip down but we'll see."
Richard Burr, a finalist on series five in 2014, tweeted: "Without Mel and Sue it just isn't Bake Off. @Channel4 has just bought a tent."
John Waite, who won the third series of Bake Off, tweeted that he "was not feeling so hopeful" now Giedroyc and Perkins had left.
Both Giedroyc and Perkins have had plenty of work outside the Bake Off tent.
The pair started on Channel 4 in the 90s with daytime TV show Light Lunch, when their on-screen chemistry and ad-libbing became a popular staple with students and daytime TV viewers.
Giedroyc has co-presented the BBC's Eurovision semi-finals in Stockholm and Eurovison You Decide, as well as the BBC One's The Gift with Matt Baker, a show reuniting people who wanted to say thank you or sorry. She also took to the stage to play housekeeper Frau Schmidt in ITV's live Sound of Music last year.
Perkins has hosted BBC Two panel show Insert Name Here as well as shows with Giles Coren, including BBC Four's Edwardian Supersize Me and BBC Two's The Supersizers Go. She also wrote and starred in BBC Two sitcom Heading Out, set in a vet's surgery, in 2013.
Her work also includes presenting Thronecast on Sky Atlantic, the companion show to the hugely popular Game of Thrones TV series.
TV host and actor James Corden tweeted "huge respect" for the departing presenters, while Youtube vlogger Zoella said the show wouldn't be the same.
Guardian writer Charlotte Higgins tweeted: "Mel and Sue completely essential to #GBBO success."
The Sun's Dan Wootton described Giedroyc and Perkins's departure as a "huge blow".
But Telegraph columnist Neil Midgeley said the BBC should have paid out £25m to keep the show.
"The BBC didn't have to lose its biggest hit, The Great British Bake Off, to Channel 4. For BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall, who is constantly fighting off accusations of financial largesse from Tory MPs, it was a splurge too far.
"But, regardless of the politics, this is one BBC cheque that Lord Hall will come to wish he had written."
The shows and presenters that have swapped channels
Love Productions, which makes the programme, said negotiations with the BBC had been taking place for a year, with a last-ditch meeting on Monday.
Richard McKerrow, Love Productions' creative director, said the firm had found "the perfect new home for Bake Off" at Channel 4.
Scott Bryan, TV editor of Buzzfeed UK said: "You can't find any bigger a slot or do any better in terms of viewers than where it already is - on BBC One in a main teatime evening slot.
"Channel 4 would be monumentally thrilled with the idea that they have the same ratings that it has on BBC.
"I feel they would be equally happy if it got a few million less, because that would still be a few million more than another programme they would have on that slot, so it's still a massive win for them."
It is not yet clear what time slot the show will have on Channel 4 or whether it will be cut or extended in length.
Bake Off was 2015's most-watched programme, with 15.1 million viewers for the final, according to consolidated figures which include catch-up viewing.
The seventh series is currently being shown on BBC One on Wednesday evenings. More than 10 million tuned in for the opening episode.
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It follows an incident during their Premier League match at Villa Park on 2 November - which Tottenham won 2-1.
The FA charge stated that in or around the 66th minute, the clubs failed to ensure their players conducted themselves in an orderly fashion.
Both clubs accepted the standard penalty fine.
Villa striker Christian Benteke was sent off after he pushed a hand into Spurs midfielder Ryan Mason's face.
Television replays appeared to show Mason also pushing his head into the face of Benteke before referee Neil Swarbrick dismissed him.
Villa were leading 1-0 at the time of the incident but goals from Nacer Chadli and Harry Kane helped Tottenham come from behind to win.
Among those who will take part in the 28 February ceremony are Benicio Del Toro, Whoopi Goldberg and Kevin Hart.
"Each of these artists brings a wonderfully distinctive element to the Oscars stage," said Oscars producers David Hill and Reginald Hudlin.
The Oscars has been overshadowed by a row about the lack of diversity, with some black stars boycotting the show.
The Academy Awards announced the first slate of presenters for the 88th Oscars telecast in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Other performers and presenters taking part are Tina Fey, Ryan Gosling, Lady Gaga, Sam Smith, Charlize Theron, Jacob Tremblay, The Weeknd and Pharrell.
"Together they represent the many thrilling ways stories can be shared about the human experience, and we're honoured they will be part of the celebration," the Oscars producers said.
The announcement comes after film director Spike Lee's suggestion that quotas might need to be introduced for black, Asian and minority ethnic actors. All 20 Oscar nominees for acting are white for the second consecutive year.
A slew of actors later backed Lee's announcement that he could not support the "lily white" awards show.
However, Oscar nominee Charlotte Rampling called the ongoing row "racism against white people" and double Oscar-winner Sir Michael Caine advised black actors to "be patient".
He thought his years as a coach of Galwegians, Connacht and Ireland had given him sufficient insight into the Irish psyche, but they hadn't.
For omitting the darling of the Irish game, the Kiwi knew that all sorts of flak was heading his way. He knew that people would object thunderously and he was ready for that. He knew that people would object to his decision on rugby terms and he was steeled to the criticism.
What he hadn't banked on was people losing the plot and accusing him of acting maliciously towards O'Driscoll in a bitter attempt to settle a score with Irish rugby following his sacking as national team coach in 2001. That stuff hurt. There was heaps of it and it was as ugly as it was unjustified.
Gatland is a tough old boy, but that allegation stung, not just professionally, but personally. He made the call to drop O'Driscoll and promote Jonathan Davies for purely rugby reasons. Rightly, as it turned out.
When Gatland decided to go with only two Scots - and a dozen Welsh - for the upcoming Lions tour to New Zealand, he did it because he feels it is the right thing to do. He'll take the grief, but let's hope the grief begins and ends with rugby without spiralling into some conspiracy theory about him having no time for the Scottish game.
For Scottish rugby, there is despondency all over the place in this selection. No Scottish forward in a Lions squad for the first time since 1908. The joint lowest number of Scots in history.
No recognition of the Scottish pack - particularly the back row, which completely outplayed the Welsh back row in the Six Nations. Wales have four back-rows and six forwards in Gatland's squad. Only two Scottish players - Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour - get the nod as opposed to 23 combined from Ireland and Wales, two teams that Scotland beat only a couple of months ago.
There are legitimate gripes and taking points, but is there a miscarriage of justice? It's hard to see one. Is there a player whose claim was so obvious that it's grossly unfair that he's been left out? No.
If you pick Sean Maitland then which of George North, Anthony Watson, Liam Williams, Elliot Daly and Jack Nowell are you leaving out? All of those guys deserve to travel.
Eight-times capped England centre Ben Te'o's inclusion is a talking point but if there is one player who has cause to feel aggrieved there, it's Garry Ringrose of Leinster and Ireland, not any of the Scottish centres.
Finn Russell (and England's George Ford) missed out in favour of Jonathan Sexton, Owen Farrell and Dan Biggar at 10. There is a case to be made for Russell ahead of Biggar, but it's not one you'd go to war over. Neither is the omission of Greig Laidlaw. It's a touch contentious, but not controversial.
The hookers come into the same category. In this space Fraser Brown may have been picked, but Gatland is employed to do what he thinks he needs to do and he's gone down a different road.
Rory Best is Ireland's captain, Jamie George is terrific off the bench and Ken Owens has had a decent season with Wales. Dylan Hartley, Brown and Sean Cronin, another great impact hooker, miss out. How loudly can anybody protest about Gatland's chosen three? Murmurings, sure, but it's hardly cause for revolution.
Scotland have been unlucky at tight-head prop. WP Nel surely would have gone had he been fit. Zander Fagerson had a case. He's the type of player who would have grown in stature while surrounded by Lions. Tadhg Furlong, Dan Cole and Kyle Sinckler are hard to object to.
It's debatable whether the Lions have ever had such a collection of quality locks. Include a Gray - Jonny or Richie - but who do you leave out? Alun Wyn Jones, Courtney Lawes, George Kruis or Ian Henderson - a player who just put in a thumping performance in derailing the English chariot in Dublin?
Joe Launchbury hasn't made it either. Launchbury has probably more cause to feel hard done by than either Gray, as good as the brothers have been. Donnacha Ryan, the Munster and Ireland forward, hasn't made it either. Ryan played from the start when Ireland beat New Zealand in Chicago and again when they beat England last month.
Now to the back row. CJ Stander, Maro Itoje, Sam Warburton and Peter O'Mahony are among the chosen ones who have played blind-side flanker in the Six Nations. If you're picking John Barclay, you may have to lose one of them. Who?
At open-side flanker, the selected ones are Sean O'Brien and Justin Tipuric, with Warburton available at seven as well. Hamish Watson is arguably the Scot with the biggest case. He was outstanding during the Six Nations, Alun Wyn Jones singling him out for praise for the demolition job he did on the Welsh breakdown.
But is it unfair that he's not picked - or just unlucky that so many other superb players are in his position? James Haskell also misses out. At number eight, Ross Moriarty has been picked, which was a major surprise. He had some high-profile successes, mainly his excellent performance against England, but he was tamed easily at Murrayfield.
Is there much to choose between Moriarty and Ryan Wilson? Not really. But then you look at Jamie Heaslip - a former Ireland captain, a three-time European champion, a two-time Six Nations champion and a winner against the All Blacks in November - being left out and wonder who has the biggest gripe here?
These are Gatland's calls based on what he thinks he needs to win a series in the most unforgiving terrain in world rugby. There's no stitch-up here, no agenda. In June, into July, will we know if his judgement was right.
Mr Garton, 69, from Devizes in Wiltshire, disappeared on 25 September on a hillwalking trip in the area.
Despite extensive searches involving helicopters, divers and search dogs, there has been no trace of him.
The poles were recovered near Aonach Eagach Ridge, but a subsequent search of the area revealed nothing.
Police Scotland said the poles were Lecki telescopic trekking/walking poles in a black and gold colour.
Officers said they would like to hear from anyone else who may have lost poles on the ridge, a prominent feature in Glen Coe.
Mr Garton's family are also helping the police establish if they were his.
Robin Garton was reported missing after he failed to meet up with friends as planned in Kinlochewe in Wester Ross.
A memorial service has been planned by Mr Garton's family. It will be held at St Johns Church, Devizes in December.
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But where will the gold medals come for Britain?
With the caveat that sport at the elite level offers no guarantees - and that no blame can be laid at our door should overly large wagers on the following not come off - here are 12 of the best shots for the coming weeks.
Check on our progress to see if our tips came off or not...
Event: 100m breaststroke
Final: Sunday 7 August (02:53 BST on Monday)
He is the reigning world, European and Commonwealth champion, and the current world record holder. These might be 21-year-old Adam Peaty's first Olympic Games, but the kid from Uttoxeter who grew up scared of water has appeared intimidated by little else since his big breakthrough two years ago. It makes sense: this is a man who relaxes by listening to NWA and practising target shooting with an air rifle. He will have to beat South Africa's 2012 Olympic champion Cameron der Burgh and his GB team-mate Ross Murdoch, but his mother is so confident of her son's chances that she is taking her first flight to watch him in person in Brazil.
RESULT: GOLD!
Event: Canoe single
Final: Tuesday 9 August (19:16 BST)
Having failed to make the C1 final in London when world number one, and then having had to settle for silver in C2 behind surprise British champions Etienne Stott and Tim Baillie, the 33-year-old is desperate to go one better than both four years ago and in Beijing. Once again world number one, David Florence has been part of five separate training camps on the Rio course and feels as at home on it as he did on Lee Valley's white water. The Scot once applied for the European Space Agency's astronaut training programme; while Tim Peake beat him to that honour, Florence could take his own giant leap at his third Olympic Games.
RESULT: 10th
Event: Women's pair rowing
Final: Friday 12 August (14:24 BST)
The winners of Team GB's first gold at the London Olympics are the clearest favourites among their nation's rowers to win gold again here. Unbeaten together since 2011, a run of 36 races, the two women are complementary characters - Helen Glover fiercely competitive, Heather Stanning calm and methodical - and unstoppable together. Since London, army officer Stanning has completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan; Glover has got engaged to kids' TV presenter Steve Backshall. After Rio, the army beckons again for one, marriage for the other. For the next two weeks, it is once again all about the gold.
Event: Team pursuit
Final: Friday 12 August (22:42 BST)
At 36 Sir Bradley Wiggins has done it all - four Olympic gold medals, a multiple world champion, Tour de France winner, holder of the Hour record. These Games represent probably his last major tilt, but what a swansong it would be. One more medal and he will surpass Sir Chris Hoy as his country's most decorated Olympic athlete, reaching eight. Along with Ed Clancy, Owain Doull and Steven Burke he is part of the outstanding quartet in the competition; anything less than gold, for a nation that has won the last two Olympic titles, would rank as a grave disappointment.
Event: Heptathlon
Final: First day Friday 12 August, concludes Saturday 13 August (final event - 03:05 BST on Sunday)
Jessica Ennis-Hill doesn't see herself as favourite to retain the title she won so memorably in Stratford's Olympic Stadium. In the four years since she has suffered injury, taken time out to give birth to son Reggie and had to balance training for the toughest event in her sport with the demands of motherhood. She has, however, won back her world title, and it is that ability to go beyond her best on the biggest occasions that sets her apart once again. Her greatest threat is likely to come from compatriot Katarina Johnson-Thompson, keen to put her own nightmare at last summer's Worlds in Beijing behind her, but having run her second fastest hurdles ever at last month's Anniversary Games Ennis-Hill is coming good when it most matters once again.
Event: Team pursuit and omnium
Finals: Team pursuit Saturday 13 August (21:14 BST), omnium concludes Tuesday 16 August (21:05 BST)
No British woman has ever won three Olympic gold medals, but Laura Trott could double her two from London should she continue her upturn in form over the summer. Britain's team pursuit women's squad were unbeaten at the World Championships from 2011 to 2014, and while they slipped to silver in 2015 and bronze earlier this year, reports from their training base at the Manchester velodrome have indicated that they are returning to their best. In the omnium Trott must hold off veteran American Sarah Hammer as well as Australia's Annette Edmondson; with seven world and 10 European titles to her name already, she has the track record to start as narrow favourite.
Event: Tennis
Final: Sunday 14 August (Time to be confirmed)
Andy Murray's triumph on Centre Court four summers ago marked the start of his first golden period - putting behind him the defeat in that year's Wimbledon final by Roger Federer, setting up his US Open victory a month later and then his first Wimbledon singles title the following summer. He comes to Rio off the back of a second Wimbledon victory arguably even more impressive than that of 2013. And with Federer and Stan Wawrinka absent through injury and Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic one of several top 10 players to pull out blaming the Zika virus, the greatest threat, as so often, will come from world number one Novak Djokovic. Murray will also take aim at the doubles with brother Jamie and may yet also join Heather Watson in the mixed doubles, having won silver with Laura Robson in 2012.
Event: Dressage
Final: Monday 15 August (14:00 BST)
Before 2012 no British rider had ever won a medal in an Olympic dressage. Charlotte Dujardin, aboard her horse Valegro, won gold in both individual and team events, and the same partnership returns in Rio with both greater profile and greater expectations. Dujardin describes her mount as greedy and unaffectionate, but his ability to deal with the travel, noise and pressure of an overseas Olympics could see them triumph again.
Event: 57kg taekwondo
Final: Wednesday 17 August (02:00 BST on Thursday)
The youngest British gold medallist in London, Jade Jones has spoken of her desire not to be a one-hit wonder. Having won 10 of her last 13 tournaments she is certainly in form, and while old rival Eva Calvo Gomez is her biggest threat (Jones lost four of her first six bouts against the Spaniard, before winning the last two) the two cannot meet until either the final or bronze medal contest. Don't expect Jones to back down; the 23-year-old says she takes pleasure in being known as someone who kicks people in the head for a living.
Event: Triathlon
Final: Thursday 18 August (15:00 BST)
Not once in the four years since he won gold in London's Hyde Park has the elder Brownlee brother won a world title. Some of that is down to a persistent ankle injury, some to the consistent class of Spain's Javier Gomez. With surgery last year having fixed his ankle and a broken elbow ruling out Gomez, Alistair's peerless racing ability in the one-off big days make him a clear favourite once again. It will not be straightforward - younger brother Jonny is looking to upgrade the bronze he won in London, while Maria Mola and Fernando Alarza have both won key World Series races this summer but the punchy configuration of the Rio course - with a sea swim off Copacabana beach and bike leg that sees eight ascents of the steep Rua Professor Gastao - suits his strengths and preferred tactics perfectly.
Event: Flyweight
Final: Saturday 20 August (18:00 BST)
The first woman in Olympic history to win a boxing gold medal, Nicola Adams is now looking to become the first Briton since Harry Mallin in 1924 to retain an Olympic title in the ring. The 33-year-old is in form - she became world champion in May - and while the woman she beat in the flyweight final in London, China's Ren Cancan, is back again for revenge, Adams believes she is in better shape yet than four summers ago.
Events: 5,000m and 10,000m
Finals: 10,000m: Saturday 13 August (01:25 BST on Sunday). 5,000m: Saturday 20 August (01:30 BST on Sunday)
So many global golds has Mo Farah now won over the past five years that he arrives in Rio chasing an unprecedented quadruple-double - a fourth successive triumph at a major international games over both 5,000m and 10,000m. Having pulled that off in spectacular fashion in London, he repeated the trick at the Worlds in both Moscow and Beijing, running each time with pretty much identical tactics. No Briton has ever won three Olympic gold medals in athletics; while Ethiopia's trio of Muktar Edris, Dejen Gebremeskel and Hagos Gebrhiwet will look to gang up on him in the 10, the 5 - with three Kenyans, three Ugandans and a midweek heat to get past as well - could be harder yet. Farah, time after time, has proved himself equal to the challenge.
The decision follows months of protests, with many saying that Marcos' record of corruption and rights abuses meant he should not be interred there.
Nine judges voted in favour of the burial, with five against the decision.
President Rodrigo Duterte had announced plans for the move shortly after his election in May.
In August, he gave the initial go-ahead for the body to be buried in the National Heroes' Cemetery in Manila, calling Marcos a "Filipino soldier".
Critics had argued it was inappropriate to provide an honourable burial to a president blamed for thousands of killings, tortures and military abductions, many of which remain unresolved.
Marcos and his wife, Imelda, ruled the Philippines for 20 years before more than a million people took to the streets to overthrow them in what became known as the People Power Revolution of 1986.
His embalmed body is currently on display in his home city of Batac.
The infant was born to a woman named as Juli, who went into sudden labour a week before she was due to give birth.
She gave birth at 07:28 [01:58GMT] with help from two female passengers near the Khan Market station, reports said.
A spokesman for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said they had decided to honour the baby girl.
Juli, who is a resident of the Faridabad area, was on her way to Safdarjung Hospital for a routine check-up when labour began.
Launched in 2002, Delhi's hi-tech metro system has become the lifeline of India's capital city and is used by at least 1.8 million people daily.
Parts of the network are underground while some sections use elevated tracks.
The system, which covers some of the city's most congested streets, is seen as the answer to Delhi's traffic chaos and has helped in lowering air pollution levels.
Police spokesman Tyler Gamble said officers were on their way to break up a big crowd at the city's Bunny Friend Park when shots were fired.
Ambulances took 10 people to hospital, Mr Gamble said, and others were taken by private vehicles.
It is yet not known what started the shooting or how severe the injuries are.
According to Mr Gamble, there were two groups at the park - one had walked there as part of a neighbourhood parade, while others were watching or participating in a video being made in the park.
Witnesses told local TV station WWL that there were about 500 people at the park and that two gunmen opened fire in the crowd.
The last of Dunlop's six successes at the event came in the 2013 Superstock race but the 15-time TT winner will be fancied to add to that tally.
"We've made changes to the Superbike to get more speed and are developing it all the time," said the Ballymoney ace.
"It's a fast, smooth and open. On a good day it's a fantastic circuit."
Since taking Supersport and Senior triumphs at the Isle of Man TT in June, Dunlop has enjoyed victories at the Southern 100 and Armoy but the Bennett's Suzuki and MD Racing pilot will face stiff opposition at Dundrod.
Lincolnshire's Peter Hickman goes into the meeting on a high after securing a win and a second place at Sunday's British Superbike round at Thruxton on board his Smith's BMW machinery.
Hickman, who occupied the top step of the podium for the first time at an international road race by winning the second Superbike race at 'the Ulster' in 2015, believes Ian Hutchinson's one-year-old lap record of 134.089mph can be surpassed.
"I definitely think we could go a lot faster. It all depends on the conditions obviously but if we can have a couple of godo days of practice and get to Saturday with some good laps under our belt then I don't see why we can't push it up to maybe 135 or 136mph," said the two-time Macau Grand Prix winner.
"It'd be great to have a lap record around a road circuit, apart from my newcomer record at the TT I've not had an outright lap record anywhere on the roads so it'd be nice to do something like that, and good to do it at the Ulster.
"I enjoy riding on the roads so much, it's so much fun, and I also enjoy the British Superbikes, and I'm fast doing both which is why I get so much excitement from both. For me it's all about riding bikes as much as possible.
"Dundrod is just an untouched, proper circuit, just as it should be. It's fast, it's flowing, it hasn't had to be adapted with chicanes to try and make it safer; it already is as safe as you can make a road race, even though it is ridiculously fast," added the 30-year-old, who achieved five podiums from five starts at this year's TT.
Among the other leading challengers should be Bradford rider Dean Harrison, who was crowned Southern 100 Solo Champion for the first time on his Silicone Engineering Kawasaki in July.
Bruce Anstey will hope to make up for a disappointing season so far as he goes in search of a 13th win on board his fleet of Padgett's Hondas, with another former lap record holder, Manxman Conor Cummins, his team-mate once again.
William Dunlop's best chance of victory is likely to come in the Supersport class, while Fermanagh's Lee Johnston will aim to recapture the form which saw him clinch a hat-trick in 2015 as he returns to action after a practice spill at the TT.
Dan Kneen will hope to make the most of the opportunity he has been handed to impress in the Tyco BMW outfit, with Derek Sheils, Ivan Lintin, James Cowton, Jamie Coward, Dan Cooper, Christian Elkin and Adam McLean other probable frontrunners.
Roads closed - Wednesday and Thursday 9 and 10 August - 10:00 BST to 21:30 BST; Saturday 12 August - 09:30 BST to 20:30 BST
Thursday racing - Dundrod 150 - Race 1 - Dundrod 150 National Race (5 laps); Race 2 - Ultralightweight/Lightweight (5 laps); Race 3 - Dundrod 150 Challenge (5 laps); Race 4 - Dundrod 150 Superbike (6 laps); Race 5 - Dundrod 150 Supertwins (5 laps)
Saturday racing - Ulster Grand Prix - Race 1 - Superstock (6 laps); Race 2 - Supersport (6 laps); Race 3 - Ultralightweight/Lightweight; Race (5 laps) Race 4 - UGP Superbike (7 laps); Race 5 - Supertwins (5 laps); Race 6 - Supersport (6 laps); Race 7 - Superbike Race (6 laps).
More than 500 men and women from 52 countries around the world are competing in four-a-side matches between 10 and 15 July.
And city shoppers, workers and visitors have descended on George square to take in some of the 416 matches.
Over the course of the week crowds are expected to reach 100,000, with Nicola Sturgeon even taking time out of her busy schedules to cheer from the sidelines.
The first minister said the Homeless World Cup would energise and engage people who, for whatever reason, have become socially excluded.
I took in Wednesday's matches and the heavy showers did nothing to dampen the player's spirits with a glut of goals. Spectators donned ponchos in the stands and gathered around the big screen to watch Scotland's women defeat the USA 11-1.
In the opposite stand, Argentina and England fans exchanged some friendly chants as England's women narrowly saw off their opponents, winning 3-2.
Office workers gathered at the windows of the square's surrounding buildings to watch the action. Men and women who are used to going unnoticed in everyday life have been thrust into the limelight as they represent their respective nations in their bid to become Homeless World Cup champions.
In typical Scottish fashion we were treated to a complete change in weather conditions on Thursday, with matches kicking off in glorious sunshine. And fans seemed to be taking advantage as crowds gathered in bigger numbers than the day before.
Party atmosphere
Families arrived with young football fans in their favourite team colours.
David Henderson, 74, from Cumbernauld, had his two grandchildren with him who are aspiring footballers themselves. Mr Henderson said it was great to see everyone out and integrating with each other.
"This is my second time here. I was here on Tuesday and as soon as I said to my grandkids they wanted to come," he said. "The atmosphere is good and it shows you the people from Glasgow just all integrate and get wired in."
The atmosphere was certainly lively as workers on their lunch break began to drift into George Square to take in one of the 14-minute matches.
James, 33, from London, is in Glasgow on business this week and had no idea the Homeless World Cup was taking place until he was walking past and decided to take in Wales v Australia.
He said: "It is fantastic. What a party. Everyone is just really happy and chilled."
There were plenty of goals in the match with Wales running out eventual 7-3 winners.
As lunchtime approached the stands began to fill for Ireland v Northern Ireland. Fans were not left disappointed as this tight affair finished 4-4.
Matches ending in a draw are decided by penalties - players dribble towards the goalkeeper unopposed before taking their shot on goal. Ireland ran out eventual winners of the game scoring two penalties to one.
The Homeless World Cup was co-founded by Mel Young, who also co-founded the Big Issue and is the chairman of Sportscotland. He said the players from around the world have been warmly welcomed by team Scotland and the people of Glasgow.
"Our players are remarkable ambassadors for humanity, they are facing some of the toughest life challenges, and in their own way dealing with them," he said.
"We hope spectators will continue to come out in their numbers as the competition reaches it's climax over the next couple of days."
Scotland are bidding to be crowned world champions for the third time having previously won the cup in both 2007 and 2011.
The Scotland squad are selected from the Street Soccer Scotland national football programme which supports socially disadvantaged men and women.
Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is the national ambassador for the organisation which has also helped to provide reserve players to other national teams who have lost squad members through injury.
Scotland's players are picked by team manager and former Rangers star Ally Dawson, 58, who first became involved in the Homeless World Cup when it began in Graz, Austria in 2003. He said his players were getting a great deal out of the event and that it was a great opportunity for them to learn about different cultures.
The former player, who was capped for Scotland five times, said there was a "buzz about the place" and that everyone had been friendly and was getting behind the team.
"People see how good Glasgow is and how open and friendly it is and everyone has a smile on their face," he added.
Dawson says the commitment and work rate of the players has been fantastic and that they believe in one another and work well together.
At the moment, Scotland's men sit third in Group A with the woman's team sitting second and one point behind leaders Kyrgyzstan in Group B.
They will have to continue their impressive run of form as tournament favourites Mexico top their groups in both men's and women's tournaments. The finals will be played on Saturday.
Houston was found not guilty of making contact with a match official in Widnes' loss to Warrington on 13 April.
Amor was sent off for a high tackle on Wigan's Liam Marshall in Saints' local derby defeat at Wigan a day later.
He was found guilty but the charge against him was downgraded and the red card was deemed sufficient punishment.
Huddersfield half-back Danny Brough has been suspended for one match and fined £300 after being found guilty of using foul and abusive language towards a match official.
Warrington hooker Daryl Clark, Wigan centre Anthony Gelling and Leigh's Gregg McNally all took early guilty pleas to their respective charges.
Clark and Gelling have received one-match bans, while McNally will miss his side's next two games.
A crowd-funding project has raised more than £1m of the £2.35m required to take part in the final race on 23 November.
Administrator Finbarr O'Connell said: "The team needs to showcase itself. It needs to be acquired by some high-value individual, individuals or corporation.
"But the only way they will acquire it is if the team is still together."
Caterham missed last weekend's United States Grand Prix and this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo as the administrators attempt to restructure it.
O'Connell added: "Abu Dhabi is the last link, the stepping stone for one of the purchasers I'm speaking to, perhaps the Middle Eastern purchaser I'm speaking to, perhaps one of the others, to sign that cheque and take it over. It is the best way to showcase it."
Crowd-funding is a way of asking people to invest money in businesses or projects. More than nine million investments and donations were made last year.
Asked why the potential purchaser would not buy the team first, he said: "Because it has not raced, because there is a concern about what they are taking on, about the team and the commitment of the team.
"It is all very well to talk about really wealthy people doing things, but this is about 200 people giving their time and energy in order to make this work. the employees are the engine of this team."
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has described the crowd-funding exercise as "a disaster", saying: "We don't want begging bowls. If people can't afford to be in Formula 1, they have to find something else to do."
O'Connell said he was "really upset" about Ecclestone's remarks.
Saying he was speaking to "more than two" drivers about racing in Abu Dhabi, he added: "We have planned all of this.
"With the money we get from drivers with sponsorship and with huge support from a lot of other people, like (engine supplier) Renault, all our major counter-parties, are incredibly keen we are there, we survive, get through this new process, get a new backer and proceed as a properly functioning sound team."
Asked why the crowd-funding money would not need to be paid to the team's creditors, he said: "The money is being raised for a particular reason, so the team can race in Abu Dhabi.
"If it is not raised, it all goes back to the people who paid the money. The creditors are due their money from the assets of the company. If this team was taken over there will be much more money to go to the creditors of the company."
More than 11 million were watching BBC One at 22:00 BST when Trott received her Olympic gold medal for the omnium.
The same figure - 11.1 million - turned in one hour later to see Kenny, Trott's fiance, win the men's keirin.
Coverage of the Rio Olympics, which run until Sunday, has also helped give BBC Four record ratings.
Before Tuesday night's events, the highest viewing figures for the Rio Olympics came on Sunday.
That was reached when an average of 10.4 million watched gymnast Max Whitlock receive his second gold medal.
Ratings for the Rio Olympics have been generally lower compared with London 2012, due to the time difference between the UK and Brazil.
In 2012, 20 million people tuned in to see Usain Bolt win the men's 100m final when it aired on 5 August at 21:50 BST.
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More than two-thirds of 220 websites surveyed failed to comply with consumer protection laws such as cancellation rights and providing refunds when due.
The survey was conducted by officers from 22 Scottish local authority areas.
Officials described the amount of non-compliance as "worryingly high".
The survey of websites, which were selling a wide range of consumer goods across the UK, was part of a project organised by the Society of Chief Officers of Trading Standards in Scotland (SCOTSS).
It found that more than 50% of sites, chosen at random, failed to provide a full refund when required.
More than one in four websites illegally deducted the original delivery charge from money refunded, while 43% of sites failed to inform consumers of their right to cancel.
One in five added unexpected surcharges onto prices late in the buying process.
SCOTSS chairman Colin Baxter said: "These are worryingly high levels of non-compliance.
"These legal requirements are important for a variety of reasons: to protect online buyers, to ensure fairness and a level playing field for reputable retailers, and to ensure the smooth working of the internet marketplace.
"Since the early days of e-commerce, trading standards officers have worked hard with significant success to ensure that internet sellers are complying with the law.
"However, with the continuing expansion of e-commerce in the UK, new entrants are joining the market every day, many of them small micro-businesses with little experience of consumer law."
He added: "It is a battle for law enforcement to keep up".
The project involved an online inspection of the websites as well as officers carrying out "test purchases" to check how a consumer would be treated in practice.
Purchases were also cancelled within the statutory seven-day period to test whether website operators were following their obligations in those circumstances.
SCOTSS said non-compliances were followed up by officers either directly contacting the retailer involved, or referring to the trading standards service for the area where the companies were based.
Yifan Zhao, a university lecturer living in England, and his wife, Guo Huimin, both appeared at Newtownards Magistrates Court, County Down.
Police alleged the pair laundered more than £750,000 for a gang who smuggled "skunk" cannabis into Northern Ireland.
The couple, from Longleat Court, Milton Keynes, were remanded in custody.
The 35-year-old lecturer and his 34-year-old wife cried uncontrollably throughout the 20 minute hearing in Newtownards.
They are jointly charged with four offences including possessing criminal property, converting criminal property - namely cash - entering a criminal arrangement to acquire criminal property and cheating the public revenue.
The offences are all alleged to have taken place between 18 April 2013 and 25 March this year.
A detective constable told the court that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have been working in conjunction the National Crime Agency (NCA) in an operation that began last February.
The joint operation has resulted in multiple arrests and searches in Northern Ireland and Italy, and the seizure of various items, including financial documents.
The office said police had seized documents that indicated a total of £760,000 had been put through the couples' bank account, with many lodgements coming from across the UK.
The lecturer claimed their money had come from his university salary and from lawful business ventures including the buying and selling of cosmetic products.
A defence solicitor said his clients could be safely released if their bank accounts and assets were frozen and their passports surrendered, claiming they had made "proper tax returns".
However, the detective constable said police disputed the accused's claims that they had obtained the money lawfully and alleged they were "benefitting from this smuggling operation".
He said police were "strongly opposed to bail" as there was a serious risk the couple would flee the UK.
To date, nine other people who were accused of involvement in the international drug plot have been charged with a range of offences including conspiracy to smuggle class B cannabis and money laundering.
The smuggling charges arose after PSNI officers recovered £800,000 of strong cannabis, known as skunk, along with cash during searches in Belfast, Greenisland, Bangor, Newtownards and Ballywalter.
Eight other suspects have also been questioned in Italy following raids on three cannabis factories in the Prato and Bologna areas.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday there was "insufficient evidence to prosecute" the 75-year-old singer.
Sir Cliff told ITV's Good Morning Britain he disliked the terminology.
"Insufficient suggests that maybe there's something there and I know there wasn't," he said.
"There are certain terminologies [the CPS] have to use, and in this case, they never say there is no evidence, they just say insufficient evidence."
The singer said he felt like "collateral damage" resulting from the wave of police investigations into high-profile sex abuse allegations sparked by the Jimmy Savile scandal.
Sir Cliff said he believed suspects in sexual abuse cases should not be publicly named unless they are formally charged and questioned if accusers should have anonymity for life.
"I can understand protecting children, but my accusers are all men, grown up men. I don't see why they should be protected," he said.
When the allegations first came to light in 2014, a police raid on the singer's home was shown during the BBC's initial reporting of the story.
Sir Cliff said he believed the corporation knew about the raid in advance as a result of contact with South Yorkshire Police at the time.
He said there "must have been illegal collusion" between the BBC and police and he believed he had a "every right to sue... definitely for gross invasion of my privacy".
An independent investigation concluded in 2015 that police should not have released "highly confidential" information to the BBC about a planned search of the singer's home.
The BBC and South Yorkshire Police have both apologised to Sir Cliff.
The singer also said the investigation had made him rethink his attitude to fans.
"I am very cagey now when I am having pictures taken with people," he said.
"I don't like that feeling, because I've always had photographs taken with grandparents and their grandchildren.
"That's my life, I'm a family entertainer and that's what I have done, but that's one thing I am going to have to try and get rid of."
Speaking to Gloria Hunniford in a second interview broadcast by ITV on Wednesday, Sir Cliff said it had been a "costly" 22 months.
When pressed further as to how much he had spent on legal fees, the singer replied: "Over a million pounds."
But he added: "I can afford to do that. If you were a plumber or teacher or doctor and somebody makes a false accusation, I don't think they would have the ability to do that."
Sir Cliff also spoke about the toll the process has taken on his health.
"I've had in the course of this year shingles, I got hit by shingles," he said. "I got it on my face and my head."
The entertainer also told Hunniford he "probably will have to" sue the BBC.
"I was first against the idea of suing people who are institutions of our country... I have listened to the BBC everywhere in the world wherever I go, it's a great institution," he said.
"It's the men at the top that should be sacked."
An updated statement from the BBC, released on Wednesday morning, responded to Sir Cliff's suggestion that sexual abuse suspects should not be publicly named unless charged.
"Deciding whether people should remain anonymous while the subject of a Police investigation is a matter for Parliament," it said.
The BBC repeated its apology to Sir Cliff but also defended the initial decision to cover the story.
"Police investigations into prominent figures in public life are squarely in the public interest," the statement said.
Jeremy Corbyn had claimed text messages showed ministers were prepared to offer a "sweetheart deal" to the council to avoid a referendum on the rise.
But Mr Javid insisted there was "no memorandum of understanding" between the government and the council.
And Surrey County Council said "no deal" had been offered.
The Labour leader raised the issue during Prime Minister's Questions, claiming he had seen leaked text messages intended for a Department for Communities and Local Government official called "Nick" from the leader of Surrey County Council, David Hodge.
"These texts read, 'I am advised that DCLG officials... have been working on a solution and... you [will be] contacting me to agree [a memorandum of understanding],'" he said.
He asked: "Will the government now publish this memorandum of understanding and, while they're about it, will all councils be offered the same deal?"
Noting that Chancellor Philip Hammond and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt are both Surrey MPs, Mr Corbyn said: "But there was a second text from the Surrey County Council leader to Nick - and in the second text it says, 'The numbers you indicated are the numbers I understand are acceptable for me to accept and call off the R.'
"Now, I've been reading a bit of John le Carre and apparently 'R' means referendum. It's very subtle all this."
He added: "He goes on to say in his text to Nick, 'If it is possible for that info to be sent to... myself, I can then revert back soonest. Really want to kill this off.'
"So how much did the government offer Surrey to kill this off and is the same sweetheart deal on offer to every council facing the social care crisis created by this government?"
Business rate pilot
In a statement, Mr Javid said Surrey County Council's budget and council tax "is a matter for the council", adding it "had been clear that their budget decision (setting a level of council tax which is not above the referendum threshold) was theirs alone".
Under the Local Government Finance Settlement, the Department for Communities and Local Government discussed funding with councils across the country "of all types and all political colours", he said.
"Whilst the final settlement has yet to be approved, the government is not proposing extra funding to Surrey County Council that is not otherwise provided or offered to other councils generally," Mr Javid said.
"There is no 'memorandum of understanding' between government and Surrey County Council."
He said Surrey had asked to take part in the pilot of a new business rates scheme, adding that other councils could also apply to take part.
Downing Street said all conversations between the government and Surrey had been "entirely appropriate" and there was no "sweetheart deal".
The proposed 15% rise was mooted by Surrey Council to cover what it said were shortfalls in funding to cover the rising costs of social care.
But plans for a referendum - which are triggered if a local authority proposes a council tax rise of 5% or more - were dropped during a full council meeting on Tuesday.
Councillors will now consider an alternative budget.
Mr Hodge told the BBC: "There is no deal with government, there never was - end of story."
The prime minister said: "The deal that is on offer to all councils is the one that I have already set out."
Councils have been allowed to implement a 3% tax increase solely for social care over the next two years to plug the funding gap in this area.
That is on top of a discretionary general increase of 2%, making a total of 5% before a referendum is needed.
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson said he was "seeking urgent clarification" about whether Surrey had been "bought off" by the government, adding that cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Birmingham had been hit "far harder" by funding cuts.
The 35-year-old former New Zealand international joined Quins in 2008 and has scored 2,024 points in 181 appearances for the Premiership club.
"Nick is the consummate professional and his competitiveness still burns more than it ever has," said director of rugby Conor O'Shea.
"He is a massive influence on the group and he has become a true legend in the history of Harlequins."
The club have not disclosed the length of Evans' new deal at the Twickenham Stoop.
Evans, who won 16 caps for the All Blacks between 2004 and 2007, helped Quins win the Amlin Challenge Cup in 2011 and the Premiership title a year later.
He became the club's leading points scorer in 2013, surpassing Bob Hiller, and is fifth on the all-time list of top points scorers in the Premiership.
"Harlequins has been the biggest part of my professional career and I am so proud to have been given the opportunity to continue at this great club," he said.
"The potential this group of players has is incredibly exciting. I'm looking forward to being able to help the squad reach our domestic and European goals once again."
David Hall, 48, stabbed Dennis Plater, 82, more than 40 times in an attack at his home in Stroud in November 2014.
Bristol Crown Court heard Hall lost his temper after Mr Plater hired another gardener due to his unreliability.
Hall will serve at least 18 years in prison but was told by the judge he may never be released.
The court was told Hall had been paid £5 an hour to look after Mr Plater's landscaped garden.
But Mr Plater decided to hire another gardener after Hall failed to turn up on a series of Mondays that had been agreed.
The court was told Hall visited Mr Plater after receiving an "apologetic" message on his mobile, on 5 November 2014, telling him of the loss of his job.
He stabbed him to death in his kitchen then "cleared out" more than £100 in cash from Mr Plater's home.
Hall left the property, using Mr Plater's key to lock the front door, then threw the murder weapon and key into a nearby canal.
Mr Plater's body was discovered the day after by his neighbour and new gardener, who used a spare key to gain entry.
Hall caught a train to Portsmouth where he had moved a month earlier and was arrested by police in Southsea.
At a previous hearing Hall had admitted murder, but denied it was for financial gain saying he lost his temper after Mr Plater refused to shake his hand.
Judge Neil Ford QC ruled Mr Plater's killing was not financially motivated but described the attack as "an extraordinarily callous act".
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Vulcan XH558, which will be permanently grounded at the end of the summer, was one of the highlights of the Blackpool Air Show.
Also appearing were the Red Arrows, Breitling Wingwalkers and RV8tors aerobatic team.
The air show ends on Monday.
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The American world number one served superbly to win a pulsating final 6-3 7-6 (7-5) after Sharapova fought back in the second set.
Williams, 33, moves past Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert with a 19th major singles title.
She has now beaten Russia's Sharapova, the world number two, 16 times in a row dating back to 2004.
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"I have to congratulate Maria, she played a wonderful match and she really pushed me," said Williams.
"She played so well and gave me a great final not only for the fans, but for women's tennis. I'm really honoured to play her in the final."
Despite feeling so unwell during a rain delay in the first set that she left the court to vomit, Williams hit 18 aces and 38 winners as she won in one hour and 51 minutes.
Seemingly unsure for a moment that an ace had sealed victory, she then shook hands with Sharapova and bounded over to the corner of Rod Laver Arena towards her player box.
It was a brilliant performance in a final that exceeded many expectations, bearing in mind the players' head-to-head record.
Sharapova made a nervous start, double-faulting to drop serve in game one, while Williams appeared keener than ever to shorten the points, possibly because of her ailment.
The American crushed the Russian's second serve and was not disrupted by a 12-minute rain break that led to the roof being closed.
Still feeling the effects of a heavy cold that has dogged her over the last week, Williams headed off court - in contrast to Sharapova - but the top seed returned at the potentially dangerous score of 3-2, 30-30, to calmly produce an ace and a forehand winner.
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Breaks of serve were swapped before Williams took the set in 47 minutes with a backhand and a scream.
Sharapova was looking at another one-sided defeat when facing break points early in the second, but showed why she is a five-time Grand Slam champion.
She served her way out of trouble and managed to cling on in a set in which Williams hit 15 aces and won almost 90% of first-serve points.
A gripping contest developed, with Serena escaping at 3-2, 0-30 thanks to three aces and a service winner.
Another game of three aces led to the American being called for hindrance after shouting "Come on" before the point had finished, and she mockingly mouthed "calm down" to herself after another winner soon after.
Sharapova would not give in, saving a match point with a screaming forehand winner to make it 5-5, and seeing off a second in the tie-break behind a bold second serve.
Williams had a third opportunity, however, and after an apparent ace was called a let - much to her disbelief - she clinched it with another unplayable serve.
"I've not beaten her for a long time, but I love every time I play her as she is the best and you want to play against the best," said Sharapova.
"I gave it everything. I love playing in the Rod Laver Arena, I've had some of my best memories and toughest losses but that is the life of a tennis player."
The 25-year-old impressed after scoring in a friendly against St Mirren.
Sutherland headed to the United States on a soccer scholarship at Midwest State University and North Carolina State University.
He had previously been with Whitehill Welfare and Spartans and on his return was with Blackpool, Plymouth Argyle and Woking.
Sutherland, who represented Great Britain at university level, ended last season on a short-term contract with Queen's Park in League Two after having had a trial with Rangers.
However, he has now moved up to the Championship with the Blue Brazil.
Meanwhile, Cowden midfielder Greig Renton has joined junior club Lochore Welfare until January on loan.
Fellow 17-year-old Liam Dunn has joined Berwick Rangers on a permanent contract, the midfielder's one appearance for the Blue Brazil coming last season against the Borders outfit.
Carl Worrall, 49, of Pyle Street, Newport, Isle of Wight is accused of a public order offence.
Jack Stevens, 26, of Oxford Street, Long Eaton, was charged with criminal damage in connection with the throwing of a flare.
Nottinghamshire police commissioner Paddy Tipping said the cost of policing the march will probably reach £200,000.
About 100 EDL supporters attended, with several hundred people gathering to oppose the protest.
Mr Tipping said he will be asking the Home Office to introduce tougher laws to stop disruptive protests.
"We have to be clear that demonstrations like this are disruptive and they do cause concern in the wider community," he said.
"I am not sure we have got the balance right. People have a right to demonstrate but normal citizens have a right not to have their lives disrupted."
Police said of four other people arrested in connection with the demonstration, one was bailed and the other three released without charge.
They said they had received no reports of injury or assault during the march.
The force was supported by 21 other police forces - including specialist officers, police dogs and mounted officers.
India batted first and collapsed from 83-0 to 200 all out, with Steven Finn taking 3-36 and Ajinkya Rahane top-scoring with a patient 73.
England were in deep trouble at 66-5 but were rescued by a sixth-wicket partnership of 125 between James Taylor (82) and Jos Buttler (67).
England will play Australia in the final at the same venue on Sunday.
Eoin Morgan's side have lost both of their games against the hosts in the tournament.
The final will be England's last one-day international before the World Cup starts on 14 February, although they also have warm-ups against West Indies and Pakistan.
Reigning world champions India, who failed to register a win in the tri-series, have warm-up games against Australia and Afghanistan.
Having lost the toss at the Waca and been asked to bat, India openers Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan overcame a nervous start on an uneven pitch to put on 83 for the first wicket.
But the dismissal of Dhawan, who was caught behind by Buttler off the bowling of Chris Woakes, triggered the collapse.
Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina both perished cheaply trying to take on the off-spin of Moeen Ali.
Rahane lost another partner when Ambati Rayudu edged behind, handing Stuart Broad his first wicket of the series.
The powerplay saw India lose further ground, with only 23 runs scored for the loss of Rahane and Stuart Binny.
Finn accounted for both, dismissing Rahane caught behind and Binny courtesy of an outstanding slip catch by Ian Bell.
When captain MS Dhoni fell - undone by a ball that kept low from James Anderson, five balls after being hit on the helmet by the seamer - India looked unlikely to make it to 200.
However, some lusty hitting from Mohammed Shami saw 35 runs added for the last wicket.
Woakes eventually ended the innings with 11 balls remaining, but not before Shami had made the second-highest score by an India number 11 against England.
Finn was the pick of England's bowlers, while Anderson returned miserly figures of 1-24 from nine overs.
In reply, Bell was trapped in front by Sharma before Moeen threw his wicket away, chipping Axar Patel to Rayudu at long-off.
And when Joe Root fell for a duck in the following over, having driven a return catch to Binny, India were suddenly back in the match.
Morgan was undone as much by the unpredictability of the pitch as the medium pace of Binny, squirting a catch to mid-on.
In contrast, Ravi Bopara had no such excuses, steering a long-hop from Binny straight into the hands of Ravindra Jadeja at point.
Rahane should have run Buttler out when the Lancashire man had only three runs to his name and the missed chance proved to be the crucial turning point.
Taylor and Buttler slowly rebuilt the England innings, the former making his fourth fifty in eight matches since being recalled to the one-day team.
With Taylor playing the anchor role, Buttler was able to play some shots and his sixth fifty in ODIs came from 58 balls and included a couple of sweetly-timed off-drives.
England had a late wobble - Taylor top-edging a pull shot to long-leg and Buttler holing out in the covers - but Woakes and Broad saw them home with 19 balls to spare.
The move was confirmed in a statement to the Stock Exchange on Monday.
An extraordinary general meeting is being held at Ibrox on Friday, when the future of the current board is to be decided.
It is unclear if chief executive Derek Llambias and finance director Barry Leach will also go before Friday.
The Rangers Supporters Trust (RST) says it is "delighted" at Somers' resignation, describing him as "inept and embarrassing".
It has also announced that it has been given the proxy vote for the shares owned by former Rangers manager Walter Smith and now claims to have voting rights for 6.3% of the shareholding.
The EGM was called by shareholder Dave King, who has tabled resolutions aimed at ousting the current board and appointing himself, Paul Murray and John Gilligan in their place.
Somers, 66, had been chairman since October but has faced numerous calls to step down by fans who have been protesting for change.
He said in a statement: "I have worked in the City of London, the world's greatest financial centre for decades and enjoyed considerable success.
"When I was approached about the chairmanship of Rangers, friends warned me that the world of football has different rules and codes of behaviour.
"I now know that is a gross understatement.
"I am a non-confrontational man and have always tried to bring harmony to boardrooms and with stakeholders.
"At the risk of antagonising my army of critics, I would point out that Rangers managed to pay its bills and avoid going under during my tenure.
"These critics might not agree with how we achieved this.
"I look forward to alternative solutions from whoever is running the club in the future.
"Despite the personal attacks on me from various sources, I genuinely wish the club the very best in the future and I am confident that with such a passionate and vociferous fan base they will be restored to their former glories."
Director James Easdale last week resigned from the board, giving his reason as a lack of support from the club's fans.
In a damning statement, the RST said Somers' comments were "entirely in keeping with his behaviour" during his tenure.
It said: "His lack of ambition or ability, rampant self interest, contempt for shareholders and fans, and disastrous dearth of understanding of the position of responsibility he held will be his legacy.
"He will be remembered as one of the most inept and embarrassing chairmen of our wonderful sporting institution."
And the fans' group has called for the remaining directors, Llambias and Leach, to "follow Mr Somers out of the door".
"Mr Leach should have resigned when he made disparaging comments about major shareholders in a meeting with fans," said the RST statement.
"This amounted to gross misconduct in our opinion and in any normally operating business he would no longer be in position. He should be suspended and subject to disciplinary procedures after the general meeting.
"Mr Llambias has serious questions to answer over the recruitment process which saw him appointed as chief executive. Not least whether the inaccurate information which appeared in his bio on the Rangers website, and was circulated to shareholders, formed part of the information relied on to support his application.
"His ham-fisted attempt to use legal threats to silence legitimate criticism from the outgoing Fan Board has further alienated supporters. Taken together we believe these make his position untenable. He should also be suspended and subject to disciplinary procedures after the general meeting."
On the subject of Smith passing his voting right to the RST, a spokesman said: "Obviously we are delighted that Walter has agreed to proxy his shares to us.
"We are sure he shares our hope that things are about to change for the better."
Ryan Lloyd teed up Ross Hannah to give Chester what looked to be the game's only goal before a hectic ending.
Emile Sinclair headed Oliver Norburn's corner to level before Will Hatfield gave Guiseley an 81st-minute lead.
Kane Richards levelled just two minutes later while Sinclair looked to have won it after tapping in James Hurst's cross before Tom Shaw equalised again.
A police spokesman said it was not clear how those found had died, but that tests were being carried out to establish their identities.
The camp was found on Friday on a route regularly used to smuggle Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
One very ill survivor was also found.
Police General Jarumporn Suramanee told the AFP news agency that one of the 26 bodies recovered was a woman.
"There are no more bodies," he went on. "Every hole has been searched."
A police spokesman said earlier that human traffickers were believed to have abandoned the sick man a few days ago, as they moved people across the border from the camp, in Songkhla province.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Myanmar says that it is not immediately clear how the people died but that, from looking at the remains, police officers believe that many perished from disease or starvation.
The purpose of the camp is also unclear but our correspondent says that smugglers are known to hold people in camps for months while ransoms are demanded from their families back home.
Every year thousands of people are trafficked through Thailand and into Malaysia.
Rohingya Muslims in particular have used the route to flee persecution and sectarian violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
In 2012, more than 200 people were killed and thousands left homeless after violence broke out between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar. Anti-Muslim violence has flared several times since then.
In December, the UN passed a resolution urging Myanmar to give access to citizenship for the Rohingya, many of whom are classed as stateless.
Lawro's opponent for FA Cup fourth-round weekend is former Cambridge United and Manchester United striker Dion Dublin.
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Dublin made his name as a striker with the U's, who sold him to United for £1m in 1992. He believed that Cambridge, who are mid-table in League Two and the lowest ranked side left in the competition, had a chance against the 11-time winners. And he was right!
"Anything can happen," Dublin told BBC Sport before the game. "There is always a chance in the FA Cup, there's always a twist.
"I don't think Cambridge will win the tie, best scenario is to get a draw. Underdogs do tend to find a few extra percent against teams like Manchester United."
How right he was as the sides battled out a goalless draw in front of the BBC cameras.
* Dion specified a scoreline, but declined to pick a winner. However, he says he wants a draw.
# away team to win at home in the replay
^ home team to win away in the replay
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth ONE point. Getting the exact score correct earns THREE points.
Last week, Lawro got four correct results from 10 Premier League games, with no perfect scores.
His score of four points was beaten by comedian Seann Walsh, who picked five correct results, with one perfect score for a total of seven points.
We are keeping a record of the totals for Lawro and his guests (below), and showing a table of how the Premier League would look if all of Lawro's predictions were correct (at the bottom of the page).
All kick-offs 15:00 GMT unless otherwise stated.
Lawro's prediction: 0-3
Dion's prediction: 3-1/1-3 (Dion specified a scoreline, but declined to pick a winner. However, he said he wanted a draw)
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Lawro's prediction: 0-1
Dion's prediction: 0-2
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Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dion's prediction: 1-1 (West Brom to win the replay)
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Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dion's prediction: 1-0
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Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Dion's prediction: 5-0
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Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Dion's prediction: 3-1
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Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Dion's prediction: 2-0
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Lawro's prediction: 2-1
Dion's prediction: 0-0 (Sheff Utd to win the replay)
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Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Dion's prediction: 2-1
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Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Dion's prediction: 3-1
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Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Leicester to win the replay)
Dion's prediction: 2-2 (Leicester to win the replay)
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Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Liverpool to win the replay)
Dion's prediction: 2-1
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Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Dion's prediction: 1-3
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Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Bournemouth to win the replay)
Dion's prediction: 1-1 (Bournemouth to win the replay)
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Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Dion's prediction: 0-2
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Lawro's prediction: 1-1 (Stoke to win the replay)
Dion's prediction: 1-3
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Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro's best score: 17 points (week seven v Ossie Ardiles)
Lawro's worst score: 2 points (week 20 v Steve Wilson)
The 153 skiers were stuck on the slopes of the Cervinia resort for seven hours on Saturday after wires carrying the cabins became tangled in strong winds.
The cars stopped at an altitude of more than 2,500m (8,366ft), and the rescue ended just before midnight.
No cases of hypothermia were reported during the incident in the Aosta Valley, near the French border.
"Luckily the wind wasn't too cold... everything is under control," Adriano Favre, the head of the local rescue teams, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.
Television pictures of the rescue showed the skiers using wires to slide down the cable to the ground.
In September, more than 30 tourists spent a cold night trapped in several cable cars high above the French Alps.
They were eventually freed after rescuers managed to restart the cabins by relaxing the tension of tangled cables.
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance (SCAA), the only charity-funded helicopter air ambulance, has been upgraded to a new model.
The new helicopter was revealed by Health Secretary Shona Robison and SCAA chairman John Bullough.
The UK government has provided £3.3m of funding for the new helicopter from Libor fines on banks.
The money comes from fines imposed on the banking industry for rigging the Libor benchmark interest rate.
The EC 135 replaces the current charity-funded air ambulance, the country's last Bolkow 105, which will be taken out of service.
The new helicopter was unveiled at the SCAA's Perth Airport base.
Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife said: "The new helicopter will provide a modern, spacious, powerful and all-round more capable aircraft that could increase operational capacity by over 50%.
"Since the charity Air Ambulance was launched it has attended over 750 time critical emergency callouts.
"The £3.3m funding provided by the UK government from Libor fines on banks is very welcome and has helped to put the air ambulance on strong and sustainable footing for the future.
"Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance is one of the best things that has happened in Perthshire. It has successfully brought together the public, big business and local community groups. I wish the charity the very best going forward."
So far, Putin has driven past all of them and shows no sign of changing course. A recent Pew poll provides at least a partial explanation: Putin has a considerable domestic political wind at his back.
Even though there is growing concern among the Russian people about the state of the economy, 88% of those surveyed nevertheless trust Putin's leadership.
Putin may well be driving Russia into the wilderness but so far the Russian people are enjoying the ride. The current dynamic reminds them of the halcyon days of the Soviet Union.
With no obvious end in sight, Europe, the United States and Russia are left with a series of reciprocal moves that do not necessarily represent an escalation but certainly deepen the chasm between East and West.
The European Union recently renewed sanctions against Russia for another six months as part of a Western strategy to increase the costs to Putin to a degree that it changes his calculus.
At least for now, Putin's domestic political gain outweighs the international pain.
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter, on a visit to Estonia, announced additional support for Nato's rapid reaction force.
While the prepositioning of equipment and increased exercises communicate the alliance's preparedness to defend its allies, the same Pew poll suggested that there is a discernible sentiment across "Old Europe", notably in Germany, against a military response, even if Russia attacks a Nato ally.
One key factor in that scepticism is Germany's preoccupation with keeping the European Union intact and the eurozone afloat.
In fact, if the EU fails to reach a revised financial agreement with Athens in time to meet a scheduled repayment to the International Monetary Fund on 30 June and Greece defaults, it may be forced out of the eurozone.
If that happens, the fallout could weaken either the existing European consensus on sanctions against Russia or their effectiveness, since Athens might increase its economic reliance on Moscow to help with its economic recovery.
Either way, Putin gains.
Putin for his part pledged to strengthen Russia's nuclear forces, the only genuine strategic card that Russia has left. And it plays well with the home crowd.
Nato is also committed to helping Ukraine improve its ability to defend itself, a process that will be likely to take a decade or more.
Recognising that stability will take years to achieve under the best of circumstances, as there is a growing understanding that the crisis is larger than Ukraine.
Until now, Europe has been guided by a sensible policy of isolating Russia over Ukraine while leaving all doors open for political, economic and military co-operation if and when Russia stops its destabilisation strategy against Kiev.
For example, Russia still has an ambassador at Nato and all the structures for defence co-operation remain in place, if dormant.
But Putin is challenging how the international system works, the degree to which international norms will be enforced and what regional prerogatives his country should have. Russian policy under Putin is far more about counterbalancing than co-operating.
Thus, the new Nato with 28 member states finds itself wrestling with an old question: what to make of Russia and what are the implications for transatlantic security.
To the extent Ukraine is not a temporary diversion but a manifestation of a more permanent challenge to Western interests and values, it raises the question of whether the current Russian revisionism is a reflection of its leader or the system that produced him.
If the leader is driving the system, the existing antagonism could last as long as a decade. If the system is driving the leader, then it requires a fundamental rethinking of the strategy that has guided European and American policy since the end of the Cold War.
That's not a question that needs to be answered now. Putin and Russia are currently one and the same.
But just to put that in perspective, presidential campaigning is under way in America. If the next president serves two terms, he or she will still be dealing with Putin in his or her eighth year in office.
If there is another attempt at a reset with Russia down the road, it will be the president after next who makes that attempt.
PJ Crowley is a former US Assistant Secretary of State and now a professor of practice and fellow at The George Washington University Institute of Public Diplomacy & Global Communication.
"I in no way advocate the gender pay gap," he said, claiming his remarks had been "taken out of context".
Chambers faced a social media backlash after claiming men's salaries should be higher as they had families to support.
The actor also said his Casualty co-star Derek Thompson deserved to be the BBC's highest-paid actor.
"It's like being a footballer - you earn your credits," he was quoted as saying at a book launch.
"I've just done six months on Casualty, but Derek has done 31 years of service."
"My wife works really hard as a stay-at-home mum, but I'm the only one bringing in a salary for our family," he reportedly went on to say.
"Many men's salaries aren't just for them, it's for their wife and children, too."
Thompson's salary was among those disclosed in the BBC's annual report, which highlighted a disparity between what the corporation's male and female celebrities are paid.
"I am completely mortified by the stories that have run today and didn't mean to offend anyone by my comments," Chambers told the Press Association on Tuesday.
"I was explaining that I thought it had stemmed from that past, and shouldn't be how things are now.
"I truly believe that change needs to happen."
Chambers, a former winner of Strictly Come Dancing, plays Sam Strachan on Casualty and its sister show Holby City.
His comments come amid continued debate about the BBC's pay disclosures and the wider issue of gender pay disparity.
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Four people have been taken to hospital and a further eight treated for asthma symptoms since the fire began at a recycling plant on Thursday.
Described by authorities as "the size of a sports field", the fire is likely to burn for at least two more days.
It has cast smoke and ash as far as 15km (nine miles) away.
Metropolitan Fire Brigade Commander Brendan Angwin said the blaze is being fuelled by thousands of tonnes of plastic, cardboard and paper.
"It is extremely difficult to gain access to the fire," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"We are really concerned for firefighter safety."
The local Environmental Protection Agency has described air quality in the vicinity as "very poor".
Authorities have urged anyone near the fire, at Coolaroo in Melbourne's north, to take shelter indoors. An emergency relief centre has been set up.
It is the third fire this year at the facility, reports say.
German Under-21 international Kachunga, who is on loan from Bundesliga side Ingolstadt, headed past Daniel Bentley five minutes after the break.
The Bees pulled level through Nico Yennaris after he slipped the ball through loan keeper Danny Ward's legs.
However, Palmer netted with his second touch two minutes later after Bentley had saved well from Rajiv van La Parra.
After enjoying the lion's share of the ball in a goalless first half, the Terriers finally made the most of their most of their dominance when 24-year-old striker Kachunga nodded in at the far post from Tommy Smith's cross, leaving Bentley stranded.
Going a goal behind spurred Brentford into life, as Lewis Macleod's shot went just wide from 25-yards following Sam Saunders' free-kick.
Moments later, Macleod caught the Huddersfield defence napping, as his neat flick was collected by Yennaris for a simple tap-in.
However, 19-year-old Chelsea loanee Palmer - who came off the bench following the visitors' equaliser - brought the ball down brilliantly before scoring to ensure the hosts' first opening-day win since 2010.
Huddersfield manager David Wagner: "It was an outstanding performance and we had many opportunities in the first five or six minutes. In the second half we came into the game more and scored a great goal.
"Then we struggled for 10 or 15 minutes and defended too deep but then Kasey did a great job when he came on.
"What made me really proud was the togetherness we showed. The starting XI must know what the game plan is and those on the bench have to make an impact. Our substitutes were outstanding."
Brentford manager Dean Smith: "The game was a tactical stalemate until the first goal and that changed the game. I was disappointed with the first goal but overall the lads showed a lot of spirit.
"We brought on two subs - Yennaris and Sam Saunders - and we looked more lively. Nico gave us great energy when he came on and scored the goal. He had an infected toe and needed an injection so he could get on the field.
"At the moment we need wide players and that is what we are looking for."
Match ends, Huddersfield Town 2, Brentford 1.
Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 2, Brentford 1.
Attempt missed. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Harlee Dean with a headed pass.
Foul by Sean Scannell (Huddersfield Town).
Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Christopher Schindler.
Foul by Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town).
Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town).
Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Ivan Paurevic replaces Joe Lolley.
Hand ball by John Egan (Brentford).
Substitution, Brentford. Philipp Hofmann replaces Lewis MacLeod.
Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Lewis MacLeod (Brentford).
Offside, Brentford. Josh Clarke tries a through ball, but Scott Hogan is caught offside.
Goal! Huddersfield Town 2, Brentford 1. Kasey Palmer (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Lolley.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Kasey Palmer replaces Jack Payne.
Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Brentford 1. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis MacLeod.
Foul by Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town).
Sam Saunders (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Offside, Huddersfield Town. Christopher Schindler tries a through ball, but Rajiv van La Parra is caught offside.
Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
Attempt missed. Sam Saunders (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town).
Sam Saunders (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town).
John Egan (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town).
Scott Hogan (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Sean Scannell replaces Elias Kachunga.
Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Clarke.
Attempt missed. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
Last week a High Court judge said the curb meant "real misery" for families with children aged under two.
Labour's Debbie Abrahams told the BBC the party would consider removing the £20,000 limit on household benefits if it came to power.
Ministers say the cap encourages work and help is on offer for lone parents.
The cap, first introduced in 2013 but reduced in 2016, limits the income households receive in certain benefits. The idea behind it was that no household should get more in benefits than the average working household.
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The cap now stands at £23,000 for those in London and £20,000 a year outside London. Parents must work for at least 16 hours a week to avoid the cap.
But four lone parent families won a judicial review last week. Their solicitor said their benefits were, or were expected to be, cut as they were unable to work the 16 hours required.
The government says it will appeal against that ruling.
Mrs Abrahams, the shadow work and pensions secretary, said a Labour government would "make sure we would uphold the ruling from the court decision".
Asked whether the cap would go altogether under a future Labour government, Mrs Abrahams said: "We would be looking to see how we do that."
She admitted that Labour had not yet costed the measure but said: "We know that, for example, the court ruling is about £50m so it's not an astronomical figure."
She said she recognised that for some people the capped level "might seem like an awful lot of money".
However, she highlighted "the implications for people in the poorest circumstances, the implications around child poverty which affects children not just while they're young but for the rest their lives - it affects how their brains develop and everything."
Last week a judge in London ruled he was "satisfied that the claims must succeed" against the work and pensions secretary.
Mr Justice Collins said: "Whether or not the defendant accepts my judgment, the evidence shows that the cap is capable of real damage to individuals such as the claimants.
"They are not workshy but find it, because of the care difficulties, impossible to comply with the work requirement."
The solicitor who represented the claimants said she thought around 17,000 families were affected by the cap in this way.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokeswoman said: "The benefit cap incentivises work, even if it's part-time, as anyone eligible for working tax credits or the equivalent under Universal Credit, is exempt.
"Even with the cap, lone parents can still receive benefits up to the equivalent salary of £25,000, or £29,000 in London, and we have made discretionary housing payments available to people who need extra help."
They will forensically examine captured drones to try to find out who was flying them.
The invention of easy-to-fly, remote-controlled aircraft has caused a huge security headache for prisons.
But critics have called the plan a "red herring" to distract people from "chaos and crisis" in prisons.
The national initiative will see police and prison officers share information about the quadcopters and methods used.
Prisons Minister Sam Gyimah said: "We are absolutely determined to tackle the illegal flow of drugs and mobile phones into our prisons and turn them into places of safety and reform.
"The threat posed by drones is clear but our dedicated staff are committed to winning the fight against those who are attempting to thwart progress by wreaking havoc in establishments all over the country.
"My message to those who involve themselves in this type of criminal activity is clear: we will find you and put you behind bars."
The Prison Service could not give details about how many officers would be involved, but reports suggested £3m would be spent on the new task force.
John Podmore, former head of the service's anti-corruption unit, said whilst there was an issue with contraband in prisons, targeting this money at drones was a "PR stunt".
"I have seen no evidence that there is a real problem with drones," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "I think the number of incidents last year was 33.
"There are some 10,000 mobile phones found every year in prisons. My question to the Prison Service would be, how many of those were found hanging from drones?"
Instead, Mr Podmore thought the service should be looking the wider issue of contraband smuggling, including the "main route [of] staff corruption".
Mike Rolfe, national chair of the Prison Officers Association, said prisoners had told him that they had seen two or three drones a night delivering packages over the walls.
However, he said he agreed with Mr Podmore that the initiative was an attempt to distract people from "the real issue [of] jails in complete chaos, in a crisis and flooded with drugs, mobile phones and weapons".
BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford says prison walls are now not much of a barrier for those wanting to smuggle contraband into jails.
There have been some recent successes in finding and punishing those who are behind the drone flights, says the Ministry of Justice.
In December, Dean Rawley-Bell, 21, was jailed for four years and eight months after he used a drone in attempts to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into Manchester Prison.
Renelle Carlisle, 23, was sentenced to three years and four months in October after he was caught outside Risley Prison in Warrington with a drone in his bag, trying to smuggle drugs inside.
In July, 37-year-old Daniel Kelly was jailed for 14 months for trying to supply contraband to offenders in Elmley and Swaleside Prison in Sheppey, Wandsworth Prison in London and the Mount Prison in Hemel Hempstead.
The prime minister ruled out running for a third term in office ahead of the 2015 general election.
He said if he won he would serve the full five years of this Parliament, until 2020, and then leave Number 10.
Mr Cameron has been the MP for Witney, in Oxfordshire, since 2001.
He was re-elected in 2015 with a majority of 25,155.
Speaking to BBC deputy political editor James Landale last March, Mr Cameron had said: "I've said I'll stand for a full second term, but I think after that it will be time for new leadership.
"Terms are like Shredded Wheat - two are wonderful but three might just be too many."
There has since been much speculation over who will succeed him as prime minister, with Mr Cameron tipping Home Secretary Theresa May, Chancellor George Osborne and London Mayor Boris Johnson as potential leaders.
Mr Cameron was asked at Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday if he would resign as PM if the UK voted to leave the EU - against his recommendation - in June. He replied: "No".
Victory for Mrs Clinton was widely expected but it gives her momentum ahead of the "Super Tuesday" primaries in 11 states this week.
"Tomorrow this campaign goes national," she told cheering supporters.
Mr Sanders has congratulated her but said the campaign was just beginning.
With almost all the votes counted Mrs Clinton leads Mr Sanders by an almost 50-point margin.
Eight out of 10 black voters backed Mrs Clinton, exit polls suggested, a key section of the Democratic electorate.
It is Mrs Clinton's third victory in four contests, after wins in Iowa and Nevada. She lost to Mr Sanders in New Hampshire.
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Eight years ago, she lost the South Carolina primary overwhelmingly to then Senator Barack Obama.
It was a different story this time. Soon after polls closed she told supporters: "You sent a message - in America when we stand together, there is no barrier too big to break."
On the Republican side, billionaire Donald Trump leads a field that has dwindled to five from 12 a month ago.
He won the Nevada caucus on Wednesday by a wide margin - correspondents say he is beginning to look unstoppable.
In her victory speech, Mrs Clinton aimed a dig at the man tipped to be the Republican presidential candidate.
"Despite what you hear, we don't need to make America great again. America has never stopped being great," she said, referencing Mr Trump's campaign slogan.
Mr Trump's closest challengers in the Republican field, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, sought to put him under pressure by releasing several years of their tax returns.
The property magnate says he will not release his until an audit has been completed; his rivals accuse him of holding back the information to hide exaggerations about his wealth.
Mr Sanders, a veteran senator from Vermont, said he was now focussing on the Super Tuesday vote.
"In politics, on a given night, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Tonight we lost," he told reporters in Minnesota, one of the states taking part.
"I congratulate Secretary Clinton on her very strong victory. Tuesday, over 800 delegates are at stake, and we intend to win many of them."
But there was some welcome news for Mr Sanders after he was endorsed by Robert Reich, a former official in Bill Clinton's presidential administration.
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Sheffield City Council's cabinet agreed to set aside £262,000 from public health funds so voluntary groups can bid for cash to help running costs.
The idea came after thousands of people objected to council plans to close several of the city's 28 libraries.
The authority said it would work with community groups to finalise business plans by June.
Those libraries are: Broomhill, Ecclesfield, Frecheville, Gleadless, Greenhill, Jordanthorpe, Stannington, Totley, Upperthorpe and Walkley.
The council said if groups did not make "sufficient progress, or fail to submit a business plan to the required standard" closures would still be needed.
Speaking to business leaders, he called for London to have more autonomy in the aftermath of the EU referendum.
His speech came as a petition for London to become an independent state reached 175,000 signatures.
Responding, Mr Khan said: "As much as I might like the idea of a London city state, I'm not seriously talking about independence today."
He added: "I am not planning to install border points on the M25.
"But on behalf of all Londoners, I am demanding more autonomy for the capital - right now.
"More autonomy in order to protect London's economy from the uncertainty ahead, to protect the businesses from around the world who trade here and to protect our jobs, wealth and prosperity."
Mr Khan said he was not "asking for London to get a bigger slice of the British pie", but for Londoners to "get more control over the slice of the pie we already get."
City Hall said the mayor was looking for the devolution of fiscal responsibility, including tax raising powers, as well as more control over business and skills, housing and planning, transport, health and policing and criminal justice.
BBC London political editor Tim Donovan said Mr Khan wanted London to retain income from stamp duty and business rates, and he backed calls for a revaluation of council tax.
He was also calling for more control of suburban rail routes and the scope to borrow more for infrastructure, Donovan said.
Prime Minister David Cameron has said that London would have a seat in the negotiating table following Brexit.
London Councils supports the mayor and its chair, Jules Pipe, said: "London government is speaking with one voice on this issue. We need more power over our own destiny to help cope with the fallout of leaving the EU."
The mayor of London has insisted he is not getting involved in the Labour leadership issues facing Jeremy Corbyn.
He told BBC Radio London he has "not had time" to look at internal Labour Party politics because he has been focused trying to secure London's economic future and to reassure businesses following the Brexit result.
Mr Khan - who campaigned for a Remain vote - addressed business leaders at the Times CEO Summit this morning, where he asked for their help to push for London to have more autonomy over its finances.
He also said we can't blame the referendum campaign for decisions made by the public.
In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders had a surprise victory in Michigan, but Hillary Clinton increased her overall lead with a big Mississippi win.
Ted Cruz won a Republican-only race in Idaho.
The states are the latest to choose candidates to compete in November's presidential election.
It was a terrible night for Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio, who came in a distant fourth in both Michigan and Mississippi, a week before his must-win contest in his home state.
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Mr Trump is leading Mr Rubio in his home state of Florida 40% to 24%, according to new CNN/ORC polls.
On Wednesday, he called on the Republican party to unite behind him, after a week of stinging criticism from party leaders.
"Instead of fighting it, they should embrace it," he said.
Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina came out in support of Ted Cruz, calling him a "constitutional conservative".
"Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are two sides of the same coin," she said at a rally in Miami. "They're not going to reform the system. They are the system."
"We're going to have to beat Donald Trump at the ballot box, and the only guy who can beat Donald Trump is Ted Cruz."
With his victories, Donald Trump has solidified his position as the Republican front-runner, withstanding a barrage of negative advertisements questioning everything from his business acumen to his use of vulgar and profane language.
Rather than deliver a conventional victory speech, the billionaire held a news conference and conducted what looked in parts like an infomercial, arguing that products that bear his name, like bottled water and wine, are commercial successes.
But it's the Trump political brand that's not only proving highly popular but also resilient to attacks from establishment Republicans who have intensified their attacks in the hope of slowing his momentum.
Showing how the normal political rules do not apply, Trump reckoned that one of the attack ads, bleeping out various swear words he's uttered during the campaign, actually boosted him because it showed that he's not bound by political correctness and tells it like it is.
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The Democratic opponent Mr Trump is most likely to face if he gets the Republican nomination, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, addressed voters in Ohio after her Mississippi win.
"Running for president shouldn't be about delivering insults," said Mrs Clinton, in a thinly veiled dig at the outspoken Mr Trump.
"It should be about delivering results."
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Mr Sanders' win in Michigan came as a shock after weeks of polling that suggested Mrs Clinton was well ahead.
"I am grateful to the people of Michigan for defying the pundits and pollsters and giving us their support," Mr Sanders said in a statement following his win.
"This is a critically important night. We came from 30 points down in Michigan and we're seeing the same kind of come-from-behind momentum all across America."
Analysts say conservative firebrand Mr Cruz appears to be the only candidate capable of stopping Mr Trump, who has been fiercely attacked by the Republican establishment.
The party's 2012 nominee, Mitt Romney, described Mr Trump as a bully and a fraud who would lose a general election because of his extreme positions on immigration and Islamic State.
A central plank of Mr Trump's campaign is to deport 11m undocumented migrants and build a wall on the southern border, paid for by Mexico.
The primary and caucus elections determine the number of delegates assigned to each of the candidates.
The delegates then endorse their candidate at the party conventions in July. To secure their party's nomination, a candidate must win a majority of delegates.
A gunman opened fire in Reina nightclub at about 01:30 local time (22:30 GMT), as revellers marked the new year.
Suleyman Soylu said efforts were continuing to find the attacker, who was believed to have acted alone.
At least 69 people were being treated in hospital, the minister added. Four were said to be in a serious condition.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the attackers were trying to "create chaos" and pledged to "fight to the end" against terrorism.
Addressing reporters, Mr Soylu said: "A manhunt for the terrorist is under way. Police have launched operations. We hope the attacker will be captured soon."
Only 21 of the victims had been identified, he said. Fifteen or 16 were foreigners, he said, and at least three of the Turkish victims may have been employees at the club.
"This was a massacre, a truly inhuman savagery,'' he said.
Early media reports suggested the attacker may have been wearing a Santa Claus outfit, but newly-obtained CCTV footage shows the suspected attacker in a black coat outside the club.
Mr Soylu said the gunman was wearing a coat and trousers, but "we were informed that he was wearing different clothes inside".
Reina nightclub, in the the Ortakoy area of Istanbul, is an upmarket venue on the banks of the Bosphorus.
Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said the attacker killed a policeman and a civilian outside the club before entering and opening fire.
"Before I could understand what was happening, my husband fell on top me,'' the Associated Press news agency quoted Sinem Uyanik, who was inside the club, as saying.
"I had to lift several bodies from (on) top of me before I could get out. It was frightening.''
There were reportedly as many as 700 people in the nightclub at the time of the attack, some of whom jumped into the water to escape.
The Turkish authorities have imposed a media blackout on coverage of the attack, citing security and public order concerns, but it does not extend to official statements.
Some media reports spoke of more than one attacker and Dogan news agency reported that some witnesses claimed the attackers were "speaking Arabic", but there is no confirmation of this.
Despite there being no official statement about who might be behind this brutal attack, the finger of blame is being pointed at the so-called Islamic State.
In the last two years of attacks in Turkey, Kurdish militants have mostly targeted military forces and police, while IS is known to target civilians.
IS leaders have threatened Turkey and called on their followers to carry out attacks inside the country.
Turkey began a ground operation against IS as well as Kurdish groups inside Syria four months ago.
In a statement, President Erdogan condemned those trying to "demoralise our people and create chaos with abominable attacks which target civilians".
"We will retain our cool-headedness as a nation, standing more closely together, and we will never give ground to such dirty games."
US President Barack Obama, who is on holiday in Hawaii, was among the first international leaders to make a statement after being briefed by his team.
"The president expressed condolences for the innocent lives lost, directed his team to offer appropriate assistance to the Turkish authorities, as necessary, and keep him updated as warranted," White House spokesman Eric Schultz said in a statement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the "cynical" murder of civilians. "Our shared duty is to decisively rebuff terrorist aggression," he said in a telegram quoted on the Kremlin website.
Turkey and Russia are working together on efforts to end the fighting in Syria, though they support different sides in the conflict.
Istanbul was already on high alert with some 17,000 police officers on duty in the city, following a string of terror attacks in recent months.
Many were carried out by so-called Islamic State (IS) or Kurdish militants.
Less than a fortnight ago, Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov was shot dead by off-duty Turkish policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas as he gave a speech in the capital Ankara.
After the shooting, the killer shouted the murder was in revenge for Russian involvement in the conflict in the Syrian city of Aleppo.
10 December: Twin bomb attack outside a football stadium in Istanbul kills 44 people, Kurdish militant group claims responsibility
20 August: Bomb attack on wedding party in Gaziantep kills at least 30 people, IS suspected
30 July: 35 Kurdish fighters try to storm a military base and are killed by the Turkish army
28 June: A gun and bomb attack on Ataturk airport in Istanbul kills 41 people, in an attack blamed on IS militants
13 March: 37 people are killed by Kurdish militants in a suicide car bombing in Ankara
17 February: 28 people die in an attack on a military convoy in Ankara
The Hainan Airlines route to Beijing was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit to the UK in October.
Prime Minister David Cameron said at the time that the Northern Powerhouse project has "Chinese backing".
The new 10.5-hour route to the Chinese capital will fly four times per week.
It makes Manchester the only airport outside of London with a scheduled non-stop service to mainland China.
Heathrow Airport has been flying direct since November 1980.
Mr Cameron and President Xi also announced a £130m "China Cluster" project at Airport City Manchester, which will provide a commercial base for Chinese businesses arriving in the UK.
Manchester Airport confirmed that Air China is also planning a direct Manchester to China route, but congestion at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is causing delays in the launch.
The al-Shabab militants had ambushed the police near Yumbis town in Garissa County, Mwenda Njoka added.
He dismissed as propaganda al-Shabab's claim that at least 20 policemen were killed in the attack.
Al-Shabab is a Somalia-based group which has stepped up attacks in Kenya.
In April, it carried out a siege on Garissa University College and 148 people were killed.
Last week, the militants briefly seized control of Yumbis, about 100km (62 miles) east of Garissa town, and warned residents not to work with the government.
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BBC Somali service reporter Abdullahi Abdi says al-Shabab appears to be firmly establishing itself in Garissa County, despite government efforts to defeat the militants.
The policemen were ambushed while rushing to the aid of colleagues who had been hit by a landmine explosion, he says.
Four police vehicles were set ablaze by the militants, he adds.
Al-Shabab said in a statement that its "special forces" had carried out a "successful" operation which led to the killing of at least 20 policemen.
However, Mr Njoka, the interior ministry spokesman, said only one officer was wounded and had been airlifted to hospital for treatment.
There have been reports of al-Shabab fighters roaming between villages in north-eastern Kenya for the last three weeks.
Local reports have spoken of groups of 20 to 40 militants in different areas, armed with sophisticated weapons like hand-held rocket launchers, walkie-talkies and vision cameras.
Last week, they occupied Yumbis for a whole day, despite the heavy presence of police and soldiers in the region.
Garissa County Deputy Commissioner Ahmed Adan Shabeel says the thick forest in the area, and the fact that al-Shabab fighters include local residents who know the terrain better than soldiers, makes it difficult to drive them out.
Governor Jerry Brown and other senior lawmakers had included the proposal in a climate change bill, but were forced to retreat amid growing opposition.
State senate leader Kevin de Leon, who supported the cut, accused oil firms of deploying "scare tactics".
The leaders have vowed to push ahead with other reforms, including boosting renewable electricity use.
"I'd say oil has won the skirmish, but they've lost the bigger battle," Mr Brown said.
"I'm more determined than ever to make our regulatory regime work for the people of California - cleaning up the air, reducing the petroleum and creating green jobs."
The plans to require a 50% reduction in petroleum use in motor vehicles by 2030 were met with fierce opposition from business groups and oil companies, who warned of negative consequences for California's economy.
Mr De Leon said the industry had a "singular motive" and accused it of creating a "multibillion-dollar smoke screen" to deter lawmakers from voting for the legislation.
Republicans, along with many moderate Democrats, had resisted the proposal.
Catherine Reheis-Boyd, president of the Western States Petroleum Association, welcomed Wednesday's decision to cut the emissions target from the bill.
"Today's announcement was an acknowledgement that California's energy future, economic competitiveness, and environment are inextricably linked," she added.
California is the second-biggest producer of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels among US states.
Mr Brown pledged to move ahead with the two remaining components of the climate change bill, aimed at increasing renewable electricity use and improving energy efficiency in buildings.
The issue has been a key priority for the governor during his final term.
He is expected to attend the United Nations climate change conference in Paris in November.
Farmopolis has been made using about 15,000 plants adopted from the RHS show in May which have been planted on a derelict jetty on Greenwich Peninsula.
Those behind the project said they wanted to create a "hub centred around farming" above the Thames.
The garden, which has no entrance fee, will open to the public on 30 July.
It has been developed through a partnership between event organiser Secret Productions, arts and architecture practice Wayward, and landowners Greenwich Peninsula.
Jo Vidler, director of Secret Productions, said part of the difficulty had been keeping flowers that had been grown specially for Chelsea alive, as many are out of season.
"The gardeners are really enjoying the challenge I think," she said.
Organisers also said they hoped to develop the area into a working urban farm.
"We have a lot of ambition around food growing, but we're starting with plants and flowers," Wayward's Heather Ring said.
The garden will be open between 10:00 and 22:00 BST all week.
Juan Mata, who was substituted after coming on in last week's Community Shield, opened the scoring with a tap-in after Simon Francis' error.
Wayne Rooney headed the second before Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his United league debut with a goal from 25 yards.
Adam Smith scored a consolation goal for the Cherries.
United were without world-record £89m signing Paul Pogba through suspension, while midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan started on the bench, with Mata preferred.
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As starts go, this was a highly satisfactory day for United - the Mourinho era began with a solid victory at a ground where they came unstuck under Louis van Gaal last season.
United started slowly and did not register a shot on target until a Rooney effort produced a comfortable save from Artur Boruc in the 27th minute.
Yet it was job done once the visitors opened the scoring with a messy goal and added two more in the space of five second-half minutes to put them in a commanding position.
Mata looked unhappy when he was replaced 30 minutes after coming on at Wembley against Leicester last Sunday but the Spaniard was all smiles as he got Mourinho's reign up and running.
Boruc made a fine block from Mata after Francis' under-hit back-pass but the rebound bounced off Francis into the former Chelsea player's path and he tapped home.
United's second goal was also down to some good fortune - Rooney was well positioned to head home after Anthony Martial's mis-hit shot fell perfectly for his captain.
Ibrahimovic was denied by a one-handed Boruc save but the Swede made it 3-0 with a drilled low finish from outside the area to leave Mourinho smiling.
Ibrahimovic continued his remarkable record of marking debuts with a goal.
The 34-year-old Swede has now scored on his first league starts in England, Italy, Spain and France, and in the Champions League.
Any concerns the frenetic pace in English football's top-flight might not suit Ibrahimovic were dispelled with his well-executed finish to follow a goal at Wembley last week.
It was his third goal in total for his new club after scoring on his first appearance in a United shirt in a friendly against Galatasaray as well as the winner in the Community Shield against Leicester.
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Bournemouth:
Jordon Ibe - Bournemouth's club-record £15m signing from Liverpool looked a threat coming in off the right and driving through the middle. He also had a goal-bound shot blocked after twisting and turning inside the United area.
Lewis Cook - The 19-year-old midfield signing from Leeds United did not lack confidence and showed enough promise to suggest he could be a success in the Premier League.
Manchester United:
Eric Bailly - Solid league debut and made his presence felt very early on with a no-nonsense challenge on Joshua King. A commanding presence in defence.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Took a while to get going but, when he did, the former Paris St-Germain striker made an impact. Ibrahimovic was not afraid to go in where it hurts and was involved in an early clash of heads with Simon Francis while attempting to connect with Antonio Valencia's cross.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan - Came on for the final 15 minutes with the points in the bag. Replaced Juan Mata, who surprisingly started in place of the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder.
Eddie Howe has been one of the busiest top-flight managers in the transfer market this summer, having brought in six major signings.
And while the Cherries made it hard for United in the first half before Francis' error, they were exposed by ruthless opponents after the break.
There is still work for Howe to do on his team and his next addition looks like being Marc Wilson, the Stoke City defender, for £2m.
Bournemouth conceded 67 goals last season - more than relegated Newcastle - and they needed Boruc at his best to keep United from a more handsome win.
That needs addressing if Bournemouth, who scored when Smith found the top corner from 16 yards, are to stay out of the bottom three this season.
Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe: "It was an even game until the first goal. You can't give Manchester United goals which we did.
"Credit to our boys. We kept fighting away and got the goal back and ended the game very strongly.
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"I thought Jordon [Ibe] did well in flashes and showed what he is going to bring to us. He is a really exciting talent and there is more to come from him."
8: Only Alan Shearer and Frank Lampard (8) have scored more opening day Premier League goals than Wayne Rooney (7).
1: Juan Mata scored his first Premier League goal under the management of Jose Mourinho (no goals in 13 Premier League games for Chelsea in 2013-14, before leaving for Manchester United).
0: Jose Mourinho has never lost an opening day fixture in the Premier League (W7 D1).
11: Bournemouth have now gone 11 Premier League games without keeping a clean sheet.
Bournemouth look to bounce back when they provide the opposition for West Ham's first Premier League game at London Stadium on 21 August (16:00 BST). United welcome Southampton to Old Trafford on Friday.(20:00 BST).
Match ends, Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3.
Second Half ends, Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3.
Attempt saved. Max Gradel (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Adam Smith (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benik Afobe.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by David de Gea.
Attempt saved. Andrew Surman (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua King.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Marouane Fellaini.
Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Marouane Fellaini.
Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Daniels with a cross.
Offside, Manchester United. Ander Herrera tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
Substitution, Manchester United. Memphis Depay replaces Wayne Rooney.
Offside, Manchester United. Ander Herrera tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United).
Steve Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Ander Herrera (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Manchester United. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Anthony Martial.
Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United).
Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Gradel replaces Lewis Cook.
Foul by Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
Steve Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United).
Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United).
Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
Substitution, Manchester United. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Juan Mata.
Offside, Bournemouth. Charlie Daniels tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
Juan Mata (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
Goal! Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3. Adam Smith (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lewis Grabban.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Benik Afobe replaces Jordon Ibe.
Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Grabban replaces Callum Wilson.
Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Goal! Bournemouth 0, Manchester United 3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Attempt saved. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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The stroll through 10 straight victories in Euro 2016 qualifying was commendable and offered warmth - but the cold shower inevitably came with the best opposition they have faced since that nadir in Brazil.
Spain's 2-0 win beneath the steepling stands of Alicante's Estadio Jose Rico Perez was as predictable as it was comfortable - so what can Hodgson and England take from the defeat?
England's effort can be described as "plucky" - rather in the manner of an inferior FA Cup minnow hanging on and hoping for the best against a superior opponent until resistance is eventually broken.
As far as the Fifa rankings can be taken seriously, England are ninth and many would regard that as generous given their failure at the World Cup and with a renewal built on the back of a favourable Euro 2016 draw.
In real terms, England are not a member of world football's elite and have not been for some time. They are strictly second tier.
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This defeat, and the ease with which Spain inflicted it, may simply be the reality check that was always coming once England met a very good side. It was a night when their place in the game's order was emphasised.
It also put any growing optimism about England's aspirations in France next summer firmly into context. They can travel with hope but the lid should be kept on expectations.
Hodgson left captain Wayne Rooney out and the side carried an experimental air but perhaps this is simply where they currently stand, namely beneath that top level - look at how brutally Arsenal were exposed in that 5-1 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
If good can come of defeat, it was in getting a close-quarters look at the standards of possession, movement and quality England need to somehow achieve, or at least get closer to achieving, before next summer.
It was always suggested England may learn more from friendlies ahead of Euro 2016 than they would from the games that actually got them there. This was a case in point and if England take lessons away from Alicante, defeat will not have been in vain.
No-one would suggest for one minute that manager Roy Hodgson should throw caution to the wind against a team of Spain's creative talents - but this was simply too conservative, especially in a friendly.
England had hoped to hit Spain on the counter-attack but they sat too far back and it is hard to see the streetwise opponents they may meet at the sharp end of Euro 2016 being too troubled by the idea of Hodgson's side flooring them with a sudden, unexpected blow if this is their approach.
They had the appearance of a team that did not truly believe they could win, that they were naturally Spain's inferiors - an attitude even more likely to lead to defeat in a major tournament than it is in a friendly.
England do have flair and it will be a key component of Hodgson's job to harness it before next summer.
Would Hodgson "risk" Everton's gloriously gifted Ross Barkley if England were starting a Euro 2016 game tomorrow against a tournament favourite? A personal view is that he would not.
And yet Barkley was one of the England players who looked like he might flourish in the Spain side, his passing crisp and one turn and run in the first half drawing applause from the home fans.
Raheem Sterling, if he can get consistency, offers pace on the break while a defensive pairing of Chris Smalling and John Stones is young and rich in promise.
Why Hodgson did not use this partnership against Spain is a complete mystery. Manchester United's Phil Jones actually did reasonably well against Diego Costa but now is the time to be pairing Smalling and Stones against the best to bed them in, or at least discover how much they need to improve.
This was a missed opportunity on many levels.
England should have arrived in Spain with a confidence overload after their qualifying campaign and yet they were callow and timid.
Fortune favours the brave - and if Hodgson and England are not brave in France they will get nowhere.
Possession is nine tenths of the law - or so the old saying goes - and yet England remain guilty of criminal negligence when they most need to be obeying the adage.
It was infuriating, as it has been on many occasions watching England against superior opposition, squandering possession with alarming regularity. It has been one of their worst, and most lingering, flaws.
Not only is this demoralising for England but it is also tiring, making the late goals from Mario Gaspar and Santi Cazorla even more predictable.
One passage of play in the first half summed up England's predicament and its dangers. Fabian Delph, trying to find Sterling with a simple pass, over-hit it with a lack of finesse and Gerard Pique's shot was deflected just wide.
Possession is priceless at this level and this is something England do not seem to be able to come to terms with.
Spain moved the ball around at pace with precision while England laboured. Michael Carrick, celebrated for his use of the ball in possession at Manchester United, looked anonymous and horribly out of his depth - a symbol of their struggles in Alicante.
Once more, if the penny does not drop England's outside chances of making a mark in France will recede even further into the distance.
After the defeat in Alicante I took part in a Q and A on Match of the Day's Facebook page.
Here's a selection of some of the best questions and how I answered them:
Haytham Hendow: Based on tonight's performance, what is the future of the England football team, both at the Euros and next World Cup cycle?
Phil: Tough to base anything on one game Haytham, but this was a night when England were shown just how far they have to go. They cannot be regarded as serious contenders for a major tournament unless there is a dramatic, unexpected, improvement.
Paul Golding: Has there been a worse pool of players for an England manager to pick from since Graham Taylor's tenure? Could Tony Daley and Carlton Palmer make it into this team?
Phil: I think there is a decent pool of players to pick from Paul... I worry about the lack of a holding, defensive midfield player because Carrick can't have too many more chances and I hope England will be bolder than this, otherwise they have no chance in France.
Jolan Wright: Why is Fabregas turning up for Spain and not for Chelsea?
Phil: He certainly looked like a different player tonight didn't he? Maybe just a change of scenery and playing in a team that is not struggling badly.
Rick Fox: What changes to the England setup would you make?
Phil: I think Hodgson is selecting the best players available but the approach tonight was so negative. It looked as if he would have been elated with a draw. It was a friendly and while I'm not suggesting throwing caution to the wind, where was the boldness, the attacking intent? Nowhere - and that was disappointing. | England's unbeaten run stretched back 17 months to the damp day in Sao Paulo when two goals from Luis Suarez gave Uruguay victory and sent Roy Hodgson's side out of the World Cup. | 34,816,702 | 1,614 | 48 | false |
Nearly 40 years of medical records showed patients with Huntington's had half the normal expected risk of developing tumours.
Researchers, writing in The Lancet Oncology
, said the reason was unclear.
Cancer Research UK said the findings presented another avenue to explore in tackling cancer.
Academics at Lund University analysed Swedish hospital data from 1969 to 2008. They found 1,510 patients with Huntington's disease.
During the study period, 91 of those patients subsequently developed cancer. The authors said that was 53% lower than the levels expected for the general population.
Huntington's is one of a group of illnesses called "polyglutamine diseases". Data from other polyglutamine diseases also showed lower levels of cancer.
The authors said: "We found that the incidence of cancer was significantly lower among patients with polyglutamine diseases than in the general population.
"The mechanisms behind the protective effects against cancer are unclear and further research is warranted."
Dr Jianguang Ji, from the Center for Primary Health Care Research at Lund University, told the BBC: "Clarification of the mechanism underlying the link between polyglutamine diseases and cancer in the future could lead to the development of new treatment options for cancer."
Eleanor Barrie, senior science information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "These are interesting results. It's not clear how the genetic changes that cause Huntington's and other similar diseases could protect against cancer, and research in the lab will help to find out more.
"Scientists at Cancer Research UK and around the world are probing the genetic faults that contribute to cancer in their quest to beat the disease, and this is another potential avenue to explore."
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Today the five top entries were announced after being selected by Tim and award winning chef Heston Blumenthal.
The winners will now work on developing their ideas to get them ready for Tim to eat during his 6 month mission to the International Space Station
The collection has been allocated to the National Portrait Gallery, which hosted a record-breaking Lucian Freud Portraits exhibition in 2012.
Some of the items, never published or exhibited before, are expected to go on display there next summer.
The sketchbooks span his career from the mid 1940s until his death in 2011.
"This rare collection of Lucian Freud drawings and letters provides a fascinating glimpse into the work of one of our most pioneering artists," said Culture Minister Ed Vaizey.
"Bringing these never seen before treasures into public collections means that everyone can enjoy and see the early beginnings that shaped his most celebrated work."
The archive includes studies for many of the artist's major works as well as a collection of 162 childhood drawings depicting family life. They were made while Freud was living in Germany, before his family fled to England in 1933 as Hitler came to power, and saved and dated by his mother.
The National Portrait Gallery said the archive would "give added context" to the two works housed in the gallery's collection - a self-portrait in oils and a charcoal drawing of Lord Goodman from 1985.
Several drawings in the sketchbooks show the beginnings of portraits, including Lord Goodman's, starting with the nose and eyes and developing outwards.
Also included are Freud's early designs of book covers including one for his daughter, Esther Freud's 1992 novel Hideous Kinky and Nigel Dennis's Cards of Identity from 1955.
Dr Nicholas Cullinan, director of the National Portrait Gallery in London, said the archive material was a "very important, extensive and generous gift to the nation" that would be "a vital source of reference".
The 47 sketchbooks together with drawings and letters settle a bill of £2,940,000 of inheritance tax from the Lucian Freud Estate, under the inheritance in lieu scheme.
Sir Peter Bazalgette, chair of Arts Council England, added the collection offered "a real insight into the life of one of Britain's most compelling and influential artists".
He told reporters that the Church had no right to judge the gay community, and should show them respect.
The pontiff also said the Church should seek forgiveness from other people it had marginalised - women, the poor, and children forced into labour.
The Pope has been hailed by many in the gay community for his positive attitude towards homosexuals.
But some conservative Catholics have criticised him for making comments they say are ambiguous about sexual morality.
Speaking to reporters on his plane returning from Armenia, the Pope said: "I will repeat what the catechism of the Church says, that they [homosexuals] should not be discriminated against, that they should be respected, accompanied pastorally."
Pope Francis said the Church should seek forgiveness from those whom it had marginalised.
"I think that the Church not only should apologise... to a gay person whom it offended but it must also apologise to the poor as well, to the women who have been exploited, to children who have been exploited by [being forced to] work. It must apologise for having blessed so many weapons."
In 2013, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Roman Catholic Church's position that homosexual acts were sinful, but homosexual orientation was not.
"If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?" he said then.
In other remarks on Sunday, the Pope said he hoped the European Union would be able to recover following the UK's decision to leave.
"There is something that is not working in that bulky union, but let's not throw the baby out with the bath water, let's try to jump-start things, to re-create," he said.
During his visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, the Pope described the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman Turkish rule in World War One as "genocide".
Turkey has always disputed the numbers killed and angrily rejects the term "genocide".
In response, Turkish deputy prime minister Nurettin Canikli said the Pope's comments were "very unfortunate" adding it was "possible to see all the reflections and traces of crusader mentality in the actions of the papacy".
The Pope's spokesman, Father Federico Lombardi, later told reporters: "The Pope is on no crusade. He is not trying to organise wars or build walls but he wants to build bridges. He has not said a word against the Turkish people."
Google said it would be "a great addition" to the restaurant guide business Zagat, which it bought last year for $151m (£96m).
The search giant will publish reviews online under the Frommer's brand. It has not said whether it will continue to produce printed books.
Its aim is to provide a review for "every relevant place in the world".
Wiley & Sons said it would put the money it made from the sale into the core areas of its business - scientific, medical and education titles.
The two hundred year-old publisher said in March that it wanted to sell a number of its assets, including the Frommer's travel guide business, CliffsNotes education guides and Webster's New World dictionaries.
News of the deal hit other firms which provide online reviews. Yelp was down almost 7%, while travel site Expedia lost almost 2%.
Earlier, Google announced that it was cutting 20% of the workforce at mobile phone maker Motorola, which it took over last year.
Diego Costa's first-half shot was deflected wide for the visitors, while Etienne Capoue's fierce drive was kept out by Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois.
Heurelho Gomes's superb one-handed save from Costa's header denied Chelsea victory late on.
The draw moves Chelsea up to 13th on 29 points, while Watford are four points and four places better off.
Re-live Watford's draw with Chelsea
Watford started their first season back in the Premier League in blistering fashion, with eight wins before Christmas propelling them into the top 10.
However, that form took a turn for the worse as they lost four successive league games from 28 December.
Hornets boss Quique Sanchez Flores brought in Costel Pantilimon from Sunderland during the January transfer window and if his intention was to challenge his first-choice keeper to raise his game, it appears to have worked.
Gomes put in a man-of-the-match performance against Chelsea, reacting swiftly to keep out Branislav Ivanovic from close range and Costa in the final few minutes.
"I believe the goalkeeper has to do things like that [make key saves]," Gomes told BBC Sport.
"We got a point against a very good side and I was glad to make a difference."
This game saw both the best and worst of Costa.
The striker, particularly in the first half, was at it his bustling best - a particular highlight was the moment he brought down and controlled Cesc Fabregas' long ball, and turned Watford defenders inside out before shooting just wide.
However, he also struggled to control his temper after he was pulled up by referee Mike Dean for shoving over Sebastian Prodl in the Watford box. He got involved in an angry exchange with Juan Carlos Paredes that led to both players been booked.
Chelsea defender John Terry caused a bit of a stir on Sunday when he announced that he will leave the club this summer, saying he had not been offered a new deal.
Hiddink suggested on Tuesday that the Stamford Bridge door was not closed, however, and fans who travelled to Vicarage Road showed their support for their long-serving captain.
There was a loud cheer when his name was read out before kick-off, while some fans held up banners with the words "Captain, Leader, Legend" on them.
Generally, the 35-year-old was solid against Watford, although a misjudged jump in his attempt to clear a cross for Odion Ighalo hinted at why his time at the heart of the Chelsea defence could be coming to an end.
Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores: "We're happy. We've shown we can get points against the big teams - you see it against Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham.
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"The competitive level of the team is very high."
Chelsea interim boss Guus Hiddink on incident involving Costa and Watford's Paredes: "It was clear and in front of our eyes. Costa was punched in the back and then he stumbled and brought his hands to his head. I was trying to protect my player because he was provoked.
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"This league is physical. When you see our central defenders and our opponent's central defenders. He [Costa] likes to go physical but he must do within the rules. Some times players get physical and he has to get used to that."
On Terry: "First we'll see him often this season. What the future brings is up to him and the club."
Watford travel to Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday while Chelsea host Manchester United on the following day.
It is a particular problem in more affluent countries, with sleep experts linking it to the use of mobile phones and computers in bedrooms late at night.
Sleep deprivation is such a serious disruption that lessons have to be pitched at a lower level to accommodate sleep-starved learners, the study found.
The international comparison, carried out by Boston College, found the United States to have the highest number of sleep-deprived students, with 73% of 9 and 10-year-olds and 80% of 13 and 14-year-olds identified by their teachers as being adversely affected.
In literacy tests there were 76% of 9 and 10-year-olds lacking sleep.
This was much higher than the international average of 47% of primary pupils needing more sleep and 57% among the secondary age group.
Other countries with the most sleep-deprived youngsters were New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Australia, England, Ireland and France. High-performing Finland is also among the most lacking in sleep.
Countries with the best records for getting enough sleep include Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Japan and Malta.
The analysis was part of the huge data-gathering process for global education rankings - the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).
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These are among the biggest international benchmarks for education standards, based on tests taken by more than 900,000 pupils in primary and secondary schools in more than 50 countries and regional administrations.
The rankings of results for maths, science and reading were published at the end of last year, with Asian education systems dominating the top of the tables.
But the researchers also wanted to find out more about the influence of home life. There has been much analysis of the impact of family wealth and poverty, but the Boston College researchers also wanted to measure factors such as sleep and nutrition.
So the tests were accompanied by questionnaires for teachers, pupils and parents about sleep patterns. And this information was compared with pupils' test results, so that the performance in maths, science and literacy could be compared with levels of sleep.
"I think we underestimate the impact of sleep. Our data show that across countries internationally, on average, children who have more sleep achieve higher in maths, science and reading. That is exactly what our data show," says Chad Minnich, of the TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center.
"It's the same link for children who are lacking basic nutrition," says Mr Minnich, based at the Lynch School of Education, Boston College.
"If you are unable to concentrate, to attend mentally, you are unable to achieve at your optimal level, because your mind and body are in need of something more basic.
"Sleep is a fundamental need for all children. If teachers report such large proportions of children suffering from lack of sleep, it's having a significant impact.
"But worse than that, teachers are having to modify their instruction based on those children who are suffering from a lack of sleep.
"The children who are suffering from a lack of sleep are driving down instruction."
That means that even the children who are getting enough sleep are still suffering from this sleep-related dumbing-down.
The researchers uncovered regional trends that bucked expectations.
Asian countries are the highest-performing in maths tests - and Mr Minnich says this has often been associated with long hours and cramming in after-school classes.
"One would assume that they would be extremely tired," he said. "And yet when we look at the sleep factor for them, they don't necessarily seem to be suffering from as much sleep deprivation as the other countries."
Getting a good night's sleep isn't going to transform an underperforming country into an education superpower. For instance, the least sleepy pupils seem to be in Azerbaijan, but they are still considerably behind the most sleep-deprived pupils in Finland.
But researchers say that it does show how differently individual pupils might be placed on the ability spectrum, with lack of sleep representing the difference between being high-performing and average.
There are also big changes as pupils get older. Younger pupils in South Korea have among the lowest levels of sleep deprivation in the world, but in secondary school they have some of the worst problems.
There are differences within countries too. At the level of US states, among secondary pupils Colorado has a much worse problem with lack of sleep than Massachusetts.
What the study does not show is why young people are missing out on sleep - or why more technologically advanced countries seem to have the biggest difficulties.
But sleep experts point to a particular problem due to technology in children's bedroom - specifically the use of screens on smartphones or laptops late at night.
It isn't only that young people are kept awake by messaging their friends or using the internet. The light from the screen, held close to the face, is physically disruptive to the natural onset of sleep.
"Having a computer screen that is eight inches away from your face is going to expose you to a lot more light than watching a television on the opposite side of the room," says Karrie Fitzpatrick, sleep researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois.
"It's going to tell your brain to stay awake," says Dr Fitzpatrick.
"That light can reset the whole circadian rhythm system and say, 'Wait a minute, it's not time to go to bed'."
Lack of sleep is also a serious physical barrier to learning.
"Sleepiness is a problem at all stages that are relevant to learning, memory and academic performance," says Derk-Jan Dijk, director of the Sleep Research Centre at the University of Surrey.
Research into sleep disorders and brain function has shown the importance of sleep in memory and consolidating information.
Without sleep, the brain struggles to absorb and retain ideas.
"There is a growing interest in the associations between adequate sleep and academic performance," says Prof Dijk.
Dr Fitzpatrick says lack of sleep is going to leave pupils more emotionally volatile, more potentially disruptive and physically struggling to learn.
And she says that the loss of sleep and short-term attempts to catch up can cause further and complex disruptions to the way the brain tries to store information.
But there is good news. If you start getting enough sleep on a regular basis, the loss to learning can be reversed.
"As long you haven't gone into extreme sleep deprivation, if you go back to seven to nine hours per night, as long as there has been no permanent damage, you can probably restore the functionality of accumulating, processing and being able to recall memories," says Dr Fitzpatrick.
"The basis of learning will likely be restored to normal levels."
Otherwise trying to study without sleep is going to be tough. "Your brain is running on empty."
Sean Emmett, 45, of Addlestone, Surrey, was detained when he landed at the airport in December 2013.
Abbie Emmett, 27, fell from a window at Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in the Gulf state on 19 February the same year.
Surrey Police said his bail had been cancelled and no further action would be taken against him.
Mr Emmett expressed anger at his treatment by Surrey Police in a series of tweets in 2014, saying the force should be "ashamed".
Det Insp Antony Archibald said the investigation into the death of Mrs Emmett, nee Elson, had been "challenging and complex" but would remain "live".
"This process has taken a considerable period of time but it is vital that we explore all lines of inquiry as part of our efforts to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident."
He added: "We have liaised with the Elson family throughout our investigation and our thoughts remain with them at this difficult time."
Mr Emmett found himself at the centre of a murder probe after his wife fell to her death during a 48-hour stopover in Dubai following their wedding and honeymoon in Cape Town, South Africa.
Her death was recorded as suicide and Dubai Police initially said they did not believe there were any suspicious circumstances.
But Mr Emmett, who won 19 British Superbike events during his career, was arrested when he went to a police station to complete paperwork relating to his wife's death.
The case was closed in November 2013 and Mr Emmett returned to the UK the following month, but he was held on suspicion of murder when he landed at Heathrow Airport.
His bail was renewed several times since then.
The infrastructure group said the rail network was enjoying a "renaissance", with train passenger numbers at an all-time high.
The number of rail passengers rose 5.7% in the year to 1.5 billion.
But the percentage of trains that ran on time fell to 90%, down from 90.9% a year ago and below its target of 92.5%.
Network Rail blamed train congestion caused by the increase in passenger numbers.
The number of people travelling by train last year has doubled in the 20 years since the privatisation of the rail network.
But Network Rail added severe winter weather, which caused flooding in many parts of the country and destroyed the railway line to the west country at Dawlish, also contributed to the delays.
Revenue rose to £6.3bn from £6.1bn a year earlier, Network Rail said.
It added that its profits would be re-invested in the rail network.
Mark Carne, Network Rail chief executive, said: "We are in the middle of a rail renaissance, with record levels of passenger numbers and record levels of investment. This flourishing sector is investing heavily to improve the railway for today and for tomorrow."
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the rise in passenger numbers did pose "challenges" for the network, adding he was the "first to acknowledge that we need to do more to improve the reliability of the railway".
"We did not hit our regulatory targets... and I think we know we have to do better and we are very determined to address those issues so that we can provide the high quality of service that passengers expect," Mr Carne said.
In May, Network Rail, announced it had cut the annual bonuses for senior executives from a potential 160% of their salary to a maximum of 20%.
It added directors' salaries would not be increased to compensate for the cut in bonuses.
Network Rail said bonuses would be deferred for three years and could even be eliminated if performance targets - particularly on safety - were not met.
The crime drama, which also stars Anna Kendrick and Oscar winner JK Simmons, took $24.7m (£20.3m), holding off competition from Kevin Hart: What Now?.
The US comedian's concert film took $11.98m (£9.83m).
The two new entries knocked last week's number one, The Girl On The Train, based on the novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins, down to number three.
The film, which stars Emily Blunt and Justin Theroux, took $11.97m (£9.82m) on its second weekend of release.
Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children and Deepwater Horizon rounded off the top five with $8.9m (£7.3m) and $6.4m (£5.2m), respectively.
The success of The Accountant - in which Affleck's character Christian Wolff uses his accountancy office as a front for his work for criminal organisations - is the continuation of a long partnership between the actor and Warner Bros.
Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros president of domestic distribution, said: "We're in the Ben Affleck business and we're proud of it.
"Audiences just love him. We've had a lot of movies with him and we have a lot of movies coming up with him."
Affleck's previous films with the company include 2014's Gone Girl, which took $37.5m (£30.7m) on its opening weekend, and Argo, which launched with $19.5m (£16m) in 2012 and went on to win the best picture Oscar.
His future projects with the studio include mob drama Live By Night, which opens at Christmas, as well as a number of films in the DC comics franchise.
He is currently in pre-production on The Batman, which he will star in, write and direct.
The UK premiere of The Accountant takes place in London on Monday.
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Many burned tyres and wore balaclavas; some carried white supremacist flags.
They called on the government to end the Minsk ceasefire accord and declare war on pro-Russian rebels in the east.
The demonstrators say the Russian government is bringing troops and equipment into Ukraine, a claim that Russia has always denied.
Many in the rally were from volunteer battalions and were dressed in their battle fatigues.
They said they had returned from fighting Russian forces and demanded an end to all diplomatic relations with Russia.
The ultra-nationalist Right Sector group called the march. Protesters also demanded the nationalisation of Russian-owned businesses.
More than 6,400 people have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine that began in April 2014 when rebels seized large parts of the two eastern regions. This followed Russia's annexation of the Crimea peninsula.
The BBC's David Stern in Kiev says Friday's rally was a show of strength in the heart of Ukrainian officialdom.
But above all, our correspondent says, the demonstrators were calling for change. Both in the way that the conflict is being fought in the east and in the way that the country is being run.
Central to their demands is an end to the Minsk ceasefire agreement signed in February which they say is a charade because of Russia's activities in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government, Western leaders and Nato all say there is clear evidence that Russia is helping the rebels in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions with heavy weapons and soldiers. Independent experts echo that accusation.
But Moscow denies it, insisting that any Russians serving with the rebels are volunteers.
Clashes between government troops and rebels have recently intensified.
Fierce fighting took place in June outside the rebel-held city of Donetsk, with Ukraine accusing the rebels of launching a full-scale offensive in violation of a truce.
The separatists denied this and accused Ukrainian troops stationed nearby of repeatedly shelling the city - a claim in turn denied by the Ukrainian military.
Sartori is also expected to have talks with stadium owner Firoz Kassam about the League One club's situation as tenants at the ground.
Monaco-based Sartori first expressed an interest in Oxford after watching their home game against Bolton in March.
The 36-year-old is the son-in-law of AS Monaco chairman and Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
Oxford United have been owned by chairman Darryl Eales since July 2014, and have won promotion from League Two and made two Wembley appearances in the EFL Trophy final since then.
Sartori has met with members of the club's supporters' trust, OxVox, and minority club shareholder Stewart Donald.
Eales, who has been unavailable for comment, is thought to have had contact with Sartori, the chairman of investment firm Union Group.
The club, who finished within four points of the League One play-off places this season, have been tenants at the Kassam Stadium since they moved from the Manor Ground in 2001.
OxVox have been in negotiations with Kassam to make the ground a community-owned asset.
O'Sullivan will compete alongside Day at the World Grand Prix in Llandudno, which starts on Tuesday.
The five-time world champion, 40, rescheduled an exhibition match in Morocco to play in north Wales after qualifying by winning the Welsh Open.
"I think he's the Tiger Woods of snooker," Day said. "He's the biggest draw and brings in more spectators."
O'Sullivan, who lost 10-7 to Judd Trump in last year's inaugural final, faces Michael Holt in round one on Tuesday.
"In every tournament I prefer to see Ronnie in the draw," Day said. "It brings something special to the event."
Woods is one of the greatest golfers of all-time, having won 14 majors, while O'Sullivan has been described by former world snooker champion Dennis Taylor as "the most naturally gifted player we have ever had in the game".
Day, 35, from Pontycymer, near Bridgend, is keen to do well at the World Grand Prix, given its added significance as a ranking event for the first time this year.
The Welshman is among 32 of the world's leading players who will be competing for ranking points as well as a first prize of £100,000.
Day, ranked 23rd in the world, had to win three qualifying matches to guarantee a place in the first round of last year's World Championship.
He wants to climb into the top 16 before this year's World Championship, which starts on 16 April.
"It's going to be a very difficult event but it's just a good opportunity to get more ranking points," Day said.
"The goal going towards the end of the season is to get into the 16 so you avoid the turmoil of having to qualify for the World Championship."
Day will be the first of four Welsh players in action at Venue Cymru when he faces Matthew Selt in round one on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT. The three other Welshmen all play their first round matches on Wednesday.
Wales's highest-ranked player, world number 14 Mark Williams, will take on defending champion Judd Trump on Wednesday at 14:00 GMT.
Michael White faces 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy and Jamie Jones will play against Kyren Wilson. White and Jones's matches are both scheduled for 20:00 GMT.
The "exhausted" bird was found on Talisman Sinopec's Clyde platform, about 160 miles offshore.
The pigeon, nicknamed Pedro by the workers on board, was flown by helicopter to Aberdeen.
It was then taken to the Scottish SPCA's National Wildlife Rescue Centre in Fishcross, where it was said to be making a good recovery.
Animal rescue officer Kirsty McQuade said: "It was actually my boyfriend Kevin Mitchell who found Pedro.
"He crash landed on deck and Kevin managed to catch him and take him inside.
"Pedro appeared to be exhausted and extremely thin so Kevin contacted me for advice. I advised him on what to feed Pedro and he was kept safe in a box on board.
"It was fantastic that Pedro was able to ride in the helicopter with the crew who were coming back to the mainland and we would like to thank everyone for their assistance."
Red Star OS was designed to superficially mimic Apple's OS X, but hidden features allow it to watermark files and tie them to an individual.
The covert tools were discovered by two German researchers who conducted the analysis over the past month.
They presented their findings at the Chaos Communication Congress on Sunday.
Florian Grunow and Niklaus Schiess pored over the code of Red Star OS version 3.0, which first surfaced online about a year ago.
The system's coders "did a pretty good job" of mimicking the basic design and functionality of Apple computers, Mr Grunow tells the BBC, but with a twist.
Any files uploaded to the system via a USB stick or other storage device can be watermarked, allowing the state to trace the journey of that file from machine to machine. Red Star can also identify undesirable files and delete them without permission.
The watermarking function was designed in response to the proliferation of foreign films and music being shared offline, says Mr Grunow. "It enables you to keep track of where a document hits Red Star OS for the first time and who opened it. Basically, it allows the state to track documents," he says.
The system will imprint files with its individual serial number, although it is not known how easily the state can link those serial numbers to individual users.
One element puzzling Mr Grunow is the discovery of an extended version of the watermarking software which he and Mr Schiess do not fully understand, but which he says may help identify individual users.
"What we have seen is the basic watermarking, but we found evidence of an extended mechanism that is far more sophisticated, with different cryptography," he says.
"It could be that this file is your individual fingerprint and they register this fingerprint to you, and that could help them track down individual users."
Red Star also makes it nearly impossible for users to modify the system. Attempts to disable its antivirus software or internet firewall will prompt the system to reboot.
The idea for an internal operating system was first conceived by Kim Jong-il, according to Mr Grunow. "He said North Korea must create their own operating system and that is what they've done.
"If you look at North Korea, Red Star resembles how the state is operating. It's pretty locked down, they focus on integrity a lot and they have mechanisms to track users."
As with many things about the world's most insular state, the extent to which Red Star is used in North Korea is not known. It is likely installed in libraries and other public buildings, says Mr Grunow, where operating systems can be decided by the state.
Red Star was built using Linux, a free and open-source platform which can be modified at will, and was designed that way to make it as accessible as possible. There is an inherent irony in North Korea's use of the system, says Mr Grunow.
"They are using a system that was built to promote free speech, and they are abusing it by watermarking free speech," he says.
More ironic still is the name of the file used by Red Star to hunt for suspicious files on the machine: "The pattern file we found which is used by the so-called anti-virus software is called Angae," says Mr Grunow.
"That translates to fog or mist - as in, to obfuscate or not be transparent. We have no idea why they picked this name, but it fits, doesn't it?"
Around 800 cannabis plants and 30kgs of cannabis herb were discovered following searches in Ballyshannon.
Two men, aged 40 and 41, have been arrested.
At about 16:00 local time, police found a large cannabis cultivation operation at lands and premises in Carrickboy.
The 2009 world champion is standing in for McLaren's Fernando Alonso as the Spaniard races in the Indianapolis 500.
The 37-year-old Briton, who retired at the end of last season, was 12th quickest in Thursday's practice.
However, he said it was "fun" and "a privilege" to driving an F1 car again.
Button, a winner in Monaco eight years ago, admitted it was taking time to get used to the extra speed of the 2017 cars following rule changes that have made them faster and more demanding.
"It is very different to last year in terms of how late you can brake," said Button, who was one place behind and just 0.035 seconds slower than team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne.
"I'm braking for corners and just feel I'm going to be in the barriers.
"It's strange initially but I'm getting to grips with it. High speed (corners) are so much fun - so much fun. The first part of the Swimming Pool is flat (out on the throttle). I can't remember the last time it was flat. Probably hasn't ever been for me.
"Turn Three heading into Casino is a lot of fun as well. But there are braking areas where I have a lot of work still to do, to get confidence, to brake hard.
"It is the old beginner's thing in F1 - where you brake early, lift off early, turn in too early, accelerate too early and understeer off.
"There is a lot to come and hopefully I can sort myself out on Saturday morning after I have been through all the data."
Button said he had "had a little smile" to himself when he headed out for his first lap in Monaco on Thursday.
"It's a lovely experience to drive these cars," he said. "Have I missed it? No. But when you jump in the car you definitely enjoy the moment you have. I have enjoyed practice, but FP2 was a bit of a struggle to really find my feet with the car because there is a lot of grip with the ultra-soft tyres.
"But I am definitely getting there and I am confident I can improve for Saturday."
The three patients include a 10-year-old boy from Paynesville, a suburb of the capital Monrovia.
All people with the symptom have been isolated, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told the BBC.
Liberia has seen more than 10,000 Ebola cases and more than 4,000 deaths.
The country's Health Minister Bernice Dahn said six of the boy's relatives and other high-risk contacts have been taken to an Ebola Treatment Unit in Paynesville.
"The hospital is currently decontaminating the unit. All of the healthcare workers who came in contact with the patient have been notified," she said.
On Thursday night, before the new case emerged, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf delivered a speech praising "the resilience" of Liberians in overcoming the epidemic.
The country was first declared Ebola-free on 9 May, but new cases emerged in June resulting in two deaths. It was declared free of the virus again on 3 September.
Liberia recorded its first Ebola case in March last year and analysts believe the latest cases are a serious set-back for the country.
The new cases in Liberia was announced just days after Guinea, where the epidemic started, said it had no more Ebola cases.
If no more cases are detected for 42 days, it would be declared free of the virus.
Sierra Leone was declared free of Ebola on 7 November.
More than 11,000 people have died of the disease since December 2013, the vast majority of them in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone.
Rugby fans were greeted with the sight on Friday morning as the city prepares to host eight matches as well as a month-long Fanzone event at Cardiff Arms Park.
The first two matches at the Millennium Stadium are on Saturday and Sunday.
But visitors to Cardiff have been urged to plan ahead with roads and transport services set to be busy.
A bus strike has been suspended, but some services will be diverted.
Post-match queuing will operate at Cardiff Central train station with park and ride sites available for drivers.
In the first of eight fixtures at the Millennium Stadium, Ireland v Canada kicks off at 14:30 BST on Saturday and Wales will take on Uruguay at 14:30 on Sunday.
Arriva Trains Wales said in a statement on its website extra capacity has been added to its services in the Cardiff-area.
However, it warned services "will be busy over the whole weekend and there may be standing room only on many trains".
"In particular, for fans travelling to Cardiff from Bridgend, Pencoed, Llanharan, Pontyclun and Cwmbran, Pontypool and Abergavenny, these services are likely to be extremely busy by the time they reach these stations," the statement said.
Arriva is advising customers to catch the earliest trains as possible in order to arrive in plenty of time for the game.
Post-match queuing systems will be in place at Cardiff Central Station, while Cardiff Queen Street will close at 16:00 after both the weekend's games.
Train passengers have also been advised to buy tickets in advance to avoid extra congestion.
Park and ride sites across Cardiff will be running five hours before kick-off until four hours after the final whistle on each match day, according to official advice, however, spaces must be pre-booked.
Cardiff Bus has announced diversions to some city centre services from 12:30 to 18:30 on Saturday and Sunday.
People travelling during the tournament have been urged to follow the @RWC2015Travel Twitter handle for regular updates.
The work could shine a light on long-standing questions about dinosaur physiology, including whether specific species were warm- or cold-blooded.
Chemical analysis revealed similarities between blood cells from fossils and those from living emu.
The work appears in the journal Nature Communications.
Examining part of a fossilised dinosaur claw, the Imperial College London researchers identified tiny ovoid structures with an inner denser core that resembled red blood cells.
And in another fossil fragment, they found fibrous features with a banded structure similar to that seen in modern-day collagen - found in the tendons, skin and ligaments of animals.
It's not the first time such remnants have been found in dinosaur fossils, but co-author Susannah Maidment told BBC News: "All of the previous reports of original components of soft tissues in dinosaur fossils have tended to be in specimens that are really exceptionally preserved - one-offs, really, that require special pleading to explain how they got preserved."
By contrast, the fossils in this study, which have been lying in the London Natural History Museum collections for more than a century, are largely in a poor state of preservation.
"They're very scrappy, individual broken bones. I can't even tell you what dinosaur they come from," said Dr Maidment, who is from Imperial College London.
"If you're finding soft tissues in these kinds of fossils, maybe this kind of preservation might be more common than we realised, and might even be the norm."
The structures appear to be genuine remnants of soft tissue; they are not fossilised.
Using a mass spectrometer, they carried out chemical analysis of the putative collagen protein and the candidate blood cells.
They discovered fragments in the collagen of what look like amino acids - the building blocks of all proteins.
And the chemical profile of the blood cells looked very similar to that obtained from the red blood cells of an emu, which - like all birds - is a direct descendent of dinosaurs.
"There's an extremely well-known relationship within individual vertebrate groups that the smaller the red blood cell, the faster the metabolic rate," said Dr Maidment.
"Animals with fast metabolic rates will tend to be warm blooded, while animals with slower metabolic rates are going to be more cold blooded."
The subject of whether dinosaurs were cold- or warm blooded has preoccupied palaeontologists for decades, because it can provide pointers to the types of lifestyles dinosaurs had.
Were they more bird-like in their behaviour, or more sluggish, like reptiles?
The red blood cells found in this study were small compared with their counterparts in the emu, but the dinosaur cells will have shrunk and curled up over time.
Furthermore, scientists don't yet understand the relationship between red blood cell size and metabolic rate within dinosaurs, so scientists will need a bigger sample from different species of dinosaur to shed useful light on the debate.
However, said Dr Maidment, "if we can find red blood cells in lots of different dinosaurs and measure them, we might be able to start to understand which dinosaurs had fast metabolic rates, which were approaching warm bloodedness, which were truly warm blooded, and which were cold blooded".
Study of the apparent collagen fibres could shed light on the relationships between different dinosaur species.
A technique called collagen fingerprinting is based on the idea that the structure of the collagen molecule is unique to individual animals.
"Most closely related animals will have a more similar collagen structure than more distantly related animals," said Dr Maidment.
"If we could extract some of the collagen... and we could find it in lots of different dinosaurs, it could give us a sense of relatedness within the dinosaur family tree."
Co-author Dr Sergio Bertazzo said: "We still need to do more research to confirm what it is that we are imaging in these dinosaur bone fragments.
"If we can confirm that our initial observations are correct, then this could yield fresh insights into how these creatures once lived and evolved."
Prof Mary Schweitzer from North Carolina State University, who was not involved with the latest study, said she appreciated the caution with which the group interpreted their data.
"All in all, I think that papers like these which present data from multiple lines of investigation, and which are cautious in interpretation do much to advance the field, show that fossils are more than 'just rocks', and open the door to the possibility that materials persist in ancient fossils that were not thought possible only a few years ago," she told BBC News.
Prof Schweitzer added: "They did find amino acids consistent with proteins, but the data they presented do not really identify which proteins; for that they need additional data.
"But it is a great start, and an exciting paper, particularly in showing what happens when you really look at ancient bone and are not bound by the expectation that 'nothing could possibly persist'. If you don't look, you won't find. But if you do, you never know."
On the outside possibility of ever finding DNA in dinosaur remains, Dr Maidment commented: "We haven't found any in our fossils... however, I think it's unwise to say we'll never find any in future."
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The island's in the South Pacific Ocean and researchers think almost 38 million pieces of rubbish are on its beaches.
No-one lives there but it is home to wildlife.
It's hoped a new floating barrier that can separate out rubbish that gathers in the ocean will be able to help the island.
Watch Leah's report to find out more.
A news helicopter filmed the miles-long gridlock on the 405 motorway in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday.
"It's called the 405 for a reason: It takes you '4 o' 5' hours to get anywhere," one Facebook user quipped.
Almost 49 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles for Thursday's turkey feast holiday.
That's a million more than last year, and the most since 2007, according to the American Automobile Association.
Some social media users said it looked like the 405 interstate - which is no stranger to congestion - had been decorated with Christmas lights.
Another called the gridlock "the Most Epic Mannequin Challenge EVER!"
Thanksgiving dates back to the Pilgrims' 17th Century arrival in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where they dined with the Native-Americans at the first holiday meal.
The Transocean Winner came ashore at Dalmore during a storm while it was being towed from Norway to Malta.
The leader of the salvage team confirmed that an attempt to refloat the rig would be made on the high tide at about 22:00 on Monday.
Diesel oil has been successfully transferred onto a supply vessel and taken to Stornoway.
Since the grounding on the 8 August, a team from Smit Salvage, representatives from Transocean and a range of other experts have moved workers, engineering and shipping resources to Lewis to help with the refloat.
Sylvia Tervoort, salvage master with Smit Salvage, said: "We are checking and pressurising the tanks that we'll need for the refloating. Everything is installed ready for use and we're testing each compartment for the attempt at tomorrow's high tide."
Ms Tervoort said there was still a possibility that part of the rock on which the rig had grounded could be sticking up inside the pontoon structure below the waterline.
She said: "We could have used just one tug, but we have chosen to use two. We are not completely sure about the seabed and the pinnacles sticking in the rig. There are always things in salvage for which you can't account."
Hugh Shaw, the Secretary of State's Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention, said that salvage teams were still going over calculations and possibilities to ensure the refloat was successful.
He said the risk of any pollution from materials on board the rig had been reduced even further since the operation on Saturday.
"Transocean have successfully transferred approximately 200 tonnes of diesel onto one of the supply vessels, the Olympic Orion and she's back in Stornoway with that this morning," he said.
The towing lines are in place, ready to be picked up by two tugs once the final preparations start on Monday afternoon.
Mr Shaw has now given formal permission for the refloat. He said that even if there was a problem with snagging rocks, any further damage to the rig should not pose a problem.
"There is only a small amount of diesel left in the tanks because of the way the rig is listing," he said. "But even if there are further breaches of the tanks, it's unlikely we'll see any significant amounts being released into the environment."
Once this series of high tides pass, the tide will not reach similar heights for another two weeks at the beginning of September.
However, Ms Tervoort said that if unforeseen problems meant that the refloat attempt on Monday was not successful, they were still not out of time with this series of tides.
"We still have to go on for the next two high tides," she said. "If we can't refloat this time, there might be different reasons for that and we have to go back and rewrite the plans and try again on the next high tide.
"But we are confident that at the next high tide with all the tanks pressurised we can float the rig from the rocks."
Mr Shaw said that once the rig was freed it would have to be examined thoroughly to see if repairs were necessary before a decision was taken where to scrap it.
It will be towed to Broad Bay on the east coast of Lewis.
On Saturday, the salvage team successfully transferred diesel oil on a 17,000-tonne grounded rig from pontoon tanks to a safer position above sea level.
The oil was then moved onto the Olympic Orion.
Coastguards said no pollution from the oil transfer had been detected.
A temporary exclusion zone of 300m (984ft) remains in place around the rig.
More than 12,000 gallons (56,000 litres) of diesel oil were lost from two tanks on the Transocean Winner after it came ashore. The fuel is said to have evaporated and not caused a pollution incident.
The Team Sky road captain suffered injuries including a broken rib in a crash on the opening stage, but rode on to support team leader Froome.
"It's been brutal," said the Welshman.
"It's been the hardest Tour. I crashed on stage one and it just whacked me, broke a rib, hit my head and really shook me up."
Froome secured the yellow jersey in Saturday's penultimate stage, a 22.5km time trial in Marseille, extending his overall lead from 23 to 54 seconds with Rigoberto Uran second and Romain Bardet dropping to third.
Tradition dictates that no general classification rivals attack the yellow jersey on the final stage in Paris on Sunday, meaning Froome should win the race in Paris.
Geraint Thomas, Rowe's fellow rider from Cardiff - who became the first Welshman to wear the yellow jersey - was forced out with a broken collarbone after a crash on stage nine when second in the overall standings.
Rowe admits that if his own crash had not been in the Tour de France, then he might also have withdrawn because of his injuries.
"You never like to go home [early] from a race, but there's times I was in a bit of a mess, times were pretty tough," Rowe admitted.
"But when you've got the yellow jersey in the team and what I believe to be the best rider in the world, you're in that position where you've got to defend yellow.
"The only way you go home is if you physically can't ride your bike or missed the time limit... but if it had been another race then yeah, it could have been an early taxi.
"I knew I had a job to do and I battled through and did it.
"The first 10-12 days I was really struggling, the toughest Grand Tour I've ever done.
"It's been quite nice on a personal achievement to be here [at the end], to have made it to Paris. It's been a tough three weeks."
Rowe is in line to claim the lanterne rouge, an unofficial award for the cyclist who completes the Tour in last place, as he finished in 167th in Marseille.
Unlike in other sports where last is seen as failure, the lanterne rouge carries respect as it honours the role of the domestiques - the team riders who sacrifice their own ambitions to help their team leader's bid for yellow.
Rowe has spent much of the 2017 Tour chasing down breakaways at the front, then bringing up the rear of the peloton having spent all his energy in Froome's cause.
The 27-year-old again typified that role in Saturday's time trial, as his earlier efforts were used to help his fellow Team Sky riders.
"For me it was more a case of absorbing as much information as possible that I could feed back to the lads, that was the most important thing," Rowe added.
"There was quite a bit of wind out there, a cobbled section, so where's best to ride, check out a few of the bends and... feed it back.
"It's a time trial with some big, long and straight boulevards so there's plenty of places to put the power down, then stay calm on the technical sections."
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In an interview after his arrest, the 28-year-old England international admitted kissing the girl, but denied more serious sexual contact.
A jury at Bradford Crown Court heard Mr Johnson told officers he "knew it was wrong" and that he "had a girlfriend".
He denies two counts of sexual activity with a child.
In the interview, conducted after his arrest at his County Durham home, Mr Johnson admitted exchanging messages with the girl on social media before meeting her to sign football shirts.
He also admitted kissing her at a second meeting on 30 January last year, but denied it was passionate and repeatedly denied more serious sexual conduct.
Mr Johnson told detectives: "I knew it was wrong. I have a girlfriend for one. Lots of reasons. I've got a family, a career.
"I said to myself 'it was poor ... I should have known better'."
During the interview, the player denied undoing the teenager's jeans or touching her intimately, adding: "I did not touch her down her pants or anything like that."
Mr Johnson agreed he had met the girl after they had talked on WhatsApp about a "thank you kiss" for him signing the shirts.
He added: "She came into the car and she said about a thank you kiss. It was just like a normal kiss. Just how you would kiss someone."
The interviewing officer, Det Con Kimberley Walton, asked the footballer why, when he was arrested, he told his girlfriend, Stacey Flounders, the teenager told him she was 16.
Mr Johnson said he had been trying to keep the truth from Miss Flounders and he had not been trying to deceive the police.
He said: "It was more between me and her. I didn't want to go back home and she'd taken my daughter and didn't give me a chance to explain myself.
"I sort of just panicked. I wasn't going to keep it from you (the police)."
Earlier, Mr Johnson admitted he had created a new Snapchat account to talk to the teenager, who cannot be named, so Miss Flounders could not see it.
He said they had had problems in the past with him "texting girls and stuff".
He said: "It was more to hide it from my girlfriend, if you know what I mean."
Dr Paul Hunton, a forensic computers expert, told the jury a Google search for "legal age of consent" was made on Mr Johnson's phone four days after he met the girl.
He described how he examined an iPhone 6 from Mr Johnson's house and verified a series of web pages were accessed on 3 February last year.
The court heard Miss Flounders, also 28, quizzed Mr Johnson about the age of the girl.
Det Con Walton agreed that Miss Flounders said to him: "Who is she?"
The officer also agreed that he replied: "It's (the girl's name). I just gave her a couple of shirts."
The court heard that Miss Flounders said: "How old is she?"
And Mr Johnson replied: "Well, she said she was 16."
The footballer has previously pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming. He was sacked by Sunderland as a result.
The trial continues.
Keane, who missed the warm-up games against the Netherlands and Belarus with a calf injury, trained with his leg strapped.
Jonathan Walters and Robbie Brady sat out the session in Abbotstown.
The squad were given the weekend off but resumed training on Monday and will travel to France on Wednesday.
Manager Martin O'Neill put the squad through their paces at their Dublin base with Everton midfielder James McCarthy also taking a full part in the session having recovered from his groin and hamstring injury.
Stoke forward Walters sat out the warm-up as he gets over his Achilles strain, as did Norwich winger Brady.
The pair trained separately but are expected to be fully fit for the Group E opener at the Stade de France.
The Republic face Belgium and Italy after their match against Sweden.
At the end of the first week of a review of the 56 stalled proceedings, Lord Justice Weir said matters "needed to be taken out of neutral and put into a forward-moving gear".
He suggested that better training for those engaged in redaction work might be of benefit.
The review will continue next week.
The two-week review into 56 legacy cases began on Monday.
The cases involve 95 deaths where inquests have still to be heard.
These include some of the most controversial killings during the Troubles.
GVC Holdings has raised its takeover bid to about £1bn, topping an offer from 888 Holdings.
888 bid £898m for the firm earlier this month, an offer Bwin accepted.
GVC said it was "working on finalising" its bid, which Bwin said would be considered by its board, although it cautioned "there can be no certainty that an offer will be made by GVC".
GVC's offer is worth 122.5 pence per share, which will be made up of 25 pence in cash and 1 new GVC share.
The 888 deal valued Bwin shares at 104.09p each. This latest move comes less than six months after 888 rejected a takeover bid from William Hill, which valued it at about £750m.
Online gambling companies are merging to try and reduce operating costs as they are exposed to stricter regulation.
"This is a real statement of intent from GVC. The proposed premium over the accepted offer by 888 is such that the bwin.party board will probably have no choice but to reconsider its acceptance of the 888 offer," analysts at Davy Research said.
"We would be surprised if 888 does not come back with a counter-offer of its own."
Craig Levein, the club's director of football, said earlier this week that the 23-year-old wants to leave Hearts.
In a statement on Thursday, Hearts aimed to "correct some misinformation" surrounding Walker's contractual situation.
"It would seem that the player would prefer to see out the remaining year of his contract."
Walker came through Hearts' development system, has been a first-team regular at Tynecastle since 2012 and is under contract until 2018.
Levein said head coach Ian Cathro had "been through quite an extensive discussion with Jamie to try to get him to stay".
The director of football added: "Jamie said he has been here a long time and feels it is time to move on."
On Thursday, Hearts addressed "ill-informed and potentially damaging stories relating to Jamie Walker and his contractual position with the club".
"Naturally, the club wants him to stay and made earnest efforts to secure his long-term future here at Hearts," the statement added.
"Those efforts were reflected in the new three-year deal offered to the player in February 2017, one which would've made Jamie the highest paid player at the club.
"Despite Jamie initially agreeing to sign this contract, the club was then informed that he had changed his mind and would not be signing the new deal.
"Despite the club doing everything in its power to hold onto, and reward, one of its top youth products, it would seem that the player would prefer to see out the remaining year of his contract, leaving the club in a no-win situation.
"The club has no desire to lose a talent such as Jamie. He is a firm favourite both with the fans and indeed the management. Nor would it stand in the way of any player who does not want to sign a contract and play for Hearts.
"We must protect the interests of the fans and the business when faced with such a scenario.
"Hearts totally refute any suggestion that a member of the club board or senior executive would be less than honest with any information provided to the media or the fans and it was insulting to see such accusations and falsehoods spread across social media."
"We're not making a Smurfs 3 film," said its director Kelly Asbury.
"Our story will explore the beginnings of the beloved little blue creatures in a fun full CG-animated comedy-adventure for every generation to enjoy."
The August 2015 release will follow two live action/CGI "hybrids" in which the Smurfs interacted with human actors.
The new film, Asbury added, "will be stylistically closer to the original artwork created by Peyo".
Peyo was the pen name of Pierre Culliford, the Belgian comic book artist who in 1958 created Les Schtroumpfs, as they are known in their home country.
Asbury's previous films include 2011's Gnomeo & Juliet and 2004's Shrek 2, which he co-directed with Andrew Adamson and Conrad Vernon.
Released in 2011, the first Smurfs film made $142.6m (£85.6m) in the US and Canada and more than $563.7m (£338.4m) worldwide, according to the Box Office Mojo website.
Yet its 2013 follow-up did not perform as strongly, making just $71m (£42.6m) in North America and £347.5m (£208.6m) in total.
It is not known whether US singer Katy Perry will return to provide the voice for Smurfette, the only female in the fantasy village where her mischievous species reside.
Sony Pictures Animation has also announced plans for a fully computer-generated return of spinach-eating sailor Popeye, to be directed by Genndy Tartakovsky of Hotel Transylvania fame.
Bomb Gaza - in which players control an Israeli military jet that attacks missile-firing Palestinian militants - is no longer available on the sites.
But Rocket Pride - which sees players attempt to outmanoeuvre Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system - is still available on Google Play.
Advocacy groups criticised the games.
"Games that glorify violence or normalise conflict when referring to an actual conflict that is happening as we speak are deeply problematic and deeply distasteful," Chris Doyle, director of the Council for Arab British Understanding, told the BBC.
"Google, Facebook or any other company that host such games, should be reviewing their policies and making absolutely all efforts to ensure that such games are not hosted on their platforms."
Amnesty International UK added that it thought the games were "in highly questionable taste" bearing in mind the "terrible suffering" caused by the conflict.
"[Gamers] should consider closing their war games app and instead read about real life right now in Gaza City, Rafah or indeed in southern Israel," said Allan Hogarth, the group's head of policy.
A spokesman for the Board of Deputies of British Jews said it needed to look into the titles in question before commenting.
The Daily Dot was one of the first news sites to bring attention to the phenomenon when it named several Android games relating to the conflict on Monday.
Many of the titles that are still online were released in the past few weeks and involve the player taking control of Israel's Iron Dome system to destroy incoming missiles.
"Intercept the rockets launched by Hamas by clicking on them and activating the Iron Dome. Hurry up, civilians are threatened and you will be held responsible if anything happens," reads the description of Iron Dome by Gamytech.
Apple's iOS store features a similar title - Iron Dome Missile Defense, released by Simon Rosenzweig on 30 July - however, its description is more vague, referring instead to an unnamed "enemy".
Google Play also features Rocket Pride by Best Arabic Games, in which the player is tasked with "supporting heroes besieged in the Gaza Strip from an oppressive occupier" by "controlling the resistance missiles and hitting the objectives assigned to them".
Google has, however, removed:
The games had attracted negative reviews from some other Android device owners before being deleted.
A spokeswoman for Google would not discuss specific apps, but said: "We remove apps from Google Play that violate our policies."
The firm's developer's terms and conditions ban apps that advocate "against groups of people based on their race or ethnic origin", and/or are judged to threaten other users.
A spokesman for Facebook was unable to provide comment or confirm who was responsible for removing Bomb Gaza from its platform.
Other titles relating to the conflict - including Raid Gaza, a Flash-based game - have also been released to run on desktop computers.
One industry watcher suggested the major mobile app store owners were relatively well positioned to tackle complaints.
"The difference between Google Play and Apple iOS is that on the Apple's store apps are vetted before they are listed, while on Play, Google curates but only takes things down after they are published," said Ian Fogg, a tech analyst at the IHS consultancy.
"But in both examples they are managed experiences, which makes them better at handling this kind of thing than random websites that allow an app to be downloaded to a PC."
The foreign ministry approved the extradition in May but Guzman's lawyers have been fighting the decision in a district court.
They say they will now take the case to a higher court.
The head of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel was recaptured in January after escaping for a second time from a maximum security prison.
Mexico has said it expects to extradite Guzman to the US by February. He faces multiple charges in the US, including drug trafficking and murder.
In a statement, the Mexican attorney general's office said the federal judge had "decided to reject the protection" sought by Guzman.
Andres Granados, one of Guzman's lawyers, said he would seek a Supreme Court hearing and might take the case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
"We are not defeated," he told AFP news agency.
Guzman is being held in a maximum security prison in Ciudad Juarez, near the US border. He was arrested in January after six months on the run following his escape through a tunnel in his jail cell.
He had already escaped a maximum security facility once before, spending 13 years at large.
Mexico agreed to transfer Guzman in May after the US guaranteed he would not face the death penalty.
The device was demoed at the CES tech show where it autonomously detected and avoided a fallen object.
Intel part-owns Yuneec, the company behind the drone, and provided the device's 3D camera sensor.
The RealSense technology involved uses infrared lasers to detect the distance of nearby things.
Should evasive action be necessary, the aircraft takes it on its own.
At CES, the Typhoon H drone followed a cyclist through a small course on stage, complete with a handful of mock "trees".
When one of these obstacles was made to fall in the drone's path, it dodged it, and thereby avoided a collision.
"The drone was able to stop, wait and go round that obstacle as well - following the rider all the time," said Intel's chief executive Brian Krzanich.
"Any other commercial drone out there would have crashed into the tree."
The Typhoon H also has a 4K camera which has can pan 360-degrees and take photographs with a 12 megapixel sensor.
Intel said it would be on sale within six months. It is set to cost $1,799 (£1,200).
Features such as collision avoidance are not likely to prevent the kind of tumbles which nearly caught skier Marcel Hirsher last month, commented IHS analyst Tom Morrod, when a drone malfunctioned.
"There's a safety aspect which is probably not going to go away - things that fly occasionally crash," he said.
However, he added, the benefits of more intelligent drones are not to be underestimated.
"Things like collision avoidance, self navigation, spatial awareness - all of these technologies that take away the manual control of the drones are enabling drones for commercial purposes," he said.
"Those could be security or delivery or maintenance, all of those types of applications - that's going to be what really drives the market."
Another safety conscious drone at CES comes in the form of Belgian firm Fleye's device. It encloses its spinning blades within both a shell and a cage to help reduce the risk of injury.
However, as a demo for the BBC proved, it is still possible for the device to swerve off-course and crash.
Parrot announced another new drone - one capable of flying much further and faster than helicopter-inspired devices, thanks to a fixed wing design.
The Disco drone can fly for up to 45 minutes and follow a pre-planned flight path via GPS waypoints.
Its on-board camera is embedded into the drone's nose and captures video in 1080p high definition.
Parrot hopes to make the device available later in 2016.
"This 'drone on steroid' speaks to the innovation in this wave of consumer drones," said Daniel Ives, an analyst at FBR Research.
"We believe this is a $3bn market opportunity over the next few years and high-octane drones like Parrot's are a sign of things to come."
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At least six students were seriously injured by gunfire, but dozens more were hurt as they tried to escape.
The gunman was accompanied by a suicide bomber, who blew himself up in the car park.
No-one so far has said they were behind the attack but the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has carried out similar raids in the town .
The name Boko Haram, loosely translated from the region's Hausa language, means "Western education is forbidden".
The gunfire at the College of Administrative and Business Studies sparked panic, with students jumping from windows to escape the militants.
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They were injured after jumping out of windows and over walls, the Associated Press news agency quotes a hospital worker as saying.
The police have said that the surviving gunman is in their custody.
The attack in Potiskum comes as Boko Haram is facing renewed pressure, reports the BBC's Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar from the capital, Abuja.
A military operation is continuing in its Sambisa forest stronghold, with senior Nigerian officers say many of the insurgents have been killed and those still alive are on the run.
Despite this, Boko Haram is still able to carry out isolated attacks.
Observers say unless senior members of the group are captured, Boko Haram may be able to regroup and rearm, both within and outside Nigeria's borders.
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The group has become known for its targeting of schools and colleges with its most notorious attack on a school in Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria.
More than 200 girls were kidnapped in the attack in April 2014.
In the past few weeks the Nigerian army has freed hundreds of women and girls who had been held by Boko Haram, but the Chibok hostages have not been among them.
The group has also killed thousands of people, many of them are school and college students.
Deganwy Marina includes berths for 165 vessels, boat stands and yacht cradles as well as a workshop and offices.
The marina, which was developed in 2004, is currently operated by Quay Marinas Limited.
Rod Perons, of joint agents Cooke & Arkwright, said the development provided an "exclusive atmosphere" for sailing enthusiasts.
The Crown Estate is owned by the Queen, but its land and assets are managed by an independent board.
This week it announced its annual income, returning £328.8m to HM Treasury, up 8.1% on 2015-16.
Police said four men slashed the man and his Staffordshire bull terrier with a "bladed weapon" at the property in Redford Close, off Marsden Road.
The man, 26, is in a serious but not life-threatening condition and the dog is recovering at a local veterinary surgery.
Detectives said they were unsure what the motive for the attack was.
Det Insp Mark O'Brien, of Eastbourne CID, said, "Four men in dark clothing forced their way into the house and slashed at the man with some sort of sharp instrument.
"It is possible that people in the vicinity may have seen or heard signs of a disturbance or noticed suspicious vehicles or people."
He appealed for anyone with information about the attack, which happened at about 22:00 BST on Thursday, to contact police.
The north-west team won just four of their league matches this season and finished bottom of the standings with 21 points from 38 games.
"Following a meeting on 27 April, the committee has decided to relieve Paul Kee of his duties as team manager," the club said in a statement.
The 48-year-old was in his second spell with the Riverside Stadium club.
The former Coleraine and Crusaders midfielder returned to Institute in 2011 following a first stint in charge from 1999 to 2002.
"It is with much regret that we come to this decision and we would like to thank Paul for his efforts and wish him all the best in the future," added the club.
It was a brief stay in the top-flight for Institute after their promotion as Championship winners in 2014.
Kee has also managed Carlisle and Limavady United, and he worked for the Irish FA as a county performance coach and Northern Ireland U17 manager.
The video blogger had reportedly been reprimanded for the use of foul language by the media authority.
It comes as China tries to clean up the Chinese internet, with measures from stricter censorship to urging users to behave better online.
President Xi Jinping this week called for a "clean and righteous" cyberspace.
The 29-year-old, whose real name is Jiang Yilei, is a hugely popular internet comedian and video blogger.
She won fame through her humorous short videos, usually of herself talking in rapid-fire Mandarin, making light of topics ranging from dating woes to regional Chinese accents.
The videos on her Youku channel have had about 100 million views, while on microblogging network Sina Weibo she commands a following of at least 11 million people.
She is so big that she is believed to be the first in China to receive funding from private investors, to the tune of nearly $2m.
But she is not known for delving into sociopolitical issues or other sensitive topics that usually invite scrutiny from authorities.
On Monday, the Chinese Communist Party's mouthpiece People's Daily published a short report quoting media authorities as saying she had been "disciplined and corrected" for using foul language.
It is not clear to what extent she had used swear words in her transmissions.
The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television said it had taken offline the relevant clips to "get rid of the vulgar and coarse content", and that it could be made available online again only when it adhered to content regulations.
A check on Papi Jiang's Youku channel on Wednesday found only five videos displayed, none of which worked. In comparison, her Youtube channel features scores of clips.
On Monday evening, Papi Jiang issued a short statement on her Weibo page where she thanked fans for support and hinted at being disciplined.
"As a self-made media figure, I will also be more careful of my words and image, resolutely responding to requests for corrections in internet clips, and broadcast positive energy for everyone," she said.
Fans have flooded her Weibo and Youku pages with supportive comments while cursing or criticising the authorities.
"Not everyone may like Papi Jiang, but definitely everyone hates the state administration," said one Weibo user.
A commenter on Youku criticised officials for having "the kind of weak regulatory attitude where it's afraid of just a little bit of vulgar language".
Chinese authorities have recently stepped up efforts for what it calls a more "beautiful" internet, in what critics say is a greater push for censorship.
It has urged users to behave better online, such as not spreading unverified internet rumours and acting with greater civility, while at the same time increasing curbs on expression such as the deletion of critical internet comments and online media articles.
Authorities have conducted crackdowns - an online letter calling for President Xi Jinping's resignation resulted in at least 20 people detained.
On Tuesday state news agency Xinhua reported that Mr Xi had told an internet security symposium that China needed to improve the management of cyberspace "and work to ensure high quality content, with positive voices creating a healthy, positive culture that is a force for good".
"He required that cyberspace be imbued with positive energy and resonated to mainstream ideology, in the hope of creating a clean and righteous environment," the report added.
Howley is in charge as Warren Gatland has temporarily stepped aside to coach the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand next summer.
Wales lost 32-8 to Australia before close wins over Argentina and Japan and a comfortable win over South Africa.
"I thought he handled it well in camp, he didn't put it back on us," said Exeter Chiefs forward Francis.
"He got us ready to win three on the bounce after that (loss to Australia), the most successful autumn ever for Wales and people forget that."
Francis started in the wins over Argentina and South Africa, having been a replacement in the loss to the Wallabies.
"In Wales it's quite a closed environment and after the first game they found it easy to jump on him," Francis told BBC Sport.
"He was the man to target, he was the change and they took that to him."
Francis also says he is relieved that 'Gatland's Law' does not apply to him.
The rule, which governs how many non-Wales based players can be picked for the national side, does not cover Francis as he was born in England and came up through the English system, playing for Doncaster and London Scottish in the Championship before moving to Exeter in 2014.
"At the minute I don't have to worry about that, I can just concentrate on trying to play well here and hopefully that reflects in getting picked there," said Francis.
"It's fantastic and means I can concentrate on my game here. I just need game time now, I've got to train as hard as I can and hope that (Exeter coach) Rob Baxter gives me my chance."
After a run of plenary sittings that have been rather light on lawmaking, a number of relatively inconspicuous measures await plenary approval.
The latest part of the Commission's "comprehensive" approach to solving the migration crisis will be unveiled on Tuesday, when MEPs will debate new measures to wrestle with the root causes of economic migration from Africa.
They will vote on whether to give the green light to an inquiry committee into the Panama Papers leaks, and review the state of the EU's main investment plan.
And on Wednesday they will hear a first-ever speech from a Bulgarian President, when Rosen Plevneliev comes to town.
Here are the main events in the week ahead...
The day's short sitting will kick off with a debate on the EU's role at a UN meeting this week on research into HIV/Aids.
This will be followed by a debate on how the EU co-ordinates its sustainable development policies.
After this, MEPs will discuss safety provisions in the construction of the Ostrovets nuclear power plant in Belarus.
The plant, which is being built near to the border of EU member Lithuania, is due to enter the first stage of operation this year and become fully operational in 2018.
The European Commission has played an observer role in the construction, to ensure that the plant complies with nuclear safety standards.
A group of MEPs want to ask the Commission how it hopes to make sure the plant undergoes proper stress tests before it becomes operational.
As has become the norm for recent plenary sessions, the sitting will end with short debates on six non-binding "own initiative" motions.
This week's batch include suggestions for EU action to clamp down on unfair trading practices in the food industry and promote the use of new farming technologies.
The morning begins with a debate on an anti-tax avoidance directive announced by the Commission in January.
After this, they will debate legislation that would delay implementation of new EU trading rules for the financial sector by one year.
The rules, known as 'MiFID II', were supposed to come into force in January next year - but EU and national regulators have said their IT systems are not ready to cope with the change.
The European Commission proposed the extension in February. It has already been approved by MEPs on the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee and will be put to a final vote at lunchtime.
In the afternoon, the Commission will formally announce new proposals to tackle the "root causes" of migration to Europe from Africa.
The measures will likely call for EU funds to be used to boost private investment in African countries, in return for greater co-operation over migrant returns.
It remains to be seen whether the final proposal includes any of the more radical proposals suggested by Italy in a policy document in April.
The Commission will also be presenting a proposed revision to the blue card scheme for highly-skilled migrants from outside the EU.
The scheme allows people to apply for a pan-EU work permit - although it does not apply in the UK, Denmark or Ireland.
In the evening, MEPs will debate a co-operation agreement that the EU initially signed with the Philippines in July 2012.
The agreement contains a number of provisions to strengthen economic ties, as well as boosting co-operation over counter-terrorism, energy and organised crime.
They will vote on whether to ratify the agreement at lunchtime on Wednesday.
MEPs will also discuss what involvement EU states had in facilitating alleged human rights abuses by the CIA.
The allegations relate to interrogation techniques used by US security services between 2001 and 2006 at "secret prisons" situated in a number of EU states.
The alleged complicity of EU states in the CIA rendition programme has been the subject of several resolutions from MEPs, and an inquiry from the Civil Liberties Committee.
Investment Commissioner Jyrki Katainen is expected to join MEPs in the morning to debate a mid-term review of the EU's flagship investment plan.
The scheme - which was launched by Jean-Claude Juncker shortly after the present Commission team took office - aims to boost private investment in Europe's economy after the financial crisis.
MEPs will also debate whether to sign off on EU proposals to lend €500m to Tunisia to supplement medium-term loans from the IMF.
The country's economy has struggled since the Arab Spring in 2011, as well as following terror attacks which have hit its tourist industry.
At midday local time (11.00 BST) Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will make his first speech to the Parliament, before the day's voting gets underway.
At the top of the voting list is a final confirmation vote on a proposal to set up an inquiry committee into the Panama Papers scandal.
The afternoon sitting will begin with a debate on new rules which would mean EU citizens would not have to get authenticated copies made of certain public documents - including birth certificates - when they move to another EU state.
The requirement to get official documents authenticated can incur large fees, particularly if the documents need to be translated.
After a debate on ways to improve the sharing of information between EU security authorities, MEPs will discuss the recent approval of a controversial bill in Turkey that will strip MPs of their immunity from prosecution.
The move has been seen as a first step to removing pro-Kurdish MPs from the Parliament - and another sign of increasing authoritarianism from the ruling AK party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The evening will also see a debate on EU action against Chinese steel that is "dumped" - sold at a loss - on the European market.
Some MEPs have accused national governments - including the UK - of blocking changes proposed by the European Commission in 2013 to improve the EU's trade defence instruments.
The final day of the week's session will begin with a debate on how the EU could protect Europe's rail supply industry from unfair competition from overseas.
The sector covers the manufacture of infrastructure such as rail lines, train carriages and signals.
MEPs on the Industry Committee will ask the Commission how it can promote investment and research to improve the competitiveness of the industry in Europe.
They will also ask for an initial assessment of how the sector would be affected if China gains market economy status at the World Trading Organisation (WTO) later this year.
Then follows the traditional final-day debates on human rights motions - which this week will focus on Cambodia, Tajikistan and Vietnam.
After the voting session, the sitting will end with a debate on whether the Commission has done enough to keep MEPs informed of negotiations on various international agreements.
Please note: This agenda is subject to modification at the opening of the session on Monday afternoon.
A guide to how the European Parliament's plenary sessions can be found here.
Adam Watt, 38, was stabbed in Evans Wharf, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in January.
Three people are on trial at St Albans Crown Court accused of his murder.
Nicholas Grant, 18, of Sunnyhill Road in Hemel, Joseph Zulu, 23, of no fixed address and Jacqueline Brewin, 47, of Sacombe Road, Hemel, all deny murder.
Opening the case on Tuesday, prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC said Mr Watts was a troubled man who proved "unable to rid himself of drink and drug dependency".
Ms Cottage told the jury Mr Zulu had called Mr Grant saying either Mr Watt had stolen money or run off with drugs without paying.
The pair were picked up by Ms Brewin in a Vauxhall Meriva and dropped off close to Mr Watt's home.
The two men confronted him outside his property, where he was stabbed with "severe force" in his upper chest, Ms Cottage said.
"We say they were all part of a joint enterprise," she said, "sharing an intention to kill or seriously injure Adam Watt. Each is equally responsible."
The court was told Mr Grant and Mr Zulu blamed each other for the fatal stabbing.
The case continues.
The former Manchester United reserve was a Roberto di Matteo signing this summer when he arrived from Italian second-tier side Hellas Verona for £4m.
"It came out of the blue last night," Villa boss Steve Bruce told BBC WM.
"We agreed a deal and it was done in a couple of hours and he's now gone off to Atalanta."
Gollini, 21, initially kept his place when Bruce succeeded di Matteo as Villa boss in October. But, after letting in 19 goals in his 20 Championship games, he was dropped following the 1-0 defeat at Norwich on 13 December.
Mark Bunn then took over between the sticks for four games prior to the arrival of on-loan United keeper Sam Johnstone, who made his debut in Saturday's 2-0 FA Cup third-round exit at Tottenham.
Bruce added: "It's fair to say that once I'd left him out and I'd brought in another keeper, what was the next step for Pier?
"It was a little bit too early at this stage of his career to come to Villa. He still needs to learn his trade. It's a good thing he's out there playing again. Ideally it would have been in this country, but we still own him and we'll keep monitoring his progress."
Atalanta are sixth in Serie A, 10 points behind leaders Juventus.
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circa 1100 BC - Phoenicians settle the north African coast. The city of Carthage, near the site of present-day Tunis, becomes a naval power.
146 BC - Carthage falls to the Romans.
439 AD - Vandals invade; Roman buildings and artefacts are destroyed.
600s - Arabs conquer the territory of present-day Tunisia.
909 - Berbers wrest the region from the Arabs.
1600s - Tunisia becomes part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, but has a high degree of autonomy.
1800s - French and Turkish designs on Tunisia force it to tread a careful path.
1881 - French troops occupy Tunis. France controls economic and foreign affairs; Tunisia is a French protectorate from 1883.
1934 - Habib Bourguiba founds the pro-independence Neo-Dustour Party
1942 - World War II: German troops arrive to resist allied forces in Algeria. Allied forces drive German, Italian troops out in 1943.
1956 20 March - Tunisia becomes independent with Bourguiba as prime minister.
1957 - The monarchy is abolished and Tunisia becomes a republic.
1961 - Tunisia says French forces must leave their base in Bizerte. Fighting breaks out. France pulls out of Bizerte in 1963, after long-running talks.
1981 - First multi-party parliamentary elections since independence. President Bourguiba's party wins by a landslide.
1985 - Israel raids Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) HQ in Tunis; 60 people are killed. The raid is in response to the killing by the PLO of three Israeli tourists in Cyprus.
1987 - Bloodless palace coup: Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has President Bourguiba declared mentally unfit to rule and takes power himself.
1989 - Ben Ali wins presidential elections. He goes on to be re-elected four more times, the last time in 2009.
1999 - First multi-party presidential elections; Ben Ali wins a third term.
2002 April - 19 people - 11 of them German tourists - are killed in a bomb explosion at a synagogue in the resort of Djerba; Al-Qaeda claims responsibility.
2002 May - President Ben Ali wins a referendum on constitutional changes, paving the way for his fourth term.
2002 September - Jailed leader of Communist Workers' Party, Hamma Hammami, is freed on health grounds. He had been accused of being in an illegal organisation and of inciting rebellion.
2004 October - President Ben Ali wins a fourth term with 94% of the vote.
2005 July - Parliament introduces an upper house - the Chamber of Councillors - which is dominated by the ruling party.
2005 November - Tunisia hosts a UN conference on the global information society. Authorities deny that police have harassed journalists and other delegates.
2006 - October - Authorities launch a campaign against the Islamic headscarves worn by some women.
Tunisia moves to close its embassy in Qatar in protest at alleged bias by the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel. The channel broadcast remarks by veteran Tunisian dissident Moncef Marzouki in which he called for peaceful resistance to the Tunisian government.
2006 December - The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party, elects a woman as leader - a first for Tunisia. She is May Eljeribi.
2007 January - Islamist militants and security forces clash in Tunis. Twelve people are killed. Interior Minister Rafik Belhadj Kacem says the Salafist militants had come from Algeria.
2009 February - French court sentences German convert to Islam to 18 years over attack on Djerba synagogue in 2002. Walid Nouar, brother of suicide bomber, got 12 years for his part in al-Qaeda attack.
2009 July - Police charge nine men, including two air-force officers, with plotting to kill US servicemen during joint military exercises.
2010 December - Protests break out over unemployment and political restrictions, and spread nationwide.
2011 January - President Ben Ali goes into exile amid continuing protests.
2011 February - Prime Minister Ghannouchi resigns, responding to demands by demonstrators calling for a clean break with the past.
2011 May - Curfew imposed amid fresh street protests.
2011 October - Parliamentary elections. Ennahda Islamist party wins, but falls short of an outright majority.
2011 December - Human rights activist Moncef Marzouki elected president by constituent assembly, Ennahda leader Hamadi Jebali sworn in as prime minister.
2012 May - Hundreds of Salafi Islamic extremists clash with security forces and attack a police station in Jendouba in a dispute over Salafi attacks on alcohol sellers.
2012 June - The government imposes an overnight curfew in eight areas following riots by Islamists against an art exhibition. One man died after being shot in the head.
2012 August - Thousands protest in Tunis against moves by Islamist-led government to reduce women's rights. Draft constitution refers to women as "complementary to men", whereas 1956 constitution granted women full equality with men.
2013 February - Prime Minister Jebali resigns after Ennahda party rejects his proposals to form a government of technocrats after the killing of an opposition anti-Islamist leader. Ennahda rejects opposition allegations that it was behind the killing of Chokri Belaid, whose death prompted violent protests.
2013 May - At least one person is killed in clashes between police and Salafi Islamists of the Ansar al-Sharia group in the Tunis suburb of Ettadhamen, where it was holding a meeting. Police also clashed with protesters in the city of Kairouan, where the government had banned an earlier Ansar al-Sharia meeting on security grounds.
2013 July - Assassination of opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi prompts mass demonstrations, a general strike and calls for the government to resign.
2013 December - After months of wrangling, Ennahda and mainly secular opposition agree on appointment of Mehdi Jomaa as head of interim government.
2014 January - Parliament passes the country's first constitution since President Ben Ali was ousted in 2011.
Prime minister-designate Mehdi Jomaa forms cabinet of independents and technocrats, to govern until new elections.
2014 February - The government says the suspected assassin of opposition politician Chokri Belaid has been killed in an anti-terrorist operation.
2014 March - President Marzouki lifts state of emergency imposed in 2011 during ouster of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
2014 October - Nidaa Tounes, which unites secularists, trade unionists, liberals and some players from the Ben Ali era, wins largest bloc of seats in parliamentary election, overtaking the Islamist Ennahda.
2014 December - Nidaa Tounes candidate Beji Caid Essebsi becomes president after decisively beating outgoing president Moncef Marzouki in run-off elections.
2015 March - Islamic State extremist group claims responsibility for an attack by three gunmen on the Bardo Museum in Tunis, in which 21 people, mainly foreign tourists, were killed.
2015 June - Islamic State gunman kills 38 people, mainly tourists, on beach at resort of Sousse, in Tunisia's worst terror attack. Government announces closure of extremist mosques.
2015 October - National Dialogue Quartet receives Nobel Peace Prize for helping transition to democracy. Made up of General Labour Union, Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, Human Rights League, and Order of Lawyers.
Mr Assad also criticised the US-led coalition and its air strikes in Syria and Iraq as counter-productive, saying that terrorism had only spread.
Meanwhile, Russia has carried out more air strikes in Syria it says targeted so-called Islamic State (IS) positions.
Syrian activists say the raids appear to have focused on other rebel groups.
In an interview with Iranian state television, reported by the Syrian presidency Twitter feed, President Assad said Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq were united in battling terrorism and would achieve "practical results", unlike the US-led coalition.
Mr Assad's international opponents say a negotiated solution to Syria's four-year-old civil war must involve the president stepping down, although some Western nations now say he could remain during a transitional period.
But Mr Assad insisted: "Discussion about the political system or officials in Syria is an internal Syrian affair."
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Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday that its aircraft had bombed 10 IS targets in Syria over the past 24 hours - including command posts, a training camp, ammunition stores and a workshop making explosive devices including suicide belts.
It said its air campaign, which began on Wednesday, was being expanded.
"As a result of our air strikes on Isil [IS] targets, we have managed to disrupt their control system, the terrorist organisation's supply lines, and also caused significant damage to the infrastructure used to prepare acts of terror," the ministry added.
Syrian activists said Russian strikes in central Homs province had killed at least two children and a shepherd, and wounded a further 15 people.
The Syrian authorities have reportedly detained a prominent opposition figure, days after he criticised the Russian air strikes.
Munzer Khaddam, spokesman for the National Co-ordination Committee for Democratic Change, was held at a checkpoint near the capital Damascus, an official from his group told AFP news agency.
Turkey and Britain have condemned Russia's military intervention in support of President Assad.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described it as a grave mistake that would further isolate Moscow.
In London, Prime Minister David Cameron said Russia's actions would lead to further radicalisation and terrorism.
"Tragically, what has happened is that most of the Russian air strikes, as far as we have been able to see so far, have been in parts of Syria not controlled by Isil (IS) but controlled by other opponents to the regime.
"So what is happening is that they are backing the butcher Assad, which is a terrible mistake for them and for the world; it's going to make the region more unstable, it will lead to further radicalisation and increased terrorism.
"And I would say to them: change direction, join us in attacking Isil but recognise that if we want to have a secure region, we need an alternative leader to Assad. He can't unite the Syrian people."
The US-led coalition carried out 16 air strikes against IS militants, weapons and buildings in Syria and Iraq on Saturday, according to a US military statement.
Why is there a war in Syria?
Anti-government protests developed into a civil war that four years on has ground to a stalemate, with the Assad government, Islamic State, an array of Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters all holding territory.
Who is fighting whom?
Government forces concentrated in Damascus and the centre and west of Syria are fighting the jihadists of Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, as well as less numerous so-called "moderate" rebel groups, who are strongest in the north and east. These groups are also battling each other.
What's the human cost?
More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed and a million injured. Some 11 million others have been forced from their homes, of whom four million have fled abroad - including growing numbers who are making the dangerous journey to Europe.
How has the world reacted?
Iran, Russia and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement are propping up the Alawite-led Assad government, while Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar back the more moderate Sunni-dominated opposition, along with the US, UK and France. Hezbollah and Iran are believed to have troops and officers on the ground, while a Western-led coalition and Russia are carrying out air strikes.
Bradley Hooper, 16, from Farnham in Surrey, died after another biker hit him as he was picking up his bike at Down Farm in May 2014.
Coroner Grahame Short returned a verdict of accidental death but was critical of the way the track was run.
The inquest heard there was a "lack of" warning flags during the practice run at Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester.
Henry Siddiqui came over a jump at speed as Bradley was picking up his bike after a crash.
Mr Siddiqui, who was aged 15 at the time of the accident, thanked the Hooper family "for being really supportive and understanding".
"I knew deep down it wasn't my fault but I am glad it has been put on paper that it wasn't my fault," he said.
The yellow flag that would have warned other riders that Bradley was on the track was not waved in time.
Returning his verdict at Winchester Coroner's Court, Mr Short was critical of the way marshals were deployed and said he would be making recommendations to several organisations.
"It was unreasonable to put a 16-year-old [marshal] with so little previous experience in that position after having had less than 15 minutes briefing as to what is expected of a marshal," he said.
The Farnham Heath End School pupil had taken part in moto-cross since he was six years old.
On the day of his death, Bradley was one of 200 people taking part in a practice session at the course.
A statement from the Hooper family, read out by his uncle Kevin Duffell, said: "He was sadly taken from us at such a young age doing a sport he loved the most, moto-cross.
"He always had an infectious smile on his face and was hugely talented and lived life to the full.
"He was the sunshine in my life and now he is my angel."
The inquest heard the Crown Prosecution Service did not pursue any prosecutions due to insufficient evidence.
The 36-year-old former Leeds, Manchester United, Newcastle and MK Dons midfielder took over after John Sheridan was sacked on Monday.
Smith told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I couldn't tell you how long this will happen, but I am caretaker manager and I believe it will just be for Saturday.
"I believe someone will come in and they will be an experienced manager."
The Magpies, who face Morecambe on Saturday, are on a nine-game losing streak in League Two and are only one place and one point clear of the relegation zone.
"I will enjoy it (being in charge), although I won't enjoy it if we get beat," continued Smith.
"I'm not going to play, I'm going to watch and try to help the lads as much as possible.
"The main thing is to build confidence and install some belief we can get a result, as there's no reason why we can't.
"It has been tinged with disappointment obviously, losing someone I respect a lot in John.
"The strange thing about it is being in this situation, he's (Sheridan) the one person you'd probably turn to."
The health minister said the NI Ambulance Service was still completing the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service business case.
Michelle O'Neill said that once this had been approved, building the helipad could take nine months.
NI is the only UK region without a helicopter emergency medical service.
Northern Ireland's new air ambulance service is expected to be closely based on the Welsh model.
The Welsh model has three helicopters and has been operating for 15 years. It is run by a charity but staffed by the NHS.
Following the death of a 35-year-old known as the "flying doctor" of Irish motorcycle sport, plans were announced last year to set up a charity to support Dr John Hinds' vision of a Northern Ireland air ambulance.
The motorcycle medic died as a result of a motorcycle crash in July 2015, while providing medical cover at a road racing meeting in County Dublin.
Just weeks before his death, Dr Hinds told the BBC that an air ambulance service was essential and would be "a game-changer in terms of trauma provision".
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Both horses fractured legs on the Aintree course and were later put down.
The RSPCA described the deaths as "totally unacceptable" and called for "an urgent examination" of the race.
"There is no doubt this is a black day for the Grand National and for horse racing. Nobody should under-estimate it - this is very serious for everyone in the racing industry. A big dark cloud hangs over the Grand National. Its future is in a certain amount of doubt."
Professor Tim Morris from the British Horseracing Authority said: "The BHA takes its responsibility of looking after the welfare of horse and rider very seriously."
He added: "We are very sad about the fatal injuries suffered by Synchronised and According to Pete in the Grand National."
Synchronised,the nine-year-old gelding trained by Jonjo O'Neill, was bidding to become the first horse for 78 years to seal a Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National double in the same season.
But he looked in a nervous mood before the race, getting loose and unseating champion jockey AP McCoy on the way to the start.
Aintree officials said he was thoroughly checked by a racecourse vet and, after being cleared to compete, fell at the notorious Becher's Brook, unseating McCoy in the process, before continuing until the 11th fence, where he suffered the fracture.
According to Pete suffered a fractured leg when he was brought down after jumping the 22nd fence [Becher's Brook second time round], when On His Own fell in front of him.
There have now been consecutive Grand Nationals with two fatalities, following the deaths of Dooney's Gate and Ornais last year, after which new safety measures were introduced.
This year's race, which was won by Neptune Collonges, saw just 15 of the 40-horse field reach the finishing post.
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Chief executive of the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Gavin Grant said: "The death of two horses at the Grand National, bringing the total to three at the Aintree meeting, is totally unacceptable.
"In its current format, the risks to horses are not appropriate and we want an urgent examination of the Grand National, including a number of fences such as Becher's Brook where horses are continuing to die despite safety improvements."
Morris, who is director of equine science and welfare for the BHA, added: "In both cases the horse incurred a fracture to the leg and the humane option was to put the injured horses down.
"We will examine closely the circumstances which led to both incidents.
"The key data from these accidents will be collated, as is the BHA's policy in the event of any serious equine injury.
BBC pundit Mick Fitzgerald, who won the 1996 Grand National on Rough Quest, said Synchronised should have stayed in the race, despite unseating his rider beforehand.
"Synchronised cantered and sauntered down on an approach of no more than 400m - more than he would have done anyway. He was examined by two vets and he had his heart monitored.
"AP got back on board and he was happy and even allowed him to look at the first fence again. [Owner] JP McManus looked at him and was happy. They would not even have attempted it if they didn't think the horse was 100%."
"Each year the BHA and Aintree review all incidents which occur during the Grand National meeting and consider what measures can be taken to address the risk of a repeat in the future.
"We consult and work with recognised welfare organisations such as the RSPCA, SSPCA and World Horse Welfare."
Managing director at Aintree Julian Thick said: "We are desperately sad at these two accidents and our sympathies are with the connections of both horses.
"Horseracing is a sport that is very carefully regulated and monitored by the British Horseracing Authority, but risk can never be completely removed.
"Since last year's race we have made further significant changes to the course and there have been four races run over the course without serious incident since then.
"After today, we will, as always, be looking at all aspects of this year's race to see how we can improve safety further."
Two other injured horses, Killyglen and Weird Al, were reported to be recovering after receiving treatment.
It is the best day to see your MP, as they are nearly all in the building. Queues to get into Parliament start forming early in the morning. The protests in Parliament Square seem noisier and more colourful than normal.
Things start to wind down after the main event but there is still a festive atmosphere in nearby pubs, as people from all parts of the UK - down in London for the day to lobby their MPs - swap stories and buy drinks.
Now the wide roads leading in all directions to the Houses of Parliament are silent and empty, blocked off by police tape, following a deadly terror attack. The police cordon covers an area of a few square miles and keeps being extended.
"You are now in the de facto press pen," shouts a police officer as we are moved back further down a side road behind a more distant line of tape. "I have to make this road sterile."
The incessant clattering of helicopters overhead and the occasional police siren have replaced the roar of traffic.
Foreign TV crews mill about at the police cordons, their mobile phones clamped to their ears as they explain to their editors why they can't get near the scene.
A few locals chat to the reporters. The mood is calm and almost resigned.
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"It was a matter of time I suppose," says one man. "I'm old enough to remember the IRA days. I remember them saying 'we only have to get lucky once'."
Father Giles Orton, a Church of England curate from Derbyshire, in London to shop for "ecclesiastical supplies", says he is "just shocked and saddened".
But he adds, we "should be grateful" that it had not been worse.
Constantine, a 23-year-old student, says he was near Trafalgar Square when news of the attack broke.
"I saw the police start shutting everything off. I heard a lot of people talking. I have a cousin who works in Parliament and I live in Soho and I am a little worried about safety. Particularly LGBT safety which I am heavily involved with."
"I heard one man say 'this is why we need Donald Trump' which annoyed me," he adds.
Some MPs were earlier evacuated from the Palace of Westminster to nearby New Scotland Yard and Westminster Abbey, while others had to remain in the Commons chamber.
Pupils from Westminster School, next door to the Abbey, were in high spirits after being sent home early.
Some of them wondered aloud why the school wasn't put on lock down like most of the other buildings in the area, including both House of Parliament and St Thomas's hospital on the other side of the Thames.
A man from Merseyside, visiting his daughter, who is a teacher at the school, said he was in the National Gallery when she texted him about the attack.
"It happens in any big city now," he says, "and any small city. I am not really surprised."
On Birdcage Walk, at the rear of Downing Street, civil servants were streaming out of imposing government offices after being sent home early; heads down, chatting to colleagues, refusing to chat to the media.
They trooped off towards Trafalgar Square in search of an alternative route home since Westminster Underground station was closed, melting into the crowds at Charing Cross and Embankment.
Beyond the police cordons and the TV crews it felt like any other day.
Speaking on Monday's opening night, he said being able to assemble the cast quickly allowed him to bring his plans forward for the London production.
The show is based on the hit 2003 film starring Jack Black.
It tells the story of a wannabe rock star who poses as a teacher and forms a band with his students.
"We were originally going to open next April, because I thought that we would find [the casting] much more difficult than we did," Lord Lloyd-Webber told the BBC.
"I think we could have cast the show over again."
School of Rock had its world premiere on Broadway almost a year ago, earning four nominations at this year's Tony Awards.
Because of UK child labour laws, the West End production at the New London Theatre features three teams of 13 young musicians and singers - 39 in total. All of them perform live.
David Fynn, who plays the lead role of guitarist Dewey Finn, said the constant rotation of the young cast kept him on his toes.
"Each new team come in with such energy it gives me nowhere to hide. I have to match that. It also gives me a really good excuse to be childish all the time."
Fynn stars alongside Florence Andrews as school head Rosalie Mullins, with Oliver Jackson playing Finn's ex-band mate Ned Schneebly and Preeya Kalidas as Ned's girlfriend Patty Di Marco.
The musical features 12 new songs by Lord Lloyd-Webber, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and stage dialogue by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.
"It takes me right back to my days with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat nearly 50 years ago," Lord Lloyd-Webber said.
"That started in a school and it's all about the empowering force of music and how it can transform everybody's lives."
Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, with the Daily Telegraph's Dominic Cavendish saying in a five-star review it was "the most enjoyable few hours money can buy".
The Guardian's Michael Billington called it "Lloyd Webber's most exuberant show in years".
Mark Shenton's review in The Stage said that Lloyd Webber had gone "back to his rock roots" and produced "his freshest musical in years".
The child cast "all deserve to be showered with gold stars", added The Independent's Paul Taylor.
Oscar Francisco, 12, who plays geeky keyboard player Lawrence, said it had been exciting perform after months of rehearsals.
"It was good going on stage for the first proper night and having the crowds to react when you play your solos," he told the BBC.
How did he manage combining his two or three performances with his school work?
"It's difficult and tiring," he said. "It involves a lot of sleep!"
School of Rock is currently booking at the New London Theatre until 12 February.
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Justice Minister Eduardo Cardozo said they were looking at possible tax evasion and money laundering within Brazil.
Costa Rica has opened an enquiry into US accusations against Eduardo Li, head of Costa Rica's football association.
In Argentina, a judge has issued warrants for three local businessmen wanted by the US.
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff said football in her country "will only benefit" from the US corruption investigation of Fifa and other top officials of the sport.
In the meantime, the Brazilian Football Confederation has removed the name of Jose Maria Marin from the facade of its Rio de Janeiro headquarters after the former president was arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges.
A Congressional enquiry into corruption in the CBF may also be on the agenda.
On Wednesday, the Brazilian senator and former football player Romario made a formal application for an enquiry to be opened.
Mr Marin, who faces extradition to the US, was head of the CBF from 2012 to April 2015 and headed the local committee for the organisation of the 2014 World Cup.
Up to his arrest, he was part of a Fifa committee organizing the Olympic football tournaments.
In Costa Rica, prosecutors have opened an investigation into the president of the country's football federation, Eduardo Li, who was also detained on Wednesday.
The arrest of Mr Li was met with surprise in Costa Rica. He had become a national hero after the national team's unexpected run to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
A spokesman for Costa Rica's public prosecutor said: "The investigation opened today aims to determine whether the hypothesis of the US Department of Justice probe related to a case of money laundering and corruption involving Eduardo Li can be corroborated."
Costa Rica's tax office said it had also opened an investigation into Mr Li's various business interests in the country.
In Argentina, the football association - AFA - issued a statement in support of the US led investigation into Fifa.
"The Argentine Football Association states that it supports and joins the investigations on Fifa and Conmebol representatives and members, sharing the football world's concerns as regard transparency in our beloved sport."
A judge issued arrest warrants for three businessmen accused of conspiring to win and keep lucrative media rights contracts from regional football federations in return for millions of dollars in bribes.
The warrants were issued a day after the US Justice Department had requested them.
The head of the Argentine Cabinet, Anibal Fernandez, said the country's tax authority would pursue any money owed it and that bribery should be investigated in Argentina "no matter the cost".
Company owners in Monmouthshire said some are facing increases in excess of 130%.
They have told BBC Wales it is another "nail in the coffin" for many rural high streets.
The Welsh Government said it would be providing £200m worth of business rate relief next year.
Business rates all over Wales and England have been re-calculated, with the tariffs based primarily on how much a property would cost to rent.
It was last calculated in 2010 based on 2008 prices. The new rate is based on 2015 prices and will come into force next April.
The smallest businesses will not have to pay any business rates.
UK government figures also show that rates, on average, are set to drop in Welsh cities.
But figures from the Valuation Office Agency show rates are on the rise in more rural areas.
Monmouth rare tea importer David Tovey said his business rates are set to rise by more than 60%.
"That extra £2,500 is probably going to mean either I'm not going to be putting food on the table, or I'm going to have to consider selling the business and at the moment that is more likely," he said.
Philip Ramsden, the proprietor of the Gatehouse Pub in Monmouth, said he was facing a rise of nearly 140% - an extra £15,000.
"I was enraged, because I was expecting some form of increases, but when I saw the actual increase in ours - that is non-viable," he said.
"We would seriously have to look at overheads and the only overhead is staff."
David Cummings, who chairs the Monmouth Chamber of Trade, said he believed the Welsh Government should have done more to highlight the potential consequences of the rate re-valuation.
"The Welsh Government has been remiss in the way it's provided information to business organisations," he claimed.
"The results of the Valuation Office exercise came out on the 30 September, and I've had no communication from the Welsh Government since then. I believe they should have had somebody monitoring the results and identifying any problem areas".
The Welsh Government has insisted it is acting to help businesses - especially smaller firms.
"Our Small Business Rates Relief scheme will save small businesses in Wales from having to pay £100m in tax in 2017-18 and a new permanent scheme will be introduced from 2018 onwards," a government official said.
"We also know business rates can represent a higher proportion of costs for smaller businesses - that's why we decided to act and announced a £10m transitional relief scheme, which will be available from 1 April 2017 when revaluation comes into effect."
The government said this cash was in addition to the £100m rate relief scheme.
A consultation on business rates in Wales is set to end on Friday.
"All organisations representing businesses have had an opportunity to comment on the scheme through our consultation," added the spokesman.
The discovery was made at Bradgate Park, in Newtown Linford on Tuesday following an annual deer cull.
Peter Tyldesley, director of the Bradgate Park Trust, said leaving dog mess lying around in plastic bags is "lethal" for all wildlife.
He said the culled deer was in good health despite the contents of its gut.
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Mr Tyldesley said: "When we examined its internal organs, to make sure its not got any parasites or diseases, we found the stomach was full of plastic dog poo bags.
He said animals had been found in the past "looking emaciated and in poor health" and later their stomachs were found to be "full of plastic".
"This is the first time that one has been walking around apparently healthy ... you do wonder how many animals out there have ingested a whole load of plastic."
He added the deer could be associating the bags with picnic food.
In this case that laid bare the former prime minister's so called "bunga-bunga" party lifestyle, the judges delivered a crushing verdict.
Mr Berlusconi was convicted on both the charges he faced, sentenced to seven years in jail and banned from holding public office ever again.
The judges decided that he did indeed pay for sex with underage prostitute Karima El Mahroug, better known by her nightclub dancer stage name "Ruby the Heartstealer".
The court had heard that he slept with her on 13 occasions at a time when he was still Italy's prime minister.
Ms El Mahroug, however, says she has never been a prostitute. And both she and Mr Berlusconi denied they had ever had sex.
The judges also decided that the former prime minister had abused the powers of his office; that he pressured the police into freeing Ms El Mahroug when she was in custody.
The court had heard that Mr Berlusconi had met the dancer when she attended one of his party nights.
These were occasions when aspiring showgirls and models would mix with him and his influential entourage.
Prosecution witnesses talked of raunchy, sexually-charged cavorting.
There were accounts of women dressed as nuns stripping to their underwear for the entertainment of the then prime minister.
Mr Berlusconi has always denied that anything sleazy ever went on at what he has called his "elegant" dinner parties.
And he was furious at the judgement.
"It is not only bad justice, it is an offence to all Italians who have believed in me and trusted in my commitment to the country," he wrote in a statement.
He has always argued that he is being hounded by politically motivated left-wing prosecutors in Milan.
And he said this verdict had been an effort to eliminate him from political life.
Many of the millions of Italians who vote for Mr Berlusconi will agree.
Among them is a friend of the former prime minister, Diego Volpe Pasini, who used to go to the "bunga-bunga" parties.
"The Ruby case is extraordinary," he said, in the days before the verdict.
"It's a nonsense. How can you be convicted if you can't see a victim? Ruby's not a victim," he said, referring to Ms El Mahroug's denials that she ever had sex with Mr Berlusconi.
Mr Volpe Pasini said that at his parties Mr Berlusconi would sing and tell jokes.
He added that - although showgirls might have tried to impress the media magnate prime minister with dance routines - nothing morally questionable happened.
But many of those Italians who loathe Mr Berlusconi and everything he stands for will believe he is guilty as charged.
And this very high-profile case has probably damaged Mr Berlusconi more than most of his many courtroom dramas.
"Some of the information that's been emerging has been a bit excessive from the point of view of moral behaviour and private behaviour," Professor Franco Pavoncello of John Cabot University in Rome.
"I think that people are a bit disturbed by the kind of images that started to appear from those evenings in Mr Berlusconi's villa."
But Mr Berlusconi has ridden out countless scandals and legal storms that would have sunk almost any other political career, and he will certainly survive "the Ruby case".
This judgement will have no immediate, practical impact. It was only the verdict of a lower court. Appeals against it could go on for years.
Even if the sentence was eventually confirmed, a man of Mr Berlusconi's age would be extremely unlikely to go to prison for crimes like these in Italy.
Much more serious for the former PM is another case that is fast reaching a conclusion.
This is an affair in which Mr Berlusconi has been convicted of tax evasion.
And if he cannot get the sentence overturned at a final appeal hearing he will be barred from holding any public office as soon as this autumn.
He would see this as intolerable victory for those left-wing prosecutors who, he says, have schemed against him.
And there is intense speculation as to how Mr Berlusconi will manoeuvre to counter the looming threat.
The tensions surrounding this legal battle are already feeding into the political arena.
The veteran Berlusconi-watcher, Professor James Walston, of the American University of Rome wrote in his blog: "If they uphold his conviction... with its bar on his holding public office, then we will see Silvio Berlusconi slip from the statesman role to the rabble-rousing populist with uncertain and dangerous possibilities."
It is even possible to envisage a scenario in which the ructions might eventually bring down Italy's coalition government, of which the former prime minister's faction is a major part.
The UK's highest court was asked to judge whether the Attorney General's office acted unlawfully when it prevented their publication in 2012.
The newspaper sought disclosure of the letters, written to seven government departments between 2004-5.
The prince's office at Clarence House said it was "disappointed the principle of privacy had not been upheld".
A spokeswoman also said the issue was "a matter for the government".
It has been argued that releasing the so-called "black spider memos" - a reference to the prince's handwriting - would undermine his neutral political status.
Prime Minister David Cameron called the ruling "disappointing" and said the government would now consider how best to release the documents.
He added: "This is about the principle that senior members of the royal family are able to express their views to government confidentially. I think most people would agree this is fair enough."
Mr Cameron also hinted that the legislation could need tightening in the wake of the ruling.
"Our FOI (Freedom of Information) laws specifically include the option of a governmental veto, which we exercised in this case for a reason.
"If the legislation does not make Parliament's intentions for the veto clear enough, then we will need to make it clearer."
Campaign for Freedom of Information director Maurice Frankel welcomed the decision to release the letters but expressed concern that any move now to strengthen the veto could see it extended to more politically embarrassing cases.
"That would be very unwelcome," he said.
"It gives ministers the opportunity to overturn the wheelbarrow every time they don't like a decision."
On the ruling to release the letters, he added: "This is a critical decision which strengthens the FOI Act. It says the courts, not ministers, normally have the last word."
In 2010 the government changed FOI laws to remove the public interest test.
The Republic group, which campaigns for a "democratic alternative to the monarchy", is now calling for the law to change so future requests for disclosure can be successful.
Republic CEO Graham Smith said: "This is excellent news. The government must now act to end royal secrecy. Any risk to the monarchy must pale against a risk to democracy from having an activist prince acting in secret."
"We can't have a situation where we don't know what influence Charles is having on government policy."
"The changes made to FOI laws in 2010 must be reversed so future requests for disclosure can be successful."
Shortly before the ruling, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Prince Charles was "entitled to assume" his letters would remain private.
Speaking on his weekly LBC radio phone-in Mr Clegg said there was "a legitimate role" of the government allowing it to say "correspondence like that since it was intended to be private should remain private".
A Number 10 spokeswoman was unable to give any timetable for disclosure of the letters.
By Peter Hunt, BBC diplomatic and royal correspondent
What was once private, will now - at some stage - be very public.
A future king's letters to seven government ministers - written, no doubt, in his distinctive style which includes plenty of underlinings and exclamation marks.
We have a sense of what they might contain. The former attorney general has described them as particularly frank and he said their publication could lead the public to interpret them as disagreeing with government policy at the time.
Those around the prince insist the contents are relatively benign and they are relaxed about their eventual publication.
Given his passion and his history of conveying blunt messages, some of Charles' letters will, at the very least, raise the odd eyebrow.
His challenge is that their release will focus attention once again on how he operates, so close to the throne.
Prince Charles divides opinion as heir.
Will he be, and can he be, a unifying monarch?
Read more on Peter Hunt's blog.
The Guardian said it had been "pressing the government" for 10 years to see the letters and Alan Rusbridger, editor-in-chief of Guardian News and Media, said he was "delighted" by the ruling.
"The government wasted hundreds of thousands of pounds trying to cover up these letters, admitting their publication would 'seriously damage' perceptions of the prince's political neutrality," he said.
"Now they must publish them so that the public can make their own judgment.
"This is a good day for transparency in government and shows how essential it is to have a fully independent judiciary and free press."
According to previous Attorney General Dominic Grieve, the letters contain the prince's "most deeply held personal views and beliefs".
The prince is heir to the throne and, as the royal family's own website explains, it is central to the British constitution that the reigning monarch should remain politically neutral.
Mr Grieve has also said that any perception the prince had disagreed with the then Labour government in 2004-5 "would be seriously damaging to his role as future monarch because if he forfeits his position of political neutrality as heir to the throne, he cannot easily recover it when he is King".
Guardian journalist Rob Evans originally applied to see letters under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004; this was initially denied by the information commissioner.
But several legal decisions followed:
Seven justices at the Supreme Court in London have now heard a challenge by current Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC against the Court of Appeal ruling, but that was dismissed, paving the way for the letters to be published.
The Supreme Court considered by a majority of five to two that the attorney general was not entitled to issue a certificate under Section 53 of the Freedom of Information Act - known as a veto - "in the manner that he did", and ruled that the certificate was "invalid".
Lord Neuberger concluded that Section 53 does not permit the attorney general to override a decision of a judicial tribunal or court by issuing a certificate "merely because he, a member of the executive, considering the same facts and arguments, takes a different view from that taken by the tribunal or court".
This would be, he said, "unique in the laws of the United Kingdom".
Mr Frankel added: "The veto is not a trump card to be slipped out of a minister's sleeve to block any embarrassing disclosure. Ministers will now have to argue their case not impose it."
Rea, 27, and his title rivals will be back in action this weekend at the Lausitzring circuit, which hosts a round for the first time since 2007.
With four rounds remaining, Rea enjoys a 46-point lead over Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes at the top of the standings.
Ducati's Chaz Davies is a further 62 points in arrears in third.
The final positions will be decided over the forthcoming eight races, which will be staged in Germany, France, Spain and Qatar.
The riders have enjoyed a longer than anticipated summer break since the ninth round at Laguna Seca in July, the Monza round in Italy having been removed from the calendar because of safety concerns with the track layout.
Rea and Sykes took a win apiece at the Californian circuit, but the Northern Ireland was forced to retire in race two with a mechanical problem, ending his 17-race podium streak.
Isle of Man-based Rea and the Yorkshireman have won eight and five races respectively in the championship so far, with Welshman Davies also occupying the top step of the podium on five occasions.
"I rode at the Lausitzring recently on my own road bike and it was good to get some track time at a course that is new to me. Our rivals tested there so it was important," said Rea.
"It was a long summer break - at first I just enjoyed being at home and after that I knuckled down to be in ideal condition for the last few races.
"I really put in some effort at the gym, riding motocross and my bicycle."
Rea's aim will be to finish ahead of his team-mate at the next two rounds, which would provide him with the opportunity to retain his title in mid-October at Jerez, the same venue where he wrapped up the Championship last season.
"The last four rounds come along in quick succession and it's important to be razor sharp to give myself the best possible chance through to the end of the season.
"My focus now is to increase the championship lead," added the County Antrim rider.
The computer server base is expected to cost $150m (??94m) and will employ up to 20 people, said the firm.
Google said it chose Chile because of its reliable infrastructure and skilled workforce.
The country has been trying to become a tech hub, with initiatives such as Start-Up Chile attracting entrepreneurs from around the world.
The search giant said the data communications centre would make its products faster to access, and more reliable for the local population.
Chile's selection is a coup for the nation bearing in mind Brazil has a much larger population, is more centrally located and contains a fast-growing tech sector.
"Chile??? fosters an atmosphere of innovation, and in recent years has developed cutting edge policies and programs that encourage the growth of the internet," Google said.
"As with all of our facilities around the world, we chose Quilicura, Chile, following a thorough and rigorous site selection process, taking many technical and other considerations into account including location, infrastructure, workforce, reasonable business regulations and cost."
Google already has data centres in the United States, Finland and Belgium, and plans to build more in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan by next year.
The centre in Chile is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2013.
Opening a data centre in Latin America may help Google's ambitions in the region.
Orkut, a social network operated and owned by Google, used to be number one in Brazil and several other places in Latin America.
But according to digital media analytics company Comscore, it has now slipped to third place, behind Facebook and Twitter.
Richard Sumner and Julian Barnfield, of the Heythrop Hunt, pleaded guilty at Oxford Magistrates' Court to charges brought by the RSPCA.
Film gathered by anti-hunt monitors over four days during the 2011/12 season was played in court.
Sumner and Barnfield were the master and huntsman of the hunting group.
They pleaded guilty to four separate counts, on four separate occasions, of unlawfully hunting a wild fox with dogs.
Heythrop Hunt Ltd also pleaded guilty to four counts of the same charge.
The presiding magistrate called the RSPCA's £327,000 costs "staggering".
He said the public could question whether the charity's funds to bring the case to court could have been better spent.
Sumner was ordered to pay a £1,800 and £2,500 in court costs.
Barnsfield was ordered to pay a £1,000 fine £2,000 in costs.
In addition, Heythrop Hunt Ltd was fined £4,000 and must pay £15,000 in costs.
The prosecution said hounds had been encouraged to chase foxes - which is banned under legislation that came into force in 2005.
Mr Cameron rode with the Heythrop Hunt on six occasions before the change in legislation.
Both Sumner and Barnfield have since retired from their positions.
An RSPCA spokesman said it was a "landmark" case.
"[It] is thought to be the first where a hunt has faced corporate charges," he said.
"It is also the first taken by the RSPCA involving the prosecution of a hunt itself."
The two-seater Rasa was developed in Llandrindod Wells, Powys, by Riversimple Movement Ltd.
Its road-legal prototype does 0-60mph (96kmh) in 10 seconds, with its only output water.
The Rasa, which received a £2m Welsh grant in 2015, will go on trial for 12 months later this year, with the final model set for release in 2018.
Hugo Spowers, founder of Riversimple, said the prototype marked a "key milestone" in bringing the Rasa to market.
"The car is simple, light and fun in every respect," he said.
If the trial - to be funded by a £1.6m European Union grant - proves successful, the firm has said the next step would be to set up volume production in a factory employing 220 people.
Riversimple believes the Rasa will be the most efficient vehicle in the world.
Weighing 580kg (91 stone) - about the half the weight of a small petrol or diesel car - it has a potential range of up to 300 miles (482 km) on 1.5kg of hydrogen - a fuel-economy equivalent of 250mpg.
The car has a top speed of 60 mph (96kmh).
It works by passing hydrogen through the fuel cell, where it combines with oxygen to form water and electricity to drive motors positioned in each of the four wheels.
Prof Garel Rhys, who is part of the Welsh government's steering group on the low-carbon vehicle sector, said the company was "at the forefront".
"Hydrogen fuel cell technology is in its infancy," he added, "and they (Riversimple) are at the cutting-edge".
Prof Peter Wells, of the Centre for Automotive Industry Research and Cardiff Business School, said the team had reduced the weight of the car to the "absolute minimum".
"This allows it to run on a very small fuel cell, compared to the big car manufacturers," he said.
The car will not be sold but offered under a leasing agreement, with repairs, maintenance, insurance and fuel expenses covered by a fixed monthly-fee, with the aim of lowering the cost of hydrogen-powered motoring.
Tilly was found to have suffered a single stab wound to the stomach in a field off Broadcar Road in Hoyland near Barnsley on Sunday.
The RSPCA and a vet were called after the grey mare was found by a dog walker just before 07:00 BST.
Owner Michelle Steeples said she had been left "devastated" by the attack on Tilly who was ready to be rehomed.
The RSPCA and South Yorkshire Police has launched a joint investigation.
"It was like something out of a horror film," Ms Steeples said.
Tilly was being cared and trained for by Ms Steeples after getting a reputation for being "difficult".
"She was making great progress. She was just about ready to get rehomed," Ms Steeples said.
Ms Steeples has set up a Justice for Tilly Facebook group and the reward has been offered by a stranger who heard what had happened.
"The vet confirmed it was a deliberate wound," she said. "It was one single stab wound to the underside of her stomach.
"The wound was about two or three hours old."
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Kumbuka, a western lowland silverback, made an "opportunistic" exit through unlocked doors, London Zoo added.
The zoo said the gorilla got into a secure keepers' area on discovery of the security flaw.
Kumbuka was returned to his den shortly after being tranquilised on 13 October.
What happens if you drink five litres of undiluted squash?
The 29st "alpha male" was kept calm by a keeper before the keeper managed to remove himself from the area.
Armed police were called to the zoo and visitors were evacuated after the ape's bid for freedom.
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But in his report on the breakout, Prof David Field described the events as "less dramatic than some would have you believe".
He said: "There were no broken locks, Kumbuka did not smash any windows, he was never 'on the loose' and his normal gorilla posturing reported by visitors earlier in the day was unrelated."
The gorilla found the door to his area was unlocked and a second door had yet to be secured shortly after his feeding time at 17:00 BST last Thursday.
It brought the gorilla face to face with the keeper who had shared an "incredibly close relationship" with the animal.
The member of staff talked to Kumbuka and "removed himself from the area".
Once alone, the animal "briefly explored the area next door to his den, where he opened and drank five litres of undiluted blackcurrant squash", the report revealed.
It concluded that the gorilla was always contained in a non-public area of the zoo after the alarm was raised, in accordance with its policy.
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Around 500,000 people are expected to flock to the docks for the festivities before bidding goodbye to up to 50 vessels when they sail out of Belfast Lough on Sunday, 5 July.
Lord Mayor Arder Carson says it is set to be the biggest event ever held in the city.
But with major disruption and traffic congestion expected, visitors need to plan ahead.
Special transport and traffic arrangements will be in place to deal with the thousands of expected visitors.
Here's what you need to know.
Translink have published details online of special transport services being laid on for the event.
It includes details of free shuttle buses that will operate from the city centre to the two main sites for the festival - Queen's Quay at the Odyssey Complex, and Pollock Dock.
Shuttle bus times
Thursday and Friday (all times BST): 12:00-22:00
Saturday: 10:00-23:00
Sunday: 10:00-17:00
The buses depart every five minutes during operating hours.
There will also be a free shuttle to transport visitors between Pollack Dock and Queen's Quay.
For those travelling by car, two dedicated park and ride facilities will be available - one from Airport Road West to Queen's Quay, the other from Boucher Road Playing Fields to Pollock Dock.
The car parking charge is £2.50, with the shuttle bus provided for free.
Alternatively, Translink's park and ride services from Cairnshill, Dundonald, Sprucefield and Ballymartin will be open from 10:30 BST each day of the festival.
Parking is free and normal bus fares apply.
Several roads in the city centre and port areas will be closed or restricted for the duration of the four-day event.
Queen's Quay, Queen Elizabeth Bride, Corporation Square and Donegall Quay are all subject to restrictions - full details can be found on the Tall Ships Belfast website.
The police have also said that parking restrictions will be strictly enforced and concession for blue badge holders to park on single or double yellow lines in the Harbour Estate and event areas will not apply during the event.
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They are not the destinations in the latest Michael Palin travel series, but the countries to be represented by swimmers from one club at this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Plymouth Leander have established a worldwide reputation in the past few years.
The club works with Plymouth College, the boarding school that Olympic medallists Tom Daley and Ruta Meilutyte attended, to nurture some of the best talents from around the globe.
Head coach John Rudd, who will assume a similar role with England's swimming team, will also be keeping a close eye on how his other charges fare at the Games.
"I'm hopeful our five go there and swim with honour and pride because they know Plymouth's a big part of their reason in going and we'll see what the medal table says afterwards," says Rudd, who guided
As well as England's Ben Proud, who recently broke the British 50m freestyle record, the club will also be represented by Cayman Islands' 1500m swimmer Geoffrey Butler, the Isle of Man's Charlotte Atkinson in butterfly, Ugandan Olympic swimmer Jamila Lunkuse and Kenyan champion Hamdan Bayusuf, who is a student at Plymouth University.
"We didn't know he was coming, he just kind of announced himself 'I'm in Plymouth, I've come to train with you, I'm at the university'," said Rudd.
"He'd swum at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona and, like Jamila, he's one of the leading lights in his country.
"But they'll both be the first to realise that outside of South Africa, swimming isn't a renowned sport in the other African nations, so when it comes to medal prospects and making finals they're going to have their work cut out."
While the medal prospects for Lunkuse and Bayusuf may not be that good, the same cannot be said for Rudd's two swimmers from the British Isles.
Proud is ranked third in the Commonwealth in 50m freestyle and second in the 50m butterfly, and Rudd believes his top sprinter is the club's best bet for a medal.
"On the day he could beat everybody else, but on the day there's several that could beat him," he said.
"He's in very good form at the moment, he unexpectedly broke the British record in the 50m freestyle, so he's in good shape, we've just got to get him more stronger and powerful."
The Isle of Man's Atkinson could be an outside bet for a podium place, according to Rudd.
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"She's excellent, she's only 17, she swam a 100m butterfly time earlier this year that ranked her seventh in the word.
"She's still in the top 10 in the world, so when it comes to the Commonwealth rankings, it's certainly in the top five.
"But Australia are very strong in her event, so not only will the challenge come from England, but from Australia, Canada and South Africa."
Atkinson holds more than 50 records for her island and says the move to be part of Rudd's elite training squad has propelled her career.
"Since I've come to Plymouth I've got massive personal bests, I've taken over five seconds off my 100m fly.
"Last year I didn't even qualify for the British Championships and this year I made the finals," she said.
"My times are getting faster, my technique is better so I'm improving overall.
"It would mean a lot to the Isle of Man as we're a smaller team compared to the likes of the England team, so it'd be great to do well and get the Isle of Man on the map.
"To final at the Commonwealths would be amazing, but I want to swim good times and get a personal best."
Suluk Ahmed, 31, of Huddleston Close, is accused of killing 79-year-old Jamir Ali, who was stabbed to death on Sunday evening in Tower Hamlets.
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Kevin Carr ran the equivalent of a marathon a day as he jogged his way through 26 different countries over 621 days.
The challenge saw him run across Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, America, South America and Ireland.
Along the way he came face to face with snakes, scorpions, wild dogs, wolves, bears and mountain lions.
He covered the distance with just a trailer of supplies to help him on his way.
Kevin set a new world record for the fastest time taken to run around the world and has been telling Ayshah about his journey.
Six years on, not only has the 26-year-old learnt how to walk, he won a couple of gold medals at the recent Invictus Games.
And one of the Liverpool fan's reasons for his success? A recent edit on one of his tattoos.
While having his leg amputated, Andy lost the word 'alone' from his 'You'll never walk alone' tattoo by his knee.
Andy told the Metro: "I am a huge Liverpool fan so had the Liver bird and the words to the song You'll Never Walk Alone on my leg.
"The tattoo that I have been left with has always been a bit of a joke. I use it in my motivational speeches."
Now the Royal Marine has his sights on a running world record.
"It is ironic that it says I will never walk as I have gone on to run 10 km in 40 minutes.
"At the moment I am just two minutes off a record for the 10 km for a single leg amputee and I have that in my sights."
Andy recently posted this photo to mark six years since he was injured, it has the caption "Six years ago me + my best mate were blown up in Afghanistan".
As the 26-year-old continues to rebuild his life, he's grown quite attached to his altered ink.
"It is bizarre and I just laugh about it. But it adds to my story I guess.
"The fact is that regardless of what the words says, the operation allowed me to walk and run and do so much else. You have got to see the funny side of it."
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These tests, held every three years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, measure pupils' skills in reading, numeracy and science.
Pisa tests - the Programme for International Student Assessment - have become the leading international benchmark.
The findings indicate that China has an education system that is overtaking many Western countries.
While there has been intense interest in China's economic and political development, this provides the most significant insight into how it is teaching the next generation.
The Pisa 2009 tests showed that Shanghai was top of the international education rankings.
But it was unclear whether Shanghai and another chart-topper, Hong Kong, were unrepresentative regional showcases.
Mr Schleicher says the unpublished results reveal that pupils in other parts of China are also performing strongly.
"Even in rural areas and in disadvantaged environments, you see a remarkable performance."
In particular, he said the test results showed the "resilience" of pupils to succeed despite tough backgrounds - and the "high levels of equity" between rich and poor pupils.
"Shanghai is an exceptional case - and the results there are close to what I expected. But what surprised me more were the results from poor provinces that came out really well. The levels of resilience are just incredible.
"In China, the idea is so deeply rooted that education is the key to mobility and success."
The results for disadvantaged pupils would be the envy of any Western country, he says.
Mr Schleicher is confident of the robustness of this outline view of China's education standards.
In an attempt to get a representative picture, tests were taken in nine provinces, including poor, middle-income and wealthier regions.
The Chinese government has so far not allowed the OECD to publish the actual data.
But Mr Schleicher says the results reveal a picture of a society investing individually and collectively in education.
On a recent trip to a poor province in China, he says he saw that schools were often the most impressive buildings.
He says in the West, it is more likely to be a shopping centre.
"You get an image of a society that is investing in its future, rather than in current consumption."
There were also major cultural differences when teenagers were asked about why people succeeded at school.
"North Americans tell you typically it's all luck. 'I'm born talented in mathematics, or I'm born less talented so I'll study something else.'
"In Europe, it's all about social heritage: 'My father was a plumber so I'm going to be a plumber'.
"In China, more than nine out of 10 children tell you: 'It depends on the effort I invest and I can succeed if I study hard.'
"They take on responsibility. They can overcome obstacles and say 'I'm the owner of my own success', rather than blaming it on the system."
This year will see another round of Pisa tests - it's like World Cup year for international education. And Mr Schleicher's tips for the next fast-improving countries are Brazil, Turkey and Poland.
Pisa tests are taken by 15-year-olds in reading, maths and science. Previous leaders in these subjects:
Mr Schleicher, a German based in the OECD's Paris headquarters, has become the godfather of such global education comparisons.
Armed with a spreadsheet and an impeccably polite manner, his opinions receive close attention in the world's education departments.
The White House responded to the last Pisa results with President Barack Obama's observation that the nation which "out-educates us today will out-compete us tomorrow".
The next round of global league tables will test 500,000 pupils in more than 70 countries - with the results to be published late next year.
Education ministers will be looking nervously at the outcome.
"In the past, politicians could always say we're doing better than last year - everyone could be a success," he says, describing the tendency for national results to rise each year.
The arrival of Pisa tests sent an icy draught through these insulated corridors.
Perhaps the biggest discomfort of all was for Germany - where "Pisa shock" described the discovery that their much vaunted education system was distinctly average.
And the biggest change in attitude, he says, has been the United States - once with no interest in looking abroad, now enthusiastically borrowing ideas from other countries.
"Education is a field dominated by beliefs and traditions, it's inward looking. As a system you can find all kinds of excuses and explanations for not succeeding.
"The idea of Pisa was to take away all the excuses.
"People say you can only improve an education system over 25 years - but look at Poland and Singapore, which have improved in a very short time, we've seen dramatic changes."
The biggest lesson of the Pisa tests, he says, is showing there is nothing inevitable about how schools perform.
"Poverty is no longer destiny. You can see this at the level of economies, such as South Korea, Singapore."
A criticism of such rankings has been that it is unfair. How can an impoverished developing country be compared with the stockpiled multiple advantages of a wealthy Scandinavian nation?
Here Mr Schleicher makes a significant distinction. It might not be fair, but such comparisons are extremely relevant. "Relevance and fairness are not the same thing," he says.
Youngsters in the poorest countries are still competing in a global economy. "It's a terrible thing to take away the global perspective."
He also attacks the idea of accepting lower expectations for poorer children - saying this was the "big trap in the 1970s".
"It was giving the disadvantaged child an excuse - you come from a poor background, so we'll lower the horizon for you, we'll make it easier.
"But that child has still got to compete in a national labour market.
"This concept of 'fairness' is deeply unfair - because by making life easier for children from difficult circumstances, we lower their life chances."
So why are the rising stars in Asia proving so successful?
Mr Schleicher says it's a philosophical difference - expecting all pupils to make the grade, rather than a "sorting mechanism" to find a chosen few.
He says anyone can create an education system where a few at the top succeed, the real challenge is to push through the entire cohort.
In China, he says this means using the best teachers in the toughest schools.
The shifting in the balance of power will be measured again with Pisa 2012, with pupils sitting tests from Stockholm to Seoul, London to Los Angeles, Ankara to Adelaide.
"I don't think of Pisa as being about ranking, it tells you what's possible. How well could we be doing?"
Jay Beatty, from Lurgan, hit the back of the net at half-time at Celtic's victory over Hamilton Academical last month.
Jay, who has Down's Syndrome, is challenging players like Mikael Lustig and David Goodwillie for the trophy.
The goal has gone viral on social media.
His father Martin explained: "I got a link earlier this week from a friend on Facebook to a clip of the SPFL (Scottish Professional Football League) goal of the month contenders for January, at the end of the clip Jay's goal popped up."
"I thought my friend had made it up or altered it, but I then checked and it was on the official SPFL website.
"There is a strong possibility he could win the award, it has been viewed by a couple of hundred thousand people and websites are encouraging people to vote for Jay.
"This type of thing doesn't happen to children with Down's Syndrome, they don't get in the limelight, he is being seen as wee Jay and not a boy with Down's Syndrome. It is great for raising awareness."
Mr Beatty said it was a dream for Jay to tuck away the penalty kick in front of the Celtic supporters.
He said his son had taken to the pitch after providing a stirring team talk to the Glasgow giant's first-team squad.
"Hamilton and Celtic could not have been nicer to Jay after his wish to Santa Claus was granted," he said.
"No-one else is normally allowed in the Celtic changing room prior to kick-off, but he was allowed in to give them a team talk.
"Jay stood in front of 20 professional players and gave off about their previous performances and said they needed to buck up their ideas, it seemed to work a treat.
"He has always said do you think I will play for Celtic daddy? He wanted to celebrate like his hero, the former Celtic player Georgios Samaras, and dive into the crowd. When Jay scored he ran straight towards the advertising hoardings and I couldn't keep up with him."
It appears Jay will have to get used to the limelight, as earlier this week he was in Barcelona to collect a special award which celebrated the friendship forged with his hero Samaras.
The boy made headlines when the former Celtic striker pulled him from the crowd to celebrate the club's Scottish Premiership title win last year.
The event in Spain, hosted by leading sports newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, meant he met some of the finest talents from the Nou Camp.
However, Mr Beatty said that despite the offer of a longer stay by Barcelona President, Josep Maria Bartomeu, Jay's schedule was firmly fixed.
"At the gala ceremony on Monday night, the president of Barcelona asked Jay in front of the audience to be his guest at the Nou Camp on the Tuesday and to meet more of the players," he added.
"But Jay turned round and said he did not want to stay as Celtic were playing Partick Thistle on Wednesday and he wanted to be back home to watch it on television.
"The Barcelona president laughed and said that's what a true supporter is, you will have to come back another time."
The 24 photographers are each assigned an hour of the first day of the year in which to record an aspect of their lives. The original 24 met while studying at Central St Martin's in London and though they have gone their separate ways the project continues to unite them and their photography.
This year the exhibition is curated by Bridget Coaker, night picture editor at the Guardian and co-founder of Troika, who said: "When I first heard about 24photography I thought, 'What a great idea - I do hope they manage to keep the momentum going.'
"Now in its 12th year, this group of dedicated photographers are still going out in all weathers and all hours to capture something that shows something of the first day of each new year. Their commitment to the project is inspiring."
The pictures are on show in Soho Square, London, from 24 February until 19 March.
Here is a selection of the pictures with comments from the photographers.
01:00 Algy Sharman
"This shot was taken in a cafe near a spooky industrial estate outside Stockholm. This guy and his buddy were out skateboarding. He was waiting for a kebab - so was I."
03:00 Christoph Grothgar
"The photograph is of the last firework I had kept until my time slot had come. While taking the picture, I thought of someone who told me that I shouldn't always have everything in the centre of the frame, so I took it off-centre."
04:00 (11:00 local time) Virginia Standard-Sheader
"My image was taken in Hanoi, Vietnam, in the old quarter. It shows a young man sleeping on his bike oblivious to the chaos around him."
05:00 Jean-Francois Vallet
"My picture was taken in my flat in Paris, back from a New Year's Eve party. A little bit tired, I was wondering what I could shoot and discussing it with my room-mate Laurent. We had the idea to play with the science skeleton belonging to my wife Marion.
"Getting older, 2015 is for me the step to the age of 40. Dancing with death is an ironic reference for me."
09:00 Sarah Lucy Brown
"Due to an unseasonably warm start to the winter this delicate cherry blossom tree had flowered already. It caught my eye and felt that it symbolised a good start to the new year."
11:00 (19:00 local time) Enrico Vietti
"Christmas time in Asia is a good example of the (often tacky) mix between different cultures. Even in 20C you can see Santa Claus in the streets and Christmas trees are everywhere, although they tend to be integrated in some Asian context and elements.
"This was taken in Hoi An, Vietnam, a city well known for its tailors and lanterns."
12:00 (20:00 local time) David Mazza
"Ten years ago we were married on our farm in Western Australia. New Year's Day 2015 became a beautiful summer evening and the kids wanted to go for a walk up to Wedding Hill."
13:00 (14:00 local time) Pierre Mansiet
"This image was taken during the new year's parade on the Champs Elysees and the "star" of the parade was this Hero Go Pro camera attached to its telescopic stick.
"They were all over the place. I know the National Gallery in Washington DC forbid them in the museum as there were so many of them and this started to cause problems."
14.00 Guy Bell
"New Year's Day offers people the chance to consider changes as well as relax. I decided to go to Winter Wonderland, in Hyde Park, to gauge the mood.
"I expected a sea of miserable people trudging around and being ripped off, but instead saw a more cheery view of life - how simple and sometimes corny things (fairground rides, soft toys, balloons and hot dogs) can entertain and genuinely lift the mood."
17:00 Anthony Curran
"New Year's Day is a busy time, the sales are on in Oxford Street and the area is packed with people. Despite this there is still plenty of opportunity for people to be isolated. New technology can make this more bearable, whilst at the same time making it more likely."
18:00 Candida Jones
"This was taken in London and for me it sums up how many of us feel on New Year's Day, tired, aching, and more than a little green around the gills."
19:00 Raphael Schutzer-Weissmann
"I took this photo in response to the anti-immigrant rhetoric increasingly noticeable in the UK and Europe recently.
"At first it seemed to me that Romanians were the target, but the Charlie Hebdo atrocity took things to a new level. It became a blame game. Blame the immigrants, blame the Muslims, blame the Jews, blame somebody, for something. To my mind inclusiveness and diversity are things to be celebrated, not demonised."
21:00 Claire Spreadbury
"My image is intended to portray the innocence of childhood as well as capturing the fashion of the time - the onesie."
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00:00 Yvonne De Rosa
"I was in Reykjavik and I was with friends in the square close to the main church. Everybody was enjoying the fireworks and I actually discovered that Icelandic people have quite a love and obsession for them.
"As in Naples in southern Italy where I come from, they all had fireworks and were firing them in the streets, quite a crazy party! All was chaotic and fun. To the contrary the couple I decided to photograph where in some sort of calm embrace and in their own magic space."
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The technique prevents babies being born with deadly genetic diseases.
Three-person IVF has been backed by MPs and peers, got ethical approval and has been shown to be scientifically ready.
A meeting of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority on Thursday will decide whether to give the final go-ahead.
If it does, the first such baby could, at the earliest, be born towards the end of 2017.
The baby would have all the genetic information from its mother and father, plus a tiny amount from a donor woman.
The fertility technique has been developed to prevent deadly mitochondrial disease.
Mitochondria are the tiny structures in every cell that convert food into useable energy.
Defective mitochondria affect one in 200 babies. In severe cases it can leave the child with insufficient energy to keep their heart beating, sustain the brain or move muscles.
Mitochondria are passed on only from the mother, so a second donor egg is needed to create healthy children.
But as mitochondria have their own genetic code, it means resulting children have DNA from three people.
They would have 0.1% of their DNA from the second woman - a permanent change that would be passed down through the generations.
Nucleus: where the majority of our DNA is held - this determines how we look and our personality
Mitochondria: often described as the cell's factories, these convert food to usable energy to make the cell function
Cytoplasm: the jelly-like substance that contains the nucleus and mitochondria
Both the Commons and the Lords approved regulations to allow the creation of such babies in 2015.
And reports by the Nuffield Council of Bioethics and the HFEA concluded the process would be ethical.
But the final safety checks held things up and new concerns emerged that the procedure would fail in one in eight pregnancies.
The HFEA's science advisors concluded last month that it was time to start.
Prof Robin Lovell Badge, one of the advisors, told the BBC at the time: "We're not going to learn much more now unless you try it out for real basically - it's at that stage.
"There's no reason why it shouldn't go ahead now, but do it cautiously on selected patients where the risk of having a badly affected child is very high."
The woman who lost all seven children
Every time Sharon Bernardi became pregnant, she hoped for a healthy child.
But all seven of her children died from a rare genetic disease that affects the central nervous system - three of them just hours after birth.
When her fourth child, Edward, was born, doctors discovered the disease was caused by a defect in Sharon's mitochondria.
Edward was given drugs and blood transfusions to prevent the lactic acidosis (a kind of blood poisoning) that had killed his siblings.
Five weeks later Sharon and her husband, Neil, were allowed to take Edward to their home in Sunderland for Christmas - but his health slowly began to deteriorate.
Edward survived into adulthood, dying in 2011 at the age of 21.
Now Sharon is supporting medical research that would allow defective mitochondria to be replaced by DNA from another woman.
The UK was the first country in the world to legalise the creation of three-person babies - much of the science has been developed by researchers at the University of Newcastle. .
However, the child will not be the first to be born through the three-person technique.
A Jordanian couple and doctors in New York performed the procedure in Mexico and the resulting baby is understood to be healthy.
Robert Meadowcroft, the head of Muscular Dystrophy UK, said Friday's decision would be "life-changing for many".
"This is the final move towards clinical trials using an approach to give thousands of women living with devastating and unpredictable mitochondrial conditions the choice to bear their own unaffected children," he said.
But Dr David King, from the campaign group Human Genetics Alert, warned: "This decision opens the door to the world of GM designer babies.
"Already, bioethicists have started to argue that allowing mitochondrial replacement means that there is no logical basis for resisting GM babies, which is exactly how slippery slopes work."
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Some organisations are still worried that, if built, the lagoon could have a negative impact on wildlife.
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP), which is behind the £1bn project, says it is working to address concerns.
The Planning Inspectorate has been examining it for six months and the public have until Tuesday to comment.
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WHY THE DEVELOPMENT?
Alex Herbert, TLP's head of development planning, said the UK is "desperate" to find new sources of power.
"Significant amounts of our existing capacity are due to shut down in the next 10 to 20 years and we have legal obligations to produce more of our power renewably. This will start a new industry."
CONCERNS FOR WILDLIFE
Some organisations are concerned that the project could damage habitats and change the way sand is deposited in the bay.
Sarah Kessell, chief executive for the Wildlife Trusts of south and west Wales, is particularly concerned about the loss of some habitats underneath the walls of the lagoon.
"That's things like sand, mud, gravels and rockpools which are important for ringed plovers, sanderlings and other birds.
"We also don't know exactly how it will affect the accretion of sand on Crymlyn Burrows sand dune system which is a site of Special Scientific Interest. "
Fish Legal, on behalf of a number of local river angling associations, has also raised concerns about the impact on migratory fish.
Chief executive Mark Lloyd fears that salmon and sea trout could get caught and killed in the turbines as they gather in Swansea Bay before heading up river to breed.
"Our worst fear would be that they could cease to exist", he said.
TLP says the loss of inter-tidal habitat will be minimal and will be off-set by the creation of new habitats around the seawall.
Experts modelling the development suggest the impact on migratory fish would also be minimal.
BUSINESS SUPPORT 'EXCITING TECHNOLOGY'
TLP hope to create or support 1,900 jobs in the construction phase and a further 180 once it is operational.
It has also pledged to source 50% of its supply chain from Welsh companies.
The potential has led the Welsh government to provide a commercial loan of £1.25m to support its development.
Swansea Bay Business Club policy group chairman Spencer Feeney said a survey of its 200 members was "overwhelmingly favourable".
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
There is more on this story on Eye on Wales, BBC Radio Wales. 12:30 GMT Sunday 16 November
Singer Ian Brown said Reni was absent because he had "a really bad cold".
The drummer has had a fractious relationship with his bandmates in the past and walked off during one of their reunion gigs in Amsterdam last year.
Meanwhile, guitarist John Squire said they had written "a few" new songs.
The group, who signed a new record deal at the end of 2011, will be working on a new album this year, he said.
"We won't be playing any of them live until we've recorded it," Squire told the BBC's Colin Paterson on the red carpet.
But the guitarist walked away when asked about what happened in Amsterdam. In the documentary, Reni is shown complaining about sound problems and leaving the stage before the encore.
After the premiere, a spokesman for the band said he had nothing to add about Reni's absence or his illness.
The film, titled Made Of Stone, features footage from the band's career and their comeback shows. It was directed by This Is England and Dead Man's Shoes filmmaker Shane Meadows.
The Stone Roses, whose 1989 eponymous debut is widely regarded in the UK music press as one of the best British albums ever, broke up in 1996.
After a reunion tour in 2012, the quartet have been on the road again this year. They are due to play in Paris on 3 and 4 June before appearing at Finsbury Park in London on 7 and 8 June.
The premiere was simultaneously broadcast to 200 UK cinemas, with a general release on 5 June.
Self-confessed Roses fan Meadows said: "You hear people say 'never work with your idols, it can only go wrong' and I was a bit of a nervous wreck.
"Normally as a director you're in control, you have written a script, whereas on this I was following their lead."
The director, best known for his semi-autobiographic film and television series This Is England, said the documentary was as "much about the fans as the band".
He said: "They [the band] were really open with me, they gave me access to clips, photographs, things no-one has ever seen."
Contestant Tasha Smith said her partner told her to give the answer "Henrik Larsson" to any football question.
When she was asked to name a footballer who scored in Euro 2000 during the final round of the popular teatime game show, she wisely followed his advice.
The answer earned delighted Tasha and her sister, Jo, the £2,250 jackpot.
The object of the BBC One quiz show is to find the most obscure correct answers to a series of questions.
Winners take home a cash prize if they find a "pointless" answer in the final round.
After the win, Tasha told hosts Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman about the tip she received before the show.
She said: "My boyfriend Alex is a massive Celtic supporter and he knows that I'm rubbish with names and things like that so he said, anything football-related - he's played for Man U, he's played for Celtic and Barcelona, I think.
"He just said go for Henrik Larsson. And it's paid off."
It was one of three answers that the sisters, from Woking in Surrey, gave to questions relating to the year 2000.
Neither of their other answers would have earned them the jackpot.
But Osman confirmed that Larsson had scored against Italy while playing for Sweden in the European Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands.
He said: "I literally can't get over Henrik Larsson. It was absolutely brilliant.
"People often say 'I'm going to go for a punt'. The look of genuine shock on your face when that column started going down was fantastic."
He added: "It was one of the great endings to an episode of Pointless that we have ever had. What a lovely thing to watch."
Speaking to BBC Scotland online after the programme was broadcast, Tasha said she was "very surprised" to have won.
"Alex didn't believe me when I told him, he thought I was having him on," she added.
She said she spent her winnings on a trip to Italy, Croatia and Greece.
Asked what she thought about the reaction to her win, she said: "I can't believe how much attention the win is getting - it's so funny!"
Henrik Larsson played with Celtic for seven seasons between 1997 and 2004. He was also captain of the Swedish national side.
Watch the sisters' Pointless win on the BBC iPlayer here.
Bradley Murdoch, who is serving a 28-year sentence, is alleging misconduct by the prosecution at his 2005 trial.
His lawyers say the chief prosecutor unfairly influenced evidence given by Mr Falconio's girlfriend Joanne Lees.
Ms Lees survived the attack on a remote desert highway north of Alice Springs in July 2001.
The body of 28-year-old Peter Falconio, from Huddersfield, has never been found.
Bradley Murdoch has always maintained his innocence. His conviction was largely based on the testimony of Ms Lees and on DNA evidence.
No date has yet been set for the appeal hearing, the BBC's Phil Mercer reports from Sydney.
During the 2005 trial in Darwin, Ms Lees described how she and Mr Falconio were travelling in their camper van when they were asked to pull over by the driver of a four-wheel drive vehicle.
Mr Falconio got out of the van and began talking to the man, then there was a sound like a gunshot and the man appeared at her window holding a gun, Ms Lees said.
She said she was tied up and put in the man's vehicle, but was later able to escape and hid under a bush until she could attract the attention of a passing vehicle.
In court, she identified Bradley Murdoch as the attacker.
Murdoch, 55, lost his first appeal against his conviction in 2007.
He launched a second appeal with the Northern Territory criminal court of appeal on Tuesday.
"This is an allegation that the crown prosecutor at the original trial, Rex Wild QC, improperly groomed the star crown witness Joanne Lees in how to give her evidence," Murdoch's barrister Peter Faris QC said.
"This allegation brings into question the entirety of Lees' evidence."
The Labour leader has written to the PM following the announcement of the inquiry's terms of reference.
Broader questions on social housing, which campaigners say are central to the situation, will not be included.
Mr Corbyn said he was concerned the government was trying to avoid criticism for "policy failures".
At least 80 people are thought to have died in the fire in North Kensington, west London, on 14 June.
The government has announced that the inquiry, headed by Sir Martin Moore-Bick, will consider the actions of Kensington and Chelsea Council.
It will also look at the adequacy of regulations, the tower's recent refurbishment, and the response of authorities in the aftermath.
Prime Minister Theresa May said the government would meet social housing tenants to "discuss the challenges they face" and would be setting out further proposals "in due course".
In his letter to Mrs May, the Labour leader wrote: "It is, of course, a relief that the inquiry is now up and running, and that survivors are one step closer to the answers they so desperately need.
"However, I am deeply concerned by the decision to exclude the broader social and political issues raised by the fire from the terms of reference of the inquiry.
"The fire has raised profound concerns about the way that social housing is provided and managed in this country, and I - as well as many survivors - worry that, without a wider focus, the inquiry will fail to get fully to grips with the causes of the fire.
"The fear is that the priority is to avoid criticism of your party's policy failures rather than secure justice for Grenfell survivors, along with the safety of the many other people who live in social housing in this country."
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The terms of reference for the public inquiry, which have been accepted in full by the prime minister, are:
Mr Corbyn also urged ministers to "reassure survivors on their immigration status" after Sir Martin suggested that a failure to address the long-term immigration status of some survivors could hinder his work.
The judge urged the government to "take all necessary steps" to encourage those living in the building illegally to come forward, adding that it could deprive the investigation of "valuable" evidence if they didn't.
The government responded to his concerns by pointing to a 12-month amnesty that would allow such individuals temporary lawful residence in the UK - but Mr Corbyn said he was "troubled" by the government's response.
"It seems clear that Sir Martin is indicating a 12 month amnesty is insufficient and that concerns remain that a number of survivors will be discouraged from participating in the inquiry as a result," he wrote.
"I therefore urge you to grant indefinite right to remain in the UK to all survivors who need it, on a discretionary basis. Failure to do so will impede their ability to contribute to the inquiry and may undermine the inquiry itself."
The inquiry has now officially begun and will hold its first hearing on 14 September, with an initial report by Easter.
Separately, The Metropolitan Police has said it would investigate "all criminal offences that may have been committed".
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The versatile forward can play anywhere in attack - out wide, in the hole or up front - and he has emerged as one of the Premier League's most dangerous players and one of Africa's brightest stars.
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His searing pace, superb close control and quick thinking has struck fear into his opponents and earned him a place in fans' hearts as well as plaudits from pundits.
He is a box of tricks who is clinical in front of goal and also able to pick a pass and create chances for his team-mates.
Mady Toure, the founder of Academie Generation Foot where Mane began his football education, is convinced the 24-year-old is the complete package.
"Sadio Mane has something something that even Lionel Messi doesn't have, something that even Neymar doesn't have," he told BBC Sport.
Mane ended last season as Southampton's leading scorer with 15 goals in all competitions and sealed a summer move to Liverpool for £34m.
That switch to Anfield made him the most expensive African player in history, with his transfer fee easily surpassing the £28m Manchester City paid Swansea City for Ivorian striker Wilfried Bony in January 2015.
Mane has six goals and four assists in 11 matches for the Reds this season.
He has been instrumental from the off at Liverpool, scoring on his league debut in the 4-3 win at Arsenal on the opening day of the season.
Mane made a big impact again in the next game, creating two assists as Liverpool thumped Burton Albion 5-0 in the EFL Cup.
He followed that up by scoring one goal and creating another in the 4-1 home win over reigning Premier League champions Leicester City to send the Anfield fans into a frenzy.
His other goals came in league victories over Hull and West Brom and most recently a brace in the 6-1 rout of Watford.
On the international scene Mane starred for Senegal in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier in October, proving a key man and providing a crucial goal in the win against Group D rivals Cape Verde.
Capped 36 times by his country, Mane has 10 goals and 11 assists for the Teranga Lions and will be crucial to their hopes of making it to Russia 2018 as well at next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
Mane's performances for club and country have made him a worthy candidate on the shortlist for the BBC African Footballer of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Already his decision to abandon school at 15 to pursue a professional career in football has brought him handsome rewards.
He won a league and cup double with Austrian side FC Salzburg in 2014, is Senegal's go-to man, and in May 2015 he set the record for the fastest hat-trick in league history when he struck a treble in 176 seconds for Southampton against Aston Villa.
From street football in his home town of Sedhiou to the Premier League via Dakar, France and Austria, Mane's journey has been thrilling.
And the sense is he has the potential to become one of the finest African players of all time.
Mostafa Khaziravi, 27, from Iran, was found at Ferroli in Branston, Staffordshire, on 17 November.
Staffordshire Police said the investigation was focussed on "identifying the person or persons who helped them to conceal themselves".
Arrangements are being made to repatriate Mr Khaziravi, the force said.
Mr Khaziravi, from Ahvaz in southern Iran, was identified by comparing DNA samples provided by his sister with his DNA profile, police said.
The body of teenager Khalid Sorki has been taken back to his family in the Turkmen Valley area of Afghanistan.
Det Ch Insp Dave Giles, from the force, said: "Identifying the two males and returning them to their bereaved families was our priority.
"The investigation is now concentrated on identifying the person or persons who helped them to conceal themselves in a crate amongst a delivery load and who may be facilitating the illegal movement of people into the UK."
The wooden crate had been part of a consignment of commercial boilers which left northern Italy on 5 October and entered the UK by ferry from Dunkirk to Dover three days later, police said.
The Staffordshire force said it was delivered to Ferroli in Branston later the same day where it remained untouched until staff became suspicious due to its smell and appearance.
The Public and Commercial Services union said 120 members were due to take part in the strike over the removal of a weekend allowance from staff.
They have served notice that the strike will begin on Monday.
The action is part of a union campaign, now in its 18 month, to get the allowance reinstated for all staff working on a Saturday and Sunday.
National Museums Scotland (NMS) withdrew the allowance for new staff.
Union officials said it resulted in two rates of pay for staff working weekends, those who get the allowance because they were employed before 2011, and those who do not.
Officials said withdrawal of the allowance could reduce an individual's pay by £2,000 to £3,000.
Previous strike action has closed the museum to the public.
Further talks between museum management and union officials have been scheduled for Friday.
Lynn Henderson, Scottish secretary of the PCS, said: "Our members are determined to win this dispute. It is heartening to note that the support is as strong with members who get the allowance as with those who don't. We call on NMS management and the Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop to right this wrong.
"It is one thing to say that you oppose austerity measures and low pay but when it's in your gift to do something about it, for relatively little money, the Scottish government choose to do nothing about it.
"Our members are prepared to escalate action taken to date, but even at this late stage action can be avoided if we receive an acceptable, improved offer. Whether the strike goes ahead or not is in the gift of those who removed the allowance."
National Museums Scotland has previously said it has had to make a "wide range of changes in order to manage the reduced budgets which have been a result of the financial crisis."
It said it had differentially increased pay levels for its lowest paid staff in recent years, and that weekend payments are no longer common in the culture and tourism sector across the UK.
It has also said that no members of staff received a pay cut following the introduction of the new contracts, and that the terms of the new contracts had been communicated during the recruitment process and on appointment.
Responding to the potential of strike action next week, an NMS spokesman said it was likely to cause disruption to both the National Museum of Scotland and the National War Museum.
He added: "Talks involving National Museums Scotland, the PCS union and conciliation service ACAS are scheduled this week. We remain fully committed to a process of dialogue and we hope progress can be made towards a positive outcome.
"These talks were scheduled and agreed to on both sides before this action was announced, so we are surprised and disappointed at PCS's decision to call for strike action".
Lauren Whitmore, a senior at Fordham University, has been identified as the woman in the ID photo by a CBS station.
Ms Whitmore was jogging in Manhattan's Central Park on Monday when she lost the card.
She said if Mr Hanks, star of Castaway and Forrest Gump, wants to return it she will "surely meet him to do that".
Mr Hanks knows what it is like to be reunited with lost items by the kindness of strangers.
He tweeted in March that someone had found his credit card on the street and returned it.
The literary event in Hay-on-Wye is the 27th to be staged in the border town, famous for its second-hand bookshops.
Fry launches the festival's celebration of 450 years since William Shakespeare's birth while Dench rounds off the event talking about her work.
The festival will run from 22 May to 1 June.
Other names announced include American Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell, author Julia Donaldson and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington.
Officers from the Environment Agency found more than 870 tonnes of electrical items, rubble and plastics at Sun Ridge Farm in Thornley.
Stuart McCarroll, who ran a skip hire business, had previously admitted breaching environmental permit rules.
The judge at Durham Crown Court jailed the 27-year-old from Thornley for eight months for the environmental offences.
He also sentenced him to a further six months for breaching a suspended sentence for a separate offence, and ordered him to pay £13,123 in costs.
McCarroll had previously pleaded guilty to four charges relating to running a waste operation otherwise than in accordance with an environmental permit, and one of incinerating waste.
The charges date from July 2014 to October 2015.
The court was told that McCarroll used the farm as a "free tipping ground."
Environment Agency officials who visited the site found piles of sorted wastes including plastics and wood, with smoke coming from a burnt area of ground, skips containing a variety of waste, and other wastes such as bricks, kitchen units, window frames and a sunbed.
Dave Edwardson, from the agency, said: "He had a complete disregard for the law, which is in place to protect the environment and communities, not to mention his actions undermining legitimate businesses."
Representatives of the FA had planned to commemorate the deaths of 39 supporters before the 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus.
Juventus, who will host the friendly, said they appreciated the gesture.
However, they do not want to detract from their own planned memorial in May.
Carlin, who missed out on London 2012, has been included in a 26-strong Team GB swimming squad.
Chloe Tutton, 19, has also been named in the squad along with Georgia Davies and Ieuan Lloyd.
But Alys Thomas and Adam Mallett miss out despite wins at the British trials in Glasgow.
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Mallett was the surprise victor in the 200m butterfly final while Thomas won the 100m butterfly final at the Olympic trials.
City of Cardiff's Tutton produced a three-second personal best to secure 200m breaststroke gold.
Commonwealth 50m backstroke champion Davies and Cardiff-based Lloyd also competed at London 2012.
Carlin missed London 2012 after suffering with glandular fever in the build-up to the Olympic trials.
But since then she has gone on to claim world, European and Commonwealth freestyle honours.
The crash happened at 10.45 BST on Saturday on the B3153 at Kingweston, near Somerton.
The motorcyclist, who was from the Ilminster area, died at the scene.
The road was closed for several hours while an investigation was carried out. Police have asked for any witnesses to contact them.
In-form Miller struck for the Whites just two minutes in from a move set up by Moses Emmanuel.
In the second half, Miller seized on a long ball to double his and his side's tally.
But Emmanuel was sent off with 22 minutes remaining, which changed the match. Times became tense for Chris Kinnear's men as defender Kevin Amankwaah pushed forward to pull one back for Sutton.
However, Mitch Pinnock set up Jim Stevenson to make it 3-1 courtesy of a big deflection.
Home goalkeeper Mitch Walker still had time to save a Sutton penalty from Bradley Hudson-Odoi on an eventful night.
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Match ends, Dover Athletic 3, Sutton United 1.
Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 3, Sutton United 1.
Ira Jackson Jr (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Dover Athletic 3, Sutton United 1. Jim Stevenson (Dover Athletic).
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Ira Jackson Jr replaces Ross Lafayette.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Ayo Obileye replaces Jack Parkinson.
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Mitchell Pinnock replaces Ricky Miller.
Goal! Dover Athletic 2, Sutton United 1. Kevin Amankwaah (Sutton United).
Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic) is shown the yellow card.
Moses Emmanuel (Dover Athletic) is shown the red card.
Substitution, Sutton United. Dan Fitchett replaces Chris Dickson.
Substitution, Sutton United. Craig McAllister replaces Daniel Spence.
Goal! Dover Athletic 2, Sutton United 0. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
Second Half begins Dover Athletic 1, Sutton United 0.
First Half ends, Dover Athletic 1, Sutton United 0.
Craig Eastmond (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Gomis (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Roarie Deacon (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Dover Athletic 1, Sutton United 0. Ricky Miller (Dover Athletic).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The zoo said it was shocked and saddened by the unexpected death of the eight-day-old male calf, which was found earlier by keepers.
Rothschild's giraffes are one of the most endangered subspecies, with only a few hundred left in the wild.
A post-mortem examination will be carried out to find out the cause of the 6ft (1.8m) calf's death, the zoo said.
"This was a shock to all of us," senior keeper Matthew Webb said.
"Keepers were watching the calf closely each day and he had been doing very well, he was strong and active, coming out with the rest of the herd and resting in the paddock in the sun.
"His mother was attentive, but it's possible that either she did not have enough milk, or was simply not allowing him to feed properly.
"Giraffe babies can go downhill very quickly. With most newborns, if they get ill or haven't fed properly, they will fade very rapidly.
"We did not step in, as he was obviously getting milk - hand rearing is very much a last resort."
It is fourth instance in recent years of a Rothschild's giraffe dying at the zoo.
Last year, vets had to put down a calf called Kitto after he was rejected by his mother and developed breathing problems. In 2006, a fire killed a mother and her week-old calf.
Neil Bemment, the zoo's curator of mammals, said although the death was "very sad", it was part of the normal struggle of working with endangered species.
"You have to carry on," he said.
"A post-mortem examination will be carried out. One possibility is that he had not had enough milk from mum, but he could have caught an infection, so we can't be sure at this stage."
As part of the European Endangered Species Programme, the zoo has a remaining herd of three adult Rothschild's and two juveniles.
Rothschild's giraffes are native to Kenya, Uganda and Sudan.
Poaching and habitat loss have contributed to the animals' decline.
According to the Rothschild's Giraffe Project, there are now fewer than 700 of the animals remaining in the wild.
Player sales rose from nearly £7m to £12.6m, thanks to Virgil van Dijk's move to Southampton.
Revenue rose 2% to £52m, while operating expenses were up 7% to £57m.
Chief executive Pater Lawwell stressed the "paramount importance" of reaching the Champions League group stage after missing out in the last two years.
Celtic won a fifth consecutive league title last season but did not reach the final of either domestic cup and exited the Europa League without winning a group match.
Apart from the sale of players, the loss on operations rose from £2.2m to £5.1m. Much of this was explained by the cost of football and stadium operations going up from £44m to £47m, while income in that category fell from £28m to £25.1m.
The surplus from merchandising, such as replica shirts, changed little at £4.7m, though on higher revenue of £12.5m.
The surplus from multimedia and other commercial activities was £3m higher than in the 2014-15 accounts, at £12.1m.
Chairman Ian Bankier, commented: "Following two seasons in which the club did not qualify for the Group Stages of the UEFA Champions League, the increased contribution from player trading enabled the company to maintain investment in football operations and to continue to build for the future.
"The board continues to believe that the company's self sustaining financial model provides the necessary stability to preserve the long term future of the Club and player trading remains an important element of that model".
Peter Lawwell, the chief executive, said: "For a club like Celtic, operating in a market where television values have fallen significantly behind our neighbours across Europe, qualification for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League is of paramount importance.
"The financial rewards allow for investment in the playing squad and physical assets, but moreover, the prestige of participating in the premier club competition in the world reinforces the reach and importance of the club to so many people around the world.
He added: "Fundamentally, Celtic is a Champions League club; our infrastructure and continued investment reflect that. At a time when the direction of travel in European football is towards elite level clubs, we must remain at the forefront of developments in the game domestically and across Europe.
"Celtic should be at the top of the game in Europe and the board and I have that objective as a priority. We continue to work tirelessly on seeking to improve the football environment in which the club operates."
That is understood to refer to developing ideas for a league structure that would allow Celtic to get more experience of competing with similar clubs outside Scotland, which play in other national leagues with less resource than the major European clubs.
But with Kroenke showing no interest, the bid has in effect been rejected, though Usmanov is yet to receive written confirmation.
The Financial Times reported Usmanov made the offer last month, and that Kroenke has yet to formally respond.
Metal magnate Usmanov owns 30% of Arsenal's shares.
He is, though, not part of the board or decision-making at the club.
Usmanov said in April that Kroenke must "bear huge responsibility" for the club's failures on the pitch.
Arsenal need other teams to slip up in Sunday's final round of matches to avoid missing out on Champions League qualification for the first time in 21 years.
Arsene Wenger, who has been manager since 1996, has been the target of protests from some of the club's fans.
The Frenchman's future at the club will be decided at a board meeting after Arsenal meet Chelsea in 27 May's FA Cup final.
Richard Conway, BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent
Alisher Usmanov has wanted control of Arsenal for some time.
A long-standing critic of the current board, he has attempted to curry favour with fans by calling for greater investment by Stan Kroenke. He believes the team should be performing at a much higher level.
Now, with questions swirling over Arsene Wenger's future and with a lack of Champions League football next season looking inevitable, he has made his move.
However, he has been rebuffed.
The big question is whether this was a final throw of the dice by Usmanov? And, with seemingly no prospect of Kroenke selling, will he turn his purchasing power towards another Premier League club?
Mr Neves, a former presidential candidate, has been accused of taking bribes from the state-owned electricity company Furnas.
The case is linked to the huge corruption scandal that has rocked Brazilian politics over the past year.
Mr Neves denies any wrongdoing.
If the court agrees to open an investigation, Mr Neves will be called to testify within 90 days, Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper reported.
The case is based on allegations made by Senator Delcidio Amaral as part of a plea bargain.
A former leader of the Workers' Party in the Senate, Mr Amaral was arrested in November.
He had been secretly recorded allegedly discussing plans to help a detained official flee the country in return for not implicating Mr Amaral in a major corruption scandal at Petrobras.
Mr Amaral was released in February after he agreed to testify against other suspects.
The disgraced senator said that Mr Neves had received bribes from officials at Furnas.
He said the scheme was similar to that operated at Petrobras: the country's top construction companies paid bribes to politicians, political parties and senior executives at the company in order to secure lucrative overpriced contracts.
Mr Neves's office rejected the allegations.
"References to Senator Aecio's name are all based on hearsay. There is no proof or evidence of any irregularity," an aide told journalists.
"These are old questions that have already been the subject of previous investigations, which were thrown out, or questions that have no relation to the senator."
Mr Janot has also requested the opening of a corruption probe against other senior politicians and officials, the Speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, and Ms Rousseff's press secretary Edinho Silva.
Mr Neves was defeated in the 2014 election by Dilma Rousseff, who faces possible impeachment for allegedly tampering with the budget ahead of the poll to hide a growing deficit.
Ms Rousseff says the impeachment is a political coup against her plotted by the parties who lost the vote.
Robert Hannigan, who has held the post of GCHQ director since 2014, said he was stepping down for family reasons.
He said he was proud of his work but that 20 years in public service roles had "demanded a great deal of my ever patient and understanding family".
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Mr Hannigan had "led the renewal" of national security capabilities to fight terrorism during his time at GCHQ.
Mr Hannigan was director general of defence and intelligence at the Foreign Office before taking over the leadership of GCHQ in 2014.
In a letter to the foreign secretary, he said he was proud of the work he had done and "how many lives have been saved in this country and overseas by the work of GCHQ" but added "now is the right time for a change in direction".
Mr Hannigan said it was "right" that a new director be in place ready for GCHQ's 100th anniversary in 2019, but he would stay in the post until a replacement was appointed.
Sources have told BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera that the resignation was not the result of any concerns over policy in the UK or in the US.
Mr Johnson thanked him for his service, saying he had "set the groundwork for a major transformation of our cyber defences" during his tenure.
There will now be an internal competition within government to identify candidates for the job. Recommendations will then be sent to Mr Johnson and Prime Minister Theresa May for a final decision.
Mr Hannigan was born in Gloucestershire and is a married father-of-two.
He was previously responsible for the UK's first cyber security strategy, oversaw the first national security strategy, and chaired Cobra emergency committee meetings on terrorist incidents.
He also worked as principal adviser to then Prime Minister Tony Blair on the Northern Ireland peace process.
Councillors approved six, 55-metre tall floodlights which will allow the county to hold day-night international fixtures, having already hosted Test and one-day games at the venue.
Chester-le-Street is one of 10 host Test venues put up for the tournament.
"World Cup cricket will be coming to the north east," Durham chief executive David Harker told BBC Newcastle.
"I had a horrible fear without the lights we couldn't bring that here in 2019, which would be a huge shame.
"Having the lights was very much a condition of the award of three games.
"We must have permanent lights to the required standard. If we couldn't deliver on that then there would be no World Cup games."
With some of the groundwork already in place, Harker said he felt the lights would not cause as much disruption as feared by more than 100 local residents who submitted their objections to the council.
"I am confident when the lights are up the impact won't be as significant as feared," Harker added.
"I'm very respectful of the way they've gone about their objections and we will be trying to maintain the very good working relationships we've already enjoyed with the residents."
The 20-year-old scored 314.25 from her five dives at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre to finish 11th in the semi-finals and claim one of 12 places in Sunday's final (20:00 BST).
However, team-mate Rebecca Gallantree is out after finishing 20th.
"I haven't even thought about what I can do in the final," said Reid. "The main goal again is to enjoy it."
Meanwhile, Rio's main Olympic pool will be drained as part of major work to prepare for Sunday's synchronised swimming.
The larger pool in the arena turned green on Wednesday, a day after the diving pool had also changed colour.
Dr Lauren Phillips, who works for North Bristol NHS Trust and lives in Bristol, was last seen on 23 February.
The 26-year-old's car was found in Woolacombe, Devon five days later. Coastguards, the RNLI and a police helicopter had been searching for her.
A Devon and Cornwall Police spokesman confirmed: "The search has been stood down in our area now."
All lines of inquiry in the area had been exhausted, Avon and Somerset Constabulary added.
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Dr Phillips worked at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust during her foundation year.
She is described as white, 5ft 5ins tall, of slim build with brown eyes and long, dark brown hair.
It is thought she may be wearing a dark brown waxed cotton mid-length coat with cream wool-lined hood and a long cream woollen cardigan which has orange and blue detail.
She could also be wearing Converse trainers and a beige woollen hat which has a purple flower on the side.
Defender Doe, 27, made 266 appearances for Daggers, scoring 11 goals, before leaving the club last summer.
Midfielder Howell, 29, returns to the club after playing 37 times for Boreham Wood during the 2015-16 season.
"For whatever reason they left a year ago, but have made every effort to reunite with this football club," boss John Still told the club website.
Dagenham & Redbridge and Boreham Wood will face each other in the National League next season after the former finished next to bottom in League Two, having won only eight of their 46 games.
Ramsay partnered Matt Kuchar, one of three Americans to set the early pace at five under.
"Playing with Matt was great," he said. "He is just very consistent, it's almost controlled aggression."
Laird dropped shots at the first and 18th but the 34-year-old was able to roll in five birdies on the links.
"I bogeyed the first and the last and everything in between was really good," said the US-based Glaswegian.
"I hit the ball great and had two or three tap-in birdies, which is always nice on courses like this. That's as good as I've hit it in a long while.
"Generally speaking, over my career the harder the course, the better I play.
"I'm pretty good at working my round the golf course. My short game has got so much better over the past few years. I feel that's what gives me a chance when I come to these tournaments."
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Ramsay, also 34, bogeyed the sixth but went on to pick up three birdies.
The Aberdonian enjoyed his seventh Open appearance, taking time to check out the giant leaderboard on the 18th to see exactly where his name was.
"It's the yellow leaderboards and all that goes with it, that makes The Open what it is. It's just brilliant. It was nice to see my name was spelled right as well. That was good.
"My putt at the last was fantastic. Just rolled it up stiff and you can enjoy that 20-yard walk with the applause."
Paul Lawrie, champion in 1999, had four birdies in a level par round of 70, while David Drysdale finished on 72.
Amateur Connor Syme rolled in four birdies, including the final two holes, for a 73.
The 22-year-old from Fife just loved his first taste of the tournament, saying: "It was an amazing experience.
"You feel nervous walking round then you get to the first tee and then say to yourself this is what you practise for, the entrance onto the first tee. I then hit a good shot and made a good par."
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Russell Knox, the highest-ranked Scot in the field, endured another frustrating day, hitting only 44% of greens in regulation, as he carded a 74.
The world number 47 is in danger of missing the cut for the fourth time in five outings.
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News that the Southern Health Trust may be planning to close the emergency department at Newry's Daisy Hill Hospital is causing major concern for the people of Newry and surrounding areas.
This week's Newry Reporter devotes six pages to the story.
The paper's lead story tells its readers: "Southern Health Trust Board gave what feels like a kick in the teeth to Daisy Hill Hospital's Emergency Department (ED) after it unexpectedly passed £1,000,000 spend to increase ED and inpatient capacity at Craigavon Area Hospital as a contingency plan for likely closures of the Newry ED in the coming months."
The BBC understands the service has been vulnerable for some time but the trust has said the service would only be suspended as a last resort.
"It was just like the Blitz," is the Coleraine Chronicle's eye-catching splash: The comments were made by the manager of a Portrush residential home after a late night fire at a derelict property just two doors down.
Some 33 residents were moved to the ground floor in case they had to be evacuated as firefighters tackled the blaze.
A sing-song was organised to keep their spirits up with some of the elderly people taking part in a conga, reports the Chronicle.
The PSNI is treating the fire as suspicious.
A masked republican colour party in military attire is the striking image on the front page of the Lurgan Mail.
The paper says the PSNI have promised "robust action" over an illegal dissident republican parade in the County Armagh town. The march was held in the Kilwilkie estate on Saturday.
The Mail also has the story of Gilford actor Oliver Moore who remains in a critical condition at the Royal Victoria Hospital after being struck by a car in Portadown on Saturday.
Mr Moore is well known for playing the part of troubled writer Brendan Behan in the play The Rare Oul Times.
The Larne Times has a picture of a small arsenal on its front page which it describes as "Ultra-realistic" airguns.
Police believe that the guns were being used by young people in the Antiville area of the town last Tuesday, 11 April, before being abandoned as officers arrived in the area.
A Police spokesperson told the paper that "it doesn't bear thinking about the consequences" if an officer was confronted by a member of the public carrying one of the life-like replicas.
"If they could charge for fresh air, they would," begins the editorial in the Fermanagh Herald.
The paper is scathing over the possibility that people wishing to walk the Cuilcagh Mountain Boardwalk, in the south of the county, may have to pay for the privilege in the future.
The walk is a victim of its own success with a high volume of traffic leading to congestion on local roads as crowds flock to use the facility.
The paper says it is understandable the council is trying to find solutions to that problem. However, it finds the notion of asking people to fork out to visit an "open-air site" unfair.
The Mid-Ulster Mail reports that "hooligans" are taking up the bulk of police time in the area.
Anti-social behaviour in Cookstown prompted the local PSNI to issue a Facebook plea over the Easter weekend for party-goers to "show some respect when visiting the town" for a night out, the paper reports.
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Mr O'Neill was on a trip to Rome to pay his respects to former O'Neill clan chief, Hugh O'Neill, when he got an opportunity to meet the pontiff.
Pope Francis had just shaken Dan O'Neill's hand when an American lady proposed the two men swap hats.
Pope Francis agreed, but decided to place his Zucchetto on Mr O'Neill's head during this transaction, telling him: "It suits you!"
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The moment in this context is the highlight or the one event which has set the tone for others to follow.
If I had to make that call now I'd say the moment came late on Tuesday March 29, when it emerged from Mumbai that Tata's UK steel operations were being put up for sale.
Despite the fact that there are limits to what any Welsh government is able to achieve because of its lack of financial muscle, steel has dominated the campaign so far.
No-one should be surprised. We're talking about the potential end of one of the last forms of heavy industry, and that was always going to strike a chord in Wales more than anywhere else.
The winner from the emergency of steel has got to be Labour. It has allowed Carwyn Jones to portray himself as batting for Wales in Downing Street and beyond.
The opposition parties are desperate to get the agenda back onto problems in the NHS.
Their wish may be granted if the steel story settles down slightly for a week or two as the hunt for a buyer continues.
I've just listened to a BBC Radio Wales hustings in Haverfordwest with regional candidates, where Labour's Eluned Morgan faced some very hostile questions from the audience annoyed by the downgrading of some paediatric services at Withybush hospital.
And Carwyn Jones himself was put on the spot on Friday night's Ask the Leader event in Llangollen when the first question was about why Labour had screwed up the NHS.
The YouGov poll for ITV Wales last week suggested that support for the Conservatives had fallen away, indicating that problems at Westminster over tax affairs, welfare reform and the response to the steel crisis was taking its toll.
The Welsh Conservatives are trying hard to regain the initiative with a number of measures like a higher proposed cut to the basic rate of income tax than was expected, and 80mph speed limits.
We've also had the manifestos now of Plaid, the Liberal Democrats and UKIP.
Plaid's was striking for scale of the efficiency savings in the NHS, and more broadly in the public sector, it wants to make in order to plough the money back into services.
As expected, the Lib Dems focused on a handful of policies like smaller class sizes which could in theory be taken off-the-shelf and slotted into another party's programme for government.
And UKIP's nearly fifty pages, which was appropriately launched at a theatre after all the dramatic infighting, was an attempt to show that it is serious about devolution without one mention of immigration.
Police are investigating the incident at a property near the village of Lochfoot between 4 and 6 April.
A "large amount" of cash and a number of expensive items - including a Ebel gent's gold watch worth more than £20,000 - were taken.
Other goods taken included diamond rings, bracelets, chains and gent's cufflinks.
Det Con Martin Lumsden said: "This break-in appears to have happened some time between Monday and Wednesday of last week.
"We are asking for the community in the Lochfoot area to get in touch if they saw or heard anything suspicious, however small or insignificant it might have seemed at the time, to let us know on the 101 number.
"Sightings of anything suspicious over this period, or even in the days before the break-in might help us catch those responsible."
Stars have been paying tribute to a man whose music influenced artists from around the continent.
I'm sad, and I've been struggling since the death of Prince and now we have the passing of Papa Wemba and I'm wondering what this is all about.
I worked with Papa Wemba and he was a very nice, genuine soul and very shy at the same time.
I did a duet with him, Ami Oh, on a Manu Dibango album, and when you heard him sing it was magical that a guy who was that big had such an angelic voice.
He was a generous soul when it came to helping people, and he didn't say much, but he observed a lot and when he spoke in that gentle voice everything he said was right on the spot.
His whole attitude about dressing well was part of the narrative that we Africans have been denied our humanity for so long.
People have always had stereotypes about us, and he was saying dressing well is not just a matter of money, not just something for Westerners, but that we Africans also have elegance. It was all about defining ourselves and refusing to be stripped of our humanity.
Angelique Kidjo was speaking to the BBC's Newshour programme
Africa has lost another worthy son in the shape of Papa Wemba. It's a painful beginning to 2016.
He was the voice of Africa.
We are all orphans... May the heaven and the spirits welcome him in peace. Papa Wemba will remain forever in our hearts.
Manu Dibango left this message on his Facebook page.
It's a catastrophe. Congolese music has been decimated, it's been blown apart. I don't know what to say.
I refused to believe it when the Ivory Coast government official told me. To be honest, from now on, life means nothing, we are nothing.
Today, with God's forgiveness, I want to ask Him to accept Papa Wemba. He is His son.
I don't know what to say. I want to give my condolences to all Congolese people and all Africans.
This is an extract from a video Koffi Olomide posted on his Facebook page.
I was quite shocked because we were just getting over Prince's death and then hearing this it was sad.
He was performing in a period of people like my father Fela Kuti, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masakela, Manu Dibango - the African greats who have always opened doors for people like me.
They have always done Africa proud anywhere in Europe and America where they performed, and they opened doors for African musicians to tour Europe with great pride and respect.
Especially when you are playing African music in Europe and America, Papa Wemba's name will be in the forefront of great names.
It's a name that was always there and will always be there. It's not a name that will go away any time soon.
Femi Kuti was speaking to the BBC 's Focus on Africa radio programme.
It was such a shock when I received the news it was something I didn't see coming.
He was one of the people whose stars shone so brightly. I tried to innovate through my music and Papa Wemba innovated though his.
He had so much love for it. He's helped so many people through his music and lifted them up.
We won't be able to forget him, the death of Papa Wemba is a huge blow.
King Kikii was speaking to the BBC 's Focus on Africa radio programme.
What a sad way to start the day by learning of the passing of this monument of Africa.
We got chills listening to Wake Up, Okoningana, Ye Te - to name a few.
I'm all the more affected by this sad event as I'm a big fan of Congolese music.
Papa Wemba so loved his music that he left while performing.
Samuel Eto'o left this message on his Facebook page
Why have so many celebrities died in 2016?
A jury in Pittsburgh found the firm guilty of infringing two hard disk innovations owned by local university Carnegie Mellon.
It said Marvell should pay $1.17bn (£723m) in compensation - however that sum could be multiplied up to three times by the judge because the jury had also said the act had been "wilful".
Marvell's shares fell more than 10%.
The maximum penalty would be close to the $3.96bn value of the company, based on its market capitalisation.
Marvell told the Wall Street Journal it would try to convince the judge to reverse the judgement, and would appeal if that failed.
The university's law firm issued a statement saying it took "pride" in securing the award following Marvell's failure to license the university's intellectual property.
Marvell makes a range of chips which includes processors which power devices including Blackberry smartphones, Sony Google TV internet video boxes and LED lighting controllers, as well as hard disks.
Among the disk makers, Western Digital has been its biggest customer over recent years.
Carnegie Mellon had accused Marvell of including technologies - invented by one of its professors and a student - designed to increase the accuracy disk drives read data at high speeds.
The university told the court the firm had sold 2.3 billion chips incorporating the disputed inventions between 2003 and 2012.
Marvell had argued both that its chips had not used the university's tech, and that the patents should never have been awarded in the first place - but the jury disagreed.
The damage award has the potential to be the biggest in US patent history.
There have only been two larger previous awards, according to law data provider Lex Machina.
In 2007 Microsoft was ordered to pay Lucent Technologies $1.52bn in damages over disputed MP3 and MPEG video technologies; and in 2009 Abbot Laboratories was ordered to pay Centocor Ortho Biotech $1.67bn for infringing its antibodies biotech patents - however, both judgements were later overturned.
That leaves the recent $1.05bn jury award to Apple in its case versus Samsung as the largest outstanding figure - the judge in the case has yet to finalise the sum.
However, one expert said it would be some time before the details of the disk drive dispute would be finalised.
"It is generally the case that US juries make large awards, and it is generally the case that they get reduced on appeal," Ilya Kazi from the UK's Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys told the BBC.
"If history repeats itself Marvell could face a smaller sum - but it's still too soon to be sure how the process will play out."
The sums - paid on top of basic salaries and bonuses - have been criticised at a time when the health service is trying to save money.
Consultants have been accused of playing the system, but doctors said poor planning by managers was to blame.
Overtime rates vary, but are often about £600 for four hours - treble what senior medics get for contracted work.
Basic pay for consultants stands at just under £90,000 a year on average. For full-time consultants, this pays for 10 separate four-hour blocks a week.
Consultants who do private work are also obliged to do an extra four-hour session paid at their basic rate if their NHS trust needs them.
Any extra work beyond that is then done at a higher rate under a system known as waiting list initiative payments (WLIs).
These are negotiated individually by each trust so there are no figures for how much is spent nationally.
The Department of Health stressed the need for the efficient use of money in the current climate.
However, the BBC has learnt that many trusts pay between £500 and £700 for the four-hour sessions.
Depending on what speciality they are in, consultants can earn tens of thousands of pounds on top of their basic pay.
Figures seen by the BBC show that, in some cases, consultants are making more than £100,000 a year.
Consultants involved in common forms of surgery, such as ear, nose and throat and hip and knees, tend to do the most overtime alongside anaesthetists. Others, working in areas such as geriatrics, are likely to get very little.
At Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, one ear, nose and throat specialist made more than £105,000 in 2009-2010 in overtime. Another three consultants from other areas made in excess of £80,000.
Similar figures were also seen in the previous years.
Ed Burns, from Newton Europe, a consultancy which has carried out work for NHS trusts to improve productivity, said figures in excess of £60,000, including those above £100,000, would not be seen in every trust but were "not unusual" either.
He said poor job planning was the most common cause of high overtime payments, but added sometimes consultants fought against giving them up by employing tactics such as under-booking theatre sessions to make sure there was a need for overtime.
Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is finding itself paying more and more to consultants in overtime.
The total bill for the waiting list initiative payments has nearly doubled in two years to £2.35m in 2009-10 for the trust, which runs two major hospitals for a population of over 1m in the West Midlands.
And despite attempts to curb the amount being spent this year, latest figures suggest it will rise again.
Like many NHS trusts, consultants are offered up to £600 for a four-hour session. Some are only too happy to accept.
One ear, nose and throat consultant made more than £105,000 in overtime payments last year. Another three from other specialities got in excess of £80,000.
Not everyone gets the extra work. In total, 123 consultants out of a total of 350 did overtime.
A spokeswoman for the trust said such payments were unavoidable to ensure patients received "timely" care. She added the trust always sought to use resources "as responsibly as possible".
"Consultants work hard to provide the best possible patient care, and by volunteering for WLIs they help keep waiting times down. However, for a few, WLI payments can serve as a disincentive to working more efficiently because they face a loss of earnings."
His claims are supported by the experience of some NHS trusts.
Managers at Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust tried to reduce the rate for overtime for orthopaedic surgeons from £1,000 to £500 for a four-hour session. But minutes from official meetings showed consultants would be "downing tools" if they did so. In the end, managers had to compromise on a fee of £750.
Paul Flynn, from the British Medical Association, admitted some of the higher sums "sounded unhealthy", but pointed out research by the union also suggested consultants were doing six hours a week extra for free.
He also rejected suggestions that consultants were blocking moves to make hospitals more productive.
"WLI is a quick fix and consultants certainly would not want to come to rely on the payments as they are unpredictable."
He said hospitals could reduce the reliance on overtime by easing the load on consultants by recruiting extra staff or giving admin tasks and duties such as routine follow-ups to other staff.
But Professor Alan Maynard, an expert in health policy from York University and former chairman of a hospital, said NHS trusts often faced a "challenge" managing consultants.
"They don't always keep to their job plans and then get to do the overtime. I think there needs to be much more transparency about consultants' pay.
"The public are just not aware of the sums they can earn. If the data was published it would put pressure on them and reduce some of the figures we are seeing."
News of the overtime payments comes after the BBC reported at the end of last year that doctors were getting bonuses of up to £75,000 a year.
It means overall pay, once basic salary, bonus and overtime are totted up, can be well in excess of £200,000 a year.
The Department of Health said it did not want to comment on individual payments.
But a spokeswoman said: "We expect the NHS to increase productivity and improve health outcomes - this includes making effective use of consultants' time.
"Consultants and managers should work together to ensure that clinicians' time is planned cost effectively whilst delivering high quality patient care."
The judge said there was insufficient evidence that Thomas Beatie was male when he married; the state bans same-sex marriage.
In 2008, Mr Beatie, who had lived as a man for decades, gave birth to a girl, the first of three pregnancies.
He is legally male but kept his female reproductive organs and bore children because his wife was infertile.
A spokesman for Mr Beatie, Ryan Gordon, said Maricopa County Family Court Judge Douglas Gerlach's comments came as a shock. He said his client, who hopes to marry his current girlfriend, planned to appeal the ruling.
"It's unfortunate that the judge out here doesn't recognise marriage in another state,'' Mr Gordon said.
In his ruling, Judge Gerlach wrote that the couple had failed to prove Mr Beatie was a male when they were married.
"The decision here is not based on the conclusion that this case involves a same-sex marriage merely because one of the parties is a transsexual male," he wrote.
Mr Beatie began taking testosterone in 1979 and underwent a double mastectomy in 2002. His birth certificate was changed to male at the same time.
He and his wife Nancy married a year later in Hawaii.
Mr Gordon said Mr Beatie, 39, was legally married as a man and never was required to disclose that he retained female reproductive organs when applying for the birth certificate in Hawaii as a man.
Mr Beatie halted testosterone treatments so he could give birth to his children after the couple found out his wife could not get pregnant.
"I'm clearly a man: socially, legally, psychologically, physically - the whole ball of wax," Mr Beatie told the Arizona Republic in December.
Nancy Beatie's lawyer David Higgins said Judge Gerlach's decision was thorough but not the one she had hoped for.
"He still sees a same-sex marriage, but he gave us all the rulings that we're asking for as far as the children,'' Mr Higgins said.
Police and Environmental Crime Unit workers searched a site near Dungannon.
It showed there was controlled waste on the site, mainly plastics, with some evidence of tyres and other mixed waste.
Two diggers were also seized as part of the investigation, which is at an early stage.
The search was carried out on 8 June under warrant, but the details have only just been revealed.
An area of one acre was searched using exploratory boreholes to recover material for testing.
Five arrests came in Huddersfield where police said youths had tried to "copy the disorder and theft seen in other parts of the country".
In Wakefield, a 19-year-old woman was arrested after posting an invitation to a riot on Facebook.
Youths torched the Leeds carnival centre, destroying some of 40-year archive about the annual carnival.
Elsewhere, an Asda supermarket, a working men's club and a carpet shop were attacked.
Ch Supt John Robins, divisional commander of Kirklees police, said: "There have been a number of incidents of localised disorder last night [Tuesday] in communities around Huddersfield, but thankfully we have not had the serious urban disorder that other parts of the country have seen.
"It is clear that local youths were trying to copy the disorder and theft seen in other parts of the country, but thankfully the actions of brave police officers last night prevented this.
"Five local youths have been arrested for burglary and damage last night.
"We have set up criminal investigations into every single report and we will pursue those responsible relentlessly."
He said extra officers would remain on duty "to ensure that our communities, homes and businesses are kept safe".
Tuesday night's disorder started at the town's Deighton and Sheepridge Working Men's Club where windows were smashed and a cash machine stolen by a group of youths.
A 26-year old man suffered a leg injury.
Dozens of youths surrounded the club, throwing bricks and stones at the building while people were inside.
Kevin Boyle, club member, said: "We were just under siege, just brick after brick, stones after stones coming through the window."
Minutes later four youths smashed windows at the Asda supermarket off Bradford Road and stole five televisions which were found abandoned in the car park after alarms were activated.
At 00:50 BST on Wednesday a group of people wearing masks broke into Chestnut Medical Centre on Chestnut Street, damaging the centre and stealing a cash machine and cash from a till.
At 01:17 BST, a failed attempt was made to set light to United Carpets on Union Street.
At the same time, John Brierley Ltd on Turnbridge Mills had a window smashed by a paving slab.
In Leeds, arsonists targeted the carnival centre in Sheepscar at about 00:30 BST.
Preparations have been taking place there for the annual event, which takes place over the August bank holiday weekend.
Arthur France, founder of the longest-running West Indian carnival in Europe, said: "I cried this morning when I saw the damage.
"People are very, very upset. It is sad times when the carnival is so close."
Elsewhere in Leeds, a van was set alight during disorder in the Roundhay Road area of Harehills, late on Tuesday night.
One woman said she had been left "terrified" after her car was attacked by a group of teenagers as she drove through the area.
Katy Norville, 25, a medical rep from York, said: "They were running out into the road and trying to stop my car. There were big groups of them carrying big metal bars."
Meanwhile, student Niall McGlion, 20, is studying politics at the University of Leeds and travelled to Manchester on Wednesday to help with the cleaning operation.
He said: "I followed the Twitter feed for riot clean-ups and there's' a lot of stuff happening (on social media) at the moment so I thought I'd join in as well.
Mr McGlion said he had been taken aback as the events spread across the country over several days.
"The shops in Manchester that were targeted were those with shoes, fashion items and jewellery, people were just out for what they could get," he added.
The devastating quake caused the collapse of numerous buildings with the historic town of Amatrice the worst hit.
This is what we know about those who died.
The married couple, who were crushed under the rubble of a house in Amatrice, were found by rescuers in an embrace.
Ms Rascelli, who worked as a secretary, had recently celebrated her birthday with her husband Mr Trabalza, an internet technology specialist who ran the website for Acti-Roma, which offers help to those in need of heart transplants.
The couple lived in Ostia, a coastal town near Rome, and were in Amatrice for the holidays, according to reports.
They had posted photographs on social media of themselves enjoying their holiday just four hours before the earthquake struck.
Friends of the couple posted Facebook messages describing the pair as "always smiling and helpful".
One of three Britons who died in the disaster has been identified as a teenager from London who was on holiday in Amatrice.
His parents, Anne-Louise and Simon Burnett, and his sister suffered minor injuries but survived when the building they were in collapsed.
The family has since paid tribute to the "tireless work" of the Italian rescue workers.
The two other Britons killed were understood to be staying at the same property as Marcos Burnett.
The couple were from Stockwell in London.
A chef visiting the town for its food festival, he had travelled to Amatrice with friends.
One friend managed to escape, while another was pulled alive from the debris a few hours later, according to reports.
Marco was later pulled from the rubble by his father, Filippo, who had rushed to the region after his son failed to answer his mobile phone.
Died when the house she was staying in collapsed. Her boyfriend Claudio Leonetti was seriously hurt.
Ms Grossi, a flautist and recent graduate, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The teenager, from Rome, was spending time with her father and grandparents in Pescara del Tronto before returning to school.
She died when the house belonging to her grandparents collapsed. Her relatives, who were with her at the time, are believed to have survived.
She was said to have been a keen One Direction fan, and many fellow fans took to Twitter to express their condolences with the hashtag #riparianna.
The hairdresser, who lived in the eastern coastal region of Marche, was visiting his parents while on holiday with a friend in Amatrice when the quake struck.
Local media reports that while his friend was pulled alive from a large pile of debris and survived, Mr Neroni was overwhelmed by rubble and could not be saved.
Giulia was found on top of her little sister, Giorgia, who was pulled out alive after 16 hours under the rubble in Pescara del Tronto.
Firefighter's moving letter to child victim Giulia
Died when the house he was in with his family in Amatrice collapsed. He had emigrated to Italy from Albania a number of years ago.
His wife and three children survived and were treated in hospital for their injuries, according to the Albanian foreign ministry.
Elisa Cafini, from Rome, was in the mountainous region of Pescara del Tronto with her cousin Gabriele Pratesi, 8, and grandmothers Irma Cafini, 81, and Rita Colaceci, 72.
According to local media, all four were killed in the area, known for its tight grouping of old stone and wood houses, which was razed by the quake.
Tiziana Lo Presti was reportedly an earthquake expert who spent most of her life working for Italy's Civil Protection disaster management agency, planning how to deal with emergencies.
She lived in Rome but when the earthquake struck, she was in the hamlet of Saletta, near Amatrice, visiting her mother who was recovering after a stay in hospital. She died on the spot, reports La Repubblica, but her mother survived.
The couple were on holiday in Amatrice at a relatives' house. Their nine-year-old son, Alessandro, survived as he was staying with his father's parents.
A Romanian national, Maricica Losub worked as a waitress in Amatrice where she had been living for the past 15 years. Sixteen Romanians remain unaccounted for, the Romanian foreign ministry says.
Kevin Hyland visited Boston to set up a taskforce to tackle the problem after requests from local councils.
He said victims who come forward would be supported and anyone found to be exploiting them will be prosecuted.
Those found guilty can face life imprisonment under the terms of the new Modern Slavery Bill.
Mr Hyland said: "I'm confident that there are cases here in the Boston area but I think there's a lot of investigation to be done.
"We need to actually look at the whole intelligence picture and look at the best way at dealing with these issues."
He said it was likely international organised crime groups were behind the problem.
Mr Hyland said victims tend to be moved around the UK and were often beaten and sexually abused.
The first leg will be at the Vicente Calderon on 1 February, with the return at the Nou Camp a week later.
Atletico recorded a 5-2 aggregate triumph over Eibar, while Barca swept aside Real Sociedad 6-2 over two legs in the last eight.
Friday's draw also paired Real Madrid's conquerors Celta Vigo and Alaves, who saw off second division side Alcorcon.
The 30-year-old has agreed a one-year deal at Huish Park.
Formerly with Plymouth, Bury, Port Vale and York City player, the Guadeloupe international most recently played for non-league side Weymouth.
He started his senior club career with French side Caen, before moving to England in 2010 to join Argyle, for whom he started 33 league games.
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Joseph Leach, 32, suffered serious injuries following an incident in Woodland Terrace in Washington, near Sunderland, in December 2013.
He underwent surgery at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary after the attack, but died on 2 April last year.
Karl Pascoe, 31, from Washington, is due in court on 15 April charged with his murder, Northumbria Police said.
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Best, capped 67 times by Ireland, was omitted in favour of Richard Hibbard, Dylan Hartley and Tom Youngs.
"He struggled a bit in the Six Nations with his line-out throwing and lost confidence," Wood told BBC 5 live.
"If that was the reason for him not being picked, I think it's a bit short-sighted."
Wales (15) - Leigh Halfpenny, Alex Cuthbert, George North, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Mike Phillips, Gethin Jenkins, Adam Jones, Richard Hibbard, Ian Evans, Alun-Wyn Jones, Toby Faletau, Dan Lydiate, Justin Tipuric, Sam Warburton
England (10) - Manu Tuilagi, Owen Farrell, Ben Youngs, Dan Cole, Matt Stevens, Mako Vunipola, Dylan Hartley, Tom Youngs, Geoff Parling, Tom Croft.
Ireland (9) - Rob Kearney, Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll, Jonathan Sexton, Conor Murray, Cian Healy, Paul O'Connell, Jamie Heaslip, Sean O'Brien
Scotland (3) - Stuart Hogg, Sean Maitland, Richie Gray
Wood believes 30-year-old Best, who has captained Ulster and also Ireland, would have thrived in the Lions environment.
"I am a big Rory Best fan," said Wood, who won 58 caps for Ireland and toured with the Lions in 1997 and 2001. "He is a very good thrower, and his skills and ability are permanent. I think he has it in his leadership and in his all-round play. He is a really good quality guy and I think all he wants is the Lions - this is the thing that is missing in him.
"There is something vital about him and the way he leads from the front. Ireland suffered a bit this year and I think he has suffered because of the team, not because of himself.
"Being hooker is the loneliest place in the world throwing the ball into a line-out when you don't have confidence. Some of Ireland's calling and lifting in the Six Nations wasn't as sharp as it should be, and as the matches were going on you could see his confidence coming down.
"He lost the certainty of where his jumpers were going to be, where his lifters were, where he was going to have to put the ball. You could just see it unravelling a little bit."
Lions forwards coach Graham Rowntree revealed that in tight selection calls such as hooker, the management team resorted to individual player statistics to help inform their decisions.
Wood believes Hartley, who lost his starting spot with England to Youngs during the Six Nations, is fortunate to make the Lions squad.
"I would have left out Dylan Hartley," he added. "I don't know that he has done enough. When Northampton played Ulster in the Heineken Cup this season, Rory Best came out on top on both occasions."
Three men were wounded in the shooting at a crowded bar in Olathe on Wednesday night and one of them later died.
A barman told local media a man used racial slurs before opening fire. Two of the victims, including the deceased, are Indian.
Adam Purinton, 51, has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder and the FBI is investigating a motive.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, died while his friend Alok Madasani, 32, remains in hospital in a stable condition.
The two men were engineers at US technology company Garmin and studied in India, according to their social media profiles.
The other injured man, Ian Grillot, 24, had apparently intervened to stop the violence, according to witnesses.
Speaking from his hospital bed to local TV News channel KMBC, he brushed aside suggestions that he was a hero.
"I was just doing what anyone should have done for another human being," he said. "It's not about where he's from or his ethnicity.
"We're all humans. So I just felt I did what was naturally right to do."
Mr Purinton is accused of shooting customers at Austin's Bar and Grill as they watched the University of Kansas basketball team play on television.
A bystander told the Kansas City Star that just before opening fire the gunman shouted: "Get out of my country."
The suspect allegedly fled on foot and was arrested five hours later at an Applebee's restaurant just over the state border, 80 miles (130km) away in Clinton, Missouri.
The Kansas City Star reported that he told a staff member at the dining chain he needed a place to hide because he had killed two Middle Eastern men.
A barman there tipped off police that he had a customer who had admitted shooting two men and the officers arrived to detain the suspect.
Olathe Police Chief Steve Menke declined to comment on the reports of racial abuse but said his force was working with the FBI "to investigate any and all aspects of this horrific crime".
The killing dominated news bulletins in India and social media, where some blamed Donald Trump's presidency.
Siddharth, an Indian actor who uses one name, tweeted to his 2.6 million followers: "Don't be shocked! Be angry! Trump is spreading hate. This is a hate crime! RIP #SrinivasKuchibhotla."
Mr Madasani's father, Jaganmohan Reddy, also called it a hate crime, adding that such incidents had increased in number following Mr Trump's election.
Mr Kuchibhotla was from the Indian city of Hyderabad. His parents, Madhusudhan Rao and Vardhini Rao, were too stunned by news of his death to comment, the Associated Press reported.
The Indian external affairs ministry said two Indian consulate officials from Houston and Dallas have been sent to Kansas City to meet Mr Madasani and arrange the repatriation of Mr Kuchibhotla's body.
The US Embassy in New Delhi decried the shooting.
"The United States is a nation of immigrants and welcomes people from across the world to visit, work, study, and live," said Charge d'Affaires MaryKay Carlson.
"US authorities will investigate thoroughly and prosecute the case, though we recognise that justice is small consolation to families in grief."
The move comes after credit rating agency Moody's assigned Aberdeen an Aa2 rating last month.
The council said the money would go towards infrastructure schemes as part of its capital plan.
It has the backing of the Scottish government, which believes other councils could go down a similar route.
Council leader Jennifer Laing said: "This is a remarkable achievement by this council in securing this investment in the future of our city."
For years campaigners have said cancer rates in some villages near factories and polluted waterways have shot up.
But the term "cancer village" has no technical definition and the ministry's report did not elaborate on it.
There have been many calls for China to be more transparent on pollution.
The latest report from the environment ministry is entitled "Guard against and control risks presented by chemicals to the environment during the 12th Five-Year period (2011-2015)".
It says that the widespread production and consumption of harmful chemicals forbidden in many developed nations are still found in China.
"The toxic chemicals have caused many environmental emergencies linked to water and air pollution," it said.
The report goes on to acknowledge that such chemicals could pose a long-term risk to human health, making a direct link to the so-called "cancer villages".
"There are even some serious cases of health and social problems like the emergence of cancer villages in individual regions," it said.
The BBC's Martin Patience in Beijing says that as China has experienced rapid development, stories about so-called cancer villages have become more frequent.
And China has witnessed growing public anger over air pollution and industrial waste caused by industrial development.
Media coverage of conditions in these so-called "cancer villages" has been widespread. In 2009, one Chinese journalist published a map identifying dozens of apparently affected villages.
In 2007 the BBC visited the small hamlet of Shangba in southern China where one scientist was studying the cause and effects of pollution on the village.
He found high levels of poisonous heavy metals in the water and believed there was a direct connection between incidences of cancer and mining in the area.
Until now, there has been little comment from the government on such allegations.
Environmental lawyer Wang Canfa, who runs a pollution aid centre in Beijing, told the AFP news agency that it was the first time the "cancer village" phrase had appeared in a ministry document.
Last month - Beijing - and several other cities - were blanketed in smog that soared past levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organisation.
The choking pollution provoked a public outcry and led to a highly charged debate about the costs of the country's rapid economic development, our correspondent says.
Conte jumped into the arms of his Chelsea support staff before congratulating his triumphant players at the conclusion of an explosive 3-1 win - while City counterpart Guardiola was left to ponder the ramifications of City's first home league defeat this season and two damaging red cards for Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho.
Conte, like Guardiola a Premier League newcomer, has no such problems after an eighth successive Premier League victory.
Conte had his epiphany after a 2-1 defeat at home by Liverpool and a desperate 3-0 loss at Arsenal on 24 September left Chelsea languishing in eighth place, eight points behind then leaders City after six games.
If managers with a lesser reputation than Guardiola had made this decision, it would have been subjected to far greater scrutiny
The Italian decided this was the moment he must stay true to his tactical self, reverted to three at the back, moved veteran defender Branislav Ivanovic and midfielder Cesc Fabregas aside and brought about an instant transformation.
Conte's deadline day signings David Luiz and Marcos Alonso have been pivotal to the change. The maverick Brazilian looks well protected in Chelsea's defensive set-up, while Alonso provides left-sided balance to complement the rejuvenated Victor Moses on the right.
The results speak for themselves. Conte is the first Chelsea manager to win eight consecutive Premier League games in a season since Jose Mourinho recorded nine wins in a row in 2006-07.
Fast forward from that loss to Arsenal and Chelsea now lead City by four points.
Conte was brave, decisive and has turned Chelsea's season around and sparked renewed optimism in a team that was sinking under Mourinho 12 months ago.
Guardiola, in contrast, has still to produce hard evidence that arguably his biggest decision since arriving at Manchester City has been justified.
The Spaniard's glowing reputation and outstanding pedigree, backed up by great successes at Barcelona - where he won two Champions Leagues - and Bayern Munich, means his wisdom is rarely, if ever, questioned.
When he made it clear England goalkeeper Joe Hart had no future at City and sent him on loan to Torino, it was very much a case of bringing in his own man when Claudio Bravo arrived from Barcelona in a £17m deal.
For all Hart's faults - and he is far from perfect - there has been nothing to suggest the 33-year-old Bravo is actually as good as his predecessor, let alone better.
If managers with a lesser reputation than Guardiola had made this decision, it would have been subjected to far greater scrutiny.
Bravo, whose unique selling point was apparently his ability with the ball at his feet, does not seem quite so adept at what might be regarded as goalkeeping's more basic challenges, such as making saves and generally giving off an air of authority.
He is hardly a relaxing, reassuring presence. When Willian raced on to Diego Costa's pass to score Chelsea's crucial second goal, Bravo's positioning and attempts to save actually ensured the chance was easier to take than it really was.
To raise a question mark against Guardiola may be seen as sacrilege by some - but Bravo will need to produce a lot more to even stand comparison with Hart.
Conte's stability and selection has reaped a rich reward. He made one change for this game, his first in those eight winning matches, replacing injured Nemanja Matic with Cesc Fabregas.
Chelsea have the lowest number of changes in the Premier League this season, making just eight alterations to their starting line-up over the course of the campaign.
Of course this part of Conte's life is made a lot easier by not having midweek matches because Chelsea are not involved in Europe and have been eliminated from the EFL Cup. He does not have to cope with the dangers of excess demands on his players.
Guardiola has no such luxuries but still chose to make six changes from their previous Premier League game, the 2-1 win at Burnley, even though City had a blank week before this meeting with Chelsea.
The Burnley game followed a Champions League tie at Borussia Monchengladbach, but Guardiola's much-changed team follows a pattern. City have made 46 changes to their starting XI this season, more than any other club.
He has also changed his defensive formations, sometimes using four while reverting to three in an attempt to subdue Chelsea.
Guardiola has a wider spectrum of resources available to him but City look unsettled at the back in particular and there was a chaotic air to some of their defending, especially Nicolas Otamendi, when Chelsea were able to get their rearguard.
While Chelsea reel off the three-pointers, City struggle for consistency. Of course, had Kevin de Bruyne not wasted an open goal with City leading 1-0 Saturday's post-mortem examination might have been very different - but as it is they have kept just one clean sheet at home in the Premier League this season, and only two in their 14 games.
And at Etihad Stadium, which Guardiola would like to see become a fortress, they have won only three of their first seven games.
Chelsea look like a side based on stability and consistency; City look a team still searching for their true identity.
Conte is characterised as the hot-blooded Italian, a cauldron of emotion always bubbling just beneath the surface, while Guardiola is regarded as the cerebral, cultured coach who is the ultimate smooth operator.
And yet, when the pressure boiled over in the closing stages, it was Guardiola's team who cracked and lost their cool as the pain of an important defeat proved too much.
City, and their supporters, were ticking all afternoon on the back of what they regarded as a series of injustices inflicted by referee Anthony Taylor in the shape of rejected penalty appeals and one incident when Luiz clearly stepped in Sergio Aguero's path as he threatened to race clear following a misunderstanding that also involved Cesar Azpilicueta.
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It all proved too much for Aguero, who was rightly shown red for a horrendous high tackle on Luiz while in the ensuing chaotic scenes that involved players and staff and threatened to stumble over into the crowd, Fernandinho was also sent off for grabbing Fabregas.
Fabregas has a knack of getting involved in these situations and it was clear that Fernandinho, who did not go quietly, felt he had been as much sinned-against as sinner.
And, in an almost symbolic moment, it was the old warrior Diego Costa - who has often given the impression he could cause a mass brawl in an empty room - who was acting as peacemaker.
It met with the approval of manager Conte, who cautioned Costa about his brushes with discipline after he diced with red cards at home to West Ham United and away to Watford earlier this season.
Conte said: "Diego is showing he is using his passion in the right way and I am very happy about that."
It may just have illustrated the difference between the sides at the moment. Chelsea were cold-blooded, ruthless and with the confidence this sort of golden run brings.
City play some wonderful football, are still very much title contenders, but must find the cool, killer touch that eludes them, especially at home.
Chelsea look fiercely well-drilled, organised and gifted under Conte. It is all going very smoothly after an uncertain start.
Conte may wish to make some additions around the edges in January - but the top-class striker and quality central defensive additions he wants may have to wait until the summer.
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Can the same be said for Guardiola?
He will never change his playing style or philosophy on the game but he must surely address the defensive deficiencies that are clearly City's Achilles heel?
England centre-back John Stones may be a work in progress, once again guilty of over-playing against Chelsea, but at £47.5m he is clearly City's defensive cornerstone.
The priority needs to be finding an upgrade on Otamendi, who was bullied mercilessly by Costa. He escaped him far too comfortably to score his equaliser and spun him with embarrassing ease to set up Willian for the second.
Guardiola, who has been linked with Southampton's Virgil van Dijk, may also have trouble prising away top targets in January - but this performance will have surely brought what needs to be done into sharper focus.
Cricket Australia wants to give players experience with the Dukes-made ball.
The England and Wales Cricket Board uses the Dukes ball in international matches, but Australia use Kookaburra.
"Changing the ball can be a significant factor," said Pat Howard, Cricket Australia's general manager.
The Dukes ball will be used in the second part of the Sheffield Shield - Australia's premier first-class competition - from next year, while the Kookaburra ball will continue to be used in the first part of the season.
The Aussies have not won an Ashes series in England since 2001, with their difficulties against the seaming and swinging ball, and their own bowlers' inability to produce as much movement as England's attack, often cited as reasons.
Australia will host the next Ashes series in 2017-18 before the sides return to England in 2019.
Howard insists switching between the brands, which behave differently through the air and off the pitch, is not a "minor consideration".
"In recent times Australian teams travelling to England haven't adjusted well to local conditions and the swinging Dukes ball," he added.
"We have been on record saying that we will look at ways to address this deficiency and believe giving players greater experience with the Dukes ball is one way of doing just that."
The Lancashire fast bowler overtook Sir Ian Botham's milestone of 383 wickets last year to become England's most prolific bowler of all time.
The Burnley-born 33-year-old said becoming the nation's record Test wicket-taker was yet to sink in.
Anderson said he "felt very fortunate to have made a career out of cricket."
He added: "Obviously I've played for England for over 10 years and to be recognised for that is really special for me and a huge honour for myself and my family."
The Lancastrian has now amassed more than 430 Test wickets, but said he had still not come to terms with becoming the leading wicket-taker - a moment that came during the tour of the West Indies last spring.
After being made an OBE for services to cricket, he said: "It was a real surreal moment for me. Obviously Sir Ian Botham is someone I've looked up to as a child growing up - and to pass him, it still hasn't sunk in yet.
"Again, I'm just lucky I've managed to play the game long enough to be able to overtake him and contribute to English cricket as I have."
Anderson played in England's Test series victory over South Africa last month.
A former MP for Billericay in Essex, Ms Gorman trained as a teacher before being elected in 1987.
She was a prominent figure in the rebellions over Europe that nearly brought down John Major's government.
She had the Conservative whip withdrawn for refusing to back the EC Finance Bill in 1994.
Regarded as a talented but maverick politician, Ms Gorman was also known for her public enthusiasm for hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
In recent years, she shifted her allegiance to UKIP, and voted for the party at the general election in May.
She held the Billericay seat until 2001.
The Maastricht Treaty, which came into force in November 1993, was also the blueprint for what was to be Europe's biggest project for the next decade - economic and monetary union.
It defined the three stages of EMU, which eventually led to the single currency, and set out the convergence criteria or economic tests that member states have to pass.
The treaty also introduced integration in employment and social issues - at least for some members.
The UK negotiated an opt-out of the so-called social chapter - a part of the treaty which was eventually adopted as a protocol and which covered issues such as workers' pay and health and safety.
Although, after a change of government, the UK did finally sign up to the social chapter, another aspect of Maastricht - subsidiarity - has remained a bugbear for Europe.
One of her friends, the Conservative MP, Sir Bill Cash, said he was "extremely sad".
"She really was a real trouper, she was tremendously loyal to us, she understood what was going on in that Maastricht Treaty.
"And she was completely determined to play a full role as a patriotic backbencher. And nothing would deter her. I don't think the whips had a slightest chance with her if I may say so.
"And the truth is that she was a wonderful fighter. And I'm really sad to hear about this."
Ms Gorman was one of the right-wing Maastricht Treaty rebels in the Conservative government, believing the treaty gave away too many powers to Europe.
She was a leading supporter of John Redwood in his leadership challenge to John Major in 1995, but said none of the 1997 contenders for the Conservative leadership were worthy of being prime minister.
At the time she called William Hague "a prepubescent political marshmallow".
She first stood for Parliament in 1974 as an Anti-Heath Independent. She was a councillor for Westminster City Council from 1982 to 1986.
Easy right? Well the army hopes some of its young female soldiers will follow her example.
Officials have started an elite programme to deal with the lack of female athletes in certain sports, like weight-lifting, rowing and boxing.
Newsbeat tracks two 17-year-olds hoping to make it:
Chloe and Laura are among 70 young women who applied to take part in the first assessment day at Aldershot Military Garrison.
They are tested by performance scientists and after the easy bit (photos, height measurements) the hard work begins.
The pair are put through a vertical jump test, a timed 30-metre sprint, before a set of gruelling sprints on spin bikes.
Laura told Newsbeat: "I've never done the long jump before, so it's quite a good experience."
Chloe added: "It was alright, I don't think I'll be a jumper but it was good to try it out."
This is the first of many assessment days which will be taking place across army bases across the UK, as well as in Cyprus and Germany.
This programme is a joint venture by the British army, UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport, which wants to recruit in disciplines with too few female competitors.
Chloe told us: "I was hoping to do the winter Olympics, because I like watching it on TV.
"I really want to try out the skeleton."
She said: "I was curious of what it would involve and when I was younger I'd always wanted to be in the Olympics, so I thought I'd give it a try."
The £1.4m pound project is being funded by money raised by troops providing security during the London 2012 Olympics.
The hope is that the successful athletes will be seriously challenging for medals in Tokyo in 2020.
Performance scientist Neasa Russell believes six years is about the time it takes to develop from raw talent to Olympic contender.
So what of Laura and Chloe's chances?
"It's a little bit hard to tell," Neasa told Newsbeat, "but I think one, they're here today and two, they've gone around and given their best. That shows a lot of good character."
She added: "The good thing is that even if they might not be quite suited to an Olympic sport, we can give them an opportunity with army sports to try that out as well."
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Army officials claimed on Tuesday that as much of 75% of the city had been recaptured, including the city centre and government headquarters.
Iraqi forces were rejoined in the battle by Shia militias, who said last week they would boycott fighting while the US was carrying out air strikes.
IS militants seized the strategically important city last summer.
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Twitter that Tikrit, which is Saddam Hussein's hometown, had been "liberated" from IS occupation, but reports said fighting for large parts of the city was ongoing.
Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, an Iraqi army commander Tikrit's Salahuddin province, said his forces fighting in from the west were still 300m (1,000ft) from the city centre.
There are about 3,000 Iraqi soldiers and police fighting to liberate the Sunni city, with support from about 20,000 Iran-backed Shia militias, known collectively as the Popular Mobilisation units, as well as local tribesman and residents.
Some of the militias appear to have reversed an earlier decision to freeze their participation in the offensive while the US-led coalition carried out strikes.
Tuesday's advances are the most significant in the government offensive in the city, which began on 2 March but was stalled as it waited for air support and ground reinforcements.
Ammar Hikmat, deputy governor of Salahuddin province, where Tikrit lies, said pro-government forces were "pushing forward toward the presidential complex and have already entered parts of it".
"I think the whole city will be retaken within the coming 24 hours," he told the Associated Press news agency.
Recapturing Tikrit is seen as strategically vital in the battle for Mosul, Iraq's second largest city. Mosul, which is north of Tikrit along the Tigris river, was captured by IS in June last year during a lightning advance across the country.
The OU wants to close seven regional centres, in Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Gateshead, Leeds, London and Oxford, to streamline student support.
The university's senate, which met on Wednesday, voted to reject the plan.
The University and College Union (UCU) says more than 500 jobs are at risk. The ballot closes on 5 November.
UCU Open University branch president Pauline Collins said: "Axing over 500 staff across seven centres would be catastrophic to the Open University's ability to provide the kind of support that students need.
"We hope the university will now see sense and work with us to find a better solution for staff, students and the future of the Open University."
The OU said the offices earmarked for closure were not predominantly used as teaching centres and services to students would not be reduced or withdrawn.
The new structure, due to be in place by February 2017, would retain offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Manchester and Nottingham, as well as a small sub-office in Dublin.
The university said its centres in Milton Keynes, Manchester and Nottingham would expand under the plan.
Peter Horrocks, Vice-Chancellor, said: "The OU's mission has always been about embracing innovation and providing our students with the best possible experience.
"This is a difficult decision and I fully recognise the impact it will have on many of our staff, but we cannot afford to stay still.
"This recommendation, if approved, would allow us to enhance student support in a way that's simply not possible in our current office network, and offer our students the sort of support they expect and deserve."
A final decision will be made by the university's council in late November. If approved, a period of consultation with unions would follow.
The OU has almost 200,000 students, with many combining their study with employment and other commitments.
McGowan, 27, has played for four Scottish clubs and is currently in his second spell in China's top flight.
"A lot of Scottish kids I've encountered had almost a fear of going abroad," McGowan told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound.
"I would recommend: go abroad, go for a year, two years."
Having joined Hearts in 2008, McGowan had loan spells at Ayr United and Partick Thistle before helping the Tynecastle side win the Scottish Cup in 2012, scoring in the final against Edinburgh rivals Hibernian.
The following year he moved to Shandong Luneng Taishan and returned to Scotland in 2015 with Dundee United before joining Henan Jianye last year.
"I was 16 when I left Australia and my goal was to become a professional footballer and it somehow took me to Scotland," McGowan said.
"Scottish kids have it really easy, they have almost 40 professional clubs within a three, four-hour drive. They can just move to different clubs.
"When I was growing up I had one club in Adelaide where I was from that was professional. They could only sign 23 players, which was for the first team. My next closest club was a two-hour flight away. I couldn't exactly go there every Monday, Tuesday night to train.
"Worst case [scenario with going abroad] is you don't like it, you get let go, you don't enjoy it and you come back and you're in the same situation that you left two years previously."
Chelsea and Brazil midfielder Oscar, 25, is close to a £60m move to Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG in January while Argentina forward Carlos Tevez, 32, is reportedly nearing a move to Shanghai Shenhua from Boca Juniors.
"Every team now has almost a world class player," McGowan explained.
"This window coming up in January could be even bigger. They broke all the records in the summer just gone and they're all going to try and outdo each other again.
"There are only five foreigners there so they do make a huge effort in making sure that you're comfortable, your family's comfortable and everything off the field is looked after.
"They believe that if you're well off the field then you should perform better on the field. I thoroughly enjoy it. I couldn't speak highly enough of it.
"It's a great opportunity to experience a totally different culture, different country and as a defender come up against world class strikers week in, week out. As the foreign defender, there's a lot of pressure, a lot of expectation on me performing well.
"Like any league, you have your top five or six teams who would challenge or would do well in any sort of league in Europe and then you have your bottom three or four that do struggle."
World Cup-winning managers Luiz Felipe Scolari and Marcello Lippi and former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson are currently working in China, with Lippi the national coach.
"They are so wanting to win a World Cup," added McGowan. "They want to perform well. Anyone that comes in from a different country or with a bit of pedigree, they want to know what they do 24/7 and how they do it from training to how they prepare for games, how they recover from games.
"I guess that's why they're bringing in a lot of world class coaches as well, to get the academies set up. They're doing a lot of stuff off the field to make them what they believe will be a powerhouse in 15, 20 years' time.
"My club's a relatively small club compared to a few others but we get 25,000-30,000. You probably have five or six clubs that when they're playing at home would get 60,000. I think the lowest is about 17,000 or 20,000.
"There is huge attendances at pretty much every game that you play in."
The former Sweden international, 35, was released in June after he not being offered a new contract.
He has been recovering from knee surgery at United's training ground.
Mourinho said: "If the decision is to stay and wait until December - he can't be back until them - why not wait? We are speaking and changing ideas."
Ibrahimovic signed a one-year deal in July 2016, but an extension was not triggered after he suffered a season-ending knee ligament injury in April.
He scored 28 times in 46 games in all competitions for United.
Mourinho also said he wants to sign "one or two" more players this summer.
United have spent a combined £106m on Benfica defender Victor Lindhof and Everton striker Romelu Lukaku during the transfer window, and have been linked with three midfielders - Chelsea's Nemanja Matic, Ivan Perisic from Inter Milan and Tottenham's Eric Dier.
Mourinho said: "I can't say any word about a Chelsea player." However, he added that United "don't have our door closed".
"We need more," he said. "We wanted four - 50% of the job is done. We need two more players, at least one. Everything is so difficult."
Mourinho confirmed that United tried to sign 24-year-old Spain striker Alvaro Morata last month but could not agree a fee with Real Madrid.
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Instead, United paid Everton £75m for Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku with manager Mourinho saying his side need a "target man".
"We are not speaking about a multi-functional player. He is a striker," said Mourinho, who confirmed his only involvement in the deal came when it was close to completion.
"He is not a player who participates a lot in the build-up. We need a target man, which is not Martial or Rashford.
"We have good players but we need a number nine. We thought Romelu would be a good option for us."
Ibrahimovic's agent Mino Raiola has said the striker will stay in Europe.
But both Los Angeles-based Major League Soccer clubs - LA Galaxy and Los Angeles FC - are interested in signing him if he decides to end his career elsewhere.
Ibrahimovic said he will make a "big announcement" about his future soon.
Mourinho added: "We wanted to let him make a decision - space and time to think and decide.
"He didn't want to hide behind an amazing injury. That would be easy.
"He was not happy in the way he finished the season. He made the challenge for himself to want to keep playing at highest level.
"We opened the door for him to recover with our people and be one of us. It is [executive vice-chairman] Mr Woodward and Zlatan's agent who will deal with it."
Head of counter-terrorism Commander Richard Walton said ex-jihadis who had abandoned radicalism were "powerful voices" in countering propaganda.
He told the Evening Standard "we have a few" but are "desperate" to find more.
His officers had to engage with terrorists, even those in prison, to try to turn them around, he added.
The Met's counter-terrorism command arrested 225 people on suspicion of terrorism-related offences in the year to August - a 32% increase on the previous 12 months, latest figures show.
Of those arrested, 29 were women or girls and 17 were under the age of 20, the Met said.
Commander Walton said the Met had rescued several families, some including toddlers, heading to Syria from Turkey in recent months after tip-offs from family or friends worried about their fate.
Militant group Islamic State uses social media as a tool to recruit new members in the UK, and elsewhere.
But the Met wants to develop new "counter-narratives" to challenge the group's ideology, with the help of former extremists.
Commander Walton said: "We can't write off anyone convicted of a terrorist offence.
"Some terrorist offence sentences for possession of extremist material are not lengthy. We know they are going to come out.
"It's a concerning offence but they've not gone on to commit more serious terrorist offences, so there is an opportunity to work with them," he added.
At least 700 people from the UK have travelled to support or fight for jihadist organisations in Syria and Iraq - mostly Islamic State, British police say.
About half have since returned to Britain.
Northbay Pelagic's main processing and packing lines were lost, along with an office and administration block, earlier this month.
Alternative employment is to be found for about 120 full-time and 100 temporary staff until the factory is rebuilt.
Some will be redeployed to other processors in the town.
Northbay Pelagic director Chris Anderson said: "We knew our staff were concerned about their jobs and we have worked extremely hard in the last week to find a solution that means everyone retains their employment."
The 25-year-old Dutchman scored once in 36 Serie A appearances last season.
The defensive midfielder is Boro's third summer signing as they prepare for their first season back in the Premier League after promotion in May.
"Really happy with my transfer!" he tweeted. "Let's make a good season in the Premier League. Come on The Boro!"
The Riverside team had already signed defender Bernardo Espinosa from Sporting and winger Viktor Fischer from Ajax in this transfer window.
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The disease had already claimed dozens of lives and was on its way to neighbouring countries. This tiny virus, invisible to the naked eye, went on to kill more than 10,000 people across Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in the 12 months that followed.
Numbers are now going down - but we are still far from zero. And the viral menace has left a permanent mark on the world.
Ebola relies on intimate social interaction to ensure its continued survival - it is passed on through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals.
This means people who care for the sick are most vulnerable to the disease.
The most simple human touch - a handshake or a hug - was quickly discouraged across the three worst affected countries. Liberia lost its traditional finger-snap greeting.
And the fabric of the final goodbye changed too. Traditional burial ceremonies were re-written, mourning practices - such as washing the bodies of the deceased - were banned.
Now a family can expect an Ebola response team to turn up, in full spacesuit-like gear, to take bodies away in the most dignified way possible in the circumstances.
At the height of the outbreak, entire communities were quarantined. And for some in Sierra Leone, Christmas was cancelled.
The long-term impact of these disruptions to deep-seated human traditions is not yet known. Psychologists are concerned that suspicions that other people may harbour the deadly virus will take some time to melt away.
And if they disappear too quickly, this would hamper efforts to stamp out remaining cases.
As the crisis deepened, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea shut their schools. A whole generation of children will have missed some six months of education. Research by the campaign group Global Business Coalition for Education suggests up to 5 million children were denied classes.
And many are unlikely to return, the report warns.
The risk of children being forced to work also increases as families rely on remaining members to put food and money on the table.
Scientists believe the first person to have succumbed to the disease in this outbreak was a two-year-old in a remote part of Guinea. But it took a further three months for the WHO to officially declare an outbreak and five more to announce a public health emergency.
Many thought the world reacted too late.
The WHO admits it was too slow and agrees the organisation needs to change.
Margaret Chan, WHO director-general, said at a rare emergency meeting in January: "The world, including WHO, was too slow to see what was unfolding before us."
Ideas about how to prevent anything similar happening again include the creation of a dedicated fund for emergencies and a rapid-response workforce.
But details are yet to be ironed out - will there be doctors on standby should another outbreak erupt? Will teams be dotted around potential hot-spots to avoid previous delays?
Vaccines and drugs often take more than a decade to develop. But an unprecedented decision by the WHO to support the use of relatively untested drugs, followed by a unique collaboration between scientists, public health organisations and drug companies resulted in trials being set up in a matter of months.
Immunisations are already being given on a trial basis in the worst affected countries. Never before has the world seen relatively experimental medicines being used on this scale.
While none has yet been proven to work in large populations, the process has been accelerated at an unheard-of speed.
This calls into question whether medicines for other diseases could be made in a more timely fashion, particularly if academics, politicians and scientists were encouraged to work together in this way again.
And innovation does not stop at treatments. A group of tech volunteers recently came together with Google and MSF to create an Ebola-proof tablet device.
This can be dunked in chlorine to kill the virus, withstand storms and does not rely on a continuous supply of electricity.
There is hope these devices will be used in other difficult settings too - from cholera outbreaks to refugee camps.
But most agree it was not drugs or fancy innovations that brought numbers down.
Local volunteers going house-to-house to explain the virus, or tirelessly burying bodies in the safest possible way, were crucial to stop the spread.
Communities accepting the realities of the virus and changing their everyday lives, and families allowing their loved ones to be taken to isolated treatment centres all played a strong role.
Weak health systems were bolstered - Liberia only had some 60 doctors to treat its entire population before the outbreak began. But an influx of local volunteers and international teams helped.
Despite these efforts some scientists say there is a chance the virus will never go away. If cases do not get to zero, it could become endemic - part of the fabric of diseases present in countries at a low level.
And other outbreaks are likely.
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In particular they have highlighted the fact that breast cancer screening is associated with both benefits and harms.
They also emphasised that women should be told about the benefits and the harms so that they can make an informed choice about whether breast screening is right for them.
What the evidence tells us is that breast cancer screening will reduce a woman's chance of dying from breast cancer - from about 23 in 1,000 to 19 in 1,000 for a 50-year-old woman.
What is the price of that benefit?
For every breast cancer death that is prevented, three women will be diagnosed with a cancer that would never have become apparent in their lifetime.
These women will be treated unnecessarily for breast cancer and those treatments my result in harm.
For example, women who are screened are more likely to end up having a mastectomy than women who are not screened.
And some treatments, such as radiotherapy, will increase a woman's chance of dying from something other than breast cancer.
Making a choice between these different harms and benefits is not easy.
Many women will decide that a small reduction in the chance of dying from breast cancer is worthwhile. Others may decide that the small benefit is not worth the inconvenience of going for mammography and the increased chance of having unnecessary treatment.
What is clear, is that either choice is a reasonable one.
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Japanese media reported that Mr Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) retained its House of Representatives majority.
The LDP will govern with the Komeito party after the parties won 325 seats out of 475.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the snap vote to secure support for his "Abenomics" economic reforms.
Public broadcaster NHK said the LDP had won 290 seats, with Komeito taking 35.
The main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, won 73 seats, an increase of 11, NHK said.
Mr Abe was elected in 2012 and has tried to revive the economy by raising public spending and printing money.
After an initial burst of growth, Japan slipped back into recession in the second half of this year, which many economists have blamed, at least in part, on an increase in sales tax, from 5% to 8% in April.
The tax increase was legislated by the previous government in 2012 to curb Japan's huge public debt, which is the highest among developed nations.
Mr Abe says he called the election to get a mandate to delay a second increase in the tax to 10%, scheduled for 2015.
"My 'Abenomics' policies are still only half-way done," Mr Abe said on Sunday, adding that his government would not become "complacent".
"I am aware that there are still a lot of people who are still not feeling the benefits. But it's my duty to bring [benefits] to those very people, and I believe this election made that clear."
Many Japanese were bemused by this election. Most thought it completely unnecessary. Some were angry at the huge waste of money. But Shinzo Abe is nothing if not a canny politician. The turnout may have been a record low, but he got what he needed - a new majority, and four more years in power.
Why he felt the need is still unclear. Some observers think he has been facing stiff resistance to his economic policies from within his own ranks. A big election win will help him crush that resistance.
Others think it a cynical move to lock in four more years before his popularity slips further. Whatever the truth Mr Abe is now the most powerful prime minister Japan has had in many years.
The question now is how will he use that power? He says he is determined to push ahead with difficult and potentially unpopular economic reform. His opponents on the left fear he will use it to push Japan further to the right - to try again to overturn Japan's pacifist constitution, and to further whitewash Japan's historic crimes during World War II.
What's behind Japan's snap election?
Japan is the third-largest economy in the world, according to the World Bank, but it has struggled in recent years.
Among his pledges, Mr Abe vowed to help more Japanese women enter and remain in employment by tightening anti-discrimination laws and setting employment targets.
The US hopes Mr Abe will be able to expand Japan's military role, so that it can play a bigger part in their alliance. That challenge to Japan's constitutional pacifism - traditionally opposed by Komeito - is expected to lead to heated debate in 2015.
Voters were choosing who sits in the 475-seat lower house of Japan's parliament, the Diet.
Reports said turnout at polling stations was low due to voter apathy and heavy snowfall in parts of the country. The government said turnout was at just 35%, two hours before polls closed.
Several surveys in recent weeks had pointed to a win for Mr Abe's party.
Observers said this was partly due to the lack of a real political alternative, with the opposition in disarray.
Shinzo Abe's economic policy, launched in 2013, was so wide-ranging that it was named after him. It was designed to help pull Japan out of two decades of deflation and kick-start its stagnant economy.
It involved three main proposals:
Economic growth briefly returned, helped by a weaker yen that boosted exporters, but 18 months on, Japan's economy is back in recession, and support for Mr Abe has been dwindling.
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Businessman Neil McArthur's £30m plan would see a footpath and cycleway run alongside six miles (9.5km) of tracks between Salford and Trafford.
The proposal also includes rebuilding three stations and reinstating the Cadishead Viaduct.
Mr McArthur said the "economic, social and environmental benefits" of reopening the line "would be huge".
The plans for the new line, which would run from Irlam to Timperley, and a report by Mr McArthur have been submitted to two councils, Network Rail as well as other transport bodies for consideration.
The businessman, who has proposed the idea through his charity, the Hamilton Davies Trust, said the nearby East Lancashire Railway, which runs from Bury to Rawtenstall, showed what could be achieved.
"The East Lancs heritage railway shows the demand with 200,000 passengers a year, so there is a local example to learn from," he said.
"We're asking the political representatives and transport bodies to join with us in exploring the art of the possible."
He added that as the entire route was owned by Network Rail, the realisation of his vision would be "reasonably uncomplicated".
Mr McArthur has previously financed the £2m restoration of the station at Irlam and his new plan would see stations rebuilt at Cadishead, Partington and Timperley.
The 22-year-old forward has made over 100 appearances since his Rugby Park debut in April 2011.
Having scored three goals in 33 appearances last season - often in a wide position - McKenzie is hoping to play a more central role.
"I'm looking forward to next season. There have been big changes at the club," he said.
"The whole place needed a revamp."
Manager Lee Clark is planning a major overhaul after keeping Killie in the top flight following a play-off final with Falkirk.
Eight out-of-contract players have moved on and another seven were placed on the transfer list, with Kevin McHattie, Mark O'Hara and David Syme having found new clubs.
She was speaking at Holyrood after last week's UK referendum resulted in voters backing to leave the EU by 52% to 48%.
Electors in Scotland, Northern Ireland and London voted to remain in the EU.
Ms Sturgeon, who will travel to Brussels on Wednesday for talks, said she was "utterly determined" to protect Scotland's relationship with Europe.
She will meet European Parliament President Martin Shulz and was hoping to talk to President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, but he said it was not appropriate at this time.
On Tuesday afternoon, Ms Sturgeon told MSPs that "all the impacts" of the referendum result needed to be set out and evaluated and "all of the options" open to Scotland in securing its relationship with the EU needed to be looked at.
Scotland's leader said the expert council would be chaired by Professor Anton Muscatelli, Glasgow University's principal and vice chancellor, and would have 17 members, including politicians, economists and constitutional experts.
Ms Sturgeon explained: "Members will consider the impact of proposed changes to the UK's relationship with the EU on Scottish interests and advise ministers throughout our negotiations on the best way to secure Scottish interests and objectives."
The SNP leader also said that while she was not seeking endorsement to hold a second independence referendum "today", she would put the option forward if it emerged as the only or best way to protect Scotland's place in the EU.
However, Scottish Conservative leader and Remain supporter Ruth Davidson fired a warning over a second independence vote.
She said: "You don't dampen the shockwaves from one referendum by lighting the fuse for another."
Ms Davidson also said that the Brexit vote was a "defining moment" in "our country's story".
Her speech included a message to EU migrants;. She said: "This is your home, we don't just need your labour, we want your brains, values, culture - we want you."
What might a second independence referendum be?
By Brian Taylor, BBC Scotland political editor
Remember that we are in deeply uncertain times. Nobody has a fixed idea as to what might emerge. We are all constantly pressing the refresh button on the BBC's excellent Online pages to find out who is the latest to resign.
But the chat at Holyrood - inevitably speculative - mostly seems to centre upon a possible indyref2 in spring 2018. I stress that is very, very far from fixed. Emphatically not, to quote the FM. It may happen in 2017 or not at all.
The 2018 timetable works like this. It is expected that the UK Government will initiate the Section 50 process of departure from the EU in autumn this year.
There then begins two years of negotiations about the terms of departure in which the UK will seek to obtain the best possible trade deal - consistent, presumably, with the Leavers' key demand that there must be substantial constraints placed upon freedom of movement to these islands.
That takes us to Autumn 2018 - unless all 27 remaining EU member states agree to an extension. At that point, either a deal is struck or an extension is agreed or the UK departs without a deal, resorting to WTO rules.
If Scotland is to be permitted to sidestep that departure, there would need to be a referendum within the two year period. There would need to be a clear vote in favour of independence in time to permit even the prospect of Scotland retaining / recreating EU membership. I stress, even the prospect.
Which points to Spring 2018 at the latest.
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The debate which followed Ms Sturgeon's statement included responses from Labour, the Scottish Greens and the Scottish Liberal Democrats as well as the Tories and the SNP.
The first minister's motion - to explore options for protecting Scotland's relationship with the EU - was supported by 92 MSPs with 31 abstaining.
In her address to the chamber, Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said her party would support the government's efforts "to not only mitigate the worst of Brexit, but to strengthen Scotland's ties with our European neighbours and allies".
She insisted that the priority "must be" to secure jobs and the rights of workers.
Patrick Harvie, co-convener of the pro-independence Scottish Greens, backed early preparations for another independence referendum.
He told the chamber: "It may be that after exploring all options far more people than voted Yes in 2014 may conclude that independence is the only way to achieve it.
"The 2014 [independence referendum] result is now fundamentally superseded."
Ms Sturgeon is expected to win cross-party support from the emergency debate which followed her statement.
On Wednesday, the first minister will travel to Brussels to meet Mr Shulz. However, there is no planned get-together with Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission.
The leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrat Party, Willie Rennie, said he welcomed Ms Sturgeon "reaching out" to other parties.
However, he cautioned: "I immediately agreed to participate as long as it is not a cunning plan to deliver independence.
"I want to explore options; whether it is reverse Greenland; working with London, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar or some other arrangement.
"But we need to fully understand before we move ahead. And rushing head long to independence will undermine those efforts."
Cheshire East Council waived its rules when it granted three contracts to Core Fit Ltd, owned by the physiotherapist of former council leader Michael Jones.
A police investigation into misconduct in a public office is under way.
Mr Jones denied any wrongdoing when he stood down on 8 December. He was unavailable for comment.
Core Fit Ltd, which is owned by Amanda Morris, runs fitness classes in schools and was given contracts collectively worth £156,000 by the council.
A Cheshire Police spokeswoman said investigators would look into the awarding of contracts and "the involvement of all relevant individuals".
"The purpose of the investigation is to establish what happened and who was involved."
Mr Jones said at the time of his resignation that he was stepping down to avoid infighting within the Conservative group.
A panel of historians also revealed that 13 musicians were driven out of the orchestra for being Jewish or married to Jews.
The report follows claims of a cover-up by the world famous orchestra.
Austria is due to mark the 75th anniversary of its annexation by Nazi Germany on Tuesday.
The Anschluss (union) was complete when German forces marched into the country unopposed on 12 March 1938.
For decades the Philharmonic allowed only selective access to its archives.
But political pressure led the orchestra to commission three historians, led by Oliver Rathkolb, to delve deeper into the years 1938-45.
Mr Rathkolb also attempted to solve a mystery surrounding a ring of honour presented to Baldur von Schirach, a Nazi governor of Vienna, who oversaw the deportation of tens of thousands of Jews.
The ring, originally presented in 1942, was lost by Von Schirach but a replacement was given to him, apparently in late 1966, after his release from Spandau prison for crimes against humanity.
For years, historians have tried to uncover the identity of the man who gave Von Schirach the replacement ring.
According to historian Wilhelm Bettelheim, who was interviewed in a documentary film on Sunday, the man in question was Helmut Wobisch, a trumpeter who was a member of the Nazi party and later joined Hitler's notorious Waffen SS.
Wobisch was sacked in 1945 but resumed his career six years later.
Mr Rathkolb describes the interview as "very plausible".
The BBC's Kerry Skyring in Vienna says that - like Austria itself - the Vienna Philharmonic has been slow to get to grips with its past during World War II.
But for the first time historians have been given access to records detailing the orchestra's role as a Nazi propaganda tool and the persecution of its Jewish members, our correspondent adds.
Details revealed on Sunday showed that 60 of the orchestra's 123 musicians were members of the Nazi party - a much higher percentage than in the broader Austrian population.
Of the 13 musicians driven out of the orchestra for being Jewish or married to Jews, five died in concentration camps, others were deported, but none returned, the report says.
There are details too on how the orchestra's famous New Year's Day Concert had its origins as a propaganda instrument for the Nazis.
The historians' full report will be published on the orchestra's website on Tuesday - the 75th anniversary of the Anschluss.
The revelation that a replacement ring was given to Von Schirach after his release from prison came to light only recently. Von Schirach's son Richard wrote about it in a book in 2004 but refused to name the man who gave it to his father.
Orchestra Chairman Clemens Hellberg had initially been accused of failing to include details of the Philharmonic's Nazi links in his 1992 book Democracy of Kings, which is widely regarded as the orchestra's official history.
He has since said he did not have access to all the relevant documents when he wrote the book.
On Sunday Mr Hellberg said the historians' report was "long overdue". But, he added, "we know that we are together on the same path".
Xia Lin, whose clients include artist Ai Weiwei, was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining $700,000 (£550,000) to pay off gambling debts.
But supporters say he is innocent and that the move is designed to intimidate human rights lawyers.
Last year, China detained hundreds of rights lawyers, in what critics described as an organised crackdown.
Many lawyers have since been released - but several remain in detention, with their wives and families denied access to them.
China show trials: Win for politics of fear?
Maya Wang, Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch, said the 12 year jail term was likely to send a "chill" through the human rights community.
She told AFP: "The sentence is shocking, not only because of its length, but also because it was handed down to a rights lawyer who has tried to protect himself by deliberately taking a low-profile, technical approach to his work."
Xia Lin is known for defending Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei.
He also represented fellow human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who was detained after a private seminar discussing the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, while in 2009 he successfully defended a hotel worker who killed a local government official who had tried to rape her.
Xia Lin was arrested in November 2014, as he was preparing to defend Guo Yushan, a rights activist and head of a Chinese think tank.
'History will not forgive this': Media roundup by Kerry Allen, BBC Monitoring
Chinese state media have not reported on the 12-year sentence for Xia Lin, so social media users have mainly been learning of the news via independent publications, or word of mouth.
Luo Changping, a journalist at the independent Caijing magazine, posted a picture of Lin Ru, Xia Lin's wife, crying in someone's arms.
The image has been shared widely, with hundreds of sympathetic, yet resigned comments.
Many social media users refused to accept the verdict - but also acknowledged that the likelihood of a successful appeal was low.
User Zhanzhan080808 wrote: "Xia Lin is innocent", while user Liu Suli said: "I curse this court, and those behind it and their strength. History will not forgive this trial."
The trial against Mr Xia opened in June this year.
He was originally charged with fraudulently obtaining 10m yuan ($1.5m; £1.1m), but his lawyer Dong Xikui said the court eventually accepted a lower figure of 4.8m yuan.
However, friends say they loaned the lawyer the money willingly.
Mr Xia's wife, Lin Ru, said: "I firmly believe that my husband is innocent. So we need to appeal."
The Chinese Human Rights Defenders group called the sentence a "severe retaliation against a human rights advocate who defended the rule of law".
There was no immediate comment from the court.
Eleri Edwards, 32, made 10 allegations to ChildLine claiming she was a pupil at Ysgol Ardudwy in Harlech, Gwynedd.
A disciplinary hearing in Cardiff heard she told the charity Tudur Williams touched her inappropriately.
Ms Edwards was struck off indefinitely on Friday.
The hearing was told Mr Williams was "devastated" when Ms Edwards, who taught under the name Eleri Roberts, made the allegations via the charity's website after she was dismissed from his school.
Police interviewed Mr Williams, but investigations led to them concluding it was a hoax.
Detectives traced the reports to Ms Edward's computer and she was cautioned.
Ms Edwards was employed at a high school 55 miles (88km) away at Llanidloes, Powys, when she made the bogus claims. She has since left the school.
She told the hearing: "I was a good teacher and I'm honest. I apologise to Tudur Williams. He continued to work after the allegations which makes him a credit to his profession."
Richard Parry Jones, chairman of the professional conduct committee of the Education Workforce Council, said: "The nature of her conduct was too serious to consider a temporary order.
"She has failed to act with honesty or integrity and her conduct has breached key principles set out for registered teachers."
Speaking after the hearing, Mr Williams said: "She obviously decided to try to take her revenge on me personally.
"What she did was inexcusable and could have had a devastating effect on me personally and my career."
The Bank of Scotland examined house prices in towns within an hour's commute of Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
It measured them against average earnings, both locally and in relation to the nearest city.
Despite being almost 40 miles away, Motherwell topped the list as the most affordable commuter town to Edinburgh.
The North Lanarkshire town had an average house price of £130,268 compared to £225,133 in the capital.
Greenock was found to be the most affordable town in commuting distance to Glasgow, with an average house price of £120,927 compared to the Glasgow figure of £161,623. Motherwell came in second.
The report on Aberdeen found Arbroath - more than 50 miles and an hour's drive away - was the best value, with an average house price of £127,497 compared to £210,522 in Aberdeen.
The bank said commuters with a half-hour drive into Aberdeen faced average property prices of £234,143.
A separate study, How Scotland Lives, found that a shorter commute to work led to increased happiness, with those having less than a 15-minute journey claiming to be happiest.
Graham Blair, mortgage director at Bank of Scotland, said: "The length of the commute to work is a key factor when deciding where to set up home. Scotland has some great commuter towns where considerable savings on property can be made.
"However, the decision to commute is not one that should be made just on the finances. We know from our How Scotland Lives research that those who don't have to travel long distances to work are often happier.
"There are many things to take into account when looking for a new home, not just the journey time to work.
"Quality of schools, sense of space and sense of community are also important to many house hunters across Scotland."
Teams from Northern Ireland and Wales featured in this season's competition.
And Welsh side The New Saints will play St Mirren in Sunday's semi-final at the Paisley 2021 Stadium.
Sligo and Bray have been chosen after finishing highest of those Premier League sides not playing in European competition in season 2017-18.
Rovers were fifth and Wanderers sixth in 2016.
"Following discussions with the Scottish FA, both Bray Wanderers and Sligo Rovers will be entered into the Irn-Bru Scottish Challenge Cup for next season," the league confirmed on their official website.
The Challenge Cup features sides from the Scottish Championship and Leagues One and Two as well as teams from the Highland and Lowland Leagues.
Another new feature for 2016-17 was the inclusion of colt teams - under-20s sides - from Scottish Premiership clubs.
Queen of the South and Dundee United contest the first semi-final on Saturday before TNS face the Buddies the following day.
St Mirren v The New Saints will be broadcast live on BBC Alba and the BBC Sport website.
Last year, about 400 people were picked from a lottery draw to ride a flume in Flaxengate in the city centre.
After testing on Sunday morning, officials said the flume planned for Steep Hill was "much faster".
The Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia event will take place on 17 July.
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Duncan Gerrard, from the Rotary Club, said: "We thought it best to keep testing under wraps until we were sure we could handle it safely."
He said: "The boffins tell me that twice the slope, which this is compared to Flaxengate, will go about four times quicker.
"We've no need for Fairy Liquid this year."
He added they would be using bales to help stop the riders at the bottom of the slope.
Riders will have the chance to buy £3 lottery tickets to secure a place at the event, which is aiming to accommodate about 700 people.
Thieves cut a 3ft-wide hole in the wall of the university's Oriental Museum and stole a bowl and figurine. Durham Police said it was almost certainly a well planned operation.
A police spokeswoman said both artefacts had now been recovered.
Officers have arrested five people in connection with the theft. Two men are still being sought.
The five people arrested are all from Walsall, West Midlands.
Durham University said the museum would reopen on Monday.
The stolen bowl dates from 1769 and has a Chinese poem written inside, while the figurine is of seven fairies in a boat and stands about 12in (30cm) high. Both are from the Qing Dynasty, China's last imperial dynasty.
Security at the museum is being reviewed.
The 23-year-old Sale Sharks winger had been a doubt for the two-Test series after suffering a foot injury during a recent training camp.
The ex-Samoa rugby league international qualified to play for England on residency in March.
"He's going well, he trained well with no repercussions so he's progressing nicely," said Jones.
"He hasn't had any discomfort from his foot. At first we were quite pessimistic about it but it's nice that it looks like he can go on tour and we can see what he can do."
New Zealand-born Solomona made a controversial cross-code switch from Castleford Tigers to Sale in December.
Harlequins' Marland Yarde remains with the England squad as cover, but Jones is confident Solomona will be on the plane on Saturday.
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Jones admits Solomona still has a lot to learn in rugby union, but he has seen enough to be excited at his potential.
"We're only training at this stage," added Jones. "Certainly he's got a nice feel for the game and he can sniff out and score a try.
"He does that at training now - he's scored a couple of cracking tries at training where he just sees the opportunity, takes it and makes the right decision.
"He's got enough gas to turn that opportunity into points and that's the the beauty of him."
Tommy Taylor and Nick Schonert have been ruled through injury, while Tom Wood is suspended.
England are also monitoring the fitness of Chris Robshaw (ankle) and Nathan Hughes (neck) following Saturday's Premiership final.
Sam Underhill is also recovering from the shoulder injury he suffered in England's victory over the Barbarians on Saturday.
England are also missing a number of experienced players who are part of the British and Irish Lions squad touring New Zealand.
Their two-match series against Argentina starts on Saturday, 10 June.
MPs were told it was "not easy" to balance noise disruption with the economic impact of a reduction.
The Airports Commission has recommended a third runway but also a ban on flights between 23:30 and 06:00.
One committee member, Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith, criticised the "absence of clarity".
Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye said the west London airport could comfortably expand to include a third runway and still stay within environmental targets. He also added that road traffic would not increase.
He said night flights were "something that we are looking at and we will make a comment on in due course".
There are "huge benefits" for local communities in stopping arrivals scheduled between 04:30 and 06:00, he said, but there was also "a big cost" to the UK economy as they involve "valuable trading routes to the Far East, Singapore and Hong Kong".
He added: "It's not easy to resolve that. We are working on it. I'm confident that we will be able to find a way through that and that there's a real opportunity to significantly reduce night flying at Heathrow with expansion."
Heathrow's director of environment and sustainability, Matt Gorman, added: "We can reduce night flying at Heathrow.
"This is a significant change. We're not saying exactly what yet but it is a clear commitment."
Mr Goldsmith, the Richmond Park MP who has campaigned against a third runway, asked Mr Holland-Kaye if he expected the government to make a decision on expansion "in the absence of clarity from you on that very core condition" of night flights.
Mr Holland-Kaye said this was a question for the government, which has yet to announce its final decision.
Also giving evidence was Sir Howard Davies, who led the Airports Commission.
He said he did not want to "add or take away" anything from his report, adding that a fourth runway, which campaigners fear could follow if permission is granted for a third, would not be manageable "in air traffic terms" as the skies would become too congested.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson claimed the session showed Heathrow was "willing to undermine the Airports Commission in pursuit of its own ends".
Edward Samuel Fear, of Wellington Terrace, Newnham, appeared before Cheltenham magistrates charged with six counts of handling stolen goods.
The charges relate to six 4x4s found at a business park in Sling after police acted on a tip off from the community.
Further searches at another site have discovered five more of the vehicles.
Gloucestershire Police said they are working through the items, including the cars which are from around the country, and will make contact with the car owners.
The seamer, who had overnight figures of 2-17, returned to the pavilion with figures of 5-78 as the hosts closed on 159-7 - 109 runs behind Somerset.
Only 44 overs were possible with no play taking place after 15:00 BST at Scarborough's North Marine Ground.
Adil Rashid carries Yorkshire's hopes into day three with an unbeaten 30.
The only batsmen to score more than the England spinner were debutant Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Harry Brook, who each made 31.
The pair were at the crease at the start of the day and took their fourth wicket stand to exactly 50 before Brook was caught at second slip by Marcus Trescothick off Overton.
Tim Gronewald bowled Kohler-Cadmore off his thigh shortly afterwards to leave Yorkshire on 88-5.
Acting captain Tim Bresnan fell cheaply to Overton, who also removed Hodd after a seventh-wicket stand of 48 with Rashid.
The company had been ordered to help the FBI circumvent security software on Farook's iPhone, which the FBI said contained crucial information.
In a statement, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said: "The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers."
"We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand."
Since September 2014, data on the latest Apple devices - such as text messages and photographs - have been encrypted by default.
If a device is locked, the user's passcode is required to access the data. Entering an incorrect code 10 times will automatically erase the phone's data, if this option has been enabled.
Apple says even its own staff cannot access the data.
The FBI has asked Apple to do two things.
Firstly, it wants the company to alter Farook's iPhone so that investigators can make unlimited attempts at the passcode without the risk of erasing the data.
Secondly, it wants Apple to help implement a way to rapidly try different passcode combinations, to save tapping in each one manually.
The FBI wants to use what is known as a "brute force" attack, trying out every combination until stumbling across the correct one and unlocking the phone.
Farook is understood to have used a four-digit passcode which means there are 10,000 possible combinations.
Could Apple do what the FBI has asked? - Dr Steven Murdoch, cybersecurity expert
"It's difficult to say with any degree of certainty - Apple does not disclose enough about its operating system to know.
Other secure products such as smart cards are designed so that the security cannot be changed after they leave the factory.
Some devices such as bank computers wipe themselves if you try to change the software.
But phones are not designed primarily from a security perspective.
It's possible that forcing a new version of iOS onto the phone would wipe it. Apple may have designed it in this way - and it would certainly be the more secure way to do it."
Apple said the FBI's demands set "a dangerous precedent".
"The FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation," wrote Mr Cook.
"The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers.
"Opposing this order is not something we take lightly. We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the US government."
Farook and his wife killed 14 people in the California city last December before police fatally shot them.
Analysis - Dave Lee, BBC North America Technology Reporter
Apple decided to enable encryption by default to avoid precisely this kind of ethical dilemma.
If it was impossible to access the data, the courts wouldn't even ask - so this approach by the FBI may have taken them by surprise.
What is striking about Apple's letter is that it does not say whether or not the court's demand is technically possible.
Some believe it is, via a process called a Device Firmware Upgrade.
In fighting the court order, Apple will have the support of its technology peers, and perhaps the majority of its users.
For the FBI, yet more frustration over an issue it feels Apple's skilled developers should be able to solve safely.
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"We have no sympathy for terrorists," said Mr Cook.
"We are challenging the FBI's demands with the deepest respect for American democracy and a love of our country."
The BBC SSO, Glasgow School of Art, The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the University of Glasgow will all collaborate for the first time.
Director Graham McLaren will work with them to create performances, exhibitions and screenings.
They are all inspired by A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The idea is to look at how Shakespeare's words and stories continue to influence hundreds of years on.
The festival will culminate with one multi-media event at Glasgow University's Bute Hall and its atmospheric Cloisters on 23 April next year - the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare.
Mr McLaren, the man behind critically-acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland productions including The Tin Forest and In Time O' Strife, will be curating and directing the work of students, professional artists and academics from all four partners for the final festival, Dream On!.
He said: "Thirty years ago I was taken to the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (then RSAMD) by a wonderful, canny drama teacher to watch Shakespeare for free.
"I sat in the Old Athenaeum Theatre and, quite simply, a fire in me ignited and a lifelong love of this great institution started.
"You will understand then the real privilege I feel leading RCS students with such a remarkable array of local and international collaborators and artists in what is certain to be Scotland's most significant response to celebrate Shakespeare's 400th anniversary."
Prof Anton Muscatelli, the principal of the University of Glasgow, said he was proud to be hosting the event.
He added: "The University of Glasgow will play centre stage in what will be a creative, inspiring evening of performance, dance and music - a fitting tribute to William Shakespeare, a man whose own artistic skills and creativity helped shape the English language and English literature around the world."
Engineer Pascal Cotte has spent three years using reflective light technology to analyse The Lady with an Ermine.
Until now, it was thought the 500-year-old painting had always included the ceremonial animal.
Mr Cotte has shown the artist painted one portrait without the ermine and two with different versions of the fur.
Leonardo experts have described the new findings as "thrilling" and said the discovery raises new questions about the painting's history.
The Lady with an Ermine is a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, a young woman in the Milanese court who was mistress to Ludovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan.
It is believed to have been painted between 1489 and 1490.
The Duke was Leonardo's main patron during his 18 years in the city, and he was nicknamed "the white ermine".
Mr Cotte, who is a co-founder of Lumiere Technology in Paris, has pioneered a new technique called Layer Amplification Method (LAM).
It works by projecting a series of intense lights on to the painting. A camera then takes measurements of the lights' reflections and from those measurements, Mr Cotte is then able to analyse and reconstruct what has happened between the layers of the paint.
Following the discovery, new theories have now been applied to the well-known portrait, including a suggestion the artist may have introduced the ermine into the painting to symbolise Gallerani's lover, later enhancing the animal to flatter his patron.
Another theory is that Gallerani asked the artist to add the animal into the painting, so that the Milanese court was made fully aware of her relationship with the Duke.
Mr Cotte said: "The LAM technique gives us the capability to peel the painting like an onion, removing the surface to see what's happening inside and behind the different layers of paint.
"We've discovered that Leonardo is always changing his mind. This is someone who hesitates - he erases things, he adds things, he changes his mind again and again."
Martin Kemp, Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at the University of Oxford, said: "What Pascal Cotte is revealing in France is remarkable.
"It tells us a lot more about the way Leonardo's mind worked when he was doing a painting. We know that he fiddled around a good deal at the beginning, but now we know that he kept fiddling around all the time and it helps explain why he had so much difficulty finishing paintings.
"Leonardo is endlessly fascinating, so getting this intimate insight into his mind is thrilling."
The painting belongs to the Czartoryski Foundation and is usually on display at the National Museum in Krakow, Poland. It is currently hanging in nearby Wawel Castle while the Museum undergoes renovation.
The Lady with an Ermine was one of the star attractions at the National Gallery's 2011 exhibition, Leonardo Da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan.
The painting has previously undergone several examinations using X-ray and infra-red analysis.
Arrest warrants have been issued for more than 30 others, the attorney general's office said.
The investigation follows the discovery of mass graves, believed to contain the bodies of refugees, in jungle camps near the Thai-Malaysian border in May.
Many migrants endured arduous sea journeys before arriving in Thailand.
The suspects face charges including human trafficking, partaking in a transnational crime network, and bringing aliens into the kingdom illegally.
Most of those indicted are from Thailand, but several Myanmar and Bangladeshi citizens are also being held.
"We will not let influential people rise above justice," said Wanchai Roujanavong, a spokesman for the attorney general's office (OAG).
"The OAG has given priority to the issue, as it is a big group of people involving international systems. It has caused a lot of damage to the country as dead bodies were found," he added.
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Doomed from the start
The suspects include local politicians, government officials, police, and Lt Gen Manas Kongpan, who once oversaw trafficking issues in south Thailand.
Thai authorities faced international pressure earlier this year to crack down on smugglers after images of thousands of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar stranded at sea were shared around the world.
Migrants were also held in jungle camps under horrendous conditions while they awaited transportation elsewhere.
Mass graves were discovered in an abandoned camp in the southern province of Songkhla in May.
Thailand and Malaysia are desired destinations for members of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority and economic migrants from neighbouring Bangladesh.
An investigation by the BBC's Jonathan Head found entire communities in Thailand had been helping the traffickers.
The 33-year-old joins as a free agent on 1 July after turning down the offer of new terms at Burnley.
He was the Turf Moor club's player of the year as they won the Championship title to return to the Premier League.
"When I first found out there was an opportunity to come here, that got the blood pumping," Barton told the Rangers website.
"I'm fully aware of the situation the club has been in for the last few years but to be part of a group that is going to put this club back where it belongs was an opportunity, that if I didn't take, I would probably have regretted it for the rest of my life."
Barton, capped once for England, counts Manchester City, Newcastle and QPR among his former clubs.
He also played the 2012-13 season on loan in the French top flight with Marseille.
The experienced midfielder visited Glasgow last week.
"It was very simple. I came up, had a look around and was instantly impressed - both with what is happening at the club just now but also the history and tradition of the place," he explained.
"I went away with Rangers at the forefront of my mind, and I just knew I had to go and do it, and it was something I had to be a part of."
Barton spent one successful season with Burnley and used Twitter to explain his decision to leave.
"Thanks to all the Burnley fans and everyone connected to the club," he wrote. "Amazing support this year that will live with me for a lifetime.
"Toughest decision of my professional life to leave an amazing set of people and a phenomenal culture behind.
"Club is in a great place on and off the pitch with great custodians at the helm. Thanks again for the opportunity to represent your club.
"I was presented with an opportunity and challenge the competitive animal in me just could not turn down. Onwards and upwards now."
Rangers will play in the Scottish Premiership next season after comfortably wrapping up the Championship title.
Mark Warburton's side also won the Petrofac Training Cup and lost a dramatic Scottish Cup final to Hibernian at the weekend.
Barton becomes Rangers' fourth summer signing, joining Josh Windass, Matt Crooks and Jordan Rossiter.
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"Barton has reinvented himself; in a shorthand way, he has gone from CCTV footage of fighting to being a guest on Question Time. So nobody ought to be surprised that on the verge of a return to the English Premier League, and all its riches and glamour, he has chosen to sign for Rangers.
"The offer of a two-year contract, as opposed to the shorter deal proposed by Burnley, would have helped, but Barton was genuine when he spoke of having already sampled life in the Premier League - particularly the slog of a relegation battle - and of seeking new experiences.
"At Rangers, he will hope to compete for trophies and be asked to be a figure of authority and know-how to help develop younger players."
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New Zealander Gibbes has signed a three-year deal with the Lions, who play in New Zealand's Mitre 10 Cup.
His new role starts on 1 June, so he will still be with the Ospreys if they reach the 2016-17 Pro12 play-off final.
Gibbes said after almost four years in Swansea "the pull of home was too strong".
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He added: "I'm definitely a better coach and a better person thanks to my time in this environment, and I'll always be grateful for he chance I've had to work with some quality people, but the pull of home was too strong.
"We've been through some tough times here over the last few years, but all with a long-term view to build something.
"We are starting to see the signs of that hard work coming through and I believe that this group can only continue heading in one way. I'm proud to have played a small part in that."
Gibbes joined Ospreys in 2013 after spending 10 years with Waikato.
Ospreys managing director Andrew Millward said: "There's no denying his influence here since 2013 and, importantly, how we have helped him develop at the same time."
Kieran Maxwell from Heighington, near Darlington, had his left leg amputated last March.
Colin and Chris Weir from Ayrshire stepped in to donate part of their £161m prize after hearing about his story.
The 13-year-old carried the Olympic torch in June.
Kieran was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer which affects fewer than 30 children a year, in October 2010.
His mother Nicola said he started "yelling and dancing" when he found about the donation.
Mrs Maxwell said: "He couldn't believe it. I am still pinching myself.
"What they have done for Kieran will be a small drop in the ocean for them but for him it will change his life.
"He can go back to being a normal boy. He can be himself. Words cannot describe what they have done."
Since losing his leg, Kieran has been determined to remain active and took part in the Torch Relay as it passed through Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
His family have been fundraising to buy a lighter replacement limb as Kieran's current one is heavy and restricts his movement.
The youngster stumbled to the ground when carrying the Olympic torch and was helped up before continuing.
Mr and Mrs Weir heard about Kieran's story through the grandmother of one of his friends and agreed to donate a five-figure sum.
Ewan Barr had told his grandmother, who lives near the Weirs, about Kieran's battle for a lighter leg.
She posted a letter to the couple and received a call three days later from the Weirs' assistant, offering them help.
The couple, from Largs, pledged to share their good fortune after winning the jackpot last July.
Mr Weir said: "When we heard about Kieran and his family's fantastic efforts to raise money for a new prosthetic leg, we had to help. It is a privilege to support him."
Toys from China, copper from Chile, T-shirts from Bangladesh, wine from New Zealand, coffee from Ethiopia, and tomatoes from Spain.
Like it or not, globalisation is a fundamental feature of the modern economy.
In the early 1960s, world trade in merchandise was less than 20% of world economic output, or gross domestic product (GDP).
Now, it is around 50% but not everyone is happy about it.
There is probably no other issue where the anxieties of ordinary people are so in conflict with the near-unanimous approval of economists.
Arguments over trade tend to frame globalisation as a policy - maybe even an ideology - fuelled by acronymic trade deals like TRIPS and TTIP.
But perhaps the biggest enabler of globalisation has not been a free trade agreement, but a simple invention: the shipping container.
It is just a corrugated steel box, 8ft (2.4m) wide, 8ft 6in (2.6m) high, and 40ft (12m) long but its impact has been huge.
BBC World Service's 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy programme highlights the inventions, ideas and innovations that helped create the global economy.
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Consider how a typical trade journey looked before its invention.
In 1954, an unremarkable cargo ship, the SS Warrior, carried merchandise from New York to Bremerhaven in Germany.
It held just over 5,000 tonnes of cargo - including food, household goods, letters and vehicles - which were carried as 194,582 separate items in 1,156 different shipments.
Just keeping track of the consignments as they moved around the dockside warehouses was a nightmare.
But the real challenge was physically loading such ships.
Longshoremen would pile the cargo onto a wooden pallet on the dock.
The pallet would be hoisted in a sling and deposited in the hold.
More longshoremen carted each item into a snug corner of the ship, poking the merchandise with steel hooks until it settled into place against the curves and bulkheads of the hold, skilfully packed so that it would not shift on the high seas.
There were cranes and forklifts but much of the merchandise, from bags of sugar heavier than a man to metal bars the weight of a small car, was shifted with muscle power.
This was dangerous work.
In a large port, someone would be killed every few weeks.
In 1950, New York averaged half a dozen serious incidents every day, and its port was safer than many.
Researchers studying the SS Warrior's trip to Bremerhaven concluded the ship had taken ten days to load and unload, as much time as it had spent crossing the Atlantic.
In today's money, the cargo cost around $420 (£335) a tonne to move.
Given typical delays in sorting and distributing the cargo by land, the whole journey might take three months.
Sixty years ago, then, shipping goods internationally was costly, chancy, and immensely time-consuming.
Surely there had to be a better way?
Indeed there was: put all the cargo into big standard boxes, and move those.
But inventing the box was the easy bit - the shipping container had already been tried in various forms for decades.
The real challenge was overcoming the social obstacles.
To begin with, the trucking companies, shipping companies, and ports could not agree on a standard size.
Some wanted large containers while others wanted smaller versions; perhaps because they specialised in heavy goods or trucked on narrow mountain roads.
Then there were the powerful dockworkers' unions, who resisted the idea.
Yes the containers would make the job of loading ships safer but it would also mean fewer jobs.
US regulators also preferred the status quo.
The sector was tightly bound with red tape, with separate sets of regulations determining how much that shipping and trucking companies could charge.
Why not simply let companies charge whatever the market would bear - or even allow shipping and trucking companies to merge, and put together an integrated service?
Perhaps the bureaucrats too were simply keen to preserve their jobs.
Such bold ideas would have left them with less to do.
The man who navigated this maze of hazards, and who can fairly be described as the inventor of the modern shipping container system, was called Malcom McLean.
McLean did not know anything about shipping but he was a trucking entrepreneur.
He knew plenty about trucks, plenty about playing the system, and all there was to know about saving money.
As Marc Levinson explains in his book, The Box, McLean not only saw the potential of a shipping container that would fit neatly onto a flat bed truck, he also had the skills and the risk-taking attitude needed to make it happen.
First, McLean cheekily exploited a legal loophole to gain control of both a shipping company and a trucking company.
Then, when dockers went on strike, he used the idle time to refit old ships to new container specifications.
He repeatedly plunged into debt.
He took on "fat cat" incumbents in Puerto Rico, revitalising the island's economy by slashing shipping rates to the United States.
He cannily encouraged New York's Port Authority to make the New Jersey side of the harbour a centre for container shipping.
But probably the most striking coup took place in the late 1960s, when Malcom McLean sold the idea of container shipping to perhaps the world's most powerful customer: the US Military.
Faced with an unholy logistical nightmare in trying to ship equipment to Vietnam, the military turned to McLean's container ships.
Containers work much better when they are part of an integrated logistical system, and the US military was perfectly placed to implement that.
Even better, McLean realised that on the way back from Vietnam, his empty container ships could collect payloads from the world's fastest growing economy, Japan.
And so trans-Pacific trading began in earnest.
A modern shipping port would be unrecognisable to a hardworking longshoreman of the 1950s.
Even a modest container ship might carry 20 times as much cargo as the SS Warrior did, yet disgorge its cargo in hours rather than days.
Gigantic cranes weighing 1,000 tonnes apiece lock onto containers which themselves weigh upwards of 30 tonnes, and swing them up and over on to a waiting transporter.
The colossal ballet of engineering is choreographed by computers, which track every container as it moves through a global logistical system.
The refrigerated containers are put in a hull section with power and temperature monitors.
The heavier containers are placed at the bottom to keep the ship's centre of gravity low.
The entire process is scheduled to keep the ship balanced.
And after the crane has released one container onto a waiting transporter, it will grasp another before swinging back over the ship, which is being simultaneously emptied and refilled.
Not everywhere enjoys the benefits of the containerisation revolution.
Many ports in poorer countries still look like New York in the 1950s.
Sub-Saharan Africa, in particular, remains largely cut off from the world economy because of poor infrastructure.
But for an ever-growing number of destinations, goods can now be shipped reliably, swiftly and cheaply.
Rather than the $420 (£335) that a customer would have paid to get the SS Warrior to ship a tonne of goods across the Atlantic in 1954, you might now pay less than $50 (£39).
Indeed, economists who study international trade often assume that transport costs are zero.
It keeps the mathematics simpler, they say, and thanks to the shipping container, it is nearly true.
Tim Harford writes the Financial Times's Undercover Economist column. The 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy programme was broadcast on the BBC World Service. You can find more information about its sources and listen online or download the programme podcast.
Chancellor George Osborne announced a £10m scheme to upgrade the Halton Curve rail line, linking Liverpool, Cheshire, Warrington and Wrexham.
The project is part of a £34m package to improve transport connections between Liverpool and Manchester.
Welsh Secretary David Jones said it showed ministers continued commitment to improving UK infrastructure.
He said the news would "enable an estimated 500,000 more people to access employment, educational and recreational opportunities".
"It will improve links to Liverpool John Lennon Airport and help stimulate further investment on both sides of the border," he said.
"Today's announcement shows this government's continued commitment to improving our infrastructure across the United Kingdom, which is crucial to our long term economic plan."
Passengers from Wrexham currently have to change at Bidston or Chester.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said the chancellor's announcement would be welcomed by all companies in north Wales doing business with Liverpool.
Its regional chair Gwyn Evans said: "Projects such as this, and the £44m upgrade of the rail line between Wrexham and Chester, will make a real difference.
"However, there is still some way to go to provide north Wales with the transport infrastructure needed to keep our economy on track."
On average, there were 107 crashes annually between 2011 and 2015 compared to 70 each year between 2006 and 2010.
Cycling charity Sustrans said the increase in cyclists on the roads meant the lack of facilities was becoming increasingly obvious.
The Welsh Government said it was spending millions of pounds promoting safe cycling.
Cyclist Garry Ellis from Rhostryfan, Gwynedd, said the rule in the Highway Code which states vehicles must leave "plenty of room" when passing riders needed to be more specific.
"I ride a lot in Spain and France and vehicles there have to leave at least a 1.5 metre gap between them and bikes when overtaking. Because it's the law, people stick to it."
From 2011-2015, 536 cyclists were seriously injured, up from 350 between 2006 and 2010. In the same time, deaths went up from 24 to 27.
Wales spends £4 per head on cycling and walking compared to £20 per head spent in the Netherlands, where cycling is much more common.
Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Owain Doull, from Cardiff, said: "Cycling is such a big sport in the UK now and we need to facilitate that by keeping them safe, especially with cycle lanes and cycling roundabouts.
"If you look at Holland and Belgium the system they have there is amazing."
Natasha Withey, of Sustrans, told Radio Cymru's Manylu programme that a survey carried out in Cardiff in 2015 suggested 78% of people wanted more money spent to improve safety and introduce bike lanes.
"There are roads and areas where it's really difficult for cyclists," she added.
Cities like Cambridge have a reputation for being cyclist-friendly - about 33% of people ride their bike to work there compared to 4% in Cardiff, which has the highest figure in Wales.
Cambridge's local authority employs 12 full-time officers to look after its biking policies and network compared to one in Cardiff.
In 2013, the Welsh Government introduced an act which required councils to consider all requests from the public regarding improving opportunities for people to walk and cycle.
A spokesman said: "In 2016-17, we have allocated over £11m for local schemes, as well as £1.65m for those on trunk roads.
"Additionally, we're spending over £1.7m on active travel training and promotion. This includes funding for Sustrans to promote active travel in schools, support people to get to work in sustainable ways."
Members of the governing Workers' Party say his appointment will strengthen her beleaguered administration.
In becoming a minister, Lula will also have some legal protection.
Last week, prosecutors requested his arrest in a money laundering inquiry over a luxury sea-front penthouse.
The popular former president has denied any wrongdoing and says the claims are politically motivated.
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As a minister, Lula could only be tried by the Supreme Court, placing him out of the reach of the judge in the southern city of Curitiba responsible for the inquiry.
Lula was briefly detained earlier this month after investigators said they had evidence he received illicit benefits from a kickback scheme involving state-oil company Petrobras.
Media reports, quoting unnamed sources, said Ms Rousseff and Lula would meet in the capital, Brasilia, on Tuesday. There has been no official comment.
Lula handpicked Ms Rousseff as a candidate to succeed him in 2010, and has not ruled out running again in 2018.
Ms Rousseff has faced increasing calls for her removal as a result of a corruption scandal at Petrobras and Brazil's worst recession in decades.
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets calling for her to go. But the president has repeatedly said she will not resign.
She could, however, face an impeachment process in Congress, accused of masking the budget deficit, which she denies.
One of Lula's main tasks, the reports said, would be to negotiate with the main coalition partner in order to prevent an impeachment going ahead.
His appointment could also be seen as bringing some order to what many analysts consider a chaotic administration.
Dozens of executives and politicians have been arrested or are under investigation as part of a massive corruption inquiry named Operation Car Wash.
They are suspected of overcharging contracts with Petrobras and using part of the money to pay for bribes and electoral campaigns.
One of the lines of inquiry is that construction companies targeted by the operation could have favoured Lula in the development of the same Guaruja flat that led prosecutors to request his arrest.
The 35-year-old was reported overdue on Sunday night after going on a weekend trip from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire.
A kayak matching the description of his vessel was found on Monday evening near Lybster, about 50 miles away.
His sister Ellie told BBC Scotland she remained hopeful he had made it ashore to cliffs and would be found.
The search had resumed on Tuesday morning, with volunteers helping coastguards, and divers were also involved.
On Tuesday afternoon, volunteers found some kayak safety gear washed up on rocks on the Moray coast. It has not yet been confirmed it it is Mr Jackson's.
A paddle was also spotted in the water near to where the kayak was recovered off the Lybster coast.
Extensive searches are expected to continue for a third day on Wednesday.
His sister said from Australia: "I feel very strongly feel Dom is lying injured at the base of a cliff after attempting to climb out after becoming separated from his kayak and swimming to shore.
"He would be very familiar with sea cliffs like this. All his childhood holidays we climbed cliffs and rocks like this.
"I have a very strong feeling he will be found."
A Find Dom page has been set up on Facebook by friends.
Mr Jackson, who lives in Fettercairn in Aberdeenshire and is originally from Uckfield in East Sussex, is believed to have set off in his kayak from Portsoy harbour on Saturday morning.
The alarm was raised by his flatmate on Sunday night when he failed to return home as expected.
He is described as fit and active but relatively new to kayaking.
His father and brother joined a huge air, sea and land search on Monday involving several lifeboats, coastguard search teams and police.
A coastguard helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft have also been involved in the operation.
Insp Ewan Strachan said on Tuesday afternoon: "More than 30 volunteers have turned out to assist with coastal searches today despite the weather, and I cannot stress enough how much this has been appreciated.
"It also comes as no surprise given the community spirit in the area and the strength of feeling of wanting Dominic to be found.
"Moving forward, our search must focus at sea and immediate areas of the coastline - an operation which must be tackled by a highly specialist search team given the dangers and challenges of these terrains.
"These officers are trained in certain techniques and will be designated to specific areas as we enter our third day of this operation and continue to battle severe weather conditions.
"Our main priority is the public's safety and as such I would urge volunteers to consider other ways in which they can offer support to Dominic's family and friends at this terrible time.
"By no means does this mean we are scaling back our search - in fact our search now becomes more intensive - however we need the right people in the right places to give us the best possible chance."
Mr Jackson's green VW Transporter - which he was camping in for the weekend - was found in the Portsoy area.
Michael McDougall, 47, and Michael Mullen, 24, both from South Shields, are accused of shooting dead Tipu Sultan, 32, outside Herbs n Spice Kitchen in the town in April.
Mr McDougall, of Hylton Avenue, and Mr Mullen, of Hawthorne Avenue, also pleaded not guilty to possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
They appeared via video link at Newcastle Crown Court.
Mr Mullen is also charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, which he denied.
The men will stand trial on 23 February and remain remanded in custody.
Canadian and American researchers said tests had shown that "extraneous sound interfered with participants' performance, making their responses both slower and less accurate".
Some top tennis stars, including Martina Navratilova, regard grunting as unfair, or even as cheating.
Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal are among the game's big grunters.
The study, which appeared in the Public Library of Science ONE journal, tested 33 students at the University of British Columbia in western Canada.
Hundreds of video clips were shown of a player hitting a ball to either the left or right. The students had to determine the direction quickly, but on some shots were subjected to noises simulating grunting.
Lead report author Scott Sinnett told the BBC: "The findings were unequivocal. Basically, when the video clips did have a grunt, the participants were not only slower to react but they had lower accuracy levels. So they were basically slower and could actually be wrong-footed, if you could extend that to a real-world tennis court."
The report said the grunt could also hamper a receiver who was trying to judge the spin and speed of a ball from the sound made off the racket.
Mr Sinnett said: "The study raises a number of interesting questions for tennis. For example, if Rafael Nadal is grunting and Roger Federer is not, is that fair?"
Councillors on a scrutiny committee voted not to go ahead with the project and said the existing centre should be handed over to a leisure trust.
The decision will go before the council's executive board next Tuesday for final approval.
In February council officials advised the project was "no longer affordable".
A condition survey found the Waterworld centre could be maintained in its present state up until 2035, but it would be "very tired" after 20 years.
The leisure complex was opened by the Queen in 1998 after a major refurbishment of the the town's swimming baths.
But he might still be on the waiting list, enduring 12 hours of dialysis each day, if his mother, Nicola, had not run a Facebook campaign to find him a living donor.
Matthew is one of a number of UK patients who have bypassed the traditional NHS system of organ allocation, instead harnessing the power of the internet to find their own.
Transplant doctors fear this development could result in an unsavoury competition to attract donors online, in what some have called an "organ beauty pageant".
And they worry that it rips up the traditional health service ethos of equal access to treatment for all.
Consultant nephrologist Dr Adnan Sharif, from Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, says: "Somebody who is well-to-do, a professional, will be very good at promoting themselves," whereas poorer patients, perhaps from minority ethnic communities, will not have the same opportunities.
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But Matthew's mother is unrepentant.
"I'm not going to lie, I think on Matthew's side was the fact he was a child," she says.
"In all walks of life, we use things to our advantage.
"If it meant that he didn't have to spend his life on dialysis, then I'd take it - I don't care."
There are 28,000 people on dialysis in the UK.
Some 5,000 patients are on the national waiting list for an organ transplant from a dead donor.
There is a permanent shortage of such kidneys.
But there is another option; they may get a kidney from a living donor, because most of us can live healthily with just one.
Living donors now make up a third of all kidney transplants in the UK.
Most are donated anonymously through a very successful NHS scheme.
But social media campaigns such as Matthew's can bring dozens of would-be donors to be tissue-tested for just one patient, squeezing resources.
Sue Moore, the lead NHS living donor coordinator in Birmingham, says: "You'd get people call out of the blue, and it was quite overwhelming really."
However, since Matthew's appeal was launched in 2013, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the biggest renal centre in Europe, has adjusted to handling such pressures.
Matthew's mother argues publicity for his campaign increased awareness of kidney donation.
And some of the people initially tested for Matthew went on to give a kidney to someone else.
One was Alison Thornhill, who was touched by his Facebook appeal.
"If one of my grandchildren was in that situation, I would want somebody to step forward and be tested to see if they were a match for him," she says.
Alison wasn't a match for Matthew, but since she "was prepared to give a kidney to a little boy who I didn't know, it made sense just to go on and give it to somebody else who I didn't know who needed it".
Eighteen months ago, she went into hospital and became an anonymous donor.
Unexpectedly, she later got letters from the recipient, and from his mother, who wrote: "I don't know anything about you apart from the fact that you are a very kind and compassionate person.
"I will be eternally grateful to you.
"Kindest regards, a loving and thankful mother."
But some would-be donors want to choose precisely who receives their kidney.
Searching online, Gemma Coles identified a series of patients she wanted to donate to, though for various reasons it has not yet happened.
Asked why she wants to choose the recipient, she replies she has only one kidney to give.
"You have to be judgemental," she says.
"There's thousands of people, literally, needing a kidney, and more and more now their stories are available on social media, and it can feel you're being very critical of people's lives, trying to decide who to give and who not to."
If the transplant community was disturbed by Facebook kidney appeals, it was shocked by websites offering to match donors and patients, who can browse through profiles and photos.
Matchingdonors.com was set up in the US by businessman Paul Dooley as a non-profit venture.
It charges $595 (£464) for US patients seeking a donor.
In 2012, he brought the website to the UK, but this time, without charging any fees.
According to the regulator, the Human Tissue Authority, transplant centres must refuse operations involving a website that does charge fees.
Since Matchingdonors.com is free to use in the UK, there is no regulatory barrier to stop it brokering a transplant.
But chief executive Mr Dooley says not one such transplant has taken place in five years in the UK.
There are 73 UK patients waiting - some have found matches with potential donors, but none has had permission from their hospital to go ahead.
In 2015, he stopped stopped signing up British patients, because "there's no use them going to a gas station if there's no gas".
It seems the transplant community simply decided organ-matching websites were beyond the pale. But is this fair?
Prof Vassilios Papalois, who formerly chaired the British Transplantation Society's ethics committee, says the views of transplant teams must be respected.
"They have the autonomy to say that for us it's ethically objectionable," he says.
Asked if he is trying to provide the catwalk for an organ beauty pageant, Mr Dooley replies: "Every single person on our website who's an organ donor wants to choose.
"They want to say, 'I want to give to an old grandfather, 'I want to give to a single father,' and if that's what they consider a beauty contest, that's not a beauty contest, it's the choice of who you want to donate to."
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As legislation in England and Wales allowing gay couples to marry comes into force on Saturday, the BBC Radio 5 live survey also found men were nearly twice as likely to stay away as women.
The poll of 1,007 people found 68% agreed gay marriage should be permitted, with 26% opposing it.
One gay rights charity said people's attitudes were "incredibly positive".
A spokesman for lesbian, gay and bisexual charity Stonewall said it was important to highlight the fact that four in five people would accept an invitation to a gay wedding.
But Catholic Voices, which represents the Catholic Church, said the findings of the survey reflected the reality that people remained "deeply uncomfortable" with being honest about their true feelings on the meaning of marriage.
Father Edmund Montgomery, a member of the organisation and a Catholic priest in Greater Manchester, said: "As the Church, we love those seeking a same-sex union, but our love for them requires we tell them the true meaning of marriage, something which that fifth of respondents find difficult but have the integrity to do by turning down the invitation.
"In our modern culture it is increasingly difficult to have an open debate without being labelled as bigoted or intolerant."
By Robert PigottReligious affairs correspondent, BBC News
As gay Britons celebrate their new status as married couples for the first time in England and Wales their legal status will be little changed.
Civil partnerships - available to them since 2005 - confer virtually all the legal benefits of marriage. But for many it was never enough.
The distinction between the modern invention of civil partnership, and marriage, an institution dating back for centuries, left the impression in some minds that gay relationships were inferior.
For them, only full, visible, equality would do - and politicians agreed. Most religious groups remain opposed - and Radio 5 live's poll shows they are not alone in deeply held objections to gay marriage.
However, with support in wider society growing strongly, faith groups are feeling the effects of internal divisions about an issue that arouses passionate opinions.
He continued: "It is a great irony that those seeking to increase tolerance do not extend that to those who disagree with them."
Fr Montgomery, who at 29 is the youngest priest in the diocese of Shrewsbury, said he thought more people might turn down an invitation to a gay wedding were they not concerned they might be regarded as extreme.
He added that, as marriage predates "the State", it should not be the government's place to change its meaning.
With same-sex weddings in England and Wales permitted for the first time from Saturday, the research suggested a substantial proportion of the population had reservations about the issue - with 42% disagreeing that gay marriages were no different from heterosexual marriages.
Of the 1,007 British adults polled by ComRes for the Stephen Nolan Show, 22% said they would spurn an invitation to attend a same-sex wedding ceremony.
Some 29% of men asked said they would not attend, compared with 16% of women.
The research also found that younger people were more likely to support same-sex marriage, with 80% of 18 to 34-year-olds backing it, compared with 44% of over-65s.
Of those polled, women were more likely to support gay marriage than men, with 75% of women for it compared with 61% of men in favour.
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A majority of 59% of people asked agreed a person should not be considered homophobic for opposing the legislation permitting gay marriage.
Stonewall said the organisation recognised that not everyone would support same-sex marriage, but that the legislation permitting it should not affect them.
"Same-sex couples are living in committed, loving relationships and people have realised that the sky has not fallen in," the spokesman said.
He said the prevalence of civil partnerships had been an "incredibly important factor" in paving the way for same-sex marriage.
"This is a landmark moment and for the first time ever, someone young growing up knowing they are gay can have the exact same avenues open to them, [and know] that their relationship will be valued the same way their parents' was," the spokesman said.
"As campaigners and MPs have said in the past, the first thing a parent says to their son or daughter when they tell them they are gay is, 'Oh, you'll never be able to get married.' Well now they can."
John Coffey, who is marrying his partner Bernardo Marti at midnight in London, said he believed the institution of marriage would be strengthened by the new law.
He told the BBC: "We are changing one of the absolute most fundamental building blocks of our society - marriage.
"And that's quite daunting, actually."
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) has appointed Verita to examine how the deaths are dealt with.
The trust had 129 such deaths in 2014-15 - up from 61 in 2012-13.
Campaigners have welcomed the step and the first phase report is expected by the end of May.
The numbers of unexpected deaths will be compared with national rates to establish their significance.
"Any urgent concerns or emerging issues would of course, be immediately fed back to the board and actions put in place immediately," Michael Scott, chief executive of NSFT, said.
A second phase report should be ready in the summer.
"Our trust is a high reporter of unexpected deaths and serious incidents, but we are also a trust which demonstrates low levels of harm to our patients," Mr Scott said.
Verita, who were involved in the Jimmy Savile NHS abuse inquiry, will be supported by independent reviewer Colin Vose, who has worked on suicide investigation for a variety of organisations.
The figures about deaths last year were released earlier this week in response to a Freedom of Information request by the Liberal Democrats.
The trust was placed in special measures by the Care Quality Commission in 2015 when it was described as "not a safe... service".
Anne Humphrys, from the Campaign to Save Mental Health Services in Norfolk & Suffolk, said the review was "fantastic news".
"We've been calling for this investigation for more than two years when we became concerned about the rise in unexpected deaths," she said.
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They have trained up ten vultures to fly around the city wearing video cameras fitted with tracking systems, just like drones.
The video is then watched to help authorities find out who is leaving rubbish in places they're not supposed to.
It's hoped the birds will help more people to recycle and dispose of their rubbish properly.
Take a look at these feathered litter fighters.
Prof Annette Pritchard, director of the Welsh Centre for Tourism Research at Cardiff Metropolitan University, said the country was "underperforming".
Meanwhile, figures show 14 tourist information centres (TICs) in Wales have closed in the past five years.
But Economy Secretary Ken Skates said the future was digital.
Prof Pritchard said despite some encouraging figures, Wales was still not doing well enough in key areas, and the impact of budget cuts had seen the closure of tourist information centres across Wales at a time when the industry needed growth.
"We are not doing as well internationally as our competitors, we're getting about 3% of visitors and about 2% of spend," she told BBC Wales' Week In Week Out programme.
"We've got about 5% of the population so really we need to be aiming for that 5% mark from the overseas tourism."
Visit Wales spent less than Visit Scotland on marketing in 2016.
This year its budget has increased but according to Mr Skates, money is not always the answer when it comes to tourism marketing.
"Many critics will say 'well you just need to spend more on newspaper adverts, more on TV adverts in order to get more visitors in'," he said.
"Well that's not necessarily the case in the 21st century - the way to market a country, a product is to actually make sure that it captures the attention of billions of people through social media and to do that you have to have an innovative approach - you have got to have a creative approach."
Last year, Wales attracted more than one million overseas visitors while Scotland welcomed 2.7m overseas visitors over the same period.
Research by Week in Week Out revealed a decline in the number of tourist information centres run directly by councils, with the closure of 14 in the past five years, including five in Gwynedd.
Two - Porthmadog and Caernarfon - have been taken over by North Wales Tourism, but they do not have the funds to open on a regular basis.
Ambra Burls, who works at the Porthmadog centre, said: "We've had some 3,000 people through the door here in Porthmadog alone since Easter.
"Considering we're only open at weekends between 11:00 and 15:00 - that speaks volumes really as the amount of people that would come in through the week. "
Ian Spindley, marketing manager at the Royal Sportsman Hotel in Porthmadog, added: "Each week we would probably get five guest room recommendations and referrals from the TIC and dozens and dozens of recommendations for diners to come and eat with us - and that stopped over the last 18 months when the centre was closed."
Gwynedd council said severe budget cuts had resulted in them no longer directly running TICs but added they were working with tourism groups to maintain the service.
Mr Skates said changing times called for a change in attitude when it came to attracting - and informing - visitors.
"We have to respect the fact that the local authority budgets are under immense pressure and so sometimes difficult decisions have to be made but we also need to make sure that the economy itself is preparing for the 21st century way of doing things and the fact is - based on evidence that was gathered in Swansea - that only 1% of visitors to Swansea accessed information through Tourist Information Centres," he said.
"We need to be looking into the future rather than the past and the future is digital."
Tamworth, Reading and Adur have the fastest connections, according to the research by consumer group Which?
Dundee City is the only Scottish area to have made it into the top 10 for best speeds.
Which? looked at 389 areas in the UK using data from Speed Checker Ltd from January to March 2017.
The research suggested the Orkney Islands had an average test speed of 6.3 Megabits/sec.
There are eight megabits in a megabyte, meaning if you wanted to download a 500MB high definition episode of Eastenders via iPlayer, it would take about 10-and-a-half minutes.
The Shetland Islands achieved a rate of 8.4Mbps and Highland 8.8Mbps.
The Western Isles - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - had the sixth worst speed with 9.1Mbps, while the Scottish Borders had the 28th slowest speed with 12Mbps.
Top five
Which? said average tests in Orkney, Shetland and Highland fell short of 10Mbps, which is the minimum download speed proposed under the UK government's Universal Service Obligation (USO) that anyone in the UK would be entitled to request.
It is regarded as the speed necessary to meet the typical demands of a family or small business, the consumer advice group said.
But it said there was better news for Dundee City residents who, according to the research, have access to the fastest average download speed (28.7Mbps) in Scotland and the fifth fastest in the UK.
Glasgow and Edinburgh were ranked 193rd and 264th in the table, with speeds of 17.1Mbps and 19.4Mbps.
Bottom five
The table ranking local authorities with the fastest speeds was dominated by English council areas, including Tamworth, Reading, Adur and Enfield in the top four spots.
Luton was in sixth place, followed by North East Lincolnshire, Merton, Elmbridge and Broxbourne.
Alex Neill, Which? managing director of home services, said: "Far too many households across Scotland are suffering from slow broadband speeds, which can stop you being able to carry out essential daily tasks.
"We are encouraging everyone with broadband to use our speed checker so people can see if they are getting the speeds that they've been promised by their provider and find out how to complain if their speed is too slow.
"This will also help to further highlight where problem areas are across the UK, putting pressure on government and providers to help everyone get a good broadband connection."
Orkney MSP Liam McArthur said: "While I recognise progress has been made, these figures reaffirm our fears that the gap in broadband speeds between Orkney and the rest of the UK is growing. This digital divide will only make it harder for Orkney to compete and leaves people with an unacceptable below par service."
Fergus Ewing, who is the Scottish cabinet secretary for connectivity, said: "The Scottish government is on track to deliver fibre broadband access to at least 95% of premises across Scotland by the end of this year.
"Without our investment, only 66% of premises would have been reached, with as little as 21% coverage across the Highlands and no coverage at all in Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
"In partnership with industry, our Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) programme is delivering at pace and having a huge impact. Audit Scotland and Ofcom have reviewed the programme and concluded that we are on track to meet our targets, with more premises than expected able to access superfast speeds."
Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan said he was suspending the acceptance of new arrivals until after a review.
Alabama, Texas and several other states issued similar statements but a State Department spokesman said the legality of this action was still unclear.
President Barack Obama has urged the US to "step up and do its part" to help those fleeing the civil war.
"Slamming the door in their faces would be a betrayal of our values," he said.
"Our nations can welcome refugees who are desperately seeking safety and ensure our own security. We can and must do both."
The governors' decisions come in the wake of the attacks in Paris which killed 129 people on Friday evening.
Seven of the perpetrators died in the attacks, and one of them is thought to have been a Syrian who entered Europe via Greece with migrants.
Millions of Syrians have fled to neighbouring countries and to Europe, and the US has promised to take about 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next 12 months.
While the state of Alabama has not accepted any Syrian refugees so far, the southern state's governor has said that he "will not place Alabamians at even the slightest possible risk of an attack on our people".
In Michigan, where it has been reported that 200 Syrians have been resettled in the past year, Governor Snyder has said he will suspend the acceptance of new refugees until the US Department of Homeland Security "completes a full review of security clearances and procedures".
US State Department lawyers are investigating whether governors can legally block Syrian refugees from being settled in their states.
While the final ruling has not been made, officials say it appears they can't actually block refugees who come into the country through the resettlement program, but they can make it difficult for the non-profit organisations doing the legwork.
A state can tell an NGO handling a file that they don't want to work with them and the NGO would simply go elsewhere. But uneasiness about the vetting process and fear of a similar attack in the US is growing, especially on Capitol Hill.
The decision to suspend the acceptance of refugees has drawn the ire of some working to resettle them.
"It's vital to keep in mind those who are refugees are fleeing persecution," said Michael Mitchell, with the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, an organisation working to resettle refugees in the US.
But several Republican presidential candidates have said it would be wrong to accept any more. Business mogul Donald Trump described it as "insane".
The three top Democratic candidates have said they want the US to take more than 10,000 Syrian refugees but only after extensive vetting.
On Monday it was reported that a new video released by the so-called Islamic State celebrates the attacks and threatens Washington, DC.
Flags on many public buildings across the US are flying at half-mast as an expression of solidarity with France.
Climate campaigners have called on the Scottish government to rethink the cut, saying it is "inconsistent with Scotland's climate commitments".
But airlines and Scottish airports have said it would boost tourism, investment and business activity in Scotland.
SNP ministers have said they will cut the duty by 50% between 2018 and 2021.
The consultation on the proposed cut will end on Friday.
Air passenger duty rates for the UK currently range between £13 and £146 depending on the distance of the flight and the class of seat.
Ministers hope that reducing APD will increase the number of direct flights to and from Scotland.
But Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has called on the Scottish government to scrap its plans.
Formally replying to the consultation, Ms Dugdale said it was the "wrong priority" at a time of public spending cuts and environmental challenges.
"Cutting APD would be a regressive step that would increase carbon emissions. It won't make Scotland fairer or greener," she said.
"Faced with the choice between carrying on with the cuts to schools and local services or using the powers of our Scottish parliament, the SNP must use the powers to stop the cuts."
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raised by the tax each year in UK
1994 APD introduced
£5 Original economy short-haul charge
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Environmental campaigners have also urged the Scottish government to "rethink" its plans.
The Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) coalition said it would result in an extra 60,000 tonnes of greenhouses gases reaching the atmosphere every year.
Tom Ballantine, the coalition's chairman, added: "The £300m raised each year from APD is the equivalent of employing 11,507 nurses or installing solar panels on 60,000 homes, which is almost every home in Dundee.
"At a time of austerity cuts and whilst funding is urgently needed to support Scotland's low carbon future, this money giveaway for already under-taxed airlines is the last thing Scotland can afford."
But the Scottish government has defended the cut, saying the UK's APD was one of the most expensive taxes of its kind in the world and that it was committed to tackling climate change.
Control of the tax is due to be devolved to Holyrood when the relevant part of the Scotland Bill comes into effect in April 2017.
A Scottish government spokesperson added: "We recognise that there are important environmental issues to consider.
"That is why we are working with environmental groups such as Stop Climate Chaos Scotland and Scottish Environment Link on our stakeholder forum and currently consulting on a strategic environmental assessment as part of developing our proposals."
Both Edinburgh and Glasgow airports are supporting the move.
Edinburgh Airport's chief executive, Gordon Dewar, said the reduction would bring in an extra 18 million passengers to Scotland and generate 10,000 new jobs in tourism.
Amanda McMillan, chief executive of AGS Airports Limited which owns both Aberdeen and Glasgow airports, said APD currently put Scotland's airports at a "severe disadvantage" given its position on the edge of Europe.
The largest airline operating in Scotland, Easyjet, has also welcomed the 50% cut.
Sophie Dekkers, the company's UK director, said: "Cutting the tax will boost tourism, investment and business activity in Scotland.
"Research by PwC has shown that abolishing APD would have a positive effect on jobs and growth, as well as public finances in the longer term."
Greg Halford gave the hosts an early lead with a deflected strike from close range after Town failed to clear a corner.
Nahki Wells levelled when his low shot went under the dive of keeper Lee Camp.
Rotherham, nine points clear of the relegation zone with three games to play, need only one point to secure a third straight season in the division.
They were lucky to claim a point at the New York Stadium, with Huddersfield dominating the second half.
The Terriers host Birmingham City on Saturday, while Rotherham face Wolves.
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Monday's 1-0 friendly defeat by Ukraine in Kiev means Wales have won only one of their past six matches.
But, having qualified for their first major tournament since the 1958 World Cup, Coleman is not concerned about a possible loss of momentum.
"We're going full of positivity, full of confidence," he said.
"The performances have been good."
Wales' only win in their past six games came against Andorra, with defeats by Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Netherlands, and draws with Israel and Northern Ireland.
"Results will be what they are going to be but I think if we're going into a tournament, our first tournament since 1958, and we're worried about momentum, we're looking at it all wrong," said Coleman.
"I think in the last six games you've got to understand who we've played against.
"Bosnia's never going to be easy, the home game against Israel where we absolutely hammered them but couldn't score was an excellent performance.
"The Netherlands at home in a friendly and Northern Ireland and away to Ukraine. Sometimes you can look at stats and get carried away with them."
Wales' defeat by Ukraine was their final match before Coleman selects his squad for Euro 2016.
Coleman was encouraged by his side's performance in Kiev, and emphasised this was not the players' last opportunity to impress him before this summer's tournament in France.
"This wasn't a game that was going to be do or die," he added.
"It wasn't your last chance and if you don't perform you're not coming.
"I thought they gave everything they had. Sometimes you can give too much and lose a bit of quality."
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The one negative from Coleman's perspective was Ukraine's winner, the second goal in successive games Wales have conceded from a set-piece.
The visitors' defenders were caught off guard from Ruslan Rotan's chipped free-kick, allowing an unmarked Andriy Yarmolenko to turn and score with a low shot.
Four days earlier, Northern Ireland's Craig Cathcart benefited from similarly sloppy Welsh defending to score following a corner.
"The only thing I'm disappointed with is that we conceded both goals from set-plays," said Coleman, whose side conceded only four goals in 10 qualifying matches.
"First of all I must look at myself as a manager and a coach and look to adjust something in the preparation.
"We will look at that because in open play, if you look at our record in the last 15 games, the number of goals we've conceded is not very much.
"I'm not giving any secrets away - the opposition will look at those stats. It's definitely something we need to go and work on."
While some fringe men were hoping to impress Coleman in Kiev, one established first-team player assured of his place in France is Joe Allen.
The midfielder has featured only sporadically for Liverpool this season but shone against Ukraine with a commanding display.
"Brilliant. You almost want a Joe Allen in front of the back four starting play and a Joe Allen just in behind the striker making the last pass because he's capable of both," said Coleman.
"He's a great player. I don't use that term loosely.
"It's unfortunate that he's not playing enough for Liverpool for his own liking, but that's up to Liverpool. But, for us, the job he does for us, he's irreplaceable."
Thomas 'Slab' Murphy, the alleged former IRA "chief of staff", was found guilty at the Republic of Ireland's non-jury Special Criminal Court.
Mr Adams said: "All citizens have the right to be judged by a jury of their peers.
"It is extraordinary a case involving a failure to complete tax returns is heard before a non-jury court."
He added: "Tom Murphy's rights have been denied to him."
The three judges were told how Murphy had significant dealings in cattle and land and received farming grants, but failed to submit tax returns for nine years.
The prosecution was brought after an investigation by the Irish Criminal Assets Bureau.
Murphy, 66, who lives at Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, County Louth, on a farm that straddles the border with Northern Ireland, had denied the charges.
He was remanded on continuing bail ahead of sentencing in February.
Mr Adams, who represents North Louth as a TD, or member of the Irish parliament, said in a statement there could be "no equivocation" that "everyone has a duty to pay the taxes for which they are liable".
He said "many prominent public figures accused of tax irregularities, including TDs ... have not been treated in the same fashion as Mr Murphy.
"Neither have they been labelled as criminals by those media outlets currently writing lurid headlines about Mr Murphy."
Mr Adams said he considered Murphy to be a "good republican".
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said it was "unbefitting for the leader of a political party to continue to back a convicted criminal".
"The time has come for Gerry Adams to address the nature of his relationship with Mr Murphy and for Sinn Féin to face up to the issue of paramilitary criminality, across the island," he said.
That was lower than the audience for their first TV clash, but still the third-highest total ever recorded.
Their September meeting attracted an audience of 84 million, the largest in the history of US presidential debates.
The second debate was seen by 66.5 million people in the US, according to the Nielsen ratings agency.
The agency looked at the number of people who watched Wednesday's debate on the four main US broadcast networks, as well as nine cable and public television channels.
It does not include those watching online, through social media or in bars and restaurants.
The debate, held in Las Vegas and moderated by Fox News's Chris Wallace, was the final televised clash before the election on 8 November.
It was marked by Republican candidate Mr Trump refusing to commit to accepting the result of the election if his Democratic rival Mrs Clinton wins.
During the debate, Mr Trump was mentioned in 3.9 million tweets, while Mrs Clinton was mentioned in 1.9 million, Nielsen said.
Nielsen started collected TV viewership data in 1976.
In 1980, a debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, drew 80.6 million viewers - the only previous debate to match this year's audiences.
Both debates undertaken by Bill Clinton when he was running for re-election in 1996 against Bob Dole were seen by just over 36 million people.
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But how does their unbeaten run compare to other things, like nuclear talks and space missions?
The Blues were last beaten in the Champions League by Atletico Madrid back on 30 April.
Werder Bremen defeated the Londoners in a pre-season match in August, but we're not counting friendlies. So that's 218 days since a competitive defeat.
This got Newsbeat thinking about what else could be achieved in the time since Chelsea lost…
Around 700 candidates, narrowed down from 200,000, are hoping to be among the first human voyagers to Mars.
Whoever gets the call-up can look forward to a journey time of around 200 days to get to the red planet, which is approximately 40 million miles away depending on its position in orbit.
It took YouTube user John Colandra seven months to put together a two-hour film out of footage from almost every stop on Kanye West's Yeezus concert tour.
What would you choose: winning loads of football matches or watching stacks of Kanye clips?
Why win endless football matches when you could grow a nice apple?
It takes 100 to 200 days for an apple to be ready to pick, depending on the variety.
Tensions between Iran and the rest of the world over the country's nuclear activities could be resolved in the time since Chelsea last suffered defeat.
US Secretary of State John Kerry reckons seven months is needed to agree a deal.
Jose Mourinho's men must double their winning streak to match the heroics of the people who look after Wimbledon's tennis courts.
It takes around 15 months to prepare a Championships' standard court before it can be played on. Got that Jose? Play on.
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Data are incomplete, but suggest the suicide rate among Communist Party and government officials may be 30% above the rest of China's urban population.
Experts say this is due to the pressure of President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption battle.
Until the morning of 14 September, Dong Xuegang was not a suicide statistic but a 51-year-old middle-ranking official in the city of Yuncheng, Shanxi, with a wife and child, and a life as three-dimensional as any of us.
Then he jumped to his death from his 9th floor window.
The night before he had been interrogated by the Communist Party's corruption investigators, reportedly about allegations that he had received bribes from real estate developers and had paid his superior a bribe for a promotion.
Suddenly finding himself in the crosshairs of Xi Jinping's mission to rescue the Chinese Communist Party must have been a terrifying experience if it made Dong Xuegang feel he'd rather be dead.
Mr Xi has promised zero tolerance of corruption among party officials, warning that he is going after "both the tigers and the flies", villains from the top to the bottom of the system.
State media amplify the pressure with a daily drumroll of arrests, investigations, trials and sentences.
The Chinese Communist Party does not express regret for the collateral damage in human lives. Mr Xi has said this is a life and death battle for the survival of the party itself.
Sixty-five years ago, the Communist revolution was welcomed by many Chinese because they saw the Communist Party as less corrupt and more committed to social justice than the Nationalist government which went before.
Now China is one of the most unequal societies in the world and the party is widely reviled as a machine for the self-enrichment of those who control it.
In the two years since he came to power, Xi Jinping has embarked upon a personal mission to rebuild a Communist Party fit to rule in the 21st Century.
Shanxi province is often described as the frontline of China's anti-corruption campaign. The region has got rich on mining and real estate, and so have its party officials. Bribery is simply the way government business has been done here.
But now, from the provincial party secretary and the police chief down, Shanxi has seen a sensational string of arrests. Everyone lives in fear that they might be next.
"He panicked." That is the assessment of Gao Qinrong, the investigative journalist who broke the story of Dong Xuegang's suicide jump.
Mr Gao served eight years in jail after exposing the corruption of a local party chief, and he still gets death threats from powerful enemies.
But he says Mr Xi's anti-corruption campaign is working and Dong Xuegang's suicide is part of the proof.
"You'd think death would be a more frightening prospect, but these officials are terrified of losing their fortune and their reputation, and they're also worried that they may be made to inform on others."
"They just can't face living through all that. They prefer to end it all quickly," he said.
Gao Qinrong believes fear can make the party honest. We talked outside the high walls of the Shanxi prison where he served his time, armed guards observing us from watchtowers.
He told me there were now 60 Communist Party officials inside serving sentences for corruption.
He hopes the balance of power between whistle-blowers and party bosses has changed for good and that his own persecutors may be next in line.
"It was a very painful experience being in prison because I knew I was innocent. I even thought about killing myself, but I taught myself to stay strong," he said.
"I told myself I must hold on because I need to fight them to the end. I believe Xi Jinping's policy of zero tolerance for corruption can change things."
In Yuncheng city, I take a tour of the new China in the black chauffeur-driven limousine of a Shanxi real estate developer.
As we drive through a forest of high-rise construction projects, he tells me every single one of them has involved bribery of the officials who control land use and the law.
But now the anti-corruption campaign has thrown government into confusion. When everyone has been on the take, who's poacher and who's gamekeeper?
The only difference is scale. Some are more corrupt, some are less, but they are all corrupt.
And so are all the business people who have to deal with them. It's normal practise to give gifts. If you don't, your projects won't go through.
Changing the culture of the Chinese Communist Party is a herculean task. And there are critics who think Xi Jinping is going about it in the wrong way.
Some party insiders complain that the campaign is too tough, destroying incentives and damaging economic growth. Some suspect he is using corruption as a stick with which to beat his political enemies.
From outside the party, critics point out that Mr Xi talks about the rule of law but runs an investigative machine answerable only to himself.
What's more, his two years in power have seen the imprisonment of lawyers and journalists fighting for greater transparency.
But Professor Wang Yukai of China's Academy of Governance says the critics should suspend judgment because the survival of the Communist Party hangs in the balance and the president has the public behind him.
No one should doubt his resolution. He has tackled corruption from top to bottom, even targeting top leaders.
The corruption is deeply entrenched and without his campaign to remove it, the party will die. This campaign is a shockwave through the system.
As Beijing prepares for a vital policy meeting of the Communist Party leadership this week, battling corruption is still top of the agenda.
This is a ruling party which hasn't yet worked out how to function without its bribery fix.
Infrastructure Minister Phil Gawne will propose a government buy-out, after Douglas council announced the service was no longer "financially viable".
In its final year, the council said the service ran at a loss of £263,000.
The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway was terminated in January after ferrying tourists along the town's promenade for more than 140 years.
Mr Gawne said: "I am passionate about preserving our culture and heritage and believe the horse trams should remain an integral part of Douglas Promenade."
The report, which will go to the Manx parliament on 19 July, proposes that the government buys the tram depot, trams and horses for a "nominal amount".
The next step, which would cost about £5.5m, would be to create a tram line between Derby Castle and the War Memorial.
The report also suggests that a charity could be established to help fund the service into the future.
"An independent report in 2012 revealed that heritage railways contributed £11 million to the local economy," continued Mr Gawne.
"The department is confident it can further capitalise on the success of the transport-related travel market".
The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, which was built and originally operated by Thomas Lightfoot from Sheffield, runs along Douglas promenade for 1.6 miles (2.6 km) from the Strathallan terminal to the Sea Terminal.
Li-fi can deliver internet access 100 times faster than traditional wi-fi, offering speeds of up to 1Gbps (gigabit per second).
It requires a light source, such as a standard LED bulb, an internet connection and a photo detector.
It was tested this week by Estonian start-up Velmenni, in Tallinn.
Velmenni used a li-fi-enabled light bulb to transmit data at speeds of 1Gbps. Laboratory tests have shown theoretical speeds of up to 224Gbps.
It was tested in an office, to allow workers to access the internet and in an industrial space, where it provided a smart lighting solution.
Speaking to the International Business Times, chief executive Deepak Solanki said that the technology could reach consumers "within three to four years".
The term li-fi was first coined by Prof Harald Haas from Edinburgh University, who demonstrated the technology at a Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in 2011.
His talk, which has now been watched nearly two million times, showed an LED lamp streaming video.
Prof Haas described a future when billions of light bulbs could become wireless hotspots.
One of the big advantages of li-fi is the fact that, unlike wi-fi, it does not interfere with other radio signals, so could be utilised on aircraft and in other places where interference is an issue.
While the spectrum for radio waves is in short supply, the visible light spectrum is 10,000 times larger, meaning it is unlikely to run out any time soon.
But the technology also has its drawbacks - most notably the fact that it cannot be deployed outdoors in direct sunlight, because that would interfere with its signal.
Neither can the technology travel through walls so initial use is likely to be limited to places where it can be used to supplement wi-fi networks, such as in congested urban areas or places where wi-fi is not safe, such as hospitals.
23andMe's health reports covered 254 inherited diseases before being banned by the FDA in 2013, and it is still not allowed to quantify the risk of a user developing one of the 36 conditions.
But it will be able to say whether they are a carrier of any of the conditions and the risk of passing it to children.
It also said it had refused US police requests for customers' genetic data.
Over the past 10 years, it had received four requests on five individuals, three from state agencies and one from the FBI, it said.
The service - which already has more than a million users - will now offer customers, who submit a saliva test and pay $199 (£125), health reports on 36 inherited conditions, such as cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anaemia.
Since the 2013 ban on health tests, 23andMe had offered US users a more limited service, providing ancestry reports and raw uninterpreted data.
They will receive a breakdown of their genetic predispositions, including non-medical inherited traits such as bitter-taste perception, lactose intolerance and even cosmetic characteristics such as cheek dimples or curly hair.
But the service does not test for common conditions such as heart attack, asthma, breast and ovarian cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
In a statement, chief executive Anne Wojcicki said: "We've worked with the FDA for nearly two years to establish a regulatory path for direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
"We are now a better company with a better product."
Experts have questioned what effect the results of the tests will have on users.
Dr Brian Zikmund-Fisher, of the University of Michigan, said: "There is a risk that someone will decide to get tested because they are interested in one disease but end up getting potentially disturbing information about another one, one that they perhaps were less prepared to consider."
23andMe also operates in the UK, offering reports on more than 100 inherited health conditions and traits.
Leading 5-0 from the first leg, Brendan Rodgers' side fell behind on the night when Dimitri Shomko's shot was diverted into the net by Kristoffer Ajer.
And though Scott Sinclair produced a stylish equaliser, Serikzhan Muzhikov and Patrick Twumasi (2) put the hosts 4-1 up with 20 minutes still to play.
But Olivier Ntcham and Leigh Griffiths made the tie safe for the visitors.
It is Celtic's first defeat in all competitions since losing to Barcelona in Glasgow on 23 November, but they can now look forward to their 10th appearance in the group stage.
The Scottish champions will be in the fourth pot of seeds for Thursday's draw in Monaco unless Liverpool fail to progress against Hoffenheim on Wednesday.
Rodgers has now led Celtic to the group stage in each of his two seasons as manager, his side having taken on Barcelona, Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach last year.
With Astana faced with such a sizeable first-leg deficit, Celtic may have expected an early onslaught from their hosts in Kazakhstan, but the visitors looked the more incisive early on.
After earlier chances for Sinclair and team-mate Callum McGregor, there seemed to be no imminent danger to Celtic's lead until Shomko's speculative shot was deflected by Ajer's outstretched foot to wrong-foot keeper Craig Gordon.
Astana had restored some belief but their enthusiasm was blunted when Sinclair collected on Celtic's left, drove at the defence and curled a sumptuous shot past Nenad Eric. It was the Englishman's third goal of the tie.
The home side needed six more goals at that stage and Marin Anicic's header was superbly clawed over by Gordon as half-time approached.
Astana capitalised on a poor Scott Brown pass to get ahead early in the second period, Srdan Grahovac's chipped ball deflecting into Muzhikov's path for a straightforward finish.
No sooner had Celtic taken the kick-off, they found themselves doing so again. Twumasi was left unmarked to nod in Shomko's cross.
Junior Kabananga should have converted from the edge of the six-yard box at the end of another flowing Astana move.
Rodgers introduced defender Anthony Ralston in place of McGregor and placed the substitute in a back three with Nir Bitton and Ajer in an attempt to weather the storm.
Griffiths had an excellent chance but got under his shot after chesting the ball down in the box.
Astana scored almost immediately, Twumasi gliding away from the Celtic defence on the right of the box and beating Gordon at his near post.
After Griffiths' free-kick was saved, Twumasi could have completed his hat-trick when the ball fell to him inside the area, but he got too much elevation on the shot.
Ntcham had been an assured operator in the Celtic midfield and he found the net with the aid of a deflection to ease Celtic's nerves.
Griffiths put earlier frustrations behind him with a fierce right-foot shot as Astana were again caught on the break.
Stanimir Stoilov's side restored some pride and can console themselves with the knowledge they will be in the Europa League group stage, the draw for which takes place on Friday.
Match ends, FC Astana 4, Celtic 3.
Second Half ends, FC Astana 4, Celtic 3.
Srdjan Grahovac (FC Astana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kristoffer Ajer (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Srdjan Grahovac (FC Astana).
Goal! FC Astana 4, Celtic 3. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nir Bitton.
Corner, FC Astana. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leigh Griffiths.
Foul by Olivier Ntcham (Celtic).
Igor Shitov (FC Astana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dmitriy Shomko (FC Astana).
Nir Bitton (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Serikzhan Muzhikov (FC Astana).
Dmitriy Shomko (FC Astana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dmitriy Shomko (FC Astana).
Substitution, FC Astana. Askhat Tagybergen replaces Abzal Beysebekov because of an injury.
Goal! FC Astana 4, Celtic 2. Olivier Ntcham (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Kieran Tierney (Celtic) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Patrick Twumasi (FC Astana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Abzal Beysebekov with a headed pass.
Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Igor Shitov (FC Astana).
Offside, Celtic. Kieran Tierney tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Ivan Maevski (FC Astana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Igor Shitov.
Attempt saved. Serikzhan Muzhikov (FC Astana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, FC Astana. Conceded by Craig Gordon.
Attempt saved. Patrick Twumasi (FC Astana) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Srdjan Grahovac.
Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Nenad Eric.
Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Evgeny Postnikov (FC Astana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Tomas Rogic (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Evgeny Postnikov (FC Astana).
Goal! FC Astana 4, Celtic 1. Patrick Twumasi (FC Astana) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Kabananga with a headed pass.
Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
Scott Brown (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Patrick Twumasi (FC Astana).
Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
Substitution, Celtic. Stuart Armstrong replaces Scott Sinclair.
The robotic vehicle Nereus went missing while exploring one of the ocean's deepest spots: the Kermadec Trench, which lies north east of New Zealand.
Surface debris was found, suggesting the vessel suffered a catastrophic implosion as a result of the immense pressures where it was operating some 10km (6.2 miles) down.
Nereus was a flagship ocean explorer for the US science community.
"Nereus helped us explore places we've never seen before and ask questions we never thought to ask," said Timothy Shank, from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), which managed the sub's activities.
"It was a one-of-a-kind vehicle that even during its brief life brought us amazing insights into the unexplored deep ocean, addressing some of the most fundamental scientific problems of our time about life on Earth."
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The $8m (£4.7m) robot was built in 2008 and could operate in an autonomous mode or remotely controlled via a tether to a support ship to explore the Earth's deepest oceanic trenches.
It used a lot of innovative technologies that allowed it to do things and go places that were off-limits to other research submersibles.
These technologies included rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, similar to those used in laptop computers, for extended power, and single-hair's-width fibre-optic cables - borrowed from torpedoes - for control and telemetry.
Leading British oceanographer Jonathan Copley, from the University of Southampton, said the loss of an underwater vehicle was an ever-present risk.
"To obtain some kinds of knowledge - particularly when physical samples are required for analysis - there is no alternative to sending equipment into the deep ocean, because the ocean's watery veil masks its depths from many forms of 'remote sensing'", he wrote on a University of Southampton blog this weekend.
"And although we have learned a lot from a century or so of largely 'blind sampling' by equipment such as trawls and seabed corers (which are still fine for answering some questions in some areas), we now often require more detailed sampling and surveying, using deep-sea vehicles, to answer further questions."
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Lagos customs chief Haruna Mamudu said the fake rice was intended to be sold in markets during the festive season.
He said the rice was very sticky after it was boiled and "only God knows what would have happened" if people ate it.
It is not clear where the seized sacks came from but rice made from plastic pellets was found in China last year.
Rice is the most popular staple food in Nigeria.
The BBC's Peter Okwoche says it is the only foodstuff that crosses cultural and ethnic lines across the country.
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Whoever made this fake rice did an exceptionally good job - on first impression it would have fooled me. When I ran the grains through my fingers nothing felt out of the ordinary.
But when I smelt a handful of the "rice" there was a faint chemical odour. Customs officials say when they cooked up the rice it was too sticky - and it was then abundantly clear this was no ordinary batch.
They've sent a sample to the laboratories to determine exactly what the "rice" is made of.
They are also warning the public not to consume the mystery foodstuff as it could be dangerous.
Fake food scandals are thankfully rare in Nigeria when you compare it to countries such as China.
The big scandal here is fake pharmaceutical drugs that kill a huge number of people every year.
A total of 102 sacks, each containing 25kg (55lb), was seized.
Investigations are under way to establish how much of the contraband has already been sold.
The customs official called on "economic saboteurs who see yuletide season as a peak period for their nefarious acts to desist from such illegal" business activity.
Mr Mamudu did not explain how the plastic rice was made but said it had been branded as "Best Tomato Rice".
Like-for-like sales in its shops at railway stations and airports rose by 5% in the 21 weeks to 21 January.
Chief executive Stephen Clarke said: "This was driven by ongoing investment in the business and continued growth in passenger numbers."
The figures offset a fall of 3% in comparable sales in High Street shops to leave overall group sales up by 2%.
Takeaway food in the company's travel shops has been a big seller, while the fall in High Street sales has been explained by good promotional activity and comparisons with last year, when its colour therapy titles sold well.
However, Mr Clarke said the high street figures were "a good performance" and said strong sales of spoof humour books, such as Five on Brexit Island, The Grandparents and The Cat, had made a difference.
"While there is some uncertainty in the broader economic environment, we remain confident that the group is well positioned for the year ahead as we continue to focus on profitable growth, cash generation and investing in new opportunities," he added.
Total sales at travel shops, which also include those at motorway service stations, hospitals and workplaces, went up by 10% over the period, with High Street sales falling by 4%.
Analyst Sarah Johns, from Verdict Retail, said: "WH Smith's travel stores are highly accessible to shoppers as well as being seen as a trusted destination for books and souvenirs.
"The retailer should continue to offer promotions on snacks, as well as offering newspaper and drink combinations to convert browsing visitors to paying shoppers.
"Its High Street business fared much worse. WH Smith must listen to customer feedback, carefully manage its store estate and ensure it maintains a good standard of customer service, store layout and store decor."
The airport spent £1bn building the five-mile line 20 years ago to connect the hub to the Great Western track.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) previously decided Heathrow could not charge trains for using the line, which it said would cost about £42m a year.
The airport said it wanted to "ensure track access charges were fair".
Heathrow has taken the decision to the High Court for a judicial review and a ruling is expected "imminently", an airport spokesperson said.
Four Crossrail trains an hour will run between Paddington and Heathrow terminals 2 to 4, replacing Heathrow Connect trains from May 2018.
Heathrow has argued train operators should be charged to use the track the airport funded using private money.
But the ORR decided last May that the airport "is not permitted to introduce all of its proposed new charges for train operators to use its track".
A spokesperson for the railway regulator added the airport had proposed each train should be charged historical build costs of £597 and an operational expenditure charge of £138, which would significantly increase the overall costs of Crossrail.
Heathrow Airport said it was still "committed to increasing public transport to Heathrow and we look forward to the arrival of Crossrail in May 2018".
A spokesperson also said the investment recovery charge would actually be £460.09 per train between 2019 and 2028.
A spokesperson for the Department for Transport (DfT) said it was "inappropriate to comment on ongoing legal proceedings" but the government has previously backed the ORR's ruling.
Transport for London (TfL) has not commented.
The animals are part of a herd of 10 that have a very important job - protecting 24,000 free-range turkeys from being attacked by foxes.
The introduction of the alpacas - called Blitzen, Comet, Cupid, Dasher, Dancer, Donner, Onion, Prancer, Sage and Vixen - was the brainchild of Tom Copas, the owner of family business Copas Turkeys.
He came up with the idea in 2015 after a series of fox attacks resulted in hundreds of birds being killed at his farm in Cookham, Berkshire.
"It's not as strange as it sounds," says Mr Copas. "Alpacas are used all over the world to deter wild dogs and coyotes.
"We've always had dogs that keep the birds safe, but they can't be on the ranges all the time, unlike the alpacas who stay there day and night."
The grass-eating alpacas are perfectly suited to the job because, while they will drive away foxes, they get on fine with turkeys.
Native to South America, alpacas react aggressively to foxes because in the wild foxes will try to kill unguarded baby alpacas.
"Alpacas are very territorial and although they seem standoffish, they're docile and co-exist pretty happily with the turkeys," says Mr Copas.
His family's farm has been in the turkey business since 1957, and planning for the Christmas rush starts in February.
"We contact butchers at the start of the year to calculate how many poults (young birds) we need to order," says Mr Copas.
"The turkeys roam around outside from six weeks old, and at 26 weeks they reach full maturity. They're then slaughtered, hand plucked, and game hung (hung for a length of time to improve their flavour)."
At around £14 per kg, the 24,000 Christmas turkeys are at the expensive end of the market, but Mr Copas says the price reflects the cost of rearing the birds.
"We spend more on feed than would be the case for supermarket birds that are typically slaughtered at 16 or 18 weeks."
As Mr Copas and his team are preparing for the final run into Christmas Day, a host of other businesses are also experiencing their busiest time of the year.
The Ministry of Fun, an entertainment production company based in south-east London, trains 40 stand-in Father Christmases to fill in for the big man at shopping centre grottos and children's festive parties.
James Lovell, the Ministry of Fun's founder, says that finding and training substitute Santas is a serious undertaking.
"It needs to be done properly because you have to recreate the magic of Santa in every way, and we start the recruitment process just after Christmas for the coming year."
Things ramp up at the Ministry of Fun at the beginning of November, when the surrogate Santas get their outfits, do a refresher course with role playing, attend a costume and make-up workshop, and are tested on remembering the names of all the reindeer.
They're also taught how to say Merry Christmas in various languages including French, Italian, Spanish and Swedish.
Mr Lovell says that a combination of other factors makes the perfect Santa.
"He has to look absolutely immaculate, smile incessantly, and be in a permanently good mood. But it's not just about appearance. He also has to have a great 'ho ho ho'."
One of the stand-in Santas, who is resolute about staying in character, says: "I spend the whole year looking forward to Christmas. I make toys, boss elves around, that sort of thing. It's a wonderful life."
December is certainly a very busy time of year for toymakers. Handmade rocking horse business Stevenson Brothers sells 100 horses at Christmas, the same amount customers buy across the rest of the year.
With prices starting from £5,000 for a basic horse, and rising to £96,000 for one encrusted with Swarovski crystals, they aren't the cheapest stocking fillers. However, they also aren't the quickest things to make, with a typical example taking two to three months to complete.
Mark Stevenson, co-founder of the Kent-based company, says: "The wood comes from East Sussex and Kent, the metalwork is done at a foundry round the corner from us, the leather is from Walsall.
"And we use horsehair from all over the UK, often from the customer's [real] horse. The same goes for horse shoes and to really personalise things families often incorporate their own crests."
Happily sweeping back and forth on one of his horses at the recent Spirit of Christmas Fair held at London's Olympia exhibition centre, Mr Stevenson adds that he has a 30-minute rocking horse ride every day.
"It's great for deportment and keeping my back beautifully straight," he says.
How Father Christmas manages to deliver everyone's presents on Christmas Eve remains a mystery, but it is possible to help him out by giving him some guidance on what gifts you want.
In the UK the Royal Mail has been delivering letters to Father Christmas since 1963. Andy Downes, its operations director, is keen to stress that because Santa is so busy letters must be sent to him in good time, and include your address if you want him to reply.
Mr Downes adds: "We have a team of elves to help process the letters, but to make sure they get there, they need to be posted by 9 December."
The 30-year-old Belgian was taken off during Saturday's 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace after being concussed, but also has knee-ligament damage.
Guardiola said Kompany is attending a Spanish hospital for treatment, adding: "He's sad but he is in the best hands."
Kompany, who has started two league matches this season, has already had calf, groin and thigh injuries in 2016.
It is his 35th separate injury since joining City from German club Hamburg in 2008.
"We have to try to help him week after week to see if he can play more often," added Guardiola, whose side travel to Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League on Wednesday.
"He could be out for weeks. He's sad and I'm sad. It's a long time he doesn't play."
Kompany has played 303 times for City, but the 22 appearances he made in 2015-16 is the fewest he has made in a season for City.
He has started 15 matches in all competitions this year and been taken off in five of them, with one other appearance from the bench.
When he returned in October from a six-month lay-off he said he would be "honest" with the club's medical staff and listen "when they made a decision".
Drivers will also be issued with a £70 fixed penalty charge and sent photographs of their traffic violation.
The notice will contain a link to a website where a video clip of the offence can be viewed.
The council said the changes will help tackle congestion and recovered money will be spent on traffic measures.
Cabinet member for transport Ramesh Patel said: "Enforcement will be taking place on the main routes and only during morning and evening rush hours, in order to improve traffic flows, minimise delays and give an encouragement to public transport.
"This is therefore not about income generation, but rather about tackling bad driving habits at specific times and locations in the network which end up causing delays for everyone."
Ex-Tory ministers John Redwood and Owen Paterson accused ministers of misusing £9m in public money to fund booklets.
But Europe minister David Lidington said the government had a duty to set out its position and give voters the "facts" ahead of the vote on 23 June.
The government's leaflets are being sent to every home in the UK.
The first batches began arriving at homes in England on Monday with the remainder going to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland after the 5 May devolved elections.
Out campaigners have reacted furiously to the leaflets - which come before strict spending limits kick-in ahead of the 23 June referendum - and more than 200,000 people have signed a petition calling for the leaflets to be scrapped.
Former defence secretary Liam Fox has written to David Cameron to demand that both sides of the EU referendum debate be reflected in the pamphlets,
Fielding questions from MPs in the Commons, Mr Lidington said the leaflets, which work out at "34p per household", were a "reasonable expression" of the government's case for staying in the EU.
He said the government "has not only the right, but a duty to explain to the electorate that when faced with a decision of this gravity the reasons why the government has come to the recommendation that it has done".
He said the pamphlets were "entirely lawful", and added : "Special rules limiting all government publications and communications will apply in the last 28 days of the referendum campaign."
But he was rounded on and heckled by many on his own side, who attacked the government over its decision to spent £9m on the campaign booklets.
Former Welsh Secretary John Redwood said it was "an abuse of public money, an insult to electors and... it's going to drive many more people to vote to leave", while former environment secretary Owen Paterson denounced it as a "crass move" that would "hugely galvanise people who want to leave the EU".
Ex-cabinet minister Liam Fox called it another "dodgy dossier" full of "opinions, assertions and suppositions" and in a reference to European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker added: "It's bad enough that we get junk mail but to have Juncker mail sent to us with our own taxes is the final straw."
Meanwhile, Nigel Evans accused the government of "Robert Mugabe-style antics" in the campaign - which provoked an angry response from the minister who told the MP it was "not his finest moment".
Long-standing Eurosceptic Sir Bill Cash, chairman of the Commons European Scrutiny Committee, had spearheaded a move to block the progress of the Budget in protest at the plans, but it failed after his amendment was not selected for debate.
Criticism of the leaflets and its contents were not confined to the Conservative benches, with Labour MP Kate Hoey - chair of the Vote Leave campaign - saying it was "deeply, deeply unfair" and warning the government that the "public will see through" it.
DUP MP Ian Paisley, meanwhile, said the pamphlets should come with a "very significant health warning", as he contested a number of assertions in the leaflet which he said the government had portrayed as "facts".
Defending the government, Conservative MP Nicholas Soames said: "Outside this incestuous hothouse and under the baleful influence of much of our dismal press, almost all grown-up, sane opinion will want to know what the government's position is and how it intends to present its case."
Labour also gave the government its support, with shadow Europe minister Pat Glass saying the document was "perfectly reasonable" as the government had an "obligation to explain its view".
She claimed Eurosceptic MPs' criticism of the leaflet was an attempt to "silence the arguments for remaining than trying to counter them".
Prime Minister David Cameron has said he would make "no apology" for the leaflets and that there was "nothing to stop the government from setting out its views in advance of the campaign".
Challenged on the plans by students in Exeter last week, he said he wanted every voter to have "all the information at their fingertips" when they go to vote: "I think that is money well spent. It is not... just legal, it is necessary and right."
In his letter to Mr Cameron, Mr Fox said: "The current proposal effectively doubles the budget for the Remain campaign and will offend the natural spirit of fair play that is so much a part of the character of the British people.
"If the government intends to go ahead with this publication, then I suggest you consider correcting the imbalance by allowing the opposite side to include the alternative view."
Downing Street said the campaign followed polling which suggested 85% of people wanted more information from the government to help them make an informed choice.
German Jost Capito, 58, was appointed as chief executive officer of McLaren Racing by former boss Ron Dennis last year and started work in September.
But he has become a victim of McLaren's decision to split with Dennis.
A McLaren spokesman said: "Regrettably, we have not been able to find common ground on what is and will be needed to make the team successful again."
The McLaren spokesman added that Capito, the former head of Volkswagen Motorsport, had "a strong commitment to bringing success back to McLaren.
"He wanted to build again a winning team and fully focus on making the McLaren F1 car competitive, with the aim of winning World Championships in coming years."
Sources close to Capito say he had not been working day-to-day at the company since early December but had remained formally an employee. He has only recently agreed departure terms.
Dennis was put on gardening leave from his position as chief executive officer of McLaren Group in November.
The 69-year-old remains non-executive chairman and a 25% shareholder but has no active role running the company.
Midfielder De Rossi has a reported £5.24m-a-year contact, making him the highest paid player in Serie A.
"Totti's departure has hurt us all. I hope the fans will remain close to us," said De Rossi, 33, who has played 561 games since his debut in 2001.
Totti retired on Sunday having made a club record 786 appearances.
De Rossi has won the Coppa Italia twice in his time at the Stadio Olimpico, and was named Italian Young Footballer of the Year in 2006 and Footballer of the Year three years later.
He added: "We had agreed on the contract some time ago, but on Sunday I did not want it spoken about it with respect to another story that was just about to finish.
"I thought, after Francesco, I could not leave the club as well. It would have been too big a blow."
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Former chancellors Lord Lamont and Lord Lawson and ex-Tory leaders Iain Duncan Smith and Lord Howard said "startling dishonesty" had been displayed.
They said George Osborne's warning of spending cuts and tax rises after a Leave vote was "born of desperation".
Remain dismissed "yet more fantasy economics from the Leave campaign".
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The Leave campaign has faced a string of warnings from the government and financial bodies about the implications of a vote to leave the EU on 23 June.
The Treasury has claimed a Leave vote would tip the UK into a year-long recession, while Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said the risks of leaving "could possibly include a technical recession".
Hitting back, the four Conservatives said: "There has been startling dishonesty in the economic debate, with a woeful failure on the part of the Bank of England, the Treasury, and other official sources to present a fair and balanced analysis.
"They have been peddling phoney forecasts and scare stories to back up the attempts of David Cameron and George Osborne to frighten the electorate into voting Remain."
How trade and the UK's economy are affected by membership of the EU.
They said the main risk for the UK was remaining "locked to a doomed eurozone".
On Wednesday, Mr Osborne sparked anger among his Leave-backing colleagues when, alongside his Labour predecessor Alistair Darling, he said an emergency Budget would be needed if the UK voted Out.
He listed examples of the measures that could be required including hikes to income tax and cuts to the NHS, saying leaving the EU would be an "irreversible" step causing "financial instability" and leaving the UK "with no economic plan".
This prompted 65 MPs to sign a letter claiming the chancellor's position would be "untenable" if he tried to implement such measures.
In a letter to the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, the four senior Conservatives said Mr Osborne's warning was "nothing more than ludicrous scaremongering born of desperation".
They added: "No chancellor would seriously propose any such thing."
But a spokesman for the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign said: "This is yet more fantasy economics from the Leave campaign.
"The reason they don't want to listen to economic experts is because they are all agreed that leaving the EU would wreck our economy and hammer family finances.
"On 23 June, we can put our faith in economic experts across the globe who believe our economy is stronger in Europe or take a leap in the dark with the Leave campaign."
The animal's shell made the 8.5m-long mark as it drifted along the seafloor after its death.
Ammonites are one of the most common and popular fossils collected by amateur fossil hunters.
This specimen (Subplanites rueppellianus) was found in a quarry in southern Germany.
Its shell was preserved alongside the mark it made as it drifted along the floor of a tropical lagoon in a steady current.
Such marks are rare in the fossil record.
"The fossil is perhaps one of the most unlikely of fossils to have ever been preserved, let alone be discovered," said Dean Lomax from the University of Manchester, UK, who led the research. "A real chance find."
The new specimen "provides a snapshot of a moment that is captured in time - it really tells a story", he added.
The length of the drag mark far exceeds previous discoveries, say researchers from the UK, Germany and Spain.
Ammonites lived during Jurassic and Cretaceous times. The marine animals had gas chambers, which they used to control buoyancy and movement.
This particular shell was probably empty, as the animal had died, but would have been filled with gas.
This meant it did not sink straight to the bottom of the sea, but was dragged along the floor by a current before falling over.
"For scientists, ammonites, like all fossils, are an important group to study," said Dean Lomax.
"With a global distribution and thousands of species known, scientists are able to study a wide-range of types, from minute species to those as large as tractor tyres."
The research is published in the journal PLOS ONE.
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"After playing Mandela, it's very hard to read a script that doesn't have any of the qualities that man has," he told the BBC's arts editor Will Gompertz.
"It's quite interesting what it's doing to my taste in characters," he added.
The 41-year-old was speaking ahead of the UK premiere of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom in London on Thursday.
The film, which tells of the former South African president's upbringing and the 27 years he spent in prison, has been chosen as this year's Royal Film Performance.
The biopic, which runs almost two-and-a-half hours, sees Elba gradually transform from the young idealistic lawyer Mandela was to the elderly patriarch and statesman he became.
"Mapping that journey out, with all the nuances of change, was definitely something that was hard to achieve," the London-born actor said.
"We didn't shoot it entirely in chronological order, so there were times I was going from old Mandela to young Mandela. It was a juggling act."
Playing Nelson as an older man proved easier, however, as the actor was able to use his late father Winston "as a reference point".
Elba said there was "no comparison" between his formative years in Hackney and Mandela's life in South Africa under the apartheid regime.
Yet the actor conceded that, like Mandela, he was "born into a country where it was 'us and them'".
"There was racism and I grew up amongst it," he said.
The prejudice he experienced, however, was "only going to fuel me to go further".
Elba, 41, first came to attention playing the gangster Stringer Bell on US TV crime drama The Wire.
His success on that show, he suggested, "has made other writers and directors say 'We can write characters that aren't all white'.
"Playing the outsider is more and more interesting to me," the actor continued. "Roles where people go 'Is that Idris?' is what I'm interested in doing."
A proposed biopic of the legendary US jazz pianist Thelonious Monk is one such project, though Elba said he "wouldn't want to fake" the necessary ivory-tinkling.
The actor revealed he has been working on an album inspired by the experience of filming Mandela, but denied rumours he had been cast in Jurassic Park 4.
"I'm already a dinosaur," he joked. "I don't need to be in a dinosaur movie."
Nor would Elba cast light on suggestions he will appear as a villain in the next James Bond film. He did, however, admit he had "had a chat" with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson.
"They were great but we're not sure what's going to happen," said the actor, previously tipped to be the first 'black Bond' in some newspapers.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom - which co-stars Skyfall's Naomie Harris as Mandela's former wife Winnie - is released in the UK and Ireland on 3 January, 2014.
Seen as a key contender for next year's Oscars, it broke box office records in South Africa last week, earning 4.4 million rand (£256,000, $427,000) in its opening weekend.
Having clinched her maiden win in Austria in June, the 22-year-old secured the penultimate race of the calendar at Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Seagrave stays third in the overall rankings, a place ahead of fellow Briton Rachel Atherton, the defending World Cup champion, who finished fifth.
World Champion Danny Hart had to settle for third in the elite men's race.
"It doesn't feel real yet, it's a lot better than my first," Seagrave said.
"It all comes down to the last race now and that's not happened since I've been competing."
France's Miriam Nicole finished second, 5.7 seconds behind Seagrave, to retain her World Cup lead with Australia's Tracey Hannah third.
Atherton was undefeated for 15 consecutive races until May when a crash during a practice run at Fort William in Scotland left her with a dislocated shoulder and unable to compete.
And in her third race back since the injury, she produced a sensational piece of handling to avoid yet another crash.
"I could hear the crowd gasping," she said. "There was a massive rock and I couldn't change my line. I thought 'I can't crash, I'll fall to pieces'."
The final races of the season takes place at Val di Sole in Italy on 26-27 August.
Heavy rain caused chaos before the start of the elite men's race but Britain's Hart navigated the tricky conditions well in the first part of his race before slowing towards the finish.
American Aaron Gwin produced a great run in the wet to win the round and take his third Mont-Sainte-Anne career win.
Briton Michael Jones was in contention for much of the competition but was denied a first podium finish since 2015, coming fifth.
1. Tahnee Seagrave (GBR, Transition Bikes/FMD Factory Racing) 00:04:46.723
2. Myriam Nicole (FRA, Commencal/Vallnord)00:04:52.460
3. Hannah Tracey (AUS, Polygon UR) 00:04:58.779
4. Emilie Siegenthaler (SUI, Pivot Factory Racing) 00:04:59.476
5. Rachel Atherton (GBR, Trek Factory Racing) 00:04:59.549
1. AaronGwin (USA, The YT Mob) 00:04:18.426
2. Dean Lucas (AUS, Intense Factory Racing) 00:04:19.484
3. Danny Hart (GBR, MS Mondraker Team) 00:04:19.846
4. Loic Bruni (FRA, Specialized Gravity) 00:04:21.684
5. Michael Jones (GBR, Chain Reaction Cycles/Mavic 22) 00:04:21.858
Cecil Henry Hight, 22, was brought down by German bombers during a combat mission off Portland on 15 August 1940.
He bailed out of the plane and deployed his parachute, but it failed to open.
The memorial has been placed at the crash site where the fighter came down on the corner of Leven Avenue and Walsford Road.
The Portland stone was unveiled on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain by Mayor John Adams and MP Conor Burns.
It is thought once shot, he piloted the plane away from the centre of Bournemouth to avoid killing civilians.
Cecil Hight, originally from Christchurch, New Zealand, served as a pilot officer with the RAF's 234 Squadron based at Middle Wallop, Hampshire.
He was buried with full military honours in Boscombe Cemetery.
After the war Pilot Hight Road in West Howe, Bournemouth was named after him.
In 2010 a new road sign was installed bearing a picture of a Spitfire in tribute.
The organisation was responding to a leaked draft report of an investigation into alleged failings in its culture.
Published in the Daily Mail, it claims British Cycling "sanitised" its own probe into claims Shane Sutton used sexist language towards Jess Varnish.
It also spoke of a "culture of fear", with some staff "bullied".
The leaked draft is reported to conclude:
In response, British Cycling says it accepts:
In October, British Cycling found Sutton guilty on one from nine charges of using sexist language towards Varnish, who was dropped from British Cycling's elite programme last April.
The Australian, who quit in the wake of Varnish's allegations, was found to have used the word "bitches", but claims that he used other offensive and discriminatory language were not upheld.
That included Varnish's complaint that Sutton told her to "go and have a baby".
Sutton was also cleared of any bullying allegations, including claims he made comments about the cyclist's weight.
However, the Daily Mail quotes the leaked draft as saying "considerably more" of Varnish's claims had been proven, but these findings were "reversed".
The Mail quotes the draft report as describing this as "shocking and inexcusable", adding that it "calls into serious question whether the composition of the British Cycling board is fit to govern".
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An investigation into the culture at British Cycling was launched last year following "disturbing" claims of "fundamental behavioural issues".
A number of ex-riders and former staff members have added to Varnish's claims, including former road world champion Nicole Cooke, who told a parliamentary select committee the body was "run by men, for men".
The investigation is chaired by British Rowing chief Annamarie Phelps, and was co-commissioned by UK Sport and British Cycling.
A report on its findings is imminent, and UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl has said "valuable lessons" have been identified.
But she also criticised British Cycling for providing "a very light-touch version" when asked to provide details of its own November 2012 internal investigation.
Earlier in March, British Cycling chairman Jonathan Browning apologised for "failings", as the governing body announced planned changes designed to improve the care of riders.
England became the first hosts to fail to reach the knockout stages after losing to Wales and Australia.
Gatland said the media reaction to the exit amounted to an "assassination" of Lancaster's coaching team.
Asked if he had sympathy with his English counterpart, Gatland replied: "Absolutely yes."
Wales and Australia play each other on Saturday to decide the winners of Pool A, while England face bottom-of-the-group Uruguay in a dead rubber at Manchester's Etihad Stadium.
England's three-point loss to Gatland's side followed a late decision to kick to touch when a kick at goal could have tied the match 28-28.
The Rugby Football Union will carry out a review of England's performance after the World Cup, with Lancaster and his team facing calls for changes at the top.
"I think it's been a little bit of an assassination by the media really," Gatland said.
"And it's one kick - and if they had potentially taken those three points I don't think all of this would have been the same.
"I rang Stuart during the week and he texted me back and said he appreciated the support," he added.
"I gave him a call to give him that support and hope he's OK and more importantly that he and his family are. To me that's more important than the rugby.
"At the end of the day we're all in that together, aren't we? We all understand the pressures of the professional sport and what you have to deal with."
Gatland has been Wales coach since 2008, and before that was in charge at Wasps and Ireland.
He has had his share of controversy, most notably when as British and Irish Lions coach he dropped Ireland legend Brian O'Driscoll for the third Test against Australia in 2013.
His decision led to sharp criticism from former Ireland captain Keith Wood among many others.
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The 52-year-old New Zealander has also been accused by the media - especially in Australia - of playing a direct game they have dubbed "Warrenball".
However, his team to face Australia this Saturday looks like a positive one, with George North selected at centre and Liam Williams taking his place on the wing with Gareth Anscombe at full-back.
Gatland says the team have been told to express themselves.
"We've said to our players there's an opportunity for us to go out there and see if we can look at some opportunities to put Australia under pressure.
"We think there are some opportunities for us to attack as well."
Second-from-bottom Bluebirds travel to Burton in the Championship on Saturday having won just twice in the league.
Trollope accepts responsibility, but vowed: "It's easy for things to fall apart, that's not going to happen."
Striker Rickie Lambert is in contention for selection despite suffering an injury early in the 2-0 home defeat by Derby County.
Trollope could also give a debut to former Aston Villa defender Joe Bennett.
Cardiff came from behind to clinch a 2-1 win at Rotherham on Saturday, but Tuesday's set-back against Derby saw them drop back into the Championship relegation zone.
But former Wales assistant coach Trollope believes the spirit in his squad is still good and his own experience will help them.
He said tough spells as Bristol Rovers manager and as an assistant to Chris Hughton at Norwich and Birmingham have prepared him to deal with adversity.
"You are made up of all your experiences, what you have seen and what you have done and certainly I have been in similar situations through my career," he said.
"You learn and you evolve and learn how to act and how to turn things around in this situation, because it's easy to go the other way."
The Cardiff City boss admitted the international break, which follows the game at Burton, adds to the pressure, but said he remains confident.
"It is disappointing and there are some feelings you don't want to be feeling. But we are where we are, I take responsibility for that, I'm the head coach," he said.
"It's my programme I have set, I have that responsibility and I also have a belief that although things have not gone our way things will turn."
Lambert limped off with a hamstring injury in the first half against Derby, but could feature at Burton.
Defender Joe Bennett, signed from Aston Villa during the summer transfer window, is travelling, while Lee Peltier and Freddie Gounongbe could return from injury.
But there are injury doubts over Wales defender Jazz Richards and Iceland midfielder Arron Gunnarsson, while Anthony Pilkington will be assessed on Friday.
Ming Jiang was being hounded by creditors when he killed fellow Chinese national Yang Liu, 36.
He then dumped Mr Liu's dismembered body in a suitcase near a lay-by in the Peak District.
Jiang, 43, was found guilty earlier at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court. He was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 33 years.
As a foreign national, he faces automatic deportation from the UK.
The trial heard Jiang used Mr Liu's bank and credit cards to withdraw thousands of pounds in the two weeks after the killing in October 2016.
Records from casinos in Manchester showed he had bought £178,000-worth of gambling chips and had accumulated losses of £273,000.
He also reclaimed watches worth £16,000 from pawnbrokers and tried to sell Mr Liu's £220,000 apartment at Salford Quays.
Mr Liu was "comfortably off", while his friend Jiang was living in a one-bedroom flat in Beswick, Manchester, and struggling with debt, the court heard.
Jiang murdered Mr Liu before cutting his head and limbs off and putting his torso in a suitcase, the prosecution said.
The case was then dumped and set alight, before being found by walkers near the A628 Woodhead Pass at Tintwistle, Derbyshire, on 10 October.
Officers found evidence of an "extensive clean-up", involving paint and cleaning products, at Jiang's home, police said.
But traces of the victim's blood were found on the ceiling, in the bath and on a settee.
Prosecutor Peter Wright, QC, said Mr Liu's head, lower arms and lower legs had never been found.
Enfield Council has set up cameras outside schools that record number plates of cars parked illegally for more than three seconds.
The system's manufacturers say other boroughs are also trialling the system, but did not confirm which ones.
Local authorities say the cameras will improve safety but opponents say it is just a way of raising money.
The data is recorded and reported back to councils and either a warning letter can be issued or a penalty fine.
Paul Pearson, of parking campaign group Penalty Charge Notice, said there was not enough places for parents to park.
Alex Henney, the general secretary of the National Motorists' Action Group, said a civil enforcement officer should be used instead of the cameras.
"It seems to me that probably there's an agenda to generate money - that is illegal," he said.
"In my view, the sensible approach is to get the council and school head together to discuss it with the parents to sort out some arrangement."
However, Amanda Philips, the head teacher at Old Ford Primary School in Tower Hamlets, east London, said the school had tried to address parking issues by communicating with families, the local council and the police but there is a problem.
"It is as always a very small number of families with particular cars that we can identify that we constantly have conversations with," she said.
Dave Richmond, the joint director of camera manufacturers Videalert, said he did not believe it would be a "cash cow" as once several tickets were issued, drivers would stop parking illegally.
He said the problem with using civil enforcement officers is that drivers comply with the rules when an officer is present, but revert back to their normal behaviour when they have gone.
"If you watch the videos that I have seen, some of the behaviour of drivers outside schools is like the Rocky Horror Show," Mr Richmond said.
"It is really bad and therefore this is a safety issue and it needs to be dealt with."
In a statement, Enfield Council said it was "committed to improving road safety for all pedestrians, especially children walking to and from school, and reducing road safety related casualties.
"This is a pilot project and we will evaluate its success before making any decisions on future use," it said.
Paul Michael Sadler, 35, from Broughton was taken to hospital following the accident on the A5104 in Broughton at about 21:30 GMT on Saturday.
He died during the early hours of Monday.
The van driver, a 26-year-old local man, was arrested after failing the roadside drug swipe test.
He has since been released on police bail pending the result of further tests.
Mr Sadler's family were said to be "completely heartbroken", according to a statement issued by North Wales Police.
It is a model where flats are built purely for private rent, with the building owned by a large investor.
It has been encouraged by the UK government as a way to increase the supply of rental properties.
Lacuna Developments and Watkin Jones are planning to develop a 19-storey block of flats on Academy Street, close to the Ulster University campus.
The same firms have been among the biggest developers of purpose-built student accommodation in the city, selling their student schemes to major institutional investors.
The Academy Street scheme would consist of about 120 flats run by a management company.
Mark Watkin Jones of Watkin Jones said build-to-rent was a "proven model" in other major UK and Irish cities.
Anthony Best, Director of Lacuna Developments, said Belfast has one of the lowest city centre populations in Europe.
He said the scheme would contribute to the council's target of increasing the number of city centre residents.
Lacuna and Watkin Jones will now undertake a 12-week pre-planning application community consultation.
A public exhibition will be held later at The Arc (Arts Resource Centre) on Donegall Street Place.
Official figures suggest almost a fifth of of households in Northern Ireland live in the private rented sector.
It is essentially a cottage industry dominated by thousands of individual landlords renting out a single property.
So this new development, with a single professional landlord owning 100 or more flats in one block, would be a big change.
However, it will only be a microscopic section of a market which consists of more than 125,000 dwellings.
Their comments relate to Northern Ireland's position in the wake of the UK's decision to leave the EU.
Both ministers emphasised to the leaders of the other devolved administrations that Northern Ireland was the only region with a land border with an EU state.
Arlene Foster and Martin McGuinness made the comments at a Joint Ministerial Committee meeting chaired by Theresa May on Monday.
They told the prime minister Northern Ireland must be "fully represented" in the UK's negotiations to leave the European Union.
Both the First and Deputy First Ministers said it was imperative Northern Ireland remained involved in the Brexit process on a "high level" and on a "continuing basis".
Mrs May attempted to allay their concerns by telling the devolved administrations she would strike a bespoke Brexit deal that works for the whole of the UK.
Mrs May said that how the UK leaves the EU should not be seen as a series of binary choices and will instead amount to a bespoke agreement for the UK.
"We have important work to do for the UK in terms of negotiating a smooth exit from the EU and getting the best possible deal for the whole of the UK," she said.
"The UK has chosen to leave the EU and we're going to make a success of it," she added.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire failed to provide reassurances that EU citizens would not be able to exploit a so-called "soft border" to gain access to the UK through Ireland.
He told BBC Radio 4's World At One: "It is precisely these issues of policy that are being debated to reach an agreement.
"But no decisions have been taken as yet," he said.
"It is why the work we have with the Republic as well as the Executive matters so much in relation to the border."
The Canadian plane, called the Bolingbroke, was used to hunt U boats and Japanese submarines.
It was brought back from the US by Bristol Aero Collection who are now reconstructing it in the same hangar where Concorde was built. Retired aircraft engineer David Bradley said it was a "labour of love".
The plane arrived back in Bristol in 2006 but it is the first time all of the parts have been in one hangar - previously it had been restored in garages and garden sheds.
"Apart from the nuts and bolts, this is all as Bristol [Bristol Aeroplane Company] drew it," Mr Bradley said.
"In 1936 it was an example of the highest standard of aircraft design and manufacture in the UK. It was a little bit like the Concorde of its day - it was so much faster than anything else."
At the end of WW2 the RAF destroyed its entire fleet of Bristol Blenheims, which makes this restoration of the Canadian copy all the more important.
"There is, in effect, no difference between them - they look exactly the same," Mr Bradley said.
At the beginning of the war the Bristol Blenheim was "faster than the fastest RAF fighter planes" and proved so successful the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) asked Bristol for the licence to built them in Canada.
The company went one better and sent them a spare plane to copy.
About 650 Bolingbrokes were built in Canada during WW2 and one, numbered 9048, was delivered to 8 Squadron in the middle of 1941.
Eventually 9048 was based out of Alaska and hunted Japanese submarines in the Pacific.
"The pilot told us he flew in 'pretty crude conditions'," said Mr Bradley.
"They were often flying when ground temperature was -30C, which would be -50C in the sky.
"With only basic heating the pilots said they were not very pleasant to fly."
However, as the pace of aircraft design intensified towards the end of the war, the Bolingbroke was soon outpaced and outmanoeuvred by newer faster designs which made it "look like an Austin 7 would today".
And so 9048 became a training plane for pilots until the end of the war - it's RCAF camouflage painted over with a distinctive yellow livery.
In 1945 the RAF destroyed its entire fleet of Bristol Blenheims, but the RCAF, at a loss over what to do with so many planes, sold the fleet for scrap to farmers.
Bullet holes in the 9048 were not from enemy fire speculates Mr Bradley, but from "the farmer's sons who used it for target practice".
After surviving 25 years of harsh Canadian winters, in 1970 it was sold to a Californian collector - but restoration plans stalled and, for the next 30 years, it languished in the desert.
It was gifted to the Bristol Aero Collection in 2006 and a huge logistical operation to bring the Bolingbroke to Bristol sprang into action ahead of the reconstruction project.
The team of enthusiastic amateurs had barely any experience of aircraft manufacture and had to learn from scratch.
"People came from all sorts of industries and they had to learn everything - including how to use the tools," said Mr Bradley.
Luckily the experts stepped in when it came to restoring the two engines.
They were originally built by Rolls Royce in Patchway, near Bristol, and the company offered to restore them "barely 100 yards from where they were actually built in the 1940s".
The Bristol Blenheim's place in history was secured as the first plane to see action, on the first day of World War Two - a reconnaissance mission over Germany.
When complete the Blenheim copy will stand alongside Concorde in the planned Bristol Aerospace Centre - the two planes standing side-by-side as a testimony to the very best of British engineering design.
But Somerset County Cricket Club have just received a boost from their own director of cricket. Matt Maynard has passed his Public Service Vehicle test and is now licensed to drive the team bus.
"It's something I thought about last year" he told BBC Somerset. "Because many of the journeys were long, we'd often have to stop and collect another driver."
"It was for my own personal development, but now I can help Nick [the team bus driver] out."
Somerset's County Championship season features round trips to Lancashire, Yorkshire and Durham - the latter is around 700 miles in total.
Their T20 Blast series begins against Kent - travelling from the far West to the South East of England.
"The first assignment is against Kent on Friday, although we'll travel on Thursday," added the former Glamorgan and England batsman.
However, his PSV licence does not signal the end of his tenure at Somerset.
"I love cricket and I'd love to be at Somerset for a good number of years yet," he added.
"But if that doesn't happen then maybe I can become the bus driver."
Stanley will guarantee a first-ever season in the third tier if they win at home to Stevenage on 7 May.
The Lancashire side remain two points clear of Bristol Rovers, who were 4-1 winners at York City.
Hughes tapped in from close range after Wycombe keeper Benjamin Siegrist tipped Josh Windass's free-kick onto the post.
Wycombe went close to taking an early lead when Aaron Pierre fired over from close range.
But the Chairboys' debutant keeper Siegrist, who is on loan from Aston Villa, kept them in the game in the early stages by denying Windass and Brad Halliday.
The "athleisure" trend led to an 81% increase in pre-tax profits last year to £238.4m.
Even the previously loss-making outdoor brands, Millets and Blacks, have made money for the first time since JD Sports acquired them.
But the company warned of possible inflationary pressures later this year.
Peter Cowgill, executive chairman said "JD's continued strength in its core markets is increasingly being complemented by momentum in our international development, with a net increase of 54 JD stores across mainland Europe during the year."
Like-for-like sales, which strip out the impact of new stores opening, grew 10% over the year.
The company has 900 outlets are in the UK. The group opened 54 stores across Europe last year and opened a further two stores in Malaysia. The first JD store in Australia is due to open shortly.
"Whilst we must recognise that there are external influences which may impact the latter part of the year, notably inflationary pressures arising from Brexit, the board remains confident in the robustness of the JD proposition and believes that the group is well positioned for further profitable growth," said Mr Cowgill.
Jonathan Pritchard, retail analyst at Peel Hunt, said "Whilst the trainer trend tailwind has been off the Beaufort scale, JD has sailed it skilfully. Both sports fashion and outdoor exceeded expectations."
JD's share price rose 4.2% after the bumper results were published.
It has not all been plain sailing for the brand in 2016, however.
A Channel 4 undercover investigation in December quoted workers saying conditions at its Kingsway distribution centre in Rochdale were "worse than a prison". JD Sports denied allegations that it operated a "three strikes" policy before dismissing workers over minor misdemeanours such as being caught with a cigarette lighter or using mobile phones, and that workers were being underpaid.
"We were greatly disappointed to be the subject of allegations made in late 2016 about working practices in our Kingsway warehouse," the company said in its results statement.
"As the well-being of all staff is a key priority for the group and it is an area where we strive continually to improve performance, the Board appointed Deloitte to conduct an independent review of the allegations made.
"That review has now been completed and Deloitte's conclusion was that the allegations did not represent a balanced characterisation of working practices at Kingsway."
The full report has not been published. But JD Sports chief executive Peter Cowgill told the BBC that the report broadly bore out the firm's denial of wrongdoing.
"I think if you take a very, very small minority [of cases], then the tone sometimes could have been improved, but overall, the content of that facility which is open for all to see - we invite anybody, within reason, to visit it... people are staggered by the standards in that facility.
"We conducted an independent report, and that bears out what we said in the first place."
Mr Cowgill said that while safety-related rules over the use of mobile phones, lighters and matches in the warehouse would continue to apply, the term "strike", meaning a warning, had been eradicated.
The Lions' 10-game tour begins on 3 June with the first Test on 24 June in Auckland.
"I know there's talk at the moment of shortening a Lions tour, but that's from people who've never done it," McGeechan told 5 live's rugby podcast.
"The six-game preparation is so important to collective understanding."
The Lions opening fixture takes place just days after the squad arrives in New Zealand.
And the 10-match schedule has been described as "ludicrous" by leading figures in the English game.
But former centre McGeechan - who played on the Lions' successful 1974 tour to South Africa and the 1977 loss to New Zealand before leading four tours as head coach - believes the warm-up games are crucial to Test success.
"A player has to put on a Lions jersey and start with a number on his back in the first three games. He can't sit on the bench or not be involved," he said.
"You have to wear the number on your back and then you're a Lion. You're there in the position you were chosen for.
"There's the combinations that you need to put together but there's also that defining element of giving the player the opportunity, and you need all six games."
In 1974 the Lions travelled to South Africa looking for their first victory over the Springboks in 78 years.
A 27-year-old McGeechan was embarking on his first Lions tour, as a squad of amateurs led by Ireland's Willie John McBride left home for almost four months.
The tourists played 22 matches between 15 May and 27 July, and won all but the last game, which was a controversial draw - they used just 17 players in the four Tests.
"I always remember when we won the third Test, having won the series in South Africa, Willie John took us all straight to where the mid-weekers were sitting and applauded them."
"That's what came over in 1974, the time and effort that was put in by the 13 players who didn't play Test match rugby over four months."
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The 17-year-old student was crossing the A76, close to the junction to Sanquhar Academy, when the incident happened at 13:15 on Tuesday.
Police Scotland said a blue Vauxhall Corsa almost hit the pedestrian as it was overtaking a silver car while travelling north.
Officers want to speak to the driver of the Corsa, who did not stop.
The man at the wheel of the silver car pulled over and shouted at the girl.
Police have also appealed for witnesses to the incident and for the driver of the silver car to come forward.
Marks on Sandra Bland's neck suggested she killed herself, said Waller County prosecutor Warren Diepraam.
About 30 cuts on her left wrist were likely to have been self-inflicted some weeks before, he said.
Bland was found dead by prison staff on 13 July, three days after her arrest, but her family say she would not have killed herself.
A video of the arrest shows a police officer pulling over the 28-year-old for not signalling when changing lanes.
After issuing a ticket, a confrontation follows when Bland refuses to stub out her cigarette or get out of the car.
As the action moved off camera, she can be heard saying the police officer slammed her head to the ground.
But Mr Diepraam said there were only some lacerations and abrasions consistent with being handcuffed.
There were no "defensive injuries" usually found in a murder, he added.
Jail records show that Bland told a member of staff she had attempted suicide in the past.
But guards assessed her and determined she was not suicidal when she was booked into the county jail.
State officials and the FBI are investigating her death.
It also emerged that Bland phoned a friend from jail to say she was "at a loss" over her arrest.
In a voicemail obtained by the US TV network ABC, Bland said she could not understand why a traffic violation had led to her detention.
In the message to a friend she said: "I'm still just at a loss for words, honestly, about this whole process. How did switching lanes with no signal turn into all of this?"
The decision comes after the Central American nation requested a meeting at the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss Venezuela's crisis.
Mr Maduro was speaking to other Latin American heads of state at events to mark the first anniversary of the death of the Venezualan leader Hugo Chavez.
At least 18 people have died in anti-government protests in the last month.
"I've decided to break political and diplomatic ties with the current government of Panama and freeze all trade and economic relations from this moment on," Mr Maduro told the presidents of Cuba, Raul Castro, Uruguay, Jose Mujica, and Bolivia, Evo Morales, among other leaders gathered around the tomb of Mr Chavez.
Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli expressed surprise at Venezuela's decision.
"Panama only hopes that this brother nation finds peace and strengthens its democracy," Mr Martinelli wrote on Twitter.
Panama's official statement said the country was "astonished" and called Mr Maduro's words "unacceptable".
"The measure announced by President Maduro should not become a smoke screen intended to hide reality," it read.
By Irene CaselliBBC News, Caracas
It has been a day of celebrations - but also protests.
On the one side of the capital, supporters of the government wore red during a military parade. They also gathered around the hilltop military headquarters where Hugo Chavez's remains lie.
The Cuartel de la Montana had a great significance for Chavez. That is where he led the 1992 coup that launched his political career.
At 16:25 local time, the whole of Caracas resounded with cannon fire and fireworks to mark the exact time of Mr Chavez's death.
On the other side of the city, protesters remained in the streets, vowing not to leave until President Nicolas Maduro resigns.
Barricades blocked several streets. As cannon fire resounded, banging of pots and pans could be heard in the eastern part of the city, an anti-government stronghold where protests have turned violent every night.
Earlier, thousands of government supporters and troops took part in a huge parade through central Caracas, commemorating the first anniversary of former President Chavez's death.
In other parts of the capital, anti-government protesters kept up their barricades, despite an appeal made by opposition leaders to "respect" the anniversary.
Last week, the government of Panama requested an urgent meeting of OAS member-states to discuss the unrest in Venezuela.
Venezuelans have long been complaining about high levels of crime, record inflation and shortages of some staple items.
But in the last three weeks marches initially started by disgruntled students in the western states of Tachira and Merida spread to other areas and gained support.
On Wednesday, the OAS said a meeting would take place the next day behind closed doors to decide whether or not to convene the region's foreign ministers over the issue.
Mr Maduro accused the Panamanian government of conspiring to bring down his government.
"There are moves by the United States government in accord with a lackey government of a right-wing president which has been creating the conditions for the OAS and other bodies to step towards an intervention in our country," Mr Maduro said.
The Venezuelan president also criticised OAS President Jose Miguel Insulza, who had suggested earlier that a group of observers could be sent to Venezuela – if its government and the opposition found it useful.
"Don't intervene in Venezuelan home affairs," was Mr Maduro's message to Mr Insulza.
The FTSE 100 ended down 97.25 points at 6,693 - a six week low - amid wider market jitters about the election.
Pharmaceutical companies fell. Hikma Pharmaceuticals' shares lost 6.8%.
US lawmakers have called for an investigation into whether companies colluded to set prices for insulin and other diabetes drugs.
Fresnillo, the precious metals miners, was also among the biggest fallers in the blue chip index, ending down 4.5% following a drop in metal prices,
Stock markets in France and Germany also closed in negative territory after polls showed that the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appeared to be closing the gap with Democrat Hillary Clinton.
The bookmaker Paddy Power finished as the biggest gainer in the FTSE 100, up 4.1%, after substantially raising its profit guidance for 2016.
The domestically-focused FTSE 250 index closed down 1.7% as traders digested uncertainty ahead after the High Court ruled that the Government must secure a parliamentary vote to trigger Article 50 and begin the process of Britain leaving the European Union.
Korea raced to a 2-0 lead despite the efforts of GB goaltender Nicole Jackson, who made 35 saves in total.
Leanne Ganney scored her second goal of the tournament for GB before Kim Heewon ensured victory for the hosts.
Great Britain, who face North Korea on Wednesday, lost their opening match against the Netherlands on Sunday.
"It was a very good performance from the girls and we have got a lot to be proud of," GB head coach Cheryl Smith said.
Britain also play Slovenia and Australia in the group stage in Gangneung.
Mr Farron, along with his leadership rival Norman Lamb, was one of only eight MPs left standing after May's election, which saw the party's dreams of remaining in government dashed and its presence in the Commons dramatically diminished.
In the wake of Nick Clegg's resignation, the 45-year old father of four and MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale was immediately installed as the bookies' favourite to succeed him.
The fact that he did not serve alongside the Conservatives in the coalition government and could present himself as a "clean skin" was always likely to appeal to members still trying to come to terms with one of the worst setbacks in the party's history.
Mr Farron maintains that he "did not make the cut" when Mr Clegg dished out ministerial positions in 2010. Instead, he became party president, positioning himself as a critical friend of the coalition and building up his power base within the party.
Although he endorsed the government's austerity measures, including controversial spending cuts and benefit restrictions, he frequently took aim at his coalition partners, describing them at one point as "toxic".
Who is Tim Farron?
Crucially, he voted against plans to raise the cap on university tuition fees to £9,000 in January 2011, a U-turn which became a defining moment for the Lib Dems and one from which they struggled to recover.
Mr Farron is popular with activists for his tub-thumping party conference speeches and easy-going manner, but he has not always been regarded with similar affection by party elders.
After suggesting the Lib Dems deserved only two out of 10 for its performance in government, he was rebuked by, among others, former leader Lord Ashdown, while former deputy leader Vince Cable very publicly questioned his judgement.
Mr Farron always insisted he had been referring to the party's handling of coalition relations and the wider politics involved rather than its achievements in power but it was taken by some as evidence of disloyalty and future ambition.
After joining the Liberal Party at the age of 16, Mr Farron - who was born and educated in Lancashire - was active in student politics at Newcastle University, becoming the first Lib Dem to head the university's Union Society.
After graduating with a politics degree in 1992 - a year in which he also stood for Parliament - he worked in higher education for Lancaster University and St Martin's College in Ambleside for over a decade before entering Parliament in 2005 at the fourth attempt.
He has put his experience of grassroots, pavement politics - learnt from years serving on Lancashire County Council, South Ribble Borough Council and South Lakeland District Council - to good effect, building the parliamentary majority in his Cumbrian seat from less than 300 in 2005 to nearly 9,000 in the 2015 general election.
A keen Blackburn Rovers supporter, Mr Farron was a once a goalkeeper in a local team. His other passions include music.
In an interview with the BBC in 2008, he named his three heroes as former Clash singer Joe Strummer, former Liberal leader Jo Grimond and the novelist, academic, and theologian CS Lewis, best known as the author of the Chronicles of Narnia but also a prolific writer of meditations on Christianity.
During the two month leadership campaign, Mr Farron has spoken openly about his faith, telling the Guardian that he had sought advice from God before deciding whether to put his name forward.
He has insisted there is no dichotomy between his political and spiritual beliefs, a position he was forced to address after it emerged that some members of Mr Lamb's campaign had conducted private polling of party members about issues related to Mr Farron's faith.
Speaking on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show last month, he said the row went to the heart of the often unspoken issue of whether it is "compatible for anybody to lead a Liberal Party and be a Christian".
Mr Farron, who was baptised at 21 and rededicated himself to God at 30, accepts some in his party regard his faith as a weakness, wryly observing that "in the US, everyone has to invent a faith to get elected" but in the UK "you're not allowed to have one".
He has taken flak for abstaining in a Commons vote on same-sex marriage last year, although he supported the landmark bill legalising gay marriage at all its crucial stages, and for recently describing a woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy as a "tragedy", although again he has clearly supported the right to choose and the current abortion law as it stands.
Before winning the leadership election - with 56% of votes cast - Mr Farron vowed to reconnect the leadership with party members and champion stances that have become unfashionable elsewhere in Westminster, such as stressing the benefits of immigration and membership of the European Union.
The party may have a mountain to climb if it is ever to get back to power but Mr Farron has signalled that he will not be content with wallowing in opposition, saying that "if you want to change the world, then you have to come first".
The woman, who asked not to be named, told the BBC Zohra Dawood "didn't like the UK" and thought England was becoming "more like America".
Ms Dawood and her sisters Khadija and Sugra, all from Bradford, went missing along with their nine children.
Earlier an Islamic State (IS) smuggler said they had now reached Syria.
Prime Minister David Cameron, speaking at a security conference in Slovakia, warned of the dangers posed by those who "quietly condone" Islamic State militants' extremist ideology.
The friend of Zohra Dawood, who wanted to remain anonymous because she said she feared for her life, said the mother told her: "I don't want my children living in this society."
The friend added: "She says she wants to live in Saudi Arabia because she didn't like the UK."
Asked if she challenged Zohra over her views, the friend said: "No because by then Zohra completely ignored us. She didn't talk to anyone. I don't know what she was thinking."
The friend also appealed for the return of the children.
"Why has she taken them into a war zone? They were perfectly happy children. We're all worried for the children," she said.
The women's brother is understood to be fighting with extremists in Syria. When asked who convinced Zohra to go to Syria, the friend said: "I think her brother - and she convinced her sisters to do the same to help their brother out."
The friend also said she was "shocked" to hear Sugra's son Ibrahim Iqbal, 14, say: "I'm going to Syria to fight."
The sisters and their children went missing after travelling to Saudi Arabia for a religious pilgrimage on 28 May.
Instead of flying home as their families expected, the group went missing and apparently flew to Turkey.
On Tuesday, two of their husbands made an emotional appeal for them to return.
But the IS smuggler told BBC Middle East correspondent Paul Wood they then split into two groups to cross the border into Syria.
He said the first group went early on Wednesday and the second on Thursday.
The information fits with the news that Zohra sent a message to her family that she was inside Syria - but did not say exactly where.
It is believed the group missed a previous flight to Saudi Arabia in March after being questioned by security officials.
The North East Counter Terrorism Unit said it was "continuing to make extensive enquiries" in order to try to bring the women and children home.
Prayers were said for the family at their local mosque in Bradford on Friday.
In his speech earlier, Mr Cameron highlighted the role families and communities can play in countering radicalisation.
He said there were some members of the Muslim community who "don't go as far as advocating violence" but who "buy into some of these prejudices" of Islamist extremist ideology.
Mr Cameron said this "paves the way for young people to turn simmering prejudice into murderous intent".
Every armed group in Syria has its own network of smugglers - and the so-called Islamic State is no different.
They move people - and sometimes cash and weapons - across the border for profit and for the cause.
Like all smugglers, IS uses a network of safe houses along the border, though the area of border open to them has been shrinking as they lose territory to a Kurdish military advance, backed by US airstrikes.
The Turkish security forces occasionally shoot, and kill, people crossing the border illegally, but most crossings are uneventful with many smugglers coming to "an arrangement" with the Turkish border guards.
Once inside Islamic State territory, however, the women and their children will not be allowed to leave.
I spoke to an activist who runs a secret network trying to get disenchanted jihadis out of the so-called caliphate.
He told me some 400 had been killed trying to leave - and that 200 women were under house arrest.
The Leicester man led China's Liang 2-0, 3-2 and 5-3 but lost three frames in a row to miss out the quarter-finals.
"He is the most boring player I have played this season," Ford told BBC Sport. "He was so slow.
"Every time he got to the table he took so long. When I did come back I felt I had not been there for half an hour."
Ford, who beat Scott Donaldson, former world champion Mark Williams and Shangai Masters champion Kyren Wilson to move into the last 16, eased into a 2-0 lead and seemed well on top.
But Liang suddenly found his form, scoring a superb 122 in frame three and a 67 in the fourth frame to go in level at the mid-session break.
Ford responded with breaks of 86, 58 and 92 to take three of the next four frames and lead 5-3.
"I didn't really get too many chances for 5-3," Ford added. "I got a chance at 5-4, a difficult black which I rattled, and I didn't really get a chance in the last frame.
"I played well but am just disappointed with the way I went out. If I had got played off the table then fair enough, but to get bored off the table is something different.
"I don't like slow play. I actually heard a few people behind me saying they were bored."
It is forecasting a 48% rise in profits in the January-to-March period, thanks to strong memory chip sales.
That would be its best quarterly profit in almost four years and shows a recovery from the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco.
The estimates are not too shabby given the corruption allegations and the embarrassment of exploding phones.
The forecast $8.8bn (£7bn) profits don't include what the company is hoping to make from its new phone, the new and improved Galaxy 8, which hits the shelves later this month.
Analysts are saying Samsung's second quarter results should even be better than the first quarter, because of the hype surrounding the Galaxy 8 and the artificial intelligence technology, called Bixby, embedded in it.
Samsung's share price has also been performing well, climbing steadily over the last few months despite all the drama the company has been facing at home.
In fact, on the whole South Korea's stock market has been doing pretty well, with foreign funds pumping in $3bn.
After the recent political crisis - which saw the president removed from office and facing possible a corruption trial herself - there are hopes that whoever replaces her will push for real reform in the biggest conglomerates, known as chaebols.
But how realistic are those reforms in a country where the top 10 chaebols own more than a quarter of all business assets?
Samsung's sales alone make up a fifth of South Korea's GDP, and for many young Korean graduates getting a job in a chaebol is the most desirable outcome after years of toiling through a rigorous education system.
In the run-up to the presidential elections in May, candidates have made chaebol reform a major pillar of their campaign promises.
But unpicking the complex and powerful hold these family-run firms have over the South Korean economy will take more than just rhetoric.
The Objective Revision Evaluation Service software has been trained by Wikipedia editors to recognise the quality of an edit based on the language and context of the change.
There are about half a million changes to Wikipedia articles every day.
Editors and ordinary users will now be able to quickly check how likely it is a proposed alteration is "damaging".
"This allows editors to triage them from the torrent of new edits and review them with increased scrutiny," the Wikimedia Foundation said in a blog.
Other projects to engage artificial intelligence (AI) in the task of evaluating Wikipedia edits have not always been well received.
Some, for instance, have automatically downgraded the input of new editors, which has been seen as problematic for well-intentioned newcomers.
ORES aims to get around this by judging purely the content of an alteration.
"The thing to note is it doesn't judge whether the facts that people are adding are actually true, because fact-checking is immensely difficult, it's looking at the quality," said Dr John Carroll, a computational linguist at the University of Sussex.
"It should help a great deal with Wikipedia," he added.
Dr Carroll own start-up, iLexir, provides software to automatically check the quality of written English in essays by foreign language students.
The Bundesliga match against Borussia Dortmund was delayed for around eight minutes and only started again after Schmidt left his technical area.
Schmidt claimed Dortmund's goal, scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, should not have stood.
"I was too stubborn and reacted emotionally," said Schmidt afterwards.
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The 48-year-old claimed a free-kick leading to the goal was not taken from the right place.
German referee Zwayer asked Leverkusen's acting captain Stefan Kiessling, who had conceded the foul that led to the goal, to tell his coach to leave the dug-out.
When nothing happened, Zwayer led the teams off the pitch and into the dressing rooms.
"It was certainly a mistake on my part," added Schmidt.
"However, I wish the referee had explained to me just once why I had to go to the stands."
It was the first time a Bundesliga match had been suspended in such circumstances, with Schmidt going on to watch the remainder of the game from his team's dressing room.
The result moved Dortmund to within eight points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich following Bayern's 3-1 win over Darmstadt on Saturday.
The top two teams meet in Dortmund on 5 March.
Leverkusen missed the chance to go third in the table as their six-match unbeaten league run came to an end.
In a game of few chances, the controversial moment came after 64 minutes when Kiessling fouled Sven Bender.
Matthias Ginter took a quick free-kick which released Erik Durm to break clear and cross for Aubameyang to side-foot in his 28th goal of the season.
Bayer Leverkusen coach Roger Schmidt: "We went behind to an irregular goal. I pointed it out to the fourth official.
Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel: "I can empathize with Roger, but better he took that position than I did.
"Emotions can sometimes boil over, but on this occasion it was a little too much."
The State Department has released satellite images of the facility which it said was used to hide evidence.
Rights groups say thousands of inmates have been tortured and hanged at the military prison outside of Damascus.
Syria has not responded to the latest claims but it has in the past strongly denied any abuse at the jail.
In February, Amnesty International said that mass hangings had taken place every week at the jail between 2011 and 2015.
The government at that time dismissed Amnesty's claims as "baseless" and "devoid of truth", pointing out that all executions in Syria followed due process.
More allegations of abuse at Saydnaya resurfaced on Monday.
"Credible sources have believed that many of the bodies have been disposed in mass graves," Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Stuart Jones told reporters.
Thousands hanged at Saydnaya prison, Amnesty says
'How I was tortured in a Syrian jail'
"We now believe that the Syrian regime has installed a crematorium in the Saydnaya prison complex which could dispose of detainees' remains with little evidence," he said.
Evidence of the crematorium hiding or disguising mass murders at the prison will be presented to the international community, Mr Jones said.
He said that newly de-classified documentation "underscore the depths to which the Syrian regime has gone, with the continuing support of its allies, Russia and Iran".
"The facts we're presenting today are based on reporting from international and local non-governmental organisations, press reporting and also intelligence community assessments."
Mr Jones said the Syrian government had modified a building within the Saydnaya complex "to support" the suspected crematorium.
"Although the regime's many atrocities are well documented, we believe that the building of a crematorium is an effort to cover up the extent of mass murders taking place in Saydnaya prison," he said.
According to Amnesty's report in February, which was based on the testimony of witnesses, it was estimated that between 5,000 and 13,000 people were executed at Saydnaya over five years. Scores more suffered systematic torture, it said.
Every week and often twice a week, groups of between 20 and 50 people, mostly opposition supporters, were executed in total secrecy at the Saydnaya facility near Damascus, the rights organisation said.
The report said that executions had been authorised at the highest levels of government and that tens of thousands of people have been imprisoned during Syria's six-year-old civil war.
Amnesty said such practices amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Poultry and captive birds must be housed indoors until 28 February but can be let outside after that providing "enhanced biosecurity" is put in place.
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone was declared in December.
It followed an outbreak of bird flu among turkeys at a farm in Lincolnshire.
More than 5,000 birds at the farm in Louth were diagnosed with the H5N8 strain of avian flu.
The disease has also caused the deaths of wild birds and poultry in 14 European countries.
Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing said the prevention zone, which is designed to minimise the risk of infection from wild birds, would continue to apply to the whole of Scotland, with no targeting of specific areas.
The minister said all keepers must keep their birds indoors until 28 February, or take "appropriate practical steps" to keep them separate from wild birds.
After that, the birds can be let out doors provided certain measures are put in place. These include:
There have been no known cases of bird flu in domestic poultry or captive birds in Scotland, but several have been confirmed in England and Wales.
A UK-wide ban on poultry shows and gatherings remains in force.
Mr Ewing said: "We continue to see daily reports of avian flu across Europe, including eight confirmed cases in domestic birds in England and Wales, with Northern Ireland recently confirming their first finding in a wild bird, too.
"We do not expect the risk of H5N8 to reduce any time soon, which is why we are extending the prevention zone until the end of April."
Mr Ewing also said the Scottish government would work to minimise the economic impact of the prevention zone on Scotland's free range poultry industry.
Scotland's chief veterinary officer Sheila Voas said: "The risk level from highly pathogenic avian influenza remains at 'high' for wild birds, and 'low to medium' for domestic birds.
"It is essential that keepers continue to ensure that their birds are protected from infection by practicing the highest levels of biosecurity."
She added: "Expert advice remains that consumers should not be concerned about eating eggs or poultry and the threat to public health from the virus is very low."
There were 56,725 birth registered last year, up 711 (or 1.3%) on 2013.
The number of deaths registered (54,239) was the fourth lowest number in 150 years. Only 2009, 2010 and 2011 had fewer deaths.
29,070
41,174 Marriages 1974
Marriage levels are still historically low but the number rose by 1,500 in 2014.
Of a total of 29,070 marriages registered, 367 involved same-sex couples following the introduction of same-sex marriage on 16 December.
Most of the same-sex marriages were conversions of civil partnerships as the law allowing new same-sex marriages only came in on the last day of 2014.
Same-sex marriages were fairly evenly split between male and female - 173 and 194.
50.8%
Born to unmarried parents
8.1% Born to unmarried parents in 1971
There were 863 pairs of twins and 11 sets of triplets born in Scotland last year.
The figures show that the rate for stillbirths was the lowest ever recorded in Scotland at 4 per 1,000.
The infant mortality rate (3.6 per 1,000 live births) has increased slightly compared to 2013. However, long-term annual trends show that the infant mortality rate has decreased by two-thirds over the past 30 years. In 1984 it was 10.3 per 1,000 births.
Cancer (15,803) and disease of the circulatory systems such as heart disease and stroke (15,020) were by far the biggest causes of death.
15,803
down 0.3%
4,101 Lung, trachea and bronchus
1,027 Lymphoid
976 Breast
901 Prostate
6,842
Coronary heart disease (-5.9%)
4,125 Stroke (-7.2%)
The figures showed that 1,634 died in accidents. This included 223 in transport accidents, 716 in falls and 483 who were killed by poisoning.
Martin is currently preparing for a major mountain event in North America, which will clash with the TT.
The Lincolnshire man, 34, will complete in the Tour Divide event which is regarded as being one of the world's toughest mountain biking events.
Eleven-time TT winner Ian Hutchinson will compete for Martin's Tyco BMW team at the North West 200 and the TT.
Hutchinson earned three victories at last year's Isle of Man event.
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Martin has no plans to road race prior to his Tour Divide attempt and the Tyco BMW team is not actively looking to replace the Lincolnshire rider at the North West or TT meetings.
"I'm not done with motorbikes and if I race on the roads again this year it will be with the TAS (Tyco BMW) team," said Martin, who is also a successful TV presenter.
Martin sustained five broken vertebrae, a broken sternum and several fractured ribs in a huge crash while leading the Dundrod 150 Superbike race in August.
He recovered quickly from his injuries, signing himself out of hospital just a few days later, following surgery.
Martin, who has achieved 14 Ulster Grand Prix victories, caused controversy at last year's North West 200 by strongly criticising the event's 8.9-mile course, saying he was "bored to the back teeth of riding through chicanes".
The rider's outburst, for which he later publicly apologised to race director Mervyn Whyte, led many to believe that he had raced at the 'Triangle' circuit for the final time. | Senior Conservatives have accused the Bank of England and the Treasury of "peddling phoney forecasts" to scare people into voting to stay in the EU.
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Sue Barker leads the TV coverage across BBC One and BBC Two, while Boris Becker returns to the BBC team for the 2017 Championships.
BBC Radio 5 live will bring you 100 hours of action, while the BBC Sport website and app will host 15 live HD video streams across the tournament bringing you closer to the action than ever before.
Two-time champion and world number one Andy Murray will hope to be the first British player to secure back-to-back Wimbledon titles since Fred Perry in 1936.
Murray tops the men's rankings for Wimbledon ahead of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
In the absence of pregnant champion Serena Williams, Germany's Angelique Kerber is the top women's seed with Britain's Johanna Konta sixth.
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The animals were pinched from Bruno's near Daventry late last month, police said.
Store manager Jackie Hunt told the Northampton Chronicle the thief removed the tortoises from a locked vivarium then put them in his pockets.
Police confirmed the thief "concealed" his booty "in his trousers" and appealed for witnesses.
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"We saw the CCTV later and it clearly showed the man bending down and breaking the lock, before taking out the tortoises," Mrs Hunt told the BBC.
"He was wearing jogging bottoms and he put one in each pocket."
The micro-chipped tortoises, worth about £150 each and about 7.5cm (3in) in length, are too young to survive without correct UVB lighting and heat.
Their micro-chips are registered on the tortoises' licences, which are still held by the pet shop, meaning they cannot legally be owned in this country.
The theft happened at the shop in Whilton Locks Garden Village at about 16:00 on 25 April.
Newspapers have reappeared after the CGT union stopped the presses of all but the pro-communist L'Humanite yesterday, when they refused to run an opinion piece by CGT leader Philippe Martinez.
France's best-selling daily, Ouest-France, asks: "What is the answer, after eight days of protests?".
Like many papers, it sees the government and unions locked in an "arm-wrestling match", with few signs of avoiding the "great day of national protest in Paris on 14 June", the day after the bill goes before the Senate.
The headline in left-leaning Le Monde says the government is "seeking a way out of the Labour Law crisis".
It runs articles for and against the strikes on its opinion pages, with sociologist Daniele Linhart seeing the strikes as a "rejection of the managerial concept of labour... that depresses wages".
On the other hand, Raymond Soubie, an aide to conservative former President Nicolas Sarkozy, says the strike is no more than "weak social agitation", accusing the CGT union of "concentrating its action in sectors where it is strong, to give the illusion of breadth".
Le Monde's reporter Jean-Baptiste de Montvalon thinks the government has already lost the battle for public opinion, marshalling the results of several polls suggesting that a clear majority of voters blame the government for provoking the strike.
He acknowledges that low rates of union membership have left the CGT weak, but the government's "record unpopularity and divisions", and the way it has handled the labour law, leave it "little hope for recovery".
The conservative daily Le Figaro highlights "anxiety" in the governing Socialist Party over Prime Minister Manuel Valls' "intransigence"
Its front-page editorial criticises a "two-speed France" where public-sector workers lag far behind private employees in their number of working hours. It says the latest report on the topic, commissioned by the prime minister, "has joined the vast graveyard of reports on this waste of public money".
Le Figaro, like many other papers, asks whether the country will run out of petrol this weekend as the unions "seek to widen their action".
Pro-communist L'Humanite says it is "naturally on the side of the opponents of the Labour Law...in solidarity with the workers against the arrogance of the powerful".
It is confident that the strikes will succeed, as the "union front has split the governing clan".
Left-wing Liberation's arresting front page sees protests "continuing unabated" and, like many papers, asks "Where's the way out?".
It portrays a "government tying itself in knots" through the "president's indecision and the double talk of his colleagues", which sends out an "unclear message" as to whether they want to stand firm or compromise with the strikers.
Liberation's editorial fears that the standoff could derail the provisions of the law that are set to improve employees' rights. "We need to remember that the other major union, the CFDT, wants these measures passed quickly, in case a right-wing government takes over from Manuel Valls next year".
It calls for talks to resume "not on the pavement after a protest, but in the appropriate place for drafting laws - parliament".
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Rangers boss Mark Warburton travelled south to meet the 34-year-old former Everton and Manchester City defender, who signed a two-year deal with Villa last year after leaving West Brom.
The Ibrox club currently have free agent and ex-Arsenal defender Philippe Senderos, 31, training with them.
And Preston North End say striker Joe Garner, 28, is free to join Rangers.
Garner was the subject of a bid from the Scottish Premiership outfit and Preston manager Simon Grayson revealed it is now up to the player whether he wishes to move.
England international Lescott won 26 caps between 2007 and 2013 and has made over 600 senior club appearances.
However, following Villa's relegation from the Premier League, the defender has not featured for Roberto Di Matteo's Championship side so far this season.
Research, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, showed that a broth containing a single species of bacteria could dramatically alter the health of obese mice.
It is thought to change the gut lining and the way food is absorbed.
Similar tests now need to be take place in people to see if the same bacteria can be used to shed the pounds.
The human body is teeming with bacteria - the tiny organisms outnumber human cells in the body 10 to one.
And there is growing evidence that this collection of bacteria or "microbiome" affects health.
Studies have shown differences between the types and numbers of bacteria in the guts of lean and obese people.
Meanwhile gastric bypass operations have been shown to change the balance of bacteria in the gut.
Researchers at the Catholic University of Louvain, in Belgium, worked with a single species of bacteria Akkermansia muciniphila. It normally makes up 3-5% of gut bacteria, but its levels fall in obesity.
Mice on a high fat diet - which led them to put on two to three times more fat than normal, lean, mice - were fed the bacteria.
The mice remained bigger than their lean cousins, but had lost around half of their extra weight despite no other changes to their diet.
They also had lower levels of insulin resistance, a key symptom of Type-2 diabetes.
Prof Patrice Cani, from the Catholic University of Louvain, told the BBC: "Of course it is an improvement, we did not completely reverse the obesity, but it is a very strong decrease in the fat mass.
"It is the first demonstration that there is a direct link between one specific species and improving metabolism."
Adding the bacteria increased the thickness of the gut's mucus barrier, which stops some material passing from the gut to the blood. It also changed the chemical signals coming from the digestive system - which led to changes in the way fat was processed elsewhere in the body.
Similar results were achieved by adding a type of fibre to diets which led to an increase in the levels of Akkermansia muciniphila.
Prof Cani said it was "surprising" that just one species, out of the thousands in the gut, could have such an effect.
He said this was a "first step" towards "eventually using these bacteria as prevention or treatment of obesity and Type-2 diabetes" and that some form of bacteria-based therapy would be used "in the near future".
Prof Colin Hill, a microbiologist at University College Cork, said: "It's a very exciting study, we've had lots linking bacteria and weight gain but this is the first time an intervention seems to work.
"I don't think it's feasible that you can eat cream cakes and chips and sausages all day long and then eat bacteria to reverse all that."
He said it was more likely that the research would lead to understanding of exactly what happens in the gut, which could lead to tailored dietary advice for people trying to lose weight.
"Denmark has decided to tighten the regulations concerning refugees in a number of areas," the advert begins.
It warns that Denmark has recently passed legislation cutting benefits by up to 50% for newly arrived refugees.
The governing Venstre (Liberal) party won power in June after running on an anti-immigration platform.
Migrants have been arriving in southern Denmark from Germany in the past two days, but most have said they intend to travel on to Sweden. Dozens of people were seen walking on the main road from the south coast towards Copenhagen, Danish media reported on Monday.
Venstre rely on the support of the anti-immigration Danish People's Party (DPP), which made large gains as they took 20% of the vote in this year's election.
The DPP's influence has led to the adoption of some of the toughest immigration policies seen in the EU in recent years.
Along with warning about benefits cuts, the Danish advert also highlights that "all rejected asylum seekers must be returned quickly from Denmark".
The DPP wants Denmark to leave the Schengen area - boosting border controls is one of its top issues - and to make it harder for EU migrants to claim benefits in other member states.
Denmark has already opted out of the EU's resettlement programme for asylum seekers.
First- and second-generation immigrants form 12% of Denmark's 5.6 million population.
New rules reducing the benefits that asylum seekers can apply for were approved in July.
Single asylum-seekers without children will receive an integration benefit of 5,945 kroner (??582, ???985) a month before tax, instead of the previous 10,849.
Married couples with children are able to apply for 16,638 kroner monthly, instead of the previous 28,832.
Immigrants who pass a Danish language test are to be entitled to a 1,500 kroner monthly bonus.
Lebanon has taken in more than one million Syrians fleeing from their conflict-torn country. Turkey is the only country to have taken more.
Ogmore MP Chris Elmore said that he knows of a leading UK manufacturer with "serious" concerns.
He said the company, which wanted to remain anonymous, was already being hit by a downturn in construction and currency fluctuations.
UK ministers suggested MPs spend more time discussing Wales' "positive" jobs news, rather than "scaremongering".
Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate, Mr Elmore said that the firm had told him the scale of the potential change Brexit could bring about was "vast" .
He said that the company needed clarity about the form of Brexit, but that it specifically need to know if the government was going to keep the UK in the single market and the customs union.
"The bottom line is that business in Wales is crying out for a Brexit plan for Wales," he said.
The government's "vague platitudes" on what it wanted from the negotiations "serve only to distract from the fact that, as it stands, we're being led into the night without a torch", Mr Elmore added.
Dwyfor Meirionydd Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts said that there was uncertainty for rural firms about what would replace the Rural Development Programme and the Common Agricultural Policy after Brexit.
She gave the example of South Caernarfonshire Creameries, which she said generated at least £30m a year for the local economy, had expanded with EU monies, and was planning on expanding further.
"Since the vote to leave the European Union however, the government has failed to shed any light on how they intend to compensate for the millions of pounds lost," she said.
Wales Office Minister Guto Bebb said that Wales had performed extremely well from a jobs point of view and "every single measurement on employment has been positive".
He said the best performing part of the UK has been small businesses in Cardiff - with a 12 percent growth in turnover - "outpacing even London", something MPs should be talking more about that rather than "scaremongering", he said.
On Wales' involvement with the Brexit negotiations, there was an "ongoing engagement" from the Wales Office and across government, he added.
Scott Mackenzie, 41, died after an incident at a house on Inverkip Drive, Shotts, on Sunday morning.
A second man, aged 20, was treated for injuries at Wishaw General Hospital before being released.
Kenneth Wheeler, from Shotts, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court charged with murder and attempted murder. He made no plea and was remanded in custody.
Mr Wheeler is also alleged to have had an offensive weapon in public and to have behaved in a threatening or abusive manner.
He is expected to appear in court again next week.
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Tim Southee's brilliant opening spell reduced Bangladesh to 12-3 after the Black Caps made an underwhelming 265-8.
However, a record stand of 224 between Shakib Al Hasan (114) and Mahmudullah (102 not out) saw the Tigers complete a stunning win with 16 balls remaining.
They will qualify for the semi-finals if England beat Australia on Saturday.
It was an engrossing match as Shakib and Mahmudullah produced the highest partnership for Bangladesh in one-day cricket to wrest the game back from New Zealand, who are eliminated after the defeat.
The Tigers are reliant on the result at Edgbaston if they are to secure a place in the semi-final on 15 June but they will be able to reflect on a calm and impressive chase here.
From the position Bangladesh were in, with their key batsman dismissed for a duck, it took true determination to secure a victory.
The ball has barely swung throughout the tournament but Southee exploited the movement on a two-paced pitch to rip through Bangladesh's top order.
Tamim Iqbal, a centurion in the opening match of the tournament, fell to the first delivery he faced and Southee barely let up with a tight, tempting line, helped by some sharp fielding.
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When Adam Milne bowled Mushfiqur Rahim with a 91mph delivery it felt as though Bangladesh had been left with too much to do but Jimmy Neesham's introduction into the attack saw the game shift again.
Mahmudullah and Shakib targeted Neesham, alternating between attack and well-timed running to force New Zealand to rethink, and they were unable to stop Bangladesh's steady accumulation.
Shakib's century came first - brought up, fittingly, with a six - before Mahmudullah slashed Boult to the long-on boundary to bring up three figures.
Despite Shakib's evident disappointment when he was bowled with just nine runs needed, his part had already been played. It was the first ever 200-run partnership for Bangladesh in ODI cricket, and it could not have come at a more opportune moment.
New Zealand will be left to rue a third successive batting collapse which stopped them posting a truly competitive total.
Throughout the competition the Black Caps have been reliant on Kane Williamson, the lynchpin of the side, who made a century against Australia and 87 against England when no other player passed 40.
However, once he has fallen New Zealand have often followed suit, losing 7-37 against Australia and 8-65 against England after his dismissal.
Here, he withstood the tricky new ball conditions, dealing with Taskin's pace well, and looked composed as he registered his 31st one-day half-century and put on 99 runs with Taylor.
His wicket - needlessly run out at the non-striker's end - halted New Zealand's momentum and, when Ross Taylor was caught out by a brilliant bit of slow bowling from Taskin for 63, the Black Caps floundered.
Four wickets fell for just 62 runs in the final 10 overs, New Zealand losing three wickets to spinner Mosaddek Hossain through a combination of poor shots and some tight Bangladesh bowling.
Completely stifled, they hit just three boundaries in the final seven overs and looked to be out of contention, before their bowlers struck.
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Bangladesh, appearing in their first Champions Trophy since 2006, have won five of their past nine ODI series and had beaten New Zealand in Dublin prior to the tournament.
They bowled tightly and weathered the early attack from opener Martin Guptill, who struck New Zealand's only six in the fifth over of the game.
The introduction of off-spinner Mosaddek, a part-timer who did not bowl until the 42nd over, was inspired. He was miserly, conceding just five runs in his first over before dismissing Neil Broom and Corey Anderson in his second.
Pace bowler Taskin, recalled to the side, added an extra edge to the bowling attack, but it was the way Bangladesh rallied after losing the early wickets that was the most impressive.
They have now won two matches away from home against New Zealand - after 29 consecutive defeats - and, crucially, have put themselves in a fine position for the semi-finals.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson: "It was certainly an innings of two halves. The first 20 overs we were simply outstanding. The way our bowlers applied themselves was brilliant. Hats off Shakib and Mahmudullah, they batted simply superbly.
"They outplayed us throughout their partnership and now they have every chance of going through.
"Conditions weren't easy but we left some runs out there. Closer to 300 would have been a par score. We were far from perfect but take nothing away from Bangladesh. They outplayed us today."
Bangladesh batsman Shakib, who was named man-of-the-match: "We just said keep going. We didn't talk about the target, we just wanted to bat for 40 overs and see where we got to. It's very important, and a big thing for us. From here, we can only go forward."
Timothy Arthur, 58, of Staple Hill, worked part-time at The Grange School, in Warmley, at the time of his arrest, but has since resigned.
Arthur pleaded guilty to 11 counts of making indecent images, at Bristol Crown Court.
He was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years.
Arthur was also made the subject of a 15-year sexual offenders prevention order and a 24-month supervision order and ordered to sign the sex offenders register for five years.
The charges were made in connection with Operation Spade, an international investigation into the purchasing of child abuse materials from Canadian company Azov Films.
Information was submitted by Toronto police via Interpol to the UK, that Arthur had bought DVDs, CDs and downloads from Azov Films between December 2007 and December 2010, more than 70 of which contained indecent images of children.
He was arrested in February and his home was searched. Officers seized laptops, USB sticks, external hard drives and a large number of printed photos and DVDs.
The school wrote to parents to reassure them none of the charges related to pupils at the school.
Det Con Stuart Brooks said: "When Timothy Arthur was arrested he fully admitted that he'd bought materials from Azov Films.
"Although he made attempts to downplay the seriousness of the images and his motivation for buying them, he accepted his guilt and has now been punished for his crimes.
"Anyone who purchases indecent materials of children plays an active role in fuelling this horrific industry.
"While Arthur may not have known the identities of the children he had indecent images of, the inescapable truth is that they're real children being sexually exploited and abused."
These were the words of footballer Ched Evans in his first interview since being found innocent of rape on Friday.
He was speaking about the issue of sexual consent, which became the central argument in the court proceedings that first sent him to jail but then established his innocence at a retrial. He has now told the Mail on Sunday that "in this day and age, people need educating" on the issue.
But do young men and women, particularly footballers, need to be taught about the law?
Many football clubs are already taking preventative measures to make sure their players know the rules they need to follow to stay out of trouble in their life off the pitch.
Brighton and Hove Albion was the first team in the UK to offer consent training and counselling to all its young players, both male and female.
"It is beneficial to our young players as part of their development as young adults," said a club spokesman. "There is a lot of bravado and misinformation around what is consent, and it's our feeling that all young people should understand the law around sexual consent - and also what the consequences are should anyone break the law."
The Football League has provided sessions on sexual consent to the safeguarding officers employed at all 72 clubs it is responsible for and offered them the opportunity to follow up with further training.
A spokesman said: "We are continuing to help clubs educate their young [under-18] players in this area as part of ongoing educational programmes. We are also working closely with other bodies to ensure consistency in training."
Both courses have the backing of the FA, which told the BBC: "Anything which raises awareness and educates people, whether it is players, club staff or fans, on this important topic, is a good thing."
But what do the players think?
Former Brighton academy centre-forward Chike Kandi - who started his career with Chelsea and has now moved on to Woking - told BBC Radio 5 live about the course he took while at Brighton: "They really narrowed down that grey area between consent and non-consent, to one moment, or one point in an interaction, when you can definitely ask the question.
"And if the answer's yes, then it's ok and if it's no then you back off."
Brighton academy goalkeeper Harry Doherty, 20, added: "After recent events, like the Ched Evans case, I wouldn't say footballers are more prone, but they might get more attention and one incident could change their lives.
"One moment you could be at the top and the next minute it could all be over."
Ched Evans, then a striker at Sheffield United, had always insisted he was innocent while he was serving a jail sentence after originally being found guilty in 2012 of the rape of a 19-year-old woman - who was two-and-a-half times over the drink-driving limit.
The accuser got a taxi to the hotel with his friend and fellow footballer Clayton McDonald, where Mr Evans had booked a room. Mr McDonald rang him and said: "I've got a girl."
About 15 minutes later, the player arrived at the hotel and got a key to the room, before "joining in" with his friend in having sex with the woman, then leaving through a fire door.
The argument for the lawyers on both sides centred on whether the woman gave her consent.
Prosecuting counsel Simon Medland said in his closing speech at the retrial: "This wealthy young footballer felt entitled to have her and did so regardless of what she would have wanted. In doing so, we submit this was rape and not consensual sex."
But defence counsel Judy Khan said: "The evidence shows that despite her apparent memory blackout, the complainant was capable of making rational decisions. Drunken consent is nevertheless consent. Lack of memory does not equal lack of consent."
On Friday, the jury at Cardiff Crown Court found him not guilty.
After having his name cleared, Mr Evans, who now plays for Chesterfield, told the Mail on Sunday: "I was young at the time and I was stupid and I wasn't aware of the situations you could potentially find yourself in that would land you in trouble.
"I have never been taught about anything like that. You get your gambling and drinking training but nothing else on top of that. In this day and age people need educating on alcohol and consent."
However, it is not just football clubs that think it is important to educate young people on the issues around sexual consent.
Oxford University students' union has run workshops for two years and this year they have become mandatory across the university's colleges.
Orla White, vice president for women at the university's students' union, said it was key that both men and women were educated.
"We talk about the gender aspects of sexual violence and we think it is important to get rid of the misconceptions that it only happens to women," she said.
"We try to ensure that every person who walks away from the course is aware of their own responsibilities and to check in on others, and also ensure everyone knows that we, as a community of students, will not accept it."
And students have widely embraced the concept.
Alice Tithecott, from St Edmund Hall at the university, said: "I felt reassured by the adult and mature discussions we had surrounding matters of consent, and in particular being given the opportunity to explore different perspectives and issues regarding consent in a safe environment.
"I feel that this workshop was an invaluable part of freshers' week because it creates dialogue about issues which may otherwise be considered taboo."
The courses run by colleges and football clubs have been praised by sex education experts, although some argue the issue of consent needs to be raised much earlier in a young person's life.
A spokeswoman from Brook, the young people's sexual health and well-being charity, said: "We believe that every young person should have these lessons at school and from a young age.
She quoted one of the young people that works with the charity, who said: "If my sex education had taught that consent is a sober, continuous, verbal, and enthusiastic Yes rather than just the absence of a No, I might not have had to assure my friend that she didn't cheat on her boyfriend - another man raped her."
The 12-year-old, a pupil at Wolfreton School at Willerby, near Hull, fell into a lake near Meymac in the Massif Central region on Tuesday.
She died in hospital in Limoges on Wednesday.
Balloons were released in her memory at the school and special prayers were held at St Luke's Anglican Church in Willerby.
Jessica was one of 24 students and three staff on a five-day trip to the Club Correze adventure centre in France.
It is believed she became trapped under an overturned pontoon, which she and a group of children were jumping from while swimming.
Bristol Crown Court was shown footage of Alison Dove, 25, of Kingswood, hitting the same patient.
Dove is one of 11 ex care workers of Winterbourne View, near Bristol, being sentenced for neglect or abuse.
The care home, now under new management, looks after people with severe learning difficulties.
The court heard that five residents - Simone Blake, Simon Tovey, Louise Bissett, Louisa Deville and Lorraine Guildford - were abused by the defendants.
Dove, referring to Miss Blake, was filmed by a BBC Panorama reporter as saying: "She loves pain, doesn't she? She thinks it's funny."
She then told Miss Blake: "Simone, come here and I'll punch your face."
The court then saw footage of Dove run up to Miss Blake, who was sitting on the floor with her back to her, and striking her hard on the back with the flat palm of her hand. Miss Blake squealed in pain twice.
In another scene from the footage recorded by journalist Joseph Casey, Dove was seen filling jugs of water from a sink and pouring water over Miss Blake.
Water splashed into her face and she cried out: "I'm cold mum."
Dove and colleague Graham Doyle were seen on the footage encouraging Miss Blake to go outside wet. Dove also squirted shower gel towards Miss Blake's face.
The care worker asked her: "Do you want another shower?"
The footage then captured Miss Deville tell Miss Blake: "Simmie, don't mess with Ali or she will put you in the shower again. Yes, she will put you in the shower."
In another incident, with Miss Guildford, Dove straddled her as she was lying on the floor and said: "Listen, you don't get to chuck stuff at me, you know that.
"I don't let you get away with it. I'm going to keep it, all right, until you say sorry, all right, because we've done nothing to you except tell you to get dressed, so you can have your dinner."
After Miss Guildford swore at her, Dove responded with: "Go on, spit on my staff. I dare you. There you go, spit on your own bedding, you won't do that will you?"
Other footage shown included an incident where a chair was broken by Miss Bissett where she was told by Dove that she would have to sit on the floor in the future because she didn't "deserve a chair".
Dove and Doyle then carried Miss Bissett into a room with all the lights turned off, to join Miss Blake - in the hope they would fight.
Dove made a swinging punch motion and told Mr Casey: "I was like, fight, and they were both just going and that's when it gets..."
In another scene caught by the undercover journalist, Gardiner grabbed Mr Tovey by the neck and aggressively pushed him towards a door.
Afterwards Mr Casey saw red marks on Mr Tovey's neck, who by this time was uncommunicative and appeared subdued.
During five weeks spent filming undercover, the Panorama reporter captured footage of some of the hospital's most vulnerable patients being repeatedly pinned down, slapped, dragged into showers while fully clothed, taunted and teased.
Judge Neil Ford QC, the Recorder of Bristol, said the sentencing hearing could last up to five days.
A serious case review published in August condemned the hospital's owner Castlebeck for putting profits before care.
Castlebeck said the criticisms in the report were being "actively addressed".
The full list of defendants is:
Michael Ezenagu, 29, from Shepherds Bush, west London; Alison Dove, 23, of Kingswood; Graham Doyle, 25, of Patchway; Jason Gardiner, 44, of Hartcliffe; Daniel Brake, 27, of Downend; Holly Laura Draper, 23, of Mangotsfield; Charlotte Justine Cotterell, 21, from Yate and Neil Ferguson, 27, of Emerson Green, Wayne Rogers, 31, of Kingswood, who all admit ill-treating patients in their care.
Sooaklingum Appoo, 58, of Downend, and Kelvin Fore, 33, from Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting patients in their care.
Dove and Rogers have requested to remain in custody but the remaining nine defendants were released on bail by Judge Neil Ford QC, the Recorder of Bristol.
The sentencing hearing continues.
At least 10 divisions were raided including its chemical and confectionary businesses, a spokesman said.
The raids come after police swooped on the group's headquarters on Friday.
This caused the company to pull out of a stock market share sale worth as much as $4.5bn (£3bn).
The allegations and police action also led Korea's fifth largest conglomerate to pull out of bidding for the US chemicals company.
Shares in both the chemical and confectionary group have fallen sharply since Friday's raid.
People familiar with the matter told Reuters that Friday's raids, which involved about 200 prosecutors and investigators, were part of an investigation into a possible slush fund, although the Seoul prosecutors office could not be reached for comment.
Lotte's offer of shares to the public, known as an initial public offering, had been intended in part to simplify the ownership structure and improve corporate governance at the group.
This followed a bitter feud over succession among the founding Shin family last year drew wide public criticism.
The group has more than 90 firms in sectors as diverse as beer, hotels and chemicals, and annual revenues of around $60bn, according to the Korea Fair Trade Commission.
The fixtures would have been the first MLB games played in Europe, and reports suggested "serious talks" took place about the Olympic Stadium hosting the potential series.
Dan Halem, MLB's chief legal officer, said discussions would continue about playing matches overseas.
But he said there was not enough time to agree a deal for the 2017 season.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in January that talks had begun about matches being played in London, but ongoing collective bargaining negotiations and next spring's World Baseball Classic are believed to have halted them.
Players' Association executive director Tony Clark said: "Unfortunately there were a number of moving pieces related to London that shortened our window in an effort to try to find common ground."
The salad-making trucker had stopped for a "rest break" on the M25 near St Albans on Tuesday morning.
He was seen chopping tomatoes and onions on the outside of his lorry, and was told the hard shoulder was "not the best place to prepare dinner".
The healthy HGV driver was fined by police.
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A number of people commented after officers from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire road policing unit wrote about the incident on Twitter.
One said: "Truckers get hungry you know," and a number commented on the driver's healthy meal choice.
"You do have to say he eats healthy," another said.
A road policing officer said: "The driver stopped on hard shoulder for rest break and decided to make his lunch on the diesel tank. [He was] issued with a graduated fine."
The body of Father Gregorio Lopez was discovered near the city of Ciudad Altamirano.
A group of priests later rallied in the city to condemn the murder.
Father Lopez was seized by gunmen from Ciudad Altamirano's seminary, where he taught. The motive for the killing remains unclear.
A friend of the priest told local media that Father Lopez was kidnapped after he accused drug gang Guerreros Unidos of the abduction and alleged murder of 43 students in September.
He is the third priest to be killed this year in Guerrero state, which has been at the centre of drug-related violence in Mexico.
Last month, forensic experts identified the body of a Ugandan Catholic priest among the remains found in a mass grave. Father John Ssenyondo had been missing since being kidnapped in April.
The grave was located by federal police looking for the missing students.
On Friday, demonstrators in several Mexican cities commemorated the disappearance of the students on 26 September - exactly three months ago.
Police in the town of Iguala allegedly detained them following a clash that left six people dead.
Authorities say the police turned the students over to members of a drug gang who killed them and burned their bodies.
So far, the authorities have only identified the remains of one of the students.
Cue klaxons warning of increased currency and market volatility as Britain starts on the four month journey to a referendum on whether to remain in or leave the European Union.
To an extent sterling's weedy day is down to markets "pricing in" the chance of Britain leaving the EU.
In the short term at least, many market participants believe a "Brexit" would lead to a weaker currency as worries about Britain's £229bn annual trade with the EU and the possibility of new trade barriers heave into view.
The credit rating agency, Moody's, has suggested that Britain leaving the EU would be "credit negative", arguing that an exit could affect foreign investment in the UK, nearly half of which comes from the EU.
The polls are close enough to make the possibility of exit very real in the minds of traders who don't want to be left on the wrong side of a currency deal.
So, sell sterling - reducing the value of the currency.
Of course, a weaker currency is not simply "bad news". It can be very good news for exporters.
And many that back Britain leaving the EU say a Brexit would be good for the UK economy as free trade deals with other large world economies would be easier to negotiate.
If there then followed a medium term economic boost, sterling would soon recover its value.
This morning has been the first time the currency markets have been able to react to a weekend full of significant referendum news.
Don't forget, when the markets closed on Friday night, David Cameron had not secured the final referendum deal; no official date had been set for the vote and neither of the Conservative big hitters, Michael Gove and Boris Johnson, had declared for the "leave" campaign.
In the eyes of the markets, each of these events has made the possibility of the UK leaving the EU more real.
And it has certainly focused minds - hence the rapid decline of sterling.
There are other factors at play.
The dollar has had a strong recent run against the euro and the Swiss franc as well as sterling.
That's down to the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates in December and signal that it may do again during 2016.
Confidence in the US economy may not be boundless, but it is stronger than confidence in the eurozone.
At the same time the European Central Bank and the Bank of England have been sending out very doveish messages on interest rate rises.
Which many economists now believe won't happen in the UK until next year, or even 2018.
A low interest rate environment usually leads to weaker currency valuations.
Sterling's weedy day is down to a number of factors.
Yes, the referendum is one of them.
But other global economic issues are also weighing heavily on the value of the UK currency.
The Scot, who collected £200,000 after winning the China Championship last Saturday, earned another £100,000 after his 10-7 victory on Saturday.
Five-time world champion O'Sullivan, 40, had led 5-4 going into the evening session in the best-of-19-frame final.
Higgins, 41, won six of the next eight frames to beat O'Sullivan.
Four-time world champions Higgins momentarily lost concentration during the presentation.
He dropped the trophy on to the table, much to the amusement of the crowd at the Ricoh Arena.
"I can't speak for Ronnie but I was buzzed up coming into play. I just wish my old man was still here to see me take part in these finals," said Higgins, whose father died from cancer in 2011.
"There is no better feeling than doing it in front of a packed audience, playing against somebody as good as Ronnie."
O'Sullivan, who beat Mark Allen 6-2 on Friday to reach the final, said last month he was "not good enough to compete with the best players in the world".
He won his sixth Masters title in January and the Welsh Open in February.
"I need to find some consistency if I am going to win tournaments again," he said.
"Against most players I might have had a chance of winning but against world-class opposition I make too many mistakes."
The £11m bridge links Arena Island to Cattle Market Road and will be a key route to the Bristol Arena.
Bristol Arena, a 12,000-seat venue set to open in 2017, will be built by contractor Populous which was chosen from a shortlist of five.
Communications and broadband cables plus "district heating" piping which provides green energy to businesses will be included beneath the bridge.
Work started on the 63-metre-long (207 ft) bridge in March and it is hoped it will help unlock new investment in the area to create more jobs.
It is open to cars, pedestrians and bikes, with 3.5 metres (11ft) of pedestrian and bike lanes on either side.
The bridge was funded by the Homes and Communities Agency
Since 1971 it has been twinned with Langenau, Germany, and in 1994 paired up with Villenave d'Ornon, in France.
The town council voted to get rid of all "direct responsibility" for the partnerships on Wednesday night handing control to an independent group.
Bridgend town mayor Robert Morgan said the move "reflected local changes".
In a statement issued by the council, Cllr Morgan said there was no reason the links could not continue and it was never the intention to abolish town twinning all together.
Tweeting in his capacity as Bridgend AM ahead of Wednesday's meeting, First Minister Carwyn Jones warned: "Do we want to be known as the town with no friends?".
In recent years, exchange trips have been been run by the Bridgend twinning committee, supported by the town council.
Councillors voted for an amended motion, which means the council will no longer have any direct responsibility for any twinning and friendships arrangements.
This includes Bridgend's friendship with Hechtel-Eksel in Belgium, started in 2014.
All responsibility will be devolved to a new independent twinning group with "immediate effect".
The body will have to compete with other organisations for grants to fund exchanges and civic visits will be considered on merit in the future.
"The passing of this motion does not mean that town-twinning activities in Bridgend will cease," a statement issued by the mayor and deputy mayor says.
"We wish to emphasise that the passing of this motion does not reflect any criticisms of the Charter Mayors, nor the Town-Twinning Committee Members, but reflects local changes.
"Finally, Bridgend town council wishes the town-twinning committee every success and will continue to work with the group to ensure that the relationships fostered with our European partners can go from strength to strength."
Bridgend AM Mr Jones said he was pleased the council would create a new group to take on the twinning and "had not turned their backs on our European friends".
In a letter sent ahead of the meeting, Debra Walsh, subject leader for modern foreign languages at Brynteg School, said exchange trips with Villenave d'Ornon, in south west France had been "invaluable" for pupils and teachers.
But she said without financial and organisational support it would be very difficult to sustain the visits.
"Very many of Bridgend's children would be deprived of a hugely rewarding and memorable experience," she wrote.
Bassem Youssef was questioned on Sunday over allegations that he insulted President Mohamed Morsi and Islam.
Meanwhile, Mr Youssef said that another investigation had been started against him for his most recent show.
Later US Secretary of State John Kerry said there were "real concerns about the direction Egypt is moving in".
But Mr Kerry said he believed there was still "time for the promise" of the 2011 revolution to be met.
His comments come a day after US State Department Victoria Nuland said the case against Mr Youssef, "coupled with recent arrest warrants issued for other political activists, is evidence of a disturbing trend of growing restrictions on the freedom of expression".
The FJP said in statement that Ms Nuland's comments constituted "blatant interference" and meant that the US "welcomes and defends contempt of religion by the media".
While referring to "investigations of excessive antics by so-called satirist Bassem Youssef" the FJP went on to say it "reiterates and reaffirms its deep respect for freedom of opinion".
Speaking after news of the fresh investigation against him, Mr Youssef said on Twitter: "Accusations include spreading rumours and disturbing the 'Peace'."
"It seems they want to drain us physically, emotionally and financially," he added.
Mr Youssef has faced several complaints over his show El Bernameg (The Programme), which satirises many public figures.
In some sketches, he has portrayed Mr Morsi as a pharaoh, calling him "Super Morsi" for holding on to executive and legislative powers.
This sketch, among others, angered one Islamist lawyer, whose formal complaint resulted in the current investigation.
As well as insulting Mr Morsi and Islam, Mr Youssef is also accused of "spreading false news with the aim of disrupting public order".
He was released on bail on Sunday, after questioning by prosecutors, and ordered to pay 15,000 Egyptian pounds ($2,190; £1,440).
At one point during his arrival at the prosecutor's office, Mr Youssef donned an oversized academic hat, mocking one which Mr Morsi wore recently when he received an honorary doctorate in Pakistan.
Mr Youssef is a doctor who shot to fame with his witty lampooning of public figures in amateur videos posted on the internet following the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule in February 2011.
He became a household name when his satirical show - likened to Jon Stewart's The Daily Show in the US - began to be broadcast once a week on CBC, one of Egypt's independent satellite stations.
Mr Stewart used the most recent edition of the Daily Show to express his support for Mr Youssef.
Egypt's al-Watan newspaper reported on Monday that the state body responsible for awarding broadcasting licenses had threatened CBC with the withdrawal of its licence if it continued to broadcast El-Bernameg.
However, the deputy head of the body Abd al-Moneim al-Alfy told al-Dustur newspaper that the channel had not been threatened with closure but had been warned "that one of the programmes on its screens had violated the terms of its licence".
It is an increase of more than 30% on the same period last year.
The new galleries of design, fashion and science and technology opened on 8 July at the museum on Chambers Street.
The £14.1m redevelopment in the museum's 150th anniversary year is the latest phase in an £80m masterplan to transform the museum.
Gordon Rintoul, director of National Museums Scotland said: "We have had a terrific summer at the National Museum of Scotland, since opening our 10 new galleries.
"They allow visitors to explore our internationally significant collections like never before, and the response to them has been overwhelmingly positive.
"I am delighted that just two months after unveiling the galleries we have welcomed nearly half a million visitors."
Safdar Rahmatabadi was driving in Tehran's Sabalan Square late on Sunday when he was shot once in the head and once in the chest, the state news agency IRNA reported.
A police officer told the agency that the attacker appeared to have been inside Mr Rahmatabadi's vehicle and spoke to him before opening fire.
There was no speculation as to why the deputy minister was targeted.
Police said they had begun an investigation. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
Assassinations of officials are not unheard of in Iran, in particular scientists connected with the country's nuclear programme. In January 2012 a car bomb killed university lecturer Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, who also worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility.
Earlier in November a public prosecutor and his driver were killed in the restive frontier province of Sistan Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.
However, Mr Rahmatabadi, whose portfolio also included mining and commerce, was seen as a low-profile official. He served in a similar role under the country's previous President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
The shooting comes as Iran, under newly-elected President Hassan Rouhani, engages in talks with six world powers on its nuclear programme. Tehran maintains it is enriching uranium for civilian uses but Western countries have long suspected Iran of a secret nuclear weapons programme.
Peace talks in Geneva have centred on a proposal to freeze the expansion of Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for relief from tough international sanctions.
Irish's relegation from English rugby's top flight for the first time since 1994 was confirmed on Sunday after a 32-25 home defeat by Harlequins.
"We've got to learn from those mistakes," Narraway told BBC Radio Berkshire. "Moving forward, we've got to make sure we eradicate them."
The Exiles will play Championship rugby next season as they bid to bounce back.
Narraway also lamented how a 17th defeat of the season came despite an encouraging performance against Quins.
"We've probably played good enough to win the game," he added. "I don't think anyone can argue with that.
"We were probably the better side at Newcastle and, apart from five minutes, the better side against Quins.
"It's difficult to take. I've never been relegated before in my career.
"I'm fully committed to the club. It's got great staff, great players and great people behind it. We've just let ourselves down at certain moments of this season.
"We'll stick together and hopefully in 12 months' times, we'll be building towards another Premiership season."
"Have you ever sailed before or is this your first time? Make sure you are all clipped in. You'll love it."
This was the advice from an experienced yachtsman who spotted a group of 17-year-olds on a boat at Hamble, near Southampton.
In fact, they were members of what the race organisers say is the only school team to qualify for the Rolex Fastnet race this year - and probably the only crew from a comprehensive school in its 92-year history.
This year, 2,700 sailors are taking part in the race - among them, 12 students from Greig City Academy in Hornsey, north London, a school where almost three-quarters of pupils are eligible for free school meals.
The race is notoriously tough.
The fastest crew round the course - from the Solent round the Fastnet lighthouse off Ireland - reached the finish line in Plymouth early on Tuesday morning, to gain one of the most coveted trophies in ocean racing.
For the Greig City pupils, the aim is just to get round safely.
With the race under way, three teams of four students, each led by a professional skipper and a teacher, are taking it in turns to sail the boat on four-hour watches.
"I am thinking about six days just constantly walking up and down, the same food with no flavouring and seeing the same people for the next six days," says Shabazz Patterson, who turns 17 on Friday
"I am a bit rocky about it to be honest - but I'm also looking forward to it. It's good experience."
Montel Jordan, 17, the main helmsman, says simply finishing will be a major accomplishment.
"I think it will be a big challenge," he says.
"We have never done a race that has such a long duration.
"I think everybody thinks about the downsides if something bad happens on the Fastnet race - but you also think of the good sides of it if you do complete it."
Both have just finished their AS-levels and started sailing four years ago, when geography teacher Jon Holt organised a few weekends on dinghies in Poole harbour.
Shabazz says he went along because it was a chance to miss a few days of regular school work and try something different.
But after just one weekend, the pupils were hooked.
The school began to raise money to cover the cost of the trips and to buy and restore first an old 22ft (6.7m) yacht on eBay, and later Scaramouche, a 45ft former international racing yacht for £17,000.
It was expensive. Scaramouche needed new rigging, ropes and sails, and then there was the cost of safety gear - lifejackets, rafts and waterproofs.
As they were starting their GCSEs, the pupils embarked on a campaign of fund-raising talks to convince charitable trusts, yachting suppliers and City of London companies to donate.
Their enthusiasm was infectious, according to Mr Holt, who is now head of the school's sixth-form.
When they entered their first race, which was against teams of adults, they had little hope.
"We thought, 'We have just got to sail around the course and not embarrass ourselves,'" Mr Holt says.
But they won.
Other races followed and the combination of the powerful old yacht and its enthusiastic novice crew continued to make waves.
They qualified for Fastnet earlier this year but realised they had run so short of money that they would probably be unable to enter.
"Safety is our first priority," says Mr Holt. So, Scaramouche has to be maintained to the highest standards.
The boat bills were eye-watering, but the pupils were determined to carry on.
"We gave so many different talks," says Montel.
"There was a period when we did no sailing but 30 different talks in a month, to different people.
"So, yes, we just tried to get the funding to try and carry on the project as long as possible because we didn't want to quit before we had done all the things we said we were going to do."
City company Pioneer Underwriters, whose bosses are themselves keen sailors, agreed to sponsor Scaramouche, covering the entire operating budget, including transport, food and accommodation.
Mr Holt says that when he organised the first few sailing weekends, as part of an outdoor education project, he never imagined it would lead to Fastnet.
"I didn't think that they would get to a point where they were competing in racing yachts at a national level," he says.
"It's far exceeded my expectations."
He puts their success down to discipline, "partly down to themselves and their families and partly fostered by the school".
"They don't come with a huge amount of prior knowledge, so they do exactly what they are told," he says.
And as sailors who came to the sport relatively late, "they take every single opportunity they can possibly get [and] genuinely want to do this themselves, with no parental push to start them sailing".
Montel says it has been hard to juggle sailing and schoolwork but it has made him more organised, while, in the run up to exams, teachers travelled out to meet the crews on sailing weekends to deliver extra tuition.
He is considering taking a gap year between school and university to qualify as a yacht master, which could help him secure a career as a professional yachtsman.
But first they need to finish the Fastnet race.
"I hope we will be one of the youngest crews ever to finish," says Shabazz.
"And that would just be something that would go down in the history books... that would be something big."
Described by Theresa May as an "essential step" on the way to leaving the EU, it aims to ensure European law will no longer apply in the UK.
Here's how it will work:
As the name suggests, the Great Repeal Bill will repeal the 1972 European Communities Act, which took Britain into the EU and meant that European law took precedence over laws passed in the British parliament. It will also end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.
All existing EU legislation will be copied across into domestic UK law to ensure a smooth transition on the day after Brexit.
The government says it wants to avoid a "black hole in our statute book" and avoid disruption to businesses and individual citizens as the UK leaves the EU.
The UK Parliament can then "amend, repeal and improve" the laws as necessary.
Ensuring the continuity of EU rules and regulations is also meant to aid trade negotiations with the EU because the UK will already meet all of its product stands.
The Great Repeal Bill is likely to be "one of the largest legislative projects ever undertaken in the UK", a report by the House of Commons library predicts, with "major swathes of the statute book" needing to be examined to see how they will work after Brexit.
This is because working out which bits of UK law came from the EU is not as simple as it may sound.
In fact, it presents a "unique challenge", a House of Lords committee warned recently, because "the body of EU law is found in a number of different places, and in a number of different forms".
Simply transposing all EU law into UK legislation will not be enough, the government's white paper on the bill says.
Swathes of UK law "will no longer work" on exit, for example because they refer to EU institutions.
Not all of this can be done through the Great Repeal Bill, so the government plans to create powers to "correct the statute book where necessary" - without full Parliamentary scrutiny.
This is the one of the most controversial features of the bill (see below).
More complications are presented by the government's negotiations with the EU, which will be taking place while the bill is passing through Parliament.
Those talks could shape what the UK's post-Brexit laws look like - but the Great Repeal Bill will need to be done and dusted by the day the UK leaves.
The government plans to enact its "corrections" to the statute book using what are known as Henry VIII powers, after the Statute of Proclamations 1539 which gave him the power to legislate by proclamation.
Given that this will not involve the usual Parliamentary scrutiny process, opposition parties have protested, with Labour claiming ministers were being handed "sweeping powers" to make hasty, ill thought-out legislation.
Ministers have attempted to reassure critics by saying such measures will be time limited and not be used to make policy changes.
In total, the government estimates that 800 to 1,000 measures called statutory instruments will be required to make sure the bill functions properly.
A lot.
The government's white paper says there is "no single figure" for this, but that there are believed to be 12,000 EU regulations (one type of EU law) in force, while Parliament has passed 7,900 statutory instruments implementing EU legislation and 186 acts which incorporate a degree of EU influence.
The total body of European law, dating back to 1958, is known as the Acquis Communautaire.
It binds all member states and in 2010 was estimated to consist of about 80,000 items, covering everything from workers' rights to environment and trade.
As well as regulations, this includes EU treaties, directions and European Court of Justice rulings.
New EU legislation is being created all the time and will continue to apply in the UK until it leaves.
Different types of EU legislation work in different ways, and will be treated differently by the bill. So regulations, which apply automatically in the UK, will be converted into UK law.
But directives require a new UK to come into force - this legislation will be preserved by the bill.
Reality check: How much UK law comes from the EU?
The bill will be included in the next Queen's Speech (expected in the spring) and will then have to pass through both Houses of Parliament. The plan is for it to be passed ahead of the UK's exit from the EU but to become law only when it actually leaves.
Under the formal timetable for negotiations, the UK is due to leave the EU in March 2019 unless both sides agree to an extension.
The white paper confirmed the government intends to pass a number of other bills over the next two years to prepare for specific aspects of Brexit, including on customs and immigration.
The government also confirmed the UK would be withdrawing from the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights, the EU's human rights agreement, and that it would not be converted into UK law.
The government said the charter was "only one element of the UK's human rights architecture" and it had no plans to pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights, a separate agreement which is not part of the EU.
Ministers have also clarified that once the UK leaves the EU, European Court of Justice judgements will have the same status as UK Supreme Court decisions, which can be overturned by subsequent rulings.
For the record, we also know the Great Repeal Bill won't actually be called the Great Repeal Bill - because the word "great" is not permitted under Parliamentary drafting rules.
UK bills must describe the content of the bill in a straightforwardly factual manner, with no "slogans" permitted, so we we can expect a more technical title.
Until the UK actually leaves, EU law will continue to apply. But after leaving, the Repeal Act (as it will be by then) comes into force.
The government says having the legislation in place will ensure a "calm and orderly exit". Then begins the long-term process of the government, and Parliament, choosing what it wants to do with the laws it has incorporated from the EU.
With so many pieces of legislation to be considered, this could turn out to be a "major drain on resources" and should not "crowd out" other government policies, the Institute for Government think tank has warned.
Some of the EU laws are in areas that are controlled by the devolved administrations - so do they now become part of Westminster law, or will they be added to the statute book in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
It's not entirely clear how this will work, although the government says it will work closely with the devolved administrations.
It also predicts the repeal process will result in a "a significant increase in the decision-making power of each devolved administration", as powers in devolved areas are repatriated from Brussels.
But the bill has been described by the Scottish government as an "executive power grab".
It has warned it could block the legislation if Scotland's interests are not represented in the negotiations, assuming its consent is required before it becomes law.
Unveiling the white paper in Parliament, Mr Davis did not respond directly when asked by the SNP if the devolved administrations would have to give their consent to the bill, although ministers have previously suggested consent would be needed.
The UK government says blocking the bill could have "very significant consequences", leaving "a hole in our law".
Bedfordshire Police Det Con Jamal Hassan, 36, admitted four counts of misconduct in public office.
Hassan, of Corncastle Road, Luton, also pleaded guilty to three charges of making indecent photographs of children and covertly filming up the skirt of a woman in a shop.
He was jailed for six years at Peterborough Crown Court.
Hassan also admitted possessing extreme pornography and perverting the course of justice by trying to hide a storage device from police.
Three of the misconduct in public office charges relate to Hassan filming himself in people's bedrooms - including the child's - with underwear while on duty. The fourth involved him making a covert recording of a child in a police interview room.
In court he admitted making more than 6,000 indecent images of children, 1,552 of which were the most severe category A.
The offences were committed from 2000 up until May this year. Hassan was sacked by Bedfordshire Police earlier this month.
Bedfordshire Assistant Chief Constable Jackie Sebire said his actions "have no place in policing" and those he worked alongside were "completely unaware of the secret life he was leading".
She continued: "We are here to protect vulnerable people from harm and he has let down every single one of his colleagues with his conduct.
"While there is no suggestion Hassan committed any 'contact' offences, we are still investigating his actions over the past decade and would urge anyone who has concerns regarding his conduct to contact us."
Two microlights left the airport, in Eglinton, County Londonderry, at about 11:46 BST on Thursday bound for Scotland. One is now missing.
RNLI crew member Paddy McLaughlin said they are "very concerned" for the two people on board.
"Weather conditions have been calm but [it was] very cold through the night".
He added: "The difficulty we have, because of tides in the area, is that if there are people, wreckage or aircraft the tides will bring them north and south so we have to search a very, very large area."
Ian Guy is involved in the search at the National Maritime Operation Centre.
"We had information from another aircraft that was making the passage with them, so we had a reasonably good picture of where the last contact was. What we don't know is where they went after that," he said.
"The fog, which has hampered, could have been a contributory factor in that."
Fog on Thursday evening eventually hampered the search efforts, at one point the RNLI said visibility was down to about 10 metres.
Five lifeboats were launched from Larne and Red Bay in Northern Ireland and Portpatrick in Scotland.
They were later joined by coastguard helicopters from Prestwick and the Irish coastguard helicopter from Dublin.
Community Rescue Service are also assisting using thermal imaging technology.
Overnight they searched near Ballycastle and along the coastline toward Portballintrae.
"I have to say no stone has been left unturned all night," Mr McLaughlin added.
"There's been many coastguard teams out along the coast here, we've had mountain rescue out, we've had five lifeboats and two rescue helicopters so it's a very large and intensive search."
A spokesperson from City of Derry Airport confirmed that two Microlight aircraft departed at 11:46 BST on route to Scotland.
It is understood that the second plane arrived safely.
The search off the North Channel was suspended due to fog at about 04:00 BST on Friday, after lasting about eight hours.
The UK Coastguard said teams and rescue units had been waiting for "visibility to improve" before the search was resumed.
Ryan Gray of the UK Coastguard said: "UK Coastguard has also issued a Mayday relay broadcast in the area and several merchant shipping vessels have responded and are keeping a lookout for this aircraft.
"We may send further resources as the search widens."
The coastguard said the aircraft was "tracking east towards Castle Kennedy, near Stranraer".
Six coastguard rescue teams and two rescue helicopters were involved in the search.
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The hosts took a somewhat fortuitous 26th-minute lead as the ball pinged around the Maidstone penalty area and then took a touch off Tom Mills before nestling in the net.
Maidstone goalkeeper Lee Worgan made a fine save to deny Jordan Burrow before a second own goal in the match in the 73rd minute, this time for the visitors as Liam Hogan's deflection was adjudged to have crossed the goal-line.
That seemed to galvanise the Stones, who took the lead three minutes later thanks to Bobby-Joe Taylor rifling home and they held on to walk away with all three points.
Report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Gateshead 1, Maidstone United 2.
Second Half ends, Gateshead 1, Maidstone United 2.
Substitution, Maidstone United. George Oakley replaces Yemi Odubade.
Substitution, Gateshead. Dan Hanford replaces James Montgomery.
Goal! Gateshead 1, Maidstone United 2. Bobby-Joe Taylor (Maidstone United).
Own Goal by Liam Hogan, Gateshead. Gateshead 1, Maidstone United 1.
Substitution, Gateshead. Luke Hannant replaces Mitch Brundle.
Gus Mafuta (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Maidstone United. Bobby-Joe Taylor replaces Jack Paxman.
Jack Paxman (Maidstone United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Gateshead. Jake D Wright replaces Danny Johnson.
Second Half begins Gateshead 1, Maidstone United 0.
First Half ends, Gateshead 1, Maidstone United 0.
Own Goal by Tom Mills, Maidstone United. Gateshead 1, Maidstone United 0.
First Half begins.
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Corby Borough Council said in a report on the £12m overspend that firm Hawkins Brown did not stick to its brief.
Hawkins Brown withdrew the legal threat but wrote to every councillor in Corby in August, asking them for a chance to defend itself.
However, councillors have been told not to respond "for legal reasons".
The Cube houses council offices, a library, theatre and register office. It cost £47.5m and opened in November 2010.
In the letter to councillors, Roger Hawkins from Hawkins Brown said: "We are concerned that the Public Report of Scrutiny Review into the Cube, Parklands Gateway is unfairly critical of work carried out by ourselves and the whole design team."
The company said the report contained a number of false statements and inaccuracies.
Norman Stronach, acting chief executive of Corby Borough Council, said: "Whilst Corby Borough Council takes the letter into consideration we have advised that councillors do not respond directly for legal reasons.
"The council is planning on reconvening the Scrutiny Panel which undertook the Cube report to take into account the comments made in the letter and decide if it makes any alteration to the recommendations given."
The report also criticised the board that oversaw the construction of the building, describing it as "ineffective in controlling or giving direction to the project".
Corby Borough Council said it was also awaiting the Audit Commission's independent report.
The match ended 0-0 - just as it did when the sides when in the group stage last week - and, with no extra time played in the competition, penalty kicks were required to determine a winner.
Goalkeeper Akram Elhadi Salim was Sudan's hero, saving the very first effort from Eric Johana and then going on to score the final kick to give his side a 5-3 victory.
Sudan will next face Rwanda, who also need a penalty shootout to advance.
The defending champions were held to a goalless draw by Kenya but emerged victorious 5-3 after spot-kicks.
Uganda and Ethiopia meet in the other semi-final.
The 21-year-old carded a one-under 69 to win his second major of 2015 by one shot on five under after Dustin Johnson three-putted the last from 12 feet.
South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen sank six birdies in his last seven holes in a 67 to tie with Johnson for second.
World number one Rory McIlroy (66) briefly threatened but ended level par.
Spieth, who remains on course to become the first player to win all four majors in a calendar year, is the youngest player to win the US Open since Bobby Jones in 1923.
He is the fourth-youngest player to win two majors and the sixth to win the Masters and US Open in the same year.
"I'm in shock but I feel for Dustin," said Spieth. "It's cool to be able to have two legs of the grand slam now, and to conquer golf's hardest test - the US Open is conquering the hardest layout in all of golf.
"I didn't have my best ball-striking at all and really grinded over those four or five-footers - that was the difference."
Johnson said: "I did everything I was supposed to do. I hit the ball really well. I just really struggled getting it in the hole. I didn't think I was hitting bad putts, they just weren't going in."
Spieth, the world number two, started the final round in a four-way tie for the lead with Johnson, Branden Grace and Jason Day of Australia on four under.
He bogeyed his opening hole to drop back to three under but 12 pars and two birdies followed to keep the Texan in touch before a three-shot swing on the 16th put him three clear with two to play.
Spieth and playing partner Grace were both five under but the South African, who had played solidly for 15 holes with two birdies and a bogey, hit his tee shot 50 yards right and out of bounds.
That led to a double-bogey six and he dropped to three under, while Spieth drained a 28-foot birdie putt to move to six under.
Johnson, playing in the final group with Day, led by two at one stage after a couple of birdies in a bogey-free opening nine holes.
He looked to have cracked on the back nine, though, with three bogeys in four holes dropping him back to three under after 13.
However, Spieth and Johnson were level after the par-three 17th. Spieth found trouble with his tee shot and double-bogeyed while Johnson hit the green and holed his birdie putt.
Both players missed eagle putts on the last but after Spieth kept his nerve to hole his fourth shot, Johnson pushed his attempt wide.
Australian Day, who shared the overnight lead, never looked comfortable on Sunday as he continued to battle the effects of the vertigo that had troubled him since the end of Friday's round.
He countered three bogeys with two birdies on his front nine but a double-bogey six on the par-four 13th effectively ended his challenge and he finished with a four-over 74 and level-par total.
The tone for an extraordinary final day of an extraordinary tournament was set when Northern Ireland's McIlroy holed six birdies in his opening 13 holes, including an incredible 72-foot putt.
That lifted the 2011 US Open champion from four over to two under but his momentum was halted when he missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 14th and a six-foot par putt on the 15th.
A further bogey followed on the 17th and he finished with a par five at the last.
"It just wasn't meant to be, I didn't play the last few holes well all week," he told BBC Sport.
"It's going to take a few days to get over it but when I look back on it I'll be happy about it - a few missed putts will have made the difference."
With McIlroy ripping up the course, Australian Scott, who started the day on three over, crept almost unnoticed into contention with four birdies in his opening 11 holes.
The 2013 Masters champion, who finished tied ninth at the US Open last year, birdied the 16th and 18th to set the clubhouse lead at three under.
Scott's fellow Australian Cameron Smith, 21, shot up to a tie for fourth with an eagle-three on the 18th after his fairway-wood approach rolled to within a couple of feet of the hole.
The South African, who won the 2010 Open, was nine over par early in Friday's second round but two four-under-par 66s saw him start the final round at one under.
Three consecutive bogeys on the front nine looked to have put him out of contention. However he played the back nine in just 29 shots, with six birdies in his last seven holes to take the clubhouse lead off Scott.
And it took a birdie-four at the last from Spieth to deny him a play-off.
For all the criticism of the greens this week, Cheng-Tsung Pan of Chinese Taipei, had just one three-putt and that came in Sunday's final round at the 13th hole. Cheng-Tsung may have been helped by being a student of the local University of Washington.
England's John Parry started Sunday on six over par. He opened his final round with five straight bogeys as he carded the worst round of the day - a nine-over 79 to drop to 15 over.
America's Chris Kirk took a sextuple 10 on the par-four first. There were no lost balls, hacks out of the rough or penalty shots, just an inability to chip a ball up a slope. He watched as his first five attempts rolled back to his feet and even when he did get the ball on he green, he three-putted. He only dropped two more shots in his eight-over 78 but finished last on 21 over.
Jordan Spiethon the potential for winning the Grand Slam of all four majors in 2015, as he now prepares for next month's Open at St Andrews: "You can't win them all if you don't win the first two. We'll go to the home of golf prepared to try and win the Claret Jug."
Rory McIlroy on his level-par week: "I'm not sure if I've ever hit the ball that well in a major championship."
England's Ian Poulter was among numerous players who waited until the final round to really let rip on the state of the course: "This was the surface we had to putt on. It is disgraceful that the USGA hasn't apologised about the greens. They were simply the worst, most disgraceful surfaces I have ever seen on any tour in all the years I have played."
Chris Kirk, after finishing last on 21 over: "The US Open is a great tournament with incredible history. The USGA should be ashamed of what they did to it this week. My score has nothing to do with why I feel that way, I played poorly. The course wasn't overly difficult, just tricked up."
Lee Westwood on his Chambers Bay experience: "It's the kind of course I'd like to come and play with my mates, with a cart and some beers."
In a 15-minute rant, Billy Horschel, who carded a three-under 67, said: "We're not looking for perfect greens. We're looking for something that's very consistent and this week they're not. Four is God awful. Ten is not much better where it was. That hole is in dirt. It's literally dirt. There's no grass around that hole.
Referring to the limited or no access to some holes for fans, Horschel added: "It blows my mind that they would build a golf course and not think about the fans. The fans got robbed this week."
And Horschel said that a caddie was asked if there was any grass on the fourth green and replied: "Yeah, two blades, and they're not even close to each other."
It is understood they had been in a garden in Blaenavon, Torfaen, for nearly three days.
The tarantulas were reported to the RSPCA and they have now been collected.
The animal protection charity is appealing for information and said the spiders needed a fairly stable warm temperature and water to survive.
Pitch protection covers had been in place and hot-air blowers used, but following an inspection by referee Kevin Johnson at 09:00 GMT the decision was taken to call the game off.
"We're absolutely devastated to lose our first game since 2014," Crawley operations director Kelly Derham said.
"The pitch is well grassed but the frost has got into the ground."
Thomas has been a regular at the six-stage race based around Adelaide and has been supporting Richie Porte over recent seasons.
But with Australian Porte no longer with Team Sky, this could be an early chance for Thomas to lead the team.
Rowe will be riding for a second time in preparation for the Classics season.
Sergio Henao, Pete Kennaugh, Salvatore Puccio, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard and Ben Swift will complete Team Sky's lineup.
De Villota, 32, lost her right eye after extensive surgery following a crash in testing for Marussia at the Cambridgeshire track.
She was in a critical condition but is now described as serious but stable.
She has undergone successful surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
A statement issued by the Marussia Technical Centre, in Banbury, said: "Since the operation today (Friday), Maria's condition in relation to the head trauma she received has further improved, to the extent that she is now 'serious but stable'.
"Whilst Maria remains acutely ill, this confirms that she has been responding well to the treatment she has received since her accident."
Ms De Villota was hurt when the MR-01 race car she was driving hit a support truck.
She had been driving at up to 200mph but the car was travelling considerably slower at the time of the crash.
It was the first time the Spaniard had driven the car for the Oxfordshire-based Marussia team.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Isabel De Villota, Maria's sister, said earlier: "We, the family, are supporting each other here at Maria's side and we take great comfort from the remarkable medical care she has been receiving.
"We remain positive and this is due, in no small part, to the overwhelming expression of love for Maria from every corner of the world."
Messages of support for De Villota have come in from the motor racing world, including Ferrari driver and fellow Spaniard Fernando Alonso and top British racers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton.
Inspectors from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited the test track on Wednesday.
"The president signed a gazette notification dissolving parliament with effect from midnight today," government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said.
The general election was not scheduled for another 10 months.
Mr Sirisena defeated incumbent Mahinda Rajapaksa in presidential elections held in January.
The president's decision to dissolve parliament came shortly after a spokesman for the United National Party (UNP) said it had formally requested him to do so.
The UNP was the main party behind Mr Sirisena's presidential bid and its leader, Ranil Wickremesingha, is the country's prime minister.
Sri Lankan law dictates that elections be held between 52 and 66 days after the dissolution.
Government sources told the BBC that the election will be held on 17 August.
Sri Lankan election Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya is scheduled to hold a news conference on Saturday where he will announce the dates.
The dissolution of parliament ends the term of the coalition government that was appointed for a 100-day period after the presidential election result. However, it exceeded that time limit as it sought to implement key constitutional reforms.
Former President Rajapaksa is expected to use the elections to stage a political comeback. He has previously announced that he intends to be the new prime minister.
Footage posted on social media showed flames spreading up the Torch Tower, and burning debris falling down.
The authorities later said that civil defence workers "successfully evacuated" the building and the blaze was brought under control.
It is not clear what caused the fire in one of the world's tallest buildings.
"No injuries have been reported so far in the Torch Tower fire incident," the government of Dubai's media office tweeted.
It added that "cooling operations were under way".
The Torch Tower was damaged by an earlier blaze in 2015.
Those sentenced include ex-presidents of Bolivia and Peru, and a former foreign minister from Uruguay.
All had cooperated in Operation Condor, run by military governments at the time to fight left-wing dissidents.
Another 19 men were absolved in the trial, that lasted two years.
Several of those sentenced are already serving jail time at home and none appeared in court.
They include former Bolivian President Luis Garcia Meza Tejada who is now 87 and serving a 30-year prison sentence in La Paz, as well as former Peruvian President, Francisco Morales Bermudez, who is now 95.
Mr Garcia Meza's lawyer has said he will appeal.
One of the Italian prosecutors, Tiziana Cugini, told the Reuters news agency the trial had thrown a clear light on Operation Condor, which he called a "criminal conspiracy".
"It's very significant, especially given that heads of state from the time were convicted."
The Vice-President of Uruguay, Raul Sendic said he was disappointed by the sentence but would respect it.
"The Uruguayan government is feeling tranquil because we did everything that had to be done to present proof and witnesses and support the families of the victims."
The trial involved hundreds of witnesses. Martin Almada, a Paraguayan who had given evidence said the outcome was "lamentable and incomprehensible".
According to Italian law, the conviction can be appealed against twice before the ruling becomes definitive and the sentences are served.
Should the sentences become definitive, Italy can ask for extradition but, considering the age of the accused, it is more likely that they would serve sentences at home.
Operation Condor was set up in 1975 in Santiago, the capital of Chile in a meeting chaired by the head of the Chilean chief of intelligence services, Manuel Contreras.
Key member countries of Operation Condor were Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, and Bolivia, with Peru and Ecuador occasionally participating.
Thousands of people were kidnapped, tortured, forcibly disappeared and murdered with people often snatched off the streets or taken from their homes.
Operations crossed international borders with governments helping each other as their security forces chased dissidents, leftists, union and peasant leaders, nuns and priests, intellectuals and students.
Michael Cockerell told reporters about the plan at a press screening of his new series Inside the Commons.
"I'm not fingering anyone by name," Mr Cockerell said, when asked who was involved in the plot.
But he did say they were "right wing Tories... what Downing Street know as the berserkers, the naughty bench".
He declined to name the cameraman who was the subject of the apparent skulduggery.
In the first episode of the four-part series, to be shown on Tuesday, the Conservative MP Bill Wiggin is seen complaining to the Speaker during a session in the Commons about the presence of camera crews in the chamber itself.
Michael Cockerell said Mr Wiggin was not involved in the plot.
"We heard of a plan to knock over the cameraman and cause the House to be suspended, and then they would blame it on us and suggest we shouldn't be there," he said, adding that Parliamentary staff had let them know about the plot and had managed to prevent it from happening.
He said there were "very few" opponents to the documentary, but "in Parliament every day there are cunning plans, it is a place made for plotting and conspiracy".
The documentary was filmed over the course of a year - after six years of attempting to persuade the parliamentary authorities to allow them the access they required.
Atlantic Productions, the producers of the series for the BBC, gathered 600 hours of raw material for the four hours that will be broadcast throughout February.
The first episode is broadcast on Tuesday on BBC Two at 21:00 GMT.
Mr Ward tweeted on Tuesday: "The big question is - if I lived in #Gaza would I fire a rocket? - probably yes."
In a statement subsequently released by the Lib Dems, he said: "My comments were not in support of firing rockets into Israel. If they gave the opposite impression, I apologise."
A Lib Dem spokesman had said the party "utterly condemned" the MP's tweet.
The spokesman later added: "In light of this apology, the party and the whips will decide in due course if further disciplinary action should be taken."
Mr Ward, the MP for Bradford East, was suspended from the Lib Dem parliamentary party in July 2013 and had the whip withdrawn for three months over comments he made about Israel.
He was asked on Wednesday morning by BBC Radio 5live if he stood by his tweet on Tuesday or would apologise for it.
Declining to apologise, he said he condemned violence on both sides of the conflict, but had been seeking to understand the motives of those firing rockets at Israel.
"The question is why would they want to fire missiles when they know that the missiles will result in further Palestinian deaths, to a disproportionate level? Why are they doing it?" he said.
"They are doing it because they are absolutely desperate and politicians in the West are failing them."
He continued: "The people in Gaza cannot escape... I understand the plight of the people firing the rockets."
Referring to his original tweet, the Lib Dem MP later added, in another BBC interview: "What I was saying was, if I was there, if I had been living for year after year after year, hemmed in by air, land and sea by a mighty military force that was brutally killing my people, and the world was not responding, I think I would have to do something."
Asked if he might decide to leave the Lib Dems in protest over the official party line on Gaza, he said: "I am not going to walk away from the Liberal Democrats. They may decide to walk away from me, but I certainly am not going to walk away from them."
His later statement released by the party, containing his apology, also said he supported "the right of Israel to exist and defend itself".
Mr Ward's comments came as the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Israel and the Palestinians to "stop fighting" and "start talking" to end the conflict in Gaza.
More than 600 Palestinians and 30 Israelis have been killed in the past 14 days of fighting, officials say.
The MP for Bradford East commented on the crisis in a series of tweets on Wednesday. In a follow-up message, he wrote: "Ich bin ein #palestinian - the West must make up its mind - which side is it on?"
A Labour spokesman said: "At a time when all sides should be working for a ceasefire and a peaceful settlement, it defies belief that a Liberal Democrat MP should tweet something so vile and irresponsible."
Conservative Party chairman Grant Shapps urged Mr Ward to withdraw the "appalling" comments.
He said: "No MP should tweet what's essentially incitement to violence. Completely irresponsible."
A Lib Dem spokesman said: "Nick Clegg has been at the forefront of calling for peace in Israel and Gaza.
"We utterly condemn David Ward's comments, they are not representative of the Liberal Democrats."
Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Israel to "exercise restraint" in its military operations and to avoid targeting civilians.
But he has also defended its right to self-defence and said the "fastest way" to bring about a ceasefire would be for Hamas militants in Gaza to stop firing rockets into Israel.
Nicky Morgan has announced that legislation will be extended to address failing and "coasting" academies as well as local authority schools.
Mrs Morgan said underperforming academies should be "held to account".
Heads' leader Brian Lightman says underperformance needs to be tackled, regardless of the type of school.
The ATL teachers' union said "the government seems to be finally waking up to the fact that some academies underperform".
Most secondary schools in England are now academies - and in his autumn statement, the chancellor George Osborne spoke of the government's aim to "make local authorities running schools a thing of the past".
While the response to underachieving local authority schools has been to turn them into academies, there have been questions about the action taken when academies are underperforming.
The proposals announced by Mrs Morgan are an amendment to the Education and Adoption Bill, currently before Parliament.
The changes will mean that the new, tougher measures to raise standards in "coasting" schools will apply to all types of school, whether local authority, academy or free school.
The previous form of the proposed legislation did not apply to academies, but Mrs Morgan put forward an amendment to allow "robust action" for all types of school.
"Underperformance is unacceptable wherever it occurs - whether that is in a maintained school or an academy," said the education secretary's written ministerial statement.
She said the Department for Education had already issued 122 warning notices to underperforming academies and free schools and changed the sponsor in 118 cases.
Academies which are underachieving will be "required to demonstrate they can improve significantly, or face the possibility of being moved to another sponsor".
Where Ofsted rates an academy as "inadequate", the school can face "instant intervention", which could mean being rapidly taken over by another sponsor.
Ofsted's annual report last week highlighted that "structural reform can only do so much".
This annual report on education standards, presented by Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw, said that "undoubtedly, academisation injected more vigour and competition into the system".
But it warned that academy status "does not insulate you from decline".
Inspectors found that 99 converter academies had declined from "outstanding" or "good" to a lower rating.
Sir Michael also argued that a simpler system - rather than some schools being academies and some the responsibility of local authorities - would be easier to assess and inspect.
Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ATL teachers' union, said: "Belatedly the government has recognised the nonsense of having a two-tier performance system which treats schools linked to their local authority more harshly than academies."
Brian Lightman, leader of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "If there is cause for concern over the performance of a school then intervention powers should apply regardless of whether it is a maintained school or an academy.
"So, the government's move to extend these powers to the oversight of academies is a logical and consistent step."
But he warned that intervention needed to recognise the underlying problems, such as "very severe recruitment problems".
Labour's shadow education secretary Lucy Powell said: "Just because they have become an academy or are part of a chain doesn't mean that a school will automatically succeed.
"However, this government's focus on academisation at all costs means that other options to tackle school improvement are being ignored including tackling the teacher shortage crisis threatening school standards."
Mrs Morgan said academies were "offering a standard of education never before seen in many communities".
"But it is only right that the small number of academies that are struggling to stretch their pupils are held to account to ensure all pupils fulfil their potential.
"We are committed to ensuring educational excellence everywhere and challenging all schools to raise their standards is a key part of this."
The family of Dafydd Tudur said he gave them "wonderful years of happiness" and his death would leave "a huge gap".
Mr Tudur, 27, was walking on the A487 Y Felinheli bypass when he was hit by a car at 03:20 GMT.
Police appealed for witnesses to the incident, which saw three people travelling in the vehicle taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd with minor injuries.
Mr Tudur was an Aberystwyth University law graduate who worked as a solicitor at Tudur Owen Roberts Glynne and Co in Bangor.
Originally from Rhandir, Morfa Nefyn, he later moved to Y Felinheli.
In a family statement, his father Gareth Tudor Morris Jones said: "This has been a huge shock to us all. There will be a huge gap in our family after Dafydd Tudur, but we also give thanks for twenty seven wonderful years full of happiness that we had with him."
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The footage was made public as part of an appeal to trace a man wanted in connection with a series of burglaries across East Anglia and Kent.
It is believed the cars were being used by the wanted man. Both incidents happened in June.
"I knew Top Gear was a big show," he told co-host Chris Evans on the Radio 2 Breakfast Show. "But, wow, I was on the front page of the New York Times.
"There was so much I couldn't read it all.
"Thanks to Top Gear and the BBC, my day has been ducking paparazzi all day long."
LeBlanc's presenting role was revealed on Thursday.
The 48-year-old, best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani in Friends and more recently, as himself, in BBC Two sitcom Episodes, will be Top Gear's first non-British host in its 39-year history.
"I'm looking forward to smashing up some cars together," the star - speaking from his home in the US - told Evans.
He said he had already been contacted by friends wanting to appear on the re-booted Top Gear, with Formula One driver Romain Grosjean and "crazy, competitive lunatic" Episodes co-star Stephen Mangan keen to sign up.
It follows a Twitter post on Thursday, in which LeBlanc - who holds the record for the fastest ever celebrity lap in the show's "star in a reasonably priced car" segment - invited Mangan on to the show "to beat my time".
"Sure. How hard can it be?" responded Mangan, adding: "The clutch is the one in the middle, yeah?"
LeBlanc - who begins filming the fifth season of BBC show Episodes in April - is expected to join the production team immediately, telling Evans he already had someone house-hunting in the UK on his behalf.
Meanwhile, Evans appeared to reveal one of the new series' filming locations when, quizzing LeBlanc on his passport status, he said: "I also need to get you a visa for South Africa."
"I have a question for you," parried LeBlanc, "do I get the frequent flyer miles?"
The BBC Two show is set to return to TV screens in May this year, with additional presenters expected to be confirmed shortly.
Evans was named as Top Gear's new host last year after the BBC opted not to renew Jeremy Clarkson's contract in the wake of his much-publicised "fracas" with a Top Gear producer.
Likening their new partnership to "Joey and Chandler", LeBlanc told Evans: "I'm so honoured and thrilled. I can't wait to get going.
"I think we're going to have a great time and I couldn't think of a better guy to do it with. You and I are going to have a lot of fun."
LeBlanc's appointment came as a huge surprise to fans and media alike, with even the bookmakers backfooted.
Broadcaster Piers Morgan called it "a brilliant choice" but former '90s Top Gear presenter Steve Berry said it was "an odd choice".
"When Jeremy Clarkson gives you an opinion you can respect it," he told BBC News. "When an actor says that line, does it have that authority?"
Clarkson, who subsequently signed up with streaming service Amazon Prime to present a new motoring show with former Top Gear co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, has yet to comment on LeBlanc's presenting role.
On a site, which we're choosing not to name, 18 pictures were posted under the title "Daisy Lowe Leaked Nude".
They appear to show the pair posing in the mirror of a hotel bathroom.
Smith, who quit his role of the timelord last year, dated the former model for several years before they split in 2013.
This would suggest the photos are more than a year old.
It's thought he's the second male celebrity to be targeted in a recent wave of photo hacks.
Nude pictures of reality TV star Nick Hogan, the son of US wrestler Hulk Hogan, were also reportedly leaked this week, while on Monday it was claimed a fourth batch of naked celebrity photos were released.
It's not clear where the latest pictures came from and neither star has reacted yet.
Previous victims are thought to include Rihanna, Kate Upton, Selena Gomez and Kim Kardashian.
This week, Jennifer Lawrence said the people who leaked pictures of her and more than 100 others online were guilty of a "sex crime".
Dozens of private pictures of the Hunger Games actress were released in the first leak in September.
Speaking to Vanity Fair, the 24-year-old said: "It is not a scandal. It is a sex crime. It is a sexual violation. It's disgusting".
Google removed "tens of thousands" of nude pictures last week which had been stolen from celebrities, after Hollywood lawyer Marty Singer threatened to sue the tech company for "violating privacy".
It's thought photos were initially taken from stars' iCloud accounts , before they were shared on websites Reddit and 4chan.
Apple has denied any form of security breach, suggesting weak user names, passwords and security questions were to blame.
"Fappening" has become the term for when a hacker accesses nude photos of celebrities and leaks them in exchange for Bitcoins.
The term is a mixture of two words, "the happening", as in what's going on, and "fapping", a slang for a sexual act.
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With more than 11,000 songs to her name in over 20 Indian languages since the 1940s, she is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's most prolific recording artist.
She was also the muse for British band Cornershop, who paid tribute to her with their hit 1997 single Brimful of Asha.
Now 82, the singer, songwriter, actress and great-grandmother is just as passionate about food as singing, and has opened her 10th Indian restaurant. The Manchester establishment features signature dishes inspired by her childhood.
Yes I still get nervous from time to time. All artists do and I think being nervous is a good thing when you're about to perform. It helps with the performance. But once I get into the song, the nerves disappear.
I always enjoyed singing and working with the late Kishore Kumar. He was a legendary playback singer, an actor and a producer/director. It was always both a challenge and a positive experience working with Kishore - I knew that if I was singing with Kishore Kumar then the recording was going to be something special.
Yes, Madhubala was a beautiful person, both in her looks and personality and I was really fond of her. But I enjoyed working with all the leading ladies really.
I'm not keen on films which depict a lot of violence. I prefer films and dramas based on families and relationships - films which focus on love and harmony. They're the films which have the best songs too - a song for the mum, a song for the son etc… I can't pick one single film out. I've seen and worked on so many - how can I choose one single film? It's too difficult!
No - I'm not too keen on acting. With singing you get lost in the music - I go into another world when I'm singing. But with acting the directors are always stopping to adjust the lighting for example. It spoils the flow - so no I don't have any regrets.
I've heard it many times and I like it. I'm flattened and amazed how people who don't even know me have featured me in a song - and people who didn't know of me before, now know of me through this song.
I enjoy listening to many genres of music from light classical to western such as Shirley Bassey, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and The Beatles.
Barbara Streisand - I'd love to sing with her.
Lata has a very different singing style to me - we are very different in other ways too. For example, she likes to have long hair and I like mine short. But we're very close - we have never competed with each other. There's a lot of love between us and I thoroughly enjoy singing with her.
I've had fish and chips a number of times, but I always think it's lacking a bit of spice. The dish could do with a bit of chilli. I'd enjoy it more with a bit of chilli!
Yes, definitely - because if you can sing well then you need to eat well, and if you eat well then you usually enjoy cooking. Cooking comes from the heart - it should be made with love, for others to enjoy, just like singing.
I sing from the heart, with love for others to enjoy. I love cooking as much as I love singing - that's why I have my signature dishes at my restaurant.
Jayne Ludlow's side fell behind to Lee Sima Falkon's goal after 25 minutes in Ramat Gan before Manchester City striker Natasha Harding scored two second-half goals to put Wales ahead.
But they were denied their second win of the campaign by Shelina's late goal.
Third-placed Wales are now five points behind Group eight leaders Austria.
Wales, playing their 150th competitive match, had 12 efforts on goal during the game.
They had earned their first win of the campaign on Thursday, beating Kazakhstan 4-0 to move above Israel in the group.
Ludlow's side, who next face Kazakhstan away on 12 April, remain two points above fourth-placed Israel, who have a game in hand.
Only the eventual group winners are guaranteed automatic qualification to the tournament in the Netherlands.
Israel: Shamir, Ravitz, Bar Oz, Sofer, Shelina, Tvill (Sendel 66), Falkon, Fridman, Sade (c) (David 47), Barqui, Shahaf (Nakav 86).
Subs not used: Kadori, Efraim, Avital, Metkalov.
Wales: Evans, Ingle (c), Roberts (Estcourt 83), James, Fletcher, Harding, Fishlock, Rowe, Walkley (Bleazard 46), Ritchie (Jones 46), Ward.
Subs not used: Price, Green, Lawrence, Hinchcliffe.
Referee: Marta Fria Acedo (ESP)
Coastguards received a Mayday broadcast from a dive vessel about 40 miles south of Plymouth shortly after 14:00 BST, reporting that one of their divers needed urgent assistance.
A search and rescue helicopter based at Newquay winched the diver from the sea and flew him to the Diving Diseases Research Centre for treatment.
His condition is not known.
Hyperbaric medicine is used to treat divers with decompression illness - commonly known as "the bends" - where gas bubbles form in tissues or the blood during a rapid ascent.
Ray Woodhall, 54, said he suffered so many cardiac arrests a nurse apologised for having to beat his chest so much.
He said another nurse told him the most resuscitations she had seen for a patient in arrest was seven.
Mr Woodhall, from Wednesbury, West Midlands, estimates he needs six months to fully recover from his ordeal.
"My last arrest was the most frightening," said the father-of-three who was treated at Worcestershire Royal Hospital which confirmed it activated an out-of-hours team of six specialist staff to address "multiple cardiac arrests".
Mr Woodhall said his partner was holding his hand when "the alarm went off and I saw the crash team running in" and "she watched me die in front of her".
"Dying," he said, was "like falling asleep", which is what he thought kept happening until medical staff told him "you went".
He was first taken ill in the last match when he complained of "soreness" in his chest.
He initially refused an ambulance before agreeing when his discomfort persisted.
Paramedics told him he was having a heart attack and it was at hospital that the "arrests started".
Mr Woodhall said there was an operation to fit him with two stents and by about 21:00 GMT on the day he became ill, his family left his bedside before being called back amid concerns he would not survive the night.
Most of the cardiac arrests, he said, came between 21:00 GMT and 03:00 GMT the following morning.
Mr Woodhall, a distributor for a soft drinks manufacturer, praised an "amazing" nurse who told him "the most resuscitations I've ever done was seven".
His ordeal happened in December 2016. He says he is sharing his story to "give credit" to the hospital to which he has returned to see those who saved his life.
Russian side Rostov won 5-2 on aggregate to reach the group stage for the first time in their history.
It is the second season in a row that Ajax have failed to reach the group stage - they were knocked out by Rapid Vienna a year ago.
Borussia Monchengladbach beat Young Boys Bern 6-1 for a 9-2 aggregate win.
Thorgan Hazard, brother of Chelsea forward Eden, and Raffael both scored hat-tricks for the German side against the Swiss team.
Denmark's FC Copenhagen also progressed as a 1-1 draw at APOEL Nicosia of Cyprus secured a 2-1 win on aggregate, while Croat side Dinamo Zagreb won 2-1 at Austria's Red Bull Salzburg for a 3-2 aggregate win.
The draw for the group stage of the Champions League takes place on Thursday at 17:00 BST.
Match ends, FC Rostov 4, Ajax 1.
Second Half ends, FC Rostov 4, Ajax 1.
Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Ajax).
Aleksandr Bukharov (FC Rostov) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
Saeid Ezatolahi (FC Rostov) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, FC Rostov. Moussa Doumbia replaces Dmitriy Poloz.
Nick Viergever (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Nick Viergever (Ajax).
Timofei Kalachev (FC Rostov) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! FC Rostov 4, Ajax 1. Davy Klaassen (Ajax) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Fyodor Kudryashov (FC Rostov) is shown the red card.
Penalty Ajax. Kasper Dolberg draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Fyodor Kudryashov (FC Rostov) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traore (Ajax) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
Ivan Novoseltsev (FC Rostov) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, FC Rostov. Saeid Ezatolahi replaces Aleksandr Erokhin.
Substitution, Ajax. Mateo Cassierra replaces Amin Younes.
Attempt missed. Bertrand Traore (Ajax) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amin Younes.
Attempt missed. Kenny Tete (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lasse Schöne.
Substitution, FC Rostov. Aleksandr Bukharov replaces Sardar Azmoun.
Corner, Ajax. Conceded by Soslan Dzhanaev.
Attempt saved. Lasse Schöne (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Davy Klaassen.
Attempt saved. Aleksandru Gatcan (FC Rostov) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timofei Kalachev with a cross.
Attempt missed. Lasse Schöne (Ajax) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Ajax).
Aleksandru Gatcan (FC Rostov) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Amin Younes (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ivan Novoseltsev (FC Rostov).
Goal! FC Rostov 4, Ajax 0. Dmitriy Poloz (FC Rostov) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Erokhin with a through ball following a fast break.
Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by César Navas (FC Rostov).
Joël Veltman (Ajax) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sardar Azmoun (FC Rostov).
Foul by Nick Viergever (Ajax).
Dmitriy Poloz (FC Rostov) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! FC Rostov 3, Ajax 0. Christian Noboa (FC Rostov) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Novoseltsev following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Ivan Novoseltsev (FC Rostov) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Erokhin (FC Rostov) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
At least five people are confirmed dead and hundreds are still missing after the Eastern Star capsized late on 1 June en route to Chongqing, in one of China's worst transport disasters in recent memory. The vessel was carrying 458 people.
The vast majority of passengers are retirees from Jiangsu province - where the ship's starting point Nanjing is located - as well as Shanghai.
Many had booked a package tour with Xiehe Travel. On Tuesday, anxious relatives gathered at the company's office in Shanghai which was shut.
One young man was seen sobbing as he crouched by the door, saying: "Mum and Dad I was wrong, I shouldn't have let you go off on your holiday."
Others have spoken to reporters demanding answers.
"I only found out about this on the news while I was at work... I cried all the way here and here I can't find anyone, the door is locked," said 35-year-old Wang Sheng, who said his parents were on board.
"Why did the captain leave the ship while the passengers were still missing?" another woman named Huang Yan asked reporters.
The captain and the chief engineer were among the first to be rescued.
In Nanjing, local officials set up a contact centre in a hotel for relatives to register their details and wait for news.
With authorities publicly identifying only a few of those rescued, some relatives have resorted to putting out appeals for information on social media describing their loved ones and listing their national identification numbers.
For at least one family there was some good news.
Brothers Cao Feng and Cao Cen in Nanjing burst into tears of relief when they recognised their 65-year-old mother Zhu Hongmei in news pictures of her rescue.
The Cao brothers told reporters that their father, who was also on the ship, is still missing, and that they were rushing to the site of the sinking in Jianli county.
Others, however, are still waiting.
One is the husband of 60-year-old Zhang Lifen, who had gone on the cruise with 22 of their neighbours.
He told Southern Metropolis Daily that she had rung him around 9pm on Monday and told him: "It's quite stormy and rainy here."
The boat reportedly sank around 9.30pm.
Liu Xianlu, the son of the ship's missing first mate, told Changjiang Daily that his father had spent his whole career on the Yangtze river.
"His grandson just turned one, our whole family hopes Papa gets home safely!" he said.
Another relative, identified in the media as Little W, had been exchanging texts with her father who was on the cruise.
One of his last messages read: "Hi pretty, are you awake?... I'm doing very well, eating lots of healthy food, and everything else's good." Calls to his phone on Tuesday morning did not get through.
But at least two people had a lucky escape.
Nanjing geology expert Yin Jiaheng told reporters that he was supposed to go on the cruise with an old classmate, but dropped out at the last minute because he fell sick.
He rang his old classmate the minute he heard the news on Tuesday morning, praying that his friend had not gone ahead without him. He had not.
The incident happened after pupils had left Stromness Academy on Wednesday afternoon.
Orkney Island Council said a technical inspection began immediately, with contractors on site to assess and secure the damaged area.
It is hoped that the school could reopen to pupils on Friday.
Romain, 25, has scored 20 league goals this season for the Sussex club, who have agreed to sell him for an undisclosed fee.
A former Brighton and Millwall trainee, he made his name in non-League football with Three Bridges and Lewes, before joining Eastbourne in July 2015.
Romain will be available for Dagenham's away trip to Barrow on Saturday.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
CAD CAM Automotive (CCA) in Coventry said there would be a £300m investment over five years by itself and Nanjing-based China Red Sun Group, which has taken an undisclosed stake in the firm.
It added it hoped the new site would be in the Coventry area.
The firm supplies car parts to companies including Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin and Lotus.
Read updates on this story and more from Coventry.
The company, which employs 200 people at Holbrook Lane, said it was "in the process of identifying a development site".
It said £50m in total would be spent by the two firms on the new base.
China Red Sun Group employs more than 7,000 people and has a turnover of over £2bn, a CAD CAM Automotive said spokesman said.
Morris and the followers of the Arts and Crafts movement, which spanned Britain, the United States and Japan in the late 19th century, argued that mass manufactured products devalued labour and led to cheap and ugly surroundings.
It's not too big a stretch to argue that the 21st century version of that argument is "buy good things from real people" - the motto of online crafts marketplace Etsy.
Founded a decade ago in Brooklyn, New York - the epicentre of the do-it-yourself (DIY) movement - Etsy is billed as the "artisanal" eBay, a place where crafters can sell their wares to like-minded buyers.
The site has capitalised on a generational shift, where younger consumers value knowing where and how their purchases are made - and are willing to spend more for that knowledge.
Now, according to a filing with US regulators, there are nearly 1.4 million Etsians - as Etsy sellers are known - who together sold a combined $1.9bn (£1.3bn) worth of knit caps, tables, and other handmade and antique goods to almost 20 million buyers globally.
But as the company prepares to make its stock market debut later this week, with an estimated value of $1bn, the question is whether its DIY spirit can survive the pressures of shareholders that are often ruthless in their demand for growth and profits.
In 2012, Etsy chief executive Chad Dickerson wrote in a blog post that the company had sought a "B corporation" certification. That is a private label granted to firms that audit their business, grading their efforts on such criteria as workplace diversity to sustainability.
"We believe that business has a higher social purpose beyond simply profit," he wrote.
While the certification was lauded at the time by Etsy's sellers and buyers, the company's commitment to putting ethics about profit is now about to be tested in the marketplace.
News of the company's decision to list on the Nasdaq met with a mixed reaction from Etsy sellers, who posted hundreds of notes in forums on the site.
"[I] went thru this with eBay. It will now be all about the shareholders and how much money they can make for them and no one else," wrote one seller of vintage jewellery.
Many users said they viewed the decision to go public as part of a larger trend away from the company's small DIY ethos - particularly after Etsy decided to amend its rules to allow sellers to let outside manufacturers make their goods.
But Lisa Yen, who runs the Etsy shop Moss+Twig from her one-bedroom apartment in Flatbush, Brooklyn, where she makes terrariums filled with moss and whimsical accoutrements such as coral and figurines that cost between $26 and $75, says she is optimistic.
"I think actually once they start offering shares the company will start growing [and] it will just expand the programmes they can offer their sellers," says Ms Yen, who has benefitted from Etsy programmes that link sellers with large retailers such as Nordstrom.
"There's still a lot of people who don't know what Etsy is, so it's going to get a lot of traction and I can only see good coming out of this."
While there is nothing illegal in prioritising social good over profits, according to Brooklyn Law School professor Dana Brakman Reiser, the problem for Etsy is that there are very few other firms who have signed on to the B corporation platform that have also attempted to appeal to outside investors.
"Etsy is going to have to be persuasive to a much larger and more diverse group of shareholders now," says Prof Brakman Reiser.
"Many people think is going to scare investors off, who think 'why would I invest in a company that's going to trade my profits for social good? I'll just get the profits and buy my own social good by making a donation?'."
The challenge for Etsy will be to maintain a high enough share price and a sufficiently diverse investor base who will see value in the company's more expensive decisions.
If it fails to do so, the company could become a target for a takeover by a larger rival such as eBay.
Created in 2006 by the non-profit B Labs, a B Corporation (or B Corp) is one that has audited itself to evaluate its performance on a series of metrics including the company's commitment to sustainability and diversity.
If the firm gets a score above 80 (out of a possible 200) it can call itself a B Corp and advertise its commitment to social good.
The label is like those given to organic or Fairtrade food - a private certification "intended to demonstrate that this is a company that is using its business to also achieve some kind of social good", according to Prof Brakman Reiser.
B Corps are different, although related, to Benefit Corporations, which are legal entities. Some, but not all, US states allow companies to register as Benefit Corporations, which is a legal category different than that of a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC), for instance.
Etsy, which is registered in the US state of Delaware, is technically supposed to register as a Benefit Corporation as part of its adherence to the B Corp programme, which it has not yet done.
That is why Prof Brakman Reiser and others have said that Etsy is making a canny move in prioritising its sellers - and other smaller investors - in its public share sale.
Unlike the public stock offerings of other technology companies such as Facebook or Twitter, in which smaller investors were largely excluded from buying shares ahead of the listing, Etsy has specifically advertised its offering to the sellers on its site.
The company has set aside 5% of its shares to allow smaller investors to purchase between $100 and $2,500 worth of Etsy stock.
Kenneth Manger, who runs a new Etsy store, printswonderful, is one of the hopeful buyers.
"I was surprised when I clicked on the little IPO thing that they had on the website that they actually would make shares available to small investors," he says.
He says that while he cannot claim to be an Etsy expert, he appreciates the company's commitment to creativity. That is why he is willing to take a risk investing in a company that is yet to turn a profit.
If Etsy is successful - and success, in this instance, will be more than just whether shares in the firm "pop", or rise significantly in their first day of trading, which is expected to be Thursday - it could serve as a model for other like-minded firms.
"If Etsy demonstrates continued growth stable or rising share price and a lot of liquidity for investors, that's proof of concept that this kind of company can get funding on the public markets," says Prof Brakman Reiser.
Margaret James, 64, of Porthoustock, was convicted in 2006 of conspiring to kill Peter Solheim, 56.
He disappeared in June 2004 and his mutilated body was later found floating five miles off the Lizard.
Her appeal against conviction was rejected by three Court of Appeal judges.
No-one has been convicted of murdering parish councillor and Druid community member Mr Solheim.
The father of two had been drugged and mutilated with a machete or axe before he died from drowning.
The court heard that James met Mr Solheim in September 1995 through a dating column and they started a relationship.
But he also continued a 20-year relationship with another woman.
Prosecutors said James feared that Mr Solheim was about to leave her.
Evidence was put forward by a witness at the trial of her having spoken about finding a tasteless poison with which to lace his food and kill him.
In the appeal hearing in London, her legal team argued that the evidence was "hearsay" and should never have gone before the jury.
It was also argued that further information, not seen by lawyers for James, might now be available which could help her in an appeal against the conviction.
Rejecting the arguments, the judges said when put alongside the other evidence in the case the grounds of appeal did not make the conviction unsafe.
Islwyn MP Chris Evans told BBC Wales' Sunday Politics Wales he feared strikes would create more refugees.
MPs backed UK military action by 397 votes to 223 on Wednesday.
All of Wales' 11 Conservative MPs supported the air strikes. Leader Andrew RT Davies said they were necessary for national security.
Stephen Doughty, the Labour MP for Cardiff South and Penarth, backed the action but his constituency assembly colleague Vaughan Gething said he was undecided.
Mr Gething said: "I don't think anyone with hand on heart can say we are absolutely guaranteed we are safer for action or that we can guarantee that we are safer than if we don't take action given that we are already a target."
30 September 2016 Last updated at 22:45 BST
The BBC News website asked the independent Money Advice Service to deliver a calendar of month-by-month tips for those trying to keep their personal finances in order.
Kat Hodgkinson, from the service, says that people should review their spending as the nights draw in.
Video Journalist: Kevin Peachey
More than 6,000 people, including one Briton, have been killed in the worst earthquake to hit the country in 80 years.
The CH47 Chinooks will follow one that arrived in Nepal from RAF Brize Norton on Friday.
The helicopters are in addition to the £2.5m donated by the UK to the UN's Humanitarian Air Service.
The CH47 Chinook aircraft and their crew, from 27 Squadron at RAF Odiham in Hampshire, are transported to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire where they are then dispatched to Nepal in an Antonov freighter aircraft.
The second Chinook has left and a third is being packed up to be sent later.
RAF Odiham commanding officer, Group Captain Richard Maddison, said: "The Chinook is a very high performance helicopter with a large cabin, which means we can carry a lot of people and a lot of aid.
"We are extremely suited to high altitude and to high temperatures we find in Nepal, and we can get to positions you simply can't get to by road."
Nepal has called for more foreign help, particularly aircraft, as survivors grow desperate for humanitarian aid.
The Foreign Office confirmed that British dual national Hemchandra Rai, 42, was killed in the disaster.
The married father of three lived in Hong Kong.
Reports of another British victim killed at Mount Everest base camp are still being investigated.
At least 14,000 people have been injured.
Writing for the BBC News website, Dr John Moore-Gillon of the British Lung Foundation says this would aid research - and cut future insurance payouts.
Symptoms of mesothelioma take decades to develop after exposure to asbestos fibres, but it can then kill quickly.
An insurance industry spokesman said discussions were set to take place shortly with the BLF on the issue.
Mesothelioma is most prevalent among those who worked in industries with heavy exposure to asbestos up to the 1980s, including construction, shipbuilding, engineering and power generation.
About 2,000 people are diagnosed each year, and the numbers are set to increase over the next 30 years, with an estimated death toll of between 56,000 and 63,000, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
The Mesothelioma Bill, passed by parliament last month, will enable many thousands of people with mesothelioma, or their families, to apply for payouts from a £380m pot funded by the insurance industry over the next decade.
But the BLF says that, as more cases emerge, the final cost could be up to £11bn.
And it argues the real need is for research to alleviate the suffering of patients.
Dr Moore-Gillon wrote: "If, each year, insurers invested in mesothelioma research just a tiny fraction of the amount they will end up paying out in compensation - for example, just 0.05% of that £11bn - it would absolutely transform mesothelioma research."
Labour is backing the proposal.
Kate Green MP, shadow work and pensions minister, said it was "shameful" that research into mesothelioma was not better funded.
She added: "That the insurance industry should help fund this research is widely accepted - it's what researchers want, it's what patients and their families want, and even insurers are supportive.
"A Labour government would take every possible step to ensure the sustainable funding that's needed from the industry is secured."
A spokesman for the Association of British Insurers said: "The insurance industry is committed to helping people with mesothelioma and their families receive compensation as quickly as possible.
"This is why we worked with the government on a scheme, funded by insurers, that will now ensure that mesothelioma claimants who have been unable to trace an employer or relevant insurer to claim against will now be able to claim compensation."
He added: "A number of insurers have contributed £3m to the British Lung Foundation which facilitated the establishment of a mesothelioma tissue bank and the ABI will soon be meeting with the BLF to discuss the issue of mesothelioma research further." | The firm of architects which helped to design the Corby Cube has withdrawn its threat of legal action against the borough council.
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Orange likenesses of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are being lovingly produced and shared with glee on social media.
The small but growing craft community has invented the term "Trumpkin" to describe their vegetable homages to the Republican nominee. No such snappy term has yet been coined for pumpkins depicting his rival.
Kelsey Kruzel, from Chicago, made a carving of Mrs Clinton, and her friend produced a Trumpkin to go alongside it.
"When my friends and I carve pumpkins, we try and make them fun and relevant," she told the BBC. "With all the madness surrounding the election, we wanted to add a little humour to the mix. And Trumpkin just has a certain ring to it."
Brenda Stemwell, a Trump supporter, tweeted a Trumpkin painted by her brother Charles Adams. "Every year is different TRUMP 2016," she wrote.
Mazel Tuff shared her Trumpkin on Instagram. When asked why she decided to make one she replied it was the "scariest thing I could think of."
Hugh McMahon has been carving pumpkins for 40 years. He always carves a pumpkin of each presidential candidate come election time:
"I did McCain and Obama eight years ago and the images of those were shown all over the world." Mr McMahon told the BBC.
"I did Trump many years ago for Madison Square Gardens and Hillary when she was First Lady. In fact my pumpkin carving of Bill Clinton was brought to the White House."
Mr McMahon says he has carved "five or six" of Mr Trump since he first stood for nomination, and when asked which candidate he preferred to carve, he admitted: "I think Trump as he is already orange, making him the better subject to carve".
By Patrick Evans, BBC social news and user-generated content hub
Scottish Rugby says the decision was taken to limit the capacity due to a shortage of available safety staff.
The match was switched from Scotstoun due to a waterlogged pitch.
Scottish Rugby said: "The option to sell significantly more tickets for this match has not been possible due to safety and security reasons."
Murrayfield has a capacity of 67,800, but Scottish Rugby insists it was not possible to make more tickets available.
"The safety and well-being of all supporters is paramount and, given the late venue change and the time of year, it was simply not possible to get the appropriate external support staff in place to ensure the well-being of a larger crowd," a statement on the Scottish Rugby website added.
Edinburgh hold a 23-11 lead from the first-leg, which was also held at Murrayfield, with both games doubling as Pro12 fixtures.
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Australian-born Frizell, 25, is Welsh qualified via his father and has won five caps.
He can continue to represent Wales as they are a tier two nation and Australia are tier one.
"I'd love to play for Australia for as long as I can but if I wasn't playing for them I'd be playing for Wales," he said.
The second row described his debut for Australia against New Zealand in October as a "dream come true" but says he would be happy to play for Wales again in the future.
"Being part of the Wales squad was awesome for my experience," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"It was a stepping stone for myself and a massive part of my development.
In the summer Frizell became the first Wales international to play in Australia's State of Origin competition, regarded as the highest level of rugby league in the world.
He also extended his contract with the St George Illawarra Dragons until 2020.
Next year the Rugby League World Cup will feature both Australia and Wales, who secured their place with victory over Italy.
But it could be the autumn before Frizell knows whether he will be a part of either squad.
"I guess it is kind of weird," he said. "I want to be playing for Australia but if things don't work out I'd love to play for Wales.
"Whatever jersey I put on I'll do the best I can for the team."
Wales Rugby League said it was "saddened" to see Frizell play for Australia but supported his decision.
"Tyson was a strong player in the WRL camp and brought a lot of power, pace and passion when pulling on the red shirt of Wales," a spokesman said.
"We are saddened to see him play for Australia but by Tyson leaving [head coach] John Kear has been able to develop another young Welsh player in his place."
Australia play England in their final Four Nations pool match on Sunday, needing to win to stand any chance of reaching the final.
You wanted to know why there were so many elephants around Coventry.
You asked if a hill fort in Shropshire had ever been excavated and if the University of Birmingham had once used its coal mines as bomb shelters.
We were asked about the fate of two hospitals in Staffordshire. Here's how we answered your questions.
All around the city symbols of elephants can be spotted on crests, windows and pillars.
Coventry's sports centre is even known as The Elephant due to its colour and shape.
Midlands Today reporter Joan Cummins explored some of the city's elephants with local historian Pete Walters.
A project called Walking with Elephants is planned as part of Coventry's bid for City of Culture 2021.
Historic England says the site, which it calls Pan Castle, is believed to be all that remains of a motte and bailey castle. It has been given Scheduled Ancient Monument status by the government because it is a well preserved example of one of these earthworks, introduced to Britain by the Normans.
The only known excavation of the site was carried out by soldiers in 1916 and Shropshire Council's historic environment manager, Andy Wigley, believes they were troops stationed at the large Prees Heath camp.
The dig uncovered the remains of a bridge, but Historic England believes that "extensive buried remains of structures" probably still survive under the ground, along with "artefacts and organic remains".
Well, earlier this year, health bosses closed two wards containing 47 beds at Cheadle Community Hospital, saying they hoped it would enable more patients to recover at home.
The North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) says neither Cheadle Community or Leek Moorlands hospitals themselves are due to close.
At the Leek site, the CCG says there is currently work under way to seek people's views about the number of beds - adding that no closure decision would be taken "without full public consultation".
We got in touch with Luke Harrison at the university to do some digging.
He said: "I know there is certainly discussion about provision of air raid shelters, including references in the wonderful diaries of Sir Raymond Priestley, Vice Chancellor and in the minutes of the Finance and General Purposes committee.
"I haven't found any references to the mines being used in the catalogue listings we have so far and I would have expected to see this noted as a point of interest.
"There are about a mile of phoney coalmine snakes beneath campus. It was built in 1905 to give mining students experience of working underground."
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In 2009, she already had a daughter, now seven years old, and was not ready for another child.
Both of her pregnancies were unplanned, but the second time around, she said knew abortion was the right thing for her to do.
It would not have been so smooth for her to obtain an abortion today.
If the one remaining clinic in the Rio Grande Valley, currently at risk of closure, shuts down, many women living in the area won't be able to obtain abortions.
This week's case at the Supreme Court focused on a part of the Texas law, HB2, that has yet to go into effect, requiring abortion clinics in Texas to have hospital-grade facilities - a very costly upgrade.
The case also focuses on a mandate within the law already gone into effect that requires doctors to have the ability to admit patients to hospitals within 30 miles (50km) of their clinic.
Opponents to the law say it would leave just 10 abortion clinics in America's largest state. The law's proponents argue it is necessary to protect women's health.
Restrictions cause many women to resort to self-induction of abortion, which is illegal, Ms Peña pointed out.
Women on both sides of the debate expressed their views outside the court.
The crowd gathered at the Supreme Court steps on a sunny, windy March day appeared to be largely pro-choice, but there were pro-life supporters as well. Some came with friends or family members and some held explicit signs depicting aborted foetuses that said Hillary Clinton supports abortion.
Jean Morrow, 27, who's from Virginia, said she believes public opinion is turning against support for abortion.
"I believe in the dignity and value of all human life, from womb to tomb," she said. "It's a huge issue that speaks right to that. We will see what the court decides."
She said more and more young women are participating in pro-life events like the March for Life every year.
"I understand there are a lot of people who are pro-choice, but I believe the tide is turning to a pro-life mindset."
Amanda Quigley, 22, came to the Supreme Court with her mother from Maryland. She held a "Protect Women, Protect Life" sign.
Being a nurse, she said she personally understands "the importance of healthcare" and that the requirements in the Texas law are not out of the ordinary for ambulatory health care centres.
"Safety for all women is what's important," she said.
Representative Paul Ryan came to the court and spoke to the crowds at one point.
"We are the pro-life movement that is here to stand up for the women. We are here to stand up for the unborn and we are here to stand up for the rule of law,'' Mr Ryan said.
Many Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential election have repeatedly touted their pro-life records and pledged to defund women's health clinic Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions in addition to other women's health services.
"My mom came to DC to fight for abortion rights, my grandma did too, it's both upsetting and so necessary to be here at this moment," said Caroline Goldfarb, 19, who came to Washington for the hearing from Harvard University in Massachusetts.
Ms Goldfarb, who is studying to be a physician, likened the death rate from abortions as "the same as paddling in a canoe".
"You don't see us out here trying to keep people from paddling in a canoe," said Ms Goldfarb.
Some men on either side of the abortion aisle were spotted in the crowd outside of the Supreme Court as well.
Ms Goldfarb stood with Quincy Tichenor, 19, who attends Georgetown University, and Oliver Kendall, 22, who lives in Washington.
Mr Tichenor wore a pink sweatshirt reading "FEMINIST".
Restricting abortion access does nothing but "force it into unsafe, back alley procedures that threaten women's health," said Mr Kendall.
"I'm a firm believer in the right to choose."
The 26-year-old's contract was due to expire at the end of the season but the new agreement will keep him with the Championship club until 2018.
Gunter, an ever-present for Reading this season, is expected to feature for Wales at Euro 2016 in the summer.
"It's a really good day for us all," Reading manager Brian McDermott told the club website.
The independent inquiry looked at the Church's response to complaints and allegations dating back to 1950.
General secretary, the Revd Dr Martyn Atkins, said abuse would "remain a deep source of grief and shame to the Church".
The NSPCC urged it to protect children.
Report chairman Jane Stacey, former deputy chief executive of the children's charity Barnardo's, called for a culture change in the Church.
Ministers of religion were in an "almost unique position of trust" at "very vulnerable times" in people's lives, she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, calling for "more robust accountability structures".
She added: "Some of the individual case reviewers who looked at the material that was submitted to the review found themselves questioning, and really being quite upset, at the volume coming through.
"I think society at large needs to understand there is a lot more abuse but also areas of concern than people ever thought - and the Church is no exception.
"The Church will need further courage to implement the review's recommendations, which are far-reaching and call for major changes in both practice and culture."
The Church commissioned the review - which took three years to complete - because it said it wanted to be open about the past and to have stronger safeguarding procedures in the future.
In total, it identified 1,885 cases - including alleged sexual, physical, emotional and domestic abuse, as well as cases of neglect.
Allegations of sexual abuse formed the largest number of cases.
Ministers or lay employees were involved in 26% of the alleged cases of abuse, the investigation found.
That figure increased to 33% when Church members, such as worship leaders and local preachers, were also included.
One of the cases concerned the grooming of teenage girls on Facebook, while another involved a minister allegedly making sexual advances to children. Another involved a Methodist youth officer who had indecent images of children on his computer.
One of the abuse survivors who responded to the survey said: "I have learnt that it is impossible to recover from sexual abuse when no-one recognises the seriousness of it. My Church did not want a scandal, my parents did not want a scandal.
"I was left to feel worthless and devalued, while the man was left to get on with his life and for all I know repeat the crime with someone else. I was emotionally and physically devastated."
Another welcomed the review, saying she was incredibly relieved the Methodist Church was seriously working to make the Church safer.
"I want to prevent the Church and other people from handling things wrong in the future. I don't want other girls to suffer like I have," she said.
Rev Atkins, who is also secretary of the Methodist Conference, said: "On behalf of the Methodist Church in Britain I want to express an unreserved apology for the failure of its current and earlier processes fully to protect children, young people and adults from physical and sexual abuse inflicted by some ministers.
"The abuse that has been inflicted by some Methodists on children, young people and adults is and will remain a deep source of grief and shame to the Church."
The Church is expected to make a public apology at its annual conference in June.
An NSPCC spokesman said: "This is a horrifying catalogue of abuse that the Methodist Church has revealed by confronting the dark side of its history.
"Having had the courage to come clean about the extent of abuse, they [the Church] must now have measures in place to ensure there are no more such incidents and all children they have dealings with are given the protection and support they deserve."
The central bank voted to raise its key rate target to a range of 1% to 1.25%.
That's the highest level since 2008, when policymakers cut rates to encourage borrowing and spending after the financial crisis.
The bank also said it would begin cutting its bond holdings and other securities this year.
It cited continued US economic growth and job market strength as reasons for raising its benchmark interest rate.
"Our decision ... reflects the progress the economy has made and is expected to make," said Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.
The rise was widely anticipated after a low unemployment rate, but other economic indicators, including inflation, have been weaker.
Data on Wednesday showed US consumer prices unexpectedly fell in May and retail sales recorded their biggest drop in 16 months.
This has raised questions about the bank's future course.
US stock markets the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged down at the close.
But the rate increase was already priced into most stocks.
Analysis: BBC economics correspondent Andrew Walker
Should the Fed have done it? The case against is inflation.
The Fed's statement noted that price rises have slowed recently.
Inflation is below the target of 2%. But then Fed Chair Janet Yellen thinks a large part of that is down to falls in specific prices.
She mentioned cell-phone plans and prescription drug prices. Over time their impact will drop out, and she and the committee expect inflation to get to the target in time.
The rate rise continues the Fed's slow return to normality after the financial crisis. The journey is not over.
The Fed's policy makers think about 3% is the new normal.
There's also the legacy of quantitative easing and the $4.2trn portfolio of financial assets.
Really normal will mean running that down - though perhaps not to pre-crisis levels.
It will take a long time and it hasn't begun yet, but the Fed does expect to make a start later this year.
Federal Reserve policymakers have been grappling with when and how to alter the policies put in place after the 2008 financial crisis to boost economic activity.
At the time, they slashed interest rates and bought up US treasuries and mortgage-backed securities to keep rates low.
The Fed has a $4.2trn portfolio of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities, most of which were purchased in the wake of the financial crisis and recession.
In 2014 the bank stopped its bond purchase program, known as quantitative easing, but it has continued to reinvest the assets on its books.
On Wednesday, policymakers said they aim to reduce that balance sheet, by reinvesting payments from those securities only above certain caps, totalling $10bn.
The cap would escalate in three month intervals. It would start implementing those policies this year, assuming economic growth continues.
Ms Yellen said she's not sure how far the committee will want to reduce the holdings over the long run, but she said they would be levels "appreciably below" those seen in recent years though larger than before the financial crisis.
The Fed raised interest rates for the first time since the crisis in December 2015.
Policymakers acted in December 2016 and again in March.
Wednesday's decision was made with an 8-1 vote, with Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, dissenting. Mr Kashkari also voted against the March rise.
Interest rates remain low by historic standards. The board expects to raise rates at least three times this year.
The moves depend on the strength of the economy, which has been mixed.
On Wednesday, the US Labor Department reported that prices for goods excluding food and energy increased by 1.7% from May 2016, slowing steadily from earlier in the year.
That fell short of the Federal Reserve's target of 2%.
Ms Yellen said the bank is aware of the shortfall and it was "essential" to move back to the target.
But she said this year's data may be skewed by one-off factors, such as lower prices on cell phone plans.
"It's important not to overreact to a few readings," Ms Yellen said. "Data on inflation can be noisy."
For US consumers, interest rate increases tend to lead to increased borrowing costs.
Greg McBride, chief financial analyst for Bankrate.com, said the cumulative effect of recent rate increases on consumers is "mounting".
"The combination of rising debt burdens and rising interest rates is straining some households, with delinquencies picking up from recent lows," he said.
In broader terms, the economic impact includes a stronger dollar and higher bank profits.
The 22-year-old attacking midfielder has moved to Fir Park from Reading on a two-year contract.
"He can unlock doors, playing in little pockets across the front three, left side, right side or in behind the striker," Robinson said.
"He is a really good signing for the club and gives us something different."
Tanner is a graduate of Reading's youth set-up, and scored on his first-team debut against Newport. Loan spells at AFC Wimbledon and Plymouth Argyle, twice, followed, and he scored six goals in 34 appearances for the latter this season.
He becomes Motherwell's third signing of the summer - after Alex Fisher and Gael Bigirimana - as Robinson looks to rebuild following a campaign that saw the team finish ninth in the Premiership.
"I'm delighted to have joined, having good talks about the club with Stephen Robinson and Martin Foyle. It's a good day for me," Tanner said on the club website.
"I have a really positive feeling about the club and feel they are really building for the future."
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The candidate will be chosen by a committee of mostly pro-Beijing electors, rather than a public vote, which pro-democracy campaigners have been fighting for.
Carrie Lam, deputy to the current leader, is China's choice for the role and is expected to win.
Ahead of the vote, around 1,000 people took to the streets to demand a greater say in who will lead Hong Kong.
Mrs Lam's main rival, former finance chief John Tsang, is the public's favourite, according to opinion polls.
The third candidate is retired judge Woo Kwok-hing.
Calls for fully free elections in the semi-autonomous region have failed, despite intense demonstrations, known as the "umbrella protests", in 2014.
What's at stake in Hong Kong's election?
Hong Kong's 1,200-seat Election Committee will pick one of the three candidates to succeed current leader CY Leung, who steps down in July.
Mr Leung has proved unpopular will large swathes of Hong Kong residents who consider him too tightly aligned to Beijing.
At the end of the 2016, he made the unexpected announcement that he would not run again, citing family reasons.
His successor will need 601 votes to win. If no candidate reaches this total, the top two candidates go to a second round.
Mrs Lam is nicknamed the nanny because of her background running numerous government projects, while Mr Tsang is referred to as Mr Pringles because he resembles the moustachioed character on US crisp packets.
If Mrs Lam wins, she would become Hong Kong's first female chief executive.
During the 2014 protests, the long-time civil servant took the unpopular stance of defending Beijing's concessions for political reform - allowing Hong Kong people to choose their leader but only from pre-approved candidates.
Hong Kong is governed under the principle of "one country, two systems", under which China has agreed to give the region semi-autonomous status since its 1997 handover from Britain.
Hong Kong's Election Committee includes 70 members of the Legislative Council - half of whom are directly elected.
However, most of the committee is elected by business, professional or special interest groups.
Critics say entities that lean towards Beijing are given disproportionately large representation.
Last year, pro-democracy activists secured 325 seats on the committee - the highest number ever. However, this does not give them enough seats to determine who becomes the next chief executive.
The stairs collapsed in the House of Horrors attraction.
A spokesperson said the customers had been brought to hospital as a precaution and she did not know whether they had been injured.
The park, in Ashbourne, remained open after the incident.
He entered a property in Norwich and, when questioned, told officers it was because he was using the gaming app.
It was among 19 Pokemon incidents recorded by Norfolk police in July and August. Assaults, driving offences, noise nuisance and thefts were also logged.
The data was released to the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act.
Other reports included a motorist driving "erratically" while Pokemon hunting.
Pokemon Go: All you need to know
And in another, a man's phone was snatched out of his hand while the offender distracted him by talking about the gaming app.
A Safer Neighbourhood Team in King's Lynn has been made aware of monuments in the town being turned into Pokemon gyms.
Complaints have been made in King's Lynn, Hoveton, Norwich, Gorleston and Thetford.
In most of the cases, police officers attended but no action was taken.
Supt Dave Buckley, from Norfolk Police, said: "If any offences are committed whilst playing the game they will be investigated fully and offenders will be dealt with appropriately."
A spokesman for Pokemon Go developers Niantic also urged people playing the game to "abide by local laws".
The man, in his early 30s, was first seen on Thursday riding at more than 100mph on the A24 before crashing at a junction with the A27.
He then continued without a helmet around Brighton before crashing at Churchill Square's car park barriers.
Police said it was too dangerous to pursue him at the time without further risk to others.
The man was followed by helicopters but fled on foot. His motorbike, helmet and leather jacket were later recovered.
Officers are now appealing for anyone who recognises him or knows of his whereabouts to get in touch urgently.
The man has a mole on his lower lip and may recently have had his distinctive wavy hair cut, Sussex Police said.
He is thought to have been in the Western Road area near Waitrose at around 18:45 GMT prior to being picked up in an unidentified vehicle.
Hotels, bed-and-breakfasts and other relevant places are being visited and officers are following up further lines of enquiry in Hampshire.
Insp Dave Frey said: "The suspect was riding with total disregard of his own safety and those of others - at excessive speeds, through red lights, manoeuvring around bollards on to the wrong side of the road, and on to pavements in town centres.
"He pretty much contravened every road traffic law and I'm thankful that no one was injured."
Roads policing officer Sergeant Alan Spicer added: "It was too dangerous for patrols to pursue him at the speeds he was reaching without further risk to others.
"He is now believed to be hiding and we would welcome any information from people recognising him or with knowledge of his current whereabouts."
Fresh clashes were reported overnight and the army has been deployed to maintain peace.
A curfew has been imposed, after members of the influential Patel community, demanding quotas in government jobs, clashed with the police and local people.
PM Narendra Modi has urged the people of his home state to maintain peace.
Clashes broke out late on Tuesday when police briefly detained the protesters' firebrand leader Hardik Patel, who had hours earlier led a massive rally in Ahmedabad.
Eight people, including a policeman and a father and son, have been killed in the violence and at least a dozen policemen injured.
About 40 police stations and 70 buses have been set ablaze.
The main city of Ahmedabad was calm on Thursday and shops and businesses were beginning to reopen in some areas, the AFP news agency reported.
The BBC Hindi's Ankur Jain in Ahmedabad says overnight clashes between the police and protesters were reported from Surat, Vapi and Rajkot. A policeman who was injured in the clashes in Surat died in hospital late on Wednesday.
Mr Patel has said that the "policemen guilty of killing protesters" should be "suspended in 48 hours and charged with murder".
He has also appealed to the members of his community to stop supplying vegetables in towns and cities.
The funerals of those killed in the violence is expected to take place on Thursday amid tight security, our correspondent says.
Read more: Hardik Patel - face of Gujarat caste protests
Gujarat has been particularly alert to incidents of violence since 2002 when religious riots left at least 1,000 people dead, most of them Muslims.
Patels, who comprise some 20% of Gujarat's population, control India's thriving diamond cutting and polishing industry and are among the most prosperous businessmen and farmers in Gujarat.
But they complain that they are denied college places because of affirmative action to ensure those below them in India's complex social structure have access.
And they say they have been affected by a slowdown in small and medium industries in Gujarat which has led to a drying up of employment opportunities.
Patels are now demanding affirmative action and classification as Other Backward Classes (OBCs) so that they are entitled to quotas in state-run education centres and in government jobs.
OBC refers to the castes - in the middle of the Hindu caste hierarchy - who do not face so much exclusion or isolation in society but have been traditionally socially and economically disadvantaged.
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Another loss at Wembley - and in such heartbreaking fashion - will be hard to take for the Bluebird army, who had travelled in their thousands.
But Cardiff supporters can reflect on their side's League Cup final performance with a sense of pride.
"We've a lot to be proud of," said manager Malky Mackay following the penalty shoot-out defeat. "We lost it with dignity."
Like most Liverpool victories of the past decade, Gerrard would prove be the pivotal figure. This time, however, Steven was not the headline maker.
The day had started with Cardiff fans joking Liverpool's team coach would be best served following them on the way to Wembley.
We wanted to come here and win but we have done the club proud. I think you have got two teams who have put everything into that game. You have to lose with dignity and that's what we did. There is a lot of emotion out there because it is a young side and emotions are running high but I am so proud of them
The journey along the M4 to North London is one Cardiff and its supporters have become used to during recent seasons.
Four appearances in as many years at the home of English football would be the envy of several Premier League clubs, Liverpool included.
Wembley Way was awash with red and blue, a mix of Welsh and Scouse accents with fans making the most of the sunshine which greeted them.
Mingling with supporters and enjoying the pre-match build-up were Cardiff's Malaysian backers Vincent Tan and chairman Dato Tan Tien Ghee, along with chief executive Alan Whiteley.
He said: "For any Championship club to get to a final at Wembley is a stunning achievement. It's a great day for the club and a great day for the fans."
But amidst the anticipation and excitement there was time for reflection and solemn remembrance too.
Cardiff fans paid their tributes to a fellow Bluebird, Mikey Dye, who had lost his life before the England-Wales match here last September.
Both sets of fans were in fine voice - Cardiff with 'Men of Harlech' and Liverpool's 'You'll Never Walk Alone' - as the players went through their final paces.
There was no place in the starting line-up for Craig Bellamy and, for once, there were no jeers from the opposition supporters when his name was announced.
They still appreciate the Wales striker's efforts during his loan spell in south Wales last season and the affection he still clearly holds for his home-town club.
Bellamy had barely settled into his seat as the game began in frantic fashion, but Cardiff kept their heads and Mackay's side slowly settled into the game.
Mackay was as close to the action as he could get on the edge of the technical area, shouting instructions and encouraging his players.
But the usually animated Scotsman was probably the calmest man in the stadium when Joe Mason gave the underdogs the lead.
The Cardiff end behind Tom Heaton's goal erupted. It was a moment to savour, especially against the competition's most successful side.
But the more cautious amongst the 31,000 would have recalled they had taken the lead two years ago in the Championship play-off final against Blackpool, a game which ultimately ended in defeat.
And as if to haunt them of that day, Charlie Adam, one of Blackpool's goalscorers, flashed a shot just inches wide of Tom Heaton's left hand post.
Kenny Dalglish sent his team out early for the second half but it was Cardiff's 'King Kenny' - Miller - who had the first opportunity of note.
Liverpool had found it hard to break down Cardiff's resolute defence and the stage was set for the introduction of Bellamy.
Two minutes later, and on the hour, Martin Skrtel delivered a blow to Cardiff's hopes with Liverpool's equaliser.
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Cardiff were now fearing the worst as Liverpool upped their game. The Liverpool fans too were now expecting the Premier League class to show through.
But Cardiff held on doggedly and not once did they look out of place.
Dalglish and Mackay - two former Celtic players - continued to pace the touchlines as the game ebbed and flowed.
Both teams - and supporters - enjoyed dominant spells as the game edged closer to extra time and the final whistle was a welcome relief as the tension mounted.
The extra half hour was as absorbing as the previous 90 minutes had been but in the second period it was substitute Dirk Kuyt who struck to give Liverpool the advantage.
Dalglish celebrated with the same exuberance as he had done in May 1986 when his winning goal against Chelsea had secured his first trophy as manager.
But Cardiff were far from finished. Hard work and endeavour has been instilled into the team by Mackay since he arrived at the club last summer.
They were not going to give up on their dream and Ben Turner, a player signed by Mackay, rescued his side.
"You're not singing anymore" was Cardiff supporters' riposte as their Liverpool counterparts were stunned into silence.
Having screamed and shouted all afternoon it was a surprise anyone had the energy left to sing.
They just about had enough energy to witness a dramatic penalty shoot-out with the first, by Steven Gerrard, saved by Cardiff keeper Tom Heaton.
Three minutes later, Cardiff's fate hinged on Gerrard's cousin Anthony. He failed to find the target and Liverpool had secured an eighth League Cup.
It was a cruel end to what had been a memorable Cardiff performance, but a sign of how far they have developed under Mackay.
At the start of the season very few would have predicted Cardiff pushing for promotion, let alone contest a Wembley final, following a summer of upheaval.
Cardiff - fans, players and officials - will have plenty of time to reflect on what could have been as they make their way home from Wembley.
But there will also be plenty of time to look ahead too under the steady guidance of Mackay.
It might feel like the end of the world now, but it is far from a season's end for Cardiff City.
Swiss Sebastien Buemi and Brazilian Lucas di Grassi are the main contenders - as they were last year, too. Both men are ex-Formula 1 drivers who switched to the new electric championship after low-key careers in motorsport's premier category fizzled out.
But their rivalry has been overshadowed ahead of the final race of the season by the news that F1 world champions Mercedes will enter Formula E from 2019-20 - three seasons from now.
Mercedes' decision to join arch-rivals Audi and BMW, as well as Renault, DS (Citroen) and Jaguar, underlines the impression that Formula E is beginning to carve a permanent place for itself in the motorsport tapestry. Hardly surprising given the rise of electric cars on the road.
Mercedes entering Formula E has very little to do with its participation in Formula 1.
The company sees the two championships as complementary, not competitive. Mercedes motorsport director Toto Wolff - also the boss of and 30% shareholder in the F1 team - has made that clear.
"In motorsport like in every other area, we want to be the benchmark in the premium segment and to explore innovative new projects," Wolff said. "The combination of Formula 1 and Formula E delivers that."
Wolff described Formula E as "like an exciting start-up venture". What it certainly is not is the global marketing platform with an unrivalled exposure reach that F1 offers - audiences remain tiny in comparison.
Mercedes emphasises that it has a "long-term commitment to F1", that it is investing in its facilities in order that the team remain competitive for years to come, and that as long as negotiations over the form F1 takes post-2020, when the teams' contracts run out, take it in a direction it is happy with, there is no reason for it not to stay involved.
The same applies to Renault - also in Formula E and the only manufacturer already contractually committed to F1 beyond 2020, to 2024.
Some have seen the growth of Formula E as an opportunity for F1 to go 'old-school' and reintroduce big-capacity, normally aspirated engines - V8s, V10s or even V12s, such as were used until 2013.
The latest turbo hybrid F1 engines represent a revolutionary advance in technology but they are far from universally popular. Their detractors shrug off the 1,000bhp they produce, the fact they use 35% less fuel to do a grand prix, that they have increased thermal efficiency from 29% to a remarkable 50% in just four years, and focus instead on their muted sound and their high cost.
Nevertheless, hoping that the rise of Formula E will allow F1 to turn back the clock is likely a delusional fantasy.
There is an acceptance in F1 that the existing engine formula of 1.6-litre V6s with significant energy-recovery systems needs tweaking. But very few senior figures are pushing for a wholesale change.
Even the F1 Group's new American owners accept that it would be wrong to completely divorce the sport from new technology and the direction the rest of the world is travelling in - and if it wants to keep car manufacturers involved, it simply cannot. F1's new sporting boss Ross Brawn has made this position very clear.
So, post-2020, expect an engine that is cheaper, yes, and less complex. It will be louder, to satisfy people who feel the noise produced by the hybrid engines is not evocative and exciting enough. Its hybrid technology may well be highlighted in television coverage, to show how it is being used. But that it will remain a small capacity turbocharged engine with some form of hybrid technology is all but a given.
That will take F1 up to 2030 or so, still a decade away from the banning of the sale of new cars with petrol and diesel engines in Britain and France - and plenty of time to ponder what should come after that.
The shootings, in which 10 people were killed, took place in Ballymurphy as the government introduced internment - imprisonment without trial.
The families met Mr Kenny as part of their campaign for justice.
Speaking after he said: "There is a sense of injustice among this community that needs to be dealt with."
"It's as raw as can be," he added.
Mr Kenny said there were a number of options to address the issues, including a "Hillsborough-type investigation", a coroner's inquest, an all-party motion in the Dáil (Irish parliament) and legislation arising from the Stormont House Agreement.
John Teggart, whose father Daniel was killed in the shootings, said: "It is good that he (Mr Kenny) has shown the way forward. This is the way a government should deal with the past."
West Belfast MP Paul Maskey, who also attended the meeting, said it had been "very useful".
On Thursday, Mr Kenny met the families of 10 Protestant men murdered by the IRA at Kingsmills, County Armagh, in 1976.
After that meeting, the taoiseach said his government would do all it could to ensure information it had on atrocities committed during the Troubles was passed on so those responsible could be brought to justice.
Mr Kenny has held meetings with both the Ballymurphy and Kingsmills campaign groups before in Dublin, but this is the first time he has met the families in Northern Ireland.
In January 2014, the taoiseach supported the Ballymurphy families call for an independent inquiry to be established into the Army killings, and told the relatives he would raise the matter with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Ten people were shot dead in the area in the three days after internment was introduced, in what the bereaved families refer to as the Ballymurphy Massacre.
A priest and a mother of eight were among the civilians killed by the Parachute Regiment.
An 11th person died of a heart attack after a confrontation involving a soldier.
The Ballymurphy meeting is the latest in a series of engagements in Northern Ireland.
On Thursday evening, the Kingsmills relatives said Mr Kenny had given them an undertaking that the Irish government would cooperate fully with the Northern Ireland coroner's inquests into their loved ones' murders.
The inquests are due to open later this year and concerns have been raised about delays in handing over information to the coroner.
Ulster Unionist MLA Danny Kennedy, a long-time supporter of the Kingsmills campaign, welcomed the taoiseach's assurances as "significant progress".
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has previously said that the 26-year-old, who has not played since April, was not ready to play first-team football.
However, the France international said on social media that he had finished all his rehabilitation work.
"I accept my situation but I can't accept the lie - the fans deserve to know the truth," he said.
"Now it's three weeks since I am fit to play games. I finish all my rehabilitation work."
Sakho had a doping case against him dismissed by Uefa in May.
He was then sent home from Liverpool's pre-season tour of the United States in July after being late on three occasions.
"I will speak soon for the people who support me and don't understand the situation," Sakho added.
He also claimed the club did not want him to play with the reserves either - "why, I don't know," he added.
Sakho has made 55 appearances for Liverpool since joining them from Paris St-Germain in 2013.
Projections show La Republique en Marche (Republic on the Move) and its MoDem ally set to win up to 445 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly.
The final outcome will be decided at a run-off next Sunday.
Mr Macron's party was established just over a year ago and many candidates have little or no political experience.
With 97% of ballots counted, Mr Macron's LREM and MoDem had won more than 32% of the vote.
The centre-right Republicans had just under 16%, while the Socialists, previously France's ruling party, had won just 7.3%.
The far-right National Front (FN) had 13.5%, followed by the far-left France Unbowed on just under 11%.
But turnout was sharply down, around 48.5% compared with 57.2% in the first round in 2012, which analysts say reflected a sense of resignation among Mr Macron's opponents.
There can be no disputing the extraordinary achievement of Emmanuel Macron. Yes, he has certainly had luck but he has also foreseen with uncanny clarity how - with the right moves at the right places at the right times - the map of French politics was waiting to be redrawn.
If the projections from the first round are sustained, then the change that is about to happen to the National Assembly is as big as the one that occurred in 1958 when Charles de Gaulle brought in the Fifth Republic.
Scores, hundreds, of new MPs will be arriving who have never set foot in a debating chamber of any kind, let alone the country's legislature.
It is all liable to bring a rush of blood to the head, and the greatest danger right now for Macron and En Marche is hubris. The victory is no doubt spectacular but so far it has all been electoral.
Phase two of the Macron master plan - actual reform - is the next challenge. And bigger.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated Mr Macron on the "great success" of his party. It was a "vote for reforms", tweeted (in German) her spokesman, Steffen Seibert.
Mr Macron, 39, defeated FN leader Marine Le Pen in the presidential run-off last month.
He needs a majority to push through the changes that he promised in his campaign.
He has already left an impression around the world, in particular for standing up to US leader Donald Trump on issues like climate change.
After the projections were announced, a government spokesman said voters had shown they wanted to move fast on major reforms.
But François Baroin, head of the Republicans, said the low turnout testified to the "deep divisions in French society" and was "extremely worrying".
Marine Le Pen blamed her party's poor performance on the low turnout, saying France's electoral system, which favours larger parties, needed to be reformed.
"This catastrophic abstention rate should raise the question of the voting rules which keep millions of our compatriots away from the polling stations," she said.
Socialist leader Jean-Christophe Cambadélis lost his seat in the first round.
He warned voters against giving LREM an absolute majority next Sunday, saying it would result in "virtually no real opposition and we will have a National Assembly without any real counterbalance, without a democratic debate and not worthy of that name".
Those standing for LREM come from all walks of life and include students, retired citizens and a bullfighter.
To win in the first round, candidates had to gain at least 50% of the vote.
The election took place amid heightened security after a series of devastating terror attacks in recent years.
The idea began when Gail Carpenter saw a paramedic wait in line in Ripon, only for the woman to be called to a job before she had bought her lunch.
She wrote a post about it on Facebook, which was shared hundreds of times.
As a result, some cafes in the town are now allowing on-duty blue light workers to have priority service.
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Mrs Carpenter said: "If they can fast-track the emergency services for their fast food they need their food to be fast. They are fast when we need them so we should repay them in kind.
"The poor paramedic got bleeped before she got to the front of the queue and my daughter and I thought we would put it on social media and see how far it goes. We felt they should be automatically fast tracked."
Many people agreed with the post, saying things like: "I really appreciate you for noticing that, Gail. It's so thoughtful of you! It happens to me all the time," from Kathy Myers.
Jacqui Morrell added: "Having needed the emergency services myself two years ago, I have total respect for them and would fully endorse priority service for them."
The appeal was picked up by Liz Guest who runs Big Bites in Ripon.
She said: "I just completely understood what Gail said and I thought it's just something we can do and it's quite easy to do. They shouldn't have to go without breaks so if we can do something to help, we will."
Paramedic Jacqui Pound, from Harrogate, was the one who sparked the campaign. She said: "I'm a bit overwhelmed.
"It's brilliant that there is support out there. It would be great to be served a lot quicker so we can get back in our vehicles and move on and treat patients."
Richard Bentley, a paramedic and member of Unison, added: "I think it is a really great gesture from Liz and Gail, the idea behind it is brilliant. My immediate concern was I don't want to feel a bit cheeky jumping the queue, but now I fully support it."
The Make-A-Wish Foundation transformed nine-year-old Domenic Pace into Iron Boy for the day on Thursday.
Iron Boy defeated his arch-nemesis Ultron on the steps of the Sydney Opera House as hundreds of bystanders cheered him on.
Earlier he had saved Make-A-Wish Foundation's reporter Hope Joy from Ultron's henchmen.
Domenic travelled by helicopter to police headquarters and later rode a police speedboat to Clark Island to rescue Ms Joy.
Speaking to Sydney radio station 2GB, Domenic described the helicopter ride as "awesome".
Iron Boy received celebrity support from Robert Downey Jr, the actor who plays Tony Stark, his alter ego, in the Iron Man and Avengers films.
"Sent a very special boy on a top secret mission today. Go get 'em, Domenic," the actor tweeted.
He also posted a video on Youtube, in character as Tony Stark to tell Domenic he had been formally inducted into The Avengers, the superhero collective led by Iron Man.
"I hear you've had quite the day. It's hard work saving the world, isn't it," he said. "Iron Man loves you."
The San Francisco branch of Make-A-Wish made global headlines in 2013 when it turned leukaemia sufferer Miles Scott into Bat Kid and had him battle The Riddler at Union Square.
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He just wanted to find out about how people in other countries lived.
Since then he's received more than six hundred replies from people all over the world telling him what life is like in their country.
Toby has been showing his letters to Newsround.
The 25-year-old, who joined the club last July from Luton, has made 34 appearances this season for the Boro.
The former England C team captain has scored three goals in his first season at Broadhall Way, netting against Hartlepool, Barnet and Dagenham and Redbridge.
Stevenage currently sit seven points and one place above the relegation zone in League Two.
Faslane is best known as the main base for the Royal Navy's Submarine Service, including the UK's four Vanguard-class nuclear-armed submarines which carry Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles, and the latest generation of Astute-class attack submarines.
At least one Vanguard submarine is always on patrol to provide a continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent.
Each of the vessels carries two locked safes - an outer and an inner. The inner safe contains a handwritten Letter of Last Resort from the prime minister, which provides orders on what action to take should the submarines's commander believe that an enemy nuclear attack has destroyed the UK government.
Faslane was chosen to host the UK's Polaris nuclear-armed submarine fleet at the height of the Cold War in the 1960s because of its relatively secluded position next to the deep waters of the Gare Loch and Firth of Clyde on the west coast of Scotland.
Anti-nuclear campaigners have held regular protests outside the base ever since.
About 3,000 service personnel are currently based at Faslane along with 800 family members and approximately 4,000 civilian workers, most of whom are employed by Babcock Marine.
Earlier this year, Able Seaman William McNeilly, a submariner serving on the Vanguard fleet, wrote a report detailing allegations of serious security and safety breaches at Faslane.
A subsequent investigation by the MoD said his allegations were either incorrect or the result of misunderstanding.
The Faslane base is eight miles from the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Coulport, which is responsible for the storage, processing, maintenance and issue of the Trident warheads and other submarine-deployed weapons.
Together, the Faslane and Coulport facilities form a major part of the economy of Argyll and Bute and West Dunbartonshire.
The future of the base became a key battleground ahead of last year's Scottish independence referendum.
The Scottish government, which supports independence and opposes nuclear weapons, pledged to banish Trident from Faslane and instead turn the facility into a conventional naval base which would continue to employ the same number of people as is currently the case.
The UK government pledged that Faslane would become home to all Royal Navy submarines if Scotland remained a part of the UK, with the number of staff at the base increasing to 8,200 by 2022.
This would include the submarines which would need to be built to carry the new generation of nuclear weapons which would replace the current Trident nuclear system.
The four current Trident-armed Vanguard submarines are due to retire by 2028, although the missiles they carry will have their operational lives extended to 2042.
Work has already started on designing a replacement system, which would enter service between 2028 and 2035, but a final decision has yet to be taken.
The UK Parliament voted in 2007 to "maintain the strategic nuclear deterrent beyond the life of the existing system."
But the government decided in the Strategic Defence and Security Review of 2010 to delay the final decision on the successor to Trident until 2016.
The Conservatives want a like-for-like replacement for Trident, which would see four new submarines built.
Labour also said before May's general election that it favoured a four-boat solution, although Jeremy Corbyn, who is seen as being the favourite to win the party's leadership contest, has vowed to scrap the UK's nuclear deterrent.
The Liberal Democrats believe the UK should have fewer than four nuclear-armed submarines and has proposed ending the current system of carrying out constant patrols.
The SNP - which forms the devolved Scottish government in Edinburgh - remains committed to completely removing nuclear weapons from Scotland.
The Ministry of Defence has estimated the replacement programme will cost up to £23.4bn at 2013-14 prices.
But the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has put the full cost of the Trident replacement at £100bn over its 40 year lifespan.
The town was devastated and 528 people killed when Luftwaffe bombers targeted local shipyards and munitions factories on 13 and 14 March 1941.
A service was held on Saturday at the Blitz Memorial in Old Dalnottar Cemetery, followed by a wreath laying ceremony at the town's Polish Memorial.
A further service was held on Sunday at the town's Kilbowie St Andrew's Church.
The attacks, 18 months into World War Two, saw the area suffer the worst destruction and civilian loss of life in all of Scotland.
Following two days of heavy bombing, 617 people were seriously injured and only seven homes in the town remained undamaged.
Out of about 12,000 homes, 4,000 were completely destroyed, 4,500 severely damaged and about 48,000 people left homeless.
West Dunbartonshire Provost Douglas McAllister said: "The Clydebank Blitz is one of the most devastating events to have happened to West Dunbartonshire, and it's still in living memory.
"We know there were many acts of bravery, from the emergency services to ordinary citizens and the sailors remembered at Solidarity Plaza, yet sadly many lives were lost or changed beyond recognition.
"It is important that we recognise the emotional and physical destruction that those two nights caused, and learn lessons from the past."
The 26-year-old was struck on the northbound carriageway of the A4067 at Morriston, near Wychtree roundabout and the overhead pedestrian footbridge.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 03:05 GMT on Saturday and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Ford Transit van involved was uninjured.
Harry Forrester put the hosts ahead but Iain Russell levelled from the penalty spot.
Second-half strikes by Michael O'Halloran, Andy Halliday and James Tavernier put Rangers in control.
Gary Oliver and Mark Millar replied for Queens but they could not draw themselves level again.
The Ibrox side now hold a 14-point lead over nearest challengers Falkirk and are 20 points ahead of Hibernian, who have games in hand over both of the top two sides.
Having lost 3-2 to the Bairns after being 2-0 up last Friday, Rangers had been boosted by Hibs' defeat at Raith Rovers the following day.
And Mark Warburton's side took the lead when Forrester converted following Halliday clever back-heel.
However, the visitors were level midway through the first half. Russell was fouled in the box by Rangers captain Lee Wallace and scored the resulting spot-kick.
The second period opened with O'Halloran firing into the net from a Wallace cross, and Halliday's overhead kick stretched Rangers' advantage.
Kenny Miller had set up the hosts' third and he notched another assist by heading the ball back for Tavernier's close-range effort.
A quick response came from the visitors with Alex Harris laying on a pass for Oliver to net.
And there was a late rally from James Fowler's side as Millar struck from outside the box following Kyle Hutton's pass.
Millar had a further effort in stoppage time but Wes Foderingham made the save.
Match ends, Rangers 4, Queen of the South 3.
Second Half ends, Rangers 4, Queen of the South 3.
Attempt saved. Mark Millar (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Rob Kiernan (Rangers).
Aidan Smith (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nicky Law (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Goal! Rangers 4, Queen of the South 3. Mark Millar (Queen of the South) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Hutton.
Nicky Law (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Nicky Clark (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South).
Andy Halliday (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Jake Pickard (Queen of the South).
Attempt saved. Gary Oliver (Queen of the South) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Lee Wallace (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gary Oliver (Queen of the South).
Nicky Law (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lewis Kidd (Queen of the South).
Substitution, Queen of the South. Jake Pickard replaces Callum Tapping.
Attempt saved. Nicky Clark (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Andy Dowie.
Substitution, Queen of the South. Aidan Smith replaces Ryan Conroy.
Substitution, Rangers. Nicky Law replaces Jason Holt.
Callum Tapping (Queen of the South) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Michael O'Halloran (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Callum Tapping (Queen of the South).
Attempt missed. Dean Shiels (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Darren Brownlie.
Substitution, Rangers. Nicky Clark replaces Harry Forrester.
Foul by Harry Forrester (Rangers).
Kyle Hutton (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Danny Wilson (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Darren Brownlie.
Substitution, Rangers. Dean Shiels replaces Dominic Ball.
Hand ball by Iain Russell (Queen of the South).
Substitution, Queen of the South. Mark Millar replaces Alex Harris.
Goal! Rangers 4, Queen of the South 2. Gary Oliver (Queen of the South) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Harris.
Goal! Rangers 4, Queen of the South 1. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kenny Miller.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Darren Brownlie.
Attempt missed. Jason Holt (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Parties have until Monday 27 March to reach a deal, or voters will face the prospect of going back to the polls for a second snap election within months.
Mr Adams was speaking at a Sinn Féin meeting in Newry on Wednesday evening.
"There cannot be continuous negotiation and re-negotiation of agreements already made," he said.
"So Sinn Féin is opposed to any extension of Monday's deadline.
"It is possible for agreement to be reached in the coming days," he added.
The assembly election held at the beginning of March saw an end to the unionist majority at Stormont, with Sinn Féin now holding just one seat fewer than the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
That election was held just 10 months after the previous one in May 2016.
Stormont's previous power-sharing government collapsed in January after Northern Ireland's then deputy first minister, Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, resigned.
He stepped down after a row between Sinn Féin and the DUP over a green energy scheme scandal - the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
Mr McGuinness died on Tuesday after a short illness and his funeral will be held on Thursday.
Under Northern Ireland's power-sharing agreement, the executive must be jointly run by unionists and nationalists, with the largest party being invited to put forward a candidate for first minister.
Ultimately, if there is no agreement on forming an executive, direct rule from the UK parliament at Westminster could return for the first time in a decade.
However, Mr Adams also spoke out against any suspension of the assembly, in the event the parties fail to come to an agreement on the formation of a new executive.
"In 2006, the British and Irish governments agreed in a joint statement that the restoration of the political institutions would see the British government's power to suspend the assembly lapse for good," he said.
"They also agreed, if the executive was not formed, to begin detailed work on British-Irish partnership arrangements to ensure that the Good Friday Agreement is actively developed across its structures and functions.
"While the governments have not developed the British-Irish partnership arrangements envisaged if the executive was not formed at that time, the British government's power to suspend the assembly is gone.
"Of course this legislation could be reintroduced at any time but this would be a very serious step, which the Irish government would be compelled to oppose.
"We look to the taoiseach [Irish prime minister] to make that clear," he added.
Greater Manchester Police said he was attacked by a man who started arguing with him on Santiago Street, Rusholme, at about 16:00 GMT on Saturday.
The victim tried to back away but was punched by the other man who was driven off in a dark-coloured saloon car.
Det Ch Insp Terry Crompton said: "We believe this is a targeted attack which has left a man fighting for his life."
The man was found collapsed on the street and is being treated in Hope Hospital, Salford for serious head injuries.
The attack happened in a street of terraced houses about five minutes' walk away from Manchester's "Curry Mile" of restaurants and take-aways.
Det Ch Insp Crompton said: "From what we know, the victim was walking on Santiago Street when he was approached by a man who started arguing with him.
"The victim tried to back away but the man punched him, knocking him to the ground."
"I believe there would have been a number of witnesses in the area who saw what happened and I would urge them to call us."
27 November 2015 Last updated at 09:08 GMT
But they comprise less than a fifth of landholders.
Access to secure tenure and ownership of land is harder for women than men, and there is an imbalance in yields produced by male and female farmers because they lack equal access to resources such as seeds.
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Umar Balogun, 16, of Waltham Forest, London. died at Bawsey Pits, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, on 16 July 2013.
The inquest heard that Umar had been tagged under a court order and was being cared for at a Castle Homes' centre in Cambridgeshire.
Umar and another boy had been taken to Bawsey by two care home workers.
Senior residential care worker Sue Neve told the inquest jury that one of the care home workers, Kevin Roweth, suggested the visit to Bawsey.
She said Mr Roweth had said the trip would be a "hiking" trip and no mention was made of swimming.
"When Kevin described the area to me, he did not mention swimming there," said Mrs Neve.
She said Umar was carrying a red towel when he left. "I asked him why he was taking it. He just flicked it and walked out of the door," said Mrs Neve.
Mr Roweth is expected to give evidence on Tuesday. The inquest is due to finish on Friday.
When Umar went missing, a major search and rescue operation was started by the emergency services.
A post-mortem examination carried out on Umar confirmed the cause of death as drowning.
Swimming in the lakes, which are deep and thick with undergrowth, is banned, but the warning signs are ignored by many people.
No Devotion were formed out of the remaining members of Lostprophets, the band that split when singer Ian Watkins was convicted of child sex offences.
Matt Tong, formerly of Bloc Party, has stepped in to help the group complete their upcoming album.
"We wish Luke all the best," the band said in a statement on Instagram.
"It was sad to hear, because we've obviously been on quite the journey together over the past five years.
"We didn't say anything publicly, because deep down we hoped he'd change his mind."
Their statement also confirms that Phil Jenkins from Kids in Glass Houses will be joining them on their upcoming shows.
Lee Gaze, Jamie Oliver, Stuart Richardson and Mike Lewis make up No Devotion, which was formed in the months after Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison in December 2013.
United Nations and ex-Thursday singer Geoff Rickly took Watkins' place in the new line-up.
A statement, released last July about the new project, said: "Harshly uprooted from their settled lives and careers, (the bandmates') own notions of trust and betrayal tested beyond measure, there was never going to be an ending in which everything could simply go back to where it was before."
The former members of Lostprophets also talked to Newsbeat about their shock and disgust after finding out that singer Ian Watkins was a paedophile.
Bassist Stuart Richardson said: "Even though I was completely done with him, I hoped it was all a mistake, he was innocent, he had to be.
"The first time, we knew the band was done. You can't go back from that."
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Schmeichel, 29, injured his right hand during the first half but managed to finish the 0-0 draw.
Leicester are the first team in Champions League history to keep clean sheets in their first four games.
Schmeichel will see a specialist when he returns to England with the rest of the squad on Thursday.
The Denmark international is "set for a spell on the sidelines", according to a Leicester statement.
Schmeichel signed a new five-year deal with Premier League champions Leicester in August
He played in all 38 of the Foxes' league fixtures last season, keeping 15 clean sheets.
He has made more than 200 appearances for Leicester since arriving from Leeds United in 2011, having started his career at Manchester City.
Ron-Robert Zieler is Leicester's back-up keeper.
The 27-year-old, who was part of the Germany squad that won the 2014 World Cup, joined the Foxes in June from Hannover 96 for an undisclosed fee.
Zieler's last Leicester start ended in a 4-1 defeat at Manchester United on 24 September.
He is set to start Sunday's Premier League home game with West Brom.
They took the lead in the 22nd minute when a poor clearance fell to Gus Mafuta and he teed up Nyal Bell, who turned before finding the bottom corner for his second goal in two games.
Mafutu almost doubled the advantage in the 70th minute but his 22-yard drive was kept out by a stunning fingertip save from Solihull goalkeeper Daniel Lewis, while Luke Hannant also hit the post for the visitors.
Moors pushed for a late equaliser but Gateshead sealed the win in injury time as Sam Jones snatched a second with a backheel.
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Match ends, Solihull Moors 0, Gateshead 2.
Second Half ends, Solihull Moors 0, Gateshead 2.
Goal! Solihull Moors 0, Gateshead 2. Sam Jones (Gateshead).
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Simeon Maye replaces Nortei Nortey.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Akwasi Asante replaces Harry White.
Substitution, Gateshead. Sam Jones replaces Nyal Bell.
Liam Hogan (Gateshead) is shown the yellow card.
Calum Flanagan (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card.
Shepherd Murombedzi (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Pearson Mwanyongo replaces Jamey Osborne.
Second Half begins Solihull Moors 0, Gateshead 1.
First Half ends, Solihull Moors 0, Gateshead 1.
Goal! Solihull Moors 0, Gateshead 1. Nyal Bell (Gateshead).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee will look at whether it is at "a competitive disadvantage" because of the 9% rate in the Republic of Ireland.
The UK rate is 20% and recently, Stormont's Tourism Minister Jonathan Bell said he would continue to lobby government for it to be cut.
EU law is thought to prevent any regional variation in the UK's rate.
Committee chair Laurence Robertson said: "The tourism and hospitality industry has a vital role to play in growing the Northern Irish economy.
"We are keen to find out how, through the tax system, the government can better support hotels, restaurants and other businesses to attract visitors."
The Northern Ireland hospitality sector is part of a national campaign, Cut Tourism VAT.
However, the Treasury has resisted the move, saying it would be costly and other taxes would have to be increased to plug the revenue gap.
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Gary Staples allegedly possessed material useful to someone preparing to commit an act of terrorism.
The 50-year-old was charged with eight counts of encouraging terrorism and one count of disseminating a terrorist publication.
He was arrested by counter terrorism officers in November 2016, and will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later. | A man from south London has been charged with nine terrorism offences. | 40,344,185 | 76 | 16 | false |
David Strang said the evidence was clear that such sentences did not cut crime and called for a "more creative approach" to community-based options.
Since 2010 the Scottish courts have operated a presumption against prison sentences of three months or less.
The Scottish government has yet to publish its response to a consultation on increasing that to 12 months.
Speaking on the BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme, Mr Strang, who was formerly the chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police, said sending more people to jail to serve shorter sentences would result in reconviction rates spiralling as well as an increase in offending.
He said: "The evidence is very clear that if you want to reduce crime then you don't send people to prison for a short time.
"People who are released from a short sentence of less than 12 months, over half of them are reconvicted within one year.
"So I would have thought that one purpose of the criminal justice system is to prevent future crimes, to reduce reoffending, and that if you send someone to prison then the damage that that does leads to them reoffending more than if you had given them an alternative."
Mr Strang called for a more creative approach to community-based alternatives to prison, including fines and payback orders, which he said were much cheaper and far more effective.
He said that keeping a convict in prison for a year costs between £30,000-40,000 in Scotland, whereas a community payback order costs less than £10,000 a year.
The Scottish courts have a presumption against imposing prison sentences of three months or less unless it can be shown that no other alternative is appropriate.
Mr Strang said he understood that ministers were inclined to back plans to increase the period to 12 months.
He added: "I think there is quite a punitive attitude in Scotland in that somehow people feel that unless someone is sent to prison then they haven't really been dealt with properly for their crime.
"It's really important to get the message over that that's not the case. We should only be imprisoning people who need to be for the sake of either the seriousness of the offence that they've committed or particularly to protect the public from harm."
Scottish Conservative justice spokesman Liam Kerr said: "Short-term prison sentences can play an important role in our justice system, and it would be ludicrous to end them.
"We cannot fetter judges' discretion without full consideration of the consequences and wider policy context.
"There are many offences and circumstances where a custodial sentence of up to 12 months could be an appropriate punishment, and we need to allow judges the choice to hand down such sentences if they deem it necessary."
A Scottish government spokesman said the prison population remained "unacceptably high" and that it was setting out plans to invest in community sentences and electronic monitoring.
He added: "We have consistently stated that the consultation responses on extending the presumption against short prison sentences would inform our decisions and it is only right that we take the time to consider these views.
"We'll continue to discuss how best to take this forward with the relevant stakeholders.
"There will, however, always be some crimes where a custodial sentence is absolutely justified." | Scotland's chief inspector of prisons has called for an end to jail terms of less than 12 months. | 40,768,115 | 722 | 23 | false |
The pilot and passenger on board the plane were not injured.
The Aer Lingus regional flight from Dublin to Kerry, which was due to land at 13:00 local time, was forced to return to Dublin Airport.
The 13.20 Kerry to Dublin flight has been cancelled.
It is understood that passengers will be brought by bus to Dublin.
According to the airport's website, flights from London and Dublin scheduled for later today are unaffected. | The runway at Kerry Airport in the Republic of Ireland has been closed and an Aer Lingus flight diverted after a single engine plane went off the runway. | 37,883,747 | 92 | 35 | false |
Rada graduate Kenneth Branagh was already an established stage and television star when he directed and starred in his 1989 film of William Shakespeare's history play Henry V.
The critically acclaimed result earned him Oscar nominations for his work both behind and in front of the camera, a best director award from Bafta and a slew of other honours.
Branagh's association with the Bard continued with big-screen versions of Hamlet, Much Ado about Nothing and several other plays.
Away from Shakespeare, though, he has had mixed fortunes, typified by the drubbing he received for his unsuccessful 1994 film of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
In recent years he has had better success with his acting performances, being praised for his starring role in the BBC TV series Wallander and in stage plays such as Chekhov's Ivanov and David Mamet's Edmond.
Yet he has now made a spectacular return to directing with Thor, a comic book blockbuster inspired by Marvel's hammer-wielding warrior.
The project, he says, was "daunting but exciting and, in the end, sort of irresistible".
Branagh acknowledges he might not be everyone's first choice for a film about the Norse god of thunder who first swooped into the Marvel comics universe in 1962.
However, he suggests his experience of "heightened language, period drama and the dynastic sagas of the great and the good" stood him in good stead.
"Marvel were terrified about it sounding too solemn or too ornate or too self-conscious," he says.
"They didn't want Thor to be some sort of sword and sandals thing that would be out of step with a modern audience."
One way to avoid this, Branagh argued successfully, was to set part of the story in contemporary America.
Thus we see the headstrong and belligerent Thor - played by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth - banished from the distant realm of Asgard by his father Odin to modern-day New Mexico.
Stripped of his powers and his mystical hammer Mjolnir, he joins forces with a sceptical astrophysicist - played by Natalie Portman - to stop his nefarious brother Loki wreaking havoc in Asgard and closer to home.
"The decision to be on Earth for a large part of the story was absolutely mine," says the director, whose film follows previous Marvel-inspired fantasies Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.
With a reported budget of $150m (£90.7m) - Branagh will not specify the exact figure - Thor marks a significant step up from his previous, more modestly funded features.
For all the pressure he was under, though, he says there was no compulsion to make his film fit within the wider framework of movies Marvel is currently assembling.
The idea is for the various superheroes introduced in individual vehicles to come together as a single fighting force in 2012 release The Avengers.
Branagh, however, says he had more than enough to worry about with introducing Thor to concern himself with the bigger picture.
"We had so much to concentrate on in forming the origin story of Thor that it simply wasn't possible to consider anything else," he says.
"Over in the Thor fiefdom we got on with our own thing and were effectively given quite a lot of leeway."
Partly because of Sir Laurence Olivier's earlier film of Henry V, Branagh was, at the beginning of his career, often compared to the late actor.
Those parallels are sure to be revived with the release of My Week with Marilyn, an upcoming drama that will see him play Olivier himself in his 1950s heyday.
Partly funded by BBC Films, it focuses on the making of The Prince and the Showgirl - the film that united Olivier and Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe, with fractious results.
According to Branagh, the movie "paints a very fascinating picture of how difficult it is to make films sometimes and how difficult it is for artists to collaborate".
"This souffle of a light comedy becomes a battleground as they clash in styles and temperaments and in their relationship to punctuality.
"If I'm honest, it probably wouldn't have been the first part I would have necessarily jumped at," he says with disarming candour.
"But I try to make all my decisions based on the script, and the role of Laurence Olivier was a really beautiful celebration put together with affection and respect."
The Belfast-born performer concludes our chat with an impassioned defence of the arts in the face of swingeing government cutbacks.
"The arts are an absolutely vital part of the nation and a vital part of the lifeblood of our civilisation," he says with a fervour of which Shakespeare and Olivier would be proud.
"Importantly, conspicuously and evidentially, it is also an absolutely cut-and-dried economic success story."
Thor is out in the UK on 27 April. My Week with Marilyn will be released at a later date. | Noted Shakespeare director and actor Kenneth Branagh talks about his latest film - a comic-book blockbuster about Marvel superhero Thor. | 13,082,987 | 1,167 | 31 | false |
The fire service was called to the privately-owned Cosgrove Hall, near Milton Keynes, just before 14:30 BST.
BBC reporter Stuart Ratcliffe, speaking at the scene, said: "Only the stone shell of the building remains. There really is nothing else."
The fire at the 18th Century limestone mansion had been been brought under control by 17:15. There are no reports of any injuries.
At least six crews from Northamptonshire tackled the fire, helped by engines from Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
The cause of the blaze is not known at this stage.
Eight-year-old pupils at Forthview Primary in Edinburgh joined Nicola Sturgeon for the film.
Kezia Dugdale, the leader of Scottish Labour, used her Christmas message to welcome child refugees to Scotland.
Ruth Davidson, of the Scottish Conservatives, said she hopes Scots remember those in need this festive season.
Willie Rennie, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, hailed Scotland's response to the darkest moments of 2015, including the war in Syria and the Paris attacks.
"Where there is darkness there is also light," he said.
Ms Sturgeon recorded the video at a children's Christmas party that she hosted at her official residence earlier this month.
The first minister said: "The sound of excited children ringing round Bute House was a wonderful experience and there was no better opportunity to join in with them to wish everyone a very happy Christmas."
The film includes some behind-the-scenes footage during the launch of the first minister's charity Christmas card.
All sales of the cards will go to the four charities - Enable Scotland, Children 1st, Books Abroad and the Scottish Refugee Council.
Ms Dugdale, while welcoming refugees to Scotland, also praised the work of the armed forces and the emergency services.
She said: "From the Irish immigration of past centuries to the arrival of Syrians today, we have opened the doors of our nation to those seeking a better way of life.
"Those travelling halfway across the world need our support. They are ordinary people who don't want to live in fear of constant violence. They are families who just want to get on with their lives. They are children with hopes and dreams of a better way of life. We should welcome them into our communities with open arms.
"Christmas is also a time of year not only to help those in need but also to give thanks to those who do so much for our country. We pay tribute to our armed forces, particularly those involved in conflict right now. No matter our view of the decisions of government leaders, no one can doubt the bravery of those who serve our country.
"Those who work in our emergency services will also keep our hospitals open and streets safe in the next few weeks. They quietly go about their business all year round without much fuss. Now is the time of year to show our appreciation."
Ms Davidson, in her Christmas address, said the festive season can be a "cruel" time for some.
She said: "As we approach this time for celebration, many of us will be excited about giving and receiving presents, linking up with loved ones we haven't seen in too long, and probably eating and drinking more than is good for us.
"It's undoubtedly a special time of year, and one we rightly treasure.
"But for many others Christmas can also be cruel. Thousands across Scotland and the UK face difficulty on a daily basis.
"And if you're lonely, worried about your job, your marriage or relationship is in difficulty or you are suffering from bereavement, far from being the best time of year, Christmas can be the hardest.
"I hope everyone can find time to enjoy themselves, but also to make those precious couple of phone calls or visits to those who - at this time of year more than ever - need to hear a friendly voice or see a familiar face."
The Smoking Matters service in Dumfries and Galloway helped 102 people in deprived areas kick the habit in the past year - 251 below target.
Public Health Consultant Dr Andrew Carnon said the trend was being mirrored across Scotland.
He said many people saw e-cigarettes as a stepping stone to stopping smoking.
Nationwide figures have shown a similar trend to those in the south west of Scotland.
In 2013, the Information Services Division reported that the number of attempts to stop smoking had fallen by 13% compared with 2012.
That was the first decrease seen in recent years and it was also suggested this could be "partly explained" by the rise in the use of e-cigarettes.
Dr Carnon said that although there was still a lack of evidence about their effectiveness, the NHS might have to review and adapt its smoking cessation service in the future.
However, he said he believed that there would always be a need for support services in that provision.
"The position of e-cigarettes is at the moment not fully clear because they are so new there hasn't been all the research carried out," he said.
"We actually don't know at this stage just how effective they are in helping people to stop smoking.
"There is also a risk, potentially at least, that smokers may use them in certain settings where they are not allowed to smoke tobacco but without any intention of actually stopping smoking tobacco cigarettes."
He said that was clearly a case where they would not be of any benefit to a smoker's health.
"The third possibility, which again would not be a great one, is that people who don't smoke might feel that e-cigarettes are something that are much safer that they would like to try," he added.
"We just don't have the research evidence at the moment to say whether there is a risk that those people who might simply be experimenting with e-cigarettes might get drawn into using tobacco cigarettes at a later stage."
Dr Carnon said it was clear from research that people had the best chance of quitting with some support.
"It is not just about the nicotine replacement, it is not just about use of e-cigarettes," he said.
"It is actually about working with somebody to help you through the difficult process - because it's not easy to quit smoking.
"So really we would encourage people either to go to the smoking cessation service which is called Smoking Matters or to one of their local pharmacies who can help them or they can ask their GP if they would like some advice."
Resuming on 299-7, Stuart Meaker's unbeaten 35 helped Surrey post 367, a first-innings deficit of 34.
Surrey-bound opener Mark Stoneman then hit 92, but only four other Durham batsmen made double figures as Curran took three wickets in four balls.
Graham Clark was the best of the rest with 54 as Durham closed on 213-8.
Having played under lights all day, mist began to move in with 22 overs remaining, forcing umpires Neil Mallender and David Millns to take the players off - before then abandoning play for the day shortly after.
Stoneman and the also Surrey-bound Scott Borthwick both began the day within range of 1,000 runs for the season for the fourth year in a row.
Stoneman got to the milestone in a sixth-wicket stand of 109 with Clark, who improved on his career-best score.
But Borthwick failed, his dismissal for 12 leaving him on 957, sparking the collapse in which Durham lost four wickets to 18-year-old Curran in seven deliveries.
Former England paceman Graham Onions had earlier completed the 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket in the morning session, his first this season.
Victory for Durham would ensure survival, while a draw would leave them 19 points ahead of eighth-placed Hampshire, who they meet next week in the final game at Southampton.
Saturday's One-Day Cup finalists Surrey, playing their final Championship match of the summer, are now guaranteed to finish fourth regardless of the outcome.
Vote counting continues, but the head of Florida's Democratic Party issued a statement congratulating Mr Obama.
Aides to Mitt Romney were also quoted appearing to concede defeat.
Florida's vote cannot change the overall result, but the slow count has brought back memories of the bitterly contested recount in 2000.
The Sunshine State's famous "hanging chads" sparked a crisis in that year's Bush-Gore election, eventually leading to a Supreme Court ruling that installed George W Bush in the White House.
As of Thursday evening Mr Obama had a 0.7% lead in Florida - totalling more than 50,000 votes - but some ballots have yet to be counted.
The final result is expected by midday on Saturday, after three counties - Broward, Palm Beach and Duval - finish their tallies.
If the final difference in the number of votes for President Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney is below 0.5%, a recount would be automatically triggered.
But whatever the outcome, it matters little since the Democratic incumbent decisively won the national vote in the electoral college.
As the counting edged towards its end, party operatives in Florida began to concede the race would go to Mr Obama.
"On behalf of Florida Democrats, I wish President Barack Obama congratulations on his re-election and on winning Florida's 29 electoral votes," Florida Democratic Chair Rod Smith said.
"Florida Democrats ran the strongest, largest ground game this state has ever seen," he said, describing it as "appalling" that the state had been unable to report results two days after the election.
Republican officials also said they expected Mr Obama to eventually be declared the winner.
"We thought based on our polling and range of organisation that we had done what we needed to win," Brett Doster, a Florida adviser for Mr Romney, told the Miami Herald.
"Obviously, we didn't, and for that I and every other operative in Florida has a sick feeling that we left something on the table. I can assure you this won't happen again."
Florida Republican spokesman Brian Burgess told the Associated Press that "given the wave that we saw all over the country, we're glad that we gave them enough of a fight in Florida to prolong the battle here as long as we did".
Obama campaign manager Jim Messina told reporters: "We feel we will be the official winner in Florida later today."
Counties must send preliminary results to the state by midday on Saturday.
Long queues were reported across the fourth most populous US state on Tuesday.
Some voters waited to cast ballots until 01:30 local time the next morning, after Mr Romney had already delivered his concession speech.
Tens of thousands of absentee ballots also arrived on election day.
In Broward County, Democratic Mayor John Rodstrom told the Miami Herald: "The big picture is that we have done this to ourselves," blaming a combination of all sorts of municipal, state and federal elections on one ballot.
"We have these tremendously long ballots now," he said.
The Sunshine State's problems began even before election day, with lengthy queues reported during the early-voting period.
Democrats launched a legal challenge against a Republican-backed measure to limit the period that voters could cast ballots before the election, from 14 days to eight.
They said it was a blatant attempt to suppress Democratic turnout - Florida's African-American voters have tended to cast ballots early in previous elections.
But Governor Rick Scott said the measure, passed by the state's Republican-controlled legislature in 2011, aimed to limit voter fraud.
The early-voting period officially ended last Saturday. Election supervisors in Miami-Dade and other counties did open up voting for several hours on Sunday.
But after being swamped by voters, one polling office in Miami-Dade County temporarily shut its doors. Some in line began to shout: "Let us vote!"
There was also a technical error with an automated phone system that told more than 12,500 voters in another county that the election was on Wednesday.
Florida was not alone in reports of lengthy election day lines. Voters waited for hours in states such as Virginia, New York and Washington DC.
Hadley won 15 caps for Canada between 1987 and 1994 and played at the 1991 World Cup, helping his country to their best-ever finish as they reached the quarter-finals.
Hadley captained the national side and played for Bedford and the Barbarians.
"Big Norm was a giant," said Al Charron, a former Canada team-mate. "He was a presence on and off the field."
"Norm was one of the funniest and smartest guys I have had the pleasure of playing rugby with," he added.
The stash was found by metal detector on private land in October 2012 by a man making his first survey.
The find is believed to be one of the largest Roman gold coin hoards buried in the UK.
The 159 coins date from the final years of Roman rule in Britain in the 4th Century and will go on display at Verulamium Museum from mid-September.
David Thorold, a curator at the museum, said: "Evidence suggests the coins were originally part of a hoard that had been disturbed at some point during the last couple of hundred years.
"During the Roman occupation of Britain, people buried coins for two reasons - either as a sacrifice to their gods or as a form of secure storage, with the aim of later recovery."
He said gold coins, known as solidi, were extremely valuable and not traded or exchanged on a regular basis.
Instead they were used for large transactions.
The coins, discovered by Westley Carrington during his first metal-detecting outing, were scattered across a wide area.
They were mostly struck in the Italian cities of Milan and Ravenna and issued under the Emperors Gratian, Valentinian, Theodosius, Arcadius and Honorius.
Richard Shwe, from St Albans City and District Council, said it had purchased the coins, found in the north of the city, with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, St Albans Museums and Galleries Trust and an overseas benefactor, who wished to remain anonymous.
An inquest in July 2013 declared the hoard treasure, giving the museum the right to acquire them, and the value was decided by an independent committee at the British Museum.
The changes are to be introduced as part of "major and significant" investment by the Championship club's Malaysian owners.
The rebranding provoked disappointment and anger among some fans of the club, known as the Bluebirds.
But leading fan Gwyn Davies accepted the change, saying: "People have calmed down and had a think about it".
"If we've got to wear red that's part of the price we have to pay."
Until now, City have always played in a blue home strip with a bluebird crest. The blue kit will be retained, but only as the club's away colours.
The move follows fresh discussions between between club directors and Malaysian investors Tan Sri Vincent Tan and Dato Chan Tien Ghee, known as TG.
Chief executive Alan Whiteley said the rebrand was designed to help the Championship club expand its appeal.
The new investment package will also allow the club to resolve its longstanding debt with the Langston company, it revealed.
Money will be invested in a new training ground and facilities, the feasibility of expanding the club's stadium will be examined and the first team squad will also be boosted under the plans.
Mr Davies, of the Valley Rams supporters club, told BBC Wales he was relieved that the club had secured the investment, which would bring stability and progress.
He said he thought the "fuss" made by some supporters when the plan was first leaked last month might have frightened away the club's Malaysian investors.
"None of us want to change to red," said Mr Davies. "It's something we'll accept willingly because of the price that goes with it, and the benefits that will go with it."
He added: "The people against this colour change... I haven't seen a Plan B with them. I haven't seen a viable option. You know, [they must] come up with a viable option.
Mr Davies backed Mr Tan's investment.
"If this is part of his business plan and vision then we've got to accept that," he said. "His fingers will get burned, not ours, if it goes wrong.
"He's got the right business plan, and it's going to work and we're going to succeed, finally.
"We've been crying out for years for the investment and finally it's here."
Some fans remain opposed, however. One fan, Dan Buckley, wrote on Twitter: "I loved this football club. Truly loved it from the bottom of my heart. Words can't describe how gutted I am. Sickened".
Another, John Devlin, tweeted: "Having blue as away kit adds insult to injury".
Cardiff City Supporters' Trust said it welcomed the news about the proposed investment to the club but wanted more information about the level of investment in the club.
Trust chairman Tim Hartley said: "There are still questions that need to be answered such as what happens to the proposed investment if there is no deal over historical debts with Langston and how much will actually be invested and over what period.
"While we understand that the Malaysian owners desire to change the kit colour and badge, many fans will be disappointed by this."
Others have expressed their support, but principally on the basis of the investment going ahead.
"This whole episode strengthens the case for supporter representation on the board of the club, as happens at Swansea City."
Mr Hartley said the trust would meet on Wednesday night, monitor the reaction of its members and report back to the club.
Meanwhile, Cardiff council said it fully supported the club's decision.
Council leader Heather Joyce said: "I have spoken to Dato Chan Tien Ghee today to welcome the financial support that is being given to Cardiff City FC and he has outlined to me his commitment to the club and the city.
"I made it clear that the council appreciates the challenges the club will face in relation to some of the changes that need to be made but we will fully support what is being proposed.
"As a council we are business savvy and recognise the importance of this investment that the owners are putting in and the confidence that the club has in the city."
A 29-year-old man was held following the seizure of suspected cocaine and cannabis thought to be worth £35,000.
And a 26-year-old man was also arrested over suspected heroin with an estimated street value of more than £4,000.
Both men were taken into police custody and reports have been sent to the procurator fiscal.
Floodwaters in Ferngrove, Bury, partially submerged the cars at about 08:10 GMT following heavy rainfall.
Fire crews used an inflatable raft to rescue three men and a woman from two cars trapped in about 3ft (1m) of water.
Residents and motorists have been advised to avoid the area, which remains impassable.
The woman received treatment at the scene from ambulance staff.
A flood alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for the Lower River Irwell catchment, including areas in Greater Manchester.
The tour of Commonwealth nations and territories will span 388 days, 71 countries and 200,000 miles before reaching the host nation of Australia.
The baton will be carried on the Isle of Man by Commonwealth athletes and will visit the top of Snaefell, Tynwald Hill and a kipper factory.
The 2018 Games begin on 4 April on Australia's Gold Coast.
Events will be held around the Island giving residents the opportunity to see the baton and celebrate Team Isle of Man, said the Manx government.
The official route for the 2, 3 September is available online and will see the baton travel on the island's horse tram.
It will be officially welcomed by the Isle of Man Commonwealth Games Association's President Basil Bielich, the Chief Minister and CGA officials.
The Isle of Man has earned an impressive medal tally over the years with three gold, two silver and six bronze at the competition.
At the 2014 Games in Glasgow, cyclist Peter Kennaugh won a silver medal. in the men's 40km points race.
The island's last Commonwealth gold was won by Mark Cavendish at the 2006 Games in Melbourne.
The Queen has started the countdown to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, launching the baton relay at Buckingham Palace in March.
Planning permission was granted for 196,000 panels at the old RAF base in Faldingworth near Lincoln.
The solar farm, believed to be the largest in the UK, is expected to generate 50MW of electricity, enough to power the equivalent of 12,000 homes.
Last year, a similar sized farm in Leicestershire was switched on, which it was claimed was the UK's biggest.
The 370 acre (150 hectare) site was granted permission for 20,000 panels in 2011 but this week that was updated to create the larger farm which is expected to run for 30 years.
Chris Collett, the senior planner at Barton Willmore, the firm responsible for the planning application, said: "This under-utilised former airfield was an ideal site for solar energy because of the topography and limited visual impact.
"By providing clean energy to more than 10,000 homes it will make a significant contribution to reducing carbon emissions in Lincolnshire."
RAF Faldingworth was used during World War Two by Number 300 (Polish) Squadron, the first Polish-manned bomber squadron in the RAF.
It was then used to store nuclear weapons before it was decommissioned in 1972.
The application received one letter of opposition.
Haye, 36, has had surgery on an Achilles injury sustained in Saturday's heavyweight defeat by Bellew in London.
Coldwell, who once worked for Haye, said the ex-world heavyweight champion produced his "bravest performance" in fighting on while injured in the bout.
"He will always be someone I looked at and thought 'wow'," Coldwell said. "To see how it's turned out, it is sad."
Coldwell was head of boxing for Hayemaker Promotions from 2008 to 2011, a period during which Haye became WBA world heavyweight champion.
"I feel sorry for him," Coldwell told BBC Radio 5 live's boxing podcast.
"When I worked with [trainer] Adam Booth and David, he was at his best, a special athlete with special potential. I just wish him all the best now."
Coldwell was the target of insults from Haye in an acrimonious build-up to the Bellew bout, which ended with opposing trainer Shane McGuigan throwing in the towel to save a stricken Haye after he was put down in the 11th round.
Haye's future is unclear but on Monday he said he had been told by medical experts he could make "a 100% recovery back to full fitness".
Liverpool's Bellew could now defend his WBC cruiserweight title or fight for a second time at heavyweight, potentially against WBO champion Joseph Parker or Deontay Wilder, who holds the WBC title.
"I've said all along, he can't compete with 6ft 8in beasts like [IBF heavyweight champion] Anthony Joshua," Coldwell said. "Joseph Parker on the other hand, he's still learning, he's not the beast people said at the beginning."
Long, 23, made 123 appearances for the Blades having come through the club's academy system, but has not played in a first team game since November.
He has previously had loan spells with Oxford United and Motherwell.
"He came through with a lot of expectations at Sheffield United, but last season did not go according to plan," Dons boss Neal Ardley said.
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Officers were called to Lickley Court, just off Perth's High Street, at about 20:10 on Wednesday following the sudden death of the woman.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said inquiries into the incident were continuing.
Reports on all sudden deaths are submitted to the procurator fiscal.
The current offices at Woodhill House in Aberdeen and Gordon House in Inverurie would be moved to a purpose-built facility at Harlaw in Inverurie.
Councillors instructed officers to negotiate a deal and a masterplan will be drawn up.
The aim is smaller, more flexible and cheaper offices.
Plans will also be considered to consolidate existing offices in Ellon and expand facilities in Stonehaven.
Aberdeenshire is the only local authority authority in Scotland to have its headquarters outside its boundary.
Helicopter flight operations to the Isles of Scilly would then move to Newquay.
A director of British International Helicopters (BIH) told BBC News earlier on Wednesday the company would not be taking bookings after 31 October.
BIH director Peter Sorby has now said the company is taking winter bookings.
Mr Sorby originally said it would be wrong to take bookings from people expecting to fly from Penzance then ask them to pay extra to fly from Newquay.
Now he has made it clear that BIH has been taking winter bookings since the start of May.
The helicopter firm has never made any secret that the millions it would gain from selling part of the heliport to Sainsbury's supermarket are vital for its future.
The money would be used to buy new helicopters and to bid for contracts to fly passengers to and from oil fields.
Mr Sorby said that did not mean everything would shut down if the planning permission was not granted.
BIH first wanted to go back to Land's End airport where it started life 40 years ago.
Locals living nearby were unhappy and the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company, which owns the land, rejected the idea.
BIH has now obtained the hanger at Newquay, though flying from Newquay to St Mary's and Tresco on the Isles of Scilly will never be the preferred option. It is more costly and takes longer.
Unlike flights to Scottish islands, the Cornish journeys are not government subsidised. They can only keep going if they are financially viable, unless the coalition government steps in.
BIH said it was determined to keep going and knew the helicopters were a vital link for the Isles of Scilly.
However the company insists much depends on how planners view the supermarket proposals for the present heliport.
It happened at about 01:40 BST on Saturday at the junction of Glebe Road and Upper Dunmurry Lane.
Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash.
Srgt Tom Donnelly said: "The driver of the car involved in the collision, a man in his sixties, was arrested and questioned but has since been released on police bail."
Stephen Thomas Hughes and his co-accused Shaunean Boyle are jointly charged with murdering Owen Creaney in Craigavon, County Armagh, in 2014
The 40-year-old victim was severely beaten in an attack at Mr Hughes' home.
Mr Hughes said Mr Creaney "wasn't making any noise" when they washed the injured man and changed his clothes.
The victim, from Lurgan, County Armagh, was attacked after he had been drinking with both of the accused at Mr Hughes' home in Moyrafety Court.
His wounded body was then carried up the stairs where he was showered and changed twice.
Mr Creaney died from his injuries two days later and his remains were then dumped into a green recycling bin.
Both Mr Hughes and Ms Boyle, from Edenderry Park in Banbridge, County Down, have said they were not involved in the attack the early hours of Thursday July 3, and have pointed the finger of blame at each other.
Giving evidence at Belfast Crown Court for the second day, Mr Hughes again denied he had assaulted Mr Creaney, saying that Ms Boyle had punched, kicked and stamped on the victim in the hallway of his home.
Mr Creaney's injuries included a total of 15 fractured ribs and a broken breastbone, as well as bleeding of and tearing to the brain.
A prosecuting barrister said being showered and changed twice must have been "agony" for the victim, as he had "several fractured ribs on both sides".
At this point, Mr Hughes said he did notice a bruise on Mr Creaney's chest the second time they changed him.
However, he added that Mr Creaney "wasn't making any noise" at the time.
"I honestly didn't know he had any broken ribs or anything," Mr Hughes told the court.
When he was asked about the state of Mr Creaney's face after the attack, the accused said he noticed the victim had "two black eyes and a wee cut to his lip" after Ms Boyle had washed him.
The prosecution barrister then asked Mr Hughes what he thought was going to happen to Mr Creaney's remains after they were placed in the bin.
"You knew you wanted to put him in the bin. What was going to happen next?"
Mr Hughes replied: "I can't give you a straight answer on that. I do not know."
The trial continues.
The world number 18, seeded third, battled from 4-0 down in the tie-break to take the first set.
The 22-year-old then twice broke the world number 10 in the second set before sealing victory with an ace.
Pouille has risen from a ranking of 78 this year, and reached the Wimbledon and US Open quarter-finals.
"I'm really happy to win my first title here. I played well from the beginning,'' said the new champion. "Now I can rest and get ready for the China Open next week in Beijing."
ABP Food Group is to take a 50% stake in Dungannon-based meat processor Linden Foods, which employs just over 1,000 people.
Existing owner Fane Valley Co-op will continue as a joint venture partner.
"The involvement of ABP will strengthen our global sales network," said Trevor Lockhart, Fane Valley chief executive.
However, the UFU greeted the news with caution.
"ABP taking a 50% stake in Linden Foods will cause some farmers alarm and raise questions about competition," said its deputy president Victor Chestnutt.
"It is early days, but ultimately we will judge the success of this new venture on the future producer returns for cattle and sheep."
The accident happened about five miles north of Luss at about 11:05.
Police said the black Honda motorbike was travelling north when it was involved in a collision with a Range Rover and a Vauxhaull Mokka.
The road was fully closed for about six hours and police have appealed for anyone with information about the crash to contact them.
Sgt Archie McGuire said: "I would like to take this opportunity to thank motorists caught up in the delays for their patience.
"I would appeal to anyone who saw a black Honda motorcycle travelling north along the A82 or witnessed the collision to contact police immediately.
"In particular, I would like to speak to the driver of a black 4x4 vehicle, possibly a Ford pickup truck, who was heading southbound on the road and may have witnessed the incident."
Keith Towler told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement show it was "frustrating" his replacement had not been chosen a month before he leaves.
Last year a panel failed to agree on the appointment and the selection process started again.
But Mr Towler added an announcement was expected very soon.
When asked why it had taken so long to appoint a new commissioner, Mr Towler replied: "I think you'll have to talk to Welsh government about that.
"It's quite frustrating from my point of view, and of course my team is as desperate as you to know who the next commissioner will be."
Mr Towler said the short handover period "was not great".
"My understanding is that we should get an announcement pretty shortly," he said.
"That would be great. If there's a gap between the end of my term and the beginning of the next term then my deputy will fill that gap.
"I don't think it'll be that long but... it's less than perfect but it is what it is, I guess, so you just have to work with it."
Last October the Welsh government said the reason the selection process had been halted was because of a cabinet reshuffle.
John Pugh, MP for Southport, said he planned to retire next month, but "did not bank on the prime minister's opportunism" in calling an election.
He said he did not want to work through "the nightmare chaos of Brexit" in the next parliament.
The local constituency party will now choose a new candidate from an all-woman shortlist.
Mr Pugh said in a statement: "I was going to announce my retirement from Westminster politics in my own time this May after what will be successful local elections."
He said he planned to continue in local politics, but felt it was "the right time to step down and begin a new chapter in my life".
Mr Pugh joins a number of MPs who have ruled out standing in the election on 8 June.
Former Chancellor George Osborne, who is also the editor of the Evening Standard, will not run again to be MP for Tatton.
He announced his plans in the newspaper, adding that he will be "fighting for that Britain I love from the editor's chair".
A number of Labour MPs have also confirmed they will not run following Tuesday's surprise announcement.
On Wednesday morning, both Andrew Smith, MP for Oxford East, and Iain Wright, MP for Hartlepool, confirmed they would not be running for re-election.
So the fact that Philip Hammond told me at the weekend that Hinkley "will go ahead" raises a whole host of possibilities, from the intriguing to the mundane.
For the sake of completeness, here is the full exchange between the chancellor and me when I interviewed him at the G20 summit in Chengdu, China, last Sunday.
Kamal Ahmed: "One of the big issues [in China/UK relations] is of course Hinkley. We could be very close to a final decision on that huge new nuclear power station in Somerset. Is the government still wholly committed to that plan despite the criticisms that it is far too expensive a way to provide energy for the UK?"
Philip Hammond: "The decision we are making about investing in new nuclear power infrastructure is a 50-year time horizon decision, this is not about looking at what prices are today. It is about thinking about our energy security needs over the next 50, 60 years. This decision is now in the hands of EDF, the French company which hopefully will be in a position to make a final investment decision over the next few days."
KA: "But the government still fully supports Hinkley?"
PH: "Yes, our hope is EDF will be able to come to a conclusion quickly and then we will be able to go ahead with this project."
Pretty definite.
So, what changed between that interview and the Hinkley "pause button" decision the government announced last night?
There are a number of options.
First, that whatever caused the government to pull on the hand brake and announce a further delay only became clear over the last few days.
That would suggest Number 10 concerns, rather than broader government worries, as issues often only reach the in-tray of the Prime Minister for final decision at the last moment.
Second, that Hinkley will indeed go ahead but the connected nuclear projects at Sizewell in Suffolk and Bradwell in Essex will be reassessed.
Under the present agreement, China would be in charge of the Bradwell project, and Theresa May's adviser Nick Timothy has previously raised concerns about security and Chinese investment.
Third, that this has been a policy "Horlicks", with Number 10, the Treasury and the business department unaware of what the other was thinking.
Fourth, the whole three power station project will go ahead and the deal will be signed-off in the autumn, simply a few more weeks of bureaucratic delay for a project that, it was claimed a decade ago, would be providing electricity to cook our Christmas dinner by next year.
If Hinkley C is providing electricity by 2025, many people will be surprised.
It seems that Number 10 agreed the idea of a review of Hinkley Point C "in the last few days" - which is the reason why Mr Hammond sounded so bullish about the plans last Sunday.
Although I am told there were "various discussions" about how to handle the Final Investment Decision when it came from EDF, nothing was finalised until the last minute.
Some might say that is almost like being caught off guard by the arrival of Christmas.
But, reassurance is the word that is being used by my sources.
Not cancellation - not yet anyway.
Theresa May is a new Prime Minister who doesn't want this deal to come back and bite her on the backside in a decade's time.
If the project does suffer cost overruns or does prove an eye-wateringly expensive way of providing energy, Mrs May wants to be able to say she went through a thorough process.
And not be the Prime Minister accused of rushing such a significant decision early in her tenure.
It was always the view in government that a final decision wouldn't be necessary until the autumn.
Indeed, the French finance minister, Michel Sapin, told me earlier in the year that was the plan.
Number 10 didn't want to be bounced by EDF pulling the investment decision forward - it wanted to stick to its own timeline.
My sources say that at this stage we should not over-interpret the review.
Yes, it raises questions, but abandoning Hinkley would mean a major change in energy policy.
Interestingly, the government's use of the phrase "all the component parts" in the review announcement does suggest that the Sizewell and Bradwell projects could be "decoupled" from Hinkley - and reassessed.
What we have learnt over the past 48 hours is that government is often hectic and last minute.
Which is never a good look for the outside world.
And that in the end, Number 10 calls all the big shots.
Whatever the Treasury may think.
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The attacker did not want to be part of the regime of Charles Green, who fronted the consortium that bought the business and assets of Rangers Football Club plc in liquidation.
He left in June 2012 and joined Everton as a free agent the following month.
"Nothing changed as a football club and that's where I was wrong," Norwich City's Naismith told BBC Scotland.
"At the time, I was panicking about the legal situation, 'If I say this, they can do that'. I was being guided on what to say.
"I can understand why [Rangers fans weren't happy]. Even some of my mates have chinned me about it.
"You were walking a tightrope, worried about what to say from a legal side of things. But, for me, the club was still the same, everything was still the same.
"It's one of the biggest regrets of my career. I still support Rangers and want them to get back challenging."
Under corporate law, Rangers players had the option of transferring their contracts to the new company, but Naismith, along with several others - including Steven Whittaker, chose to leave.
Naismith and Whittaker held a news conference at which the former said his "loyalty was with Rangers. I've never met anyone from Sevco [the company Green formed to buy the business and assets]".
"As players, we didn't come out of it the way that we wanted because we didn't have our squad the same and we weren't challenging for titles as we wanted," Naismith said.
"Rangers have suffered massively and the club was put into the hands of the wrong people. Everybody else has suffered for that and it's really sad.
"I was 25. To go back to the Third Division with [Green], who'd probably force me out the club to somewhere I probably wasn't keen on going, and I wasn't sure that money would help Rangers - I would have lost my international career.
"Ideally, I would have stayed, but when you take your whole family and everything about it [into account], I couldn't take that risk.
"Maybe if better people had said, 'this is what we're going to do to build this club back and we're going to be challenging', that makes the decision much easier.
"The one thing I can walk away from it and look at is all the people who had part-time jobs, to the tea ladies, who probably worked the hardest and are there, that security for them was the biggest thing that came out of it for us."
Naismith and other senior players took 75% pay cuts in February 2012 when Rangers went into administration, which allowed younger players on lower wages and other staff to take smaller pay cuts.
That process was long and drawn out, though, which left Naismith feeling on edge about events at the club.
"Sad, very sad," he said when asked how he feels about his departure.
"There are regrets on my part on some of the things that were said. As a group of players, from that day we got told we were going into administration, we couldn't have done any more.
"We thought we'd cracked it, take a 75% wage cut and things will recover. We wanted assurances [for the other staff] and what about an 18-year-old just in the squad?
"We were speaking to lawyers and Greegsy [goalkeeper Allan McGregor] came up with a way. But it boiled down to the administrators [Duff and Phelps] saying they didn't want to do it that way. We gave them a viable way to move forward and thought, 'this isn't right at all'.
"It got worse and worse. Things just kept coming out, which you were thinking, 'that isn't right'. Charles Green came in and it was the same thing: 'everything's going to be rosy, don't worry', but what went on from when he came in to when I left, I was thinking, 'I can't trust this guy with my career'.
"If I knew Rangers were going to get [transfer] money, I'd have stayed. Looking back, I'm glad I didn't trust that guy with my career."
Naismith spent five years at Rangers, winning three league titles, two Scottish League Cups and one Scottish Cup.
He looks back on the day that the Ibrox side won the 2010-11 championship at the home of his former club, Kilmarnock, as one of the highlights of his career.
Naismith scored the second goal as Rangers raced into a three-goal lead after seven minutes in the final game of the season, one they needed to win to secure the title, in what was also Walter Smith's final game as manager.
"The best day for me is winning the league on the last day at Kilmarnock, 3-0 up after seven minutes, because it's the perfect day," Naimsith said.
"You need to win, early kick-off, after a minute we're 1-0 up, 2-0 up after four minutes, 3-0 after seven minutes, then you know you've won the league and you can just enjoy the day.
"We won [the league] at Dundee United, Hibs and Kilmarnock, so the bus journey home was incredible. Playing in the Champions League, winning trophies, so many [memories]."
Naismith grew up in Ayrshire supporting Rangers and says he wants to spend the final years of his career in Scotland.
His preference would be to do that at Ibrox or Rugby Park, where his career started, but for now says there is unfinished business for him at Carrow Road.
"I would never say never, because if I was coming back to Scotland then personally I would love it [returning to Rangers]," the 30-year-old said.
"There's a lot of water under the bridge, they've moved forward under a new manager and, at the moment, I feel I still owe Norwich something.
"Last season wasn't a great season and I've probably not played my best football in that time. I want to repay what they've done for me.
"I'll definitely play [in Scotland] before I finish, I love the football, it's where I started. So I will come back and play in Scotland."
He was questioned in connection with two separate incidents earlier this year.
A bomb exploded outside a probation office in Crawford Square in April. Two partially exploded bombs were also found at an Army Reserve base in May.
The man was detained in the Ballymagowan area on Tuesday.
Washington said Mr Trump saw India as a "true friend and partner in addressing challenges around the world".
"The two discussed opportunities to strengthen the partnership between the US and India in broad areas such as the economy and defence," it said.
The White House said it looked forward to welcoming Mr Modi later this year.
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The US statement added that Mr Trump and Mr Modi resolved to "stand shoulder to shoulder in the global fight against terrorism".
During the US election campaign, Mr Trump was largely positive about India.
He praised Mr Modi for championing bureaucratic reform and economic growth.
The two are also suspected of violating a law prohibiting groups such as al-Qaeda and the so-called Islamic State (IS), the statement added.
Geneva's prosecutor said traces of explosive had been found in their car.
Geneva has been on high alert this week amid fears an IS cell was in the area.
Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga said on Friday that a "foreign authority" had provided the information about "a potential IS cell in the Geneva area" but there was no indication that "a concrete attack" was planned.
Geneva's Prosecutor Olivier Jornot told a news conference on Saturday that the two Syrians had just arrived in the Swiss city and could not speak French.
He said although traces of explosives were found in their car during their arrest on Friday, there was no evidence of toxic gas.
An earlier statement from the prosecutor's office said criminal proceedings and been opened against them under Switzerland's law against the manufacture and transport of explosives and toxic gases.
The tip-off about a terror cell in Geneva had originally come from the United States, Swiss media reported on Friday.
Daily newspaper Le Temps, quoting a source close to the investigation, said US intelligence had identified three jihadist cells in Chicago, Toronto and Geneva.
On Thursday, security was stepped up outside synagogues, the UN building and the French ambassador's home, as well as train stations, the airport and similar places.
The number of police on Geneva's streets has been increased.
UN spokesman Michele Zaccheo said there was "no specific threat to the UN in Geneva or its personnel".
The border with France runs through the outskirts of Geneva.
IS said it carried out the attacks in Paris on 13 November which killed 130 people.
Two men linked to the attacks - Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini - are still on the run and investigations have been launched in several European countries.
Yet comedian Phill Jupitus, star of TV shows including QI and Never Mind the Buzzcocks - and a one-time aficionado of George Lucas's intergalactic saga - was pointedly not one of them.
Jupitus, who is currently playing a villainous tycoon in West End musical Urinetown, used to perform a stand-up show in which he talked about the series and performed a spot-on impression of Chewbacca the Wookiee.
So far, though, the 52-year-old has yet to watch the 88-second trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Last week he told the BBC's Neil Smith why he is holding out.
I can't bring myself to watch it. I've not seen it, in a very deliberate way. It was on in the dressing room the other night and I had to leave - I walked out the room.
People have described it to me, the Millennium Falcon doing that [makes 'schhh' noise] and I can see it in my head. But I'm just avoiding it.
Why? Because Episodes I, II and III [The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith] were so disappointing.
I, II and III to me was like watching someone play [computer game] World of Warcraft. It was too CG; there was not enough real world.
You could smell the green screen in every scene, in every amazing vista of Coruscant. It was like watching Finding Nemo for me; there was no joy in it.
What was brilliant about the first Star Wars film was the grubbiness of it: rusty robots, dirty transporters, second-hand rockets, things that broke. That was a real world.
Carrie Fisher [Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy] came to a QI [recording] one night and I could barely move - I was just rigid.
But the films they made afterwards were so shiny, so full of big, clever, computer-generated monsters, that with each one it was really a law of diminishing returns.
I genuinely can't watch it. I've been burned too badly.
Star Wars to me is like an old girlfriend who I chucked ages ago, who if I met now it would be really awkward. I'd be like, 'I'm watching different films now; I'm seeing someone else.'
It's a bit too much. I'd invested too much in IV, V and VI [A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi].
What would I like to see? A return to the values that were established in the first three films... I sound like I'm at a Conservative party conference now.
I want [a return to] the simplicity of it. Practical things in your hand have a physicality and a weight, even if they're lasers.
I met an effects bloke in Essex, he drinks in my local coffee shop. He said [the makers of the new film] bought every gas-bottled air gun in England when they arrived because they wanted the Stormtroopers' guns to have a kick when they fired them. You don't have to fake it; it looks real.
It's like the show I'm doing now, which is beautifully grubby. [Urinetown is a musical satire set in a future where a water shortage has led to a ban on all private toilets.] It reminded me a lot of [Terry Gilliam film] Brazil when I first saw it, a modern world entrenched in a 30s aesthetic.
It's an odd mix between the quirky and the dark, like late Monty Python.
But I think film-making is going back that way anyway. We've had all the fun and games of these computer effects films and people are a bit sick of it - we're blase about that now.
Phill Jupitus can be seen in Urinetown at London's Apollo Theatre until 10 January. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released in December 2015.
Chris Williamson said they were an "idea worth exploring" to reduce sexual offences and create "safe spaces".
But Labour's former transport secretary said it was an "absolutely crazy idea", while another of the party's MPs said it "normalised attacks".
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn floated the policy in 2015, but later dropped it.
Mr Williamson, shadow fire minister, highlighted figures from the British Transport Police showing 1,448 sexual offences on trains had been reported in 2016-17, compared with 650 incidents in 2012-13.
The MP for Derby North told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show: "I'm not saying we should go down this road at all, I'm merely suggesting that we consult on it."
He said it was about being able to offer "that safe space for people if they wanted it".
While Mr Williamson said better security and more guards were needed to tackle the problem, he agreed there should be a "push for behaviour change".
Speaking to BBC Radio 5 live, Labour's former Transport Secretary Lord Adonis dismissed the idea, saying women would find it "grossly insulting".
"The idea that they would be herded into separate carriages when the point at issue is a very tiny number of men who don't behave properly."
Countries including Japan, Brazil and Mexico have tested women-only carriages and the UK has had ladies-only compartments before.
About 100 still existed on services between London and Essex when the decision was made to phase them out altogether in 1977.
Several female Labour MPs have been vocal in their criticism of the idea, while a sign also appeared on the door of Mr Williamson's parliamentary office, apparently mocking the proposal.
The printed note said: "Woman? Sexually harassed at work? How about working on your own floor?"
Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy tweeted: "Can we make all carriages safe for all passengers rather than restricting where we can go?
"[It] doesn't keep women safe to restrict their movements - it normalises attacks. We need to be clear they [the attackers] are problem, not women's seating plans."
Jess Phillips, Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley, said the policy was an "absolutely terrible idea".
She tweeted: "Also, men should be incredibly annoyed by [the] suggestion they can't control themselves.
"Sexual violence isn't about urges, it's about power. If you take your feminist cues from Saudi Arabia, you've gone wrong."
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The Women's Equality Party founder, Catherine Mayer, said it had not changed its opinion since the Labour leader first proposed women-only trains.
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Laura Bates, from Everyday Sexism, a website which documents instances of daily discrimination, told Victoria Derbyshire she would "never suggest segregation is the answer".
"It has to be about sending a clear message that this issue, which is already so normalised in our society, can be further normalised by the idea that women should simply go somewhere else."
Campaign group End Violence Against Women expressed concern the policy does "nothing to tackle perpetrators".
"And what happens when a woman doesn't opt to use a segregated carriage - is she somehow to blame if she is then attacked?"
Mike Whelan, general secretary of train drivers' union Aslef, said "gender apartheid" on public transport was not the answer and it was up to operating companies "to make sure every space is safe".
Standing out in a field of green are more than 46,000 solar panels tapping the power of the bright sunlight and converting it into energy.
Located in the southern state of Kerala, Cochin is now the first airport in the world to run completely on solar power.
The airport started with a small pilot project by installing a solar energy plant with 400 panels on its rooftop in 2013. When that experiment succeeded, it decided to go all the way.
In August this year, the airport became totally self sufficient in meeting its energy needs after it installed a 12 megawatt solar plant close to the cargo terminal.
The airport's managing director VJ Kurian says it was the huge power bills that prompted them to look at greener solutions.
The airport, which is the seventh busiest in India handling more than 1,000 flights a week, consumes nearly 48,000 units costing 336,000 rupees ($5,160; £3,364) every day.
Today, with its solar power plant it produces more energy than it needs and banks the rest with the state power grid for rainy days and night-time requirements.
Mr Kurian says airports across the country have approached him to learn more about the "Cochin model". A team from Liberia is also interested to learn more about harnessing the sun's energy.
The installation of the solar plant cost nearly $9.5m (£6.27m) and took around six months to complete. The company is hopeful of recouping the costs in less than six years. So far it has been a smooth journey for the airport, says Mr Kurian.
The challenge though is just around the corner.
The airport is looking to inaugurate a new international wing in January comprising nearly 1.5m sq ft which will require more energy than what the existing plant is generating.
Additional solar panels will have to be set up if the authorities wants to hang onto the "first fully solar powered airport" tag.
Cochin may have shown the way forward but the rest of India is not far behind in tapping the vast potential of the sun. As most parts of the country receive sunshine for over 300 days a year, the possibilities are plenty.
Recognising this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has outlined his vision of increasing the country's solar power capacity to 100,000 megawatts by 2022.
This is a dream that can be realised by having photovoltaic panels on the rooftop of every home in India, generating enough power to reduce the country's massive fuel bill and dependence on fossil fuels.
Solar energy is also a much cleaner source of energy than conventional forms of energy like thermal and nuclear. Considering the global debate on climate change, developing economies like India with its ever increasing need for energy to fuel growth can turn to the sun to power ahead.
But it is not a simple process, despite the presence of abundant sunshine.
As Ashish Khanna, chief of Tata Power Solar points out, "We don't have the [electricity] grid stability which can take the kind of power we are talking about. Also the quality of power is important."
"We in India are very cost conscious and when we are talking about rooftop power, people may take decisions involving inexpensive pieces of equipment that may not contribute to the kind of quality we are talking about. The challenge right now is that there are no standards in place."
Meanwhile, the solar plant at Cochin airport will produce 18 million units of power from the sun annually which is enough to meet the energy needs of 10,000 homes for one year.
The bonus is the environmental benefit of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 300,000 metric tonnes which is equal to planting three million trees or not driving 750 million miles.
In a country where more than 300 million people still have no access to power, going solar may just be the solution that is needed to light up their lives.
Supriya Menon is a Kerala-based freelance journalist
"They never said a single word regarding this," Mr Assad told NBC News, referring to conversations with President Vladimir Putin and officials.
He said "only the Syrian people" would decide "when to come and when to go".
The US, which accuses Syria's leader of responsibility for atrocities, says he must go as part of a political transition to end the conflict there.
Russia has given the Syrian government strong diplomatic and military backing in its fight against rebels, but Mr Putin has said only a political solution can resolve the conflict.
Mr Assad's comments came as US Secretary of State John Kerry prepared to fly to Moscow for fresh talks about Syria.
The Syrian leader said he was not concerned about the possibility of Washington and Moscow agreeing a deal that would involve him stepping down.
"Because their politics, I mean, the Russian politics, is not based on making deals. It's based on values," Mr Assad said.
He said it "won't take more than a few months" until he regained full control of Syria.
He said "terrorism" in Syria had been pushed back "only when the Russians intervened" while the US was "not serious" about tackling so-called Islamic State.
"We wanted to defeat those terrorists, while the United States wanted to manage those groups in order to topple the government in Syria," he said.
In other comments, Mr Assad said Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin had been "responsible" for her own death, when covering the conflict in 2012.
"It's a war and she came illegally to Syria. She worked with the terrorists, and because she came illegally, she's been responsible of everything that befall on her," he said.
Colvin's family recently said they were suing the Syrian government in the US for wrongful death.
Relatives said they had evidence that she was murdered as part of a policy of deliberately killing journalists.
Colvin was reporting from the rebel-held area of Baba Amr, in Homs, when she was killed by government artillery.
Shortly beforehand, she had done live broadcasts for the BBC, Channel 4 and CNN.
The B1069 remained closed at Snape where The Crown was not expecting to be able to reopen for a couple of weeks.
The pub said it had lost £2,000 worth of beer which had had to be condemned because the barrels had been covered by flood water.
The flooded Harbour Inn on the River Blyth at Southwold said it would not reopen until Wednesday at the earliest.
The Crown had 3ft (1m) of water in its kitchen and, while 40 turkeys drowned in their barn, they had moved their pigs and sheep elsewhere.
The pub has cleared its Christmas meal bookings diary until 22 December.
Landlady Theresa Cook said: "We put straw bales in the turkey barn thinking the birds would climb on to them, but unfortunately the water was still too high.
"We can get new carpets and we've sourced new electrical equipment, so it's a case of sorting the insurance and then we're hoping to get back in before Christmas."
The Environment Agency said two pumps were working to drain flood water back into the River Alde, and it estimated the B1069 would reopen by Friday.
Staff at the Harbour Inn on the north bank of the River Blyth moved its contents out before it was flooded by about 5ft (1.5m) of water.
Nick Attfield, landlord, said: "The river wall breached on the south bank opposite us flooding the Walberswick side, which saved us from worse on the Southwold side.
"If it hadn't, I think it could have have a worse effect than in 1953, but the water's maximum height was about a foot lower.
"The main cost is the loss of trade - we can still get insurance, but it's expensive and we have big excesses."
Mr Attfield said they had so far been able to move existing Christmas bookings to their other pub in Walberswick.
He was waiting for the outcome of electrical and environmental checks, but was confident he could reopen the pub by Wednesday.
Deputy Lord Mayor Shafique Shah joined veterans and members of the armed services in a special ceremony in Centenary Square at 11:00 BST.
It was one of dozens of events taking place around the country remembering those who fought in what's been described as the "forgotten war".
While the war in Europe ended in May 1945, the Japanese did not surrender until 14 August 1945.
It followed the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Paul Watson, from Birmingham and chairman of the Children of Far East Prisoners of War group, said it important to remember those who fought in the region.
"Sadly, many of the prisoners of war who returned from the Far East are no longer with us and so younger people often do not know about this important chapter in our history," he said.
"The suffering of many was immense."
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Three villages in Wokha district in Nagaland state have signed a resolution to penalise offenders who hunt Amur falcons.
They are located in the Doyang area, which is the main roosting site for the birds during their flight from Siberia to Africa.
Tens of thousands of these falcons have been hunted every year for their meat.
Hunters use fishing nets near a reservoir in Doyang to trap the birds when they come to roost.
The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has signed an agreement with a local non-governmental organisation and leaders of Pangti, Asshaa and Sungro villages to protect the migratory birds.
"This is a significant milestone for conserving these birds who have been threatened because they are hunted in thousands when they pass through Nagaland," says Sunil Kyarong, regional head of WTI.
Under the agreement, local tribespeople will set up groups to keep a watch on the roosting or foraging sites of the falcon, build watch towers to curb poaching and begin an awareness campaign to protect the birds.
Those who hunt and kill the bird will also be fined up to 5,000 rupees ($80, £48).
A local NGO, Natural Nagas, has also helped over 30 families involved in hunting falcons for a living to set up poultry farms as an alternative source of livelihood.
In a report last year, wildlife NGO Conservation India estimated that 12,000 to 14,000 Amur falcons were being killed in Nagaland every year.
"India is a signatory to the Convention on Migratory Species and is duty bound to prevent this massacre, provide safe passage, as well as draw up appropriate action plans for the long-term conservation of this bird," the group said.
Flibanserin, marketed as Addyi, has been dubbed the "female Viagra".
It is designed to help women regain their sex drive by boosting levels of chemicals in the brain.
The deal is subject to regulatory approval but Valeant said it should go through by the end of September.
Under the terms of the deal, Valeant will pay $500m when the deal is finalised and a further $500m during the first three months of next year.
"This partnership allows us the capacity to now ensure broader, more affordable access to all the women who have been waiting for this treatment," said Sprout's chief executive Cindy Whitehead.
Previous versions of the drug, which has been criticised for having only marginal benefits, were not given regulatory approval - it was rejected by the FDA twice for lack of effectiveness and side effects like nausea, dizziness and fainting.
But an FDA advisory meeting on 4 June concluded by 18 votes to six that it should be approved.
The FDA said strict measures would be put in place to ensure patients were aware of the risks, including a warning not to drink alcohol with the drug.
It will be made available in the US from October.
The development on land at Home Farm, Gresford Road, Llay, was blocked by county councillors in October 2015, following objections from residents.
An inquiry was held after developers lodged an appeal with the planning inspectorate.
Mr Jones said the need to address the lack of housing supply was a "material consideration" in his decision.
He was acting on the advice of planning inspector Richard Duggan, who conducted the inquiry in November 2016.
Environment Secretary Lesley Griffiths would normally have had the final say, but as the proposed development falls within her Wrexham constituency, the matter was passed to the first minister.
Residents had complained the scheme was too big for the area and that local schools and health services would not be able to cope.
But Mr Jones said the council's education department had raised no objection and Mr Duggan had not been presented with evidence that health facilities were at capacity.
He added: "I am satisfied the inspector has considered the impact on local economic, social and environmental infrastructure and no unacceptable impacts have been identified which would justify withholding planning permission."
Plaid Cymru councillor Marc Jones said: "The decision undermines the democratic decision of the planning committee locally."
Maris Kursis appeared on petition at Livingston Sheriff Court charged with two offences under the Asylum and Immigration Act 2004.
The 28-year-old, of Hamilton in South Lanarkshire, was detained on Friday as part of Operation Heathyard.
He made no plea or declaration and was committed for further examination.
Detectives from West Lothian CID led a series of anti-trafficking raids supported by partners including West Lothian Council, the National Crime Agency and Greater Manchester Police.
Mr Kursis is accused of arranging or facilitating the arrival of individuals in the UK with the intent of exploiting them.
He is also charged with arranging travel for "passengers" within the UK with the intent of exploiting them.
The supermarket distribution warehouse supervisor was released on bail.
Three other men detained at addresses in Livingston, Bathgate and Salford are expected to appear in court later, charged in connection with human trafficking offences.
The Swiss-made device is so advanced Network Rail has set up its own engineering course to train contractors how to install it.
The work will eventually lead to a complete closure of the tunnel in September for six weeks.
Diversions will go via Gloucester.
The component, called the Overhead Conductor Rail System, has been customised in Switzerland and this version of the system has not been installed on a British public track before.
Anthea Dolman-Gair, senior programme manager for Network Rail, said: "A system similar to this has been used on the continent for a while, but this is the first time it's been adapted to be part of the new overhead electric system we are fitting into this country.
"Several years of engineering design and development have been put into this system. We use high-grade stainless steel that's typically used in the maritime industry so it doesn't corrode."
Installation and maintenance of the system requires a qualification not previously taught in Britain.
Network Rail engineers have set up a section of the new rail system in a workshop in Coleg Y Cymoedd in Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taff, to train local contractors.
Some are former miners, and instructors say they have a natural aptitude for this kind of engineering.
Judith Evans, principal of Coleg Y Cymoedd, said the institution could expand off the back of the electrification programme.
"We've got four campuses across Rhondda Cynon Taff and Caerphilly. This particular facility in Nantgarw is easily accessible from the M4.
"I've already started having discussions within the college about whether or not in the next year or two we might even consider expanding. If the growth continues at the speed it is, I can see us having to put on an extension in the future."
The component is designed to have very little maintenance once installed, saving money.
The tunnel will be completely closed for six weeks in September to finish the work. Trains will be diverted around the tunnel via Gloucester.
Edna Atherton was 88 when she fell from the platform, suffering broken ribs and a cut head at Birkenhead's Hamilton Square station in July 2015.
The prosecution had claimed Martin Zee, 33, had not followed Merseyrail's door closure safety procedure fully.
But the defence argued the fall was an accident, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
They said there was a "fundamental failing" in the 17-point safety procedure itself, because the curve of the platform meant there were several blind spots.
The trial was shown CCTV footage of Mr Zee leaving the back of the train and walking to the wall of the platform to check all passengers had got off and on the carriages.
After Mr Zee pushed the button to close the doors, two women can be seen trying to board the front of the train. As the doors were reopened and closed, one of them fell between the train and the platform.
Mr Zee, of Coronation Road, Runcorn, Cheshire, had pleaded not guilty to a charge of endangering the safety of railway passengers by wilful omission or neglect.
The jury cleared him after two hours of deliberations.
A Merseyrail spokesman said its internal investigation and another by safety regulator the Office of Rail and Road "found there was no case to answer".
"The door closure warning alarm is in place to alert passengers to the danger of closing doors and we rely on passengers heeding that warning and not attempting to board or alight while the doors are closing."
A spokesman for British Transport Police said: "It is our duty as a police force to investigate and present the evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service."
A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: "The decision to charge was made following detailed consideration of the evidence and in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors."
It presents a detailed picture of torture, forced abortions and public executions in a vast network of secret political camps.
The research backs previous evidence that more than 150,000 political prisoners are being held in North Korea.
The authors are calling for an international commission of inquiry to investigate.
The report - by the Washington-based Committee for Human Rights in North Korea - uses detailed satellite photographs to identify barracks, work sites and execution grounds
in forced labour camps hidden in remote mountain areas.
"An entire system of political repression in North Korea needs to be eliminated," said the committee's chairwoman, Roberta Cohen.
The researchers relied for their information on some 60 former prisoners and camp guards, who have escaped to South Korea.
They describe a complex web of prisons and work camps built to punish those seen as resistant to North Korea's system of total state control, including those who try to escape to South Korea.
They say that many inmates die from malnutrition and harsh working conditions as they labour in mines, factories and on farms.
The researchers also document witness accounts of public executions - mainly of prisoners who try to escape or are caught stealing extra food rations.
They also present fresh evidence of routine torture, beatings and forced abortions - mainly for women who are repatriated from China and are thought to have conceived children by Chinese men.
Former inmates say they were sent to the camps - sometimes for decades - without any judicial process or often without hearing the charges against them.
Children and other family members of the accused can also be incarcerated in an effort to eradicate all criticism of North Korea's political system.
One woman said she was imprisoned for singing a South Korean song, and others for having relatives with South Korean or Japanese connections.
The report's author, David Hawk, first documented the extent of the North Korean camp system in his report "Hidden Gulag" in 2003.
He says he was able to update his research because many more North Korean refugees have since escaped from the country with fresh evidence. There are currently about 30,000 refugees in Seoul compared to just a few thousand a decade ago, hundreds of whom have experienced life in the camps.
North Korean officials have told the United Nations in the past that there are no political prisons in the country.
Opinion polls suggest that Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic's pro-EU Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) may get enough votes to form a new government.
But politicians who oppose Mr Vucic's pro-EU course also appear to be gaining ground. They include nationalist Radical Party leader Vojislav Seselj.
Last month the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague acquitted Mr Seselj.
He was found not guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the Balkan wars in the 1990s.
That controversial ruling opens the way for him to return to parliament in Serbia. He has called for an alliance with Russia - historically an ally of Serbia, with shared Orthodox Christian traditions.
But a stronger rival to Mr Vucic is likely to be the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), led by current Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic. It has been in coalition with the SNS, but formed a separate election alliance with three other parties.
The SPS is generally more cautious over pro-EU reforms than the prime minister's party. Mr Dacic has said that joining the EU should not harm Serbia's relations with Russia and China.
Mr Vucic brought the election forward by two years, saying he needed a new mandate to implement tough reforms required to make Serbia eligible for EU membership.
Early results are expected soon after polls close in Serbia at 20:00 local time (18:00 GMT) on Sunday.
'Enemies in the EU'
Mr Seselj's Radicals failed to win seats in the last two elections, but the firebrand former deputy premier is expected to lead them back into parliament after a virulently anti-Western campaign.
"We do not want to be in the European Union. All Serbia's traditional enemies are there!" he told a rally last month, also lashing out at Nato for bombing Serbia during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war.
And not all members of Prime Minister Vucic's ruling coalition are pro-EU. Some oppose EU integration and advocate closer ties with Russia.
Thus the future of the reforms will be heavily influenced by coalition partners in the new government.
Source: BBC Monitoring
Three women had accused Mr Ghomeshi of attacking and sexually assaulting them.
Mr Ghomeshi, 48, had denied the charges, describing the encounters as consensual "rough sex".
The judge said that the three complainants' stories had been inconsistent and said reasonable doubt existed in this case.
A group of protesters - holding slogans "We believe survivors" - later gathered outside the court building in Toronto.
Ghomeshi trial rattles assault survivors
The alleged assaults took place between 2002 and 2003.
"Each complainant was less than full, frank and forthcoming in the information they provided to the media, to the police, to Crown counsel and to this Court," Justice William Horkins wrote in his judgement.
"The evidence of each complainant suffered not just from inconsistencies and questionable behaviour, but was tainted by outright deception," he said.
"At the end of this trial, a reasonable doubt exists because it is impossible to determine, with any acceptable degree of certainty or comfort, what is true and what is false."
The trial, which attracted a flurry of media attention, has spurred debate about how victims of sexual assault are treated by the Canadian legal system.
A demonstration in support of victims of sexual assault happened after the verdict was read, according to reports on Twitter.
Mr Ghomeshi's three accusers came under intense scrutiny from the defence during the eight-day trial, with defence lawyer Marie Henein questioning why they remained in contact with or on good terms with Mr Ghomeshi after the alleged assaults.
One sent Mr Ghomeshi a picture of herself in a bikini after she said he had punched her in the head. She told Ms Henein that she had wanted to bait Mr Ghomeshi into incriminating himself.
But prosecutor Michael Callaghan said "post-assault contact was not relevant to the sexual assault that took place" and every victim coped with assault differently.
Some advocates for sexual assault victims worried that the women were being put on trial rather than the alleged attacker.
Others were concerned the scrutiny would discourage other victims from coming forward in future cases.
Mr Ghomeshi, who hosted the radio show Q, was sacked by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in 2014 after the allegations became public.
The CBC began an inquiry into Mr Ghomeshi's sexual activities after the Toronto Star newspaper began investigating allegations by an ex-girlfriend that he had engaged in non-consensual, violent sex with her.
The report found that CBC management knew about Mr Ghomeshi's behaviour, or should have known. It said the members of management did not take steps to stop it.
A number of women came forward after the Star's report, accusing him of punching, strangling and battering.
Stephen, 19, from Burntwood, Staffordshire, died last May after launching an appeal that raised more than £5m for the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Jane Sutton said her son was a "keen runner" but his illness prevented him from completing a marathon himself.
She finished the 26-mile course in a time of six hours and three minutes.
She aims to raise £10,000 for the trust during the event.
"I am fulfilling my wish to Stephen, he has been my driving force and when I have been going out running he has been the person I am thinking about and hopefully I've got the same determination as him so I will cross that finish line," she said.
In September the trust announced £2.9m of the money raised would be invested in specialist cancer units for young people, and a further £1.2m used to train future cancer nurses and support staff.
In a televised statement on the last day of the trial, he said that if he was convicted "millions of Dutch citizens will be convicted with me".
The charges were brought after he led a chant for fewer Moroccans in the Netherlands at a rally 18 months ago.
He denies inciting racial hatred.
Mr Wilders has denounced the trial as an attempt to suppress freedom of speech. If convicted, he faces a fine and a year in prison. The verdict is due next month.
The populist politician, who had previously refused to attend the trial, addressed a three-judge bench at a high-security courthouse near Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.
In a long speech, he portrayed himself as part of a growing anti-establishment movement that had resulted in the UK's vote to leave the European Union and Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election.
"Worldwide, a movement has started that is making short shrift of the politically correct doctrines of the elite and their subordinate media," he said.
"Brexit proved it. The American election proved it."
He said that neither he nor his supporters were racist.
"They are people who want their country back and who are sick and tired of not being listened to," he said.
"If you convict me you will convict half of the Netherlands. Many Dutch will then lose the last bit of trust in the rule of law."
Mr Wilders has repeatedly criticised Islam, calling for the Koran to be banned and for the closure of all mosques in the Netherlands.
But prosecutors say he crossed a line when he asked supporters if they wanted "fewer or more Moroccans" in the Netherlands.
After supporters chanted back "fewer", he replied: "We'll organise that."
In 2011, Mr Wilders was acquitted of incitement after being accused of encouraging hatred towards Muslims.
The Netherlands will hold a general election in March and some opinion polls suggest Mr Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) is a close second behind Prime Minister Mark Rutte's liberal VVD, or even slightly ahead.
The Silverlake Stadium surface was deemed unfit after an 11:30 inspection on Friday.
It is the second successive home game Eastleigh have had postponed after their fixture against Bromley also succumbed to the weather.
No new date has yet been arranged for the fixture. Eastleigh are currently fifth in the league, Barrow 16th.
Swansea are close to buying Bony, 24, from Dutch top-flight side Vitesse Arnhem for a club record fee of £13m.
The Welsh club broke their transfer record in August 2012 when they
"This is called living with the big boys," said James, the former Swansea and Wales winger.
"I think we have got to this stage at the Liberty... nobody is going to get another Michu.
"It is not going to happen again, where you pick up an absolute bargain.
"There are once-in-a-lifetime deals that come your way. Fortunately, it came our way.
"Bony now is £12 or £13 million and that is the market value of strikers of his calibre."
Swansea manager Michael Laudrup signed striker Michu for £2m from Spanish side Rayo Vallecano last summer and called it "the bargain of the season" after the Spaniard led them to Capital One Cup success and a ninth-placed finish in the Premier League.
Bony, 24, is an Ivory Coast international and scored 31 goals in 30 league appearances for his club in the Dutch league last season.
His arrival would take some of the pressure for goals off Michu, who scored 22 times for the club in 2012-13.
Bony was named Dutch footballer for his efforts in the same season and had spells at Issia Wazi, in his homeland, and Sparta Prague before joining Vitesse Arnhem in January 2011.
"To compete in the Premiership, in Europe and the domestic cups, which brought us real success, you have to have more players of this kind of calibre," said James.
Bony would be Swansea's seventh permanent summer signing.
They have also recruited Jonjo Shelvey from Liverpool, Alejandro Pozuelo from Real Betis, Jose Canas from Real Betis, Jordi Amat from Espanyol, Gregor Zabret from NK Domzale and Alex Gogic from Olympiakos.
Midfielder Jonathan de Guzman has also rejoined the club on a season-long loan from Villarreal.
The investment in the squad is a show of support for manager Michael Laudrup, who had said the Liberty Stadium side would have to strengthen for the 2013-14 campaign to build on last season's success.
Swansea won the Capital One Cup - beating Liverpool and Chelsea on the way to lifting the trophy - to qualify for the Europa League and finished in the top half of the Premier League.
The military said they had captured an immigration officer who confessed to being an active member of Boko Haram.
His confession led to the arrest of a number of other officials.
Boko Haram has killed hundreds in northern and central Nigeria since 2009, when it launched a campaign to install an Islamic state.
The group's fighters have bombed government buildings and churches and assassinated Muslim clerics who disagreed with their views.
Their attacks have killed woman and children, Muslims and Christians.
Lt Colonel Sagir Musa said the immigration official was arrested last month while impersonating an army officer.
"He confessed to being an active member of the Boko Haram terrorist sect," said Col Musa.
"He also confessed to having been trained alongside 15 other members of the sect on weapon handling, assassination and special operations in Niger."
Col Musa said his testimony helped the military root out a number of others who had carried out attacks for Boko Haram.
Analysts have in the past said that the fight against Boko Haram was undermined because the Islamist group had managed to infiltrate the military.
Boko Haram shot to prominence in 2009 when hundreds of their members attempted to storm police stations and government buildings in Maiduguri.
The security forces quelled the rebellion and killed dozens of the sect's members, as well as its leader.
Since then, their attacks have been better organised and caused many more civilian deaths.
Nigeria is roughly divided between a largely Muslim north, and the south, where Christianity and traditional religions dominate.
Irish Ferries has cancelled some services between Holyhead and Dublin due to adverse weather conditions.
BBC Wales forecaster Derek Brockway said wind speeds of 55mph (88kph) could be felt at Holyhead on Wednesday.
Drivers of HGVs and caravans have been advised not to cross the A55 Britannia Bridge onto Anglesey.
North Wales Police said anyone choosing not to cross the bridge westbound should leave at junction 11 where they would be directed to rest facilities.
They advised those coming from the ferry at Holyhead who did not want to cross the bridge to remain at the Holyhead port facilities.
Another yellow gales alert is in place for most of Wales over Thursday night and into Friday morning.
The death of the tiger - possibly frightened by fireworks celebrating Chinese New Year - sparked an investigation.
On Wednesday Yang Wenzheng, Zhang Fucai and Cui Jingguang were found to have illegally reared eight tigers.
They apologised and have been fined.
Chinese Central Television (CCTV) reported the surviving animals had been moved to a local zoo.
The seven-month-old cub was found dead in the car park of an apartment building on 19 February.
Yang Wenzheng, a member of the local legislature, was quoted on web portal Dahe Online saying: "I was raising two tigers - not long after they were born I started taking care of them, just like they were my children.
"It's very possible that the tiger got scared because of the noise, so it squeezed out of its cage and fell to its death."
He said he found a gap in the cage and broken glass nearby.
He told the reporter he had constructed a 3m (9ft) tall steel cage on his roof and arranged for someone to feed the tigers beef, chicken and other meat twice a day.
With one of his fellow deputies, Yang had obtained two tigers from a third councillor, who had eight of the animals but found the costs of raising them too expensive to bear.
They bred at least three cubs that later died, CCTV reported.
The officials were found to have kept the tigers without permits and fined 3,000 Chinese renminbi (£326), reports said.
Tiger meat and bones are said to have curative properties in traditional Chinese medicine and farming them can be lucrative, the China Daily said.
It added tigers can fetch 1m RMB on the black market.
After trailing 20-6, second-half tries from Chris Hill, Kevin Brown and Tom Lineham, two minutes from time, added to Ryan Atkins' first-half effort.
Declan Patton missed with one of his four conversion attempts.
But Wire outscored Trinity four tries to three from Ashley Gibson, Mason Caton-Brown and Tom Johnstone.
Liam Finn kicked three conversions and a penalty for Trinity, who remain seventh, but now only a point ahead of Warrington, who climb above St Helens to eighth, having totally put behind their six-game winless start by stretching their unbeaten run to five matches.
Wakefield made a dream start, hitting their hosts with two tries in two minutes to take an early 12-0 lead, Kyle Wood kicking ahead for Gibson to touch down before Jacob Miller broke from deep and the supporting Caton-Brown was on hand to take the stand-off's pass to score under the posts.
Although Patton and Stefan Ratchford combined to send centre Atkins off on an 80-metre run from deep to get Wire on the scoreboard with a converted try, Finn's penalty earned a 14-6 interval lead.,
And the visitors still looked to be on their way to a comfortable victory when winger Johnstone scored their third try early in the second half.
But, although weakened by the loss of suspended duo Ben Westwood and Daryl Clark, as well as Mike Cooper, injured against Huddersfield on Easter Monday, tries by Hill and Brown set up a frantic finish capped by Lineham's spectacular winning dive for the corner.
Warrington coach Tony Smith:
"The character isn't in question at all. Some of our processes and methods are questionable but the players are trying hard in all departments - and sometimes a little bit too hard.
"The desire is to play the ball quickly. But there were errors and we were dropping the ball which are just little lapses in concentration. We need to be better because it's hurting us.
"We felt if we held the lion's share of the ball we would score points and we also felt if we gave the ball over to Wakefield they would score points because they are a dangerous and good attacking team.
"But you can't be too critical because for a lot of the players it's their fourth game in two weeks and rugby league is too hard to play physically and mentally in that space of time."
Wakefield coach Chris Chester:
"It was one of those games that just got away from us. It's a tough one to take because we were the best team for large parts of the game and we have just come up short again.
"I'm proud of the boys' efforts. To come to Warrington and be really disappointed with a loss just shows how far we have come in a such a short space of time.
"We just needed to be a little bit smarter in the second half. Our game management needed to be better to slow the game down. We played like we were chasing the game.
"But the effort was fantastic and two weeks on the bounce we should have got something. It's been tough just talking to the boys after the game because they are gutted."
Warrington: Ratchford; Evans, Livett, Atkins, Lineham; Patton, Gidley; Hill, Dwyer, Sims, Jullien, Hughes, Westerman.
Replacements: Philbin, Brown, G King, Savelio.
Wakefield: Jowitt; Jones-Bishop, Gibson, Caton-Brown, Johnstone; Miller, Finn; England, Wood, Fifita, Hadley, Kirmond, Arona.
Replacements: Williams, Batchelor, Hirst, Huby.
Referee: Phil Bentham (RFL).
Costas Contostavlos, 30, appeared by video link at Luton Crown Court from Peterborough Prison.
A plea of not guilty to common assault on Imani Campbell was accepted by the prosecution.
The row took place at the couple's home in Hatfield, Hertfordshire on 10 May.
The court heard neighbours first heard a commotion in the early hours of the morning.
Prosecutor Neil King said mobile phone footage taken by a witness in the street showed the rapper came out of his home, he then went to a bush in the front garden from where he picked up a knife that he took back inside.
He said Miss Campbell then came out of the house with the blade described in court as a long thin boning knife.
The couple was seen outside at one point before going back inside.
Contostavlos, a Big Brother runner-up and cousin of ex X-Factor judge Tulisa, emerged once more carrying a large butcher's knife with a curved blade.
He is also said to have pointed the knife at members of the public making intimidating remarks.
Police, including armed officers, attended the address in Roe Green Close, shortly afterwards and forced the door open.
Contostavlos was arrested later that afternoon.
Judge Richard Foster, The Honorary Recorder of Luton, adjourned the hearing for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.
A further charge of using threatening words and behaviour has been discontinued by the Crown.
The judge said it was likely the rapper, who was denied bail, would receive a custodial sentence.
The Thaad missile system, aimed at intercepting attacks from North Korea, was made operational in South Korea last week.
But Beijing says the system will spy on its territory and has strongly criticised its deployment.
Relations between Beijing and Seoul have deteriorated over the issue.
Liberal Moon Jae-in was elected South Korean president on Tuesday. He is facing a delicate task balancing ties with the US, Seoul's traditional ally, and China - both of whose help he needs to tackle North Korea and its nuclear ambitions.
A South Korean presidential spokesman said that the Chinese leader - who initiated the call - "explained the reasons for Beijing's strong and repeated opposition" to the deployment, Yonhap news agency reported.
"President Moon said the Thaad issue can be resolved when there is no further provocation by North Korea," spokesman Yoon Young-chan said.
Mr Moon also raised the issue of apparent economic retaliation against South Korean firms in China, he said. He will send a delegation to Beijing to discuss both North Korea and Thaad.
The Thaad deployment was agreed by Mr Moon's predecessor, conservative leader Park Guen-hye. She is currently in prison awaiting trial on corruption charges.
Washington says the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) system will play a vital role in curbing the missile threat from Pyongyang, but Beijing says that the system's radar affects its security.
The deployment is also unpopular among South Koreans who live near the site that hosts the system because they believe it makes them a target.
Mr Moon's position on Thaad is not yet completely clear - his comments have been ambivalent in the past. His spokesman called a US decision to roll it out in the weeks before the election "very inappropriate", as it stripped the next government of the right to make its own decision on the system.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said that the two sides expressed willingness "to bring [relations] back to a healthy and stable development track".
Both Mr Moon and Mr Xi agreed that denuclearising North Korea was a "common goal". Mr Moon has advocated dialogue with the North as well as sanctions, adopting a more conciliatory stance than his predecessor.
What impact will S Korea's expanded missile defence system have?
1. The enemy launches a missile
2. The Thaad radar system detects the launch, which is relayed to command and control
3. Thaad command and control instructs the launch of an interceptor missile
4. The interceptor missile is fired at the enemy projectile
5. The enemy projectile is destroyed in the terminal phase of flight
The launcher trucks can hold up to eight interceptor missiles.
The club say they have "engaged legal advisors and are currently considering all legal options available in relation to this matter."
Hooker Segeyaro, 26, recently returned to his native Australia.
He subsequently told the Australian Sunday Telegraph that he was homesick and did not want to return to the UK.
Segeyaro joined the Rhinos from Penrith in June and is contracted to the Super League side until the end of the 2018 season.
"We take this matter very seriously," chief executive Gary Hetherington told the club website.
"James' decision has created a big problem for us and created uncertainty throughout our organisation.
"We are aware of the interest in him from a number of NRL clubs but we have our interests to protect as well and need to consider all avenues in this matter."
Super League club Castleford Tigers recently announced they will be taking legal action against winger Denny Solomona after he failed to return for pre-season training.
Solomona is understood to have held talks with rugby union side Sale.
McIlroy, 26, ended the day on four under par after an even-par round of 72, which left him six shots behind leader Rafa Cabrera-Bello of Spain.
The Northern Irishman made four bogeys on the outward nine and slipped back to level par with a fifth at the 11th.
He salvaged the situation with birdies on the 13th, 16th, 17th and 18th holes.
Cabrera-Bello, the 2012 champion, carded a second consecutive 67, while England's Danny Willett (65) and Ernie Els (67) were tied for second on nine under.
"I struggled in the wind a little bit," McIlroy told the European Tour website.
"I didn't get off to the best of starts again. The middle of the round was tough but I bounced back well and persevered and got something out of the round."
McIlroy bogeyed his opening hole for the second day running and then tossed away his ball after three-putting the fourth on his way to reaching the turn at three over for the day.
A three-putt bogey on the 11th then saw McIlroy slip back to level par and outside the projected cut, and it required a testing putt to avoid the same fate on the next before a run of birdies rescued his round.
"I was definitely thinking about (missing the cut), especially over the putt on 12," added McIlroy.
"If I missed that and went one over for the tournament it would have been a long way back.
"I've come back from bigger deficits than this and if I can get off to a faster start tomorrow, you never know."
Ex-military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi and former heads of military intelligence, the navy and air force are expected to be tried in absentia.
The nine pro-Palestinian activists were killed after Israeli troops boarded their ship, the Mavi Marmara.
They had been hoping to breach Israel's naval blockade and deliver aid to Gaza.
A prosecutor at the court in Istanbul has called for each of the four Israeli officers to face nine life sentences, Turkish news agency Anatolia reported.
The other three commanders are ex-naval chief Vice Admiral Eliezer Marom, former head of military intelligence Major General Amos Yadlin, and former head of the air force Brigadier General Avishai Lev.
If they are convicted, the Turkish court could issue a warrant for their arrest.
Israel carried out its own investigation but has not prosecuted anyone involved in the raid.
The Mavi Marmara was intercepted by the Israeli navy in international waters as it sailed towards Gaza's coast on 31 May 2010.
A UN inquiry found that Israel's blockade of Gaza was "a legitimate security measure".
It said Israeli troops had faced "significant, organised and violent resistance" when they boarded the ship.
But it said Israel's decision to board the ship and the use of substantial force was "excessive and unreasonable".
The incident has led to a major rift in relations between Turkey and Israel.
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The 24-year-old reposted an image of computer game character Super Mario on Instagram, which included the words "jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew."
The Italian tweeted to deny the post was offensive, before apologising.
He has until 18:00 GMT on 15 December to respond to the charge.
A Liverpool spokesman said: "We acknowledge the FA's decision and the player will work through the process to answer the charge.
"While that process is on-going the club will make no further comment."
An FA statement read: "It is alleged the Liverpool player breached FA Rule E3[1] in that his posting was abusive and/or insulting and/or improper.
"It is further alleged that this is an 'Aggravated Breach' as defined by FA Rule E3[2] as it included a reference to ethnic origin and/or colour and/or race and/or nationality and/or religion or belief."
Balotelli had until 18:00 on Friday to submit an explanation for his comments to the FA and he reportedly provided evidence of the discrimination he has faced during his career.
The picture posted by the player had an image of Super Mario with the heading: "Don't be a racist!"
The text read: "Be like Mario, he's an Italian plumber, created by Japanese people, who speaks English and looks like a Mexican."
"He jumps like a black man and grabs coins like a Jew."
After receiving criticism on Twitter for the image, Balotelli tweeted: "My mom [sic] is Jewish so all of you shut up please."
He also described reposting the image as "my unlucky moment".
However, he later wrote: "I apologise if I've offended anyone.
"The post was meant to be anti-racist with humour. I now understand that out of context it may have the opposite effect.
"Not all Mexicans have a moustache, not all black people jump high and not all Jewish people love money.
"I used a cartoon done by somebody else because it has Super Mario and I thought it was funny and not offensive. Again, I'm sorry."
Balotelli, who will miss Liverpool's match against Sunderland on Saturday with a groin injury, has scored only two goals in his 14 appearances for the club this season.
Deputy PM Numan Kurtulmus said the Middle East was "already a powder keg".
He criticised attacks on Saudi missions in Iran but also Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shia Muslim cleric, which triggered the dispute.
Saudi Arabia has broken off diplomatic relations with Iran and is cutting trade and air links.
On Monday, some of Riyadh's allies joined diplomatic action against Iran.
The US has also called on both countries to calm the escalating row.
Saudi Arabia and Iran are respectively the key Sunni Muslim and Shia powers in the region and back opposing sides in Syria and Yemen.
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"We want both countries to immediately move away from the situation of tension that will obviously only add to the already severe tensions existing in the Middle East," Mr Kurtulmus was quoted as saying by the Anatolia news agency.
"The region is already a powder keg. Enough is enough. We need peace in the region."
He called on Iran to protect all diplomatic missions and said that Turkey was against "all instances of capital punishment especially when it is politically motivated".
"For us it is not possible to support capital punishment by any country," he added.
"Saudi Arabia and Iran are our friends and we don't want them fighting because that's the last thing this region needs."
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On Saturday, Saudi Arabia executed cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others after they were convicted of terror-related offences.
The move prompted an angry reaction from Iran. Protesters set fire to the Saudi embassy in Tehran and a consulate in the city of Mashhad before being driven back by police.
Saudi Arabia announced late on Sunday that it was cutting diplomatic relations with Iran after the storming of the embassy in Tehran.
It said all commercial and air traffic links were being cut and that Saudi citizens were banned from travelling to Iran.
Saudi UN ambassador Abdallah al-Mouallimi said on Monday that the dispute could be resolved if Iran stopped "interfering in the affairs of other countries, including our own".
Riyadh has previously accused Iran of interfering in Arab affairs.
Speaking in New York, Mr Mouallimi said peace efforts in Syria and Yemen should not be affected by the spat but criticised Iran's contribution to the process.
"The Iranians even before the break of diplomatic relations have not been very supportive, not very positive in these peace efforts," he said.
"They have been taking provocative and negative positions... and I don't think the break in relations is going to dissuade them from such behaviour."
Bahrain and Sudan also severed relations with Iran on Monday, and the UAE has downgraded its diplomatic team.
Bahrain, which is ruled by a Sunni monarchy but has a majority Shia population, gave Iranian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.
The Sudanese foreign ministry said its action was on response to "the barbaric attacks on the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad".
On Monday, a White House spokesman called on both countries to "show some restraint and to not further inflame tensions that are on quite vivid display in the region".
But Iran's foreign ministry accused the Saudis of "continuing the policy of increasing tension and clashes in the region".
The row also affected global markets, sending oil and gold prices higher on Monday.
Army explosives experts were called out to deal with a suspect package at the offices on the Newtownards Road on Friday night.
Roads were sealed off and traffic diverted as a controlled explosion was carried out.
The premises, used by East Belfast MP Naomi Long, have been targeted a number of times.
Most recently, petrol bomb attacks were carried out on the offices on consecutive nights in April and May.
The attacks began following a Belfast City Council vote in December 2012 restricting the flying of the union flag at the City Hall.
Condemning the latest hoax, Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle said: "It is a serious incident for the local area, it causes serious disruption, it puts people's lives at risk, it can prevent emergency services reaching the area.
"Ultimately we need people with information to share that with the police in order for them to do their job and bring these people to justice."
But the Midlands director of Rogue One hopes to use the film to help educate people about Angelman Syndrome.
Gareth Edwards has made a video about his niece Ella Court, 14, from Nuneaton, who has the condition.
Made by Lucasfilm and filmed on set, it has already been viewed tens of thousands of times on Youtube.
Mr Edwards is the patron of the Assert charity and the video is aimed at raising awareness of the organisation's work.
The film features clips of famous Stars Wars scenes and Ella's family.
Mr Edwards said: "When I first found out about my niece's condition, it was hard for me to get my head around what it was and how it would affect Ella and my sister and the rest of my family.
"People often feel bad for children like Ella, but she's incredibly warm and sociable and energetic and a tactile person."
His sister and Ella's mother Lisa Court is also a trustee of the organisation.
She said: "I jokingly said to him quite a few years ago, that when you're famous, you can be our patron.
"To be able to say Star Wars and Angelman Syndrome in the same sentence just opens up a whole new world."
But rather than a gym-soaked t-shirt, it needs just one millionth of a litre of sweat to do the testing.
The team - in South Korea - showed the sensor was accurate and think it could eventually help patients with diabetes.
And in extra tests on mice, the sensor was hooked up to a patch of tiny needles to automatically inject diabetes medication.
The team at the Seoul National University were trying to overcome the need for "painful blood collection" needed in diabetes patients.
This is how patients with diabetes would normally keep track of blood sugar levels:
And this could be the future:
The sensor is flexible so it can move with the skin it is stuck onto.
However, the scientists needed to overcome a series of challenges to make it work.
There is less sugar in sweat than blood so it is harder to find, and other chemicals in sweat such as lactic acid can disrupt the results.
So the patch has three sensors keeping track of sugar levels, four that test the acidity of the sweat and a humidity sensor to analyse the amount of sweat.
It is all encased in a porous layer that allows the sweat to soak through and bathe the electronics.
All this information is passed onto a portable computer which does the analysis to work out the sugar levels.
Tests before and after people sat down for a meal, published in the journal Science Advances, showed the results from the sweat patch "agree well" with those from traditional kit.
However, for the next stage the researchers turned to mice with diabetes.
They used the blood sugar monitor to control an array of microneedles to give the mice doses of the diabetes drug metformin.
The researchers conclude: "The current system provides important new advances toward the painless and stress-free" care for diabetes.
However, there is a leap between proving something can sense sugar levels in a lab and turning that into something that is so reliable people can put their lives in its hands.
So the researchers next want to test how the patches work in the long-term.
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At its height, ScottishPower said 6,000 customers were off supply in north Wales while Western Power Distribution said 1,600 properties were affected.
But on Wednesday evening, ScottishPower said power had been restored, as did Western Power Distribution.
There were reports of roofs being damaged and trees blocking some roads.
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Wrexham council said there were more than 20 incidents in the county, mainly trees blown over, in Gresford, Rossett, Ruabon, Erddig and Overton.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service received about 20 calls from people across Pembrokeshire and four calls from Swansea about trees down and parts of roofs being blown away.
Irish Ferries reports disruption between Pembroke and Rosslare due to adverse weather conditions.
There were peak gusts of 85mph in Aberdaron, 84 in Capel Curig, 83 in Lake Vyrnwy and 80 in Pembrey.
More heavy rain and strong winds are expected on Wednesday.
The 24-year-old Irishman left Tannadice in 2014 to join Birmingham City in the English Championship.
But he was released in August after only one game for League One outfit Oldham Athletic.
Gunning has agreed a contract until the end of the season but is awaiting international clearance to play.
He spent three years with United after leaving Blackburn Rovers following a loan spell with Motherwell.
Gunning made 99 times for the Scottish Premiership club, but he has made only two first-team appearances since leaving Tayside, both in the Capital One Cup.
He played for Birmingham in a 3-1 win over Cambridge United in August 2014 and only featured once for Oldham - in a 3-1 home defeat by Middlesbrough a year later.
United manager Mixu Paatelainen has played down any suggestions that Alexia Eremenko will also be joining the club.
The 32-year-old playmaker, who ended his second spell with Kilmarnock last summer, has left Jaro after they were relegated from the Finnish top flight.
Meanwhile, United are still waiting to hear if Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima has been granted a work permit to join the club.
Paatelainen says this is proving to be frustrating for both parties.
AMs passed the Welsh Labour-led government's final budget for the next financial year on Tuesday evening, with the support of Plaid Cymru.
The budget includes £50m for a bypass at Llandeilo.
Llanelli AM Lee Waters warned against offering schemes "for political parties to show they have exerted influence".
"It is not my preference that we make annual deals like this," said Mr Waters, in a debate on the final budget in the Senedd on Tuesday.
"But if that is to be the way then inevitably we are going to be tempted towards the lowest common denominator."
"I'd hate to see us go the way of other democracies, most notably the American political system, where we descend towards pork barrel politics," he said.
"It's a mark of the American budget system that hardly a budget is passed without a museum or a bridge or a bypass being awarded in the name of the chair of various committees."
Accepting commitments to planning for the long term and taking into account carbon emissions "do have policy and spending implications that we need to build into our thinking, and not simply revert to the practices of the past, and not simply to revert to projects to win support for political parties to show they have exerted influence."
Mr Waters otherwise welcomed "moves in the budget to implement some of the key pledges in the Welsh Labour manifesto from last year".
Adam Price of Plaid Cymru said his party "has been able to have an influence for the benefit of the lives of the people of Wales".
"I would encourage other parties to have this more constructive attitude towards politics, to put forward ideas and if they disagree to be part of the dialogue".
The leaked US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) report, dated March 2016, was obtained by the Sunday Times.
"If Usada or any other anti-doping body has evidence of wrongdoing they should publish it and take action rather than allow the media to be judge and jury," said Farah, who has won 5,000m and 10,000m gold at the past two Olympics.
The coach in question, Alberto Salazar, has been under investigation since a BBC Panorama programme made allegations about drugs use at his US training base.
According to the Sunday Times, the leaked report also alleges Salazar, head coach of the world famous endurance Nike Oregon Project (NOP), routinely gave Farah and other athletes legal prescription drugs with potentially harmful side-effects without a justifiable medical reason.
The investigation into Salazar, who is also a consultant to UK Athletics (UKA), has been under way since at least June 2015.
Salazar and Farah deny they have ever broken anti-doping rules.
"It's deeply frustrating that I'm having to make an announcement on this subject," said 33-year-old Farah in a statement.
"I am a clean athlete who has never broken the rules in regards to substances, methods or dosages and it is upsetting that some parts of the media, despite the clear facts, continue to try to associate me with allegations of drug misuse.
"I'm unclear as to the Sunday Times's motivations towards me but I do understand that using my name and profile makes the story more interesting but it's entirely unfair to make assertions when it is clear from their own statements that I have done nothing wrong.
"As I've said many times before we all should do everything we can to have a clean sport and it is entirely right that anyone who breaks the rules should be punished."
The Usada interim report was passed to the Sunday Times by the suspected Russian hacking group Fancy Bears.
The BBC has so far been unable to verify its authenticity with Usada, or establish whether any of its reported conclusions are out of date.
In a statement, Usada said it could "confirm that it has prepared a report in response to a subpoena from a state medical licensing body regarding care given by a physician to athletes associated with the Nike Oregon Project".
It said: "We understand that the licensing body is still deciding its case and as we continue to investigate whether anti-doping rules were broken, no further comment will be made at this time.
"Importantly, all athletes, coaches and others under the jurisdiction of the World Anti-Doping Code are innocent and presumed to have complied with the rules unless and until the established anti-doping process declares otherwise. It is unfair and reckless to state, infer or imply differently."
Contents of the report
According to the Sunday Times, the leaked report claims that Salazar:
Salazar maintains that drug use has always fully complied with the Wada code and that athletes were administered with L-carnitine in "exactly the way Usada directed".
The Sunday Times claims the Usada report also reveals:
The report, apparently written in March 2016, allegedly states: "Usada continues to investigate circumstances related to L-carnitine use" by Farah.
Farah told the Sunday Times two years ago that he had "tried a legal energy drink" containing L-carnitine but "saw no benefit" and did not continue with it.
The newspaper also claims the report says Dr John Rogers, a medic for the British athletics team, told Usada in an interview that conversations he had with Salazar at a training camp in the French Pyrenees before the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, gave him such "concern" that he wrote an email at the time to his medical colleagues at UK Athletics.
It also says Rogers told Usada that Salazar had told him about "off-label and unconventional" uses of the prescription medications calcitonin and thyroxine (hormones) and high doses of vitamin D and ferrous sulphate.
The revelations will pile more pressure on Britain's greatest ever endurance runner, who has steadfastly refused to end his association with Salazar.
It raises questions too for UKA, which gave the Briton the all-clear to continue working with Salazar after an inquiry was launched following the BBC Panorama programme.
Background
In June 2015, in conjunction with the US website ProPublica, the BBC's Panorama programme Catch Me If You Can made a series of allegations about the methods at NOP, and included testimony from a number of former athletes and coaches, including Kara Goucher and Steve Magness.
The film alleged Salazar had a fixation on the testosterone levels of his athletes, and may have doped American Olympic medallist Galen Rupp with the banned steroid version when he was 16. The programme also alleged Salazar had conducted testosterone experiments on his sons to see how much of the drug he could apply to them before it triggered positive tests.
The film also alleged Salazar used thyroid medicine inappropriately with his athletes, and encouraged the use of prescription medication when there was no justifiable need.
Salazar denied the wrongdoing alleged in the programme, and issued a 30,000-word rebuttal.
Usada took the unusual step of confirming it had launched an investigation into NOP following the BBC and ProPublica's revelations in 2015. Earlier stories by the New York Times and the Sunday Times had also raised concerns about some of Salazar's methods.
It is not clear why the Usada report remains unpublished.
The BBC has sought comment from Alberto Salazar and UK Athletics.
BBC sports editor Dan Roan
Nine months ago, amid rumours Usada had dropped an investigation into his coach, Sir Mo Farah said he felt vindicated after standing by Alberto Salazar, the man who has helped him achieve so much success. This will raise more questions over that association.
Last year Farah distanced himself from another controversial coach - Somalian Jama Aden. And he could now face renewed pressure to do something similar with a man who we now know Usada is still looking into.
This could also be awkward for Salazar's employers Nike - and for UK Athletics; not least how they came to clear Salazar in 2015 - even though it now seems one of their senior medics - Dr John Rogers - says he had raised concerns to them over the coach's methods.
Robert Bryan, 43, died in hospital after he was attacked by Kieron Simpson, 26, at HMP Doncaster on 27 February.
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Hugo and Mariano Jinkis bought TV rights for Uefa Champions League football and immediately sold them on for almost three times the price.
The 2006 contract was signed off by Infantino when he was a Uefa director.
Infantino says he is "dismayed" that his "integrity is being doubted".
News of the contract came to light after 11 million documents were leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
Uefa initially denied doing business with any of the 14 people who have been indicted by the FBI in its investigation into corruption in world football.
It has now told the BBC the TV rights were sold to the highest bidder in an open and competitive tender process.
A senior Fifa source has told the BBC the deal should be examined by the governing body's ethics committee in the interests of transparency.
Hugo Jinkis and his son, Mariano, are fighting extradition from Argentina to the United States.
In May 2015, US prosecutors alleged that, as the owners of Cross Trading, they paid millions of dollars in bribes to South American football officials over several years in order to gain lucrative television rights for regional football tournaments.
It is claimed the money was paid to senior football officials in exchange for cheap broadcasting rights that could then be sold on for a substantial profit.
Infantino is named on a contract with Cross Trading that concerns the Ecuadorian rights for Uefa Champions League football between 2006-7 and 2008-9.
Cross Trading, an offshore company registered to the tiny Pacific island of Niue, paid $111,000 (£78,000) for those rights.
Then, according to leaked documents, it sold them to Ecuadorian TV broadcaster Teleamazonas for $311,170 (£220,000).
Cross Trading also paid $28,000 (£20,000) for the rights to the Uefa Super Cup, selling those to Teleamazonas for $126,200 (£89,000).
There is no evidence to suggest Infantino received a bribe relating to the 2006 contract with Cross Trading, and no suggestion Teleamazonas was in any way complicit in any wrongdoing.
At the time, Infantino was the director of legal services with European football's governing body, Uefa.
Cross Trading also has links to Juan Pedro Damiani, a member of Fifa's ethics committee who has already been placed under internal investigation.
Uefa insists it has done nothing wrong and dealt with Cross Trading because the company was acting as the buying agents for Teleamazonas.
A Uefa spokesman said the rights were sold following an "open, competitive, tender process".
He added the bid from Teleamazonas was accepted because it was "considerably more" than that from a rival broadcaster.
The spokesman added what Teleamazonas then did with those rights was "their business, not ours".
Uefa points out the Cross Trading contract was one of many hundreds of deals it conducts in relation to Champions League TV rights and comprises a tiny amount of its overall income.
It also stressed it has been "conducting a review of its various commercial contracts" following the US indictments in May 2015.
"The TV contract in question was signed by Gianni Infantino since he was one of several Uefa directors empowered to sign contracts at the time," added a Uefa statement.
"As you will have observed, the contract was also co-signed by another Uefa director. It's standard practice."
Uefa issued a further statement later on Tuesday calling Infantino "an outstanding member of Uefa staff for many years" and "a man who has always acted with complete professionalism and integrity".
It also sought to explain why it had initially denied having dealings with any of the 14 people originally indicted by the FBI.
"At the time of our initial response, we had not had the opportunity to check each and every one of our (thousands) of commercial contracts and so the answer given was initially incomplete," read a statement.
"That is the reason why Gianni Infantino initially thought, based on the information provided by Uefa, that there had been no previous Uefa contracts with any companies and/or individuals named in the indictment.
"That is also why Fifa gave this information to the media."
As well as being "dismayed" and upset that his "integrity is being doubted", he said he reacted quickly to media enquiries by contacting Uefa "to seek clarity".
He added: "I did this because I am no longer with Uefa and it is they who exclusively possess all contractual information relating to this query.
"In the meantime, Uefa has announced that it has been conducting a review of its numerous commercial contracts and has answered extensively all media questions related to these specific contracts."
Infantino insisted he had "never personally dealt with Cross Trading nor their owners" because the tender process was conducted by Team Marketing on behalf of Uefa.
He added: "I would like to state for the record that neither Uefa nor I have ever been contacted by any authorities in relation to these particular contracts.
"Moreover, as media themselves report, there is no indication whatsoever for any wrongdoings from neither Uefa nor myself in this matter."
The revelations are potentially damaging for both Infantino and Fifa.
It is also the second setback for world football's governing body in recent days.
Damiani is facing an internal investigation into suspected links with Eugenio Figueredo, another allegedly corrupt football official.
Infantino became president of Fifa on 26 February, succeeding Sepp Blatter as boss of world football's crisis-hit governing body.
On his election, the former Uefa general secretary pledged to "restore the image" of Fifa.
While neither Uefa nor Infantino have disclosed the Cross Trading transaction to the FBI - both pointing out they have not been contacted by the US agency over the deal - Uefa said it would co-operate or provide information in connection with a US Department of Justice investigation.
As for Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, a lawyer acting for the father and son did not reply to a request for comment.
It is down to a leak of more than 11 million documents from the internal files of Mossack Fonseca.
Mossack Fonseca is a Panama-based law firm that specialises in helping the wealthy and powerful set up offshore companies, like Cross Trading.
The documents were obtained by the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
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Police were called to a house in Rowcon Close in Audenshaw at about 12:40 GMT. Officers discovered the body of a 39-year-old woman.
A 53-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody for questioning.
The scene was sealed off while forensic investigations were carried out.
The claimant count has now fallen by 26,000 since the most recent peak in February 2013.
The other measure of unemployment, the Labour Force Survey, fell by 0.1 percentage points to 5.9% from September to November 2015.
That is higher than the UK unemployment rate which stands at 5.1%.
The proportion of people aged 16 to 64 in work, the employment rate, increased over the quarter and over the year to 68.8%.
That is now just 0.1 percentage point below the peak employment rate of 68.9% in April - June 2007.
The long-term unemployment rate, which is the percentage of unemployed people who have been out of work over a year or more, was 48.9%.
That is down by 4.6 percentage points over the year. However it is still far above the UK average rate of 28.5%.
The figures suggest that Derry and Strabane remains the council area with the highest unemployment.
The percentage of working age claimants is 6.3% which compares to just 2% in Lisburn and Castlereagh.
The claim: The government is announcing a cash boost for the North of England.
Reality Check verdict: The money has already been announced twice.
On Monday, she held a cabinet meeting in Daresbury in Cheshire, where she unveiled her new, more interventionist industrial strategy.
Details on where exactly the Northern Powerhouse cash will be spent are new, but the £556m total is not.
Last March, George Osborne said a total of £1.8bn would be awarded in a round of "growth deal" funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) across England.
LEPs combine businesses, councils and other bodies to decide regional spending priorities, on things like city centre regeneration projects and innovation funds for businesses.
It is part of a wider scheme aimed at boosting the post-Brexit UK economy and creating jobs, with a particular focus on investment in science, research and innovation.
Mr Osborne's replacement, Philip Hammond, announced in November that £556m of this pot would go to the North of England. It was announced again in the Autumn Statement later that month.
As well as the North's share, Mr Hammond allocated £492m to London and the South East, £392m to the Midlands, and smaller amounts to other regions.
Northern leaders say their cities are stuck with weak economies because of underinvestment, while the South East takes the lion's share of public cash.
The government says the Northern Powerhouse will go some way to rectifying the imbalance. In this case the North of England is getting 13% more than London and the South East.
But other areas of government spending favour London over the North.
The capital will receive six times more money on transport spending per person over the next five years, according to research by the Institute for Public Policy Research.
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Day beat Stephen Maguire 5-2 in the Riga Masters final, a win which saw him return to the world's top 16.
The 37-year-old had previously lost in four ranking finals, including defeat in February's World Grand Prix.
"It's been a long time coming," Day told BBC Wales Sport.
"I would have liked to have got a few more titles under my belt before now but patience is a virtue.
"I've kept on working hard and believing in myself. The overwhelming feeling I've got right now is one of just massive relief.
To beat the list of players I have and to have won it is like a dream come true
"Fingers crossed the floodgates might open and I might get three, four [ranking titles) in quick succession if I keep believing in myself."
Day's win in the Latvian capital came after an impressive run of results, including victory over fellow Welshman Mark Williams in the semi-finals.
And his first ranking title followed a "frustrating" World Championships in April in which he exited at the first round stage.
"I just didn't settle and didn't play very well," Day added.
"But I had a few weeks off after Sheffield and recharged the batteries and came back to the practice table with a clear mind but knowing my game was in good shape.
"To beat the list of players I have and to have won it is like a dream come true."
Day will next be in action in the Snooker World Cup in China where he will partner Mark Williams in the Welsh team.
In recent years the county has several times been listed at the bottom of the poverty table in England and Wales.
But revised GDP figures suggest Tees Valley and Durham, South Yorkshire, and West Wales and the Valleys are now all more deserving of EU money.
Experts say that could make it harder for Cornwall to get funding post-Brexit.
Major beneficiaries include the Eden Project, Combined Universities in Cornwall, Newquay Airport and a project to bring superfast broadband to the county.
There's no suggestion the money must be paid back.
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Pete Ledingham, director of grant-aided firm Geothermal Engineering said the recalculation was "staggering".
"I would have thought the need was obvious in Cornwall and has been for a long time," he added.
Areas with a GDP of less than 75% of the average EU GDP qualified for funding as they were below the EU's poverty threshold.
But revised figures Cornwall was never actually below the threshold used to award grants such as Objective One, which provided some £400m to the county.
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Total funding received since 1999
75% The average EU GDP figure an area should be below for funding
68% The figure Cornwall was thought to be at in 2000
83% The figure Cornwall was actually at in 2000 after recalculation
It's hard to get your head around. As recently as a couple of years back, the official statistics showed that when Cornwall started getting Objective One in 2000, its economy stood at 68% of the EU average.
Now that statisticians have a supposedly better way of measuring, the same league table shows that in 2000 Cornwall's economy was actually on 83%.
The basket of things they add up has altered. Oddly, although this new picture shows Cornwall in a better light, it leaves West Wales firmly at the bottom of the league table.
Cornwall IS poor; just not THAT poor.
Cornwall councillor Candy Atherton said trying to get money for the country from central government "is like trying to get blood out of a stone".
She added: "Goodness knows where our economy would have been if we hadn't had that injection of funds."
Local businessman Russell Dodge said he was "horrified" and in "deep shock" about the recalculation.
The MD of Business Location Services Ltd said: "EU funding has had a massive impact on the Cornish economy and without it we certainly wouldn't be where we are today.
He warned that the recalculation may affect central government funding to the county once the UK leaves the EU.
"The government is going to look on Cornwall in a different light, notwithstanding the GDP issue there are still major structural weaknesses in the Cornish economy," he said.
Economist Peter Gripaios said the new figures are a "pretty significant revision" but are "probably more accurate".
"If they'd been that accurate back in 2000 then it's quite possible Cornwall wouldn't have got Objective One and would have missed out on quite a lot of European funding."
Labour Mayor of Middlesbrough, David Budd, said he would now be getting back in touch with the local government secretary to ask what would be done to replace EU funding for the Tees Valley.
"Places like Tees Valley and Cornwall have had great benefits from European funding for many years and it's vital the government finds a way of replacing this funding," he added.
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The 34-year-old won the most recent of his 55 England caps against Chile in November 2013.
Uncapped Southampton duo Nathan Redmond and James Ward-Prowse are also selected, as is 19-year-old Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.
Gareth Southgate's side face Germany away in a friendly on 22 March before a World Cup qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley on 26 March.
Captain Wayne Rooney is absent as he recovers from a leg injury, while Tottenham striker Harry Kane is missing after injuring his ankle against Millwall on Sunday.
West Brom midfielder Jake Livermore, who made his sole international appearance against Italy in 2012, returns to the squad.
Burnley defender Michael Keane and West Ham winger Michail Antonio - both of whom are uncapped - are also selected.
Southgate has also called up Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw, who has made two appearances since December, and Everton midfielder Ross Barkley.
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Defoe has scored 19 times for England since making his debut against Sweden in 2004, and has 14 Premier League goals this season, the second most by any English player behind Kane (19).
"You can have the young players who are hungry and the old players who are hungry as well," Southgate told the England website.
"I think we can't just look at young players all the time. I think we have to get results now and also plan for the future."
Southgate said there was "a chance" Rooney would be fit for Manchester United's Premier League game against Middlesbrough on Sunday.
"The injury, coupled with the fact he's not really had a lot of game time recently and others have, has sort of determined my decision on that one," said Southgate.
He added: "There are some very good players and it's a battle to get in this squad.
"Wayne totally understands that. He's the most realistic senior player I think I've dealt with in terms of how he views the game.
"He doesn't have any expectations of being treated differently or treated in a special way."
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is also absent through injury, while Arsenal forward Theo Walcott has not been selected.
"I've got to say [Walcott] wasn't chuffed to bits to get the call this morning and I understand that," said Southgate.
"Quite rightly, he said: 'I'm one of the leading goalscorers in the league.' I don't mind being challenged on that at all. I totally respect that. I don't expect him to be happy.
"But I've got to make decisions and I think it was the right think to call him to talk that through, even though the timing probably wasn't great.
"He's a player I still like. I've said to him I'm not ruling out, but in terms of just having him as a squad player, I think it's a better opportunity for me to look at one or two others and see what they can do."
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Harry Redknapp, who managed Defoe at Tottenham, believes the forward will believe he has a chance of playing at the 2018 World Cup.
Redknapp told BBC Radio 5 live: "Jermain is a fantastic professional and good to have around the place. I'm sure he'll be a big influence on the younger players.
"He really does take care of himself and spends time on the training ground when everyone else is finished.
"He's never short of confidence and he'll be eyeing the next tournament with relish. He will feel he has a chance."
Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Torino, on loan from Man City), Tom Heaton (Burnley).
Defenders: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man Utd), Michael Keane (Burnley), Luke Shaw (Man Utd), Chris Smalling (Man Utd), John Stones (Man City), Kyle Walker (Tottenham).
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham), Michail Antonio (West Ham), Ross Barkley (Everton), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Man Utd), Jake Livermore (West Brom), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Nathan Redmond (Southampton), Raheem Sterling (Man City), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
Strikers: Jermain Defoe (Sunderland), Marcus Rashford (Man Utd), Jamie Vardy (Leicester).
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The UKIP leader told supporters at a Brexit party: "Dare to dream that the dawn is breaking on an independent United Kingdom."
With 335 out of 382 results declared, the BBC has forecast a Leave win.
The English shires and Wales voted for Brexit while London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backed a Remain vote.
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Mr Farage, who has built his political career on campaigning for the UK to leave the EU, had predicted at the start of the night that Remain would "edge" a win, a view which he said was based on some "big polling" done by "the financial markets".
But by 03:45 BST, he returned to a Brexit party in London and told supporters: "This, if the predictions now are right, this will be a victory for real people, a victory for ordinary people, a victory for decent people.
"We have fought against the multinationals, we have fought against the big merchant banks, we have fought against big politics, we have fought against lies, corruption and deceit.
"And today honesty, decency and belief in nation, I think now is going to win.
"And we will have done it without having to fight, without a single bullet being fired, we'd have done it by damned hard work on the ground."
Earlier Mr Farage, who was not part of the official Vote Leave campaign, said Eurosceptics had long been dismissed as "fringey" and "fruitcakes" but now: "The Eurosceptic genie is out of the bottle and will not be put back".
Speaking at a Leave.EU party in central London, he suggested that a late decision to extend the voter registration deadline by 48 hours - after a computer glitch left some people unable to sign up in the final two hours before the original deadline - might play a part in a Remain win.
It later emerged that more than 430,000 people applied to register to vote during the extension - the bulk of which were aged under 45.
But UKIP's sole MP, Douglas Carswell, appeared to disagree with his party leader.
He said the Leave campaign could "legitimately complain about taxpayer-funded propaganda" by the pro-Remain government but "when it comes to getting people to engage in a referendum, surely that's a good thing".
The Welsh government's deputy health minister Vaughan Gething has warned his opponents not to treat the report's findings as a political triumph.
This is likely to be treated with disdain by the other parties. They know they can keep up intense pressure on the grounds of accountability.
Mr Gething has also tried to walk the tightrope of expressing unhappiness with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, while knowing that ultimate responsibility lies with the political leadership at the Welsh government.
This gets to the heart of the matter. A key question here is to what extent should ministers be responsible for all of the care in all of the wards across Wales.
Behind the scenes, there is frustration felt by the Welsh government that when there is a problem at a hospital in England the blame tends to rest with the local management, while in Wales the blame goes straight to the highest levels of government.
This is the latest in a long list of high-profile problems with services operated by the board running hospitals across north Wales.
On the weekend, Vaughan Gething said Betsi Cadwalader was under no illusions about what was expected of them which sounds to me like managers have been read the riot act.
But Wales is too small for the government here to simply blame the management in the way that tends to happen in England, and ministers are aware of that.
What Vaughan Gething is also attempting to do is isolate the problem.
This could be a more effective strategy because clearly the awful accounts included in the report are not being felt by most patients in most hospitals, including mental health wards.
This is the most widely used defence by government ministers to problems in the NHS, and an attempt to cross the bridge between many of the positive personal experiences people have and their perception of the NHS.
What helps the Welsh government is that the opposition parties can't agree on the best way forward.
The Welsh Conservatives are renewing their call for an independent inquiry into the overall state of the NHS.
The Liberal Democrats have focused on the watchdog Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. Their leader in Wales Kirsty Williams has said scrapping it should be considered.
So while ministers are coming under pressure about the standards of care at one mental health ward, they are facing calls to respond in different ways.
Sheeran will be seen singing with children in Liberia in a film to be shown on the BBC charity fundraising programme on 24 March.
The chart-topper said: "I'll never forget the kids I met on this trip. When we sang together.
"They were in such high spirits despite everything they'd been through."
Many of the children Sheeran met at the Street Child Liberia project in the capital of Monrovia had been orphaned by the recent Ebola outbreak.
He added: "It was an incredibly eye-opening experience and I'm really proud to support Comic Relief and see what they are doing to help these children have a better future."
Professor Hawking will lend his voice to a digital comic strip game, alongside stars including Nick Grimshaw, Lenny Henry, Katie Price and Joe Sugg.
Professor Hawking said: "I'm a world-renowned scientist who has shaped our understanding of the universe and I am being asked to make snot jokes. I must really like this charity."
He will star as one of nine red noses becoming characters in the game, to be shown on rednoseday.com.
Comedians French and Saunders, Vic and Bob and Brendan O'Carroll (aka Mrs Brown) are among those also taking part.
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins will host new show Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief as part of the Red Nose Day broadcast, which sees celebrities perform pop hits.
Red Nose Day raises money for the charity Comic Relief, which helps those in poverty both in the UK and across the world.
This year's Red Nose Day will take place on 24 March and will be broadcast live on the BBC.
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After 74 from England's Moeen Ali, the 19-year-old England Lions batsman made 103 not out in an unbroken stand of 135 with wicketkeeper Ben Cox (59 not out).
Resuming on 336-5, the hosts reached 380 as Jack Shantry took four wickets, Hamish Marshall finishing on 135.
The visitors rallied after losing Daryl Mitchell first ball to post 297-5.
Worcestershire still trail by 83 runs with five wickets in hand, but they look a lot more comfortable than they did on 162-5 when, having lost captain Mitchell to the first ball of the innings, they were still 69 runs short of avoiding the follow-on.
World Twenty20 runner-up Moeen, in the first of three scheduled Championship games for his county, shared a stand of 120 for the second wicket with opener Brett D'Oliveira (40).
But, after hitting 14 fours and a six, he was caught at the wicket attempting to cut, beginning a mini-collapse of four wickets for 42 runs before Clarke, already tipped as a future England player, steadied the ship with Cox.
Earlier, Kieran Noema-Barnett had flicked Shantry's third delivery of the day to square leg to become the first of the morning's six victims, without adding to his overnight 84.
Gloucestershire captain Gareth Roderick:
"We had a very good first day, but all credit to Worcestershire. They played well.
"When we had them five down, we had a real chance to go on. But, once again, credit to them for the way they batted and now we have to front up.
"We need a good first hour and then take it from there. Hopefully the first session will be more fruitful than it was today."
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes told BBC Hereford & Worcester:
"It was tough losing Daryl so early when we batted, but Moeen and Brett batted really well and then the young lads Joe Clarke and Ben Cox came together and were excellent.
"It's great to see two young England lads playing like that. There are a lot of overseas players playing here, but to see young English lads to the fore is very pleasing.
"Joe is a fine prospect. He likes to score and put pressure on the bowling side. He bats with a nice tempo and has a habit of putting away the bad ball."
Robert Hutchinson, 57, was last seen leaving his home in the Hendon area of Sunderland on 23 June 2014.
His car was later found abandoned and Northumbria Police are treating his disappearance as a murder.
Crimestoppers has offered the reward for information about what happened to him.
Det Insp Ed Small said: "Our condolences very much remain with Robert's family.
"I'm sure it has been a very difficult few years and the not having the answers only prolongs their grief.
"We need answers to what happened to him.
"There will be people in the community who will have information about his murder."
He was last seen leaving his home in Corporation Road at about 18:20 BST. His car was found several days later abandoned at the end of Stewart Street, just off Chester Road.
Crimestoppers previously offered a £3,000 reward for information.
Two men were arrested but no charges were ever brought.
An estimated 200 tonnes of rubble fell on to the line when a wall collapsed just outside Liverpool Lime Street station at 17:45 GMT on Tuesday.
Northern confirmed the driver of its Manchester Airport to Liverpool service hit the emergency brake after a red signal was triggered.
"It was seconds from disaster," said RMT regional organiser John Tilley.
"If it had hit the debris, then it would have derailed and there would have been fatalities.
"The only saving grace would have been that it was [only] travelling at 50mph.
"The debris coming down triggered the sensors [on the overhead lines] which thought that a train was on the line so the signal went red.
"Thankfully the train was just the right side of the signal otherwise it would have been a different story."
The 16:40 Northern service from Manchester Airport had to be evacuated, as did another Northern train from Wigan which was behind it.
A Virgin Trains service going to London Euston, which had just left Liverpool just after 18:00, also had to be halted.
A Northern spokesman said: "We are aware of two of our trains being caught up in the wall collapse.
"It just shows the red signal system works."
Network Rail said it was aware that trains had to be evacuated.
A spokesman said the company expects services in and out of the station to resume by 9 March.
He added that the work being carried out was a "temporary solution" and the track would have to be closed again at a later date to allow for a permanent fix.
The defending champion made engine changes to his Mercedes in both practice sessions at Spa on Friday and has been given a 30-place grid penalty, which will only apply this weekend.
Hamilton has had to use more than the permitted number of engine parts after problems early in the season.
"I feel OK. It is going to be an interesting Sunday," said Hamilton.
"Getting into the top 10 probably won't be the particularly hard thing; it's going to be getting through there that is going to be the problem."
Hamilton starts the race with a 19-point advantage in the championship over Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
The Briton has been handed penalties of 15 grid places for each of his engine changes but the rules state a driver can drop no further than the back of the grid and that the penalty cannot be carried into the next race.
Hamilton, who has been joined by McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Sauber's Marcus Ericsson in incurring penalties, said he did not yet know how the team would approach qualifying, given he will be at the back of the grid regardless.
"I don't particularly care," he added. "I'm just focusing on getting the car as well prepared for the race as possible. I can't do anything about Nico. I'll let him do him and me do me."
by Andrew Benson, chief F1 writer
Hamilton is in this position because he had a series of engine failures in the early races of the season that not only affected his results in those events but also had a knock-on effect.
Drivers are allowed to use only five of each of the six constituent parts of the engine in a season, but Hamilton had consecutive failures of the MGU-H - the motor-generator unit that recovers energy from the turbo - in the races in China and Russia.
That meant he had already used five turbos and MGU-Hs and was always going to need to take new ones in the second part of the season.
Mercedes have chosen to take as many new engine parts as necessary this weekend to put Hamilton in the best possible position for the remainder of the season, because any penalty he incurs beyond 20 places is effectively taken for free.
He had already taken two completely new engines by the end of Friday and is considered likely to fit another for final practice on Friday morning, although Mercedes have not yet confirmed that.
Hamilton won six of the last seven races before F1's summer break, to close what had been a 43-point deficit to Rosberg after the German won the first four races, in which the world champion was hit by a string of problems, including the engine failures that have led to his penalty.
Rosberg, 31, will see this as an opportunity to reverse the momentum in the title race.
He is the only other driver to win more than one race this season and stands just 19 points behind the defending champion in the standings.
The German said: "It doesn't change the pressure I put myself under because I would love to have a great weekend and win.
"It will make the weekend less difficult for me but it is still a challenge because four weeks ago [at the last race] I finished behind two Red Bulls.
"And I have to reckon with Lewis because there is no reason with a safety car or something why he can't be right in the reckoning."
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The central bank's rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee also kept its key interest rate at zero to 0.25%.
It said unemployment remained too high for a change in its quantitative easing policy.
The US economy rebounded in the first quarter to grow by 2.5%, but was still below expectations.
The Federal Reserve uses quantitative easing, a policy of buying bonds, to increase the money supply and improve liquidity in the financial system in the hope of sparking economic growth and supporting employment.
Until recently, analysts had expected the Federal Reserve to reduce its quantitative easing programme, known as QE3, in the second half of this year, but now many are not so sure.
"Expectations for tapering off of the Fed's outcome-based purchases have been pushed back due to recent softening in the economic data," according to a statement from the private sector Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee released on Wednesday.
Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at the research body Capital Economics, said the Fed's language left the door open for the QE3 programme to be increased, as well as wound down: "The fact that the Fed felt it necessary to point out that the pace of purchases can be adjusted in both directions presumably means that, at the very least, it is less inclined to slow the rate of purchases any time soon.
"We still expect the Fed to begin curbing its QE in the second half of the year, but now probably not until close to the end of the year."
US private sector employers added just 88,000 people to their payrolls in March, it needs to add more than twice that amount to maintain employment levels because of population growth.
One sign of positive economic growth is in the housing sector, with house prices still buoyant by recent standards, but elsewhere figures showed that factory activity in the US barely grew in April.
James Hutchinson, 42, is alleged to have murdered Nicola Woodman, 39, whose body was found at a house in Bankholme Court in Holmewood, Bradford.
A post-mortem examination found she died from a stab wound to the chest.
Hutchinson, of Bankholme Court, appeared at Bradford Crown Court. He did not enter a plea but a provisional trial date was set for 26 June.
He has been remanded in custody.
Anna Wardley was intending to swim between the Balearic Islands for charity, but began falling in and out of consciousness due to the stings.
The 40-year-old from Gosport had to be taken to hospital for treatment after the swim was abandoned on Thursday.
She has since been released from hospital and is recovering in Mallorca.
Ms Wardley announced the swim last year. She intended to swim between Menorca to Mallorca, then Mallorca to Ibiza and finally from Ibiza to mainland Spain.
Her previous swims include completing a solo 60-mile (96.6km) non-stop route around the Isle of Wight in 2013.
She was the first person in 30 years to make the swim which was the culmination of her Five Island Swim Challenge.
Ms Wardley has also swum the English Channel and the Straits of Gibraltar.
A High Court dismissed Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's application and ordered her to pay all legal costs.
She argued that the house in Qunu village belonged to her under customary law.
Mr Mandela, who became South Africa's first black president in 1994, bequeathed the property to his family when he died in 2013 aged 95.
The government opposed Ms Madikizela-Mandela's bid to inherit the home after she launched court action in 2014.
Mr Mandela divorced Ms Madikizela-Mandela in 1996 after a 38-year marriage, and left her out of his will.
They were South Africa's most celebrated political couple until their marriage collapsed unexpectedly, some six years after his release from 27 years in prison for fighting apartheid, which legalised discrimination against black people in the country.
Mr Mandela stepped down as president after one term in 1999.
South Africans regarded him as the "father of the nation", and his death, following a series of hospital visits, led to an outpouring of emotions.
An International Cricket Council (ICC) board meeting backed Australia's plan to host the events six months apart.
All five previous women's World T20s have been staged in parallel with the men's events, with semi-finals and finals played as double-headers.
"Women's cricket is undoubtedly gaining in popularity," said Cricket Australia chairman David Peever.
"We felt that by separating the two events we could accelerate that growth."
The women's tournament in 2020 will now take place in February and March, with the men's in October and November.
There is already a standalone women's event scheduled for 2018 in the West Indies, with the ICC yet to confirm a host for the men's tournament in 2018 which was only recently restored to the schedule.
While double-headers have raised the profile of the women's game, they have often meant women's semi-finals and finals played in half-empty stadiums while the crowd gradually arrives for the men's games.
Australia are confident about the marketability of a women-only tournament after the success of the inaugural Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), which found an audience on free-to-air Australian television last winter.
Peever, also chairman of the ICC's governance committee, added: "Having the ICC Women's World Twenty20 as a standalone event means we can hold it in stadiums that we can fill, put it on TV at prime-time and ensure it has the space to be promoted away from the shadow of the men's game.
"WBBL has taught us that there is an audience for women's cricket both live and on prime-time television and this decision means we have the opportunity to hold the biggest women's sporting event ever held in Australia."
Kristian Kostov visited Crimea in 2014 when it was annexed by Russia but this was not illegal, Ukraine officials say.
Russia's singer Julia Samoilova was earlier barred from entering Ukraine for performing in Crimea a year later.
That decision outraged Russia, who then decided not to broadcast the show.
Russia annexed Crimea in March 2014 - a move that triggered international condemnation and led to anti-Russian sanctions by the EU, the US and a number of other countries.
On Thursday, Ukraine's border service said it was studying information that Kostov performed in Crimea in June 2014 after footage had emerged apparently showing the Bulgarian singing in the Artek children centre.
"We do not currently have information from our sources or any other law enforcement agencies that he may have visited the occupied peninsula contrary to the legislation of this country," it said.
But border service spokesman Oleh Slobodyan explained that - if media reports were correct - Kostov still would not have broken Ukrainian law.
He said legislation banning foreigners from visiting the annexed territory without permission from Ukraine - or directly from Russia - came into force only in November 2014 - four months after Kostov's alleged visit.
Mr Slobodyan added that Kostov, who at 17 is the youngest competitor, was a minor at the time, anyway. This meant, the official said, that the singer could not have been responsible and had to be accompanied by adults.
Born in Moscow in March 2000, Kostov could pick up a lot of the votes that would have gone to Samoilova, BBC's entertainment reporter Neil Smith in Kiev says.
Kostov's dramatic self-penned ballad is also a stirring enough composition to put him on course to better the fourth-place finish Bulgaria's Poli Genova managed last year, our reporters adds.
Januzaj, who made a rare start having been linked with a loan move away, scored as United took their unbeaten run at the ground to 20 league matches.
The winger put United ahead when he got on the end of Juan Mata's incisive pass and finished from close range.
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Villa rarely threatened as the Red Devils kept a second clean sheet.
The victory lifted United to the top of the Premier League table for the first time since August 2013.
Memphis Depay had a chance to increase the margin of victory after the break when he was slipped in by Mata, but could only curl his shot past the post.
Villa only sporadically put the United defence under pressure with forward Gabby Agbonlahor's header from a corner the best chance that the home side could muster.
Relive Manchester United's win over Aston Villa
Striker Wayne Rooney was supposed to be the main man up front this season but the early signs have been a little worrying for United.
As in the opening game against Tottenham the United and England skipper struggled to make an impact leading the line.
And it was not until injury time that he touched the ball in the opposition penalty area, as demonstrated in this graphic.
Manchester United manager Van Gaal said before the season started that he may not buy another striker because Rooney could carry the club's goalscoring burden.
The player himself has set a target of 20 goals in this campaign. but United have only managed three shots on target in two games.
Given Rooney's lack of impact against Villa, Van Gaal may well have to revise his thinking before the transfer window closes.
Villa sold striker Christian Benteke to Liverpool for £32.5m this summer and they looked poorer for the striker's absence against United.
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Time well tell if two of the players Villa manager Tim Sherwood signed to replace him - Jordan Ayew and Rudy Gestede - can fill the powerful Belgium international's boots in attack.
"The boys gave everything for the cause but we didn't carry enough attacking threat," Sherwood said.
"The attacking force wasn't there. It may be down to personnel missing who might give us a little cutting edge."
Van Gaal sprung something of a surprise with his selection of Januzaj - who was not even in the match day squad for his side's 1-0 win over Tottenham in their opening game of the season - ahead of Ashley Young.
The youngster has been widely tipped to leave Old Trafford on loan, with Sunderland and Everton among those linked with season-long deals.
Although he looked a little short of fitness it was a good performance as the central playmaker in an attacking triumvirate behind Rooney.
"You have to wait until we have closed the transfer period," Van Gaal said of Januzaj's future.
"I am pleased with the goal because it was a wonderful goal but you have to do more than scoring a goal."
Much has been made of Manchester United's need to sign a new centre-back but having restricted Aston Villa to just one shot on target in this encounter the Red Devils look tight at the back.
Daley Blind and Chris Smalling have formed a solid pairing at the heart of the United defence and both players impressed as they snuffed out whatever threat Villa posed in the final third of the pitch.
England international Smalling's commanding presence in the air and his confident reading of the game meant he probably shaded it ahead of Blind.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: "I think we played better than last week. For an away match I am very happy. We kept the ball better in the first 20 minutes, we scored a fantastic goal. After that we were a little bit nervous but in the second half we played very controlled football and could have scored more than one."
Aston Villa captain Micah Richards: "If you look at our team from the beginning of last season to this season there are some really exciting players - good ball players in midfield with power and pace all over. It is exciting times, not the result we wanted but we move on."
Match ends, Aston Villa 0, Manchester United 1.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Manchester United 1.
Ashley Young (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa).
Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
Offside, Manchester United. Morgan Schneiderlin tries a through ball, but Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
Matteo Darmian (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Matteo Darmian (Manchester United).
Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Memphis Depay.
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Daley Blind.
Foul by Memphis Depay (Manchester United).
Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Aston Villa. Carlos Sánchez replaces Jordan Veretout.
Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
Foul by Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
Ander Herrera (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Mata with a through ball.
Ander Herrera (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa).
Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa) has gone down, but that's a dive.
Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jordan Ayew (Aston Villa).
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Juan Mata.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
Matteo Darmian (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Orica-GreenEdge said they took "full responsibility for the mistake" and there was "no wrongdoing" by Yates.
They added that he tested positive for the banned substance terbutaline and a team doctor failed to apply for a therapeutic use exemption (TUE).
They also said Yates will get their full support during the investigation.
"This is solely based on a human error that the doctor in question has taken full responsibility for," the Australian team added.
Yates, a former points race world champion, is regarded as one of Britain's brightest prospects on the road, along with his twin brother Adam. He is a strong contender to make the TeamGB road race team for the Rio 2016 Olympics this summer.
The sport's governing body, the UCI, notified British Cycling of a "potential anti-doping rule violation" at the Paris-Nice race in March.
Proceedings will be managed by the UCI independently, according to a spokesman for British Cycling.
"It would be inappropriate to comment further until the process has been completed," the spokesman added.
Yates, a climber with Orica, achieved a top-10 finish on the Mur de Huy stage of last year's Tour de France and was seventh in last month's Paris-Nice race.
The team are "concerned by the leak" of the failed test and are now submitting all evidence to the UCI.
News of the failed test is another blow in a bad week for British Cycling.
Technical director Shane Sutton resigned on Wednesday amid claims of sexism and discrimination. British Cycling is investigating claims the 58-year-old Australian used derogatory words to describe Para-cyclists, while an independent review will also look into rider Jess Varnish's accusations that Sutton made sexist comments and told her to "go and have a baby".
Sutton "rejects the specific claims" but said the allegations against him had "become a distraction" to British athletes before this summer's Rio Olympics.
A third inquiry was ordered on Thursday, with separate claims that official British Cycling kit was available to buy online. British Cycling denied any equipment provided by UK Sport had been given away or sold on for profit but said other unwanted kit from commercial partners is sold or given away.
Sutton was also asked to attend a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the kit allegations, revealed in the Daily Mail. UK Sport, which helps fund Britain's Olympians and Paralympians, ordered the investigation to "protect our investment in all sports on the world-class programme".
BBC sports editor Dan Roan
"This is now in danger of turning into the worst week in the history of British Cycling. Today sees the start of the sport's showpiece UK event - the Tour de Yorkshire -with more than a million people expected to watch the action. But it risks being overshadowed by a mounting crisis at the embattled national governing body.
"First came the damaging sexism and bullying allegations that cost head coach Shane Sutton his job. Then the revelation British Cycling was unaware Sutton was also being paid by Team Sky, followed by an investigation into whether team kit and bikes had been unofficially sold on.
"Now another grave blow, with rising star Simon Yates, expected to be part of TeamGB in Rio, failing a drugs test. All this just three months out from the Games. The timing could not be worse.
"For British Cycling, so often heralded in recent years for its record in both performance and participation, these are unusually dark days."
That is up 11% compared to the £31.4m profit achieved during the same period in 2015.
The bank's total quarterly income was up 5% year-on-year from £53.8m to £56.3m.
The £35m in pre-tax profit includes a 'write back' of £8.6m in impairment charges.
That means money which had been set aside to cover expected loan losses can now be released.
The bank said that new mortgage lending approvals were up 170% year-on-year while new lending to small and medium sized business customers was up by 52%.
Danske Bank UK chief executive Kevin Kingston said there was evidence that many existing customers were "starting to once again invest in growing their businesses."
He added that as "consumer and business confidence continues to improve" the banks expect demand for finance to increase in the year ahead.
Ulster Bank owner RBS also reported quarterly results on Friday but a restructuring of the bank means it no longer publishes specific Northern Ireland results.
RBS as whole showed a £968m loss, more than double the loss in the same period last year.
It said a one-time £1.2bn dividend payment to the UK government dragged down an otherwise profitable period.
Operating profits rose to £421m for the quarter, up from just £37m in 2015, but total revenue fell 13% to £3.06bn.
RBS is still 73%-owned by the UK government having been bailed out by the taxpayer in the financial crisis.
Syed Jamanoor Islam died in hospital after an attack in Wager Street, Mile End, on 11 April.
Three youths, aged 18, 17 and 15, have been charged with murder. They are due to appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court later.
Mr Islam was one of three people stabbed to death in little more than 24 hours in attacks in London.
Neeson was forced off after suffering the injury in the first half of Saturday's league defeat by Linfield.
Carrick rate Neeson as a major doubt and he will have a late fitness test for the Seaview decider.
Ballymena also have an injury concern with set-piece specialist Tony Kane struggling with a hamstring problem.
The midfielder is doubtful with a hamstring injury sustained five minutes from the end of Saturday's Premiership defeat by Crusaders at Seaview.
The 29-year-old is the club's second top scorer this season, having notched 18 goals, 12 of those from penalties and four from free-kicks.
Both Ballymena and Carrick are looking to win the League Cup for the first time in their history and the clubs are meeting in a domestic decider for the first time since the 1984 Irish Cup final, which Ballymena won 4-1.
United have picked up the County Antrim Shield twice in recent years, but were losing finalists in the 2014 Irish Cup final and the 2015 League Cup decider.
Carrick last picked up senior silverware in the 1992-93 season, when they collected the County Antrim Shield.
Ballymena manager David Jeffrey won the League Cup six times during his time as manager of Linfield.
Ballymena reached the final by beating Newington YC, Linfield, Warrenpoint Town and Coleraine while Carrick accounted for Ballyclare Comrades, Armagh City, Dungannon Swifts and Glenavon.
You wanted to know how Battlefield Lane in Wombourne, Staffordshire got its name.
You asked if the missing train track on the Honeybourne line in Warwickshire would be reinstated.
And you wondered why 'duck' is used as a greeting in Stoke-on-Trent. Here is a look at how we got on answering your questions.
Hilary Moore, clerk to Wombourne Parish Council, sent us an excerpt from the Black Country Bugle in which various theories are considered.
She said: "A number of sites have been put forward for the Battle of Tettenhall, including Wednesfield and Wombourne.
"It is generally believed that a battle took place in Wombourne as part of the 910 AD campaign, hence the local names of Battlefield Terrace, Battlefield Hill."
The six miles of missing track would link Stratford-upon-Avon with Long Marston which, campaigners say, could help ease congestion and improve links to London and Birmingham.
Fraser Pithie, from the Shakespeare Line Promotion Group said a consultation on Stratford's future transport needs, which ends today, ignores the potential benefits of reinstating the line.
The councillor in charge of transport in Warwickshire, Peter Butlin, said the re-opening of the line would cost around £100m and isn't something they could consider without the support of central government and Network Rail.
We posed this question back in 2005 when we spoke to Steve Birks, a chronicler of the city.
He said firstly the word "duck" - a term of greeting, for man or woman - has nothing at all to do with the winged bird of the same name.
According to Mr Birks, it is said to find its origin in the Saxon word 'ducas' which was meant as a term of respect; similar to the Middle English 'duc' or 'duk' which denotes a leader or commander.
From those origins we also get the title 'Duke' and the Old French word 'ducheé' - the territory ruled by a Duke - as well as the Stokie greeting.
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The idea that only fixed areas of ocean can be designated as no-catch zones is out-dated, and does not reflect the very dynamic behaviour of some ocean creatures, they argue.
The marine experts made their call at the AAAS meeting - a major American science festival in Vancouver, Canada.
They say the huge volumes of data from animal tracking studies demand new approaches to conservation in our seas.
"Less than 1% of the ocean is protected at this point, and these marine parks tend to be built around things that sit still like coral reefs and seamounts," explained Prof Larry Crowder from Stanford University.
"But tracking studies show that many, many organisms - fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, seabirds and sharks - respond to oceanographic features that don't have a fixed point.
"These features are fronts and eddies that may move seasonally, from summer to winter, and from year to year based on oceanographic climate changes like El Nino or the Pacific Decadal Oscillation."
The challenge now, argue Crowder and other marine scientists, is to try to build a system of marine reserves that are as dynamic as the creatures they trying to protect.
The spur for this new thinking is the avalanche of data coming from tagging projects.
All manner of creatures are being tracked over vast distances, using increasingly sophisticated devices.
Many of the innovations that have improved the performance and functionality of mobile phones are being incorporated into the latest generation of tags.
These devices not only record where the animals go, but they also return information about the ocean state.
"We can now put multiple sensors in a single tag and when you boost the battery with something like a solar assist panel, you just get this incredible opportunity to view what an animal is doing in multiple dimensions and for long periods of time," said Dr Kristin Hart, a research ecologist with the US Geological Survey, who showed the meeting some of tiniest tags now in operation.
"Size is important, particularly when you want to answer questions about juveniles or really fast-moving individuals such as tuna - you do not want to encumber the animal with something big and clunky or you will affect its behaviour."
Research has shown how species will respond to upwellings, fronts and eddies in the water, and how creatures will chase the nutrients and the food webs built in these oceanic features. Critically, though, these features may come and go, or shift their position.
Future marine reserves will need to reflect this dynamism, says Prof Crowder.
Implementing Marine Protected Areas has proved something of a struggle for conservationists, and some interests may baulk at the idea of reserves being defined by anything other than co-ordinates on a sea chart.
Prof Crowder is convinced the concept he and his peers are proposing is realistic, however.
"In addition to knowing where the animals are and how they respond to ocean features, we also know a lot more about where the fishermen are. The fishermen have very precise GPS. So I don't think it's outside the realm of possibility to get fishermen to observe where the edge of a mobile reserve is."
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Goals from Will Boyle and Harry Pell put the Robins on course for victory before the visitors pulled one back through James Berrett.
The Mariners were reduced to 10 men 11 minutes from time when Gavin Gunning was sent off for a tackle on Danny Wright.
Cheltenham were reliant on goalkeeper Scott Brown's superb save to keep out ex-Robins left-back Danny Andrew's free-kick from 20 yards in the opening minute.
Billy Waters then forced James McKeown into a fingertip stop at the other end as the hosts took control.
Defender Boyle opened the scoring in the 34th minute, nodding in James Rowe's corner from the right, before Pell added the second with a fine finish from Dan Holman's pass five minutes later to put the home side firmly in control.
Grimsby gave themselves hope when Scott Vernon set up Berrett, who fired in after bringing the ball down on his chest.
But Gunning was shown a straight red card for his challenge on Wright, ending the visitors' hopes of claiming a point.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Grimsby Town 1.
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Grimsby Town 1.
Danny Collins (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danny Collins (Grimsby Town).
Attempt saved. Carl Winchester (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Kyle Wootton replaces Daniel Wright.
Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Vernon (Grimsby Town).
Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town).
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Aaron Downes replaces James Rowe.
Attempt missed. Danny Andrew (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Foul by Manny Onariase (Cheltenham Town).
Scott Vernon (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Craig Disley replaces Chris Clements.
Attempt missed. Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Gavin Gunning (Grimsby Town) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Gavin Gunning (Grimsby Town).
Scott Brown (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Liam Davis (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Callum Dyson (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Cheltenham Town 2, Grimsby Town 1. James Berrett (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Liam Davis replaces Dan Holman.
Foul by Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town).
Ben Davies (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ben Davies (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by William Boyle (Cheltenham Town).
Scott Vernon (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Harry Pell (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Chris Clements (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Billy Waters (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chris Clements (Grimsby Town).
Attempt saved. Callum Dyson (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by William Boyle.
Foul by Daniel Wright (Cheltenham Town).
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Shaun Pearson.
A team was able to make the mice wrongly associate a benign environment with a previous unpleasant experience from different surroundings.
The researchers conditioned a network of neurons to respond to light, making the mice recall the unpleasant environment.
Reporting in Science, they say it could one day shed light into how false memories occur in humans.
The brains of genetically engineered mice were implanted with optic fibres in order to deliver pulses of light to their brain. Known as optogenetics, this technique is able to make individual neurons respond to light.
Just like in mice, our memories are stored in collections of cells, and when events are recalled we reconstruct parts of these cells - almost like re-assembling small pieces of a puzzle.
It has been well documented that human memory is highly unreliable, first highlighted by a study on eyewitness testimonies in the 70s. Simple changes in how a question was asked could influence the memory a witness had of an event such as a car crash.
When this was brought to public attention, eyewitness testimonies alone were no longer used as evidence in court. Many people wrongly convicted on memory statements were later exonerated by DNA evidence.
Xu Liu of the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics and one the lead authors of the study, said that when mice recalled a false memory, it was indistinguishable from the real memory in the way it drove a fear response in the memory forming cells of a mouse's brain.
The mouse is the closest animal scientists can easily use to analyse the brain, as though simpler, its structure and basic circuitry is very similar to the human brain.
Studying neurons in a mouse's brain could therefore help scientists further understand how similar structures in the human brain work.
"In the English language there are only 26 letters, but the combinations of letters make unlimited words and sentences, this is also true for memories," Dr Liu told BBC News.
"There are so many brain cells and for each individual memory, different combinations of small populations of cells are activated."
These differing combinations of cells could partly explain why memories are not static like a photograph, but constantly evolving, he added.
Mice have previously been trained to believe they were somewhere else, "a bit like the feeling of deja-vu we sometimes get", said Rosamund Langston from Dundee University.
A possibility in the future is erasing memories, she told BBC News.
"Episodic memories - such as those for traumatic experiences - are distributed in neurons throughout the brain, and in order to make memory erasure a safe and useful tool, we must understand how the different components of each memory are put together.
"You may want to erase someone's memory for a traumatic event that happened in their home, but you certainly do not want to erase their memory for how to find their way around their home."
"If you want to grab a specific memory you have to get down into the cell level. Every time we think we remember something, we could also be making changes to that memory - sometimes we realise sometimes we don't," Dr Liu explained.
"Our memory changes every single time it's being 'recorded'. That's why we can incorporate new information into old memories and this is how a false memory can form without us realising it."
Susumu Tonegawa, also from RIKEN-MIT, said his teams' work provided the first animal model in which false and genuine memories could be investigated in the cells which store memories, called engram-bearing cells.
"Humans are highly imaginative animals. Just like our mice, an aversive or appetitive event could be associated with a past experience one may happen to have in mind at that moment, hence a false memory is formed."
Neil Burgess from University College London, who was not involved with the work, told BBC News the study was an "impressive example" of creating a fearful response in an environment where nothing fearful happened.
"One day this type of knowledge may help scientists to understand how to remove or reduce the fearful associations experienced by people with conditions like post traumatic stress disorder."
But he added that it's only an advance in "basic neuroscience" and that these methods could not be directly applied to humans for many years.
"But basic science always helps in the end, and it may be possible, one day, to use similar techniques to silence neurons causing the association to fear."
Mark Mayford of the Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, US, said: "The question is, how does the brain change with experience? That's the heart of everything the brain does.
He explained that work like this could one day further help us to understand the structure of our thoughts and the cells involved.
"Then one can begin to look at those brain circuits, see how they change, and hopefully find the areas or mechanisms that change with learning."
"The implications are potentially interventions for diseases of thought such as schizophrenia. You cannot approach schizophrenia unless you know how a perception is put together."
Daniel King, 37, of Swansea, set up his company D-briefed in October 2013 and told HM Revenue and Customs he intended to re-sell underwear from China.
HMRC said he admitted making up the figures for 10 fraudulent VAT claims, totalling more than £57,564.
He was jailed for two years and three months at Swansea Crown Court.
In a statement from HMRC, the court heard King told investigators he planned on importing the underwear from China to re-sell over the internet.
But he could not produce any documents proving he intended to trade, and the court heard his business was set up simply to conceal his tax fraud.
The fraudulent VAT claims were made between December 2013 and March 2016.
According to HMRC's statement, Recorder Peter Griffiths QC told him: "I am satisfied that you went into this with your eyes wide open and that you knew full well you were acting fraudulently.
"You have gained financially, dishonestly and deliberately and it would be an affront to the public if you were not immediately deprived of your liberty."
King was also ordered to pay £670 as well as a £120 victim surcharge.
Colin Spinks, assistant director of HMRC's Fraud Investigation Service, said afterwards: "King blatantly abused the tax system by setting up a company for the sole purpose of stealing money that should have funded public services.
The HMRC are now "working to recover the money he stole."
Sean Bentivoglio put the hosts ahead and he restored Cardiff's advantage after a Chris Higgins equaliser.
Jim Vandermeer levelled before Bentivoglio completed his hat-trick and Matthew Myers made it 4-2.
David Rutherford pulled one back but the Devils held on and the sides will meet again on Sunday in their final game of the regular season.
The Giants are nine points behind Cardiff and one point clear of third-placed Sheffield Steelers as the focus shifts to the play-offs.
The Devils have now secured the Erhardt Conference title.
The small group of serving soldiers, who have various injuries, will working at a UK RAF base on the Akrotiri peninsula.
The aim is to preserve some of the remains of ancient buildings being eroded by the sea.
The two-week dig is headed by the University of Leicester.
It is supported by Operation Nightingale, a project that helps injured UK forces personnel and veterans to engage in archaeology.
The team hopes to discover more about the ancient 7th Century site on Dreamer's Bay in southern Cyprus.
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It comes after shadow chancellor John McDonnell said sharing a platform with the Conservatives "discredits" Labour.
A spokesman for Mr Khan said many Labour voters did not know the party's EU stance, and he would take any opportunity to spread the message.
Mr McDonnell later insisted he was not criticising Mr Khan personally.
While most Labour MPs support a Remain vote, Jeremy Corbyn is regarded as the most Eurosceptic leader of the party in a generation and the Vote Leave campaign is chaired by a Labour MP, Gisela Stuart.
Mr Corbyn is campaigning for the UK to stay in the EU, but he has been urged by some in the party to make a bolder case for membership.
Mr Khan made a joint appearance with the prime minister on Monday to launch a Britain Stronger In Europe battle bus and pledge card aimed at persuading voters to back Remain.
The show of cross-party unity came after Mr Cameron repeatedly attacked Mr Khan during the London mayoral contest for having a history of sharing platforms with extremists - a claim firmly rejected by Mr Khan.
According to a report by Politics Home, Labour's shadow chancellor, Mr McDonnell - who, along with Mr Corbyn, has refused to campaign with the Tories in the referendum, despite being on the same side as the government, appeared to criticise Mr Khan's decision.
Asked whether Labour should put aside its differences with the Tories to campaign for a Remain vote, Mr McDonnell was quoted as saying the two parties did not share the same vision of Europe, and accused Mr Cameron of wanting to do away with workers' rights.
"Sharing a platform with them discredits us. It demotivates the very people we are trying to mobilise," he is reported to have said at a Labour In for Britain event.
However, speaking to the BBC later, Mr McDonnell denied he was criticising Mr Khan, saying: "I never mentioned Sadiq Khan's name at all."
He said the party had "learnt the lesson" of the Scottish independence referendum, when it campaigned alongside the Conservatives.
And he added: "It doesn't help us appearing on platforms with Tories because they have a differing view of Europe. So this is a distinct Labour campaign, and as a result of that I think we'll be able to mobilise Labour votes."
A spokesman for Mr Khan said he had made it "crystal clear" he would campaign with the PM for a Remain vote.
He added: "It is deeply concerning that the polls today suggest that Labour voters are unsure where the Labour Party stands on the referendum.
"Sadiq won't miss a single opportunity to make it absolutely clear to those voters where Labour stands on the referendum."
According to a YouGov poll for the Times, almost half of Labour voters do not know that their party is campaigning for Britain to stay in the EU - and thought it was either split on the issue, supporting an EU exit, or they did not know.
Labour MP and Remain campaigner Emma Reynolds told the BBC the party had "a lot more work to do" to show it was behind a vote to stay.
"What's really important is that we get more Labour voices out there - so that our natural voters, who say they don't know which way we are campaigning, know that we are campaigning to Remain," she told BBC News.
Held on Saturday and called Whisky, Fire and Song, it included a tour of the construction site of the isle's first whisky distillery.
There was also a baking competition which invited children to make cakes in the shape of buildings found on Raasay.
About 50 people also took part in a torchlight parade and a bonfire.
The distillery and visitor centre is being built by R&B Distillers at the site of Borodale House, a derelict Victorian hotel.
The production of the first whisky at the site could begin in April next year.
The distillery would be one of the largest employers on an island with a population of about 120 people. Raasay lies off the Isle of Skye.
R&B stands for Raasay and Borders. Co-founder Alasdair Day's great grandfather, Allan MacDonald, was from the Hebrides while his other great grandfather, Richard Day, was a master-blender in the Borders in the early 19th Century.
The company secured planning permission for the project from Highland Council in February this year.
The 53-year-old former Wimbledon and Carlisle midfielder joined the club's coaching staff in 2003.
The club will play in the Women's Super League in 2015 after winning promotion, and the WSL2 title, in October.
Mick Mulhern stepped down in November after six-and-a-half years as boss as he could not commit to coaching full-time as well as being a police officer.
Mulhern rejoined the club in May 2008 after a previous stint in charge.
Having begun his playing career in non-league football, Fairweather became a member of Wimbledon's famed Crazy Gang in the 1980s, and made 138 league appearances for the club before a brief spell with Carlisle preceded a move overseas.
The party is on course to beat the Conservatives by two percentage points, gaining more than 300 councillors.
But along with the Lib Dems and the Tories it saw UKIP eat into its support - in Essex, the Midlands and the North.
Having lost control of 11 councils, one prominent Tory backbencher said his party had to "reconnect" with its core support after an "unsettling" result.
The Conservatives were around 200 seats down with only two councils left to declare on Saturday morning.
Chancellor George Osborne is due to address supporters at a London conference at which high-profile donor Lord Ashcroft will reveal the results of a large-scale opinion poll in marginal seats.
Late on Friday night, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt insisted it was Labour that should be worried by the results.
"No opposition party has ever won a general election without being the biggest party in local government," the Conservative minister told the BBC's Newsnight.
"We are going to be the biggest party in local government."
Senior Labour figures Yvette Cooper - the shadow home secretary - and shadow chancellor Ed Balls both said their party now needed to talk "more" about immigration.
Another shadow minister told the BBC Mr Miliband still had to "weave a clearer narrative" on what he was offering to voters.
But shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said: "Importantly we have got the biggest share of the vote in the areas which are the boundaries of some of the key marginal seats."
Michael Dugher, shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, says the party is making "extremely good progress" but that its members are "not complacent".
He told the BBC: "I'm pleased that we won in those key battleground seats.
"I'm realistic but I'm also aware that in some of or heartland areas, we did lose seats to UKIP and that is an area where we're going to have to work much harder."
The party is keen to stress its successes in areas it needs to win come next year's general election.
There has been an "awful lot" of criticism of Ed Miliband, according to the BBC's political correspondent Alan Soady.
He said: "I think it is a wake-up call for some in the party leadership that UKIP can do a substantial amount of damage to their vote in their traditional heartlands.
"I think previously they had assumed that largely UKIP would do more damage to the Conservatives than Labour."
UKIP, meanwhile, said leaving the EU would not be a deal-breaker should it continue its rise and win seats at Westminster.
"I don't think we'd be so arrogant to think that we'd be allowed to dictate to the entire government that they must leave the EU without a referendum," director of communications Patrick O'Flynn said.
"It would be a way of guaranteeing that the referendum actually took place," he told BBC Radio 4's Any Questions.
The BBC's projected national share of the vote suggests UKIP would have scored 17% in a country-wide election.
Labour would have got 31% of the vote, just two points ahead of the Conservatives on 29% with the Liberal Democrats on 13%.
UKIP's projected national share figure is lower than the 23% it got in council elections last year.
Yet the challenge from Nigel Farage's party, which took council seats from all three main parties in England, prompted one Conservative to reflect on voters' lack of "trust" and "respect" for his party.
Adam Afriyie - once mooted as a leadership challenger to David Cameron - said: "Many of our core supporters feel alienated and disillusioned."
Writing on the Conservative Home website, he said many supporters felt "duped" and called for a "swallowing of pride" from the party establishment to win them back.
Although UKIP does not control any councils it has emerged as a "fourth national political force capable of disrupting the hopes and plans of each of the established three parties", BBC political editor Nick Robinson said.
David Cameron rejected calls from some in his party for an electoral pact with UKIP.
By Nick RobinsonPolitical editor
Already the Conservatives and Labour are wrestling with how to react. A few eurosceptic Tories demand a pact (with UKIP). They won't get one but there will now be huge pressure on David Cameron to show how he intends to reform the EU and how he'll control the immigration that comes from it.
Ed Miliband too is under pressure - not least from Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper - to sharpen Labour's message on those same subjects - Europe and immigration.
The Lib Dems endured another bad time at the polls, although there were signs of them holding on in areas where they have MPs, such as Sutton, Eastleigh, and Cheltenham.
The party lost control of Portsmouth City Council where suspended MP Mike Hancock - standing as an independent but unopposed by the Lib Dems - lost his seat after 43 years as a councillor.
The Green Party, which is hoping to double its tally of MEPs to four in the European elections, performed moderately well in the local elections with an average 9% share of the vote in wards where it stood, adding 17 councillors.
Mayoral elections took place in four London boroughs and Watford, with Labour winning contests in Hackney and Lewisham.
Lutfur Rahman, once of Labour then George Galloway's Respect, beat Labour into second in the Tower Hamlets mayoral contest.
In Northern Ireland, counting is taking place in 11 new "super districts" councils, with 462 seats up for grabs.
All results should be known by Saturday evening but the DUP and Sinn F??in are expected to take most of the seats.
There were no local elections in either Scotland or Wales - apart from a by-election in the Hawick and Denholm ward of Scottish Borders Council.
American-born Mrs Rausing was found dead in the bedroom of the couple's house in Cadogan Place, Belgravia, on 9 July.
Hans Kristian Rausing, 49, whose family is said to be worth more than £4bn, has been charged with preventing the lawful and decent burial of her body.
He is due to appear at West London Magistrates' Court later.
Police are treating the death of Mrs Rausing as "unexplained" and a post-mortem examination held last week failed to establish a formal cause of death.
Mr Rausing was stopped by police on 9 July on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
A subsequent search of the couple's home led to the discovery of Mrs Rausing's body.
The couple, who have four children, were well known for their philanthropic activities having donated millions over the years to charities, especially those working in the field of drug abuse and rehabilitation.
The Rausing family made billions from the Tetra Pak carton firm.
Shadow's ordeal in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis began at about 02:00 on Monday.
Three attempts were made to coax her off the roof with food and "gentle encouragement", said the Scottish SPCA.
After it started raining heavily, firefighters were called and managed to get Shadow off the roof and reunite her with her owners.
Maggie Adkins, an auxiliary inspector with the SSPCA, said, "After three attempts of trying to coax her down with food and gentle encouragement it was clear that she was getting more and more anxious.
"The heavens opened so we called the fire brigade in for help and they successfully got all four of Shadow's paws back on the ground."
She added: "We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the fire brigade again for their assistance."
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So it matters when he says western politicians expected too much of central bankers over the past few years, and that governments were too obsessed with making budget cuts.
Passengers were evacuated as the aircraft was preparing to depart from Manchester Airport at about 11:00 BST, causing a 40-minute delay.
An investigation by the Romanian airline Carpatair found it was not smoke but steam that had been released from the air conditioning system.
City play Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Manchester Airport said: "It appears that there was a smell of smoke in the cabin after (the passengers) boarded."
However, the charter airline's president Nicolae Petrov said: "The crew decided to disembark passengers because steam was released into the passenger cabin.
"After the necessary checks, it was established that it was caused by condensation accumulated in the air conditioning ducts system on the long previous flight."
There were no players on board the plane.
The passengers were taken to the departure lounge while the fire service carried out checks.
The Japanese firm reported a net deficit of 23.2bn yen ($229m; £135m), a reversal of its 7.1bn yen profit the previous year.
It said lower-than-expected demand for its Wii U console and 3DS handheld had caused sales to miss its forecasts.
However, it added that it expected forthcoming games would help it to turn around its fortunes ahead of a more fundamental shift in strategy.
The company still has more than 1.3tn yen-worth of net assets on its balance sheet thanks to the stronger performance of its earlier games systems.
That offers it some leeway as it attempts to refocus the business.
In March, its president, Satoru Iwata, announced it planned to establish a new division focused on "health", separate from its video games business, as it attempts to increase customer numbers.
However, he was not specific about what kind of products this involved or when they would launch.
Nintendo previously had success with the Wii Fit "home workout" hardware and software released for its last-generation console.
Its decision not to host a press conference at E3 - Los Angeles' Electronic Entertainment Expo - next month might indicate that a preview of the new technology is still some way off.
"The quality-of-life initiative, I think, is still in its embryonic phases and I don't think we will see any concrete development in that area for a number of quarters," Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games at consultants IHS, told the BBC.
"I definitely think it's too early to write off Nintendo. But its strategy reveals a company that is looking for new opportunities to grow its business - and trying to develop a new market from scratch holds significant risk."
The original Wii was the bestselling console of the last generation and its successor, the Wii U, beat its rivals - the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 - to shop shelves by about a year.
However, the Wii U and its main innovation, a touchscreen controller, have failed to live up to Nintendo's own expectations.
The firm initially forecast nine million units would be sold over the year to 31 March 2014. In fact it sold just 2.72 million machines despite cutting the price of the console.
That brings total sales since launch to 6.17 million Wii Us.
By contrast, Sony sold more than seven million PlayStation 4s and Microsoft shipped more than five million Xbox Ones - both within five months of their launches.
"The content has not highlighted the unique offering of the Wii U, and has not explained how it's different from the other platforms and the previous Wii," said Mr Harding-Rolls.
Nintendo appears to concur with this analysis, saying it intends to release more games that take advantage of its gamepad's inclusion of an NFC (near field communication) chip.
Pokemon Rumble U uses this feature to unlock content when toy characters - which can be purchased at additional cost - are placed on the controller, but other titles have yet to exploit the facility.
Nintendo also highlighted the forthcoming release of titles originally developed for its touchscreen DS handheld that would run on the Wii U's gamepad, to boost its library further.
In addition, it forecast that the release of the driving game Mario Kart 8 this month and the fighting title Super Smash Bros in the winter would attract more gamers to the platform.
As a result it predicted 3.6 million Wii Us would be sold this business year.
He drowned after a strong current swept him out to sea as he swam with team-mates during a training camp on the Caribbean island of St Kitts.
Barnaby was sixth in his heat at London 2012 and reached the semi-finals at last year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Athletics Canada chief executive Rob Guy called Barnaby "an outstanding athlete and an even better young man".
Substitute Denis Suarez, who replaced the injured Sergio Busquets, opened the scoring with a crisp 20-yard drive.
Barca increased the tempo after the break, doubling their lead when Lionel Messi cushioned in Luis Suarez's pass.
Luis Suarez robbed defender Florian Lejeune to drill in clinically before Neymar converted an injury-time cross.
Victory moved third-placed Barca two points behind leaders Madrid, and a point adrift of Sevilla, at the halfway stage of the Spanish season.
Madrid - who edged past Malaga at the Bernabeu on Saturday - still have a game in hand on their nearest rivals though, after missing a league game in December when they took part in the Club World Cup.
While Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will be pleased with his team's professionalism in seeing off ninth-placed Eibar, he was less than happy at seeing holding midfielder Sergio Busquets taken off on a stretcher inside the opening 10 minutes.
The Spain international, 28, fell to the ground instantly when an over-the-ball challenge caught him on the right ankle.
He received treatment on the field before being lifted on to a stretcher by medical staff and carried off down the tunnel.
Barca later confirmed Busquets had sprained an ankle ligament and would have more tests on Monday to determine the severity of the injury.
Enrique, who is already without skipper Andres Iniesta through injury, appeared to be positive about the loss of another key member of his midfield trio.
"We leave here with one piece of bad news which is Busquets's injury although it's not as serious as we thought," he said.
Eibar, a tiny Basque club who attract crowds of fewer than 6,000 and generate a fraction of Barcelona's vast income, are one of Spanish football's remarkable success stories.
They reached the top flight for the first time in 2014, but their promotion was only ratified after they raised 1.7m euros (£1.35m) to meet the league's demands over the amount of working capital generated by a club.
Eibar narrowly avoided relegation in their debut season, going on to finish a credible 14th last year, and are aiming for an even higher final placing this time.
However, their miserable record continued against Barca as they were condemned to another heavy defeat by the 24-time Spanish champions.
Back to Copa del Rey action for both clubs. Holders Barcelona host Real Sociedad on Thursday with a 1-0 lead in their two-legged quarter-final.
Eibar, playing in their first quarter-final, will try to overturn a 3-0 deficit at home to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
In the other two ties, Real Madrid trail 2-1 as they visit Celta Vigo and Alaves start with a 2-0 lead at home to second division Alcorcon.
Match ends, Eibar 0, Barcelona 4.
Second Half ends, Eibar 0, Barcelona 4.
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
Goal! Eibar 0, Barcelona 4. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleix Vidal.
Attempt missed. Gonzalo Escalante (Eibar) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sergi Enrich.
Attempt missed. Sergi Enrich (Eibar) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Pedro León (Eibar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Fran Rico.
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pedro León (Eibar).
Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sergi Enrich (Eibar).
Attempt missed. Fran Rico (Eibar) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Escalante following a corner.
Substitution, Eibar. Cristian Rivera replaces Antonio Luna because of an injury.
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Jeremy Mathieu.
Attempt blocked. Sergi Enrich (Eibar) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro León with a headed pass.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Antonio Luna (Eibar) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Substitution, Eibar. Rubén Peña replaces Takashi Inui.
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
Attempt blocked. Sergi Enrich (Eibar) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ander Capa.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
Substitution, Barcelona. Paco Alcácer replaces Luis Suárez.
Substitution, Eibar. Fran Rico replaces Adrián González.
Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a headed pass.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yoel Rodríguez.
Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Eibar) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
Goal! Eibar 0, Barcelona 3. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
Attempt missed. Dani García (Eibar) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Lejeune following a corner.
Corner, Eibar. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
Substitution, Barcelona. Aleix Vidal replaces Sergi Roberto.
Attempt saved. Adrián González (Eibar) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Hand ball by Pedro León (Eibar).
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Pedro León (Eibar).
Offside, Eibar. Pedro León tries a through ball, but Adrián González is caught offside.
Goal! Eibar 0, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a through ball.
Foul by Denis Suárez (Barcelona).
Florian Lejeune (Eibar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
He faced a daunting regime of scans, X-rays, biopsies and five intensive weeks of chemo-radiotherapy.
But with just six weeks to go until surgery Harry is the fittest he has been for years and feeling positive about the outcome.
Inspired by his doctors, Harry is the proud owner of a new exercise bike and sweats it out at home four times a week.
"They kept saying the fitter you are the better you'll recover from surgery so I wanted to be as fit as I can be going into surgery," he said.
Harry was motivated to buy his bike after taking part in a pilot study at Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool. Patients are invited by Malcolm West, surgical registrar and expert in bowel cancer, to jump on exercise bikes to get into shape for surgery.
"The idea is to try to improve their fitness, their physical fitness, after the downfall they have sustained with their chemotherapy," explained Mr West, who undertook the research at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease.
The patients in this trial all have stage-three rectal cancer, a form of bowel cancer which requires the most aggressive of cancer treatments: five to six weeks of chemotherapy and radiotherapy to shrink the tumour and major surgery 10-14 weeks later to remove it.
It is during the waiting period between chemo-radiotherapy and surgery that Mr West puts patients through their paces on bikes. Usually this time is spent anticipating surgery while fitness dwindles, muscle mass wastes, and spirits dim.
"Patients are literally left at home to do nothing much, to wait for the treatment to work and then have their operation at 14 weeks," said Mr West.
But in this new regime, patients come in for supervised exercise three times a week for six weeks. It's known as prehab - getting in shape in preparation for major surgery rather than rehabilitating afterwards.
Harry is certainly feeling better.
"I have less problems climbing up hills. I have no problems at all moving about. And I just generally feel a lot better for it," he told Health Check, "I'm hoping this will help aid me for a quicker recovery."
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And judging by other patients in the trial Harry might be out of hospital sooner after surgery as a result of his training.
Liz Prichard, another patient in the study, stayed in hospital for only three days after her surgery, a recovery Mr West describes as remarkable.
He said: "We usually have patients staying here for weeks on end."
Liz said: "I actually did the programme properly 12 months ago, more or less January last year. Since then I've had quite serious surgery and then chemotherapy but I've carried on doing fitness all the way through. And I've enjoyed it and hopefully helped myself in the process.
"You know you're doing good for your body so it helps you recover from the surgery. And that's all you can do when you're in this situation.
"It was a commitment but it was well worth doing."
In general the fitter patients are when they go into surgery, the better their chances of a quick recovery. The Liverpool trial aims to find out if a tailored exercise programme and improved fitness after chemo-radiotherapy translates to a shorter stay in hospital.
Chemo-radiotherapy specifically degrades muscle mass, and depresses the function of mitochondria, the tiny structures that act as the boiler room of the cell, generating energy. The theory is that reversing that decline before surgery may help patients be mobile and active afterwards.
"With chemo-radiotherapy you knock the mitochondria function down, hence knocking your muscle activity down. The power output of that muscle is reduced compared to a normal healthy muscle. We're trying to build that back up," explained Mr West.
It is not as simple as encouraging patients to build muscle back up on their own, though.
"We've tried telling patients to join the gym and become more active. However, we've shown that this doesn't work. Patients invariably don't do that and revert to their old lifestyle."
But Harry travelled 34 miles three times a week to take part in Mr West's exercise sessions. It was a big commitment, but he says he is glad he did it.
"As far as I was concerned I had two personal fitness trainers for six weeks, so it was worth the round trip."
The Liverpool trial is currently at the pilot stage but funds are in place to launch a larger randomised control trial, due for completion in May 2015.
Dr Julie Silver, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, believes this approach could be beneficial for lots of types of cancers.
She was inspired to found the STAR Programme, a rehabilitation service for cancer patients, after she herself was diagnosed with cancer.
"I got really really sick after treatment and basically was not offered any rehab and struggled to get better and go back to work."
And in summer 2012 STAR started rolling out prehab as well as rehab. Dr Silver is a huge advocate.
"Prehab is a great idea because usually there is the window of time in which someone has been diagnosed, they're very worried and you can utilise that time to their benefit with very specific strategies that help them emotionally and physically. I think of prehab as some sort of umbrella that's offered to patients before they go into the storm."
Malcolm West agrees. "Patients love it. They come in after completing their chemo-radiotherapy in a vulnerable state. They complete their exercise training programme feeling great."
Two men were pursued by staff, who were contracted to Metrolink, from Manchester's Victoria Station at about 23:20 BST on 11 October.
A 28-year-old man was detained outside the Australasia restaurant in Deansgate before "falling ill", police said. He died in hospital on Friday.
Four men were arrested in October on suspicion of assault and bailed.
The men - aged 32, 43, 52 and 60 - are have been bailed pending further inquires.
A police spokesman said it was "believed" the man had been involved in an assault.
Appealing for information, Det Insp Rebecca Boyce said officers were working to "determine the precise circumstances of that night".
A post-mortem examination is due to take place to establish the cause of the man's death.
Prosecutors said the German suspect is a board member of the Islamic Central Council of Switzerland (ICCS).
He is suspected of using videos of his trips to Syria for propaganda purposes.
Switzerland remains on high alert following the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November that left 130 people dead.
Last week, the city of Geneva raised its security alert following a warning that a cell of so-called Islamic State (IS) was in the area.
Swiss prosecutors did not name the suspect, but the ICCS said - in a statement announcing a press conference for Monday morning in Berne - that Naim Cherni would be among those taking part, and would give his personal response to the allegations.
A statement from the Swiss attorney general's office said that criminal proceedings had been opened against the ICCS board member on suspicion of violating laws banning extremist groups such as al-Qaeda and IS.
The suspect is said to have produced videos of his trips to conflict zones in Syria for propaganda purposes.
The attorney general's office said the man was "accused of having interviewed a senior member of the jihad umbrella organisation Jaish al-Fatah, of which the Syrian al-Qaeda branch, Jabhat al-Nusra, (al-Nusra Front) is also a member".
It said he had made the video "without explicitly distancing himself from al-Qaeda activities in Syria".
The office indicated that the man had not been arrested.
Separately, a statement by the authorities also confirmed that charges had been filed against four Iraqi citizens, accused of preparing a terrorist attack.
In total, Swiss authorities say they are conducting 46 criminal cases related to "jihad motivated" terrorism.
Last week, President Simonetta Sommaruga said a "foreign authority" had warned of a possible IS cell in Geneva. Security was stepped up.
In a separate development, two Syrians were arrested on 12 December near the French border, with police saying that traces of explosives were found in their car.
IS said it carried out the attacks in Paris on 13 November. Two men linked to the attacks - Salah Abdeslam and Mohammed Abrini - are still on the run and investigations have been launched in several European countries.
The star said he was "very chuffed" about his knighthood, which was first reported in the press last weekend.
Over the course of five-decade career, he has survived occasional criticism without forfeiting the affection of the British public.
Born to Jamaican parents on 29 August 1958 in the West Midlands town of Dudley, Lenworth George Henry shot to fame in 1975 aged just 17 after appearing on the TV talent show New Faces.
His winning performance led to the comedy series The Fosters and the anarchic children's show Tiswas, where he started to forge his own energetic and spontaneous comedy style.
However, his next career move was to haunt him for many years.
He joined the Black and White Minstrel Show, in which "blacked up" white entertainers sang songs from the American South - a concept which has since been much ridiculed and reviled.
The comedian spent five years touring with the show, which he has since called a "grotesque parody of black people".
"I sort of wish it had never happened, but I don't regret that I did it," he told The Telegraph last year. "Although it was a weird, reprehensible position to be in, I was working in huge venues and learning how to work a crowd."
His escape route was the BBC sketch series Three of a Kind, which also starred Tracey Ullman and David Copperfield.
First broadcast in 1981, it used state-of-the-art video effects and Ceefax-style graphics to deliver a fast-paced, gag-filled show - although many of its idiosyncrasies seem dated today.
At the same time, the alternative comedy scene was heating up, and through TV producer Paul Jackson, Henry met the cutting-edge comedians of the Comic Strip team - one of whom was Dawn French.
At first, French was critical of the comedian's manner and the stand-up routines he still used to make a living, which had evolved in northern working men's clubs.
He would wipe sweat from his forehead and say it tasted like chocolate - or threaten to move next door to hecklers if they did not shut up.
But, despite their first impressions, the couple warmed to each other, eventually marrying in 1984 at St Paul's Church in London's Covent Garden.
At the same time, Henry's political views began to mature. He refused to judge a Miss Blackpool beauty contest in 1984, saying it was degrading to women.
His TV career progressed fast with BBC One's The Lenny Henry Show, and later The Delbert Wilkins Show.
As a charity fundraiser, he also co-founded Comic Relief in 1985, which has raised more than £1bn over the past three decades.
1993's Chef! was another successful BBC One vehicle - but behind the scenes Henry was trying to nurture new black comedy talent, helping to set up BBC Two's The Real McCoy sketch show.
He also began to take on more serious roles.
Hope and Glory, in which Henry played an embattled head teacher, first aired on BBC One in 1999 while other projects included White Goods, Alive And Kicking and The Man.
He also co-created, with Neil Gaiman, and produced the 1996 BBC drama serial Neverwhere.
In 2009, he turned his attention to the stage, appearing in the title role of Northern Broadsides production of Othello at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds.
It transferred to London and earned Sir Lenny the title of best newcomer at the London Evening Standard theatre awards.
In 2010, the star's 25-year marriage ended in divorce. Soon after, his older brother Hylton lost his wife and two children, to cancer and TB.
Sir Lenny said the "cataclysmic" deaths helped put his own life in perspective and reassert his love for his family.
He threw himself into work and, in 2011, followed up his Othello role with a debut at the Royal National Theatre in London, playing Antipholus of Ephesus in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors.
His reputation as a serious actor was cemented in 2014, with a best actor title at the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for his lead performance in Fences.
In recent years, Sir Lenny has become an outspoken critic of British television's lack of ethnic diversity in its programming.
"I'm used to being the only black person wherever I go," he said. "There was never a black or Asian director when I went to the BBC. Eventually I thought 'where are they all?' I spent a lot of time on my own.
"Things have changed a bit, but rarely at the BBC do I meet anyone of colour in a position of power."
During a speech at Bafta in March 2014, he called the lack of minorities "appalling," and he has continued to raise the issue publicly.
On learning of his knighthood, the star said his "mum would have absolutely been chuffed" - and admitted to being bowled over himself.
"It was lovely, it was a lovely feeling, it was like being filled with lemonade for 10 or 15 minutes," he told BBC Radio 2.
The hosts went ahead in the fifth minute when Adama Diomande tapped home after Ikeme spilled a loose ball.
Dave Edwards, unmarked in the penalty area, headed past Allan McGregor to draw mid-table Wanderers level.
At the end of a dreary second half, Snodgrass' set-piece hit the bar before ricocheting off Ikeme into the net.
Hull, who had won only one of their previous eight league matches, remain fourth in the table.
They are eight points behind Brighton, who beat Fulham 5-0 on Friday to move into second, with five games left to play - one more than the Seagulls.
The game began perfectly for the Tigers when a youthful Wolves defence, missing captain Danny Batth because of illness, failed to clear a through ball and Diomande scored on his first league start for Hull.
Edwards, leading Wolves in Batth's absence, was afforded time and space to meet Jeremy Helan's cross and score from six yards out to equalise.
As both sides struggled to find a cutting edge in the final third, it took until the 87th minute for the next effort on target, substitute Sone Aluko's low shot forcing Ikeme into a smart save.
With the match looking destined to end in a draw, Snodgrass stepped up to help give Hull a precious three points.
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Hull City boss Steve Bruce told BBC Radio Humberside: "It wasn't good enough.
"I've been around the block many, many times and it is amazing that when you are in a bad place in terms of results you lose that bit of confidence and you get edgy. That tumbles into the supporters.
"Let's hope that is the spark that re-ignites us again.
"Nobody has to tell me we are under-performing at this moment in time but we have not got a divine right to romp this league."
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Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM: "It was an excellent free-kick. Carl had no chance.
"We played well in the first half, despite the early goal and a couple of mistakes. We offered a threat going forward and we played some good football.
"In the second half, although we were solid and competitive, I didn't think we had enough of a threat. Overall, we were unlucky not to get anything out of the game."
The government has vowed to invest £1.4bn to transform young people's mental health services.
But Dr Richard Vautrey, a Leeds GP and deputy chair of the British Medical Association (BMA), said the government needs to "turn rhetoric into reality".
Figures show one in 50 children under 18 are in contact with specialist mental health services in England.
Dr Vautrey said: "This is an emergency. We've talked about it for too long, we haven't done enough to resolve the situation and the longer we leave it, the worse the problem gets."
NHS Digital started collecting figures about under-19s in contact with mental health services in January, and in June the number stood at 235,189.
The data also shows wide geographical variations in how long young people wait for treatment.
The BBC found that in 40% of areas that had provided data the average wait to begin treatment was longer than a month.
One of the big problems when looking at the issue of children and young people's mental health care is the fact the data is still limited.
NHS Digital only began collecting specific information about children and young people accessing services in January.
Only 65% of mental health care providers have so far provided good quality data.
Making decisions about the strategic provision of mental health care is made even harder when you don't have the complete picture.
The Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust had the longest average waiting time in the country with the typical patient having waited 18 weeks to begin treatment.
Oxford Health has disputed NHS Digital's figures and say that the median waiting time for their patients in June was 34 days. NHS Digital say mental healthcare providers have sole responsibility for ensuring the data they submit to them is accurate.
Patients in Bradford had to wait nearly two months to begin treatment, which Catherine Wright from the local trust said reflects the growing demand for services.
"Our local target is to see all patients within 11 weeks and we are seeing 100% of all urgent cases within a week. But because we have seen a large increase in referrals, this is having an impact on waiting times".
NHS England guidelines stipulate that 50% of children and young people with a diagnosis of psychosis should begin treatment within two weeks of referral.
Under-19s with an eating disorder should begin receiving care within four weeks of referral or one week for urgent cases.
In February, the government announced that it would invest £1.4bn to transform young people's mental health services.
Alistair Burt, minister for mental health, said "we are investing more than ever before in mental health and will make sure the NHS delivers on this plan".
The man was arrested in the Springfields area of Portadown after the murder of Michael and Majorie Cawdery on Friday.
The couple, both 83, were found in their Upper Ramone Park home in Portadown by a relative.
Police said they had been killed in a "very brutal attack".
They are reported to have been stabbed.
The extension was granted by a court on Sunday.
Police have said their enquiries are ongoing.
In a statement, the Cawdery family described the couple as "wonderful people" and their murder as "awful and incomprehensible".
The agreement means BBC Northern Ireland will continue to broadcast Irish Premiership games from season 2016/17 through to 2019/20.
BBC Sport Northern Ireland will bring fans weekly action and up to the minute news from the Irish Premiership across TV, radio and online.
Every Saturday, the highlights of all the action will be available on Final Score on BBC One Northern Ireland and on Monday's popular Irish League show which is available on the iPlayer and online at bbc.co.uk/sportni
In addition to highlights coverage, live radio commentary of games will continue on Sportsound on BBC Radio Ulster, as well as midweek fixtures, across all BBC Sport NI services including online, BBC iPlayer Radio and the BBC Sport app.
Fans can also follow all the action on Twitter and Facebook.
Jane Tohill, Executive Producer BBC Sport NI said: "After a great summer of football we are delighted to announce continued guaranteed coverage of all the domestic action across television, radio and online.
"We are looking forward to working with the IFA, NIFL, the clubs and their representatives over the next four years.
"Our reporters, commentators and guests are known for providing first class coverage, news and analysis of Northern Ireland football both at home and at international level and we are delighted to be able to bring this football package to the fans."
The new deal also means BBC Sport NI continues as the host broadcaster for the Irish Cup and will show highlights of the Irish League Cup Final on the BBC iPlayer.
Patrick Nelson, Irish FA Chief Executive said: "With its comprehensive coverage across TV, radio, online and social media, BBC Sport NI is the perfect partner for the Tennent's Irish Cup and Danske Bank Premiership.
"I am therefore extremely pleased that BBC Sport NI has made this new four-year commitment to football in Northern Ireland and I look forward to continuing to build our excellent partnership over the coming seasons."
Andrew Johnston, Managing Director of the Northern Ireland Football League, said: "This is fantastic news for the Northern Ireland Football League and for the many fans around the country and beyond who tune in every week to radio, online and TV coverage.
"The BBC have shown great faith in local football by investing in their infrastructure and technology at each Premiership ground, and we are delighted that they have extended their broadcasting agreement for another four years."
It follows a profit warning from the Fife-based company, issued last year, after a number of shops and financial sector customers deferred orders.
However, Havelock said a number of its divisions were seeing improvement.
In healthcare it said it had won its first two significant orders, which will be supplied mostly during 2015.
The firm which is headquartered in Dalgety Bay said in retail it was "developing new customer relationships from which we expect to benefit during the coming year".
And as expected it said education activity was "beginning to show signs of recovery" with an order book of £25m compared with £14m last year.
Last May, Havelock Europa announced the resignation of its group finance director. It said the search for a new chief executive was beginning.
HS2 has announced a new route through South Yorkshire, scrapping a proposed station in Meadowhall in favour of a stop in Sheffield city centre.
People living on the Shimmer estate in Mexborough have been told that "some or all of their land" may be required if the plans are approved.
Resident Amie Webster told the BBC the "bottom has fallen out of our world".
The newly proposed route will run east towards the M18 before rejoining the original route south of the M62.
Meanwhile high-speed trains will use existing tracks to access Sheffield, stopping at the city's Midland station.
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Housing developer Strata said it was "shocked" by the news and was still "digesting the information" on how the changes affected people living on the estate, part of which is still being built.
Chief executive Andrew Weaver said: "Late yesterday afternoon the Strata team met with advisors from the Department of Transport and representatives for High Speed Two.
"During this meeting we were informed that properties within our Shimmer development, which is based in Mexborough, will be affected by the proposed changes to the HS2 route should this updated plan be approved.
"We are working closely with representatives to understand proposals so that we can be clear on what this may mean for our existing and future home owners... [and] we will be doing all that we can to support them during this time."
The letter to residents said: "A detailed plan for construction would not be developed until at least 2020, and would be subject to detailed scrutiny before approval by Parliament.
"If this plan is approved by the Secretary of State for Transport, it is likely that the Government would need to acquire some or all of your land or property in order to construct the railway."
David Higgins, of HS2 Ltd, said he understood the change of route would add to the uncertainty of those living on the original route and bring new fear to those on the newly proposed route.
"It's important that we give them certainty as soon as possible," he said.
"If we can lift the blight from those communities then the quicker the better.
"It's always the same with any change; some people who were impacted are no longer impacted while those previously not affected will be.
"There are less people impacted by this route, in terms of houses affected, but that's no consolation for those people."
He said he hoped the secretary of state would make a decision on the final route by the end of the year.
On the wider impact of the proposed changes, Mr Higgins claimed it would save more than £1bn and result in journey times to London of 79 minutes.
The proposed route would see up to two trains per hour leave the HS2 line near to Clay Cross, in Derbyshire, and join the existing line into Sheffield before rejoining HS2 east of Grimethorpe.
Mr Higgins said the location of the South Yorkshire station had proved "one of the most difficult" challenges, citing factors including the region's topography and flood plains.
Plans to build at Meadowhall attracted strong criticism when they were announced in 2013.
Sheffield City Council claimed a city centre station would create 6,500 more jobs, increase usage and generate up to £5bn more for the local economy.
Now, HS2 say the Meadowhall site would fail to cut journey times between northern cities - a target of the Northern Powerhouse Rail project - and could create problems with road congestion.
Asked if these issues could not have been foreseen Mr Higgins said: "I don't think so. I'm not sure everyone in the whole of South Yorkshire would have accepted the spur line.
"We had to work through the options and solutions in order to reach this decision and the more and more work we did the more complex Meadowhall became."
Relocating the station has also allowed planners to re-direct the HS2 line along the M18 before heading north between Rotherham and Doncaster and opens up the possibility of a parkway station being built to "serve the South Yorkshire area as a whole".
The HS2 report said the new route would be "easiest, result in less overall expected noise impact and be less expensive to build".
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The new route is expected to shave more than £1bn off the cost of building HS2
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Sheffield City Council leader Julie Dore has previously described the decision to relocate the station as "fantastic news for Sheffield".
Sir Nigel Knowles, chairman of the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership, also praised the announcement, saying he was "delighted".
However, elected mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones said she will fight to ensure the town does not lose out as a result of the decision.
Ms Jones said: "I support the national HS2 project and recognise its importance to our country. However, I am shocked and surprised by these significant last-minute changes.
"They have never been suggested during the last four years so it is extremely disappointing that local people and our communities are being put in this position at the 11th hour."
Joe Rukin, campaign manager for Stop HS2, said: "This cut to the HS2 project is one in a long line of cuts, and it is certain there will be more cuts to come, but the irony is it is a vindication of all those who said any new high speed link should go into existing stations."
He claimed the move demonstrates that HS2 Ltd "desperately need to cut their ever-spiralling costs".
The animal took off from the visiting Circus Royale before being photographed on Bagot Rd, a six-lane thoroughfare.
It was soon captured on the ninth green of a nearby golf course.
Police said it was fortunate that no motorists had been hurt. But they also saw a funny side, writing on social media that "it wasn't even hump day".
Superintendent Rob Burgoyne, from Northern Territory Police, said it caused "a bit of traffic mayhem".
"From time to time we get animals wandering the roads, more often than not crocodiles rather than camels," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"But certainly for Darwin it is a bit unusual."
The camel was returned to the circus, which confirmed it was theirs but declined to comment further.
In November, a cow was recaptured in Western Australia after escaping from a ship and being spotted roaming for 7km (four miles).
Gerard Pique's powerful downward header from a corner had given Barca a 56th-minute lead after a tense first half.
Karim Benzema's brilliant scissor kick made it 1-1, before Gareth Bale had a goal harshly ruled out for a push.
After Real captain Sergio Ramos was dismissed for receiving two bookings, Ronaldo's superb finish won the game.
Ronaldo's winner will undoubtedly grab the headlines, particularly as it has helped third-placed Real salvage some pride from a poor season to date, but the balance of the side was crucial to the victory.
Under Rafa Benitez, Real were overwhelmed 4-0 by Barcelona at the Bernabeu in November, but they showed far more steely edge at the Nou Camp.
Benitez was punished heavily for not picking Casemiro in midfield that night, an error that his successor Zinedine Zidane avoided repeating in his first El Clasico as a manager.
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Casemiro's influence in breaking up Barcelona's attacks - and ensuring that Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were frustrated - was crucial.
Real's front trio of Benzema, Gareth Bale and Ronaldo, nicknamed the BBC, played their part in the win, though.
Benzema recovered from a bad first-half miss to score acrobatically from Toni Kroos' deflected cross, while Bale could count himself unfortunate to have a goal ruled out when he headed in Ronaldo's chip, with the officials judging that he had pushed Jordi Alba.
Ronaldo, having had little impact on the match until the closing stages, grabbed his 42nd goal of the season late on, chesting down Bale's cross at the far post before driving a shot between the legs of goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
It was an emotional night at the Nou Camp, as Barcelona united to pay tribute to their iconic former player and manager Johan Cruyff, who died of cancer on 24 March, aged 68.
Barca's players wore shirts embroidered with the message "Gracies Johan", while the fans lifted up sheets of paper in the stands before kick-off to spell out the same message.
The hope for the home side was that their modern attacking greats would produce a performance worthy of the Dutch master.
But it was no to be, with Suarez's early miss - failing to connect with Neymar's square pass when free eight yards from goal - the first sign of what would be a disappointing night.
Indeed, Barcelona's goal came not from the stellar attacking trio, who have scored 103 times between them this season, but from a player who went to school in Sale.
Pique was educated in the Greater Manchester town, at Ashton-on-Mersey School, when he was in the youth set-up at Manchester United.
Having found the net just once in La Liga all season before Real's visit, Pique picked the perfect time to score his second, escaping the attentions of Pepe and rising to power in a header from a corner.
It was not to be enough, though, as Luis Enrique's side lost for the first time since 3 October, when they were beaten 2-1 at Sevilla.
Perhaps the greatest puzzle of this gripping encounter was how Real Madrid captain Ramos managed to stay on the pitch for as long as he did.
The Spain centre-back was booked inside the first 10 minutes for dissent after appealing unsuccessfully that he had been fouled by Suarez.
After that, Ramos walked a very, very fine line. He could have gone when he appeared to bring down Messi on the edge of the penalty area, but referee Alejandro Hernandez did not even give a free-kick.
In the second half, the defender escaped a second yellow card after fouling Suarez from the back, and then avoided punishment altogether when he caught Alves with a trailing elbow while up for a corner.
Eventually, his luck ran out. With seven minutes left, Ramos clattered into Suarez again, and was given his marching orders. Astonishingly, Real then found a winning goal just a couple of minutes later.
Barcelona - still six points clear at the top of La Liga - host Real's neighbours Atletico Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday, before resuming their league campaign at Real Sociedad next Saturday.
Real head to Germany to face Wolfsburg in the Champions League on Wednesday, then host Eibar in the league three days later.
Although the Bluebirds are sixth in the Championship, their last two crowds of 13,763 and 13,715 are their lowest in the league since moving to Cardiff City Stadium in 2009.
The manager, however, is confident supporters will return if his team mount a promotion challenge.
"Fans want to see a winning team," Slade said.
"We've made a decent start, we need to build on that start and keep progressing.
"Of course you want more and more numbers to come and watch your team and I'm sure in time, if we continue to progress, they will be there."
Cardiff attracted an average crowd of 21,123 last season, while the figure was 27,429 when they were in the Premier League in the 2013-14 campaign.
Cardiff City Stadium was expanded to a capacity of 33,280 in 2014 but, as attendances dropped towards the end of last season, the Bluebirds decided to close the expanded section for this campaign, reducing the capacity to 27,978.
Although Cardiff returned to their traditional blue kit in January, some fans have boycotted the club following the controversial red rebrand in 2012.
"There are certain factors I can't control. My thought has been on picking the side," said Slade.
"I think we're playing a decent brand of football. I'm sure they'll come back if we can maintain it."
Cardiff visit the Championship's bottom club Rotherham on Saturday, with the Bluebirds aiming to recover from a first defeat of the season against Hull on Tuesday.
Slade selected the same team for a fourth successive game against the Tigers and admits players currently out of the first team are frustrated.
One in particular is midfielder Aron Gunnarsson, who made 45 league appearances last season but has not started a Championship match in this campaign.
Gunnarsson is the captain of Iceland and, with his country having qualified for Euro 2016, Slade is mindful of the 26-year-old's desire to force his way back into the team in time for next summer's tournament.
"The relationship I have with all the players is that my room is open, and I think that's a good thing because they know they can knock on my door," said the former Leyton Orient manager.
"Gunnar's been in and we've had a chat, but many others have been in and we've had a chat. I think that's healthy.
"In any successful team, it's down to that group rather than the XI. It's important they're part of it and, of course, they will play their part."
A investigation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Garda Síochána led to the discovery of the drug in vehicles on Derrymacash Road in Lurgan on Friday.
The men, aged 32, 36 and 59, are being held on a number of drugs offences.
The PSNI's Det Insp Tom McClure said the seizure had "taken a substantial amount of drugs out of circulation".
"We are aware of the threat posed by illegal drugs and are determined to use every opportunity to take controlled drugs off the streets and to bring anyone involved in their sale, supply or distribution before the courts," he added.
Bexhill's modernist De La Warr Pavilion was a sensation when it was opened in 1935, attracting thousands of visitors.
After years of neglect, it was recognised as architecturally important in the 1980s and reopened after a major refurbishment in 2005.
"This is a Marmite building," said Bexhill journalist John Dowling.
"Right at the start in 1935 the design divided town opinion.
"You loved it or you hated it and to some extent, people still do but it's the hub of the town."
The building, which replaced seafront coastguard cottages, was the first in Britain to be made with a welded steel frame.
Its two architects, German Erich Mendelsohn and Russian Serge Chermayeff, won a competition for the commission.
Mendelsohn had already built public and private buildings in Germany including the Schocken department store in Chemnitz in 1928 and the Einstein Building in Potsdam in 1921.
Chermayeff designed the interior of the BBC's new Broadcasting House and the Cambridge Theatre.
In 2012, a re-creation of the last scene of the 1969 film The Italian Job was installed on top of the De La Warr as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
The sculpture, a coach balanced on the edge of the roof, was installed by a crane.
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The elite soldiers of the Galactic Empire swapped enforcing the New Order to try out the waves in a drizzly Gloucestershire.
It is thought key scenes from the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens were filmed in nearby Puzzlewood, in the Forest of Dean.
The Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Tourism Association seized the link to invite the "stormtroopers" to advertise its new television and movie trail.
The area has also starred in dozens of productions from Dr Who and The Huntsman to Harry Potter.
"We thought it would be fun to swap the Death Star for surfboards and see if the soldiers of the Galactic Empire could ride the waves," said Mark Terry-Lush, association director.
"It was the last big bore of the season and it was a decent bore - so we were really lucky."
A bore is a surge wave caused by the incoming tide being funnelled up the narrowing estuary.
The association's TV and Movie Trail website is due go live on 16 December.
Put together, 77-year-old Dustin Hoffman, 79-year-old Dame Judi Dench and Richard Curtis - a relative stripling at the age of 58 - have more than 214 years between them.
As Dame Judi says, though, age is just a number - especially in a new TV comedy drama that makes a point of proving one can still find love in the autumn of life.
Based on Roald Dahl's 1990 children's novel, Esio Trot tells of a lonely London bachelor whose head is turned by the flirtatious widow who lives directly below him.
Her passion for tortoises seems an insuperable hurdle to their chances of romance - until Mr Hoppy (Hoffman) finds an unusual way of getting Mrs Silver (Dench) to notice him.
The fact that Esio Trot is tortoise spelt backwards gives a clue as to what form Mr Hoppy's plan takes, for those who have yet to read Dahl's 1990 original for their own pleasure or their children's.
Suffice to say that reading sdrawkcab plays a pivotal role in a story that also features James Corden as the neighbour who serves as the story's guide and narrator.
Curtis, whose successes include Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and the Blackadder TV series, admits to being "a huge fan" of an author he likens to Charles Dickens.
Adapting Esio Trot, though, proved particularly appealing as it allowed him to do "something about love between older people".
"I was writing all these films about people for whom, if it doesn't work out, they can try again," he told reporters in November. "But if you're older and lonely, the stakes are higher.
"I wanted to do something about people finding love who both presumed they wouldn't. I thought that would make it even more dramatic."
Curtis's enthusiasm for the project was matched by Dame Judi, who said she "wanted to play Mrs Silver unconditionally" even if the character is somewhat "stupid".
"After they said Dustin's name I would have come in to walk across the street," says the actress, who will be seen next year in the sequel to box office hit The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
That film, like Esio Trot, dealt with characters of a mature vintage that are relatively under-represented by an industry that tends to favour storylines aimed at a younger demographic.
It is not a state of affairs with which Dench is happy. "Age is a number that's imposed on you," she says robustly. "It's that thing that everyone says - 'you're as old as you feel'.
"It drives me absolutely spare when people say 'Are you going to retire?' or 'Don't you think it's time you put your feet up?'
"I don't want to be told I'm too old to do something," continues Dench, who won an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love in 1999 and played the role of M in seven James Bond films. "I want to try it first.
"It's not to do with age; it's to do with the engine. As long as you keep it going, you won't fall over."
Falling over was a very real concern for Hoffman in a scene in Esio Trot in which he and Dame Judi dance to music by jazz great Louis Armstrong.
"I'm not a dancer, nowhere near it," concedes the veteran US star of The Graduate, Tootsie and many other classic films. "I thought after the first two lessons it wasn't going to work and I wasn't going to be ready.
"But it wasn't a problem because [Mr Hoppy] wasn't supposed to know how to dance," he continued. "We were just naturally doing it."
Hoffman is full of praise for his latest screen partner, describing Dench as an "extraordinary" talent with "great energy" who "allows you right into her bone marrow".
Yet he is less enthusiastic about his other co-stars - the large creep of tortoises who help Mr Hoppy in his romantic quest.
"You've never smelled anything until you've smelled 60 tortoises," he sighs. "That tortoise poo was the real thing - there was no CGI for us.
"I always get warm [on set] so I always want air conditioning," Hoffman goes on. "We brought in these big machines, but by the third day we weren't using them anymore.
"It was all because of the tortoises. If they get too cold, they won't act."
So did Hoffman and Dench get to spend any time together when they weren't filming Esio Trot in London earlier this year? "Judi wanted to socialise, but I was always too tired," says the former with a shrug.
"I don't socialise when I'm working," he goes on. "I don't socialise when I'm not working. Other than that, I love people!"
Esio Trot will be shown on BBC One on 1 January at 1830 GMT.
The attack happened in the north of the country, in the Kidal region.
The deaths of the soldiers, who were all from Chad, brings the number of UN peacekeepers in Mali killed so far this month to ten.
Mali descended into conflict after a coup in 2012, and has faced an insurgency led by Islamist militants.
French troops intervened to halt a subsequent advance by Islamist rebels but separatist violence has flared in recent months, despite the deployment of UN forces.
"We lost five comrades today in the north towards Aguelhok. Their vehicle hit an explosive device. It's terrible," a Chadian officer told AFP news agency.
The UN mission, known as Minusma, said the blast happened between the desert towns of Aguelhok and Tessalit.
"This incident follows many other attacks in the Kidal region in which too many UN peacekeepers have been killed or wounded," the UN mission said in a statement.
The infusion of the legal supplement L-carnitine, given to Farah in 2014 before a major race, is being looked at by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) to determine whether rules were broken.
Dr Robin Chakraverty carried out the treatment on the instruction of Farah's American coach Alberto Salazar.
He will appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on 19 April.
MPs have also asked to speak with UK Athletics' head of endurance Barry Fudge as part of their ongoing investigation into doping in sport.
Fudge works closely with Farah and Dr John Rogers, a medic for the British athletics team who reportedly raised concerns about Salazar's methods.
Salazar has been under investigation by Usada and UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) since 2015, following claims of doping and unethical practices made in a BBC Panorama programme.
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It sets out the terms under which authorities can seek to join forces.
Public Services Minister Leighton Andrews said he wanted the merger process to be as "smooth, constructive and productive as possible".
The Williams Commission called for the 22 councils to be cut by around half. Six have put forward merger plans and are awaiting the minister's decision.
The councils who have proposed a link-up are:
Mr Andrews said in December he would respond to the suggested voluntary mergers early in the new year.
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The US PGA will now be held a month after April's Masters, before June's US Open and July's Open Championship.
The Players Championship will also move from May to March, while the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship moves from May to September.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said the changes would "greatly enhance the professional golf calendar".
One of the reasons the US PGA has been moved is to accommodate the Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo in 2020.
PGA of America chief executive officer Pete Bevacqua said: "It provides our PGA Championship a strong landing spot on the calendar and a consistent major-championship rhythm that golf fans can embrace.
"For nearly 85% of our membership, May is also on the front-end of the golf season."
Venues for the tournament have already been announced up to and including 2023.
The move has proven popular with many of the game's big names.
Jack Nicklaus, an 18-time major winner said it "should be a good thing for the game of golf", while 14-time major winner Tiger Woods tweeted his support, saying: " Really like and support decision by PGA and the Tour. A big event every month and flexibility with schedule."
BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter
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There are implications that are going to ripple all over the place - one of them is that The Open is going to become the last major of the year.
It also means there's going to be more room for Olympic golf every four years in that August window and crucially, for the PGA Tour, there is the opportunity to wrap up their lucrative play-offs before the American sporting attention is totally diverted and overwhelmed by the start of the NFL season.
It does give a very easy-to-follow narrative to the golfing year because it will start in March with the Players Championship - regarded as the fifth major - then we will have the Masters in April, the PGA Championship in May, the US Open in June and the Open in July, and attention can switch to the play-offs on the PGA Tour.
When we get into September there's perhaps the opportunity to bring the Ryder Cup forward and for events like the BMW PGA Championship to have their moment as well.
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The Scots had led by three points at half-time as numerous home chances were tossed away, and they remained in touch until the final five minutes after England failed to convert further golden try-scoring opportunities.
But a late try for Jack Nowell sealed a win set up by a try and 10 points from the boot of the impressive George Ford, and leaves Stuart Lancaster's men top of the table and in the hunt for their first title in four years.
Their advantage is slender - locked on six points with Ireland and Wales, they have a points difference of +37 to Ireland's +33 and Wales' +12.
And with a misfiring France to play at home next Saturday, Ireland travelling to Scotland and Wales away in Italy, the title could yet go three different ways.
For Scotland the Wooden Spoon looms again as their 32-year wait for a win at Twickenham goes on, but they gave their error-strewn opponents a genuine scare.
For the first time in an age England got out fast, almost across the line in the opening minute when Ben Youngs and Ford set Luther Burrell away, but Stuart Hogg pulled off a fine tackle.
But soon afterwards, the Bath combination of Ford and Jonathan Joseph sliced the blue line again, and this time the outside centre stepped full-back Hogg to go under the posts.
Mike Brown was then hauled down by Hogg two metres short after the easiest of inside breaks from Youngs before Nowell squandered another break with supporting runners either side of him.
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The sole positive for a ramshackle Scotland was the fact they were only seven points down, but from their first foray deep into England territory they were somehow level - Tommy Seymour making inroads off quick line-out ball, Jonny Gray taking it on and Mark Bennett stepping inside Chris Robshaw on the right touchline to spin over the line.
Ford and Greig Laidlaw then exchanged simple penalties to leave it 10-10 with half an hour gone, before Anthony Watson had a try ruled out for a forward pass from the lively Ford.
Only a desperate tap-tackle from Brown denied Seymour after Finn Russell's cute inside pass and when England went offside Laidlaw put Scotland into an unlikely lead - the first time they had been ahead at Twickenham at half-time in a quarter of a century.
The lead was short-lived. Nowell made rapid progress down the left, and when the ball was recycled Ford spotted prop Euan Murray in front of him, dummied a pass to Courtney Lawes to take out Rob Harley and accelerated under the posts.
His conversion made it 17-13, a penalty a few minutes later extending the advantage to seven, although further chances continued to go begging.
Replacement hooker Tom Youngs threw away one pass when clear, Watson failed to find the galloping Burrell on his shoulder after being sent away by his fly-half and then Brown had a try ruled out for a blatant forward pass from James Haskell.
Disregarding the damage done to England's hopes of winning the title on points difference, it meant Scotland remained within a converted try with 15 minutes remaining, and it was to roars of relief from the home support that Nowell dived over in the left-hand corner late on.
Only in seven days' time will they know whether that wastefulness will cost them the first silverware of Lancaster's regime.
England: Brown, Watson, Joseph, Burrell, Nowell, Ford, B. Youngs, Marler, Hartley, Cole, Attwood, Lawes, Haskell, Robshaw, B. Vunipola.
Replacements: Cipriani for Brown (76), Wigglesworth for B. Youngs (66), M. Vunipola for Marler (59), T. Youngs for Hartley (50), Brookes for Cole (66), Parling for Attwood (50), Wood for Haskell (66). Not Used: Twelvetrees.
Scotland: Hogg, Fife, Bennett, Scott, Seymour, Russell, Laidlaw, Dickinson, Ford, Murray, Hamilton, Gray, Harley, Cowan, Denton.
Replacements: Tonks for Scott (41), Hidalgo-Clyne for Russell (71), Grant for Dickinson (59), Brown for Ford (59), Cross for Murray (54), Swinson for Hamilton (47), Beattie for Harley (66), Ashe for Denton (54).
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The boy, who was going to the game for the first time, was treated in hospital for a hairline fracture to his face and has three teeth missing.
The 10-year-old was in a minibus of Rangers fans sitting in traffic at Cathcart Road, near Hampden Stadium.
A group of Celtic fans surrounded the bus and hurled abuse at the occupants.
Det Con Kenneth MacEwan said: "This was an appalling assault on the boy who was with his dad and fellow supporters going to his first Celtic v Rangers game.
"He never got to the match but instead was detained overnight in hospital and has a facial injury and teeth missing."
Det Con MacEwan said it appeared that the bottle was deliberately thrown at the minibus but the boy was not specifically targeted.
The man who threw the bottle was described as white, 5ft 11in tall and of heavy build. He was wearing green clothing and possibly a white beanie hat.
He and the men he was with continued along Cathcart Road and into Cathkin Park towards Hampden.
Earlier, police said 37 people were arrested for offences connected with the league cup semi-final, which Celtic won 2-0.
As well as minor public order offences, 12 of the arrests concerned alleged sectarian breaches of the peace.
Of those arrested, 23 people were due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court; 11 have been reported to the procurator fiscal and three were ordered to pay fixed penalty fines.
Match commander Ch Supt Andy Bates said: "As usual the vast majority of the 50,000 fans were here to enjoy the game and support their respective team; they deserve credit for their excellent behaviour.
"However, again, it is the minority of fans who spoiled the occasion by for example setting off flares and singing sectarian songs.
"We dealt with any incidents swiftly and with minimum disruption." | A 10-year-old boy was hit in the face by a bottle thrown at a minibus as he travelled to Sunday's Celtic v Rangers football match in Glasgow. | 31,091,808 | 418 | 42 | false |
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Prime Minister David Cameron said he was delighted a workable agreement had been reached.
Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said it "sets out a plan for financial and welfare reform".
The two main parties, the DUP and Sinn Féin have said they are recommending the proposals to their executives, but some other parties are disappointed.
Some key financial points in the document:
Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson said he would be recommending the document to his party executive.
"Of course every one of us would have liked to have had a more comprehensive and complete agreement but this is as much and more than we have ever been able to do on these issues in the past," he said.
"So it is a very significant agreement."
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams said the party's negotiations team would also be recommending the proposals to its ard chomairle (party executive).
The party's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness said the deal had the potential to give the executive a "fresh start".
"And it is a fresh start we need to seize with both hands," he said.
"I think it's been a remarkable achievement."
The Stormont House negotiations tackled a number of contentious issues.
Three - flags, parades and the past - were inherited from the failed talks chaired by the US diplomat Richard Haass a year ago.
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However, Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt said no party was able to give the agreed proposals 100% endorsement as "they all have their own processes", but he said he would ask his own party to give the agreement "a fair wind".
Alliance leader David Ford said he made it clear to the government that he would accept what was in the paper, but said it did not go far enough to meet the needs of Northern Ireland society.
SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell said he believed the "deal falls short" and that he was disappointed the document was not as comprehensive as he hoped it would be.
"A crisis has been averted. We have a broad agreement about a range of issues.
"I am led to ask the question, when is a deal actually a deal? Certainly, as far as the DUP are concerned, the Ulster Unionists and now Sinn Féin, as well, they all believe this is a good proposal.
"The SDLP and Alliance are both sounding a note of caution. Alliance says it falls short of what is needed. The SDLP say they are disappointed.
"Although the crucial issue of cash has, for the moment, been sorted, there are other issues in this that probably haven't been fully addressed.
"The issue of the past, parading and the flying of flags in Northern Ireland, these are all crucial and very controversial issues.
"As far as flags and parades are concerned, we don't think that has been totally sorted.
"Until we see the fine detail of this deal, we won't know how much of an agreement this is and how much of an agreement it isn't."
Mr McDonnell said the party was disappointed by parading proposals, while the measures on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles fell short of those put forward during last year's talks chaired by former US diplomat Richard Haass and Harvard professor Meghan O'Sullivan.
Other key points agreed
But Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers said it had been a good day.
She said a draft agreement for the parties had been put on the table taking on board many hours of discussions and that it was positively received.
She said it was a "genuine step forward" in progress on "some of the critical issues in Northern Ireland".
Former US diplomat Richard Haass chaired cross-party talks a year ago on the issues of flags, parades and the past. Those talks broke up without any resolution.
Mr Haass said progress on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles was perhaps the most significant element to the agreement.
"The good thing, I think, more than anything else was that there was significant progress on dealing with the past, setting up these new institutions that will provide mechanisms for dealing with a lot of the unresolved issues," he said.
The current talks on welfare reform, the past, flags and parades have lasted 12 weeks.
On Tuesday night, the Northern Ireland Office confirmed it would not go ahead with a panel to resolve a parading dispute in north Belfast.
It said the government was committed to finding a resolution to the Twaddell/Ardoyne dispute, but that a mediation panel is not covered by Tuesday's agreement.
Firms said high levels of uncertainty caused by the referendum have led to investors rushing to withdraw funds.
M&G closed the doors on its £4.4bn fund after Aviva and Standard Life halted trading in similar schemes.
Regulators have put such schemes under review amid warnings that commercial property was a key risk to the economy.
M&G, part of UK insurer Prudential, said it had seen a "marked increase" in customers trying to pull out of the portfolio - which includes retail and office space - after the referendum result.
As with Aviva and Standard Life, the firm said investors would be better protected by preventing any further withdrawals.
Aviva, the UK's biggest insurer, earlier halted its £1.8bn property trust, a day after Standard Life blocked access to its £2.9bn fund.
Laith Khalaf, an analyst at stockbrokers Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "The dominos are starting to fall in the UK commercial property market, as yet another fund locks its doors on the back of outflows precipitated by the Brexit vote.
"It's probably only a matter of time before we see other funds follow suit."
It takes time to sell commercial property to meet withdrawals, particularly as investors have been heading for the door in the run up to the EU referendum and in the aftermath, he said.
The last time Standard Life stopped investors taking money out of its UK real estate fund was during the financial crisis in late 2008, while Aviva has never previously done so.
Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, said the regulator was in close contact with many of the firms.
"I think it does point to issues that we need to look at in the design of these things because it comes back to my fundamental point about holding illiquid assets in open end funds that revalue and are required to be revalued," he said.
The Bank of England is also monitoring the behaviour of investors in the funds, as it sees commercial property as a key risk to UK financial stability.
There are approximately 50 UK property funds in total, with fund managers Henderson and Legal & General also big players.
The suspensions come amid widespread falls in property-related shares since the referendum result.
Housing firms Berkeley Group, Barratt Developments and Persimmon all fell more than 7% on Tuesday, while shares in commercial property firm Land Securities lost nearly 4%.
Shares in the UK's biggest house builders have now dropped more than 30% since 23 June.
Legal teams acting on behalf of Keith McConnan and Orla O'Hanlon made applications that their clients had "no case to answer" on various terrorist charges.
The applications were made last month.
The pair deny all the charges against them.
It is the Crown case that the young couple were guilty of committing acts for the preparation of manufacturing explosives and making a bomb after an explosive substance, an industrial grinder and other items including a primed timer power unit were allegedly discovered in their rented bungalow in Forkhill.
The search was conducted in December 2013 under the Justice and Security Act.
Following the Crown's case, and before the defence opened their case, a barrister acting on behalf of Mr McConnan, 21, from Tievecrom Road in Forkhill, argued that his client had no case to answer on four of the nine charges he faces.
His legal team argued that Mr McConnan, who is originally from Dundalk, had no case to answer on charges linked to the crushed ammonium nitrate based fertiliser that was found at various locations within the bungalow.
The charges include both making and possessing explosives with intent to endanger life as well as making explosives under suspicious circumstances.
An application was also made on behalf of Ms O'Hanlon, 20, from Church Road in Forkhill, on the grounds that following the Crown's case, she had no case to answer on each of ten offences she was charged with.
These charges include possessing and making explosives with intent to endanger life as well as possessing articles for use in terrorism.
The judge was asked to consider the defence applications, and on Monday gave her ruling.
The judge said that after considering both the defence submissions and the evidence before the court, she was "satisfied that each of the defendants has a case to answer" in respect of all the offences they are being tried on.
The trial will resume again on Monday 1 February.
Ms O'Hanlon was released on continuing bail and Mr McConnan was remanded back into custody.
The 90 second advert by Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 showed the removal of bowel polyps which, if left untreated, can develop into cancer.
Patient Philip McSparron from Barry wanted to show the procedure was not nothing to be frightened of.
The live advert aired at about 15:25 GMT and was to be repeated at 21:30.
The procedure was performed by Dr Sunil Dolwani at the University Hospital Llandough, Vale of Glamorgan, on Wednesday.
The advert was part of Cancer Research UK's Right Now campaign.
Ed Aspel from the charity said the broadcast gave them the opportunity to show one of the many people who are benefitting from procedures that would not be possible without research.
"We want viewers to experience the unique insight of seeing live inside the human body, and witness a procedure that can actually prevent cancer from developing," he said.
Mr McSparron said he undergoes regular screenings after his brother was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2010.
"By allowing my colonoscopy to be shown live, I hope to show that it's a simple procedure and not something to be frightened of," he said.
"Hopefully people will be interested in seeing the live footage and it will encourage them to be more willing to talk about cancer and think about taking up regular screening when offered."
First Minister Carwyn Jones is unhappy that key parts of the Trade Union Bill relate to devolved public services such as health and education.
A vote will be held in the Senedd early in 2016 that would seek to effectively veto some clauses.
The UK government said the bill was being introduced "to make strike laws fairer for working people in Wales".
The clauses the Senedd vote would seek to veto include a requirement for a 40% turnout threshold for strike ballots in "important public services".
The legislation would also end the "check off" system, where union subscriptions are taken direct from pay packets.
"We've said repeatedly that the Trade Union Bill which the UK government has introduced to Parliament has the potential to cause significant damage to the social and economic fabric of the UK," Mr Jones said.
"In particular, I have grave concerns that it will prove socially divisive, lead to more confrontational relationships between employers and workers, and ultimately undermine rather than support public services and the economy."
"We have made clear to the UK government that, as significant parts of the bill relate specifically to public services which are devolved, it is not acceptable for them to impose it on Wales," he added.
UK Business Secretary Sajid Javid has said the bill was "not a declaration of war" against unions but necessary to stop "endless" threats of industrial action.
A UK government spokesman said the bill was about "balancing the rights of trade unions with the rights of working people and businesses".
"They have a right to expect that essential services won't be disrupted at short notice by strikes supported by only a small proportion of union members," the spokesman added.
Denmark's centre-right government had wanted to abandon some Danish opt-outs from EU home affairs legislation.
But with all votes now counted, more than 53% said No to the proposals.
The vote comes weeks after the Paris attacks and as Europe struggles to deal with record numbers of migrants.
"It is a clear no," Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said, adding he had "full respect" for the voters' decision.
Profile: Denmark's anti-EU party
The government, backed by the opposition, had campaigned for Yes, saying it would help Danish authorities in the wake of the Paris attacks.
Ultimately, voting No means Denmark remains exempt from large parts of the EU's criminal justice and home affairs system, a position it negotiated in 1993.
It risks losing access to Europol, Europe's crime and intelligence-sharing agency, a service frequently used by Denmark.
The confusing wording of the referendum question seems to have been a factor.
One voter described it as "the most baffling in the history of the EU", and on the foggy, wet streets of Copenhagen, that sentiment seemed to be shared by voters as they left polling stations, saying the question was too complicated and technical, and that explanations from politicians were not comprehensive.
For Denmark's government, urgent talks will now take place between Copenhagen and Brussels, to work out the ramifications of what the No vote means.
The result is likely to have been monitored by British politicians, interested to see with the upcoming UK referendum battle about to play out, how the gut instinct of the voters can be tied to current European events, and how the particular phrasing of the question can discourage or influence how tied-in to the European project Britons want to be.
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Several of the Paris attackers were French nationals who had been living in neighbouring Belgium. At least one surviving gunman, Salah Abdeslam, is thought to have fled across the French border in the aftermath of the shootings and suicide blasts in Paris on 13 November.
The result means Denmark will have to negotiate a special agreement to stay inside Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency which tackles organised crime and terrorism.
"We will work very hard for the Danes to get the best possible agreement. But it will be difficult," Soren Gade of the governing Venstre party told the Ritzau news agency.
The anti-immigration Danish People's Party (DPP), which props up Mr Rasmussen's administration in parliament, had urged voters to say No to avoid giving away further sovereignty to Brussels.
Although a Yes vote would not have affected Denmark's opt-out on immigration, the DPP argued that it could eventually have led to immigration policies being dictated by the EU.
Unlike Denmark, the UK and Ireland have opt-ins on justice and home affairs legislation, which enable them to choose whether to accept or reject legislation on a case-by-case basis.
The result of the referendum is likely to be of interest in Britain, whose government is trying to renegotiate its relations with the EU before holding a vote on whether to remain in the bloc.
The 30-year-old man was discovered in the House of Fraser shop on Princes Street at 09:15 on Tuesday.
Police said the death was being treated as unexplained and next of kin had been informed.
House of Fraser said bosses at the store were helping police with their inquiries. The shop reopened at 09:00 on Wednesday.
A spokesman for House of Fraser said: "We are deeply saddened to confirm the death of one of our employees at our Frasers store in Edinburgh.
"Our thoughts are with the family during this difficult time. The cause of death is still being investigated and we are fully supporting the police with their investigations.
"We have decided that Frasers Edinburgh will remain closed today out of respect for the individual and our staff. We will be offering full support to our employees over the coming days and weeks."
A spokesman for Police Scotland said: "Inquiries into this matter are ongoing and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal."
Participants' brain scans revealed that artists had increased neural matter in areas relating to fine motor movements and visual imagery.
The research, published in NeuroImage, suggests that an artist's talent could be innate.
But training and environmental upbringing also play crucial roles in their ability, the authors report.
As in many areas of science, the exact interplay of nature and nurture remains unclear.
Lead author Rebecca Chamberlain from KU Leuven, Belgium, said she was interested in finding out how artists saw the world differently.
"The people who are better at drawing really seem to have more developed structures in regions of the brain that control for fine motor performance and what we call procedural memory," she explained.
In their small study, researchers peered into the brains of 21 art students and compared them to 23 non-artists using a scanning method called voxel-based morphometry.
These detailed scans revealed that the artist group had significantly more grey matter in an area of the brain called the precuneus in the parietal lobe.
"This region is involved in a range of functions but potentially in things that could be linked to creativity, like visual imagery - being able to manipulate visual images in your brain, combine them and deconstruct them," Dr Chamberlain told the BBC's Inside Science programme.
Alice Shirley - artist
"I had a very arty family. My mother was an art historian and my dad a photographer.
"I grew up surrounded by art and was encouraged to draw from a very young age, and I liked it so I did more of it. It was a combination of encouragement and enthusiasm that made me interested in pursuing art.
"It's just in the blood."
Alice spoke to BBC Radio 4's Inside Science Programme
For the full report, listen to Inside Science on BBC Radio 4
Participants also completed drawing tasks and the team looked at the relationship between their performance in this task and their grey and white matter.
Those better at drawing had increased grey and white matter in the cerebellum and also in the supplementary motor area - both areas that are involved with fine motor control and performance of routine actions.
Grey matter is largely composed of nerve cells, while white matter is responsible for communication between the grey matter regions.
But it is still not clear what this increase of neural matter might mean. From looking at related studies of other creative people, such as musicians, it suggests that these individuals have enhanced processing in these areas, Dr Chamberlain added.
"It falls into line with evidence that focus of expertise really does change the brain. The brain is incredibly flexible in response to training and there are huge individual differences that we are only beginning to tap into."
Another author of the paper, Chris McManus from University College London, said it was difficult to distinguish what aspect of artistic talent was innate or learnt.
"We would need to do further studies where we look at teenagers and see how they develop in their drawing as they grow older - but I think [this study] has given us a handle on how we could begin to look at this."
Commenting on the small sample size, Prof McManus said: "Since the results were statistically significant then clearly there was the power to find something, which almost by definition means it was large enough.
"And also of interest is that other people have also had hints at effects in similar locations. Obviously in an ideal world we'd like 1000 subjects, but that isn't realistic. It's always a compromise between cost, practicality and interest."
Ellen Winner of Boston College, US, who was not involved with the study, commented that it was very interesting research.
She said it should help "put to rest the facile claims that artists use 'the right side of their brain' given that increased grey and white matter were found in the art group in both left and right structures of the brain".
"Only a prospective study could get at the question of innate structural brain differences that predispose people to become visual artists, and this kind of study has not been done as it would be very difficult and very expensive to carry out."
They were found at St Luke's Church of Ireland in Northumberland Street on Saturday morning.
Police are treating it as a "race hate incident". The church is not currently in use.
There had been social media rumours the church had been sold to the Islamic community for a mosque, but that has been denied by local representatives.
A spokesperson for the Church of Ireland Diocese of Connor said: "It is completely untrue that St Luke's has been sold. Any sale would only take place after a process involving the select vestry, diocesan council and representative church body.
"The highly distasteful act which has taken place is profoundly saddening."
PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Martin tweeted: "This is disgusting and must be condemned in the strongest terms. There is no place for race hate. Info to us on 101."
Ch Insp Gavin Kirkpatrick added: "Officers are currently carrying out enquiries into this incident which must be condemned by all."
Sinn Féin assembly member Fra McCann also condemned the incident.
"This is a building that is used for community events and it would no doubt have been distressing to come across such a gruesome sight," he said.
"The fact that anti-Islamic slogans were written on the pigs' heads makes this all the more sinister and disgusting."
DUP assembly member William Humphrey said: "Those responsible for this sickening incident are not representative of the Shankill community."
The North Belfast MLA added: "Those who have started and spread false rumours about the future of this church building bear a major part of the responsibility for what has occurred."
Progressive Unionist Party leader Billy Hutchinson said the incident was "absolutely reprehensible".
"The incident highlights the dangers of rumour and speculation and also reinforces the need for further education to challenge negative attitudes towards people from other backgrounds," he said.
The SDLP's Alex Attwood said it was disgraceful.
"Hate and intolerance should have no space in our community and those responsible should have no hiding place on our streets," he said.
They were signed during Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta's first visit to China since his election in March.
Mr Kenyatta's "vigour" would lead Kenya to "greater accomplishments", China's President Xi Jinping said.
Mr Kenyatta has a strained relationship with the West as he is facing violence-related charges at The Hague.
He is due to go on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) later this year for allegedly fuelling violence after disputed elections in 2007, charges he denies.
During Kenya's election campaign, the European Union said it would have limited contact with him if he was elected president.
The US warned Kenyans of "consequences" if he was voted into office.
Mr Kenyatta accused them of meddling in Kenya's internal affairs, and pledged to strengthen ties with the East.
In a statement, his office said the deals with China were a "massive boost" to his government.
"The rail link, particularly, is important in the context of East Africa's shared goal of ensuring quicker movement of peoples, goods and services," it quoted Mr Kenyatta as saying.
It will link the Kenyan border town of Malaba with the port of Mombasa, one of the busiest in Africa.
Mr Xi said China was also exploring other areas of investment, including in agribusiness, irrigation, fertiliser production and purchases, and technology.
"These agreements deepen our practical co-operation. China supports Kenya's quest for industrialisation," he said.
The two presidents also pledged to increase contact between China's ruling party and Kenya's ruling Jubilee coalition.
"They agreed that party-to-party contact was essential to bolster political and economic partnerships," Mr Kenyatta's office said.
The statement did not give details about the energy-related projects that China would spearhead or how it would help improve wildlife protection in Kenya, where criminal gangs often ship elephant tusks and rhino horns to east Asia for use in ornaments and medicines.
The Berlin ceremony honoured the year's best and most creative TV and radio shows with nine Golden Rose Awards.
Toast of London, starring Matt Berry as eccentric middle-aged actor Steven Toast, won Channel 4 the sitcom award.
Gogglebox, which won the reality and factual entertainment category, films real people watching and discussing the week's TV in their own living rooms.
The Channel 4 show returns for a new series on 26 September.
It has made stars of many of its sofa-dwellers, such as 'posh' couple Steph and Dom Parker and George Gilbey, who recently entered the Celebrity Big Brother house without mother Linda and step-dad Pete.
Comedian and actor Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman host popular early evening game show Pointless, which is made by Endemol for the BBC. It has aired several celebrity specials.
BBC Radio 4 comedy Bridget Christie Minds The Gap, featuring the comedian's personal take on the state of modern feminism, was also honoured at Wednesday night's ceremony, hosted by Croatian TV entertainer and journalist Aleksandar Kostadinov.
Winners from other countries include Israel's Little Mom, which won the comedy award, after what organisers called "a record-breaking year" for entries from TV companies around the world.
That's kind of what Mencap gave disabled voters, their families and carers the chance to do in a hustings with a difference in County Tyrone on Thursday.
Rather than pitching questions to a panel of prospective politicians, the disability support charity called on constituents to chat to candidates over a cup of coffee.
Seven election hopefuls put their points forward, with a bell ringing after 10 minutes to signal that it was time to switch to the next table for another conversation in a speed-date-style.
Mencap's Barry McMenamin said the cafe-style chats gave people the chance to raise their issues directly with those hoping to win their vote.
"Candidates go around the tables - the people with learning disabilities and their families are sitting at the tables," he explained.
"They are looking the candidates in the whites of their eyes and asking them: 'When you get to Stormont, what are you going to do for us?'"
Health issues were high on the agenda, along with knocking down barriers to employment, and enabling easier transport to appointments and to work.
Most families pointed out that the Western Health and Social Care Trust was "at the bottom of the barrel" when it came to disability funding, with the uncovering of a multi-million black hole in cash for support services.
Bob Henry, who has two adult sons with disabilities, said they had "nobody to lobby for them".
"What I see here in this area, people with a mental or learning disabilities are on the bottom rung of the ladder," he added.
"They don't get away from the bottom rung, because they're an easy target because they have no comeback, nobody to speak for them, nobody to lobby for them."
Joanne McDonald, who has a learning disability and works as an equality officer for Mencap in Omagh, said disabled people "need our voices heard".
"Bear in mind that people with a learning disability do need access to the same services as everybody else," she said.
"But maybe we might need the right services in place that meet the needs of people with a learning disability, and don't forget about us."
"Listen to young people, because they are the future."
That was the message directed at politicians at the Upper Springfield mock assembly poll in west Belfast on Thursday night.
About 60 children and teenagers from youth clubs in the area gathered at Whiterock Leisure Centre to speak to election candidates, before casting their votes for their favourites.
Michael McAllister, a youth worker at the Upper Springfield Development Trust, said the event was organised because next week's election "is going to affect them", even though most won't be able to take part in it.
"It's about politicians coming down to young people's level, and young people having their say," he added.
First up, the candidates made their opening pitches with their parties' priorities, but those lacked entertainment value for much of the audience, with some "near falling asleep in their seats", as Michael explained.
But that soon changed, when the election hopefuls spoke to the young people in small groups to take questions on the issues important to them.
And no topic was off limits, with children as young as 10 asking about Brexit and the Irish language, while others pushed for answers on LGBT rights and abortion reform.
Seventeen-year-old Leah won't get to mark a real ballot paper on 2 March, but she said young people "need to get involved more" in politics.
"In the future, they're going to be the people to make the world go around, so why not have their opinion when their young?" she asked.
And her friend Chloe, who'll also miss out on a vote, urged those who don't intend to exercise their democratic right to think again.
"Have a real good think about who you would love to vote for, and honestly, just go for it, give your point."
Watching on was Koulla Yiasouma, the Northern Ireland commissioner for children and young people, who said that just because younger people can't vote "doesn't mean they don't have a voice".
"We have nearly 500,000 young people living in Northern Ireland - what happens in Stormont affects them very intimately, so it's absolutely right that they engage with the politicians," she said.
"These kids will remember what happened today, and when it is their turn to vote they will have built up those skills to take part in the democratic process."
And Michael said the candidates should leave the mock election with plenty on their minds.
"Young people want to develop themselves, develop their area, they want to improve for the better," he said.
"But are they being left behind? That's the question the politicians need to ask themselves."
BBC News NI's Campaign Catch-up will keep you across the Northern Ireland Assembly election trail with a daily dose of the main stories, the minor ones and the lighter moments in the run up to polling day on Thursday 2 March.
Hear more on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle's The Breakfast Show at 07:40 GMT, and on BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra at 17:40 each weekday.
It is for refurbishment and forms part of upgrading work that is ongoing until February 2018.
The closure lasts from 20:00 BST on Saturday until 06:00 Monday.
Traffic Wales said the A48 Southern Distributor Road around Newport is the dedicated diversion route but local people can use other alternatives.
Motorists travelling westbound will be unaffected by the work.
Burgoyne, 19, has made two Championship appearances for Wanderers, deputising for injured pair Carl Ikeme and Andy Lonergan against Fulham and Cardiff.
Ronan, 18, made his senior debut as a substitute in Saturday's 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest.
Young striker Donovan Wilson has also extended his stay at Molineux.
Wilson, a former Bristol Rovers trainee, is yet to feature at first-team level for Wolves.
Jordan Renwick, 24, was accused of assaulting an employee and stealing money from the Gala Park Post Office in Balmoral Place, Galashiels, on Sunday.
He was also charged with robbing a customer and being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug.
He made no plea or declaration at Selkirk Sheriff Court and the case was continued for further examination.
Mr Renwick was remanded in custody and is expected to appear in court again next Friday.
He has praised the record of Health Minister Mark Drakeford but acknowledged "issues about speciality treatment".
He said these were being tackled by link-ups with large English hospitals.
Mr Corbyn said the Welsh government's record on schools was improving.
A YouGov poll of voters in Wales for Cardiff University and ITV Wales suggested support for the Labour party had risen since Mr Corbyn was elected as leader.
42% of the 1,010 people questioned said they would vote Labour in a general election, a rise of five percentage points since June, while 39% would choose the party in an assembly election, up four points.
Speaking in his first interview in Wales since being elected, Mr Corbyn said where Wales has lagged behind the other UK nations in international performance league tables for schools, its record would improve further.
The new leader told BBC Wales he would be campaigning in Wales "plenty of times" in the run-up to next year's assembly elections as Labour fights to stay in power in Cardiff Bay.
Asked if he is "fiercely pro-business" - as First Minister Carwyn Jones says his administration is - he said he was pro-economic expansion and development.
Mr Jones denied his pro-business principles were at odds with Mr Corbyn.
"It's the same thing. If you're pro-business you're pro-economic development," he told BBC Radio Wales' Good Morning Wales.
He added: "If you're pro-economic development, you're pro creating jobs and you're pro-business. There's no conflict between saying we want to support business to create jobs and at the same time saying we want to have good public services."
Mr Corbyn, who is opposed to nuclear weapons, dismissed a suggestion from Mr Jones that Britain's Trident nuclear submarine system would be welcome in Wales if forced to leave their current base in Scotland.
"I don't think it could be placed anywhere in Wales anyway and it's not going to be placed anywhere in Wales," he said.
Challenged on Labour's record on the NHS, with the independent Nuffield Trust suggesting performance in key areas has declined since 2010, he said: "There's a 95% approval rating from patients using the NHS in Wales.
"Mark Drakeford has done very well on ending the internal market, thus creating greater efficiencies.
"There are issues about speciality treatment in Wales because of the size of the population and the size of the hospitals that are needed for very specialist treatment.
"Therefore the link-up with big hospitals in Bristol or Liverpool or indeed in Shrewsbury to achieve that kind of service for everybody in Wales.
"And so that's the importance of an NHS for the whole of the UK as well as obviously within Wales, but I think Wales should be very proud of the fact that it produced the founder of the NHS."
On schools, he said: "It's improving and it will improve and it will improve further.
"I think everyone accepts that because if we don't provide the best education for children during their school years then clearly all their other life chances become more limited as a result of that.
"And so, there are issues surrounding why some children do better than others in school, issues surrounding accessibility, issues surrounding home poverty but Welsh Labour is working very hard to provide the best possible opportunities for all young people and an improving environment."
Danielle Marr, 18, was in a science class at Waid Academy in Anstruther, Fife, when her pager sounded in school for the first time.
The teenager, who is in her final year, was called out to Anstruther lifeboat station at 10:40 on Wednesday, where she was joined by fellow volunteers.
They set off to help a 28ft vessel that had suffered mechanical failure.
Another new volunteer, mother-of-two Louise McNicoll, 30, was also involved in the rescue which happened off the coast of Crail.
Danielle said: "I was assisting a junior pupil in a science class when my pager sounded.
"It was a strange feeling as it's the first time I have heard the pager go off in school and the teachers and staff were great to allow me to exit so quickly.
"The shout itself went exactly to plan as we regularly practise towing the all-weather lifeboat with our D class and vice versa, so it wasn't the first time that myself or Louise have worked on this task, but it certainly was a different feeling doing it in a shout scenario."
The teenager has permission to leave class for rescues.
She is following in the footsteps of her older brother Anthony, who has volunteered at the station since Danielle was six.
The two women have volunteered at the lifeboat station for several months.
During the rescue, the volunteers secured a towing line to the boat under the supervision of the coxswain and senior crew before the short journey back to Anstruther harbour.
Ms McNicoll said: "I was getting my son ready for nursery when my pager sounded.
"I had the added extra of dropping my son at my mum's house on the way to the station.
"It was great to see the training we practise put into action and having my first shout alongside Danielle was an added bonus.
"The senior crew assisted us in what we had to do and all in all it was a job well done."
The rail operator has urged the RMT, which is planning another 11 days of strikes before Christmas, to put its offer to a referendum of its members.
Southern said increasing numbers of staff were turning up to work during strikes.
The £2,000 lump sum was originally offered if conductors accepted new contracts by 6 October.
Charles Horton, chief executive of Southern's owner Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), said: "Everyone wants to see an end to this dispute but it is clear that there is currently little prospect of a negotiated settlement between us, however much we've tried."
"There is a full and fair offer on the table and it's time to stop the strikes and move forward," he added.
However, the RMT said the renewed offer did not move the dispute on "a single inch".
"Southern have rehashed the £2,000 bribe to our members even though the company have been told repeatedly that money is not the issue and that the safety of passengers and staff is not for sale," said general secretary Mick Cash.
"The RMT disputes the bogus figures on the number of staff working.
"Our reps at all locations report that morale is high and that support for the strike action remain rock solid."
Southern is introducing driver-only operated trains and has offered existing conductors new roles as on-board supervisors.
The company's offer comes after a pensioners' group warned driver-only trains that stop at unstaffed stations could be committing an offence under the Equality Act.
The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) said a "mystery traveller" experiment in August revealed problems for pensioners or passengers with mobility problems.
The NPC said "mystery travellers" including a wheelchair user, a blind passenger and a pensioner took a series of train journeys on Southern from East Croydon to Chichester and back to test the practicalities of travel.
Its report highlighted concerns over the lack of toilets on some trains, the absence of a ramp at one station, lack of platform staff and poorly-sited help points.
Dot Gibson, NPC general secretary, said: "Our concern is that if a driver-only train runs to an unstaffed station with a passenger who is unable to exit the train unassisted, an offence will be committed under the Equality Act 2010 by putting that person at a substantial disadvantage."
A spokesman for Southern said the new on-board supervisor role provided the opportunity to improve support for disabled passengers.
"All staff will have dedicated accessibility training supported by new ways of working across teams," a spokesman said.
"In line with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010, adjustments will be in place to ensure that any passenger requiring accessibility assistance to reach an unmanned/partially manned station will be supported in doing so without unreasonable delay or inconvenience."
The 23-year-old scored made 46 Super League appearances for the Dragons, scoring 10 tries, before returning to Australia this season.
Despite signing a two-year contract with the Panthers, Garcia failed to break into the first team.
"I had a great year down under but I couldn't refuse the contract offered by the Dragons," he told the club website.
"The Dragons has a great season so far and I hope I can bring my contribution to its success."
Catalans head coach Laurent Frayssinous added: "Ben is a talented young player and his qualities and his versatility will help the team to move forward.
"He always kept the club in his heart and, after his experience in Australia, he is really motivated to add his contribution."
Trefeglwys Community Council will cease to function after the polls close on 4 May with its responsibilities taken over by Powys Council.
It comes after a three-year dispute initially sparked by plans to build pylons in the area.
Councillors said the row was having "a detrimental effect" on their ability to serve the community.
Powys Council said temporary councillors may be appointed as an interim measure. A meeting about its future will be held on 18 May, after the elections.
The dispute, between a former clerk and the community council, sparked investigations by the Information Commissioner, local councils organisation One Voice Wales and the police.
A letter sent to Powys Council on Wednesday, on behalf of Trefeglwys Community Council, said two clerks had resigned and the ongoing dispute was causing "disruption and distress".
"The councillors feel that they are not in a position to best serve the community whilst having to deal with this matter as it is continuing to cause distress and has been extremely time consuming and disruptive to the smooth running of the community council," it reads.
"Bearing in mind that this is a small community, this ongoing issue is having a detrimental effect on the councillors and clerks personal and business dealings and has cost the community money due to the use of solicitors and extra hours paid to clerks etc.
"It is not fair on the community to continue spending its money on resolving this matter which the council feels has become vindictive in nature."
Chris Henry is available again however after being absent for the Kingspan Stadium encounter with a niggle.
Munster duo Conor Murray and CJ Stander are likely to be ruled out as they continue their recovery from injury.
Murray has not played since suffering a shoulder injury when in action for Ireland against Wales on 10 March.
Stander sustained an ankle problem during the Irish province's Champions Cup quarter-final win over Toulouse.
Both players are now in a race to be fit for Munster's Champions Cup game against Saracens in Dublin on 22 April.
Munster Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus conceded on Monday that scrum-half Murray's 'stinger' is more severe than first feared.
The Ireland international has been reported to be close to a return on a weekly basis but has not been available for selection and pulled out of his side's emphatic last-eight 41-16 win in Europe.
Stander was photographed wearing a prototype boot last week but Erasmus believes he is the more likely of the two to be fit to face the Champions Cup and Premiership champions.
Munster remain cautiously optimistic that the pair, who are both very much in the frame for selection for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, will make it with 11 days to go until the Aviva Stadium encounter.
Fly-half Ian Keatley is likely to return for the visit of Irish interprovincial rivals Ulster this weekend, while Donnacha Ryan and Tyler Bleyendaal are undergoing return to play protocols after suffering concussions.
Munster are challenging for honours on both the European and domestic fronts and boosted their chances of securing a home Pro12 semi-final by seeing off Glasgow 10-7 on Saturday night.
That victory left them seven points clear of third-placed Ospreys in the standings.
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Ulster have dropped to fifth in the table, level on points with the Scarlets, who moved above them into fourth by defeating Treviso with a bonus point on Saturday.
Payne could return to face the Ospreys on 29 April as his side continue their quest for a place in the end-of-season play-offs.
Props Ross Kane and Kyle McCall are also nearing a return to full fitness.
Finance Minister Jun Azumi said eurozone countries needed to come up with a rational plan to ease global concerns.
Mr Azumi's comments come a day after the Nikkei 225 index fell to a two-and-a-half year low amid fears that the debt crisis may slow global growth.
However, on Tuesday, the Nikkei rose, giving further proof of volatility.
"If there is a scheme that is based on a firm process, involves a reasonable amount of money and could provide the world and markets with a sense of security regarding a Greek bailout, I would not rule out the possibility of Japan sharing some of the burden," Mr Azumi was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency.
The finance ministry confirmed those comments to the BBC.
Analysts said Japan's willingness to consider sharing some of Greece's bailout burden stemmed from the fact that it wanted to ensure stability in the region.
Europe is a key market for Japanese exports and there are concerns that if a solution to the debt crisis is not found soon, it may hurt growth and dent demand for Japanese goods.
"If the financial turmoil spread from Europe to the rest of the world, Japan will not be immune," Masaaki Kanno of JP Morgan told the BBC.
Growing uncertainty in Europe may also see investors flock to traditional safe havens such as the yen.
That may result in the Japanese currency strengthening even further against the US dollar and the euro.
A strong currency not only makes Japanese goods more expensive, but also hurts the profits of companies when they repatriate their foreign earnings back home.
At the same time, the crisis has resulted in sharp falls at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Mr Kanno added that if the falls continued, it could be detrimental for the Japan's economy.
"Japanese banks and insurance companies are big investors in stock markets and if the Nikkei continues to plunge, it will send the domestic financial system in turmoil."
Eurozone governments are in talks to discuss how best to stop the crisis spreading from Greece to the rest of the continent.
Toby Fairclough had "suffered a medical condition" on playing fields at North Marston, Aylesbury, early on Saturday, police said.
He was taken by ambulance to Stoke Mandeville Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
A post-mortem examination due to be carried out will include toxicology tests, Det Insp Brendan Murray said.
"It is likely to be several weeks before the results of these tests are known.
"Late on Friday night or in the early hours of Saturday morning, we believe that Toby digested a substance which he believed to be the illegal drug MDMA," Det Insp Murray said.
In a statement, his family said: "Toby Fairclough was a cherished, sporty, ebullient child who we both loved dearly.
"Toby has left a huge hole in all of our lives. He was brilliant.
"He also was a caring and loving big brother to Xavier."
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The world number five led 4-1, but breaks of 92, 74, and 56 got Scotland's Maguire level at 4-4.
Trump edged back ahead in the ninth and a Maguire error in the 10th let the Englishman in to seal a second-round tie with Neil Robertson or Marco Fu.
Barry Hawkins beat Joe Perry 6-3 to book a meeting with Mark Allen.
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With the first six frames shared, Hawkins rolled in an 81 to edge back into a lead he would not relinquish to claim his first ever win at the tournament.
The world number eight will meet Trump in the last four if both win their respective quarter-finals.
For Trump, an appearance in the last eight is his first at this tournament for three years.
"I just tried to stay calm," Trump, who won two frames on the final black, told BBC Two. "I was very nervous at 4-4 because I've not had a good last few tournaments and my confidence was very low.
"For me, it's an amazing win. My game is attacking, but everything in my head was negative. My lack of form has put pressure on because I was used to going out there and expecting to play well.
"I've played every day over Christmas - that's the first time I've ever done that - and I think that's what got me through in the end.
"I've always enjoyed myself off the table, but now I'm at an age when I don't enjoy going out as much. Now I can give snooker four or five years of complete dedication and see what happens."
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forecasters correctly predicted cloudy and cool conditions with rain across much of the UK.
In Chapel Allerton, Leeds, street party organiser Matt Tamplin said they had experienced rain at parties before and it would not put them off.
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He said: "We'll carry on, we've got two big marquees and a few umbrellas so we'll be fine."
Almost 9,500 roads shut across England and Wales for parties, while others held smaller get-togethers in gardens and parks.
The rain did not put people off in Morecambe, Lancashire, where a Jubilee party took place along a mile-and-a-half of the promenade.
Fire brigade sirens rang out to signal the event's opening where about 3,000 people enjoyed the atmosphere.
The centrepoint of the party was a statue of the comedian Eric Morecambe, with tables stretching out either side.
Hundreds of thousands of people were in London for the
River Thames Jubilee Pageant
.
More than 1,000 boats, traditional and modern, escorted the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh aboard a specially decorated royal barge down the river.
A number of spectators viewed the pageant from what organisers said was "the highest street party in London", close to the top of Millbank Tower in Westminster.
The 28th and 29th floors were decked out in bunting with hundreds of guests enjoying the Jubilee Pageant as it sailed past.
In Battersea Park, a right royal "knees-up" was staged to mark the Jubilee.
Designer Wayne Hemingway helped to mastermind the eclectic festival by the Thames, that celebrated music, food, fashion and art from the past 60 years.
Not all travel arrangements went to plan. Many rail passengers were unable to get on packed Chiltern trains to London in Warwickshire and Oxfordshire earlier.
BBC Coventry and Warwickshire reporter Sian Grzeszczyk said she had seen lots of
disappointed people left on platforms
, including about 150 at Banbury, Oxfordshire.
In Grimsby, two events were cancelled because of wind and rain.
The Waltham Windmill Preservation Society was set to hold a fun day but said it would be rearranged for a future date.
Organisers of the Asian and Cultural Mela, which was due to take place in People's Park, also called the event off.
In addition to the main events in London, hundreds of of celebrations that took place across England included:
In Hertfordshire, members at the Spielplatz Naturists Centre at Bricket Wood, near St Albans, hosted a naked teddy "bares" picnic.
Tina Yates, one of the directors of the centre, said although the rain had prompted some members to put on clothes, "the teddies won't be".
In Hertfordshire, a
council bought in water
from a local landscaping company so a town fountain could be switched on for the celebrations.
The Coronation Fountain, a landmark in Welwyn Garden City, had been turned off due to the hosepipe ban.
A West Sussex village has marked the celebrations with a royal-themed scarecrow contest.
Up to 100 straw effigies lined the streets in and around West Hoathly and Sharpthorne.
See all the latest Diamond Jubilee news and features at bbc.co.uk/diamondjubilee
The crash at Meenaduff, between Buncrana and Clonmany in July 2010, was Ireland's worst ever road incident.
Hugh Friel, 66, and seven men, aged between 19 and 23 who were travelling in another car, were killed.
Shaun Kelly, of Hill Road in Buncrana, has been sentenced to four years in prison, two of those suspended.
He was also disqualified from driving for 10 years.
Kelly was driving a black Volkswagen Passat with seven passengers when it collided with the car driven by Mr Friel.
The passengers in his car were 21-year-old Mark McLaughlin, from Fahan; Paul Doherty and Ciaran Sweeney who were 19 and from Ballyliffin; Patrick McLaughlin, 21, from Burnfoot; 22-year-old Eamonn McDaid and 21-year-old Damien McLaughlin, both from Buncrana, and James McEleney, 23, from Clonmany.
Kelly was the only survivor of the crash and sustained serious injuries.
In July, he changed his plea to guilty of causing death by dangerous driving as a jury was being sworn in at Letterkenny Circuit Court on Tuesday.
The court heard from witnesses on Thursday that Kelly had been driving in a reckless fashion, having driven off at speed from a pub in Clonmany shortly before the crash. No-one in the car was wearing a seatbelt.
The vehicle struck a silver car before he lost control and went into a spin, colliding with a second oncoming vehicle. All the victims were killed instantly.
The court heard victim impact statements from the families of the dead men.
A number of them called for the judge to not to send Kelly to jail.
Paul Doherty's father Felix said: "We feel Shaun is serving his own life sentence, we don't believe a prison sentence is needed."
The driver's father, Liam Kelly, told them he was "deeply sorry for what happened" and "for the pain they are suffering".
He said that despite their loss, they had shown his family "comfort and support" and demonstrated a "Christian attitude".
A defence lawyer said the case was "a monumental tragedy for all involved".
The jobs were to go over two years starting next year.
The local authority announced the delay at a briefing held ahead of a meeting of the full council on Thursday when a range of savings will be debated.
Highland Council is trying to find savings of £55m over the next five years. Councillors will meet in Inverness to discuss planned cuts.
The chief inspector of England's schools added he had set out plans for unannounced inspections in 2012.
But he had decided instead on a half-day notice period after representations from "head teachers and others".
On Monday he had said the education secretary had halted snap inspections.
Now, amid concerns about the "Trojan Horse" claims, Michael Gove has asked Ofsted to introduce snap inspections.
In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, Sir Michael said: "When I first became chief inspector in early 2012, I set out plans to introduce no-notice inspections for all schools as part of a wider package of reforms to improve the inspection system.
"As a result of representations I received from head teachers and others during the consultation, I decided to move instead from two days' notice to much shorter half-day notice inspections from September 2012.
"Events of recent weeks have served to reinforce my original view that no-notice inspections for all schools are the best way to make sure that, for every school we visit, inspectors see schools as they normally are.
"I recognise that the secretary of state's commitment to this principle is also long standing.
"The prime minister and the secretary of state have asked me to look at the practicalities of moving to a system of routine no-notice inspections, and today I can confirm my intention to take this issue forward as part of our wider review of the future of school inspection, which I have already set in train."
The Department for Education also issued a statement on Tuesday, saying: "The chief inspector confirmed that the education secretary did not ask Ofsted to halt its plans for no-notice inspections in 2012.
"Ofsted took the decision after considering the response to their consultation.
"The secretary of state yesterday commissioned the chief inspector to examine the practicalities of extending the use of no-notice inspections, so that any school can expect an unannounced visit.
"Both look forward to working together to implementing this important reform."
BBC political correspondent Norman Smith said sources in the DfE say Sir Michael and Mr Gove discussed the idea two years ago and jointly agreed not to proceed with snap inspections because of opposition from some of the teaching unions.
But the sources also stressed the Ofsted chief already had the power to introduce snap inspections but had chosen not to, our correspondent said, and this was the reason Mr Gove had now written to him urging him to introduce the checks.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told BBC Radio 4's Today programme no-notice inspections had an important part to play in cases where the leadership of a school had changed suddenly.
Mr Clegg said ministers might have to look more widely at what is taught in schools, including academies, which have a high degree of autonomy.
"Maybe one of the things that we need to think about is how do we make sure that... a core curriculum, not a great sprawling one, is taught in all schools in our country regardless of the nameplate at the school gate," he said.
When Sir Michael delivered his findings on claims of hard-line Muslim takeovers, he said "a culture of fear and intimidation has taken grip".
The Ofsted chief said there was evidence of an "organised campaign to target certain schools".
Ofsted carried out inspections of 21 schools, following claims in an anonymous letter that hard-line Muslims were trying to impose their views on a group of schools in Birmingham.
Five "Trojan Horse" schools - including three academies from the Park View Educational Trust - are being placed in special measures. A sixth school is also labelled inadequate for its poor educational standards.
Ofsted says 12 schools will need to improve - three others emerged with praise rather than criticism.
Mr Gove told the House of Commons the funding agreements for these academies will now be terminated - with new sponsors lined up to take them over.
Local authority schools will have their governing bodies replaced.
Mr Gove says that he wants all schools to "actively promote British values", such as democracy, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths.
Speaking to MPs, Mr Gove also called for teachers who invited extremist speakers into a school to be banned.
He also promised a review of how the Department for Education had responded to previous warnings - after claims from school leaders that they had raised concerns with ministers in 2010.
Labour's Tristram Hunt said that "warring egos" had left the government's education policy in "disarray".
David Hughes, vice-chairman of the Park View Education Trust, said there was no extremism and attacked the "knee-jerk reaction of politicians".
"The Ofsted reports found absolutely no evidence of this because this is categorically not what is happening at our schools."
Head teachers' leader Brian Lightman said: "Extremism of any kind has no place in education."
But he warned that the "constant cycle of leaks and accusations over the last few weeks will have been demoralising and damaging for students and staff caught up in this ongoing drama".
MSPs have been informed of the increased security following last week's Westminster attack.
Police Scotland said the measure was an operational contingency matter and was not based on any intelligence threat in relation to Holyrood.
However, calls for all police officers in Scotland to be equipped with Tasers have been rejected.
The request came from rank and file officers at the Scottish Police Federation (SPF) which was debating whether there should be more armed officers.
The calls were rejected by Deputy Chief Constable Johnny Gwynne who told BBC Scotland the police response to terrorism and organised crime needed to be more nuanced than that and depended, to a large extent, on community co-operation.
He said: "For the avoidance of doubt, we as a command team in Police Scotland pride ourselves in being an unarmed service with the ability to draw on armed capability when we need it.
"We are committed to remaining what looks like an unarmed service, because that's what we believe makes policing work here.
"It is, in essence, a policing model that works right across the UK and that's what we're committed to.
"Where we need armed capability, we can draw on it at speed and in numbers."
He added: "Bernie [Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins] and his team were able to mobilise at incredible speed last week after the events at Westminster."
Mr Gwynne described the Scottish force as being "match-fit" to deal with events such as those which unfolded in London last week.
Mr Higgins said Tasers should not be looked at "in isolation". He said the force's ability to respond to every level of threat was the central factor.
He said: "It's not just about Tasers, it's about Police Scotland's ability to mitigate every threat level.
"When we look at the threat level, we assess it throughout the country.
"My firm belief is that the number of officers we have trained in the use of Taser and firearms is proportionate to that level of threat."
The emergency motion at the federation's annual conference asks whether the fight against terrorism risks being undermined by cuts to the policing budget and whether officers have enough personal equipment - including firearms - to be able to protect themselves in the event of a terrorist incident.
Calum Steele, the SPF's general secretary, said more police officers should have the full range of equipment they needed to do their jobs. He said every single officer had the right to be protected.
He said the attack at Westminster took less than 90 seconds, and it would take up to 90 seconds to deploy tactical officers in Scotland.
"This has got to be about more than tactical police responses," he said.
"It's got to be about more than machine guns. It's got to be about more than police officers with ballistic helmets, wearing their balaclavas and carrying out a very dangerous role.
"The terrorist attack in Nice, with the truck, was brought to an end by ordinary armed police officers.
"The terrorist attacks at Charlie Hebdo and the Bataclan theatre were brought to an end by tactical firearms officers. There is room for both. You need both."
Khalid Masood killed three people when he drove a car into pedestrians last Wednesday. The 52-year-old then fatally stabbed PC Keith Palmer before being shot dead.
In the aftermath of the Westminster attack, the number of armed response vehicles on Scotland's streets was increased for 36 hours.
Police Scotland said they had reviewed intelligence resulting in the increased presence around Holyrood.
However, they said the response was proportionate to the level of threat.
In a letter to Holyrood staff ahead of the Police Scotland announcement, Holyrood chief executive Paul Grice said: "Police Scotland will announce this morning that police officers carrying Tasers will patrol the public area outside of the Scottish Parliament building with effect from today.
"Police Scotland has assured us that the move is an operational contingency measure and is not based on any intelligence threat in relation to the parliament or Scotland.
"Following on from the Westminster attack, Police Scotland will undertake a review of its security arrangements at Holyrood. The results of that review will be reported to the SPCB (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body) for its consideration."
The "black box" was damaged and had to be pulled out in several stages but its memory unit was intact, they said.
A search vessel with an underwater robot has been scouring the crash site and has sent back images of wreckage.
Flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo crashed on 19 May, killing all 66 people on board.
It is not clear yet what caused the aircraft to go down.
EgyptAir flight MS804: What we know
In a statement, investigators said: "The vessel's equipment was able to salvage the part [of the recorder] that contains the memory unit, which is considered the most important part of the recording device."
The recorder will now be taken to the Egyptian city of Alexandria to be studied.
The plane's manufacturer, Airbus, previously said that finding the black boxes was crucial to understanding what happened when radar lost track of MS804.
Electronic messages sent by the plane revealed that smoke detectors went off in the toilet and the aircraft's electrics, minutes before the radar signal was lost.
According to Greek investigators, the plane turned 90 degrees left and then 360 degrees to the right, dropping from 11,300m (37,000ft) to 4,600m (15,000ft) and then 3,000m (10,000ft) before it was lost from radar.
A terror attack has not been ruled out but no extremist group has claimed to have downed the plane.
Analysts say human or technical error is also a possibility.
The crew on board do not appear to have sent a distress call.
The cockpit voice recorder should allow investigators to hear what the pilot and co-pilot were saying to each other, plus any alarms in the background.
If the flight data recorder is recovered, it should show what the plane's computers were recording at the time.
Experts have warned that signals emitted by the data recorder are expected to expire by 24 June.
What happens next, by Richard Westcott, BBC Transport Correspondent @bbcwestcott
Investigators will begin with something they call "the four corners". It means that, before touching anything, they will map exactly where every single piece of the aircraft ended up.
If debris is spread over a large area it tells them the plane broke up in mid-air. If it is more intact, it suggests it hit the water then broke up.
They will also look for what is missing. If, for example, an engine or the tail is two miles away, it clearly broke off earlier in the flight.
The little evidence so far suggests a fire broke out in the front of the aircraft, so they will be keen to film and photograph that area. One experienced investigator who worked on the Lockerbie bombing told me bomb damage looks very different to fire damage.
Ultimately, investigators will probably have to retrieve wreckage to know for sure what brought this plane down. And that could take weeks, even months.
The area in which flight MS804 crashed is one of the deepest in the Mediterranean - more than 3,000m (10,000ft) deep in some parts.
Days after the search began, debris and body parts were found to the east of the plane's last known location. Egypt's military released images of debris including a lifejacket, pieces of fabric and metal fragments.
On 15 June, Egyptian investigators said the deep sea search vessel John Lethbridge had found wreckage of the fuselage of the plane in "several main locations" and had taken the first images of it.
A map of the distribution of the wreckage is being drawn up so a recovery operation can begin.
The European Space Agency (ESA) said one of its satellites detected what appeared to be a 2km-long oil slick in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in the same area the plane disappeared.
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Centuries later, and the market survives and thrives, open seven days a week with stalls selling everything from fruit and vegetables to wooden toys and ceramic bowls.
Street markets across the country have had to evolve as town and city centres face challenges from out-of-town shopping, the growth of supermarkets, the birth of online retail, and economic cycles.
For many nowadays, that means offering something a bit different with an artisan twist, rather than just the daily groceries.
"We have all different types across the country - night markets, speciality markets, vintage markets, food markets," says Ellie Gill, of the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA).
Amid a two-week celebration of markets, run by the association, she says they offer a touch of eccentricity to "cloned" town centres. They also maintain the tradition of face-to-face transactions, she says, unlike internet shopping.
Markets will always face a challenge on price from the powerful supermarkets. As people tightened their belts during the recession, markets felt the pinch.
There were an estimated 38,100 traditional market traders in the UK in 2009, down 14% on five years earlier, a study by NABMA found.
The association estimates that well over 1,000 regular, traditional markets are run across the country.
Their success - and investment from local councils - depends on their ability to come up with something original to sell.
"They offer access to fresh produce and fresh ideas," says Martin Blackwell, chief executive of the Association of Town and City Management.
"Increasingly we are seeing new traders use markets as a stepping stone to growing their business before taking on premises on our High Streets."
Some retailers have argued that markets draw attention away from stores, but others say they attract shoppers who then stay for the day.
Councils in Sheffield, Bolton, Blackburn and Leicester are among the local authorities that have put money into rejuvenating indoor markets to attract shoppers into their towns and cities.
While markets may try to attract the designers of the future, they have always found it tough to shake off the Del Boy image. Owing to the lack of uniform regulation, market stalls have often been the venue of choice for the sale of counterfeit or shoddy goods.
The Real Deal campaign is aimed at encouraging all market operators to sign up to a charter and use the same code of practice.
Meanwhile, shoppers have various rights to ensure they are not ripped off.
Under the Sale of Goods Act, retailers are obliged to offer a refund, repair or replacement of a product that was faulty when it was sold. The rules are the same for shoppers whether they buy from a market stall or from a High Street retailer.
Consumers have no automatic right to a refund if they simply decide they do not like the product and want to take it back.
Faulty goods must be returned promptly, but the problem for many people who have bought shoddy items from a market trader is returning to discover the trader has left the pitch, and has gone to trade elsewhere.
But Mark Oliver, of Cambridgeshire Trading Standards, says that they should not give up.
A well-run market will have contact details of traders, so disgruntled consumers should get in touch with the market organiser if the trader has gone.
Trading standards officers may also help, depending on the severity of the case, and would be alerted via Citizens Advice.
The majority of market traders - like more permanent retailers - rely on a good reputation to trade successfully. So a polite approach from a customer who buys something which turns out to be broken should usually result in a satisfactory resolution.
As for the markets themselves, their existence looks set to continue for centuries to come even if technology revolutionises the way we shop. | Bury your head in the Domesday Book of 1086 and you will find mention of the market in the centre of Cambridge. | 27,442,765 | 819 | 28 | false |
The footage shows the unsuccessful attempts of doctors to revive three children all aged under four.
US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power described the meeting as "very emotional" and said those responsible will be held accountable.
The Syrian government denies it was responsible for the attack in Idlib.
Syrian doctors, confirming what activists reported after the attack on 16 March, told the UN Security Council that helicopters were heard flying above the village of Sarmin.
There was then a thud and an overpowering smell of bleach before dozens of people began arriving at the local hospital with breathing difficulties.
The video showed the desperate attempts by doctors to revive the three children, aged one, two and three, their grandmother and parents.
Jim Muir, BBC News, Beirut
Chlorine is not a very effective tool. It normally disperses swiftly in open areas, making it of scant use on the battlefield, but it can be fatal if inhaled heavily after exploding in an enclosed space, as appears to have happened in some recent incidents.
The most likely logic for its reported use is as psychological warfare, spreading fear by evoking traumatic memories of the much more serious chemical attacks in 2013.
Assuming the reports are true, there may also be an element of defiance and testing involved. Damascus knows it can count on Russian diplomatic protection unless the outrages are too blatant.
There is also some uncertainty about chlorine's status. It is not in itself designated or banned as a chemical weapon, and bears little relation to sarin or other deadly nerve agents, which Syria has been obliged to destroy or hand over.
Speaking to the BBC, Zaher Sahloul, President of the Syrian American Medical Society, who attended the meeting, said UN delegates were affected by what they saw.
"Some of them were crying. Clearly they were affected by what they have seen in the videos and what they have heard, many of them spoke outside the diplomatic language and many of them have said that this is outrageous and the perpetrators should be brought to justice," he said.
"Many of them suggested that the OPCW [Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons] should have a prompt and serious investigation."
Samantha Power, who also told reporters "if there was a dry eye in the room I didn't see it", said such testimony was being collected so that those responsible could be held to account.
"The long arm of justice is taking more time than any of us would wish right now, but this documentary record will be used at some point in a court of law," she said.
Activists in Idlib said that the Syrian government dropped five barrel bombs containing chlorine gas on the city on Thursday, while the UN Security Council was meeting.
Known fatal chemical attacks in Syria
The attack on Sarmin came just days after the UN Security Council approved a resolution that condemned the use of toxic chemicals such as chlorine in Syria, and threatened military action in case of further violations.
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They say that the Syrian military is the only party to the conflict to have helicopters, which were heard in Sarmin and in other places targeted by chemical attacks.
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Currently, power providers are paid to ensure electricity is available to the grid to meet future demand.
The Energy and Climate Change Committee said current policy favoured diesel over technology that reduces demand.
But a government spokesman said demand reduction technology couldn't yet be trusted to deliver back-up capacity.
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The government's capacity market policy provides payments to power providers to encourage investment in new electricity capacity - or to keep remaining capacity available - to ensure energy is available when needed.
Under the policy, schemes for energy storage qualify for four-year contracts, while those that pay large users of electricity to reduce consumption at times of peak demand get one-year contracts.
This is compared to 15-year contracts for new fossil fuel generation.
The committee said the government should redesign the capacity market to encourage energy storage, which ranges from lithium batteries to pumping water uphill and releasing it through turbines when power is needed.
This technology could save billions of pounds for consumers, it said.
Ministers should also consider a subsidy system to speed up the deployment of storage, given its importance for storing and using power from renewable energy to make the most of the clean technology.
They should commit to making the UK a world leader in storage and set a procurement target for 2020, the committee said.
However, a spokesman from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: "The Capacity Market ensures that our families have a secure energy supply at a fair price that they can rely on.
"We are fully committed to a low carbon energy future and the potential benefits that new technologies such as storage could bring to this.
"However, for the Capacity Market to work effectively it relies on flexible technology that is ready to be deployed"
Keeping fossil fuel power stations on standby is the usual way of meeting peak electricity demand.
An alternative is emerging, using smart technology to reduce demand for energy rather than increasing supply.
The latest invention will allow messages to be sent on the electricity grid. These will be interpreted by a special plug on your hot water tank to heat water when energy is cheap in early afternoon, and avoid using peak power at tea time.
Gathering the many households needed to make smart technology work is costly. And the government's minimum cost plans for back-up power favour fossil fuels.
The MPs say that's a false economy. They say a smart energy revolution will save more money and emissions in the long run.
There should also be a clear signal that "demand-side response" systems, which encourage electricity users to reduce consumption at certain times, will be bought as a strongly preferred alternative to diesel generation plants.
Committee chairman Angus MacNeil said: "The government must get a move on and encourage the energy market to embrace smart technological solutions like energy storage and demand side response.
"There is an incredible opportunity for the UK to become a world leader in these technologies.
"Yet our current energy security subsidies favour dirty diesel generation over smart new clean tech solutions."
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The 33-year-old died while working at Sallywood Farm, Horsley, on Thursday.
Gloucestershire Police said officers, fire crews and the ambulance service were called to the site near Nailsworth just before midday.
The Surround Festival was due to take place on Saturday but has now been cancelled by organisers.
The festival had a capacity of 500 people per day and had recently tweeted only 50 tickets remained unsold.
The incident is being treated as an industrial accident and investigated jointly by police, Stroud District Council and the Health and Safety Executive.
A police spokesman said he did not know whether the man had been driving the fork-lift truck at the time.
A statement on the festival's website said the "exceptionally unfortunate accident" involved "someone highly experienced in their role, operating equipment they were fully trained to use".
A festival spokesman said: "It is with great sadness that we have to announce Surround Festival 2014 will be cancelled.
"There was a tragic incident and this has resulted in one of the team members we were working alongside passing away.
"Our thoughts are with their friends and family at this difficult time, and we are working closely with local authorities."
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McFall owned the Liverpool club in the 1960s, changing it from a jazz venue to a rock 'n' roll club and booking Merseybeat bands like The Beatles.
The Fab Four went on to play at the legendary basement venue 292 times.
"It was Ray who opened it up to those early Merseybeat sessions, which led to the whole Merseybeat explosion," said Jon Keats, a director of the Cavern.
"It was completely his vision that moved the club forward, with what turned into the huge Merseybeat explosion and The Beatles' success and Gerry and the Pacemakers and all the main bands.
"He changed The Cavern completely and allowed the rock 'n' roll into the club."
McFall took over the club in 1959 and, with compere Bob Wooler, opened it up to the city's young rock 'n' roll bands.
The Beatles first performed there in a lunchtime session on 9 February 1961 - but their legendary association with the club almost did not happen.
McFall had banned jeans from the club because he thought they signified a rough crowd. Guitarist George Harrison wore jeans to that first gig but managed to persuade the doorman to let him in.
McFall was not pleased at first - but was soon won over when he saw the band perform.
"The Beatles were sensational and I was smitten," he later said. "Completely, Absolutely, Instantly.
"I stood at the side, between the pillars, about halfway up the hall, and as soon as they started playing I was captivated by them.
"From that very first day, there was no stopping them. I said to Bob: 'What other lunchtimes have they got? We must have them regularly.'"
The venue also hosted gigs by The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, John Lee Hooker and Howlin' Wolf. But in 1966, McFall was declared bankrupt and the Cavern Club was forced to close.
In 1973, the cellar was filled in but the club was rebuilt near the original site and opened again in 1984.
Oxford archaeologists discovered the 165 million-year-old reptile bones at Must Farm quarry near Whittlesey.
Dr Carl Harrington and his team dug up more than 600 pieces of bone as well as the skull, still preserved in clay.
"Eve", described as "a fantastic fossil", has anatomical features only before seen in plesiosaurs half her size, a palaeontologist said.
Plesiosaurs were sea creatures that lived at the time of the dinosaurs.
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Eve's "snout" was the first thing Dr Harrington noticed as he was digging around in the wet clay.
"It was one of those absolute 'wow' moments. I was the first human to come face-to-face with this reptile," he said.
In all, the team from Oxford Clay Working Group dug up hundreds of pieces of fossilised bone and spent more than 400 hours cleaning and repairing the remains.
"I'd never seen so much bone in one spot in a quarry," Dr Harrington added.
Almost all of the plesiosaur's bones have been found, although the hind flippers and parts of the fore-flippers are still missing.
The site of Eve's final resting place - owned by building product manufacturing company Forterra - has given up a number of important finds over the years.
Cambridge archaeologists are currently excavating the remains of a Bronze Age settlement described as "Britain's Pompeii" because it is so well-preserved.
However, Eve is much older and palaeontologists have reason to think she is a "previously unknown species of plesiosaur".
Source: Oxford University palaeontologist Dr Roger Benson/BBC Nature
The skeleton is currently being studied by experts at Oxford University's Museum of Natural History.
Palaeontologist Dr Roger Benson said although Eve has a long neck, which is not uncommon, she also has "some anatomical features only seen in Picrocleidus, a plesiosaur about half the size of this new skeleton".
The Must Farm specimen had an 8ft (2.5m)-long neck, a barrel-shaped body, four flippers and a short tail.
Scientists are currently working to remove the skull from inside a block of clay.
It has been CT-scanned by the Royal Veterinary College to enable them to accurately locate the bones without damaging them.
Eve was donated by Cambridgeshire landowners Forterra to the Oxford museum, who said they were "very excited" to have the new "sea monster" in their collection.
The media watchdog investigated after the report drew 205 complaints.
Live footage from Ukraine, broadcast on 20 July, showed Mr Brazier pluck items from an open suitcase.
Ofcom said that while his actions could have caused offence, it also had to regard the broadcaster's right to freedom of expression.
After Mr Brazier handled the items, he was seen dropping them back into the luggage saying "we shouldn't really be doing this I suppose, really".
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on 17 July.
All 298 people on board were killed.
The crash left bodies strewn across several kilometres, as well as plane wreckage and passengers' belongings.
Mr Brazier's broadcast showed an array of luggage and personal items, which he described as "holiday paraphernalia".
Ofcom noted that Mr Brazier appeared to almost immediately regret his actions and expressed this to viewers.
Nonetheless, Ofcom concluded that "these actions were capable of causing considerable offence and this was not mitigated by an immediate broadcast apology.
"On balance we therefore considered that the offence was not justified by the context."
But the regulator said it had to take into account that "news crews reporting from the crash site found themselves reporting from an unusual and emotionally charged situation.
"The editorial decisions taken by reporters were particularly challenging, especially when made in the context of a live report broadcast on a rolling news channel."
Ofcom also recognised that Sky News and Mr Brazier apologised in the hours following the broadcast and that Sky had updated its guidelines for journalists in the light of this event.
The watchdog concluded that "despite the offence caused in this case, Ofcom considered that this brief but significant lapse of judgement by a news reporter should not prevent journalists from reporting live on sensitive and challenging news stories."
In the balance of these findings, the watchdog considered the matter resolved.
The UK astronaut said he hoped his time in orbit would make people think about how science could help solve the world's problems.
And he added that the tens of billions of pounds spent on the ISS would ultimately benefit human health.
Tim spoke with reporters in a Tuesday link-up intended to focus on the science he is doing during his mission.
"I do hope this mission has inspired people to perhaps think differently about science, about space exploration - and to think about how science can solve so many problems and challenges we are going to be facing in the future," he told me.
"I think that's incredibly important and I think if I can help to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers then that's mission success for me."
When Tim was asked what he would miss the most when he returned to Earth on 18 June, he replied that it would be the view from his window: "I thought that after a few months, you would be used to Planet Earth. But I'm enjoying it more and more.
"The longer you spend up here the more you discover about our own planet - the different times of day, the different phases, the different seasons.
"I'm seeing the Northern Hemisphere from space changing from winter to spring to summer, and it's the most incredible thing to see. The different weather systems, the ice melting in the Hudson Bay.
"The Earth reveals its secrets slowly over time, and the more you look out the window the more there is to see."
When asked whether robots could have performed the scientific experiments he was involved in and so save billions of pounds - he replied that the money invested in the ISS was money well spent.
"So much of the scientific research we are doing up here is on the human body, and I personally think that that's where we are finding some of the most exciting results and also some of the ones that will most benefit the people on Planet Earth.
"Investigations into osteoporosis, muscular dystrophy, cancer vaccines, the cardiovascular system, the whole aging process - the list is endless, and this is all a result of flying human beings into space to study the human body."
For many of the experiments, Tim has been the "guinea pig".
Previous studies have shown that weightlessness takes its toll on the human body.
No astronaut has been in space for longer than 14 months. If people are to go on missions to other worlds, researchers will have to find ways to enable astronauts to stay healthy in space for longer.
Part of that involves astronauts monitoring their vital signs in great detail.
Tim told me that he had noticed many changes shortly after he was in space.
"I had increased pressure in my head; (I felt) stuffed up; my face was puffy; I had nasal congestion. This was all the result of the fluid in my body shifting up round my chest and in my heart.
"But what has happened in the past few months is that my body has got rid of all that excess fluid. I've completely adapted to microgravity."
"I've also noticed over the course of the mission that my eyesight is changing slightly. That is an ongoing experiment we are studying - astronauts' vision due to spaceflight."
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Since April this year officers have had to record a series of details every time they use handcuffs, CS spray or draw a baton.
As Home Secretary, Theresa May promised to get rid of what she described as "grinding" bureaucracy in policing.
One Police Federation official said the new process was "very bureaucratic".
The new rules were announced in March by Mrs May's successor as Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, with the aim of ensuring that police record every encounter involving force.
Ms Rudd said that "when police take the difficult decision to deploy force, it is also vital that the people they serve can scrutinise it.
"These new rules will introduce unprecedented transparency to this important subject and reinforce the proud British model of policing by consent."
But John Apter, chairman of the Hampshire Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, said filling out the 10-page form had proved to be like "writing an exam essay".
Mr Apter said he understood the need to capture data about the use of force, but thought the process was too complex and took too long, especially at a time when police were already over-stretched.
It is "over-engineered", he said.
"I know officers who haven't got the time to fill in the form," he said, adding that in some city forces, such as London's Metropolitan Police, officers might have to fill in six forms on each shift.
He believes a better approach would be to scan officers' pocketbooks and use samples of these to provide and analyse data.
Police forces will begin publishing data from the forms over the next couple of weeks.
The rules require a "use of force monitoring form", administered by the National Police Chiefs' Council, to be completed "as soon as practicable" after any incident involving force.
A separate form must be completed for each person on whom force is used and officers are expected to complete forms for their own constabulary, even if the incident took place in another police force's area.
The forms require full details of the incident, including location, whether officers were themselves threatened or assaulted and what sort of force they used.
Officers are expected to mark a diagram showing what areas of the person's body the force was used on, whether the person was injured and whether medical assistance was offered or provided.
Previously each force was required to provide details of the use of Tasers and firearms, but the new rules also ask for details of the use of batons, spit-guards, dogs, shields, handcuffs and unarmed restraint, as well as irritant sprays such as CS.
Speaking in May 2011, during her six years as Home Secretary, Mrs May promised that her policies would "do away with the bureaucratic accountability of the past. So we will free the police to do their job".
"I have said loud and clear that the days of the bureaucrats controlling and managing the police from Whitehall are over.
"The Home Office will no longer scrutinise and supervise police performance and come up endlessly with new schemes and initiatives."
The sudden death of PC Andy Hocking, who was 52, triggered an "unprecedented outpouring of grief", according to local businesses in Falmouth, Cornwall.
He died while off duty in March.
About 6,000 people attended a tribute march involving members of Devon and Cornwall Police and other emergency services to pay their respects.
The community-funded memorial is being unveiled on Friday by the Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police and several town leaders.
PC Andy Hocking's shoulder badge, number 4270, is also being presented to the town.
Andy Hocking's widow Sally Hocking said: "I miss him constantly and, like everybody in Falmouth, I look for him in all his 'usual' places when I'm walking through the town. These amazing footprints will continue to remind me that he is never far away from us."
The tribute has been organised by the Falmouth Business Improvement District (BID) and Falmouth Town Council's Town Management function, with the help of PC Hocking's family.
Falmouth's Mayor, John Body said: "The plaques are sited at spots where Andy, with his infectious smile would regularly be seen. I'm pleased that his contribution to our town as the epitome of local policing, is now retained for posterity."
Shaun Sawyer, Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "It is an extraordinary, generous and welcoming addition, so resonant to the spirit of Falmouth and reflects the nature of Andy who wanted to be on the streets and with the public whom he loved, and who loved him."
The Welsh digital economy is worth £8bn and employs 40,000 people.
David Warrender, former director of Digital Wales, said it was vital firms could "trade in the same way" as other European nations.
But other Welsh technology executives believe the market outside Europe is more important.
Mr Warrender is now the CEO of Innovation Point, which matches digital businesses with investors.
"Like the rest of the Brexit negotiations, we need to make sure that we are able to access that digital single market," he said.
"I think it's pretty crucial, we need to be part of it.
"If we're not we've got to get on with exporting elsewhere. In many ways for digital businesses, proximity is actually slightly less important than it is for some."
Last year, a report said Wales had the fastest-growing digital economy outside London.
In May 2015, the EU Commission announced a strategy for the EU digital single market, which will introduce laws on issues, such as cross border e-commerce and copyright.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said Wales was not far behind some of the world's most-developed digital nations, but agreed with Mr Warrender it was very important Welsh businesses had access to the EU's digital single market.
However, Denise Powell, Open Innovation Manager at IQE which makes semi-conductors in Cardiff, said Brexit will not affect business, as many of its products are sold beyond the European Union.
IQE is working with the Welsh Government to attract global businesses to create Europe's first compound semi-conductor cluster and Mrs Powell believes it could lead to thousands of jobs.
"I suspect that Brexit will not have a strong impact on the cluster, because compound semi-conductor technologies are global," she said.
"Some early figures suggest that we could certainly start to build a cluster that could attract in the region of 5,000 jobs," she added.
Mr Mubarak left a military hospital in southern Cairo and went to his home in the northern suburb of Heliopolis, his lawyer said.
He was ordered freed earlier this month after Egypt's top appeals court cleared him over the deaths of protesters in the 2011 uprising.
Mr Mubarak, 88, became president in 1981 after Anwar Sadat's assassination.
He had been at Maadi Military Hospital since 2013, when he was transferred there on bail from Torah prison.
Mr Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted in 2012 of complicity in the killing of protesters who died at the hands of security forces in February, 2011.
Another trial was held and a judge decreed in May 2015 that Mr Mubarak could be released from detention.
However, the government of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi was reportedly reluctant to free him because of the public backlash that might accompany such a move.
Mr Sisi served as Mr Mubarak's military intelligence chief and led the military's overthrow of his democratically elected successor, Mohammed Morsi, in 2013.
In all, more than 800 people are believed to have been killed as security forces clashed with protesters in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and other cities around Egypt during the 18-day uprising that forced Mr Mubarak to resign.
The MPs are examining the role that BHS directors and advisers played before the retailer was sold for £1 last year.
Anthony Gutman said he told Sir Philip's Arcadia Group about Mr Chappell's history of bankruptcy and lack of retail experience.
Arcadia executives said they considered Mr Chappell's history before the sale.
The joint session of the Commons Business and Work and Pensions select committees heard BHS had made losses for six years before the sale.
Under Mr Chappell's ownership, BHS entered administration earlier this year, putting 11,000 jobs at risk and leaving a £571m pensions deficit.
MPs grill BHS directors and advisers - as it happened
Mr Gutman, co-head of Goldman Sachs' European investment banking services, told MPs he gave his "observations" to Paul Budge, Arcadia's finance director, four months before the sale.
Goldman Sachs did not rule out the deal, although the transaction was "too small" for the investment bank to handle as a formal adviser, he said.
Under questioning from MPs, Mr Budge said Arcadia knew of one of Mr Chappell's bankruptcies during sales talks.
However, "this was not one man on his own" and Mr Chappell was part of a consortium with experienced businessmen, the Arcadia finance chief told MPs.
The main criteria for Arcadia was the consortium's access to financing and its desire to keep BHS running, Mr Budge said.
Earlier, the MPs heard that advisers at accountancy firm KPMG also raised concerns about the little-known Retail Acquisitions.
David Clarke, a partner at KPMG, told MPs: "We were particularly concerned about its ability to continue to trade and fund both BHS - which was clearly loss-making - and the [pension] schemes."
KPMG, which was an adviser to the embattled BHS pension schemes, sent their concerns to the retailer and its other advisers ahead of the sale, Mr Clarke said.
Other advisers from accountancy firms Deloitte and PwC, and law firm Eversheds, said they had not raised concerns about Retail Acquisitions.
The MPs heard that BHS management decided to pause a pension rescue plan, known as Project Thor, in 2014 to let managers focus on trading.
The rescue plan was then shelved in February 2015 as the possibility of a BHS sale emerged, the committee heard.
That revelation takes some pressure off the Pensions Regulator, which had faced questions about why it did not allow Project Thor to go ahead.
A former tennis player, who competed in Wimbledon in the 1960s, he is an advocate of healthy eating.
But when it comes to business it appears he has a rather different appetite, one that stretches to ready meals and processed foods.
His company 3G Capital - which already owned Heinz and Burger King - bought the US food giant Kraft last month, in partnership with billionaire investor Warren Buffett.
The products may have a tendency to stretch your waistline, but Lemann, who was born in Rio de Janeiro, is obsessed with lean companies.
In late 2008, barely months after acquiring Anheuser-Busch, makers of Budweiser beer, Lemann and his associates overhauled the company, shedding 1,400 jobs, some 6% of its workforce.
In one year, 3G Capital found $10bn in savings and divestments.
Executives lost all sorts of privileges: walls were torn down and personal offices were joined together in open plan spaces.
The number of company Blackberries issued to employees fell from 1,200 to 720.
Freebies like free baseball tickets, free beer or first-class tickets were cut. Private jets belonging to Anheuser-Busch were sold.
"They take cost-cutting very seriously," says Cristiane Correa, a journalist and author of Dream Big, a book on the rise of Lemann and his two fellow countrymen and partners Marcel Telles and Beto Sicupira.
"Some people get really scared by that. Afterwards, of course, the company grows and they end up hiring again, but at start it is ugly."
Cost-cutting is one of 3G Capital's obsessions.
But there are others too, such as meritocracy and investing in the right people.
Some of 3G Capital's top executives that today are in charge of leading global brands have been with Lemann since the early days of Garantia - the bank he founded in the 1970s.
Back then, the magnate had already coined the term PSD to describes his ideal employees: "Poor, Smart, with a Deep Desire to Get Rich."
Marcel Telles, one of 3G's three strongmen and with a net fortune estimated upwards of $13bn, started out his career as a sort of office boy in Garantia.
One trait that is conspicuously absent in 3G Capital's business model is innovation.
The company makes its fortunes by finding optimum ways of producing something simple - like a burger or ketchup - and repeating that formula on a larger scale, without requiring much creativity.
"This model is well-suited to the food industry, where you can make a lot of money if you are disciplined enough to avoid waste when producing," says Leni Hidalgo, a professor at Brazil's Insper business school, who worked in one of Lemann, Telles and Sicupira's businesses in the 1990s.
Last month's Heinz-Kraft merger turned Lemann into a food tycoon, now leading the third largest food and beverage conglomerate in the US.
In the 2000s:
Massive offshore oil discovered
20 million people lifted from poverty
Achieved investment grade rating in credit agencies
Won bids to host Olympics and World Cup
Now:
Austerity measures and spending cuts
Large scale Petrobras corruption scandal
0.1% GDP growth in 2014
Rising inflation (7.7% compared with a target of 4.5%) and unemployment (5.9% up from 4.8% in January 2014)
Currency close to its lowest point in 12 years - $1 is worth almost twice as much as five years ago
It has been almost a decade since the business world saw the rise of another ambitious Brazilian - mining tycoon Eike Batista.
For much of the past 10 years, Batista - a flashy maverick with an extravagant lifestyle - was the world's seventh richest billionaire, and seen by many as the international face of Brazil's then vibrant economic growth on the world stage.
Much of Batista's wealth was made during a cycle of high commodity prices.
But once that cycle came to an end, a mixture of economic downturn and bad decisions meant he lost much of his lustre and fortune.
In a way, Batista's story is a chronicle of Brazil's journey from hype to economic downturn, in which the fortunes of South America's largest country roughly followed the same timescale.
Now the subject of a series of criminal charges his fall from grace was absolute, while Lemann claimed the post of Brazil's richest person.
Many commentators see him as the "anti-Batista" - a prudent manager with a low profile and discreet lifestyle who is not given to grandiose statements.
But just as with Batista in the 2000s, Lemann now seems like an appropriate choice to be the "face" of Brazil's tougher economic reality in 2015.
His philosophy of cost-cutting and efficiency savings is currently in vogue in his home country - as the government turns to austerity measures in a bid to put the Brics nation back on a path of sustainable growth.
But Prof Hidalgo says 3G Capital is, in many ways, the opposite of the typical Brazilian industry.
Their firms have discipline, high productivity and low waste - qualities many companies in Brazil are still lacking today.
"Brazilian businesses have much to learn from them," says the professor.
Brazil's government must surely be hoping that the country's fortunes also mirror one of its most successful sons.
Full-back Josh Law, 26, arrives on a one-year deal after leaving Fir Park by mutual consent in the summer.
Keeper Connor Ripley, 23, has agreed a season-long loan from Middlesbrough after spending last season in Scotland.
Leeds United striker Lee Erwin, 23, has also joined on loan 12 months after moving to Elland Road from Motherwell.
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Buckner, the chief executive of British Triathlon, will succeed David Sparkes when he retires in June after 23 years with British Swimming.
British swimmers won six Olympic medals in Rio, their best haul since 1908, and another 47 in the Paralympics.
"I'm excited to be part of this high-performing sport," said Buckner.
"I have really enjoyed my time at British Triathlon and look forward to watching the sport's continued progression in the years ahead."
Mario Borghezio has been order to pay Cécile Kyenge 50,000 euros ($55,690; £42,895) by a court in Milan.
Among other comments, Borghezio said she "took away a job from an Italian doctor" in a 2013 radio interview.
The Northern League MEP must also pay Ms Kyenge's legal fees.
Borghezio - who was briefly suspended by his party in 2011 for saying he agreed with parts of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik's manifesto - reportedly said he would lose his house following the ruling.
However, Ms Kyenge, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, told the BBC's Newsday radio programme: "At the end of the day this is a strong message against impunity. those who believe there is no justice should think twice.
"Through this verdict the younger generations have also learned that a civilised society is based on mutual respect, and zero tolerance for discrimination."
Ms Kyenge, who trained as an ophthalmologist in Italy, found herself subject to abuse after she was named as integration minister in 2013 - including having bananas thrown at her during a political rally and being compared to an orang-utan.
She was provided with police protection, but decided to pursue Borghezio through the courts after the 2013 interview, in which he also said "Africans are Africans and belong to an ethnic group very different from ours".
He had previously said she wanted to "bring her tribal traditions to Italy", according to local media.
Ms Kyenge, who is now an MEP herself, said: "Italy has become a country of immigration, things have changed so quickly now many Italians have not been able to adjust to the new environment, many cannot cope with communities which look different."
However, she also told the BBC the support she had received since proved "Italy is not a racist country".
In his first annual policy address since last year's pro-democracy protests, Mr Leung said the need for economic growth outweighed calls for greater democracy.
He also criticised the Undergrad, an official publication of Hong Kong University Students' Union, for advocating Hong Kong's independence.
The Global Times dismisses the magazine article as "nonsense". It says mainstream society has ignored these independence activists, but "it is not impossible for them to become one of the major problems facing Hong Kong and become a tool for external forces".
"Both the central government and Hong Kong should figure out how to punish those who propagate talk of independence," it urges.
Praising Mr Leung for slamming the students, Hong Kong-based pro-Beijing Ta Kung Pao daily says that the idea of "Hong Kong independence" is a "time bomb" that needs to be eliminated.
"The advocacy for independence is not simply about freedom of speech or an academic question. It is the root problem for Hong Kong society, a bomb that is hurting social stability and development. There must be a strong social force to stop and get rid of it," warns the article.
The Apply Daily, however, disagrees and criticises the policy address.
The pro-democracy paper describes Mr Leung as "shameless" for not resigning from his post and instead staying on to "threaten" the students.
"There should not be off-limit boundaries in academic discussions… What is the big deal in talking about the issue of independence when students are discussing about Hong Kong's constitution?" the paper asks, pointing out that the Hong Kong government is suppressing the students' freedom of speech.
In a milder tone, the popular Ming Pao daily criticises Mr Leung for targeting the students instead of seeking ways to resolve the political stalemate.
Elsewhere, papers criticise Japan for its "lack of sincerity" after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved a record-high defence budget.
Japan announced the 4.98 trillion yen ($42bn; £27.5bn) defence budget on Wednesday, a few days after Beijing and Tokyo held maritime talks.
A commentary in the overseas edition of the People's Daily recalls that both countries seemed to have reached a consensus to improve ties and their defence officials met for talks earlier this week.
"There seems to be a thaw in ties since September 2012. So when the Japanese government decides to raise its defence budget and strengthen its military equipment against China, it makes one suspicious of Tokyo's sincerity to improve bilateral relations," it says, blaming the Abe administration for causing regional instability.
The China Daily highlights that Japan's defence budget is much higher than that of China and notes that its defence minister had accused Beijing for being "a major maritime threat" during his new year address.
And finally, papers call for better measures to deal with the problem of unwanted infants after reports suggest that a number of baby hatches have been forced to close down.
China started such centres to ensure that parents could abandon their infants safely rather than leaving them on streets.
However, several baby hatches are ceasing operations, while others are struggling to stay open due to manpower constraints, the Global Times reports.
Zhu Hong, the president of the welfare centre in Nanjing, tells the paper that parents of the abandoned infants "transfer the medical burden and pressure onto welfare centres" because nearly all abandoned babies "suffer from serious congenital diseases".
Lamenting the closure, an article in the West China City Daily suggests that the authorities should step up efforts to forbid abandonment of infants.
A commentary in the China Youth Daily shares a similar view and points out that there is a lack of public assistance package for these parents.　
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Homes in the Rumney area of Cardiff and Bristol were raided by police on Monday morning.
Four men from Rumney, aged 57, 37, 34 and 33, are being held at Ystrad Mynach police station.
The alleged slavery offences relate to two men, who police said were safe and being supported by officers.
Three men - aged 57, 37 and 33 - were held on suspicion of knowingly or conspiring to hold a person in slavery, servitude or requiring another person to perform forced or compulsory labour, kidnap, false imprisonment and assault.
A fourth man, 34, was arrested on suspicion of knowingly or conspiring to hold a person in slavery, servitude or requiring another person to perform forced or compulsory labour and assault.
A Gwent Police spokeswoman said the four arrests related to two alleged victims, who were not recovered from the addresses raided.
The arrests were made by officers working on Gwent Police's anti-slavery Operation Imperial.
South Wales Police and Avon and Somerset Police were also involved in Monday's operation, as warrants were executed at five addresses in the Cardiff and Bristol area.
Det Supt Paul Griffiths, who leads Operation Imperial, said: "All four arrests relate to two victims, both men, who are being supported by specially trained officers. The alleged offences we are investigating are extremely serious.
"Allegations from one of the victims cover slavery, servitude and forced labour and span a period of 26 years. Allegations from the other victim cover kidnap, false imprisonment and assault and span a lesser timeframe.
"Anyone with any information that could help is asked to call the Imperial team directly by dialling 01633 647174.
"Alternatively, if someone has information and would rather not pass this directly to the police then I would urge them to contact Crimestoppers, which is independent of the police and guarantees complete anonymity on 0800 555111."
Jacqueline Parry, a local councillor from Rumney said: "There will be absolute shock (over the arrests).
"You do not expect it in a suburban area, an area where people know each other, where there are communities."
In 2014 soldiers opened fire on a group of people in a warehouse in the town, in Mexico state, killing 22.
The women claim the officers tortured them to force them to back the army's version of what happened in Tlatlaya.
The soldiers had said those killed died in a shoot-out, but an investigation concluded many were executed.
The confrontation happened on 30 June 2014 near the village of San Pedro Limon, about 240km (150 miles) south-west of the capital, Mexico City.
An army patrol reported being shot at and chasing the attackers to the warehouse.
The soldiers said 22 suspects, reportedly members of a drug cartel, were killed in the shoot-out which ensued.
But the fact that only one police officer was injured in what had been described as a fierce and long gun battle raised suspicions.
Investigators said that the pattern of bullet holes in the warehouse suggested many of the victims had been lined up against a wall and shot at close range.
Mexico's Human Rights Commission, an official government body, concluded in its report that at least 12, but possibly up to 15 of the victims had been executed in the warehouse.
Three women who were in the warehouse survived. One of them said most of those killed had been shot in cold blood.
The witnesses said they were threatened and tortured by police officers questioning them about the events, and told to back the army's claims.
Apart from the seven police officers charged with torture on Wednesday, three soldiers were charged with murder and seven with breach of duty last year.
None of the cases has so far gone to trial.
According to a report by human rights organisation Amnesty International, torture is rife in Mexico and is routinely used by the security forces to extract confessions.
The government says Gildardo Lopez Astudillo, known as "El Gil" is a leader of the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel.
It alleges he gave the orders to abduct and kill the students.
There have so far been 111 arrests over the disappearances.
The Mexican attorney-general's office says its investigations show the Guerreros Unidos gang were handed the students by corrupt police in Iguala.
The office has said because Guerreros Unidos thought the students were members of a rival gang, they murdered them and then disposed of the bodies by burning them at a rubbish dump outside the city.
Official accounts contrast with a report issued by an international group of experts appointed by the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC).
Their report earlier this month alleges that the Mexican authority's investigations were deeply flawed, and included the disappearance of key evidence.
According to the experts, who visited the site where the Mexican authorities say the bodies were burnt, a fire fierce enough to incinerate the 43 students would have lasted over 60 hours and would have required tons of wood or rubber which would have burnt down the surrounding vegetation.
No fire was reported in the area at the time of the disappearance.
Earlier this week Austrian forensic experts announced they had identified the remains of a second victim found at the rubbish dump where the students bodies were allegedly burnt.
The relatives of the 43 students have demanded that the government investigates the possible involvement of high-ranking members of the military in the disappearances.
The apparent massacre of poor, rural students has posed problems for President Enrique Pena Nieto who took office in 2012 promising to stamp out drug-related violence.
He has been criticised for his handling of the case and accused of trying to wrap it up without a comprehensive investigation.
Correspondents say by charging "El Gil" with the disappearance of the students, the President would enable a swift end to the investigation.
International experts have disputed the government's accounts of what happened and have said its investigation was deeply flawed.
Island Gas Limited wants to install the boreholes off Springs Road, near Misson, to monitor groundwater.
Any shale gas drilling would require a separate application.
Nottinghamshire County Council said methane levels in the water would be checked for 12 months before any fracking could start.
The drilling would be undertaken over two weeks in several locations, and would take place between 07:00 and 19:00 BST. No drilling would occur at weekends or on bank holidays.
Sally Gill, planning manager for the council, said: "The Infrastructure Act 2015 includes a requirement for the level of methane in groundwater to be monitored for a period of 12 months before any associated hydraulic fracturing, which would require a separate planning application, can begin.
"The proposed development would assist IGas in collecting the necessary monitoring information."
Friends of the Earth campaigner Donna Hume, said: "The government should throw its weight behind the UK's huge clean energy potential, which is far more popular with the public, and give David Cameron a much-needed credibility boost ahead of this year's climate talks in Paris."
In July, Lancashire County Council refused permission by shale gas firm Cuadrilla to drill and frack at two sites in the county.
Fracking - or hydraulic fracturing - was suspended in the UK in 2011 following earth tremors in Blackpool, where Cuadrilla previously drilled.
It is a technique in which water and chemicals are pumped into shale rock at high pressure to extract gas.
It follows Port Talbot Town FC's suspension of midfielder Daniel Thomas, 28, on Wednesday.
It is widely reported to have followed a homophobic message sent to Daley's Twitter page.
Club officials said on Wednesday that Mr Thomas had been the victim of a "misguided prank" after leaving his phone unattended.
Port Talbot chairman Andrew Edwards confirmed the player had been arrested by police and released on bail.
"He [Mr Thomas] was called in by police and arrested yesterday [Wednesday] and is on conditional bail," he said.
"It will be some time next week so, pending the police investigation, he's still under suspension.
"We've taken legal advice and, when the police inquiry is concluded, we will deal with it from then."
Both the club and Mr Thomas have apologised "unreservedly" and said they in no way condoned the views in the tweet.
In a statement, police said they had "arrested a 28-year-old man from the Port Talbot area in connection with offensive comments made on the social networking site Twitter".
"The man was interviewed at Neath police station and has been released on police bail pending further inquiries," police added.
In a separate incident earlier this week, a 17-year-old was arrested and given a harassment warning over a malicious tweet relating to Daley's late father.
Daley and his diving partner Pete Waterfield came fourth in the 10m synchronised dive on Monday.
Three other children and their mother have been hospitalised after escaping the blaze.
Baltimore City Fire Department spokesman Roman Clark said firefighters arrived to see large flames coming from all three floors.
"The building was fully engulfed when they arrived on the scene," he said.
Mr Clark said all nine children caught up in the inferno belonged to one family, and ranged in age from 8 months to 11 years old.
The woman has been named as Katie Malone, who works in the district office of Baltimore Congressman Elijah Cummings.
It remains unclear what sparked the fire in the early hours of Thursday. Heavy machinery has been brought in to clear the debris so investigators can access the building.
Reports suggest the blaze has been contained, but not yet controlled. One body has been found at the scene.
The fire department said the woman and two of the surviving children are in a critical condition, while the third child's condition is serious.
However, William Malone, the father of all nine children, said one had been released from hospital and that Mrs Malone was stable.
He said he had not been at home during the blaze as he was working at a restaurant.
Neighbour Michael Johnson, who can see the house from his residence, described the fire as so intense that he had not thought anyone would survive it. He saw a woman emerge from the house, screaming, he told Associated Press.
Congressman Cummings said in a statement that Mrs Malone has worked as a special assistant in his Catonsville office for nearly 11 years.
"My staff is a family, and this unimaginable tragedy is shocking and heartbreaking to us all," he said.
The Scot is seeded second behind Novak Djokovic for next week's event at Flushing Meadows.
But former British number one Rusedski believes the Serb's form does not live up to his ranking.
"I would say he is slightly the second favourite," he said. "If you look at his form, he lost in the third round of Wimbledon and Olympics first round."
Murray won his second Wimbledon title and went on to win a second successive Olympic gold in the singles in Rio.
Rusedski also believes the return of Ivan Lendl as the British number one's coach is having an effect on Djokovic.
"It's just a bit of doubt creeping possibly into his mind," he told BBC Scotland.
"If you look at Murray when Lendl is in his corner, he seems to win majors. Before Lendl, there was no majors. After Lendl, there was no majors.
"All of a sudden, when Ivan comes back, Murray wins Wimbledon again."
Ms Holloway beat Labour's Olly Martins, who has been in the role for the past four years, by 2,883 votes.
The poll went to a second round of counting after none of the five candidates standing secured more than 50 per cent of first preference votes.
Ms Holloway is a former news reporter and presenter and has vowed to use her journalism skills within her new role.
The turnout across Bedfordshire was 23.7 per cent.
The Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police welcoming her to the role.
Jon Boutcher said he was "very much" looking forward to working with Ms Holloway, adding: "We still have much to do to bring our communities ever closer with the force."
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The attack on Carter's Country gun store happened at around 04:30 local time and lasted just two minutes, police said.
The CCTV footage shows the gang pull off the metal security doors using a chain attached to a pick-up truck.
The robbers then dash in, grabbing weapons from glass cases and racks and stuffing them into bags.
The criminal gang was compared by police to an octopus with tentacles across Europe and its members were related by blood or marriage.
The investigation began when three women were caught trying to break into a property in Munich in January 2016.
It has led to arrests in Croatia and Spain as well as in Germany.
Reinhold Bergmann, police commissioner for organised burglary, told reporters that the gang could have dozens of other tentacles operating in other countries such as Belgium, France and Italy.
The three young women originally arrested attracted attention for the skill and speed with which they were carrying out a burglary in the Munich area of Lehel.
They claimed to be teenagers but police discovered they had forged identification papers and were linked to a wider gang originating in Croatia.
Police went on to arrest another 20 young women in Munich, whom they dubbed "worker bees", along with two alleged gang "middle managers" in western Germany and two alleged leaders in Croatia. Another two are on the run.
Arrests have also been reported in Spain.
Mr Bergmann said the group used young women to carry out the burglaries because they were discreet and less likely to face jail.
They were even traded around different parts of the criminal family, which police say has some 500 members and is highly hierarchical.
"They have no choice but to participate," Mr Bergmann said.
It was impossible to estimate the scale of losses sustained by burglary victims, police said, but it was likely to reach millions of euros. Police found alleged gang leaders living in luxury marble-floored villas in Zagreb.
Croatian police have seized jewellery, other valuables and hundreds of thousands of euros in cash and are trying to trace their owners.
The device has been made for Year Sevens (11-to-12-year-olds) and equivalents as part of an initiative spearheaded by the BBC.
Microsoft, Samsung, ARM and several other organisations that teach coding to youngsters are also involved.
The roll-out is happening later in the school year than originally planned.
But there is undoubtedly pent-up enthusiasm for the computer.
Unlike other budget computers - such as the Raspberry Pi - the machine is meant to be programmed via the web, rather than being connected to a keyboard and screen of its own.
So, what can it do?
As a standalone device it can be made to flash its LEDs in sequence and take readings from several built-in sensors, but when added to other hardware the possibilities are limitless.
Below are seven projects by some of those who got their hands on the tech early.
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The initial batch of Micro Bits were very limited in number. But that didn't stop one school launching their copy more than 32km (20 miles) into the air.
One of the pupils at Rishworth School in West Yorkshire wrote a program that used a heat sensor to log changes in temperature and show the current reading on the computer's LEDs. Her classmates then attached the kit to a helium balloon and let it fly upwards.
"Her code measured the temperature in the stratosphere, which is pretty awesome," recalled the teacher in charge, Peter Bell.
"The kids were absolutely buzzing about the whole project."
But he added that anyone thinking of repeating the initiative should not do so lightly.
"We had to get civil aviation authority approval and were given a two-hour window to launch," he explained.
"And on its descent, it initially fell for 14 seconds travelling at up to 180mph [290km/h].
"At one point National Air Traffic Services apparently rerouted all the aircraft around Nottingham because there was essentially a missile travelling towards the airspace, but the parachute deployed when it got to an atmosphere where enough air was hitting it."
The equipment was later recovered from a farmer's field.
Micro Bits are by design small enough to fit inside a child's pocket. So, it seems a bit obtuse to try and turn them into a giant display board.
Even so, Kitronik - an electronics parts supplier involved in the Micro Bit initiative - posed itself the challenge using 1,009 prototypes it had been given access to.
The company's director used Microsoft's Touch Develop web interface to write three programs:
"I realised early on that the big challenge on this project wasn't going to be writing the three different versions of code - though this did take a number of days - but was going to be to assemble the display," recalled Geoff Hampson.
"Which is why we called on a team of volunteers to help wire it all up."
A total of 230m (755ft) of wiring and 5,000 bolts were required to complete the project, which was unveiled at the Bett tech show in January.
Six students from London's Highgate School came up with the idea of using the Micro Bit to help people with autism recognise other people's emotional states, as part of a one-day coding challenge earlier this year.
People with the condition can struggle to read expressions and respond appropriately as a result of the disability.
The team coded the computer so that a user could scroll through a series of graphics, shown via the LEDs, of faces presenting different moods.
When they found a match they could press another button to make the LEDs state what the image represented - for example "happy", "sad" or "angry".
"I think it was fantastic for these students to tackle a potentially difficult and complex issue such as disability and autism," said Holly Margerison from the Institution of Engineering and Technology, which organised the Faraday Projects event.
"I also think this could be a great partnership activity, so students with and without autism could [further] work together on this product.
"One thing which strikes me is that the students clearly understand the place of coding in the world and understand the ways in which it can enhance and improve their lives."
ARM's in-house Micro Bit demo is deliberately simple by design.
The chip creator - whose processor architecture is used by the mini-computer - got one of its team to juggle three of the devices and streamed data from their acceleration sensors to the internet via a Bluetooth link.
To do so, they made use of Google's new Eddystone communication protocol and then tracked the readings - recorded at a rate of 200 times a second - via a web-based application. The information was used to create a graph tracking the rate that each of the Micro Bits sped up and slowed down.
"We can detect in a program run on the Micro Bit when it is falling, and that means we can know how long it is falling for and how high we threw it," explained Jonny Austin, one of the engineers involved.
"So, if I am juggling very unevenly you might see that every third throw I actually don't throw one of the Micro Bits nearly as high, and that would be represented by a much flatter peak on the graph."
In theory, he added, it should be possible to spot patterns that could help a juggler-in-training identify problems with their technique.
Heading North
Pupils at Eastlea Community School in London came up with the idea of using a Micro Bit to keep a small aircraft on track as it headed toward the North Pole.
The computer was programmed to trigger one of two motors whenever the vehicle drifted off course to steer it back to its destination.
"The students came up with a working proof-of-concept but the gondola that they made was a little bit too weighty," said their teacher Steve Richards.
"Air regulations would have also been a problem."
But, he added, the class took these issues in their stride and are now developing a Micro Bit-steered paddle steamer boat that will make use of solar and wind energy.
Mr Richards has previously taught classes using another British low-cost computer - the Raspberry Pi - but says he believes the Micro Bit is better suited for younger age groups.
"It's been designed at a lower level that allows children to understand more quickly the concepts that you are trying to get across," he explained.
"With the Raspberry Pi there are a lot of things that don't make immediate sense. So, I think the Micro Bit will make a great stepping stone that engages younger children before they want to do more serious projects that would require something like the Pi."
Racing cars
The Bloodhound Project - an effort to set a new land speed record of more than 1,000mph (1,609km/h) - has its own Micro Bit spin-off.
Since the start of January, hundreds of children have been invited to carve their own model cars out of foam and blast them along a track using black-powder rockets fitted to their rears.
The computers are slotted inside to measure the rocket cars' fastest speeds, average speeds and changes in thrust. The children then use the feedback to improve their designs.
"This is something that teachers don't normally want to do because there is a lot of risk assessment involved," said Graeme Lawrie, one of the organisers and director of innovation at Sevenoaks school in Kent.
"But these kind of wow factors are few and far between, and it provides the children with inspiration and enthusiasm for Stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects."
As if that wasn't enough incentive to take part, the teams that make the fastest models are being promised a chance to have their names added to the fin of the actual Bloodhound supersonic car.
Machine music
Not all the early Micro Bit projects were targeted at children or involved coding.
Dr Rebecca Fiebrink got hold of a device to use as part of her research into computer music at Goldsmiths, University of London.
The lecturer used a program called Wekinator, which teaches a computer to recognise certain inputs and map them to different sounds.
By connecting up a Micro Bit she was able to create music by twisting, tilting and drawing shapes in front of her with the mini-computer.
"One example I made was a simple drum machine that I control using tilts," she told the BBC.
"I can also use it to recognise gestures that I draw in the air and to create more experimental sounds.
"It's a really exciting time right now because of the growing availability of relatively cheap-to-use sensing platforms, and the Micro Bit is a great way to get started building things."
Watch a Q&A Rory hosted about the Micro Bit on the BBC Tech Facebookpage shortly after 1330GMT. page.
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The Englishman, 29, won his first major after a shock win at Augusta, aided by American Jordan Spieth's collapse.
Willett rose to a career-high ninth in the world, but has dropped to 17th after failing to win an event since.
"You do have a spring in your step coming back as champion," he said. "But you can't change your game like that."
Willett became the first Briton to win the Green Jacket in 20 years when he shot a five-under-par 67 as 2015 champion Spieth crumbled during a thrilling final round.
However, he has struggled to regularly match his form at Augusta since.
The Yorkshireman finished third in the PGA Championship and second in the Italian Open following his Masters triumph, but suffered a dip in form ahead of his Ryder Cup debut in October.
He failed to win a single point as Europe lost 17-11 at Hazeltine, while also being distracted by questions over his brother Peter's controversial comments about American fans.
Willett has only claimed one top-10 finish so far in 2017, blowing a three-shot 54-hole lead to finish fifth at the Maybank Championship in February.
"The pressure has been more from myself. It's not a nice feeling to not hit good golf shots when you know what you can do," he said.
"I think the last 12 months has made me a little more impatient.
"I think achieving what I achieved last year and performing under the pressure that I did on Sunday, if you don't do that every time you get a bit annoyed.
"That's where the game jumps up and bites you. It's not that easy."
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One of Willett's roles in his return to Augusta as defending champion is choosing the menu for the annual Masters champions' dinner on Tuesday.
Thirty-four former winners will start with cottage pie before tucking into roast beef with Yorkshire pudding and apple crumble.
"There's been a lot of thought gone into it about how we can embrace British culture and hopefully they enjoy a little taste of Yorkshire," said Willett, who was born in Sheffield.
Asked if Augusta's chef was confident of making Yorkshire puddings, he responded: "He'd best be, otherwise I'll be in the kitchen making sure his oil is hot enough!
"If they go a bit flat, we're not going to be happy. I'm sure that he's been practising."
It was striking that Alexis Tsipras echoed the words of a top banker to whom I spoke today when warning that the European Central Bank's [ECB] decision to freeze emergency lending to Greek banks a week ago is causing a humanitarian disaster.
Because even encumbered by savage restrictions on cash transfers and withdrawals, Greek banks are just days away from running out of cash and collapsing.
In those circumstances, not only would millions of Greeks lose their savings, but companies would collapse. And Greece would run out of vital imported food, raw materials and medicine.
Greek banks are desperately in need of a lender of last resort to save them, and the Greek economy.
And sad to say no banker or central banker to whom I have spoken believes the ECB can fulfil that function - because it is struggling to prove to itself that Greek banks have adequate assets to pledge to it as security for new loans.
There are only two options. The Bank of Greece could make unsecured loans to Greek banks without the ECB's permission - which would provoke a furious reaction from Eurozone leaders and would be seen by most of them as tantamount to leaving the euro.
Or it can explicitly create a new currency, a new Drachma, which it could then use to provide vital finance to Greek banks and the Greek economy.
This huge risk, of a Greek exit from the euro, is tonight preoccupying governments, central banks and investors all over the world.
Monday will be a very hairy day on markets.
And although the ECB is expected to continue to refuse to rescue Greek banks, it will chuck billions of euros at bond markets, to prevent the borrowing costs of other vulnerable euro economies rising too far and too fast.
In Thursday's referendum 52.5% of voters in Wales backed Leave, compared with 47.5% supporting Remain.
Calling for unity in Wales, Mr Jones warned it was "now more difficult to attract investment into Wales and keep jobs in Wales".
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies accused him of continuing the Remain camp's "Project Fear".
Mr Jones welcomed David Cameron's offer for Welsh ministers to be included in Brexit negotiations, saying it was important as he did not trust UK ministers to represent Wales' best interests.
Mr Cameron has announced he will step down as prime minister by October but would seek to "steady the ship" between now and then.
The first minister - who backed the UK to stay in the EU - said his administration wanted to provide stability while the UK government was in "turmoil".
After making a statement at the Welsh Government's headquarters in Cardiff, Mr Jones was asked if the Brexit vote would have consequences for Welsh jobs.
"I fear there will be," he said.
"We'll be working hard to make sure that doesn't happen but yes it is right to say that it is now more difficult to attract investment into Wales and keep jobs in Wales.
"For the simple reason that we have uncertainty and we've seen what happened with the markets this morning.
"My worry is and was that our competitors elsewhere in Europe will be able to say to any investor 'we can guarantee you access to a market of 500m [people]' and we won't be able to give that guarantee."
Mr Jones promised Welsh ministers would "have to work very hard to overcome" that hurdle.
In his statement, he outlined "six priorities arising from these changed circumstances".
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Mr Jones said: "Now is the time for Wales to unite and to think clearly about our future.
"Even before yesterday's vote I said that no one party had the monopoly on good ideas, and now more than ever, we must rely on the abilities of all."
He would be the first minister for "the whole of Wales", he promised.
"No matter how you voted yesterday, no matter how you voted in May, this Welsh Government will fight for your interests."
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Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns, who campaigned for a Remain vote, said he was speaking to Mr Jones, would "continue a regular dialogue" with him and "ensure that Wales' voice is heard at the negotiations with the European Union as we start to untangle from the current position".
Mr Cairns said people should not worry about the current situation.
"The most important thing for us is to really show people that governments are working together, that through this turbulent time that the political levers are absolutely coordinating properly," he added.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said the major focus should be on ensuring political and economic stability in Wales and the rest of the UK.
"With Scotland voting to remain and a second independence referendum now on the cards, it is clear that the UK cannot continue in its current form," she said.
"Wales, its economy and its communities will soon be at the full mercy of the Westminster elite and robust action must be taken to mitigate the impact of this.
"All the promises made by the Leave campaign, with regards to safeguarding grants and financial support for Wales and our NHS must now be fully honoured, not only up to 2020 under current EU programmes, but beyond that into the future."
UKIP's leader in the assembly, Neil Hamilton, has demanded UK ministers give the Welsh Government "every penny of British taxpayers' money which the EU currently spends in Wales".
"We demand our fair share of the £10bn of our money which Brussels spends outside Britain every year - that would be at least £500m a year extra for Welsh projects, including the NHS," he said.
"We must also take back control of our trade policy as soon as possible and slap effective tariffs on dumped Chinese steel to help save Port Talbot."
Acknowledging the fears many people had over the consequences of Brexit, Welsh Leave campaigner David Davies urged the group's supporters not to "gloat".
The Conservative MP for Monmouth said: "I think that one of the reasons why people came out was that they felt that the mainstream political parties had not been listening to them enough, we should not fall into that mistake now.
"We should remember that yes, we have won, that's tremendous, I'm very happy about that but a lot of people out there have got concerns.
"We need to be thinking about those people and offering a bit of reassurance, rather that sort of gloating and rubbing it in."
Andrew RT Davies, who also campaigned to leave the EU, expressed similar sentiments but said he believed the vote result was a "great opportunity for Wales to benefit economically, socially and culturally".
"Politicians of all colours must work tirelessly to reflect all views, and to achieve a strong and lasting settlement that benefits all parts of the United Kingdom, and indeed our friends and allies in Europe," he said.
It was a downbeat Carwyn Jones who addressed reporters.
There were some difficult questions for him. Among them, how such a chasm has opened up between the leadership of Welsh Labour and so many of its traditional supporters, and why Labour began campaigning at such a late stage.
He said he did not accept responsibility for the result, saying he did everything he was asked to do, and insisted he never wanted the referendum to take place so soon after the assembly election, which stretched all the resources of the party.
But he admitted a disconnect had opened up and he needed to fully understand what had happened by listening.
Carwyn Jones said too many communities felt left behind and there was a real task to undo that sense of alienation.
The balancing act he had to strike was expressing his disappointment with the result while at the same time accepting the wishes of so many communities once dominated by Labour.
The inevitable call for unity was also made in the face of what he called the "vitriol" in the campaign and a period of calm.
The first minister says he wants to be part of the top team involved in any renegotiation in Brussels, and has called for a reappraisal of the way Wales is funded from Westminster, in the light of a Brexit.
But in terms of the details, he admitted himself we were in "unchartered territory".
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According to the Daily Beast, the pictures include the first male victim, Hulk Hogan's son Nick.
Others targeted apparently include actress Winona Ryder, 90210's AnnaLynne McCord, a fully-clothed Nina Dobrev from The Vampire Diaries and Victoria's Secret model Erin Heatherton.
Google removed "tens of thousands" of nude pictures last week which had been stolen from celebrities.
Hollywood entertainment lawyer Marty Singer, who is representing over a dozen celebrities whose iCloud accounts were affected in August, has threatened to sue Google for "violating privacy".
A statement said the tech giant had deleted photos "within hours" of requests being made and had "closed hundreds of accounts".
Other stars targeted previously include Cara Delevingne, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna and Jennifer Lawrence.
The latest photos have been uploaded to photo-sharing blog 4chan.
The first celebrity photos were released by hackers at the beginning of September.
Two more waves of nude pictures, called the Fappening, were then uploaded weeks later.
It's claimed hackers managed to break into celebrities' iCloud accounts, but Apple has denied any form of security breach, suggesting "brute force" attacks on accounts with "weak" passwords were to blame.
The company says accounts were "compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions".
The term is a mixture of two words, "the happening", as in what's going on, and "fapping", a slang for a sexual act.
Fappening has become the term for when a hacker accesses nude photos of celebrities and leaks them in exchange for Bitcoins.
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Some 10,000 Japanese troops and 1,600 US soldiers died during three months of intense fighting on the island, which is part of the nation of Palau.
In a statement, he said the "tragic history" should not be forgotten.
The visit by the 81-year-old, whose father was Emperor Hirohito, comes 70 years after the war ended.
Ten years ago, he also paid a similar visit to Saipan, another Pacific island - now part of the US - that saw fierce fighting towards the end of the war.
The battle on Peleliu took place between September and November 1944, as US troops sought to capture an airstrip on the island.
"Fierce battles between the United States and Japan took place in this region, including the present Republic of Palau, resulting in the loss of countless lives," Emperor Akihito said at a banquet on Wednesday.
"We are here in Palau to mourn and pay tribute to all those who lost their lives in World War Two and reflect on the hardships suffered by the bereaved families."
Emperor Akihito has said on multiple occasions that Japan must learn from its history and never forget what happened.
But his visit comes amid concerns among Japan's neighbours that its current government, led by nationalist Shinzo Abe, is unrepentant about wartime actions.
Earlier this week, China and South Korea protested over newly approved school textbooks which they said glossed over events such as the Nanjing massacre.
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At least 142 people died when the Indore-Patna Express came off the rails at 03:00 local time on Sunday (21:30 GMT Saturday), near the city of Kanpur.
The railway ministry has listed 180 of the more than 200 people injured.
The cause of the crash is unknown, but some reports point to a fractured rail.
Not all of the victims have been identified yet, leaving relatives to search for missing family members at nearby hospitals and at the crash site. At least 58 people are said to be in critical condition.
Train accidents are fairly common in India, where much of the rail infrastructure and rolling stock is out of date, but Sunday's crash was the deadliest in 14 years.
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Hundreds took part in the rescue operation, using machines to cut through the mangled metal or using their bare hands to remove the debris, as police held back curious onlookers from nearby villages.
Two carriages were completely smashed up beyond recognition. Several other carriages were hanging off the tracks precariously.
Personal effects of passengers - bags, clothes, water bottles - were strewn all over the place. I saw a woman's red dress hanging off the roof of a carriage.
Two giant cranes tried to remove carriages that had already been cleared of bodies, but it proved difficult due to the heavy damage. I saw one carriage that was being lifted up suddenly fall to the ground - the crane could not handle it properly.
Late on Monday, rescue crews lifted the last of 14 wrecked cars from the tracks. No other bodies were found underneath the wreckage.
Zaki Ahmed, the police inspector general in Kanpur, confirmed the rescue operations were over.
A spokesman for the railway added: "The rail line has been cleared and some restoration work is on. The line will be fit for traffic in few hours from now."
The crash happened on one of India's busiest rail junctions. According to the Indian Express the carriages were outdated. The report said the government had promised earlier this year to upgrade all trains.
A railway spokesperson also noted the train had been carrying far more passengers that it was supposed to.
Although the official number of passengers on board was about 1,200, the Times of India said as many as another 500 could have been on the train without tickets, citing unnamed railway officials as sources.
Passengers, most of who were sleeping at the time of the crash, described horrific scenes.
One survivor, Ravish Kumar told the BBC, he was jolted awake when the the train suddenly stopped: "My cousin and I were sleeping in a different coach than my family. This decision saved our lives.
"We woke up when the train suddenly stopped and we all fell on the floor of the coach. I went out and saw the coach my family was in had broken into three pieces.
"Five members of family - including my mother, sister, uncle and grandmother - died in the accident."
Another man from Patna said he spotted a hand sticking out in the debris wearing a ring which he recognised as his brother's.
"I'm certain that it's my brother's body but it's not been removed yet," he told the BBC.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who expressed his condolences, promised compensation to the victims' relatives and injured passengers, and said he had spoken to Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu.
On his own Twitter account, Mr Prabhu warned that "strictest possible action will be taken against those who could be responsible for accident".
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passenger journeys per day
27,581
railway related deaths in 2014
115,000km of track; 7,112 stations
1.3 million staff in 2014-15
$25bn revenue in 2014-15
5.29 times more likely to die on the road than the railways
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Gaisal, Assam, 2 Aug 1999: At least 290 killed as two trains carrying a total of 2,500 people collide
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UK Anti-Doping is investigating the package received by Dr Richard Freeman, an ex-Team Sky medic who pulled out of a hearing into the matter last week.
Wiggins, the 2012 Tour de France winner, has not been asked to appear.
"For sure, there's still questions to be answered, but Freeman and Brad don't seem to have the flak," Thomas said.
"Those are the people who, primarily, this whole things involves. But they can swan around getting on with their lives while we have to answer questions we've got nothing to do with," he told Cycling Weekly.
"Really, it just seems to be us, which is annoying."
Team Sky have admitted "mistakes were made" around the delivery of a medical package sent to Wiggins when he was racing at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine, but deny breaking anti-doping rules.
Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford has said he was told the package contained a legal decongestant - Fluimucil.
However, there are no records of the treatment, a situation which leaves British Cycling and Team Sky's reputation "in tatters", according to the chairman of the parliamentary select committee investigating the matter.
Team Sky say they take "full responsibility" for the failures.
"There is a fundamental difference between process failures and wrongdoing," Brailsford said on Tuesday.
On Monday, several Team Sky riders - including Thomas - tweeted their support for Brailsford.
Chris Froome, a three-time Tour de France winner and the team's leading rider, has yet to comment publically.
"I've known Dave a hell of a long time now and have 100% confidence he would never do things the wrong way," Thomas added.
"He's done so much for the sport. I'm fully behind him. He hasn't done anything untoward, no rules have been broken - the same as Brad and Freeman."
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The cryoshape procedure, carried out at Neath Port Talbot Hospital, involves pumping liquid nitrogen through a special needle into the scar.
Marc Jenkins, 43, was one of the first patients to have the treatment, which takes about one hour to complete.
He said he was "really happy" after scarring on his left earlobe, which was pierced when he was younger, vanished.
So far, four patients have undergone treatment and six more are due.
Mr Jenkins, of Pyle, Bridgend county, said his scarring had not responded to several operations and treatments over the past 15 years.
"Psychologically, the last 15 years have been difficult. Hopefully all that is over now," he said.
"I'm really happy with what they've done. It's amazing. The idea of it is brilliant, I'm fascinated by it."
Max Murison, plastic surgeon and laser specialist, said: "We are now able to remove abnormal scars with a new technique that was developed in Scandinavia.
"It was discovered that people who get frostbite don't get bad scars. They heal beautifully."
He carried out the first procedure in January after receiving approval for funding by Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board.
Neath Port Talbot Hospital is currently the only hospital in Wales carrying out the procedure, and one of few in the UK.
The 34-year-old father-of-two died after being hit by a vehicle that mounted a central reservation in Wallasey on 5 October.
Clayton Williams, 18, appeared via videolink at Liverpool Crown Court and a trial date of next March was set.
He is also accused of attempting to wound another officer, aggravated theft of a motor vehicle and burglary.
Mr Williams is due to be tried in Preston alongside four other defendants in connection with PC Phillips' death.
They also appeared via videolink at the preliminary hearing. No pleas have yet been entered.
Philip Stuart, 30, of Prenton, Wirral, is accused of burglary and aggravated vehicle-taking and death caused by an accident.
Georgia Clarke, 19 and Dawn Cooper, 34, of Wallasey, and Michael Smith, 19, from Liverpool, are all accused of assisting an offender.
A trial, expected to last three weeks, has been set for 7 March at Preston Crown Court.
All five defendants were remanded in custody.
A further plea and case management hearing will be held at Liverpool Crown Court on 8 January.
Nearly 40 bottles of Scotch are now shipped overseas each second, contributing nearly £4bn to the UK's balance of payments.
But its success has come at a price.
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) now works 24/7 blocking attempts by companies around the world to pass off their products as "Scotch" in order to boost their own profits.
In a new report, the industry body revealed proceedings were authorised against 19 different brands last year, covering Belgium, China, Curacao, Ecuador, France, Germany, India, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Scotland.
Scotch whisky is protected as a Geographical Indication (GI), meaning it can only be produced in Scotland, according to UK rules.
But that hasn't stopped imitators, who have come up with ingenious ways to try to get around protection laws.
Scotch whisky facts and figures 2014
•Exports generated about £3.95bn - the equivalent of £125 every second
•Thirty-eight bottles bottles were shipped overseas each second
•More than 10,000 people are directly employed in the industry
•Some 115 distilleries are licensed to produce Scotch
•Scotch whisky accounts for around a quarter of all UK food and drink exports
Source: Scotch Whisky Association
SWA director of legal affairs, Magnus Cormack, says his organisation currently has 60 to 70 active legal cases in 30 different countries, as well as about 300 trademark oppositions in upwards of 20 nations.
He says issues can range from simple fraud - passing off drinks as Scotch whisky when they are not - to subtle attempts to dress up products to look like Scotch.
Last year it acted against a brand called Highlander in Bulgaria.
The labelling stated that the product was a "Grain Alcoholic Drink with Malt", depicted a Scottish bagpiper in full Highland dress and used one of Scotland's most famous castles, Eilean Donan, as its background.
Having reached the conclusion that the product was being passed off as Scotch whisky, legal proceedings were taken against the company before the Sofia City Court. The SWA succeeded in having the Highlander mark removed from the country's trademark register.
"The means by which somebody can pretend that a product is Scotch whisky defy numeration," says Mr Cormack.
"Sometimes it will be very subtle indeed - it may just be the use of an English language brand name in a country where English is not the main language spoken. In those countries, people assume that a whisky labelled in English must be a Scotch whisky."
SWA's legal department has a team of eight working on protecting Scotch, including five lawyers.
It also employs a specialist trademark watching service which generates about 400 alerts per month from all over the world.
In addition, it picks up information from Scotch whisky producers who have spotted potentially fake products in overseas markets.
"With the litigation internationally we have to draw on the expertise of lawyers in other countries to actually do the groundwork," says Mr Cormack.
"I like to put it by saying that we fashion the bullets and the lawyers abroad fire them."
India has kept the lawyers busier than most other countries over the past decade. SWA is currently opposing more than 100 trademark applications there.
Last year, SWA launched a court action over the proposed launch of an Indian whisky with the name Scotia Imperial, or Scosia Imperial, which also featured a tartan design.
The company involved claimed that, according to the dictionary, "Scotia" was an architectural term relating to "a concave moulding, especially at the base of the column" and that "in conventional distilleries the distillation columns have a concave base".
It also argued that "every design with a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical is not a tartan design".
SWA subsequently secured a court order which included a ban on the drink producer using the words "Scotia" or "Scosia" or any tartan design on any whisky other than Scotch.
Mr Cormack says: "There are a number of ingenious arguments that people come up with.
"My favourite is a brand in India called Scotch Terrier. The defendant in that particular case argued that this had nothing to do with trying to pass the product off as Scotch whisky, it was just the name of his dog.
"The court did not accept that argument."
But problems can also arise in more mature markets.
According to Mr Cormack, Australian local authorities have been reluctant to take action against companies accused of producing fake whisky, forcing the trade body to take on litigation by itself.
He added: "In other countries we find that we can rely very heavily on the administrative authorities.
"China is a good example. As the Chinese market took off, so imitators followed. A lot of products were falsely described as Scotch whisky and we would report those to the local authorities, who would take action.
"And in China the penalties can be quite high and people can go to prison. So that's been quite a deterrent factor."
Mr Cormack agrees that SWA's attempts to stamp out deceptive behaviour can resemble the old arcade game whack-a-mole.
"That is a very fair analogy," he says. "Sometimes we will take action against a particular company and a particular brand, and the company will re-emerge in another guise with another brand and we have to do it all over again.
"There are certain companies that we've had to take proceedings against on a number of occasions, and each time the penalty the company suffers tends to get higher, and we hope that eventually they will see that the profits are not worth it, or non-existent."
Mr Cormack adds: "The value of the brand Scotch whisky is really incalculable.
"At the moment Scotch whisky can only be produced in Scotland.
"If the geographic description Scotch whisky came to mean simply that it was just a type of whisky which could be distilled anywhere, that would be a disaster for the Scottish economy and for the British economy.
"It's what happened to London Gin. At one time it was only produced in London - now it just means a type of gin which is produced worldwide, and London distillers have missed out on an opportunity.
"So I think the value of protecting Scotch whisky is essential. But for a protected name, there would be no industry."
Teesdale and Weardale Search and Mountain Rescue Team will keep vehicles and equipment at Durham's Community Fire Station.
It will also be based at a new £3.78m quad station in Barnard Castle incorporating the county's fire, police and ambulance services.
Deputy team leader Steve Owers said finding people in semi-urban areas now accounted for half of its call-outs.
Tracking down children and people with dementia or depression, who were unlikely to survive another night outdoors, had doubled the team's workload, he said.
Having a base in Durham, the centre of the county, means rescuers have easier access to equipment, cutting response times.
"Building a relationship with police officers and firefighters on the ground that we're going to be meeting in incidents is really important," Mr Owers said.
The new rescue centre in Durham is named after former rescuer Chris Scott, who died in 2014, aged 75.
They said that the bomber was on foot and targeted a bus carrying the troops.
The Taliban say that they carried out the attack, the first by them in the capital for more than a week.
Kabul's police chief resigned at the end of last month following a surge in attacks by Afghan militants on foreigners in the city.
President Ashraf Ghani, who took power in September, has vowed to bring peace after decades of conflict.
But Kabul has been regularly subjected to Taliban bombings, with the military, police and government officials all targeted.
The Taliban have stepped up attacks in Afghanistan as most foreign combat troops prepare to leave the country later this month.
As part of the agreement on the withdrawal of foreign combat troops, some 12,000 Nato soldiers will remain to train and advise Afghan security forces from 1 January.
A separate US-led force will assist Afghan troops in some operations against the Taliban.
From 6 May, the road will be reduced to one lane at weekends, between Newhouse and Baillieston, for three months.
This will allow for demolition of Bo'ness Road bridge, which crosses the A8 at Chapelhall, and construction of a widened bridge at Shawhead junction.
Work to upgrade the M8, M73 and M74 is due to be completed in spring 2017.
Graeme Reid, project manager for the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project, said: "These works have been scheduled to take place over the weekends to avoid disruption to commuters during the morning and evening peaks.
"Two lanes will be reinstated in each direction ahead of the Monday morning rush hour."
A contraflow will be introduced on approach to the Chapelhall and Shawhead junctions, reducing traffic to one lane in each direction from 20:00 on Friday to 06:00 on Monday, for the next two weekends - 6-9 May and 13-16 May.
Following the initial two weekends, the contraflow at Chapelhall junction will be removed.
However, the weekend reduction to one lane in both directions on approach to Shawhead junction will remain in place for about three months.
Mr Reid added: "We're working closely with our contractor, Scottish Roads Partnership, to minimise the disruption to road users as a result of this work, and these restrictions will not be in place during the May Bank Holiday weekend (28-29 May), or during the weekend the Scottish Cup Final takes place at Hampden Park (21-22 May).
"Whilst we're doing everything we can to minimise the disruption, delays will be inevitable, so we're asking motorists to check the Transport Scotland and Traffic Scotland websites for updates on this key route between Glasgow and Edinburgh, to plan their journeys in advance and to look at taking an alternative route if possible."
The motorway improvements project began in February 2014 and is scheduled for completion in spring 2017.
The work will upgrade the M8, M73 and M74 near Glasgow.
The work will see upgrading of the M8 between Baillieston and Newhouse to motorway standard.
This will require upgrades to the connections to the M73 motorway at Baillieston and a new junction at Shawhead, which will connect to the A725 East Kilbride road.
There will also be new junctions at Eurocentral and Chapelhall.
Improvements to the Raith Interchange near Hamilton in Lanarkshire include realignment of the A725.
There will be an underpass for the A725 and bridges carrying the Raith roundabout.
The improvements are expected to cut journey times by up to 18 minutes for the busiest sections of the M8.
Europe is estimated to have 10-12 million Roma, many of them concentrated in eastern, former communist countries.
Back in 2005 the Decade of Roma Inclusion was launched - a global initiative by the EU, UN and World Bank to improve housing, jobs, health and education for the Roma.
The BBC's Delia Radu visited Roma in Romania and Slovakia to find out what, if anything, was achieved by that initiative.
The top picture shows Constantin Moldovan and his children on the outskirts of Ocna Sibiului, a town in Romania's central Transylvania region.
Desperately poor, they often skip meals and the family of 11 squeezes into a two-room, crumbling house.
The community lives under steep slopes prone to landslides - so locals call them "People of the Ravines".
"Of course we're scared whenever the earth comes down," said Mr Moldovan, as a hissing noise accompanied a minor shower of sand and clay.
"But what can we do? The local authorities aren't interested in giving us any help," he complained.
Across the road lives Petruta Paraschiva Otvos. When I visited 10 years ago she told me how she had been buried alive in a landslide in her backyard, then dug out by her neighbours and taken to hospital.
Since then she has done menial jobs in Spain, together with her four children, and they managed to build this new home, with four rooms for four families.
She is proud to have a two-storey house, but told me they often skipped meals, too, to save money. She often borrows money from neighbours to buy bread and medicines for her disabled husband, who lost a leg many years ago and has only a meagre pension.
The poorest of the poor in Ocna Sibiului carve out a hole in the hillside and call it home: social housing from Mother Nature.
A Roma woman in her 40s lives in this cave dwelling. She works as a cleaner.
The local authorities say anyone who lives in a cave dwelling isn't a native of the town. They say the poor Roma get a lot of aid but waste it.
When I asked about the landslide danger, the authorities said they had provided plots of safer land elsewhere in the town.
But that begs a question: if the poorest Roma cannot afford decent food and clothing, how can they afford to build a new house from scratch?
The cave dwellings are not new: they were featured in a 1936 magazine article entitled "The poorest people in Romania".
The plight of the "troglodytes" back then was recorded by The Illustrated Reality.
Roma have had settled communities in Europe for centuries, but are often treated as outsiders. Their roots go back to India - their nomadic ancestors brought with them a language related to Sanskrit.
Some of Transylvania's Roma have prospered.
Ilie and Rodica Ciociu and their grandson live in Apoldu de Sus. They are among the minority of Roma who have stable jobs.
Ilie runs his own small business, having finished a business course. Ten years ago he was in the wool trade, constantly fearing that the police would seize his merchandise. But now he is in the Roma Party and a local councillor.
Rodica handles Roma health issues. But in the summer she picks strawberries in Germany, like some other Roma in the village who get seasonal work on German farms. That earns them enough to improve their homes - and sometimes they can live off their earnings for months.
Many other Roma in Apoldu de Sus live in ramshackle mud houses. Ilie Pasu's mud house collapsed and now he lives in a shipping container, to which he added a flimsy roof.
A report on the Decade of Roma Inclusion acknowledged that poor housing remained a persistent problem in Roma communities.
Ilie Pasu shares this cramped container with five children and his pregnant wife. He is looking for work.
In a 2013 survey by the EU's Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), 27% of Roma men complained of discrimination when looking for work, based on their ethnicity.
Ten years ago when I visited Apoldu de Sus I met Roma who said Romanian employers avoided them because of their Roma identity.
The bleak district of Ferentari is not far from the centre of Romania's capital Bucharest.
About half of Ferentari's residents are Roma. Most people call this street "the ghetto", though its real name is "Orchards Alley". It is the most deprived and arguably the most dangerous street in Bucharest.
The locals live in overcrowded flats, mostly in one room without any central heating or gas. The area is rife with drugs and in the park nearby there is a bin for needles. Rubbish uncollected for weeks litters the streets.
In Slovakia more than 5,000 Roma live crammed into a shanty town in Jarovnice, separated from their Slovak neighbours.
It is the largest Roma settlement in Slovakia, where Roma complain that ghettoisation is particularly deep-rooted.
Sometimes walls keep Roma out of ethnic Slovak neighbourhoods.
In Jarovnice's case, the dividing line is a polluted creek.
According to the UN children's agency Unicef, in Eastern Europe only 20% of Roma children are enrolled in primary school.
In 2005, many Roma children in Jarovnice skipped school, especially during the winter. The reason was very simple: they had no shoes.
A decade on, extreme poverty still keeps many Roma children away from school. Those who do attend do not mix with their Slovak peers. Most Slovak parents bus their children to a school outside the village.
That segregation prompted the EU to launch a discrimination case against Slovakia.
A rare success story in the The Decade of Roma Inclusion was the creation of a fund providing grants for Roma children. As a result, the number of Roma children who finish secondary school is growing.
Delia Radu's radio documentary was broadcast on BBC World Service.
The move follows the nomination of Hindu hardline politician Yogi Adityanath as chief minister.
Most are owned by Muslims who make up 18% of the state's population.
Mr Adityanath opposes the slaughter and consumption of cows, considered sacred by India's Hindu majority.
Reports say that immediately after taking office, one of his first acts was to instruct police officials to crack down on "illegal" slaughterhouses in the state.
Locals allege, however, that many of the businesses did not kill cows, but animals like goats and buffalo, the slaughter of which is legal.
India traders fear 'meat crackdown'
They say shops are being shut on technicalities, such as environmental norms. They also say that despite applying for licences they are yet to receive them.
Atul Kumar, a senior official in the state government, earlier told the BBC that the administration was mulling a simplified system to address concerns about granting licences.
Many families say that their livelihoods are at stake, as they have been owning and running these shops for generations.
Chaudhry Iqbal Qureshi, the head of a meat traders association, told BBC Hindi that people were being harassed by authorities which was also why they were striking.
Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, is also the largest meat-producing state.
The state government is estimated to earn more than 110bn rupees ($1.7bn; £1.3bn) a year from the industry.
The Ospreys lock, 31, has seen it all in his 105 caps for his country - two Grand Slams and the dubious honour of being the only member of the current squad to have been on the losing side against the Azzurri.
When it comes to being named captain of his country for the Six Nations tournament, however, he believes it should be straightforward.
"I'm going to sound like a broken record but if I'm playing well then hopefully it's easy to captain a side," said Jones, who succeeds Sam Warburton as skipper.
"With the strong leadership group we have, it is a pretty easy job.
"The only comparison I have to [captaining] over a period of time is with the Ospreys.
"In times of transition it can be difficult when you lose senior players - but I'm fortunate to have a strong senior player base here."
Interim head coach Rob Howley has named a starting XV to face Italy averaging more than 45 caps a man, and including Jones' predecessor Warburton on the blind-side flank.
With Wales attempting to adopt a more open, attacking style and seven uncapped players named in the squad for the tournament, many had expected a younger-looking team.
Jones defended the decision to opt for experience over youth against the weakest team - statistically - in the tournament.
"I vowed not to talk too much about selection, but we did say we've been respectful to Italy but also put the pressure on the players who have been selected," said Jones.
"There's been cries for more changes and blooding of youngsters, which will happen in time, I'm sure of it.
"But do we want to expose them to a potential banana skin?
"And then it's a vicious circle and selection becomes more of a talking point than the team. Hopefully we won't get to that."
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Jones was in the team that lost 23-20 to Italy in 2007 when captain Gareth Thomas opted to kick for touch rather than take a shot at goal to draw the match.
Having told Wales they had time for the line-out, referee Chris White then ruled time was up and Italy celebrated their second win over Wales.
In the same situation today, and with a revised point system for this year's championship, Jones would take the draw.
"These are the decisions that potentially arise for a team and you'd potentially take the two points rather than a loss and get nothing," he said.
"Hopefully we don't get to those circumstances but we've got to be aware of the points system that's in place and the implications it could have later in the tournament."
With bonus points being introduced to the Six Nations this year, what would Jones do if Wales were leading by a few points having already scored three tries and had a penalty that could potentially make the game safe?
"With this I can wholeheartedly say I'd have to feel it in the game - if I feel we're in the ascendancy, and depending how many players they've got on the park," he said.
"I know what I'd lean to because I know what the fallout would be and you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't."
Would he lean towards being conservative?
"Potentially, because you look how wide open the tournament is. But it's definitely a feel thing. You have to justify the decisions when you make them and hopefully we won't have to make them."
Italy captain Sergio Parisse was man of the match in their controversial win against Wales in 2007 and is still their key player a decade later.
Jones is full of admiration for the back-row legend, but says Wales cannot concentrate on him alone.
"If you focus on one person or any player too much you can potentially open holes for other members of the opposition," he said.
"We have a defensive system in place that will defend the ball not the player.
"I think the thing now is they've got [coaching team] Mike Catt, Conor O'Shea and Brendan Venter who will potentially make them more dangerous.
"And you throw in the fact they had a good win over South Africa in the autumn, so it's a tricky one to call."
Jones has been there with Ospreys, Wales and Lions and has all the T-shirts.
He might just be the ideal man to guide a team through a Roman field full of banana skins - and he can rely on the fact most of them have done it successfully before.
Since January four fire services have worked with the North East Ambulance Service to respond to life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrests.
During the trial, firefighters attended 2,904 patients - more than 1,800 in the Durham and Darlington area.
Ambulance service bosses have now agreed to extend the trial until at least February 2017.
Fire crews have been equipped with a medical kit with the aim of helping to improve survival rates when they are first on the scene.
Ambulance service operations manager Gareth Campbell said: "Demand on the ambulance service has increased by nearly 20% since 2007, meaning we receive a new 999 call every 65 seconds.
"Over the last six months, fire crews have been able to reach the scene of many incidents and deliver lifesaving care in those first critical minutes until an ambulance clinician has arrived, thereby improving the survival rates of our patients. "
He said the programme would continue to be monitored closely.
The Newport rap act was due to appear at the Cardiff lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender festival on 25 August.
However, organisers said they were "deeply troubled at the thought that any members of our community might be left upset by one of our acts".
A spokesman for the band has been asked to comment.
In a statement, event organisers said: "Since announcing the act we have received feedback from the general public regarding the appropriateness of this booking - and want to listen to these concerns and act upon them."
The statement added organisers were "deeply troubled" an act might leave some attendees upset "during a time when they should be feeling most celebratory and proud".
They apologised for the "misjudgement" but when asked about specific reasons, a spokeswoman refused to elaborate further.
Goldie Lookin' Chain have had singles including their 2003 song Your Mother's Got a Penis.
The event takes place between 25 and 27 August.
More than 1,000 people took part in a parade at last year's event.
Thomas Bow City Asphalt built landmarks including the Raleigh factory extension and the University of Nottingham's Trent Building.
It was set up after founder Lawrence Bow arrived in Nottingham in 1867.
Chairman Alistair Bow said the company's connection to the city was a source of pride for the family.
Mr Bow, who is among the sixth generation to run the firm, said: "You can't drive more than a quarter of a mile without going past an old Thomas Bow landmark.
"It's something I'm immensely proud of and I know my dad would have been, to think you could still be working and operating with the same company name 150 years later."
The company, which was named after the founder's son, is trying to track down former employees to help extend the Thomas Bow archive.
Commercial manager Andrew Jackaman said: "It could be as simple as a picture of a relative on a building site or it could be anecdotes.
"All this pieced together to give us a bit more of a history."
The firm was responsible for the Raleigh factory extension, which was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1952, and the extensions to the former Wilford Power Station.
The company also built a number of smaller buildings all over the city including the former branch of Barclays Bank in the Old Market Square.
Thousands of homes and some schools were also built by Thomas Bow in Nottingham city between 1921 and 1960.
John Clayton, 72, said he wanted to halt the race during 2013's Snowman Rally because motorsport enthusiasts were standing too close to the track.
Mr Clayton managed to have the rally stopped but there were still cars on the track and one of them crashed.
Spectator Joy Robson, 51, from Skye, died after being injured in the crash.
A joint fatal accident inquiry is being held into the death of Mrs Robson as well as the deaths of three people - Iain Provan, Elizabeth Allan, both of Barrhead, and Len Stern, of Bearsden, - at the Jim Clark Rally near Coldstream in the Borders in 2014.
Mr Clayton, from Mull, said he wanted to stop the stage of the Snowman Rally near Drumnadrochit, south of Inverness, in order to keep enthusiasts standing at "inappropriate locations" safe.
He said there had not been an incident at this point, but felt he could not handle the situation if the rally continued.
Crown lawyer, advocate depute Andrew Brown QC, asked if people were "screaming" at him for trying to halt the event.
Mr Clayton replied: "Yes they were. And at other events people are screaming at you because you are spoiling their fun."
The inquiry heard how Mr Clayton was one of two marshals at a hairpin bend close to where Ms Robson was struck by a vehicle being driven by 31-year-old Graeme Schoneville.
The marshal asked for the rally to be stopped because he was concerned about the number of spectators arriving at the location, who were standing where it was not safe.
Mr Clayton told Mr Brown that he contacted the rally stage manager to convey his request.
He added: "I felt it was getting too dangerous. I was not happy with how things were developing."
The inquiry heard that Mr Clayton's request to stop the stage resulted in cars that had not started being stopped immediately.
However, there were six cars heading for the hairpin. The car which crashed was the fourth vehicle.
Mr Clayton said he heard a "bang bang" and saw the car spiralling up in the air.
The inquiry heard that the car went over the top of small trees before losing momentum and heading straight down..
The inquiry heard that people were running in all directions.
Mr Clayton told Mr Brown that following the collision involving Ms Robson, he helped a police inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
He said: "I gave a statement to the police. I spent about two hours in a police car speaking to officers back at the car park."
Mr Clayton told the inquiry that the incident had left event organisers traumatised.
He added: "I think everybody was in so much shock."
The inquiry, which is being heard before Sheriff Kenneth Maciver QC, continues.
The development on Herbert Street, near Atlantic Wharf, will feature a 25 storey tower and include study rooms, "dinner party rooms", a cinema and a "sky bar".
It was given approval by Cardiff councillors on Wednesday subject to conditions being met.
The council report noted the land had been vacant for about 20 years.
Linfield's encounter with Lurgan Celtic was scheduled for Friday, 1 April but it will now take place a day later.
The Friday night slot is now filled by the meeting between Premiership leaders Crusaders and Glenavon.
The reasons for the request include "potential public disorder, raised community tension and other events in the city on the evening of 1 April."
"After careful consideration the Challenge Cup Committee of the Irish FA has agreed to the formal request," said the IFA on Wednesday.
Lurgan Celtic provided a major upset in the quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory over Portadown at Shamrock Park.
Tennent's Irish Cup semi-finals (at Windsor Park)
Friday, 1 April - 19:45 BST
Glenavon v Crusaders
Saturday, 2 April - 15:00
Linfield v Lurgan Celtic
The person raised issues with the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme with the then Minister of Enterprise Trade and Investment, Arlene Foster.
She asked her officials to investigate.
But they did not believe the informant and the scheme continued until earlier this year when it was closed.
A subsequent investigation has upheld allegations that it was abused to raise money, an assembly committee has heard.
The Renewable Heat Incentive was intended to encourage businesses to switch from oil to wood pellet boilers.
An overgenerous subsidy, poor oversight, and guaranteed payments for two decades saw the costs rack up.
It saddled the taxpayer with a bill of up to £660m over 20 years to be paid out of the Stormont budget when the Treasury confirmed its support was limited.
Money saved from training and skills programmes has already been used to help offset the cost.
The assembly's Public Accounts Committee was today taking evidence from the permanent secretary of the Department of the Economy, formerly DETI. which was responsible for the scheme.
Andrew McCormick said it was a "cause of great concern" to him that departmental officials had not believed the allegations of abuse raised by the whistleblower.
They were brought to Ms Foster's attention in October 2013.
A team of around 10 officials had oversight of the allegations but they dismissed the claims and did not report back to the minister.
When officials realised there was a problem in the summer of 2015, and moved to cut the subsidy, there was a huge spike of applications in an attempt to beat the change.
It was finally shut in the early 2016.
The whistleblower was one of two to bring forward allegations. The other sent an anonymous letter to the first minister in January 2016.
It claimed that an empty farm shed was being heated for the subsidy and factories which did not need the heat were running large boilers 24 hours a day to earn money.
Carlisle's Brunton Park home was rendered unusable, and they are playing games at three alternative venues.
Coleman was frustrated because Stanley have had two League Two games postponed because of waterlogging.
"Can I start by apologising if I have caused any offence," he said.
In an open letter on the Accrington website he continued: "The quotes published were just a small snippet of a longer interview.
"In that interview, my sympathy for the people who have suffered massively from the floods was made abundantly clear.
"I have no issue with your football club, this was a catastrophic flood and I wish you the best of luck in overcoming the hardship it has caused."
Carlisle have been given a boost in their attempts to restore Brunton Park to a playable state after learning they are eligible to apply for contributions from the Premier League Fans Fund.
Keith Curle's side played the first of their 'home away from home' games at Preston's Deepdale ground last weekend, beating Notts County 3-0 in front of 3,067 fans.
They will also play matches at Blackburn's Ewood Park and Blackpool's Bloomfield Road.
"My main point over this whole affair is that it is now pot luck over whether a team plays Carlisle as an away fixture or on a neutral ground - how can this be fair?" Coleman continued.
"I am not suggesting for one minute that this is favouring Carlisle in the actual game - it clearly favours the opposition, which makes the victory over Notts County even more creditable.
"Could you imagine the league sanctioning the game on 6 February [between the two teams] being played at Ewood Park, which would be tantamount to a home game for us?
"The main benefactors from this whole situation are the possible handful of teams that will not have to face Carlisle United on their home pitch."
National League side Gateshead were forced to play games away from their International Stadium home at the end of the 2012-13 season after their pitch was deemed unsuitable for matches.
They played matches as far afield as Boston in Lincolnshire, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool and coincidentally, Carlisle.
Meanwhile, Carlisle have released striker Kevin Osei, although the former Marseille player only started one of nine appearances for the club.
Steven Davidson admitted shaking the baby girl to her severe injury and danger of life at a house in Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, on 3 October 2012.
The 23-year-old was looking after the child while her mother was asleep.
The child, now aged two, cannot sit upright or communicate and needs round-the-clock care.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lady Scott said Davidson's actions had resulted in truly tragic consequences for the child.
The judge said: "She suffered truly catastrophic injuries, causing very real danger to her life."
Defence counsel Ronnie Renucci said first offender Davidson had accepted full responsibility for the offence in "a truly tragic case".
He added that Davidson would regret it for the rest of his life.
He said Davidson had been suffering from toothache and had been up most of the night. The baby had been changed and was then sick and had to be changed again.
Mr Renucci said that in "a single moment of madness" he shook the child once and threw her down on a sofa.
He did not think that a soft sofa would cause such injuries.
The defence counsel said that it was a one-off isolated, catastrophic incident. He added: "It is a matter he deeply regrets."
A previous hearing was given medical evidence which showed that the child had been shaken and may have been hit against something.
Davidson was originally charged with attempted murder, but the Crown accepted his plea to a reduced charge.
Advocate depute Paul Kearney, prosecuting, outlined the consequences of the girl's injuries.
He said: "She has an acquired brain injury which has left her with a severe physical disability. She is not able to sit unaided and has restricted movement in her upper limbs.
"Although aged two she functions at the level of a child of four or five months. She can make sounds, but cannot speak. She is described as an engaging child and can smile, laugh and cry and use facial expressions, but is otherwise unable to communicate, even though she clearly wants to.
"The child cannot take solid food and will need a wheelchair."
The figures from exam regulator Ofqual showed a 10% increase in such cases in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
There were 374,000 requests approved for "special consideration" in marking this summer's GCSEs and A-levels.
The most common adjustment was worth 3% of the maximum exam mark.
The figures from Ofqual show that there was an even higher level of requests from schools for such special consideration - rising by 13% on the previous year to 415,200.
Only about 10% of these requests were rejected.
The extra marks are allowed because an exam candidate has faced an unexpected disadvantage, which could range from a minor illness to something more serious, such as a bereavement.
The exam regulator describes the criteria as "temporary injury, illness, indisposition or another unforeseen incident immediately before or during the exam's period".
It could also allow a student to receive a grade reflecting their ability if they were unable to attend an exam.
The maximum adjustment is 5%, such as a close family bereavement. A "minor illness on the day of the exam" could gain a pupil an extra 2%.
As well as these adjustments for unexpected problems, Ofqual says that candidates taking a further 209,900 exam papers were given special access arrangements because of a disability or a medical condition.
These numbers of special access cases are falling, both in terms of request and approvals.
But the most common request remains asking for an extra 25% time for candidates, which was allowed for 107,400 exam papers.
Other types of help included using a reading device or someone to act as a scribe, such as for people with problems with their sight.
The exam report from Ofqual also shows a sharp year-on-year rise in penalties on staff for "malpractice" in exams, up 62% to 97, although this was lower than in 2011.
The most common type of staff malpractice was giving "inappropriate assistance to candidates" and the most common penalty was a written warning.
There were also 135 penalties for exam malpractice for schools and colleges, almost all of which were written warnings.
Among pupils, there were 2,590 penalties from this summer's exams - similar to last year. The most common form of cheating was using "unauthorised material", which usually meant a mobile phone.
But there have been declining numbers caught trying to use mobiles - down for the fourth consecutive year to 814 cases.
More then 4,000 cannabis plants - enough to produce £2m of drugs each year - were seized in a raid on RGHQ Chilmark in February.
Martin Fillery, 45, Plamen Nguyen, 27, and Ross Winter, 30, pleaded guilty at Salisbury Crown Court to conspiracy to produce class B drugs and abstracting electricity.
They will be be sentenced on 11 August.
The former Ministry of Defence bunker was built in the 1980s to protect local dignitaries and government officials in the event of a nuclear attack.
Following a midnight raid Wiltshire Police made their biggest ever cannabis factory discovery.
Det Insp Simon Pope said: "The bunker itself had approximately 20 rooms inside over two floors, and almost every single room had been converted for the wholesale production of cannabis.
"In addition to the growing rooms, there were drying rooms, nurseries and living quarters for the growers - it was a sophisticated set up.
"In all it took approximately 10 days to completely search and clear the site."
Police said the gang had illegally abstracted approximately £250,000 worth of electricity for a setup "capable of producing a crop every six weeks".
Fillery, of Pedwell Hill, Ashcott, Bridgwater; Nguyen, of Bartholomews Square, Horfield, Bristol; and Ross Winter, of Maytree Avenue, Bristol, also faced charges of conspiring to hold another person in slavery/servitude.
But Wiltshire Police said these charges had been dropped due to a lack of evidence.
Steven Cook, from Sandbach, was 20 when he was last seen outside a pub in Malia asking for directions to his hotel.
Greek police have failed to find any concrete leads in their investigation into why he went missing in 2005.
His father Norman said posters with the new image would be circulated around the island.
Cheshire Police used photographs of different members of Steven's family when they were in their 20s to help construct the enhanced image.
Norman said that his family had never given up hope of finding Steven.
"It takes over your whole life. For the last five or six years we've led an unreal life.
"Every day, several times a day, either myself or members of my family are looking to see if any bit of information has come through on the internet and emails.
"We always look positively at what we can do. That way, it gets you through the dark days."
The image has now been posted on the Find Steven Cook website and anyone with any information in regard to Steven's disappearance - his whereabouts or his movements since 2005 - is asked to contact Cheshire Police.
The path between Four Crosses and Carreghofa, near Llanymynech, is open to walkers, cyclists and anglers. Canoe access points have also been created.
It is the final section of towpath to be upgraded as part of a £1m investment linking Newtown and Welshpool.
The work has been carried out by the Canal and River Trust in Wales, with help from Powys council and the Welsh government.
But her efforts have helped scientists in India devise a unique, non-invasive way to monitor the physiological health of wild elephants.
The key has been freeze-drying dung in the field to preserve the elephant's hormones.
As a result, scientists found stress levels in females were more conspicuous than in male elephants.
Over five years, Sanjeeta and her colleagues collected more than 300 samples from 261 elephants in the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats area.
She explained her technique: "I used to hide and observe till the elephant defecated and moved away."
She told the BBC: "These samples mean a lot to me."
The aim of the research was to evaluate the influence of the elephants' body condition on glucocorticoid metabolites.
Animals such as elephants are subjected to various stressors in their lives, with factors including threats from predators, food shortages, drought and illness.
Whenever any animal faces stressful events, their body secretes hormones known as glucocorticoids.
These hormones are released into the circulatory system which eventually breaks them down into metabolites that are excreted through urine or faeces.
The researchers say that collecting blood samples to assess stress levels is neither ethical nor feasible, since immobilising the animals will cause additional stress, thus biasing the study.
"So glucocorticoid was measured using faecal or dung samples," said Sanjeeta.
The team found the glucocorticoid metabolites in the dung remained relatively stable up to six hours after defecation, though collecting samples as fresh as possible was preferred.
After six hours the dung starts to degrade through microbial activity. To prevent this, the collected samples were freeze-dried in the field and stored at -20 degrees Celsius for further analysis.
Stress levels for all elephants peaked during the dry season, when resources were low.
Senior researcher Prof Raman Sukumar said: "In a natural environment, large and long-ranging herbivorous mammals such as elephants may have to face various ecological challenges or stressful conditions.
"One such challenge that might impact their health is forage resource limitation, either in terms of quality or quantity."
Higher amounts of glucocorticoids generally indicated that the animal was more stressed, he said.
"Stress levels in female elephants were more conspicuous than in male elephants."
All mammalian systems would show a similar trend, the researchers say.
Dr Sukumar and his team claim that their study is the "first to examine the relationship between body condition, seasonality and stress in wild Asian elephants using large-scale faecal sample collection for assaying glucocorticoid metabolites".
The study also focused on finding possible answers to how elephant populations react to chronic stress and if superior nutrition from feeding on cultivated crops could help them reduce their physiological stress levels that may otherwise be enhanced through harassment by farmers trying to protect their fields.
They also examined the idea that body condition alone could act as an indicator of physiological health and fitness of an animal.
In the study, the animal's body condition was scored on a scale from one to five, with one indicating the animal was in a very poor state and five indicating the animal was obese.
The study conclusively found that the stress levels in the Asian elephants peaked during the dry season when resources were low. They also concluded that very poor or poor body condition was a good visual indicator of stress.
The research has been published in the Oxford Journal Conservation Physiology.
The brigade said between 5 March 2013 and 12 October 2016, emollient cream had been found to be present in the deaths of 15 people.
It is believed the creams, which contain paraffin and petroleum bases, can act like a wick if ignited.
Medicine regulators say emollient creams should carry warnings.
Hilda Batten, from Earlsfield, died after she accidently set herself alight in 2016.
Ms Batten, who was a regular smoker, suffered from multiple sclerosis (MS) and had creams applied to her skin every day for a number of years.
Hilda's niece, Val Hamilton, said nobody had ever warned her aunt about the dangers of using emollient creams while smoking.
"Knowing about the risks now is too little too late. They should put a warning on the packaging, people should be given guidelines about its usage," Ms Hamilton said.
Dan Daly, LFB's assistant commissioner for fire safety, said: "It's a horrific reality but if you're wearing creams with flammable ingredients and you accidently drop ash or a match, you are literally setting yourself on fire.
"Dropping cigarettes or matches onto clothing is dangerous but when flammable creams are involved, this really increases the chance of a fire starting and becoming much more intense."
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which regulates medicines and medical devices in the UK, said all creams containing paraffin should carry a flammability warning.
The agency said the creams "are important skin treatments used by many patients" and it was working with companies to ensure safety messages are included in product information.
The Nutbrown Review looked at the standards of qualificationsneeded to work with young children.
It points out students do not need to demonstrate competence in English and Maths to complete their qualification.
The report was commissioned by the government and carried out by Professor Cathy Nutbrown.
It was published by the Department for Education.
The report says that it was a "potential weakness" that those training to work with children were not asked to show they reached a competent level in English and Maths.
It also says concerns have been expressed about whether students are equipped to work with children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Professor Nutbrown also has concerns about whether qualifications that can be completed in a year give what she describes as "sufficient time to develop proper understanding of child development".
She quotes one academic who says higher standards are demanded of people working on their own with animals, than of those left alone with a baby.
Professor Nutbrown said: "Getting qualifications right will help to ensure that women and men enter the profession with the skills and experiences they need to do the best work with young children and their families.
"Well-taught courses and learning routes which lead to reliable qualifications can help early-years practitioners to improve their skills, knowledge and personal qualities, constantly developing in their roles.
"This can only benefit young children, both in terms of their day-to-day experiences in the Early Years Foundation Stage and future learning outcomes."
Children's Minister Sarah Teather said Professor Nutbrown's interim report "recognises the passion and professionalism of those working with our youngest children".
She added: "We know the earliest years of a child's life are so important to their development so it's vital we have a workforce with the right knowledge and skills. I look forward to receiving Professor Nutbrown's recommendations in the summer."
Shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg accused the government of trying to bury the report's recommendations.
"Parents of young children will be concerned if their childminders or nursery workers do not have sufficient skills," he said.
"The worry is that the government's plans to reduce standards and regulations could make the situation worse."
Children and family charity 4Children said the industry was "changing dramatically" regarding the importance of early education on children's development, so it was "fit and proper" that qualifications be reviewed.
Chief executive Anne Longfield said: "Clearly there are some areas that show up some real gaps, some areas that need urgently addressing, one of those being about entry level qualifications."
She described qualifications as very swift, with students unable to work in childcare centres with skilled professionals.
She said literacy skills made a big difference to children's learning experiences.
"If you're trying to read a story and you just kind of say, or make it up in a very kind of pedestrian way, it's one thing. If you actually bring it to life then that just changes the dynamics of that whole learning experience.
"To do that you need confidence, you need to be able to actually read what you're looking at in the first place, but also have the confidence to translate that to children."
Conservative MP Elizabeth Truss, who wants deregulation in childcare, said quality needed to be improved in the sector.
She cited the example of the Netherlands where quality had improved and there was "better regulation". There was also on-the-job training in the Netherlands, with more frequent inspections than in the UK.
One company which provides early years teaching qualifications, Pearson, said it agreed with the Nutbrown review that "the quality of care our children receive in their early years can have a dramatic impact on a child's start in life."
Pearson said a new vocational qualification in Children's Play, Learning and Development, for teaching from September, aimed to raise standards in the sector.
11 January 2016 Last updated at 01:00 GMT
David Brook tells the BBC why he swapped his conventional car for an electric car for his commute between Falkirk and Edinburgh.
BBC Scotland spoke to the Morton manager and their star player from that 1979-80 season, and to a fan who was at the match.
I went to Morton as player-manager in 1976. I was 33 but only played half a dozen games. I decided there was so much needing done that I'd stick to being the manager and we went on a good run. We got promoted to the Premier Division and were top of the table for a while, above Aberdeen, Celtic, Rangers and Dundee United.
I can remember the main team we'd generally put out: Baines in goal; Hayes and Holmes; Rooney, McLaughlin and Orr; McNeil, Brown, Russell, Ritchie and Thomson.
Bobby Thomson was a terrific player. We sold him for about £100,000. Neil Orr was from Greenock, he went down to West Ham for £350,000. I was ready for packing it in when the chairman Hal Stewart told me were selling Bobby but when I heard the amount I agreed we just couldn't turn that money down.
We trained Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights and reported on the Saturday.
We had the hoodoo over Aberdeen at the time. Alex Ferguson was the manager and they had guys like Willie Miller and Alex McLeish. They would come to us on a good run and we'd beat them. Usually after the game you went into the boardroom and had a drink together. After he kept losing at Cappielow he gave up and just went on to the bus! He gave up, he was a bad loser. Aberdeen would go to different hotels before the game just to try to break the hoodoo.
However, that day at Hampden in the League Cup they got the better of us. We were 2-0 down before we got going.
I'm hoping we can put on a good show on Saturday. We can defend well and Jim Duffy will have them organised. If we can hit them on the break you just never know.
I went to Morton in '76 and somebody told me I scored 146 goals in six seasons there.
We had a lot of good pros down in Greenock.
We froze that day in 1979. I don't know why, because we had a good side. We were very confident even although we were a part-time club taking on a full-time team. None of us had ever been to Hampden before on semi-final or final duty.
We never played for an hour. For the last half hour, we hit the crossbar, John McNeil headed over the bar, we hit the post and I scored.
I maintained if we'd got the 2-2 draw we'd have beaten Aberdeen in the replay and beaten Dundee United in the final.
We had good success against Aberdeen. They were a very good side. I enjoyed playing against them but Fergie didn't enjoy it!
I'll be there on Saturday and I'm really looking forward to it. Morton have got a chance. If Aberdeen play as well as they can, they will win the game. If Morton turn up and play as well as they can and Aberdeen don't, then we'll have a game on our hands.
Jim Duffy has got a young team. We were much more experienced. They can play without any fear and not leave anything out there.
I was 11 in 1979 when we last played Aberdeen in a League Cup semi and it's amazing to think I've had to wait until I'm 48 to see my team at a major game at Hampden again. My dad took me to the game and the lovely thing is that on Saturday I'll be taking my own sons, one of whom, Adam, is now 11.
We were in the old family section of Hampden, a sunken terracing, and I distinctly remember my eye level being the same height as the pitch. It was a right cold day. The Morton and Aberdeen strips looked amazing under the floodlights.
I was spoiled as a kid going to see that Morton team - Andy Ritchie was my favourite, but there were great players throughout the team - John McNeil, Neil Orr, Bobby Thomson... I read that although we lost to Aberdeen we went top of the league that day on goal difference because Celtic lost to St Mirren. Imagine - a part-time team being top of the league for six Saturdays halfway through the season.
Aberdeen were two goals up from Mark McGhee and Gordon Strachan but Ritchie hit the post and then scored a penalty with about 10 minutes to go. Neil Orr had a screamer of a goal ruled out too. We had beaten Aberdeen at Cappielow and Pittodrie before that game and then again after they got to the cup final.
I really think we've got a chance on Saturday. Shocks have happened in the past and I think one can happen for us.
Aberdeen will be wary because we beat the league leaders Queen of the South 5-0 away last weekend. Jai Quitongo has got pace to trouble them.
Airdrie have been to a cup final, Queen of the South too; other provincial teams. My brothers and I have always wondered when it would be Morton's turn. Now we're at Hampden and I can't wait to walk up to the ground with my sons.
TV images showed smoke and flames shooting into the night sky over the Latvian capital.
The Baltic News Service said the fire started late on Thursday and raced through the attic and roof.
President Andris Berzins has not been staying at the castle, as it is being renovated.
There are no reports of injuries but it is not yet clear if any museum artefacts have been damaged or destroyed.
Fire service spokeswoman Viktorija Sembele told AFP news agency that the cause of the fire was not yet known.
"It is serious because it is an historic building in Old Riga," she said.
She added that 10 fire crews had helped tackle the blaze and that the army provided a helicopter to drop water from a nearby river.
Steve Finnigan, who has led Lancashire Constabulary for 11 years, will stand down in June.
Mr Finnigan has been with the force since 2001, when he joined as Assistant Chief Constable after rising through the ranks at Merseyside Police, for whom he had served since 1976.
He was appointed CBE in 2010.
During his time as chief constable, Mr Finnigan has been at the helm during high profile investigations into the Morecambe Bay cockle pickers' tragedy, as well as anti-terrorist operations.
He earned the Queen's Policing Medal in 2006 and was appointed CBE in 2010.
Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw said: "I want to thank Steve personally for his very dedicated service.
"Lancashire's position as one of the best in the country has been secured under Steve's watch and he deserves a great deal of credit for that."
Mr Grunshaw's spokesman said Mr Finnigan was the longest serving chief constable in the United Kingdom.
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The changes had led to a rift in the Tory Party and the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith from the cabinet.
Ahead of the vote, Mr Osborne defended his handling of the economy, but told MPs that where mistakes were made he was ready "to listen and learn".
The Budget was accepted by 310 votes to 275, a government majority of 35.
MPs are still voting on a series of Budget Resolutions which are intended to allow measures in the Budget to come into effect immediately.
Amendments to scrap the "tampon tax" and an increase in VAT on solar panels were accepted by the government.
Earlier, the chancellor confirmed to MPs that he would not proceed with planned cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIPs), likely to have affected up to 640,000 people, saying the changes did not "command support".
He also said no further welfare savings were anticipated beyond the £12bn already approved by Parliament towards his target of balancing the books by 2020.
But Labour demanded an explanation as to how Mr Osborne would plug the £4.4bn gap in the Budget left by the rethink.
Former work and pensions secretary Yvette Cooper said he would either have to raid the welfare budget further or "ditch" his self-imposed cap on overall benefits spending.
Mr Osborne said the cost of abandoning the policy could be absorbed because public spending was under control.
Labour also called on the chancellor to apologise for his attempt to introduce the cuts.
And shadow chancellor John McDonnell questioned Mr Osborne's "fitness for the office he now holds".
Ms Osborne was a "political chancer" whose "grubby, incompetent manipulations" could not be defended, he said.
Mr Duncan Smith resigned as work and pensions secretary on Friday over the proposals to cut disability benefits at the same that taxes were being cut for higher earners.
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Ms Heard had been ordered to appear in an Australian court on Monday on charges of failing to declare her terrier dogs to Customs officials.
She failed to appear but the case has now been adjourned until 2 November.
The actress faces a possible 10-year jail term or a hefty fine for illegally importing the dogs into Australia and of producing a false document.
The discovery of the dogs in a Gold Coast mansion where the couple were staying earlier this year sparked a public spat with Australia's Agriculture Minister, attracted international media attention and was dubbed the #WarOnTerrier by social media.
Mr Depp does not face any charges over the dogs.
Australia has strict quarantine laws to prevent diseases being imported into the island nation.
Ms Heard was spotted over the weekend supporting her husband at the Venice Film Festival.
The dogs, Boo and Pistol, are understood to have arrived in Australia on board Mr Depp's private jet in April this year.
The star was in Australia filming the fifth movie in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise on Australia's Gold Coast.
At the time, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce said the dogs would be put down if they stayed.
Mr Joyce said he didn't care if Mr Depp had been voted the "sexiest man alive", he still had to adhere to quarantine rules.
The dogs left the country unharmed a few days later.
Mr Depp recently took aim at Mr Joyce at a press conference in Venice.
"I killed my dogs and ate them under direct orders from some kind of, I don't know, sweaty, big-gutted man from Australia," Mr Depp said.
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In April this year, the Bank was given extra tools to control the residential mortgage market.
Those powers could now be extended to limit borrowing by landlords who buy property to rent out.
Earlier this week, the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, expressed concern about buy-to-let.
He said he was worried that if house prices began to fall, investors might sell in large numbers, which could destabilise the economy.
Now the Treasury has suggested that the Bank could order banks and building societies to limit the sums they lend to landlords.
This could either be done by taking into account the size of the loan in relation to the property's value, or by taking into account whether the landlord's rent covers his or her mortgage payments.
The Bank's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has already implemented similar measures for ordinary household mortgages.
They mean that lenders are only allowed to give 15% of their loans to high-risk residential borrowers - in other words, those who have borrowed more than 4.5 times their income.
The Chancellor, George Osborne, said: "Ensuring that Britain's financial services sector is resilient enough to withstand future shocks is a key part of the government's economic plan."
"Today's consultation is the next step in ensuring that the FPC has the tools it needs to protect our economy."
However, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) suggest that the buy-to-let market is due to slow down over the next two years anyway.
That is a result of tax changes already announced by the government.
The CML said the total number of new buy-to-let mortgages is likely to drop by 22% by 2017.
It expects 116,000 new buy-to-let mortgages to be issued this year, the highest number since 2007.
But it expects that number to fall to 105,000 next year, and 90,000 in 2017.
"Buy-to-let faces a challenging period," said Mohammad Jamei, a CML economist.
From April 2016, landlords face an increased level of stamp duty on properties they buy.
And from 2017, the amount of tax relief on their profits is to be lowered. Landlords will also have to pay Capital Gains Tax sooner than they do at the moment.
The latest CML figures also showed that total lending to home-buyers fell by 9% between October and November.
In all, £19.9bn was advanced to borrowers, down from £21.9bn in the previous month.
Here we discover some of the more unusual facts and characters that make Wimbledon a uniquely British sporting occasion.
A distinctive sight greets travellers as they head out of Southfields tube station, about a 15-minute walk away from the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Tony Sedgwick is a taxi driver and a grandfather. He has also transformed his usual greying locks to bright yellow so that his head resembles a tennis ball. Only at Wimbledon.
"I got a number two haircut, bleached it myself and then one of the other cabbies colours it in with face paint," said the 51-year-old.
Cafes, pubs, restaurants and other local businesses get into the spirit of Wimbledon fortnight with special displays and decorations.
Charity shops are a good place to snap up some SW19 bargains - official programmes from previous years can be bought for as little as 99p, in some cases five times less than their original prices.
"The best free campsite in Britain," the attendant chuckles as punters flood into Wimbledon Park, across the road from the main venue and its 19 grass courts.
While members of the public can enter a public ballot for tickets in September, those who miss out can queue for tickets early in the tournament, with the first 500 guaranteed a spot on Centre Court.
Dozens camp overnight as the park becomes a mini festival, with burgers, coffee and ice cream among the food and drink for sale during the day and into the evening.
Tennis fan Chris Fava travelled more than 5,000 miles from his home in California to visit what he calls the "hallowed ground" of Wimbledon.
"Venice Beach is crazy, but this is bananas," said the 40-year-old dressed as a strawberry.
The creative director's creations at previous tournaments included coming in fancy dress as "Sky Man, a daisy, and Mister Sunshine".
To play tennis, you need balls. And in Wimbledon's case - more than 50,000 of them.
"We order 57,600 which covers qualifying, practice and the tournament matches, and probably use 53,000," says Brian Mardling, manager of ball distribution.
The balls are stored in a temperature-controlled room at 20C (68F) and used balls can be snapped up by spectators for £3 a can of three.
Yellow balls were introduced for the first time in 1986. The balls are changed after the first seven games, and every nine games after that.
Delays caused by rain have receded since Centre Court welcomed a retractable roof in 2009. In that first year, Andy Murray beat Stan Wawrinka in a match that ended at 10.39pm.
Murray was also involved the latest ever finish at SW19 when he beat Marcos Baghdatis in 2012 in a match that concluded at 11.02pm.
The grass at Wimbledon is maintained at a height of 15mm during the winter and 12mm in the summer, except during the tournament when it is trimmed to 8mm.
It is a gradual reduction so that the grass does not "go into shock".
Every day of Wimbledon is an early start for bird scarer Rufus the Hawk, who flies from 5am to 9am.
Falconer Imogen Davis says his optimum weight is 1lb 6oz - perfect for chasing pigeons.
"He's king of the Centre Court," says Imogen, who has helped look after the bird, aged nine, since he was 16 months old.
There are 350 match officials at the tournament - umpires, chair and line judges - and each is kitted out in identical gear.
If you like their sunglasses, you can pick up a pair for £99 in the Wimbledon shop, but you will need £650 if you fancy a lady umpire's blazer.
It is estimated 150,000 glasses of Pimm's, 17,000 bottles of champagne and 112,000 punnets of English strawberries are sold during the tournament.
A portion of strawberries (minimum 10 berries) and cream is priced at £2.50, a large glass of Pimm's is £8.30 while a pint of Stella Artois lager costs £5.20.
Like a hot roast? That will set you back £7.30. Worth noting it is 'slow cooked pork in Artisan Focaccia Romana bread'.
Towels are a topic of conversation at Wimbledon, where they retail for £29.
The All-England Club provides two towels - green and purple for the men, pink and orange for the women - for each match, which the players are told to leave behind.
But about 2,500 towels mysteriously "disappear" each year, at a cost of over £60,000.
Fifteen staff work in the referee's office, monitoring the play, schedule and scores.
Did you know? Tennis scoring is thought to come from the face of a clock with its four quarters - 15, 30 and 45 (shortened to 40).
Last year, the men's final drew a peak TV audience of more than nine million on BBC One, with others following online and on BBC Radio 5 live.
Wimbledon has its own TV and radio station. The official website, which had over 540m page views in 2015, also has a dedicated Chinese version.
History hits you at every turn at this tournament, which first took place back in 1877.
There is an extensive museum on site, which boasts its own library and a stunning new virtual reality experience.
A poster from the 1893 tournament has been restored after being found 12 years ago by a member of the public and posted to Wimbledon. It had been at the back of a mirror for 110 years.
Left to right are the trainers of players from 2015: Martina Hingis (shoe size 6.5), Caroline Wozniacki, Heather Watson, Leander Paes, Nick Kyrgios, Horia Tecau and Ivo Karlovic (size 16).
Councils received more than 160,000 requests for help in 2016/17, with the emergency cash paid out totalling more than £9.3m.
The Scottish government said "harsh welfare cuts" and delayed payments from the UK administration were to blame.
The Department of Work and Pensions denied this, saying the Scottish government's claim was "misleading".
The payments came from the Scottish Welfare Fund, which was set up in April 2013 to both provide funds for people to live independently and to act as a safety net, and has since helped more than 254,000 households.
In the last financial year, payments under the scheme totalled £34.7m, including 42,775 community care grants adding up to £25.4m.
For crisis grants, 116,830 awards were made from a total of 164,965 applications, totalling £9.3m. This was an increase of about 14,500 on the previous year, or about 14%.
A new category of crisis grant was added in 2016, of "delay in payment of benefits". Just over 17,500 applications were subsequently made for this reason, accounting for about 10% of all applications.
Scottish Social Security Minister Jeane Freeman said this was down to trouble with the rollout of Universal Credit, a welfare system rolling together payments including housing benefit, child tax credits, jobseeker's allowance and income support into a single monthly sum.
The Scottish government is in the process of taking on a raft of new social security powers, and has announced plans to use them to increase the frequency of Universal Credit payments.
Ms Freeman said: "We can now see clearly the impact of the UK government's harsh welfare cuts and a system that is broken.
"We have repeatedly warned that the UK government's chaotic rollout of Universal Credit, particularly the unreasonable six-week wait for first payment, is having an adverse impact on people.
"So let me repeat again our urgent call for the UK government to listen to the real-life impact of their policies and immediately halt its rollout, or risk pushing more households into hardship."
Scottish Labour said the rise in crisis grant applications was "deeply concerning", and also blamed "vicious cuts" by the UK government.
However, a spokesman for the DWP said it was "misleading" to link crisis grants to delayed payments, as "the vast majority of grants issued were for other reasons".
He added: "We are rolling out Universal Credit in a gradual, safe and secure way, and the majority of people are managing their budgets well.
"The Scottish government now has significant welfare powers including flexibility over Universal Credit payments."
United Utilities found the bug in water in August last year resulting in 300,000 households and businesses having to boil drinking water.
The Drinking Water Inspectorate is investigating the source but is yet to publish its findings.
Professor John Ashton said the lack of answers on the cause was unacceptable.
Prof Ashton, a former director of public health for north-west England, said MPs should be putting pressure on the Drinking Water Inspectorate to provide answers into the source of the contamination.
South Ribble MP Seema Kennedy said she had written repeatedly to the government and also called for a select committee inquiry into what happened.
She said: "I cannot believe that [16] months on from the outbreak they cannot tell at least their best estimate.
"If they don't know what it was... say you don't know what it was because this causes all sorts of speculation which is really unhelpful."
The Drinking Water Inspectorate said in a statement: "We appreciate the interest in the investigation into the event that affected drinking water in Lancashire in 2015.
"The investigation is ongoing and the outcome will be published at the end of the process."
Microbiologist Derek Gatherer at Lancaster University said there would be "no shame" for inspectors to say they do not know the source of the contamination.
He said: "It's much better to say we don't know rather than keep everyone hanging on in a state of uncertainty."
Routine tests by United Utilities found traces of cryptosporidium at Franklaw water treatment works outside Preston.
The outbreak affected properties in Blackpool, Chorley, Fylde, Preston, South Ribble and Wyre and lasted for four weeks.
The bug is a parasite that can cause extreme diarrhoea.
PCC Sue Mountstevens, from Avon and Somerset, said, from June, the practice would be used only "in exceptional circumstances".
She said co-ordinated work would be done with hospitals and social workers.
Avon and Somerset Police said up to half its daily business was mental health-related and more should be done.
Ms Mountstevens said changing the policy was "absolutely the right thing to do".
"I have been working on this with our partners, for what feels like years and years, about taking someone [into a police cell] who is suffering from a mental illness, who has committed no crime," she said.
"And we should never be taking them into police cells. It's Dickensian that we're still doing this and that has to stop."
She also stressed that officers "are not nurses".
"They are not psychiatrically trained and we need to work with our partners in health to be able to those experts in to helping those officers make those decisions which are very critical," Ms Mountstevens explained.
The force is also running a street triage project at Bridewell police station in Bristol, which involves a mental health nurse monitoring calls as they come in.
Rebecca Aston, from Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, who is in charge of the triage team, said the workload "depended on what's reported over the airwaves".
"If the police officers felt they needed a fuller assessment, we would attend," she said.
An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said up to 50% of its daily business was linked to mental health issues.
"That could be people going missing because of mental health problems, people running out of hospitals because they're not seen because of mental health problems or people in the community who should be getting more help and somehow it's failed for them," he said.
Roland McKoy is charged with murdering Valerie Forde, 45, and 22-month-old Jahzara at the family home in Hackney, north London, on 31 March.
The brutal attack was witnessed by Mrs Forde's 28-year-old daughter Carrise.
Mr McKoy, 54, denies the murders.
Three months before the deaths, community worker Mrs Forde had ended her 18-year relationship with Mr McKoy and had set 31 March as a deadline for him to move out of the three-bedroom terrace house, the court heard.
But in the weeks leading up to the date Mr McKoy, a handyman, had become "jealous and difficult", repeatedly threatening to kill her and himself.
In January, Mrs Forde texted her sister saying "I have to be very very careful and pray for my safety each day and night", jurors were told.
The following month, she reported Mr McKoy to police after he told a neighbour he was going to burn the house down with everyone including himself inside, the court heard.
Mrs Forde began tape recording their conversations or ringing an aunt or her older daughter Carrise Forde on an "open line".
On the day of the alleged murders, Mr McKoy had still not moved out and the argument that ensued was allegedly overheard down the phone by Ms Forde.
She heard screams from her mother and half-sister before the defendant said: "This is the destruction that you have brought on to the family", jurors heard.
The court heard the young child had seen her mother being killed before Mr McKoy slit her throat with the machete.
Police went to the house in Oswald's Meade and found Mrs Forde and Jahzara dead on the first floor.
Beside them, Mr McKoy was curled up in a foetal position surrounded by weapons, the jury heard.
When he was roused, he was sick and his vomit smelled of bleach, the court heard.
Mr Brown told jurors a note had been found on the dead woman's face that "seeks in some perverse way to blame Valerie Forde for what had happened".
The note read: "Valerie Forde you never stop playing derty ticks (sic) for many years on all people places and things you targets. Now the world must see the sudden destru..tions you creates in our families, our home and on yourself Our fame in history Roland."
Prosecutor Ed Brown QC said the motive for the double murder was "beyond sensible comprehension" but the evidence suggested it was "little more than anger and resentment".
The court heard how Mrs Forde's relationship with Mr McKoy began in 1996 but hit the rocks after she discovered he was already married to a woman called Pamela McKoy.
The trial continues.
The 28-year-old has signed a four-year deal at The Hawthorns and replaces Cristian Gamboa, who joined Celtic.
The Cameroon international joined the Hornets last summer, making 36 appearances in all competitions.
He becomes Tony Pulis's fourth signing of the transfer window after Matt Phillips, Brendan Galloway and Nacer Chadli.
The leaders voted 27 to one to give him another two-and-a-half-year term.
The Polish government insisted Mr Tusk, a former PM from a rival party, had violated his mandate by interfering in domestic politics.
Poland's prime minister said she would refuse to sign off on the summit's final statement in protest.
"Poland has a right to veto the conclusions - and Poland is exercising that right," Beata Szydlo said.
She added that Mr Tusk was not impartial.
"He does not have the support of his home country - that's sufficient reason for him not to be appointed."
Poland's Prime Minister Szydlo made no attempt to disguise her fury at the reappointment of fellow Pole Donald Tusk to steer EU policy for another 30 months.
By vetoing the EU summit conclusions, she told reporters, Poland would make them invalid.
Poland's move is rare, but not unprecedented at EU summits. On occasion the UK, too, has taken a principled stand against the majority at Brussels summits.
No crucial EU decisions hang on Friday's conclusions, and this protest makes Poland look very isolated in the EU.
Its leaders can still put out a joint statement, though it will have less legal weight than the normal conclusions.
The row has soured the atmosphere, just as the EU prepares to mark 60 years since its founding Treaty of Rome was signed. European unity is the theme of their talks on Friday - now overshadowed by the Polish flare-up. And with the Brexit process looming, the UK will be absent.
Tusk row leaves Poland isolated in EU
"Be careful of the bridges you burn, because once they are done, you can never cross them again," Mr Tusk said, in a comment aimed directly at the Polish government.
He said a responsible attitude was needed and he hoped to protect his country's interests.
The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, gave his full backing to the election result, saying "all the rules" had been respected.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel also defended the result.
"Always better to find a consensus - but that can't be used to block things," she said. "That's how we proceeded with the vote today."
Ms Szydlo had strongly opposed Mr Tusk's candidacy and proposed another candidate, a little-known Polish MEP called Jacek Saryusz-Wolski.
There had been some suggestion that the UK might abstain from the vote to win Polish support in Brexit negotiations, but ultimately all but Poland voted for Mr Tusk.
The Press Association news agency quoted UK government sources as saying Prime Minister Theresa May was "pleased" he had been re-elected.
Thursday's meeting of EU leaders in Brussels is the last that Mrs May will attend before formally launching the two-year Brexit process later this month.
Although Brexit itself is not on the agenda, leaders will meet again on Friday - minus Mrs May - to discuss EU unity.
Mr Tusk was prime minister from 2007-2014, leading the centre-right Civic Platform.
Much of PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski's hostility towards Mr Tusk goes back to the 2010 plane crash in Russia which killed his twin Lech Kaczynski, then Poland's president, and all other 95 people on board.
The plane crashed in dense fog. Official investigations ruled pilot error was the principal cause.
But Mr Tusk's government was accused of not doing enough to explain the causes of the crash while critics said he should not have allowed the Russians to conduct the first crash investigation.
Under the Chicago Convention, which covers international air travel, the state on whose territory a crash occurs bears responsibility for conducting the investigation.
The European Council brings together the heads of state and government of the 28 EU member states. Jointly they set the EU's strategic direction in key areas, such as reform of the eurozone, the Greek debt crisis, the migrant challenge and relations with Russia.
The Council president aims to achieve consensus - deploying all his diplomatic skills - on these tricky issues, where national tensions often dictate how leaders behave.
Mr Tusk's first term ends on 31 May, and he will now stay in office until 30 November 2019. That period coincides with the expected two-year Brexit talks on UK withdrawal from the EU.
The probe will look at "allegations of fraud in the sale of cars with manipulated emissions data", the prosecutor's office said.
Mr Winterkorn quit last week after almost nine years at the helm of VW, saying he had no knowledge of the manipulation of emissions results.
Regulators in the US had found "cheat" software in some diesel engines.
In the German legal system, anyone can file a criminal complaint with prosecutors, who are then obliged to examine them and decide whether there is enough evidence to open a formal investigation.
In this case, following the US revelations about the rigged tests, prosecutors in Braunschweig, near VW's headquarters in Wolfsburg, received about a dozen complaints, including one from Volkswagen itself, said spokeswoman Julia Meyer.
Over the weekend, German media reported that some of Volkswagen's own staff and one of its suppliers had warned years ago about the illegal use of so-called "defeat devices" to detect when a car was being tested and alter the running of its engines.
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The head of VW's Porsche division, Matthias Mueller, was appointed on Friday as Mr Winterkorn's successor.
VW has apologised for cheating emissions tests, but says that some 11 million cars across the group may can contain the computer code.
A top executive at Europe's biggest carmaker will hold talks in Brussels with a senior EU official. The scandal has cast a cloud over the whole European car industry, with other manufacturers facing demands to disclose if they ever attempted to manipulate emissions tests.
The EU's Industry Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska will meet Herbert Diess, the head of the Volkswagen brand and one of the executives tipped to replace Mr Winterkorn.
"Commissioner Bienkowska will meet the (chairman of VW brand) tomorrow," European Commission spokesman Ricardo Cardoso told a news briefing on Monday.
The EC is the top regulator for pollution emissions in the EU and is under fire for dragging its feet against carmakers despite evidence of suspicious pollution testing.
However, the commission says national authorities have may not have enforced policies sufficiently.
On Monday, VW-owned Audi said 2.1 million of its cars worldwide were fitted with the software.
Some 1.42 million Audi vehicles with so-called EU5 engines are affected in western Europe, with 577,000 in Germany, and almost 13,000 in the US.
Affected models include the A1, A3, A4, A5, A6, TT, Q3 and Q5, a spokesman told the Reuters news agency.
Meanwhile, Reuters was among several media organisations reporting that VW had suspended senior R&D heads across the group, including from Audi and Porsche.
VW shares have plunged about 35% since it admitted cheating the US emissions tests. The company faces investigations and potential fines from regulators and prosecutors, as well as potential lawsuits from customers and shareholders.
Several countries, including Italy, France and South Korea have launched investigations, and Switzerland has temporarily banned the sale of VW diesel-engine models.
A bench in Hunstanton has been dedicated to Richard Searle, chairman of Searle's Holiday Resort, who died in March aged 66.
The tribute is part of a £136,000 facelift at Seagate to provide new paving, lighting, trees, traditional seating and an information board.
Councillor Elizabeth Watson said: "We are delighted that it has been completed in time for the main season."
A further seat has been dedicated to the memory of Mr Searle's parents, Geoffrey and Margaret, who set up Searle's Sea Tours.
"Searle's has been influential in Hunstanton for many years, and their passion and dedication has helped to ensure that the town has continued to grow and develop and that visitors continue to visit each year," said Ms Watson.
The improvement scheme was officially opened by MP Henry Bellingham on Wednesday.
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Cycling coach, and 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallist, David Daniell led the session, and offered tips on how to overcome nerves when tackling the steep corners.
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Cameron looked into the issue of rising prices after a request by shadow sports minister Clive Efford.
Efford proposed fans at board level but Cameron instead called for regular meetings between them and clubs.
The Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) welcomed the Prime Minister's comments regarding the issue.
From next season, Premier League clubs will benefit from a new three-year £5.1bn domestic television rights deal.
When overseas rights contracts are taken into consideration, that sum jumps to about £8bn.
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"At a time when there is more money flowing into the Premier League than ever before, it should not be forgotten that this success is built upon the hard work and the money of millions of loyal supporters," Cameron wrote in a letter to Efford.
"Clubs need to ensure that their ticket policies provide the right balance between value for supporters and generating the income necessary to sustain their businesses."
Last month, Liverpool fans walked out of a game after 77 minutes in protest at a top-price ticket of £77 for next season before the club's owners scrapped the plan.
BBC Sport's Price of Football study found two thirds of Premier League tickets were frozen or reduced in price in 2015.
"Clubs should also take note of the PM's belief that there needs to be stronger dialogue between clubs and fans - it's something clubs have signed up to via an Expert Working Group and they must deliver on that commitment," the FSF said.
"We would like to have better relations," Mr Zardari said after private talks with Mr Singh in Delhi.
The Indian leader said they shared a desire for "normal" relations between their countries.
It was the first visit to India by a Pakistani head of state in seven years. The two men last met in 2009 in Russia.
Mr Singh said he had accepted an invitation to visit Pakistan as soon as mutually acceptable dates were worked out.
Mr Zardari later departed for a visit to a Muslim shrine in Ajmer, 350km (220 miles) south-west of the Indian capital.
The shrine in Ajmer is dedicated to a Sufi saint, Moinudin Chishti, and is one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in the region, receiving a constant flow of devotees.
While the two leaders were meeting for lunch in private, a wide range of issues is said to have been discussed.
By Sanjoy MajumderBBC News, Delhi
Such is the state of relations between South Asia's two long-standing rivals that even a private visit by the Pakistani president to India can create a flutter.
Both leaders said they were very satisfied with their exchange. Nothing much was expected and nothing substantial emerged but the Pakistani president invited Mr Singh to visit his country.
The Indian prime minister said he would be happy to accept although it is not clear when he plans to go.
The two sides still have major political differences over the disputed region of Kashmir and the 2008 Mumbai attacks. India believes Pakistan is protecting those who plotted them. But in the past few months the two sides have made progress in improving trade links and many are hoping that political improvement can follow.
According to India's NDTV news channel, the two leaders agreed that their home secretaries would meet soon to discuss the issue of Hafiz Saeed, head of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Mr Saeed is accused of masterminding the 2008 militant attacks on Mumbai and Washington has announced a $10m (£6.3m) bounty for his arrest.
India says it has given Pakistan enough evidence to prosecute him but Pakistan says it needs "concrete evidence" before it can launch any legal proceedings.
India also reportedly offered to help Pakistan in its efforts to rescue dozens of people still buried under snow after a massive avalanche engulfed an army camp on the Siachen Glacier in the Himalayas.
Relations between the two countries have been gradually improving since peace talks were derailed after the Mumbai attacks.
Mr Zardari recently backed the lifting of trade restrictions on India, and Pakistan is also talking of dropping a restrictive list of what products it will buy from India.
Diplomats from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt told reporters at the UN they now wanted it to accept six broad principles.
These include commitments to combat terrorism and extremism and to end acts of provocation and incitement.
There was no immediate comment from Qatar, which denies aiding terrorists.
It has refused to agree to any measures that threaten its sovereignty or violate international law, and denounced the "siege" imposed by its neighbours.
The restrictions put in place six weeks ago have forced the gas-rich emirate to import food by sea and air to meet the basic needs of its population of 2.7 million.
At a briefing for a group of UN correspondents in New York on Tuesday, diplomats from the four countries said they wanted to resolve the crisis amicably.
Saudi permanent representative Abdullah al-Mouallimi said their foreign ministers had agreed the six principles at a meeting in Cairo on 5 July and that they "should be easy for the Qataris to accept".
Frank Gardner, BBC security correspondent
This latest development does, on the surface, hint at a possible way out of the current standoff between Qatar and its neighbours. But it is unlikely to provide a permanent solution.
The problem comes down to how countries choose to interpret "extremism and terrorism". Qatar has long prided itself on giving voice to alternative views to the edited, government-approved ones aired by its conservative neighbours. Hence one of the reasons why Qatar's Al Jazeera network has been such a thorn in their sides.
However, the charge levelled against Qatar is that those alternative voices include people committed to the overthrow of governments in the region.
Qatar supports the Muslim Brotherhood, which it considers a peaceful, political force. But Qatar's opponents in the region consider the Brotherhood to be a terrorist organisation that is an existential threat to their rule. These differences have yet to be resolved.
They were combating terrorism and extremism, denying financing and safe havens to terrorist groups, stopping incitement to hatred and violence, and refraining from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, according to the New York Times.
Mr Mouallimi stressed that there would be "no compromise" on the principles, but added that both sides would be able to discuss how to implement them.
The list of 13 demands handed to Qatar on 22 June included shutting down the Al Jazeera news network, closing a Turkish military base, cutting ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and downgrading relations with Iran.
Mr Mouallimi said closing Al Jazeera might not be necessary but stopping incitement to violence and hate speech was essential.
"If the only way to achieve that is by closing down Al Jazeera, fine," he was quoted by the Associated Press as saying. "If we can achieve that without closing down Al Jazeera, that's also fine. The important thing is the objective and the principle involved."
UAE permanent representative Lana Nusseibeh warned that if Qatar was "unwilling to accept core principles around what defines terrorism or extremism in our region, it will be very difficult" for it to remain in the Gulf Co-operation Council.
Qatar has acknowledged providing assistance to Islamist groups designated as terrorist organisations by some of its neighbours, notably the Muslim Brotherhood. But it has denied aiding jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda or Islamic State (IS).
UAE Minister of State for International Co-operation Reem al-Hashimi said: "At this stage, the ball is in Qatar's court."
She added that the US had "a very constructive and very important role to play in hopefully creating a peaceful resolution to this current crisis".
US President Donald Trump was quick to claim credit for the pressure being placed on Qatar, saying it might mark the "beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism".
But his Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, questioned the list of demands, acknowledging that some elements would "be very difficult for Qatar to meet".
Also on Tuesday, NBC News cited US intelligence officials as disputing a report that alleged Qatar had paid a ransom of $1bn (£770m) to Iraqi Shia Muslim militias, Iranian security officials and Sunni Muslim jihadists in Syria as part of a deal to secure the release of royal family members kidnapped in Iraq.
The officials said Qatar had handed €300m ($345m) in cash to Iraq's government but that Baghdad had confiscated the money after securing the hostages' release.
He is former energy minister Pedro Parente, who replaces existing chief executive Aldemir Bendine to become the third head of the firm in 16 months.
Petrobras is at the centre of a massive corruption scandal that has rocked Brazilian politics.
It has said it will cut 12,000 jobs by 2020 as it fights to stay competitive.
Petrobras, which has reported losses for the last two financial years, is expected to spend $1.23bn on implementing the job cuts, which come as part of an investment plan to turn around the company's fortunes.
Petrobras has long been one of the biggest employers in Brazil, with more than 80,000 employees.
But it is now struggling to cope with the corruption scandal, falls in global oil prices and economic recession in Brazil.
The corruption scandal involving price-fixing, bribery and political kickbacks over the last two years has dented confidence in the business. Some former Petrobras executives have been jailed.
Mr Parente served in the administration of former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, whose PSDB party has been the main opposition force in Brazilian politics for more than a decade.
He told reporters that he had accepted the job on condition that Mr Temer promised not to nominate any political appointees to executive positions.
In the recent past, this practice has led to corrupt overinflated deals that caused financial damage to the company, says the BBC's Daniel Gallas in Sao Paulo.
Mr Temer took over as acting president of Brazil after Dilma Rousseff was suspended from office last week pending an impeachment trial.
Ms Rousseff, who was on the board of Petrobras at the time of the offences, is facing the possibility of impeachment on unrelated charges of false accounting.
Tata Steel is expected to announce 1,200 UK job cuts next week.
The firm is expected to significantly reduce the workforce at its Scunthorpe plant, which employs 4,000 people and is one of the UK's biggest.
Andrew Percy, Conservative MP for Brigg and Goole, said he had spoken to the prime minister about support for the steel industry.
The company declined to confirm the job cuts, but said it had been facing challenges in the UK such as a surge in steel imports, and the relative strength of the pound.
A spokesman said: "We've made a number of structural changes to our UK business over the last months and years to make us more competitive.
"Like all companies we continue to review the performance of our business."
Mr Percy said that many of the problems facing the steel industry were "subject to decisions elsewhere, be that in the EU or indeed internationally".
"There are actions the government can do to help," he said. "But as Tata has made really clear even if the government does everything that's asked of them, that is no magic bullet and that does not solve the issues.
"So I can assure them [steel workers] that where the government can act here, myself and other local MPs and the local council will push to the absolute maximum on that."
Tony Gosling, a steelworker in Scunthorpe and a Labour councillor, said the job cuts would be "absolutely devastating".
"This area is still heavily dependent on the steel industry - a lot of the other small manufacturing companies all rely on it," he said.
The Westbury white horse has "deteriorated substantially over the last 12 months" and is a "matter of local concern", said the local council.
It is maintained by English Heritage and last underwent a £20,000 refurbishment in 2006.
A £10,000 grant has been awarded by Westbury Town Council and Westbury Area Board to clean the "grubby" horse.
Area board chairman, Julie Swabey, said the horse had become "so grey and dirty" it was "hard to distinguish it as a landmark".
"It is sad to see her in such a poor state," she said.
"But, hopefully working together with the town council and groups who have offered to help with its brush up will see the horse finally white again."
English Heritage was originally approached, and whilst appreciating the landmark had been affected by "natural weathering" said it was "not at risk of serious damage or disrepair".
"English Heritage continually monitors its condition and regularly removes graffiti from it," said Stuart Maughan, property manager for Wiltshire.
"We care for over 100 historic sites in the South West alone and, therefore, funding is limited.
"So we are delighted that Westbury Town Council has offered to raise funds to repaint the white horse. We are working closely with them to share our expertise to ensure this much-loved local landmark is continually cared for."
Once restored, the town council is planning to illuminate the carving with searchlights as part of Westbury's Jubilee celebrations.
Westbury's horse is said to be the oldest in Wiltshire. It was restored in 1778, but many believe it is far older than that.
It is thought to have been originally carved in 878 AD to commemorate King Alfred's victory over the Danes at the Battle of Ethandune.
The girl has been named locally as seven-month-old Chloe Fogarty.
She was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick after being found unresponsive at about 13:30 BST on Thursday.
It is believed the girl was left in the car for several hours.
Gardaà (Irish police) are investigating the incident and have described it as a tragedy.
A reporter with the Irish Independent told BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster that it is possible the baby died from sunstroke.
"People are stunned," said Ralph Riegel. "It was a beautiful day in Tipperary yesterday, the hottest day of the year.
"It wasn't realised or appreciated that the little girl was left asleep in the vehicle for a significant period of time.
"One of the theories being looked at is that she had already suffered sunstroke and doctors just simply were not able to save her."
Mr Riegel added that the girl was an only child and that her parents had married in the last two years.
"They're both from the area, a very respected and very popular couple. They're both involved in business activity and sporting activities in Tipperary.
"We're expecting a full post-mortem examination to take place today and, at the moment, they're being comforted by family and friends."
Mr Riegel said that police are preparing a file for the Tipperary County Coroner although an inquest into the death is "almost definitely not going to happen before next year".
Bishop Peter Ball, 82, faces indecent assault allegations on the under 16-year-old between 1984 and 1985 and a man over 16 between 1990 and 1991.
The former Bishop of Lewes and Bishop of Gloucester has been summonsed to Brighton Magistrates Court on Thursday.
He was already facing two allegations of indecent assault on a man and a boy.
He has also already been accused of misconduct in public office between October 1977 and December 1992.
The previous offences are alleged to have taken place in Litlington, East Sussex.
The new offences are alleged to have taken place at Litlington and Berwick in East Sussex.
Bishop Ball was due to appear before Brighton magistrates to answer the earlier allegations on 10 April, but the court was told he was too unwell.
Sussex Police said he was now due to appear at an unnamed crown court on 1 August.
Police said the decision to summons Bishop Ball follow Operation Dunhill, an investigation into information received from the Church of England in May 2012.
Bishop Ball, of Aller, near Langport in Somerset, resigned as Bishop of Gloucester in 1993.
Justin Welby told the Mail on Sunday the UK needed a united negotiating strategy for exiting the EU.
He said the commission should be under Parliament's authority, chaired by a senior politician.
Cabinet minister Priti Patel rejected the idea and said ministers were focused on getting "the right deal".
Formal Brexit negotiations began last Monday in Brussels. Key subjects to be negotiated include the status of EU nationals and Britons living elsewhere in the EU, the size of any "divorce" bill and how the UK will trade with the EU once it leaves.
In his article, the archbishop wrote that - with a hung parliament - there was "an understandable temptation for every difference to become a vote of confidence".
But he said that would be a "disaster", as British negotiators would not have "confidence in their backing from the UK".
He claimed a commission, with parties from the whole political spectrum, could "hold the ring for the differences [in opinion] to be fought out".
It should be under the authority of the Commons, and chaired by a senior politician, but without the authority to bind Parliament, he said.
"We need the politicians to find a way of neutralising the temptation to take minor advantage domestically from these great events," the archbishop wrote.
He added that Britain's decision to leave the EU was the third time in two centuries that the UK had to "redefine the place of our country in the world".
But International Development Secretary Priti Patel rejected the idea of a cross-party commission.
She told BBC Radio 5 live's Pienaar's Politics: "I think the point is, this isn't about commissions. The public voted last year to leave the European Union. Our job as government now is obviously securing the right deal for the country and not rerunning those arguments of Remain and Leave from last year."
In the same article, the archbishop said the Grenfell Tower fire - and the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London - had "brought out the best of communities in crisis".
"Communities have staggered, stumbled and pulled themselves up," he wrote.
"I am so proud and grateful to be part of a country where people at Westminster rush to treat a man who has just tried to kill them, where an imam ensures the would-be killer whose van is still resting on one of his congregation is protected."
The UK is due to leave the EU by the end of March 2019.
Ward's goal to make it 2-0 at Villa completed a remarkable 13 months for the Wales striker, who started the season on maternity leave.
Doncaster, who had already secured promotion to the top flight alongside the Royals, beat Millwall 4-0.
Reading's victory made it nine league wins from nine games in 2015.
For two minutes of the first half, Beth England's opening goal for Doncaster was enough to put the Belles ahead in the title race.
However, Harriet Scott's first-half strike for the Royals edged Kelly Chambers' side back in front.
Ward added a second to effectively seal the crown and Bianca Brown made it three before Alicia Robinson and Tash Baptiste hit back for Villa, while at the Keepmoat Stadium two further goals from Sue Smith and Hope Knight's effort to make it 4-0 were not enough to elevate the Belles above Reading.
Elsewhere, Everton's thrilling 5-3 win over Oxford United was enough to see the Toffees - relegated from WSL 1 last season - finish third ahead of Yeovil Town, who beat Durham 1-0 thanks to a late Corinne Yorston penalty.
Bottom side Watford held London Bees to a goalless draw in manager John Salomon's final match in charge.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said it will "explore the legal options" before deciding whether to implement "a collective ban" on all Russian competitors for the global showpiece, which starts on 5 August.
In the meantime, the IOC says it plans to re-test all Russians who competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
This follows the findings of the McLaren report, which said urine samples of Russian competitors were manipulated across the "vast majority" of summer and winter Olympic sports from late 2011 to August 2015.
The IOC also said it will:
Calls for a blanket ban on Russia - from both the Olympics and Paralympics - followed the publication of the McLaren report on Monday.
IOC president Thomas Bach said the findings of the report were a "shocking and unprecedented attack on the integrity of sport and on the Olympic Games".
Wada president Sir Craig Reedie described the "scope and scale" of the findings as a "real horror story".
He said his organisation wanted the IOC to "decline entries, for Rio 2016, of all athletes" submitted by the Russian Olympic and Paralympic committees.
Mutko, meanwhile, has denied that the government directed the doping programme in Russia.
He also told the Interfax news agency he was hoping for a "reasonable" decision from the IOC on Russia's participation in Rio.
BBC Radio 5 live sports news correspondent Richard Conway:
"Is what Russia has done here so bad that it warrants a collective ban, as no Russian can be above suspicion and therefore no Russians should go to Rio? Or is it a case that individual sporting federations should decide for themselves if certain Russian athletes can go? It's a very complicated area.
"It looks, on the face of this statement, as though the IOC is edging towards a blanket ban. Russia want to be at the Olympics. It would be a national humiliation for them not to be. So they will fight on to try to make sure their athletes are there next month."
Commissioned by Wada, it looked into claims made by Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory.
He alleged he doped dozens of athletes, including at least 15 medallists, in the build-up to the Sochi Games.
He said this was the result of an elaborate plot with the Russian government, which exploited its host status to subvert the drug-testing programme.
Russia topped the table in Sochi, winning 33 medals, 13 of them gold.
Rodchenkov, now in hiding in the United States, also alleged he doped athletes before the 2012 Olympics in London, the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow and the 2015 World Swimming Championships in Kazan.
It has already suspended a number of senior sports officials following the publication of the McLaren report.
Despite his denial of any state-sponsored doping programme, sports minister Mutko told the R-Sport news agency he had suspended anti-doping advisor Natalia Zhelanova as well as Irina Rodionova, deputy head of Russia's state-funded Sports Preparation Centre, and two other officials.
McLaren said Zhelanova and Rodionova had worked closely with Russian deputy sports minister Yury Nagornykh to cover up positive tests since 2011. Nagornykh has also been suspended.
Football's world governing body Fifa will look at claims in the report that Mutko was involved in covering up positive dope tests by footballers.
Mutko is a Fifa council member, the president of the 2018 Russia World Cup organising committee, president of the Russian Football Union and a member of Uefa's executive.
Russia's track and field athletes are already barred from competing at the 2016 Olympics in Rio as a result of doping violations.
The International Association of Athletics Federations, the body that governs world athletics, voted in June to maintain a global competition ban on the All-Russia Athletic Federation (Araf).
Araf hopes to overturn the suspension and will find out by Thursday if its appeal to Cas has been successful.
He is the Canadian law professor who led the independent commission that looked into allegations of state-sponsored doping in Russia.
He said his investigative team had found 580 positive tests were covered up across 30 different sports in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics in London and during the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi.
McLaren added he had "only skimmed the surface" in his 57-day investigation.
Now the IOC and Wada want him to "complete his mandate" by identifying athletes who benefited from the doping programme.
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Toni Minichiello, coach of British Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill, told BBC Radio 4 there was "no need to ban a nation".
"Who are the real victims here?" he said. "The real victims are athletes that missed out on medals.
"Let's ban these hundreds of athletes, re-test them all and not allow them to go to Rio or any future Olympics. That decimates a Russian team anyway.
"There needs to be a huge investment in anti-doping at major championships to make sure things don't happen again."
In a statement, her family said it had been "emotional week" after a farmer found what he suspected to be a grave close to where she disappeared in 1994.
They thanked him for contacting police, even though her remains were not found.
Arlene, who was 15 and from Castlederg, County Tyrone, was last seen in a car with the child killer Robert Howard.
He was acquitted of her murder in 2005 by a jury not told about his conviction for killing another teenage girl in England.
At Belfast Coroners Court on Monday, a statement from a senior police officer investigating Arlene's murder was read to the inquest.
Det Ch Supt Raymond Murray said police first received a phone call last Tuesday from the current owner of an unoccupied property in Killen, County Tyrone.
The owner informed them that a farmer, Noel Doherty, had discovered what he believed to be a grave in what would have been the back garden of the property.
"The actual excavation of the site took place on Friday 16th September 2016 and the experts concluded no human remains were present", the statement read.
"However, when they were present at the scene they indicated another area close by where, at some point, soil may have been disturbed.
"The scene was then held for a further day and this, too, was excavated. It was discovered to be an old sceptic tank.
"Nothing suspicious was found at either of the excavation sites. There are no outstanding lines of inquiry generated as a result of the search operation."
The Arkinson family did not attend the hearing but in a statement read by their legal representative, they said it had been "a very emotional week" and they thanked police, the media and the community for their help and support.
"They particularly want to thank the farmer, Mr Doherty, for reporting his suspicions to the police," their solicitor said.
"The family have to remain hopeful and do so while being bitterly disappointed that Arlene's remains haven't been found yet."
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) believe Arlene, who has been missing for 22 years, was murdered.
Howard, who died in prison last year, remains their only suspect.
Howard was originally from County Laois in the Republic of Ireland and he picked up Arlene on 14 August 1994, after she attended a school disco in Bundoran, County Donegal.
Belfast Coroners Court was told on Monday that new legislation has now been passed in the Republic of Ireland that will enable An Garda Síochána (Irish police) to cooperate fully with the inquest.
The inquest was told that the coroner's legal representatives are to meet the Irish state solicitor in the next few days to identify what, if any, evidence Gardaí can contribute to the inquest.
The coroner said: "The elephant in the room is none of us knows what the Gardaí have concerning this and that is going to be question number one".
The inquest was adjourned until 7 October.
Bitcoin payments are already accepted in a handful of places but an industry expert says, if the States allow banks to accept and trade with it, Jersey could become a magnet for new business.
Robbie Andrews, of bit.coin.je, an industry body set up to promote and campaign for the currency, wants to create a "Bitcoin Isle".
Treasury Minister Senator Philip Ozouf said he wanted Jersey to be an early leader in the field.
There have been issues around the digital currency, including a lack of regulation and concerns over potential for money laundering and other illegal activity.
Bitcoin was founded in 2009 although nobody knows by whom, only that they took the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto.
Each Bitcoin, like other forms of crypto-currencies, is simply a long string of computer code protected by a personal key which provides both ownership and security.
All Bitcoins in circulation and their transactions histories are recorded in a giant ledger known as the blockchain. This prevents each Bitcoin from being spent twice.
No middleman is required to verify the transaction so they are quick, secure and cheap to use.
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In October 2013 the FBI shut down online marketplace Silk Road. The site traded in drugs and other illegal goods and took payments using "crypto-currencies" such as Bitcoin.
In December 2013, Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, said the current lack of regulation was an area of concern.
She said the Bitcoin concept had become "increasingly familiar, but it is still in its infancy and this brings with it both challenges and opportunities".
Senator Ozouf said: "[This] is a sector that could hold significant opportunities for Jersey.
"Our infrastructure of world-class financial services and digital expertise gives us the tools to be an early leader in the field. Innovation will be central to Jersey's future prosperity.
"We are keen to support local businesses by helping to create a well-regulated and responsive environment for investment in the sector."
Early in 2014 the Chinese government said Bitcoin was not a currency and banned financial institutions from dealing with Bitcoin exchanges.
BBC chief business correspondent, Linda Yueh, said: "It is clear that regulators around the world are unsure about what to make of Bitcoin and are still in the process of making up their mind if and how it and other crypto-currencies should be regulated."
Mr Andrews said Bitcoin was vital to the future of Jersey's economy and would be used globally.
"In the same way email changed how we send files globally, Bitcoin will change how we transact our lives. It is a network you can use for payment that is global and not managed by one industry body."
He said he would like to see more places accept payment in digital currency.
"My plan would be that you get the bus and pay using your phone. You get the paper, you pay with your phone. And at no point do you constantly give people your credit card details."
Tiffin tearoom on St Helier's waterfront already accepts Bitcoin. Owner Giles Day said: "It is fast, reliable and a very secure payment method. It is the way of the future. It is what the digital and finance industry will be using and those two industries are key to Jersey.
"With a credit card, we get charged and it takes a while to get the money. We get Bitcoins into our account straight away, without any charges."
Mr Andrews said the next step would be Bitcoin banking, meaning workers would get paid in Bitcoins.
"That would require new legislation and the States need to act quickly if they want to capitalise on it," he said.
"At the moment there is a big push for a digital industry in Jersey to grow and if you asked any technologist what is the one technology that fits between technology and finance, it would be a crypto-currency like Bitcoin."
Allin, who played one first-class match and one List A game for the county before leaving in 2013, also represented Devon and Cardiff MCCU.
"Everyone at Edgbaston is immensely saddened by the news," Warwickshire said in a statement.
"Tom was an incredibly popular member of the professional squad during his six years with Warwickshire."
It is the second tragedy to hit cricket in a matter of days following the death of Sussex bowler Matthew Hobden at the age of 22.
The pieces, dating to the 14th Century, were removed from the Lincolnshire parish church, considered to be one of the finest in England, in 1946.
Heckington's St Andrews Church now needs to raise thousands of pounds to install the pieces in a new window.
Only 5% of all medieval stained glass survives today, according to experts.
The fragments are believed to be about 700 years old, dating back to when the church was founded by Richard de Potesgrave, a chaplain to Kings Edward II and Edward III.
Keith Barley discovered the fragments at his glass studio in York, where they had been stored 70 years ago after the west window of St Andrew's Church was replaced.
"This is a chronicle of the destruction of the period of the Reformation and Puritanism subsequently," he said.
"That makes these pieces such a remarkable survival."
Lesley Pinchbeck, from the church, said returning the fragments to the church will let visitors know "what a beautiful monument there is here".
But the project could cost thousands of pounds, she added.
Dr Jim Cheshire, art history lecturer at the University of Lincoln, said medieval fragments were very rare.
"We probably have about 5% of the stained glass we had in the Middle Ages," he said.
"But, to get fragments we know originally came from a parish church is really very valuable."
A tiny mite, just 0.5mm long, it is a fearsome predator.
It eats a type of insect called thrips. These are small winged insects that generally feed on plants.
Thrips are a major agricultural pest around the world, and can damage whole fields of crops, literally sucking the life out of them. But introduce amblyseius cucumeris and you have a bloodbath and then no thrips.
For farmers who wanted to protect their fields from thrips - and the many other pests out there - the method developed in the 20th Century was to spray liberally with chemical pesticides.
But as authorities around the world have in recent decades increasingly clamped down on the usage of such products, this has led to the creation of a growing multi-million dollar global industry - biological pest control.
Biological pest control is the means of controlling pests using other living organisms - breeding ladybirds to eat aphids, for example.
While it may come as a surprise to some, the East African nation of Kenya is at the forefront of the sector.
The country is helping to lead biological pest control development due to the importance of agricultural exports for the Kenyan economy.
In 2013, Kenya exported $355m (£250m) of agricultural products to the European Union (EU), from fruit and vegetables to fresh flowers, grown by hundreds of farmers.
And as the EU has over the years increasingly banned or limited the use of chemical pesticides, Kenya's farmers have had to follow suit to continue selling their produce in Europe.
As a result, Kenya has increasingly turned to biological pest control to ensure that its agricultural exports to Europe are still in the best possible condition, be they green beans or bunches of roses.
Henry Wainwright and his wife Louise, both agricultural scientists, set up their biological pest control business, Real IPM (Integrated Pest Management), seven years ago.
Both are British citizens who had moved to Kenya to work for another such business called Dudutech, before starting up their own company in 2009.
They now sell, breed or grow seven different bio-control agents, ranging from the aforementioned amblyseius cucumeris to Real Metarhizium anisopliae 69, a fungus that kills insects, including types of flies and beetles, and Real Bacillus subtilis, a bacterium that attacks mildew.
Mr Wainwright says that while Real IPM's products are far more environmentally friendly than chemical treatments, farmers have to be more patient before they see the benefits.
"Unlike chemicals, where you see the results soon after spraying, bio agents works over a longer time," he says. We're talking weeks rather than days.
Real IPM, based 50 miles north east of Kenyan capital Nairobi, now employs 230 people, including 30 university graduates.
Some 75% of its sales are in its home market, with the remainder exported to Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana and the UK.
Real IPM staff train Kenyan farmers on how to use the products, and the company has a research partnership with the Nairobi-based International Centre for Insect Physiology, and UK-based business Syngenta Bioline.
Mr Wainwright, 64, says: "We decided to do this business in Kenya due to, among other things, the tropical, warm climate; availability of the right personnel; and a good work ethic that seems to thrive here.
"As awareness grows we are likely to see many more farmers, including small holder growers who greatly contribute to Kenya's fruit and vegetable exports, embrace IPM in pest and disease control."
At Dudutech, which is Real IPM's larger competitor, 13 different bio-control agents are now produced, and it spends $1m a year on research. Typically it takes three years before a new bio-control agent receives regulatory approval.
The company was set up in Kenya in 2007 by Dick Evans, a businessman of British origin who then owned one of the country's largest flower and vegetable growing businesses. In the Swahili language "dudu" means insect.
Dudutech is today a subsidiary of Kenyan agricultural business Flamingo Flowers, which in turn is owned by US investment firm Sun Capital Partners.
Tom Mason, Dudutech's managing director, says the business now employs 340 people, all Kenyans, and including 40 scientists.
The company also had partnerships with UK agricultural research organisation Rothamsted Research, Greenwich University in London, and the University of Virginia.
Mr Mason adds: "That aside, we do not buy production technologies from outside, we do our own research, and all the agents we produce are sourced locally."
However, all this research costs money, and bio-control agents are typically twice the price of chemical pesticides.
In Kenya, this means it costs between $200 and $400 to treat one acre of crops using biological pest control, compared to between $100 and $200 using chemical spray.
Back at Real IPM, Mr Wainwright says the increased cost is well worth it if it means you can export your roses, for example, to the UK.
But wherever a farmer sells his roses, Mr Wainwright says that no man should want to give pesticide covered roses to his girlfriend.
And it's because of this Dick Costolo is stepping down. The 51-year-old announced he'll no longer be Twitter's chief executive as of next month.
He achieved a lot in his five-year tenure - Twitter, now a public company, has established itself in various countries around the world. It's far more stable than it used to be. And it's still the best place for breaking news online (when it's true, that is).
The problem Costolo couldn't solve was how to attract new users. Or, at least, enough new users to keep growth-hungry Wall Street investors happy.
And of the people that did sign up, analysts say they weren't being given enough reasons to stick around for very long.
Remarkably, some don't even bother tweeting at all - one report last year suggested as many as 44% of Twitter's users had never posted a single message.
Meanwhile, rivals like Facebook were racing away - growing healthily, and acquiring companies that kept things fresh.
Just today we were given a glimpse at the consumer version of Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset bought by Facebook for $2bn last year - an investment in the future of how we communicate, and in a different league of ambition when compared to anything in Twitter's plans.
Admittedly, Twitter is a much smaller company which is focusing on its core product. But even here it is being outmanoeuvred by the likes of ephemeral image-sharing network Snapchat - a social network that rose to fame as a way to send naughty pictures to loved ones, but has now established itself as a thriving place to communicate - especially among young people.
All this adds up to a worrying outlook for a company that is relying on advertising to provide its revenue. Despite a massive push into offering promoted tweets, it's just not attracting anywhere near the kind of spend it needs to turn its balance sheet around.
According to eMarketer, Facebook commands a 7.93% share of the $145bn worldwide digital advertising market. Google, the runaway leader, has 31.42%.
Twitter: just 0.87%.
Part of the reason is that attention span problem - people just aren't looking at the site often enough.
Twitter used to measure this using its "timeline view" metric, a gauge of how often a user visits Twitter and refreshes their timeline.
It made for miserable reading. Like overall user numbers, the average timeline views were not increasing enough. In its latest earnings report, Twitter didn't even include timeline views at all, saying it wasn't a trustworthy way to judge engagement.
These issues wouldn't be so much a problem if Twitter was seen to be innovating its way out of the hole - but some of its investors had lost confidence in Costolo's steering of the ship.
One investor in the company, Chris Sacca, was concerned enough to outline his worries in an open letter, posted earlier this month, and running to a mighty 8,500 words.
"I believe in Twitter," he began.
"I am very bullish on Twitter's future and I can't imagine life without it."
But he went on to outline several issues he said needed to be solved:
The second one on that list is perhaps the most intriguing. What is it about Twitter, you may wonder, that is making people go as far as joining… but not using?
For those who have been on Twitter for years, the drip-drip of new features and users has been manageable, enjoyable even. But for a newcomer, it is perhaps an overwhelming, confusing place full of journalists shouting "BREAKING!!!" whenever someone so much as sneezes.
And after a year of headlines about trolling and bullying - not to mention the regular Twitterstorms that ignite the community in fury over issues most people will forget in a day - Twitter may not seem like an altogether fun place to be.
Or perhaps there's a more basic worry, writes Chris Sacca.
"Feeling obligated to post to Twitter creates so much anxiety that it actually keeps hundreds of millions of people from sticking around. The company hears it all the time, and I have no doubt that you have heard it from friends as well."
A committee has been set-up by Twitter, led by interim chief executive and founder Jack Dorsey, to work out who should take over long term.
Their biggest task was eloquently outlined (in a tweet, naturally) by Ray Sultan, who works for Buzzfeed.
"Requirement for next CEO: find a way to explain Twitter to actual human beings."
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Previews and team news for the weekend's Premier League games, as title chasers Tottenham and Arsenal meet in the north London derby, while lowly Aston Villa travel to League Cup winners Manchester City.
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The government is to consult on new powers to allow the Bank of England to rein in the buy-to-let mortgage market.
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At least seven "umbrella soldier" candidates won seats, but the balance of power was unchanged with pro-Beijing candidates retaining their majority.
Hong Kong's 431 district councillors have a largely advisory role.
The protests for direct democracy last year saw thousands take to the streets, in a challenge to Chinese authorities.
Activists blocked highways, demanding the right to freely choose the city's next leader in elections in 2017.
However, China's communist party refused to give in to the demand, insisting that the next leader be elected from a list of vetted candidates.
Some 900 candidates competed for seats in Sunday's elections, about 40 of whom were drawn from the pro-democracy movement.
The success of a handful of those "umbrella soldiers" gives the movement a certain political legitimacy, analysts say.
"To some extent, the Umbrella Movement has galvanised a new generation of voters," Willy Lam, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Centre for China Studies, told AFP news agency.
"But the overall result is pretty much unchanged... Beijing should be reassured."
The pro-democracy protests - nicknamed after the umbrellas activists used to protect themselves from tear gas and pepper spray - paralysed Hong Kong for several days last year.
They presented the biggest test yet of the "one country, two systems" formula that sought to preserve broad autonomy for Hong Kong when it was returned to Chinese rule in 1997. | Candidates from Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have won seats in district elections - the first vote since the 2014 "umbrella" protests. | 34,899,423 | 329 | 37 | false |
The Glasgow side lost 2-0 to the team from Luxembourg and 2-1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round.
"We are all not going to forget this for a long time - and I know the fans won't," Rossiter told Rangers TV.
"We need to prove to these fans that we want to be here and we are good enough to wear that Rangers shirt."
Progres, part-timers who finished fourth in their domestic league, had never won any of their previous 13 games in European competition.
And the two goals they scored against Rangers was twice as many as they had managed in all those matches.
"It's a massive disappointment and simply not good enough and I can't apologise to the fans enough," said Rossiter.
"We've let ourselves down and we've let the whole club and the fans down. They have paid good money to come here and travel.
"We would have liked to have beaten them by more than 1-0 in the first leg, but we were confident coming here about putting a show on for the fans and winning the game.
"The new lads, the lads who have been here for a while, are all feeling it."
Rangers have invested heavily this summer, signing eight players, four of whom started on Tuesday and seven of whom commanded fees as chairman Dave King targeted the group stage.
However, defeat means Rangers will miss out on the chance of earning a potential £700,00 in prize money had they reached - and lost - in the play-offs, with a minimum of £2m more available for making the group stage.
Gate receipts would likely have been roughly double that figure.
The Scottish Premiership side struck the woodwork three times in the closing stages in Luxembourg, but Rossiter, who was making his first start after 11 months on the sidelines through injury, refused to make excuses.
"We weren't unlucky," he added. "We just weren't good enough on the night.
"I just think we did a lot of things wrong. At the end of the day, we are out in the Europa League's opening round.
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Will the Large Hadron Collider discover a new particle in 2016? Well, the world of particle physics is currently buzzing with excitement. In December, physicists gathered at Cern in Geneva to announce their first significant results since the LHC was re-started earlier in 2015. In eagerly awaited talks, team members from the two experiments that discovered the Higgs boson reported hints of a new elementary particle.
The LHC smashes beams of proton particles together, allowing physicists to look for hints of exotic particles in the debris. In this case, researchers see an excess of photon pairs being produced at a mass scale that would make the potential new cosmic building block four times more massive than the heaviest known particle - the top quark. The signal is seen with a statistical significance of 3.6 sigma in the Atlas experiment and 2.6 sigma in the CMS experiment, meaning it is not definitive (at least five sigma is required to claim a discovery).
Thus, physicists are urging caution, since "bumps" in the data with similar levels of significance have subsequently deflated in the past. But that hasn't stopped theorists from having a field day, flooding pre-print servers with papers speculating on the possible meaning of the result.
If it isn't a mirage, the new particle might be a tantalising link to the as-yet-unconfirmed theory known as supersymmetry, in which established elementary particles are paired with so-called superpartners. This would add many more characters to the zoo of particles represented in the current framework, known as the Standard Model. Alternatively, it could be a very different animal to any that physicists have been expecting. With the LHC now operating at double the energy it did during its first run, we should find out within the year.
Nasa's flyby of Pluto was 2015's biggest event in planetary science. There's no such stand-out set-piece in this coming year's calendar, but still plenty to get excited about. On 4 July 2016, Nasa's Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter, to begin the second mission in history dedicated to studying the Solar System's biggest planet (after Galileo, which lasted from 1995 until 2003).
When it gets there, Juno will be travelling at the mind-bending speed of 265,000km/h (165,000mph) relative to Earth - a velocity record for a human-made object, which puts 2016's assault on the land speed title into perspective.
Giant planets like Jupiter are central to the formation of planetary systems: they are born early on in the process and shape the orbits of other objects in the cosmic neighbourhood. The mission will study Jupiter's core, look for water and map its clouds.
But the craft, which was launched in 2012, won't be able to shed much light on one of the jewels of the Jupiter system: its icy moon Europa. Detailed investigation of that world, which is one of the primary targets in the search for life beyond Earth, will have to wait for the launch of another US mission in the 2020s.
The big European hope for next year is the first mission in its programme of Mars exploration known as Exomars. In March, an orbiter and technology demonstrator will be launched on a Russian Proton rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The spacecraft arrive in Martian orbit in October. The orbiter will search for evidence of methane and other trace atmospheric gases that could be signatures of active processes on the Red Planet, while the lander - named Schiaparelli - will descend through the atmosphere and attempt to touch down successfully on the Martian surface.
The lander is designed to pave the way for future landing craft, including a rover. As such, it carries only a very limited science payload - and no surface camera.
The Anthropocene is a term formulated in 2000 to denote the present age, where humans are dramatically altering many geologically important conditions. It might already have penetrated the surface of popular culture, but it is not an officially recognised term.
As far as geologists are concerned, we are still in the Holocene, which begins around 11,700 years ago with the end of the last Ice Age.
In 2016, a working group convened by Leicester University Prof Jan Zalasiewicz will put its evidence and recommendations about formalising the Anthropocene before the International Commission on Stratigraphy. This could set in motion a process that will see it officially accepted as a geological epoch - with the same hierarchical standing as the Holocene or the Pleistocene. However, defining a geological epoch is a large and complicated job, with just one of the bones of contention being when to start it from.
Human impacts on natural systems are likely to be in sharp focus again next year, especially if 2016 turns out to be one of the hottest years on record. The UK Met Office says that 2016 could be at least as warm, if not warmer, than 2015.
Climate change, along with the ongoing effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon, could help drive the global mean temperature beyond the high set in 2015. If the forecasts turn out to be correct, by the end of the year we may see three record or near-record years in a row for global temperatures.
Two big engineering projects are likely to be making headlines next year. Back in 2013, SpaceX founder Elon Musk officially unveiled the idea for a high-speed public transport system called the Hyperloop. Here's the concept: pressurised passenger capsules ride through low-pressure tubes on a cushion of air, accelerated to high speeds by a series of magnets.
If it all sounds a bit "Jetsons" to you, you're not alone. But in Summer 2016, Musk is running an open competition to test out different pod designs (PDF) from independent engineers and students. The contest will take place over one weekend at a 2km-long test track near SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. If the Hyperloop is indeed a viable idea, this might give a small glimpse of how it could work.
And 2016 looks like it could be the year for Bloodhound. The 15th of October is the date that has been set. That would be exactly 19 years to the day since the current land speed record was set by Thrust SSC in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. The new attempt by Bloodhound SSC will aim to nudge the existing mark of 763mph to over 800mph.
Most of the car is built and ready to roll on its specially prepared track at Hakskeen Pan, a dried-out lake bed in Northern Cape, South Africa. The major element still outstanding is the rocket system that will be used in tandem with a Eurofighter jet engine. The rocket is coming from Norwegian experts, Nammo. Their motors are proven. What still needs work is the pump set-up that will feed the hybrid rocket with its oxidiser liquid.
This is the Bloodhound team's own design and it is due to undergo final testing and qualification in the New Year. Assuming this work goes to plan, Bloodhound should be able to start low-speed trials at Hakskeen in the weeks preceding 15 October. A successful record bid would then be followed by a redesign of the back of the car and a boost in the rocket's thrust to take Bloodhound beyond 1,000mph (1,610km/h) in 2017.
And could 2016 finally be the year that physicists detect gravitational waves?
Science has been on a decades-long quest to try to sense the warping of space and time predicted by Einstein to occur whenever massive objects are accelerated. Example events would be the merger of black holes, or the end-of-life explosion of colossal stars.
Even with such violence, the signals would be super-faint, however. Nonetheless, researchers do now believe they have the experimental set-up capable of making a detection, thanks to the Advanced Ligo labs that came online in September.
Rumours are circulating that they may already have done so. No-one will know, though, until just before any official announcement is made. That's because a handful of senior figures at Advanced Ligo have the means to inject false signals into the detectors, in order to keep everyone on their toes.
It is something they famously did back in 2010 during an earlier phase of the experiment. So watch this space. 2016 could soon witness what would be a nailed-on Nobel-winning discovery.
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The 23-year-old will arrive at Kingspan Stadium on 1 July 2016.
Piutau, capped 14 times for the Kiwis, admitted it was a "difficult decision" to leave Auckland Blues and New Zealand rugby.
"I am looking forward to moving to Belfast, experiencing a new culture and playing in the northern hemisphere," said Piutau.
The move has sent shockwaves through New Zealand as it was thought the player was poised to resign with Blues and New Zealand Rugby.
Since making his All Blacks' debut against France in 2013, he has played in 14 tests and scored four tries, and was expected to make their World Cup squad in the autumn.
The Auckland-born international has played 36 matches for the Blues in Super Rugby, scoring eight tries.
"It was a difficult decision to leave the Blues and New Zealand rugby as I have really enjoyed my time with them so far," he added.
"However, when I spoke with Ulster I was impressed with what they had to say and I am excited about their future plans.
"I can't wait to get stuck in with my new team-mates in July 2016."
Equally at home at centre, wing or fullback, Piutau will add considerable firepower to an already explosive Ulster back-line.
The capture of one of New Zealand's rising stars is a huge coup for Ulster team manager Bryn Cunningham, who said the signing is an indication of the ambition at the province.
"To secure someone of Charles' ability is hugely exciting for us as it shows that the best players want to come and represent Ulster Rugby and that the province can attract world-class talent," he said.
"Our aim is to produce local players with the ability to play for Ulster and Ireland and then supplement them with top-quality internationals.
"Charles, with his experience with the All Blacks, fits perfectly in that model.
"As he has shown for both the Blues and New Zealand, he has searing pace and great feet.
"He has an exceptional offloading game and he is rock-solid in defence. He also possesses leadership qualities and maturity beyond his years and that came across strongly in my conversations with him.
"We could not ask for a more rounded, professional person and I believe that he will add enormous value to our squad both on and off the pitch."
St Kilda's, in Brixham, has provided respite, residential and day care since the 1970s.
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has decided services will be moved from the 24-bed home to Brixham Hospital and private care homes.
The trust said it would take up to nine months to close the home describing it as being "in a very poor condition".
One woman, whose mother uses the service but wanted to remain anonymous, said "it's all up in the air" and "we do not know where she will be moved".
"I can't stress enough, that the service provided at St Kilda's is essential."
Before the announcement the trust said the building, which employees 41 members of staff, was "no longer fit for purpose", and it would work with residents and families to find alternative accommodation.
It said previous plans for a new purpose-built centre were conceived "before a significant reduction in funding for adult social care."
"The plans did not reflect the trust's current aspirations to deliver more care at home and in local communities rather than in hospital beds," the trust said.
Also at the board meeting at Torbay Hospital, it was announced the trust is facing an £18m shortfall for the 2016/2017 financial year.
The Swansea-based region have to beat Ulster in their final Pro12 game of the season on Saturday and hope Munster get fewer than two points against Scarlets.
Ospreys have played in the top flight of Europe every season since 2003.
"There are financial implications, but standards come into it as well. We all want to be playing at the highest level of rugby," said King.
"We've got a massive game this weekend, we've given ourselves a lot of work to do, but there still is a mathematical chance that we can do it."
Seventh-placed Ospreys have picked up maximum points from their last three Pro12 matches and are aiming to do the same again against fourth-placed Ulster.
They need to overtake Munster - who are sixth and four points ahead of them - to get into the Champions Cup.
Beating Ulster could do a favour for Ospreys' local rivals Scarlets who are trying to displace the Irish province in the last play-off place.
The Scarlets in turn could help Ospreys by beating Munster at Thomond Park.
King was named man-of-the-match in Ospreys 40-27 win over Cardiff Blues, but is frustrated that the team have left themselves with so much to do.
"We've got 15 points from our last three games it's just a shame that we've left it so late in the season to start playing a bit of rugby and scoring those tries that we've needed," he said.
"There have been a couple of results in the season when we should have won, realistically, and if we'd picked up a couple of points here on there we wouldn't be having to get 20 points in our last four games.
"Ulster have something to play for so they are going to come out all guns blazing so it's going to be a massive test this weekend."
White won frame one against the five-time world champion but O'Sullivan, 40, replied with a 141 break before going on to clinch victory with a run of 95.
O'Sullivan gave White several chances which the 54-year-old could not take.
Higgins' maximum sealed a 4-1 win over England's Sam Craigie with the in-form Scot hitting two further centuries.
The big game of the evening session at the Titanic Exhibition Centre was the meeting of great friends O'Sullivan and White, but the match largely failed to ignite despite O'Sullivan's 141 clearance in frame two.
Helped by a contribution of 34, which proved his highest of the match, White took an error-ridden opening frame before O'Sullivan hit back with his 141 break.
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After several squandered chances from both players in frame three, O'Sullivan eventually moved 2-1 ahead after White missed a straightforward red to the middle.
White lost a 32-point lead in frame four as O'Sullivan produced a break of 68, and his 95 sealed victory in frame five after an inexplicable in off from the veteran.
With White now outside the top 100 in the world rankings, it was the first meeting of the two since the 2010 World Open in China.
"It's hard playing someone who you are really friends with," said O'Sullivan.
"I was quite nervous before the match. There was a little bit of hype."
For his part, White struggled to contain his frustration after a "jabby and slow" display.
"I got a few chances early doors but if you don't punish Ronnie O'Sullivan, you've got no chance," said White, whose last ranking title triumph came at the 2004 Players Championship.
Scottish star Higgins, who will face China's Zhou Yuelong in the last 32, is chasing a third title in successive weeks after winning the China Championship and Champion of Champions, but said the eighth maximum of his career gave him "the biggest buzz".
"That adrenaline rush that you can't replicate [from a 147], even when you are winning matches," the four-time world champion told Eurosport.
It was the world number six's first maximum since the 2012 UK Championship.
Also in round two on Wednesday, Northern Ireland's Mark Allen came from a frame behind to defeat England's Michael Georgiou 4-2 but another home hope Jordan Brown was beaten 4-2 by Kyren Wilson.
"I didn't play that well early on but the first chance I had to win the match I made a century. I feel my game is in good shape to compete," said Allen, who will face Robin Hull in the third round.
Liang Wenbo's hopes of winning a £1m bonus ended after he was beaten 4-2 by Romford man Mark King.
Having won the English Open last month, Liang was chasing the bonus on offer for winning all four of this season's Home Nations Series tournaments.
Others to exit on Wednesday included last season's beaten World Championship semi-finalists Marco Fu and Alan McManus.
Hong Kong's Fu was edged out 4-3 by Sam Baird with Scotland's McManus beaten 4-0 by Leeds-born Englishman Sanderson Lam.
He was riding in Kensington on 26 August when a row occurred which was captured on Vine's helmet camera.
Shanique Syrena Pearson, 22, has been charged with a number of offences including using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.
Ms Pearson, from Vauxhall, will appear before magistrates next month.
She has also been charged with driving without reasonable consideration to other road users and failing to license a vehicle.
The Nato soldier who was killed is thought to be from the US, while a German general is among those wounded.
Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence said the Afghan soldier was shot dead after he opened fire.
The BBC understands the shooting at Camp Qargha happened after an argument broke out.
Afghan Defence Ministry sources told the BBC the attacker was a soldier who was recruited three years ago.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AP news agency that one US soldier was killed and "about a dozen" of the wounded were Americans.
The training academy is modelled on UK military academy Sandhurst and will be the only British military presence in Afghanistan when operations end this year.
It first took cadets last October.
A UK MoD spokesman said the incident was under investigation "and it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time".
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said in a statement: "We can confirm that an incident occurred involving local Afghan and Isaf troops at Camp Qargha.
"The camp, also known as the Kabul ANA Officer Academy, is an Afghan National Security Forces facility. We are in the process of assessing the situation."
General Mohammed Afzal Aman, the chief of staff for operations at the Afghan Ministry of Defence, told Agence France-Presse "three of our officers have been injured, some Isaf troops have also suffered casualties".
The BBC's Afghanistan correspondent David Loyn said he understood that an argument took place late morning or lunchtime between Afghans and an armed Afghan soldier, who opened fire.
It is not clear whether it was in the officers' academy or in another part of the large site at Qargha close to Kabul, where there are several training facilities, our correspondent added.
The academy is set in a long, low ridge of hills close to Kabul.
Its military history syllabus includes the analysis of Afghan tactics in past wars against the British, as well as during the mujahedeen wars against the Soviet army.
There were 10,000 applicants who applied ahead of its first intake.
Shortly after the academy opened there was a shooting incident when an Afghan soldier in a neighbouring barracks opened fire, injuring Australian and New Zealand troops providing security.
There are also troops from other nations at the site, including a large contingent of US soldiers.
Most of the UK's combat troops have already left Afghanistan, and almost all will have left by the end of the year.
The only British troops in Helmand are now at their main base at Camp Bastion, which they will leave later this year.
The Independent Commission, chaired by ex-NHS chief executive Lord Crisp, said some cases were potentially dangerous.
Some 500 patients travel more than 50km (31 miles) to access care each month - as acute inpatient beds or services are unavailable in their areas, it said.
The government has asked the NHS to cut unnecessary out-of-area treatments.
The report, which is backed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), recommends changes to how services are commissioned.
It says that, from October 2017, no acutely ill patient should have to travel long distances to receive care.
At the same time, a maximum four-hour wait for acute psychiatric care - in hospital or the community after an initial assessment - should be introduced, it says.
The aim is to guarantee that patients with mental health problems are treated equally to those with physical problems.
President of the RCP, Prof Sir Simon Wessely, said: "Everyone agrees that it is a scandal that patients with serious mental disorders who need admission can end up being sent anywhere from Cornwall to Cumbria in a search for a bed. And yet it continues.
"The answers lie not in just providing more beds, although there are definitely places where that might help in the short term, but assessing the entire system."
The report, led by former chief executive of NHS England, Lord Nigel Crisp, said access to acute care for severely ill adult mental health patients was inadequate nationally and, in some cases, potentially dangerous.
The most common problem, it said, was difficulty in finding a bed for a patient in need - and the problem that posed to patients and the public if someone needing inpatient care was not admitted.
The declining bed numbers along with increased demand had made the situation worse, it said.
The Commission said crisis bed management was a daily occurrence in some trusts, with staff trying to free up beds by moving patients from ward to ward, sending them home on leave, or discharging them earlier than planned.
Other patients were asked to travel "unacceptably long distances" to find a bed, it said.
Minister for Mental Health, Alistair Burt, said the report would help to shape planned changes to build a better mental health service.
"NHS England will soon be publishing its independent Mental Health Taskforce report, backed by the £1bn investment announced by the prime minister earlier this year."
Mental health charities said more investment was long overdue.
Brian Dow of Rethink Mental Illness said: "Unfortunately continuous cuts to mental health care funding have left too many services pushed to breaking point.
"Mental health remains a neglected service."
In 2013/14, 1.7 million people in England used mental health services, with 105,270 admitted to hospital.
Leader Leanne Wood said Saturday's event would give members an opportunity to have their say on party strategy.
She is expected say her party will stand up or remain voters and show leave supporters Westminster holds Wales back, not Brussels.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said Carwyn Jones and Ms Wood were "unable to accept" the leave vote.
In an article for Click on Wales, Mr Davies said Wales could be prosperous post-Brexit.
Both Mr Jones and Ms Wood campaigned to stay in the EU, whereas Mr Davies voted leave.
Kent Police said the child had reportedly fallen from a building in Tontine Street.
Emergency services were called to the scene just before 09:30 BST.
Police have been carrying out inquiries in the town and have appealed for information. The force said its investigation was continuing.
In an email seen by the BBC, the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) said it was unlikely badger vaccines would be available until at least May 2017.
The IOZ said funding had subsequently been cut for the West Cornwall Badger Vaccination Initiative.
It had hoped to vaccinate up to 1,000 badgers in the "next few years".
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"Advice from Public Health England is vaccination should only be made available to humans and that animal use of BCG should be restricted during this period of vaccine shortage to conserve global supplies", a spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said.
Last year the government suspended the sourcing of the vaccine for badgers in order to prioritise the formula for human jabs which protect against TB, following guidance from the World Health Organisation.
The Institute of Zoology said it had hoped to use expired but still effective stock from last year for the initiative, but claimed their request was declined by the Home Office.
The £2m scheme, which started as a pilot in 2013, was seen as a possible long-term alternative to culling, as part of efforts to tackle TB in cattle.
Richard Griffin, 64, William Hammersley, 79, and Harry Cadman, 71, died in the summer of 2012 while many others were affected.
A hot tub on display at the JTF warehouse in Stoke-on-Trent was the "probable source" of the outbreak, the Health Protection Agency said.
JTF declined to comment on the settlement.
Mr Griffin's daughter, Rachel, who now lives in Cumbria, said she was relieved compensation had been agreed without the need for a court battle.
"Nothing can ever bring our dad back but we just wanted to make sure that justice was done and that there was some accountability for his death," she said.
"I truly hope no-one ever has to go through what we have."
The outbreak struck more than 20 people in the summer of 2012.
Mr Griffin contracted the disease while delivering meat to a café in the JTF Warehouse.
He initially suffered headaches and hallucinations and later lost consciousness at his home in Clayton. He died in hospital from multiple organ failure.
The Health Protection Agency confirmed the hot tub on display at the JTF Warehouse, off King Street in Fenton, contained the same strain of Legionella as those who had become ill.
Inquests are set to take place next year and the Crown Prosecution Service has not yet decided whether to pursue charges.
Irwin Mitchell, which has been representing affected families, said JTF had admitted civil liability.
"Nothing can turn back the clock but we are pleased to have finally concluded these cases, allowing those families affected to begin to move on with their lives," said lawyer Amandeep Dhillon.
The 28-year-old replaces Australia leg-spinner Kristen Beams, who is recovering from a finger injury.
The Stars play Sydney Thunder on the opening day of the BBL, which runs from 10 December to 28 January.
"We are very fortunate to have secured the services of Danielle Hazell, a very competent T20 cricketer," head coach David Hemp told the Stars website.
Hazell, who has taken 73 wickets at an average of 18.95 in 73 Twenty20 internationals, is the fifth England player to join a BBL side.
England captain Heather Knight will play for Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Stars have signed Danni Wyatt, and Anya Shrubsole and Katherine Brunt will line up for Perth Scorchers.
Former England skipper Charlotte Edwards has moved from Perth to Adelaide Strikers.
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The controversial service was launched in 2007 and has received about £1m of public money annually.
It was found to be underperforming in a 2014 report, and operator LinksAir had its safety licence revoked last year.
Welsh Tories said the service, which has lost passengers, should end if the review finds it is not cost-effective.
Figures obtained by the party have suggested the number of passengers on the service have fallen in recent months.
Some 8,937 passengers used it from September 2015 to August 2016, compared to 11,111 in September 2014 to August 2015, according to information provided by Economy Minister Ken Skates to Tory AM Darren Millar.
The Clwyd West AM said: "If the Welsh Government's review of this service can't prove that the route can be cost-effective in the long run then it should be scrapped.
"Right now it seems that the only people who benefit from it are civil servants and politicians.
"Perhaps the millions which have been spent on the air link would be better spent improving the road and rail network in north Wales."
Van Air has operated the service since being awarded the contract in February following the Civil Aviation Authority's decision to revoke LinksAir's safety licence in October 2015.
A spokeswoman for the Welsh Government, which owns Cardiff Airport, said: "Once that review has been completed, the cabinet secretary [Mr Skates] will consider its findings."
She added: "The study commissioned with external aviation specialists will consider the future viability of the air service.
"It will consider the impact/assessment of ceasing all provision; reducing frequency of flights; using alternative airports; and maintaining the status quo.
"It will include passenger forecast data for all options and will build upon the external review of the PSO [public service obligation] undertaken in 2014."
Only £2bn of these £12bn cuts have been outlined so far, said IFS director Paul Johnson, in response to the Budget.
Yet all the cuts are supposed to be in place by 2017-18, he said.
Mr Johnson added that it was important to know ahead of the general election what "radical changes" were planned.
Spending cuts planned for 2016-17 and 2017-18 would be "twice the size of any year's cuts over this parliament", said Mr Johnson, if the £12bn of cuts already announced and the Chancellor's hoped-for £5bn of anti tax avoidance measures failed to materialise.
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But, ahead of the election, the IFS said it had been left "guessing" how these cuts were going to be achieved, said Mr Johnson, admitting that the lack of detail was "frustrating".
"You're going to have to do things like further big cuts in child benefit, or really substantial cuts to housing benefit or significant cuts to disability benefits," he said.
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"He's announced about £2bn [of cuts] and we know nothing about where the further £10bn are coming from."
"He will have to implement some significant cuts in some significant benefits."
Our economics editor Robert Peston said: "It won't remotely be easy to find that sum in the next few years. As the IFS points out, he has already made some of the simpler savings."
The IFS said that Labour and the Liberal Democrats would not cut spending as sharply, were they to win power, but government borrowing and debt would be reduced fastest under the Conservatives.
The IFS warned that the new "Help to Buy" ISA [individual savings account] proposed by the chancellor could result in a temporary fall in first-time buyer activity in the housing market.
This is because would-be buyers may delay property purchases to make the most of government top-ups.
Under the proposed scheme, the government will add £50 for every £200 saved towards a deposit in the ISA.
Stuart Adam, of the IFS, also speculated that the scheme could have an inflationary effect on house prices.
Commenting on the economic effect of the recession and the government's tax and benefit changes, Mr Johnson said UK households had experienced "the slowest recovery in incomes in modern history".
While average household incomes have "just about" regained their pre-recession levels, the recovery had not been felt equally by all sections of society, he said.
"Average incomes among pensioners have risen, among those of working age they have fallen, with especially big falls for those in their 20s," said Mr Johnson.
Earnings, taking the effect of inflation into account, have fallen, but should still be above their 2010 levels, he continued.
There was some dispute in the Commons about how much better or worse off families have been in this parliamentary term.
The chancellor said that households would be £900 better off in terms of all income 2015 than in 2010. Labour leader Ed Miliband said that people were £1,600 worse off in terms of workers' earnings in 2014 than in 2010.
Mr Johnson said that "there is much truth in both numbers".
"Real earnings have fallen, as Mr Miliband says. Real incomes should be above their 2010 level as Mr Osborne says," he said
"We are for sure much worse off on average than we could reasonably have expected to be back in 2007 or indeed back in 2010."
The IFS concluded that the richest have been "hit hardest" by the government's tax changes over the last parliament.
But it said that benefit cuts had "hit low income working age people".
The chancellor's plan to increase the amount that can be earned before paying income tax - the personal allowance - to £11,000 by 2017-18 would benefit basic rate taxpayers by £48 a year by 2017-18 and higher rate taxpayers would benefit by an average of £72 a year, the IFS said. This plan would not be reversed under Labour.
It comes after a report into the 1989 tragedy in which 96 Liverpool fans died said 116 statements were changed to push blame from police onto fans.
Lord Geoffrey Dear said South Yorkshire Police had been allowed to gather their own witness statements and amend them.
But he insisted it was not his force's responsibility to check the changes.
Lord Dear was the chief constable in charge of West Midlands Police when it was tasked with the investigation into the Hillsborough disaster in its immediate aftermath.
Ninety-six fans died after a crush at Sheffield Wednesday's ground in April 1989 at an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest.
South Yorkshire police were responsible at the stadium on the day of the tragedy, but it has now emerged that they were allowed to gather their own witness statements and amended more than 100 of them before submission to the West Midlands force.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's The Report programme, Lord Dear admits he allowed South Yorkshire Police to gather the evidence and remove unnecessary detail: "We were aware there was a certain amount of editing - we wanted matters of fact not opinion.
"That is perfectly proper and within the bounds of what is acceptable.
"What was happening, and we did not appreciate, is that the degree of editing went too far," he goes on.
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"We were not aware that statements were being censored by South Yorkshire Police."
The witness evidence collated by the West Midlands force formed the basis of the subsequent official investigations into what happened.
The amended statements were used in the official inquiry, the coronor's inquests and by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
The Hillsborough Independent Panel concluded in September that 116 statements were amended to push blame away from the police and onto the Liverpool fans.
Alun Jones QC, who represented the families of some victims, says the West Midlands investigation should never have allowed South Yorkshire Police to present their own statements.
"The way the matter was investigated between 1989 and 1990 has infected the whole of every subsequent investigation," he says.
"West Midlands Police took statements from all the civilians in the conventional way, but they left the South Yorkshire Police to write their own statements.
"So it was the victims who had their statements taken from them and the force who allowed this disaster to happen were allowed, by West Midlands Police, to not only write their own statements but to change them."
Lord Dear maintains it was not his force's responsibility to check the changes being made by South Yorkshire Police and insists the subsequent Taylor Inquiry was robust.
He claims it was subsequent investigations which were flawed.
"I don't think anyone appreciated, certainly I didn't and certainly Peter Taylor did not appreciate the extent to which South Yorkshire Police hierarchy were trying to alter the balance between who got it right and who got it wrong," he says.
Lord Dear adds: "The West Midlands inquiry was held up by Taylor to be exceedingly good, and I believe it was.
"Given what we knew at the time, given the pressure of time, it was very well handled, and there is not a breath of criticism in the latest review about the way that inquiry was handled."
In a statement South Yorkshire Police said it was not appropriate for them to comment.
"The force is reviewing a wide variety of matters raised in the report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel with a view to making a referral to the Independent Police Complaints Commission," it said.
Hear more on BBC Radio 4's The Report on Thursday, 4 October at 20:00 BST. You can listen again via the Radio 4 website or The Report download.
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Hamilton took his 10th victory of the season thanks to a late and brave move down the inside of Rosberg at Turn 12, after erasing the German's lead.
The result extends Hamilton's lead over Rosberg to 24 points with 75 available in the two remaining races.
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Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo drove superbly to beat the Williams to third.
Hamilton's victory will be another psychological blow for Rosberg, who arrived in Austin, Texas, admitting he needed "three strong races" to have any chance of beating his team-mate to the title.
The Briton looked the quicker of the two through the practice sessions, but Rosberg took pole after his team-mate hit trouble with his brakes in qualifying.
Rosberg converted that into a lead at the first corner but the fact Hamilton was able to follow within a second of him through to their first pit stops suggested the Englishman did indeed have a pace advantage.
The German's lead gave him the strategic advantage of making his first stop before Hamilton, on lap 15. Hamilton was in next time around and rejoined 2.8 seconds behind.
Five laps later, Hamilton was within a second of the leader and on lap 24 he made the decisive move.
He set the fastest first sector time of the race to that point, to put himself closer to Rosberg's tail as they entered the hairpin before the long straight.
Hamilton then dived for the inside at Turn 12, the hairpin at the end of the straight.
The move seemed to catch Rosberg unawares. He initially moved to defend, before realising that doing so would breach the rule that forbids changing line in the braking zone.
Hamilton, on the inside and alongside, ran his team-mate out to the kerbs, ensuring he held the lead.
Rosberg kept the gap between them stable at 1.4 seconds for a few laps before Hamilton extended it by a second over laps 30 and 31 to give himself some breathing space and then controlled the race to the end.
It was Hamilton's fifth victory in succession, 10th of the season, and the 32nd of his career, which means he has more career wins than any other Briton, passing Nigel Mansell, and has equalled the tally of his great rival Fernando Alonso.
Hamilton and Alonso are now equal fifth on the all-time F1 winners' list.
"I'm really grateful to be up front," he said. "It is such a privilege to be representing my country and to be at the top of the driver wins is quite special. The car was great today."
Behind the dominant Mercedes, Ricciardo fought back after dropping to sixth at the start from his fifth place on the grid.
The Australian passed Alonso's Ferrari at the restart after an early safety car period caused by Force India's Sergio Perez crashing into Sauber's Adrian Sutil on the first lap.
Ricciardo then passed Valtteri Bottas's Williams by making his first stop a lap earlier than the Finn, and did the same to the lead Williams of Felipe Massa at their second stops.
It was another stirring performance by Ricciardo, who has emerged as a major star in his first season in a leading team, putting team-mate and four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel in the shade.
Alonso took sixth, running a very long middle stint in the Ferrari, and holding off the fast-finishing Red Bull of Vettel on the last lap.
Vettel fought through the field after a late stop for the faster soft tyre, gaining seven places as a result after a pit-lane start and a strategy that required patience and care to do two long stints on medium tyres before his final push.
McLaren's Kevin Magnussen took eighth and Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne ninth ahead of Lotus's Pastor Maldonado.
But the Frenchman was given a five-second penalty for an aggressive pass on Romain Grosjean, who finished 11th, promoting Maldonado to ninth and dropping Vergne to 10th.
McLaren's Jenson Button dropped from eighth to 12th in the final laps as he struggled on worn tyres.
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Like Labour and the Conservatives, they managed just one seat. Alistair Carmichael won Orkney and Shetland by 817 votes (more about him in a minute).
The party is hopeful it can do better this time with its pro-Europe, anti-independence message.
There are three key seats the party's strategists will be focusing on (all with female candidates as the party tries to shake off the idea it's dominated by men - all of its MSPs are male).
Firstly Edinburgh West. This was the seat won by Michelle Thomson for the SNP last time around - before she withdrew from the party whip amid controversy over property deals. She's not standing this time.
The Lib Dems have chosen Christine Jardine as their candidate. The party won the equivalent seat at Holyrood last year and thinks it has a strong ground campaign.
They think they can win anti-independence votes from Labour and the Conservatives which may be enough to win them the seat (the Conservatives are standing Sandy Batho, it's expected the SNP will announce their candidate this weekend).
Another target is East Dunbartonshire where former junior minister Jo Swinson is trying to win her seat back from the SNP. Last time John Nicolson won by more than 2,000 votes.
The Lib Dems are hopeful here too; party strategists think Ms Swinson has "star power" and say donations have been flooding in.
But SNP insiders think her record could be a weakness, given that she was a prominent MP during the coalition years. Residents in the constituency can expect to hear a lot on that from the Nationalists in the next six weeks.
One other seat they'll be concentrating on is North East Fife. The Lib Dems won the equivalent Scottish Parliament seat (ish, Westminster and Holyrood seats differ in size and scope) last year.
Before 2015, they had held it since the 1980s. They've identified this as one to watch this time and have chosen councillor Elizabeth Riches to stand. But the incumbent SNP MP Stephen Gethins has a high-profile as the party's Europe spokesman. He's thought to be confident of keeping this one on 8 June.
Finally, the seat they held last time, Orkney and Shetland.
After the 2015 result there was a high-profile row over Mr Carmichael's future. It was revealed he'd backed the leaking of a document which suggested Nicola Sturgeon wanted David Cameron to be PM (a claim she furiously denied, and which there is no evidence for).
He faced calls to resign and was taken to a special election court by campaigners. Judges say he told a blatant lie about when he knew about the memo in a TV interview, but ruled it wasn't proven beyond reasonable doubt he'd committed an illegal practice.
The Lib Dem team are confident they can win it though. They argue attacks on Mr Carmichael were "overcooked" and point to the increased majorities enjoyed by local MSPs at Holyrood elections last year.
As noted in this blog though, the SNP say they will be fighting hard to win this and other seats they didn't take last time.
* We will have a full list of candidates online after the close of nominations.
Arnnon Geshuri, a former human resources manager at Google, was appointed to the board of the Wikimedia Foundation this month.
The online encyclopaedia's editors objected because of his links to an alleged no poaching scandal.
Last January, Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe agreed to settle a lawsuit over related claims for $415m (£289m).
One Wikipedia editor said they were "appalled" by Mr Geshuri's appointment to the Wikimedia Foundation board of trustees, while another criticised the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
About 20 editors, including two trustees, have publicly backed Mr Geshuri.
One editor unhappy about the appointment wrote: "I'm appalled: Why this kind of person, with this kind of background, at all?"
Another added: "I have no more confidence for the whole board, especially also to name Mr Wales himself. The board presents itself in a tragic condition, all faith lost that it could work for the best of the projects."
The no confidence call was accompanied by a statement, which indicated that an open letter had already been sent to the chairman of Wikimedia's board.
It noted Mr Geshuri had been "widely known for having played a significant role in the anticompetitive agreements scandal at Google".
"A vote of the community has no legal weight, but should be taken into consideration by the board of trustees to fulfil the Wikimedia Foundation statement of values," it added.
Documents filed with a US court indicated that Mr Geshuri, who now works for Tesla Motors, had been involved in enforcing a deal struck between Apple and Google not to poach each other's staff.
In a 2007 email, while he was working at Google, he assured his boss Eric Schmidt that a company employee would be "terminated within the hour" for approaching an Apple staff member.
Mr Schmidt had contacted Mr Geshuri after Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs had complained to him, the documents indicated.
In 2015, those two firms, as well as Intel and Adobe, agreed to pay out damages before the case could be heard. They had been accused of conspiring to keep down salaries.
The firms did not disclose the details of the settlement.
The Wikimedia Foundation, a not-for profit organisation founded by Jimmy Wales, administers Wikipedia and other projects.
Its board has 10 trustees and Mr Geshuri is one of the two most recently appointed.
In a message to Wikipedia editors posted on Tuesday, Mr Geshuri wrote: "Although I would have preferred the tone surrounding my appointment to be more positive and supportive, I deeply understand and respect the criticality of free expression, rallying around convictions, and open disagreement."
In an apparent reference to the allegations he was linked to the "no poaching" scandal, he said there were "misconceptions" and "mitigating considerations".
Mr Geshuri wrote: "As a general matter, I will say that, throughout my career, I have been charged with enforcing company policies as part of my role as a people manager. I have tried to do so thoughtfully and consistently. I have done so realising company policies and practices evolve over time as circumstances change." He added that he wanted to win the editors' trust.
Mr Wales did not respond to a request for comment.
The Clanmil Housing Association had been planning to redevelop the 24-acre site.
In 2012, Clanmil signed an option agreement with the Irish National Assets Management Agency (Nama), which controls the debt related to the site.
In a statement to the BBC, Clanmil said it made an unsuccessful offer for the site before the option deal expired.
It added that the offer was based on "an independently assessed market valuation".
The association added that it was "extremely disappointed that, despite all our efforts, we have as yet been unable to find a viable way forward that would allow us to progress with the development of this site".
"The main barrier is the substantial cost of decontaminating the site in preparation for its regeneration."
Clanmil has not given up on the site, saying it is "keen to explore options with potential partners to take this project forward".
Hilden Mill was formerly home to the Barbour Thread factory which had occupied the site since 1823.
It closed in 2006 and three years later, planning approval was given for a redevelopment scheme that involved up to 600 homes.
The site is owned by Hilden Developments (NI) whose loans of £45m were transferred to Nama.
Those loans were not sold to Cerberus as part of the Project Eagle deal because the company is not Northern Ireland-owned.
It is ultimately controlled by the London-based developer Galliard.
A Nama spokesperson said: "This property is owned and managed by a Nama debtor so any queries relating to the sale of the property should be addressed to its owner."
The cash will be spent on conserving Wrexham Cemetery's buildings and refurbishing the listed fences and entrances.
The cemetery is on Cadw's register of Wales' historic parks and gardens.
Wrexham councillor David Bithell said: "Wrexham Cemetery is part of the heritage of Wrexham and is very important to the community."
On one hand, there was sheer delight for captain Alastair Cook as he finally ended his century drought with a tough, determined hundred; on the other hand, the tourists finished day one firmly on the back foot, amid despair for Cook's opening partner Jonathan Trott.
I thought Cook batted really well for his 105: he played with great determination, an instinct for which balls to play and which to leave, and his foot movement was excellent.
By contrast, Trott looked nervy and it is clear that his forward movement towards the short ball has become a fatal technical flaw. He can no longer continue to open the batting.
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That is the harsh reality of international sport: some careers can be revitalised by a brilliant innings while others must come to a sad end.
Cook's century was hugely significant, both for himself and the team. He has been scoring plenty of runs of late, but hundreds are important milestones for batsmen and for someone who was so used to reeling them off, to go two years without one must have eaten away at his confidence.
You could see in his reaction just how much it meant to him to finally get the monkey off his back, and surely all this negativity around him can now be finally put to bed.
Cook is never going to be a batsman of great aesthetic beauty, but you don't need your openers to be free-scoring - you've got middle-order players like Moeen Ali for that.
Cook's great virtue is that he's a tough nut to crack, and that's what makes him an ideal opening batsman.
Yes, he made mistakes. He ran out Moeen and he played a poor shot to lose his wicket just before the close, but he batted all day in 100 degree-heat while wickets were tumbling around him.
That showed an immense amount of fortitude. If people still want to be negative about Cook, I'm afraid they've got a problem.
The real issue is that Cook now needs an opening partner for the summer Tests against New Zealand and Australia.
It is time to acknowledge that the Trott experiment is over. He has had a mighty fine career for England and it's a shame that it's ended like this, batting out of position and being asked to do a job that doesn't come naturally to him.
Since the middle order is performing so well, there's no way back for him now.
It's a dreadful shame for Trott personally, but at least England have a definitive answer. If Adam Lyth had come in for this match and failed, and Trott had gone away and scored runs for Warwickshire, that could have clouded the issue.
Now it looks as though Lyth will have to come in and face two world-class bowling attacks on English wickets - not an ideal situation, but one that England will have to deal with.
Before that, they have plenty of work to do to ensure that they win this series. West Indies are definitely ahead of the game after the first day - when you win the toss and choose to bat, you don't expect to be 240-7 at the close.
But I don't think the pitch looks as good as everyone expected - it's a dry and uneven, with a bit of early spin. If England can get up to 300, this match will be very evenly poised.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's James Gheerbrant.
James McCann, 80, who worked at the St Francis Boys' Home, Shefford, Bedfordshire, in the 1960s, was found unfit to plea due to ill health.
But a trial of the facts found 42 of 50 charges of physical and sexual assaults on 25 boys to be proven.
The judge granted McCann an absolute discharge on all of the counts.
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The allegations against McCann, of Suffield Court, Swaffham, Norfolk, related to an 11-year period between 1963 and 1974.
The jury at the Old Bailey found 30 counts of actual bodily harm to be proven, plus 12 of indecency.
All 25 victims had at least one proven count, the court heard.
Judge Rebecca Poulet QC told jurors that "the only course of action in the circumstances" was an absolute discharge.
Earlier, John Cahill, 74, admitted six indecent assaults against children.
Cahill, of Chandos Court, Bedford, an ex-scoutmaster at the home, was jailed for three-and-a-half years in May for abusing the boys aged between 10 and 15 in the 1960s.
At Cahill's trial, prosecutor Matthew Walsh said the home was run by the "nuns and priests from Hell".
Two priests facing abuse accusations, Fr John Ryan and Fr Wilfred Johnson, died before the police investigation started.
Analysis by Nic Rigby
Since our first news story about St Francis Boys' Homes in May 2013, dozens of ex-residents have spoken about the abuse at the home from the 1950s to 1974.
The victims told me the main thing they wanted was for the public to believe their stories after years of indifference from the authorities.
The old boys, known as a Shefford Scruffs, said their lives felt "ruined" or "haunted" by their experiences.
Now that the trials have brought the abuse to public attention, the police officer who pursued the investigation, Mark Ross, hopes they can "find a sense of closure".
The town's square and High Street were submerged in floodwater when the Skip Running Burn burst its banks on Saturday evening.
About 40 firefighters were called to the scene from divisions across the Lothians and Borders.
The flooding came as forecasters warned that Scotland could expect more severe weather just before Christmas.
Scottish Borders Council issued flooding advice following heavy rainfall over Friday night and Saturday afternoon.
A number of homes and commercial properties were affected, although only one resident had to leave his home.
Flooding caused damage in the town when the burn previously overflowed in August 2012, but the council said this incident was not as severe.
In a statement, the local authority said: "Following the flooding in August last year, the council's work, including post incident assessments, clearly showed that flash flooding such as this can occur and the Skip Running Burn is particularly vulnerable to this type of event.
"SBC has plans in place to invest in improvements at the culvert mouth and it will continue to progress these."
Other areas have also been affected by poor weather conditions.
On Sunday, police closed the snow gates on the A9 south at Dalwhinnie for several hours, while motorists were advised to check with Traffic Scotland for up-to-date travel advice.
Forecasters expect to see rain still moving from south to north on Monday.
A yellow "be aware" warning is in force for snow, across high ground to the north of the central belt.
Forecasters said there could be some sleet or perhaps wet snow at lower levels at times.
The strongest winds are now likely on Tuesday, with gale or severe gale force south-westerly winds expected for the west coast, from Argyll northwards.
The current yellow warning for wind will now be in place for Tuesday only.
Christmas Day and Boxing Day are expected to be relatively calm, with showers in the west and the odd flake or sleet still possible at lower levels.
Burt, who previously spent seven years as Nottingham Forest's head of recruitment, arrived at Ashton Gate in 2013 during Sean O'Driscoll's tenure as head coach.
Ex-Bournemouth boss Groves joined City as academy manager last July.
The Robins are 19th under boss Lee Johnson, who was appointed following Steve Cotterill's departure in January.
Following Cotterill's sacking, former Oxford United chief executive Mark Ashton was appointed as the club's chief operating officer.
The Spireites lost 4-0 at home to Oxford on Saturday to leave them six points adrift of safety in League One.
Caldwell said at the time: "When there is criticism and negativity from the sides it doesn't help. If you want to show negativity, then don't come."
On Monday, he told BBC Radio Sheffield: "I say what I feel. It's very emotional when you've just lost 4-0."
The 34-year-old added: "The message I was trying to give them was that this team needs them to be positive and get behind the team.
"I accept that some people may have taken it the wrong way, but we need our supporters more now than ever."
Caldwell was appointed manager at the Proact Stadium in January following the sacking of Danny Wilson, but has failed to win any of his seven games in charge.
On Saturday, he suggested that some of the players were not showing the mentality needed to lift the team up the table.
"There's no consistency within the group and that has to change," the former Wigan boss said.
"Forget the game and tactics, it's about desire. The players have to show a desire and a focus for this club to keep them in this division. They have to take responsibility.
"I knew this was a challenge when I came in but the overall resilience and desire in the group has disappointed me."
Chesterfield are in League One action again on Tuesday, when they visit Walsall.
Tinodiwanashe Makwanya was shot in the head as he sat in the passenger side of a Volkswagon car just after 22:00 BST on Friday.
Officers said it is thought a motorcyclist with a pillion passenger pulled up alongside the car on Wellesley Road in Croydon.
The car driver took the victim to hospital, where police were alerted.
Six minutes after police were first called, officers were told Mr Makwanya had died when he arrived at the hospital.
Det Insp Domenica Catino said: "Croydon town centre would have been busy with people out and about on a Friday night and I would appeal to anyone who was in the area and saw the events unfolding to contact police.
"At this stage we retain an open mind to the motive for this shooting and our enquiries continue."
No-one has been arrested in connection with the shooting.
A large amount of a substance which looked like slug pellets or rodenticide was found at the entrance to Overtoun Park in Rutherglen on 6 January.
The Scottish SPCA believes it was intentionally put there to harm an animal.
On the same day a white powder-like substance was found in a garden in Stevenston, Ayrshire.
The owner of the property believes it was put there to target dogs living there.
An undercover inspector with the charity's special investigations unit said: "Dogs are usually very curious and will try to eat the poison.
"I recently dealt with a report of a Jack Russell who congested a large amount of slug pellets and was extremely ill. There is a concern poison is being laid on purpose.
"The poisoning of domestic animals is a huge issue and we deal with a large number of complaints regarding poisonings and they are incredibly difficult to solve due to the nature of the crime."
Anyone with information should contact the Scottish SPCA animal helpline on 03000 999 999.
But he warns that the number of children doping to reach the elite level is Wada's "biggest concern".
Howman said sport's increasing profitability had led to young athletes becoming more "vulnerable".
Drug testing is limited in non-elite events, and Howman admits teenagers are "under the radar" of doping agencies.
He also said doping could become a criminal offence in five years.
Howman said Wada's estimation of the level of cheating varied between sports.
"We have some guestimates based on some research undertaken over the last years," he told BBC's Hardtalk.
"It's far more than we would wish it to be - over 10%. That is of concern because those being caught by the system is far lower than that. Not in all sports, in some sports.
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"The area of most concern for us is the level of young athletes who have not broken through into the elite who are trying to get that breakthrough and are susceptible to taking drugs because that's a shortcut.
"Not only are they susceptible to taking drugs, they are being encouraged to do so by any one of a number of people that surround them - coaches, trainers, even parents - because it's way to make a lot of money."
Nigerian weightlifter Chika Amalaha, 16, was stripped of her gold medal after failing a drugs test at last year's Commonwealth Games.
Former Wada president Dick Pound has previously said that four out of five cheats are not being caught.
And Howman said he was concerned there might still be riders doping at this year's Tour de France after former winner Lance Armstrong was stripped of seven titles following his admission he took performance-enhancing drugs.
Leader Chris Froome has been questioned about his performance during this year's race but the Team Sky rider has always denied doping.
Howman said the numbers of riders doping had fallen "majorly" since Armstrong won Tours from 1999 to 2005, adding: "I have great respect for the way in which the UCI [world cycling's governing body] are now running their anti-doping programme."
Regarding other sports, Howman said: "Significant ground has been made to make sure the clean athlete achieves a level playing field."
American sprinter Justin Gatlin is due to compete in next month's World Championships following two previous doping bans.
Asked whether he knew some of the world's top athletes were cheats, Howman said: "Not to the same level as the information we had on Lance Armstrong but certainly we have information that is being investigated about a number of athletes around the world."
Howman, who is to step down in 2016 after 12 years at Wada, admitted his organisation's effectiveness was limited by a lack of resources.
"When I started at Wada, Wayne Rooney was being paid $4m a year by Manchester United," Howman added. "He's now being paid something like $30m.
"We were getting $20m when he first started, we're now getting $30m. Sport is saying to us [your money] should be increased but they are not doing it in the same proportion.
"That probably is not a good way of addressing the issue."
Labour councillor Simon Carter, who has represented Bury Council's Tottington ward since 2012, faces 16 counts.
Mr Carter, 53, of Rakewood Avenue, Littleborough, appeared before Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court.
An ex-member of the council's Standards Committee, he was bailed to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 10 July.
A Bury Council spokesman said: "We can confirm that a Bury councillor has been charged with making indecent images of children.
"As the matter is under police jurisdiction, it would be inappropriate to comment further."
Cafodd y gwasanaethau brys eu galw i faes parcio tafarn y Llong yn y pentref ychydig wedi hanner nos fore Sul.
Daeth swyddogion o hyd i Peter Robert Colwell, dyn 18 oed o Gapel Uchaf, Clynnog Fawr yn farw ar ôl iddo ddioddef anafiadau saethu.
Mae ei deulu yn cael cymorth gan swyddogion arbenigol.
Daeth swyddogion o hyd i ddryll yn y lleoliad ac fe gafodd pedwar dyn eu harestio mewn cysylltiad â'r digwyddiad.
Maen nhw wedi cael eu rhyddhau ar fechnïaeth yr heddlu tra bod ymholiadau'n parhau. Roedd y pedwar dyn a'r dyn a fu farw yn ffrindiau.
Dywedodd Ditectif Uwcharolygydd Iestyn Davies: "Er bod hwn yn ddigwyddiad trasig sy'n cael ei drin fel ymchwiliad llofruddiaeth, rydym yn cadw meddwl agored o ran amgylchiadau'r digwyddiad.
"Mae ein harbenigwyr yn ceisio sefydlu yn union beth a ddigwyddodd a sut cafodd y gwn haels ei saethu, ond mi hoffwn sicrhau'r gymuned leol mai digwyddiad anarferol iawn oedd hwn yn ymwneud â phobl leol a 'does yna ddim bygythiad ehangach i'r cyhoedd.
"Nid ydym yn chwilio am unrhyw un arall mewn cysylltiad â'r digwyddiad ac mae'r gwn wedi cael ei ddarganfod. Byddwn yn ymgynghori â Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron ymhen amser ynghylch unrhyw gyhuddiadau.
"Rydym yn cydymdeimlo'n arw â theulu a ffrindiau Peter Colwell ar yr amser anodd hwn."
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"Maen nhw wedi cael braw," meddai.
"Maen nhw wedi dychryn - lle prydferth, tawel, a pheth fel hyn wedi digwydd yng nghanol y pentref. Dydyn nhw methu coelio'r peth."
Martin Fitzpatrick pled guilty to attempted murder after attacking Alyn Stocks, 40, in Glasgow's Shettleston area in July last year.
Fitzpatrick's cousin was a neighbour of the victim.
Mr Stocks and the woman had been arguing over claims that each of their dogs had caused trouble in their tenement.
Fitzpatrick, from Easterhouse, eventually got involved and stabbed Mr Stocks 10 times.
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I have reported on the coal industry in one way or another for 35 years and even as big chunks of it were sold off, the idea that all of it would shut down in my lifetime is still hard to take in.
Yet as a convoy of vehicles from court-appointed administrators drove past me to take possession of Hatfield Main Colliery just outside Doncaster, it marked the final chapter of more than two decades of struggle to save the pit.
During that time commercial operators have come and gone, forcing the workforce to step in twice to invest their own money to keep it alive.
The end of Hatfield's precarious hold on survival became inevitable towards the end of 2014 as international coal prices dropped so low that it was cheaper for power stations on its own doorstep to burn fuel from Russia or Columbia.
"There's deep frustration here," I was told by John Grogan, the former Yorkshire MP who chairs the worker and management partnership that has been running the pit since 2013.
"Coal burning isn't going away any time soon in Yorkshire. In fact this winter 40 per cent of our electricity will come from coal, except that it's all going to be Columbian or Russian.
"Some people would say there's blood on that coal because the item on every agenda at Hatfield was health and safety. That's not true in Columbia."
Hatfield, which would have celebrated its centenary next year, had always been seen as the pit that refused to die despite the odds being heavily stacked against it.
Back in 1994 when the then publically-owned industry was put up for sale few would have bet that Hatfield would be the last survivor of the dozen pits then still working in the South Yorkshire coalfields.
The pit was seen as such a poor prospect at the time of that mass-privatisation that British Coal could not find a commercial operator willing to take it over.
It was left to the management and its 230-strong workforce to rescue their own pit with a buy-out. Seven years later as profits dipped coal production was suspended and Hatfield mothballed.
Then along came Richard Budge, the Nottinghamshire entrepreneur whose RJB Mining company had bought up virtually every other colliery in the original privatisation of the English coalfields.
By 2007 Richard Budge and RJB Mining had parted company and he came up with a scheme to get himself back into the industry by buying and re-opening Hatfield with a view to building a futuristic 'clean-coal' power station on the site which would provide a ready-made market.
The re-hired workforce backed the plan enthusiastically. A site was cleared and access roads, a roundabout and even signposts pointing to the power station were put in place.
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Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson recently tested positive, as did American Tyson Gay, the fastest man in the world this year.
Bolt, 26, runs at the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium at the weekend.
"I have to work even harder to help the country and the sport," he said.
"Now I'm even more focussed and ready to go and do better and try to inspire people and to show people that it is possible."
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Bolt insists he has never taken drugs and said: "I'm clean but you have to be very careful as an athlete because right now there are a lot of things on the banned list.
"You have to keep up to date with this kind of thing. It's kind of hard, but that's why you have a team to make sure.
"I get tested all the while. I got tested the day before yesterday. It's just part of the routine. "
Bolt, the 100m and 200m world record-holder, pointed to his success as a junior athlete as evidence of his innocence.
"I've broken every record there ever was to break since I was growing up," he told the BBC.
"It's not a surprise that I'm breaking world records because I've been doing it since I was a junior.
"I want to explain to people that 'this is just me'. I run fast because I have a talent and was put on this Earth to inspire a lot of people."
The US Anti-Doping Agency informed American Gay, 30, that his A sample from an out-of-competition test in May was positive.
Powell, the all-time fourth quickest, tested positive for a banned stimulant at June's Jamaican Championships and fellow Jamaican Simpson failed a drug test at the same event.
After Powell tested positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine at the national trials last month, Bolt said it was a blow for Jamaica and athletics.
"I didn't want to bombard him with questions," said Bolt, who will run the 100m and 4x100m at the London Anniversary Games.
"I told him, 'Sorry to hear what was going on.' And he said, 'Yes, it's kind of rough, it's hard."'
With Gay and Powell still waiting for the results of their 'B' samples, Bolt was keen to avoid speculation when he spoke to the media in London on Thursday.
"There are a lot of details left to be discussed," he said.
The recent spate of positive drug tests has put the focus back on a sport that has been dogged by doping scandals in the past.
"It's going to set athletics back a little bit, but as a person I can't really focus on this," added Bolt.
"I still have the World Championships, everyone is stepping up their game, so I have to really focus on that.
"I am just trying to work hard, run fast and hopefully help people forget what has happened and just move on."
Bolt was speaking on the same day a Jamaica football player tested positive for a banned substance after a World Cup qualifying match against Honduras.
The Jamaica Football Federation said it was notified by Fifa that a "member of the Jamaican squad returned an adverse analytical finding on his urine sample" after the 11 June game.
Bolt became the first athlete to retain the Olympic 100m and 200m crowns when he took gold in both events at the 2012 London Olympics last summer. He then won his third gold of the Games when he anchored Jamaica's sprint relay team to a world record.
Services through Queen Street station were disrupted until 19:00 BST on Thursday with trains to the valleys, Penarth, Barry Island and between Coryton and Radyr affected.
Buses replaced trains for the Vale of Glamorgan line in both directions.
Arriva Trains Wales said the lorry hit the bridge in Bute Street at 13:00 BST.
Trains were delayed for up to 45 minutes through Queen Street.
Arriva described the lorry which hit the bridge as "over-height", but it is unclear what happened to it after the collision.
Network Rail said engineers were immediately sent to carry out a safety inspection on the bridge.
A spokesman said: "Engineers found that there was no damage to the bridge. Services were able to run at normal speed over the bridge at 13:50 BST."
The visitors crossed early on when a flowing move found winger James Short, who then hit an excellent line to allow Ian Whitten to score.
Tom Heathcote's four penalties kept Warriors in touch though and the match was well set at 12-12 at the break.
Heatcote added another penalty but tries from Thomas Waldrom and Don Armand secured the Chiefs' victory.
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Fresh from securing a European Champions Cup quarter-final place, Rob Baxter's side made the perfect start when Short crossed for his eighth try of the season as the Chiefs spun the ball out to the left wing.
Short was involved in a line-out move for their second score when he broke through to find Will Chudley, who in turn fed Ian Whitten to stroll in.
In difficult conditions underfoot, Scotland fly-half Heathcote's penalties kept Worcester in touch throughout the game, as he slotted five from six.
But the Chiefs, the Premiership's leading try scorers with 34 in 10 games, added two second-half scores when Waldrom crossed at the back of a driving maul.
Armand then handed off two out wide to stretch Warriors' run to 11 straight defeats in all competitions, going into next Sunday's trip to Premiership relegation rivals London Irish, four points below them.
Worcester director of rugby Dean Ryan:
"To be fair, they just saw things a little bit faster than us. Our general structure was about the same pace as theirs, but they had two or three players who could step things up and hurt us.
"We are pretty happy with the level we are playing at. We look like we are enjoying our rugby. The whole season is not defined next weekend.
"London Irish are at home and the pressure is on them. We've talked about how well we've played against Leicester, Exeter and Harlequins. We have to see if we can do something against a side who are not necessarily performing at those levels and see where we are."
Exeter head coach Rob Baxter:
"If you don't get a lot of things right against Worcester, they stay in the fight. They don't just go away.
"When we got tempo and accuracy into the game, we looked good, but I think we weren't then prepared to work hard enough to get things done that then allow you to score tries and build periods of pressure.
"In the second half, things didn't go to hand for them and their mistakes counted against them, and we were able to capitalise and gain some momentum."
Worcester Warriors: Pennell; Heem, Olivier, Mills, Vuna; Heathcote, Baldwin; Leleimalefaga, Annett, Schonert, O'Callaghan, Cavubati, Dowson, Mama, van Velze (capt).
Replacements: Sowrey, Bower, Johnston, Sanderson, Cox, Mulchrone, Symons, Hammond.
Exeter Chiefs: Dollman; Woodburn, Campanaro, Whitten, Short; Steenson, Chudley; Hepburn, Yeandle (capt), Francis, Hill, Parling, Armand, Salvi, Waldrom.
Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, Moon, Brown, Atkins, Horstmann, Lewis, Hooley, Hill.
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Carwyn Jones told AMs ministers will press ahead with the £600m Metro project but warned it could take longer to deliver.
But he said there were no guarantees the UK government would protect EU funding, needed for the scheme.
Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies accused Mr Jones of using Brexit as a "smokescreen".
Later Economy Secretary Ken Skates told AMs that construction on the metro will take place from 2019.
The Metro is intended to provide better trains, faster buses and light rail or tram services in Cardiff and the valleys.
It was announced last year that £600m will be spent on the current phase of the metro.
That included £125m from the UK government and £150m in European regional development funding.
In a statement on his priorities for government, the first minister told AMs on Tuesday that despite uncertainty over significant element of EU funding for the Metro project, his government "will be pressing ahead" with its development.
"It may not be in exactly the same form as before, we will have to look at alternative funding models and it may take longer to get to where we want to be, but I believe this is an important signal to employers that Wales is still open for business", he said.
Mr Jones said he had hoped to publish a detailed programme for the government's five-year term before the summer recess started next week, but he was putting it off until September because of Brexit.
The first minister restated his call for the UK government to guarantee replacing the EU funding currently enjoyed by Wales, estimated at around £600m a year.
"Without this assurance we face a very large hole in our future budgets," he said.
But Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "Instead of prevaricating, and using the Brexit vote as an excuse for a lack of ideas, the First Minister should get on with laying down his Programme for Government.
"The reality, therefore, is that the First Minister is in danger of appearing as though he is using the EU referendum as a smokescreen to conceal the fact that his government has little to say on the real issues faced by Welsh communities everyday; such as the Welsh NHS, declining education standards, and the need to kick start the Welsh economy."
He added that Mr Jones's statement failed to mention the steel crisis among the government's priorities.
Later in the Senedd Economy Secretary Mr Skates said construction on the Metro "will take place from 2019, with services operating as soon as possible, and this will depend on the solution being delivered".
Earlier on Tuesday, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns claimed that tackling the "root causes" of economic problems in poorer parts of Wales would be more effective than replacing EU grants with Westminster cash.
Concerns about the home, in Blackpool, were raised last month and its licence was suspended after inspectors visited on Friday, said Ofsted.
Police said all of the children at the home have been "appropriately safeguarded" and enquiries were continuing.
The firm which runs the home has been approached for comment.
An Ofsted spokesman said: "Inspectors visited the home on Friday and decided to suspend its registration.
"We will continue working with other agencies on their ongoing investigations.
"In the meantime, children who were living at the home have been moved to other locations."
The crew at Sea Palling were called in to help the skipper of the GPS Battler off the coast of Norfolk on Thursday night.
The boat was too big and seas too choppy for the 90-tonne tug to come ashore.
Grateful skipper Ben Bath was whisked back to the mainland and home to Kent - where his wife is still in labour.
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The lifeboat crew was on a routine training exercise in the North Sea when the Coastguard got in touch and asked if they could help.
"We got a message saying, 'Stand-by, this is not an exercise'," Mark Skerrett from Sea Palling Lifeboat said.
The Kent-based boat was nearing the end of a 10-day shift retrieving debris when the captain was told his wife was in labour - several days before her due date - and three days before the tug was due to dock.
"The boat wasn't in trouble, but this poor man needed to get off and back on to shore to get to his wife," Mr Skerrett said.
"Everything was safe, it was just a matter of working out how we were going to logistically get him off."
They also had to get a replacement captain on board the tug, so had to make two trips.
"It was a bit of a strange one and quite a difficult task as conditions were so choppy," Mr Skerrett added.
The tug's skipper was then driven home to Kent by his employer.
However, after all the drama, his company GPS Marine said Mr Bath's wife had not yet had her baby and they were all still waiting.
Stephen Dobbie gave the home side the lead with a fine finish but Sons soon hit back.
Goals from Sam Stanton and Thomson before half time gave them a lead they would not surrender.
The win takes Dumbarton into seventh spot in the Championship, three points above the relegation play-off spot and five clear of bottom club Ayr United.
The first half was an open affair and Dobbie produced goal 24 of a prolific season with a clinical finish, turning sharply and shooting past Alan Martin after 15 minutes.
That lead lasted just five minutes, though. John Rankin brought down Lewis Vaughan at the edge of the box and Hibs loanee Stanton produced a stunning effort to score past Lee Robinson.
Thomson netted the winner after 39 minutes, rising at the far post to nod Christian Nade's cross beyond Robinson.
The second half was as dull as the first was exciting, with Dobbie and Thomson trying their luck with no joy.
Gregor Buchanan should have made it 3-1 in 80 minutes but he was unable to find the net with his header.
Match ends, Queen of the South 1, Dumbarton 2.
Second Half ends, Queen of the South 1, Dumbarton 2.
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South).
Gregor Buchanan (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Queen of the South. Conceded by Daniel Harvie.
Substitution, Dumbarton. David Smith replaces Andy Stirling.
John Rankin (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Docherty (Dumbarton).
Ross McCrorie (Dumbarton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South).
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Andy Stirling (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Dumbarton. Mark Docherty replaces Lewis Vaughan.
Foul by John Rankin (Queen of the South).
Lewis Vaughan (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darren Barr (Dumbarton).
Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Kyle Jacobs (Queen of the South).
Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Gregor Buchanan (Dumbarton) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner.
Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Darren Brownlie (Queen of the South).
Attempt missed. Dom Thomas (Queen of the South) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
(Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Vaughan (Dumbarton).
Substitution, Dumbarton. Garry Fleming replaces Christian Nade.
Attempt missed. Robert Thomson (Dumbarton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Daniel Carmichael (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ross McCrorie (Dumbarton).
Foul by Dom Thomas (Queen of the South).
Daniel Harvie (Dumbarton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Hand ball by Lyndon Dykes (Queen of the South).
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Darren Barr (Dumbarton) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Stephen Dobbie (Queen of the South) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
John Rankin (Queen of the South) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Samuel Stanton (Dumbarton).
Substitution, Queen of the South. Daniel Carmichael replaces Connor Murray.
Konstantin Senchenko, a local politician in Siberia, had posted criticism of Mr Kadyrov on Facebook.
However, Mr Senchenko then posted a grovelling apology, leading to widespread speculation that he had been forced to do so.
Mr Kadyrov also uploaded a video of Mr Senchenko apologising on to Instagram.
In it Mr Senchenko is seen to say: "I apologise profoundly".
"I was wrong - I let my emotions get the better of me," he adds.
The row began on Tuesday when Mr Kadyrov, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, branded some members of the opposition "enemies of the people and traitors" and called for them to be put on trial.
Mr Senchenko then wrote a Facebook post critical of Mr Kadyrov, calling him a "disgrace to Russia" and saying he should "get lost".
He also implied that Mr Kadyrov was corrupt and ill-educated.
Beneath the Instagram video of Mr Senchenko's subsequent apology, Mr Kadyrov wrote "I accept" - and added five smilies.
His own incendiary statement on Russia's opposition is still displayed on his official website, unaltered, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from Moscow.
Mr Kadyrov took charge of Chechnya with Kremlin support in 2007, and continued a long fight against Islamist rebels.
In exchange for loyalty to Russia, the authoritarian Chechen leader has been allowed to maintain his own security force and has largely had a free hand to run the southern Russian republic as he sees fit.
Human rights groups accuse Mr Kadyrov's security forces of abuses, including torture and extrajudicial killings.
Sean Maitland dived over and Richard Wigglesworth strolled under the posts as Saracens took control early on.
Chris Wyles rounded off a slick team move just before the break, but Levan Chilachava and Bryan Habana crossed as Toulon rallied in the second half.
But a late Owen Farrell penalty denied the hosts even a losing bonus point.
Farrell, playing for the first time this season because of a back injury, insists that there is more improvement to come from Saracens despite their ground-breaking win.
"It was a great effort to come to a place like this and get a result is a massive scalp," he said.
"But there are still things to work on, our discipline was not great in the second half and I am sure we will look at that.
"I was a bit stiff coming towards the end of the game. I was ready for that, I was itching to be back out there."
In their meetings in the 2013 semi-finals and 2014 final, Saracens were outmuscled by Toulon's fearsome pack and lacked the weapons to dent the French side out wide.
But since those try-less defeats, Saracens' forwards have added a new dimension to their play and the first-half performance in the Stade Mayol by the champions - they did the Champions Cup/Premiership double last season - must rank among the finest in the club's history.
While matching the physicality of the likes of Toulon's Mamuka Gorgodze and Duane Vermeulen, they were quicker, nimbler and more creative around the pitch. Toulon had no answer.
Hooker Jamie George carved through the heart of the Toulon defence to lay on Wigglesworth's score.
But it was their third try - featuring a side-step and skilful offload from Mako Vunipola and superb hands between second-row pair Maro Itoje and George Kruis to put Wyles into the corner - that summed up their play as their young England forwards excelled.
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As the home side, 19 points behind, departed to jeers from the boisterous Stade Mayol crowd at the break, it seemed like the match might already be over at the break.
But they emerged re-energised and a lapse in discipline from Itoje - after a world-class opening 40 minutes - gave them a route back into the game.
Composure and clear thinking have been a hallmark of the 21-year-old's meteoric career so far, but he rashly plunged his hands into a breakdown under the nose of referee John Lacey to earn yellow with his side camped on their own line.
Chilachava drove over from the next phase and Saracens' depleted defence was stretched out of shape eight minutes later as Habana went in to reduce the lead to just five points.
But with quarter of an hour remaining, Saracens reverted to ruthless percentage rugby.
Even Schalk Burger's 72-minute sin-binning could not throw them off track as they ground down the clock deep in Toulon territory.
Maitland came within inches of making the game safe, narrowly failed to gather a Brad Barritt grubber, before Farrell did so by landing his final penalty.
The lack of a losing bonus point means that Toulon - who won the tournament three years in succession from 2013 - have plenty to do in a pool completed by Sale and Scarlets.
RC Toulon: Leigh Halfpenny; Josua Tuisova, Matt Carraro, Ma'a Nonu, Bryan Habana; Francois Trinh Duc, Sebastien Tillous-Borde; Florian Fresia, Guilhem Guirado, Levan Chilachava, Samu Manoa, Mamuka Gorgodze, Charles Ollivon, Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Duane Vermeulen (capt)
Replacements: Jean-Charles Orioli, Xavier Chiocci, Manasa Saulo, Liam Gill, Mathieu Bastareaud, Pierre Bernard, Eric Escande, Romain Taofifenua
Saracens: Alex Goode; Sean Maitland, Marcelo Bosch, Brad Barritt (capt), Chris Wyles; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Juan Figallo, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Jackson Wray, Schalk Burger, Billy Vunipola
Replacements: Schalk Brits, Richard Barrington, Petrus du Plessis, Jim Hamilton, Michael Rhodes, Ben Spencer, Alex Lozowski, Michael Ellery
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The government last month rejected a call from families to pay their legal fees at a reopened inquest through a fund similar to that created for the Hillsborough inquests.
But Home Secretary Amber Rudd backed an application for conventional legal aid.
The government has confirmed one funding application has been granted.
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The family that has had legal aid approved is represented by Liverpool-based Broudie Jackson Canter.
Belfast law firm KRW made an application on behalf of eight other families but this was refused because the Legal Aid Agency, which handles the funding applications, does not have contracts with law firms outside England and Wales.
The Legal Aid Agency has suggested KRW comes to an arrangement in which Broudie Jackson Canter applies for funding on its behalf.
Legal aid applications on behalf of the 10 other families have not yet been received.
Twenty-one people were killed and 222 injured when suspected IRA bombs exploded in two city centre pubs on 21 November 1974.
Birmingham Northfield Labour MP Richard Burden said he hoped Justice Minister Sir Oliver Heald would address "the months... the families had to wait" between the inquest being announced and hearing the legal aid would be granted.
He said "that just shows lack of respect" and thought an apology "for that extra delay... would be useful".
Sir Oliver said: "The Legal Aid Agency decides legal aid applications entirely independently. It isn't for politicians to interfere in their independent decision-making.
"Two applications have been received by the Legal Aid Agency. So far one has been granted and a way has been suggested of finding the other application to be within the rules.
"These applications don't cover all the families that have been bereaved and so it may be that there will be further applications."
Families had asked Ms Rudd to establish a fund similar to that created for the families represented at the Hillsborough stadium disaster inquests but that request was turned down.
Sir Oliver said: "Whether it's funding through the legal aid fund or it's funding through the Hillsborough-type of approach isn't so much the issue as the fact that the families should be represented if the case requires it, and that's the system we're trying to create."
The 45-year-old woman and her son were flown back to Nigeria in January.
Last month, an immigration court said Theresa May had not considered the "best interests" of the boy, five.
Meanwhile, a chartered flight that would have returned 59 asylum seekers to Afghanistan was aborted after a last-minute court order.
An appeal from Mrs May's lawyers against the decision of the immigration court in the case of the mother and her son was rejected by Lord Justice McCombe.
He said it was "impossible" to conclude that the decision was "wrong in principle".
The appeal hearing in London was told that plans were in place to fly the pair back to London on Thursday.
The Nigerian woman was discovered working illegally in a shop in London using a false Dutch passport, in 2007.
She applied to stay in the UK and said she had been in the country since 1991, but her application was turned down.
The woman then claimed asylum in 2010, saying she feared persecution and ill-treatment in her home country.
By then, she had given birth to a son.
Her removal was secured and the pair left the UK.
But the Upper Immigration Tribunal ruled last month that the home secretary had failed to take into account the impact on the boy or mental health problems suffered by his mother, and the "risk of that degenerating in the Nigerian context".
The tribunal said Mrs May's decision was "flawed" because the boy's interests should have been a "primary consideration".
On Tuesday night, a Home Office flight that would have taken asylum seekers to Afghanistan was cancelled after lawyers for some of the men successfully argued the country was no longer safe.
The men would be at risk of "serious harm" if forcibly deported, they said.
Policymakers voted 8-1 to hold rates and the Bank said the outlook for inflation was "muted".
The pound fell more than a cent against the dollar to $1.5501 and lost nearly one cent against the euro to €1.4216.
However, the FTSE 100 recouped some early losses to close 5.32 points lower at 6,747.09.
Analysts had been expecting two of the Bank's monetary policy committee members to vote for a rate rise, with some even suggesting three could back an increase.
But in the end, only Ian McCafferty voted in favour of lifting rates from the historic low of 0.5%.
"The chances of an interest rate hike before the end of 2015 have seemingly receded markedly; indeed, it looks more questionable as to whether the Bank of England will act early on in 2016," said Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight.
On the stock market, shares in RSA Insurance fell 2.7% after Zurich Insurance said it would not overpay for the UK company. Zurich admitted last month it was considering making a bid for RSA.
Shares in mining firm Rio Tinto edged up 0.3% despite the company reporting a sharp drop in second-quarter profits, as the sector continues to be hit by falling commodity prices.
Underlying earnings fell 43% to $2.9bn, with earnings at Rio's iron ore division down 55% to $2.1bn.
Shares in insurer Aviva rose 0.9% after it reported half-year operating profits of £1.17bn, up from £1.07bn last year and ahead of analysts' expectations.
Research by Inquest suggests at least nine young people have died in England as in-patients since 2010.
Health Minister Alistair Burt told BBC Panorama he didn't know the figure and is calling for further research.
The Department of Health has now accepted there have been at least four deaths.
Since the interview with Panorama, Mr Burt, the minister for community and social care for England, has issued a statement saying: "Panorama's investigation has unearthed questions about record-keeping and I'm seeking assurances from NHS England that they have the right processes in place for recording any such death and that lessons are learned."
The department also says it wants to meet Inquest to resolve the discrepancy in the figures.
Inquest director Deborah Coles said: "My fear is there could be more deaths. Neither we nor the Department of Health knows."
In a parliamentary answer last year, Mr Burt suggested there had been only one such death recorded by the Care Quality Commission. His predecessor, Norman Lamb, said there had been none.
The Department of Health says NHS England has recorded four deaths of young people "in an in-patient setting".
Inquest aims to support people bereaved by a death in custody or detention, including psychiatric in-patients.
Through their own casework and Freedom of Information requests, Inquest discovered at least nine young people have died in mental health units and the true number could be higher.
The only certainty is that current reporting of deaths is confused and incomplete. The NHS places nearly half of all its young psychiatric patients in private psychiatric units and these are not subject to FoI requests.
And the Care Quality Commission, cited by the the Department of Health as collecting accurate data, is only notified of the deaths of young people who have been committed to hospital or sectioned.
This omits the deaths of voluntary patients, who make up a large part of the hospital population.
Calling for statutory notification and an independent investigation when a child dies in a mental health unit, Ms Coles said: "How on earth can we learn if we don't know the true picture and circumstances?
"If a child dies in prison, an independent investigation follows automatically. There isn't that independent scrutiny given to these deaths."
Inquest says in the absence of any centralised recording of child deaths it analysed the responses to 238 Freedom of Information requests to NHS Trusts, private providers, local safeguarding children boards, local councils, the Department for Education, the Department of Health and the Care Quality Commission.
Ms Coles said: "What's been really shocking is how difficult it is to find the true picture of the number of children dying in psychiatric care."
Panorama - I'm Broken Inside: Sara's Story is broadcast on BBC One on Monday 11 April at 19:30 BST. Catch up on BBC iPlayer
RSPCA Cymru said the 4ft (1.2m) long boa constrictor was in the shed down an alley of Bassaleg Road on Sunday.
It is thought it escaped from somewhere and was attacked by another animal as it has a broken jaw and a puncture.
The RSPCA is appealing for its owner to come forward.
5 April 2017 Last updated at 07:45 BST
Many children are severely malnourished, meaning they are not getting the food and vitamins they need to be healthy.
But now a special paste, made from peanuts, oil and milk, is being used to help save childrens' lives there.
Watch BBC reporter Anna Foster's report to find out how it works.
The girls, aged 15 and 17, had been exchanging messages on Facebook about the planned assault, police said.
Both girls appeared before an anti-terrorism judge on Friday.
Prosecutors said the alleged plan had been at an early stage and that neither weapons nor explosives had been found.
France remains on high alert following the Paris attacks in which 130 people died, including 90 at the Bataclan.
The Paris prosecutor's office said the 15-year-old would remain in custody while the 17-year-old would be released under judicial supervision.
The girls, who have not been named, were arrested on Wednesday by counter-terrorism agents.
They are suspected of criminal conspiracy in connection with a terrorist undertaking, prosecutors said.
Two other girls have been questioned by police and released.
Three gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed the Bataclan concert hall on 13 November 2015 during a rock concert. All three were later killed by security forces.
Other gunmen attacked cafes, restaurants and the Stade de France stadium.
France remains under a state of emergency following the attacks.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said addiction should be seen as a chronic illness, not a character flaw.
In a report on addiction in the US, he says about 21 million people abuse substances - more than have cancer.
Mr Murthy will remain in post for another two years after Donald Trump takes the presidency in January.
In the report, entitled Facing Addiction in America, Mr Murthy says: "For far too long, too many in our country have viewed addiction as a moral failing."
"This unfortunate stigma has created an added burden of shame that has made people with substance-use disorders less likely to come forward and seek help.
"We must help everyone see that addiction is not a character flaw - it is a chronic illness that we must approach with the same skill and compassion with which we approach heart disease, diabetes, and cancer."
21 million
people have substance abuse disorders (abusing alcohol or drugs)
6.6%
of the entire US population
66 million people admit to binge-drinking in the last month
22.5 million people have used an illegal drug in the past year
12.5 million people admit to abusing prescription medicine
78 people a day die of an opioid overdose
On average, the report says, 78 Americans a day die of an opioid overdose - and about 12.5 million are addicted to prescription painkillers.
In an interview quoted by AP news agency, he said that a "key part" of keeping up progress on addiction services was to "make sure people have insurance coverage".
Before becoming surgeon general in 2014, he co-founded a group pushing for affordable health care.
One of Mr Trump's campaign pledges was to abolish the Affordable Care Act, known to many as Obamacare.
But since winning the election he has said he is open to leaving intact key parts of the healthcare bill, including a ban on insurers denying coverage for pre-existing conditions.
About 120 "artefacts" are up for sale following the closure of Imperial Tobacco's Horizon factory in Nottingham, in March 2016.
The building, known as Players, after founder John Player, had the pictures displayed across five floors.
The rare paintings, which formed the basis of the company's advertising campaigns, have never been on public display, the auctioneer said.
The Horizon building, which was built in 1972 at a cost of £14m, was one of the most modern factories of the time.
The oil and watercolour paintings depicting children playing with cigarettes and women gleefully smoking, were painted before awareness of smoking's health risks became more widespread in the 1950s.
Robert Opie, director of the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, said: "Before the Second World War, most people were unaware of the dangers of smoking.
"Indeed, the art of smoking had become glamorised by the great film stars of the 1920s and '30s, and a well-directed cigarette holder could help underline many a dramatic statement.
"In this era of innocence, whether it was the appeal of women (who were still to take up smoking in large numbers), sportsmen, or even children, they were all used to advertise cigarette brands in just the same way that custard, biscuits or toffee would have been promoted."
Trevor Palethorpe, from John Pye Auctions, said the "rare paintings" had only been seen by a small number of people and had never been on public display.
He added that the collection included an "eclectic range of pieces that have a strong history attached to them".
Imperial Tobacco, which had factory blocks in the Radford area of Nottingham, made more than one million cigarettes a day and employed up to 7,000 people at its height in the 1930s.
It was one of the biggest employers in the city for decades before the Horizon factory closure when about 500 people lost their jobs.
A spokeswoman for John Pye Auctions said there was no figure on the total value or estimated value of the lots.
The public can view the items at the auctioneers' Marchington site, in Staffordshire, on Monday, and Trent Bridge Cricket Ground on 6 June, before the online auction ends on 14 June.
Medical advisory body NICE says the method of calculating body mass index does not work for some groups.
And it wants the BMI "fatness" thresholds to be lowered to ensure up to 8m people of African, Caribbean and Asian descent in the UK are covered.
NICE says it would help identify those at risk of diabetes and heart disease.
BMI assesses weight relative to height.
NICE says a lower BMI threshold should be used as a trigger for action in people from ethnic minority groups since they are more prone to such diseases.
For good health, ethnic minority groups need to be slightly slimmer for their height than people who are white.
NICE says the typical healthy BMI score of 18.5-24.9 is meaningless for people of African, Caribbean and Asian descent, and suggests a range of 18.5-23 instead.
It also wants a lower cut-off for the "obese" category. It says for ethnic minority groups that means a BMI score of 27.5 or more, rather than 30-plus.
Professor Mike Kelly, director of the Centre for Public Health at NICE, said: "Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke are potentially life-threatening conditions, which people of African, Caribbean and Asian descent and other minority ethnicities are significantly more likely to develop than the wider population.
"So it's vital that local authorities are supported in taking action to prevent these illnesses in people who have a high risk of developing them.
"Not only are people from these ethnic backgrounds up to six times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, they are 50% more likely to die from cardiovascular disease. And they also suffer from these conditions at a younger age."
Amazon, which has long eyed the grocery business, will buy the upmarket supermarket for $42 a share.
Investors greeted the deal as game-changing for the industry, sending shares of rival grocers plunging.
But Whole Foods, which had been under pressure, climbed.
Founded in 1978 in Texas, Whole Foods was a pioneer of the move towards natural and organic foods.
It has grown to more than 460 stores in the US, Canada and the UK, and employs about 87,000 people.
Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos said: "Millions of people love Whole Foods Market because they offer the best natural and organic foods, and they make it fun to eat healthy.
"Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four decades - they're doing an amazing job and we want that to continue."
Whole Foods has faced dissatisfaction from investors, amid falling same-store sales and increased competition. Last month, the company named a new chief financial officer and new board members.
In April, activist investor Jana Partners called the firm's shares undervalued, noting "chronic underperformance".
The price being paid by Amazon marks a 27% premium to the level Whole Foods' shares closed at on Thursday. The $13.7bn value includes assumption of the grocer's debt.
The takeover deal - the biggest in Amazon's history - is expected to be completed in the second half of the year, pending approval by shareholders and anti-trust regulators.
Whole Foods boss John Mackey said: "This partnership presents an opportunity to maximize value for Whole Foods Market's shareholders, while at the same time extending our mission and bringing the highest quality, experience, convenience and innovation to our customers."
The Whole Foods brand will continue. Mr Mackey is expected to stay on as chief executive.
Whole Foods stock soared 29% on the news. Amazon shares closed up 2.4%.
Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail, said the deal should give the grocer financial breathing room, while making it more competitive online and improving its supply chain logistics.
The takeover also makes Amazon an instant player in the grocery industry, where it has operated at the fringes since launching its food delivery service Amazon Fresh in Seattle in 2007.
Whole Foods and Amazon were staying quiet on Friday about how they might introduce technology to stores, merge their supply chains, or cross-sell Amazon products.
Brendan Witcher, principal analyst at Forrester Research in Boston, said any changes are further down the road.
But that didn't stop instant speculation about what changes might be coming. Possibilities include:
• Lower prices? Amazon has a long history of deferring profits in favour of winning customers with low prices. It could try a similar strategy at Whole Foods, now knocked by some as "Whole Paycheck".
• Techie shopping? Amazon is also interested in how technology can make shopping more efficient. The firm's Alexa robot maintains shopping lists and Amazon is testing a convenience store in Seattle that operates without check-out lines.
"There is an inherent logic in the move which, in our view, brings benefits to both businesses," Mr Saunders wrote.
Shares of other supermarket chains took a beating. The industry has already seen significant consolidation, with smaller players wiped out.
Kroger shares fell more than 9 %, Target plunged 5% and Costco Wholesale Corp. dropped about 7%.
Walmart, which announced its own $310m deal to acquire the online clothing company Bonobos, slid 4.7%.
The reaction spread to companies in Europe. Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize fell nearly 10%.
Mr Saunders said the deal is "potentially terrifying" for other companies.
"Although Amazon has been a looming threat to the grocery industry, the shadow it has cast has been pale and distant," Mr Saunders wrote. "Today that changed."
The French energy giant wants to build the plant next to existing power stations near Leiston.
It says it will create 25,000 "employment opportunities" and is currently consulting on the proposals.
But, in a joint statement, Suffolk County Council and Suffolk Coastal District Council said a "greater level of detail" on the plans was needed.
The councils said while they support the principal of new power station, they feel there is a "lack of information" more than four years on from the initial consultation.
Concerns raised relate to the impact on traffic, transport and the environment and the plant's design.
Guy McGregor, chairman of the Sizewell C Joint Local Authorities Group (JLAG), said: "There is much more work for EDF Energy to do to convince us that their plans are up to the expectation we place upon them on behalf of the people of Suffolk.
"We are not yet fully convinced that the benefits of EDF's proposals outweigh the impacts on the community."
The building of Sizewell C is estimated to cost up to £18bn and is expected to take nine years.
The current consultation started on 23 November and runs until 3 February.
Under the plans, EDF Energy has proposed a two-village bypass for Farnham and Stratford St Andrew.
Local authorities said they would prefer Marlesford and Little Glemham to also be avoided by traffic.
The Suffolk Preservation Society has opposed the plans, saying the plant would "threaten environmental damage on an unprecedented scale".
EDF said it will "carefully consider" all responses to the consultation.
A third round of consultation is yet to take place.
Lord Jonathan Sacks told the BBC the growth of individualism over the past 50 years was responsible for a pervasive breakdown in trust.
He highlighted the 2008 financial crisis and the declining marriage rate.
The National Secular Society said the decline of religious authority had led to a "more tolerant and equal society".
Lord Sacks, 65, is to step down next month after 22 years in office. He will be succeeded by Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, an ex-chief rabbi of Ireland.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme, he said: "I think we're losing the plot actually. I think we haven't really noticed what's happened in Britain."
He added: "If people work for the maximum possible benefit for themselves then we will not have trust in industry, in economics, in financial institutions, we will not see marriages last."
He also said institutions, including marriage, broke down "when you begin to lose faith and society becomes very, very secularised".
"It's not the fault of one government or another, and it's not even the fault of government," he added.
"It's the fault of what we call culture, which is society talking to itself."
Lord Sacks has been chief rabbi of the UK and Commonwealth since 1991.
The role is traditionally seen as the figurehead of British Jews, although it is only officially representative of the United Synagogue, the biggest wing of orthodox Judaism in the UK.
Lord Sacks announced in 2010 that he would stand down this year.
In the interview he argued that the breakdown of marriage had exacerbated child poverty in the UK, "so children get to be the victims".
Although he said he had no desire to be "prescriptive" about potential solutions, he offered: "I think a situation where children grow up in stable association with the parents who brought them into being is probably the biggest influence on the eventual shape of a society."
Lord Sacks called on all political parties to work more with faith communities on "how can we educate people for a sense of the importance of enduring relationships".
He said: "If you're looking for Big Society, it's strongest in those church or mosque or temple communities, or synagogue communities, because that's what we do. We care for one another."
Religious faith "undergirds trust as a whole in society" but is misunderstood by many people, he said, to mean "something I believe without evidence".
"It doesn't mean that at all," he continued.
"Faith, at least Jewish faith, means having trust in one another, and that trust being based on trust in God."
However, Stephen Evans, a spokesman for the National Secular Society, said the importance Lord Sacks attached to religion was "vastly overblown".
"It's not without good reason that most people no longer trust religious leaders or turn to them for 'moral guidance'," said Mr Evans.
"The decline of religious authority and its ability to influence society brings with it a more tolerant and equal society, and we're perfectly capable of being decent and trustworthy people without it," he said.
In an article for the Times newspaper, Lord Sacks recently urged ministers to do more to encourage marriage and support stay-at-home mothers.
The government "should certainly recognise marriage in the tax system", he wrote.
Chancellor George Osborne has already promised a tax break for married couples in his Autumn Statement but his coalition partners, the Liberal Democrats, are opposed to the move.
The Scot, 42, had offered to resign if the team did not get a "positive result" at Braintree on Saturday.
Following the 1-1 draw with the Iron, McNamara told BBC Radio York he would speak to chairman Jason McGill about his future.
The club said in a statement: "The chairman has asked Jackie to train and prepare the team until a suitable candidate has been determined."
They added that they expected the process to appoint a new boss to take a fortnight.
McNamara, who won 33 caps for Scotland during his playing career, was appointed manager of the Bootham Crescent side in November 2015 but was unable to prevent them from being relegated from League Two.
They started this season slowly and a humiliating 6-1 defeat by previously winless Guiseley on Tuesday 4 October prompted the former Scotland international to offer to quit.
The ex-Partick Thistle and Dundee United boss leaves the Minstermen in 19th in the National League, three points above the relegation zone.
They face Curzon Ashton in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday before returning to league action with a home match against Chester on 22 October.
The attack on Friends of Latchmore Brook's tactics was made by the New Forest Association (NFA) in a row over work on a stream near Hyde.
The NFA said the Friends were using "inaccuracies" to support their case.
But the Friends said they were "not impressed" by the "language employed" by the NFA.
The scheme intends to recreate the stream's meanders which were present before Victorian engineers diverted the watercourse and drained the land, but campaigners want the area to remain as it is.
The planning application by the Forestry Commission is supported by the NFA which has entered into a war of words with Friends of Latchmore Brook.
Writing on the Friends' fundraising page, campaigner Fiona MacDonald cited concerns about lorry movements and the materials used, claiming the stream would be "irreparably damaged" and protected wildlife "destroyed".
NFA landscape committee chairman Brian Tarnoff described the group as "well meaning" but added they "ought to feel a little bit queasy over these inaccuracies, which could lead to allegations of a scam".
Dr MacDonald, a fish vet, said "the wording used" on its fundraising page was "based on scientific fact, plus expert comments and observations".
Forestry Commission surveyor Bruce Rothnie said his organisation had worked with independent wildlife experts and Natural England on the application, due to be determined next month.
He added: "Other organisations that are working to protect the New Forest, such as the New Forest Association and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, are supportive of our restoration work, which aims to return the rivers and streams that were artificially straightened to a state of naturalness, and offer the chance to improve the habitat for our wildlife."
The 1972 Silver Shadow was bought by the Manchester United and Northern Ireland superstar in the December of that year.
It went under the hammer at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire.
The auctioneer from H&H Classics told bidders there was "fantastic history with this particular Rolls-Royce".
Bidders were told the car featured its original black leather upholstery, tinted glass, an internally adjustable mirror and "automatic cruise control".
H&H Classics said the Rolls-Royce had been repainted since it was owned by Best.
The car had been owned since 1994 by the vendor, who spent £22,000 refurbishing it.
The international baton relay aims to demonstrate the unity and diversity of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The Commonwealth Games begins in Glasgow on 23 July 2014.
It is the Commonwealth Games's version of the Olympic Torch Relay.
Glasgow 2014: Queen's Baton Relay route
The Commonwealth Games may come second to the Olympics when it comes to the world's biggest multi-sports events, but the baton relay is actually far more extensive than the torch relay.
The International Olympic Committee decided to scrap the international element of its torch relay after the protests over China's human rights record, which dogged the Beijing flame.
The torch for the London Olympics toured the UK extensively but was brought to Britain straight from Athens.
In contrast, the Commonwealth baton relay will start from Buckingham Palace on 9 October before heading to each of the countries which are sending teams to the games in Glasgow next year.
Its first international port-of-call will be India on 11 October.
The baton will then make its journey from Delhi - which was the host of the 2010 Games - along a route detailed in the map above.
The relay will culminate in a 40-day tour of Scotland in the summer of 2014.
The eight-month relay will cover 190,000 km before it reaches Scotland in the weeks before the 20th games, which begin on 23 July 2014.
The design of the Glasgow baton and the route around the UK will be released later in the year.
It depends what you call a country, but there are 70 "nations and territories" who are scheduled to be represented when the Glasgow games get under way.
No, there are 53 members of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Gambia has recently withdrawn itself from the Commonwealth.
But 70 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games because a number of British overseas territories, Crown dependencies, and island states compete under their own flag.
The UK nations - Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland - compete separately in the Commonwealth Games. As do the smaller home territories such as Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
The big Commonwealth countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, South Africa, Malaysia, Australia, Kenya, Ghana, Jamaica and Canada will be there.
And then there are smaller ones such as Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, St Kitts and Nevis and the Falklands Islands.
Not to mention Tuvalu and Nauru, which both struggle to have populations of 10,000 people.
Peter Murphy from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) says: "The baton is transported by every method of transport from quad bike to camel.
"It is the longest relay and the biggest logistical event. I can't think of anything that comes close for the number of countries it visits and the different modes of propulsion.
"When it goes to St Helena it takes a mail ship because that is the only way to get there. And places such as Nauru are some of the most isolated places in the world."
See below for a full list.
The Queen, as head of the Commonwealth, sends the baton on its way carrying a message inside it.
It will visit 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth before returning to Scotland for an extensive tour.
In 2010, it spent 100 days touring the 28 states of India before it arrived at the opening ceremony in Delhi.
The final relay runner hands the baton back to the Queen at the opening ceremony.
The Queen then reads aloud the hidden message and officially declares the Games open.
The honour of being the final relay runner in 1986, when the Games was held in Edinburgh, was given to sprinter Allan Wells, who had won gold at the Moscow Olympics six years earlier.
In 2002, in Manchester, footballer David Beckham ran the final leg with Kirsty Howard, a young girl who had been born with a heart defect and was raising money for a hospice.
It was introduced at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.
But before 1998, the relay would only travel through England and the host nation.
By 2002, in Manchester, it was covering 100,000km and visiting 23 nations.
Melbourne 2006 was the first baton relay to visit all the nations which sent teams to the Games.
The Delhi relay in 2010 continued this.
There is only one baton so it has to be quite "robust", says Peter Murphy of the CGF.
He says the Olympic flame is passed from torch to torch, so there can be an unlimited number of them.
"It is quite tricky with baton," he says. "Because the Queen puts a message in the baton, it has to be the same one which is relayed from runner to runner.
"By the end is sometimes quite battered because it is bound to get dropped a few times."
It was first held in 1930 as the British Empire Games.
The event has taken place every four years since 1950 and changed its name to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954.
By the time it was held in Edinburgh in 1970, it was known as the British Commonwealth Games.
Glasgow 2014 will be the 20th games.
It will see 4,500 athletes compete for 261 medals in 17 sports, held in 14 venues around Glasgow and beyond.
Hampden Stadium in Glasgow will be used for the track and field events, with the Emirates arena being used for badminton and the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome for cycling.
The venues at the SECC, including the new Hydro arena, will play host to gymnastics, boxing, judo, wrestling, weightlifting and netball.
Squash and table tennis will take place in Scotstoun, swimming at Tollcross and lawn bowls at Kelvingrove.
Ibrox stadium will be used for the rugby sevens and Celtic Park will host the opening ceremony.
Outside Glasgow, the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh will host the diving, the Barry Buddon Centre in Angus will be the venue for the shooting and the triathlon will take place at Strathclyde Country Park in Lanarkshire.
Africa: Botswana; Cameroon; Ghana; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Rwanda; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Swaziland; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia
Americas: Belize; Bermuda; Canada; Falkland Islands; Guyana; St. Helena
Asia: Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; India; Malaysia; Maldives; Pakistan; Singapore; Sri Lanka
Caribbean: Anguilla; Antigua & Barbuda; The Bahamas; Barbados; British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Dominica; Grenada; Jamaica; Montserrat; St. Kitts & Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent & The Grenadines; Trinidad & Tobago; Turks & Caicos
Europe: Cyprus; England; Gibraltar; Guernsey; Isle of Man; Jersey; Malta; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales
Oceania: Australia; Cook Islands; Kiribati; Nauru; New Zealand; Niue; Norfolk Island; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu; Vanuatu
"We're going to do a very major haircut on Dodd-Frank," he said, referring to the Wall Street and consumer protection rules Barack Obama enacted in 2010.
Dodd-Frank aimed to prevent banks taking on too much risk and to separate their investment and commercial arms.
But Mr Trump said he wants "some very strong" change to help the bank sector.
"We want strong restrictions, we want strong regulation. But not regulation that makes it impossible for the banks to loan to people that are going to create jobs," the president told a group of about 50 business leaders at a White House meeting.
"We're going to be doing things that are going to be very good for the banking industry so that the banks can loan money to people who need it."
Mr Trump had promised during his election campaign to relax rules on big banks, and subsequently ordered a review of the industry's regulations.
Michelle Fleury, the BBC's New York business correspondent, says Republican policymakers are trying to see how they can pay for tax cuts.
"They are trying to see if there is anything in Dodd-Frank that would save the government money and be used for tax reform," our correspondent says.
But she added that any change would require a major piece of legislation passing through Congress. And Mr Trump's failure to push through healthcare reforms had shown how tough this might be.
The president's remarks have the backing of Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of one of the world's biggest banks, JP Morgan Chase.
In his annual letter to shareholders, released on Tuesday, he said the regulatory burden "is unnecessarily complex, costly and sometimes confusing".
Dodd-Frank was designed to resolve the too-big-to-fail problem that meant banks facing collapse had to be bailed out rather than wound down.
But Mr Dimon said banks had essentially solved this issue by boosting the capital they held in reserve and introducing tougher risk controls.
Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston also said that the search for the plane could take weeks.
The plane disappeared on 8 March as it was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. It was carrying 239 people.
Search teams are scouring the southern Indian Ocean for signs of the plane.
A British submarine, HMS Tireless, has now joined the hunt. The vessel's ability to listen deep underwater could help find the plane's "black box" flight recorder, BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale says.
On Tuesday, the Malaysian authorities released the full transcript of communications between flight MH370 and Kuala Lumpur's air traffic control. They said there was no indication of anything abnormal in the transcript.
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Speaking on Tuesday, ACM Houston, who is heading a new Joint Agency Co-ordination Centre (JACC) managing the search, said the task was "very complex" because the teams had no hard information to work from.
Search efforts would take time, he said. "It's not something that will necessarily be resolved in the next two weeks, for example."
Ten military aircraft and nine ships were scheduled to examine Tuesday's search zone, while an Australia defence vessel with a towed pinger was en route to the area, he added.
ACM Houston explained that they had no information on how high the plane had flown once it disappeared off radar, the BBC's Jonah Fisher in Perth reports.
A relatively small change in altitude could affect both the plane's speed and fuel consumption - and over the course of seven hours dramatically alter the location of any crash site, our correspondent adds.
It is now more than three weeks since flight MH370 disappeared. Malaysian authorities say that based on satellite data they have concluded that it crashed into the southern Indian Ocean.
What we know
The search for flight MH370
However, many relatives of the passengers on board have demanded proof that the plane has crashed, and expressed anger at what they perceive as a lack of information from the Malaysian authorities.
Dozens of relatives of some of the 153 missing Chinese passengers have travelled to Kuala Lumpur in their search for answers.
Late on Monday, Malaysian officials issued a new version of the last communication between air traffic control and the plane's cockpit.
In a statement, authorities said the last words received by ground controllers were "good night Malaysian three seven zero".
They had previously said that the last words from the plane were "all right, good night".
It is not clear why the official account has changed.
Correspondents say many family members of those on board have already been accusing officials of mishandling the search, and the latest change may add to their mistrust of the Malaysian authorities.
The club, who play at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium, are in contact with government officials and police.
North Carolina's governor, Pat McCrory, declared a state of emergency on Thursday after a second night of protests over the death of a black man.
Keith Lamont Scott was shot dead by a black officer on Tuesday.
The NFL released a statement on Thursday stating that it was monitoring events in Carolina but intended to play the game as scheduled.
"We are continuing to monitor events as we prepare for Sunday's home game," club president Danny Morrison said.
Three attackers were killed at Gush Etzion Junction, where similar incidents have occurred, and the fourth was killed near Hebron, the army said.
No soldiers were injured. Palestinian health officials confirmed the deaths.
There has been an upsurge in violence between Israelis and Palestinians in recent months.
"Three attackers, armed with knives, attempted to stab soldiers guarding the Gush Etzion junction," an Israeli military statement said.
Palestinian media named the three as Muhanad Kawazbeh, 20, Ahmed Kawazbeh, 21, and Alaa Kawazbeh, 20, all from the village of Sair, north-east of Hebron.
Shortly afterwards, a Palestinian was shot while tried to stab soldiers near Hebron, an Israeli statement said.
He was later named as Khalil Shalalda, 16, also from Sair.
Twenty-two Israelis have been killed in attacks including stabbings, car rammings and shootings since 1 October.
More than 140 Palestinians have been killed. More than half were said by Israel to be attackers. Others have been killed in clashes with Israeli forces.
David Hustler was awarded the Queens Gallantry medal for bravery after he rescued fans as the fire swept through Valley Parade killing 56 people.
He died after a short unexpected illness on 28 October, the club said.
Police said it was investigating his death after concerns were raised about his care at a residential home.
The 76-year-old's funeral was held at Nab Wood crematorium earlier.
West Yorkshire Police said its inquiry was "complex and delicate".
Det Sup Simon Atkinson said: "We are investigating the circumstances leading up to the death of Mr Hustler at Dewsbury and District Hospital on 28 October, 2015.
"This investigation has been prompted by concerns raised by his family at the time of his death regarding the care he had been receiving at the residential care home where he had been living in Heckmondwike."
Mr Hustler's son, Simon, recalls how his dad put himself in great danger to save others.
"As he was trying to get out himself, he saw a lady just sat stunned on a chair. He just dragged her over all the chairs, threw her over a big wall.
"He was just about to get over {the wall} himself when he heard someone crying for help - a young man with his coat on fire. My dad said 'I couldn't leave him, I knew I had to get out but I just couldn't leave him' and he ran over and grabbed him."
In statement, Bradford City said Mr Hustler was "a well-known person among a large number of his fellow City supporters following his heroic actions during the 1985 Valley Parade fire disaster".
Hundreds attended a memorial service last year to mark the 30th anniversary of the fatal fire, which is thought to have been started accidentally when a lit cigarette was dropped under a wooden stand.
Mr McDonnell accuses unnamed "plotters" and the "Murdoch media empire" of a "coordinated and fully resourced" coup.
In an article for Labour Briefing, he said "the plotters" were using "an exceptionally well resourced dark arts operation" to "destroy Jeremy Corbyn".
One former Labour minister described Mr McDonnell's comments as "unhinged".
In his article, Mr McDonnell accuses "the coup perpetrators" of "a covert strategy" to destabilise Mr Corbyn because they had failed to dislodge him directly through a leadership election.
He said their tactics included "daily and constant behind-the-scenes non-attributable briefings against Jeremy".
It is understood the article by Mr McDonnell was written before Labour's Copeland by-election loss but posted on the Labour Briefing website on Sunday night.
A spokesman for Mr McDonnell said: "This article was written over a week ago in response to the intervention from Tony Blair.
"It was published in print last week and only went online last night.
"However, as John said yesterday, he wants us all to focus on party unity following last week's by-election results.
"And he is looking to reach out in the coming days to those across all sections of the party and none."
Mr Corbyn, from the left of the party, was the overwhelming winner of Labour's leadership election in 2015, despite having the support of only a small number of the party's MPs.
A challenge to him last year led to another vote of all Labour Party members and affiliated supporters, which he again won overwhelmingly.
But many of the party's MPs have continued to be unhappy with his leadership, and the party trails the Conservatives in opinion polls.
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson
At Monday night's Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) meeting, some MPs criticised Jeremy Corbyn's non-attendance, with one telling the BBC they would raise the Copeland defeat each week until the leader addressed it.
A party spokesman said Mr Corbyn had given his apologies for being unable to make the meeting and didn't attend every time.
Andrew Gwynne - the joint elections co-ordinator (with Ian Lavery) - oversaw the Copeland campaign and was supportively shouted down by MPs when he suggested taking responsibility for the defeat himself.
He was applauded for praising local activists and the neighbouring MP John Woodcock - a long-standing opponent of Jeremy Corbyn - for their efforts in the campaign.
He also said he looked forward to working with the PLP on the forthcoming local elections - the main issues would be health, housing and jobs.
Sources at the meeting suggested one of the more amusing questions came from former shadow transport secretary Lilian Greenwood, who read out a long list of reasons given over the weekend by party spokespeople for the loss of Copeland, and which hadn't included the party leadership.
She then asked: "Have I left anything off that list?"
Some MPs were critical of shadow attorney general Baroness Chakrabarti, who had outlined some of those reasons on television over the weekend but who hadn't attended the PLP.
A picture of her drinking with shadow home secretary Diane Abbott in the nearby Pugin room while the meeting was taking place had been tweeted and was raised by MP Neil Coyle. One MP told reporters: "Shami had a lot to say at the weekend. It's a shame she had nothing to say at the meeting."
On Sunday, Mr Corbyn said Labour's by-election loss showed "the scale of how hard our task is to persuade people of our message".
In a speech, he urged his party to "remain united" and not to "give up".
Labour lost the seat of Copeland, in Cumbria, to the Conservatives last week - the first by-election gain by a governing party in 35 years.
However, Labour managed to hold off a challenge from UKIP in a by-election, in Stoke-on-Trent Central, on Thursday.
Questioned about his future after the speech, Mr Corbyn said: "I'm carrying on as leader because I'm determined that we will deliver social justice in this country."
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The 2011 winner hit breaks of 77, 64 and 75 to seize control at 3-0 on his way to a 6-1 win against the Egyptian.
Trump, 26, said: "I'm just happy to get through. I feel a bit ill and have not been able to practise much, but I've a three-day break now so should be fine."
There were also wins for Shaun Murphy, Mark Williams and Joe Perry.
Trump, who faces Stuart Carrington in the second round, added: "Hammad beat me at one of the PTC events this season, so I knew he could play a bit.
"A lot of people have raised there game against me this season, but it's still not been a bad season. I have had a couple of early defeats but I feel like I am playing well."
World number four Murphy was at his ruthless best in the afternoon session at the York Barbican, closing out a 6-1 victory over Ashley Hugill.
Murphy hit a century on his first visit in the opening frame and the 2008 champion barely gave his 21-year-old opponent a sniff after that.
"I played well. I was pretty tight and didn't give him much chance to get going," Murphy told BBC Sport.
In the morning session, Welsh veteran Williams went 4-0 ahead against Hamza Akbar, Pakistan's only professional player, but struggled before getting over the line 6-4.
The afternoon's play saw world number 11 Perry record an untroubled 6-1 success over veteran James Wattana, while Ali Carter also eased through, finishing off his 6-4 win over Alfie Burden with a stylish ton in the final frame.
Matthew Stevens, the 2003 winner, suffered a shock 6-5 defeat against 89th seed Chris Wakelin.
Connor Scott beat five other finalists after they all performed before a panel of leading dance experts at Sadler's Wells in London.
The award was presented by Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta - but only after a slight hitch in proceedings.
Acosta appeared uncertain as to who had won the prize, seeking confirmation before announcing Scott's name.
Each finalist was judged on technical skill, creative expression and overall performance after premiering a new piece created for them by an emerging choreographer.
In addition to Ride, created for him by choreographer Patricia Okenwa, Scott performed his own piece, Get Up, and Blood Snow, a duet with Meshach Henry.
The dancer's efforts were assessed by a panel that included the choreographers and directors Matthew Bourne and Wayne McGregor and Tamara Rojo, English National Ballet's artistic director.
"Just to share the stage with such talented dancers is one thing, but to win the competition is amazing," said Scott, after being crowned the winner in a ceremony shown on Saturday on BBC Two.
Scott started dancing Latin and Ballroom when he was three but moved on to other styles, including breakdancing, ballet and contemporary dance.
He recently had a successful audition at a major London school and will start full-time training in September.
The four-week-old shih tzu pups were taken from a house in Exmouth, Devon, in the time between their owner being admitted and a family member arriving to look after them.
Owner Christine Bolton said it was "heartbreaking" and the un-weaned dogs "need their mum".
Cash was also taken from a safe during the theft on Sunday evening.
Ms Bolton said: "I just want my pups back. They need their mum and she needs the pups.
"She idolised those pups. The first night she was terrible - she was in and out, in and out - she was crying."
The dogs were taken from a house on Colleton Way between 20:30 and 21:10 BST.
One is an unnamed male and is black and white, and the other is a female named Lola and is brown and white.
The thieves also stole money from a safe and ransacked a second bedroom where Ms Bolton had flowers from her mother's recent funeral.
Ms Bolton, who was discharged from hospital on Monday, said: "This has been my family home since I was 14 in 1963.
"With my mum gone last month and now all this, it's not a home anymore."
Det Con Paul Perryman said the dogs' mother Zena was very distressed.
"The puppies are not yet fully weaned and are likely to become ill very quickly, so we urge anyone who is offered them or who knows anything to get in touch with police immediately."
The fire is now 4,830 sq km (1865 sq miles) and has expanded east.
It has burned about 7.8 sq km (3 sq miles) in the province so far, the CBC reports.
The nearest village is more than 30 km from the border, but smoke and ash could be a concern for the town of La Loche, Saskatchewan.
There are currently nine fires in Saskatchewan.
If the fire or air quality does not worsen, evacuees from fire-ravaged Fort McMurray may start to return home as soon as 1 June, Alberta premier Rachel Notley has said.
The timeline for more than 80,000 people returning to their homes is "conditional", she said on Wednesday.
The re-entry plan will allow for some residents to come back 1 June and all residents to return by 15 June.
In order for the timeline to be followed, five conditions must be met, Ms Notley said.
Ms Notley suggested residents bring food and drinking water, portable coolers, boots, flashlights, batteries and cameras back with them.
Schools are not expected to reopen until September.
"Let me be clear that this re-entry plan is voluntary. It's a matter of allowing those people who wish to return on a voluntary basis to do so in a phased and cautious way. We anticipate that many people will not return as early as June 1, and we will support them in that decision," said Ms Notley.
She warned that the date would be pushed back if conditions change.
The fire began on 3 May and destroyed more than 2,400 homes and buildings and displaced thousands of people.
Ms Notley has assured that those with no homes to return to will be helped by the government.
Declan McManus' powerful shot was saved low to his right by Livi keeper Marc McCallum after 17 minutes.
Livingston carved out an opening only for Jordan White to fire over from eight yards, while Daniel Mullen shot wide from the edge of the box.
Morton were denied a second-half penalty when Denny Johnstone appeared to be pulled back in the box.
The visitors then had a flurry of shots on the Livingston goal, McCallum finally tipping Bobby Barr's shot over as Morton - who remain fifth, four points off the play-off places - were forced to settle for a draw.
John-Joe O'Toole cancelled out Tope Obadeyi's first-half opener late in the game but Irwin came off the bench to bag the winner and keep Oldham three points above the League One relegation zone.
Both sides had early chances, O'Toole tested Connor Ripley while Obadeyi fired wide at the other end before Ryan McLaughlin shot over.
O'Toole should have given Cobblers the lead after Keshi Anderson set him up but he allowed Ripley to make a routine save.
And moments later Ripley denied Anderson in a one-on-one situation before then keeping out Michael Smith's header.
The visitors took a 23rd-minute lead when Aaron Holloway got into the box and set up Obadeyi who finished from close range.
Hiram Boateng shot wide before Smith missed a great chance to equalise when he volleyed wide from Neal Eardley's cross and Anderson was denied by Ripley.
Both sides had chances early in the second half. Anderson was again denied by Ripley, as was Boateng, while Holloway was thwarted by Adam Smith who then dealt with Aiden O'Neill's header.
O'Toole snatched an 84th-minute equaliser, netting from close range after substitute Marc Richards was thwarted.
But Oldham's late pressure paid off in stoppage time when Irwin fired into the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
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Match ends, Northampton Town 1, Oldham Athletic 2.
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 1, Oldham Athletic 2.
Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Northampton Town 1, Oldham Athletic 2. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Holloway.
Marc Richards (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic).
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jak McCourt.
Foul by Gabriel Zakuani (Northampton Town).
Aaron Holloway (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town).
Anthony Gerrard (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Neal Eardley.
Goal! Northampton Town 1, Oldham Athletic 1. John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Harry Beautyman replaces Hiram Boateng.
Hand ball by Ousmane Fane (Oldham Athletic).
Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Adam Smith.
Attempt saved. Lee Erwin (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Attempt missed. John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Foul by Keshi Anderson (Northampton Town).
Ryan McLaughlin (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Ousmane Fane replaces Aiden O'Neill.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Jak McCourt replaces Gregg Wylde.
Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Chris Taylor replaces Ryan Flynn.
Substitution, Oldham Athletic. Lee Erwin replaces Tope Obadeyi.
Attempt missed. Gabriel Zakuani (Northampton Town) header from outside the box is too high.
Keshi Anderson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic).
Substitution, Northampton Town. Marc Richards replaces Michael Smith.
Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oliver Banks (Oldham Athletic).
Attempt blocked. Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Keshi Anderson (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Peter Clarke (Oldham Athletic).
Attempt saved. Hiram Boateng (Northampton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Aiden O'Neill (Oldham Athletic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Aaron Holloway (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by David Buchanan (Northampton Town).
Its Ulster Bank unit has agreed to sell £1.63bn of loans to housebuilder Cairn Homes and an affiliate of global private equity firm Lone Star Funds.
The bank will make about £360m from the sale, which is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
RBS said the deal was part of its plan to strengthen its capital position and reduce its exposure to risk.
Proceeds from the sale of the portfolio will be used for "general corporate purposes".
The carrying value of the loans as at the end of last year was about £115m. The loans generated a loss of about £28m over the year.
Last week, RBS and Standard Chartered were found to be the weakest of Britain's seven largest lenders in a Bank of England stress test.
The central bank said the two banks did not have enough capital strength.
However, as both had taken steps to raise capital, they were not told to come up with a new capital plan.
The stress test was carried out to measure whether the UK's biggest lenders would survive a financial shock.
They are said to have run a botnet - a network of computers harnessed without the owners' knowledge. It is not clear what the information was used for.
The suspects' names have not been publicly released.
Alleged victims included European Central Bank head Mario Draghi and former Italian PM Matteo Renzi.
The suspects - London residents who were domiciled in Rome - were well-known in the financial world, sources were quoted as saying by Italy's Ansa news agency.
By planting malicious software through emails, it is thought they were able to harvest sensitive information for years.
"There were tens of thousands of email accounts hacked, and among them were accounts belonging to bankers, businessmen and even several cardinals in the Vatican," Roberto Di Legami, director of Italy's specialised cyber police unit, told Reuters.
Most of the hacked data was stored in the US, and is now being sent back to Italy for analysis.
Some 37 million were from within the UK, the BBC said. The figure includes both mobile and computer access.
The peak traffic moment was on 1 August, when cyclist Bradley Wiggins won his gold medal in the men's time trial.
But 3 August - the start of the women's heptathlon featuring Jessica Ennis - was the busiest day as a whole.
There were also 106 million requests for online video during the games .
This was up from 32 million during the Beijing Olympics.
Nearly two million people downloaded the BBC's Olympics smartphone app on both Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms.
"Our aspiration was that just as the Coronation did for TV in 1953, the Olympics would do for digital in 2012," said Phil Fearnley, General Manager, News and Knowledge, BBC Future Media.
"We promised audiences would never miss a moment of the Games. We delivered on our promise and will build on this to leave a lasting digital legacy for audiences in years to come."
The most streamed online videos were the tennis singles final matches in which Serena Williams and Andy Murray won gold medals. They were requested 820,000 times by various internet devices.
Other popular video clips viewed online included German diver Stephan Feck's 'zero point' dive, Cuban pole vaulter Lazaro Borges' pole snapping mid-vault and Usain Bolt's performance in the men's 100m final.
In January, Ofsted announced it was bringing forward inspections in six parts of England where schools have struggled.
Derby was the first area of the country to be singled out, with seven being targeted.
Inspectors found four of the seven had improved, after they were told to raise standards on previous visits.
The four improved schools were Beaufort Community Primary School, Portway Junior School, St Mary's Catholic Primary and Roe Farm Primary School.
They were previously rated as "satisfactory" but are now ranked "good" by inspectors.
Kate Williams, headteacher of Roe Farm Primary School, in Chaddesden, said: "It's a success story for Derby.
"The governors and I are very proud of the staff, children and parents."
However, the remaining three schools were found to "require improvement" - the judgement which has replaced the old "satisfactory" rating.
All of these schools, Murray Park School, Dale Community Primary School and Cavendish Close Junior School, were rated "satisfactory" at their last inspection.
The blitz inspections were launched by Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw.
He said it was completely unacceptable children in some areas of England stood less chance of attending a good school.
Data published in November showed fewer than half of Derby children were in schools rated "good" or better.
Sean Harford, Ofsted's interim regional director for the East Midlands, said: "The improvement of just over half the schools previously judged satisfactory gives cause for optimism and reflects well upon the hard work of the senior leaders, teachers and pupils since their last inspection.
"To balance this, it remains of concern that three of the previously satisfactory schools have not improved their inspection grade and so the pupils continue to not have access to a good quality of education."
Laura Higgins, of the Revenge Porn Helpline, said some police forces also did not take the crime seriously.
Figures show 56 reports have been made to police in Wales since specific legislation came into force in April.
All Welsh forces said they took allegations seriously and had dedicated staff to tackle the issue and support victims.
In April, it became a specific criminal offence in England and Wales to share explicit sexual images or videos of someone without their permission.
Since then, most alleged victims in Wales have been women, with just 13 men making reports to police.
56
Offences reported in total
South Wales Police 22
Gwent Police 20
North Wales Police 10
Dyfed-Powys Police 4
During that period, many of the images were shared on social media sites including Facebook and Snapchat or sent via text and Whatsapp messages.
Laura Higgins, of the UK-wide Revenge Porn Helpline, which has received 2,800 calls since it was set up in February, said despite increased awareness on the issue in recent years, there was still widespread misunderstanding of the issue.
"It's a really nasty form of abuse, it's like harassment. People's responses from the police depends on where you live. It's started to get a little bit better but it's still not great," she said.
"Police forces often don't take it seriously. There's a lot of victim-blaming that happens, unfortunately, and in particular men get a really tough break with this."
Ms Higgins said the key to tackling that stigma was to increase awareness, which would also help victims feel confident about coming forward.
But despite increasing media attention on the issue, Ms Higgins said revenge porn was not a "growing phenomenon", as many of those coming forward were victims of historic offences not covered by the new legislation.
Det Ch Insp David Hough, of South Wales Police, which received the most reports, said protecting people from sexual offences was a priority.
He added the force was raising awareness of the dangers of "sexting" and offences committed by those sharing and distributing indecent images.
Det Supt Ian Roberts, of Gwent Police, said: "Experiencing a breach of trust and having your privacy violated can be a particularly distressing ordeal, and I would like to reassure victims that we have the appropriate help and support available, and will take positive action against anyone who commits this type of crime."
A Dyfed-Powys Police spokeswoman said victims would be treated with sensitivity and would be offered advice, including how material posted on the internet can be removed.
North Wales Police's Det Supt Jo Williams said the force took the offences very seriously, adding: "This crime is entirely preventable and I would encourage the public to consider this."
South Wales Police also provided figures for offences reported for the five previous years, when the crime came under other legislation.
Between 2010 and 2014, five people were cautioned and eight people were charged under the Malicious Communications Act, while 27 people were cautioned and a further 27 were charged during the same period under the Communications Act 2013.
The other three forces did not provide data for previous years.
Ministers ordered the bespoke system with Worcestershire-based Steatite in 2014 after security firms G4S and Serco were investigated for overcharging.
However, "significant problems" with the programme were identified last year the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.
Steatite, in Redditch, is yet to comment.
The money was spent to enable the firm to develop a new generation of satellite tags for offenders.
Tagging is used to monitor criminals when they are released and to make sure they stick to any curfews.
Announcing the contract in July 2014, the then Secretary of State for Justice, Chris Grayling, claimed the multimillion pound deal offered better value for money to the taxpayer, saving about £20m a year compared with previous G4S and Serco contracts which were terminated.
But in a written ministerial statement, justice minister Dominic Raab said developing bespoke tags has been "challenging" and it would be "more appropriate" to buy off-the-shelf technology which is already available.
A new procurement process for proven tags already on the market will begin shortly the MoJ said, although the programme will be kept under review.
"We have spent approximately £21m on the mobilisation of the programme to date," an MoJ spokesperson said.
"While the delay in the programme will lead to an increase in resource costs, we would expect the benefits of these costs to be realised.
"These costs include development and build of technology which is necessary to deliver the new service, and which is well-advanced."
Shadow prisons minister Jo Stevens was critical of the news.
"It beggars belief that the Ministry of Justice has had to abandon yet another procurement process," she said.
"From the overcharging scandal to G4S and Serco still being paid to deliver tagging equipment after they had been barred from running the contract, this whole saga has been a shambles from start to finish."
Donald Tusk said there was "presently no consensus" within the EU about David Cameron's desire to restrict in-work payments for four years.
Mr Tusk has written to EU leaders warning that uncertainty over the UK's future in the EU was "destabilising".
The PM said he was encouraged the UK's reform agenda was being "taken on".
But former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling warned that the UK's future in the EU was now "in the balance".
Last month David Cameron set out his goal of a "new settlement" for the UK in the EU, made up of four key objectives:
In his letter, Mr Tusk described the PM's plans as a "significant and far-reaching agenda".
Of the four strands to the UK's demands, he said welfare reform was the most "delicate" and would require "substantive political debate" at this month's EU summit.
Mr Cameron is attempting to reduce co-called "pull factors" for migrants in an attempt to reduce immigration figures.
Mr Tusk wrote: "This is certainly an issue where we need to hear more from the British prime minister and an open debate among ourselves before proceeding further."
On the demand to protect the interests of countries like the UK which are members of the EU but not of the euro currency, Mr Tusk said non-eurozone countries could have a mechanism to raise concerns, but appeared to rule out a "veto" right.
On the question of the founding principle of "ever-closer union", he does not offer a view one way or the other on the UK's request to be exempted from that goal.
Mr Tusk said the idea of "ever closer union" allowed countries to integrate at different levels and that there was a "largely-shared view" on the importance of national parliaments.
The European Council president said good progress was being made in the talks, describing his role as that of an "honest broker" and saying all states had to show "readiness for compromise".
He added: "Uncertainty about the future of the UK in the European Union is a destabilising factor. That is why we must find a way to answer the British concerns as quickly as possible."
Mr Cameron said "of course" the whole renegotiation was difficult and said he hoped for a successful conclusion.
His official spokeswoman said Mr Tusk's letter "marks another step forward in the renegotiations".
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The PM, who has not ruled out campaigning to leave if his demands are refused, has already said a deal will not be reached by Christmas. Mr Tusk recently said this month's EU summit should "pave the way" for a deal by February.
Robert Oxley, from the Vote Leave campaign, was dismissive of the PM's demands.
"The one thing you could not describe these reforms as is ambitious," he told the BBC.
But Lucy Thomas, of Britain Stronger In Europe, said it was a "really good agenda for reform" which "the rest of Europe wants to see as well".
However, Mr Darling suggested that Mr Cameron's demands would have little impact on the final result of the referendum and those, like him, who wanted the UK to remain in the EU were not starting the campaign in "a great place".
"What I do say is if we don't start making the argument soon in a way that impinges on the consciousness of the people of this country, the risk is you are leaving it awfully late."
Meanwhile Syed Kamall, leader of the British Conservatives in the European Parliament, suggested there would have to be a compromise on the deal, saying "that's the way business is done in this town".
"You are going to see a compromise of some form, but both sides will be pushing as hard as possible. I know the British Government will definitely be pushing for all four of their demands but let's see what the compromise is at the end of the day," he told BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth.
Conservative MP Neil Parish called for a "uniform" country-wide policy and pledged an inquiry into animal welfare.
It comes after Devon and Cornwall Police seized pit bull Stella and kept her caged for two years without exercise.
Petitions to save Stella - the subject of a destruction order - attracted more than 10,000 signatures in 24 hours.
Police forces have different policies in how to deal with seized dogs.
The National Police Chiefs' Council said there is "no definitive national standard and there will be variations from force to force" in how to deal with seized dogs.
A destruction order for Stella was passed by Torquay Magistrates' Court on 8 February. Her owner was given 21 days to appeal.
Laura Khanlarian worked as an assistant at the private kennel used by Devon and Cornwall Police and said Stella left her kennel twice during her stay, only for behaviour assessments.
Ms Khanlarian said: "We were always told not to exercise or go into a kennel with any dogs, regardless of character, that had been brought in under the Dangerous Dogs Act.
"We were under no circumstances allowed to touch any of those dogs - which was hard."
Devon and Cornwall Police said: "In the past two years, in the region of a hundred dogs have been seized by Devon and Cornwall Police.
"During this time Stella, an illegal breed that had to be seized, has been the only dog deemed too dangerous to walk due to her aggressive behaviour.
"Once the dog was seized, an initial review was made in which the decision was reached that Stella was too dangerous to be exercised by kennel staff.
"This assessment remained under constant review and a number of further examinations were made by independent external experts including the RSPCA, who were all in agreeance that the animal was too dangerous for staff to exercise."
MP Neil Parish said: "I think we've got to work out if a dog is so dangerous it can't be taken out for a walk, in some ways it's kinder that that dog is put down. If the dog can be rehabilitated, exercised and taken out, then that can be the way forward.
"We need to have a uniform policy across the country. We are going to have an inquiry into animal welfare by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, which I chair. We will take evidence and make sure that it's in the report and we will expect the Government and police forces to act on it."
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) said it "would not consider it acceptable for a seized dog to receive no exercise".
"In line with the RSPCA Good Practice Guide the MPS requires all kennels to provide a minimum of 30 minutes daily exercise for all seized dogs along with an appropriate level of socialisation.
"We are aware of a small number of dogs that are considered to be particularly difficult and some of these will only be exercised by the most experienced staff and in some cases by two members of staff."
Derbyshire Police said: "In respect of the exercise of dogs which kennel staff consider too dangerous to exercise, this is down to the kennel staff in liaison with their management at the kennels we currently use."
Leicestershire Police said there have been no seized dogs in the last 12 months that could not be socialised with.
The RSPCA says euthanasia should only be considered if the dog is considered too dangerous to exercise.
West Ham - inspired by the superb Dimitri Payet - and Manchester United could not be separated and still have it all to do with a replay at Upton Park.
In the Premier League, Tottenham trimmed Leicester's lead at the summit with an efficient win at Aston Villa and Bournemouth all but secured safety with a superb victory against Swansea.
But who were the outstanding performers? Here are my selections...
The save by David de Gea to deny West Ham's Michail Antonio in the dying minutes of their FA Cup encounter was enough to keep Manchester United in the tie. It was the sort of save that may prove to be West Ham's undoing come the replay at Upton Park - the last time the competition will take place at the old Boleyn Ground.
The big question at Old Trafford, and arguably the turning point, is did Bastian Schweinsteiger actually impede Darren Randolph for Anthony Martial's equaliser? Former World Cup referee and now analyst Howard Webb thought he did. But would Webb have actually awarded the free-kick against Schweinsteiger had he been in charge?
Irish eyes are certainly smiling on Seamus Coleman at the moment. The Everton full-back is playing some wonderful football again after a number of niggling injuries. During some of the most intense moments of the pulsating game between Everton and Chelsea, Coleman showed a remarkable ability not to panic when deep in his own half, which must please Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill before the pressure-cooker atmosphere of the European Championships this summer.
Everton needed their win against Chelsea. Their Premier League form has been so disappointing and their manager appears to be in denial. However, the cup tie against Chelsea could have gone up in smoke in a heartbeat, such was the nature of the game.
Fortunately Everton had within their ranks Phil Jagielka, who is, by far and away, the coolest, if not the most sensible, footballer around. Whenever there was any danger of the game exploding into a brawl - and there was on a few occasions - Jagielka was there, either pulling the main protagonists away or keeping his team-mates from getting involved. Jagielka is a very valuable asset to have in your team, especially when egos are running wild.
Bournemouth have won back to back home games in the Premier League for the first time, and the financial difference it could make to the club is incalculable. I've no doubt this was the last thing on Steve Cook's mind when he rose above the Swansea defence to nod home the winner to seal three points, but that is the reality. What manager Eddie Howe has achieved during his time at Dean Court with his players, who frankly have surpassed all expectations, has been remarkable and must place him in contention as a front-runner for the England job should it become available after the European Championships in France this summer.
If not Howe, name me another English candidate who is currently worthy of the appointment?
Nathan Ake is starting to fulfil his true potential. Against Arsenal, he displayed such acute defensive awareness I am starting to think that Chelsea should seriously consider bringing the on-loan full-back back to Stamford Bridge. Ake's first-half tackle in his own penalty area on Alexis Sanchez was a game-changer. It's one thing seeing the danger but it's something entirely different when a defender takes the responsibility to alleviate the problem - and Ake did just that. Chelsea are about to start a rebuilding process at Stamford Bridge and Ake should be central to it.
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Whenever West Ham produce a result these days it seems as though Dimitri Payet is at the heart of it. His arrival at Upton Park has got the fans talking about the Frenchman in the same terms as Sir Trevor Brooking and Paolo di Canio. However, I doubt whether either of those West Ham legends could have scored a better free-kick than the one Payet netted against Manchester United.
Quite apart from anything else, Payet was facing one of the best goalkeepers in the world in David de Gea and still made the set-play look routine. The tie now goes to a replay but I wouldn't bet against Payet doing it again.
Watford produced a monumental performance at Arsenal, led by their skipper and talisman Troy Deeney. Arsenal, on course for a third consecutive FA Cup final, were stopped in their tracks by the sting of the Hornets. Not since the days of Graham Taylor with John Barnes in their ranks have I seen a Watford team capable of winning the FA Cup. Arsenal were very lucky and should have taken advantage of still having 11 men on the field after Gabriel escaped a red card for a reckless two-footed lunge into Deeney. Nevertheless the Gunners did not profit from the situation afforded them by referee Andre Marriner and now find themselves out of the competition as a consequence. Barcelona now await, hosting the Gunners in the Champions League in midweek. Good luck with that.
It's official - Bournemouth are staying up! Premier League survival now looks certain after beating Swansea in a terrific game of football to achieve a points tally many thought was impossible for the Cherries. Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski made a mess of the cross which lead to Max Gradel opening his account but if anyone was going to score, Gradel was. The Ivorian was already wreaking havoc in the Swansea ranks before he set up Bournemouth's second goal for Josh King. Those two players also destroyed Newcastle last week at St James' Park, a loss which got Steve McClaren the sack.
I'm told that Spurs fans got upset with me via social media last week when I maintained that Hugo Lloris struggles in big games. Well, true to form, he was outstanding against Aston Villa and I'm not surprised. However, there is one player Spurs can rely on in any game and that's Harry Kane. The striker simply blew Villa away after his side suffered a heavy defeat in the Europa League in Dortmund in midweek.
Nevertheless, with the assistance of Dele Alli, Tottenham have recovered. I noticed that Gary Lineker insists that Kane and Alli are 'musts' for the England starting XI come the European Championships - but at whose expense Gary? That's what Roy Hodgson is going to have to consider.
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What a performance by Romelu Lukaku against his old team. In fact it was the former Chelsea striker's all-round display that made the performance and sending off of his striking counterpart Diego Costa look so tasteless. Lukaku does not possess the aggression or ruthless instincts of Costa and yet still has the ability to terrorise defences without being utterly obnoxious.
I didn't think that Lukaku was capable of scoring his first goal which was, without doubt, the best finish I have ever seen him produce in arguably his best performance in an Everton shirt. In the meantime I suggest Chelsea Football Club make it abundantly clear to Costa that he needs to grow up and start behaving like an adult instead of a spoilt child who throws his toys out of the pram the moment he doesn't get what he wants.
Pelle had a blinder at Stoke. He hadn't scored in the Premier League for 12 games and suddenly netted two of the most well-taken goals he has scored all season. His first, a glancing header from a corner, would have struck at the heart of some Stoke fans and evoked memories of a legendary former Potters centre-forward and legend John Ritchie, who scored similar goals for the Potters throughout the early '70s and strangely enough had a remarkable likeness to the Italy international.
However, it was the performance of referee Lee Mason that caught my attention. It has been a long time since I have seen such incompetence from a referee. Not to award Southampton a penalty for Jack Butland's tackle on Dusan Tadic was bad enough but sending off Sadio Mane for his perfectly acceptable challenge on Erik Pieters was a shocking verdict by any standards. Granted, we all make mistakes, but errors of this nature and at this level are totally unacceptable.
Playing in a Mumbai Cricket Association XI, left-armer Willey removed Joe Root, Moeen Ali and Chris Jordan with the last three balls in England's 177-8.
The hosts replied with 163-6 as James Vince, another England player, made 45 at the Brabourne Stadium.
England start their World T20 campaign against West Indies on Wednesday.
Willey, who finished with 3-35, Vince, Adil Rashid and Jos Buttler played for the hosts as England used their second practice match to give all 15 members of their squad a game.
Rashid took 2-32 with his leg-spin, dismissing Jason Roy for 32 and fellow opener Alex Hales for 37.
Root supplied valuable late impetus with 48 off 34 deliveries, after Ben Stokes fell for 30 to spark a collapse of five wickets for 15 runs.
"There were a few verbals around as you'd expect, mostly from Jos, but it was just good fun," said Root.
Jay Bista led Mumbai's reply by hitting Jordan's first delivery for six on his way to a rapid 51, while Vince threatened to pull off a shock win as he struck four fours and a six in his 38-ball innings.
It was not until Jordan bowled Buttler for 25 with an inswinging yorker in the penultimate over that England's victory was assured. He finished with 2-34 and Reece Topley 2-26.
In Monday's other warm-up match in Kolkata, Pakistan beat defending champions Sri Lanka by 15 runs thanks to Imad Wasim's 4-25.
England - World T20 champions in 2010 - chased 170 to beat New Zealand by six wickets in their first warm-up match on Saturday.
Root said: "The guys have stepped up and performed under pressure.
"That's exactly what we need if we are to be very successful at this tournament. Now it's about doing it when it counts.
"The best thing is we've got these experiences to call on when the tournament starts and we're actually under real pressure when it really matters."
England are joined by Wales in Pool B, while Scotland take on the likes of France and Portugal in Pool C.
Fiji lead the standings despite a thrilling 29-26 defeat by Samoa in the ninth round of fixtures in Paris.
All times in BST
Pool A
Samoa v USA (10:14)
South Africa v Canada (10:36)
Samoa v Canada (13:20)
South Africa v USA (13:42)
USA v Canada (16:26)
Samoa v South Africa (16:48)
Pool B
Australia v Wales (11:42)
Fiji v England (12:04)
Fiji v Wales (14:48)
Australia v England (15:10)
Fiji v Australia (17:54)
England v Wales (18:16)
Pool C
France v Scotland (09:30)
Kenya v Portugal (09:52)
France v Portugal (12:36)
Kenya v Scotland (12:58)
Scotland v Portugal (15:42)
France v Kenya (16:04)
Pool D
Argentina v Russia (10:58)
New Zealand v Brazil (11:20)
Argentina v Brazil (14:04)
New Zealand v Russia (14:26)
Russia v Brazil (17:10)
Argentina v New Zealand (17:32)
All times in BST
Quarter-finals (from 09:30)
Semi-finals (from 12:36)
Shield final (16:02)
Bowl final (16:32)
Plate final (17:02)
Cup final (17:57)
Based on data from about one in three trusts, the King's Fund said the financial position was getting worse and performance was deteriorating.
It said this year was shaping up to be "make or break" for the NHS in England.
The Department of Health said the service, despite being very busy, was performing well.
This report - based on health service data and feedback from finance directors at about one in three trusts - offers a gloomy prognosis for the NHS.
Three months ago, the King's Fund thought the overspend for trusts in this financial year in England could top £2bn. Now it is forecasting a net deficit of £2.3bn by the end of March.
The findings suggest two-thirds of trusts expect to overspend by the end of the year, including 89% of acute hospital trusts.
A clear majority of finance directors from trusts and local commissioning groups were sceptical that the health service in England could meet annual efficiency savings of 2-3% up to 2020-21, as required by the NHS masterplan known as the Five Year Forward View.
One area that has been identified for savings is spending on agency staff.
Last year, the Department of Health imposed a cap, but more than half of finance directors (53%) were concerned they would not be able to meet these limits.
More than 20% thought the cap would affect their ability to recruit in order to provide safe care.
The report highlights increasing concerns about the quality of services. A majority of the trust finance directors who responded - 53% - thought things had got worse in the last year.
They were particularly worried about delays in A&E.
Many also expressed concern about delayed transfers of care and staff morale.
Commenting on the findings, the King's Fund's chief economist, Prof John Appleby, said they showed the NHS faced a huge financial challenge.
"Even with the additional funding recently provided by the Treasury and a big switch from capital to revenue spending, it is touch and go whether the Department of Health will be able to balance its budget at the end of the year.
"At the same time, performance is deteriorating with key targets being missed with increasing regularity and increasing concerns being raised about the quality of patient care. This is shaping up to be a make-or-break year for the NHS."
Health Minister Alistair Burt said: "There should never be a choice between providing safe care - our top priority - and balancing the books, which is why we're investing £10bn to fund the NHS's own plan for the future, including nearly £4bn next year.
"Despite being busy, the NHS continues to perform well - last year the service performed 1.6 million more operations and treated 2,100 more people every day within the four-hour A&E target compared to 2010."
Ronnie Decker was linked to a scheme where VAT on bogus transactions was claimed back through former Glasgow-based firm Q-Tech Distribution Limited.
In 2011, prosecutors manages to freeze assets he held in countries including France, Antigua and Luxembourg.
They have now secured the forfeiture of assets including property, jewellery, cash, bank accounts and investments.
Linda Hamilton, head of the Crown's Civil Recovery Unit, said: "Ronnie Decker set out to illegitimately extract monies from the UK Treasury through the systematic abuse of the VAT repayments system, in order to line his and his families' pockets with funds that otherwise would have been available to the public purse.
"We take such criminality very seriously, and in this case worked hand-in-hand with HM Revenue and Customs's Criminal Taxes Unit to conduct a financial investigation that spanned the globe.
"We traced the movements of Decker's funds and assets across three continents to build up a picture of the true scale of his profiteering, and uncovered around £3m in illegal assets."
Q-Tech was set up in June 2000 and operated until May 2001, importing computer components from the Republic of Ireland.
In May 2001, the various assets belonging to the firm were frozen after its premises in Glasgow were searched by customs officers.
It was later discovered that Q-Tech made millions of pounds by claiming back VAT on false Europe-wide business transactions in a scam known as carousel fraud.
The firm and its sole director, Mohammed Sarfraz Sattar, were pursued under proceeds of crime legislation and both agreed to an out of court settlement of £1,271,842.
Another man, Michael Voudouri, from Bridge of Allan, also admitted claiming back VAT through Q-Tech. He is currently serving an 11-year jail term for money laundering and failing to appear for sentencing.
During the investigation, it was established that Decker, who is originally from Sierra Leone and was educated in Scotland, was heavily involved in the VAT fraud and the subsequent laundering of the proceeds.
The Court of Session has now made a recovery order stripping Decker and members of his family of the entirety of his illegally-earned assets.
These will now be seized and where appropriate sold, with the funds raised provided to the Scottish government in due course.
The deals with Russia, the US and South Korea were unlawful, the court ruled.
The government failed to hold public hearings and a parliamentary debate over its plans, it added.
Environmental groups said they welcomed the ruling, pointing out it came on the eve of the anniversary of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
The government has not yet commented on the ruling, in a case brought by the Earthlife Africa and the Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institute (SAFCEI).
Its plan to build eight nuclear plants at an estimated cost of around 1tn rand ($76bn; £59bn) has been dogged by controversy.
Critics fear the deal will be unaffordable and plagued by corruption, and suspect that Finance Minister Pravin Gordan was sacked by President Jacob Zuma last month because he had serious reservations about it.
"In the past few weeks citizens have demonstrated their willingness to mobilise against corruption and the capture of our state. The nuclear deal is at the centre of it all." SAFCEI official Siphokazi Pangalele said in a statement.
Concerns about the affordability of the deal contributed to global rating agency Fitch's decision on 7 April to downgrade South Africa to "junk status".
The government says it needs new nuclear power stations to meet South Africa's growing electricity demand, and to move away from relying on coal-fire plants. The country currently has one nuclear plant.
It had reached preliminary agreements with Russia, the US and South Korea to build eight more, AFP news agency reports.
Environmental groups say South Africa should rely more on renewable energy to meet its electricity needs.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei index was up 1.05% in early trade at 18,289.16 points.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 0.97% at 5,280.7 taking a positive lead from Wall Street.
Investors were also digesting the latest earnings from mining giant Rio Tinto.
The firm's Sydney-listed shares were slightly down in mid morning trade despite the company saying it would achieve its iron ore shipment target for the year. The firm posted a 17% rise in iron ore shipments for the three months to September, while production of commodities such as coal and copper fell.
Shares in China were rising again in early trade on Friday as investors continued to hope for new stimulus moves after disappointing economic data from China this week.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was up 1.09% at 23,135.39 points, while the Shanghai Composite on the mainland was up 0.84% at 3,365.89 points.
South Korea's benchmark Kospi index was flat, down 0.1% at 2,032.50.
Mr Mackay is to meet finance committee members for the second time in a week to discuss his tax and spending plans.
The committee appealed for the public to send in questions over social media, a selection of which will be put directly to the cabinet secretary.
Mr Mackay has said he is "positive" about getting his budget passed, amid talks with the Lib Dems and Greens.
He attended the committee to discuss his tax plans, which will be the subject of a separate vote prior to the final budget vote, on 11 January.
Monday's meeting will focus more on his spending plans, first with questions from MSPs and then a second session consisting of questions sent in by members of the public via social media.
The committee asked for people to send in questions using the Twitter hashtag #askthecabsec, saying "all admissible questions" would be published online and that the government would be invited to provide written responses to any not put to Mr Mackay.
Questions about the local government settlement, the use of tax powers and funding for housing infrastructure were among those submitted.
Committee convener Bruce Crawford said MSPs wanted to "give the public the chance to put their questions to Derek Mackay" on his "highly significant" budget.
Also giving evidence at the meeting will be Graham Owenson, the government's head of local government finance, and the deputy directors of financial strategy and financial programme management.
The Briton attacked with about 5km of the 228km stage to go and held off the chasing peleton to win by nine seconds in Pomarance, Italy.
The victory came the day after a disastrous team time trial performance by Team Sky on stage one.
However, time lost on that first stage means Welshman Thomas, 30, is highly unlikely to challenge for the title.
BMC Racing's Greg van Avermaet of Belgium leads the general classification, followed by team-mates Rohan Dennis of Australia and American Tejay van Garderen.
Stage two result:
1. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) 5hrs 51mins 44secs
2. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Team Sunweb) +9secs
3. Peter Sagan (Svk/Bora-Hansgrohe) same time
4. Greg van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing)
5. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita/Androni Giocattoli)
6. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol/Team Sky)
7. Adam Yates (GB/Orica-Scott)
8. Rohan Dennis (Aus/BMC Racing)
9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar)
10. Simon Clarke (Aus/Cannondale-Drapac)
General classification after stage two:
1. Greg van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing) 6hrs 15mins 14secs
2. Rohan Dennis (Aus/BMC Racing) same time
3. Tejay van Garderen (US/BMC Racing)
4. Damiano Caruso (Ita/BMC Racing)
5. Niki Terpstra (Ned/Quick-Step) +16secs
6. Bob Jungels (Lux/Quick-Step) same time
7. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +21secs
8. Moreno Moser (Ita/Astana) same time
9. Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi/FDJ)
10. Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa/Movistar)
Tibbers Castle in Dumfriesshire occupied an important site defending Nithsdale, one of the main routes into Scotland, during the 14th century.
A new geophysics survey has uncovered an enclosure, invisible to the naked eye, within the current castle.
It has led historians to conclude that the original fortification was much smaller than first thought.
The findings have given experts a more detailed understanding of the site.
Richard Oram, professor of medieval and environmental history at Stirling University, said: "The results of this research are very exiting and greatly help our understanding of this important site but of early castle building in Scotland."
The castle, near Thornhill, was initially thought to have consisted of a mound, known as a "motte", and two large "baileys", or fortified enclosures.
However the new research reveals that the original castle was built with just a single bailey, densely populated with timber buildings.
Historians believe that as tensions between Scotland and England led to war, the castle was rebuilt and expanded.
The survey was carried out by a team backed by funding from the Castle Studies Trust and Historic Environment Scotland.
Dr Piers Dixon, of Historic Environment Scotland, said: "Thanks to the funding received by the Castle Studies Trust we have been able to shed new light on this important castle of the Wars of Independence."
Tibbers Castle was taken by Robert the Bruce in 1306, before being quickly regained by the English.
This occupation finished in 1313, with the resurgence of Bruce's campaigns against the English.
He will be the first African to head up the UN agency, after winning the most votes from 186 member states.
He replaces Margaret Chan, who will step down from her 10-year post at the end of June.
During her tenure, the WHO's response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa was criticised for being too slow.
The agency was accused of missing key warning signs about the severity of the outbreak that began in December 2013 and ultimately killed more than 11,000 people.
Addressing the World Health Assembly shortly before the vote, Dr Tedros promised to respond to future emergencies "rapidly and effectively".
He also promised to stand up for the rights of the poor.
"All roads should lead to universal health coverage. I will not rest until we have met this."
Age: 52
Family life: Married, with five children and lives in Ethiopia
Previous jobs: Ethiopian minister of health and foreign affairs, chairman of the board of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria
Qualifications: Internationally recognised malaria researcher, with a PhD in community health
His election was not without controversy.
He has recently been accused of covering up three cholera epidemics in Ethiopia, but his supports say this is untrue.
Ethiopian opposition groups are also critical of Dr Tedros. They accuse the government of human rights abuses and believe that Dr Tedros' candidacy is an attempt to raise the country's diplomatic profile.
Dr Tedros said his vision as the new director general was of "a world in which everyone can lead health and productive lives, regardless of who they are or where they live".
He told delegates at the World General Assembly: "I promise I will get up every day, determined to make a difference... I am ready to serve."
His top five priorities in his new job are:
Although some people see Dr Tedros as a controversial pick, many others point to his impressive CV and track record, and insist he is the best person to lead the world's "guardian of global health".
As well as serving as Ethiopia's foreign affairs and health ministers, he's also chaired the Global Fund, which mobilizes and invests about $4bn a year to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria.
During the election campaign, Dr Tedros told me about the deep injustice he felt as a child when his five-year-old brother died of what he now believes was measles. He said the disparity of care between the developed and developing world continues to be utterly unacceptable.
Dr Tedros says universal healthcare - where everyone has access to affordable care when and where they need it - will be central to his presidency.
This is indeed the holy grail of global health, and Dr Tedros is now the man in charge of pressing governments to make it happen.
Ofsted ranked the island's child protection services "inadequate" in November, while the Department for Education (DfE) also raised concerns about its schools.
The government subsequently directed Isle of Wight Council to establish a strategic partnership with Hampshire.
The deal is expected to be agreed by the island's council on Wednesday.
Isle of Wight Council will remain financially accountable and will fund the costs of the arrangement.
The island's children's services councillor, Richard Priest, said the partnership aimed to drive up educational standards and improve children's services, in particular safeguarding standards for vulnerable children.
He said: "At a time of increasing pressures on children's services and budgets, we believe this collaborative partnership can become an example for other authorities illustrating how they, too, can effectively share their expertise and resources to benefit their local communities."
Hampshire's children's services councillor, Keith Mans, said: "I am confident that we can now move forward in supporting the Isle of Wight Council without compromising our responsibilities and services for children and young people in Hampshire, and without any impact on the county council's budgets."
According to a Hampshire report, in November 2012 an Ofsted inspection found the island's children's social services to be "inadequate across all of the domains of the inspection".
The report also said the DfE had expressed concern that the island had a "disproportionate number of secondary schools which require significant improvement or require special measures" and that absence rates at secondary schools were "the worst in the country".
Ofsted inspectors returned to the island this week after their last report ranked four of the island's six secondary schools "inadequate" - the lowest grade. Another was ranked as "requiring improvement", while the sixth was rated "good".
A new Isle of Wight Council administration was formed following last month's election by a group of 20 independent councillors, inheriting a previously Conservative-led council.
Police said she was making her way home from the Drumchapel area of the city, when she was forced into the driveway of a disused premises near to Killermont Polo Club and attacked.
The incident happened at about 02:30.
The suspect was described as black, 6ft tall, with a heavy build. He was wearing a dark jumper with a hood.
He is also reported to be in his thirties, with two missing front teeth.
He left the area following the assault, while the woman took a taxi home and contacted police.
Detectives said they were doing all they could to find the person responsible, including checking CCTV footage and conducting door-to-door enquiries in the area.
They have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
Det Insp Craig Willison said: "This was a horrendous ordeal for a young woman to have to experience and it is critical that we trace this man as soon as possible.
"Incidents like this are extremely rare particularly in this part of the city. However we need help from members of the public who may have vital information to assist with the investigation.
"I would also urge anyone who was in the surrounding area around that time who may have seen anything suspicious to contact police."
Officers want to speak, as a matter of urgency, to the taxi driver who drove the victim home.
They urged any driver who remembered picking up a "distressed" young woman, who had to stop at a bank cash machine for money to pay the fare, to come forward.
The Beechcraft King Air 200 came down in a field off Gravel Lane and Miller's Lane in Chigwell just before 10:20 BST and burst into flames, police said.
A fire service spokesman said: "On arrival crews reported that the aircraft was 100% alight."
Essex Police said the plane was an eight-seater, but there were only two people on board.
A police spokesperson said: "We now believe there to have been two people on board the light aircraft which crashed in the field off Gravel Lane in Chigwell. Sadly they both died."
The plane took off from nearby Stapleford Airfield, the aircraft's owners said.
Ray Gibbs, who was at Woolston Manor Golf and Country Club, said: "We were playing golf and heard a loud bang and the ground rumbled a bit, but we couldn't see any smoke, so we're not sure how far away it was."
Road closures were affecting Gravel Lane, Abridge Road, Miller's Lane, Lambourne Road and Pudding Lane.
Police said officers were working with the Air Accident Investigation Branch.
The supermarket giant said like-for-like sales rose 0.1% in the 15 weeks to 7 January.
This beat analyst expectations of a 0.8% fall in sales. Shares in the chain jumped more than 6% in morning trading.
But chief executive Mike Coupe said the "market remains very competitive and the impact of the devaluation of sterling remains uncertain".
The pound has been falling against the dollar and the euro since the EU referendum and there have been warnings that this will lead to higher prices this year as import costs rise.
Meanwhile discount rival Lidl reported a 10% increase in sales over the Christmas period.
As with Aldi it does not give like-for-like sales, which strip out the effect of new store openings and are therefore a better comparison. The company said it was "incredibly encouraging" that it achieved "its most successful festive trading period ever" in such a competitive market.
Argos, which Sainsbury's bought last year, had strong sales over Christmas and Black Friday.
It reported a rise in third quarter like-for-like sales of 4%. Sainsbury's has been rolling out Argos outlets in its supermarkets.
Mr Coupe said Argos concessions had been "performing well as awareness of the convenience of shopping at both Sainsbury's and Argos under one roof grows among our customers".
Sales growth in the concessions climbed nearly 40% in the run-up to Christmas, Mr Coupe said on a conference call.
Laith Khalaf, a senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, said Argos had "pulled Sainsbury's up by its bootstraps over the Christmas trading period".
"However, against a backdrop of food deflation, flat sales are a pyrrhic victory for the supermarket, and represent an improvement on performance so far this financial year."
He added that the weak pound "is likely to put pressure on margins, and profits".
The supermarket said clothing and general merchandise businesses had a strong quarter, up 10% and 3% respectively.
Online and convenience store performance was also strong, with sales up more than 9% and 6%. Online sales made up 18% of total group sales in the quarter.
Third quarter like-for-like food sales at the retailer were slightly down, Mr Coupe said.
However, he said sales of Sainsbury's Taste the Difference own-brand range had jumped by 50% over the period.
In general, retailers had buoyant food sales for retailers over Christmas period, a report by the British Retail Consortium suggested on Tuesday.
And Morrisons reported its strongest Christmas sales for seven years on Tuesday.
Richard Hunter, head of research at Wilson King Investment Management, said: "The larger supermarkets may not entirely be out of the woods just yet, but the signs are as promising as they have been for some considerable time."
Gambling tycoon James Packer and David Gyngell, who heads the Nine Entertainment Group, were seen fighting at Bondi Beach on Sunday.
It is not clear what caused the brawl between the two, who are good friends.
The incident has dominated the Australian media, with photos reportedly sold for a six-figure sum.
"Eastern Suburbs Local Area Command has commenced an investigation into an incident that occurred about 14:00 Sunday... at Bondi Beach," a police statement said.
"Police have not yet received an official complaint but have appealed to anyone who witnessed, or has vision or images of the incident."
James Packer, son of media tycoon Kerry Packer, is one of Australia's richest men, with an estimated wealth of around A$6bn ($5.6bn, £3.3bn) from his gaming empire.
David Gyngell, a top-level media executive, was best man at his wedding, as Mr Packer was at his.
Photographs showed the two men trading punches, wrestling and swapping headlocks. Video footage then showed them grappling on the ground, with three other men trying to separate them.
After the fight, the men released a joint statement.
"We have been friends for 35 years and still are," it read. "In that time we have had our fair share of ups and downs. We respect each other and neither of us will be commenting further."
The brawl has attracted enormous media interest in Australia, with tabloids devoting pages of coverage to what one is calling the "Bondi biffo".
The 44-year-old has been in interim charge since the Ravens parted company with Mark Goldberg on 4 February.
Former Gillingham midfielder Smith has won six and drawn three of his 13 games in charge at Hayes Lane.
"The board have unanimously concluded that Neil and his team have the capability to match the ambitions of the club," chairman Jerry Dolke said.
Bromley were 14th in the table when Goldberg departed, with Dolke citing "new investors who have higher expectations" as the main reason for his dismissal.
The Ravens have risen to 11th since Smith, who was Goldberg's assistant, took over.
The energy watchdog said Npower was to pay the record settlement "for failing to treat customers fairly".
Npower's billing issues affected more than 500,000 customers between September 2013 and December 2014.
Ofgem said the £26m would be divided between some of the worst affected customers and charity.
The settlement is the largest yet agreed between Ofgem and a "big six" energy supplier.
Npower was fined £2m in October 2011 for a similar offence.
Ofgem said that many of Npower's problems occurred after a new IT system was introduced in 2011.
Between September 2013 and December 2014, the company issued more than 500,000 late bills, while some customers also received inaccurate bills.
The regulator said that during this period, more than two million complaints were made by Npower customers.
However, Ofgem found that "Npower often failed to resolve these issues promptly, pursued debts which were in dispute and failed to keep its own commitments to customers on billing. This caused significant distress and worry for many."
The worst affected customers did not receive bills for more than a year. Under UK billing rules, companies cannot charge for energy used more than a year earlier if previously unbilled, but Npower did.
Failures in the IT system led to late and inaccurate bills, but also inefficient complaint handling, Ofgem said. For several years, complaints were recorded incorrectly, leading to unresolved issues being recorded as resolved, and multiple records created for one complaint.
Dermot Nolan, Ofgem chief executive, said: "Npower failed its customers. Not only have its billing and complaint handling procedures been chaotic, it treated many of its customers poorly, which is completely unacceptable.
"Npower's management failed to act quickly enough to protect its customers when things went wrong with changes to its IT system."
The regulator said it had agreed targets with Npower for it to improve its billing and complaints handling.
If Npower fails to meet the targets, the company will have to stop all UK sales and advertising until they are met.
Simon Stacey, managing director of domestic markets for Npower, said: "The last few years, since we changed the systems that support our domestic business, have been very disappointing for our customers - and for Npower.
"We are very sorry about what has happened and that is why we have agreed this significant package of customer redress."
He said the company had reduced complaints by almost 70% since the beginning of the year.
The Marco Polo is 54m (177ft) wide and 396m (1,299ft) long, and was packed with goods for the festive period.
Chris Lewis, of port operator DP World Southampton, said Marco Polo's arrival was the "latest milestone" in the port's development.
The UK-registered vessel is 51m (167ft) longer than Queen Mary 2. Onboard were 27 crew members.
Much of the cargo was consumer goods destined for businesses and shops in time for Christmas.
Two berths at Southampton port are currently undergoing redevelopment to handle the new generation of similar large container ships.
Earlier in December Associated British Ports (ABP) secured a marine licence to widen the channel at Marchwood Moorings by 30m (98ft) to make it easier for such ships to turn around.
On Sunday, when the ship arrived, Mr Lewis said: "Today we mark the latest milestone in the terminal's history, handling the world's largest container vessel and underlining Southampton's capabilities and vital role in the forefront of global trade.
"With the container industry changing, these new giants of the sea will soon be regulars at the terminal."
The ship left Southampton on Monday afternoon.
The CMA CGM Group took delivery of the ship on 5 November.
The Marco Polo's captain, Velibor Krpan, has described it as "longer and wider than any other vessel in the fleet, it does... require much closer attention during berthing and unberthing procedures".
He added: "Regards navigation, fundamentally it is no different but you have to adapt quickly to the new technologies on board."
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Woking in Surrey would join the ranks of Monaco and Singapore as one of F1's "most glamorous and iconic race locations", McLaren said, with tongue firmly in cheek.
The Woking International Circuit would be one of the world's "fastest and most demanding" tracks, it claimed.
Woking council welcomed the news.
McLaren said it was "a bit scared" about the authority's reaction to its "absurdly ambitious plan" given there would need to be extensive and costly re-profiling of many roads and local landmarks.
But in a hard-to-believe official statement, Jonathan Neale, McLaren's chief operating officer, said: "Why not? Why not bring Formula 1 to the streets of Woking?
"Obviously, aside from the huge social and financial commitment needed to set up the infrastructure, re-profile roads, re-lay Tarmac, fit miles of Armco, build grandstands, pay for race-hosting fees and gain approval and sign-off from the FIA, we don't see any barriers to our vision."
The circuit would take "full advantage of the market town's winding streets and fast multi-carriageways", with the paddock on floatable pontoons anchored along the Woking-Basingstoke canal.
Silverstone has been the permanent home of the British Grand Prix since 1987 but its future is uncertain after its owner confirmed it had activated a break clause to cease hosting the race after 2019.
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Vicki Hewitt was in a speedboat which was pulling along Simon Crewe and two other men in Kefalonia, Greece.
She desperately gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation but the 57-year-old, from Whetstone in Leicestershire, never regained consciousness.
Greek police are investigating the accident, which happened on Tuesday.
Mr Crewe's brother, who was riding alongside him, received concussion. The third man on the dinghy remains in hospital.
Ms Hewitt said she and Mr Crewe were together for four and a half years and he was "the love of my life".
"He was going to be a granddad in August which he was really looking forward to," said Ms Hewitt, 49.
"The only blessing was he had a fantastic holiday and he knew nothing at all about it [the accident].
"While he was on the sofa he was saying to both of them 'this is great I love it'."
The couple had been on holiday with a group of friends.
Mr Crewe suggested they all go on the dingy ride but "the driver was going really fast; we were all having to hold on," said Ms Hewitt.
"After about 30 seconds we saw one of them being catapulted about 10 foot into the air."
Her friend's husband had been thrown into the water and knocked unconscious.
"We pulled him to the side and he was starting to regain consciousness when Simon's brother started shouting and I realised Simon wasn't breathing," she said.
"I was just screaming and screaming, waving my arms."
She tried to resuscitate him when they got back to land and two doctors who were on holiday also tried to help.
Ms Hewitt believes the speedboat pulling the dinghy was going too fast.
"The sofa ride wasn't one to throw you off, it was to go along the waves bouncing away and laughing," she said.
The Foreign Office said in a statement: "Our staff have offered advice to the partner of a British man who has died in Greece.
"We remain in contact with the Greek authorities."
In November 2013, Essex Police was given information from the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) about Martin Goldberg.
The force did not realise he was a teacher until September this year.
Essex's police commissioner said "an ambiguous phrase" was behind the delay - but refused to clarify what it was.
"It is believed that what went wrong was a misinterpretation of an ambiguous phrase used by CEOP... as they passed the material over," Nick Alston said.
"However, that detail is rightly being looked at by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
"It would be wrong of me to pre-empt that investigation," he added, when asked if he could reveal the phrase used.
Goldberg, deputy head of Thorpe Hall School in Southend, was found dead the day after being interviewed by police.
His name was on a list of 35 intelligence "packages" passed to the force by CEOP 10 months before his death.
The centre had received the information from police in Canada in 2012, after a company selling videos of naked children was investigated.
But he was not identified to Essex Police as "high risk", a force spokesman said.
When they discovered his occupation, officers applied for a search warrant - which was declined - and visited Goldberg at his home.
Mr Alston said Essex Police had changed its policy as a result of Goldberg's case.
He said when intelligence was received, occupation checks would be carried out straight away to determine if they worked with children.
"We needed to identify any key issues immediately, and Essex Police needed to act to address those matters and help protect children from harm as soon as possible," Mr Alston said.
A spokesman for CEOP said he could not comment on the case due to the IPCC investigation.
Robert and Christianne Shepherd, aged six and seven, of Horbury, West Yorkshire, died from carbon monoxide poisoning in October 2006.
Coroner David Hinchliff said the children died on "what should have been a happy half-term break".
Their father Neil and his partner, now wife, Ruth were found in a coma at the holiday bungalow.
In May, the family were awarded legal aid for the inquest after their initial application was rejected.
Mr and Mrs Shepherd were both at Wakefield Coroners' Court earlier to see the jury sworn in.
The children's mother, Sharon Wood, was also in court.
The jury of seven men and four women were told the children had complained of feeling unwell in the bungalow the day before they were found dead by a maid.
Mr Hinchliff said: "The family of these children have waited a long, long time for this day to come."
Michael Spurr was given the payment in 2016-17 on top of his annual salary of around £150,000.
The bonus was "awarded" the previous year when the chief inspector of prisons said many jails were "unacceptably violent and dangerous".
The Prison Officers Association (POA) called it "scandalous and shameful".
Steve Gillan, general secretary of the POA, told BBC News: "It's absolutely disgraceful that those who are overseeing a crisis in the prison service have been rewarded with performance bonuses.
"It's scandalous that they're being rewarded for failure."
In his latest assessment of prisons in England and Wales, released this week, chief inspector of prisons Peter Clarke said he was "appalled" at conditions in many jails and said there had been a "staggering decline" in standards in youth custody centres.
Justice Secretary David Lidington also admitted in an open letter that the probation system was "falling short" of expectations and that measures designed to support prisoners on release did not "command the confidence" of the courts.
The bonus payment is disclosed in the annual report from the National Offender Management Service (NOMS), which was published on Thursday.
Mr Spurr was chief executive officer of NOMS until April, when the government agency was re-named HM Prison and Probation Service, which he now heads.
The report revealed that in 2016-17 the 55-year-old was paid £145,000-150,000 and received a bonus payment of £15,000-20,000, along with pension benefits of £25,000.
Phil Copple, the chief operating officer and interim director of probation, Colin Allars, director of probation, and Ian Porée, director of commissioning, were given bonuses of £10,000-15,000.
Claudia Sturt, director of security, order and counter terrorism, was paid a £5,000-10,000 bonus.
The report said bonuses are determined by a committee headed by Richard Heaton, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Justice.
It said they are based on "performance levels attained" and are made as part of the "appraisal process".
"An individual can only be awarded a bonus if they have exceeded at least one finance and efficiency objective," the report said.
Mr Spurr, who has spent his entire career in the prison service, starting out as a prison officer, did not receive a bonus the previous year, 2015-16, though payments were made to Mr Copple, Mr Allars, Mr Poree and Carol Carpenter, a former human resources director.
The annual report also revealed NOMS "breached" government pay policy when it increased overtime pay to prison officers, trained to deal with riots, and raised allowances for other officers to address staff shortages.
The report said when the breaches became clear the Ministry of Justice submitted a business case to the Treasury asking them to agree to the payments, but it refused to do so.
A review into the pay policy breaches found there had been "failings in governance" but the payments still went ahead and are set to continue, the report found.
It also emerged in the document that all prisons in England and Wales are expected to become smoke-free by the end of 2018.
The phased roll-out of smoke-free jails began last year in Wales and the south-west of England and there is now a complete ban on smoking in 21 prisons across the estate.
It is understood a further 40 are in the process of going smoke-free this summer, with the majority expected to be smoke-free by the end of the year.
Earlier this week, the Scottish Prison Service said it intended to make all of Scotland's prisons smoke-free by next year.
Peter Clarke said the success of the smoke-free scheme depended on how well prepared prisons, staff and inmates were for the change.
He said one prisoner had been so desperate for a cigarette he had mixed nicotine patches with tea leaves and rolled the "tobacco" between pages torn out of a Bible.
Rovers, who finished second in the regular season behind champions Cheltenham Town, lost 3-1 to Grimsby at Wembley to remain in non-league.
They had won their first nine league games in 2015-16, a fifth-tier record.
"It hurts. It hurts deep. We feel like we have got unfinished business now," Carter told BBC Radio Gloucestershire.
"We feel we should have finished in top spot - that went. Then we just couldn't quite get over the hurdle (at Wembley).
"The raw emotion of it at the moment is complete frustration. You feel like you've let the fans down. But we'll come again."
Promotion to League Two would have made Forest Green's home town of Nailsworth the smallest settlement to ever host a Football League club.
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Captain Aaran Racine added: "It's still an achievement to get here, but it's just gutting.
"Next year it's obviously got to be promotion. Whether we do it automatically or in the play-offs, we've got to get promoted next year.
"Every year we're progressing. We've got a relatively young squad still. It's all a learning curve for all of us. As long as we keep progressing each year we're doing well."
Meanwhile, the club have announced that David Pipe, James Jennings, Clovis Kamdjo, Delano Sam-Yorke, Brett Williams, Lenny Pidgeley and Dale Eve will all be released at the end of the season.
But negotiations are ongoing regarding new deals for Racine, Carter, Steve Arnold, Dale Bennett, Sam Wedgbury and Marcus Kelly.
And the Gloucestershire club have extended the contracts of Elliott Frear, Charlie Clough, Kurtis Guthrie and Rob Sinclair, exercising the options of an extra year on their existing deals.
Prof Annette Pritchard said Visit Wales is competing against others in the UK who are "far more resourced".
Visit Scotland spent £47.5m in 2013/14 on marketing and Visit Wales £7m.
The Welsh government says it is on target to exceed 10% tourism growth by 2020.
Prof Pritchard, director of the Welsh Centre for Tourism Research at Cardiff Metropolitan University, was speaking on the first anniversary of the launch of the Welsh government's tourism strategy.
She said the now defunct Wales Tourist Board had a marketing budget of £50m in 2006 - half from the Welsh government and half from European funding.
In 2013/14, Tourism Ireland's marketing budget was £36m. Visit Britain's was £36m and Visit England's £11m.
Since 2006 the professor says the decline in spending on marketing has coincided with "a decline in the number [of tourists] coming to Wales, particularly in the overseas market where Wales is much less well-known than in the domestic market," according to Prof Pritchard.
"I'm very surprised at the disparities in funding - I expected that the funding had declined but I expected that the funding would have declined across the board in the UK so we would be basically playing on a level field."
"But obviously we're not playing on a level playing field - Visit Wales is really competing in a very different market and all its major competitors are far more resourced," she said.
A YEAR ON, ARE PEOPLE COMING TO WALES?
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This week Tourism Minister Edwina Hart told AMs the first year of the strategy had been very successful - with increased numbers of visitors from abroad, the first time since 2006.
She told AMs that the tourism sector had "seen a rate of growth above that needed to achieve the [Welsh government's] aim of growing tourism in Wales by 10% by 2020".
"Over the past year, Visit Wales has reassessed its marketing and launched a new campaign for the UK and Ireland," said Mrs Hart.
The Welsh government says the Have You Packed For Wales marketing campaign was already achieving its response targets.
She said the Visit Wales website has also been re-developed and is delivering higher traffic than ever before.
There had been 300 media visits resulting in coverage worth £35m.
The UKIP leader told LBC Radio that he supported charitable giving but believed there were "quite a few charlatans" in the sector.
It comes as questions are asked about the collapse of Kids Company, which received millions in public funding.
Mr Farage claimed "something didn't ring true" about the organisation.
The charity collapsed in August days after receiving a £3m grant from the Cabinet Office and in the midst of a Scotland Yard investigation into allegations of historical sexual abuse.
The closure came after ministers said they wanted to recover the grant - with officials saying they believed conditions attached to the use of the money had not been met.
Appearing before MPs on Thursday, the founder of Kids Company Camila Batmanghelidjh and its chairman, BBC executive Alan Yentob, denied the charity had been badly run and rejected claims of financial mismanagement.
But speaking on his regular monthly phone-in, Mr Farage said he had been "suspicious" about the activities of the charity, which was championed by David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, for a "very long time" and claimed 73% of its income went towards paying "inflated" staff salaries.
Its appeal to politicians and subsequent demise was symptomatic of a wider problem in the charitable sector, he claimed.
"There are lots and lots of people in what we could call fashionable charities," he said. "If the prime minister's wife thinks they are good they are fashionable charities.
"Everybody throws money at them and no-one asks any questions. When questions were being asked about the legitimacy of Kids Company, the government chucked another £3m in four days before the whole thing went bankrupt.
"The whole thing stinks. I am afraid, and this is true, that within the charity sector there are quite a few charlatans...I am not against charity, I give to charity but I am selective about the charities I give to."
Asked during the phone-in about his public profile and what impact it would have on the forthcoming EU referendum, Mr Farage claimed he had become the "most demonised person in Britain since Oswald Mosley" - the British fascist leader who was imprisoned during World War Two.
He said he had been subject to "appalling and untrue" attacks in sections of the media but he suggested the criticism of him was motivated less by personal feelings than fear of UKIP's policies and their resonance.
"What is really interesting is the percentage of the population that really don't like me is not particularly big and it tends to be linked to my genuine policy positions rather than my persona."
There have been calls for Mr Farage to adopt a lower profile during the referendum campaign amid claims that he is a polarising figure among the electorate and could damage the fight to leave the EU.
The MEP, who failed to win a Westminster seat in May's election, said the Leave campaign must be a "team effort", appealing to both the left and right of the political spectrum, and should not be "dominated" by any one individual or party.
"I may not be everyone's cup of the tea but what I have done is that I have taken a political party that was virtually unheard of to winning a national election... and I, with my colleagues, have managed to force a referendum and a change of national debate about Europe, immigration, grammar schools and many other areas.
"I believe the net effect of what I am doing is good for our side of the argument."
Business expert Prof Dylan Jones-Evans said Finance Wales has focused more on generating profits than developing the Welsh economy.
Finance Wales was set up in 2001 to lend money to or buy shares in Welsh companies, investing £31m last year.
The report asked if it was essentially being run as a commercial fund manager.
By Brian MeechanBBC Wales business correspondent
What is Finance Wales?
Is it a tool to boost economic growth or is it a bank?
Prof Dylan Jones-Evans's report suggests it's been too much of the latter and not enough of the former.
Prior to the financial crash and the bailouts that followed, banks traditionally operated in the private sector so their duties were to their shareholders.
Organisations funded by governments, like Finance Wales, generally had a wider remit to stimulate the economy by supporting firms and developments whether by funding, advice or both.
Critics of Finance Wales have long argued that its remit had become confused.
Over many years, bodies like the Federation of Small Businesses complained about the organisation having high interest rates.
The Finance Wales response was that the companies they loaned to were high risk and therefore the high interest rates were necessary and justified.
There's no doubt that many firms have profited and prospered from the organisation's support.
The Access to Finance Review sets forward a comprehensive plan for the future.
Prof Jones-Evans wants a new Development Bank which will become the "single source of public funding" for SMEs in Wales.
He believes that will offer a tidier and more focused approach to help SMEs perform their vital role in boosting economic growth.
Prof Jones-Evans, an academic at the University of the West of England, was asked in June by Economy Minister Edwina Hart to examine funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who faced difficulties borrowing from banks.
In the first part of his report, Prof Jones-Evans called on the Welsh government to clarify the role of its investment arm Finance Wales stating there "remains confusion" about its exact role, and concerns about its charges.
In October the first minister announced that SMEs in enterprise zones would receive a 2% reduction in interest rates charged on new loans from Finance Wales.
But the second part of the report, published on Tuesday, said Finance Wales was offering higher rates of interest on borrowing than it needed to under EU state aid guidelines.
Prof Jones-Evans wrote: "It remains unclear as to whether Finance Wales is still essentially operating as a commercially oriented fund manager in all but name.
"Given this, the minister may have a view as to whether Finance Wales is fit for purpose or whether the organisation needs to be taken in-house into the Welsh government so that it can focus on its economic development role for the Welsh economy."
Prof Jones-Evans called for Finance Wales to be incorporated into a new one-stop-shop operation called Development Bank of Wales.
In response, Mrs Hart told AMs the review had "raised important challenges for both private sector and government that need full and thorough consideration".
"The full scope of the professor's recommendations will require further investigation and a short consultation period will now open."
Opposition parties blamed the Welsh government for the problems highlighted by the report.
The Welsh Conservatives said small firms had been "ripped off" for too long.
Shadow Business minister Nick Ramsay said: "It appears that [First Minister] Carwyn Jones's small business lending body has been ripping off Welsh businesses for a decade by charging over-inflated interest rates in Welsh Labour's equivalent of the Libor scandal.
"Small businesses in Wales must be able to access funding at affordable rates to allow them to compete with firms in other parts of the UK and in emerging markets overseas."
Ahead of the report's publication, Plaid Cymru repeated its calls to establish a new publicly-owned, not-for-profit bank to lend money to small businesses.
Economy spokesperson Alun Ffred Jones said: "We need a new body, owned by the public but at arm's length from government to lend money to small businesses at competitive rates.
"Securing cash flow for businesses, particularly for small businesses, is key in creating employment and keeping the wheels of the economy moving.
"It is vital that our SMEs are able to access the resources they need in order to operate effectively and to prosper so that the Welsh economy can return to growth," he added.
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Thanks to a spoof documentary sending up women's football stereotypes, we now know that the Norwegian team have a great collective sense of humour. But what about the personalities within the Lionesses' squad?
If you are just tuning in as their campaign becomes win or bust, here's 11 things you should know:
1. Defender Steph Houghton, 27, became the first woman to appear on the cover of Shoot magazine last year.
2. Goalkeeper Karen Bardsley, 30, conceded a goal with a ricochet off her face at the 2013 European Championships as England lost their opening game to Spain. According to her Linkedin profile, she used to work at Disneyland.
3. Forward Eniola Aluko, 28, has been high-fiving all the hotel staff at England's training base as punishment for mistaking France boss Philippe Bergeroo for her England coach Mark Sampson.
4. Claire Rafferty, 26, is an analyst at Deutsche Bank in the City of London. The left-back has ruptured her anterior cruciate ligament three times.
5. Midfielder Fara Williams, 31,was homeless for six years, spending her 18th and 21st birthdays living rough. In 2014 she became the most capped England international in history.
6. Jill Scott's main sport used to be cross country running. The 28-year-old midfielder competed for Sunderland Harriers, winning the North of England Under-13 cross-country title, as well as the Junior Great North Run.
7. Defender Casey Stoney, 33, has 120 England caps, an honorary degree at the University of Essex, and was number nine in the Rainbow List 2014, which celebrates the most influential lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender people in the world.
8. Midfielder Katie Chapman has three children, is training to be a beautician and has a twin sister who she played with at Millwall Lionesses. The 33-year-old recently returned to the England set-up after a four-year hiatus, which was prompted by a falling out with former manager Hope Powell over the lack of childcare support offered to players.
9. Liverpool fan Alex Greenwood has spent the majority of her career wearing the blue shirt of bitter rivals Everton. The 21-year-old defender joined the Toffees' academy as an eight-year old and played for them until she switched to Women's Super League side Notts County Ladies in 2014.
10. Midfielder Jordan Nobbs' father, Keith, played more than 300 games for Hartlepool between 1985 and 1993. Jordan is aged 22 and has 22 caps for her country.
11. Toni Duggan used to be a Morris dancer. No, really. The 29-cap forward confirmed her former folk-dancing past in a Twitter conversation with journalist Anna Kessel.
Watch live coverage of Norway v England on BBC Three and the BBC Sport website from 21:30 BST on Monday, 22 June.
Sam van Tilburgh said his team had managed to identify the teenager and obtain some of his schoolwork, which it then published online as a warning.
The firm followed this up with its own threat to alert the youth's family to his activities.
More than a decade later, the stolen materials remain private.
Mr Van Tilburgh disclosed the affair at an event held by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (Bafta) on Tuesday evening.
Others on the panel gasped when they heard of the unusual tactics taken by Lionhead Studios, which occurred before the developer was sold to Microsoft.
The events took place in 2003, at which point Lionhead was working on what was to become its biggest game: Fable.
"There was this little group, and they were called Kibitz," Mr Van Tilburgh recalled.
"They managed to get their hands on some screenshots.
"One of which was the hero of Fable stabbing a little kid through the head. It was never meant to be released for obvious reasons.
"But they managed to get their hands on more material unannounced to this day... and they threatened us, the community team, with releasing them."
In tackling the crisis, the Guildford-based community managers had one crucial element in their favour.
The images had been posted to Lionhead's own forums, which gave the staff access to the internet protocol (IP) address of the person who had uploaded them.
IP addresses can easily be traced back to a physical location through a variety of online tools, assuming the user has not taken steps to conceal the details.
In this case, the 16-year-old culprit had not taken the precautionary measures.
"We knew where the guy was living and managed to get a hold of the guy's high school record through a mate, including the poem that he had recited at his end of year [class]," Mr Van Tilburgh said.
"We wrote a public message as Lionhead Studios to the group Kibitz and we started the message with the opening lines of the poem he had recited in high school, and we included the landmark he could see from his house where he lived.
"And I said, 'You have got to stop this now otherwise I pass all this information on to your mum.'"
The move could have backfired and created a scandal for Lionhead ahead of Fable's release. Mr Van Tilburgh acknowledged that the studio's legal team was only told of the matter at a later point.
But he added that the risk paid off.
"He kept quiet and he was a very kind polite boy after that," he said.
"I met him many times after at community events."
Crown Resorts, controlled by James Packer, closed 13.9% lower after Crown confirmed 18 of its staff had been detained in China.
Among those arrested was a senior executive in charge of attracting high-rollers to Australia.
Most gambling is illegal on mainland China, and soliciting its citizens to gamble overseas is also banned.
But some firms have continued to market resort and tourism services where their casinos are located.
Shares in Asian casino operators Sands China, Galaxy Entertainment and MGM China fell about 3% in Hong Kong, while Australia's Star Entertainments shed nearly 4% in Sydney.
Crown said it had not been given any explanation for the arrests and had not been able to speak to its staff.
The employees held are 15 local staff as well as three Australian citizens - including Jason O'Connor, the executive vice-president of the firm's VIP International business - a programme aimed at bringing wealthy customers from abroad to Australia.
China's foreign ministry told Reuters that it had detained some Australian nationals for suspected "gambling crimes" but gave no further explanation. The matter is still being investigated.
Julie Bishop, the Australian foreign minister, said consular officials in Shanghai were offering appropriate assistance for the three Australians, all of whom had legal representation provided by Crown.
The husband of one of the local Chinese Crown employees arrested has told the BBC he is "completely dumbfounded" about why she has been detained.
He said his wife was questioned for almost three hours after police arrived at their Shanghai apartment in the early hours of Friday morning. She was taken away and he was formally advised of her arrest yesterday.
It's been reported that the arrests are part of a crackdown by the Chinese authorities on foreign casino companies who are suspected of encouraging Chinese nationals to travel abroad to gamble.
There is also an ongoing campaign to tackle corruption and international money laundering in China.
Profits from VIP International account for a vital chunk of Crown's revenue.
China's citizens are among the world's most prolific gamblers. Many used to travel to the Chinese territory of Macau, but since Beijing's crackdown on corruption targeting the flow of capital overseas, Chinese gamblers have looked elsewhere - and foreign operators have tried to tap into that market.
Last year, 13 South Korean casino managers were arrested in China on charges of offering Chinese gamblers free tours, hotels and sexual services.
Vitaly Umansky, an analyst at Bernstein in Hong Kong, said the detentions appeared to be a repeat of China's crackdown on South Korean casino marketing efforts.
"The Chinese government seems to be making a clear statement about its view on gaming activity being offshored to foreign jurisdictions, while Macau is not being targeted in the same way," he said.
The Church of Scotland and the Scottish Humanist Society have told MSPs the title "religious observance" in non-denominational schools is outdated.
They said changing the legal definition to "time for reflection" could ease the concerns of parents who withdraw their children from such events.
They claimed this would give more pupils the chance to explore faiths.
The groups have made their call in a submission to MSPs on Holyrood's petitions committee.
The law requires religious observance, such as assemblies, in schools.
However, since a change in government guidelines in 2005, assemblies should be aimed at children of all faiths and none.
The Church of Scotland and the Scottish Humanist Society argued that this now often means assemblies would be more accurately called a "time for reflection".
Their joint submission to the petitions committee states: "The change to a more equal and inclusive 'time for reflection' would echo the current practice of the Scottish Parliament, and bring legislation into line with modern views.
"It will also remove the current focus on 'religion', with which many non-religious people struggle."
The Free Church of Scotland said the proposal was a "disaster" for both Christians and children.
The Scottish government believes the current legislation and guidance is appropriate.
Only two are new signings as it stands, with Christian Judge and Toby Freeman adding to Cattle's existing personnel.
"Ultimately our main aim was to retain as many of these boys as we could," Cattle told BBC Radio Cornwall.
"That's what's maybe set us apart from some teams in the league, that we've been able to retain those players."
Aside from former Germany international Rob Elloway, who will retire this summer, Pirates have not lost any players for the 2017-18 Championship campaign.
They could yet make this season's play-offs, with the team two points below fourth place ahead of their trip to bottom side Richmond.
"There's always going to be a few casualties [departures] due to the player's choice or the club's choice," added Cattle.
"We're pretty fortunate that we have had that retention of players so we haven't had to do that big turnover like in the past.
"I'm really pleased to be doing that because it's pretty clear to see we've got a real committed bunch who really play for the shirt, so that can grow that bond a bit stronger."
He replaces his party colleague Arlene Foster, who held the finance job until she became first minister on Monday after Peter Robinson stepped down.
Mr Storey, who held the social development portfolio, will be replaced by Lord Morrow.
Mr Storey said he took the responsibility of managing the public finances "very seriously".
"I do not underestimate the challenge ahead with tight budgets and greater demands on our public services but I am determined to do my bit to improve services, raise productivity and reduce costs in the public sector," he said.
The finance minister said he would continue the work already under way to ensure that the rate and date set for corporation tax could be devolved from April 2018.
Mrs Foster had been expected to name a replacement rather than carry out a full ministerial reshuffle.
One reason given was that the Northern Ireland Assembly will break up in March to allow an election campaign to begin.
Downing Street released a statement on Tuesday to say that Prime Minister David Cameron had phoned Mrs Foster to congratulate her on her appointment.
"The prime minister reflected on the milestone of the first female first minister being appointed, as well as the ministerial experience and excellent working relationships which Mrs Foster will bring to the role," the statement said.
"Mrs Foster and the prime minister agreed on the importance of implementing the Fresh Start and Stormont House agreements and the executive being able to focus on the economic issues which affect the everyday lives of people in Northern Ireland.
"The first minister and the prime minister agreed to maintain a close working relationship and regular dialogue to ensure progress in building a more prosperous and shared future for the people of Northern Ireland."
The CSeries is a narrow-bodied passenger jet.
It is due to come into service next year, three years late and £1.2bn over budget. Airbus and Bombardier said the talks had now ended without agreement.
Bombardier is based in Canada but it is Northern Ireland's largest manufacturing employer.
Traditionally, Bombardier's strengths have been in business planes - it makes the famous Learjet.
More than 10 years ago, it decided to move into bigger planes and challenge the Boeing/Airbus duopoly.
It created the CSeries and there is a consensus that it is a very good, modern, fuel efficient plane.
The problem is they have not sold enough of them.
Bombardier wanted to sell about 300 by the time they bring them into service next year. They have only sold 243.
The project is also about three years late and it has run about £1bn over budget.
That has put massive pressure on the whole Bombardier company.
Bombardier is now clearly looking for a CSeries partner.
The talks with Airbus broken down but, it says, it is still looking at 'potential participation in industry consolidation.'
The company's balance sheet continues to be under pressure because of the CSeries.
Reuters have reported the firm is talking to the Quebec state pension fund about making a fresh investment.
Ultimately, what it boils down to is that they have to sell more of the CSeries and it has been a long time now since they have had an order.
The wings for the CSeries are made at Bombardier's Belfast plant.
Reuters had reported that the talks had explored if Airbus and Bombardier could set up a joint venture to spin-off the CSeries project.
The CSeries problems has made it a very challenging two years for Bombardier.
There has been an overhaul in its top management team and even speculation that the entire commercial aircraft division could be put up for sale.
Production of smaller Bombardier jets has also been cut back causing jobs to be lost.
About 800 jobs in Belfast have gone within the past year, mostly among its contractor labour force.
The speed-limiting tech can be activated via the steering wheel and briefly overridden by pressing firmly on the accelerator.
The car company suggests the facility will help drivers avoid fines and could reduce the number of accidents.
However, one expert said the innovation might only serve as a "stopgap".
"There's a plan for speed restrictions to be beamed to your car's computer systems and controlled from there, rather than requiring street sign visual recognition systems," said Paul Newton, an automotive industry analyst at the IHS consultancy.
"This would be part an extension of the networks that will connect vehicles, allowing cars to warn those behind them if they are slowing down, which is all part of a move toward autonomous vehicles that drive themselves."
Such a system, however, is some way off.
Ford's technology will become available to the public this August, when it launches the second generation of its S-Max cars in Europe.
A spokesman for the US car company told the BBC the facility would probably be extended to other models around the world.
The system, which is called the Intelligent Speed Limiter, combines two existing technologies already fitted to many cars:
Drivers will be able to set the new system to let them speed at up to 5mph (8km/h) beyond the detected limit.
While some motorists might still resist the idea of giving up control to their vehicle, Ford suggested others would appreciate the convenience and safety on offer.
"Drivers are not always conscious of speeding... sometimes only becoming aware they were going too fast when they receive a fine in the mail or are pulled over by law enforcement," said Stefan Kappes, a safety supervisor at Ford.
"Intelligent Speed Limiter can remove one of the stresses of driving, helping ensure customers remain within the legal speed limit."
Ford noted that in 2013 more than 15,000 drivers in the UK had been issued with speeding fines costing £100 or more and that a motorist in Finland had been fined 54,000 euros (£38,400) after being caught driving 14mph (23km/h) over a 50mph limit.
It hopes that statistics such as this will help encourage consumers to spend extra money on the technology, which it has not included as standard on the basic S-Max model.
Ford is one of several vehicle-makers to have turned to sensor-based technologies to help people drive more safely.
Cars from China's Volvo offer bicycle-detection software that applies the brakes if a cyclist suddenly swerves in front of its cars. Volvo has said it also intends to expand this to avoid collisions with animals soon.
Germany's Mercedes-Benz promotes its Steering Assist system, which prevents its cars driving too close to the vehicles in front of them and aims to stop drivers unintentionally drifting out of their road lane.
Japan's Honda uses similar technology to provide its False Start Prevention Function, which prevents a sudden lurch forward if it detects another object in close range, and makes the accelerator pedal vibrate.
Elsewhere, British computer-chip maker Plessey is developing a car seat that monitors the driver's heartbeat, which could give the car control if it suspected the motorist was having a heart attack.
Meanwhile, Australia's Seeing Machines has fitted an eye-movement detection system to several coaches in Europe that sounds an alert if it detects drivers falling asleep.
However, Mr Newton warned the rise of further intervention-based automotive technologies posed risks of their own.
"Removing the human element is one way to provide safety, but we know that computers go wrong," he said.
"I suppose there will have to be a point in time when we accept that computer-generated accidents and even potentially fatalities are part and parcel of the greater good. We'll never get faultless technology."
The items at Rievaulx Abbey, near Helmsley, North Yorkshire, are being displayed following a £1.8m redevelopment by English Heritage.
Objects on display include a half-tonne lead bar stamped with Henry's emblem which is all that remains of the abbey's roofs and windows.
Rievaulx Abbey was destroyed by royal command in 1538.
Other exhibits include medieval stone carvings, chess pieces and gold coins that tell the story of the first Cistercian abbey in the north of England.
Dr Michael Carter, for English Heritage, said: "Rievaulx Abbey is one of the most important abbeys in England and the setting one of the most beautiful.
"It was a place of huge spiritual significance for the country and one utterly transformed by dramatic upheavals under Henry VIII."
Rievaulx was founded in 1132 and at its peak in the 1160s was home to more than 600 men.
Many of the ruined buildings seen today were constructed by Aelred, abbot from 1147 to 1167, who became the most prominent religious figure of his day in England.
It was one of more than 800 monasteries closed by Henry VIII and his chief minister Thomas Cromwell following the reformation which severed the English church from Rome.
The Independent Monitoring Board (IMB) said Bristol Prison had fewer prison officers on the landings than last year and the situation had become "serious".
It also found the prison was infested with cockroaches.
But prison governor Andrea Albutt said new procedures had been introduced and in her view it was a safe environment.
The Category B prison, in Horfield, holds more than 600 male adults serving short sentences or on remand.
The latest report, which followed a critical inspection in 2013, acknowledged that despite "major budgetary cuts" there had been "improvements" in the induction process for new prisoners and the number of inmates in education or work.
But it said staffing levels on residential wings were at times "insufficient" to ensure a safe environment for prisoners and staff and wings were being "placed in lockdown" as a result.
"The new ways of working, the prison is undergoing, means there are less prison officers on the landings then there were 18 months or a year ago and this is having a direct knock on effect," said Dr Michael Flannery, chairman of the IMB for Bristol Prison.
"The prison is at bursting point and it's a serious situation and we are very concerned."
But Ms Albutt, a prison governor, said she did not "necessarily accept" the IMB findings.
"What makes a prison safe is staff-prisoner relationships and in Bristol we have excellent staff-prisoner relationships," she said.
"Last month Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons inspected us and consistently saw excellent staff-prisoner interaction and a prisoner survey that was carried out at the same time said that prisoners felt safe."
The IMB report also highlighted issues over frequent shortages of prison clothing and bedding, cockroach infestations and the cleanliness of some communal showers and toilets.
Paul Nicholl, 50, of Carnkenny Road, Newtownstewart, drank beer and took diazepam before the collision in January 2014.
Patrick McCroary, 62, who was travelling towards Strabane with his wife and children, died in the crash.
The rest of the family survived.
In victim impact statements read at Omagh Crown Court, the family said the loss of Mr McCroary and the injuries they suffered in the crash had changed their lives forever.
The court heard Nicholl had suffered from addiction his whole life and was almost two and a half times the legal drink-drive limit when the crash happened.
He pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving with excess alcohol and causing grievous bodily injury.
The judge said: "The people of County Tyrone are no strangers to the scourge of death on our roads.
"The McCroary family are not the first to be visited with grief and bereavement arising out of the carnage on our roads nor will they be the last, and we have had poignant reminders in recent times of the devastation such offences cause.
"I take into account the timely plea of guilty, the remorse, the lack of a relevant driving record and the fact that he himself sustained injuries but I cannot overlook the very high reading almost two and a half times the legal limit."
Nicholl will serve two years and six months in prison, followed by a further two years and six months on licence and was disqualified from driving for six years.
The Cancer Research UK team examined the brains of transparent zebrafish with a fluorescent microscope.
They observed that specialised immune cells in the brain seemed to encourage brain tumour cells to grow, rather than destroy them.
The research was carried out at the University of Edinburgh.
Dr Dirk Sieger, who led the study, said his team recorded the microglia immune cells interacting with cells from a type of brain tumour called glioblastoma.
Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain tumour and also the most difficult type to treat. About 265 people are diagnosed with it every year in Scotland.
Microglia usually "eat" anything that could cause harm to the brain, but the zebrafish footage shows them interacting with the cancer cells, helping them to grow and spread.
Dr Sieger said: "Looking at the interactions between microglia and glioblastoma cells, the microglia appear to be friendly towards the tumour."
"We call this 'nursing' because these immune cells really help and support the cancer cells develop."
However, the scientists also observed that the microglia in zebrafish brains react very differently when they came into contact with a other types of cancer cell.
The team looked at how these immune cells interacted with fibrosarcoma cells in zebrafish brains and found the microglia did start to engulf and break down these cancer cells.
The scientists hope their discovery can be used as a new way to test experimental drugs as a treatment for brain tumours.
Dr Sieger added: "If we can make a drug that can convert microglia's alliance, then we should be able to see these immune cells attacking tumour cells."
Dr Aine McCarthy, senior science information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: "Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive forms of brain tumour that is very difficult to treat. Survival rates are stubbornly low so more research is needed to find new treatments for the disease.
"This research provides some exciting new insights into how immune cells in the brain interact with glioblastoma cells. The findings could help scientists design and develop new drugs to help the immune system turn its full force on brain tumours."
The exhibition is due to visit 14 cities in the US and Europe, and will be made up of more than 600 objects from the Nazi German camp in Poland.
It will include a freight wagon, like the ones that transported people to the camp during World War Two.
More than a million people, mostly Jews, were killed at Auschwitz.
The items on show are not just the belongings of the victims - which also included Poles, Sinti and Roma and Soviet prisoners of war - but also items from those who ran the camp, the German SS.
The exhibition, which is entitled "Not long ago. Not far away", will have its first stop in Madrid, Spain, before the end of the year.
It says it aims to reach people who may not be able to make it to the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum, and act as a reminder of what happened during the Holocaust.
"Today, the world is moving in uncertain directions," Dr Piotr Cywiński, director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau museum, said.
"That is why we need to rely more and more on the strong foundations of our memory. Auschwitz and the tragedy of the Shoah [Hebrew for Holocaust] are part of those foundations, which cannot be bypassed in creating a new face of the world."
He added: "Nothing can replace a visit to the authentic site of the biggest crime of the 20th Century, but this exhibition, which people in many countries will have the opportunity to see, can become a great warning cry for us all against building the future on hatred, racism, anti-Semitism and bottomless contempt for another human being."
However, the museum has also been at pains to play down fears of trying to profit from the exhibition, which is being organised with the Spanish company, Musealia.
Luis Ferreiro, the company's director, told the New York Times the exhibition had cost $1.5m (£1.15m) so far, acknowledging they needed to "earn an income to sustain ourselves and keep the enterprise going".
"Our goal is to focus on larger social goals such as enlightenment and education," he added.
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the Labour leader was "not going anywhere" and accused his opponents of trying to "subvert democracy".
Mr Corbyn would stand in any election if a challenger came forward, he said.
It comes as MPs are set to hold a vote on Mr Corbyn's leadership on Tuesday - although the result is not binding.
After another day of drama and further resignations from the shadow cabinet, Mr Corbyn and his critics in the parliamentary Labour party are locked in a stand-off over his future.
Mr Corbyn faced calls to resign at a meeting in the House of Commons after more than 20 members of his shadow cabinet and a similar number of junior ministers walked out, questioning his performance during the EU referendum and ability to lead the party.
But Mr Corbyn hit back, telling grassroots supporters from the Momentum campaign group in a rally outside Parliament to stand up for the causes they believed in - including social justice, economic equality and human rights.
"Don't let the media divide us, don't let those people who wish us ill divide us," he said. "Stay together, strong and united, for the kind of world we want to live in."
Speaking at the same event, shadow chancellor John McDonnell accused a "handful of MPs" of trying to "subvert" the party and challenged them to put up or shut up.
"Let we make it absolutely clear. Jeremy Corbyn is not resigning," he said. "We are not going anywhere... If there is another leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn will be standing again."
"The reason for this is that this is not about one individual. This is about the democracy of the (Labour) movement."
The BBC's political correspondent Tom Bateman said it was an "extraordinary scene" with Mr Corbyn, who was elected in September in a landslide victory, coming straight from the "bruising" meeting with MPs to the highly-charged rally of grassroots supporters.
Earlier in Parliament - responding to a statement from David Cameron on the EU referendum - Mr Corbyn said the "country will thank neither the benches in front of me nor those behind me (where Labour MPs sit) for indulging in internal factional manoeuvring at this time".
Shadow business secretary Angela Eagle, Maria Eagle (culture) Lisa Nandy (energy) and Owen Smith (work and pensions) are among the latest members of the front bench to resign. In the past 36 hours, 23 out of 31 shadow cabinet members have quit.
Earlier, his deputy Tom Watson told him he had "no authority" among MPs and faced the prospect of a leadership challenge.
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said Mr Watson did not tell Mr Corbyn directly to quit as leader, but warned him that he faced a leadership challenge - and that it was up to him to decide whether he should stay or go.
Speaking after the meeting - which came amid an on-going revolt in the party over Mr Corbyn's leadership - a Labour source said Mr Corbyn was told by his deputy that "it looks like we are moving towards a leadership election".
According to the source, Mr Watson said Mr Corbyn would have to decide whether he wanted to endure a "bruising" internal battle before the prospect of a "very tough general election".
The talks between the two men were described as "civil" by a spokesman for the leader, but a senior Labour source said Mr Corbyn was left in no doubt he had lost the support of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
The source said the final decision on Mr Corbyn's future was a matter for him.
Several Labour MPs have cited the possibility of a general election in the next six months - following on from the election of a new Conservative leader - as the reason why Mr Corbyn must now consider his position.
Former housing minister John Healey, one of those to resign, said he had told Mr Corbyn he must seek a "new mandate" in these circumstances but the Labour leader "had failed to take the initiative and show that leadership".
And Angela Eagle rejected claims of an organised coup, saying it was a "personal decision".
"I think it's in the best interest of the Labour Party that Jeremy examines his conscience," she told BB Radio 4's World at One.
"That he leaves with dignity and know that he has set the party on a different path that will lead us to a brighter future but that he is not the person to take us there."
Mr Corbyn has rejected calls from many of his MPs to resign, despite a fresh wave of resignations by shadow cabinet members and shadow ministers. And on Monday morning he announced a reshaped shadow cabinet to replace those that had walked out.
The new shadow cabinet line-up includes:
Shadow cabinet: Who’s in, who’s out?
Shadow cabinet ministers to walk out on Monday also included Luciana Berger (mental health), Nia Griffith (Wales) and Kate Green (equalities). A slew of junior spokesmen and women, including former director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer, have also left their positions.
It comes after 12 members of the shadow cabinet quit on Sunday, including shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander, shadow education secretary Lucy Powell and shadow Commons leader Chris Bryant.
The walkouts - in a bid to oust Mr Corbyn - came after the sacking at the weekend of shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who told Mr Corbyn he had lost confidence in his leadership.
But Momentum, the campaign group that grew out of Mr Corbyn's successful leadership bid, has said 4,000 people attended a rally outside Parliament later to voice their support for the Labour leader.
And Mr Corbyn has also been backed by the Unite, GMB and Unison trade unions.
Conservationists said it was the first nest made by white-tailed eagles in the east of Scotland in about 150 years.
Officers are looking into claims that a tree containing the nest was felled on the Invermark Estate in January.
White-tailed eagles, and their nests, are protected by law. It is an offence to intentionally or recklessly damage or destroy nests being built or in use.
RSPB Scotland claimed the estate had been warned that eagles were nesting in the tree. It was also claimed the nest was lined with moss and fresh down.
The organisation said the loss of the nest meant there would be no breeding pairs of white-tailed eagles in the east of Scotland this year.
The last British white-tailed eagle was shot in Shetland in 1918.
But since the 1970s, the species (also known as the Sea Eagle) has been reintroduced to the west coast of Scotland.
Over the last six years, the focus has been on Scotland's east coast.
More than 80 birds, taken from nests in Norway, have been released from a secret location in Fife.
The reintroduction project is run by RSPB Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage and Forestry Commission Scotland.
It has cost £452,000 to date, with funding coming from the RSPB, SNH and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Duncan Orr Ewing, of RSPB Scotland, said: "I was totally appalled and I think most right-minded people would have the same reaction.
"Here is a species that is being brought back as part of international conservation efforts, and we appear to have one individual or a couple of individuals who are undermining that conservation effort."
Invermark Estate has rejected the allegations, and insisted it is proud of its conservation record.
A spokesman said: "Any suggestion that the estate or its employees, who are highly trained and implement extensive conservation programmes, would jeopardise or disrupt species that have made this estate their home, is disputed in the strongest possible terms."
A spokesman for the landowners' organisation, Scottish Land and Estates, said: "There is a worrying trend in these matters that certain people take the irresponsible view that accusations can be made anonymously through the media, in the middle of police investigations, with the objective of hoping that mud sticks and an estate can be portrayed as being guilty until proven innocent."
In a separate development, Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse MSP, told BBC Scotland he is set to introduce new measures designed to tackle the persecution of birds of prey.
He said: "Even those stakeholders who represent landowners and the sporting interests recognise that there are those who seem hell bent on ignoring the law and the clear will of parliament and the people of Scotland to protect our natural environment.
"We are reaching the point where we do have to take further steps to reinforce that message and ensure that while we don't want to punish those that are doing good things, we target our efforts at those who are clearly ignoring their responsibilities."
Read the full statements from RSPB Scotland, Invermark Estate and Scottish land Estates.
Liverpool beat champions Leicester City, while Arsenal, Bournemouth, Tottenham and Watford and Crystal Palace also won.
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The Crystal Palace keeper has made a good start to his career at Selhurst Park and been unlucky not to have a better return for his efforts. However, against Middlesbrough the Frenchman was outstanding. Two saves from Negredo saved the day for Palace but it was his tip over the bar from Ben Gibson that was the most spectacular.
If the Eagles can produce the right service for Christian Benteke, and retain the £50m-valued Wilfried Zaha, then Palace seem almost certain to retain their Premier League status. Manager Alan Pardew's business in the transfer window has been outstanding. The acquisition of Mandanda, Benteke and Loic Remy has once again established Pardew's business acumen. If he were to get £50m for Zaha this season I suggest he gives up football and becomes the chairman of the Confederation of British Industry!
The move for Tottenham's third goal started in their penalty area and ended up in the back of the net. In fact Kyle Walker, who made this goal for Delli Alli, hadn't left the penalty area when Christian Eriksen made the break.
The speed at which Walker raced forward to support the Spurs attack was tremendous but it was also the ease and composure he showed when he gently stroked the ball for Alli to finish that really made me take note. I've seen Walker in this mood before and it bodes well for Tottenham's fortunes in the Champions League.
When I saw Laurent Koscielny sitting in the stands recovering from his European Championship exploits when his team-mates were in desperate need of defenders against Liverpool, it made me question his commitment to Arsenal's cause. This is a player with enormous qualities and they were perfectly demonstrated against Southampton.
You don't often see a defender execute an overhead kick as well as Koscielny did to equalise against Southampton. If he is going to have a day off in future he should try to make sure it's not a matchday.
When Pep Guardiola brought John Stones to Manchester City for a king's ransom, few doubted his judgement and quite rightly so. However, if the performance of keeper Claudio Bravo against Manchester United is anything to go by then Stones may prove to be more valuable than originally thought.
Stones had to dig the debutant keeper out of so many situations against Manchester United I started to question whether Guardiola understood that in the Premier League the ball can arrive in the penalty area at any time and from anywhere. It doesn't matter how good a goalkeeper is with his feet - if he can't use his hands, what's the point?
We all saw it. That wonderful reverse pass by Dimitri Payet that lead to West Ham's second goal. The only problem with moments like that is the media love them but they stick in the minds of pros who find such extravagances unnecessary and humiliating.
So I can only imagine the delight of the Watford players when they saw Payet in a heap after a perfectly legitimate tackle by Jose Holebas. In the same move Holebas went on to complete a proper humiliation by scoring Watford's definitive goal to complete West Ham's total demise. Now that's what I call revenge.
At last Adam Lallana appears to be enjoying his game under the Anfield spotlight in the same way he did when he set the Premier League alight at St Mary's with Southampton. We've seen flashes of his brilliance but what I detect now is a player who has come to terms with the weight of expectancy that comes with being a Liverpool player.
The England international has finally realised that he is no longer playing at the Adelphi Theatre every week but Carnegie Hall. In the past, I sense he has struggled with this notion but it would seem not anymore. Lallana's all-round performance for club and country this week suggests that the player is finally coming to terms with the demands of playing for a big club and might even prove to be its leader in the end.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho didn't heed the warnings. The quality of Kevin de Bruyne's cross in the opening minutes against his side should have been enough to tell the Portuguese that De Bruyne had a score to settle. It was Mourinho who told De Bruyne he wasn't good enough at Chelsea and sent him packing with a career to rebuild.
De Bruyne has come back to the Premier League with a vengeance and tore the heart out of Mourinho's side in the derby. In fact, the Belgium international already looks like a contender for player of the season.
I must say I thought Son's first goal was a bit opportunistic but his second was a wonder goal. Last season Spurs tore Stoke apart by four goals to nil, looked full of enterprise and guile and got us all talking about how they were title contenders. Well, I have no intention of falling for that again.
Sadio Mane cut Leicester to ribbons. What excites me about this player is his change of pace. On two occasions Mane gave Kasper Schmeichel the impression that the keeper was the favourite to win the race to the ball and both times Mane switched on the turbochargers and left Schmeichel completely exposed.
There is a developing mood in the game that seems to encourage keepers to venture way beyond their penalty area in order for their defences to push high up the field. The only problem with that is it leaves the goal unprotected and the keeper looking rather foolish if it fails.
Recalled to the Spanish national team in midweek, the striker helped himself to two goals to justify his selection and another two against Swansea in the league in a pulsating game at the Liberty Stadium. The Chelsea hit man looks deadly in front of goal at the moment but still can't help causing mischief.
Pundits with a younger perspective tell me how much they enjoy the aggressive element to his game and, without it, he would be far less effective. What nonsense. The lad can play. Once you have that, do you need anything else?
With one Brazilian resting on the sidelines it was left to another to produce the goods. Philippe Coutinho will be the player who Liverpool depend on to see them past more difficult opposition but, in his absence, compatriot Roberto Firmino is very capable of holding the fort.
Firmino seemed to take great delight in putting Leicester to the sword. Meanwhile, the Foxes strike me as a team who have dispensed with the basic 'defend for our lives and then hit them on the break' attitude for a more sophisticated approach. The quicker Leicester get back to what they know, the better.
The show - which is presented by Chris Evans and originally ran in the 1990s - was briefly resurrected last year for a short series.
A spokesperson for Channel 4 said: "TFI was never commissioned as a long-running series so there are no plans for it to return."
Evans had previously suggested further series could be produced without him.
Speaking on the show in 2015, he endorsed Nick Grimshaw as a possible new presenter.
He told viewers: "I think Nick is the future of the show. I think this is good fun for us oldies, but if this show comes back he is the guy, he is the guy."
Evans would have been unlikely to front the show himself in the long term because of other presenting commitments such as Top Gear and BBC Radio 2's breakfast show.
Earlier this week, the Evans announced he would be leaving Top Gear, having presented it for one series after the departure of Jeremy Clarkson.
Writing on Twitter, the presenter said: "I feel like my standing aside is the single best thing I can now do to help the cause."
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She described the case, in which she is accused of involvement in the deaths of two Russian journalists, as a "piece of rubbish".
Ms Savchenko could face 25 years in jail if found guilty.
The pilot has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russia.
The case has soured already strained relations between Moscow and Kiev.
In the courtroom in Donetsk, in Russia's southern Rostov region, Ms Savchenko proclaimed her innocence.
"Everyone in this room understands very well this is not a case, it's a piece of rubbish," she protested in Ukrainian from inside a glass cage in the courtroom.
"Russia has long behaved in a hypocritical and two-faced way," she added.
"Its hypocrisy is represented by the seizing of Crimea and intervention in eastern Ukraine."
Ms Savchenko is a national hero in Ukraine, where she is seen as a figurehead of the country's resistance in the conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country, seen by many as a war of Russian aggression.
The two journalists were killed in a mortar attack last June, which prosecutors allege she helped target.
Her lawyers have said that she has an alibi, and had already been captured by rebels at the time the attack happened.
However, they say a guilty verdict is a foregone conclusion as the court follows political orders.
"Nadia Savchenko has prepared herself for any sentence," one of her lawyers, Mark Feigin, told journalists.
"If there is even one chance to get her acquitted through the publicity round her, then we will use it."
Charges against her were upgraded in July to "joint perpetrator".
There was heavy security at the court, with armed riot police on guard outside the premises and snipers positioned on the roof of a nearby apartment block.
Journalists have been barred from the courtroom. The defence argues the trial is being held in Donetsk because it will get less public attention.
Donetsk is a small town close to the border with Ukraine, not to be confused with the much larger rebel-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.
Ms Savchenko insists that she was kidnapped and smuggled illegally across the border into Russia at the time of her capture while fighting pro-Russian fighters in June 2014.
But Russia says she crossed the border herself, posing as a refugee.
Most of the public seats in the court were occupied by Cossack militiamen, correspondents say, with the press only allowed to monitor proceedings by a video-link from an adjoining room.
However three representatives from the European Union, a Ukrainian consul based in Rostov-on-Don and Ms Savchenko's sister Vera were among those who were allowed to attend the hearing.
Ms Savchenko has spent more than a year in custody in Russia during which time she has gone on hunger strike for 80 days in protest over her detention.
Last year she was elected in absentia to Ukraine's parliament.
John Rooney's early penalty for the hosts was cancelled out by Richard Brodie before the break.
Newton rose to meet Rooney's corner to reclaim the lead midway through the second half.
It was the first time Wrexham manager Gary Mills had faced former club York, who sacked him three-and-a-half years ago.
Mills guided York to promotion into League Two and won the FA Trophy in 2012, but was dismissed 10 months later.
Alex Whittle (York City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Wrexham. Callum Powell replaces Tyler Harvey.
Second Half begins Wrexham 1, York City 1.
First Half ends, Wrexham 1, York City 1.
Substitution, York City. Clovis Kamdjo replaces Yan Klukowski.
Richard Brodie (York City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Wrexham 1, York City 1. Richard Brodie (York City).
Goal! Wrexham 1, York City 0. John Rooney (Wrexham) converts the penalty with a.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Stan, who has mental health problems, said he was conned out of "thousands" of pounds after members pretended to befriend him before asking for a loan.
Five people who targeted 10 adults who were disabled or elderly were given a jail sentence for theft at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday.
Another two gang members were jailed in January for theft, police said.
In some cases, the victims' homes were used by members of the group for drug dealing.
Police started investigating after members of the public raised concerns in March 2015.
PC Leanne Lowndes, from Cheshire Constabulary, said: "The difficult thing was these victims believed that this gang were their true friends.
"They relied on them and at first they didn't believe they were victims, which was a challenge for us and even more distressing for them."
The criminals were arrested last August when warrants were executed at properties in Blacon, Leigh, Birkenhead and Styal.
PC Lowndes added: "I was very shocked at the lengths that this gang went... to befriend and exploit them in such a cruel way."
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Although Australia beat England by an innings and 46 runs in four days, the hosts ran out 3-2 series winners after regaining the urn at Trent Bridge.
"The last four days haven't quite gone to plan," Cook told Test Match Special.
"But going into the series no-one gave us a chance, so we can't let that take the gloss off a special summer."
Back-to-back victories at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge gave England an unassailable 3-1 lead going into the finale at The Oval.
However, they were outplayed by Australia, who completed their victory by taking England's last four second-innings wickets on a rain-hit final day.
"There has been a little bit missing in this match - it wasn't complacency - but emotionally to come from such a high at Trent Bridge and be 100% on it was hard and we couldn't quite manage it," said Cook.
Cook's team avenged their 5-0 whitewash down under to extend England's winning Ashes run on home soil to four series dating back to 2005.
But he insisted his young team have plenty of room for improvement after heavy defeats in two of the five Tests exposed flaws in the side.
"Are we near the peak? No, we're not. We're nowhere near the finished article, but we've got a very exciting team and I genuinely believe there will be some really good times," he said.
Australia's retiring captain Michael Clarke bemoaned the state of the pitches for the final three Tests, two of which were won by England inside three days.
Clarke claimed that calls in the English media for green, seaming pitches had influenced groundsmen at the venues.
"I'd like to see groundsmen around the world have the courage to go with what they think is a good cricket wicket," he said.
"In the first Two tests there was a lot of talk from the media and commentators about how flat the wickets were and yet those two matches were over in four days.
"One team won and one team lost. The next three were over in three days. I want to see good fair cricket for batters and bowlers and most importantly a winner and a loser."
Cook said: "The wickets were the same for both sides. In three of the five Test matches we played better than Australia and that's why we've won the Ashes.
"At certain moments we've had outstanding performances by a member of our side and the talent in our squad means we are going to win games quite quickly.
"We have some game-changers in that squad and in the Tests we've won we've really rammed home our advantage quickly."
There were only 18 days' play in the series - the joint lowest for a five-match series - after four-day finishes at Cardiff, Lord's and The Oval and three-day Tests at Edgbaston and Trent Bridge.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann said: "There aren't many matches that go five days, but three and a bit is a bit short.
"The people that miss out are the fans. That's the thing I worry about."
Amid England's celebrations, batsman Ian Bell admitted on Test Match Special that he would consider his future after a disappointing series in which he averaged 26.87.
Cook said he hopes 33-year-old Bell, who has played 115 Tests, decides to continue as England prepare to play Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates in October.
"Ian Bell is a class player and I hope he's around for a few more years," he said.
MK Dons midfielder Samir Carruthers and Northampton Town's on-loan striker James Collins appeared to relieve themselves on a racecourse balcony.
Collins said it "emphasised the negative stereotype of the modern footballer".
Carruthers told Sky Sports News "I've let everyone down.
"I'm meant to be a role model and I have to live by my actions now.
"I've let the community down and I've let Milton Keynes down and I have to take the criticism that comes with it.
"It was a silly mistake."
He added he had been disciplined by the club following a meeting with chairman Pete Winkelman and manager Karl Robinson.
The player has been suspended by the club and fined two weeks' wages.
Mr Winkleman said: "He has also taken full responsibility for his behaviour and understands the damage he has caused to his own and the Club's reputation."
The incident on Tuesday led to a group being banned from the second day of racing. It is not known whether the same group was due to attend.
Collins, who was also photographed pouring the glass of urine over the balcony, is currently on loan from Shrewsbury Town.
Both clubs said he had been fined two weeks' wages.
In a statement released on both club's websites, he said: "I have completely let myself, my family, the fans, and the two clubs that I represent down and I am sorry to everyone involved.
"This has only emphasised the negative stereotype of the modern footballer and for that I am truly sorry and disappointed in myself.
"It is now something that I will work hard to change."
Cobblers chairman Kelvin Thomas said Collins' actions had "damaged the reputation of the two clubs and football in general".
Shrewsbury Town chief executive Brian Caldwell echoed the comments and said he was "extremely disappointed".
Bristol City player Luke Ayling, pictured laughing with the pair, has not commented but the club said it was investigating.
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Cheltenham director Ian Renton said the incident was "totally out of place on this racecourse".
The four-day Cheltenham Festival is one of the highlights of the horse racing season, with the Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall and the Countess of Wessex among the guests at this year's event.
Gloucestershire Police said it was made aware of the "disgusting and thoughtless act" and no police action would be taken.
The balcony was over a lawn and not easily visible, it added.
The 25-year-old will miss next Sunday's European Challenge Cup match with Toulon and the Welsh derby games against Ospreys and Cardiff Blues.
The panel felt the offence was at the "low end of World Rugby's sanctions".
The player will now face a further disciplinary process at the Scarlets.
However, the region say the player's contract will not be terminated.
A statement by Scarlets general manager Jon Daniels said: "Whilst our internal disciplinary process may find further sanctions are appropriate, removing James from his rugby community through contract termination is not in anyone's interests."
Head coach Wayne Pivac had warned on Tuesday that "all sorts of things right up to dismissal" were possible punishments.
Davies, who won an Olympic silver medal as part of Team GB's sevens team in Rio, apologised for his actions before facing the independent disciplinary panel.
He was warned for swearing by referee Greg Garner during the first half of the match at Stade Felix Mayol and appeared to make a gesture.
The offence carries a range of bans from four weeks to a year depending on seriousness.
The summary of the adjudication issued by European Professional Club Rugby said the panel had taken into account "Davies' guilty plea and timely expression of remorse".
Scarlets issued a statement on Monday in which Davies said: "During the heat of battle I lost my composure and said and did things I deeply regret.
"I apologised to referee Mr Garner both during and after the game but would like to reiterate my sincerest apologies publically."
The region said Davies had volunteered to be an ambassador for a Welsh Regions initiative to support disaffected young people and had visited a children's ward at West Wales General Hospital with team-mates after attending the tribunal on Wednesday.
The 21-year-old, who will undergo knee surgery on Monday, made 25 Super League appearances for the Rhinos in 2015 and helped them to victory in the Challenge Cup final.
The Rhinos have also announced that Ward has been given the club's number 13 jersey for the 2016 season.
Kevin Sinfield held the number for the last 15 years before switching codes to join Yorkshire Carnegie in October.
Simone Inzaghi's side led 2-0 thanks to Ciro Immobile's double, the first from a penalty and the second a fine header after the break.
Paulo Dybala scored twice in the last five minutes for Juve, with a free-kick and a penalty, to level the score.
But Alessandro Murgia converted Jordan Lukaku's cross in injury time as Lazio won without needing extra time.
The Pope told the five survivors, an unknown number of whom had been abused by priests, that clergy and bishops would be held accountable when they abuse or fail to protect children.
Many abuse survivors are angry at how the Vatican has dealt with allegations.
The Roman Catholic Church in the US has been embroiled in child sex scandals.
US dioceses have made huge compensation payouts to victims.
The Pope met the five victims, all now adults who had suffered sexual abuse as children, on Sunday morning at a seminary in Pennsylvania, his spokesman said.
The group - three women and two men - had been abused by clergy, family members or teachers, Father Federico Lombardi said in a statement.
Each was accompanied by a family member, he added.
The Pope was "overwhelmed with shame that men entrusted with the tender care of children violated these little ones and caused grievous harm," he told bishops following the meeting, on the final day of his visit to the US.
He told the victims who were abused by a member of the clergy that he was "deeply sorry" for the times when the abuse was reported, but victims or their families "were not heard or believed," the Vatican said in a statement.
"Please know that the Holy Father hears you and believes you," Pope Francis told the survivors.
The Pope listened to the survivors' stories, prayed with them, and expressed his "pain and shame" in the case of those harmed by clergy or church workers, Fr Lombardi said.
The Pope "renewed his commitment" to ensure that victims are treated with justice, the guilty are punished, and to effective prevention in the Church and in society, the statement said.
But survivors' advocacy groups expressed some scepticism at whether the Pope's words would lead to any change.
John Salveson, President of the Pennsylvania-based Foundation to Abolish Child Sex Abuse, said:
"The truth is that the survivor community has been asking the Church to take several simple steps to protect children and hold perpetrators and enablers accountable for years, but the Church has refused to take these actions.
"If Pope Francis wishes to take effective action to back up his words he could take these steps immediately."
In June the Pope approved the creation of a tribunal to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up child abuse by paedophile priests.
Last year, the UN strongly criticised the Church for failing to stamp out abuse and for allowing cover-ups.
At the end of a nine-day tour of Cuba and the US, Pope Francis is due to hold an open-air Mass in Philadelphia later on Sunday.
He also met inmates at a prison in the city earlier in the day.
The charity said more than a third of customers were unaware of the price increases.
The rises amount to a "loyalty penalty" for customers who stay with the same provider, Citizens Advice said.
It has urged broadband providers to be more transparent about prices and said government should scrutinise the firms.
The £113 figure represents a five-fold rise on what customers were paying on average in 2011 to stay on the same broadband deal.
Four of the five biggest internet service providers had "loyalty penalties" as follows, according to Citizens Advice:
Virgin Media's 12 month plan was the only one that didn't impose a loyalty penalty when the initial term of the contract ended.
"Loyal broadband customers are being stung by big price rises once their fixed deal ends," Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice, said.
"The government has rightly put energy firms on warning for how they treat loyal customers - the actions of broadband firms warrant similar scrutiny."
The Citizens Advice research also found that older people and poorer customers were more likely to be hit by such charges as they generally stayed with the same supplier for longer than other customers.
In the survey of 3,000 consumers, broadband users aged 65 and over were more than twice as likely as younger users to have been on the same contract for more than 10 years.
In March, an Ofcom report revealed that elderly people with a landline and no broadband at home had been hit the hardest by rising line rental charges.
BT announced price rises in January for many of its services, including regular and super-fast broadband.
Sky, Virgin Media and TalkTalk had also all put up their prices in the past 12 months.
Launched on 2 June 2003, the probe went into orbit around the Red Planet in the December of that year.
Its most significant discovery is probably the detection of water-altered minerals at the surface.
A sample of these, clay minerals, were recently drilled and analysed for the first time by the Americans' latest rover, Curiosity.
MEx retains a full suite of working instruments and has sufficient fuel to keep operating deep into this decade, although hardware failure in the harsh environment of space is an ever-present threat.
Two years ago, engineers were challenged to find a new way to operate the satellite when it developed a serious memory glitch.
"It was our first mission to Mars. We actually planned for a two-year lifetime at the planet with a possible extension of another two years; and now here we are at 10 years and counting," said Alvaro Gimenez, Esa's science director.
"It's been a great success from an engineering point of view, but also from a science perspective because of the extraordinary global view it has given us of Mars," he told BBC News.
MEx's seven instruments allow it to study the atmosphere, the surface and sub-surface of the planet.
Its German-led camera system has imaged over 95% of Mars, with two-thirds mapped at a resolution of 20m per pixel or better. Much of this has been done in stereo, which has allowed scientists to build remarkable 3D views of the surface.
Key observations have included the detection of methane in Martian air, a potential signature of biology; and the identification of vast landforms cut by glacier activity in the distant past.
MEx has also seen evidence of relatively recent, geologically speaking, volcanic activity; and it has probed the polar caps with its radar to determine the presence of huge deposits of water ice.
At the south pole alone, there is enough water locked up in ice to cover the entire planet with a layer of liquid 11m deep.
But it is the mapping of clays and other hydrated minerals that is most frequently cited by Mars researchers as the probe's major contribution to their field of study.
Esa released new maps from MEx on Monday that detail not only the location of the clays, or phyllosilicates as they are often called, but other mineral types as well, including pyroxene, olivine, haematite (iron), and the weathered materials - the ubiquitous dust - that give Mars its red hue.
The information contained in these maps has allowed MEx scientists to construct a probable history for the planet.
This describes a very early wet phase when water was stable at the surface followed by a drying out as the Martian climate abruptly changed about four billion years ago.
It provides a guide to where Europe should send its 2018 ExoMars rover, says Prof Jean-Pierre Bibring, the principal investigator on MEx's Omega instrument.
"[The maps] give the prediction of where on Mars to find the relics that might have been habitable," he told a 10th anniversary MEx conference in Darmstadt, Germany.
"If life started elsewhere than on Earth, we know where to go to. We know the places; they have been identified. We have got to go to the Phyllosian, and ExoMars should do that."
The "Phyllosian" is the period in Mars history, some 4.2-4.5 billion years ago, when the clay beds seen by MEx are thought to have been formed.
Mars Express has some spectacular observations planned in the months ahead.
In December, it will attempt an extremely close flyby of the planet's moon Phobos, skimming 47km from the surface. And then in early 2014, it will turn its instruments on Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring), which is passing within just a few hundred thousand km of the Red Planet.
The one major blemish on this European venture to Mars remains the loss of the Beagle2 lander.
The small British-built surface probe was carried to the planet by MEx and released just a few days before the scheduled touch-down. A picture of the disc-shaped Beagle2 disappearing into the distance is the last contact Esa had with the lander.
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The incident came as Britain hosts a Nato exercise in northern Scotland involving more than 50 warships.
The MoD said the Typhoons, from RAF Lossiemouth, were deployed "after Russian aircraft were identified flying close to UK airspace".
The Russian planes later turned back, flying north past Norway.
BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale says the Russian planes were believed to have been "Bear" bomber aircraft.
He says they were first shadowed by Norwegian air force jets before they approached UK airspace.
The MoD did not say precisely where the interception took place.
It is the latest of several similar incidents involving Russian military aircraft flying close to UK airspace.
The Russian defence ministry said its planes had done nothing wrong.
Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying: "Our aircraft operated in absolute compliance with international rules and did not violate anything.
"They simply call it intercept while we just call it escort. This is normal international practice, nothing special. Our aircraft have not violated anything."
Earlier in the day, the Royal Navy deployed HMS Argyll to track three Russian ships, including a destroyer, as they passed through the English Channel.
Tensions between Nato and Russia have risen in recent months over Moscow's role in the conflict in Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea.
"I did not slap him," El Hadary said. "I grabbed him by the shirt and threw a jersey in his face."
The 44-year-old, who became the oldest player at an Africa Cup of Nations last month, was left out of the Cairo club's 1-0 defeat by Al Ahly on Thursday.
Wadi Degla president Maged Samy has suggested he will transfer El Hadary.
Samy wrote on his Facebook page: "Available for transfer to the MLS (the US Major League Soccer) or Scandinavian leagues - veteran 44-years able to play two more years at top level."
El Hadary said he later received a call from Samy, who told him that he could resume training after Thursday's game, but did not dismiss the possibility of a transfer.
The veteran goalkeeper narrowly failed to add fifth Nations Cup title to his collection in February as Egypt were beaten 2-1 in the final by Cameroon.
The vote went 423 for, 209 against and there were 67 abstentions. It means the Commission can take office next month.
The commissioners underwent gruelling cross-examination at individual hearings in the European Parliament.
Mr Juncker reshuffled some appointments after objections from MEPs. The Commission drafts EU laws, oversees national budgets and enforces EU rules.
Nine UK Conservatives abstained from the vote, but six voted for and three were against.
Hardline Eurosceptics, including the UK Independence Party, opposed the Commission, as did the Greens and leftists. But the main party blocs voted for the new team.
The 28-strong team has one official from each EU nation.
Speaking before the vote, Mr Juncker said it was "pathetic" that he had been unable to appoint more than nine women to the Commission, despite having urged national governments to put forward more women. MEPs applauded him for making that point.
He asked MEPs to lobby their national parties to raise awareness about gender equality.
For many years he was prime minister of Luxembourg and is a veteran of EU integration efforts.
"I'm a bit embarrassed about this because Luxembourg didn't appoint a woman," he said, adding in English: "in the short term I won't be able to change my sex".
Mr Juncker is from the main centre-right bloc, the European People's Party (EPP), which won the May European elections.
He has created the new post of first vice-president, appointing Frans Timmermans from the Netherlands, another EU veteran, with whom he has worked for many years.
One of Mr Timmermans's key tasks is to look at the question of subsidiarity - that is, issues that can best be addressed at national rather than pan-European level.
The UK and some other countries have urged the Commission to cut red tape and devolve more power to national governments.
Mr Timmermans will also be responsible for sustainable development - something that MEPs had demanded during the hearings.
Other vice-presidents will oversee some other key areas, such as the EU budget, jobs and growth, and energy.
The UK's Lord Hill will be commissioner for financial services, overseeing banking - a post welcomed by the UK government. However, he had a rough ride in the hearings, as MEPs recalled him for a second round of questioning.
Mr Juncker told MEPs that he would present a 300bn-euro (£237bn; $380bn) investment package to boost jobs and growth by Christmas.
He regretted that only two eurozone countries had retained triple-A credit ratings - Germany and Luxembourg.
"I'd like the EU to equip itself with a social triple-A rating - that's just as important as an economic and financial triple-A," he said.
He also vowed to break down "silos" in the Commission, to end "commissioners working in their corner behind closed doors, which is a rather provincial approach".
"The big loser of this new structure is me. I have delegated a lot of my presidential powers to the vice-presidents," he said.
Under pressure from MEPs Mr Juncker nominated a different candidate from Slovenia - Violeta Bulc - to the post of transport commissioner. Slovenia's ex-PM Alenka Bratusek was the only candidate to be rejected by MEPs.
He also named Slovakia's Maros Sefcovic as vice-president responsible for energy union, in another concession to MEPs.
Greens leader Rebecca Harms said her group voted against because the new Commission was not prioritising environmental action. The Greens also opposed two nominees - Spain's Miguel Arias Canete (energy) and Hungary's Tibor Navracsics (education and culture), she said.
Vytenis Andriukaitis (Lithuania) Health and food safety
Miguel Arias Canete (Spain) Climate action and energy
Dimitris Avramopoulos (Greece) Migration and home affairs, citizenship
Elzbieta Bienkowska (Poland) Internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and SMEs (small and medium-sized businesses), space projects
Corina Cretu (Romania) Regional policy
Johannes Hahn (Austria) European neighbourhood policy and enlargement negotiations
Jonathan Hill (UK) Financial stability, financial services and capital markets union
Phil Hogan (Ireland) Agriculture and rural development
Vera Jourova (Czech Republic) Justice, consumers and gender equality
Cecilia Malmstroem (Sweden) Trade
Neven Mimica (Croatia) International co-operation and development
Carlos Moedas (Portugal) Research, science and innovation
Pierre Moscovici (France) Economic and financial affairs, taxation and customs
Tibor Navracsics (Hungary) Education, culture, youth and sport
Guenther Oettinger (Germany) Digital economy and society
Violeta Bulc (Slovenia) Transport
Christos Stylianides (Cyprus) Humanitarian aid and crisis management
Marianne Thyssen (Belgium) Employment, social affairs, skills and labour mobility
Karmenu Vella (Malta) Environment, maritime affairs and fisheries
Margrethe Vestager (Denmark) Competition
It happened at Anlaby Primary School in Hull on Friday. The child has not been named.
Head teacher Gareth May said in a statement: "The whole school community is deeply saddened by this tragic event and the thoughts of everyone connected with the school are with the child's family."
Staff and pupils will receive support at the school over the coming days.
In a note on their website the centre said two partners were on long-term sick leave and they were unable to replace another who was retiring.
It said due to "clinical safety" patients may find they are unable to be seen on the day they call.
NHS England said the practice should consider stopping patient registration.
The note said: "The practice is currently looking at sourcing additional locum GP cover to assist in the shortfall of appointments during this crisis period and would ask patients to please support us in this difficult time."
Patients with urgent problems who cannot be seen on the day have been advised to use walk-in centres at Caterham Dene, Edenbridge or the A&E Department at East Surrey Hospital.
The practice has not yet responded to the BBC's request for a comment.
France-born Demel was released by West Ham in June after making 83 appearances in four seasons.
The 34-year-old has also had spells at Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and Hamburg.
He told the club's website: "Once I spoke to the head coach, I was excited by the challenge of Dundee United and the role he has planned for me."
United manager Mixu Paatelainen said: "Guy comes with a lot experience and fantastic pedigree.
"He can add a lot to our squad. He is a powerful player, but above all a good footballer.
"He will be a strong character in our dressing room and I am delighted to start working with him."
Primarily a defensive midfielder, Demel was capped 35 times by Ivory Coast, played in the Africa Cup of Nations twice and was included in the World Cup squads in 2006 and 2010. He retired from international football in 2012.
"I want to identify myself with the club," said Demel, who played only six games for West Ham last season.
"I have many years of experience in football and, if I can use my knowledge to help the younger players here, that is what I will do."
Demel was part of the Hamburg team that beat Celtic 1-0 in Glasgow in the Europa League in 2009.
Over the past 10 days, trains to London Paddington were cancelled and other services severely reduced while part of a £895m upgrade was carried out.
However the work was extended by an hour due to signalling issues on Tuesday while a broken down train in Oxfordshire added to rush-hour delays.
The station has four new platforms, two entrances and a new link bridge.
Passenger Jim Barrow, from Oxford, who missed his connection to Windsor because of the delay said: "It's useless, but what you expect after the weekend."
Sarah East from Tilehurst who was at Reading to meet her sister on a delayed train from Tiverton, described the new-look station as "rather beautiful".
"We were confused when we arrived at the back, but it's amazing what they've done, fantastic and should be good for Reading."
Train timetables over the next week remain revised while work continues on several platforms.
Works started in spring 2011 and are on course to be completed a year ahead of schedule in 2015.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague ruled that Slovenia should have direct access to international waters in the north Adriatic Sea using a corridor crossing Croatian waters.
The ruling was hailed by Slovenia but Croatia said it would ignore it.
The dispute between the two members of the European Union goes back to the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Croatia and Slovenia are also embroiled in an equally longstanding land border dispute, which involves tiny stretches of territory.
The disagreements between them were an obstacle to Croatia's accession to the EU for years.
Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar described Thursday's ruling as "historic", arguing that the judgement was "definitive and must be applied on both countries".
Mr Cerar said he would be soon be contacting his Croatian counterpart to "begin dialogue on implementing the decision".
But Croatian Prime Minister Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said that the ruling was "not obliging" to his country "in any way" and there would be no intention to implement it.
Croatia withdrew from the arbitration proceedings in 2015, questioning the impartiality of the court after it transpired that a Slovenian official had been in communication with the Slovenian member of the tribunal.
The official concerned was sacked and the tribunal was reconstituted, with a Norwegian and a Swiss judge replacing the Slovenian and the Croatian members, the EUobserver website reported.
The ruling said that Slovenia should be granted "a junction area" within international waters adjoining the Slovenian town of Piran, allowing "freedom of communication" to civilian and military shipping travelling to Slovenia.
"The Tribunal determines that the junction between the Slovenian territorial sea and the 'High Sea' is an area in which ships and aircraft enjoy essentially the same rights of access to and from Slovenia as they enjoy on the high seas," it said in its ruling.
Croatia for its part has dismissed Slovenia's claims as an "entirely spurious resource grab under the guise of a maritime access corridor".
Twitch told users that their names and phone numbers were among the details feared to have been leaked.
It said it had deleted passwords, which were encrypted, and disconnected users' accounts from Twitter and YouTube.
But the site came in for criticism after it appeared to condone users setting weak replacement passwords.
As of July last year, Twitch had more than 55 million unique monthly viewers.
In an email to users, Twitch said: "We are writing to let you know that there may have been unauthorised access to some of your Twitch user account information, including possibly your Twitch username and associated email address, your password (which was cryptographically protected), the last IP address you logged in from, and any of the following if you provided it to us: first and last name, phone number, address, and date of birth."
It also said that it did not store or process full credit card information.
In a separate statement published on its blog, Twitch did not directly admit that it had been hacked.
"There may have been unauthorised access to some Twitch user account information," it said.
When asked by the BBC, a Twitch spokesman refused to confirm whether or not it knew for sure that a breach had taken place.
However, in an email to users, the company said it had deleted all passwords and users would be prompted to choose a new one the next time they tried to log in.
After complaints from some users that the minimum requirement for replacement passwords was too restrictive, Twitch lowered its threshold, requiring only eight-digit passwords.
That prompted criticism from security experts.
"Following a hack, most companies strengthen their security - but in Twitch's case they actually watered it down to appease grumbling users who haven't yet learned that maybe life would be easier and safer if they simply used a password manager," wrote security consultant Graham Cluley on his blog.
"Part of me really wishes [Twitch] had stuck to its guns and demanded lengthy passwords to be used, as that would surely have encouraged a least a few more users to try out a password management utility," he added.
"It should go without saying that if your password has potentially been breached on a site like Twitch, you better make sure that you are not using the same password anywhere else on the internet."
David Emm, principal security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, said: "Fortunately, in this instance passwords were encrypted, minimising the risk of passwords being used by the hackers. However, the fact that names, addresses and other personal details were not will be cause for concern for many customers.
"Our passwords are our first line of defence when it comes to protecting ourselves from cybercriminals, so it's important that businesses and we as consumers take steps to keep these protected."
Mr Emm advised choosing a password at least 12 characters long that contained a mixture of numbers, letters and symbols.
Amazon bought Twitch Interactive last year for $970m (£650m), beating a rival bid from Google Inc.
Fabregas, 29, saw red after 70 minutes at Pasadena's Rose Bowl after catching Klavan with a dangerous follow through.
Chelsea were 1-0 winners on the night, with defender Gary Cahill heading in after 10 minutes following a corner.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed Fabregas went into Liverpool's dressing room after the game to apologise.
New Chelsea manager Antonio Conte also apologised for the challenge but insisted it was not intentional.
"I think that the fatigue sometimes can bring a player to go too late," he said.
"I know Fabregas is a good man, a good boy and is not a player to have this type of situation. I'm sorry for him, I'm sorry for the Liverpool player."
Klopp, meanwhile, has concerns over another new signing, Marko Grujic, after the midfielder was taken to hospital with suspected concussion.
Grujic suffered a collision with Bertrand Traore towards the end of the first half.
"The biggest problem for me in this moment is that Marko Grujic is in hospital, because he cannot remember anything. That's not too cool," added Klopp.
"Hopefully it's not too serious. Injuries after games like this in pre-season is the biggest problem."
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Brookfield Renewable UK can now proceed with the plans at Larbrax, near Leswalt, subject to certain conditions.
Dumfries and Galloway Council rejected the scheme in August last year.
However, the company appealed and the Scottish government has now ruled the project can go ahead.
A reporter concluded that the locations where adverse landscape or visual effects would be experienced were "limited".
"The benefits of the proposal, particularly the contribution it would make to renewable energy targets, are significant," he added.
"The proposal can also draw considerable support from national planning, energy and climate change policies.
"I conclude, on balance, that these benefits outweigh the harm the proposal would cause and the consequent conflict with the development plan."
He attached a total of 33 conditions to the approval.
The person came down on Meall A' Buichaille, an 810m (2,657.5ft) hill above Loch Morlich near Aviemore, on Thursday.
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team and a coastguard helicopter went to their aid.
The paraglider was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
Astro Teller revealed the tech giant considered building air cargo ships and vast vertical farms but later rejected them.
The theme of this year's TED is Dream.
Mr Teller revealed that at X, dreams were big but failure was a key part of any project.
X, described as Google's "moon shot" factory, has many projects that have gone on to become reality, including Google's driverless car program and Project Loon, an attempt to use balloons to deliver internet to places that have been traditionally cut off from access.
Mr Teller revealed that the formula for deciding which projects to pursue was a simple one.
"We find a huge problem that affects millions of people, propose a radical solution and look for a breakthrough technology that can solve it," he said.
"We spend most of our time breaking things and trying to prove we are wrong."
Projects which were left on the cutting room floor included plans to build vertical farms.
Hydroponic farming, in which crops are grown indoors in boxes stacked on top of each other with no need for soil, is seen as a solution for an increasingly urban world population living in crowded cities with little space for land.
"One in nine people suffers from undernourishment and vertical farming uses 10 times less water, 100 times less land," said Mr Teller.
But the company rejected the idea of large-scale versions of such farms when it realised that staple crops such as rice and grain could not be grown in that way.
Others are ploughing ahead with vertical farming. Chicago-based FarmedHere plans to open a $23m (£16m) vertical farm in West Louisville while Japanese firm Fujitsu sells the produce it makes to hospitals, supermarkets and hotels.
The second project that Mr Teller revealed had been later ditched was a plan to build lighter-than-air cargo ships. That was dropped when the team working on it decided that it would cost too much to build a prototype.
"You can't spend $200 million on the first data point of a project," he said.
Failure is hugely important at X, Mr Teller told the TED audience.
"The only way to get people to work on big, risky things - audacious ideas - is to make it safe to fail," he said.
"The Silicon Valley hype machine has created this myth that visionaries are effortlessly creating the future. Don't believe the hype," he said.
Project Loon for instance, perhaps one of X's most outlandish ideas, has been a steep learning curve, Mr Teller said.
"We made round, silvery balloons, we made pillow balloons. We basically burst a lot of balloons," he said.
But, he added Project Loon now appears as a viable solution to the digital divide. He predicted that balloon-based net services along with other technologies would connect the rest of the world in the "next five to ten years".
"That will change the world in ways that we can't imagine," he said.
The US actress, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, was frequently open about her experience of mental health issues.
"I felt it was where she would want to be," her brother Todd Fisher said.
Fisher, 60, and Reynolds, 84, died within a day of each other last month.
Following the joint funeral service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Todd Fisher said the giant pill in the shape of the anti-depressant drug was chosen as the urn for his sister's ashes because it was one of Carrie's "favourite possessions".
"She loved it, and it was in her house, and Billie [Carrie Fisher's daughter] and I felt it was where she would want to be," he said.
He added that Fisher and her mother were now "together, and they will be together here and in heaven".
Apart from Fisher's cremation and the family's choice of urn, no details were revealed about the private funeral ceremony.
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On Thursday, a joint memorial ceremony was held at Fisher's estate in Coldwater Canyon, Los Angeles.
Among those in attendance were fellow actors Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow and Meg Ryan. Star Wars creator George Lucas and British actors Stephen Fry and Eric Idle were also guests at the ceremony.
Other guests included Jamie Lee Curtis, who stars with Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd on TV series Scream Queens, singer Courtney Love, and actors Ed Begley Jr, Candice Bergen and Ellen Barkin.
Fisher died three days after suffering a cardiac arrest on a flight from London to Los Angeles in December.
Reynolds, who starred opposite Gene Kelly in the 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain, died a day later after she was rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke.
Her son Todd said the stress of his sister's death had been too much for Reynolds and in her last words, she had said she wanted to be with Carrie.
Burundi has seen months of turmoil since Mr Nkurunziza announced that he would be running for office again in July's election.
Gervais Rufyikiri told France24 TV that a third term for the president would be unconstitutional.
A government spokesman denied that Mr Rufyikiri had been threatened.
There are also reports that Burundi's National Assembly Speaker Pie Ntavyohanyuma has left for Belgium, citing medical reasons. He had also criticised the president's bid for a third term.
Both men hold Belgian nationality.
Violent protests in the capital Bujumbura followed the 25 April announcement that Mr Nkurunziza would seek re-election.
Rights groups say at least 70 people have been killed and 500 wounded as demonstrators clashed with police over the past two months.
More than 100,000 people have fled Burundi since the start of the crisis, the UN says.
In a sign of continuing tension, four people have been injured in a grenade attack in Bujumbura.
Also, more than 100 students have climbed into the compound of the US embassy to escape from the police, who were threatening to dismantle a camp that they had set up outside the building.
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The fleeing of another high-profile Burundian may look like a further blow to President Nkurunziza, but it is not clear how much impact it will have on the politics in the country, as Gervais Rufyikiri had already been sidelined by the governing CNDD-FDD party.
His open opposition to the president's third-term bid and an alleged link to May's failed coup attempt led to him being pushed out of the party's influential circles.
If Mr Rufyikiri had made the move earlier then it would have been a more powerful gesture, but just days before parliamentary elections and a fortnight before the presidential poll it seems too late to change things in Burundi.
Burundi's President Nkurunziza in profile
Mr Rufyikiri fell out of favour with the governing CNDD-FDD party in April, when he told a party conference that he could not support Mr Nkurunziza's re-election.
The vice-president is the latest in a series of high-profile Burundians to leave the country, including a constitutional court judge and a member of the electoral commission.
But the government appears unperturbed, with presidential spokesman Willy Nyamitwe tweeting "goodbye and good riddance" to the vice-president.
Mr Nkurunziza's critics say that a third term contravenes the constitution, which requires the president to step down after two terms.
But Burundi's Constitutional Court ruled that his first term does not count because he was elected by parliament and not voters.
In May, the president survived a coup attempt.
The presidential election was due in June but was put back to 15 July following pressure from regional leaders, parliamentary elections are due on Monday.
The United Nations is currently trying to broker talks between the governing party and the opposition to resolve tensions.
Henson lasted 11 minutes for the winless hosts, having been out injured since the opening day of the season.
Paolo Odogwu and Mike Haley tries put Sale 12-0 up at half-time, with Byron McGuigan, Eifion Lewis-Roberts and Tom Curry going over after the break.
In response, Shane Geraghty landed three kicks and David Lemi went over.
Defeat was the ninth in all competitions for Bristol this season, with Andy Robinson's side picking up just two losing bonus points since winning promotion from the Championship.
For Sale, the West Country triumph ends a three-game losing run - they lost both their opening games in the European Champions Cup after suffering a heavy Premiership defeat by Bath earlier in October.
The loss of fly-half Henson was an early blow for a side that attracted a 14,025 crowd, most of them wanting to see a first win in the top flight for seven years.
In a largely scrappy affair, Bristol failed to apply sustained pressure, while Sale were more ruthless on the way to collecting a bonus-point win, as Haley marked his call-up to the England squad for the autumn internationals with a try and teenager Curry became the club's youngest ever Premiership try scorer.
Bristol director of rugby Andy Robinson on Henson's injury:
"It is a serious shoulder injury which is a real shame.
"We really feel for him. It is a potential operation that is needed to the shoulder but we will find out more later.
On the defeat, Robinson said: "Our players kept going right to the final whistle but that is our worst performance. We have got to be better defensively and use the Anglo-Welsh games coming up to see if we can get a victory, which will give a bit of confidence to everyone."
Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond:
"I don't expect bonus points in this competition. If you get them, it is a bonus.
"We took a couple of head knocks early doors but from this Monday, we are picking from a full-strength squad with everyone back from injury."
Bristol: Williams; Edwards, Hurrell, Henson, Lemi; Geraghty, Cliff; Traynor, Brooker, Perenise, Phillips, Sorenson, Eadie, Fisher, Crane (capt).
Replacements: Hawkins, Tonga'uiha, Cortes, Evans, Glynn, Lam, Williams, Tovey.
Sale Sharks: Haley; McGuigan, Addison, Leota, Odogwu; James, Stringer; Harrison, Briggs, Aulika, Evans, Ostrikov, Neild, Lund, Beaumont (capt).
Replacements: Lewis-Roberts, Mujati, Mills, Seymour, T Curry, Phillips, Mugford, Bedlow.
Referee: JP Doyle
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Since 2009, Vince Ayris has engraved 322 ceremonial shells - fired in honour after a soldier is killed in action.
The polished shells, inscribed with the soldier's name, cap badge and details, are then presented to family members.
He said: "We're happy to have been of service to the Armed Forces but we don't want to do another one at all."
Mr Ayris, who runs a trophy shop in the town, began engraving shells for the families of the fallen after a friend in the army suggested it would help the grieving process.
"He called me up and said: 'How much?' and I said I couldn't possibly due to the fact this guy's given the ultimate sacrifice for his country," he said.
Since then, Mr Ayris and his staff have given their time to inscribe hundreds of shells, brought back with the repatriated bodies of UK service personnel.
"There's a lot of work that goes in, and the regimental cap badges are quite intricate and can take anything from four hours up to two days," he said.
"But it's an important thing that I wanted to do, and is something that you can't do for one and not the rest."
In recognition of their work, Mr Ayris and his co-worker Luke Seago were presented with a commendation of thanks by the Mercian Regiment.
"We've had 25 Mercian soldiers killed in all and it does mean such a lot to the families," said Lt Col Temminick.
"They have dedicated so much of their time and we wanted to show our gratitude."
The Battle of Messines Ridge in Belgium was the first occasion that soldiers from the 36th Ulster Division and 16th Irish Division were in battle together.
Both had fought at the Battle of the Somme but at different stages.
The ceremony will take place in Messines on 7 June.
The Northern Ireland Office said the ceremony would take place at the Island of Ireland Peace Park.
The battle was a notable victory for the Allies and involved the deployment of 19 huge mines which exploded beneath the ridge, killing as many as 10,000 soldiers.
Secretary of State James Brokenshire said: "We have seen all too well how history can divide, but our ambitious goal throughout this decade of centenaries is to seek to use history to bring us together, and to build on the political progress that has been made throughout these islands.
"This shared ceremony is an opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of those who fought at Messines Ridge, as well as to further strengthen the important relationships that exists between the United Kingdom and Ireland."
Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said: "Those from the island of Ireland were brought together by diverse motivations but they shared a common purpose as soldiers and, caught up in the grim realities of war, no doubt a common desire: to survive and return home."
The event will be ticketed. Those interested in attending should visit the UK government website or the website for the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Republic.
More than 200,000 Irishmen fought on behalf of Britain in World War One, including both unionists who wanted Ireland to remain a part of Britain and nationalists who wanted to protect Home Rule, in which Britain had agreed to devolve some parliamentary powers to Dublin.
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Monday's 3-0 defeat by Crystal Palace left Arsenal in sixth place, seven points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester City with eight games left.
Wenger, whose deal ends this summer, has led Arsenal to top-four finishes in each of his 20 seasons in charge.
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On the top four, he said: "We might get there, we might not get there."
The Frenchman has been offered a new two-year deal, although he is yet to announce whether he will continue.
Five defeats in their past 10 Premier League games have prompted some Arsenal fans to call for Wenger to leave the club.
Asked on Friday about his future, Wenger said: "What is happening at board level is not down to me.
"I focus on what is down to me, the performance of the team and what the fans are interested in is the performance of the team."
The Gunners are at struggling Middlesbrough on Monday (20:00 BST).
Wenger refused to comments on reports forward Alexis Sanchez had been offered a new £300,000-a-week deal.
The Chile international, 28, who is contracted to the Gunners until the summer of 2018, was nominated for PFA Player of the Year award this week after scoring 18 goals and assisting nine in the league this season.
"I'm very happy because it rewards a very strong season if you look at his numbers," added Wenger.
"He basically prefers to play wide rather than up front because he can get the ball more. He has to keep that balance between providing and goalscoring because he has both in the locker."
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The plans would see electricity-generating panels covering almost 90 hectares (222 acres) between Cemaes and Amlwch on Anglesey.
The 49.9MW development could produce enough electricity to power 15,500 houses - half the homes on the island.
But planners are being asked to defer a decision until after the 4 May vote.
The authority's head of regulation has told the council's planning committee that national guidelines means approving "contentious matters" should be avoided while campaigning is under way.
The proposals for the solar farm were first submitted by Countryside Renewables in February 2016.
But it has led to 100 objections about the scale of the project and the impact on the environment.
The site on farm land at Rhosgoch is already home to 22 wind turbines, towering 150ft (46m) over the landscape.
In March, a report by planning officers recommended allowing the solar farm to go ahead.
A decision on whether to defer the matter will be taken on Wednesday.
England bowler Anderson, 31, has been charged with misconduct following claims he abused and pushed Jadeja after the two exchanged words as they left the pitch during the first Test.
India all-rounder Jadeja, 25, has also been charged with an offence by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
An amendment to the level of charge is possible during the preliminaries.
In Anderson's case, for example, a reduction from a level three charge to a level two - which Jadeja faces - would significantly curtail the length of a possible ban.
As things stand, Anderson faces a maximum four-Test ban while Jadeja's lesser level two charge carries a potential ban of one Test.
The first stage in the procedure will be a teleconference with judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis, with a date for the hearing to be confirmed later.
As stipulated in ICC protocol, the preliminary hearing is being held as soon as practicably possible, in this case the day following the scheduled conclusion of the ongoing second Test at Lord's.
Lewis, Australia's representative on the ICC's code of conduct commission, will use Tuesday's conference to "address preliminary issues" in the case before setting a date for a full hearing.
England captain Alastair Cook says India's claim that Anderson abused and pushed Jadeja is designed to unsettle the bowler.
Patrols are continuing following the incident at Commercial Road, Pill, at about 20:35 BST on Thursday.
A 16-year-old boy, a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were arrested for breaching a dispersal order to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Two 13-year-old boys and a 24-year-old man were also arrested on suspicion of violent disorder.
Police and fire crews attended the scene, and the incident was over by 23:00. Officers said no one was injured.
Newport city council leader Debbie Wilcox has called a meeting on Monday with police and fire services to discuss the incident, saying residents' safety was a "priority" and the "negative actions of a small group of people will not be tolerated".
Gwent police local policing commander Glyn Fernquest said: "We are taking this incident extremely seriously.
"I want to send a warning to anyone intent on causing trouble that you will be arrested."
Seoul's Unification Ministry said 12 women and one man had begun the process of resettlement in South Korea.
They defected in April from a Pyongyang-run restaurant, with Seoul calling the size of the group "unprecedented".
But the spy agency kept them in custody as the case was high profile.
North Korean defectors are usually sent to a state resettlement facility for three months after being questioned by the National Intelligence Service (NIS).
But at the time, the NIS said North Korea was using the case for propaganda, claiming the female workers had been abducted by Seoul's spy agency.
Separately, a diplomat at the North Korean embassy in London was reported on Tuesday to have defected and fled abroad with his family.
Thae Yong Ho, had served as deputy to the ambassador and was responsible for promoting the image of his country to British audiences.
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The group of restaurant workers were said to have been found "exiting the Chinese border with valid passports" on 6 April. They all had valid identity documents and had entered and exited legally.
The restaurant was reportedly located in Ningbo, in China's north-eastern province of Zhejiang, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency, which cited unnamed sources.
North Korea runs some 130 restaurants in other countries.
The restaurants provide a much-needed source of income for North Korea but South Korea says economic reasons and tightened international sanctions against the North mean many businesses are struggling.
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The Tawel Fan ward at Glan Clwyd Hospital, Denbighshire, closed in 2013.
Health Minister Mark Drakeford said the move to special measures reflected "serious and outstanding concerns" about the leadership at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in north Wales.
Its chairman said the board would co-operate fully to improve matters.
In the report, by health specialist Donna Ockenden, relatives said patients on the Tawel Fan ward were treated like animals in a zoo.
The decision followed a meeting involving the Welsh government, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and the auditor general on Monday.
It is the first time a health board in Wales has been placed in special measures, the highest of three levels of intervention.
First Minister Carwyn Jones said the government and people in north Wales "have had enough".
"They (the health board) have had enough opportunity to regain the trust of the people of north Wales so we had to take these measures in order that the board can be rebuilt," he said.
"Tawel Fan happened two years ago but we weren't aware of the full picture... the board has lost the support of local people and we can't let that happen anymore and now is the time to rebuild."
In a statement, Mr Drakeford said: "A thorough and balanced assessment has taken place on areas of concern that will form the basis of actions to be taken as a result of special measures."
He added: "Whilst special measures will apply to the organisation, I wish to reassure both patients and communities served by the health board and staff working for it that day to day services and activities will continue as normal."
Further details of what action would be taken in practice will be given by the minister to assembly members on Tuesday.
In response, board chairman Dr Peter Higson said: "I recognise the gravity of the situation and the need for swift remedial action.
"I will ensure that the health board and its officers will work and co-operate fully with the Welsh government in achieving the necessary improvements for the benefit of the patients and public in north Wales."
So, with 11 months to go until the assembly elections, the Welsh government has taken direct control of the biggest health body in Wales.
In one fell swoop, the state of the NHS just became an even bigger political issue than it was already.
Is it a huge gamble or an opportunity for ministers to try to change the narrative of problems in health services across north Wales?
Behind the scenes, it has been stressed the special measures are not a direct result of the scandal at the Tawel Fan mental health ward.
Instead, that was one of a number of problems that contributed to a loss of public confidence in the board.
Whatever the reason, this changes the nature of the debate.
Up until this point, the blame for failures could at least have been shared between ministers and local health managers.
That division no longer exists.
On the flip side, this is simply the right thing to do, regardless of political calculations, and will be portrayed as such by the Welsh government keen to show it is taking charge of matters.
The Conservatives' Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar said: "While I welcome the decision to place this dysfunctional crisis-hit health board in special measures, the move is long overdue and something I've been calling for since governance problems were first identified back in 2013.
"Placing the health board in special measures is the first step to turning the organisation into an effective provider of first class health care, where patient safety comes first."
Mr Millar also called for an independent inquiry into the Welsh NHS, blaming budget cuts by Labour ministers for contributing to management failings.
Aled Roberts of the Welsh Liberal Democrats said: "I am hugely disappointed that the situation here in North Wales has deteriorated to the extent that this drastic decision has needed to be taken. I do, however, believe it is the right decision.
"This is a health board in desperate need of help."
Plaid Cymru AM Llyr Gruffydd said there had been "a failure of political leadership regarding Betsi Cadwaladr for some years now", claiming the Welsh Labour government had "washed its hands of the problem for too long".
"Apologies mean nothing without a change of direction and we're not seeing that with this health board," he added.
Earlier on Monday, Ms Ockenden told BBC Radio Wales her report had uncovered "a terrible scandal" and "a stain on the NHS in Wales".
She said the families had "run out of patience" and expected "fair, honest and transparent action in a timely way".
Several members of staff on the ward are facing disciplinary procedures but North Wales Police decided not to pursue criminal charges after investigating allegations of mistreatment.
Since the report was published, opposition parties and local health watchdogs have called for ministers to take action and for senior heads to roll.
In June 2013, the then chairman and chief executive of the Betsi Cadwaladr board resigned after a report condemned management failings and financial problems across its operations.
The Frenchman, 55, was provisionally suspended from football for his alleged involvement in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup tickets.
He was released from his duties on 17 September after being accused of a series of Fifa ethics code breaches.
Appointed in 2007, the former right-hand man of Fifa president Sepp Blatter has denied any wrongdoing.
"The duties of the secretary general will continue to be assumed by the acting secretary general, Dr Markus Kattner," read a Fifa statement.
Fifa's ethics committee said on 7 January that it had decided to open "formal adjudicatory proceedings" against Valcke after studying a report submitted by its investigatory chamber.
Valcke has also been accused of being party to a potential £6.8m ($10m) bribe paid to Jack Warner, the former head of the North and Central America football governing body Concacaf, in return for his vote and backing to South Africa's successful bid to host the 2010 World Cup.
Fifa's ethics committee has already recommended that Valcke should be banned from all footballing activities for nine years.
Blatter and vice-president Michel Platini were both suspended for eight years in December following a Fifa ethics investigation.
Valcke has now been sacked twice by Fifa.
He joined the organisation in 2003 as director of marketing and TV, but was dismissed in 2006 over a scandal involving its long-time sponsorship partner Mastercard.
He was found to have negotiated with Mastercard's rival Visa in violation of the former company's right of first negotiation, which cost Fifa $90m (£61.3m) in a settlement.
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A dermatologist from skin cancer charity Melanoma UK said many people did not realise they were at risk even if the windows were closed.
Caerphilly minibus driver Carl O'Brien has backed the campaign after undergoing treatment. Precancerous cells were found on his right arm.
"I don't think a lot of drivers realise how dangerous it is," he said.
Dr Christian Aldridge, of Melanoma UK, said: "The windscreen does not protect you from sunlight so you can burn through the windscreen.
"Most people have their right forearm out the window and so you get a lot more contact with the sun on that side."
Mr O'Brien, who has been given the all-clear following treatment, said: "I went to the GP about something else to do with my skin and he found a pre cancerous lesion on my arm.
"I nearly fell of my chair," he said. "Everything is fine now, thank God."
According to Melanoma UK, around 2,400 deaths in the UK last year were due to melanoma, with more than 14,500 new diagnoses.
The charity has joined forces with motoring website Confused.com to promote the campaign.
An independent review published by Salford Safeguarding Board said it was "difficult to think of a more vulnerable child".
The girl, who is deaf and cannot speak, was trafficked from Pakistan aged ten.
Her plight was only detected when she was found by trading standards' officers investigating a scam.
Ilyas Ashar was jailed for raping the girl, benefits fraud and trafficking, and his wife Tallat was jailed for benefits fraud and trafficking.
The pair succeeded in "in maintaining a cruel deception," the report notes.
The 76-page report said none of the various agencies protected the girl, who worked as a servant, when they came into contact with her.
It stated: "For a country with a reputation as a safe place in which human rights are upheld and with sophisticated arrangements for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, this was indeed a shaming failing."
It highlighted key failures by official agencies:
It said there was a series of missed opportunities by different authorities.
The girl arrived from Pakistan on a forged passport which put her at twice her actual age.
She never had an interpreter when she was seen by different officials.
The girl had an employment contract with the couple ensuring she would neither have sex nor be locked indoors against her will, which could "have suggested she was vulnerable", said the report.
NHS staff were "too inhibited" about race issues to question the family.
The couple were originally sentenced at Manchester Crown Court in October 2013, but had their sentences increased in February last year, with Ilyas Ashar's extended from 13 years to 15 and Tallat Ashar's sentence raised from five to six years.
Social services said the girl, now in her 20s, had made a "remarkable recovery".
It is part of the Cape Flats, an area notorious for drugs and crime - but Ms Xabanisa hopes to use wine to help change this neighbourhood's reputation.
"I've always enjoyed farming but I never thought I'd be growing grapes. It feels good to be doing something different," she says, smiling.
"Growing grapes here is still strange for some people but most are just curious about how they will turn out."
The 64-year-old is a grower for Township Winery - a black-owned wine company.
The idea of planting grapes here came about in 2009, the soil was tested and found to be suitable, and the first commercial vines were then planted in the area, the company's spokesperson Nomhle Zondani tells me as we walk through the township.
"Vines take about five years to mature, so we had to find women who would understand the commitment needed to see this through," she says.
"We had to explain to the community that this is not going to bring easy money - that the success would come once we harvest."
Ms Zondani says one of the biggest challenges has been ensuring that there's a steady stream of growers - because there are no immediate returns.
But Ms Xabanisa says this project is giving her something to do. Sitting in a green plastic chair pruning her vine, she tells me that many people here are dependent on government grants. The elderly women says she wants something different for her family.
"I am hoping to pass on the skills I have learned to my four children and grandchildren so they don't end up in the streets or as criminals," she says.
Ms Xabanisa hopes this is the beginning of a family business, where they can be owners and not just workers.
South Africa's wine industry dates back to the 17th Century with the arrival of the settlers from Europe.
Fast forward to 2015 and the industry is still mainly white-owned, with most black involvement limited to providing the labour.
Since the advent of democracy and with mounting calls for the industry to be more racially representative, sprinkles of black farmers are now making it into the fold.
But many still consider wine a drink to be enjoyed by the white elite, something Township Winery hopes to change - even if just in Cape Town.
According to a 2014 study, commissioned by the SA Wine Industry Information & Systems (SAWIS), which compiles statistics on the industry, South Africa ranks as seventh largest producer of wine in terms of volume - contributing 4.2% of the world's wine.
But this multimillion dollar industry largely benefits older and more established companies who have more resources to claim a bigger share of the market.
Sources: SA Wine Industry Information & Systems (SAWIS), Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Township Winery's success hinges on partnering with some of the more established companies.
Once their grapes leave their township, they are driven to a bottling plant in Stellenbosch, a 30-minute drive from Cape Town.
Here their grapes are mixed with produce from some of the best vineyards - to create a unique blend.
I notice that the region is a stark contrast to the dry streets of Nyanga - here the vines of South Africa's most established wine companies sprawl for kilometres on end.
Ms Zondani says they hope to one day replicate the large-scale farming model in the township - and create even more jobs.
"Before the resettlement of people in the 1960s, the Cape Flats had vineyards. All of them are gone now but the soil is still fertile. We want to bring this part of Cape Town back to its former glory," she says.
At the height of white-minority rule, people of colour were not allowed to own land.
Through policies such as the Group Areas Act, they were dispossessed of their land and moved to "black areas". The resettlements were also a way of enforcing racial segregation.
"If we fail, we would have failed the townships that we come from. Many communities are depending on us to make history," she says.
Despite their challenges, word is slowly spreading about the township wines.
The most popular is the Philippi wine, a sauvignon blanc, says Nkosi Madotyeni, who manages the Roeland Liquors shop in the heart of Cape Town.
"It's quite popular here - people come the store just for the wine," he said.
"Many people can't believe that something of this great quality came from a group of women with nothing. Its absolutely amazing."
Mr Madotyeni believes the wine will change stereotypes about the local wine industry - and even about the community of the Cape Flats.
"Wine is seen as something for white people, this township wine is showing many here that things are changing slowly but surely. Its inspiring to watch."
Back in Nyanga, Ms Xabanisa hopes more doors open for women like her in this line of business. She hopes that what started as a project in backyards will leave a lasting legacy for her loved ones and her community.
Margaret Thatcher was my first interview with a prime minister on Today: a truly scary prospect for the new boy, if only because you could never be quite sure what she might say.
I wanted to try to get some insight into what informed her politics and asked her about what she, as a practising Christian, saw as the essence of her faith. She surprised me by saying: "Choice."
She added: "How can you express unselfish love if you have no choice? The fundamental choice is the right to choose between good and evil. And the fundamental reason for being on this Earth is so to improve your character that you are fit for the next world."
I try - and fail - to imagine getting into a discussion with a modern party leader a few days before a general election and talking theology.
Mrs Thatcher was - insofar as any politician has ever been - unspun.
Of course she had a press secretary. What she didn't have was a vast team of spin doctors who monitor - even sometimes dictate - ministers' every move and every word.
One morning she actually phoned into the programme from the kitchen at No 10 to react to an interview I had just done. Years later her press secretary, Bernard Ingham, told me the first he knew of his boss being interviewed was when he heard it as he was driving to work.
"I nearly drove off the bloody road!" he told me. Again, unimaginable today.
Mrs Thatcher never complained about the treatment she got at the hands of us lot.
Things started changing when John Major came to power and I had what I thought was a friendly but combative chat with the then Chancellor, Ken Clarke.
Well maybe not too friendly. A few weeks later, the Cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken made a speech attacking me for having poisoned the well of democratic debate.
He claimed I had interrupted Mr Clarke 32 times in that one interview and ministers should stop exposing themselves to that sort of treatment.
Not that it bothered Mr Clarke. He later said: "My reaction when interrupted by Humphrys was to interrupt his questions if he was going to interrupt my answers."
Everything changed when New Labour arrived on the scene led by a fresh-faced young Tony Blair. New Labour: new approach to the media.
And it worked, at the start. When Mr Blair got into big trouble over sleaze allegations he invited me down to Chequers to talk to him for the On The Record programme.
"I think most people who have dealt with me think I'm a pretty straight sort of guy and I am," he told me.
A month later, there was trouble on a different front. An admittedly lively exchange with Harriet Harman, who was the social security secretary at the time, produced a response from Downing Street the like of which the programme had never generated before.
It was a letter threatening to withdraw co-operation from Today unless something was done about what they called the "John Humphrys problem".
That letter foreshadowed a more confrontational relationship between Downing Street and journalists, especially in the BBC, over the years to come.
In 2003, we invaded Iraq because, we were told by Tony Blair, Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. He didn't.
Three months later I did a perfectly unremarkable early morning three-minute interview with a correspondent. I've done thousands of them over the last 30 years.
Did I say unremarkable? It nearly brought down the BBC. Andrew Gilligan had been told by a reliable source that the dossier warning us of the threat from Saddam had been deliberately sexed up.
That claim was ultimately to lead to the suicide of the source, Dr David Kelly, the destruction of Tony Blair's reputation and the resignation of the two most senior men in the BBC: the director general and the chairman.
Orchestrating the government's defence was the No 10 spin doctor, Alastair Campbell, easily the most powerful man ever to hold that role.
Some years later I spoke to Campbell about the effect he'd had on the relationship between politicians and media during the early years of Blair's leadership.
"I was always of the view, when Tony asked me to work for him, that we had to change the terms of the trade, that the press had been frankly setting the political agenda… and in a way which in my mind was detrimental to the interests of the Labour Party," he said.
"So we did make changes and some of those changes were absolutely necessary and I would defend them to the hilt.
"I think at times we probably went over the top. I think sometimes we were too aggressive and sometimes when we got into government for the first couple of years we maybe took some of the techniques of opposition into government."
Then we come to David Cameron.
He may have been the heir to Blair, but he did not inherit the Blair spin machine.
Or rather he believed that if he appealed directly to the people they would listen to what he had to say and respect his wisdom.
In the end that was to bring him down with the EU referendum result.
So now, another "new dawn", another prime minister, another approach to getting the message across.
Theresa May told us she won't give a running commentary on Brexit. Nor has there been.
On the contrary, this is a prime minister who's been attacked for keeping her true thoughts to herself - so far at least.
That may change in the coming days when we find out what she really means when she tells us Brexit means Brexit. But still, hard to imagine her doing a Thatcher and discussing theology at 08:10 on the Today programme.
Louis Richardson of Jersey is alleged to have groped her at a house party while she was unwell in bed.
Durham Crown Court was told the woman's boyfriend challenged Mr Richardson, 21, via a Facebook message.
Mr Richardson has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. He also denies the rape and sexual assault of another woman.
The court heard that in response to the message, in which Mr Richardson was accused of being "totally out of order", he wrote: "I always endeavour to accept responsibility for any of my actions, though my recollections of the evening are hazy at best.
"Please send on any such apologies in advance of me doing so in person."
The woman's boyfriend said: "She said she was asleep and had started to wake up to find Louis had put his hand on her breast."
The court also heard details of a rape charge. It was said to have happened after Mr Richardson, of Midvale Road, St Helier, met a woman at a nightclub.
The woman - who described herself as having been "crazy drunk" - went to Mr Richardson's home. The next thing she could remember was waking in the morning naked, with the accused calling her "rubbish in bed" as she had been unresponsive, jurors heard.
Mr Richardson, the former secretary of Durham University's Union Society, denied making the comment.
In total, he faces one charge of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
The case was adjourned until Friday.
Joseph Heron, known as MC Shogun, had been ordered to do 240 hours' unpaid work for housebreaking but only completed 16 hours.
He was arrested shortly before he was due to support American rapper Nas at the O2 Academy in Glasgow last month.
Sheriff James Spy told him he had been "stupid" and faced a 12-month jail term if he failed to comply.
Heron was given a community payback order in November 2015 for breaking into a house in Paisley, stealing a laptop, a purse, gift cards and gift vouchers.
He also lashed out at police officers as they arrested him.
He subsequently failed to complete his community sentence and missed a number of court hearings.
He was taken into custody by police when he turned up for a soundcheck on 11 July ahead of a major career break, supporting US rapper Nas.
Defence solicitor Michael McKeown told Paisley Sheriff Court that Heron was trying to put his days of offending behind him.
He said: "These offences were committed in 2014 and he has not come to the attention of the police for any other matters.
"He was arrested from the O2 Arena where he was preparing to perform that night. That would've been the biggest professional event of his career.
"He now recognises he is not able to move forward until he has this matter fully addressed. He lacked maturity and insight and he regrets that."
Sentencing Shogun, Sheriff Spy said: "You've failed, on a number of occasions, to complete this order.
"You've had to be locked up - placed on remand - because you don't turn up to court and don't keep appointments.
"I hope your last period on remand is something which has brought home to you if you don't comply, that's where you'll end up.
"I don't want to lock you up unnecessarily because I think you're stupid rather than bad."
Vauxhall has been the lead sponsor of the England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland teams since 2011.
But a spokeswoman said Vauxhall wanted to start running separate marketing campaigns for individual models.
The deal for the England team is thought to be worth in the region of £5m to £6m per year.
When Vauxhall signed the deal in 2011 it did not have many new products coming out, but wanted to keep its brand "front of mind", the spokeswoman said.
Now Vauxhall's "business priorities have changed" and it wants to put money into marketing models such as the Crossland X SUV and the Insignia Grand Sport, she added.
However, in a statement, Vauxhall said it had not ruled out other sponsorship deals
"Since 2011, Vauxhall has been very proud to be the lead sponsor for each of the four home nations football associations (FAs), the first time this has ever been undertaken by a major organisation," it said.
Vauxhall had "agreed to explore other opportunities to continue its relationship with the FAs beyond the conclusion of the existing contracts." it added.
The English football association said "active discussions are under way regarding a lower level partnership" with Vauxhall.
Bookmakers Ladbrokes, supermarket chain Lidl, Mars chocolate and Carlsberg are among current sponsors of the England national team.
The Scottish FA said it would consider all the options open to it as it started the process of seeking a new main sponsor that was in the best interests of Scottish football.
Football Association of Wales (FAW) chief executive, Jonathan Ford, said: "The partnership between the FAW and Vauxhall has been hugely successful for both parties. We have enjoyed an excellent working relationship.
"We now look forward to enjoying similar success with our future lead sponsor."
The Irish Football Association said: "Over the past six years we have enjoyed an excellent working relationship with Vauxhall."
It added that it looked forward to "working with new and existing sponsors in the future as we continue to promote, foster and develop football for all in Northern Ireland".
He will become ITV's political editor, and present his own political interview programme, Peston on Sunday.
The correspondent made the announcement on his BBC blog, saying: "You may have noticed that I am off to another place".
"Working for BBC News has been the high point of my working life," he added.
Peston's departure marks the end of a nine-year stint at the BBC, where he covered the financial crisis and broke the story of Northern Rock asking for emergency funding in 2007.
His new Sunday morning show will place him in direct competition with the BBC's Andrew Marr.
Speaking earlier on Wednesday, Marr said he welcomed the challenge.
"If it's true that he's going to do a Sunday morning nine o'clock show directly against mine then on one level I say that's fantastic, bring it on," he told the Radio Times.
"Competition is good."
But he also had a word of warning for his erstwhile colleague. "You have to absolutely subdue yourself and not think the programme's about you because it never is," he said.
"The Andrew Marr Show could be done by anybody if you get the right guests on it and you ask the right questions in the right order."
Peston joined the BBC from the Sunday Telegraph in 2005, initially as the corporation's business editor.
At first, he was mocked for his stilted delivery. The presenter's idiosyncratic style was variously described as "strangulated", "ragged and querulous" and like "a dalek" - but his reputation grew thanks to a series of scoops about the financial crisis.
"I think lots of people think I'm an eccentric broadcaster," he told The Guardian in 2013.
But, he added: "I don't really care what people think about my style, except in so far as it gets in the way of people understanding the story.
"If I felt I was not communicating the important stuff in a way people can understand, I would worry."
In recent years, he has presented satirical quiz show Have I Got News For You and a one-off edition of Newsnight.
He admitted he wanted to replace Jeremy Paxman on the latter programme, but was "never really in the frame for it".
Earlier this year in an interview with the Radio Times, which first reported his departure for ITV, Peston said he was looking for "another big challenge".
He said: "I love the BBC. I genuinely don't know… I mean, going from print journalism to the BBC was a big change, and I sort of feel that I wouldn't mind another big change, but I haven't the faintest idea what it would be."
As rumours of his departure circulated last week, several of Peston's BBC colleagues recorded a spoof "appeal", begging him to stay.
Among them was Radio 4 presenter Eddie Mair, who said he was "prepared to sell my kidney if it increases the amount of money the BBC can afford to offer."
Announcing Peston's appointment on Wednesday, ITV's head of news, Michael Jermey said: "We're delighted Robert is joining ITV. His distinctive and intelligent approach to journalism will fit well with ITV's news and current affairs output.
"Peston on Sunday will offer viewers a fresh and distinctive approach to political discussion at the weekend."
The BBC's head of news, James Harding, added: "Robert is an exceptional journalist and broadcaster who has broken some of the most important stories of the last decade. He has brought a singular insight to difficult and complex issues and he has a style - not to mention a hairstyle - all of his own.
"We'll all miss him."
The MV Hebrides, which had 76 passengers and crew on board, was unable to slow down as it attempted to dock at 11:00.
It had been travelling from Tarbert on Harris when it is believed to have suffered engine problems.
No passengers on board the Caledonian MacBrayne vessel were injured in the incident.
Norman MacAskill, a truck owner and farmer who was waiting to board the ferry, said it was immediately obvious something was wrong as the vessel approached.
He said: "As I watched the ferry coming round the bend of the pier, she seemed to be going very fast. She just kept on coming and it was clear something was drastically wrong.
"Then she came to a dead stop. Someone said she was stuck in forward gear. You could hear the sound of the engine churning up the sea.
"They eventually managed to get her to stop and in reverse, but on the way back she hit the pier."
All services on the route have been cancelled for the day after what Caledonian MacBrayne described as "a technical issue".
A CalMac statement said: "A technical failure led to the vessel being unable to reduce speed sufficiently for the routine docking procedures and she struck both pontoons in Lochmaddy harbour and the seabed.
"No-one was injured and the vessel's hull remains intact. A total of 76 passengers and crew were on board, as well as 13 cars, one lorry and one motorhome.
"She is now alongside safely at Lochmaddy. All passengers and vehicles have been disembarked and alternative routes for all those affected are being investigated.
"A team of divers is on its way to make underwater investigations of the hull and a full inquiry into what happened has been launched.
"Travel on the Uig-Tarbert-Lochmaddy route is disrupted and likely to remain so for some time/a minimum of 48 hours."
Steven Jackson, 40, and Michelle Higgins, 28, are accused of killing Kimberley MacKenzie at a flat in Montrose, Angus, last October.
Prosecutors claim Ms MacKenzie, 37, was struck with a hammer, machete and knife or similar items.
Mr Jackson and Ms Higgins also face an allegation of attempting to defeat the ends of justice.
It is claimed Ms MacKenzie's body was dismembered using a saw, knives and a screwdriver or similar instruments.
Parts of the corpse are said to have been wrapped in bin liners and bags and hidden in bins at a number of addresses in Montrose.
It is further alleged Ms MacKenzie's head and other body parts were put inside a rucksack and case and concealed in a shower cubicle.
Walls, floors and other surfaces of the alleged murder scene are said to have been cleaned.
Caustic soda and bleach are also alleged to have been poured into a bath, and clothes and footwear are said to have been disposed of.
The charge claims this was all done "with intent to avoid detection, arrest and prosecution".
Jackson is further charged with two separate drugs accusations as well as having a machete in a public place.
Ms Higgins faces a similar allegation of having a knife.
The pair appeared for a short hearing at the High Court in Glasgow.
Mr Jackson's QC Donald Findlay and Ms Higgins' lawyer Mark Stewart QC each pleaded not guilty on their behalf.
Judge Lady Scott set a trial due to take place in September in Edinburgh.
FCA chairman John Griffith-Jones and acting chief executive Tracey McDermott have been asked to appear before the Treasury Select Committee.
Andrew Tyrie, the committee's chairman, told the BBC that the city watchdog's decision to halt the inquiry was "odd".
The FCA said it would now work with individual banks on improving conduct.
The report into the culture that drives behaviour in the banking industry was billed as an important piece of work, and was presented as part of its annual business plan.
When it shelved the inquiry last month, the FCA said it remained committed to helping improve culture and behaviour, but wanted to work individually, directly and privately with the banks.
Mr Tyrie told the BBC that it was important that banks and regulators were held to account for their supervision of an industry which took billions of taxpayers money during the financial crisis and had been found guilty of a string of misconduct scandals.
The decision to drop the inquiry was just one of a series of decisions many observers perceived as banker-friendly, and have led to accusations the city regulator is going soft.
In addition to the shelved culture report, the FCA decided to take no further action against HSBC after allegations it helped customers of its Swiss subsidiary avoid tax.
A report into incentive structures for financial product sales staff has also been abandoned.
The FCA has been without a permanent chief executive since Martin Wheatley, a robust critic of the banks, left last summer.
UK Chancellor George Osborne decided not to renew his contract and no replacement has yet been named, leaving Ms McDermott, former head of enforcement at the FCA, holding the fort.
There is no suggestion that the Treasury is issuing instructions to the FCA, and the watchdog strenuously denies they are going soft on the banks. The FCA points to nearly a £1bn worth of fines levied in the last five years.
But critics, such as Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, suggest that it appears that time has been called on the era of banker-bashing.
They say it may be no coincidence that the FCA's decisions come as HSBC considers moving its global headquarters out of London and that the government needs favourable conditions to sell its enormous stake in Royal Bank of Scotland.
The former Labour prime minister used a campaign speech in Fife to say voters were caught between the "extremes" of Scottish and Brexit nationalism.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said Labour were "incapable" of defeating the Conservatives at the election.
Ruth Davidson accused Mr Brown of "taking us back to the 1990s".
In his speech in Kirkcaldy, during which he made no mention of UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Gordon Brown used forecasts from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) to suggest 320,000 children living in Scotland would be in poverty by 2022.
He said that nationalism offered "no answers" to tackling the problem and that social justice should instead be the "defining issue" of the general election on 8 June.
Mr Brown also warned that Theresa May should not be given a "free hand" or "blank cheque" at the election and insisted it was imperative to "send Labour MPs to parliament to fight a war against poverty".
However, SNP leader, Nicola Sturgeon, insisted that only the SNP could protect Scotland from the "full force" of policies from a future Conservative government.
She told the BBC: "Gordon Brown's making the same 'single transferable' speech that he's been making for a couple of years.
"The fact of the matter is that Labour has proved that it's not capable of defeating the Tories.
"Partly it is down to the chaos at the heart of the Labour Party that the Tories are so far ahead in England."
She added: "Tory MPs will simply be a rubberstamp for whatever Theresa May wants to do. We need MPs that will stand up for Scotland and make our voice heard."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said Mr Brown represented "old Labour" and also called for the SNP to take the "threat" of a second vote on independence "off the table".
She said: "Gordon Brown is taking us back to the 1990s here today.
"What we want to talk about is our young people and we know that the union that really matters to Scotland is our union within the United Kingdom and that's why we want Nicola Sturgeon to take her threat of a second referendum off the table."
She added: "I think that Gordon Brown today has got a message to old Labour to try and shore up the Labour vote, whereas the Scottish Conservatives are talking about the future and the future of our young people."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie echoed the sentiments of Ms Sturgeon that Labour were incapable of defeating the Conservatives, but insisted his party was the main challenge to the SNP in many marginal seats.
He said: "Labour are incapable of providing a competent opposition and we really need a challenge to the Conservatives because they cannot have it all their own way and that's why the Liberal Democrats are standing to be a fairer and competent voice for our country. That's what we need at this really challenging time."
But a judge has not yet accepted a plea deal for Adel Abdul Bary, 54, that would see him serve 25 years in prison.
He was charged with conspiracy to murder and the use of weapons of mass destruction, among other counts.
More than 200 people were killed when the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were attacked in August 1998.
Bary was extradited from the UK in 2012 along with Mustafa Kamal Mustafa, also known as Abu Hamza.
He pleaded guilty on Friday to several of the lesser of the more than 285 charges against him, including threatening to kill by means of explosive and conspiracy to murder US citizens abroad.
The judge has yet to rule on hundreds of other charges against him, including the murders of each person killed in the attacks and conspiracy to attack US national defence utilities.
On Friday, Bary wiped tears from his eyes and shook his head as he made the plea.
He admitted to using fax machines and phone calls to deliver messages of responsibility for the attacks to the news media, messages which included future threats against Americans.
"I arranged to transmit messages from media personnel to my co-conspirators, al-Zawahiri and Bin Laden,'' he said, reading from a statement.
Judge Lewis Kaplan said he wanted to hear further arguments before the more serious charges could be dropped.
He gave lawyers for both sides one week to submit arguments on why he should accept the deal, which would see Bary sentenced to 25 years, potentially with credit for time served in the UK.
"You can well appreciate why I have questions in my mind," Mr Kaplan said.
Bary would be permitted to withdraw the plea and proceed to trial if the judge rejects the deal.
Prosecutors told the hearing the US Attorney's office felt the plea deal was "appropriate with regard to this defendant and the role he played in a much larger conspiracy", saying he had no direct role in the killings.
Defense lawyer Andrew Patel agreed, saying: "I believe this is a just decision."
Bary was originally set to go on trial in November, alongside two others charged in terrorism cases.
He was arrested in the UK in 1999. The US requested his extradition soon after, alongside radical preacher Abu Hamza and three others accused in a lengthy terrorism indictment.
The 19-year-old takes over from Andrew Garfield for the new film, which is due out in July 2017.
Marvel said: "For Spidey himself, we saw many terrific young actors, but Tom's screen tests were special."
Tom is first expected to make an appearance as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War in order to properly introduce him into the Marvel film universe.
The central bank said it would continue trimming its monthly bond-purchases by an additional $10bn (£5.9bn) to $45bn.
The bank has been buying bonds to keep long-term interest rates low and stimulate economic activity.
Fed chair Janet Yellen said the bank will continue to support the US economy for as long as it deems necessary.
The continued cut-down in stimulus measures came on the same day official figures showed the US economy grew at an annual rate of just 0.1% in the first quarter of 2014.
However, the Fed said in its statement that it believed "growth in economic activity has picked up recently, after having slowed sharply during the winter in part because of adverse weather conditions."
It also noted that household spending appears to be "rising more quickly," but that business investment had slowed.
US markets took heart from the Fed's assurances that the US economy was improving, with the Dow Jones closing at a record high. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also ended the day higher.
Although severe winter weather was largely to blame for the sluggish first quarter growth figure, many economists nonetheless expect the US economy will grow at a sub-3% pace in 2014, below the historical post-war average.
Consequently, many believe that the Fed will continue to keep interest rates low, even once it has completely stopped its bond-buying programme, known as quantitative easing.
The Fed has also said as much, noting in its statement that it planned to keep interest rates "below levels the committee views as normal in the longer run" even after the US economy has improved enough to hit target levels of unemployment and inflation.
The central bank has kept its key benchmark interest rate at 0% since 2008, when the financial crisis caused the central bank to engage in a series of extraordinary measures intended to boost the US economy.
The commitment to keep rates low shows that "while the policy normalisation is underway, the Fed is in no rush to complete the process," said Ward McCarthy, chief US economist at Jefferies bank.
And that slow pace is deliberate: Ms Yellen has indicated that while the Fed expect US growth to pick up steam, it remains prepared to act should conditions change - as they often have since 2008.
"The path of the economy is uncertain, and effective policy must respond to significant unexpected twists and turns the economy may take," she said recently in a policy address at the Economic Club of New York.
Ms Yellen added that the recovery has been "disappointingly slow" and that the Fed's projections for a pickup in growth have been "dashed" several times.
Negotiations are under way to try to find a way to stop the fighting in Yemen. But the Houthis have fought hard to reach their dominant position in Yemen, and will not give up easily.
On 14 April, the UN Security Council passed a resolution that made clear demands on the Houthis.
Among other things it calls on them to give up their weapons and the territory they have seized, which includes Yemen's capital, Sanaa.
The Saudis say that they are trying to get the Houthis to comply with as much of the resolution as possible.
But if and when an agreement is brokered, the chances are that it will be hard to make it stick.
The Houthis will not return to their home turf in northern Yemen without extracting a price in terms of power and influence.
Even if the Saudis were prepared to agree to that, enforcing a deal in a country as chaotic and ungovernable as Yemen will be a struggle.
When a month ago the Saudis formed a coalition of other Gulf Arab states, as well as Jordan, Morocco and Sudan, they declared that they wanted to restore to power the internationally-recognised Yemeni president, Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
He fled Sanaa after the Houthis consolidated their control of the city in January and placed him under house arrest.
The president then set up an alternative seat of government in the southern port of Aden.
But he had to leave there in a hurry too, as the Houthis advanced on Aden and the Saudis and their coalition allies started their bombing campaign. Now, Mr Hadi is still in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudis say that they stopped their bombing campaign because they had achieved their military objectives, inflicting damage on the Houthis and their allies in the Yemeni army.
Saudi Arabia's claims that it won the air war will not be credible if it cannot achieve its main political objective of restoring Mr Hadi to power.
And then there is the question of the former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The Houthi alliance with Mr Saleh, and with the army units loyal to him, was the key to their advance through Yemen.
Mr Saleh led North Yemen from 1978 and became president of all of Yemen after the country was unified in 1990. He kept his job until he was ousted in 2012, but clearly still has a lust for power for himself and his family.
Saudi sources say that Mr Saleh and his close family will have to leave Yemen as part of an agreement to end the bombing.
But Mr Saleh is at the centre of a network of tribal loyalty and patronage, and has been promoting his son, Ahmed. He will not give up easily either.
Yemen is a deeply fractured country. Yemenis often have more loyalty to their tribe than to the idea of a nation state.
The most aggressive al-Qaeda franchise in the Middle East is active in its so-called "ungoverned spaces".
Even before the current crisis many Yemenis did not have enough to eat. The capital is running out of water. Now Yemen is gripped by a major humanitarian emergency.
Even though air raids have resumed, the end of the main bombing campaign might allow deliveries of humanitarian aid.
Longer term, the unity of the country is in doubt.
It was divided between North and South until 1990. There is a chance that by design or just through the pressure of events, Yemen could break up again.
Canon said the sensor is sensitive enough to read lettering on the side of an aircraft 18km (11.1 miles) away.
However, it added, the gadget was unlikely to find its way into domestic cameras or smartphones.
Instead, the ultra-high-resolution sensor could find a role in surveillance systems or other specialised applications.
Canon said it had overcome several technical hurdles to get the sensor functioning.
In particular, it said it had got round the signal and timing problems introduced when reading data from the 250 million pixels (19,580 x 12,600) on board.
Data was read from the chip at a speed of 1.25 billion pixels per second, which, said Canon, demanded much improved signal processing systems to ensure picture taking was well coordinated.
The sensor measures 29.2mm (1.15in) by 20.2mm (0.79in) - which is smaller than the sensors found on many 35mm digital cameras.
The individual pixels on the sensor are about 1.5 microns across - approximately the same size as those found on consumer cameras.
Dr Konstantin Stefanov, a senior research fellow at the Open University's Centre for Electronic Imaging, said it was an "impressive" technical feat to get the sensor working but questioned how useful it would prove to be.
"Sensors can be made bigger, but the question is why you would want them to be bigger, because as they get bigger you have more and more problems," he said.
"Their large size means you can only read them once every few seconds, so they are only good for specialised applications such as astronomy or surveillance."
Canon said the sensor could shoot video but only at five frames per second - far slower than the rate needed for a film.
However, it added, the video clips it captured were 125 times more dense than those in standard HD video and about 30 times the resolution of 4K video.
Dr Stefanov said it was possible to build bigger sensors, and some of these had found roles in very specialised applications such as hospital X-ray machines, where the sensor replaced the photographic plate that captured the image.
However, he said, improvements in other elements of an imaging system made large sensors unnecessary.
"You do not need such big sensors, because you could use smaller ones and just have better optics," he said.
"Simply increasing the number of pixels is not the only way forward."
In a speech, the ex-prime minister will defend the large increase in tax credits he presided over as chancellor.
To cut them now by £4.4bn would hurt the working poor and "undermine everything Britain stands for".
George Osborne is to announce revised proposals later this month.
The chancellor argues the bill for tax credits, an income supplement paid to millions of families - many of which are in work but on low incomes - ballooned by billions under the last Labour government and the government says it needs to be brought under control as part of £12bn overall cuts to welfare.
It is one of a series of measures the government has taken since Labour left office to, as David Cameron puts it, "sort out the mess" of the huge deficit left by Mr Brown's government.
But Mr Osborne is facing growing calls to change tack following a defeat in the House of Lords and amid concerns that plans to lower the threshold at which people can start to claim working tax credits from £6,420 to £3,850 a year in April will leave working families on average £1,300 worse off.
In a report published on Tuesday, the cross-party work and pensions committee urged Mr Osborne to postpone reforms for a year to enable debate about the future of working-age benefits.
And in his first major intervention in domestic politics since the general election, Mr Brown is to take issue with the government and defend the legacy of his decade as chancellor, which saw a huge expansion of tax credits between 1997 and 2007.
Writing in the Daily Mirror ahead of the speech to the Child Poverty Action Group, Mr Brown said only a full U-turn from the government would be enough, urging Mr Osborne "not to take it out on the family, and the children".
Tax credits are a series of benefits introduced by the last Labour government to help low-paid families. There are two types: Working Tax Credit (WTC) for those in work, and Child Tax Credit (CTC) for those with children.
Under the government's existing proposals, the income threshold for Working Tax Credits - £6,420 - would be cut to £3,850 a year from April.
In other words, as soon as someone earned £3,850, they would see their payments reduced. The income threshold for those only claiming CTCs would be cut from £16,105 to £12,125.
The rate at which those payments are cut would also get faster. Currently, for every £1 claimants earn above the threshold, they lose 41p. This is known as the taper rate. But from April, the taper rate would accelerate to 48p.
There would be similar reductions for those who claim work allowances under the new Universal Credit.
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The cuts, he said, would undermine "everything Britain stands for: hard work, independence of spirit, savings and compassion for children" and worsen "staggering" projections for poverty.
Rejecting ministers' arguments that the losses would be offset by measures such as a new £9-an-hour national living wage, he said it would need to be £12 an hour to compensate two-child families and £14 for those with three.
"No phasing in, no temporary halt or slower pacing of the implementation of the Osborne tax credit proposals will make a fundamental attack on the working poor and on children much fairer," he wrote.
"Why? Because the reforms arise from wrong assumptions - that we have a Britain divided between strivers and skivers."
Mr Brown said none of the alternatives to tax credits mooted by the Conservatives and other parties, such as raising personal income tax allowances or introducing a so-called citizens income, would cost less or be as effective in helping poor children in working families.
The government, he claimed, should be focusing on the "lack of good paying jobs in advanced economies such as ours" rather than penalising what he described as "the new poor", a generation of twenty-somethings struggling to get by.
"Britain is about to have one of the biggest poverty problems in the western world and it is government-induced poverty stemming from the Conservatives," he wrote.
"And so if the current or pending proposals penalise work and penalise families and children - and are against everything Britain stands for - it's not enough to massage them with a few amendments.
"They are a mistake, root and branch, and in the interests of Britain's hard working families and their children the Autumn Statement on November 25 has to see them abandoned once and for all."
Former Conservative Sir John Major has also joined the debate on how to tackle entrenched poverty and disparities in life chances by warning that levels of income inequality in Britain are "shocking".
In a speech on Tuesday, Sir John warned that some UK communities were "among the poorest in all Northern Europe".
While poverty would not be ended "by benefits alone", ministers "must understand how hard it is to escape from such circumstances" and have an "equal concentration on those who are failed by the system" as those who cheat it.
La Cotte de St Brelade is the location of an archaeological project called Ice Age Island, described as one of Europe's most significant settlements.
The grant of £180,000 will enable the team from the Societe Jersiaise to carry on its work.
Neil Molyneux from the heritage society said the project would attract tourists to the island.
He said: "The coin hoard that was discovered a couple of years ago has brought many people to the island.
"Any discoveries from La Cotte will do the same, but any presentation of what is there will do that alone."
The site of La Cotte de St Brelade contains more Neanderthal artefacts than the rest of the British Isles and ranks as one of the world's richest Stone Age localities.
The team behind Ice Age Island will have to demonstrate how it contributes to the island's tourism in return for the Tourism Development Fund money.
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said it was an officer's duty to be fit.
Mandatory annual fitness tests came into force in England and Wales in 2014 following Tom Winsor's policing review.
The Police Federation said a number of officers had failed the tests but no-one had been dismissed yet.
Sir Bernard, who is 57, said he had recently passed the annual 15m (49ft) shuttle run "bleep" test with "no preparation".
If most people pass a test, does that make it easy? It's a question the police service will confront in September, when the first full results of the new annual fitness test are published.
The interim findings indicate a success rate across forces in England and Wales of about 97%. Even if an officer fails, they can take the test again -- the College of Policing says they should be allowed at least two retakes before disciplinary measures are considered.
Sir Tom Winsor, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary, believes the test should become more stringent - and his opinions count.
Sir Tom's report in 2012, which recommended the introduction of an annual test, suggested that in 2018 the test should be changed so that it's similar to that undertaken by police recruits in Northern Ireland.
They have to do a series of push-and-pull exercises to test strength as well as completing a three-lap circuit involving crawling, jumping and climbing.
"It's taken too long to get the annual test, but it will start to have an increasing impact," Sir Bernard told the Radio Times in a recent interview.
"For me, the standard is too low: I think it should be higher. It's relatively easy to pass."
Police who failed the test would be given time to lose weight and get fitter, but "If they don't, then we haven't got a job for them," he said.
"I think you've got a duty to your colleagues. If they shout for help, they want fit people to come. They don't want somebody waddling down the road who's never going to arrive, and when they get there they're out of breath."
The commissioner was speaking about expectations for his own force, but as the most senior police officer in England and Wales other forces would take notice, the Police Federation said.
The test became mandatory in September and applies to officers up to the rank of chief inspector, it said.
•A multi-stage fitness test in which you must do shuttle runs in time with the bleeps until the bleeps get too quick for you
•The shuttle runs are done in time to bleep sounds on a pre-recorded audio device
•The time between the recorded bleeps decreases every minute as the level goes up
•The test usually consists of several levels: the higher the level, the quicker the speed
Interim results given to the College of Policing in 2014 showed the test had been failed 807 times.
John Tully, chairman of the Met Police Federation, said while he accepted there was a clearly defined standard of fitness officers had to maintain, because of budget cuts, frontline officers had no time to maintain their fitness during work time.
He said the force also had a duty of care to remember because some officers were unable to pass the fitness test as a result of illness or an injury they had received on duty.
"There is no differentiation between someone injured playing football in their own time, or injured on duty," Mr Tully said.
"Clearly the commissioner is laying a line down from what he has said, but it would be a sad day seeing people leave the organisation if that happens."
An investigation by the Daily Mail said bosses at Capita, which collects the fee, promised bonuses of up to £15,000 a year to catch 28 evaders a week.
Capita said those statements "do not reflect the high standards we expect".
BBC Director General Tony Hall said Capita had "fallen short" of standards it expected on behalf of the UK public.
The government said it would talk to the BBC about the company's conduct.
The Daily Mail sent a reporter to interview for a job at Capita, and allegedly found staff being pushed to gather evidence to take as many people to court as possible.
One interviewer was recorded saying: "We will drive you as hard as we can to get as much as we can out of you because we're greedy."
According to the paper, the company's 330 field officers are told they must hit a target number of evaders, known as the "magic 28", and for each person they catch over that, they can be paid an extra £20 to £25.
The BBC's director general, Tony Hall, said he wanted "urgent confirmation" that the interview questions were not "standard practice", vulnerable people were not being targeted, and that Capita was taking "appropriate action" over the incident.
In a letter to Capita's CEO, Andy Parker, he said: "Public trust is the cornerstone of the licence fee system.
"It is clear that, in this instance, Capita has fallen short of the standards the BBC has a right to expect on behalf of the British public."
The BBC added that it expected licence fee officers to "behave in a courteous, professional manner and abide by a published code of conduct".
Capita said its incentive scheme only applied to sales of licence fees and it only prosecuted as a last resort.
A spokesman added: "Capita is required by the BBC to ensure households are not breaking the law. Officers are expected to act in a professional manner.
"We strongly refute any allegation that officers are instructed to act outside of these requirements. Where we find employees have not acted as they should we act appropriately."
Downing Street said ministers would be raising the conduct of the enforcement officers with the BBC.
"Clearly, these are concerning reports," a No 10 spokesman said.
"The licence fee does need to be collected in a fair and reasonable manner. I see the BBC has quite rightly ordered an urgent investigation into these reports."
Damian Collins, Conservative MP and chairman of the Commons culture committee, told the Daily Mail: "It's very concerning. This is being done in the BBC's name.
"The BBC needs to make sure changes are made to the way this contract is being run or that it's taken away from Capita and given to someone else."
Labour MP Chris Matheson, who also sits on the committee, called for Capita bosses to be summoned to Parliament.
In 2015, 166,000 people were fined for licence fee evasion. The maximum penalty for watching BBC channels or iPlayer without a licence is £1,000.
In January, new sentencing guidelines were introduced meaning magistrates can impose a non-financial penalty, known as a conditional discharge, so the person will not be sentenced unless they commit another offence.
This will only be used in cases where people have made significant efforts to pay the fee.
A video posted on social media appeared to show the singer re-enact a beheading similar to those used by so-called Islamic State.
But the 72-year-old said his actions were "misinterpreted".
Sir Rod said he and his friends were "playing out Game Of Thrones" while "larking about" before a show.
The clip has since been deleted from his wife Penny Lancaster's Instagram account.
It showed the couple with friends while on his world tour, which took him to Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
In a statement, the star said: "From re-enacting the Beatles' Abbey Road crossing to spontaneously playing out Game Of Thrones, we were simply larking about pre-show.
"Understandably, this has been misinterpreted and I send my deepest apologies to those who have been offended."
Sir Rod is seen in the video leading a line of friends, with Lancaster at the back, along the sand dunes.
Lancaster, 45, rolls down the dunes, and then stretches out on the sand.
The singer stands behind her and appears to put his hand across the neck of a friend, who is sitting in front of him.
Former hostage John McCarthy told BBC Radio Scotland's John Beattie programme that the singer had turned "a grotesque thing into a kind of pantomime".
The journalist, who was kidnapped in Lebanon in 1986, said it was unclear whether Sir Rod was "larking about" or thinking seriously about the fate of some hostages.
Relatives of other kidnap victims would be "absolutely sickened" if the star was making light of their plight, he added.
"Your blood runs cold just imagining what it must be like to be in that situation in the last moments of your life or, indeed, as relatives to see that," he said.
Tour guide Emrys Llywelyn told BBC Wales it was "disgusting" that the company refused to publish his bilingual restaurant review.
Arfon MP Hywel Williams said TripAdvisor's lack of Welsh "undermines confidence".
TripAdvisor said adding a new language takes "a significant amount of time and investment".
Mr Llywelyn, who runs Caernarfon Walks, or DroDre, said: "There must be some law to prevent companies like this behaving in a disgusting way towards the culture and the language."
He previously complained about the issue in November.
Welsh language commissioner Meri Huws said she contacted Tripadvisor in 2015 drawing attention to the official status given to the Welsh language, and advising them of practical steps as to how to use the language.
TripAdvisor currently operates in 28 languages.
A spokesman said: "Unfortunately, the process of adding new languages to TripAdvisor is one that does takes a significant amount of time and investment - it is not simply a 'flick of the switch' process.
"We must ensure that every language in which we operate is fully integrated into our moderation and fraud detection tools and processes.
"We also have to ensure our investigation and content teams consist of analysts fluent in that language too.
"Without those safeguards in place, we cannot publish content submitted by travellers in that language."
Nashville-based Gibson, whose products are used by artists in every genre of music, will pay a $300,000 (£190,000) fine and a $50,000 community payment.
Gibson admitted violating the Lacey Act, which requires firms to know that timber they use is legally obtained.
Deforestation is a huge issue affecting Madagascan wildlife such as lemurs.
Gibson's premises were raided by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in 2010 and 2011, with agents impounding ebony and rosewood imported from Madagascar and India.
The FWS found evidence that an employee had told Gibson two years previously that its Madagascan imports might be illegal, but that the company had nevertheless ordered further stocks.
"As a result of this investigation and criminal enforcement agreement, Gibson has acknowledged that it failed to act on information that the Madagascar ebony it was purchasing may have violated laws intended to limit overharvesting and conserve valuable wood species from Madagascar, a country which has been severely impacted by deforestation," said Assistant Attorney General Moreno following the settlement.
The ebony was mainly in the form of strips that would be fashioned into fretboards for guitars, mandolins and banjos.
Following the raids, environment groups urged the US Department of Justice to press its case and make a high-profile example of the guitar manufacturer.
But Gibson boss Henry Juszkiewicz said the issue was an example of the "over-reach" of government.
The case became a cause celebre in Tea Party circles, with right-wing politicians saying a US company should not be treated this way over environmental concerns.
The US Congress amended the Lacey Act in 2008 to tackle the continuing demand for hardwoods such as ebony in the face of evidence that much of the international trade was illegal.
The act is now one of the world's toughest laws on the issue.
In March, the World Bank published a report indicating that the illegal timber trade was worth $10-15bn (£7.5-11bn) per year globally.
Illegal logging in Madagascar became much more severe after the 2009 coup that brought Andry Rajoelina to power.
Conservation groups working in the country say enforcement of logging laws is virtually non-existent in many areas.
In addition to the payments, Gibson is withdrawing its claim to wood seized by the FWS, estimated to be worth more than £200,000.
The company has not yet commented on the settlement.
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The UN food agency says billions of the plant-devouring insects have swarmed the island.
They are worried the bugs could destroy essential rice crops, leaving half of the country's population short of food.
It's the worst plague to hit the island for over 60 years.
On Sina Weibo, China's largest microblogging platform, the search function for several phrases related to the massacre have been blocked, including "Tiananmen" "six four" and "tank".
More seemingly innocuous terms, such as "candlelight" and "today", have also been blocked.
Users putting in those terms are shown a message that reads: "The search terms are not displayed, in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations."
According to Chinese state media, there are more than two million people hired to monitor internet activity in China.
However, China's popular message app Weixin appears to have escaped censorship, with users able to post photos and messages related to the anniversary.
Many users on China's microblogs are accustomed to finding creative ways to bypass the monitors.
In previous years, workarounds have included a photo of rubber ducks taking the place of tanks on Tiananmen Square, a Lego recreation of the famous scene where a man blocked a line of tanks on the square, and a photo of playing cards on Tiananmen Square, showing the numbers "8-9-6-4".
However, censorship efforts appear to have been stepped up this year, with fewer pictures seen referring to the crackdown online.
The phrase "May 35" has previously been used to refer to the crackdown, given the blocking of the term "June 4". However, "May 35" was also banned this year.
One user, who did not wish to be identified, told the BBC that the candle emoticon was missing from the usual emoticons available on Sina Weibo, and the word "candle" was blocked.
"I saw more content on 4 June last year - but there seems to be much less online this year," he said.
Charlie Smith, co-founder of Free Weibo, an uncensored version of Sina Weibo, told the BBC: "Some photos are making it through but not many. It saddens me to say that the censors can likely claim victory today, at least around this event."
Pictures of rubber ducks and odd number combinations all seemed to be blocked successfully, he added.
Nonetheless, some users have managed to commemorate the event with oblique references and images.
Many began writing "1-9-8-9" in an attempt to avoid being blocked - although the censors eventually caught up.
Xiao Chen, a poet, shared a photo of students at a university in Beijing, with the words: "1-9-8-9 May, Beijing. A university dormitory."
The reference was picked up by other users, with one commenting "that was an era that was quickly forgotten", and another writing: "25 years have past".
One user changed his profile picture to an image of a candle.
Another user outside China posted a link to an interview about the crackdown, with the hashtag #The day of Amnesia#.
One man used a tongue-in-cheek reference to the censors to mark the day.
"It's that time of year again when certain numbers become illegal," he wrote, sharing a photo of the phrase "25 years" being blocked on his Weibo account.
Meanwhile, the Canadian embassy in Beijing also made its own reference to the crackdown.
The consulate's official Sina Weibo account posted a picture of the ambassador and his wife on a cycling tour near the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall - which is located on Tiananmen Square.
"The visit let them remember various past events about the square, including those years when the square had a more relaxed, amicable atmosphere."
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If the P10 detects there is more than one person being photographed in a "selfie", it automatically switches from standard to wide-angle mode.
The phone's rear cameras also use use 3D depth-sensing technology to help enhance portraits.
Analysts said the device only marks a relatively minor improvement on last year's well-received model.
It was unveiled on the eve of Mobile World Congress, a tech trade show in Barcelona.
"I think it's deliberately incremental, but I don't think that's a problem," commented Ben Wood from CCS Insight.
"It makes it an even more refined version of the P9, which was a milestone device for Huawei as it took them from being a relative unknown to a player with a credible top-end smartphone."
The Chinese firm is currently the world's third bestselling smartphone-maker. It has said it intends to be one of the top two by the end of 2018.
The company shipped more than 139 million handsets last year - according to market analysis by IDC - which represented a 30% gain on 2015.
That put Huawei's share of 2016's smartphone market at 9%, behind Apple with 15% and Samsung with 21%.
The P10 continues Huawei's alliance with Leica, the German camera-maker whose brand is stamped on the phone's photo sensor components.
As before, there are two of these cameras on the rear of the device, one capturing colour, the other black-and-white data - the information is combined to create a single 12 megapixel colour image or used to deliver a 20 megapixel monochrome one.
What is new, is that software now analyses the difference between the two images to work out the position and size of the subject's various facial features - such as how big a nose they have. This is then used to adjust the lighting, shadows and skin colours to try and produce more flattering portraits.
In addition, Huawei has built in software co-developed by the action camera-maker GoPro to automatically create photo books and videos.
The firm has also moved the fingerprint sensor from the rear of the device to the front.
The standard P10 has a 5.1in 1080p high definition display, while the P10 Plus has a 5.5in higher resolution component.
The Plus will cost €699 (£590) and up while the standard P10 will sell for €649.
Much of the firm's press conference was dedicated to the fact they now come in blue and green bodies among other options.
"If you saw it against the P9 you might think: what's the difference?" commented David McQueen from ABI Research.
"What Huawei has done is really push the camera features and functionality.
"That will appeal to keen photographers, but others won't notice much improvement."
Phone-makers usually take to the stage at Mobile World Congress to explain the new features of their latest handset in a glitzy no-expense-spared presentation.
Huawei certainly didn't scrimp on the venue or staging. Strange, then, that it spent the first 25 minutes talking about colours. In unparalleled detail.
Did you know for example that the colour blue symbolises "constancy", because the sky has not fallen and it is blue. Except of course when it is orange, or red. Or black.
The in-depth colour briefing was more suited to a private internal design meeting at Huawei, rather than being broadcast to the world's press.
As the speaker announced the conclusion of her speech about the colour blue, a few savage cheers rang out in the auditorium.
But at least it got the message across. The phone is now a bit better than last year, and comes in blue.
Estimates suggest there has been at least a doubling in requests in Brazil and an increase of a third in other countries.
Many governments have advised women not to get pregnant due to the risk of babies being born with tiny brains.
The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
BBC News: Abortion dilemmas
A termination remains illegal in many parts of Latin America, but women simply turn to unofficial providers.
Women on Web, which advises women online and then delivers pills to end a pregnancy, is one of the largest.
The researchers analysed the thousands of requests received by Women on Web in the five years before the Pan American Health Organization issued its warning on Zika on 17 November 2015.
It used this to predict how many abortion requests would have been expected between 17 November 2015 and 1 March 2016.
The analysis of countries that advised against getting pregnant suggested Brazil and Ecuador had had more than twice the expected demand for abortions.
Analysis from other countries, which did not advise against pregnancy, suggested smaller increases in abortion demand.
One woman from Peru told Women on Web: "I'm very concerned, I'm two months pregnant and in my country Zika has been detected.
"We are all very alarmed and I do not want have a sick baby, please, I do not want to continue my pregnancy because it is very dangerous."
Another from Venezuela said: "I contracted Zika four days ago.
"I love children, but I don't believe it is a wise decision to keep a baby who will suffer. I need an abortion. I don't know who to turn to. Please help me ASAP."
Dr Catherine Aiken, one of the researchers, from the University of Cambridge, told the BBC News website: "Everywhere governments said, 'Don't get pregnant' and there was Zika transmission, there was a tremendous surge in the number of women taking matters into their own hands.
"There were huge increases in abortions across the region."
Dr Aiken criticised the countries' "very hollow" messages to delay pregnancy that had generated "fear, anxiety and panic with no means to act on it".
Meanwhile Abigail Aiken, an assistant professor from the University of Texas at Austin, said: "Accurate data on the choices pregnant women make in Latin America is hard to obtain.
"If anything, our approach may underestimate the impact of health warning on requests for abortion, as many women may have used an unsafe method or visited local underground providers."
Prof Jimmy Whitworth, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the report "agrees with what I have heard informally from several sources in Latin America about increased interest in finding out more, and in making requests for abortions".
He told the BBC: "This apparent increase in making requests for abortion looks plausible and is not surprising given the situation with the epidemic and societal pressures."
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Margetson, 44, was part of Wales manager Chris Coleman's backroom staff at the 2016 European Championship and worked with England boss Sam Allardyce at West Ham.
He will combine his international duties with his role as goalkeeping coach at Cardiff City.
"This is a great opportunity and I am excited to be working alongside Sam again," he said.
"I know what he can bring to a squad and also to the coaching staff."
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The previous system will be re-introduced for the Bahrain Grand Prix on 1-3 April after criticism of the new knock-out format at the season's first race in Australia on Saturday.
The teams made a unanimous decision at a meeting in Melbourne on Sunday.
"We wanted to improve the show and we went in the wrong direction," Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff said.
"It shows there is common sense in F1."
The decision to change qualifying was instigated by F1 commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone.
The 85-year-old voted in favour of the new system, although he had wanted to introduce a more radical approach that would see the fastest drivers after qualifying demoted on the grid to try to promote closer racing.
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But Wolff said that Ecclestone would fall in line with the teams' decision.
"He agreed to it," Wolff said. "I spoke to him and he sees it was the wrong decision.
"You can't blame anybody because we really tried to optimise the show and we got it wrong.
"I am not quite sure he is happy to go back to the old format because he'd like to shake things up, understandably. But it is better to go back to the old format rather than staying with what we've invented yesterday."
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner added: "It was done with the best intentions, to try to shuffle the grid around and create more excitement and to help the promoters. and unfortunately that didn't happen. We gave it a go. The responsible thing has happened, the teams collectively have agreed it didn't work and to go back with immediate effect."
Wolff said it was likely changes to the format of grand prix weekends would be discussed again ahead of the 2017 season.
"We shouldn't wipe it completely off the table that there isn't a more attractive format," he said, "but it needs consideration and structure so this will not happen during 2016. And over the winter we will revisit it.
"There is for sure ways of optimising qualifying and maybe even the race. But what we need is to properly assess what is right and wrong and not have erratic decision making.
"I think we should have more tyres and we should let them drive flat out, provide a great show, make it less complicated, the fastest man is on pole. That's what counts."
The decision needs to be approved formally by the final two stages of the legislative process, the F1 Commission and the FIA World Council.
Unanimity is needed there and tyre supplier Pirelli, which has a seat on the F1 Commission, did not say it would agree to the change.
Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery said: "We haven't heard all the arguments. There are positives and negatives. Obviously Q3 needed improving; not having cars running was unanimously seen as negative by fans and viewers but that could be resolved by going back to last year's Q3.
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In his first annual report, Kevin Hyland said police in England and Wales had received 3,146 allegations, but recorded just 884 crimes.
He said there were "too many gaps" for victims to fall through.
The National Police Chiefs' Council said the crime had "unique challenges".
The report comes as Prime Minister Theresa May calls for the UK to lead the global fight against human trafficking, promising it will "work tirelessly" to combat modern slavery.
Mr Hyland, who was appointed by Ms May last year, said there would need a "first-class response across the UK" for the UK to achieve this ambition.
His analysis indicated that, at best, 28% of referrals in England and Wales were recorded as crimes last year.
When the referrals are not recorded as crimes, investigations are not launched and victims do not receive the justice and support they need and deserve, Mr Hyland warned.
Police Scotland fared little better - of the 154 potential victims identified through the National Referral Mechanism, only 13 crimes were recorded.
But in Northern Ireland 100% of referrals were recorded under a human trafficking and exploitation offence.
Mr Hyland said this showed it was possible to record modern slavery crime accurately.
The report said: "Inadequacies in this area impact not only present and future victims, but could also allow organised crime groups to act with impunity, compromising the UK's national security."
The National Police Chiefs' Council said modern slavery was a "complex and cross-border type offence" but that officers could do more.
Its spokesman said: "It does not excuse the gap between national referrals and recorded crime in some areas. We also believe there are many victims of modern slavery who are yet to be identified."
The Home Office estimates there are between 10,000 and 13,000 potential victims of human trafficking in Britain, with 45 million worldwide.
Mihaela was trafficked three times across Europe from Romania to work in the sex trade against her will.
"In the mornings and afternoons I'd have 15 clients," she says.
"In the evenings, through to the next morning, they'd bring another 20 to me."
The 26-year-old says she was trafficked out of Romania to Hungary, Austria and Switzerland with a gun to her head - the first time when she was aged just 16.
"I had a lover and he was part of the mafia traffickers," she says.
Mihaela's story: Trafficked from Romania.
As home secretary, Mrs May was responsible for passing the UK's Modern Slavery Act last year - the first of its kind in Europe.
Speaking at a service in Westminster in honour of 18th-Century anti-slavery campaigner William Wilberforce later, Mrs May will say: "Our challenge is to ensure that the fight against slavery carries on - to free people from the bonds of servitude, to free those in mental chains, and to free people from the clutches of slave-drivers and traffickers.
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He told the BBC Tories were at one on the key issue - the need for change to ensure the UK remained competitive.
Tory grandee Lord Howe has accused the PM of "running scared" of Eurosceptics and losing control of the party.
Activists say the party is in "crisis" amid rows over gay marriage, Europe and a "disconnect" with the grassroots.
The prime minister has pledged an in-out referendum on Britain's relationship with the European Union by 2017 if he wins the next election outright.
But Mr Cameron says he wants first to try to renegotiate aspects of Britain's relationship with the EU.
Mr Hunt's intervention comes amid anger among party activists at reported comments by a member of Mr Cameron's inner circle - denied by Downing Street - that Tory grassroots Eurosceptics were "mad, swivel-eyed loons".
The health secretary told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that he did not believe anyone close to Mr Cameron made those comments and they did not reflect the views of the prime minister.
He added: "If you look at the substance of the issue, the Conservative Party is absolutely united.
"We look at the European Union and we worry about Britain's ability to compete in the global race... the Conservative Party says if we are going to be successful in that global race we need to renegotiate our relationship with Europe and give the British people a say."
Mr Cameron was "showing leadership" and not sweeping serious issues under the carpet: "He and I would like to have a relationship with Europe where we can stay in the European Union and be confident we can be successful in the global race," Mr Hunt said.
The Eurosceptic UK Independence Party's recent local election successes in England have increased pressure on Mr Cameron to do more now to commit to a referendum.
Lord Howe, who resigned from Margaret Thatcher's government over her policy towards Europe, told the Observer newspaper Mr Cameron had "opened a Pandora's box politically and seems to be losing control of his party in the process", over his plan to renegotiate the UK's relationship with the European Union.
The party leadership was "in effect running scared of its own backbenchers," he said.
Conservative Party activists handing in a petition to Downing Street against government plans for same-sex marriage, which returns to the Commons on Monday, used the Europe row and what they term "loongate" to highlight a "crisis in the Conservative Party".
"It is a crisis of conservatism, the lack of a conservative vision and narrative in leadership and government," they said.
"This crisis underpins all of the three issues that currently dominate the news agenda, and all three are destroying the Conservative Party."
The petition, signed by 34 past and present local constituency chairmen, accuses the prime minister of costing the party "dearly in votes and membership" by pressing ahead with plans for same-sex marriage.
On Europe, they say while there is "nothing wrong with David Cameron's position... as things stand" both sides of the debate have been "angered by the process and lack of clarity in getting there".
Labour peer and former EU commissioner Lord Mandelson told the BBC pulling out of the EU would be a "great setback economically" for the UK, because it would restrict access to, and influence over, the single market.
He said: "The 'UK isolation party' and their fellow travellers in the Conservative Party are operating a Sopranos-style protection racket inside the Conservative Party.
"They are saying: 'Do what we want, give us what we are demanding or we are going to burn your home down'. In my view the prime minister has got to say enough is enough."
However, Conservative MP John Redwood told the BBC Eurosceptics were happy with Mr Cameron's policy of "negotiate and decide" and they simply wanted him to "get on with that negotiation".
Meanwhile, No 10 has said it is "categorically untrue" that anyone in Downing Street made the "swivel-eyed loons" comment about Conservative activists.
And party co-chairman Lord Feldman said he was taking legal advice over "untrue" web rumours he had made "derogatory comments", saying in a statement: "I would like to make it quite clear that I did not, nor have ever described our associations in this way or in any similar manner."
Question 1. For every 100 people who could vote here in the 2015 election, how many did?
Turnout is valid votes / electorate.
Source: Rallings & Thrasher
Question 2. What is the average age here?
Median age is the age at which half the population is younger and half older
Sources: 2011 Census England & Wales, ONS, 2011 Census Scotland, NRS, 2011 Census NI, NISRA
Question 3. For every 100 people who live here, how many were born outside the UK?
Sources: 2011 Census England & Wales, ONS, 2011 Census Scotland, NRS, 2011 Census NI, NISRA
Question 4. For every 100 people, aged 16 and over, how many have a degree-level qualification or above?
Sources: 2011 Census England & Wales, ONS, 2011 Census Scotland, NRS, 2011 Census NI, NISRA
Question 5. What is the average weekly earning for residents who are employed?
Based on median, full-time earnings of adult employees working in the area.
Sources: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings GB, 2016, ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings NI
Question 6. For every 100 people, how many describe their own health as 'good' or 'very good'?
According to how people assessed their own health in the 2011 Census
Sources: 2011 Census England & Wales, ONS, 2011 Census Scotland, NRS, 2011 Census NI, NISRA
Question 7. For every 100 who are employed here, how many work in the public sector? (Great Britain only, due to data availability)
Public sector employment includes local and central government, health services, police, armed forces, education and other public organisations.
Sources: Business Register and Employment Survey, 2015, ONS
Question 8. What is the average property price in this constituency? (England and Wales only, due to data availability)
Based on all property sales in the area during 2016.
Sources: UK house price figure based on equivalent data from the ONS House Price Index 2016.
Small Area House Prices, 2016, ONS, National House Price Index, ONS
All data correct as at March 2017
Scores are out of 100. Each question carries an equal weighting and the score for each question is based on how close a guess is to the actual answer. For guesses that are more than 15% either side of the real answer, zero marks are given. For guesses that are within this range, score is calculated as a proportion of the marks based on how close the given answer is to the real answer.
Lee Pettite, who was 22, was found on Oakley Walk, Eston in March, having staggered a short way.
Luke Lovell, 22, of Wilton Way, has been found guilty of his murder. Gordon Blue Smith, 23, of Laburnum Road was convicted of manslaughter.
Christopher Stubbs, 21, from South Bank, had already admitted murder. The men will be sentenced on Monday.
Lee Pettite's mother, Vanessa Prest, said his death had "totally destroyed" the family.
"I feel angry that he has been taken from us and I feel robbed of my chance to say goodbye - that is why there is no closure for me and the rest of my family," she said.
"I just can't see how I'll ever get over my son's death."
Cleveland Police said the Bankfields community in Eston had been "horrified by the violent murder of Lee Pettite in a park in broad daylight".
"Stubbs, Smith and Lovell have shown no remorse or compassion for their victim and they have made no attempt to fully account for their actions," Det Ch Insp Steve Young said.
He thanked witnesses who were "brave enough to come forward".
The incident was isolated and unusual for the area, he added.
On Thursday experts say amateur star-gazers have the best chance in years of seeing them in all their glory.
The powerful rays can interfere with airline navigation systems, satellites and even NASA space crews.
But if you're wondering what causes the night sky to glow, check out Leah's report from the last time they were really visible to find out more...
Lee Tomlin blasted a second-half penalty over the bar, after John Mousinho hauled down Aden Flint.
Aaron Wilbraham's header did find the net, but was ruled out for pushing, and City have now not won for five games.
Lloyd Dyer had a golden chance to give Burton the points, but somehow missed an open goal from a couple of yards.
The result heaped more pressure on City head coach Lee Johnson, whose side had plenty of chances to win and have now tasted victory just once in 16 league games.
The Robins made a fast start with Tomlin's volley hitting the bar before Joe Bryan's shot was fumbled around the post by Burton keeper Joe McLaughlin.
But Burton, who have lost just once on their last four away trips, had their chances, too, as Marvin Sordell brought two smart saves from Fabian Giefer.
Cauley Woodrow twice went close for Burton late on before a scramble in the Brewers goalmouth brought three goal-line clearances.
But the visitors held on to stretch their unbeaten league run to four games, keeping them in 19th place, three points clear of the relegation zone, while City dropped a place to 22nd, a point off safety.
Bristol City boss Lee Johnson:
"I don't know how we didn't score, but clearly we have to stop running over black cats.
"Lee Tomlin reckons the ground gave way under him as he went to strike the penalty and we scored a good goal just before half-time, only to have it ruled out.
"I can't find much fault with the performance other than we didn't stick the ball in the back of the net.
Johnson on his future at Bristol City: "Nothing has changed as far as I am concerned and I will go ahead in preparing for Norwich City on Tuesday night.
"The fans were really supportive today and I understand their frustration at the final whistle. The players gave everything and we just needed a break in front of goal."
Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough:
"We may not be as good as some of the other teams, but there is nothing wrong with our spirit.
"The players put bodies on the line, which is the least we must do if we are to compete in the Championship.
"I haven't seen the penalty incident again, but it looked harsh at the time. For a goalless draw, the game certainly didn't lack incident."
Match ends, Bristol City 0, Burton Albion 0.
Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Burton Albion 0.
Foul by Aden Flint (Bristol City).
Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. David Cotterill (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Milan Djuric (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by John Mousinho (Burton Albion).
Foul by Milan Djuric (Bristol City).
Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card.
David Cotterill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Luke Varney (Burton Albion).
Attempt saved. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Milan Djuric (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Cotterill with a cross.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Ben Turner.
Attempt blocked. Jamie Paterson (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Aden Flint (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Cotterill.
Attempt blocked. Bailey Wright (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Taylor.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jon McLaughlin.
Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Milan Djuric with a headed pass.
Substitution, Bristol City. Jamie Paterson replaces Lee Tomlin.
Substitution, Burton Albion. Matthew Palmer replaces Marvin Sordell.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jon McLaughlin.
Korey Smith (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
Attempt missed. Cauley Woodrow (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kyle McFadzean.
Substitution, Burton Albion. Kyle McFadzean replaces Luke Murphy.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Korey Smith (Bristol City) because of an injury.
Korey Smith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lasse Vigen Christensen (Burton Albion).
Foul by Milan Djuric (Bristol City).
Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Lloyd Dyer.
Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Bailey Wright (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
Sludden's poise in the Red Hand line-up has been one of the features of the football season to date.
Harte has picked the 24-year-old in the crucial centre half-back role and the Dromore man has delivered in spades.
"Mickey has put me in there at number six and it has transformed my game," adds teacher Sludden.
"Because of his organisation, he always has you really well prepared going into any game so that you are prepared for any eventuality.
"That's very important for a young player like myself."
Sludden has featured both in attack and defence for his club and during his Red Hand county under-age days.
Asked whether he sees himself as a defender or a forward, the articulate Dromore man replies that "it's a very good question".
"I don't know myself. I can play both. In the modern game, you have to adapt and rotate a lot.
"And the position of centre half-back has evolved so much. Before it might have been all about dropping back, sweeping and mark-marking but now it's more about breaking forward and transition as well."
Sludden mentions the 'T-word' which has become such as essential part of GAA parlance over the past couple of seasons as teams look to break at pace after turnovers.
"It has developed and you have to change your game around that."
In terms of Sunday's opponents, while Sludden admits there is a "rivalry and respect" between the two sets of players, he baulks at suggestions of any major animosity.
"When it comes to the game, it's going to get a bit heated like any game but I wouldn't use the word 'hatred'."
However, Tyrone will surely feel they are long overdue a championship victory over Donegal after losing their last four meetings in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Indeed, one has to go back to the 2007 Ulster semi-final to find Tyrone's last championship victory over Sunday's opponents.
For his part, Sludden does let slip that Harte's squad are "very confident that we'll do the business".
"But we know it's going to have to be a full 70-75-minute performance and we haven't really being doing that. Donegal are a very strong side."
Steered off message for another brief moment, Sludden adds that Tyrone "most definitely" believe they are good enough to go all the way in the championship this year before he quickly adds that the "focus is always on the next game".
The Japanese company, which quit the sport in 2009 after years of poor results with its own team, is reigniting one of the most successful partnerships in F1 history.
The move to feature turbo engines and extensive energy recovery technology from 2014 is behind Honda's re-think.
Honda said regulation changes were "central" to its participation.
Honda boss Takanobu Ito explained: "Honda has a long history of advancing our technologies and nurturing our people by participating in the world's most prestigious automobile racing series.
"The new F1 regulations with their significant environmental focus will inspire even greater development of our own advanced technologies."
Honda and McLaren dominated F1 from 1988-91, winning four consecutive world drivers' titles with Ayrton Senna in 1988, '90 and '91 and Alain Prost in '89.
Between them, they produced the most successful year in F1 history, winning 15 of the 16 races in 1988.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh said the partnership was "a new and exciting chapter" in his team's history.
He added: "The names of McLaren and Honda are synonymous with success in Formula 1, and, for everyone who works for both companies, the weight of our past achievements together lies heavily on our shoulders.
F1 constructors' titles:
1985 - McLaren-TAG
1986 - Williams-Honda
1987 - Williams-Honda
1988 - McLaren-Honda
1989 - McLaren-Honda
1990 - McLaren-Honda
1991 - McLaren-Honda
1992 - Williams-Renault
"But it's a mark of the ambition and resolve we both share that we want once again to take McLaren-Honda to the very pinnacle of Formula 1 success. Together we have a great legacy - and we're utterly committed to maintaining it."
McLaren will continue with current engine supplier Mercedes in 2014, but, with Honda waiting in the wings, it will undoubtedly be a slightly uncomfortable relationship.
Mercedes will also be keen to ensure that Honda has no access to its engine technology.
McLaren driver Jenson Button raced for Honda's factory team in F1 from 2006-8, winning the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix but enjoying very little other success.
The Englishman, who won the 2009 world championship for the team after it was renamed Brawn following Honda's pull-out at the end of 2008, said he was "thrilled and excited" about Honda's return, describing it as "a great development for Formula 1 fans and the sport as a whole".
McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale said Honda would be prepared to supply other teams if required to do so, as specified in the F1 rules.
Engine: 1.6-litre, V6s, with single turbo. Engines can rev to 15,000rpm, five power units per season per driver (each engine does 4,000km). 15% fewer moving parts
Turbo: Size unlimited, maximum revs 125,000rpm
Energy recovery (Ers) system: 161bhp for 33.3 seconds a lap
Fuel limit: No more than 100kg (about 140 litres) of fuel in a race; max fuel-flow rate of 100kg per hour. This is a 30% increase in fuel efficiency
Thermal efficiency: 40% (target)
The new F1 engine regulations have come in for criticism from commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, who believes they are unnecessary, and smaller teams are concerned about the up-front costs of the engines.
These are significantly higher next year than they are at the moment, although the manufacturers have all promised to ensure costs come down over a five-year period so that they even out in the end.
Neale said: "Clearly F1 has to be cost-conscious but I think we have to also recognise that F1 cannot sit still.
"If it's going to be a technology showcase and contemporary with its markets, then embracing technology and making sure we are energy efficient is ensuring it stays healthy for the long run.
"So I'm sure there will be short-term pain, but I'm also sure that these technology steps are long-term the right way to go."
The engine rules were changed to make F1 more relevant to the road-car industry, and with the hope of attracting more manufacturers back into the sport.
Honda's return appears to be a vindication, and there are rumours other companies are considering entering the sport as well, with Toyota, Hyundai, VW/Audi and Ford mentioned.
The probe has been named Yutu or "Jade Rabbit", after the character that Chinese folklore says lives on the Moon's surface.
In recent years, China has made considerable progress in its space programme.
In June, three Chinese astronauts spent 15 days in orbit and docked their craft with an experimental space laboratory.
In 2007, the country despatched an unmanned spacecraft called Chang'e to orbit the Moon.
The craft stayed in space for 16 months before being intentionally crashed on to the Moon's surface.
A specific date for the latest launch, first announced in August, has not been given but officials said on Tuesday that it would happen in early December.
If all goes according to plan, the lunar probe will land on the Moon sometime in the middle of the month.
A landing vehicle will carry the rover, which will explore an area called the Bay of Rainbows, surveying the surface over three months.
The name Jade Rabbit was chosen after an online poll in which millions took part.
China sent its first astronaut into space in 2003, becoming the third country after Russia and the United States to achieve manned space travel independently.
The military-backed space programme is a source of national pride.
China is one of only three countries to have managed to independently send humans into space, the others being Russia and the US.
He was the favourite psychiatrist of the 1960s counterculture but his reputation slumped in his later years and there is still disagreement about whether he was a dangerous renegade or a visionary?
At his peak he was revered as the "high priest of anti-psychiatry", famous for his bestselling books and celebrity friends such as Sean Connery, who Laing is said to have treated for stress by introducing the James Bond actor to psychedelic drug LSD.
Laing's boldest experiment was the idealistic "safe haven" for mental health patients that he set up at Kingsley Hall in London's east end in 1965.
It is the subject of new film Mad To Be Normal, starring Scottish actor David Tennant, which premieres at the Glasgow Film Festival on Sunday.
The therapeutic community Laing set up for people with schizophrenia, which had no locks or traditional heavy duty drugs, attracted visitors from around the world as well as celebrities, poets, and rock stars.
It eventually disintegrated into chaos and did much to destroy the psychiatrist's reputation but many believe it inspired later, less mercurial, psychiatrists to treat patients outside the mental institution.
Ronald David Laing was born in the Govanhill area in the south of Glasgow in 1927.
He went to Hutcheson's Grammar School and Glasgow University to study medicine and became interested in mental health issues during his National Service in an Army psychiatric unit.
His son Adrian Laing told BBC Radio's Great Lives programme his father grew up in the "dark ages" of psychiatric treatment, with padded cells, primitive electric shock treatment and lobotomies.
He says that when Laing started in psychiatry in the early 1950s he thought the way patients were being treated was nothing less than "total barbaric behaviour on behalf of the psychiatrist".
Dr Gavin Miller, senior lecturer in medical humanities at Glasgow University, says Laing was interested in the concept of metanoia.
He says: "It is the idea that psychosis might be some sort of healing journey and the best thing to do was just to let people get on with it in a safe environment."
In 1955, Laing set up the Rumpus Room experiment at Gartnavel Hospital in Glasgow.
It was an attempt to remove patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia from the overcrowded and understaffed wards and place them in a more pleasant environment.
The idea was to let them use a large comfortably-furnished room, remove their drugs and give them greater access to nursing support.
After 18 months in the new environment all 12 patients had improved enough to be discharged but a year later they were all back in hospital.
Critics argued this demonstrated schizophrenia was a lifelong condition that could only be marginally improved by environment.
But Laing insisted there was something wrong with the world they were released to outside the hospital.
His experiences at Gartnavel formed the basis of his first book, The Divided Self, which was published in 1960 and became a phenomenon, selling 700,000 copies in the UK alone.
He said he wanted "to make madness and the process of going mad comprehensible".
A later book Sanity, Madness and the Family drew criticism because it was said to suggest that schizophrenia could be blamed on the parents of patients.
His son Adrian insisted his father had been misquoted and misinterpreted.
Dr Miller says the case studies in the book were "very problematic" and it was hard for psychiatrists to know what to do with them.
He says: "It is not the kind of research that is done very much. It is in-depth, nitty-gritty, personal, small-scale and interpretive.
"The studies are very interesting but I don't think mainstream psychiatry has understood what to do with them."
Laing's outspoken comments, his unusual approach and his lack of proper scientific control groups for his experiments led to major rifts with the establishment.
His drinking and drug use were also causing problems but his superstar status allowed him to put his theories into practice.
In 1965 he founded Kingsley Hall, a safe house where people with schizophrenia could act out their traumas unhindered by conventional morality.
It was underpinned Laing's philosophy that madness was a self-healing voyage.
He thought that if sufferers were provided with a supportive enough environment they would emerge recovered.
The idea drew international attention and his son Adrian says that therapists came from as far afield as America.
But there was something about the place "that made everyone fall apart".
This would not have been assisted by claims that Laing would keep LSD in the fridge as a "sort of spiritual laxative" for patients.
Laing's son says: "There was a very ambiguous line to be drawn between the patients and the therapists because the whole philosophy was to discover yourself through losing yourself.
"The distinction between the patient and therapist just did not exist. Everyone was there for a reason which was a voyage of self-discovery.
"The establishment wanted it closed down. They thought it was liberalism to the point of negligence. It was endangering the lives of the inmates.
"To them it represented the lunatic extreme of radical psychiatry."
One famous patient was Mary Barnes who had schizophrenia and underwent regression therapy back to her infancy and painted the walls with her faeces.
She later discovered a talent for art becoming a successful painter.
Kingsley Hall continued for five years but was brought to an end after two people jumped off the roof.
Dr Miller says Laing's reputation declined very sharply through the 70s and 80s.
The psychiatrist died from a heart attack in 1989, at the age of 61.
Dr Miller says: "There was a period towards the end of his career and after his death when the mainstream view would have been to dismiss him as a gadfly, someone who attempted to trouble psychiatry will his various ideas and had been soundly rebuffed and rebutted and repudiated."
"He was obviously quite a troubled character. He was flamboyant, he was very keen on being a celebrity, he was very provocative and this made his legacy almost too hot to handle.
"It took some distance and time for people to sift through what he was saying and see what might be valuable."
There are still those who argue that his views on schizophrenia were dangerous nonsense which encouraged patients to stop taking their medication.
However, others recognise his efforts to champion the cause of the mentally ill and his attempt to make madness comprehensible.
Dr Miller says: "When you get into the world of the practising psychiatrist there is a bit more sympathy for Laing because he is actually dealing with patients' day to day messy reality."
Mad To Be Normal will be released in cinemas nationwide on 6 April 2017.
The couple, from Northern Ireland, say the situation reached a crisis last week when their daughter threatened to take her own life.
Their story highlights the trauma faced by a family when a child experiences severe mental health issues.
The Southern Health Trust said it would not be commenting on the story.
Speaking to the BBC, the couple described life as fraught, saying they were at their wits' end trying to keep their daughter safe.
The mother has given up a full-time job to care for her daughter.
"Sometimes our little girl can only see a darkness and it's that darkness that she lives in," she said.
The family have asked for their identities to be protected.
The little girl has been battling anorexia since Christmas. Most recently, she says a voice is telling her not to eat and to end her life.
Her mum said that their daughter is slipping away from them.
"She is a very ill, little girl," she told the BBC.
"As recently as this morning she said she doesn't want to be here, she said her life isn't worth living anymore.
"She has a strong voice in her head that's telling her she just wants to die and just wants me to let her go."
The issue came to a head last week when the girl experienced a serious breakdown while staying at the Niamh Louise Foundation in Dungannon for respite care.
Her mother said it was a horrifying experience.
She told BBC News NI: "She has bruises on her body where she thrashed and thrashed she shouted: 'Mummy let me go, please mummy, I am begging you.'
"Her eyes rolled to the back of her head.
"We waited for the ambulance crew to come and when they did they said they had never seen anything like it in a child.
"I held her in my arms as if I was squeezing that voice out of her.
"'Go, Go!' I said. 'You aren't taking my girl.'
"She was like a wild animal, she was in so much pain."
The family have been working with a community mental health team in the Southern Health Trust, but say that is no longer sufficient.
The girl's father said there is a void in Northern Ireland's health and social care system to care for children as seriously ill as his daughter.
"We are currently in limbo land here because of this massive void that is between what is available from the various agencies and what there is when it is the final straw," he said.
"What we are asking for is for people to give us help, to give us advice, to give us the tools we need for our daughter to survive."
Their story highlights the lack of appropriate inpatient care in Northern Ireland for children and adolescents.
The Beechcroft unit in south Belfast is Northern Ireland's only inpatient facility to treat children with mental health problems.
Those involved in the girl's care do not believe Beechcroft is a suitable place for a child as young as 12.
The family say they were told that even if Beechcroft was suitable, there was currently a three-week waiting list.
The family insist their daughter needs somewhere safe to get well and home is not the place, as they have other children.
While they praise the care team, the couple also feel that their daughter's illness must be treated more seriously.
Frustrated by the system, this week they paid a private mental health consultant to independently assess their daughter.
That report confirms that she would benefit from in-patient care.
Debbie Howard, the founder of Fighting Eating Disorders NI - a local charity which help sufferers and their families - has called for additional beds and facilities to treat children as young as 12.
Catherine McBennett, of the Niamh Louise Foundation, said more facilities for children and young people suffering from mental health problems are needed in Northern Ireland.
"More beds are needed, when you consider that there are only 33 beds available for children and young people in Northern Ireland," she said.
"But there's also a massive gap within the services. Children and young people, like this young person, do not fit the criteria to have a bed at the moment, so where do they go?
"So what we need is a respite [service] that will be able to give the young person the medical and mental attention that they need."
Frank Field, of the Work and Pensions Committee, had said Sir Philip's knighthood should be removed if he did not repay £571m to BHS's pension fund.
Sir Philip said Mr Field should stand down "as he is clearly prejudiced".
Separately, former Mark and Spencer chairman Lord Myners has been appointed to advise the MPs on BHS's collapse.
Lord Myners was on the M&S board when it fought off a bid from Sir Philip in 2004.
Referring to Mr Field's comment, Sir Philip said it was an "outrageous outburst", adding that he was "horrified" that the MP "is prepared to make comments like this in public".
In his first public comments on the collapse of BHS, Sir Philip said: "Clearly he has already made his decision as to what he feels the punishment should be without even hearing any evidence from anybody about BHS or the circumstances of the last 15 years."
A committee source stressed Mr Field's remarks were his own personal views.
Sir Philip bought BHS in 2000 for £200m but sold it to Retail Acquisitions last year for £1.
He has faced criticism about his role after BHS went into administration last month, threatening thousands of jobs.
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Sir Philip has agreed to appear before the Work and Pensions Committee and the Business Innovation and Skills Committee, chaired by Iain Wright, to answer questions about the collapse.
Sir Philip has written to the two Commons committee chairmen asking for an end to his "trial by media".
In it Sir Philip said he wanted to record his concerns about various statements they had made to the press "for example, calling for me to lose my knighthood or suggesting that I have asset-stripped BHS without regard to pensions and employees.
"These statements suggest that you are leaping to conclusions before any evidence from any witness has been heard.
"They suggest that there will be no real attempt to run your inquiries in a fair way and that the outcome is pre-determined."
He added that witnesses would be less willing to provide voluntary assistance if the committee chairmen did not act in a responsible way.
Sir Philip said he welcomed the opportunity to assist committees that were "genuinely intended to get to the truth in a fair and balanced way and on the basis of actual facts."
Mr Field's remarks were made in a personal capacity to the Financial Times and have not been discussed officially by the two committees involved.
He confirmed to the BBC that he had received the letter and added: "Parliament will not be bullied."
The BBC has not been able to reach Mr Wright for a comment.
On Wednesday, Business Secretary Sajid Javid ordered the Insolvency Service to investigate the collapse of BHS immediately.
Mr Javid said in a statement: "This investigation will look at the conduct of the directors at the time of insolvency and any individuals who were previously directors. Any issues of misconduct will be taken very seriously."
At the time of BHS's sale last year, there were questions over the lack of retail experience of Dominic Chappell and his team at Retail Acquisitions, which became the majority shareholder of the department store chain.
A fortnight ago, the business fell into administration with debts of £1.3bn - including a pension deficit of £571m - putting 11,000 jobs at risk across 164 stores nationwide.
Sir Philip is believed to have offered to provide about £80m to help plug the pension deficit, but he has already faced accusations from Mr Wright that he crashed BHS "into a cliff".
Ahead of Sir Philip's appearance, the Work and Pensions Committee is due to hear from the Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund, BHS Pension Trustees, and Mr Chappell.
There is no suggestion that Sir Philip did anything illegal.
However, last week Lord Myners told the BBC Sir Philip had big questions to answer over his stewardship of BHS.
Lord Myners said: "The big question is whether when Philip Green sold BHS to a group of individuals with no retail experience, led by a former mini racing car driver and twice bankrupt person... that the pension scheme had enough assets to meet its liabilities."
On Friday, the Work and Pensions Committee appointed Lord Myers, who also served as City minister under Gordon Brown, to lead a team of financial experts who would help MPs investigate the collapse of BHS.
Sir David Norgrove, chairman of the Low Pay Commission and former chairman of M&S's pension fund, has also been recruited as a specialist adviser to the committee.
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The Birmingham City captain has scored 23 times since making her international debut against Italy in 2005.
"Karen is a great person and incredible football talent; in my eyes one of the best in the world," said Sampson.
A record attendance of 55,000 is expected for the national team's first match at Wembley.
Eight of the Team GB side that beat Brazil at Wembley in the 2012 Olympics are in the squad to face the European champions.
Casey Stoney, whose partner Megan Harris gave birth to twins last week, is excluded on fitness grounds.
The game marks the beginning of preparations for the FIFA Women's World Cup, which takes place in Canada next summer. England qualified with 10 wins out of 10.
Karen Bardsley (Manchester City), Siobhan Chamberlain (Arsenal), Carly Telford (Notts County); Laura Bassett (Chelsea), Lucy Bronze (Liverpool), Alex Greenwood (Everton), Steph Houghton (Manchester City), Claire Rafferty (Chelsea), Alex Scott (Arsenal), Demi Stokes (University of South Florida); Karen Carney (Birmingham City), Jade Moore (Birmingham City), Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal), Jo Potter (Birmingham City), Jill Scott (Manchester City), Fara Williams (Liverpool); Eniola Aluko (Chelsea), Jess Clarke (Notts County), Toni Duggan (Manchester City), Fran Kirby (Reading), Lianne Sanderson (Boston Breakers), Kelly Smith (Arsenal), Jodie Taylor (Washington Spirit).
Remarkably consistent - those are the words that come to mind when you first look at China's first quarter GDP data.
Yes growth is slowing but we all knew that, and Beijing has been broadcasting that for years now. China must slow in order to make the much-touted economic transition from manufacturing to services.
And so here we have it - almost as if the figures were plucked out of the minds of Beijing's officials themselves: 6.7% for the first quarter, bang in line with market expectations, and also extremely conveniently - what Beijing needs to see in order for full year growth to achieve the stated target of 6.5-7% for this year.
These numbers will definitely give Beijing the credibility to say to the world that although the economy is declining, it is also stabilising, and the slowdown isn't reeling out of control.
But the sceptics among you are sure to ask: In the face of weaker external demand, reduced global trade, and an uncertain economic environment, how did China manage to do this?
Let's drill down on the year-on-year numbers:
Fixed asset investment up 10.7%
New Loan Growth up 25%
Property investment up 6.2%
All these figures show that China is using the tried-and-tested formula of stimulus yet again. This time around China says it is using "targeted stimulus", but it is a path which has led to many of the problems it currently faces.
It says it wants to move away from this model of growth. But structural transition takes time, and is painful, as I've said many times before. And while Beijing has no shortage of patience, this data suggests that perhaps China's leaders are more addicted to stimulus and investment to grow the economy than they're willing to admit.
There's nothing wrong with using stimulus to fuel your economy - governments from the US to Japan have been doing it for years.
But where is the money coming from? Remember China already has worrying debt levels at its banks, at the corporate level and at the local municipal level too.
There are also social realities to consider; this transition is coming with massive job losses at state-owned enterprises and the last thing Beijing wants is unrest linked to unemployment.
After years of anti-corruption crackdowns, President Xi Jinping is probably also mindful of the political realities within his party - he has a lot riding on making sure the slowdown is managed successfully.
Chris Hill went over to give Warrington the lead while Ashton Sims extended the hosts' lead with half an hour gone.
Morgan Smith helped make it 18-0 while Joe Philbin crossed after the break.
Joe Mellor finally got Widnes off the mark but Matty Russell continued the rout before Corey Thompson ran in a late consolation try for the visitors.
The result means Warrington remain at the top of the Super League table with two games of the regular season left while Widnes remain in seventh place.
It was the second time in less than a week that Warrington had taken a comfortable half-time lead, having led Catalans Dragons 18-0 the break in their 26-22 win in Perpignan on Saturday.
Warrington, who had both Rhys Evans and Kurt Gidley back after they were ruled out for the trip to France with a hamstring injury and eye injury respectively, dominated much of the game but Thompson's late try cut the hosts' lead.
Victory for the Wire means they have now won their last six derby matches against Cheshire rivals Widnes at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.
Warrington Wolves head coach Tony Smith told BBC Radio Merseyside:
"We did some good things in the first half but second half I can't say we did.
"Throughout the game we were good defensively, but the first half we had some electrifying pieces of play.
"Matty Russell probably caught the eye tonight, Stefan Ratchford did well. Most of them were pretty good in the first-half but the second half a few went off the boil."
Widnes Vikings head coach Denis Betts told BBC Radio Merseyside:
"We were 20-0 down at half-time, we looked a bit flat, we got rolled. They scored some good tries and it wasn't a good second-half.
"We showed a bit more desire but they'd put the cue on the rack by then. We knew what was coming from Warrington.
"We want to be aside that competes every week - last week we go to Wigan and compete and survive, and week in week out that what you need."
Warrington Wolves: Ratchford, Russell, King, Atkins, Evans, Gidley, Patton, Hill, Dwyer, Sims, Currie, Hughes, King.
Replacements: Wilde, Smith, Bailey, Philbin.
Widnes Vikings: Hanbury, Thompson, Dean, Runciman, Ah Van, Mellor, Brown, Burke, White, Buchanan, Whitley, Houston, Cahill.
Replacements: J Chapelhow, Dudson, Heremaia, Farrell.
Referee: Gareth Hewer.
Attendance: 10,488.
Up to 5,094 free-running badgers in west Somerset and west Gloucestershire can now be shot by trained marksmen.
Ex-Queen guitarist Brian May, who led the rally, said the cull would not make "life any easier for farmers", adding: "We don't believe it will work."
Farmers believe badgers spread TB and have led to rising numbers of infected cattle being slaughtered every year.
Groups of farmers in the two pilot zones have been given licences to conduct culls using trained marksmen to shoot the distinctive black and white creatures.
The cull can take place over any continuous six-week period until 1 December.
Campaigner Paul Hornsby said: "Yes I live in a city, but I have a family of foxes living in my back garden and I believe it's their world too.
"I don't believe we have any right to kill these animals, badgers or foxes."
A minor scuffle broke out as the rally was not allowed to proceed to Parliament Square or Westminster Abbey because a BNP march was taking place.
A group of anti-cull protesters set fire to a pile of newspapers, causing smoke to drift over the grounds of the Houses of Parliament.
Eyewitness Ryan Barnes said anti-BNP and anti-cull protesters later began chanting "Save the badgers, smash the BNP" together.
During the rally, which was attended by an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 people, May also renewed calls for ministers to change their mind about the cull.
He said: "The great bit of new information is it has now been demonstrated that the cull cannot make economic sense.
"It will lose the taxpayer money rather than save it.
"That was really the last shred of reason that you could give for this cull going ahead.
"It is a very good time for Mr Cameron to reconsider and withdraw from this monstrous cull, in the public interest."
He also delivered a near-250,000 signature petition to Downing Street calling for the cull to be scrapped.
The government argues that the cull is necessary as part of efforts to stop spiralling numbers of outbreaks of TB in dairy and beef herds, which led to 28,000 cattle being slaughtered in England last year.
Without action, infection and costs will continue to soar, it is claimed.
Labour, which is against the cull, has tabled an opposition debate in the Commons for Wednesday.
A YouGov poll released on Friday showed 34% of people oppose a cull, 29% support the measure, while the remainder did not know or had no strong feelings.
A long-term study has shown that culling 70% of badgers in a particular area can reduce the disease in herds by 16%.
In west Gloucestershire the aim is to shoot up to 2,932 badgers in the first year of the cull.
In west Somerset, the target is 2,162 badgers, bringing the total number to 5,094 in this period.
This will equate to about 70 badgers being killed every night in west Gloucestershire and about 50 a night in west Somerset.
A third area, Dorset, is being considered for a cull, but a licence is not yet in place.
Farming minister David Heath said: "What we're trying to see in these pilot culls is whether it can be done humanely, safely and efficiently."
He said the culls were part of a wider strategy to improve bio-security, and that vaccines - suggested by opponents of the cull - were not ready yet and could not be used effectively.
He said other countries such as Ireland and New Zealand had adopted "similar policies" successfully to deal with the issue.
Lecturers are returning to work because the government had deposited money into a development fund for campuses, union leaders said.
The government had initially pledged to spend $1.3bn ($800m) to refurbish badly maintained public universities.
Nigeria is Africa's main oil producer, but its infrastructure is poor.
Education Minister Nyesom Wike had threatened to dismiss lecturers who failed to return to work by 4 December.
However, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) defied the ultimatum, continuing with the strike until it was called off on Tuesday.
ASUU has received proof that the government had deposited a significant amount of the $1.3bn into a fund at the central bank, union leaders are quoted by local media as saying.
"We implore our members to go back to class and the government to keep to every part of the agreement," ASUU official Karo Ogbinaka told the private news station Channels.
About 1.2 million students study at Nigeria's public and private universities, AFP news agency quotes the National Universities Commission as saying.
New buildings will help define our future cities, but what do people want from them?
A recent survey from design company Sasaki asked people from six different US cities what they loved and hated about their urban environment.
It revealed a passion for old buildings - 57% of those surveyed looked at old buildings when walking down the street, compared with 15% who admired skyscrapers. Only 17% wanted more shiny, iconic buildings.
The BBC spoke to a series of architects and technologists about some of the more unusual buildings that might populate our future cities. None are quite what you might expect.
Bjarke Ingels has been commissioned to transform the Givskud Zoo in Denmark. He envisages some radical changes.
This zoo, still at the concept stage, was based on a philosophy of having only social animals.
A lot of people associate zoos with a lonesome tiger encaged in a small box, going nuts from boredom and claustrophobia., And I think when you have a social zoo, you can actually have a big group of animals living together in a habitat that resembles their normal habitat.
That sounded like an interesting starting point because it means that as a visitor you'd find yourself way outnumbered by the animals and not the other way around.
Zoos used to be really important for science and education, when people couldn't travel.
Now you have film, television and inexpensive air fares that allow a lot of people to actually see animals for themselves.
So part of the role of the zoo has disappeared.
Hopefully, Zootopia can be a really exciting contribution to the zoo experience - maybe one that makes it more interactive.
The zoo's ambition was to try to be a place where visitors don't notice the barriers between them and the animals.
So you're at this tipping point between the feeling of intimacy and the need for safety and security.
Some of the barriers we can incorporate in the water - for instance, by making sure that the boats stay on the side that is too deep for the animals to cross.
There are all kinds of other landscape tricks to make various types of barriers.
The main challenge, of course, is to really design the zoo in a way that the enclosure is still there, it's just not visible.
We also want to eliminate all traces of man-made architecture - no round African huts or Chinese pagodas.
Without this romantic, nostalgic, vernacular architecture, we can integrate the architecture into the landscape so that any blatant evidence of human presence is gone. Like camouflage.
As architects, we create the framework for the life we want to live.
As life evolves, so should our cities and buildings. And if they don't fit with the way we want to live our lives, it is not only possible but even our responsibility to make sure we change the city and make our physical world a bit more like our dreams.
I call it the "pragmatic utopian" approach - the contrast between a practical approach to reality as it exists and the utopian idea of trying to achieve a perfect world at the same time.
Marc Kushner, co-founder of Architizer, an online catalogue of architectural projects, wants buildings that can be a bit more human.
Buildings of the future will be smarter and more efficient.
They will be controlled by our smartphones and built by drones and 3D printers - but none of that will matter unless the public falls in love with architecture, because only then will they appreciate and demand better buildings.
When my architect firm won the MoMA/PS1 Young Architects Prize in 2012, we tried to create a building that elicited an emotional connection from people. We gave it a personality. We called her Wendy.
Wendy, a summer installation, was a cantankerous character that was far from perfect.
She leaked water from water misters, she was built from temporary scaffolding, her stairs were steep, and her giant fans blew out gusts of air (disturbing well coifed hipsters).
It was in her imperfections that Wendy became loveable.
Wendy would shoot out water from a water cannon, and then doused visitors would turn around and say: "Oh, Wendy!" They tweeted at her and Instagrammed with her. She was their summer pal.
Wendy's massive surface area, over 5,000 sq ft (465 sq m), was coated with titanium nano-particles that essentially sucked pollution out of the air - activated by sunlight, when CO2 adhered to the surface and was washed away as a neutral element by rain water.
Wendy's skin took the equivalent of 250 cars off the road.
Advancing technology means that buildings can do nearly anything we ask them to do - like proactively create better air in our cities.
We will build great cities when architects design sympathetic buildings that treat end-users like friends, rather than inert masses.
Architects want the public to love their buildings, perhaps the first step is for their buildings to start loving those same people.
Michael Trousdell, an associate at consulting firm Arup, thinks the future will bring smarter materials and buildings that users can control.
In the 1960s, construction of the Sydney Opera House was made possible by computer-powered structural design. Most buildings today are built out of computer-designed smart combinations of steel, cement and rock.
As we make greater technological and socioeconomic advances, however, even smarter things are inevitable.
Our recent adoption of smartphones embodies what we can expect - more control and more choice.
The latest trends suggest smarter buildings will deliver more sophisticated user-control and "healthier" internal environments while also reducing environmental impact.
Forward-thinking building owners, such as Google, are driving this next wave of innovation.
The company's recently built office in Amsterdam is a great example - combining environmental aspirations (using non-toxic materials and prioritising energy and water saving in the design) with highly filtered fresh air throughout, including in the gym and other health-focused spaces such as a meditation room and restaurants.
Material science, meanwhile, which provided the magic that is modern reinforced concrete, is also delivering high-functioning materials such as aerogel - a super-insulation that is translucent.
This material is proposed to let light through the roof of the new Warner Stand at Lord's cricket ground, designed by Populous and Arup, while achieving a level of thermal insulation equivalent to an insulated wall, in just one-fifth the thickness.
Also, material engineers are poised to deliver affordable and efficient electrical energy storage, the missing component of our renewable future.
By combining this storage with internet controls, we can supply buildings with cheap, clean energy, generated outside of cities.
This will allow our industry to meet increasingly diverse and expanding needs with less environmental impact.
That is more than a smart building - it is a smart future for people and our planet.
The CBI now expects the UK economy to expand by 2.7% in 2015, compared with its November forecast of 2.5%.
It credited a combination of low inflation and improvements in employment for the increase.
However, it warned that "volatility" in the eurozone, including Greece and Ukraine, was a risk to growth.
The CBI said increased household spending, thanks in part to low inflation boosting pay, as well as wage growth finally picking up would help to drive growth.
It also forecast a 5.8% increase in business investment.
It said firms had more to spend because the sharp drop in oil prices had helped to lower their operating costs leaving more space for investment, but said North Sea companies had been hurt by the drop.
"While lower oil prices are keeping costs down for businesses and consumers, the North Sea oil companies are suffering, harming jobs and investment in the industry," said Katja Hall, CBI deputy director-general.
"Now is not the time for complacency, but falling unemployment coupled with improving wage growth and rock bottom inflation should mean that people see more money in their pockets," she added.
Growth was also likely be helped by lower interest rates, said the report. Markets are currently expecting an interest rate rise in early 2016.
Gross domestic product (GDP), which includes all the services and goods produced in a year, grew by 2.6% in 2014 - faster than other European economies but falling short of earlier expectations.
The CBI expects oil to remain below $65 per barrel in 2015 and it expects consumer price inflation to remain below 1%.
A Treasury spokesman said: "This is welcome news for households and families, but the job is not yet done so we must keep working through the plan that is delivering economic security in an uncertain world economy."
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna welcomed the CBI's upgrade of its forecast, but argued that many people were not feeling the benefit of economic growth.
He told BBC Breakfast: "People on average are earning £1,600 less now than they were in 2010. [The CBI] have been arguing that for a long time that we've got to sort out our skills system so we don't just concentrate on people going to university."
Team Sky team-mate Geraint Thomas crashed out with a fractured collarbone on Sunday and rival Richie Porte fractured a collarbone and his pelvis.
Defending champion Froome, 32, has an 18-second advantage over second-placed Fabio Aru after nine stages.
"It was a relentless pace from the start," Froome told BBC Sport.
"Crashes, dangerous descents, attacks from all my rivals, mechanical incidents - it just didn't stop."
Monday is the race's first rest day, with stage 10 on Tuesday taking the riders 178km (110.6 miles) from Perigueux to Bergerac.
Thomas, who was second overall before the stage, crashed on the damp descent of the Col de la Biche.
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Froome, chasing a fourth Tour title in five years and a third in a row, said: "There was a huge feeling of relief to have kept the yellow jersey, stayed in that front group and to have picked up a few bonus seconds - but a little bit of a downer given that we've lost Geraint Thomas, a huge part of the team and our mountain squad.
"Even without Geraint, as he crashed fairly early on, the team is extremely capable. Everyone has upped their game and risen to the challenge of defending the yellow jersey."
Thomas later joked that he was selling his ripped jersey, with the description: "Only worn once, slight signs of use. Might need a wash."
Australian Porte, riding for Team BMC, crashed at high speed descending the Mont du Chat. He received treatment on the road and was taken to ambulance wearing a neck brace.
Froome, a close friend of Porte and a former team-mate at Sky, described the crash as "horrendous".
"We've been in touch," Froome said. "That's going to be him out for a while, but I'm just grateful it's not a lot more serious.
"Soon after that one of my big rivals, Romain Bardet, attacked and the race wasn't going to let up at that point. The sport is ruthless."
Irishman Dan Martin, who was brought down in Porte's crash before ending the day sixth overall, said: "I guess the organisers got what they wanted."
On an eventful stage, Italian Aru attacked Froome when he suffered a mechanical problem climbing the Mont du Chat.
Britain's Simon Yates, who is in seventh riding for Orica-Scott, described it as a "dirty move", but Astana rider Aru, the Italian champion, said: "Honestly, I did not see the moment when Froome had a mechanical problem."
Froome said: "I'd never try and take advantage of a situation like that to attack the leader of a race when he's not able to ride his bike.
"Call me old-fashioned but that's just the way I felt."
The three-week race finishes in Paris on Sunday, 23 July.
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The bottle, still containing some of the beer, was found at St Piran's Oratory, near Perranporth, which is believed to be among the oldest places of Christian worship in Britain.
St Piran is the patron saint of tin miners and the phrase 'drunk as a Perraner' also comes from the legend.
The beer will be analysed to see what brew was used.
A spokesman from St Austell Brewery said it was believed the bottle dated back to 1910 and was found in an "immaculate condition".
He added the bottle also had a swastika logo on the cap, a popular brewing symbol at the time.
Archaeologist James Gossip said the bottle was believed to have been left in the sand by a worker in 1910 when the oratory was encased in a concrete structure in an attempt to protect it from the encroaching sand and waves.
The 6th Century remains of St Piran's Oratory are being uncovered in a major archaeological project by the St Piran Trust.
According to legend, St Piran was flung into the sea in the 6th Century by the kings of Ireland who were jealous of his healing powers.
Despite having a millstone around his neck, he did not drown - but "floated" across the sea and landed in Cornwall.
Each year, St Piran's story is retold in a drama on the dunes near the oratory on the Sunday nearest to 5 March.
As part of a plea deal, SAC Capital and related companies will cease operating as investment advisers, the FBI said.
The firms, plus any successors, must put measures in place to identify insider trading.
The deal includes $1.184bn in financial penalties, on top of $616m that SAC Capital will pay US regulators.
"Today marks the day of reckoning for a fund that was riddled with criminal conduct," Manhattan US attorney Preet Bharara said on Thursday.
Between 1999 and 2010, a number of SAC employees traded on inside information for more than 20 companies, the FBI said.
Eight employees have previously either pleaded guilty or been found guilty of insider trading. For example, in December 2013, portfolio manager Michael Steinberg of SAC company Sigma Capital Management was found guilty of insider trading in the securities of technology firms Dell and Nvidia.
SAC Capital Advisors was founded by billionaire Steven A Cohen.
Malcolm Millman, 58, has diabetes and a heart condition, but did not have his medication with him when he absconded.
The mental health unit resident went missing during a visit to a monastery in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, on 24 October and was last seen at Manchester Airport two days later.
Millman was convicted in 1996 after violent attacks on young women.
He is under the care of Chadwick Lodge, a medium secure facility in Milton Keynes.
Greater Manchester Police have released a new CCTV image of him and said he should not be approached by the public.
The investigation is being led by Thames Valley Police, which said Millman, who carries a walking stick, is also known as Richard Simon Barber, Michael Geoffrey Newman, and Raymond Pilkington.
Alex Neil said ministers would also look to reduce the stress of applying for social security.
Responsibility for a number of benefits is being devolved to MSPs as part of the new Scotland Bill.
They include the Carer's Allowance and benefits for the disabled such as the Disability Living Allowance.
Just over 15% of welfare spending north of the border will be devolved, with the legislation also giving the parliament in Edinburgh the power to create new benefits and top up existing payments.
Mr Neil will use a debate on Tuesday to set out the key principles that will underpin the Scottish government approach to welfare - that social security is an investment in the people of Scotland, with respect for the individual at the heart of the system.
Holyrood ministers also stress welfare services will be "evidence based", and provide value for money, while "putting people first" will be central to all policies, processes and systems.
Mr Neil said: "With our new social security powers we have the opportunity to take a different approach and develop policies for Scotland which will help to remove the stigma attached to accessing benefits.
"These policies will be based on principles which will ensure people are treated with dignity and respect. We want to show that social security can be fairer, tackle inequalities, and protect and support the vulnerable in our society."
"It's understandable that people who receive benefits, who are ill, retired or disabled, will be concerned about how these changes will affect them.
"I want to reassure them that our priority is for them to receive their benefits on time and with the right amount."
He added: "We want to ease some of the stress of applying for benefits and will make the system easier and simpler to navigate, and align it with our devolved services that support people."
More than 6,000 people have been detained, though most were released.
Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias defended the crackdown. He said Greece's economic plight meant it could not afford an "invasion of immigrants".
He called the immigration issue a "bomb at the foundations of the society and of the state".
"Unless we create the proper structure to handle immigration, then we will fall apart," he said.
Some 88 illegal immigrants were sent back to Pakistan on Sunday.
The Greek authorities have increased the number of guards at the border with Turkey amid fears there may be a sudden influx of refugees entering Greek territory as the situation in Syria deteriorates.
More than 80% of migrants entering the European Union do so through Greece, which is in the grip of its worst recession in decades.
Some Greek politicians have called for the government to adopt a harder line on illegal immigration.
In the recent election, the far-right Golden Dawn party won enough votes to enter parliament.
Last week the party distributed free food to needy people outside the Greek parliament - but only if they proved they were Greek citizens and submitted important personal information including their blood type, the Greek newspaper Kathimerini reported.
Greece has frequently come under criticism for its handling of immigrants. Amnesty International accused it of treating asylum seekers like criminals and holding them in detention centres.
Greece has frequently called on other European nations to do more to help tackle illegal migration into the EU, arguing that it bears a disproportionate burden.
Phil Bale made the claim in a letter to the Welsh Language Society - Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg - about Cardiff's Local Development Plan (LDP).
Calling the comment "completely ignorant", the group said Welsh was "vital" to the city's social fabric.
The council said "technical" wording concerning planning guidance in the letter had been taken out of context.
Mr Bale survived a leadership challenge at the annual general meeting of Cardiff's Labour group in May.
He wrote in the letter: "On the basis of the evidence presented, this response comes to the conclusion that the use of the Welsh language is not part of the social fabric [of the city], in accordance with national guidelines.
"This means that it is not considered that development proposals which are noted in the Plan materially affect the linguistic balance communities across Cardiff, at the expense of the use of the language.
"As a result, I understand it is not considered that any specific policies are necessary in the plan to deal with the specific interests of the Welsh language."
Local Cymdeithas yr Iaith chair Carl Morris criticised the comment, in a letter to the Planning Inspectorate.
"It must be said that this claim is daft and completely ignorant, and obviously raises questions which need to be answered in terms of the attitude and the policy of the authority and its officers," he said.
"We are not of the view that the remark reflects the support of the present leader of the Council for the language, but rather the ignorance of officers in the planning department.
"We ask you to insist that the County, in its development plan, considers the Welsh language in terms of its status, requirements in terms of new schools and education provision, and its place in our communities."
A Cardiff council spokesman said the LDP was currently being considered by the Welsh government's planning inspector.
The spokesman said: "The wording that is quoted by the Welsh Language Society is technical language taken from a national planning guidance document.
"Unfortunately, the wording has been used selectively in this instance, as it fails to show the full context on how the wording was used in this planning document."
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A senior CIA officer, George Cave, flew to Tehran, and held two meetings with the interim Deputy Prime Minister, Abbas Emir Entezam, and the Foreign Minister, Ebrahim Yazdi.
He passed them a warning, backed by top-secret hard intelligence, that Saddam Hussein in neighbouring Iraq was quietly and methodically preparing to invade Iran.
By that stage, the Americans had given up any hope of reversing the revolution and restoring the shah to power.
But they still hoped to establish links with the new order in Tehran, encourage moderate elements within the emerging establishment, and above all, to retain Iran as a listening post for monitoring developments across the border in the Soviet Union, the main US preoccupation at the time.
None of that was to be.
Just two days after Mr Cave's second meeting that October, President Jimmy Carter bowed to irresistible pressure to allow the mortally ill shah to seek treatment in New York for his cancer.
Furious demonstrations erupted in Tehran, culminating in the storming of the US embassy on 4 November and the seizing of 61 diplomats and embassy staff, triggering a hostage drama that was to last 444 days and plunge the two countries into an obsessive crisis in relations from which they have yet to emerge, despite the possibilities raised by the nuclear deal agreed on Tuesday.
For the Iranian revolutionaries, the US was, and still is, the Great Satan.
The same shah whom Washington was now trying to shun had been lifted to power in a 1953 coup engineered by the CIA and the British, displacing the elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, who had had the temerity to nationalise the Iranian oil industry.
Throughout the shah's rule, with its trappings of ostentatious megalomania and over-rapid Westernisation, he and his hated and feared secret police, Savak, enjoyed strong US support as he became more and more disconnected from the masses.
Just two years before the revolution, President Carter stood at the shah's side on New Year's Eve and said: "Iran, because of the great leadership of the shah, is an island of stability."
The embassy seizure was a watershed moment, not only in US-Iranian relations, but also in the course of the Iranian revolution, whose multi-stranded nature was reflected in the variegated make-up of the interim government led by Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan.
Ayatollah Khomeini backed the militant "students" who had taken over the embassy - including, it has been alleged, a certain Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who was to become president in 2005. The Bazargan government had no option but to resign as the Islamist trend strengthened its grip.
The following year, true to the American warning, Saddam's Iraq invaded western Iran, triggering the 20th Century's longest war. It only ended in 1988 when Ayatollah Khomeini "drank the poisoned chalice", as he put it, and accepted a peace deal.
The war provided cover for the Islamists to suppress all domestic competition, including the communists and Mujahideen-e Khalq (People's Mujahideen).
As the war ground on, Iran's Islamic militants tried increasingly to export their revolution.
In Lebanon, for example, they were instrumental, with their strategic Syrian partners, in setting up the Shia movement Hezbollah after the 1982 Israeli invasion.
They were widely seen, and blamed by the Americans, as being behind the deadly bomb attacks on the US embassy and US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut in 1983, and the seizure of American hostages in Lebanon later in the 1980s.
Having tried to curry favour with post-shah Iran by tipping Tehran off about the planned Iraqi invasion, the US switched sides and began providing Iraq with intelligence on Iranian troop movements, with the strategic aim of containing the Iranian revolution.
But the two sides remained capable of extraordinary pragmatism in their less public dealings.
In November 1986, an obscure Lebanese magazine, al-Shiraa, came out with a complicated and incredible tale of American officials turning up in Tehran with arms deliveries to heavily-embargoed Iran in exchange for the freeing of US hostages in Lebanon.
It turned out to be true. The US was selling arms to Iran, via Israel of all people, to secure the hostages' freedom. The proceeds were used to fund clandestinely the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
But on the official level, relations remained bitterly hostile, envenomed by such incidents as the shooting-down by the USS Vincennes of an Iranian civilian airliner over the Gulf in 1988, with the loss of 290 lives.
The landslide election of the genial moderate Mohammad Khatami as president in 1997, with his talk of a "dialogue among civilisations", finally brought hope of a breakthrough, coinciding as it did with the presidency of Bill Clinton.
But Mr Khatami was stymied by hardliners at every step, and the moment was lost.
The arrival at the White House of George W Bush in 2001 brought hardliners into the ascendant in the US too.
After 9/11, Iran co-operated with the US against their mutual Taliban foes in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Khatami was rewarded by having his country dubbed part of the "Axis of Evil" by Mr Bush in January 2002.
Later that year, Iran's secret nuclear programme suddenly broke into the limelight, revealed by exiles from the Mujahideen-e Khalq.
That provided a chance for what Europe called "constructive engagement" with Iran.
British, French and German foreign ministers flew repeatedly to Tehran seeking an enrichment freeze. The Americans held back.
Iran did agree in late 2004 to halt enrichment. But once again the hardliners intervened.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president in 2005, and enrichment resumed the following year.
The man then ultimately in charge of Iran's nuclear file, Supreme National Security Council chief Hassan Rouhani, a pragmatic centrist, learned two things from that failed episode and everything that preceded it.
Firstly, for it to work, Iran had to engage with the Americans, not just Europe. Secondly, the hard-liners in Tehran had to be on board, or they would wreck any deal.
Mr Rouhani had to wait another eight years to try his hand again - two terms for the tough, doctrinaire Mr Ahmadinejad.
Mr Rouhani's election as president in 2013, after he advocated a resolution of Iran's nuclear crisis and dialogue with the West, triggered scenes of elation similar to those attending the arrival of Mr Khatami in 1997.
Mr Ahmadinejad and his policies had brought the country to its knees.
His populist economic moves had bankrupted the public coffers. The resumption of nuclear activity had triggered international sanctions that were biting deeply. On top of that, the slump in world oil prices slashed Iran's oil revenues drastically.
The danger of desperate popular upheavals was highlighted by the eruption of implacable revolts in many Arab countries, including Iran's ally Syria.
Another outburst in Iran might be less easy to suppress than the "Green Revolution" that followed Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election in 2009.
Something had to be done. And Mr Rouhani was the man to do it. All the elements were finally in place for him to come into his own.
That it was not just his own work, but was something the system needed, was made clear by the fact that secret talks with the Americans had already started in Oman in 2012, a year before Rouhani's election.
In the Middle East, politics is often not just the art of the possible, but of the necessary.
In nearly two years of tortuous negotiations, Mr Rouhani and his skilled and charming Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif played a blinder.
Above all, they ensured that the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was kept fully engaged and persuaded of the need for the many concessions Iran had to make.
This ensured that the deal when it was announced was politically unassailable in Tehran.
It was greeted ecstatically by liberals and reformists, and with sullen resignation by hardliners.
Everybody agrees that it was "historic", though in different ways.
Mr Rouhani himself said it was "a historic deal of which Iranians will be proud for generations".
Iran's ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria said it was a "historic turning-point for Iran, the region and the world." For Benyamin Netanyahu in Israel, it was "a stunning historical mistake".
Just how far-reaching it will turn out to be, remains to be seen.
Potentially, it could mark a strategic sea-change in the affairs of a dramatically turbulent region. That is what Iran's friends hope, and its enemies fear.
Although the text of the deal is strictly confined to the nuclear issue, circles on both sides seem to think that it will provide the basis for a gradual warming of US-Iranian ties, and the exploration of co-operation on stabilising the region's many conflicts where Iran is a key player, directly or by proxy, including those in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.
In Iraq, disgruntled Sunnis have for at least a year been referring to "the American-Iranian alliance" because of the convergence of interests there.
US jets have several times bombed in support of Shia militias on the ground, where only a few years ago they were kidnapping and killing American soldiers.
In Lebanon, Western diplomats have for several years made no secret of the fact that they see Iranian-backed Hezbollah as a stabilising factor, given the more deadly threat they perceive from radical Sunni Islam, especially the self-styled Islamic State.
There are many imponderables, and many pitfalls lurking on the road ahead.
Hardliners on both sides will be doing their best to derail the deal.
Mr Rouhani and Mr Zarif may be hailed as heroes by many in Tehran today, but knives are certainly being sharpened in the background.
Like his predecessor in 1988, Ayatollah Khamenei drank his poisoned chalice because he had to, not because he wanted to.
He and the hardliners will above all be watching out for the social, cultural and political consequences of opening up to the outside world.
Rapid movement should not be expected. Ideally, they would like to give just enough to obtain sanctions relief, but to limit the impact and depth of the move.
It should also be borne in mind that the Islamic Republic is not a monolithic power system. It is a collection of vying power circles and trends which sometimes come together, as they have had to for this deal, but are more often sharply at odds.
Much power is in the hands of the hardline Revolutionary Guards, whose influence extends not just to politics and Iran's military involvements abroad in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and elsewhere, but also deep into many parts of the economic system.
Will they end up being partners with the US and its allies in a regional drive against IS? Or, as the Saudis and others fear, will they simply use the funds eventually released under the deal to step up their activities abroad?
That is only one of many questions that cannot yet be answered.
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The 49-year-old former Newcastle and Tottenham player required the procedure after going into cardiac arrest playing football in the south of France on Thursday, 19 May.
He tweeted: "Home at last! Thanks so much to all of you for your incredible messages of love and affection!"
Surgeon Gilles Dreyfus said Ginola was "extremely lucky" to be alive.
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The professor of cardiac surgery at the Monaco Heart Centre said the ex-France international "was shocked four times on site" by an ambulance crew. They were able to restore a normal heart rhythm and within 10 minutes a helicopter arrived to transfer him to the centre.
Ginola, who won 17 caps, retired in May 2002 and has gone on to become a pundit with the BBC, BT Sport, Canal Plus and CNN.
He moved to Newcastle from Paris St-Germain for £2.5m in 1995.
A fans' favourite at St James' Park, he joined Tottenham in 1997, winning the 1999 League Cup with the Londoners.
That same season, he was named the PFA players' player of the year and the Football Writers' Association's footballer of the year.
He went on to play for Aston Villa and Everton.
Whatever your record, it's unlikely that you have beaten Satabdi Mishra and Akshaya Ravtaray.
The two friends are on an ambitious 10,000 km (6,213 miles) road trip in their minivan, and have taken an eye-popping 4,000 books with them.
They say they are on a "mission" to promote book reading across towns, cities and villages because they believe that "more Indians need to read books".
The duo began their journey in early December 2015 from Bhubaneswar in the eastern state of Orissa.
The BBC caught up with them in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh which was the 16th stage of their trip.
It has been an tiring but exhilarating ride for the two, who told the BBC they "achieved what we set out to do".
They have met hundreds of people, ranging from writers to book lovers to first-time book buyers.
"We have sold around 2,000 books so far. And we keep getting our stock replenished in big cities," Ms Mishra says.
But selling books is not their primary goal. They also lend them out, and say their biggest ambition is actually to engage people in conversations about the importance of reading.
"We see so much happening around us, things like intolerance. That mainly happens because people don't read. Reading books opens your mind and allows you to appreciate different thoughts," Mr Ravtaray says.
He talks about a school teacher he met "who had only read 15-20 books related to his curriculum in his 20 years of teaching".
"Now clearly there is a problem. People, teachers, have to read more for their students, much beyond the subjects they teach. We need more libraries than shopping malls, but the reverse is happening," he says.
Ms Mishra says books have become too expensive, and independent book shops are increasingly closing down.
"The situation is much worse in small towns. We found that many don't have even a single library," she says.
"It's not that people don't want to read. But books have become inaccessible for many people."
Mr Ravtaray and Ms Mishra want to change that. Apart from travelling to promote reading, they also run what they call "a simple book store" in Bhubaneswar.
"We give 20-30% discounts throughout the year because our store is simple and we don't have many expenses. We don't have air conditioning or even electricity, we use solar power," Ms Mishra says.
"And we provide a space where people can read all day, without having to pay or buy anything."
Their minivan is stocked with books written in English and also regional languages.
"I felt that people are more drawn to books in their own language. I just hope more regional writers prosper and the writing becomes better," Mr Ravtaray says.
They made a similar journey around Orissa in 2014 and were surprised by the response.
"Just like this journey, most people who came to us in Orissa were first-time book buyers. We had kept the cost low. No book was more than 200 rupees."
Ms Mishra said that they usually choose public spaces like bus and railways stations in Orissa's tribal areas to showcase books.
"That works because people in smaller towns feel intimidated by big shops."
Mr Ravtaray is of the opinion that books have to reach India's "remote corners if we are to prosper as a society".
"We as a country need to know more about the world we live in and that can only happen through reading. We have a funny situation these days, rich people write about poor people, but poor people don't get to read their work."
"Our journey is a tiny effort to change this situation. We are trying to make books available to as many people as possible."
The Liofa scheme allowed at least 100 people a year to attend summer Irish language classes in the Gaeltacht.
The commission is also investigating the DfC's handling of the Community Halls Pilot Programme.
It says the department "may have failed to comply with its approved equality scheme" in making funding decisions.
It will publish a report when its investigation is complete.
Then minister, Paul Givan, withdrew the £50,000 it cost to fund the Liofa programme in December.
However in January, he announced that he had restored the funding.
The Community Halls Pilot Programme, meanwhile, was set up by DfC in 2016 to pay for the maintenance and refurbishment of community halls.
All public authorities in Northern Ireland are required to promote equality of opportunity.
This can be between people of different religious groups, political opinions, racial groups, ages or sexual orientation, for example.
They must also try to promote good relations between people of different political opinions, religious beliefs or racial groups.
The Equality Commission has the power to investigate if it believes a public authority has failed to do this.
Their investigation has been welcomed by the Irish language organisation Conradh na Gaeilge.
Their advocacy manager Ciaran Mac Giolla Bhein said they would study the commission's report regarding the Liofa scheme especially.
"This cross-community means-tested scheme was launched to provide learning opportunities for young people," he said.
"This was not just an attack on the Irish language, but on those people who wished to access funding to facilitate learning opportunities in the Gaeltacht."
Sputnik Planum is the most prominent feature on the diminutive world, covering 900,000 square km.
Broken into an array of polygons, it is devoid of any impact craters.
Reporting in the journal Nature, the researchers say that roiling cells of nitrogen ice remove any blemishes, maintaining a super-smooth appearance.
They argue that a competing idea, that the polygons are a consequence of cooling and contraction akin to giant "mud cracks", does not fit with the observations.
"It's a vigorously - from a geological point of view - churning layer of solid nitrogen, and it's [as if] the heart of Pluto is truly beating," said Prof Bill McKinnon from Washington University in St Louis, Missouri.
The assessment is based on the data acquired by the US space agency's New Horizons probe, which made the historic first flyby of Pluto last July.
Two separate teams have looked at the information from that encounter and have come to broadly the same conclusion - that only overturning ice, driven by the dwarf planet's internal heat, can produce the cellular terrain.
The polygons are typically about 10-40km across, tiling a deep basin that is surrounded by high mountains.
Each cell is domed, standing some 50m above its edges. Those edges then give way to troughs that can reach 100m in depth.
New Horizons found the planum ices to contain mostly nitrogen, with limited amounts of methane and carbon monoxide.
At the temperatures that persist on Pluto's surface (an extremely frigid -235C), this material is still capable of flowing.
Modelling work suggests just a few centimetres per year of horizontal movement in the tops of the domes would be sufficient to re-surface them in short order - significantly faster than the likely rate of impacts from bodies falling on to Pluto.
"From the calculated average velocity of convection, about 1.5cm per year, we compute the time needed for the ice surface to renew itself, and therefore the maximum age of the surface of Sputnik Planum, to be about one million years," report Alex Trowbridge, from Purdue University, Indiana, and colleagues in the second of the two Nature papers.
Convection requires energy, of course. And the scientists say this would come from radioactive elements incorporated into Pluto at its formation, and which should still be producing the necessary heat to promote the rise and fall of ice within the cells.
There are, however, scaling laws for convection that describe the relationship between the width and depth of convective cells. Taken at face value, these might imply the basin in which the polygons are sitting to be 10-20km deep.
This is somewhat deeper than expected for the underlying basin, but Bill McKinnon and colleagues invoke an idea they call "sluggish lid convection". This sees the dome surface move at a much slower pace than the deeper, warmer subsurface. If this operates at Pluto, the convection system could be much shallower; perhaps 3-6km deep, says Prof McKinnon.
"It all depends on the rheology - how nitrogen ice responds to pressure, temperature and other factors. The stuff at the top moves much more slowly because it's colder. It's 37 degrees kelvin (-236C). It's only modestly warmer down below but it's enough to make the nitrogen ice move," he told BBC News.
Sputnik Planum was without doubt one of the standout discoveries of the New Horizons flyby.
It is the place where geologically recent activity on Pluto is most evident.
Glaciers of nitrogen ice are observed to move away from the water-ice mountains, into the plain.
Giant boulders are carried by some of these ice streams. And because water-ice floats on nitrogen ice, the mountain fragments tend to collect in the polygons' troughs, unable to sink with the downward flow of convection. This gives the appearance of chains of hills.
Although no impact craters are seen on Sputnik Planum, there are fields of kilometre-scale pits, particularly in its eastern and southern regions. These are sectors where there is no convection.
The stagnant ice here likely vaporises over time to produce the pits. It is all part of the process that cycles nitrogen between the plain, the atmosphere, the mountains, and back into the plain via the glaciers.
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Sandra Weir is accused of killing her neighbour 82-year-old Mary Logie. Both women lived in Green Gates in Leven.
The pensioner was found dead in her home on 5 January.
Ms Weir made no plea or declaration during a hearing at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.
Police said he was one of a number of suspects in the murder of Gerard Jock Davison, who was shot dead in May.
Mr McGuigan was shot at Comber Court in the Short Strand on Wednesday night.
Sinn Féin has denied speculation that Provisional IRA may have been involved in his murder. The DUP said there will be "repercussions" if that is the case.
Mr McGuigan, a father-of-nine, was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital, but he died from his wounds.
Heavily armed officers set up a cordon in the Short Strand within minutes of the gun attack, which was reported shortly before 21:00 BST.
Police have begun a murder investigation and appealed for anyone with information to contact them.
The victim's elderly mother, Margaret McGuigan, told the BBC that her son's killers would have to live with what they had done.
She added there had been "too many murders" in the area and that she hoped her son's would be the last.
Mr McGuigan had been questioned by police after the murder of Jock Davison in the Markets area of Belfast three months ago.
Mr Davison, 47, was a former IRA commander and a former friend of Mr McGuigan.
The IRA pair were also founding members of the paramilitary group Direct Action Against Drugs (DAAD), which killed more than a dozen alleged drug dealers.
They were later involved in a feud, and Mr McGuigan was shot several times in a so-called punishment attack.
It was claimed that Mr Davison gave the order for that attack on his former friend.
Politicians have condemned the murder and said Mr McGuigan's killer must be caught.
Northern Ireland's First Minster and DUP leader, Peter Robinson, was asked if he was concerned that IRA or former IRA members may have carried out the attack.
"I think everyone should be concerned that would be the case," Mr Robinson said.
"We will speak to the PSNI to see what their findings are in terms of the involvement of any organisation. But let's be very clear, there will be repercussions if that was found to be the case."
But leading Sinn Féin member Alex Maskey said he had "no concerns about IRA involvement" in Mr McGuigan's murder.
"I don't accept for one second that the IRA has been involved in this, it just doesn't register at all," Mr Maskey added.
"We're calling for calm, we're calling for respect for this particular family at this time in the midst of their grief and we're cautioning against unhelpful and unwelcome speculation."
Justice Minister David Ford said: "Those responsible for this appalling crime have left a family grieving and a community in shock.
"There is no place for the gun in our society and it is time to stop these attacks."
Jim Allister, leader of the Traditional Union Voice (TUV), said there must be no cover-up in the murder investigation.
"Police, politicians and all who value truth and justice must face, not fudge, the truth, however uncomfortable it might be," he said.
The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader, Alasdair McDonnell, said on Twitter: "Those behind this savagery on our streets must be brought to justice."
The French champions flew home from Catalonia after a 6-1 defeat which overturned their 4-0 first-leg win.
Fans insulted players and vandalised their cars in an "extremely hostile and aggressive climate", the club say.
PSG also claim one person was hit by a car during the incident.
A club statement read: "The players were confronted and threatened by several individuals at Bourget Airport, despite the club and authorities reinforcing security.
"These individuals verbally insulted the players before vandalising their cars. Several vehicles were damaged.
"One individual was struck by a car trying to escape the crowd that was physically threatening the players and their families. A police investigation is under way to establish exactly what happened.
"The club, and all those present, have informed the investigators of their readiness to help the investigation, to get to the bottom of this regrettable incident."
The 17-year-old made his senior debut for West Brom against Liverpool in May, having previously been named as a substitute when he was aged only 16.
He signed his first professional contract at The Hawthorns in January.
"Tyler's an exciting player who has pace, plenty of skill and an eye for goal," Oxford boss Michael Appleton told the club's website.
"A lot of people within football believe he has the talent to play at the highest level.
"This will be a fantastic chance for him to start showing what he can do on a regular basis."
Roberts was first spotted by scouts playing in a tournament in his hometown of Gloucester for junior side Tredworth Tigers.
After joining Albion, he made weekly journeys up and down the M5 to train at Albion's academy, in the shadow of the M6 junction at Great Barr.
But when he reached secondary school age, his mother chose to move north to Birmingham, finding a new job to allow her son to switch schools to Sandwell Academy and follow his football dream.
He captained Wales Under-16s to victory in last season's Victory Shield, setting up two goals against Scotland before scoring in the final against Northern Ireland.
He qualifies to represent Wales through his grandparents.
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Five vehicles were involved in the pile-up near to junction nine on the northbound carriageway at about midday.
One of the casualties is believed to be in a serious condition and the other eight have been treated for minor injuries.
Emergency crews are in attendance and the hard shoulder has been opened to allow traffic to pass the crash site.
Surrey Police said the cars involved were a silver BMW, blue Ford Focus estate, grey Ford Focus, a black Mercedes and a black Jaguar.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or the events surrounding it is urged to contact Surrey Police.
Former Supt Gordon Anglesea, 78, denies two indecent assaults and one serious sexual assault against one boy, and the indecent assault of another.
His trial at Mold Crown Court has been told that Mr Anglesea allegedly had links to convicted paedophiles.
It includes John Allen, who was jailed for life in 2014 for abusing children.
In video evidence played to the jury on Thursday, one former resident of the now closed Bryn Alyn children's home, Wrexham, described how Allen took him to different locations where he would be sexually abused.
In police interviews played to the court, the former resident, now an adult in his 40s, said: "It went on for months and months.
"I just got used as a toy - that's the top and bottom of it."
He described one occasion where he was taken to a property in Mold, Flintshire, where the prosecution has claimed he was abused by a man - later named as Mr Anglesea, of Old Colwyn, who was a police inspector based in Wrexham in the mid-1980s.
"One fella there, I can't remember his name, he was a nasty horrible piece of work," he said when quizzed by police.
"He has like a birthmark on his face and he had glasses. He's something to do with the police."
The witness said the individual threatened him.
"He was saying I'd never see my parents again, he would send me away, he had the power to send me away, far, far away, and I'd never see my family again."
He said he was told he "was scum".
Asked how he knew the individual was a police officer, he said: "I've heard it mentioned - I don't know by who. He's something to do with authority."
The witness told police he now hated himself following the abuse he suffered while at Bryn Alyn.
"I can't let it go," he said.
On the first day of the trial on Wednesday, the prosecution told the jury that the alleged victims and witnesses had led "troubled" lives and Mr Anglesea's defence case was that the allegations were simply "lies and inventions".
Eleanor Laws QC, prosecuting, said: "The prosecution say that Gordon Anglesea knew he was safe, who would believe them against him, at that time a high ranking police officer?
"And that of course is his defence now: look at who they are, how can you believe them?"
The trial continues.
After a nervy opening, Leicester went in at the break 11-3 ahead when Genge crossed just before half-time.
And, with David Wilson in the sin-bin for Falcons, Telusa Veainu crossed to extend Leicester's lead, before Genge went over for his second from close in.
Ben Youngs then rounded off the victory with a superb break to earn his side the bonus point.
The victory opened up a four-point gap over fifth-placed Bath, who were defeated by struggling Worcester on Saturday.
Tigers, under head coach Matt O'Connor at Welford Road for the first time, had begun the day level on points with Bath, and the game looked to be heading to a 6-3 scoreline at the break after two penalties from Freddie Burns and one from Falcons' Joel Hodgson.
However, Genge was driven over from close range to put Tigers ahead at the interval, and Veainu finished off a superb left-to-right move off the back of a scrum.
Genge then followed up for his second of the match after Dan Cole had been held up just before the line and Youngs, a hopeful for this summer's British and Irish Lions tour, notched his side's fourth to wrap up a straightforward win.
Leicester head coach Matt O'Connor: "I think we have 25, 30, 40% growth in us, so it will be interesting to see how we go in the next two games.
"If we look after the ball four, five, six times better, you are talking about those numbers. We are good enough to beat anyone."
Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards: "We never look at seventh place, we look at our performance and we were poor. Last week we were fine. We are inconsistent, which is most frustrating.
"When we are on song we play some really good rugby. The players are disappointed because we did not turn up on the day."
Leicester Tigers: Veainu; Thompstone, Roberts, Mermoz, Pietersen; Burns, B Youngs (capt); Genge, McGuigan, Cole, Barrow, Kitchener, Williams, O'Connor, Hamilton.
Replacements: T Youngs, Bateman, Balmain, Fitzgerald, Thacker, Harrison, Williams, Tait.
Newcastle Falcons: Watson; Goneva, Harris, Socino, Sinoti; Hodgson, Young; Vickers, Cooper, D Wilson, Green, Olmstead, M Wilson, Welch (capt), Latu.
Replacements: Sowrey, Harris, Welsh, Witty, Chick, Egerton, Willis, Kibirige.
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Ron Broomfield, from Lincolnshire, died in April aged 80 and was cremated in the gnome outfit he regularly sported.
The retired window cleaner with the small hobby raised huge amounts for charities including the NSPCC.
The collection, which began after the breakdown of his marriage, raised over £1,500, which is being donated to Alford First Responders.
Speaking at the event, Mr Broomfield's niece Patricia Hammond said: "I think anyone who collects gnomes would want one of Ron's.
"It's a very sad day for us - but Ron wanted the gnomes to go to homes where people would enjoy them."
Mr Broomfield, who appeared on various TV programmes including the Alan Titchmarsh Show, lived in Gnome Cottage, Alford.
He was originally from Finchley in north London, and began collecting the figures after splitting from his wife.
Ms Hammond said: "It stems from when he was unhappy - he saw a gnome smiling at him in a shop window and that was it.
"It just cheered him up."
Mr Broomfield later moved to Alford where his home became a shrine to the ornaments.
His favourite gnome, Sandy, which he took everywhere, was adopted by his niece.
Ms Hammond added his greatest ambition was for his collection to feature in the Guinness Book of World Records.
However, he was beaten by Ann Atkin of The Gnome Reserve and Wild Flower Garden in North Devon.
The Gnome Reserve is home to about 2,000 of the tiny tittersome terracotta trinkets.
The charges are connected to a bomb explosion in a housing estate at Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, on 30 January.
A man was treated for shock after a bomb damaged a van in the incident at Sally's Wood.
Sean McVeigh, 32, of Glencara Park, Letterkenny, was remanded in custody.
He is to appear in court again on 10 April.
NHS Tayside said they were being treated within a dedicated area of Ninewells Hospital in Dundee.
Some of the children are confirmed to have the infection while others are suspected cases.
The health board said patient confidentiality meant it was unable to disclose the total number of cases.
The Angus outbreak has affected children in Carnoustie and is centred on a primary school and a playgroup in town.
NHS Tayside said possible sources and routes of transmission were still being investigated - including a possible link with a national outbreak in which a three-year-old girl from Dunbartonshire died and 21 other people have been infected.
Consultant in public health medicine Dr Jackie Hyland said: "This is an evolving situation. Members of the community are understandably concerned and have provided tremendous support in trying to minimise spread of infection and identify a possible source.
"The cases and contacts have now been identified and children should now be attending school or nursery unless they are symptomatic or have been formally excluded by the Health Protection Team.
"We are working very closely with our partners Angus Council, the local school and playgroup, to ensure everything has been done to prevent the spread of infection. This has included additional cleaning at those premises."
She said an Incident Management Team has been working hard to identify all those who might be at risk and ensure they received appropriate medical treatment and advice. clinicians.
"The community should be reassured that the risk to the general public remains low," she added.
The national E. coli investigation, led by Health Protection Scotland, has said cheese produced by South Lanarkshire-based Errington Cheese Ltd is the most likely source of the outbreak.
Errington has disputed that evidence and insisted that its products are safe to eat.
An international study of maths ability in the US shows how individual states would have performed if they were ranked against other countries, using the OECD's Pisa results as a benchmark.
The study also shows that privileged youngsters in the US, with highly-educated parents, are lagging behind similar youngsters in other developed countries.
This analysis, from academics at Harvard and Stanford in the US and Munich University in Germany, punctures the idea that middle-class US pupils are high achievers.
Southern states Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana are among the weakest performers, with results similar to developing countries such as Kazakhstan and Thailand.
West Virginia is also among the group of lowest performers, where maths levels are far below western European countries or high-performing Asian education systems in South Korea or Singapore.
The US has been a mediocre performer in international education tests, based on average performance across the country, but this study shows how this average conceals a remarkably wide range of successes and failures.
There is a band of high achieving states across the north of the US, where maths results would be as good as many successful European and Asian countries.
If Massachusetts had been considered as a separate entity it would have been the seventh best at maths in the world.
Minnesota, Vermont, New Jersey and Montana are all high performers.
But there is a long tail of underachievement that dips well below the levels of secondary school pupils in wealthier western European countries. It dips into levels closer to the developing world.
New York and California are similar in ability to countries such as Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, well below the averages for the US and OECD industrialised countries.
There are 23 US states which would be ranked below 30th place in an international ranking of 34 OECD countries at maths.
The study also overturns the idea that middle-class children in the US are as good as their international counterparts.
It shows that in the US, as in other countries, children from better educated, wealthier families will achieve better results than poorer children.
Among children of parents with a low level of education, only 17% were proficient in maths, compared with 43% of children from well-educated families.
But this standard of maths among well-educated families in US is well below their counterparts in other countries.
In Poland, 71% of children from well-educated families were likely to be proficient in maths. In Germany, 64% of better-off children were proficient at maths and 55% in France.
Even such a poor performance was unlikely to set off alarm bells, said Paul Peterson, report co-author and professor of government at Harvard University and director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at the Harvard Kennedy School.
"There is a denial phenomenon," says Prof Peterson.
He said the tendency to make internal comparisons between different groups within the US had shielded the country from recognising how much they are being overtaken by international rivals.
"The American public has been trained to think about white versus minority, urban versus suburban, rich versus poor," he said.
The outcome was a misleading sense of complacency about middle-class education, which always appeared to be ahead, he said.
Report authors, Prof Peterson, Eric Hanushek at Stanford University and Ludger Woessmann at the University of Munich, wrote in Education Next magazine: "Lacking good information, it has been easy even for sophisticated Americans to be seduced by apologists who would have the public believe the problems are simply those of poor kids in central city schools. "
"Our results point in quite the opposite direction," .
The underachievement in some southern states was a reflection of deep-rooted historical divides and disadvantages, Prof Peterson said, such as slavery and segregation.
But the study raises questions about how other southern states can buck the trend, such as Texas.
Among the children of poorly educated families, Texas is a spectacularly strong performer, equivalent to sixth place in the OECD rankings, just behind Finland.
California raised another set of negative questions, said Prof Peterson, with a very low performance.
"California was historically thought to have a good education system, but it's plunged since the 1970s," he said.
It has an economy big enough to match many OECD countries, but in education comparisons it would be a lightweight, its maths performance weaker than in almost any other industrialised country.
"It's where the rubber hits the road," said Prof Peterson.
There were long-term implications from all this, he said. Industries were concentrating around areas with successful education systems. And success in education was linked to healthier and wealthier lives for individuals.
Rebecca Winthrop, director for the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, said the findings would "raise eyebrows". In particular, she thought it would be a wake-up call for well-educated parents who thought that worries about education were a problem for "other people's children".
But she said it was important to remember the great size of the country - and that even getting down to state level there were still huge underlying disparities and inequalities.
"California is in itself a huge place," she said. And any aggregate results are going to hide the gulf between schools serving the Silicon Valley super rich and the migrant poor.
Andreas Schleicher, responsible for the OECD's Pisa tests, said this study was a challenge to middle-class households who thought that debates about school standards did not apply to them.
"The general perception has typically been that this is mainly a concern around poor schools in poor neighbourhoods and so middle-class families have often not been particularly engaged in this," he said.
In the short term, he said, the US economy would be insulated against this underachievement because it still had a "strong skill base, simply because it was the first economy investing in universal education in the 1960s, and those people still make up a large part of the workforce".
But this legacy would not last forever.
"As time goes by, skill gaps will become increasingly apparent," he said.
The report authors conclude that as well as focusing on the gap between rich and poor, the US needs to pay more attention to the rear lights of their international rivals as they race away ahead of them.
Down led 0-7 to 0-4 before a Fintan Kelly goal put Monaghan ahead but Connaire Harrison netted as the sides went in level at 1-9 each at the break.
With subs Conor McCarthy and Jack McCarron impressing, Monaghan hit five straight points to lead 1-16 to 1-11.
As Monaghan stayed in control, Conor McManus finished with 0-10.
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Down had the better of the first half as the Monaghan defence struggled to deal with quick, direct ball into Connaire Harrison and late inclusion Sean Dornan.
After Darren Hughes and Kieran Hughes kicked opening points for Monaghan, Down responded with seven of the next nine scores with Harrison (three), Darragh O'Hanlon (two), Caolan Mooney and Shay Millar on target.
A key moment in the contest came on 20 minutes when Down's Kevin McKernan pulled a great goal chance wide when his side led 0-7 to 0-5.
Either side of the let-off, McManus slotted three frees to get Monaghan on terms and while Down edged two clear again, Kelly's goal put the Farney men ahead in the 26th minute.
However, Down soon hit back with a goal of their own as Harrison netted after another high ball caused consternation in the Monaghan defence.
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Monaghan boss Malachy O'Rourke introduced McCarron and Owen Duffy for Dermot Malone and Shane Carey at half-time and their arrival, coupled with McCarthy's impact, had the desired effect.
McCarron's 46th-minute score put Monaghan two ahead and three more unanswered points followed over the next four minutes, with McCarthy contributing two of the scores.
Down never got any closer than four behind in the closing 25 minutes of action as Monaghan continued to exhibit attack fluency that had been largely absent in the first half.
The Mourne County's last chance to get back into the game came and went on 62 minutes as Harrison blasted over the bar from close range after Monaghan keeper Rory Beggan had failed to deal with another high ball.
McManus brought his tally up to 10 in injury-time as Monaghan progressed to the quarter-finals where they will face either Dublin or Tyrone.
Down: M Cunningham; N McParland, G McGovern, D O'Hagan; D O'Hanlon (0-2, 2f), C McGovern, C Mooney (0-1); P Turley, N Donnelly; K McKernan (0-2), C Maginn (0-2), S Millar (0-1); S Dornan, C Harrison (1-4), R Johnston. Subs: J Johnston (0-3, 1f) for Dornan (48), A Carr for Turley (52), M Poland for Maginn (58), D McKibbin (0-1) for Millar (58), D O'Hare for Mooney (68), J Murphy for R Johnston (70)
Monaghan: R Beggan; K Duffy, D Wylie, R Wylie (0-1); C Walshe, F Kelly (1-0), K O'Connell; K Hughes (0-3, 1f), D Hughes (0-3); G Doogan, D Malone, S Carey; R McAnespie, D Freeman, C McManus (0-10, 8f). Subs: J McCarron (0-2) for Carey (HT), O Duffy (0-1) for Malone (HT), C McCarthy (0-4) for Freeman (46), D Ward for Doogan (48),V Corey for Walshe (62), G Doogan for McAnespie (68), D Mone for O'Connell (70)
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Its original owner paid "pocket money prices" for the Jawa figure in Bacup when he was a boy.
The toy, which originally sold for about £1, came with a limited edition vinyl cape and had never been opened.
It was expected to fetch between £5,000 and £6,000 at the Vectis auction in Thornaby-on-Tees but went to an international buyer for £10,200.
In a statement, the anonymous vendor said the market stallholder advised him it was rare when he bought it.
He said: "As a kid and Star Wars fanatic I have memories of my mum taking me down to the local market every Saturday to buy me the latest figure.
"I would ask for everything, obviously having no understanding of money, but I was happy with whatever she could afford.
"I had a friend who, like me, was obsessed with Star Wars and we would share toys and play together and I think it was him that told me about the Jawa and how a plastic cape [version] was coming out.
"It took the stallholder weeks to find it and I remember him telling me how hard it was to locate and how rare it was and for that reason I never opened it."
Manufacturers only made a small number of vinyl-caped Jawa figures before switching it to cloth like the characters in the films.
Valuer Kathy Taylor said: "Every time we have a Star Wars sale we have a worldwide following who come to see what we have.
Others are facing reductions in welfare payments owing to the income received by releasing the funds.
The so-called pension freedoms began in April 2015.
Since then, anyone aged 55 and over has been free to withdraw as much as they like from their pension pots, subject to income tax.
A report by Citizens Advice looked into the cases of 500 people who have accessed their pension pots.
Of those, 9% had unexpected tax issues and 6% found that their benefits were affected.
Nearly twice as many people used the money to pay for daily living costs rather than pay off debts.
"The pension freedoms are popular with consumers but some people are experiencing unexpected losses," said Gillian Guy, chief executive of Citizens Advice.
"The changes are giving huge numbers of people the choice of how to access their retirement savings, offering them more options about how to use the money to best fit their lives.
"As people's pension choices become more complicated government and providers need to continue their work to promote free Pension Wise guidance, ensuring people are fully informed about their options as they move from work into retirement."
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The report also found that 29% of those who had withdrawn money put the funds into a bank account.
Steve Webb was the pensions minister when the system was announced and is now director of policy at Royal London pensions company.
"If pension savers are putting their money into a bank account on a temporary basis before reinvesting it, then there is less to worry about. But if they simply leave their money in an account paying little or no interest, they will see its real value decline year-after-year through inflation," he said.
"It is vital that anyone considering taking their money out of their pension pot has access to high quality advice and guidance, which stresses the option of leaving the money invested."
Earlier in the month, the Association of British Insurers - which represents many pension companies, said that a minority of those aged 55 and over were withdrawing too much from their pension pots.
And 2015 has been a very busy year indeed.
Its highlights have included a series of mega-launches, including the well-received Windows 10, the curved Galaxy S6 smartphone, the Apple Watch and a Tesla car with doors that opened upwards.
Meanwhile, amongst the lowlights were hack attacks of the Ashley Madison infidelity service, the toymaker Vtech and the US government's Office of Personnel Management.
The Kickstarter-funded Zano mini-drone project also collapsed, Lenovo infected its laptops with spyware, and a security researcher was banned from flights after he tweeted he might be able to hack them.
The online giants were also busy: Jack Dorsey took back control of Twitter; Google faced anti-competition allegations from the EU; and Facebook was threatened with having its data transfers blocked between the EU and the US.
But they weren't necessarily the most read stories.
Below we list the most popular tech article for each month of the year based on our own internal click-counting tools. Did you read them all first time round?
January: Sued over 'shrinking' storage'
It was a troubled start to the year for the world's highest-valued tech firm.
Apple was sued by two Americans who claimed that the latest version of its mobile operating system was so large that iPhones and iPads had less spare space for users' own data than had been advertised - a particular problem, they said, for bottom-of-the-range devices.
As a result, the plaintiffs alleged, device owners had to subscribe to the firm's fee-based iCloud storage system.
Apple sought to have the case dismissed, but it is still rattling around the US legal system with the most recent papers filed by both sides in November.
February: Eavesdropping TVs
Samsung raised more than a few eyebrows when documentation for its smart TVs warned owners that they might transmit "personal or other sensitive information" spoken in front of them to a unnamed "third party".
Unsurprisingly, many found the idea of the TVs spying on their private conversations more than a little unnerving.
The firm attempted to allay concerns by making it clear that it was only referring to speech captured by its TV remotes, and not its screens, and that the third-party in question was the voice recognition tech provider Nuance.
But those efforts were somewhat undone when it was later revealed that the voice uploads were being transmitted in an unencrypted form, potentially making it easier for hackers to listen in.
March: Anticipating the Apple Watch
It wasn't so long ago that the experts were debating whether Apple's wearable tech would be it's next "game-changing" product.
Back in March, there was speculation users would switch their attention away from their smartphone screens and focus more on their wrists. News that Apple was going to price its top-end models at $17,000 (£11,500) without the possibility of an upgrade caused some company-watchers to wince.
As it turned out, the device appears to have sold in respectable numbers - better than any other smartwatch on the market, but significantly less than the firm's other flagship products, if analysts estimates are to be believed.
The jury's still out on the smartwatch category as a whole, but that hasn't prevented speculation about what features the Apple Watch 2 might include spreading in recent weeks.
April: Grounded by an app
American Airlines' efforts to make its cockpits "paperless" briefly backfired when the app providing its pilots with maps and other flight information refused to work.
Dozens of the firm's jets were grounded until the developers of FliteDeck came up with a fix.
It wasn't the only software fault to cause problems for the industry.
In both June and July, United had to ground flights because of other IT setbacks, and then in August a fault with the Federal Aviation Administration's systems caused hundreds more planes to take off late.
May: Battery-powered homes
Elon Musk is still best known for his electric cars, space rockets and warnings about artificial intelligence.
But if he gets his way, the most common way some of us will come into contact with his tech will be plugging a device into one of our plug sockets.
The entrepreneur announced in May that he plans to sell large lithium-ion batteries that store solar power-generated energy in order to provide an eco-friendlier way to power our homes.
Mr Musk suggested the Tesla Powerwall would help change the "entire energy infrastructure of the world".
But the batteries are not cheap. We'll get a better idea how they work when deliveries start next year.
June: 'Baby yoga' backlash
Facebook was criticised by a UK-based child protection charity after its moderators refused to remove a video showing a crying baby being repeatedly dunked in a bucket of water.
There were suggestions that the footage showed a form of "baby yoga". But the charity said the child was terrified and sobbing, and that the actions amounted to child abuse.
The case highlighted a clash of cultures between the social network, which wants to allow its users to post and comment about potentially distressing content, and those who think it has a responsibility to censor extreme examples.
July: Reddit revolt
It's been a tough year for Reddit's ex-chief executive Ellen Pao.
Back in March she lost a high-profile sexual discrimination case that she had brought against the Silicon Valley venture capital firm she had previously worked at.
Then in June she faced a user-backlash when Reddit banned some of the more controversial topic threads on its social news site.
But it was not until July that matters came to a head when it emerged that one of the site's popular employees had been sacked.
Volunteer moderators closed down large parts of the platform, which they controlled, in protest.
A week later Ms Pao resigned.
Later reports, however, suggested that Ms Pao had unfairly been blamed for the affair.
August: Ashley Madison fallout
Earlier in the year, the dating service for love-cheats had planned to cash in by floating on the London Stock Exchange.
But by August, it was fighting for its very existence after a data dump exposed details of more than 33 million of its users' accounts.
The hack caused the firm's founder to resign, but also had ramifications that reached far beyond the Canadian firm's offices.
News that police believed the leak had resulted in at least two suicides was the most read story on the BBC's Tech section this year, and highlighted the devastation the security breach had had on people's lives.
Blackmailers continue to try to exploit the hack - whose perpetrator has never been caught - with a recent report of letters being posted to Ashley Madison users threatening to expose their identities.
September: Giant iPad
Over recent years, Apple has organised two Autumn events to unveil its latest products. This year it packed all the news into one mammoth announcement.
A new Apple TV set top box, a refreshed iPhone and new larger iPad Pro were all unveiled.
But the focus for many was the Apple Pencil. Critics made hay of the fact that when Steve Jobs was in charge, he had seemingly mocked the idea that Apple would make a stylus for one of its i-devices.
But when the reviews came in, the add-on was widely praised as a design tool.
Whether or not it, and the larger tablet, will reverse a decline in iPad sales is still to be determined.
October: Back to Back to the Future
Few would rank the second Back to the Future film as the best in the series.
But such is the affection people hold for the trilogy that the date that Marty and Doc Brown travelled forward in time to - 21 October 2015 - proved to be a huge cultural phenomenon.
We picked through the movie to see what predictions it had got right and wrong when filmed in 1989.
And, if you haven't already done so, it's worth seeing Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd reprise their roles for the Jimmy Kimmel show.
November: Speed of light
As the European nights darkened, a Estonian start-up brought news that it had been able to use LED light bulbs to transmit data at speeds of one gigabits per second.
It wasn't the first time we'd reported about Li-fi - we first discussed the concept of transmitting data via the light shone from bulbs back in 2011.
But what made this significant was that the tech firm had got it working in a normal office, where it provided both light and internet access to staff.
In time, engineers believe they can boost speeds up to 224Gbps.
December: AirBnB racism
Ending the year on a somewhat downbeat note was evidence that people with African-American sounding names find it harder to book rooms on AirBnB than those with white-sounding ones.
The report was based on a survey of 6,000 hosts across five US cities carried out by researchers at Harvard University.
AirBnB acknowledged that discrimination was an issue, but defended its policy of requiring travellers to use their real names to reserve rooms on the basis that this engendered trust between visitors and their hosts.
The world number three won 7-6 6-4 but exchanged words with the Argentine during the ninth game of the opening set, which he won 7-4 on the tie-break.
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"It was extremely, extremely loud; more than what I have experienced from any other player on the tour," said Murray.
Murray will meet Juan Martin Del Potro in the quarter-finals on Friday.
The pick of the last eight-ties will see Rafael Nadal take on Roger Federer for the first time since last year's semi-final in Indian Wells, while Maria Sharapova and Maria Kirilenko are through to the semi-finals in the women's draw.
In a feisty match on Stadium Two, Murray was criticised by Berlocq for taking too long between points and responded by complaining to the chair umpire about the noise level of his opponent.
"It's like sometimes silence and then it comes out of nowhere," said Murray. "It's a bit of a shock.
"That's what I don't understand. To go from nothing to the loudest grunt you can do. It makes no sense."
Murray, who was runner-up at Indian Wells in 2009, said he had never previously spoken to a chair umpire about on-court grunting.
"When I have been on the court or off it, it's never been something I have found to be really that off-putting," said the 25-year-old Scot.
"But if it's going to be suggested that I am using gamesmanship by taking too long, then you can't be making noises like that on the court. I haven't experienced it like that before."
"A match which didn't look particularly pretty and certainly didn't sound it. Berlocq's super-loud, double-edged grunt/groan polluted a pleasant Californian evening. It annoyed Murray so much he shouted 'outrageous' at one point.
"The third seed amusingly described it as 'erratic' because it only appeared at full volume every now and then. It was pretty obvious, as Murray spoke afterwards, that he felt the Argentine had control of the levels.
"So if we're going to complain about Victoria Azarenka's shriek on the WTA Tour, it's only fair we highlight the fact the problem exists too on the ATP Tour. This really was too much and, for Murray, a night to get the job done and get out of there."
Del Potro, another Argentine, set up a meeting with Murray by beating Germany's Tommy Haas6-1 6-2.
Federer defeated Swiss countryman Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3 6-7 (4-7) 7-5, while Nadal, on the comeback trail after injury, beat Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 4-6 6-4 7-5.
Federer served for the match at 5-4 in the second set but was broken to love in the 10th game as Wawrinka came back to win it on a tie-break.
Wawrinka led 2-1 with a break in the third set, but Federer recovered to win the decider and set up a first meeting against Nadal for 12 months.
"It was extremely close again. OK, I should have maybe closed it out in the second set, but he did well to stay in it," Federer said. "At the end, I don't know what got me through. Maybe it's the experience or maybe I was a bit more calm in those moments."
Nadal ended Gulbis's 13-match winning streak but said afterwards that his troublesome knee was only "so-so", and played down his chances against Federer.
"Tomorrow will be a nice match," said the Spaniard. "Always to play against Roger is a pleasure. This match arrives early for me, too early to go to the match with the feeling that I can play equal conditions than him."
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic made it through to the quarter-finals with a 6-0 7-6 (8-6) victory over American Sam Querrey that finished just short of 2am local time.
The world number one will meet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the last eight. after the Frenchman defeated Canada's Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 6-4 on Wednesday.
In the other fourth-round matches, Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic beat France's Richard Gasquet 6-1 7-5 and will meet Kevin Anderson in the quarter-finals. The unseeded South African beat 13th seed Gilles Simon of France 6-3 1-6 6-4.
In the women's quarter-finals, second seed Sharapova of Russia, beat Italy's Sara Errani 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 to set up a last-four meeting with her compatriot Kirilenko, who upset fifth seed Petra Kvitovaof the Czech Republic 4-6 6-4 6-3.
The A75 will be closed for about 10 miles between Annan and Gretna from 19:00 on Friday until 06:00 on Monday.
The works will aim to address potholes and surface cracking on the road used by up to 9,000 vehicles every day.
Scotland TranServ, which is carrying out the repairs, said they had been timed to try to reduce the impact on commuters, businesses and families.
The road will also be closed overnight between 19:00 and 06:00 between Monday 13 March and Friday 17 March.
Jane Maclennan, Scotland TranServ's assistant engineer on the project, said: "Potholes and surface cracking are widely recognised issues on the A75, and working with Transport Scotland, we're doing everything possible to identify the most pertinent locations and programme improvement works to address these defects.
"The A75 is one of the longest routes in Dumfries and Galloway, and we're working hard to prioritise the most pressing road surface issues."
Diverted traffic will leave the A75 at Gretna West (B721), travelling through Rigg, Eastriggs and Dornock, and rejoining the A75 at Annan East (B6357).
Eastbound traffic will follow the same route in reverse.
The Reds head to the United States on 18 July for a five-match tour.
However, Van Gaal, 62, could still be in Brazil until 13 July if the Netherlands go all the way.
Assistant Ryan Giggs will take training until Van Gaal returns, but the Dutchman has assured club officials he will be on the flight to Los Angeles.
The Netherlands booked a quarter-final meeting with Costa Rica by beating Mexico on Sunday.
If they overcome the surprise team of the tournament in Salvador on Saturday, it would ensure the Netherlands' involvement continued until at least 12 July given losing semi-finalists must compete in the third-place play-off.
United's non-World Cup players are due to report back for training on Friday, although the first couple of days are taken up with medical tests.
Even if the Dutch lose to Costa Rica, Van Gaal is unlikely to be at the club's Carrington training complex on Monday, leaving Giggs in charge, as he was for the final four games of last season following the dismissal of David Moyes.
Van Gaal has already had an impact at his new club, sanctioning the combined £56m purchase of Ander Herrera and Luke Shaw, in addition to new contracts for Patrice Evra and Antonio Valencia.
Jordan Linn Graham, 22, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in December and faced up to a life sentence.
Cody Johnson, 25, fell to his death in Glacier National Park on 7 July.
Prosecutors alleged Graham was having second thoughts about her marriage when she lured Johnson to the cliff.
Graham had insisted Johnson's death was accidental but later pleaded guilty during her jury trial.
"There's only one person in this room that knows what happened, and I don't think she's been entirely truthful," US District Judge Donald Molloy said at Graham's sentencing.
In exchange for her plea, prosecutors agreed to drop a charge of premeditated first-degree murder as well as one count of making a false statement to authorities.
Graham told a court in December she was unhappy just days after her wedding. When she and her new husband went for a hike on a narrow ledge over a ravine, they argued, and he grabbed her by the arm.
"I just pushed... I wasn't thinking about where we were," she said.
Graham said she later drove home and did not call for help because she was afraid.
Johnson was reported missing on 8 July.
According to an FBI affidavit, in an initial interview on 9 July, Graham told police she had received a text message from her husband saying he was going for a drive with a friend.
But she told investigators both she and her husband usually deleted their texts so she could not show police the message in question.
Two days later she was the first to report finding her husband's dead body.
A park ranger told her it was unusual that she had found the body, according to the affidavit.
"It was a place he wanted to see before he died," she allegedly replied.
His family called for an investigation after his body was recovered by helicopter below a steep viewpoint known as the Loop, in Glacier National Park on 12 July.
Graham subsequently admitted having lied to police about her husband's death on 16 July.
The 31-year-old, part of the British & Irish Lions squad which defeated Australia in 2013, helped Glasgow win the Scottish title two seasons ago.
The former Edinburgh player has 25 caps for his country, representing them in the Six Nations and Rugby World Cup.
"I'm hungry to help the side during some very important matches over the second half of the season," Grant said.
"The Premiership is a fierce league and I am looking forward to the challenge of going head-to-head with some of the best props in the world."
French Top 14 side Brive announced on 3 January that they had signed Grant on loan, but this was denied by Glasgow.
Worcester head coach Carl Hogg added: "Ryan possesses an abundance of experience at the highest level of the game and has been successful in club and international rugby."
Neutrinos are ubiquitous subatomic particles with almost no mass and which rarely interact with anything else, making them very difficult to study.
Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald led two teams which made key observations of the particles inside big underground instruments in Japan and Canada.
They were named on Tuesday morning at a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden.
Goran Hansson, secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which decides on the award, declared: "This year's prize is about changes of identity among some of the most abundant inhabitants of the Universe."
Telephoning Prof McDonald from the conference, he said: "Good morning again - I'm the guy who woke you up about 45 minutes ago."
Prof McDonald was in Canada, where he is a professor of particle physics at Queen's University in Kingston. He said hearing the news was "a very daunting experience".
"Fortunately, I have many colleagues as well, who share this prize with me," he added. "[It's] a tremendous amount of work that they have done to accomplish this measurement.
"We have been able to add to the world's knowledge at a very fundamental level."
Prof Kajita, from the University of Tokyo, described the win as "kind of unbelievable". He said he thought his work was important because it had contradicted previous assumptions.
"I think the significance is - clearly there is physics that is beyond the Standard Model."
The mysterious neutrino
In the late 1990s, physicists were faced with a mystery: all their Earth-based detectors were picking out far fewer neutrinos than theoretical models predicted - based on how many should be produced by distant nuclear reactions, from our own Sun to far-flung supernovas.
Those detectors mostly entail huge volumes of fluid, buried deep underground to avoid interference. When such a vast space is littered with light detectors, neutrinos can be glimpsed because of the tiny flashes of light that occur when they - very occasionally - bump into an atom.
They include the Super-Kamiokande detector beneath Japan's Mount Kamioka, where Prof Kajita still works, and the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory in Ontario, Canada, run by Prof McDonald. Both are housed in mines.
In 1998, Prof Kajita's team reported that neutrinos they had caught, bouncing out of collisions in the Earth's atmosphere, had switched identity: they were a different "flavour" from what those collisions must have released.
Then in 2001, the group led by Prof McDonald announced that the neutrinos they were detecting in Ontario, which started out in the Sun, had also "flipped" from their expected identity.
This discovery of the particle's wobbly flavours had crucial implications. It explained why neutrino detections had not matched the predicted quantities - and it meant that the baffling particles must have a mass.
This contradicted the Standard Model of particle physics and changed calculations about the nature of the Universe, including its eternal expansion.
Prof Olga Botner, a member of the prize committee from Uppsala University, said although the work was done by huge teams of physicists, the prize went to two of the field's pioneers.
She said Prof McDonald had proposed and overseen the building of the Sudbury observatory in the 1980s, and been its director since 1990. "He has been the organisational and intellectual leader of this venture."
Prof Kajita, meanwhile, did his PhD research at Kamiokande and then led the atmospheric neutrino group, "trying to make sense of the data they were getting" in the late 1990s.
Prof Stefan Soldner-Rembold, a particle physicist at the University of Manchester, said the prize recognised "a ground-breaking discovery by two large experimental collaborations" led by the two laureates.
"The discovery of neutrino masses and of neutrino oscillations are the first cracks in the Standard Model of particle physics," he told the BBC, adding that with other large-scale experiments currently being planned, "the era of exciting discoveries in neutrino physics has only just begun".
The total number of Nobel physics laureates recognised since 1901 is now 201, including only two women.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences also decides on the chemistry Nobel - announced tomorrow.
The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes, for physiology or medicine, was awarded on Monday by the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet. It was shared by researchers who developed pioneering drugs against parasitic diseases.
2014 - Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura won the physics Nobel for developing the first blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
2013 - Francois Englert and Peter Higgs shared the spoils for formulating the theory of the Higgs boson particle.
2012 - Serge Haroche and David J Wineland were awarded the prize for their work with light and matter.
2011 - The discovery that the expansion of the Universe was accelerating earned Saul Perlmutter, Brian P Schmidt and Adam Riess the physics prize.
2010 - Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the prize for their discovery of the "wonder material" graphene.
2009 - Charles Kuen Kao won the physics Nobel for helping to develop fibre optic cables.
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James Potten said when he opened the FedEx package the box was marked as "patient tumor - specimen enclosed".
Mr Potten, 37, of Cotham, Bristol, received a parcel from an address in California which was supposed to go to the Royal Free Hospital in London.
"When I opened it I had quite a shock," he said.
The Royal Free Hospital said it was aware that a package "intended for one of its institutions... was delivered to an address in Bristol".
"If [we were] the intended recipient... we will await answers from the delivery company as to how this mistake was made," it said.
FedEx said it "regretted the error" and "will consider future changes to our processes".
Mr Potten said the company contacted him on Thursday to say it had tried to deliver the package, but he was not at home.
He said he called the company and the driver returned to his house.
Mr Potten, an environmental consultant, said: "My name was on the outside, but the contents weren't what I expected.
"I haven't opened the sealed box, which says exempt patient tissue, as it doesn't belong to me. The tracking code on the item had the same first five and last three numbers as my order but it wasn't my Kindle.
"I've been trying to get FedEx to collect it as it is potentially a sample that needs to be tested and sent back with some urgency. I don't know where my Kindle is, but if it is at the Royal Free I'd be happy to do an exchange."
A FedEx spokeswoman said on Sunday the company had retrieved the package and are "delivering it to the correct address today."
The sculpture, which could potentially stand 7m (23ft) high and 30m (98ft) wide, symbolises a giant rusted crown.
It is said to represent the relationship between the medieval monarchies of Europe and the castles they built.
When opened in 2018, visitors will be able to walk along the £395,000 sculpture.
The winning design was selected by a panel from the Arts Council for Wales, following a nation-wide competition.
It will be engraved with words and sayings, to be chosen with the local community.
Flint was one of the first castles to be built in Wales by Edward I - construction began in 1277.
It was the setting as Richard II surrendered the crown to Henry IV - an event impacting the history of Britain and Europe.
"The sculpture will take a balanced form, some buried beneath the ground, the remainder projecting into the air, to demonstrate the unstable nature of the crown," said George King from the architects behind the design.
He said: "From afar its striking, iconic form resembles a giant ancient artefact, washed up on the shore of the Dee Estuary.
"However, as you approach the sculpture it becomes obvious that the piece is more than just a sculpture."
Further improvements to the castle include the installation of a stainless-steel spiral staircase within the north-east tower.
The project also includes a newly-commissioned regeneration strategy for Flint foreshore, which is still in its early stages.
Economy Secretary Ken Skates, who unveiled the design, said: "In its prime, Flint Castle played a pivotal role in not only shaping the future of Wales but that of the UK and Europe.
"The iron ring sculpture is a perfect way of marking this significance while attracting more people to visit the site, bringing positive economic benefits to the area."
The 25-year-old midfielder previously made 60 appearances for Rovers between 2012 and 2014 and played under Tranmere boss Micky Mellon during a loan spell at Shrewsbury last season.
"We are continually trying to improve," said Mellon.
"I believe that adding James's quality to our squad will certainly do that."
Since arriving at Prenton Park in late November, Wallace has helped Rovers, who are third in the table, to league wins over Gateshead, Wrexham and Macclesfield Town.
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The £153m loss for the six months to the end of June compares with a £1.43bn profit a year ago.
Restructuring costs almost tripled to £1.5bn amid efforts by chief executive Ross McEwan to cut staff and refocus the bank on the UK.
The lender set aside £1.3bn for lawsuits and customer recompense.
Another £459m was earmarked mainly for litigation costs in the second quarter. Most of those are likely to arise from sales of mortgage-backed securities in the US, said the bank.
In May, RBS and Japanese bank Nomura were ordered to pay $806m between them for making false statements when selling the mortgage-backed bonds to US agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The bank's net profit rose to £293m for the three months to the end of June.
"There's a lot of noise," Mr McEwan told BBC Radio 4's Today programme, referring to fines and probable lawsuits, "but underneath is a very strong bank."
"These things are very distracting," he added, "so we need to face into these and put our energies into creating a better bank here in the UK."
RBS was one of six banks fined a total of about £2.8bn for failing to stop traders trying to manipulate currency markets last year.
RBS has already paid £399m in fines to US and UK regulators over the forex scandal.
The bank's capital strength improved after selling a stake in US lender Citizens.
Costs for the bank have fallen, which finance director Ewen Stevenson attributed to smaller staff costs and "getting out of expensive real estate" on a conference call with journalists. | Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a half-year loss after setting aside more money for repaying customers and potential legal settlements. | 33,714,228 | 378 | 28 | false |
The owners of the cottages, in Cuckmere Haven, have paid £60,000 for the work to be done after the Environment Agency refused to pay.
The cottages have become a landmark along with the backdrop of the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs, appearing in films such as Atonement.
Extra defences are being put in to repair damage caused by winter storms.
Carolyn McCourt, who is one of the owners, said to protect the cottages in the long term, it would cost between £500,000 and £1m.
"We could save these cottages for the next 50 to 100 years," she said. "Is it worth it? For me, as it's my own home, of course it is. But it's not about that.
"It's about how other people feel about them and their iconic status."
Michael Ann, another of the owners, said the work was about saving a view which was important internationally.
He said: "I spoke to one Japanese man on his second visit... he said, 'this we are told in all the guide books for England in Japan, this is a must-see view'."
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Legal proceedings were brought by Triumph Furniture after it challenged a contract awarded to a rival.
Top civil servant Sir Derek Jones said "formal management action'" had begun in relation to staff members involved.
The contract was for furniture, fittings, planning and interior design for three public bodies.
They were the Welsh Government, the National Assembly and the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales.
Sir Derek, the Welsh Government's permanent secretary, made his comments in a letter to the assembly's Public Accounts Committee.
In the letter, he said the failings "centre around poor information management and a lack of oversight which, ultimately, weakened the position of the Welsh Government not only in terms of public perception of the robustness and transparency of the procurement process, but at the point where the Welsh Government was required to defend itself in subsequent litigation proceedings".
He added that "there is no evidence that anyone received personal gain from the procurement process".
The Welsh Government was alleged by the bidder to have breached EU rules.
Sir Derek previously told AMs that compensation was paid following an arbitration process. | A "number of collective and individual failings" were found by the Welsh Government after it paid out £1.25m compensation after a contract dispute. | 38,920,205 | 230 | 33 | false |
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